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[muffin]

It’s not MY pic, it’s a pic from the NSG document.

Just trying to learn from this forum and would appreciate but less condescending responses.
Thank you.

[Veyron]

muffin\" post_id=\"2007973\" time=\"1608006057\" user_id=\"6776:

It's not MY pic, it's a pic from the NSG document.
Just trying to learn from this forum and would appreciate but less condescending responses.
Thank you.

The gym coach will usually advise which level to compete based on the girl's ability and the competitiveness of each category. If a gymnast is really good, they will most likely compete in the toughest category in their age group.
If the objective is to win medal, then gymnast can opt to compete in an older or younger age category as there will be less participants. less competition = higher chance of getting a medal. e.g if there are only 3 participants, then surely there will be a medal.

[muffin]

Thanks for your comment Veyron.

[Debmala]

Hi, Can anyone advise how is raffles gymnastics compared to prime gymnastics? My soon to be 4 yes daughter has been attending prime gym for 6 months. We are interested for her to pursue competitive stream in future. Prime gym will select for competitive stream at 4 years old and the coach said she is still at beginner stage. We don’t think they will pay the extra attention to her to prep her for the competitive stream. We took a trial at raffles gym with coach Dima and he said that she is doing good. Raffles will start selection for competitive stream only at age 5. So we need some advise whether to make the switch to raffles or not. TIA.

[christmasmummy]

Has anyone gone for the NTC trials for RG? What will be tested?

[Hendon]

FYI in case anyone is interested to see how RG clubs fared at the recent national championships (for the younger girls.)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aR-F61sgS3oGLCvh551g-7keZh11uibn6xBMV2-JRuc/edit?usp=sharing

[Hendon]

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FYI in case anyone is interested to see how RG clubs fared at the recent national championships (for the younger girls.)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aR-F61sgS3oGLCvh551g-7keZh11uibn6xBMV2-JRuc/edit?usp=sharing

Updated the document in the link with more data but the summary is below for interested parents considering gyms,

Rhythmics Gymnastics Gyms in Singapore rank (in descending) by number of gymnasts in the top 3 of Stage 1-3 and FIG Jr categories in the 2022 National Championships

1. Bianka Panova Academy
2. Agape Rhythmic Gymnastics
3. D'Gymnastique Academy
4. Karpenko Gymnastics Academy
5. National Training Centre (By invitation only)
6. Fly Once Gymnastics School
7. Rhythm & Groove
-. Funyard Management Consultancy
-. Leopard Sports
-. Releve Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy
-. TJ Gym

(-) indicates no participants from the gym entered the Top 3 in their category of competition.

[MYE]

Hello everyone, need to ask for advice, what can I do if my daughter’s school is not supportive of gymnasts joining NSG? As in, they do not want to allocate a teacher to be the in charge for the girls during NSG. I do understand that under the parent scheme, only 1 parent 1 child for each category (Senior / Junior), so if there’s more than 1 kid wanting to compete in the NSG for gymnastics, and happens to be in the same category, then it will not be allowed, unless the school has a teacher representative for them.


NSG portfolio is also for DSA purpose… if her school refused to support, this will affect the gymnasts chances of DSA-ing into their school of choice in sec isn’t it?

Thank you in advance.

[floppy]

MYE\" post_id=\"2096465\" time=\"1675264505\" user_id=\"122046:

Hello everyone, need to ask for advice, what can I do if my daughter’s school is not supportive of gymnasts joining NSG? As in, they do not want to allocate a teacher to be the in charge for the girls during NSG. I do understand that under the parent scheme, only 1 parent 1 child for each category (Senior / Junior), so if there’s more than 1 kid wanting to compete in the NSG for gymnastics, and happens to be in the same category, then it will not be allowed, unless the school has a teacher representative for them.

NSG portfolio is also for DSA purpose… if her school refused to support, this will affect the gymnasts chances of DSA-ing into their school of choice in sec isn’t it?

Thank you in advance.

I think you may have been mistaken. It is not 1 parent for 1 child. The NSG rule states only 1 Legal Guardian / parent of 1 of the student athletes can be appointed as School Adult Representative (Parent) (SAR(P)). Hence, if there are 2 kids who are competing, only 1 of the parents / legal guardian will be appointed by the school (assuming the school doesn't want to send in a teacher representative). Refer to Annex E of the https://nsg.moe.edu.sg/Public/rules_and_regulations/8573/%5BGYMNASTICS.

However, the above is on the assumption that the School Principal is willing to endorse and appoint the SAR(P). If the school is not keen to appoint or support, there's nothing much you can do. It would be good if you can speak to the school directly and highlight any past experiences you may have (e.g. volunteer with Singapore Gymnastics, holds a Fundamental Coach Accreditation, etc) if you want to be appointed.

If the school doesn't want to support, you can always take part in the open competitions like the National Championships and Singapore Open. For the purpose of DSA, I think a good performance in these open competitions are worth more than the NSG, as most coaches / teachers are looking for talents in these competitions (bigger pool) rather than the NSG (smaller pool).

[Hendon]

floppy\" post_id=\"2096468\" time=\"1675271283\" user_id=\"97579:

I think you may have been mistaken. It is not 1 parent for 1 child. The NSG rule states only 1 Legal Guardian / parent of 1 of the student athletes can be appointed as School Adult Representative (Parent) (SAR(P)). Hence, if there are 2 kids who are competing, only 1 of the parents / legal guardian will be appointed by the school (assuming the school doesn't want to send in a teacher representative). Refer to Annex E of the https://nsg.moe.edu.sg/Public/rules_and_regulations/8573/%5BGYMNASTICS.

However, the above is on the assumption that the School Principal is willing to endorse and appoint the SAR(P). If the school is not keen to appoint or support, there's nothing much you can do. It would be good if you can speak to the school directly and highlight any past experiences you may have (e.g. volunteer with Singapore Gymnastics, holds a Fundamental Coach Accreditation, etc) if you want to be appointed.

If the school doesn't want to support, you can always take part in the open competitions like the National Championships and Singapore Open. For the purpose of DSA, I think a good performance in these open competitions are worth more than the NSG, as most coaches / teachers are looking for talents in these competitions (bigger pool) rather than the NSG (smaller pool).

Specifically re RG, NSG, National Championships (NC) and Singapore Open (SO) are not the same in my view. Just for practical reasons, any parent should just talk directly to the teacher in charge in the secondary school to clear up any assumptions. Certainly secondary schools have fixed aims, and the student should already be competing in NC or SO regardless of NSG (training outside of the MOE school system).