At GIM Athletics, you'll find a group of highly talented and dedicated professionals ready to help your athlete shine! GIM Athletic coaches are selected based on their previous athletic and competitive backgrounds, their ability to positively coach and communicate with all athletes, and their professional ethic towards hard work and dedication. As a safety certified facility, we are proud to offer a safe, competitive, and positive learning environment for gymnastics, fitness, and sports instruction.
GIM ATHLETICS STAFF
Shawna Hill
Owner/Head Coach Xcel Gold and Up
Shawna is the daughter of previous owner Cathy Fairchild. She was in gymnastics at the age of 2 until 14 and has coached from age of 12. She enjoys teaching all levels of girls and seeing them advance in their new skills. Encouraging kids to be their true self and to reach for their full ability, is her passion. Along with making them smile and laugh!
Sophie Groeneweg
Office Manager/Fun Team Coach/ Teacher
Sophie teaches our Fun team. She also teaches our classes and is our office manager. She has consistently demonstrated her drive to learn everything there is to know about being a great gymnast and what it means to be the best coach she can be.
Addy
Xcel Silver and Xcel Bronze
Coach Addy teaches our Xcel Silver and our Xcel Bronze Team. She has done gymnastics many years and is excited to teach the skills she has learned to our next generation of kids. She competed at Xcel which gives her a great background in gymnastics. She is excited to be coaching these girls to their full potential. Her dedication shows through in her coaching.
Rylyn
Fun Team Coach/
Class Coach/ assistant coach for Xcel Gold and Up
Coach Rylyn teaches our Fun gymnastics Team. She also teaches our a range of gymnastics classes, all the way. Rylyn was a gymnast who made it to Xcel Silver. Her bubbly personality brings a bright positive attitude to the gym.
Lydia Berg
Bronze/ Silver Assistant Coach
Lydia teaches our competition Bronze and Xcel Silver girls with Coach Addy. She loves guiding and helping each one of these kids as they learn gymnastics.
Arianna Thaler
Class Teacher/ Assistant Fun Team Coach
Arianna teachers a wide range of classes at GIM. She teaches the beginner kids, Adv Beg, Adv and our fun team kids as well. Her fun drills and great personality help the kids learn in a positive way.
Zoe Linderman
Class Teacher
Zoe teaches our Adv Beg and Adv classes. She loves to encourage the kids to try their best and to learn knew skills. She has been working for the GIM for over 4 years now.
Alyssa Oliver
Fun Team Assitant Coach/Class Teacher
Alyssa is an amazing Coach. She teaches our Fun Team Kids, and our Tiny/Tumbling Tots kids. She made it to Xcel Gold when she competed with gymnastics. She loves to watch the children grow in their skills.