HARBOURSIDE GYMNASTICS STAFF TEAM
Claire And Mark Smoker - Directors of Harbourside Gymnastics Academy
Claire has been a coach for the last 15 years. Mark is new to coaching but now a level 2 general gymnastics coach.
You will normally find her in reception and the café area. She is your main port of call for any advice, concerns or questions.
Claire and Mark also owned gym factor where they supplied gymnastics equipment and shipped all across Europe.
Mark is a level 2 general gymnastics coach and a Level 1 MAG. Mark loves coaching the boys on a Saturday. If you require equipment for home practice then please speak to them for advice.
Frances Smoker - Director and HEAD COACH
Frances is an IGA Gymnastics level 4 women's artistic and British Gymnastics level 3 module 1 General Gymnastics coach and Disability qualified coach. Double mini trampoline coach and is on the IGA BOARD where she mentors coaches and runs courses. She is also a qualified artistic gymnastics judge. Along with that she has got community sports leadership award level 2 and Higher sports leadership award level 3. Frances also holds a 2:1 degree BA(Hons) Physical Education
Frances has been participating in gymnastics and trampolining since the age of 6 winning numerous medals in competitions across Sussex and English and National league. In 2014 Frances fell in love with DMT (double mini trampoline) discipline. As she had previously done trampolining and gymnastics dmt came naturally to her. Frances has competed in competitions across Great Britain winning a number of titles including English silver champion 2015 and 2016. She became National League Champion in 2016. In 2018 and 2019 Frances got selected to represent the south-east gymnastics team and competed in Birmingham winning herself a bronze medal in 2018/19 and landed herself a spot in the Nationals finals where she got herself a silver medal 2018/19. Frances was also given the opportunity to represent her club and the county in an international competition held in the UK where she came 2nd.
Anna-Belle Smoker HEAD COACH
- level 3 woman's artistic.
Floor and Vault and Intermediate squad squad coach and buggee fitness instructor.
Head of pre school gymnastics and our acro coach.
Anna is also the daughter of Claire and Mark. . Anna is the floor and vault squad coach and Advanced Squad coach, she also teaches recreational, pre school classes. Anna used to compete in gymnastics along side her sister Frances.
Sophie Burns - Level 2 Gymnastics coach. Qualified trampoline level 2 coach. Qualified artist judge.
Reliable, passionate gymnastics coach with over 15 years experience working in 5 different clubs. Sophie is here to share her skills and knowledge to help gymnasts to develop their ability and succeed their goals! Sophie used to be a gymnast herself competing in a number of competitions.
Sophie is the Mini Squad Coach.
Qualifications: BTEC Sport, Level 2 Gymnastics Coach
Georgia is a level 2 WAG gymnastics coach and a level 2 trampoline coach.
Georgia has been a dancer since the age of 4 years old. She started gymnastics as a young child but only got into competitive gymnastics at 12 years old. Georgia has done coaching at previous gymnastics clubs and really enjoyed it. She's excited to learn more in the profession of coaching and is working towards her IGA coaching levels. She is also one of our competitive floor and vault squad gymnasts.
Georgia is the mini squad coach.
Olivia Toms Our Level 2 General Gymnastics coach.
Olivia is one of our young leader coaches. Liv has been doing gymnastics for many years now and is the main squad training for competitions. You will mostly see Liv in the gym coaching on a Monday and training on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.