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Six gymnasts from Saltire Team Gymnastics are selected for GB TeamGym Squads

Saltire Squad Gymnasts

2015 saw the introduction of British Gymnastics TeamGym Squad System with the aim to create teams to compete in the 2016 European TeamGym Championships compromising of the best gymnasts from around Great Britain.  The TeamGym Squads will run in 3 phases and will include a North and South Zone. During the first two phases of the programme Squads will be delivered simultaneously in each Zone while in the third phase, selected teams from each Zone will train together before selection to compete in the 2016 European Championships.

Trials for the squads took place in April 2015.  The trial for the North Squad took place at Meadowmill Sports Centre on the 19th of April with gymnasts travelling from Scarborough, Crew and Nantwich, Newcastle, Harrogate and West, Central and East Scotland to try out for a place in the squad.  From Scotland, six gymnasts from Saltire Team Gymnastics and one gymnast from Forth Valley Gymnastics Club have been selected for the North Zone and phase 1 of training will take place in May and August 2015.

Congratulations to Katie Vince (Preston Lodge High School), Adam Souter and Fraser McLeod (both Musselburgh Grammar School), Gregor Brunton (Ross High School), Lara Craig (former Musselburgh Grammar pupil) and Kendal Smith for their selection in the Squad. 

 

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