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The
Staff
Turle's
Staff members are Safety-Certified by USA
Gymnastics. Many of Turle's instructors are
rated gymnastic officials and members of the
National Association of Women's Gymnastic
Judges.
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Turle's
instructors are also:
- USA
Gymnastics Certified Skill Evaluators
- USA
Gymnastics Professional Members
- Amateur
Athletic Union Members
- CPR
Trained
- First
Aid Certified
- Sports
Medicine Certified
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Turle's
recommends that when searching for a gymnastics
school, you look for instructors that are
qualified and certified to teach gymnastics.
Your child's gymnastics experience should
be a positive and safe experience.
Kathy
Turle–Waldron is the
head Competitive Team Director for Levels
4 – 10. She is a USAG and AAU
professional member, a member of the
National Association of Women’s
Gymnastics Judges, as well a USAG skill
evaluator.
Kathy is the Varsity coach for Twinsburg
High School where she has been coaching
for many years. During this time Kathy
has been named Ohio High School District
Coach of the Year for the 2001 –
2002, 2004 – 2005 and 2006-
2007 gymnastics seasons. Kathy was
also nominated for the State Coach
of the Year for the 2004 – 2005
and 2005 – 2006 seasons.
While coaching the Twinsburg Varsity
High School Team, Kathy led the girls
to the WRC Championship for the 2005
– 2006 season and was presented
with the honor of Coach of the Year.
Kathy has coached athletes from Level
4 – 10 and has had numerous
Sate, Regional and National Qualifiers
and Champions in her 25 years of coaching.
Kathy truly enjoys
working with athletes. Her 20 + years
of experience as well as her gift
for developing the talent of young
athletes is what makes Turle’s
Team program one of the best in the
state and region.
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Jenn
Kingure has been a part of Turle’s
American Gymnastics and Trampoline Academy
for the past 14 years. Starting gymnastics
when she was only 8 years old, Jenn showed
a natural potential for the sport and
quickly progressed to the competitive
team. During her 12 years of competition
with Turle’s Jenn achieved many
great accomplishments. Jenn is a 2 time
National Qualifier and Regional Champion
as a USA Gymnastics Level 9 and a State
Runner ? Up on Uneven Bars at the Ohio
High School State Competition for Aurora
High School.
Jenn has been applying her skills to coaching
at Turle’s for the past 5 years
and has completed her degree in Business
Management from Cuyahoga Community College.
Jenn has also successfully completed the
level 5/6 judges accreditation. Jenn’s
competitive background has become a strong
influence on her coaching style. Teaching
her students to obtain many skills quickly
with an eye for perfecting technique and
form is Jenn’s specialty.
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Nicole
Koyan has been a staff member
of Turle’s American Gymnastics
and Trampoline Academy since it opened
in 1992. As a child Nicole was involved
in both dance and gymnastics and began
competing by the age of 10. Nicole began
working at Turle’s coaching recreational
classes as a part time job during high
school and immediately knew working
with children was for her. After graduating
high school Nicole continued to work
at Turle’s, while she later obtained
a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary
Education from Kent State University
in 2000.
After spending five years in the classroom,
Nicole has decided to make coaching
at Turle’s more than just a part
time job. Now employed as Facility Director
of Turle’s, Nicole has more time
to spend with her young daughter while
still being able to work with children
in an educational setting.
With 14 years coaching experience, Nicole
coaches at almost all skill levels enjoying
seeing the progress in her students
at each level. Whether her students
are mastering a round off back handspring
or a backward roll, you will often hear
Nicole cheering her students on, proud
of each child’s individual achievements.
Nicole’s light and energetic workout
style has led many students to love
the sport of gymnastics and continue
on to the competitive team.
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| Lizette
Simon was born and raised in
The Netherlands. She moved to the United
States in 1992 with her husband Jeff,
whom she met in The Netherlands while
he was stationed there. Lizette, Jeff,
and their children, Tori (10) and Caleb
(6), have lived in Twinsburg since 1999.
Growing
up loving the sport of gymnastics, Lizette
started taking
recreational classes at a young age.
At the age of 11, she started to
participate at the competitive level.
Later on, Lizette became a coach and
was also an active FIG certified judge
for 5 years. During this time,
Lizette was able to learn much about
the importance of technique, precision
and form in gymnastics competition.
Lizette joined the Turle’s staff
in 2005. She will primarily be working
with
the Intermediate Optional and Team Program.
As a mom of two, Lizette has a gift
at connecting with all her students
on a personal level and finding the
best ways for each of her students to
excel. She is committed to bringing
out only the best in all and truly enjoys
being in the gym coaching and
interacting with all the gymnasts.
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Amanda
Mazzola began her gymnastics
career age of 7. She competed at both
the compulsory and optional levels. During
her sophomore year Amanda joined the high
school gymnastics team at R.B. Chamberlain
High School in Twinsburg where she was
awarded First Team All-Conference from
1994-1996. Amanda also placed out at the
District Competition on the uneven bars
advancing her to compete in the Ohio High
School State Meet in 1995.
In 1997, Amanda started teaching at Turle’s.
Amanda worked with the recreational classes,
level 4 and level 7 team members as well
as coached Orange High School’s
Gymnastics Team from 1998-2001. Amanda
was part of the coaching team that led
Turle’s USAG Level 4 team to win
the State Championship in 2000. In 2001
Amanda left Turle’s to pursue a
career in the communications industry.
She now works at Windstream Yellow Pages
as an associate to the sales team.
Amanda
is thrilled to be back for another year
of coaching in the gym. She will be
focusing her coaching time with intermediate
and team level classes, which will greatly
benefit from her dedicated coaching
personality. Amanda brings a focused
and precise workout style to her students
and is a valuable asset to the Turle’s
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Maria Metz has been a
part of Turle’s American Gymnastics
and Trampoline Academy staff for the last
two years. Maria began her gymnastics
career at Turle’s gym at an early
age competing for the Level 4 Team. Maria
continued her training in the sport of
gymnastics until the age of 13 when she
was a level 7 gymnast. Maria is currently
a junior at Nordonia High School where
she is involved in both football and basketball
cheerleading. Maria will be coaching recreational,
intermediate and team level classes this
year. Her gymnastics background and hard
working attitude make Maria a great coach.
She knows it takes persistence and patience
to succeed and will bring out the best
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Chris
Polomsky has been involved
with trampoline and tumbling for over
30 years, as an athlete, a coach, a
nationally rated judge, and as the Ohio
State Technical Director for USAG Trampoline
& Tumbling.
As an athlete, Chris earned many State,
Regional, and National titles. He retired
from competition in 1997 as the Level
10 Tumbling National Champion, having
defended his title from the year before.
He also was privileged to be a part
of a special U.S. Team that competed
in several cities in South Africa in
1983 and part of the U.S. Team at the
World Championships and Age-Group Games
in San Diego, California in 1993.
Chris began his coaching
career in 1984. Over the years, he
has coached athletes all the way up
to the international level, producing
numerous state, regional, and national
champions. In 1999, he was invited
to take part in a special training
clinic at the Olympic Training Center
in Colorado Springs, and learned from
some of the top trampoline coaches
in the world. He's currently a USAG
Certified Level 2 Tumbling & Trampoline
Coach, and is in his seventh season
with Turle's.
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