Wishing our gymnasts the very best of luck at the weekend heading to the National Indoor Arena for the National Series Competition – a special day for Sarah and Emilia for their very first competition. Good luck to Kate, Isla, Aoibhinn, Niamh, Saoirse, Laoise, Emilia, Eva, Sarah, Mya and Katie. The girls have all been working so hard over the past few months preparing for the weekend and we are so proud of each one of them. Have a fantastic time girls, make memories, we can’t wait to see you performing!
As always, none of this would be possible without the time and dedication put in by our coaching team of Elisha, Saoirse & Tara. Thanks so so much!
A very special Mother’s Day wish to all the mothers, grandmothers, step-mothers, foster mothers, aunties and role models who are part of our gymnastics community, hope you’re all getting the special treatment today!
Thinking also of all those mothers who are no longer with us.
Dads – hope you’re all on duty today and absolutely spoiling the ladies in your life, give them a break from the routine, you know they deserve it!
Wishing all our gymnasts, coaches and families a very happy St. Patrick’s Day.
Looking forward to taking part in the Athlone St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, 19th March, hope to see lots of our members out in the club colours on the day. Fingers crossed the weather will be favourable and we will be celebrating a big win on Saturday!
Best of luck to the Irish Rugby team going for the Grand Slam, and especially Athlone’s Robbie Henshaw who has made his return just at the right time.
We are closed on Friday, 17th March for St. Patrick’s Day, classes are running as normal on Saturday and Sunday, for gymnasts who have been registered for term 3.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
We will be taking part in the annual Athlone St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, 19th March. All members are welcome to come along and join in the fun wearing club colours.
Term 3Update
Please take note of the following :-
Term 3 starts on Saturday, 18th March for all members who have re-registered.
We are closed on Saturday, 25th March, as some coaches and gymnasts will be attending a National Series Competition.
Easter Holidays begin on Monday, 3rd April and weekly classes return on Saturday, 15th April.
Our Easter Camp is full, we will be in touch with everyone in advance who has registered for the camp.
Can we remind parents that children should not wear/bring jewellery or mobile phones to classes.
Children with long hair should have it tied up before coming to the gym, for safety reasons.
We are not currently accepting any new registrations for next term. Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates from our website.
A little reminder of the dates we are closed for February midterm break to note in your diary – classes as normal the weekend of the 11th and 12th February – closed from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th February, inclusive.
We are currently recruiting gymnastics coaches to join our growing team.
Our club has been established in Athlone for over 30 years training boys and girls in artistic gymnastics, mainly recreational with a small competitive element, by invitation.
We are located just off the M6 motorway, approximately 6km from the centre of Athlone in the growing community of Monksland. Our gym is very easily accessed by car, with ample car parking and along a main bus route.
We are looking for candidates who enjoy working with children of all ages to help them to reach their potential as well as being able to work as part of a coaching team in a controlled environment. Other qualities we are looking for are : positive energy, enthusiasm, reliability and of course a love of all things gymnastics. The ideal candidates should have a recognised gymnastics qualification. Must be willing to undergo training, safeguarding and Garda Vetting.
Hours are negotiable, salary is based on coaching experience and qualifications.
Applicants must currently be able to work in Ireland.
For further enquires or to apply for a position, please send your CV with a covering letter to administrator@athlonegymnasticsclub.ie.
As we approach the Christmas break, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and their families a safe and happy Christmas and a happy and healthy 2023.
We will finish up our weekly classes on 22nd December and return again on 6th January. Our office will also be closed during this period while we all take a break from routine and spend some quality time with family and friends.
In what started off with some uncertainty around Covid, we are delighted to have returned to full training and got things back on track. It has been an amazing year for our gymnasts with our competitive girls getting back to competitions in the National Arena, this is what they work so hard for year after year and we look forward to seeing more of this in 2023.
We were thrilled to see over 100 of our recreational gymnasts join us for our in-house competition in June and we were blown away by the performances of each of them, it was also the first time in 3 years we were able to welcome parents back to support the gymnasts and watch them perform in a competition environment.
In September we were delighted to welcome many new faces and some returning faces to the club, some had waited patiently until their turn came around to join. We love to see the smiles and enthusiasm of the gymnasts and enjoy getting to know the new members, all bringing their own personalities to the groups.
We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the newest addition to our gymnastics family – congratulations to coach Aoife and Aidan on the arrival of their beautiful baby Oisín, we wish them all the joys a new baby brings.
Finally, we would like to sincerely thank all the parents who have continued to support our club, we know with the cost of everything increasing, it’s not always easy to be able to do so and it means a lot to us. Thank you for your continued support and friendship throughout the year.
We would like to wish you all a very Happy and stress-free Christmas and peace and goodwill in 2023.
We had a tremendous response to our Christmas Raffle and would like to thank most sincerely everyone who made this possible – gymnasts, parents, ticket sellers, sponsors, volunteers, donors, ticket buyers and anyone who contributed in any way. Your support has been incredible.
The winners are as follows :
Mary O’Loughlin – €1,000 Voucher for Center Parcs (sponsored by Athlone Gymnastics Club)
Kathleen McNeill – €100 Voucher for Athlone Town Centre (Town Centre Shopping Centre)
Stephanie O’Hanlon – €100 Voucher for Athlone Town Centre (Town Centre Surgery)
Liadhan Hatton – €100 Voucher for Athlone Furniture World
Clare Reidy – €50 Voucher (BalloonBiz)
Méabh Mannion – €100 Cash
Simon Moran Snr – Christmas Hamper (Larkin family)
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