About Us - Next Level Gymnastics

Who We Are

Next Level Gymnastics is the culmination of close to 40 years experience in the sport of gymnastics. We are the newest premiere gymnastic training center in Monterey Park, California.

Meet The Team

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TJ Weaver is on his 38th year of coaching recreational and competitive gymnastics. He started his coaching career in 1984 after performing in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics Games in Los Angeles. Before that, he trained as an athlete at the California Suns Gymnastics Center in Chatsworth. In 1988, he was invited to coach a camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. That is when he decided that coaching gymnastics would be his career path.Since that time he has helped develop thousands of athletes up through USAG Xcel Diamond and Development Level 3-10, and they have all won their fair share of medals at State, Regional and National level events. He is the Founder and Former Owner and Director of Champion Gymnastics in Pasadena. He is also the Founder and Former Owner and Director of Action Gymnastics in Palm Desert. Coach TJ is looking forward to bringing another high quality program to Next Level Gymnastics!

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Cierra Jacquet (Ceecee) was born and raised in Monrovia, CA. She started at Champion gymnastics as a toddler and transitioned into All Star Cheer at Victory Cheer, Pacific Coatst Magic and California All Stars. She has been a competitive cheerleader for 8 years and attended Florida International University specifically to continue her cheer career. 2022 was a year full of accomplishments as she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Early Child Education and was titled NCA National Champion with FIU Cheer. Ceecee has worked in career fields with children as a gymnastics coach for 6 years and a kindergarten assistant for 2 years. She has always had a passion for working with kids and has dreams of opening a daycare one day.

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Alison Schulte has been involved with gymnastics since she was two years old. She finished competing at level 7 and then did all star cheer for a few years. She started coaching gymnastics in 2019 and has recently coached up through the xcel platinum levels. Alison is currently a fourth year kinesiology student at Cal Poly Pomona with an emphasis in exercise science and has a physical therapy background. She is a welcome addition to the Next level team of coaches.

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Coach Nora is originally from the Bay Area and started gymnastics at the age of four. After ten years of both recreational and competitive gymnastics, Nora transitioned into Track & Field. She went on to become a collegiate track athlete and received her B.S. in Human Development with a minor in Psychology from University of California, Davis. She is now at University of Southern California attaining her Doctorates degree in Occupational Therapy – specializing in pediatrics. Nora loves to remain active and is passionate about dedicating her career to positively influencing children’s lives – as they are the future.

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Hi I’m coach Chantelle! I have been doing gymnastics since I was 5 years old and competed competitively for 9 years. I have been coaching gymnastics for 3 years and cheerleading for 1. I was a gymnast and a cheerleader throughout high school and did college cheer throughout my first year at CSULB. I am currently a student at California State University, Long Beach where I am studying for my psychology degree. I have always loved working with kids and I am excited to be joining the NLG team!

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Coach Margaret has been involved in gymnastics for over 10 years. She has been coaching recreational and competitive gymnastics for over 6 years. She also interns at the Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, and is currently a third year student at California State University, Los Angeles, doing her pre-med courses. She is expected to graduate in 2025 where she will then apply to medical school to pursue her career goals of becoming a general pediatric surgeon. Next Level Gymnastics is glad to have her as part of the competitive coaching staff.

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Coach Audrey has been involved in the sport of gymnastics as an athlete for the past 10 years. She finished her 2022 competitive season as the Xcel Gold Regional Floor exercise Champion with a score of 9.75 and was also the Regional Silver Medalist on Vault with a score of 9.55. She is a senior in high school and is actively involved in theater, dance and acting as well. She is a very welcome addition to the Next Level Staff and will coach a variety of different classes from recreational to the team levels.

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Sophia Tran has been doing gymnastics for over 6 years. She competed for 2 years and has been coaching for the past 2 years as well. She coaches recreational classes and the competitive team here at Next Level Gymnastics and does gymnastics for fun in her free time. She is a 3rd year student at California State University of Los Angeles majoring in Business Marketing. She’s super excited to work with our students and be a part of the NLG family!

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