Date: Sunday 17th December 2017 at CRC
Entries close: 2017-11-30
Entry ages: 4 years +
Every Christmas the Cambridge Cangaroos host the annual club competition to all our members and friends. It is a chance for new bouncers to try competing and for seasoned competitors to get some extra practice.
This was the first club competition featuring the new HD scoring the system that specifically judges competitors on the amount of travel. It was also only our second ever time at Cambridge Regional College having previously used Sawston Village College as the host.
The event began on Saturday with a late evening setup to get all the trampolines, tables and electronics ready. Massive thanks goes to all our setup helpers who did a storming job getting us ready in under 45 minutes.
As Sunday dawned and members made their way despite the chilling frost we began the day with the club photo with competitors dressed in their new 2018 club t-shirts now in Cambridge Blue. Shortly after that we began the coaches ego cup that is a trophy competed for by the coaches only. Each coach performs one routine and the highest score (without difficulty) wins. This year it was once again taken by Luis Pires.
As the rest of the competition kicked off we had many storming performances throughout the morning. Isabella Copeland took 1st place in club 0 despite some pre-competition nerves and even Amélie Hacker overcome a recent accident to compete her back somersault. It was also great to see Henry Ashton finish all 20 moves and take 2nd in NDP4 along with Sam Robin taking 1st place in NDP1 adult having only joined the club three weeks before. There were many other great performances throughout the day but it should be noted that even getting up on a trampoline to bounce in-front of judges is a brave achievement.
As we approached the afternoon it was the turn of the more elite bouncers. NDP6 saw our top regional guys (along with guest competitor Ryan) compete for the title which Sydney eventually took. Our national guys were even more on-point and made for a fantastic group with Matt eventually taking the title. You can watch their routines here:
Following them was our traditional fancy dress synchro competition. This event entails performers dressing up for Christmas and performing a routine at the same time as a partner on an opposite trampoline - the idea being it should look like a mirror. The title was taken by Luis and Abhi with the best costume going to Gabe and James' unicorns.
If you did not get a chance to obtain photos from the event you can order them from the DE Photo website. The password will be emailed to you all shortly. Please contact us if you did not receive it.
Finally the club wishes to thank all of the volunteers that made the day possible. We are, as ever in your debt, and these events cannot run without your support. Whether your were judging, manning a stall, IT, coaching, feeding, photographing, setup or just a runner you are vital to the event and we cannot express our gratitude enough. Also as always a massive thanks to Kim who did a huge amount of ground work before the event but alas could not make the day itself. Also to our non-club members who came along to muck in too; Ryan Hadlow, Jane Macrae, Joanne Wardle and Philipa.
We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year wherever you are. We look forward to seeing you all next year ready to take on the trampoline season once more!