The Norfolk Academy
of Gymnastics
Unit 10
Rookery Business Park
Silver Street
Besthorpe
Attleborough
NR17 2LD
T: 01953 453309
Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Emily Crowe (ECS1) GYMNAST OF THE YEAR 2009
Emily started gymnastics at the age of 5 and has been coached by her current personal coach, Sara-Jane Inglis since the age of 7. She currently trains around 23 hours a week in the Elite Competition Squad.
Emily has amazing natural talent and a "gymnastics brain" - she is able to learn very difficult skills quickly and easily. She is also very powerful despite her small frame which helps to make her a strong vaulter and tumbler, she is also very steady on the beam and has developed far more artistry recently. She has no real weakness and is a very consistent all around gymnast.
Emily is TNAG's first gymnast to be included in the Great Britain Squad and is leading the club from the very top.
Achievements | |
| 2005 |
Norfolk county level 5 overall bronze medallist |
| 2006 |
Norfolk county grade 6 overall silver medallist |
| 2007 |
Member of East Region Development Squad
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| 2008 |
Norfolk county silver medalist at compulsory 3
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| 2009 |
Norfolk county grades championships - Compulsory 2, silver medal
Norfolk county level 2 champion at in age level 2 and overall
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| 2010 |
Member of GB World Class Start Squad
Junior British Schools individual champion, and silver medalist with team.
Norfolk champion at FIG level, fourth successive overall county title
Member of Norfolk Academy FIG team that took bronze at regional FIG championships, and individual silver medalist at espoir level, regional champion on vault and silver medalist on bars, beam and floor. |
Lucy Jarvis (CCCS1)
Lucy joined the Academy in 2008 in the Elite Competition Squad competing in the Elite National Development Plan elite grades programme up to compuslory and in age level 3. More recently Lucy has moved to the club grade group and joined CCCS1. She trains over 15 hours per week travelling for each training session from Great Yarmouth. Lucy is a very artistic gymnast and is strong across the apparatus.
Achievements | |
| 2007 |
Regional finalist for club grade 6 |
| 2008 |
Norfolk County Complusory grade 4 champion
Norfolk champion at level 4 in age
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| 2009 |
Norfolk silver medalist at compulsory level 3
Norfolk champion at level 3 in age
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| 2010 |
Norfolk champion at National Grade 7 and fifth place at regional event, so reserve for the East region team for the National finals
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Polina Polyakova (ECS1) - GYMNAST OF THE YEAR 2008
Polina is Russian born and is looking to bring some Russian gymnastics tradition to Norfolk! Despite starting in high level gymnastics quite late, Polina has worked exteremely hard to try and catch up with her peer group, which she has now undoubtedly achieved. Polina, a member of ECS1, is a strong all around gymnast who always gives her absolute best in training and works tirelessly to acheive her aims. She is a perfect example of how practice makes perfect and was the winner of the first ever TNAG Gymnast of the Year in 2008.
Achievements | |
| 2006 |
Norfolk level 5 champion |
| 2008 |
Norfolk county grade 4 champion
Norfolk voluntary championships - level 4 out of age gold medalist and overall level 4 champion
Member of silver medal winning Norfolk inter-county team |
| 2009 |
Norfolk champion at compulsory level 3
Norfolk county champion at level 3 11-12 yrs and level 3 overall
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| 2010 |
18th place at English espoir championships and 4th on bars
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Naomi Loome (CCCS1)
Naomi began her gymnastics career several years ago and was coached by some of the TNAG coaching team at a previous club. At age 10 Naomi left the sport and took up competitive trampolining at which she has had some good successes and in which she continues to compete at a high level. In January 2008 Naomi returned to gymnastics, this time at the Academy and has quickly got back to and surpassed her old level. Naomi is a particularly strong tumbler and trains in the Club and Challenge Competition Squad under Tracy Appleby.
Achievements | |
| 2008 |
Silver medalist at Norfolk championships at level 4
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| 2010 |
Norfolk champion at level 2 age 14 plus, bronze medalist at regional final and joint regional champion on floor. |
Grace Ashworth (CCCS1)
Grace joined TNAG in spring 2008 and has made great progress under her coach Tracy Appleby in the Club and Challenge Competition Squad, since that time. Grace has excellent basic techniques and a very clean line and has started to overcome her previous fear of the beam to become a very strong all around gymnast.
Achievements | |
| 2008 |
Norfolk championships - bronze medal at level 4
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| 2009 |
Norfolk champion at National Grade 8 Norfolk county silver medalist at level 4 12-13 yrs
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| 2010 |
Norfolk silver medalist at National Grade 8 and passed the grade at the regional event
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Poppy Brown (CCCS1)
Poppy joined the Academy in spring 2009 after attending the first Talent Selection Day. Initially a member of the CGFS and then progressing in 2009 to CCCS1, Poppy is making steady and impressive progress. She is a very classy and sytlish gymnast and still has time on her side for a great future.
Achievements | |
| 2009 |
Norfolk county grade 13 champion at 11 plus and overall
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| 2010 |
Norfolk champion at grade 12 in her age group and overall; 6th position at regional final
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Melissa Brown (CS2)
Melissa moved to the Academy in spring 2008 and has made massive improvements since she did so. Melissa is a very bouncy gymnast which means she is a strong tumbler and a delightful performer on the floor. Melissa has a strong relationship with her personal coach Jan Barrett and has already achieved an impressive haul of medals at county level which she hopes to add to in the future.
Achievements | |
| 2008 |
Bronze medal at Norfolk county championships at level 5 age 9 plus
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| 2009 |
Silver medalist at Norfolk County Championships at grade 13 and qualifier to regional finals.
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| 2010 |
Norfolk champion at grade 11 and bronze medal at regional final
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Caitlin Baker (ECS1)
Caitlin is one of the gym's new brand of completely home-grown talents, having started the first week that the gym opened in January 2008. Caitlin's potential immediately became obvious and she was selected at the first Talent Selection Day to join the Development Squad for girls born in 2001. Caitlin progressed from the Development Squad into the senior elite squad under her coach Sara-Jane Inglis, and now trains some 20 hours per week. Caitlin is another future TNAG star.
Caitlin receives funding from Breckland Council under their gifted and talented scheme.
Achievements | |
| 2009 |
Silver medal at grade 14 Norfolk championships and qualifier to the regional final where she placed 8th
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| 2010 |
County compulsory 4 silver medalist
Norfolk level 4 in age county championships, silver medalist.
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Eleanor Parsons (ECS1)
Eleanor is another homegrown talent of the club, having started in a recreational class in January 2008 and entering the squad system following the first Selection Day in April 2008. Eleanor has made steady and quiet progress since that time, always working hard and following her coaches' instructions to the point where she has come out of the shadows and emerged as one of the leaders of her year group. Eleanor's excellent work rate and quiet determination to succeed mean that anything is possible for her for the future.
Achievements | |
| 2009 |
6th place at county grade 14 competition at age 8-9yrs
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| 2010 |
Norfolk champion at compulsory level 4
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Olivia Syder (ECS1)
Olivia transferred from a recreational club to TNAG in spring 2008 and immediately made a strong impact. With excellent natural strength and ability Olivia quickly became one of the leaders of the group and has enjoyed success already in both grades and voluntary competitions. As one of the jokers of the group, the gym is never dull when Olivia is training!
Olivia Syder has received funding from the South Norfolk Community Sport Achiever Awards, which support young talented athletes to help them achieve their potential in their chosen sport
Achievements | |
| 2009 |
Silver medal at County level 5 championships for 8 yrs age group |
| 2010 |
4th place at county championships at compulsory level 4
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NEWS
FRANKIE NAMED GYMNAST OF THE YEAR
13/12/2011
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
12/12/2011
NORFOLK "A" TAKE REGIONAL SILVER
13/11/2011
