Gym Coaches At Champions Academy Austin

Meet the People Behind Champions Academy!

Find out a little bit more about all of the people that make Champions Academy the great place that it is. Meet the owner, the office staff, and the coaches at Champions Academy! They not only come to us extremely knowledgeable in their various fields-- from gymnastics, tumbling, cheerleading, and yoga, to computer software, writing, and office management-- but they all also continue to learn and improve their skills. The coaches attend clinics throughout the year and are involved in instructor training to assure that they are up on all the latest teaching and spotting techniques. They are all CPR and First Aid certified. And best of all, they love to teach, and they love your champion!

Owner: Janet Scott

Janet is THE face behind Champions Academy, as she is the one who founded it 16 years ago. She's a mom, a wife, and an EXPERIENCED gymnast. She was competitive for 8 years and was even named All American in Gymnastics for two years! She's coached, she's the secretary of the Gymnastics Assoc. TX, a USA Gymnastics member, and she even got her degree in Phys. Ed. Wow!

Office Staff: Noelle Paulette

Noelle is the office manager hee at Champions. She's a 4th generation Texan, and she graduated from St. Ed's in English Writing. She enjoys spending time with her daughter, Peyton.

Office Staff : Alison Scott

Alison is the director of development and teams. Growing up at Champions, she was on the first ever Performance and Tumble Teams and has coached summer camps since middle school! Alison was a cheerleader at Austin High, co-captain of the competition squad, and graduated from Indiana University in 2009. Now she works full-time in the office and oversees all classes and teams.

Office Staff : Andrea Gomez

Andrea is our Front Desk and Office Assistant. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Andrea has a Bachelor's in Studio Art and a certificate in business foundations from the McComb’s School of Business. She has been at Champions since 2011.

Coach: Lindsey Steaples

Lindsey wears a lot of hats here at Champions as our Tikes/Child/Camps Director and as the Head Coach of Teams. She's been a competitive gymnast for 14 years, a coach since the age of 15, and has been coaching at Champions for 7 years. She has also attended the GAT conference since 2003.

Coach: Patia Young

Patia coaches our special events, punch card classes, and teams! She is excited to be the head coach for performance team this year! Patia has been involved in gymnastics since she was 6 years old and began coaching at 13! She has done competitive and noncompetitive gymnastics and was cheer captain her senior year at Austin High School.

Coach: Pablo Villalona

Pablo handles all of Champions' punch card and tumbling classes and is in charge of the gym's skill development. Not only is he an experienced gymnast, he is ITP GAT Boys and Girls Certified, has volunteered with the Special Olympics, and has been with Champions for over five years!

Coach: Kaya Bay Berry

Kaya is our cheer director and also coaches classes(tikes through teams). She did gymnastics for 10 years then switched to cheerleading, which she did from middle school to college. Kaya is also AACCA (American Association of Cheerleading Coaches Administrators) safety and spirit certified. She has been at Champions since 2008.

Coach: Sloane McNeill

Sloane is one of our Waddlers coaches. She is getting her major in math and minor in education at St. Edward's, and loves to baby-sit.

Coach: Aaron Snow

Aaron works with our Tumble Teams & punch card tumbling classes here at Champions. Aaron has over a decade of gymnastics instruction experience, which includes coaching boys/girls competitive teams and tumbling. Aaron loves kids, and has two children of his own. He has a deep love for the sport, and is passionate about teaching others..

Coach: Nick Hoenes

This former LSU Cheerleader has been tumbling/cheering since he was 13. He has 7 years coaching experience, and currently coaches the Douglas MacArthur High School competition squad in San Antonio. Over the summer, Nick works as an instructor for the Universal Cheerleaders Association with hundreds of sqauds from all over Texas.

Coach: Sandy Oughton

Sandy has been coaching tumbling for 5 years, has 5 years of competitive dance team experience, and 2 years of college cheerleading. She has her Bachelors degree in Secondary Education for Health and PE from Utah State University. She loves working with kids and loves to baby-sit!

Coach: Meridith Rozell

Meridith is the director of waddlers and birthdays. She is also one of the head coaches for MIBs/BIBs. She has 3 years of competitive cheerleading experience, 12 years of gymnastics, and has coached both for 10 years. She has been at Champions since 2009.

Coach: Drew Ayotte

Drew coaches teams and our Saturday classes. He graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a BS in Athletic Training and Biology. He has been involved with gymnastics since he was 6 years old! Drew has been coaching kids of all ages(including college) for 9 years in both competitive and recreational gymnastics and all-star cheerleading.

Coach: Bailey Aspy

Bailey coaches our waddlers, tumblin’ tikes, and champion child tumbling classes! She is from Austin and is currently a pre-nursing and health major. Bailey started gymnastics at the age of four and then switched to cheerleading for jr. high and highschool. She was on the A&M club gymnastics team!

Coach: Ale Hoss

Ale coaches quite a few of our teams at Champions. She has cheered competitively for 12 years and is GAT Certified. Ale is a junior at UT and a cadet in the air force ROTC program.