AAA are proud to announce the launch of the AAA Online Shop!This can be accessed via the ‘Online Shop’ link on the right, and will allow AAA Members to pay for their membership, competitions, kit and special events with the click of a mouse!The AAA Online Shop accepts all major credit and debit cards, as well as PayPal, which makes it the most convenient method of payment for all your AAA needs!As an added bonus, paying through the AAA Online Shop will guarantee a cheaper price than paying at a session!Check it out now!
31-Dec-08: AAA Grows For 2009
From January 2009, AAA will be expanding in 3 ways!
1)We are adding a new venue!The Club will now be hosting sessions at Dene Comprehensive School in Peterlee.This means the Club will now operate from 3 different venues!For more details, see the VENUES page.
2)We are adding a new discipline!AAA are proud to be the only Trampoline Club in the region to offer its members the chance to take part in the exciting discipline of Cheerleading!Sessions will be held every Saturday at both Raich Carter SC and Dene Comprehensive School.See the CHEERLEADING page for more information!
3)We are adding an extra Recreation Trampoline Classes!There will be new classes held every Saturday at both Raich Carter SC and Dene Comprehensive School.New members welcome!See the RECREATION page for more details!
21-Dec-08: Fancy Dress Parties
Now in it’s 2nd run, AAA Fancy Dress Parties are some of the best sessions of the year!This year there were 5 parties in total with music, sweets and prizes, with most people getting dressed up and taking part in the crazy games!Special mentions go to:
oAli for her excellent ‘Mad Scientist’ costume!
oCharlotte for her Pom-Poms!
oJim and Jeff for their mustaches!
However, there can only be one winner!After a really tough decision, it was decided that JOHN FINLAYSON was the winner with his amazingly original mime outfit!All the photos of everyone who took part in the event can be found in the gallery page!Congratulations to everyone who took part!
14-Dec-08: AAA Goes On A Mystery Tour
As a reward for their hard work this year, AAA paid for it’s Competitors to go on a Mystery Tour... to South Durham Gym Club!The Club had access to all the facilities in the gym, including the foam pits, tumble track and bars, and everyone learned new skills and tricks under the guidance of our fantastic coach Susan!It was a really good trip!Thank you!
13-Dec-08: AAA Christmas Disco
Tonight was the first annual AAA Christmas Disco at Sandhill, including games, music, food and prizes!Everyone enjoyed themselves, and many AAA members went home with some excellent prizes – including Christian who won his very own AAA Trampoline Party!
07-Dec-08: AAA Goes Back To The Theatre
A very excited 50 members of AAA went to the Sunderland Empire to see Aladdin tonight!Everyone had a fantastic time, and some of the AAA members even managed to meet the cast, including Aladdin and Wishy Washy!Check out the Gallery for photos!
06-Dec-08: Regional Schools Results
Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Regional Schools competition at Temple Park Leisure Centre today!There were some excellent results, including 4 AAA members qualifying to the Zonal Schools competition in Cheshire in January 2009!
o1st – Peter (U19B Elite), Alex L & Alex P (U15B Elite Team)
o3rd – Piers (U11B Novice)
Full results can be found in the Competition section.Good luck to everyone for the Zonal Schools competition!
15-Nov-08: Tyne & Wear Trampoline Finals
Today AAA held the 1st Annual Tyne & Wear Trampoline Finals at Sandhill.The event was a huge success, with over 191 competitors taking part in the event from all over Tyne & Wear taking part, and officials from AAA helping out all day!AAA had 9 competitors taking part in the event and came away with two 3rd place trophies for Jak-E (L1 KS4B) and Amy (L2 KS3G).Results from the Finals and all of the qualifiers can now be found on the Results page.Congratulations to everyone who took part!
06-Nov-08: Tyne & Wear Trampoline Finals Information
After attending all 5 qualifying rounds, the 1st Annual Tyne & Wear Trampoline Finals will be held at Sandhill on Saturday 15th November.Results from all 5 qualifiers are available on the Results page.All details for the Final can be found here and the Starting List can be found here.Good luck to everyone who qualified!
05-Nov-08: Sunderland Qualifier Results
AAA held the Sunderland Qualifier for the Tyne & Wear Trampoline Finals at Sandhill today.11 members took part in the event, with most qualifying to the Final on 15th November.The Club did extremely well, winning 5 of the 6 groups it entered!
Alex L and Alex P are also through to the Final, having qualified in the North Tyneside Final on 4th November.Alex P came 2nd, while Alex L qualifies as part of a team. Results from all the qualifiers can be found in the Results section. Good luck to all AAA Members in the Final!
31-Oct-08: Major Announcement - AAA Is Expanding!
From January 2009, AAA Trampoline Club will be expanding to offer even more opportunities for people to get involved in the Club and take part in activities!Every Saturday, the Club will hold 2 Recreation Trampoline classes and a Conditioning session at Dene Comprehensive School in Peterlee.But that’s not all!The Club will also be running Cheerleading sessions alongside the Trampoline sessions, enabling our members to take part in yet another discipline!Sessions are open to all ages, and all the details can be found on the Cheerleading page!
26-Oct-08: Northern Championship Results
Well done to all the AAA members who took part in the Northern Championships this weekend!This was the first time AAA had taken part in the event, and came out with some excellent results including:
oIn the Individual Events, Ashlee came 2nd in the U13 Boys
oIn the Synchro Events, Ashlee and Christian came 3rd in the U15 Boys, and Amy and Catherine came 3rd in the U15 Girls
oIn the Team Events, Amy, Catherine and Rachel picked up 2nd in the U15 Girls
Also, a massive congratulations goes out to the entire AAA Team, as the Club was placed 9th in the Region, which is a fantastic result since the Club is only 1 year old!As always, full results can be found on the Results page.
05-Oct-08: Graded D-H Results
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the first ever Graded D-H competition today!There were 22 entries from AAA, and the Club had some fantastic results including:
o1st – Peter (O15B – Regional D), Cameron (O15B – GMPD A)
o2nd – Ashlee (U15B – Regional E), Nathan (U13B – Club H), Nicole (U15G – Club H), Emily (O15G – Club H)
o1st – Alex L, Alex P, Ashlee & Jak-E (U15B – Regional E), Bethany, Joanna & Nicole (U15G – Club H)
o3rd – Eleanor, Katie & Laura (U11G – Club H)
Also, extra congratulations go to Peter, who qualified back to National C as well!Well done to everyone!
20-Sep-08: AAA Gets It’s Award
Tonight, 7 coaches from the Club were invited to the North of England Gymnastics Dinner, where Andi received the award for Development Club of the Year 2008 on behalf of the Club.Photos will be in the gallery soon!
31-Aug-08: AAA Visits Derwent Hill
This weekend 29 members of the Club visited Derwent Hill for an Activity weekend – and they had a fantastic time!Everyone ended up climbing walls, rowing kayaks, diving down gorges, jumping off big swings, taking on the ropes course and loads more!Everyone was really good on the trip, and the staff and coaches were so proud of all our members!Pictures of the weekend can be found in the Gallery!
29-Aug-08: AAA Wins An Award
AAA Trampoline Club have been named as ‘Development Club of the Year 2008’ by the North of England Gymnastics Association!The Club are honoured to receive such an important award over all other gymnastics clubs in the North of England, especially since the Club is still less than 1 year old!The award will be officially presented to the Club at a ceremony on 20th September.Congratulations AAA!
13-Aug-08: Jenny Qualifies As A Senior Club Coach
Congratulations to Jenny, who today qualified as a Level 4 Trampoline Senior Club Coach!This means she can coach up to and including Double Somersaults!Well done!
12-Aug-08: New Trampoline #3 & 4, and a DMT
The Club has today purchased two new trampolines and a DMT, which are currently in storage waiting to be serviced.The new Trampolines will stay at Sandhill meaning there will be 6 trampolines at the Centre.The DMT will be taken to Raich Carter to allow the Club to launch a DMT Club around the time of the Club’s 1st Birthday in October!
29-Jul-08: AAA Members Get 6 Weeks Of Fame
Today AAA members Ashlee, Ashlyn, Jak-E, Owen and Rachel all became famous after being featured on a billboard in the centre of Sunderland!The board is right outside of Fatso’s Sandwich Shop just next to the Bridges and will be showing the AAA advert for the next 6 weeks!To see the advert for yourself, click here.
13-Jul-08: AAA Coaches Just Keep Getting Better
In the last few weeks, AAA coaches have been working hard to gain more qualifications to continue to provide an excellent environment within the Club.Congratulations to go the following:
oAnn and Steph, who have both just qualified as Level 2 Trampoline Coaches
oAnn, Lyndsay and Peter, who have all gained a Safeguarding Children award
oAndi has qualified as a Trampoline Tutor and is training to be a Child Protection Tutor
oPlus Jenny is waiting her results from her Level 4 Senior Club Trampoline Coach qualification!
All these qualifications help make a better Club for everyone!Well done to them all!
06-Jul-08: AAA’s First Club Competition
Well done to all the AAA Members who competed in the 1st Annual AAA Club Competition!The event was HUGE, with over 45 members taking part!There were several events, including an Adults Event, Elite Event and Synchro Event, with most members taking part in more than one event during the day.The event was rounded off with a fantastic Presentation Ceremony, attended by over 110 people!The complete results of the event can be found on the ‘Calendar’ page.The main results of the competition are as follows:
oAAA* 2008 Winners – Catherine Evans & Christian Wake
oMen’s Elite Individual Champion 2008 – Peter Evans
oMen’s & Ladies Elite Synchro Champions 2008 – Ashlee Harding & Peter Evans
oAdults Individual Champion 2008 – Ann Revell
Once again, congratulations to everyone who took part in the competition and thank you to everyone who helped out!Anyone who would like to take part in more competitions, please see your coach!
23-Jun-08: AAA* Award Nominations Announced
AAA Trampoline Club are proud to announce their nominations for the 1st ever AAA* Awards!The awards are given to Club Members whose constant determination, achievement, work ethic and commitment to the Club exceed their Coaches expectations, and provide shining examples of excellence to other Club Members.Nominations can be found by clicking here.
22-Jun-08: Graded 3-8 Results
Congratulations to all the AAA Members who competed at the Graded 3-8 Competition in Lightfoot today!The Club had an impressive 14 Personal Best scores out of 15!The results were:
o1st – Nathan (U13B – Gr. 6), Michael (U15B – Gr.6)
o2nd – Ashlee (U13B – Gr. 4), Morgan (U15B – Gr. 6), Emily (U17G – Gr. 6)
Full competition results can be found in the Competitions Calendar section of the website!
13-May-08: AAA’s First Grade 2 & More Press
A big WELL DONE goes to Peter for competing in his first Grade 2 this weekend, coming an impressive 14th and completing his hardest vol yet.He was even featured in the paper today, complete with photographs!To read the report click here.
16-Mar-08: Graded 3-8 Results & AAA TC’s First Qualifers
Today a staggering 31 AAA Trampoline Club members took part in the Graded 3-8 Competition at Ashington Leisure Centre (the most entries from any club in the competition).For most people this was their first competition, and everyone performed fantastically, including most competitors achieving a Personal Best score!Among the highlights were trophies for:
o1st – Peter (U17B – Gr. 3), Louise (U17G – Gr. 4), Christian (U15B – Gr. 6), Cameron (O17B – Gr. 8)
o2nd – Ashlee (U13B – Gr. 4),
o3rd – Jak-E (U15B – Gr. 4), Morgan (U15B – Gr. 6)
Teams also did well at the competition:
o1st – Alex L, Alex P, Brent & Jak-E (U15B – Gr. 4), Christian, Michael & Morgan (U15B – Gr. 6)
o3rd – Ashlyn, Chloe, Eleanor & Laura (U11G – Gr. 6), Amy, Katey & Rachel (U15G – Gr. 6)
And to cap the day off in spectacular fashion, the Club also had two qualifiers!Both Louise and Peter not only won their events, but also qualified!This means Louise is our first Grade 3 Girl, and Peter is our first Grade 2!Congratulations to everyone who took part!
12-Mar-08: Schools Results
A massive CONGRATULATIONS to Alex L & Alex P’s Kings School Team for coming 3rd in National Schools in Birmingham on Sunday!The boys qualified all the way through Regionals and Zonals even just to get to Nationals, so to coming 3rd is an excellent result!7 other AAA members also competed at the Sunderland Schools KS3 competition at Houghton Kepier School on Wednesday.AAA won 3 of the 4 events that they entered, plus winning the Team Event in the Level 2 Girls competition!Full results were:
o1st – Rachel I (Level 2 Girls), Christian (Level 2 Boys) and Jak-E (Level 1 Boys)
The next competition is on Sunday 16th March, and there are 31 AAA members entered!
06-Mar-08: Graded 3-8 Programme
The programme for the Graded 3-8 competition in Ashington on Sunday 16th March has been released and can be downloaded by clicking here.Good luck to everyone competing in this competition!
20-Feb-08: New Trampoline #2
AAA Trampoline Club took delivery of their brand new Eurotramp Exclusive Premium Elite 6x4mm trampoline today at Sandhill Centre, worth over £4,000!The trampoline has come after months of meetings and applications to funding bodies.The new trampoline is of Olympic standard, to ensure competitors are given the best possible equipment to train on, and all the competitors loved using it!We have also purchased two new Throw-In Mats, a trampoline cover and new springs for our Red Trampoline, bringing the total purchase to nearly £5,000!That means in two days our club has got nearly £6,000 worth of new equipment!
19-Feb-08: New Trampoline #1
The Club has today purchased a trampoline to be taken to the Raich Carter Centre to increase capacity for our classes at the Centre.Although not brand new, the trampoline is of good quality and is complete with Training Bars making it an excellent learning tool for all our trainee coaches.The Club has also bought two competition standard End Decks, 2 new wedge mats and a new throw-in mat for use at Raich Carter, at a total purchase price of nearly £1,000!
19-Jan-08: Zonal Schools Results
Congratulations today go to Alex L, Alex P, Peter, Christian & Jak-E, who all competed at the Zonal Schools competition in Temple Park!All 5 had excellent results in their respective age groups, especially Alex & Alex, who qualified to National Schools Finals in their team!
13-Jan-08: AAA TC’s First Competition
Today was the first competition for AAA Trampoline Club, with 13 members all competing in the Graded 3-8 competition in Newbiggin-By-The-Sea.Everyone had a great time showing off their new leotards and AAA banner!We had some fantastic results, with Louise just missing out on qualifying by 0.2 and a 1st placed team in the U15B – Gr. 4.The full results were:
o1st – Louise (U17G – Gr. 4), Peter (U17B – Gr. 3), Christian (U15B – Gr. 6), Andrew (O17B – Gr. 8)
o2nd – Ashlee (U13B – Gr. 4)
o3rd – Jak-E (U15B – Gr. 4), Marc (U9B – Gr. 6)
o4th – Alex L (U15B – Gr. 4)
o6th – Ashlyn (U11G – Gr. 6), Katey (U15G – Gr. 6), Alex P (U15B – Gr. 4)
o8th – Amy (U15G – Gr. 6)
o14th – Catherine (U15G – Gr. 4)
Congratulations to everyone who competed today!The next competition is to be held in Ashington on Sunday 16th March – the closing date is 21st February and any club member can enter!
06-Jan-08: Competing For AAA Trampoline Club
AAA Trampoline Club are pleased to announce that from today all Club members are eligible to compete at Grade 6 competitions on behalf of the Club.This offers everyone the chance to experience a Regional competition and represent AAA throughout the North.The Competitive Session has now been renamed to become the “Grade 4+ Session”, with slightly changed entry criteria and is aimed exclusively at those members competing in Grade 4 or above, with any additional spaces being allocated to those members who show the potential to compete in Grade 4 in the near future.To read the full details of this change, please click here.
03-Jan-08: Graded 3-8 & Zonal Schools Programmes
The programmes for the Graded 3-8 competition and Zonal Schools competition have been released and can be downloaded by clicking the links below:
Good luck to everyone competing at these competitions!
21-Dec-07: Fancy Dress Results
Over the last week, AAA has held 7 Fancy Dress Christmas Parties for it’s members, involving games, music and prizes!Lots of members came in full Fancy Dress for the parties, with everyone who had completed their photo forms being entered into the online Fancy Dress contest, with pictures being available on the gallery!Special mentions for the contest go to:
oCameron for his fantastic head-dress!
oAlex P for his straw and face paints!
oMorgan for his teeth!
However, there can only be one winner!The winner of this years Fancy Dress costume is MATTHEW JAMESON for his excellent Mario costume, complete with stick on eye-brows and moustache!A special Christmas present will be on it’s way to Matthew today!Well done everyone!
11-Dec-07: AAA Goes To The Theatre
Tonight 37 AAA members went to the Sunderland Empire tonight to see Cinderella, and everyone had a really good time!The show was fantastic and everyone was clapping and singing along all the way through!Check out the pictures in the Cinderella Gallery!
05-Dec-07: Big Announcement 3 – AAA Gets Equipment
The final big announcement is a massive one!This week AAA Trampoline Club was awarded grants totalling over £4000 to use to purchase new equipment!After weeks of meetings and applications, the funding was confirmed and the Club has now been given the go-ahead to place orders.The Club has already ordered 2 new throw-in mats for the Sandhill Centre and new springs for the Red Trampoline, and will next week be placing an order for a brand new Eurotramp Exclusive Premium, complete with a 6x4mm bed!
01-Dec-07: Regional Schools Competition
Well done to all AAA members who competed in the Regional Schools Competition at Temple Park today.There were some excellent results, including Jak-E, Christian & Jack who qualified as a team to the next round, and Peter who qualified as an individual.A special mention goes to everyone who competed for the first time today – everyone was very impressed!
19-Nov-07: Big Announcement 2 – AAA Earns GymMark
The Club has now officially been awarded GymMark by British Gymnastics after being up and running for less than 2 months!The award usually takes between 6 months and 1 year to earn, and is only given to clubs which can prove they are safe, effective and child friendly by adhering to strict criteria set down by British Gymnastics.This proves our commitment to providing the best quality coaching and organisation possible in a safe environment.One more major announcement… coming soon…!
07-Nov-07: Big Announcement 1 – New Job For Andi
Congratulations go to Andi, who has today been appointed as Regional Coach Education Officer and will be organising all coaching courses for every gymnastics discipline throughout the Northern Region!Look out for another announcement soon…
29-Oct-07: End Of First Month
Tonight’s session at Sandhill marks the end of the first month of AAA – and what a month it has been!Not only have we started up 7 trampoline classes and 3 conditioning classes at 2 different venues, but we have also launched a website, organised our first AAA Trip and produced our own unique leotards!The Club has registered over 60 members already, including 2 coaches, 2 trainee assistant coaches and 3 welfare officers!And we hope that this is just the start…Next month we are launching our new Competitive Session at Sandhill, plus we have big announcements to make soon… Watch this space!
27-Oct-07: Gallery Section Now Working
The Gallery section of the website is now up and running!There are only a few photos on there at the moment, but hopefully we will continue to add new images on a regular basis, especially after AAA Events and Competitions.Check out the new leotard photos on there as well and let us know what you think on the Guestbook!
25-Oct-07: The Leotards Have Arrived
The new AAA Club Leotards arrived in the post this morning!Ashlyn and Ross kindly modelled the samples at Raich Carter today, and they looked fantastic!The boys will also have red trousers, which we do not have a sample of yet.Leotard prices are:
oGirls leotards: £39.95 (Size 32 and under) / £44.95 (Size 34 and above)
oBoys leotards: £24.95 (Size 32 and under) / £29.95 (Size 34 and above)
oBoys stirrups: £19.95 (Size 32 and under) / £21.95 (Size 34 and above)
We are currently taking orders for leotards and stirrups and we will be placing an order at the start of December, meaning that everything will arrive in time for the Grade 3-8 Competition in January.Please note, all leotards and stirrups must be paid for at the time of ordering.
14-Oct-07: All Recreation Sessions Now Running
Sunday sessions started today at the Sandhill Centre, meaning all the AAA recreation sessions are now up and running!Hopefully next week we are going to get some photos for the website gallery, so make sure you all look your best at your sessions next week!
11-Oct-07: Thursday Sessions Start
The new Raich Carter AAA sessions started tonight, and again attendance was fantastic!Everyone who took part in the sessions enjoyed themselves, especially with 3 coaches to only 2 trampolines, and the circuit class next door certainly kept everyone going through the second session!
10-Oct-07: AAA In The Sunderland Echo
The photo and report from the first AAA session on Monday was in the Sunderland Echo today.If you didn’t manage to see it in the paper, you can read it online by clicking here.
08-Oct-07: First AAA Sessions
The Sandhill Centre was the venue for the first night of the new AAA sessions!Both sessions were a real success, with the second session being full already!Everyone seemed to enjoy the new surroundings and even the conditioning!A photographer from the Sunderland Echo even called in to take some photos, the report of which should be in the paper on Wednesday.
