Rushmoor Gym is fortunate to employ a number of highly qualified coaches. Scroll down to find out more information or simply click on their name.

The club is also fortunate to have many volunteer support staff, without whom the club would not be able to run so efficiently and smoothly.

BERNIE WRIGHT, COLIN WRIGHT, NIKOLAI BATOV, PLAMEN LICHEV, ANCA RUNCIANU, MILENA LICHEVA, GEORGE DYANKOV, MICK WEBB, JANET ALP, RIA COUSINS, CLAIRE WRIGHT, LOUISE HILL, AMANDA FRENCH, KIRSTIE FREEBURN, EMMA ELCOCK, GEORGIE BURKE, SHANNON WARNER

©Photographs by BC Photographic

BERNIE WRIGHT

RGA DIRECTOR OF COACHING
HONORARY MASTER COACH OF GREAT BRITAIN
BG INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE COACH
B.Ed. Hons. Movement Studies.
Cert.Ed. French & P.E.
St Mary’s College University of London
JOINED THE RGA 1976

COLIN WRIGHT

RGA DIRECTOR OF COACHING
HONORARY MASTER COACH OF GREAT BRITAIN
BG INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE COACH
Cert.Ed. St Mary’s College University of London
FOUNDED THE CLUB 1974

NIKOLAY BATOV

RGA SENIOR COACH MENS ARTISTIC
BG INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE COACH (M.A.)
BG INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE COACH (W.A.)
NATIONAL COACH BULGARIA WOMEN 1978-92
NATIONAL COACH BULGARIA MEN 1992 -2003
HIGHEST QUALIFIED COACH IN G.B.
JOINED THE R.G.A. 2003

PLAMEN LICHEV

RGA SENIOR COACH WOMENS ARTISTIC
BG INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE COACH
B.Sc. Sports Science Sophia University Bulgaria
F.I.G. INTERNATIONAL COACHING BREVET
INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST BULGARIA
NATIONAL WOMEN’S COACH BULGARIA 2002-04
JOINED THE RGA 2004

ANCA RUNCIANU

RGA SENIOR COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
BG HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH
B.Sc. Sports Science Bucharest University Romania
JOINED THE R.G.A. 2001

MILENA LICHEVA

RGA SENIOR COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
BG HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH – NATIONAL JUDGE
B.S.c. Sports Science Sophia University Bulgaria
JOINED R.G.A. 2006

GEORGE DYANKOV

RGA SENIOR COACH MEN’S ARTISTIC
BG SENIOR CLUB COACH (M.A & W.A.)
INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST BULGARIA
CIRCUS PERFORMER WITH BARNUM
& BAILEY & RINGLING BROS
JOINED THE R.G.A. 2008

MICK WEBB

RGA PART TIME COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
BG SENIOR CLUB COACH
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
MICK IS THE LONGEST SERVING MEMBER
OF STAFF AFTER COLIN & BERNIE
JOINED THE RGA 1977

JANET ALP

RGA PART TIME COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
BG CLUB COACH & NATIONAL JUDGE
B.A. (Open) Dip. Eur.Hum. (Open)
JUDGED FOR G.B.
JOINED THE R.G.A. 1987

RIA COUSINS

RGA COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
I/C PRE-SCHOOL GYMNASTICS
BG SENIOR CLUB COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
BG CLUB COACH PRE-SCHOOL
BG CLUB COACH AEROBIC GYMNASTICS
COMPETED FOR G.B. IN AEROBIC GYMNASTICS
BRITISH AEROBIC CHAMPION 2001 – 2004
JOINED THE RGA 1993
BG MASTER GYMNAST

CLAIRE WRIGHT

RGA COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
I/C TRAMPOLINING
BG CLUB COACH WOMENS ARTISTIC
B.Sc. (Hons) University of Wales
BRITISH WOMENS TRAMPOLINE CHAMPION
2000 – 2007 CONSECUTIVELY
WORLD CUP CHAMPION,
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BRONZE MEDALIST,
WORLD CUP FINAL BRONZE MEDALIST
JOINED THE R.G.A. 1979 (AT BIRTH)
BG MASTER GYMNAST

LOUISE HILL

RGA COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
CLUB COACH WOMEN’S ARTISTIC
B.Sc. Sports Science University of Portsmouth
GREAT BRITAIN INTERNATIONAL
SILVER MEDAL ON BEAM BRITISHCHAMPS 2001
WORLD STUDENT GAMES BEIJING 2001
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES CHAMPION 1999-01
QUALIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER
JOINED THE RGA 2008

AMANDA FRENCH

RGA CLUB COACH
BG CLUB COACH
B.Ed. (Hons) Educational Theory
& Fine Arts
Wareato University New Zealand
JOINED THE RGA IN 2004

KIRSTIE FREEBURN

RGA ASSISTANT COACH WA
BG ASSISTANT CLUB COACH
COMPETED FOR THE RGA

EMMA ELCOCK

RGA ASSISTANT COACH WA
BG ASSISTANT CLUB COACH
COMPETED FOR THE RGA

GEORGIE BURKE

RGA ASSISTANT COACH
COMPETING GYMNAST

SHANNON WARNER

RGA ASSISTANT COACH
COMPETING GYMNAST