Omega Gymnastics 4145 Ferncreek Drive Fayetteville, NC 28314
mrs. gayla
bio
Mrs Gayla is the owner of Omega Gymnastics. She opened the gym in 1978 with the help of her husband, who was a Captain in the US Army at the time. She is originally from Texas and attended the University of Texas Austin, where she received a fine arts degree with a concentration in dance. She has been in Fayetteville for over 40 years, with her husband, son, daughter in law and adorable twin grandsons! One of her favorite things is seeing her former students now bringing their children to Omega to start the next generation of gymnasts!
where you can find her
Mrs Gayla pops in and out of the gym daily, so can be found all over! From the office, to both the gymnastics gym and cheer gym, she can be seen coaching and managing the gym everywhere you look!
Favorites
Movie: Gone With the Wind
TV Show: Big Brother and Amazing Race
Gymnastics Event: All of them!
Holiday: Christmas
Animal: Dog
Color: Blue
certifications
USAG Professional Membership
Safety and Risk Management
US Center for SafeSport
Meet Director Certification
Coach Shea
Bio
Coach Shea is originally from Texas. He graduated from Campbell University in 1994 with a degree in Biology, after attending Methodist University and playing both baseball and football for one year.
Coach Shea has 2 sons and is a UNC basketball fan.
He started coaching Omega Gymnastics when he was 15 years old!
Where you will find him
In the gym! Coach Shea coaches everything from boys recreational classes, to preschool, to every level of the competitive team!
Favorites
Movie:Star Wars
TV Show: Survivor
Gymnastics Event: Uneven Bars
Food: Spaghetti
Holiday: Halloween
Animal: Dog
Color: Blue
certifications
USAG Professional Membership
USAG Safety and Risk Management
US Center for SafeSport
First Aid Certified
CPR Certified
USAG W300 and W400
Coach allen
bio
Coach Allen is from Fayetteville, and graduated from 71st High School. He has been a part of Omega Gymnastics since 1984, having dedicated most of his life to coaching!
where you will find him
Coach Allen coaches a variety of classes. He helps run the boys recreational program and coaches our advanced tumbling classes, as well as coaching all levels of competitive team
favorites
Movie: Friday
TV Show: Family Guy
Food: Chicken Wings (Flats Only!)
Gymnastics Event: Vault
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Animal: Cow
Color: Orange
certifications
USAG Professional Membership
Safety and Risk Management
US Center for SafeSport
Coach Mike
bio
Coach Mike just moved to North Carolina in 2020. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Physical Education with minors in Health Education, Athletic Training, and Coaching. He also earned Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Leadership and Management. Coach Mike was a 4-year collegiate gymnast and 3-time All-American. He has also completed the Ironman 5 times. He is married and has two daughters and three dogs. He has been coaching for 20+ years. Coach Mike met Coach Shea in 2018 – coaching together at a camp, and joined the Omega staff in 2020.
where you will find him
In the gym! Coach Mike coaches all levels of the competitive team program. He also assists with the Rec program. He is probably found most often at Uneven Bars, but enjoys coaching all events.
length of time coaching
Coach Mike started coaching in the 1990's - assisting at the collegiate level and also coaching a high school team. In addition to college and high school experience, he has also coached club, and at numerous camps around the country.
areas of expertise
His greatest areas of expertise are at bars and vault, but is comfortable coaching any event at any level (with the exception of choreography).
favorites
Movie: Deadpool
TV Shows: Yellowstone, AP Bio, NFL games
Foods: Pizza & Ice Cream
Gymnastics Event: Uneven Bars
Holiday: Halloween
Animal: Dog or Polar Bear
Color: Green
Hobbies: Running, biking, hiking, kayaking, & volleyball
certifications
USAG Professional Membership
USAG Safety and Risk Management
US Center for Safe Sport
First Aid Certified
CPR Certified
Cheer Director Coach Cassidy
bio
Coach Cassidy is orginally from Tennessee, and attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville! She moved to Fort Bragg with her husband 2 years ago. She was a competitive cheerleader, and has recently taken over our growing All Star Cheer program!
where yo will find her
In the gym and the cheer gym! Coach Cassidy runs our All Star Cheerleading program and can be seen all over the gym working on routines, stunting, tumbling and more!
favorites
Movie: Fired Up
TV Show: Kitchen Nightmares
Food: Deep Fried Okra
Gymnastics Event: Uneven Bars
Holiday: Flag Day
Animal: Narwhal
Color: Orange
certifications
Safety and Risk Management
US Center for SafeSport
USASF
sarafina
bio
FINA is from San Diego, CA but grew up living overseas in the Philippines, Japan, Italy and most recently just returned from living in Barbados. She is the oldest out of 10 children, loves her siblings and holds family values in the highest regard. She loves to travel, snorkle, ride horses and cook. She has over 20 years of Business Management, HR and administrative experience. She has worked for Omega Gymnastics since October 2010.
Where you will find her
Fina is our Office Manager, she works mostly remotely now, but she can be reached by phone almost all day during the week. Fina loves people and loves to talk with our customers and make sure they are having the best experience with us as possible, so if you have any problems or concerns please feel free to ask to speak with her.
Fina is also the accounts Manager so if you have any questions about your account you can email or call her and leave a VM or send a text to (910) 385-9565. She only gets these messages when she is logged in for work, so please allow 24 hrs on business days for a reply.
favorites
Movie: The Scarlet Pimpernel
TV Show: The Borgias
Food: Tagliolini with black truffles
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Holiday: Christmas
Animal: Horses
Color: YlnMn Blue
Hobbies: Traveling and cooking
Sarah
bio
Sarah was born and raised in Fayetteville and graduated from Terry Sanford High School. She took gymnastic classes at Omega as a child, but now you can find her in the office instead of the gym.
Where you will find her
Sarah is mostly in the office, greeting you with her big smile and doing a bit of everything. She can help you register, take your payments, and answer your calls, but you'll alsosee her supplying bandaids and hair ties. If you have any questions or need help with something, please feel free to see her.
favorites
Movie: any Harry Potter film
TV Shows: Game of Thrones, Schitt's Creek, The Witcher, & Stranger Things
Food: Coffee
Gymnastics Event: I love *WATCHING* all of them!
Holiday: Christmas
Animal: Peacock
Color: Purple
Hobby: Cross stitching & poi
coach heather
bio
Coach Heather has been a gymnastics instructor for 17 years, and has coached in Texas, Japan, and North Carolina! She has 2 daughters, and her favorite quote to say to her students at the gym is "You have one hour to be awesome, so be awesome!"
Where you will find her
In the gym! She has her fun coaching our school age recreational classes, levels 1,2,3 and 4!
certifications
USAG Instructor Membership
US Center for SafeSport
Safety and Risk Management
favorites
Movie: My Girl
Food: Gummy Bears &compliment sandwiches
Gymnastics Event: Floor Exercise
Holiday: 4th of July
Color: Sparkles &Peacock
Animal: Penguin
coach emma
bio
Coach Emma is 17 years old and currently enrolled online in her sophomore year at FTCC. She was a competitive gymnast for 11 years here at Omega and she made it to level 8!
Where you will find her
Usually at Barnes & Noble looking for a good book or around the gym coaching!
AREAS of expertise
During her time as a gymnast, she excelled most at the balance beam and uneven bars, but she LOVES teaching balance beam!
favorites
Movie: Tangled and Princess and the Frog
TV Show: Gilmore Girls, New Girl, and Criminal Minds
Gymnastics Event: Balance Beam
Food: Anything with pasta!
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Pink
Animal: Cat
Hobbies: Reading, playing guitar or piano, and baking
coach emmalee
bio
Coach Emmalee is a senior in high school. She was a gymnast for 12 years and loved every minute of it! "I love getting to teach all the kiddos new skills and see them get excited as they learn new things!"
AREAS of expertise
Floor, dance, bars, and beam
favorites
Movie: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
TV Show: Gilmore Girls
Gymnastics Event: Floor and bars
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Green
Animal: Zebra and snake
Hobbies: Reading, baking, working out, gymnastics, and writing
coach mia
bio
Coach Mia is currently a homeschooled sophomore. She attended Omega Gymnastics as a gymnast since she was 3 years old and made it all the way to level 9!
Where you will find HER
You can find her at home doing school work most of the time!
AREAS of expertise
"I would like to say I am a very good uneven bars and floor coach, since those events were always my favorites growing up."
favorites
Movie: Howls Moving Castle
TV Show: Regular Show
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Hibachi chicken bowl
Holiday: Halloween
Color: Green
Animal: Ferrets
Hobbies: Painting, drawing, and skateboarding
coach kaylen
bio
Coach Kaylen was born and raised in Hope Mills, North Carolina. She graduated from Methodist University in May of 2020 where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (concentrated in Healthcare) and minor in Psychology. She is currently working full-time as a rehabilitation technician in hopes of becoming an Occupational Therapist in her years to come. Kaylen was a former competitive gymnast from Omega Gymnastics, she started gymnastics at age 3 and at age 8 she was asked to be a part of the competitive team. As a gymnast she traveled up the East Coast to compete against the very best, receiving many awards and being recognized for her achievements. One of Kaylen’s many accomplishments was qualifying to compete for the North Carolina State Team. At age 10, Kaylen started taking ballet classes to help with her posture in gymnastics. She continued dancing until she graduated high school but stopped doing gymnastics when she entered high school to focus on her studies.
Kaylen attended an early college high school in Fayetteville called, Cumberland Polytechnic High School and graduated in May of 2017. Soon after Kaylen stopped doing gymnastics, she knew that she didn’t want to waste her talent from being a gymnast. So, she decided to share it with the new generations to come by becoming a gymnastics/tumble coach. Kaylen began assistant teaching at first in her young teenage years and then began teaching at the age of 17. Throughout her years as a gymnast and teacher, she has learned invaluable spotting skills, correct hand placement techniques, and has even been SafeSport Certified. Kaylen is a very passionate tumble teacher; her main goal is to keep a positive atmosphere and to help her students strive to meet their goals.
Where you will find HER
You can find her with her family or playing with her Sheepadoodle named Winston.
length of time coaching
Kaylen has been coaching for over 8 years now.
AREAS of expertise
Coach Kaylen's areas of expertise can be found in coaching recreational gymnastics or tumbling.
favorites
Movie: Sweet Home Alabama or The Blind Side
TV Show: Survivor
Gymnastics Event: Vault
Food: Grilled chicken
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Blue
Animal: Polar Bear
Hobbies: Photography, reading, hiking, and traveling
certifications
SafeSport Certified
coach mackenzie
bio
Coach Mackenzie is currently a homeschooled 12th grader. She's been dancing for almost 14 years and she is currently a competitive dancer at Cumberland Dance Academy.
Where you will find HER
Shopping
AREAS of expertise
Technique and tumbling
favorites
Movie: X-Men
TV Show: The Office
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Sub sandwich
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Sage green
Animal: Narwhal
Hobbies: Dance and shopping
cheer coach Susie
bio
Coach Susie is the head coach of the cheer program. She is originally from Massachusetts, but just moved back here from Florida with her her husband Andy and their 2-year old son Charlie! She grew up doing both all-star cheerleading and competitive gymnastics and then went on to do acrobatics and tumbling in college, where she studied elementary education. She has been coaching ever since and can truly say it's her passion!
Where you will find HER
Cheer gym
length of time coaching
10 years
AREAS of expertise
Tumbling, choreography, and dance
favorites
Movie: Law Abiding Citizen
TV Show: Law & Order SVU
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Chicken broccoli & ziti
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Purple
Animal: Dog
Hobbies: Hiking, jogs, and road trips
CERTIFICATIONS
SafeSport
USASF Certified
USAG Certified
coach georgia
bio
Coach Georgia works very well with all ages. When it comes to confidence issues or mental blocks, Coach Georgia is your gal. Gymnastics is very mental and her goal as a coach is to teach and enforce healthy mental properties, especially things your child can apply to real life situations.
Where you will find HER
You can find Coach Georgia on the floor coaching team and recreational classes.
length of time coaching
Coach Georgia has been coaching for almost 4 years!
AREAS of expertise
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coach Ian
Where you will find HIM
Cheer gym!
length of time coaching
5 years!
AREAS of expertise
Floor
favorites
Movie: Forrest Gump
TV Show: SpongeBob
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Nerd Clusters
Holiday: Halloween
Color: Black
Animal: Cheetah
Hobbies: Video Games
coach Jacorie
Where you will find HIM
Cheer gym!
length of time coaching
13 years!
AREAS of expertise
Tumbling
favorites
Movie: Interstellar
TV Show: Snow on the Bluff
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Chicken
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Color: Black
Animal: Spider Monkey
Hobbies: Roller Skating
coach andie
bio
Coach Andie is one of the competitive team coaches who will be coaching compulsory level routines, along with helping optional girls perfect their routines. Currently, she is also certified as a NC Gymnastics Judge and part of the National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges. Coach Andie has several years of experience with tumbling and cheerleading while in high school and as an undergraduate. She also has two beautiful daughters in gymnastics as well here at Omega.
Where you will find HER
You can find Coach Andie at the gym.
length of time coaching
1 year
AREAS of expertise
Beam and floor, USAG Compulsory, and Judging
favorites
Movie: Marvel and DC movies
TV Show: Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon
Gymnastics Event: Beam
Food: Sushi
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Purple and teal
Animal: Dogs and dragons
Hobbies: Reading, crafting, and playing with my kids
certifications
NC - Judge
National Associate of Women Gymnastics Judging
Competitive Coaching
coach Courtney
bio
Coach Courtney was born and raised in Massachusetts. She married her husband Phil in 2012 and has been moving all over the country for his military career since. Courtney is a mom to three boys - Mason, Maverick, and Jaxon. Courtney was also a competitive gymnast herself!
Where you will find HER
At the gym! When not at the gym, she is usually at home taking care of her three boys!
length of time coaching
Courtney has been coaching both recreational and competitive gymnastics for 13 years!
AREAS of expertise
Courtney has knowledge in all areas, but her strengths would definitely be beam and floor.
favorites
Movie: Grease
TV Show: Greys Anatomy
Gymnastics Event: Beam
Food: Tacos
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Purple
Animal: Cow
Hobbies: Shopping, drinking lots of coffee, and gymnastics
certifications
Safety and Risk Management
Tough Coaching
SafeSport Policy Coach
SafeSport Trained