CHECK OUT OUR STAFF!

WE HAVE AN AWESOME STAFF AT GYMNASTI! THEY ARE A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED AND SUCCESSFUL GROUP OF COACHES WHO LOVE TO TEACH GYMNASTICS! A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US…

RON NASTI-HEAD TEAM COACH/OWNER

GymNasti is owned and operated by former USA National Team Member Ron Nasti. Ron recently received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award for all of his years of Gymnastics accomplishments as a gymnast, coach and current board member. He is truly an inpiration for many in the sport of gymnastics.

Ron is the current Elite Chairman for the Illinois state Board of directors.

Some of his additional accomplishments include:

• Coaching many girls through the Elite level and attending elite training camps as well as competitions
• Training girls to the collegiate Levels with college scholarships awarded
• Training Girls to the State, Regional and National Levels
• Placing gymnasts yearly in State, Regional, and National competitions
• 1999 recipient of the “Best Coach” awar
• Listing in the 2000 edition of “Who’s Who Among American Teachers”
• 2 time NCAA All American in Floor Exercise
• 2 time Member of the United States Men’s Gymnastics Team
• Competed for USA in Bulgaria, Argentina and Brazil
• Big Ten Champion in Floor Exercise
• 3rd place in Floor Exercise at the Worlds Sports Fair in Tokyo, Japan
• 3 time IHSA State Champion and Outstanding Senior Award at the University of Iowa

GENNA O’CONNOR- GIRLS TEAM COACH

Genna believes that teaching this younger generation of gymnasts not only gymnastics, but life skills that they will use throughout their life is definitely the most rewarding part of coaching. As a coach she loves creating special bonds with these athletes while helping them to realize their true potential.

Genna has:

9 years coaching recreational gymnastics, USAG team as well as Head coach to GIJO program
17 years as a competitive gymnast
Competed through Level 10 as a gymnast
Many years as a State and Regional Qualifier

Her favorite event to coach is floor exercise!! Watching an athlete portray a roll in their dancing while ececuting ridiculously hard tumbling is a rush of emotions! Love it!!

ALL OF GYMNASTI’S COACHES COME WITH EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING AND COMPETING IN THE SPORT OF GYMNASTICS. WE ONLY HIRE THE BEST QUALITY COACHING STAFF!