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!
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!
Movie: Gone With the Wind
TV Show: Big Brother and Amazing Race
Gymnastics Event: All of them!
Holiday: Christmas
Animal: Dog
Color: Blue
USAG Professional Membership
Safety and Risk Management
US Center for SafeSport
Meet Director Certification
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!
In the gym! Coach Shea coaches everything from boys recreational classes, to preschool, to every level of the competitive team!
Movie:Star Wars
TV Show: Survivor
Gymnastics Event: Uneven Bars
Food: Spaghetti
Holiday: Halloween
Animal: Dog
Color: Blue
USAG Professional Membership
USAG Safety and Risk Management
US Center for SafeSport
First Aid Certified
CPR Certified
USAG W300 and W400
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!
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
Movie: Friday
TV Show: Family Guy
Food: Chicken Wings (Flats Only!)
Gymnastics Event: Vault
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Animal: Cow
Color: Orange
USAG Professional Membership
Safety and Risk Management
US Center for SafeSport
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!
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!
Movie: Fired Up
TV Show: Kitchen Nightmares
Food: Deep Fried Okra
Gymnastics Event: Uneven Bars
Holiday: Flag Day
Animal: Narwhal
Color: Orange
Safety and Risk Management
US Center for SafeSport
USASF
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.
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.
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 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.
You can find Coach Andie at the gym.
1 year
Beam and floor, USAG Compulsory, and Judging
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
NC - Judge
National Associate of Women Gymnastics Judging
Competitive Coaching
Coach Emmalee is a Freshman in college and studying to be an ASL interpreter. 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!"
Floor, dance, bars, and beam
Movie: Harry Potter
TV Show: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Gymnastics Event: Floor and Beam
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Green
Animal: Snake
Hobbies: Reading, baking, traveling, gymnastics, and writing
Coach Mackenzie is currently a freshman in college at Fayetteville Technical Community College. She's been dancing for 15 years and did competition dance at Cumberland Dance Academy during high school.
Shopping
Technique and tumbling
Movie: X-Men
TV Show: The Office
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Sub sandwich
Holiday: Christmas
Color: Sage green
Animal: Narwhal
Hobbies: Dance and shopping
Coach Skye is an "army brat," college student, aspiring musician/actress, as well as a competitive gymnast herself. She started gymnastics at 5 years old and found her passion for coaching while in Montana. If she's not coaching the kids, she's usually in the gym training herself.
In the gym training or at home working on her music.
3 years
Floor and tumbling
Movie: Marvel, Harry Potter, & Star Wars
TV Show: Gilmore Girls, Friends, Bones, & The New Girl
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Coffee
Holiday: Halloween
Color: Purple & Black
Animal: Dogs & Dragons
Hobbies: Reading, Music, & Gymnastics
USAG SafeSport
CPR certified
First Aid certified
Coach Charity is the Pre-Team, Level 2 Compulsory, and Excel Bronze coach here at Omega! I have been coaching the sport of gymnastics for five years now. What I love about this sport is that you have a variety of events to compete in and can progress in this sport too. I don't have any particular favorite events. I love them all -- vault, bars, beam, and floor!
In the gym!
5 years
I love them all!
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Tough Coaching or Emotional Abuse: Knowing When the Line Has Been Crossed
Understanding Safety and Response Policy
USA Gymnastics University: Instructor
SafeSport
Coach Sarah was born & raised in Fayetteville, NC. She is studying to be a physical therapy assistant. She is 21 years old. Coach Sarah danced for 11 years and she was a competitive dancer for 2 years. She also cheered for 5 years.
Starbucks!
2 years
Cheerleading & technique
Movie: any Harry Potter
TV Show: Friends
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Pizza
Holiday: Halloween
Color: Green
Animal: Dogs
Hobbies: Shopping
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!
Cheer gym
10 years
Tumbling, choreography, and dance
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
SafeSport
USASF Certified
USAG Certified
Cheer gym!
5 years!
Floor
Movie: Forrest Gump
TV Show: SpongeBob
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Nerd Clusters
Holiday: Halloween
Color: Black
Animal: Cheetah
Hobbies: Video Games
Cheer gym!
13 years!
Tumbling
Movie: Interstellar
TV Show: Snow on the Bluff
Gymnastics Event: Floor
Food: Chicken
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Color: Black
Animal: Spider Monkey
Hobbies: Roller Skating