Coach Sascha has been coaching as ASI Allen for about five months now! She specializes in coaching Power Tumbling and loves all of her Silver and Gold tumbling classes. She went to Allen High School and now attends Collin College. To stay fit, Coach Sascha practices regularly with her cheerleading team, and also tumbles and stunts in her free time.
When asked about her background with children, she said, “As a coach of the Scott Johnson middle school cheerleaders for the past three years prior to my job at ASI, I have been very comfortable with an environment that combines my knowledge as an athlete and my ability to teach children.”
Her personal athletic background includes being a worlds level cheerleader for Cheer Athletics for almost six years. This year she is excited to be on Coalition6, a small international coed level 6 cheerleading team. She says, “this sport is now my passion and I strive to use everything I learn from it to become a better coach, athlete, and person.”
She describes her coaching style as purposeful, effective, and logical. She admires ASI for how structured it is…”from classes to camp, there is a certain way to go about each product, meaning there are built in precautions making it feel like a process that has been through many trials and errors to find what is just right.” We are so happy to have Coach Sascha here at Allen and her experience as an athlete to teach these kids some awesome tumbling skills!
Arlington
Alia has worked at ASI Arlington for almost six months, and she is becoming one of the parent’s favorite. She coaches Tiny Tots, Kidz Gym, and Girls Gymnastics. Her parents love that she is patient, understanding, and always incorporates versatility to her classes.
Alia was a nanny for a couple of years and babysat. She also worked at the church summer camp for a couple of years. She played volleyball for ten years, for both school and club teams, all the way through her senior year. She received volleyball offers, but didn’t take them because she wasn’t in love with the sport anymore.
“I love that when you are given a class, the students in the class become like family. My kids always tell me that they loving coming to my class.” This was her confirmation that she loved her job. Kids learn that you can still have fun while learning, becoming flexible, and developing social skills.
Alia loves coaching at ASI!
Cypress
Abigail is a hands on, patient, and enthusiastic coach at ASI Cypress. She coaches Girls Gymnastics and Kidz Gym. She says that gymnastics is great because “it is the only sport that works all of your muscles that easily translates into any other sport. Anybody at any age or level can get something out of gymnastics and it is also a lot of fun!”
Abigail has been with ASI for one year and coaches because she loves being able to share her knowledge of gymnastics while inspiring children to push harder and work to their full capability. She also loves the atmosphere of ASI. She says that it is incrediblw and refreshing!
Firewheel
Gabbie has been with ASI Firewheel for three months now. She currently coaches Girls Silver and Girls Gold. Growing up, Gabbie participated in gymnastics. “I competed Level 7 before I took a break. I did varsity gymnastics at my high school for one year before I moved from Washington to Texas three years ago.”
Gabbie believes gymnastics is a great way for kids to stay active, while also helping build coordination and confidence. “Gymnastics is a fun sport, and it’s a great outlet for kids to be themselves and have a great time.”
What Gabbie loves most about coaching at ASI is being able to work with the children. “I love working with the kids. They always have funny stories to tell me or riddles and jokes. They always keep me laughing. The girls are so excited to do gymnastics and I love helping them improve while having a good time with them.”
Currently Gabbie attends Sachse High School. She stays active by going on runs with her dog. Coach Gabbie is always positive and helpful. We are excited to have her on our team!
Keller
Coach Wally has coached at ASI for nine years, and has a total of 12 years coaching experience! His background includes working with children for many years by either babysitting, putting on a magic show, and being a clown in the circus or in a coaching capacity. Coach Wally is a natural and has coached other youth sports, but keeps returning to gymnastics. Wally loves gymnastics for kids because “it is a fun way to keep fit!” The students here in Keller love Wally because he is always happy and silly. The parents love Coach Wally because he is extremely creative at finding ways to teach their children while running a very well-organized class. Wally coaches Tiny Tots, Kidz Gym, Acro and Girls Gymnastics in Keller. He is also one of our most in demand Birthday Party coaches and always makes Camp, PNO, and Open Gym extra fun!
Coach Wally’s personal athletic background includes time spent as a professional wrestler! His favorite event to coach is trampoline. Wally’s coaching style is fun and detailed. He finds ways to correct and inspire his gymnasts in a fun way that makes them excited to learn and progress. Coach Wally loves coaching at ASI because he loves being able to coach every athlete at their level. We think Coach Wally is pretty special here in Keller and we love having him here every day!
Mesquite
Coach Katie at ASI Mesquite is one of our senior coaches, and also the Gym Manager. She has been coaching with ASI for five years now, and loves every second of it! She is certified in a wide variety of our classes from Tiny Tots all the way to Girls Team. Her favorite events to coach would have to be bars and floor. She would sum up her coaching style in three short words as, “Positive, Direct, Safe”.
One reason Katie loves working at ASI is getting to work with kids. “I have always had a love for kids! I started by babysitting when I was in high school. I always knew I wanted to work with kids in a bigger way but never knew how, until I found ASI.”
As a child, Katie even attended ASI and was on our Girls Team. Her positive experience back then is what lead her to apply.” I always loved the environment at ASI, and knew coaching is something I wanted to pursue. As soon as I walked in the door to apply (because we didn’t have an application online back then) and I knew this was where I was meant to be. It has always felt like home to me!” As the Gym Manager in Mesquite, Katie holds such an important role to the staff. She is an amazing leader who truly cares for every one of her employees.
Outside of doing gymnastics as a child, Katie was very involved in other sports. She played soccer from the age of five years until after she graduated High School, was a Cheerleader in middle school and High school, and did tap/ballet as a child.
Plano West
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Coach Lee! Plano West’s very own personal trainer has been part of the superhero group for six months. Lee coaches Tiny Tots Level 1, Kidz Gym Level 1, Boys Gymnastics- Bronze and Silver, and Boys Team. In the time before he was part of the superhero group of ASI, he was still involved in fitness and the healthy development of children. He coached at Stretch n Grow and at the YMCA.
Throughout his life, he has been involved in many physical activities. He played soccer, basketball, football, and flag football. One of the great things that makes Coach Lee a great coach is the impact he makes on his students. He is positive, encouraging, firm, and energetic. As you can tell, Lee loves sports and physical activity all around. His favorite events year round are the Super Bowl, Basketball Championship, NSA, and of course the Olympics. When he is not exercising, or playing basketball, soccer, volleyball, biking or playing any other spot, he enjoys having a relaxing time reading a good book. One of his favorite books is How Successful People Think, by John C. Maxwell.
Coach Lee believes gymnastics is great because “it teaches you control, discipline. It gives you an awesome full body workout, and it’s a great therapy for the mind.” He coaches at ASI because he believes in the mission to touch each child and “progress them at their own level and to make sure the child has a fun and safe environment to work in.” His teaching style is motivational, fun, and engaging.
Rockwall
Megan has been coaching at ASI Rockwall for a little over five months now and we are so excited that she is part of our team. She currently coaches our Girls Recreational classes – both Bronze and Gold Level.
Coach Megan actually attended ASI herself for a few years when she was little. She then continued her love for gymnastics in middle school where she was placed on the advanced gymnastics team for two years. She is now in High School at Rockwall Heath where she is on the Varsity Gymnastics team.
Megan has had a lot of experience through the years with being around kids. She has been babysitting since age 11 and she still continues to do so. She is a volunteer at Lake Point Church in the children’s ministry, and also volunteers at Lake Rockwall Estates tutoring kiddos. She also attends mission trips to help with special needs kids anytime she has the chance.
We asked Megan what brought her to ASI and why does she love it… “I love to be able to get to know the kids and impact their life in a positive way. At ASI you get to form a personal relationship with them and help them succeed not only in gymnastics, but in life.”
She sums up coaching at ASI with these five words: “fun, safe, interactive, fulfilling, and family-friendly.” With Megan’s attendance at ASI in her early years, she says she knew once she got older that she wanted to be a part of the experience of coaching here.
Megan says gymnastics is great for kids because it is a fun way to get physical activity in while having fun and staying safe. When we asked Megan to describe her coaching style in three words, those words were “entertaining, passionate, and hands-on”. She also added that her absolute favorite event to coach would have to be beam.
We are very lucky to have such an amazing “team player” not only as a coach at ASI, but as part of the ASI family.
The Woodlands
Kayla is an energetic, confident, and unique coach that loves gymnastics because it can challenge each kid at their own level. She coaches a ton of classes including Girls Gymnastics, Power Tumbling, Kidz Gym, Open Gym, and Parents’ Night Out. ASI The Woodlands has been so blessed with Coach Kayla for a year now. They love her energy and the smile she always has on her face. We asked her what her favorite thing about ASI is she said, “The ability to always be a kid.” We look forward to many more year with Coach Kayla!
