Miranda RSL Youth Club – AGM 2024

All parents of Youth Club members are invited to attend.

Date: Wednesday 6th March 2024

Time: 8pm

Venue: Kenna Room, Diggers Miranda

URGENT – PARENT SUPPORT NEEDED

We are a not for profit and part of Miranda RSL Sub-Branch. We are run by a voluntary committee. We are currently seeking 2 new members to stand for the position of Ordinary Committee Member. We meet monthly on 3rd Wednesday of the month from 8-9pm. We do not hold meetings in school holidays. This position does not have any official duties but is a valued voice on the Committee and would help on official events such as ANZAC Day and Display Day, if available.

If you have any questions on being part of the Committee or are interested but cannot attend the AGM please call Louise, Chief Instructor 0417 734 614. 

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Display Day 2023

Thanks for coming along to Display Day 2023!

Display Day is Miranda RSL Youth Club’s annual athlete showcase and presentation day. Thank you to everyone who came along to support our athletes! We would also like to give a shout out to our incredible volunteers who helped to set up and pack down the gym, run the raffle and marshal the athletes. 

Congratulations to our 2023 perpetual award winners;

Bert Walker Award – Karate Athlete of the Year  Leonardo Luci

Ritchie Gillies Award – Karate Most Improved  Sebastian Italiano

Kara Miller Award – Trampoline Encouragement Award  Joshua Tiene

Joan McMaster Achievement Award – Female Trampolinist of the Year  Maia Manlias

Alec Dengate Achievement Award – Male Trampolinist of the Year  Lawrence Scanlon

Rita Emily Coulton Award – Miranda RSL Youth of the Year  Stephen Brown

We hope you enjoyed your day and look forward to seeing you back next year!

Karate athletes Sebastian and Ruslan demonstrate the sparring exercise known as Gohon Kumite.

2023 Miranda RSL Youth of the Year Stephen Brown and Lynne Fry.

Thanks to JFD Global for presenting our coaches with their certificates of appreciation.

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Term 4 Timetable Changes

Term 4 classes resume next week, Monday the 9th of September!

Due to increased demand, we have made two changes to our Trampoline and Tumbling timetable for the upcoming term. The Tumbling class has been moved to Wednesday 6-7pm and an additional General Ability class will now run Thursday 6-7pm.

For more information about these changes, head to our Timetable page or get in touch via info@mirandarslyc.com.au.

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Term 3 Timetable Changes

Due to a change in coach availability, we will be making several changes to our Trampoline and Tumbling timetable in Term 3. The changes are as follows:

Monday – Our 4-5pm KinderGym Class will become a General Ability Class. Athletes between 3 and 5 years old are encouraged to join our Saturday KinderGym Class.

Tuesday – No changes.

Wednesday – All classes have been cancelled, please speak to Mr Bull about moving to a different day.

Thursday – No changes.

Saturday – No changes.

Our Karate timetable remains unchanged. For more information, head to our Timetable page or send us an email at info@mirandarslyc.com.au.

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Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another year at Miranda RSL Youth Club! We still have a few vacancies in our Wednesday afternoon General Ability classes and our Monday afternoon KinderGym class so be sure to get in quick to secure your spot!

Remember Miranda RSL Youth Club is a registered Active Kids provider! By redeeming your voucher with us, you can save $100 on your Term 1 Fees. All you have to do is email your voucher to Head Coach Robert Bull (rbulls@optusnet.com.au) when you register for 2023.

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2023 Class Timetable Changes

There’s just 2 weeks to go until classes resume on Monday the 30th of January! Please note there are a couple of changes to the class timetable for 2023, these are:

  • Karate class times have changed. In 2023, White to Green Belt students will train from 5:00-6:00pm and Purple Belt and above students will train from 6:00-7:30pm.
  • We have added two new General Ability Classes for Trampoline and Tumbling. These classes will run each Wednesday from 4:00-5:00pm and 5:00-6:00pm.

The full 2023 class timetable is included below. If you have any questions, get in touch via our email address info@mirandarslyc.com.au or contact your Head Coach.

Here’s to another great year of fun and fitness at Miranda RSL Youth Club!

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2022 Year in Review

Founded in 1962, this year marked the 60th Anniversary of the Youth Club and what a year it was. Let’s take a look back at some of the year’s highlights.

  • After an extended closure due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Youth Club officially re-opened on the 31st of January.  Our school sport program also recommenced at the start of the year with students from Caringbah High School and Port Hacking High School participating in weekly trampolining lessons at the Youth Club. 
  • The 2022 Miranda RSL Youth Club AGM was held on the 9th of March at Miranda Diggers. At the meeting, Ann Corey-Hewitt stepped down as President after four years in the role and John Boes was elected as the Miranda RSL Youth Club President for 2022.
  • On the 21st of March, Sensei Wayne Budd attained his 3rd Degree Black Belt (Sandan). This grade takes years of dedication and we congratulate Wayne on his outstanding achievement.
  • At the end of the month, we installed two new beds on our EuroTramp Trampolines. This update brings our equipment in line with the current competition standards and will assist our athletes in their preparation for the 2023 competition season.
  • In April, the Youth Club hosted the Miranda RSL Sub Branch ANZAC Day ceremony held at the Miranda War Memorial. Thank you to everyone who attended and to all the volunteers who assisted on the day.
  • During Term 2, our coaches travelled out to Yarrawarrah Public School once a week to run Gymnastics Australia’s LaunchPad program with Stage 1 and 2 students. This program teaches basic gymnastics skills and promotes the development of fundamental movement skills at a young age. 
Image courtesy of Eleni Petinos.
  • On the 25th of June, we hosted an Open Day at the Youth Club to celebrate our 60th Anniversary. The event involved a range of athlete demonstrations, free ‘come and try’ sessions for the public and a reunion afternoon tea for former members and associates. One of our trampoline coaches, Emily Cox, put together a 28-page Commemorative Booklet for the event chronicling the history of the Youth Club using a variety of records and sources. You can download a digital copy of the booklet by clicking here.
  • In July we began running KinderGym classes for athletes aged between 3 and 5 years of age. These classes follow a structured curriculum and provide a safe and fun environment for children to develop their social, cognitive, and physical literacy.
  • On the 28th of July, the Youth Club hosted the 2022 Sydney East Combined High School (CHS) Trampoline Trials. Of the five athletes selected to represent Sydney East at the 2022 CHS Championships, three were current members of the Youth Club including trampoline coach Jensen Hawes.
  • In September, Ann Corey-Hewitt attended the Miranda RSL Sub-Branch Battle for Australia Day commemoration service on behalf of the Youth Club along with a number of local dignitaries.
  • Later that month, members of the Sydney East Trampoline Team along with several Youth Club Coaches travelled to Niagara Park for the 2022 CHS Championships. Congratulations to the whole team on their excellent results.
Image courtesy of Graeme Thom.
  • This year, SKIA Shotokan Week was held for the first time since 2019, taking place in Sydney from the 29th of September to the 2nd of October. Congratulations to Youth Club athlete Ethan Italiano who achieved his 2nd Degree Black Belt (Nidan) during the event! 
  • Display Day 2022 was held on the 27th of November and featured the presentation of our perpetual trophies and the induction of a new Life Member, Amanda Donaldson. A full list of the award recipients can be found in our previous post.

2022 was not without its challenges for the Youth Club. Following two years of significant disruptions and extended closures, membership numbers were well down on previous years. At the time of writing, the Youth Club has 141 registered members and 18 coaches. Of those members, almost two thirds are new in 2022. With numbers slowly rebuilding, we are very excited to announce we the return of Wednesday classes in 2023. An updated timetable listing the new classes will be published early in the new year.

We must also mention the contribution of our sponsors Miranda RSL Sub-Branch and JFD Global. These organisations help us to keep our fees low, purchase new equipment and fund our coach education program to ensure our coaches continue to provide the best possible service for our members.

We hope you have a very happy holidays and look forward to seeing you in 2023!

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Display Day 2022 

Thanks for coming along to Display Day 2022!

Display Day is Miranda RSL Youth Club’s annual athlete showcase and presentation day. This was the first time we were able to hold Display Day since the end of 2019.

Thank you to everyone who came along to support our athletes! We would also like to give a shout out to our incredible volunteers who helped to set up and pack down the gym, run the raffle and marshal the athletes. 

Congratulations to our 2022 perpetual award winners;

Rita Emily Coulton Award – Miranda RSL Youth of the Year  Nate Ferlazzo

Bert Walker Award – Karate Athlete of the Year  Ethan Italiano

Ritchie Gillies Award – Karate Most Improved  Leonardo Luci

Kara Miller Award – Trampoline Encouragement Award  Penny Duff *

Joan McMaster Achievement Award – Female Trampolinist of the Year  Maia Manlias *

Alec Dengate Achievement Award – Male Trampolinist of the Year  Elijah Ryan

* Due to illness, Penny and Maia were unable to attend Display Day. They have since been presented with their awards during their regular classes.

We also made several special presentations on the day including inducting a new Life Member to the Youth Club, Amanda Donaldson.

Amanda joined the Youth Club in 1992 and has participated in Trampoline, Tumbling and Karate. She has also held the positions of coach and Committee Member, serving in recent years as the Youth Club Secretary. Amanda has spent countless hours working behind the scenes to keep the Youth Club running and is a very deserving recipient of this honour.

Two of our coaches, Keelie Smith and Kristen Chirgwin, also received their 10 Year Service Award for their contribution to our Club.

We hope you enjoyed your day and look forward to seeing you back next year!

New Life Member Amanda Donaldson with Arie Havanar, President Miranda RSL Sub-Branch.

Black Belt Liam Best performs during the Karate Display.

Our KinderGym athletes picked a fairy theme for their Display.

Flying high during the Trampoline and Tumbling Display.

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Youth Club Committee Meeting and AGM

The Youth Club AGM was held on Wednesday the 9th of March at Miranda Diggers. Ann Corey-Hewitt has stepped down as President and will remain on the committee as a General Committee Member. Michelle Ireland has also stepped down from her role.

We are pleased to announce that John Boes has been elected President. Congratulations John!

The next Youth Club Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday the 16th of March from 8pm at 11 Graham Avenue, Miranda. All welcome.

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2022 REOPENING UPDATE

Only two more days until classes resume at Miranda RSL Youth Club and we can’t wait! In order to protect the health of our members, we will be enforcing a range of safety measures including:

  • Limiting capacity to one person per 2 square metres.
  • Mandatory masks for all staff and patrons aged 12 or older. Athletes are not required to wear masks while training however must put their mask back on as soon as their class has finished.
  • COVID Safe Check-in, temperature checks and hand sanitation upon entry to the Youth Club.
  • Daily cleaning of equipment and regular cleaning of communal facilities and high touch surfaces.

Please do not enter the Youth Club if:

  • you or an immediate family member has tested positive for COVID-19.
  • you or an immediate family member has symptoms of COVID-19 (including fever, sore throat, cough or shortness of breath).
  • you have been advised by NSW Health to self isolate.To read our full COVID Safety policy, go to http://www.mirandarslyc.com.au/about/covid-19/.

If you have any questions or concerns, get in touch via our email address info@mirandarslyc.com.au or contact your Head Coach.

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