The brand new JumpStart Competition will take place at the National Indoor Arena, Sport Ireland Campus, Snugborough Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, D15 EPN4 on the weekend of 20th & 21st May 2023. Gymnastics Ireland (GI) have not yet provided specific information about which day or the times. This information won’t be available until much closer to the time. The entry fee for the competition is €65 per gymnast. Late entries will not be accepted by GI and the entry fee is non-refundable.
We are planning to bring gymnasts to 2 sections of this competition:
1. JumpStart Trampolining
2. JumpStart Acro
JumpStart Trampolining
Gymnasts compete individually and are required to perform 3 times. Boys and girls may compete and there are 3 different levels. The majority of children who attend our one-hour recreational classes or the teen classes would be capable of competing. If a gymnast has already competed at NSP level, they are not eligible to compete at JumpStart level.
JumpStart Acro
Gymnasts compete in pairs performing a routine involving individual skills and pair skills on a 12m strip of mats. Boys and girls may compete and again there are 3 different levels.
Gymnasts born in 2014 or before are welcome to tryout for this event. If your child would be interested in taking part, please complete this form by Sunday 9th April.
The entry deadline for this event is Friday 14th April so gymnasts who are interested in competing will be required to attend a training session on Tuesday 11th April between 12 and 3pm so we can allocate them to a suitable level (gymnasts won’t be required to be there for the full 3 hours, we will allocate times once we know how many are interested). If there is a lot of interest, we will have to do an in-club competition at that training session to decide who will go forward. Please let your child know that this could be the case.
CLICK HERE TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN THIS EVENT: https://forms.office.com/r/StQ9bMaE0R
Training for this competition will take place on Thursdays between 5.00pm and 8.00pm on the following dates (again the gymnasts won’t be required to be there for the full 3 hours, we will allocate times once we know how many will be involved).
- April: 20th & 27th
- May: 4th, 11th & 18th
Parents/guardians will be required to travel to Dublin with their child(ren). Coaches will be in attendance on the day but will only be responsible for the gymnasts during their competition rotation time.