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Gymnastics and movement works on all the following areas to assist children to develop as a whole being through structured, fun activities. There are many benefits which can help in various ways both immediately and can be taken forward with thim into every day life.
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We run holiday sessions every Wednesday in public school holidayys from 10.30 to 3.30 which are a mixture of trampolining and gymnastics. 1/2 days are available with trampolining being in the morning and gymnastics being in the afternoon.
Places are bookable for holiday clubs in advance due to a limit on numbers. It is £10 per 1/2 day and £20 per full day and this is payable on booking. Please click here here to download a booking form.
Who runs Tot Tastics and coaches the children?
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COACHES
Club Coach (Level 3)
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The TT Club was set up by myself, Elise Filby. I am 39 years old, currently also a registered childminder in Hatfield Peverel and a mother of four children of 14, 12, 5 and 4 myself, I gave up the sport at 17 and got back into it through my elder daughter and now both of my older 2 children have been through to represent county under my guidance as a coach.
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Fun 4 Baby Club Coach Pre-School (level 3)
Club Coach General (Level 3)
Disabiity Gymnastics
Womens Artistic Coach (Level 2)
Womens Artistic Coach Level 3 - vault, beam, bars
Mens Level 1
Freestyle Gymnastics
Trampolining Coach Disability Trampolining
Club Coach Team Gym (level 3)
Club Coach Cheerleading (level 3)
Club Judge - Women's Artistic
Coaches (level 2)
Stuart is 23 and has previously been involved in the running of a club in a different region. He now lives in Gosfield and has begun training once a week and started comprting during 2011 for the club. He qualified through his old club as a Level 2 coach in Womens Artistic and has gained a lot of confidence since joining us. Despite moving to Cambridge Stuart remains a regular visitor to assist coaching at the club and a firm inspiration to the other boys at the club..
Natlie Rice - Natalie qualified through from no knowledge to becoming a Level 2 in 2008 and she is a Level 2 in both trampolining and gymnastics. She took a break from coaching for a few years while her youngeest was growing up and is now starting back with the club again with her two girls who are now 4 and 5. Natalie assists within the 5pm class on a Thursday currently and provides cover where where possible.
Assistant Coaches (level 1)
Alex Jarvis – Alex is a qualified level 1 coach who is currently actively coaching as a cover coach and to assist with competitions. She has a history within the sport of high level competing herself including winning county medals and also being Regional Vault Champion. Alex has qualified in May 2011 to her level 1 again following a 10 year break in the sport and in Sept 2010 as a Club Judge.
Lyndsey Stephens – Lyndsey is an ex-school teacher with 2 young children of her own who attend the club Lyndsey qualified as a Level 1 coach In August 2011. Ideally her long term goad to set up some satellite session towards Sibble Heddingham where she lives in village halls to feed the main club with the more talented children. She currently assists at Felsted Prep school on a Tuesday.
Danielle Seymour – Danielle has recently returned to university to become a primary school teacher. Danielle qualified as a level 1 coach in August 2011 and enjoys stimulating the children within the club environment and is keen to take her knowledge further to help her own 3 children as well who all attend the gym club in various classes.
Volunteers
Jasmine Massidda - Jasmine started at the gym club in October 2009 on work experience with her school, Notley High. She did her 2 weeks and enjoyed it so much she has become a regular member of the team and is also now a competitive member of the squad. She is currently undertaking a sports course in Chelmsford with a view to coaching within sport and qualified as a judge in Sept 2010 and has judged several competitions..
.Andrea Burns – Andrea is a professional physio who works with trauma cases full time. She has 2 children at the gym club and has decided to resurrect her previous gymnastics interest. She has competed at Acro previously and is keen to get more involved in the club and possibly develop this side of the club. She is keen to attend courses to further her coaching as she gets more competent.
Sylva Vichova – Sylva is a qualified teacher from the Czech Republic. She does not wish to return to teaching and was looking for a new challenge. She expressed an interest in helping out in sessions and has enjoyed learning new skills. She brings her enthusiasm with her and is booked onto the judging course in December 2011.
Gemma Wright – Gemma is17 in October 2010 and she has competed for many years for another local gym club. She undertook her 2 weeks work experience with us in October 2010 and enjoyed it so much she stayed. She qualified as a judge in Sept 2010 and has judged various county level competitions and she is keen to get more involved in coaching long term
Hattie Ayre – Hattie is 14 and a competing squad member and has been with the club for many years doing both trampolining and gymnastics. Hattie is keen to get more involved with coaching and judging as her age permits and is keen to take both sports to GCSE with a view to continuing through to further education with sport in mind. She assists with the development squad at present and has attending a Proficiency Awards Scheme course in Sept 2011.
Sarah Larner who is 18 and currently undertaking her BTECH in sports science at Braintree College is keen to get some grounding knowledge between now and the summer with a view to undertaking an apprenticeship with us from September 2012. She is
currently coming in on a Thursday to get up to speed with the coaching side, allowing her to decide if this is definitely the path she wishes to follow.
Claire Tate – Claire is the other of 2 gymnasts who have transferred from Colchester gym club. Claire is a qualified nurser who has left hospital work behind and currently works doing care in the community. She has previously taught dancing which will be really beneficial to us and is ken to get much more involved within the club and is keen to do her Level 1 when a suitable course arises.
Tracey Bell – Tracey is the mother of a squad gymnast whoc has been with us for a coupe of years. Tracey helped out over Xmas and has caught the coaching bu and is now keen to get more involved with the helping the children as she enjoyed it so much. She will be helping out on a Wed evening session during term times and is happy to cover on a Sat when needed.
Michelle Solomon – Michelle has 8 children herself and has recently transferred her 3 children from another gym club. She was so happy with the club she offered to get more involved to enable her to assist her children and has begun assisting on a Thursday with classes. She prefers the lower level children and is therefore assisting in the beginner and intermediate groups. Michelle is keen to learn more and become more involved within sessions. She has also kindly offered to become the club cleaner so thank you to her for her support and effort to ensure the club remains clean and tidy ready for use each week.
Jo Jackson Smith – Jo has 5 children and recently transferred her son from another gym club as she was unhappy with his progress. As a previous gymnast herself she could see his potential and since joining us Jo has got more involved with brining her own son on and wanted to help with other children – specifically the boys. As our boys squad seems to be growing at an unprecedented rate at the moment, her offer of assistance was jumped at and she now helps out with the boys on a Thursday and is currentlunder Elise's guidance and has booked onto her Level 1 Mens Artistic in June 2012.
.Russell Powell- Russel is 25 and has recently spent 3 months in China studying Kung Fu. he wanted to increase his own flexibility and understanding of the sport and has got the bug. He now coaches and trains within the club and has booked onto his Lecel 1 Mens Artistic course in June 2012 with a view to becoming a full tiem coach.
Welfare Officers
Alex Jarvis – Alex is a qualified coach and judge with the gym club and 
has kindly agreed to undertake this voluntary role within the gym club. She has attended her safeguarding children course and also a time to listen course and she is happy to discuss any matters relationing to the welfare of coaches, gymnasts or the club in general..
James Allen – James is a serving fire arms officer in the Essex \Police. He is the father of an ex club member and he has kindly taken on this voluntary role and is happy to discuss any issues pertaining to gymnasts, coaches or the club in general. He has attended his Safeguarding children course and due to attend a time 2 listen course in as soon as one becomes available to attend.
Holiday Clubs
We run holiday sessions every Wednesday from 10.30 to 3.30 which are a mixture of trampolining and gymnastics. 1/2 days are available with trampolining being in the morning and gymnastics being in the afternoon.
We are running sessions on the following Wednesdays during 2012:
06 June 2012
25 July 2012
01 August 2012
08 August 2012
15 August 2012
22 August 2012
29 August 2012
Places are bookable for holiday clubs in advance due to a limit on numbers. It is £10 per 1/2 day and £20 per full day and this is payable on booking. Please call or email for booking forms.
