Competitive Team Coaches
Coach Mary: Mary is a former optional level gymnast, power tumbler, and cheerleader who competed at the national level in power tumbling and cheerleading. She is the daughter of two YMCA directors and has several years experience participating in numerous athletic programs. She began coaching while in college and held her first program director position immediately after graduating from the Univ
Coach Mallorie: Mallorie is BRAG's Competitive Team Coordinator and Compulsory/Optional Team Coach. She has been with BRAG since 2014. A gymnast since the age of 5, she participated in gymnastics for 9 years and competed up to Optional Level 9 in Virginia. She started coaching with the opening of BRAG, coaching everything from Parent and Tot to now leading BRAG's Compulsory Gymnastics teams.
Coach Quianna: Quianna has been BRAG's Head Xcel Team Coach since 2017. She started training in gymnastics at the age of 7 and competed up to Optional Level 8 in New York. While in high school, she competed on her school's gymnastics team and also coached at her home gym, Elite Gymnastics. She continued to coach gymnastics part-time at another gym while attending college and returned to coach f
Coach Michelle: Michelle is an Xcel Team Coach and been with BRAG since 2018. She is the daughter of a gymnastics coach and was an active gymnast from the age of three through high school. She competed up to Level 8 with USAG and earned Second and First Team All State honors while competing with her high school in Connecticut. Prior to coming to BRAG, she coached her high school team for five
Coach Matt: Matt joined BRAG in 2020 and is a Compulsory/Optional coach. He started training in gymnastics at the age of seven and competed through his freshman year of college. He qualified for the Junior National Team 2003-2004, finishing 11th All Around and 4th on the Parallel Bars in the event finals. He has been coaching since 2011 with multiple Xcel and T&T state champions to his credit
Coach Solange: Solange has been instructing recreational gymnastics since the summer of 2017 and started coaching Xcel Bronze in 2020. A gymnast since the age of 8, she competed in Virginia in the Xcel program up to the Diamond level where she placed on numerous occasions. During her free-time, she enjoys anime and regularly cosplays at conventions. She can speak four languages: English, Frenc
Developmental and Recreational Instructors
Coach Lisa: Lisa started as BRAG's Recreational Program Director in 2021. Previously, she was the manager of the Little Gym of Gainesville for three years. Prior to that, she taught tumbling and dance for six years. In her youth, she trained in gymnastics and cheerleading, ultimately being selected as an All District and All Region cheerleader while attending Brentsville High School. She stud
Coach Alysha: Under Construction.
Coach Emily I.: Under Construction.
Coach Ashlynn: Under Construction.
Coach Aria: Aria has worked at BRAG since 2021. She started training in Tumbling and Trampoline at age 13 and competing at age 14. In 2019, she placed 2nd in Tumbling and 4th on Trampoline in her age group at Nationals and currently working to compete at the elite level. She is thinking about studying business in college. She loves spending time outdoors; beach, hiking, off-roading, you name
Coach Briannah: Under Construction
Administrative Staff
Drew: Drew is BRAG's Business Manager. He gained his entrepreneur experience as a small business owner in Missouri at the Lake of the Ozarks. After which, he served in the US Army for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. During Drew and Mary’s numerous assignments across the United States and other countries, he grew to appreciate Mary’s passion for gymnastics. Drawing from their exp
Margaret: Margaret has been BRAG's Office Manager since 2016. She spent almost 10 years running her own business before coming to BRAG. Margaret grew up in Charlottesville, VA and attended College Of Charleston, South Carolina before getting a BA in Communications from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Both of Margaret's daughters were among BRAG's first students and her older daughter wa
Susan: Under Construction.
Bianca: Under Construction.