Lisa (Hawk) Nilsen

Lisa started coaching gymnastics in North Dakota while in college. Although she had no gymnastics background, her supervisor was an amazing coach and teacher. Lisa was shown every step of coaching, how to break down skills and how to teach young gymnasts as well as competitive team. Lisa was able to merge her natural ability to teach with her new understanding of gymnastics to become a wonderful coach. Lisa especially enjoys working with the preschool aged children. She appreciates how excited they are about the things they are learning and enjoys watching how proud they are when they master a skill. She especially enjoys coaching kids on Balance Beam as it utilizes so many different aspects of gymnastics: coordination, strength, balance, flexibility, grace and determination.

You will mainly see Lisa working at the front desk, but may see her vibrant personality on the floor. She creates a fun and positive class. Lisa loves working in this environment as it is to geared toward the enrichment of kids. She understands that children thrive in a positive environment and strives to provide it for everyone who comes in the door.