Forest of Dean gymnasts competing in the South West NDP Grades held in Bristol had a 100% pass rate success. Six gymnasts were awarded ’Highly Commended’ with several high placings on apparatus. All the groups were very large as it was a regional competition.

Gymnasts competed on 4 apparatus plus a Range and Conditioning set routine in Levels 5, 4 and 2.

Most of the Level 5 girls were competing in their first regional competition and Grade. There were 35 competitors in the group.

At Level 5, Eden Addis scored 58.10 overall and was awarded a Commended. Eden came 3rd on conditioning and 9th on beam. A lower score on bars denied her Distinction but she scored highly on all other apparatus.

Molly Hughes also gained Commended with good scores on vault, beam and conditioning. Mya Woodward and Ella Robinson excelled on vault and Daisy Middleton came 4th on conditioning.

In the grade 4 competition, with 28 competitors, all the girls competed confidently. Anastasia Hughes, Florence Eaton and Ella Newland were delighted to all gain Commended.

Anastasia came 4th on vault and 7th on conditioning. Ella came 6th on vault, 8th on bars and 9th on conditioning with clean routines all round. Florence placed 10th on vault equally with Eloise Smith and also scored highest on floor out of the Forest girls, while Hannah Roberts best apparatus was vault and conditioning.

Club seniors, Charlotte Cotterell and Violet Williams, competed at Level 2. Both girls did well. Charlotte gained Commended. A fall on her vault cost her marks but otherwise all routines went well. Both girls tied for 6th place on vault while Charlotte achieved 4th on both beam and floor.

The girls have benefitted from the top class new Gymnova floor area which was installed in the Gymnastics Centre just after Easter. They all train 3 - 4 times a week in the Club’s squads.

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