Coach Kara
Kara has been working at BIG since September of 2009, but has been around the sport of gymnastics since the age of five and has a great deal of coaching experience.
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Coach Mikey
Coach Mikey, as he is known in the gym, coaches everything from recreational classes to our Junior Olympic team. Mike has experience coaching many children activities and flourishes in a
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Coach Lauren
Lauren has worked at BIG since 2007 and is our office manager. She is also the Meet Director for BIG's Annual BIG Classic and runs all of BIG's
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Coach Steph
Coach Steph has a great wealth of knowledge that she brings to both our recreational and Xcel programs with over 11 years of coaching experience. She was a former gymnast
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Coach Kristen
Coach Kristen started gymnastics at the age of 2 and continued through the age of 18. She competed as part of a club team and then transitioned to competing for her
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Coach Melanie
Coach Melanie has been involved in the gymnastics world since the age of four. She competed for the Lyons Township High School Gymnastics team for four years and has
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Coach Kristian
Coach Kristian has coached gymnastics and dance at other local clubs and now brings his knowledge to the BIG Family! He has also volunteered as an assistant coach and
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Coach Patricia
Coach Patricia started gymnastics at the age of three and competed for BIG's Xcel team until she retired as a Gold at the age of sixteen. She is
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Coach Cassie
Coach Cassie grew up taking both dance and gymnastics classes which set the foundation for her cheerleading career. She was a cheerleader for 8 years! Coach Cassie studied Early
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Coach Shannon
Coach Shannon started her gymnastics career as a young child and continued on with that career into high school, where she also competed as a Varsity diver for 4 years.
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