As a career gymnast I've always had a love for tumbling, so coaching was a natural progression. After being introduced to cheerleading in college I was hooked and it didn't take me long to start coaching tumbling for cheerleaders too. What I love about cheer is there are so many skill progressions for each position to master and tick off.

My priorities have always been for athletes to master the basic principles of athletic training to ensure longevity in the sport. Whilst the sport is developing rapidly, there is no processes in place at a federation-level to qualify an athlete's safe progression through the levels.

As a keen personal trainer and Allstar cheerleader, I jumped at the opportunity to join Jessica Z Christensen for her first edition of the Cheer Conditioning Academy training in 2015. There's been a huge void in this area, and it was about time someone stepped up. Since then, I have travelled across Australia to train athletes and educate coaches in the fundamentals of conditioning and tumbling for cheerleaders.