Background
Tauranga Roller Skating Club was formed in 2017. We are a small and vibrant club, and our focus is on developing our skaters and ensuring we promote Artistic Skating in our area. Our skaters compete all year round at various open days, regional and national competitions throughout the country and some, internationally.
Our club's first attendance at the National Championships was in 2018, where three of our skaters competed. The following year we doubled the number of qualifying skaters, increasing to ten skaters in 2022 where 3 of our skaters were selected to represent New Zealand at the Oceania Championships.
Performance
In 2023, ten of our skaters qualified for the New Zealand National Championships held in July, all placed in their events and taking home several medals and New Zealand titles. Following this event, three of our skaters qualified for the Oceania Championships held in Brisbane, Australia, winning two Gold medals and coming home as Oceania Champions. Our club continues to grow and reach new levels with every coming season. Next year our number of skaters intending to qualify for the Oceania Championships will double. A few of our skaters are also training with the intention to qualify for the World Championships.
Our Skaters
Our competitive skaters range from 11 years upwards, including two juniors skating in advanced international grades.
Classes
We also hold structured Kiwiskate classes (facilitated by SkateNZ) for all ages as an introduction to skating and a prerequisite to artistic coaching lessons. Several of our advanced artistic skaters coach this program, which requires them to achieve the appropriate coaching accreditations, paving the way to a very exciting career.
Our club also offers adult classes from time to time and we would like to see this group increase in size and regularity should we have a permanent venue to use.
Our Coaches
Head Coach: Michelle Webb
Beginner and Learn to skate coaches: Megan Cheetham, Amy Cheetham and Amber Smith
Tauranga Roller Skating Club is continuing to grow and our skaters are continuing to reach greater levels of outstanding achievements thanks to the dedication of our head coach, who also competes at Masters level.
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