Our Mission, Our Staff & Our Facility

Action Gymnastics Sportsplex began as a gymnastics training center in February 2001. In July 2006 Action expanded to a complete sportsplex offering gymnastics, dance and several other programs geared towards the development of youth fitness. Our 15,000 square foot facility is the largest gymnastics training center in the Coachella Valley. It is equipped with all of the state of the art training equipment necessary for the safest and most optimal learning experience, development and progress potential. Our facility is also fully air conditioned throughout the building.

Our staff takes a positive approach to gymnastics training and is safety oriented.
Please see our staff biographies below and take a look at some photos of our modern and well equipped gymnastics facility.

Staff

<photo coming soon>		CO-OWNER and FRONT OFFICE MANAGER: Jeannette Frederick holds a double major in Business Administration and Marketing and a Minor in Psychology, bringing a wealth of business knowledge and experience. Having been involved in small businesses for 27 years, Jeannette started out managing two locations for her family’s chain of photography stores. Alongside husband Tom, she went on to own and operate a successful aviation business out of San Diego before relocating to Palm Desert in 2007. A marine family, Jeannette and Tom have two wonderful children. Carmen, 13, is a competitive dancer and volleyball player and Alexa, 16, is one of Action’s training level 9s and a former Regional champion.

<photo coming soon>		CO-OWNER and TEAM COACH: Alison Vaugn brings 15 years of coaching experience through the International Elite level, having produced over 50 state, regional & national champions and TOPs team members. She moved to Palm Desert four years ago from Arizona, where she was nominated AZ Choreographer of the Year and AZ Coach of the Year, was a Junior Olympic National, US Classic and Visa Championship coach and earned her certification as a level 10 judge. After moving to the desert, she worked as a Media and Events Marketing Manager for Marriott before coming back to gymnastics in 2010. Alison and her husband Rolland are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first baby in early January.

		TEAM COACH: Imelda Gutierrez was a competitive gymnast in high school. She was part of a small group that travelled to Romania and trained with Romanian coaches. While there she met the “Great” gymnast Nadia. Imelda has coached gymnastics for over 20 years. For the first 12 years, she worked for several gyms here in the valley. For the past 8 years, she has been here at Action Gymnastics. She is the Level 4 and 5 Team coach and she also coaches the girl’s Pre-Team levels. She has a very hands-on approach to coaching with an emphasis on having fun while learning new skills.

		TEAM COACH: Mariano Noriega has been coaching gymnastics at all levels for more than 30 years. After receiving both his Bachelors and Masters degrees in physical education in Buenos Aires, he coached many gymnasts, including the Argentine Women’s National Team in the PanAmerican and World Maccabiah Games from 1983-1988. After moving to the United States with his family, Mariano taught group classes and coached individual athletes at the National Gymnastics Training Center in Aliso Viejo, CA for 8 years. He is excited to be a new team member at Action Gymnastics!

		TEAM COACH: Rosario Raygada was born north of Lima, Peru. She competed in gymnastics in school, winning several awards. She was also part of the team for the Piura’s Grau Club. As an instructor, she studied gymnastics at the Peruvian Sports Institute specializing as a Youth Coach. She taught gymnastics for several different schools over the years. She has been working at Action Gymnastics since 2001. Charo coaches all the Action academy levels, beginning through advance. Her students range from age 2 through 12 years old. Over the years she has learned new techniques and other coaching skills and she works very well with the Action students and staff.

		TEAM COACH: Nick Hobson has been coaching gymnastics for Action Gymnastics since late 2005. He came to us as a very talented and driven athlete who already possessed a natural ability for twisting and flipping. As he fine-tuned his skills through Action Gymnastics, he became more and more aware of the technical aspect and how to teach the sport of gymnastics effectively. He is now a very big part of the Action staff. He coaches all levels up through competitive level 4. He is a patient, positive and progressive coach.

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ACTION Gymnastics Sportsplex Facility

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