Our Coaches

: Heather (Owner) Heather has over 10 years of coaching experience. She has been a Gym Owner for the last 7 years at WGV Gymnastics. She has experience as a Preschool Coach, Recreational Gymnastics Coach, and Competitive Team Coach. She has her meet director certification and all safety certifications. She has helped develop many recreational gymnastics programs. Coach Heather is certified by both USAG and AAU.

: Coach Ariel (Asst. Manager) (Team Coach lvls: 2,3, and xcel) Ariel has been a gymnast and dancer since the age of 4. She has been coaching gymnastics for 6 years and coached everything from preschool to level 3 team. She is also the Assistant Manager for WGV Gymnastics. She has a wonderful eye for form and focuses on the fundamentals of gymnastics.

: Coach Fig (Head Coach) Copy/Paste this link into your web browser for Coach Fig’s bio. We are excited to add him to our team of wonderful coaches! http://wgvgymnastics.com/coach-fig-bio/

: Coach Alice (Preschool Director) Alice loves to encourage and enjoys teaching. As a gymnastics coach, she gets to combine both! She is passionate about helping her students discover and develop their personal best.

: Coach Jesseka (Team lvls: 2 and 3)Jesseka started gymnastics at a young age. She competed for over 5 years in USAG and AAU meets. Having reached level 7, she knows what it is like to be a gymnast and how difficult but rewarding it can be. Jesseka is eager to share her love and knowledge of gymnastics with her students.

: Coach Thea (Team) Coach Thea has been actively involved in gymnastics for 18 years. She was a competitive gymnast for 8 years and has been a coach for 5. She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and minoring in Sports Management. She is hoping to pursue a master’s degree and PhD in Sport Psychology. Thea has worked under numerous experienced mentors, including an Olympic-level and a division 1 coach. Her primary goal as a coach is to help young gymnasts fall in love with the sport just as she has. She likes to maintain the fun of the sport while also emphasizing form, technique, and discipline.

: Coach Paul (Team) Coach Paul has over 50 years of experience coaching at numerous gymnastics facilities in many different states. He was the Program Director/Head Coach at Village Gymnastics for 24 years prior to joining the WGV Gymnastics family. He has experience with all levels of recreational and competitive gymnastics for local, state, regional, and national.

: Coach Lauren (Preteam and Xcel) Coach Lauren has been coaching for over 2 year with experience in all rec class types from preschool through pre-team. She has competed in gymnastics for over 5 years making it to level 5. She also did competitive cheer for over 9 years. Coaching is her passion because she loves to watch kids excel in gymnastics. She is currently in school studying radiology.

Call us at (904) 940-1895