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Student Spotlight: MaryBeth Widman, ASI Arlington

MaryBeth Widman is an adorable Kidz Gym student at ASI Arlington. She loves coming to Coach Phil’s class on Wednesdays, because she gets to act silly and have fun. In her free time, she likes to play on playgrounds and swing on swing sets, and she takes that same playful energy with her into ASI every week! She especially likes to swing on the rope and jump on the tumble tramp.

Quote from MaryBeth

“I love to jump and swing!”

MaryBeth’s family has been taking classes at ASI for almost two years, ever since they heard about our wonderful programs through some friends in the special needs community. MaryBeth’s older brother, Mitchell, takes Gymmie Kids classes, and MaryBeth takes Kidz Gym Level 1. She really enjoys dancing to the music and playing with the props during the music circle time. Our preschool classes are designed to give kids early exposure to colors, letters, shapes, seasons, animals and more. MaryBeth learns something new every week!

MaryBeth’s favorite thing about ASI is Coach Phil!

Quote from MaryBeth’s Mom

“He is so patient, gentle, funny and has awesome attention to detail. He can tell just by looking at her face if she is having a bad day or not.”

MARYBETH WIDMAN

ASI ARLINGTON

Age

  • 3

School

  • Fielder Baptist

Grade

  • Pre K

Favorite Gymnastics Skill

  • Rope swing and jumping on tumble tramp

Favorite Candy

  • Chocolate M&M’s

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Coaches Corner

Coach’s Corner: Phil Humbert, ASI Arlington

At ASI, we are committed to offering the best gymnastics instruction possible for every child at their level. To us, that means a toddler deserves the same high quality gymnastics that we offer to our top level gymnasts. Thankfully, we have amazing coaches like Coach Phil Humbert to ensure that our little ones get exactly what they deserve: the best, most fun gymnastics class around!

Coach Phil gets to be a kid every day at work!

Coach Phil started coaching at ASI Arlington almost 7 years ago, and he still says that it was the best decision he ever made! Now, he is one of the top-ranked coaches in our entire company! Because Phil is such a talented coach, he is capable of teaching all kinds of gymnastics classes and special events like Parents’ Night Out and Survivor Camp, but he really shines in preschool classes. He is energetic, fun, and so creative, his students can’t take their eyes off him. We think Phil is so great at working with kids because in reality, he’s just a big kid himself. So many adults forget how to have fun as they grow up, but Phil gets paid to have fun every day!

Quote from Phil

“I love that we have created a world that is all about loving kids! No matter the ability, the age, or the size, any kid can come to ASI and have a life changing experience. For me it’s all about FUN, and I get to have FUN every day I come to work. Where else am I going to find a job that welcomes that kind of desire?”

After watching Phil have so much success, we asked ourselves, “How can we replicate Phil’s amazing coaching talents, so that kids everywhere can have this much fun in their gymnastics classes?” Now, Phil is overseeing our Preschool gymnastics program for the whole company. In addition to coaching, he will be traveling from gym to gym, making sure that all of our coaches have the training and resources they need to give kids an amazing experience every time they walk into an ASI Gymnastics facility. At ASI, if you work hard and love kids, there is no limit to how much you can grow in your career!

Quote from Phil

“Through ASI I am able to have a full-time job that I love! I honestly enjoy coming to work everyday and know that each day is going to be different than any day before! I get compensated fairly, have health insurance, and work for a company that I know genuinely cares about me as a person. I have been given opportunities to grow as an employee and look forward to hopefully growing into newer and bigger roles in the future. What more could I ask for?”

PHIL HUMBERT

ASI ARLINGTON

Coaches

  • Tiny Tots
  • Kidz Gym
  • Girls classes
  • Boys classes
  • Birthday Parties
  • Camp, Open Gym, and PNO

High School

  • Round Rock High School

College

  • University of Mary Hardin Baylor

Favorite hobbies

  • Fishing, volleyball, disc golf, and movies

Favorite Love Song

  • “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” by AeroSmith

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Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Aya Hallak, ASI Firewheel

Aya Hallak is a smart, friendly 2nd grader at Brighter Horizon Academy, and she enjoys swimming, reading, and playing with her friends. Aya also loves gymnastics! She started taking classes at ASI Firewheel 6 months ago, and she has worked so hard and learned so much that she made it onto Coach Ann-Marie’s Level 1 Team! She has had so much fun competing this meet season, and she especially loves performing her floor routine.

Quote from Aya

“The Floor Routine is my strength. I feel like I’m dancing!”

If you ask Aya what she loves most about gymnastics, she’ll tell you “Everything!”

As much as she loves dancing on the floor, balancing on the beam, swinging on the bars, and running and jumping on the vault, Aya’s favorite thing about ASI is Coach Ann-Marie. At ASI, we put a lot of emphasis on the relationship between students and their coaches. Coaches like Ann-Marie are great role models for kids. They teach kids how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and a positive attitude. They help them take pride in their accomplishments and the hard work it took to get there. Aya feels lucky to have someone so positive to look up to.

Quote from Aya’s Mom

“Coach Ann-Marie has been an excellent coach. She is always teaching and challenging her students, and she builds their confidence!”

Aya has gained confidence and experience from competing for the first time this season.

AYA HALLAK

ASI FIREWHEEL

Age

  • 8

School

  • Brighter Horizon Academy

Grade

  • 2nd Grade

Favorite Gymnastics Skill

  • Floor routine

Favorite Candy

  • M&Ms

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Coaches Corner

Coach’s Corner: Ann-Marie Delgadillo, ASI Firewheel

On March 1, 2014, ASI is hosted a GRAND RE-OPENING at ASI FIREWHEEL to celebrate the awesome new staff we’ve built. There are a lot of friendly new faces who love kids, love gymnastics, and love to have fun! One of those new faces is Ann-Marie Delgadillo. Coach Ann-Marie moved to Dallas last summer and started coaching at ASI almost immediately after she walked into one of our gyms for the first time. She knew right away that she wanted to be a part of the fun!

Ann-Marie is one of many friendly new faces at ASI Firewheel.

Quote from Ann-Marie

“I heard about ASI by attending an ASI team meet for my boyfriend’s niece. I was still deciding when I was going to move to Dallas, but when I learned about how amazing this company was, my decision was easy. ASI offers so much to their employees. You can grow and grow as much as you want. There are so many types of classes to teach or fun products to work. The opportunities are amazing!”

Coach Ann-Marie loves to give encouragement to her team athletes during their meets, keeping them calm and positive. What a great role model!

Ann-Marie grew up doing gymnastics, and she feels so lucky to share the sport she loves with kids every day. The best part about her job is that she gets to share it with kids of all ages and abilities. At ASI, we believe that gymnastics is the best athletic development available to kids, and it’s our goal to offer the best gymnastics instruction possible to every child at their level. Whether a child has Olympic dreams or just needs to burn off some energy and have a blast in a safe, loving environment, there is a place for every child at ASI. Gymnastics can have an incredible impact on a child’s life, which is why Ann-Marie is so thrilled to be a part of that process!

Ann-Marie loves sharing gymnastics with kids of all ages.

Quote from Ann-Marie

“I love teaching kids how awesome this sport is. It is such a great physical activity for kids, but also helps them gain confidence, structure and discipline. It makes me so happy when a child accomplishes a skill and their face lights up. This is a very rewarding job.”

ANN-MARIE DELGADILLO

ASI FIREWHEEL

Coaches

  • Girls Team, Levels 1 & 2
  • Tiny Tots
  • Kidz Gym
  • Girls classes
  • Camp lead, Open Gym, and PNO

High School

  • Sandra Day O’Connor High School

College

  • Currently enrolled at DCCCD

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Team News

ASI Meets: Perfectly Balanced

Last weekend, ASI Gymnastics hosted our “Weekend with the Girls” Meet at ASI The Woodlands, and the lovely ladies who competed put on quite a show! As you can probably tell from the pictures on our Facebook page, this wasn’t just a meet, it was a party!

ASI Gymnasts didn’t just look good in their boas and stunner shades, they looked good in their routines as well. ASI Gymnastics The Woodlands took 1st place in the large team competitions for Levels 1-3, 2nd place in the Level 4 small team competition, and 1st place in the Level 5 small team competition. Talk about stealing the show!

Silliness aside, teams from ASI Gymnastics The Woodlands made quite an impression this weekend with 4 first place finishes!

Despite the scores and the judges, meets are about so much more than competition. Gymnastics meets give kids the opportunity to showcase their talents and hard work throughout the season. They help kids develop confidence and learn about teamwork. A fun environment like the one ASI creates at all of our hosted meets promotes sportsmanship, and turns our meets into a celebration of our athletes’ accomplishments, instead of a stressful, intimidating sporting event. Dressing up, acting silly, and posing for pictures reminds our kids that while gymnastics is a serious sport that develops essential life skills like discipline and perseverance, there is always room for a little fun!

ASI Meets are the perfect balance of hard work and fun!

We love hosting meets so much, we’ve got even more stellar meets coming up! This weekend, March 1-2, we’re hosting the Survivor Challenge meet at ASI Keller. Girls Levels 1-6 will compete in 4 sessions on Saturday and 3 sessions on Saturday. Next Sunday, March 9, we’re hosting the Rockin’ in the USA meet at ASI Arlington, the second boys meet of the season. Stay tuned to our website, Facebook, and Twitter, where we’ll be posting photos, results, and more for the rest of the season!

ASI Gymnastics The Woodlands took 1st place in the large team competitions for Levels 1-3, 2nd place in the Level 4 small team competition, and 1st place in the Level 5 small team competition.

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