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Established in 2004 our club's mission is to
develop and promote Men's Artistic Gymnastics. Based in South Dublin, we
cater for boys at all levels from 5 years of
age upwards. The club has all six pieces
of men's artistic apparatus along with a number of training aids such as a full
sized trampoline, mushrooms and various mini-apparatus. We pride ourselves in
ensuring our coaches hold up to date coaching and judging qualifications.
Seasons in Review
2010/2011 Season - Another busy year
2007/2008 Season - Seniors and Juniors make their
mark 2006/2007 Season - Another successful year 2005/2006 Season - Great season for Phoenix Gymnasts 2004/2005 Season - Phoenix gymnast wins International Gold Medal Coaches Wanted |
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The
2010/2011 Competition Season did not get underway until December 2010 but the
Spring of 2011 is proving very busy with several competitions over a three month
period (March - May). At the Salto open in December David Ryan won bronze at Level 7
(Junior) with Shane Lyndon and Robert Farrington obtaining new apparatus
personal bests. David Ryan was named our Gymnast of The Year at our snow delayed
annual awards in January. Also January saw Celtic Cup team selection with Robert
and David selected on the Junior team and Shane and John on the Minor team. Ciarán
McCormack was also selected on national squad. At Celtic Cup in Belfast in March
Robert and David were part of Ireland's bronze medal winning Junior team whilst
Shane and John performed very well at Minor level. Level 5-7 National
Championships followed the weekend after Celtic Cup. Nine Phoenix gymnasts travelled to
Cork to compete. Shane won bronze at Level 6 (Minor) whilst Robert (Level
7) and Jani (Level 5) narrowly missed out on medals. In April Phoenix GC hosted
the Appenzeller Shield with the club winning 6 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze
medals. In May Shane, David and Robert brought home several medals from Huelva Cup in Spain.
In late May we hosted the Level 2-4 National Championships. Over 20 Phoenix
gymnasts took part with Rod, Simon and
Gavin all missing out on medals by very small margins.
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The
2009/2010 Competition Season began with Celtic Cup trials in November. Six of
our boys (Luke, Robert, David, Shane, John and Leo) were selected on the Celtic
Cup Panel. Also in November, Geoff Rellis qualified for floor final at the North
European Championships. In December ten of our gymnasts took part in the Salto
Open with SIX winning medals. At our Christmas party Robert Farrington was named
our Gymnast Of The Year. In January Robert, David, Shane and Luke were
selected on the Irish Celtic Cup team, all turned in great performances in
Wales. March saw Phoenix host the Appenzeller Shield where we won 17 medals.
Additionally Cormac McGrory won the Appenzeller Shield. Geoff was part of the
Irish team at European Championships in April. Robert and Luke took part in the
Huelva Cup in Spain in May. At the level 2-4 national Championships hosted by
Phoenix GC we won six medals, Rod won gold, Darren and Daniel won silver with
Cormac and Seamus winning bronze. The competition season ended with eleven
gymnasts taking part in the level 5-8 national Championships where Geoff took
silver at Level 8 (senior). See our 
The
2008/2009 competition season kicked off in October with several of our younger
gymnasts being selected for the new Dublin squad. Rory travelled to the
Yorkshire Open in October and was part of the Irish team at the North Europeans
in November. Our annual awards were held in December with John Binchy named
Gymnast of the Year. Robert Farrington made his international debut
in March at the Celtic Cup in Wales. In April Phoenix hosted the Appenzeller Shield with the
club winning 12 medals and Shane Lyndon winning the Appenzeller Shield. Five of our juniors travel to Cork
in May for the Level 5-7 Championships, all performed well with Ciarán
wining silver in Level 5 Over 12. The final competition of the season was
the Level 2-4 National Championships which Phoenix hosted in May. The boys won 6
medals - Shane won gold; Jani, Adam, Gareth and Conor won silver with Curtis
wining bronze. See our 
2007/2008
was yet
another hectic year with our seniors continuing to perform well on the
international stage and our juniors making their mark on the national stage. Wayne was part of the
Irish team at the World Championships in Stuttgart in September. Geoff and Rory
were part of the Irish team at the
North European Championships in DCU during October. In December they
represented Ireland at the Barbórka Cup
international in Poland. Rory and Luke were part of the Irish Celtic Cup team in February.
In March Geoff and Rory took part in the London Open. Also in March, The
Appenzeller Shield was in held in Phoenix GC with John Binchy winning
the Appenzeller Shield, the club winning 15 medals and many of our boys being selected for the new South Dublin Regional Squad. At the Trofeo Internacional de Gimnasia de Huelva in Spain in April, Rory was 4th
on Pommels with both Geoff and Rory narrowly missing out on medals on P. Bars. Geoff and
Rory both performed well at the Junior European Championships held in
Switzerland in early May. Phoenix GC hosted the Level 2-4 national championships on May 25th with John, David and Curtis
all winning medals. See our 
There
were some notable successes in the 2006/2007 season for Phoenix gymnasts across
all levels. Wayne & Geoff represented Ireland at North
European Championships in September. At National Championships in November the club won 12
medals (2 gold, 2 silver & 8 bronze medals), this included a clean sweep at
Level 7. In December at the Barbórka
Cup International in Poland Wayne qualified for finals. The club hosted national squad training in February.
At Celtic Cup in February Geoff, Rory, Hugo & Luke all turned in excellent performances
for the Irish Team. In March, at the South Dublin Regional Competition John
Fleming won
the Appenzeller Shield with the club winning a total of 10 medals. Our seniors
finished second at National Team Championships in April. April
also saw Wayne turning in a top notch performance for Ireland at The European Championships in Amsterdam.
The season was rounded off at NDPs in Newcastle where
Owen performed very well. See our
2005/2006
was a great season for Phoenix gymnasts at international, national and
regional levels. Wayne represented Ireland at both European and North-European
Championships. Geoff, Hugo and Danny were part of the Irish Celtic Cup Team. Owen and Luke represented Ireland at British NDPs. Our seniors finished second
at the National Team Championships. Our junior boys had some notable successes
including John and Kieran wining Level 4 National titles at Under 14 and Under
12 respectively. John also won the overall Level 4 National Championships. Brian
Leader won the inaugural Appenzeller Shield. Gymnasts from the club also won
several other titles and medals at both national and regional competitions. See our
International
success in our first season! At
the 2005 Tournoi International in Belgium, Wayne Healy took
Gold in the under 18 competition and Geoff Rellis took Bronze in the under 16
competition. The boys also represented Ireland at both Celtic Cup and NDPs. Congratulations to both. For more details see
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