THE COACHING TEAM:

EMILY LONDON – Head Coach:
Qualified as a gymnastics coach for 10 years, teaching a range of disciplines including Women’s artistic , Teamgym, Tumbling and Recreational gymnastics.
Also has experience as a competitive gymnast in women’s artistic, tumbling and Team gym – up to British standard.

JON MAKIN – Coach:
Jon is a qualified and enthusiastic coach; he has been assisting and running gymnastics classes for over 4 years and is very good at communicating with younger gymnasts. He is currently heading up the junior teamgym team.

LAUREN BARNEY – Assistant Coach:
Lauren has also completed the British Gymnastics assistant club coach exam and has been coaching for over two years. As an experienced gymnast Lauren has a wealth of knowledge to pass on to younger participants.

SARAH FAST – Assistant Coach:
Sarah has been coaching for over two years now and has recently completed her British Gymnastics coaching course. Sarah is also a gymnast and enjoys working with the younger gymnasts.

MICHELLE LONDON (Chelle) - Assistant Coach Chelle has a wealth of experience working with children from all backgrounds. She currently spends her summers woeking for thomas Cook running childrens activity camps. Her winters are spent in the gym coaching recreational classes.

ELAINE LONDON - Assistant Coach:
Elaine has many years experience in Gymnastics and has two daughters who have participated and competed at various levels

CHARLOTTE MAKIN (Chip) – Assistant Coach:
As well as coaching Chip is still a training gymnast. She is currently completing her British Gymnastics Assistant Club coach course and has been helping in classes for over a year.

CHARLOTTE HOPE (Charlie) – Assistant Coach:
Charlie is our assistant coach of the year 2007. She is a member of our Junior women’s team and is planning to take her British Gymnastics assistant club coach course later in the year.
KATIE LUCKWELL (KT) - Assistant Coach:
Katie is a confident member of our Junior team who enjoys sports acro and trampolining, she works particularly well with the younger gymnasts.
HANNAH STRONG - Assistant coach:
Hannah is a sports acrobatics gymnat with a good technical knowledge she is exempt from taking her assistnats course becasue she has trained at national level. Hannah will be heading up or development group in 2008
SAM PENTER - Assistnat coach:
Sam is a recreational gymnast herself with an interest in sport and coaching, she passed her assistnats course in Nov 2007 and h9opes to carry on in coaching for a long time.
ZOE GILLING - Trainee coach
Zoe is a parent of squad gymnast who was volunteering in the gym, she is doing her assistants course in 2008 and will be helping with squad conditioning and the development group.
Zoe is a
MJ - Choreographer:
MJ is an experienced dancer and choreographer who will help put togther squad floor routines and design rouines for club festivals

HELPERS: Alex Paddick /Emma Collns / Emily Pike / Rebecca Everett
All helpers also have comprehensive experience of coaching and or taking part in gymnastics and provide extra help to qualified coaches during sessions.