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Country's first certified gymnastics coaches honored By SPORTS WRITER ~ For the Guardian: Bahamas Gymnastics Parent Booster Club (BGPBC) in conjunction with Bahamas Star Gymnastics (BSG) organized a certification course with USA Gymnastics University. A team of 10 persons traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan where the Professional Development Certification Program was conducted November 1-2. As a result, The Bahamas now boasts of some of its first certified coaches in the sport of gymnastics. Claudia Kremtscher and Brian Zook, owner and head coach, respectively, of GymAmerica in Ann Arbor were the course instructors. Both instructors have over 20 years of coaching, facilitating and instruction in gymnastics. The course covered Level 1-4 skills development, sports psychology, coaching 101, event rotations on uneven bars, balanced beam, vault, floor exercise, spotting and tumbling clinics. The 12-hour course is mandatory for member gyms of USA Gymnastics, the governing body of gymnastics in the United States. It is hoped that eventually The Bahamas will adopt parallel standards to ensure the safety of athletes and the proper progressive coaching in the sport. Among the participants were Vernon Rodgers, a former gymnast and current coach of Bahamas Star Gymnastics. Also in attendance was Tenille Thompson, a fifteen-year-old gymnast and Level 7 member of BSG's competitive squad. Other attendees from BGPBC were Samuel Strachan, President, Anishka Wallace, Vice President and travel manager; Andrea Knowles, Public Relations Officer; Dr. Anita Dean, Secretary; Rufus Swann, Treasurer; Eleanor Johnson, Chaplain; and Nicola Thompson, Consultant. Bahamas Star Gymnastics will be participating in this year's FAMFest the weekend of November 13-14. Members of the public can stop in at their booth to obtain additional information about their program. BSG plans to organize many more courses in collaboration with the parent club, BGPBC, to empower and educate its athletes, parents and support group with the goal of attaining world class training, facilities and results.
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