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Gym Owner and Tumbling Coach

Experience:

• 30 plus years tumbling coach - certified to level 6
• Owned 3 gymastics gyms plus Phoenix Fitness
• 8 years tumbling coach for Deer Valley High School
• Holds numerous State and Nationals championships
• Retired US Navy - 4 years on the Aircraft Carrier Independence
• Birthday: October 26
• Hobbies: karaoke, playing poker and fishing

Gym Owner, Office Manager and Bookkeeper

Experience

• Involved in tumbling and cheerleading 22+ years
• Previous President AZ State Women's Gymnastics Association
• Certified USA Gymnastics Meet Director
• Birthday: May 30
• Hobbies: gardening, painting pottery, playing poker and spoiling her grandchildren

Gym Owner and Head Coach/Gym Director

Experience

• 13 years All Star Gym Owner, Coach and Gym Director 
• 2 years High School Varsity Head Coach
• 30 + years gymnastics/tumbling/cheer experience
• 6 years of competitive gymnastics
• All Around Regional and State Titles
• 6 years of formal dance training (ballet, modern dance, jazz)
• Varsity Cheerleader
• NAU Pom Line
• Numerous All Star Cheer National, Regional and State Titles
• USASF Member
• USASF Credentialled
• AACCA Member/Certified
•  Judges Certified
• 15 years of Choreography (cheer and gymnastics) 
• Associates of Science - Legal Assistant
• Bachelors of Arts - Business Management
• Birthday June 25
• Hobbies: loves to spend time with my family and friends when I'm not in the gym 

 All Star Coach

Experience

• 3 year high school cheer - awards include All American and Best Dance and Solo at UCA National
• 2 year performance dance
• 4 year All Star cheer
• 4 years Competitive Dance team
• 8 years All Star cheer and dance coach
• 6 years Choreographing dance and All Star cheer teams
• USASF Credentialled
• 8 years Choreography experience
• Hobbies: Playing with my daughter, spending time with friends and going dancing!
• Birthday - March 8

All Star Coach

Experience

• 10 years as All Star cheerleader
• All Star World's qualifier 2 years, Bronze Medal Winner 2008
• Multiple National, State and Regional Championships
• 7 years coaching
• USASF Credentialled
• 3 years of Choreography
• Attends Glendale Community College - pursing an Associates degree in Dance
• Birthday: June 3
• Hobbies: dancing, shopping, clubbing

All Star Coach

Experience

• 2 years High school cheerleading
• 5 years All Star cheerleading
• 8 years coaching
• 10 years fitness choreography
• 6 years co-choreographer for All Star cheerleading and solo routines
• Won many cheer, dance and jump awards
• USASF Certifiied
• Birthday: June 21
• Hobbies: dancing, singing, listening to music and impersonating Michael Jackson

All Star Coach

Experience

• 3 years high school cheerleading
• 4 years All-Star Cheerleading
• Scholarship to ASU – becoming a Secondary Education math teacher
• Multiple national, state and regional championships
• Awards: Most dedicated Cheerleader
• Birthday: April 14^th
• Hobbies: school, shopping, football games, and hanging out with friends

Tumbling Coach

Experience

• 10 years competitive gymnastics
• NCAA competitive gymnast at Miami Univeristy
• 2 year cheerleading at Eastern Illinois University
• 15 years gymnastics coach
• Birthday: July 13
• Hobbies: tumbling and hanging out with family

  All Star Coach

Experience

• 3 year high school cheer - awards include Two time All American
• 1 year performance dance
• 1 year All Star cheer
• Scholarship to Glendale Community College
• 2 years Pop Warner Coach
• 2 years Pop Warner Choreographer 
• Hobbies: School and son
• Birthday:  March 18