TONY GEHMAN/OWNER
National Team Head Coach
Tony Gehman along with his wife Paula are the owners of North Stars Gymnastics, located in Boonton New Jersey since 1985. He first began coaching full time in 1979 after attending and competing at East Stroudsburg University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education. Tony has placed numerous gymnasts into the elite level and onto the National Team since 1983. In 1991, he was voted the USGF and the USECA coach of the year. He was also voted the Junior Olympic coach of the year in 2008. Tony wrote the “Round Off Entry Training Guide”, which was used as the standard in the early 1990’s. He was the president of the United States Elite Coaches Association from 1991-2001, as well as the USECA’s representative to the USAG board of directors for over 10 years. Tony has escorted gymnasts to Russia, France, Korea, England, Cuba, Colombia and Bulgaria. In 1991 he was co head coach for the Pan American Games and has had several girls compete in the final Olympic Trials.
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