Aberdeenshire Sports Awards - 26th March 2010

Congratulations to Stuart McWatt (senior) and Stuart McWatt for winning Aberdeenshire sports coach of the year 2009 and male youth player of the year 2009. Well Done from the whole club!

Stuart McWatt (senior) was also recognised by Judo Scotland as children's coach of the year 2009.

Classes held at the Beacon

Just to let everyone know classes are now no longer being held at Dyce Primary School/Community Centre and are back at their original location of the Beacon

Elgin Open - 13th March 2010

Elgin open is one of the biggest area competitions in the north of Scotland with all of the clubs in the north east attending. Needless to say there was a great turn out. Garioch had 20 players attending all did very well with some great results.

Results

Boys:

Logan Rorie (-27kg ) Silver

Liam Atkin (-30kg) Gold

Lewis Mark (-30kg) Silver

Murray Wood (-30kg ) Bronze

Ben Demirander (-34kg) Silver

Morgan Cook (-34kg) Bronze

Rhyan Harper (-34kg ) 2 wins 2 loses

Fergus McFarlane (-38kg) Silver
Rurie McColl (-38kg) No result

Lewis Williamson (-38kg) 1 win 2 loses

James Littler (-46kg) Gold

Scott Lyall (-50kg) Bronze

Ross Mark (-50kg) Bronze

Keiran McColl (-50kg) No result

Girls:

Nicole Galt (-50kg) Silver

Rebecca Demirander (Open) Gold

Charlotte (Open) Silver

Youths:

Harriet Andrews - Silver

Adults:

Harriet Andrews - Bronze

Fiona Robertson - No result

Carol - Bronze

Phillip Jack (+80kg) Gold

Bradley Fyfe (+80kg) Silver

North West Judo Championships - 20th February 2010

Garioch had 9 players down at st.helens near Liverpool at the weekend and returned with some good results. the competition is one of the biggest junior ranking events in the uk.the standard of judo was very high with the best players in the uk attending.

Results

Stuart McWatt (-46kg) Silver
Murray Wood (-30kg) Bronze
James Littler - 5th place
Helen Forbes - 5th place
Ben Demirander - 5th place
Ewen MacDonald - 2 wins 2 loses
Morgan Cook - 1 win 2 loses
Jessie Mathewson - 1 win 2 loses
Lewis Mark - no result

Well done to all my players that took the time to go down and attend this event and the parents for their support!

Midland Area Open Competition - 30th & 31st January 2010

Garioch had some players down in Birmingham this weekend taking part in the first big competition of the year. It was held in Walsall university campus with over 300 competitors each day. Needless to say our guys where nervous, with new rule changes and some of them moving up weight categories it was never going to be a walk in the park.

Results

Stuart McWatt (-46kg B band) - Silver

Jessie mathewson (-44kg B band) - Silver

James littler -42kg B band - 5th

Ewan macdonald -55kg B band - no result

Well done to all four players great performance on the day.

Photos from the Garioch Winter Camp - 21st & 22nd December 2009

Garioch Winter Camp - 21st & 22nd December 2009

This was the first winter camp that we have run at Garioch and it went very well. The festive theme was helped with the heavy down fall of snow! The first hour every morning was done outside, running and doing circuit work. We then had plenty of judo and also some festive fun!

Well done to all that attended.

Pictures to follow....