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We have a knowledgeable staff
whose primary concern is your child’s needs. Our staff members have
credentials in Physical Education, and are Safety certified. They
are professional members of USA Gymnastics Federation and have gone
through an extensive training in teaching all levels of gymnastics.
ALL ARENA'S INSTRUCTORS and COACHES ARE SAFETY CERTIFIED BY THE
NATIONAL OFFICE OF USA GYMNASTICS.
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Waldemar 'Valdi'
Kolasa
Owner, Head Coach
Valdi has a B.S. Degree in Physical Education from
Northern Illinois University. He competed for the
National Team of Poland and NCAA Division I Team at NIU.
Valdi participated and was a medalist in many national
and international competitions. Currently, Valdi is a
Professional Member of USA Gymnastics and a Certified
Skill Evaluator. He has taught gymnastics since 1990. And
coached many medalists on the State, Regional, and
National Championships.
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Ann Kolasa
Head Coach, Girls Team Program
Ann, a former competitive gymnast, has enjoyed
working over the last two decades with gymnasts across several
states and in the Caribbean. Most recently she held the
position Head Coach for the Chelsea Piers Girls' Team in Manhattan.
She has coached many gymnasts to State, Regional and National
Championships and has coached multiple gymnasts to full athletic
scholarships. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Ann's
adventures in coaching took her to the Bahamas and then back to her
hometown to work at Cincinnati Gymnastics with her mentor, Mary Lee
Tracy, before returning to the East Coast. Ann holds a B.S. in Psychology from Xavier
University in Cincinnati, Ohio and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology
from Teacher’s College at Columbia University.
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Mary Ann Hawk
Instructor
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Elaine Marques
Girls Developmental, Pre-Team, and Level 4
Coach
Elaine has been a competitive team coach for
over ten years and has coached many individual champions at various
levels, events and ages. Most recently, Elaine head-coached
the NJ Level 6 State Championship Team. Elaine's experience
began as a gymnast in Brazil where she also mastered various forms
of dance. In addition to her expertise as a gymnastics coach,
she is also a skilled choreographer.
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Wesley Marutani
Coach, Girls Team and JOGA
Born in Philadelphia. Attended Temple
University. Majored in psychology, minored in sciences.
Has been coaching professionally since 1976. Past
accomplishments as a coach include Coaching sixteen elite
level gymnasts. Four of these gymnasts were USAG
International Traveling Team, one was USAG National
Squad. These athletes were chosen after qualifying and
competing in the championships of the USA (the top annual
Elite competition in the country). At championships, the
top ten are the national Team (international meets) and
numbers eleven through twenty are the National Squad.
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Patricia Supthen
Coach, USAG
Girls Team
Patricia has over
30 years of coaching experience and joined Arena in 2006. In 2007
& 2008 alone, Trisch coached many athletes at levels 7-10 to titles
at the State & Regional Championships.
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Michael Zack
Coach, USAG Boys
Team
Mike has been involved in gymnastics
for over 25 years as a gymnast, coach, and a judge. He was a
co-captain on his high school team and competed for West Chester
University until he suffered a career-ending injury.
Mike has been coaching for more then
20 years and has been involved with the Junior Olympic program for
the past 13 years. He has coached State and Regional champions, in
both all-around and individual events. He has also coached his Level
6 Boys Team to the State Team Champions title. In 2007, his level 4
team produced Regional Champions in All-Around, Floor, Pommel Horse,
Still Rings, and Vault.
Mike is also a certified judge for
the J.O. program, judging meets at all levels up to state
championships. Gymnastics also runs in his family. His
son, a former State and Regional All Around champion currently
competes for the Temple University Men’s Gymnastics Team.
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Libby Vaughn
Front Desk
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Kenny Yeh
Instructor
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Melissa Greiner
Instructor
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