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 GYMLAND'S INSTRUCTORS and COACHES ARE SAFETY CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE OF USA GYMNASTICS.

Instructors - all our instructors are safety certified.
Waldemar "Valdi" Kolasa
 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.

 

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.

 

 

 

 Zvonko Ilic,
Head Coach, Boys Team

Wesley Marutani
Coach, Girls Team and JOGA
Born in Philadelphia, Wes attended Temple University where he majored in psychology and 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.
Mary Ann


Mary Ann Hawk
Instructor- Girls' Team

 

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.

Kenny Yeh
Instructor