Coaches
Samantha Folts
Gym Director and Instructor
Samantha is originally from western NY. She competed through level 8 in high school. She then began coaching gymnastics and attending college full time. She has an Associate Degree in Science (physical education major). After college, Samantha moved to San Diego in 2001. She has coached various levels of gymnastics (through level 8) and managed multiple gyms/programs. She is USAG Safety Certified, KAT Certified, Meet Director Certified, and CPR/First Aid Certified. Besides her career, Samantha also enjoys the beach, playing sports, riding bikes, working out, hiking, live music, decorating, cleaning, crafting. She likes everything but brussel sprouts.
She hopes to eventually own her own gym :)
Aubrey Crawford
Director of Cheer/Event Coordinator/Instructor
Coach Aubrey was born and raised in San Diego. She participated in cheer and tumbling since she was 4 years old and started coaching and working with kids at a young age. She has been coaching girls and boys gymnastics as well as tumbling and trampoline to children of all ages for more than 9 years. Aubrey has also coached cheer for the past 10 years, including managing camps and choreographing competitive routines for cheer teams in San Diego and Riverside counties. Recently, Aubrey has been working in child care facilities and expanding her knowledge of physical fitness and to become a personal trainer. She is USAG Safety Certified, CPR and First Aid Certified, and EPI Pen Certified. In her free time, Aubrey likes to spend time with friends and family. She also enjoys cheer, dance, gymnastics, playing and watching football, riding dirt bikes and quads, going to the beach, and spending weekends at the river!
Jackie Hoover
Alternative Programs Director/Gymnastics Instructor
Jackie loves teaching kids how to play their way to fitness—activities like climbing ropes, tumbling on mats, jumping on boxes and doing pull ups are just a few of the ways to develop FIT kids. Jackie spent most of her early years perfecting these exercises on her way to becoming one of the nation’s top gymnasts. She then turned to track and field after a growth spurt in high school put a halt to her gymnastics career.
Jackie competed in the Junior Olympics for track and field as a teenager, and went on to become an NCAA All-American in track & field while earning her psychology degree at Allegheny College. Jackie competed as a heptathlete (the women’s multi-event equivalent of the men’s decathlon), specializing in sprints, hurdles, jumps and throwing events. As captain, she led her team to a conference championship. After college Jackie turned her focus to coaching. She became a Division I track and field coach and held positions at Harvard University, Clemson University, and The College of New Jersey, where she also earned her master’s degree in education. Realizing her love for helping kids get FIT, Jackie spent four years managing a gymnastics facility for children ranging from 6 months to 12 years old. Years of training to be a top level gymnast and heptathlete, along with her experience coaching young adults and kids led her to CrossFit. She is CrossFit Kids and CrossFit Level 1 certified. She has the experience and knowledge to help kids PLAY their way to fitness. It’s not often you find a person with both the certifications and the elite training background. Many of the same training techniques she used with some of the world's top athletes including Olympians are easily integrated into her workouts.
Jackie wants parents to know, “My passion is to promote healthy living in kids by making fitness fun. Teaching kids to work hard, play hard, and have fun as they run, jump, roll, climb, push, and pull builds a strong foundation for a healthy adult life.” Jackie’s energy creates an amazing environment that makes kids and those around her excited about fitness...come be a part of it!
Lindsey Curry
Full-time Instructor/Special Events Instructor
Lindsey was a competitive gymnast for 12 years. She grew up in a military family that moved a lot, so has attended many different gyms in many different states. Lindsey finished up her competitive gymnastics career at the University of Rhode Island where she was a founding member and captain of the gymnastics club team! In 2010 Lindsey received her B.S. In Kinesiology with a specialization in Exercise Science from URI. Lindsey coached at a YMCA for 3 years in Rhode Island before she made her way out to California. She moved out to San Diego with hopes of pursuing a graduate degree, but until then she is completely happy being a gymnastics coach and so happy she ended up at SD Gymnastics!
Jennifer Toalson
Instructor/Special Events Instructor
Jennifer recently moved to San Diego from her small hometown in Missouri, where she worked as a High School Biology teacher. Jennifer began dancing when she was 6 years old and has trained in teh areas of classical ballet, tap, jazz and basic tumbling. At the age of 12, she was selected to join the Dance Midwest Company where she competed and performed with companies including Disney, Moscow City Ballet, American Dance Association and the State Street City Ballet. Jennifer began assisting and teaching classes while in high school and continued as a Master Ballet Instructor throughout college. In the past, Jennifer has worked with high school dance and cheer teams along with high school drama departments, where she has choreographed musicals including Cinderella, Bye Bye Birdie and Little Shoppe of Horrors. Since moving to San Diego, Jennifer continued her love for education by teaching both dance and gymnastics classes. Jennifer is very happy to be a part of the coaching staff at San Diego Gymnastics and truly enjoys watching her student's love for gymnastics and fitness grow!
Laura Canton
Instructor/Special Events Instructor
Coach Laura is originally from San Jose, CA. She moved to Colorado when she was 6 years old where she lived until 2009 when she moved to San Diego. Laura has been involved in gymnastics for 18 years and competed through level 9. Throughout her school years, Laura was also involved in cheerleading, diving and dance. Laura enjoys living an active lifestyle and loves being outdoors. She still likes to tumble, dive and dance! Laura also competes in snowboarding terrain park competitions during the winter and is now learning to surf too!
Chanel Call
Substitute Instructor/Special Events Instructor
Chanel grew up in Virginia, where she competed in gymnastics, cheerleading, and dance from age 3 until when she graduated college. She attended Virginia Commonwealth University, where she obtained her under-graduate degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in French and Philosophy of Law. While in undergrad she was a university cheerleader for the VCU Rams. Through her dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading career she competed locally, regionally, and nationally and won various awards and recognitions. She has coached gymnastics levels 1 - 8 for over 8 years and was the director of the competitive program at Pride Gymnastics and Dance Academy in Dixon, CA, prior to moving to San Diego. She has also coached various cheer programs at the high school, all-star, and recreational level and has had teams place at the local, regional, and state level. She is currently in her second year of law school at California Western School of Law and plans to practice Criminal Law when she completes her J.D.. She enjoys Crossfit, coaching, cooking, taking her dogs to the dog park, eating new foods, traveling, speaking French, and trying new activities.
Brandie Robbins
Substitute Instructor/Special Events Instructor
Brandie recently moved to Point Loma with her husband and son, Riley. She grew up in Washington State and competed in gymnastics through level 7. She began coaching in 2004, and received the Compulsory Coach of the Year award in 2006 from USAG. Along with coaching, she also ran a school program where she introduced children to gymnastics through their PE classes. She also taught pre-school at a small private school in Bellevue, Washington until April of this year. Brandie is currently finishing her AA in Business Management. In her spare time she loves running, hiking, playing video games, and spending time with her family.
Mia Longfellow
Substitue Instructor/Special Events Instructor
Mia was born and raised here in San Diego. She has participated in a variety of sports while growing up, including gymnastics, tennis, golf, swimming, softball, soccer, basketball and dance. Mia attended Oregon State University and has two bachelor degrees in human development family science and education. While in college she also played Division I softball for the Beavers and completed her elementary teaching credential. Mia has worked a variety of sport camps and is currently an assistant softball coach at San Diego State University. Mia also enjoys going to the beach, playing slow pitch softball, going to the movies and being with friends and family.
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Locationed in Liberty Station, off of Rosecrans Street in Point Loma, just across the street from the flag pole, on the corner of Roosevelt & Historic Decatur.
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