GARY VALENTINE

Owner/Director/Master teacher / Coach – age 53

EDUCATION

*Graduate of Univ. of Mass.-Amherst – 5/76
B.S in Physical Education K-12
Minor in Early Childhood Development
& Playground Design 
*Former competitive gymnast at U.Mass & Herricks High School – since 1966

WORK EXPERIENCE

-Owner/Director & full time Instructor / Coach of NASTICS, Inc since 1979
-7 years prior teaching in the following gym schools:
Hampshire Gymnastics – Hadley MA
Schnaars Gym – Farmingdale, NY
Mr. Z’s. Gym – Bohemia, NY (Manager-’77-‘79)

-Playground Designer/Builder & Consultant for various private & public schools including:
~ Tiny Tots Learning Center
~ Academy Street Elementary School
~ Helen B. Duffy El.- Ronk.
~ Timber Point El. -  E.Islip

-Set Designer/Builder of Musical Productions at:  Bayport-Blue Point S.D.- ‘97 to present
Northport School District & Community                                                                                                                            …..Theatre 7/02 to present

-Tech Instructor-Children’s Musical Theatre Camp @ Northport H.S. – 2002 to present

OTHER INTERESTS/EXPERIENCE
-Carpenter - Woodworker
-Fisherman (Salt water & Fly fishing)
-Long Island Coordinator for Retrouvaille Ministry
along with wife, Debbie

CERTIFICATIONS

• Phys. Ed. K-12
• US Gymnastics Safety Certified
• USGF Meet Director
• Red Cross, First Aid & CPR
• USA Gymnastics Assoc. Professional & Club Member
• IPA (International Playground Assoc.) Member

Gary’s Job at NASTICS includes:

-Teaching all levels of instruction-(2-18),incl.:
~Classes for special problems
~Tumbling for cheerleaders
~Tadpole” Seminars on Movement–(6mon-2yr)
~“Leapfrog”, Recreational & Olympic programs, ages 2-18
-Creates Leapfrog lesson plans & Evaluation system for all levels
-Coached our USA teams (Beg thru Pre-Elite Lev.10) from ’79 thru ’94, producing many State and Regional Champions
-Head Coach of the Team Training Program ’94 to present