The British School In The Netherlands

To keep things fair the girls each had to learn a routine which their counterparts were familiar with – the Dutch girls learnt the BSN ‘Set Floor’ (a series of moves set by the Girls Independent Gymnastics Association) and the British School gymnasts did the same with a ‘lange mat oefening’ decided on by Oliveo.  All gymnasts performed the same set and voluntary vaults.

The evening ran very smoothly with all girls performing well – for some it was only their first or second competition so it was quite an important experience.  The Dutch gymnasts were in awe of the BSN Senior School building when they arrived but soon settled into things and proved to be worthy competitors for the BSN.

Both sides were well supported, with a large group of parents giving up their evening to come and watch the gymnasts compete.  After around 1.5 hours of competition the results were announced and there was a good mix of girls from each club stepping up on the podium.

The BSN would like to thank Oliveo for taking part in the competition and putting some of their normal training on hold to learn the new routines.  Oliveo coaches Lisanne & Susanne said how much that they and the girls had enjoyed the experience of coming to the school and have already offered to look into the possibility of hosting the BSN at their own gym at the end of the season – nothing is confirmed yet, but we are sure that the girls would love the chance of a ‘return match’.

The overall results for each age group were as follows:

Under 9’s

Sara Rey-Coquais         BSN                 1^st

Ella van Zoest               BSN                 2^nd

Fieke Barendse            Oliveo               3^rd

Lucy van Eerde             BSN                 4^th

Under 10‘s

Daniëlle Develing          Oliveo               1^st (Joint)

Yasmin Liverpool          BSN                 1^st (Joint)

Jasmijn Hofman           Oliveo               3^rd

Emma Fraser               BSN                4^th

Under 11’s

Tabitha Hammond         BSN                 1^st

Lauren Mahoney           BSN                 2^nd

Donna van Leeuwen      Oliveo               3^rd

Anna Scolamiero          BSN                 4^th