TAISO NEWS

TAISO GYMNASTICS is continually expanding its recreational and competitive programs, creating coaching opportunities for interested, qualified individuals. For more information about a possible coaching position, please contact us!

Nationals: May 17-25, 2013:
Congratulations to our Taiso athletes who travelled to Ottawa for the 2013 Canadian Gymnastics Championships. Special congratulations to the following athletes for their outstanding achievements:
Junior:
Joel Gagnon: 1st on floor, 4th on vault, 5th on rings
Wyatt Tyndall: 2nd on floor, 7th on rings
Senior:
Anderson Loran: 1st on pommel, 4th on floor, 5th on high bar
Jayd Lukenchuk: 1st on parallel bars, 3rd on high bar, 4th on rings

Westerns: May 2 -4, 2013
Congratulations to our Taiso athleteswho took part in the 2013 Artistic Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships on May 2-4th in Winnipeg, Manitoba as part of Team Saskatchewan.Taiso athletes performed well bring home 12 medals, with the highlights being 3rd AA in National Open for Teague King (1st Rings, 2nd Floor, 3rd Vault & HBar, 6th Pommel). Congratulations to all who competed. See full results.

Taiso results are listed below:

High Performance Pre-Argo
7th AA – 5th Floor & Horizontal Bar, 6th Rings – Josiah Besler

Provincial 4
4th AA, 2nd Parallel Bars, 4th Vault, 6th Floor – Kieran Long
8th AA, 2nd (tie) Pommel Horse, 3rd Floor – Jamie Boyle
2nd (tie) Pommels – Kieran Akhtar

Team Award – Provincial 4
Bronze: Saskatchewan

National Youth
6th AA, 2nd Pommels – Michael Thorpe

National Open
3rd AA, 1st Rings, 2nd Floor, 3rd Vault & HBar, 6th Pommel - Teague King
4th AA, 4th Floor, Rings & Vault, 6th PBars – Keith Boyle

Team Award – Combined Youth & Open
Bronze: Saskatchewan

April 20, 2013
Congratulations to our Taiso athletes who competed at Provincials on April 20 in Lloydminster. See full results.

April 6, 2013
Taiso 2013 Men’s Artistic Invitational. Warm-up: 1:45pm – 3:00pm. Competition: 3:10pm – 5:10pm

March 14 - 17, 2013
Congratulations to our Taiso athletes who traveled to Calgary for the Kyle Shewfelt Gymnastics Festival. See final results. Special congratulations to Anderson Loran and Joel Gagnon for their medal-winning routines at the Big Show Finals versus Team USA!!

March 1-3, 2012
Congratulations to our Taiso athletes who traveled to Prince Albert for the 2013 Aerials Invitational. Nice work, boys!! See full results.

February 7 - 10, 2103:
Congratulations to our Taiso athletes - Joel, Jayd, and Anderson - for their medal-winning performances at Elite Canada!! See full results.

January 26 - 27, 2013:
Congratulations to our Taiso athletes (Level 1-4, Youth and Open Athletes) who competed at the 2013 Gym Power at Capital City in Edmonton. See full results.

January 11-13, 2013
QCK Invitational at Queen City Gymnastics, Regina. Congratulations to all of our Taiso athletes who attended this competition!! See full results.

December 14, 2012
Orders are due for Taiso backpack and T-shirts for competitive and pre-competitive athletes.

November 24-25, 2012:
Provincial training camp at Taiso:
- Saturday: 1 pm - 5 pm
- Sunday: 10 am - 2 pm

November 3-4, 2012:
Come out and earn some volunteer hours at Taiso's annual pit cleaning!! We will also be replacing ballasts and doing general repairs and maintenance.
Saturday, November 3: 3:30 - 7 pm
Sunday, November 4: 9 am - done
Sign up sheets are posted in the Taiso entrance.

October 29, 2012:
Order forms for competitive uniforms and track suits are due to Shannon.

October 27-28, 2012:
Sask First ID Camp at Taiso Gymnastics (for HP and National Youth):
-Skills Evaluation - Saturday October 27 from 1:00pm-4:30pm
Physical Abilities - Sunday October 28 from 12:00pm-4:00pm
Please submit registration form and payment ($80.00) to Shannon by Thursday, October 4th by 7:00 pm. Entries
received after this deadline will be charged a $10.00 late entry fee. Please make all cheques payable to Taiso.

October 22 - 26, 2012:
Uniform swap: check your uniforms at home to see if you have anything that you would like to bring in to the club to sell or swap. You can bring in longs, shorts, singlets and/or full tracksuits. Please bring your uniform in on a hanger, with the amount you would like to
sell it for and your name attached.
All items must be brought to/bought from Shannon during office hours:
- Monday, October 22: 9:00am-9:00pm
- Tuesday, October 23: 4 - 8:30 pm
- Wednesday, October 24: 4 - 8:30
- Thursday, October 25: 4 - 8:30
- Friday, October 26: 4 - 8 pm

October 20, 2012:
Our next parent social will take place on Saturday, October 20 at 7 pm. All parents are welcome!

October 4, 2012:
Taiso's Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, October 4 at 7:15 pm in the mezzanine.

August 27 and 28, 2012:
Registration for the upcoming competitive season will take place on
Monday, August 27 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, August 28 6 - 8 pm

August 18, 2012
Thank you to all volunteers who pitched in at our garage sale and bottle drive. Your volunteer hours are greatly appreciated!!

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