TAMMY MCLEAN
Program Director (Co-Owner)
Tammy McLean has been in love with gymnastics since she first saw Nadia Comăneci compete in the 1976 Olympics. She has been involved in the greatest sport ever since.
Her parents built equipment in their backyard and enrolled Tammy in Rockland County, NY. She started coaching in that same gym when she was 17 and has now been coaching for over 30 years. Tammy has experience in the classroom as well, running an academic preschool, Kindergarten, and working with children with special needs. Vault was her best event and still her favorite to coach.
Tammy and her husband, Todd, owned and operated Flip Factory Gymnastics in Hayden, Idaho for nearly two decades before her extended family encouraged them to settle in Florida.
Flip Factory hailed many state champions, regional competitors, and scholarship recipients.
She is so excited to be a part of the new Apollo Beach Gymnastics Academy and grow an amazing program here in the Suncoast area.
TODD MCLEAN
Co-Team Director (Co-Owner)
Todd enjoyed gymnastics as a child, but decided to focus solely on football to finish his high school career at East Valley High School in 1990. He later studied Sports Psychology and Physical Therapy at Eastern Washington University.
Todd met his wife Tammy in 1994 at a gymnastics training facility in North Spokane, Washington. He started coaching part time, and he and Tammy have been coaching together for over 25 years. They started Flip Factory Gymnastics in a small town in Eastern Washington in 1998. Shortly thereafter, they outgrew this facility and reopened in North Idaho, running the facility for nearly 2 decades.
Over the years, Todd has coached gymnastics and cheer at several high schools and colleges. He's instructed and spoken at numerous seminars and Gymnastics and Cheer Congresses. Todd has also been a guest coach at many gymnastics and cheer camps.
One of Todd's unforgettable moments was when he taught tumbling at his favorite college,
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON..GO DAWGS!!
"Positively influencing the minds and hearts of young ones is not a job, it is a joy!"
AMANDA GARTE
Finance and Marketing Director (Co-Owner)
Amanda has been a resident of Apollo Beach for eight years. She and her husband, Justin, are the parents of 4 children, 2 girls and twin boys.
After graduating from USF, Amanda was a sales service manager for Swarovski Crystal covering Tampa to Naples. She spent nearly a decade in cardiovascular pharmaceutical sales as a sales specialist before having the privilege of being a stay at home mom.
Amanda watched her daughter’s intense love for gymnastics and cheer grow, as well as her own. She wanted to be an active member and contributor in the community and ABGA will provide her this opportunity.
Amanda loves volunteering at school. She’s a travel enthusiast, animal lover and amateur writer who enjoys skiing, crafting and yoga.
SYDNEY GRIBNITZ
Rec-Director & Co-Team Director
Sydney was involved in gymnastics before she could walk. She was raised in a gym and loved every single minute of it. Sydney competed not only in gymnastics, but also in dance and cheer.
She is a multi-time Idaho State Champion and has won competitions not only in Idaho, but also Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada and Montana.
Sydney has been coaching for over 8 years. Long before that, she displayed leadership qualities as a team member/coach on the floor, inspiring her teammates to always give 100%.
Sydney's strong dance background inspires creative and artistic choreography that will take our teams to the next level.
AUSTIN MCLEAN
Co-Boys Team Director and Recreational Coach
My parents have owned a gym pretty much my whole life I did gymnastics until I was 10 and decided to play football I came back when I was 15 and fell in the love with the sport again.
I become the first member of ABGA to qualify for regionals in my second year and then jumped three levels to compete as a level 7 in my senior season I also became the first ABGA gymnast to qualify for the eastern national champions. Now that I’m retired I enjoy coaching all levels from 1 year olds to our adult classes. I specialize in tumbling, boys team, and boys preteam, and I also assist with Diaper Daredevils, girls team and Preteam, recreational boys, and recreational girls classes.
JORDAN CLARK
Team and Preteam coach
My name is Jordan! My parents started me out in gymnastics when I was 3 years old and loved the sport ever since. I ended up making it to level 10 and got offered a spot on a division 1 gymnastics team.
I started coaching at my gym when I was 17 and continued coaching on and off for about 8 years while earning a Masters Degree in Behavior Analysis.
I enjoy coaching all ages! My favorite part is seeing the growth in the athletes.
Three random facts:
1) My favorite color is pink
2) I can snowboard
3) I love coffee
BELLA ROJAS
Team Coach/Choreographer
Bella has been coaching at ABGA for about 4 years. She was a gymnast for 3 years and a dancer for 15 years.
Her favorite thing about teaching at ABGA is seeing all the kids smiles. They really are the highlight of her day.
Some fun facts about her are:
1. Her favorite color is lilac.
2. She got married in 2021.
3. She LOVES Hot Cheetos!!
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She coaches our Girls competitive team, and is our head choreographer for all levels!