Meet Our Coaching Team
Inspiring Mentors on Your Gymnastics Journey
At Gymnastics Reborn, our mission is to provide a safe, nurturing, and athlete-centred environment where children of all ages and abilities can develop confidence, skills, and a lifelong love for gymnastics. Our coaching team is central to this mission, ensuring every gymnast is supported, challenged, and encouraged to reach their potential in a positive and inclusive setting.
All of our coaches are fully qualified and committed to delivering best practice at all times. In addition to their coaching qualifications, every coach holds a current DBS and has completed First Aid and Safeguarding training. Our Level 2 and above coaches have also undertaken the British Gymnastics Positive Coaching Course and Flexibility Course, ensuring gymnasts are developed safely, effectively, and with a strong focus on wellbeing.
Together, our coaching team brings passion, expertise, and dedication to creating an environment where gymnasts can thrive—both in the gym and beyond.
Our coaches are further supported by a fantastic team of Assistant Coaches and Young Leaders, who you will often see around the club working alongside our experienced coaching staff and helping to create a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for all our members.
Paul Newton
Founder and CEO
Head of Performance Gymnastics
Paul is the founder of Gymnastics Reborn, having established the club in October 2020. A gymnast since the age of five, Paul has over 15 years of coaching experience. In addition to leading the club, he coaches the Elite Men’s Squad and has guided gymnasts to national competition success and selection for national teams.
Paul is also an International Judge for Great Britain and regularly travels on behalf of GBR in this role.
Outside of the gym, Paul holds a Law degree and works within his family-run sports consultancy firm as a Legal and HR Consultant and Business Mentor.
Sharon Newton
Head of Gymnastics Reborn Bedford & Accounts Manager
Sharon has been part of Gymnastics Reborn since its founding in October 2020. With over 30 years of experience in education, including specialist work with children with severe physical and learning disabilities, she brings a wealth of teaching expertise to the role. Now an independent tutor supporting students up to GCSE level, Sharon leads and manages the Bedford team.
She also plays a key role as a Men’s Squad Coach at Pulloxhill and is a qualified Men’s Artistic Judge.
Amy Perry
Head of Recreational Gymnastics
Amy has been part of the Gymnastics Reborn team since 2022, initially joining as a Lead Recreational Coach before progressing into her current role as Head of Recreational Gymnastics. She is responsible for planning and overseeing all recreational classes, as well as supporting and developing our recreational coaching team.
Outside of gymnastics, Amy is a fully qualified osteopath and holds a well-established practice across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Hertfordshire.
Wendy Brown
Duty Manager, Women's & Men's Artistic Coach
Wendy has been part of the Gymnastics Reborn team since the club was founded in 2020. She initially joined as a welfare officer and parent volunteer, later progressing to a trainee coach. After over a year of volunteering and training, Wendy completed her coaching qualifications in both Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, and now holds Level 2 certifications in both disciplines.
In addition, Wendy is a qualified Men’s and Women’s Artistic Judge. She currently leads our Women’s Squad Programme, bringing dedication, expertise, and a passion for developing gymnasts to her role.
Lisa Lavelle
Senior Coach
Lisa has been part of Gymnastics Reborn since 2021 and brings an exceptional wealth of knowledge to the team. A high-level coach in both tumbling and acrobatic gymnastics, Lisa also holds the Head Coach role at another local club and runs the team at Stevenage Sports Acro. In addition, she works across a wide range of lower schools, teaching schools gymnastics.
We are incredibly fortunate to have Lisa share her passion and expertise within our Home Education, Pre-School, Recreational, and Tumbling Departments.
Chloe Lavelle
Coach
Chloe has been part of the Gymnastics Reborn team for over three years and plays an integral role in our Recreational and Women’s Artistic programmes. She also delivers daytime and after-school sports clubs in the local area and coaches acrobatic gymnastics and tumbling alongside Lisa at Stevenage Sports Acro. In addition to her coaching, Chloe is still an active competitive acrobatic gymnast, bringing her experience and passion directly into her coaching.
Kayla Cox
Coach
Kayla has been part of the Gymnastics Reborn team for over four years, joining as the club’s first-ever Young Leader when it was founded. She quickly gained experience across a wide range of classes, including Pre-School, Recreational, Advanced, and both Women’s and Men’s Artistic Squads. Kayla currently coaches both the Men’s and Women’s Artistic Development Squad groups.
In addition to her coaching, Kayla is a qualified Women’s Artistic Judge and regularly judging at events on behalf of the club, helping our gymnasts access as many external competitions as possible.
Interested in Becoming Part of Our Coaching Team?
We are actively recruiting qualified and unqualified coaches to join the Gymnastics Reborn family.
We are always on the lookout for individuals who are interested in joining our coaching team at Gymnastics Reborn.
Whether you are a coach returning to the sport after a break, currently working and considering a change of club, or looking to get into coaching for the first time, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal, confidential, and no-obligation chat about potential roles, give us a call on 01525 600 227 or email us at info@gymnasticsreborn.co.uk.
To apply for one of our roles, please send a CV and/or covering letter to info@gymnasticsreborn.co.uk.