Safesport
Member Wellbeing is a priority at Tri Star. Our values of BELONG, RESPECT, EXCEL are the foundation of all of our club activity and we recognise that everyone benefits when we all play our part to make our environment a safe one.
The documents on this page include:
- Code of Ethics
- Concerns Pathway
- Complaint Flow Chart
- Complaints Policy
- Child Protection Policy
- Health and Safety Policy
Athlete Wellbeing
To provide oversight for our competitive trainiing environment Tri Star have formed an Athlete Wellbeing Advisory Group (AWAG). This group is comprised of Tri Star members and alumni who bring a broad range of expertise to the competitive gymnastics environment. The AWAG will help us interpret the recommendations that have come from the Independant Review into Gymnastics in New Zealand in a way that meets the needs of our club. Members of the AWAG (below) are currently working on a performance plan for our competitive athletes that covers a number of the recommendations from the GNZ review. The Tri Star competitive program also has an Athlete Wellbeing Coordinator who facilitates all wellbeing activity for our athletes.
Athlete Wellbeing Advisory Group (AWAG)
Patrick Peng
Patrick is well known to the Tri Star community having competed for NZ at the highest level, treated many of our athletes for years, and through his work with Dylan Schmidt (Olympic trampolinist) both at home and on tour. As owner of Physio Impact and as a surgical rehab specialist Patrick brings a deep insight to the demands of gymnastics movement on the physical wellbeing of young people, and is adept and getting them up and running as efficiently as possible! Patrick has presented at Tri Star camps and is a regular contributor to MAG Squad 360.
Dr Mnthali Price
Mnthali is a familiar face to all at Tri Star having presented workshops at our Summer Camps on all things mental health for many years. Mnthali was an athlete and coach at Tri Star and through her professional practice in psychology works with child and adolescent mental health, as well as presenting in a variety of settings. As a regular contributor to the MAG Squad 360 programme Mnthali has a unique insight to the psychological demands of competitive gymnastics, and a keen awareness of the need to make mental health tools practical and accessible to our athletes. Mnthali is a big proponent of the opportunities sport can offer in the development of young people.
Mark Holyoake
Mark was a Commonwealth level athlete, having competed at the 2006 and 2010 games. Mark’s training is in exercise science and he is the owner of Carbon Method gym in Mt Eden. Mark works with athletes from multiple sports helping them, and his regular gym goers to maximise their training effectiveness with a particular focus on core strength. Mark’s broad expertise with exercise prescription includes functional strength and conditioning, pilates, myofascial release, crossfit, ELDOA,and he is a senior qualified GNZ Coach. All this experience will help ensure the physical preparation for our athletes is balanced and effective.
Hayley Glasgow
Hayley is a physiotherapist who currently works with the majority of our WAG athletes, treating onsite a few times / week. Hayley was a Commonwealth Games representative athlete, and has travelled as medical support with the national team to World Championships. As Hayley regularly treats athletes in our training environment she has excellent visibility to the impact of training practices, and is able to offer real time support to coaches and athletes in their injury prevention and rehabilitation programmes.
Athlete Leaders
Tri Star has recently appointed athlete leaders for each of our competitive codes. These outstanding individuals already embody our club values, and with the support of our Athlete Wellbeing Coordinator they have a key role in developing our supportive training culture. in 2022 you'll see our Athlete Leaders encouraging our younger athletes at competition, leading team challenges in training, facilitating athlete feedback discussions and ensuring we are wrapping the right support around our aspiring champions.
Our 2023 Athlete Leaders are:
Will Fu-Allen (MAG)
- My name is William Fu-Allen, I am 20 years old and I am the MAG programs athlete leader. I have been competing in competitive gymnastics for around 12 years now and this year is my 4th year at Tristar. I am part of the Senior Tristar team and am surrounded by amazing, humble and hard working teammates who always have a positive attitude towards practices and helping all individuals around them. I am currently in my final year of University where I am studying a degree in Biological Science majoring in Zoology and Microbiology. My university experience has been a struggle with Covid but I have thoroughly enjoyed full time study. This year, I look forward to competing nationally as well as internationally as I have some new skills I want to compete within high pressure environments. I understand the gymnastics scene can sometimes have a lot of pressure and be quite stressful as well as the difficulties in juggling school life as well as other co-curricular activities. With this being said, I want to be as communicative and approachable to all athletes from all disciplines as well as parents, so please don't hesitate to come talk to me!
Grace Wellington (WAG)
- Hi! I’m Grace, I’m 16 years old and I have the absolute pleasure of being one of your athlete leaders for 2022. I have been doing artistic gymnastics for about 13 years and have been competing for about 10 years. This year I cannot wait for the competition season and seeing all the other clubs again it seems like it’s been forever! Outside the gym I love to bake, play the drums, dance and hang out with my friends and family. I hope I get to know each and everyone of you better throughout the course of the year and that everyone has a great year! Please come and say hi next time you see me at the gym!
Poppy Glasgow (WAG)
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My name is Poppy and I am a step 8 gymnast and I have done gym for 8 years. This year I am looking forward to competing and learning new skills and also being an athlete leader! I am passionate about mental skill training and I recently started judging so I am excited to continue that!
Ollie Lynas (Trampoline)
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My name is Ollie. I have been a Tristar for at least 12/13 years with only a couple of short breaks. I started off doing gymnastics, but when the trampoline group started I joined that. Recently I started coaching afterschool GFA classes on Tuesdays. I am at the gym most days of the week and so if you see my around feel free to say hi! This year I can’t wait to get back into competitions after covid cancelled many of them. I am looking forward to seeing everybody about the gym and I hope everybody has a great year.
Athlete Representatives
Tri Star also has two Athlete Representatives on our Board of Directors. These athletes report quarterly, directly to our board of trustees, bringing an athlete voice directly to our governance space. This years Athlete Representatives are William Fu-Allen and Grace Wellington.
