Who are we and what are we about?
CYC (Cheltenham Youth Club Incorporated) has over 600 gymnasts
and employs over 20 part time coaches.We have an ever increasing
membership and have a growing involvement with schools, disabled
groups and local sporting clinics.
The club has an active community role in a number of areas:
- Institute (downhill, aerial and mogul ski training)
- Our coaching staff work with school and community groups
teaching and implementing gymnastics programs for children of all
ages.
- We also assist schools and groups with children with special
needs to enjoy the benefits of gymnastics such as motor control
skills and co-ordination activities.
CYC is a not for profit incorporated organisation and was
founded in 1956. The club is run by a volunteer committee which is
elected at an AGM each year. The current committee has a good mix
of new and enthusiastic members aided by other who have 10 years or
more involvement at the club.
Plans for the Future
In 2005 the club moved to our facility in Tarnard Drive,
Braeside to accommodate our growing members needs. We plan to make
this facility a fun, safe training environment for all of our
members and to provide the equipment needed for our
recreational to elite athletes to achieve their goals.
Our Philosophy
Our mission is to promote both the physical and mental fitness
of children and their families by providing a diverse set of
activities and programs that encourage fun, fitness and personal
achievement for children at every age and ability level.
Our philosophy would be best summarised in the following 6 core
beliefs:
1. Safety - Keeping children, their families, and their
coaches safe must always remain priority one.
2. Respect - Respect must be unconditional: respect for
the kids, for their families, for the coaches, for the programs,
and for the facility.
3. Cooperation and Teamwork - CYC is about everybody...
and the vision is about a community... both can only be achieved in
an environment of cooperation and teamwork.
4. Open Communication - Cooperation, trust, teamwork, and
learning can only be achieved when there is open, honest, and clear
communication between everybody involved.
5. Growth and Learning - Growth and learning,
being challenged and succeeding, accomplishing new things,
improving physical and mental fitness, and achieving goals is what
we're all about - that's what makes people happy and programs
successful.
6. Fun - If we're not having fun, then we're doing
something wrong... smiles, greetings, humor, praise, and enthusiasm
are contagious... everybody should be spreading those around.
Endless activity, creativity, and variety are essential.
Differences in style, personality, and choices are good
things, but the above should be consistent for and from
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