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Tot Tastics was set up in October 2003 to deliver gymnastics and movement classes to children, regardless of sex, ability, gender, class and race. Due to the success of the club we have extended classes and expanded to become the TT Club in January 2006 and provide a personal, educational, safe and inviting club for all ages to participate in. From April 2005 we have occupied a full time unit in East Street Braintree which offers various sporting servicing including gymnastics, trampolining, tots football and french lessons and activities are constantly expanding. We also now provide various other classes around Essex including, Great Bardfield, Danbury and Chelmsford and are setting up other classes on a regular basis for schools, groups and individuals. We now run baby gym, pre-school gymnastics, structured sessions for school age, teenagers and adults in trampolining and gymnastics and also run both trampolining and gymnastics squad who compete at various events throughout the year. We are also in the throws of seeting up a mini tramp and double mini tramp (DMT) squad with a specialised coach to compete at events in the future.
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 of gymnastics which can help children in various ways both immediately and can be taken forward with thim into every day life.
Who runs Tot Tastics? Club Coach - Level 3
Copies of my qualification certificates can be seen, please ask you are interested, At present I have qualified as folllows, and have also attended a Women's Articstic Club Coach coarse in 2006 however having a baby in September 06 has delayed my taking the exam. Fun 4 Baby Assistant Pre-School Club Coach Pre-School Assistant General Club Coach General GMPD Gym Trampolining Coach GMPD Trampolining Club Coach Team Gym Regional Judge - Women's Artistic Regional Judge - Men's Artistic Club Judge Trampolining
Coach - Level 2
Amanda Newman - Amanda is 35 and has 2 children of her own now training at the club in recreational level classes. She has previously been involved in gymnastics and is now rekindling her love of the sport and has qualified in the summer of 2007 to a Level 2 in Women's Artistic. She is currently at the club on Thursday and also runs after school sessions at Cressing, Stisted and Great Bradfords schools.
Natalie Rice - Natalie is a Level 1 in gymnastics and has taken her level 2 course and is awaiting her exam in March 2008. She has taken her level 1 in trampolining and is taking her exam in Dec 2007 and is booked onto her level 2 for this in March 2008 with the exam the same month. She brings her two young daughters to pre-school on a Thurssday and assists with the squad training on a Thursday and will be taking over some of the school commitments from January 2008. Assistant Coach - Level 1
Sara McArdie - Sara joined us in October 2006 and used to do gymnastics about 10 years ago. She is the sister of a recreational level gymnast and her sister joining the club sparked her interest again and she is now an active coaching member on a Saturday and also enjoys participating herslef whenever she gets the change. She has now attended her level 1 course and is awaiting her exam in December 2007. It is her intention to prog ress though to take her assistant qualification. Sarah has currently qualifyed as a judge in Womans Artistic. Johanna - Liat Berry- Johanna is 15 and joined the club at Easter 2007. She is keen to get more involved on the coaching side and undertook her work experience with the club in October 2007. She currently assists with the younger members on a Saturday and has taken her level 1 course and is awaiting her exam.. Jill Jeans is a cover coach who has her level 1 and has taken a Club Coach course during 2006 but has yet to take her exam. She attends the club periodically to cover and assist in the running of sessions where she is available.
Kerry Willson - Kerry is the mother of a Stisted school gymnast who was keen to get more involved within the club and started assisting in a voluntary basis along with her job in a nursery school. Her interest was heightened with her daughter also wanting to attend the main gym club and she has now completed her Level 1 Assistant course and has her exam in February 2008 and intends to progress through to her level 2 and to take over the school club and start some other school classes in the long term.
Zoe Miller - Zoe is 24 currently attends both the trampolining and gymnastics in an assistant capacity as well as actively participating herself in both sports as well. She took her level 1 in gymnastics in December 2007 has her exam in February aong with her level 2 course and is also keen to take her trampolining up to level 2 enable her to start taking her own groups in the Chelmsford area on healf of the club in 2008. She assists on a Tuesday at Danbury, attends Wednesday and Saturday sessions personally and helps with coaching and brings her 3 young children and parter to pre-school and family fun sessions on a regular basis as well. Volunteers Kerry Payne - Kerry is 15 and a friend of Johanna and assists on a Saturday. She started with the club in October 2007 doing her work experience with us and enjoyed herself so much she now regularly attends to hep with the younger children on a Saturday and often brings her partner with her to help out. Kim - Kim joined the club in April 2007 and is keen to get more involved on the
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Tot Tastics was set up by myself, Elise Filby. I am 33 years old, a registered childminder and a mother of three children of 9 and 7 and under 1 myself, as well as being a former gymnast and coach of school age and pre-school children. I live in Hatfield Peverel, am well known in the village and have a good reputation as a childminder and relate well to children.
back of her 2 year old attending the pre-school classes and her interest in assisting with Tayla's progression within the sport. She is currently undergoing a CRB check and is keen to begin learning to coach on a Saturday with the squad members. She is enthusiastic and looking forward to taking her qualifications in the future.