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  THE IFTC TEAM 

GYMNASTIC COACHES

The coaching staff at the Idaho Falls Training Center are well trained, compassionte and ready to offer a great experience to the community of Idaho Falls. Whether you are 2 years old or 52 years old, there is a lot our team of coaches can offer your athletic goals. 

Tony Lazzarotto

Coach, Floor Supervisor

 

Tony has been coaching talented gymnasts for at least 25 years. He gets a kick out of coaching all ages and genders because he likes to interact and explain the physics behind the sport, all to make the athlete better at their tricks.


Five years from now, Tony will still be doing what he loves and still be happy and content with his family. He loves the winter, simply put.....SLEDDING!!! Along with sledding, he likes to fish and spend time with his family. If he won the lottery he would buy toys (sleds) and spoil his family. 

Tony's favorite meal is the prime rib dinner at the Sandpiper in Idaho Falls.

Cayla Beutler

Team Coach

 

Cayla Boyce Beutler has been doing gymnasts for 19 years, since the age of 4. She was BORN to be a gymnast and her accomplishments in this area show that.  She competed in the USAG for 12 years, qualified to nationals 3 times, and earned a full-ride gymnastics scholarship to Sacramento State.  While there, she received her bachelor’s degree in business management and had the 5th highest senior student athlete GPA (3.88)-YOU GO GIRL!!!  Her nickname is Coach Cay and she would describe herself as different.  She believes the best part of coaching is seeing someone get a skill that they’ve been working on.  She has been coaching for the last 7 years and in the next five years, hopes to be an even better coach here at IFTC.  Some of the other things Cayla likes to do are biking riding, Crossfit, bowling and laser tag.  Her favorite holiday is the4th of July because it includes family, sunshine, snow cones and FIREWORKS!  She’s so excited to be back home for the biggest 4th of July fireworks west of the Mississippi!  If she won a million dollars she would buy a house, some land, a mini teacup pig and SAVE THE REST!   Her birthday is April 12th and her favorite food is pumpkin chocolate spicy muffins and PIZZA and her favorite website if Facebook, even though she says it’s a time-waster.  She loves Jim Carrey, and wouldn’t mind have lunch with him, if she could, and (shhh-don’t tell anyone) she is terrified of small dogs.  IFTC is so happy to have Cayla back here and coaching!

Tena Leboeuf

IFTC OWENER- Coach, Management, Marketing and Finance

 

I am the owner of IFTC, and have been for 17 years. I love being a part of the community and providing a safe place for athletes to workout and become successful in their chosen sports. 

Pam Ackerman

Office Manager 

 

Pam is an amazing office manager. She has worked at the gym for eight years doing the cleaning and managing. Pam has kids that have been working out at the gym for the past five years. She finds that the best part of her job is getting to know the customers and the gymnasts. Pam will find herself finacially secure, happy and skinny in five years. (You go Pam!!) If you know Pam you know she has a huge love for her family and friends and loves to gather at Christmas with them.
Of course Pam thinks that gymnastics is awesome, but she thinks that volleyball is just as great. If she won the lottery she would buy her home set her children up for life and buy a NEW car....one with a warranty. 

To describe Pam in one word.....you would have to say "complicated"!

Birthday - February 16th

Mitzi Ellingson

Web Manager - Web design, web updates and coach

 

I have been a member of IFTC since I arrived in Idaho Falls in 1995. I always wanted to be a gymnast, but was not given the opportunity until I moved here. I started at the gym, knowing only how to do a poor cartwheel, here I am 20 years later and I am working on my double fronts and a full layout. I will never go to the Olympics, but that is never what it has been about. I had a goal and I am working towards that goal. Knowing me, when I meet my goal, I will have a new one. Age should not matter, drive should. I love the gym and every person I have met in it. 

Dave Kirk

Pre-School & Tumbling Coach

 

Dave Kirk, born September 19th, has been
coaching gymnastics for the last 9 years, and at Idaho Falls Training Center for the last 13 months.  We are so lucky to have him (he’s our mini “Tony”). If there were one word to describe him it would be TRUE.  He would have lunch with a very influential, intelligent and wise person.  A few of his accomplishments are he’s an Eagle Scout, he served a 2-year service mission for his church
and he is a Massage and Mobilization Therapist. 

 

Dave doesn’t have a favorite web link because he’s not on the Internet that much.  He can found outdoors, actually, hiking, camping, reading, kayaking, swimming, climbing, skydiving and even playing the piano.  In 5 years, he’d like to be active, involved, and still teaching/coaching gymnastics. 

 

At Christmas time, you can find Dave getting into the spirit of giving and kindness and playing Hide-and-go-Seek (You’ll have to ask him what that has to do with Christmas).  That’s why it’s his favorite holiday! 

 

He is a very goal-oriented individual, always learning, reading and making himself better, and, when not at the gym, he works to help foreign exchange students (from all over the world) experience school right here in Idaho, USA, and find good homes to live in. 

Dave’s favorite part about coaching is seeing the progress in the each gymnast, especially when they accomplish something they’ve been working on for a while.

Tiffany Ralph

Girls Rec and Cheer Coach

 

Her true love is CHEERLEADING.  She has 5 years experience in gym, 11 years in jazz and ballet dance and 4 years of cheer in high school.  She won queen many times in dance, when she was younger, was head cheerleader and has taught cheer and dance in the past.

 

She has been coaching at IFTC since July of 2013 and really enjoys her job.  She loves seeing the kids eyes light up when they learn something new. 5 years from now she sees herself in a home, with her son, still working at IFTC.  Her hobbies include cheer, jumps and spending time with her son.

 

If Tiffany won a million dollars she would let her dad have half (I’d love to hear the story behind that). Christmas is her favorite holiday because she loves to see her family and friends.  If she could have lunch with one person it would be her mother, since they never really got a chance to say goodbye.  Not many people know she has a gorgeous 5-year-old son, who has cerebral palsy.    

 

Tiffany’s birthday is June 15th and her favorite website is Youtube (gymnastics) and she LOVES tacos!  To describe her in one word…she would say “perky”!

Trinity Harris

Coach

 

Trinity Harris has moved from the role of gymnast (8 years) to coaching this year. She coaches level gymnasts and girls recreation classes. She's been coaching since June of 2014 and is a natural at making sure the gymnasts and coaches stay attentive and focused on the skills they are practicing. She has also been involved in acrobatics for the last 5 years. 

Trinity loves to spend time with her horse, Max, going horseback riding and she even dances in her spare time for Dr. Slaughters. If she could have lunch with anyone, it would be with Nick Offerman, a famous actor. Trinity considers becoming a coach at IFTC one of her greatest accomplishments so far in her young years. Since beginning coaching,  she has realized how much she loves watching and helping young gymnasts improve their skills. 

Trinity loves Thanksgiving because eating is one of her favorite "sports", but she also likes the fact that she can get together with all of her family and friends.  She is incredibly funny and if she won a million dollars she would use it to feed the hungry and for animals in shelters. Her birthday is March 21st.

Alyssa Anderson

Coach

 

Alyssa Anderson is a full-time student right now but has done gymnastics for more than almost 9 years and did competitive girls team, up to level 5.  She even did 2 years of dance before she came to the sport of gymnastics. She’s been coaching at Idaho Falls Training Center for about 2 months now, helping in our girls recreation and Gym & Jazz classes, and would describe herself as outgoing.  Alyssa was born on May 29th and her favorite holiday is Halloween because she loves seeing everyone dress up.  If she could have lunch with any person, dead or alive, it would be with her old gymnastic teammates, so they could catch up. Alyssa also hopes to have a degree from college in the next 5 years.  Alyssa loves to go onto Pinterest every chance she gets and when she’s not at the gym or school, you can find her bowling or hanging out with her family and friends.  Her favorite meal is pizza and/or ice cream.  If she won a million dollars, she would buy a gym to coach more girls.  Alyssa’s favorite part about coaching gymnastics is to seeing other girls improve.

Brittney Robertson

girls Coach

 

Brittney Robertson has been doing gymnasts for over 10 years and did cheerleading in Jr High, high school and Boise State University. GO BRONCOS!  We are lucky to get her for our Pre-Team, since Brittney is actually a Realtor, has an associate’s degree and is working on her bachelors.  WOW!  She would describe herself as outgoing and she believes the best part of coaching is watching kids grow and helping them figure out how to do a skill on their own.  She has been coaching gymnastics with us since January of 2016.  You can find at home with her children, if she’s not here coaching or selling houses.  Her favorite holiday is Christmas because she loves watching her kids open presents.  If she won a million dollars she would travel!  Her favorite food is pizza and her favorite website is www.brittneyrobertson.yourkwagent.com (nice plug). If she got to have lunch with anyone special to her, dead or alive, she would pick both of her grandpas, since they passed way too soon.  She hopes to be graduated with her bachelor’s degree, have a steady real estate business and loving life in the next 5 years, and I believe she will be!  Her birthday is June 27th.

Alyssa Bates

Coach

 

Alyssa Bates has been doing gymnasts for 16 years, since she was 2 years old. She competed on the competitive girls team in Arizona and went all the way to Level 8 and is now a full-time student at Idaho State University-IF branch. She would describe herself as energetic and she believes the best part of coaching is watching the gymnasts accomplish new skills.   She has been coaching gymnastics for the last two years in Arizona and since September of 2015 here in Idaho Falls.  Some of the other things Alyssa likes to do play volleyball, shopping, snowboarding and hanging out with friends.  Her favorite holiday is Christmas because it’s cold outside, everyone is so happy and she gets to see family.  If she won a million dollars she would take a vacation and save the rest. Her favorite food is pasta and her favorite website is Pinterest.  One of her favorite people, dead or alive, would be Ronda Rousey because he was such a motivating person and she would love to have lunch.  She hopes to be graduated from college and a dental hygienist in the next 5 years.  Most people don’t know that she broke her ankle, however, that didn’t stop her from being a 2x Arizona State Champion in bars and one year even the All-Around State Champion. She also got a scholarship from the 100 club from Arizona and is a high-school graduate. Her birthday is February 24th.

Kegan Russell

Boys Rec, Extreme & tumbling Coach

 

Kegan Russell is back doing our boys recreation, Peak Extreme and Extreme Sports classes.  He is AMAZING, as he comes to us from the Parkour world!  He’s been coaching since September of 2015, was with us for one year prior to now and is a natural at anything athletic.  He has a passion for “catching air” and it’s evident in his coaching.
Kegan also loves to skateboard and snow board.  Most people don’t know that he is a people watcher.  It’s fascinating to him how people act and what they say. If he could have lunch with one person, dead or alive, it would be Rob Dyrdek.  He feels like working at a place where he can do what he loves is a major accomplishment.  His favorite part of coaching is watching kids progress.  Weird is how Kegan would describe himself and he was born on July 29th.  Christmas happens to be his favorite holiday so he can snowboard ALL DAY LONG and get more gear.  I think he LOVES the snow just a little bit.  His favorite web links are Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  His favorite food is pizza and in 5 years he hopes to be in college.  If he won a million dollars, he would…yep, you guessed it…open his own In-door Parkour gym.

Nadiana Hoeman

Team

Nadiana Hoemann has been doing gymnasts for several years.  She went to the Jr. Olympics for rhythmic gymnastics and has been coaching all ages of competitive and recreational gymnastics since 2006 in Washington, Missouri, where she comes from.  She would describe herself as fun and she believes the best part of coaching is being able to help a gymnast perfect a skill and see how happy they are afterwards.  She started coaching here at IFTC in January of 2016, coaching some girl recreation classes.
Some of the other things Nadiana likes to do is read and ride horses.  Her favorite holiday is Halloween because she loves to dress up and many people don’t know that she knows American Sign Language, served an LDS mission and she tries to be funny…but it never really works out! If she won a million dollars she would donate it.  Her favorite food is BBQ and her favorite website is Imdb.com.  One of her favorite people, dead or alive, would be Lucille Ball and she would love to have lunch with her.  She hopes to be graduated from college and still coaching in the next 5 years.  Her birthday is July 30th

Gabe Bright

Girls Rec

 

Gabe Bright is back helping our ever growing tumbling classes.  He has come to us from the Tumbling, Parkour and Cheerleading world!  He started coaching again in January of 2016.  Gabe also loves exercise physiology and body development through exercise, which is obvious by his physique and work ethic. Most people don’t know that he graduated from high school with a 3.7GPA and underneath his rock-hard muscles is a little kid.  If he could have lunch with one person, dead or alive, it would be Marilyn Monroe…because she is perfect.  His favorite part of coaching is watching the kids he coaches finally get the concept of a new skill.
Determined is how Gabe would describe himself and he was born on March 7th.  Halloween happens to be his favorite holiday so he can wear his Spiderman outfit without being judged.  His favorite web links are Instagram and Youtube, and his favorite food is spaghetti.  In 5 years, he hopes to be fresh out of college and about to open a gym of his own.  If he won a million dollars, he would…yep, you guessed it…open his own gym

BreAnna Craig

Girls Rec

BreAnna Craig has been doing gymnasts for more than a decade. She competed on the competitive girls through Level 8 right here at IFTC.  She would describe herself as happy and she believes the best part of coaching is building strong relationships, learning from each other and sharing the same joys of life (LOVE THAT ANSWER).  She just started coaching in January 2016 and we’re so grateful to have her helping our Pre-Team.  Some of the other things BreAnna likes to do is travel, pole vaulting, backpacking, camping, snowshoeing, hiking, bow shooting, sleeping and laughing.  Her favorite holiday is Christmas because it’s such a precious and meaningful time of year with friends and family.  If she won a million dollars she would spend it on her friends and family, on amazing experiences and on random sharing opportunities towards strangers.  Her favorite food is Italian food with wine and her favorite websites are AirBnB (travel rentals), Google Earth and YouTube.  If she had the chance to have lunch with one person, dead or alive, it would be her grandmother, whom she never got to meet, and would love to exchange stories.  In the next 5 years, she hopes to be a registered nurse, with a variety of experience, a home owner, starting a family and looking forward to the surprises and adventures that lay ahead. Most people don’t know that BreAnna backpacked through 15 countries in Europe with her best friend. She graduated from BSU (2011) in Health & Exercise Science, where she pole vaulted all 4 years of eligibility and also broke an outdoor record.  Her birthday is November 14th.

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