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We are looking to develop our competitive trampolining programme and are currently looking for boys and girls who were born in 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013 who are interested in trying out trampolining.

Is your child brave, strong and flexible?? If so, please complete the form via this link to book them in to try out this exciting and fun gymnastics discipline.

Competitive places will be limited but we will try to accommodate anyone interested within our programmes. 

The try-outs are open to members and non-members and will take place at Salto Gymnastics, Units 8 & 9, Ballinacurra Business Park, Midleton, Co Cork.

Try-out Dates:

Places are limited. Bookings must be made. Please don’t just turn up.

Children must be at least 5 years old.

Salto Gymnastics SUMMER CAMPS will take place on the following dates:

• 5th-9th July: 10am-1pm, 5 days, €110 – Open to Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class & Second Class
• 12th-16th July: 10am-1pm, 5 days, €110 – Open to Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class & Second Class
• 19th-23rd July: 10am-1pm, 5 days, €110 – Open to First Class to Sixth Class
• 26th-30th July: 10am-1pm, 5 days, €110 – Open to First Class to Sixth Class
• 2nd-6th August: 10am-1pm, 5 days, €110 – Open to Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class & Second Class (the camp will take place on the bank holiday Monday)
• 9th-13th August: 10am-1pm, 5 days, €110 – Open to First Class to Sixth Class – CAMP 6 WILL NOT GO AHEAD DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BOOKINGS

TO MAKE A BOOKING FOR A MEMBER

Members can make a booking via the LoveAdmin app. If you click on “classes” you will see a list of the camps. You can just click on your preferred camp to make a booking. If the camp is fully booked it will no longer be possible to make a booking. Payments for the camps will be taken via LoveAdmin only.

TO MAKE A BOOKING FOR A NON-MEMBER

Non-members are also welcome to attend our camps. Bookings for non-members can be made by clicking on the following link: https://app.loveadmin.com/Registration/4B58E6E752A4ED4E733A2A5457C052E2.htm

1. Click on Summer Camp Registrations – Junior Infants – Second Class OR Summer Camp Registrations – First Class – Sixth Class
2. Input the child’s details in the form
3. At the bottom of this form select Events Membership Fee
4. Finally, select the camp you wish to make a booking for and submit.
5. Payments for the camps will be taken via LoveAdmin only.

We have a number of spaces available for new members for our 10-week term commencing on 7th June. 

Combined Gymnastics & Trampoline Classes – open to girls & boys

Open Age (Primary School, children must be at least 5 years old)

Saturday 9am: 2 spaces

Saturday 1pm: 5 spaces

Junior/Senior Infants (Children must be at least 5 years old)

Friday 4pm: 2 spaces

1st-3rd Class

Monday 6.15pm: 3 spaces

Friday 5pm: 1 space

Saturday 2pm: 7 spaces

4th-6th Class

Wednesday 6pm: 8 spaces

Friday 6pm: 8 spaces

Saturday 12pm: 10 spaces

Trampoline only (open to children in 2nd-6th class) – open to girls & boys
Tuesday 4pm: 4 spaces

Tuesday 5pm: 3 spaces

If interested, please send the following details to info@saltocork.ie: 

• your child’s name
• the preferred gymnastics class
• your email address  

We are not taking names for September now. 

Our summer camps will be advertised next week. 

An email will be sent to all our members on 16th May confirming that we will reopen on 7th June and that we will now take the opportunity to run the 10-week term that should have commenced in January. 

We are really looking forward to seeing all our gymnasts again. Here is a list of the proposed term dates. I am hopeful that we will manage to complete the term on these dates.

While we have been closed, I have implemented a new system powered by LoveAdmin.com that will allow parents/guardians to login securely, check and update information and make payments.  Login details will be included in the email to all parents/guardians today. Parents/guardians may also wish to download the LoveAdmin App to their phones for ease of access.  

If you have not made the full payment for the term, you will receive an email on 18th May requesting payment which can be made via our new system.  The payment deadline is Friday, 28th May. 

If spaces become available for new members, we will advertise details here on our website and on social media.

We plan to run summer camps in July and August. Details of the camps will be made available shortly. 

Please be assured that we will continue to make every effort to ensure everyone’s safety.  If you have any queries or concerns please email us.

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back in June!

We have just received confirmation from Gymnastics Ireland & Sport Ireland that gymnastics clubs can reopen on 7th June.

I will be in touch with all members by email next week.

If we have any spaces for new members, we will advertise here and on social media.

We are so looking forward to seeing everyone!

Position: Head Coach

Location: Salto Gymnastics, Midleton, Co. Cork

Reports to: Managing Director

Contract: Fixed Term Contract, 25-30 hours per week for 12 months

Salary: Not disclosed

Purpose of the role: Supporting the managing director with the promotion and delivery of recreational and competitive club activities. Serves as the main point of contact for all level coaches and responsible for supervising and mentoring level 1 & 2 coaches.

Key Duties & Areas of Responsibility will include:

• Providing support to the managing director by overseeing delivery of all club activities including gymnastics and trampolining.
• Working closely with the managing director to enhance the services of the club and meet the targets set out in work plans.
• Responsible for the supervision and mentoring of level 1 & 2 coaches and escalating any issues to the managing director.
• Identifying progression routes for all level coaches and overseeing coaching and inhouse training plans.
• Preparing weekly, term and annual lesson plans and adapting when necessary to accommodate changes.
• Scheduling and co-ordinating the agenda for team meetings.
• Responding to general queries and escalating when necessary to the managing director.
• Ensuring the facility and equipment are cleaned according to health & safety protocol.
• Coordinating summer camps, workshops and coaching clinics as required.
• Overseeing the preparation of gymnasts for competitions and events and attending these events (both inhouse and external).
• Undertaking of other duties as and when required, including but not limited to, officer roles, volunteering activities, etc.

Essential requirements include:

• Strong technical knowledge of gymnastics required with technical knowledge of trampolining and/or acrobatics also beneficial.
• Have a recognised Level 2 gymnastics qualification with Gymnastics Ireland, British Gymnastics or similar body with a minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Be eligible to work in the EU.
• Demonstrated leadership, motivating skills with a preference for working in a team environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a passion for helping children realise their potential.
• The candidate will be garda vetted, have completed relevant safeguarding course(s) and have a first aid qualification.
• This position involves evening and weekend work, therefore, the successful candidate will have a flexible approach to working hours.

Candidates interested in applying for this role should send their CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability via email to clodaghodonovan@advancehr.ie

Closing date for applications is 5pm Friday, 14 May 2021

Following the government’s announcement yesterday (29th April), we are awaiting guidance from Gymnastics Ireland, who are in turn awaiting clarification from Sport Ireland.

We will provide information about reopening dates as soon as we have received the information ourselves.

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer now.

Gymnastics Ireland welcomes members of all ages, levels and disciplines to join the new Dance Funk online challenge with Alan McGrath, a professional choreographer and dancer who has danced with Justin Bieber, David Guetta and Westlife, as well as appearing on the Eurovision and MTV’s European Music Awards. The aim of this Dance Funk challenge is to encourage physical activity in a fun and expressive way while helping to improve balance, strength, coordination, rhythm and timing – all important attributes to any gymnast.

Running in parallel, we will also be releasing a new series of fitness-based workouts with Luke Carson, Gymnastics Ireland National Coach and coach to pommel-horse star and World medallist Rhys McClenaghan. Luke will be challenging our gymnasts to focus on their basic strength and conditioning.

Both of these online activities will run free of charge for 6 weeks and workouts will be streamed every Friday at 4.30-5.00pm (Dance Funk workouts) and Saturday 10.30-10.45am (Fitness Workouts) starting on February 19th via the Gymnastics Ireland Facebook page @GymnasticsIre.

As per Government guidelines, we will remained closed for now. We are looking forward to reopening as soon as we are allowed. We miss everyone and can’t wait to get back to gymnastics and trampolining.

We hope you are all keeping well and not going completely crazy at this stage! It is very hard to keep doing what we’re being asked to do but it is important that we all do our best.

We have some fitness ideas and fun stuff on instagram – check it out if you have time.

COMPETITION TIME!

We are trying to come up with the best version of this acrostic poem as possible, but we need you guys to help us!

Start off by writing SALTO going down the page and put whatever words you associate with the club going through each letter!

This might be a nice break from homeschooling or just something fun to try.

We will be looking through all of the entries to pick our favourite and the winner will gifted a Salto gear bag!!

Entries can be sent via instagram or by email to info@saltocork.ie

Looking forward to seeing what people come up with!

Here’s an example …

Salto Gymnastics will be closed for Christmas holidays from 20th December to 3rd January. All going well, we will reopen for Term 2 on Monday 4th January.

Emails will next be checked on 30th December.

Fees for the second term are due by 31st December. If fees have not been paid by then it will be assumed that the gymnast is not returning and their place will be opened up for someone else. If you have an issue with this deadline please contact mary@saltocork.ie.

Fees may be paid by cash, by cheque made payable to Salto Gymnastics or transferred into the bank account. If you are paying directly into the account, please make sure you put your child’s name against the payment so it can be allocated correctly. Salto Gymnastics IBAN: IE03 AIBK 9301 2112 8960 33 & BIC: AIBKIE2D

A big thanks to our coaching team for all their hard work to keep training going and continually adapting to the many different requirements as we went along. It has been a challenging year to say the least!

Another big thank you to our gymnasts. Everyone was so great about doing everything we asked of them. It was great to see lots of happy faces here and Christmas jumpers over the last couple of weeks!

We would like to wish all our gymnasts and their families a happy Christmas and we hope that 2021 will bring happiness and good health for all.