Cassandra Rice
Cassandra is one of the foremost coaches in the USA today. In 2000 she coached Tasha Schwikert to a spot on the Sydney Olympic Team. Since that time she has been named 2000 USOC Developmental Coach of the Year, 2000 USA Coach of the Year, 2001 International Elite Coach of the Year, and 2001 USAG Coach of the Year. Cassie is also the Owner of GYMCATS.
JIll Enrietta
Jill has been with Gymcats for over 9 years and is our girls team manager. She has coached team members to a number of national titles. She is an elite level coach, is CPR and safety certified and is an optional level judge. Jill is also the state chair for USA Women's Gymnastics, as well as the Nevada TOPs State Manager.
Paula Chance
Paula is our director of Dance and specializes in teaching younger kids. She is a dance professional with over 25 years experience in performance and dance training in numerous disciplines. She forms a great relationship with all her students and has an extensive background in childhood education.
Stacey Palmer
"Miss Stacey" our pre-school director has over 11 years experience with Gymcats. She has taught thousands of kids over the years and personally teaches over 250 kids each week. She is KAT certified and safety certified. She specializes in teaching children with special needs and has several autistic and handicapped children she teaches one on one each week. Ask our front desk about our special needs program. All her students know there is no match to Gymcats' Miss Stacey.
Kelly Hair
Kelly has over 25 years of coaching experience and is a master at technique. Kelly is our JET program co-director and Level 7-10 co-head coach. He teaches tots through to advanced tumbling and team kids and is especially known his teaching style and technical progressions so each kid achieves his/her best. Kelly is safety certified, KAT certified, a PDP instructor certifier, and cheerleading safety certified. Kelly is a preschool clinician for gyms in the Western U.S. Kelly has worked with ice skaters as a personal trainer and was the stage manager for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake.
Andre Badilla
Andre was a top level junior Olympic gymnast who received a full-ride scholarship to college. He is Gymcats director of the boys program and runs the boys tops program. He is also in charge of the jets development program for boys which is an accelerated program for younger boys who show outstanding ability in gymnastics. He is safety certified
Justin Martin
Justin is the assistant boys program director here at Gymcats. He is a former USAG Junior Olympic and NCAA competitor. He graduated from James Madison University and holds a degree in sports management and business. He is safety certified.
Melissa Brown
A former acrobat with Siegfried & Roy, a former high level gymnast and a coach for over 14 years, Misse enjoys teaching children and directs our Diamond team members as well as heads up the level 4,5 and 6 girls teams as well as coaches Levels 7 and 8. She is safety certified and an expert in technique and motivation.
Kim Snape
She is our TOPS team director and upper level coach. Kim is our JET program co-director and Level 7-10 co-head coach. She is a former trampoline and tumbling champion from Canada and has expert knowledge in aerial awareness and is also a choreographer. She has a special bond with kids of all levels and is safety certified.
Elena Csizmas
She is a former international elite gymnast from Romania who competed at the Olympic level of gymnastics. She heads up the level 4,5 and 6 girls teams as well as coaches Levels 7 and 8. Elena brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our Gymcats team. She has developed drills and training methods for the girls and they all love her! She is safety certified.
Kim Erickson
She is a former Level 9 Junior Olympic gymnast who coaches felines through team levels. She is a head coach for the level 4's and tops assistant director. She has a lot of knowledge in the sport of gymnastics and has developed unique drills and training methods for our tops kids, rec kids and team kids. She is safety certified.
Jill Kuch
Jill teaches all levels of gymnasts from babies to team. She is our Rec center director and has a great background of knowledge and is known for getting kids to achieve their best. She is safety and CPR certified.
Tammam Cheetany (Mr. C)
Mr. C runs his classes with a focus on discipline, hard work and improving skills each week in class. He has a high degree of knowledge of the shorin -ryu form of Martial arts and his dedication to his students is unsurpassed. He is also safety certified and CPR certified.
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