Elite Champion Gymnastics

Owner, Management Team Partner and Men's Team Head Coach

Member of Philips 66 Gymnastics Club (Bartlesville, OK)

First Elite Gymnast from Oklahoma (1983)

US Junior National Team Member 1983, 1984

US Senior National Team Member, 1985-1989

International Competition in Israel, Japan, Romania and Canada

Member of University of Nebraska Mens Gymnastics Team (1984-'89)

2-Time NCAA All-American on Parallel Bars and High Bar ('85 and '89)

Member of the 1988 National Championship Team 

Women's Team Head Coach and Management Team Partner

Former elite and college gymnast

20 years of coaching- preschool through elite; men's, women's and tumbling

Certifications: Safety and USAG Professional

Has coached 60+ State Champions, 5 Westerns and National Champions

Favorite Motivational Quote: Never mistake activity for achievement. -John Wooden

Role Models: His parents,  gym coaches  and anyone who can teach him anything

Coaching Goal: To train elites to qualify to the national team and international competitions. Also, he desires his athletes to be prepared best for life after they move on from Elite Champion.

Life Philosophy: Live with 100% in mind and show my character with honesty and hope.

 Women's Team Coach and Choreographer 

Philippine Women’s Artistic Gymnastics National Team- Assistant Coach / Choreographer

International School, Manila (2005-2009) 

Gymnastics Varsity Team Head Coach/Afternoon School Activities Gymnastics Recreation Coach

Preppi School, Inc. -Preschool Gymnastics Teacher

Philippine Women’s Artistic Gymnastics National Team - Member 1991-1998, 2002-2008

Ranked #1 in the Philippines 1995-1997, 2002-2008

Represented the country in various international competitions such us the South East Asian Games, Asian Games, World Championships, Pacific Alliance / Pacific Rim Championships.

Four-time South East Asian Games Gold/Silver Medalist.

Chosen as Philippine Representative to various competitions in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Romania, Australia, Switzerland, Korea, Nevada, and California.

Competed at the NCAA for California State University, Fullerton 

Women's Team Coach and Choreographer

22 years of coaching experience: compulsory-elite

Certifications: Safety and USAG Professional

Several State and Regional Champions

Several Westerns and National Competitors

Current Elite Gymnast: Jordan Stavrou

Athletic Background:

Tomsk State University 1985-1092

Bachelor's Degree in Sports Phy

Master Sport of USSR (international elite gymnast) in 1984

Favorite Coaching Quote: There is not just one way to tach a skill- there are many ways.

Life Philosophy: Everything is possible if you want it. 

Women's Team Coach

(Bio coming soon)

Trampoline and Tumbling Team Head Coach

24 years experience in T&T.

Previously owned and coached at Flip Factory in Waxahachie, TX.

Has coached 50 state champions, 25 national champions and 6 athletes to World Championships in Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and Canada. He coached 5-time World Champion, Megan Dacy. 

Boys Team Coach

(Bio coming soon)

Women's Team Coach

 Coaching HIghlights:

Over 30 State Champions (level 4-7), 1 National Tops qualifier, 1 gymnast who scored a 10.0 and 2 scoring 9.9

Favorite Event to Coach: Uneven Bars

Coaching Experience:

Worked at Karolyi's in Houston

Invited to coach in Honduras for a year to help prepare the national team for international competitions.  Also taught gymnastics classes at the university during her stay.

Trained as a coach in Budapest, Hungary at all 3 national training centers (Dozsa, Bekescaba and KSI) where she spent time training with Henrietta Onodi (most decorated Hungarian gymnast).

Coaching Goals: To help athletes see that they are capable of achieving anything they set their minds to in life. But to get there, you have to evaluate the cost in the dream and that you need to dream with your eyes open, not closed. I also hope that they see Christ in me and that the lessons they learn in the gym will be ones they will remember and carry for life.

Life Philosphy: To follow Christ wholeheartedly and honestly (not perfectly) in everything I do.

Boys Team Coach, Recreational Class Instructor and Mobile Program Director 

25 years of coaching experience: Beginner through Elite and All Star Cheer Tumbling

Junior and Senior National Team Coach

Safety and USAG Professional Certified

Coached over 100 State and Regional Champions

Coached 10 National Champs in Cheer NCA

Elite Gymnasts: 2000 Olympians, Sean Townsend and Stephen McCain, 2002 National Champion, Todd Thornton and Senior National Team Members, Clay Baimbridge, Dan Boots and Mike Dutka

Coached at these prestigious national and international competitions: Pacific Alliance, US Festival, Goodwill Games, 3 World Championships, Russia, Germany, Japan, China, Asia and South America

Athletic Highlights:

Competed on Lake Highlands High School team, Flippers and Odessa Junior College

Favorite Motivational Quotes: 'Do it for yourself!' and 'No pain....no gain.'

Life Role Model: "My mother. She instilled my Japanese heritage!"

Goals: To give an athlete a chance to attain an athletic/academic scholarship and have fun performing on any level.

Life Philosophy: 'I am second.'

Other interests: Ron bleeds Cowboy blue and loves all sports!

Girls Recreational Class Instructor and Marketer

Coaching Experience: 20 years (preschool-Level 10 team)

Athletic Highlights:

Received athletic scholarship to Centenary College of Louisiana

2-time All-American on vault and bars

Favorite Quote: 'Success does not begin at the top.'

Life Role Models: "Drew, Joe, Ashley and Cynthia Davis; John and Carolyn Tingle. These people changed the course of my life!"

Goals: "I have a passion for seeing good gyms continue to grow and be successful. To be a positive role model and representative of the sport and ECG.

Life Philosophy: "You get out of life what you put into it."

Veronica worked several years in the corporate world but her passion for the sport brought her back to the gym!

Boys Recreational Class Instructor and Administrative Assistant

College student, former JO Level 10 gymnast and national competitor. Tony comes to us with a wealth of gymnastics experience and knowledge. We are happy to have Tony working in the gym as well as the office. If you stop by our gym between 3-6, you'll most likely see him working hard at the front desk and always with a smile!