Coaching Team
All of the Polarettes Gymnastics Club staff are provided top quality training through regular coach education sessions and are trained with Standard First Aid with CPR C and AED training, National Coaching Certification Program for Artistic Gymnastics and Trampoline as well as Respect in Sport Certified. All Polarettes staff also undergo ongoing Criminal Record Checks.
Management & Administrative Team These coaches are full time, professional staff who have many years of experience and ample training. They monitor all the coaches in the gym, the day to day activities and the safety of our programs. They are certified, have their first aid training, undergo yearly criminal record & vulnerable sector checks, are respect in sport certified and have gone through the Making Ethical Decisions module. These coaches assist in training of all staff and supervise our programs and coaching team.
Kimberly Jones (ChPC) (On Mat leave until June 2025) (Her/She)
Executive Director & Head Coach
Kimberly.Jones@polarettes.org
Alysia Hornblower (Covering Kim's Mat Leave) (Her/She)
Acting as Executive Director
ed@polarettes.org
Stephanie Caron (Currently on Maternity Leave until April 2025)
Developmental Coordinator
Sheila Downie (Currently filling Stephanie's Maternity Leave)
Developmental Coordinator & Acting Head Coach
Kate Fitzgerald
Artistry and Recreational Coordinator
Kate.Fitzgerald@polarettes.org
Main Office
Office administrator
info@polarettes.org
Certified Coaches These coaches are professional staff who are a minimum of NCCP Gymnastics Foundations Certified, these coaches a minimum of 15 years old and have undergone our Coach-in-Training and Apprentice coach program, or have completed additional training and have various levels of experience. They are certified, have their first aid training, undergo yearly criminal record & vulnerable sector checks, are respect in sport certified and have gone through the Making Ethical Decisions module. These coaches assist in training our junior staff and are supervised by our management team.
Apprentice Coaches These coaches are paid staff who are working towards certificate in coaching, they coach with a senior certified coach and have their respect in sport training, standard first aid and a minimum of 30 hours of mentoring experience with a senior coach. These coaches are working towards full certification and are undergoing a mentor program. Minimum age is 15 years old.
Coaches-In-Training These coaches are working towards certificate in coaching, they are often volunteer coaches who work with a senior certified coach and have their respect in sport training. These coaches are working towards full certification and are undergoing the first steps in our mentor program. Minimum age is 13 years old.