COMMUNITY SPORT Bouncers jump for joy after GB call-up; Merseyside contingent claim 10 trophies in national finals.Byline: BY PETER GUY TRAMPOLINING has never been so popular or exciting as experienced at the British National Trampolining Championships, held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. Merseyside had a large and successful presence with 10 of the 16 members from local clubs Birkenhead TC, City of Liverpool The term City of Liverpool may refer to: England
Such was the high standard of many of the local competitors that they have been further honoured by booking their places in the World Age Group Championships in Eindhoven, Holland, later this month. Laura Williams, Steven Williams and Zoe Brooks have been selected to represent Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. . Nicole Short is reserve for the Under-13 Girls' team while Laura Williams and Steven Williams (reserve U15 Boys) were selected to compete in the Great Britain against Germany youth international match in Stoke. Sarah Littler (Birkenhead) has been asked to join the World Class Start Programme, which has a new format of zonal 'cluster training' sessions this year. As the invitations are just coming through it is expected that several more of the talented youngsters from Merseyside will be involved. Cathy Page, head coach of the Birkenhead Trampolining Club, said: "This event demonstrated the best of the best of British trampolining and it was very exciting to see so many of our local club members being in the top 10 positions." To qualify for the British National Trampolining Championships athletes had to prove themselves in rigorous and demanding competitions, triumphing over thousands of bouncers who compete in the UK in this rapidly growing sport. More than 40 different clubs from all over the country competed in this year's Championships. The City of Liverpool TC dominated the Under-13 Girls' final, taking four of the top 10 positions out of the 32 contestants. It was a very close and exciting contest with Zoe Brookes coming second by only 0.1, with team-mate Nicole Short finishing fourth with less than a two-point margin. In the same final Sasha Carter Sasha Carter (born July 20, 1974) also known as Sasha Bergner, is a Canadian curler. She currently plays second for Kelly Scott. Carter has been a long time team mate of Scott. came ninth while Sophie Singleton came 10th. In the U11 Girls' final Natasha Short from City of Liverpool TC came sixth with team-mate Beka Deepwell 14th in the U13s agegroup. Daniel Johnson Daniel Johnson is the name of:
Sarah Littler (Birkenhead TC) also made the final, coming ninth in the U15 Girls, with Emily Steen (Propulsion) coming 17th, Laura Clark (Birkenhead) 32nd and Chloe Haldon (Propulsion) coming 42nd. Another close-fought final was the U15 Boys with Steven Williams (City of Liverpool TC) fifth and Bradley Hampson (City of Liverpool TC) coming ninth. Daniel Greaves greaves cracklings, an edible raw fat from the meat trade. The skimmings from the preparation of this fat are also called greaves. They represent a low grade of meat meal. (City of Liverpool TC) came 13th in the same group. As the age-groups rise the competition gets harder, with another impressive result arising in the U18 Girls with Laura Williams (City of Liverpool TC) finishing fourth out of 30. Abi Williams (Birkenhead TC) finished a most respectable 34th out of 47 in the Over-18 Ladies. Jack Helm qualified for the U18 Boys final in sixth place but was then unable to compete and lost his right to a finalists' trophy when he injured his foot in the warm-up for the mens' voluntary routine. Both Birkenhead TC and Propulsion train at Grange Road West Sports Centre sports centre (Brit) sport n → centre sportif sports centre sport n → Sportzentrum nt in Birkenhead and City of Liverpool TC at Park Road Sports Centre in Liverpool CAPTION(S): Members of the City Of Liverpool and Propulsion clubs; Birkenhead Trampoline trampoline Resilient sheet or web (often of nylon) supported by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in tumbling. Trampolining is an individual sport of acrobatic movements performed after rebounding into the air from the trampoline. Club's Abi Williams, Sarah Littler and Laura Clark |
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