Gymnastics was my first love. But as the 5th of 11 children, my parents could not afford to put me in classes, so I babysat and did a paper route to earn my own way…which didn’t amount to much gym time. To this day, my desire to be doing gymnastics has lingered like a thirst that cannot be quenched.

I started coaching gymnastics in 2002 as my “college job” while going to school to become a music teacher. It got me back in the gym, but without the expense, and I started learning gymnastics again, many years after that paper route! Learning how to coach helped me fix a lot of technique issues and I was able to learn even more skills than I did as a child, which was pretty thrilling to me.

Life took many twists and turns after graduating with my degree in music. Now I find myself starting a non-traditional gymnastics center that carries a grand vision for using gymnastics as a tool of transformation—for adults and children alike. I could not do this without the support of my husband and children who are on this journey with me, nor without the guiding hand of my Father in Heaven and ever-present help from the ultimate life coach—Jesus Christ—who is my everything. Much more to come….

~ Coach Annie