Skyriders Trampoline Got You Interested? Try a Lesson at Airborne Trampoline

Awesome to watch Rosie MacLennan win gold at the London 2012 Olympics Trampoline competition on Saturday!

Lots of folks are probably looking up the Skyriders Trampoline Place in Richmond Hill, where Rosie MacLennan trains.  If you're not ready to join a club but just want to try it out, check out Airborne Trampoline.

They've got three locations in the Toronto area (Mississauga, Newmarket and Woodbridge, just west of Richmond Hill).  We've hosted a few birthday parties there, and it's a great way to tire 6-12 year olds out before they have their sugar fix of birthday cake.  And they do get tired out from their jumping.

It's safe, and fully supervised. Safety rules are drilled into the kids.  And at the end when the kids are tired, if there's still jumping time, the supervisors will put on a show and wow the kids.

Trish MacAllister recently visited Airborne Trampoline Mississauga for a lesson, and wrote about her experience in the Globe and Mail...

Want to be an Olympian? My Summer Games is a column that chases glory at the rec level.
When I was about 6 years old, my parents enrolled me in gymnastics. I didn’t manage much more than a somersault before I decided the sport was not for me. Even then I was acutely aware that I was accident-prone, not to mention lacking in co-ordination and flexibility. So what was I thinking when I decided to try out the Olympic sport of trampoline?....
          > Read the full article on the Globe and Mail Website


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"Much Ado About Nothing" - Teen Approved!

If you're looking to expose your tweens or teens to Shakespeare, a good comedy is Much Ado about Nothing, now on at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

We tore ourselves away from watching the London Olympics to attend the matinee.  Lots of fun, a great cast.  Beatrice (Deborah Hay) and Benedick (Ben Carlson) have great comedic timing.

If you want to check the actors out, take a look at this YouTube video, Much Ado About Nothing - Love and Wit | Between the Lines, and if you're looking for reviews, we found these useful:
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U19 Ringette World Championship - Team France, Team Russia & Team USA Announced

Ringette Canada has announced participants for Teams France Russia and USA in the U19 Ringette (Junior World) Championships in London, Ontario, December 28, 2012 to January 3, 2013.

Team France U19 Ringette Team
Alexandra Lanthier - Saint-Constant, QC
Karine Dorion - Ste-Anne de Kent, NB
Frédérique Bélanger - Callander, ON
Virginie Dufort - Sainte-Catherine, QC
Catharine Gadoury - Sainte-Julie, QC
Élise Pouliot - Ste-Julie, QC
Kassendra Maigar-Patenaude - Saint Constant, QC
Kalie Dyson - Lawrencetownm, NS
Stéphanie Robichaud - Grande-Digue, NB
Laurence Laroque – Vaudreuil, QC
Julia Commisso - Laval,QC
Laurie-Ann Ipperciel - Blainville, QC
Daphné Octeau - St-Eustache, QC
Laurence Pellerin - Varennes, QC
Sabrina Cormier - Memramcook, NB
Chelsea Moore - Morriston, ON
Zoe Coles - St-Constant, QC
Head Coach: David Singh – Montreal, QC
Assistant Coach: Gerald Lamoureux – Toronto, ON
Assistant Coach: Jane Marshall – Miramichi, NB

Team Russia U19 Ringette Team
Hailey Moore - Stittsville, ON
Sarah Brown - Kanata, ON
Rachel Peet – Goderich, ON
Jenna Van Koppen - Metcalfe, ON
Sarah Gross - Ottawa, ON
Jenna Dupuis - Whitby, ON
Emilie Laviolette - Nepean, ON
Emily MacDonald - Ottawa, ON
Michelle Suchard - London, ON
Lauren McGonigal - Arnprior, ON
Samantha McCullough - Courtice, ON
Brittany MacDonald - Osgoode, ON
Kayla Albert - Cambridge, ON
Kayla Kowalsky - Burlington, ON
Allie Marcotte - Nepean, ON
Stephanie Rheaume - Ottawa, ON
Shauna Simpson - St.Mary's, ON
Kali MacAdam - Antigonish, NS
Breanne Hutchings - Cambridge, ON
Head Coach: Bryson Lamble - Nepean, ON
Assistant Coach: Lawrence Fillmore - Herring Cove, NS
Assistant Coach: Carrie Lugg - Ottawa, ON

Team USA U19 Ringette Team
Lynn Seraphim - Vancouver, BC
Lauryn Girard - St. Albert, AB
Janelle Huberdeau - Lorette, MB
Jessica Friesen - Steinbach, MB
Cassidy LeMasurier - Red Deer, AB
Mia Cameron - Sherwood Park, AB
Jesse Nimegeers - White City, SK
Breanna Josephison - Maple Ridge, BC
Meghan Kelly - Red Deer, AB
Robyn Gillespie - Sherwood Park, AB
Nadia Izzo - Calgary, AB
Kinley Graves - Stonewall, MB
Anya Ostryzniuk - Regina, SK
Shyla Bruvall - Calgary, AB
Kirsten MacGregor - Red Deer, AB
Janelle Wilk - St. Albert, AB
Emily McMartin - Quesnel, BC
Leah Wells - Lethbridge, AB
Jayne Barrett - Saskatoon, SK
Hope Frazier – Michigan, USA
Head Coach: Richard White - Vancouver, BC
Assistant Coach: Chelsea Stone - Edmonton, AB
Assistant Coach: Kari Sadoway - Edmonton, AB 

Games will be played at the Western Fair Sports Centre.

Volunteers are being sought - Sign up here 
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