Flipitas Gymnastics Club
Welcome to Flipitas Gymnastics Club
General Gymnastics for Boys and Girls of all ages and Floor and Vault Competition Squads.
Set up by Pippa Couch. Pippa has nearly 20 years gymnastics experience. Pippa began her career in gymnastics at the age of 5 at Cranford Park Gymnastics Club run by Don and Jean Westwood. At 7 Pippa went along to Heathrow Gymnastics Club (Britains No1 gym club run by Vince and Michelle Walduck) where Pippa had a trial session and joined their Elite Womens Artistic Squad. She had the opportunity to take part in various gymnastics disciplines over the years and took part in many competitions, attending regional womens artistic championships and national sports acrobatics and sport aerobics championships.
Pippas Main Achievements being:-
* U12 and U14 British Champion for Sports Aerobics
* U12 and U14 Welsh Champion for Sports Aerobics
* U18 Bronze Champion for Sports Aerobics
* Selection for National Squad for Sports Aerobics
* London Gymnastics Federation Master Class III Award
* 4th World Age Group Games for Sports Acrobatics (Women's Trio)
* 4th National Finals for Sports Acrobatics (Women's Trio)
When her career in gymnastics finished due to an injury Pippa joined the Circus Space in London, where she took a degree in Circus Skills specialising in Aerial Hoop. Pippa went on to perform at the London Coliseum, Big Top Bristol, South Bank and Legoland.
Pippa has over 10 years coaching experience which began at the age of 14 as an Assistant Sports Acrobatics Coach and Assistant Women's Elite Coach. Pippa has continued to progress in my career and is now a BG Club Coach (level 3) in Sports Acrobatics, Tumbling, Freestyle, plus many other disciplines.
Flipitas has a a great team made up of 9 wonderful people:
Pippa Couch - Headcoach
Lesley Couch - Club Secretary
Kelly McEwan - Assistant Headcoach
Tom Rayment- Coach
Callum Bourne - Trainee coach
Ricky Palfreman - Trainee coach
Ellie Rusbridge- Trainee coach
Amanda Saunders - Welfare Officer
Jo Hammersley- Fund Raising officer
If you are interested in learning gymnastics please follow the links below to find out how to contact us!
Pippa Couch
