BOARD ASSISTANT MANAGER

MANAGER & COACH

HEAD TEAM COACH

Tamie started gymnastics at the YMCA when she was 3, where she competed for the Clallam County Comets.  Then, she did club gymnastics through elementary and middle school through Level 8. She started coaching at 15 and continued gymnastics through her senior year of high school when she had a career ending injury.

Tamie continued coaching in Olympia at college. Her favorite thing was the Tumble Bus, a bus that was converted to a gymnastics gym complete with a preschool bar, mat wedges, rings and climbing ladders!

After her 3rd child, Tamie found her way to Klahhane and has been there ever since. Tamie has a special place in her heart for all the various levels and groups she works with. She hopes to continue sharing her love of the sport in any way she can

The best thing about being a coach is - Sharing my knowledge for the sport I love and encouraging kids to be GOOD HUMANS! Teaching manners, gratefulness, encouragement of a teammate, responsibility etc. Gymnastics coaches can teach SO much more than just gymnastics.

TEAM COACH

Cassidy has been coaching gymnastics for eight years, with this being her sixth season coaching Xcel teams. Fun fact: coaching was her very first job ever — and it’s still her favorite.

Cassidy began her journey at Klahhane teaching rec classes, spent time coaching in Bellingham, and discovered her true passion for team at GymStar in Ferndale, where she served as the Xcel Silver coach for three seasons. Now, she’s back home at Klahhane coaching all Xcel levels. Along the way, she has also worked with cheerleaders, providing tumbling-focused private lessons.

A former competitive gymnast herself, Cassidy trained for six years, beginning in Bronze, jumping to Gold, and finishing her youth career on her high school team, where she served as captain her senior year. Floor has always been her favorite event — both as an athlete and now as a coach — and she especially loves developing strong, confident tumblers.

Cassidy is passionate about building quality gymnastics through proper progressions, intentional strength training, and long-term athlete development. She has also guest-coached at camps and clinics focused on foundational skills like kips and back handsprings. As a certified reformer and mat Pilates instructor, Cassidy integrates her deep understanding of movement mechanics, core strength, and body awareness into her coaching, bringing a unique Pilates-to-gymnastics crossover that supports efficient, technically sound gymnastics.

TEAM COACH

I fell in love with gymnastics during PE at elementary school in the tiny town of Longville, MN.  After moving to Port Angeles in 1984, I was reunited with the sport while in High School. (Jan Urfer was actually my assistant coach while I was on the HS team.)

After school, I joined the United States Air Force, and while stationed at Minot AFB, ND, was offered the opportunity to begin instructing Gymnastics at the Rec Center on base. 

My instruction of gymnastics progressed, and I coached my own team while stationed in Spokane, WA and later... in Belgium. 

When my son was in Middle School in Amity, OR, I was asked to instruct gymnastics as part of the PE curriculum for 3 years, which I adored, but where I also dislocated my elbow.

In 2018, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and have undergone a few surgeries and changes since then. 

I feel lucky to have been able to be so involved with such a wonderful sport for this long, and after moving back to Port Angeles in 2024, I sought out Klahhane Gymnastics (and Jan) to continue my teaching journey into my senior years. 

Gymnastics is a sport that teaches many abilities, attributes and characteristics. Many of these have helped to shape my life. I’ve learned how to cope and learn from failure. It’s taught me patience, focus and goal setting.

Gymnastics teaches you how to take constructive criticism and the value of hard work and discipline. It teaches humility and how to compete against one’s self as well as with a team. 

Instructing gymnastics has a completely new set of attributes. Shaping young people’s lives as it did mine is a great responsibility and one I don't take lightly.

The artistic strength I learned from being a gymnast and a gymnastics teacher, will be a part of who I am forever. 

TEAM COACH

Rose began ballet around the age of three and danced until middle school and performed en pointe. She learned many disciplines including tap, jazz and modern but always had a desire to tumble. She had a schoolmate teaching her back walkovers during recess and spent a rainy afternoon relentlessly working on front handsprings in her front yard.

She took a couple of summer gymnastics classes through the Y in elementary school but didn’t get to really dive in until her sophomore year of high school. That year Rose lettered and received the “inspirational award”. Her later high school years introduced her to what would be a career in physical therapy.

Rose coached volleyball at the high school and middle school levels for close to ten years. In 2022 she was asked to be the assistant coach for the PA/Sequim High School team and did so for two years. And after taking a year off Rose found herself as the newest coach for the Klahhane club team.

Finding a positive outlet for youth is a passion of Rose’s. Not everyone will compete in the Olympics or even at the high school or college level. But everyone grows up to be an adult and it is important that young people have plenty of opportunities to grow their skills in kindness, compassion, discipline, friendship, responsibility, sportsmanship, goal setting and empathy. And there is nowhere quite like gymnastics where you learn resilience!

REC & ADULT GYM COACH

Coach Lindsay is a Recreational and Adult Gymnastics Coach who has been coaching with Klahhane Gymnastics for 9 months. She competed in gymnastics from ages 7 to 13 at Olympic Level 4 and brings that experience and passion into every class she teaches.

Lindsay’s favorite event to coach is bars, and she especially loves working with Klahhane's rec and adult athletes. Her coaching style is tough, encouraging, and uplifting—she challenges athletes while helping them believe in themselves and celebrate their progress.

One of the accomplishments she’s most proud of is watching her athletes overcome their fears and accomplish skills they once thought were impossible. Lindsay strives to create an environment where gymnasts support one another, practice safely, build respect, and grow in confidence. Her goal is for every athlete to leave class feeling fulfilled and proud of themselves.

Outside the gym, Lindsay enjoys surfing, skateboarding, hiking, photography, and organizing cold plunge gatherings. She loves adventure, finding joy in the little things, and lifting others up. Lindsay is excited to see the program continue to grow into an even stronger, more supportive community where everyone—Rec and Competitive Team alike—can have fun and thrive!

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