The Norfolk Academy
of Gymnastics
Unit 10
Rookery Business Park
Silver Street
Besthorpe
Attleborough
NR17 2LD
T: 01953 453309
Email: info@tnag.co.uk
All of the coaches in charge of our classes are qualified to British Gymnastics standards or, in the case of the cheerleading classes to the International Cheerleading federation standards. All have undergone enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks. All of our level 3 and above coaches and our welfare have attended a British Gymnastics Child Protection: Awareness and Safeguarding course.
Sara-Jane Inglis
Managing Director and Head Coach
Sara-Jane has been a qualified gymnastics coach for over 10 years and is currently qualified to Womens' Artistic Senior Club Coach level (level 4 coach). She is also a qualified first aider.
Originally from Spalding in Lincolnshire, Sara-Jane moved to Norfolk in 2002 to pursue a legal career as a solicitor. She left the legal profession in 2007 to set up TNAG, thus fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Sara-Jane is responsible for the day to day running of TNAG and has overall responsibility for all participants. As well as assisting with the Tiger Tots pre-school programme and co-ordinating the recreational classes, Sara-Jane is Head Coach of the girls' Elite Competition Squad ("Team Supreme") and Elite Development Squads.
Email: sara-jane.inglis@tnag.co.uk
Tracy Appleby
Head of Pre-school and Assistant Head Coach
Tracy was born and raised in Norfolk and had a successful career as a gymnast herself before starting her coaching career. Tracy qualified as a Womens' Artistic Club Coach in 2004, a Pre-School Club Coach in 2006 (to which she has recently added a Fun4Baby course) and a Womens' Artistic Club Judge, also in 2006.
Tracy is responsible for co-ordinating and implementing TNAG's extensive Tiger Tots pre-school section. She also assists with the recreational and development classes and is the main coach for the section of the Competition Squad working towards the British Club Grades.
Email: tracy.appleby@tnag.co.uk
Helen Inglis
Development Manager and Assistant Head Coach
From January 2009 Helen, previously a consultant to the club, took up a full time position as Assistant Head Coach and Development Manager at TNAG. Helen has a first class degree in Sports Coaching and Development and prior to joining the Academy worked in Sheffield as Acrobatics and Dance Development Officer. She is also a level 4 qualified coach in women's artistic gymnastics, a qualified judge and qualified to deliver teacher training in gymnastics.
Her role include high level coaching to the club's competition squads and fast growing development structure (main coach to the EDS02 and EDS03), co-ordinating the coaching and award schemes to the recreational and pre-school programme, marketing and advertising initiatives and forging closer links with local schools and school sports partnerships.
Email: Helen.Inglis@tnag.co.uk
Rory Weavers
Coach
Rory had a very successful career in artistic gymnastics and tumbling himself before moving onto a coaching career (although he does still compete for his University, in the BUSA championships).
He is qualified to Club Coach (level 3) in General Gymnastics and Women's Artistic and is also a qualified Club Judge in Women's Artistic.
Rory is currently attending University in Bath where he is studying for BA degree in Coach Education and Sports Development. Whilst at University he coaches at Bristol Hawks Gymnastics Club which is one of the top ranked elite clubs in the country.
TNAG has the benefit of Rory's coaching skills during the (rather extensive!) University holidays when he assists with the pre-school and recreational classes as well as coaching the development and competition squads.
Claire Maunder
Claire will become TNAG's second appointed Welfare Officer. She has undergone British Gymnastics training in Child Protection.
Claire is also a qualified Club Coach (level 3) in Women's Artistic and is also a National Level Judge in Women's Artistic. She regularly judges at national events and is Judging Convenor for Norfolk. She regularly assists us at TNAG with judging routines prior to competitions.
Email: welfare@tnag.co.uk
Janine Barrett
Senior Coach and Club Welfare Officer
Jan is a vastly experienced and highly qualified coach in various disciplines within the gymnastics family - she is a Senior Club Coach (level 4) in Womens Artistic, a Club Coach (level 3) in Men's Artistic and a Club Coach (level 3) in Gymnastics and Movement for People with Disabilities. Jan is also a qualified judge to Club level. Jan coaches the TNAG Development and Competition Squads as well as assisting with recreational classes.
Jan is also TNAG's primary welfare officer having undergone training in child protection not only via BG but also in a wider context as part of her work as a School Nurse at a school for children with severe learning difficulties and complex health needs.
Email: welfare@tnag.co.uk
Erin Jolly
Coach
Erin is a level 2 qualified coach in women's gymnastics and takes a lead role in TNAG's recreational and intermediate programme.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Margit van den Brande
Trainee Coach
Margit has several year's experience of coaching in her native Belgium and is now embarking on a coaching career in the UK. Margit assists with recreational and intermediate classes at TNAG.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Dan Chapman
Director
Dan is a non-executive director of the Norfolk Academy of Gymnastics Ltd, and played a key role in the the birth of the Academy.
Dan continues to have a keen involvement in the commercial, legal and practical activities of the Academy, and plans to oversee the ambitious expansion and development plans that the Academy has for the coming years.
Outside of the Academy, Dan's full-time career is as a Solicitor. He is a Partner at Leathes Prior Solicitors in Norwich (see www.leathesprior.co.uk) and is head of the firm's Employment Team, and is consistently rated as a leader in his field by all of the independent guides to the legal profession.
Dan is particularly keen to foster commercial links between the Academy and local businesses, and to explore ways to raise funding to assist talented gymnasts and their families.
Email: dchapman@leathesprior.co.uk
Kim Glasel
Coach
Kim is a level 2 qualified coach in Women's Artistic gymnastics and also has coaching and judging qualifications is sports acrobatics. Kim joined the Academy in summer 2008 and has proved to be an asset from the word go both in her leading of the recreational and intermediate classes and assisting with the development squads.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Jan Inglis
Assistant Pre-School Coach
Jan has previous experience of working with young children and is now a qualified to level 1 in Pre-School gymnastics. She assists with the delivery of the pre-school programme at TNAG.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Ina Beurich
Cheerleading Coach and Assistant Gymnastics Coach
Ina is a fully qualified UKCA cheerleading coach having competed herself to a high level in the sport both here and in the USA. Ina is also a level 1 qualified gymnastics coach and is therefore fully conversant with the gymnastics side of cheerleading and assists with gymnastics classes when required.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Julia Kenzitt
Assistant Coach
Julia has a high level of knowledge in gymnastics and is now putting her knowledge to good use as an Assistant (Level 1 qualified) Coach in women's gymnastics. Julia assists with recreational classes at TNAG.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Chloe White
Assistant Gymnastics Coach
Chloe continues to compete at a high level in gymnastics herself but has added a further string to her bow in becoming a qualified level 1 gymnastics coach and assisting with the recreational gymnastics classes.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Naomi Loome
Helper
Naomi continues to train and compete at a high level for the club and is also passing on some of her knowledge by assisting with TNAG's recreational classes. Naomi has undertaken the British Gymnastics Helper's Award.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Larissa Herd
Ballet and Choreography Helper
Larissa had a successful career as a dancer in her native Russia and is using her expertise to assist with the teaching of ballet and dance skills to TNAG's competition squads. Larissa has undertaken a British Gymnastics Helpers' Award.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Kayleigh Cooper
Assistant Coach
Kayleigh was a very talented gymnast competing at a high level herself before turning her hand to coaching at TNAG. As a result of her own very high skill level Kayleigh has a great understanding of the physical and mental aspects of competitive gymnastics and assists with the development and competition squads as well as recreational and intermediate classes.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Sharon Loome
Helper
Sharon has previous experience of assisting with gymnastics and trampoline classes and helps out with the intermediate classes at TNAG. Sharon has undertaken the British Gymnastics Helpers' Award.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
Charlotte Ribbons
Assistant Coach
Charlotte competed in gymnastics herself and is now a level 1 qualified coach. She assists with recreational and intermediate classes at TNAG.Email: info@tnag.co.uk
