Jump Gymnastics Clubs Success Stories

JUMP have had many successes in its 7 years including many nominations for a range of awards. Debi was nominated for community coach of the year by Sports Scotland in 2014. Which she won!! Watch her nomination video on YouTube below!

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Debi's community coach of the year video

This year at the North Lanarkshire Sports awards coach Rachael (myself) was nominated for community coach of the year for the classes running in Airdrie.

Debbie J was nominated for official of the year and the club as a whole was nominated for club of the year.

Coach Kelsea was also nominated for volunteer of the year in 2015.

Many gymnasts have had great achievements in the tumble discipline recently due to the specific tumble classes we offer. Hannah Johnston and Ethan Cunningham made it to the British NDP tumble finals, Hannah came 5th in her category and Ethan came 4th- an incredible achievement!

Emma Bonner competed in the most recent Scottish tumble championships and placed first in her category and later found out she was the highest scoring gymnast of the entire competition! What a fantastic achievement and we are all super proud of her!


Our senior display team visited Mickey Mouse in Disneyland Paris roughly this time last year to take part in the Gymnastique Magique Display competition. Many hours of preparation and practice took place in the year leading up to the trip. We have 4 group performances and each gymnast participated in either a solo, duo or trio routine in the competition. Lara Mayberry came away with third place in primary solo for her performance of 'Under the Sea' from the Little Mermaid.

here are some videos of our senior display team performing- these are not in Disneyland but they are some of the routines we took with us!
America routine
Scotland routine

These are just some of the great awards and medal winners we have had over the years- there have been many more.

My 5th and final blog post will be about my time with JUMP so keep your eyes open for it!

Developing Together

The JUMP Team
 

As we grew as a club many coaches joined us on our way. Some have come and gone but currently we have Debi, Laura, Karen, Debbie J and Lolly who have all been part of JUMP from its first years. Along the way Kelsea, Rachael, Vicky, Tamsin and Euan have joined the coaching team. Some of our coaches just started out as parents and others were gymnasts who then became coaches. We cant forget those who work behind the scenes, including the infamous GRANNY JUMP who works to ensure everything runs smoothly and handle all matters of admin. The fundraising team work to come up with ideas to raise money for new equipment- we are known to hang about outside Tesco in Cumbernauld and throw out a wee performance now and then with some buckets in front of us.
The JUMP team work together incredibly well and work tirelessly to provide the 100+ classes across seven days a week. We are a unique team and provide a unique service as a club.

 

JUMP Classes and Programme Development

Our gymnastics classes in Cumbernauld offer preschool, recreational classes, development classes and our most recent venture- tumble classes. Over the years JUMP has tried out many disciplines and offered opportunities for gymnasts to compete in Womens Artistic, Floor and Vault, Tumble, Team Gym, Acro and display.

The tumble classes has grown significantly in popularity with every child that walked through JUMPs doors wanting to FLIP! This involved yet another move and development to the club taking classes to the Tryst. 

Display team has also been successful as there is now four display teams running- Team Glitter, two junior display teams and Cheeky JUMPsters. The senior display team has performed all over the country and even in Paris- but that is for another day and another post. These classes have had great interest as it incorporates acro and dancing and tumbling all in one while you perform as a team.

 

 

 

Take a look at our website- Gymnastics classes in Cumbernauld

 

Making the Move

As mentioned in the previous post JUMP very quickly had out grown the after school club setting and moved to our own unit providing gymnastics classes in Cumbernauld every day of the week. This was exciting and practical for the club as it grew. The first unit JUMP lived in became very special to many people. Children met new friends and parents chatted in the small kitchen area- I would say this is when JUMP Gymnastics club became more than just a club. We had many visitors - Emma White, Marian Drăgulescu and even Nicola Sturgeon! Many fond memories were created in the 'old gym' and it was sad to leave it behind.

In 2016 JUMP moved to the double unit directly across from the single unit. Satellite venues had been running too with the idea was that classes would run in some venues surrounding the Cumbernauld area and once people are interested they could move over to the gym. However these venues quickly became popular and were no longer feeder classes but permanent JUMP venues. Classes have ran in Glenmannor, Denny, Twechar, Chryston and Airdrie.

Currently, Laura leads and runs classes in Denny ( Denny centre and Denny High). Karen runs and leads classes in St Mauracies High School in Cumbernauld. Rachael runs and leads classes in Airdrie (St Margaret's High school) two nights a week- however Airdrie classes initially ran out of a dance school but outgrew the dance hall and was in search of somewhere new. Our tour of Airdrie first took us to Airdrie football stadium, then to Calderdale High School before settling in St Margaret's.

 

It is safe to say JUMP has come a long way from the initial one hour gymnastics classes in a primary school in Cumbernauld. The clubs is definitely unique and this is why it has been a success.
Next post will be about our fabulous JUMP coaches!

Humble Beginnings

It was back in 2010 that the JUMP craze began. In the past 7 years there have been massive developments to the club and its growth..at times it has been overwhelming. So, where did it all start?

In May 2010 Debi and Laura began providing a one hour gymnastics classes in Cumbernauld a week in a local school which proved popular.  Debi had taken a break from the sport but wanted to start this one hour a week class to keep her hand in the sport. This class was just five children for 6 weeks as a taster session. Very soon with the help of some family members and parents supporting the club it began to grow. Classes had now grown to two days per week in Cumbernauld High School with 4 classes – this meant we needed some extra help/backup from others who love the sport. The reasoning behind choosing the Kildrum and Carbrain area in Cumbernauld was due to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation identifying small areas of multiple deprivation across all of Scotland in a consistent way. Carbrain was on this list and Debi felt the area was lacking sporting opportunity. The idea behind JUMP was to provide gymnastics classes not only to those who had a natural talent but to all children regardless of their background.

It wasn't long before classes were running 3 days per week with additional interest coming from Moodiesburn area. Classes began in Glenmanor Primary School in Moodiesburn with full classes running on a Monday evenings.



Classes in local schools

Within 3 years the club had found 21b Glencryan Road which was a 2000sq ft Industrial Unit in a local Industrial Estate and began classes in the unit. Very quickly JUMP Gymnastic club transformed from a one hour session a week running out of a local school to running 3 days a week and owning its own gym. 

Here is a little then and now comparison to see not only how the club has developed but the kids who have been there from the beginning too!




In the first gym

The  Halloween party (2016) in the newest gym (a double unit across from the first gym)





Rachel and Hannah were one of the first people to join JUMP and are still here today!- although Rachel may have still been just a bump when the initial classes began.

Emily and Leah have also been attending JUMP for many years.