Event

16th World Gymnaestrada 2019
7th - 13th July 2019
Dornbirn, Austria

The World Gymnaestrada is a world-wide, non-competitive FIG Gymnastics for All event held every 4 years, attracting the largest number of active participants of any FIG event. Participation is for everybody, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, culture, ability or social standing.

Please ensure that you have read the 'Team Leaders Information Handbook' before registering your club via Online Entry on GymNet.
If you have any queries please contact Jess Nicholson:
jess.nicholson@british-gymnastics.org

Insurance & Welfare
It is essential that all participants take out additional Travel Insurance which is stated to provide cover for Gymnastics activity. These arrangements can be made through the BG website within the insurance centre www.bg-insurance.org/ or from another provider. If another provider is used, please ensure that it provides medical cover for Gymnastics as BG will request this information on registration.

Legislation requires that when a club takes gymnasts under the age of 18 on a journey involving an overnight stay, the club must ensure that there is a designated trained person responsible for child protection on the trip. To be suitably trained, the person must hold a current BG DBS disclosure and a valid BG recognised Safeguarding qualification. Initial 3-hour face to face Safeguarding courses can be accessed locally, an annual refresher is then required for certification to remain valid. To adhere to CPSU child protection standards the designated person must not be related to or in a relationship with the coach attending the trip in any way. British Gymnastics do not recommend that the designated person is a key member of the coaching team.

All coaches and volunteers travelling with the team must have a current BG DBS disclosure in place.

All Teams attending Gymnaestrada 2019 must be compliant with British Gymnastics Policies. In order to prepare for your trip successfully please thoroughly read the following policies which specifically relate to this type of event.
• Health, Safety & Welfare Guidance: Safe Trips
• Safeguarding Children: Safe Environment
These can be found on our website - www.british-gymnastics.org/safeguarding-and-compliance-policies  

Prices & Packages
The package price for World Gymnaestrada 2019 is £950 per person.

This includes the following:
 Flights from hub airports; Glasgow, Manchester, London to Zurich
 Airport transfers in Zurich to and from school accommodation
 Participant Card – All performances and local transport (except FIG Gala)
 School Accommodation for 8 nights (7th – 13th July)
 Breakfast for 7 days (8th-14th July)
 Standard GB Kit – 2 x T-Shirt, 1 x Tracksuit and 1 x Rucksack (if you choose to swap an item of standard kit for an optional item, there is no additional charge)

Team registration is open from 2nd October 2017.

Participant Registration is open from 8th January 2018 until 26th October 2018.

Payment Plan
The payment plan below details the deadline dates for all payments to be made to BG via the Online Entry System. These payments will appear in the Club’s shopping basket. All payments must be received before these deadlines to ensure they have arrived on time and are correct (allowing for any potential postal issues).

15th December 2017
 Registration Fee - An initial single payment of £950 (non-refundable deposit) must be received by British Gymnastics by this date. Please note all cheques must be received in the post before this date to ensure they can be processed on or before the due date.

18th May 2018
 Payment of £250 per person (non-refundable deposit) to reserve place

26th October 2018
 Payment of £350 per person (non-refundable deposit)

8th March 2019
 Final payment of £350 per person (non-refundable deposit). Plus an additional £100 if requesting the ‘Meals’ Bolt on totalling £450.

This equates to 4 payments:
 One team payment of £950 in total
 Three individual payments per person totalling £950 (or £1,050 if ‘Meals’ is requested)

Cancellation/Refund policy
No cancellations or refunds will be issued.
If a participant who has paid money towards the event decides they no longer want to go, you can change the name of the participant attending up until 11th January 2019. From this point on accreditation passes will be issued and flight tickets confirmed with individual participant names. In this instance, it is the Team Leaders responsibility to agree with the participant and/or their parent/guardian any exchanges of money. British Gymnastics will not be accountable for this process taking place. Please note that any kit ordered for the previous participant will be transferred to the new participant as the kit will have been ordered based on the details provided in November 2018.

If you have any queries please contact Jess Nicholson:
jess.nicholson@british-gymnastics.org

Thank you