All NGA coaches are USA Gymnastics (USAG) certified, which requires completing the following requirements & training:

  • Background check (annually)
  • First Aid
  • Concussion
  • Safety & Response (annually): The foundation for athlete safety and the prevention of abuse that requires mandatory reporting, defines misconduct, and sets boundaries for interaction between coaches & minor athletes.
  • USAG Safety & Risk Management (team coaches)
  • Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction
  • Childhood Development: Pre-school to School-Age
  • Coaching with Empathy
  • Attend USAG Congress (team coaches, annually)
  • Bi-weekly Coach Training (provided by NGA)

NGA pays for all fees and training time associated with these requirements.

 

Interested in joining our coaching staff? 

Complete the application linked here.

 

OUR TEAM

 

Mr. Nasser, Founder/Owner

Hometown: Shiraz, Iran
Coach at Nasser: 1970
Coaches: Pre-School
Favorite Event: Rings

Nasser Parvinrouh was an Olympic gymnast and competed for Iran in the 1964 Olympics in Japan. At one time, Mr. Nasser was ranked 16th in the world!

Mr. Nasser established Nasser Gymnastics Academy in August 1970. Mr. Nasser taught Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance at Faulkner State Community College, opened a couple of satellite gyms in Baldwin County and Northern Mobile, and then opened his first gym in Mobile in 1982. He built the gym that we’re in now in 2000. 

Nasser loves gymnastics and introduced the local community to the great sport. At 81 years old, Mr. Nasser remains young at heart and loves working with our pre-school classes. He also helps to define curriculum and train coaches. We are proud to continue following his teaching methods and traditions today. 

Ms. Michelle, Director

Hometown: Mobile, AL
Coach at Nasser: 1990s
Coaches: Pre-Team & Team Levels 1 & 2
Favorite Event: Floor (Best: Vault)

Michelle grew up in the gym with her family. She competed to level 5 before becoming a cheerleader at Murphy High School and competing as a part of the first Nasser All-star Cheerleading Squad. She’s coached tumbling, cheer, and all levels of gymnastics fundamentals starting with 18 month olds in mom & me classes all the way through preschool, school-age, teenage, and even adult classes. She’s also coached competitive team levels 1-6 over her 20+ year tenure. She loves coaching compulsory-level competitive gymnastics.

Certified Memberships: USA Gymnastics Professional Competitive Coach & USA Cheer Professional

Coach Lil

Hometown: Mobile, AL
Coach at Nasser: September 2025
Coaches: Pre-school & School-age rec, Boys rec

Coach Cecilia

Hometown: Mobile, AL
Coach at Nasser: September 2025
Coaches: Pre-school & School-Age Rec

Coach Autumn

Hometown: Mobile, AL
Coach at Nasser: December 2025
Coaches: Pre-school & School-Aged rec, Boys Rec

Coach Amiah

Hometown: Mobile, AL
Coach at Nasser: April 2022
Coaches: Team Levels 3 & 4
Favorite Event: Bars

Coach Amiah started her gymanstics journey at Nasser as a student and became a state champion at just 6 years old. She loves coaching, especially in a sport she fell in love with as a young kid.

Private Lesson Specialties:

School-Age Curriculum

Team Evaluation Prep

Pre-team and team advancement (levels 1 - 5)

Specific Skills: pullover, handstand, casting on bars, hurdles on vault, strength forward and backward rolls, chasse, cartwheels, roundoff rebound, back handspings, front handsprings, back tucks, back layout, front tucks

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR: beginner curriculum, preschoolers, boys, kids with no gymnastics experience

Coach Melonie

Hometown: Mobile, AL
Coach at Nasser: 2019
Coaches: All rec, tumbling, Team
Favorite Event: Bars

Ms. Melonie has several years of experience coaching various levels of gymnastics. She competed through Level 7 and brings great expertise to her coaching.

Private Lesson Specialties:

Beginner Curriculum

Gymnastics for preschool & school -aged students

Team (all levels)

Tumbling

The Parvinrouh Family: Mrs. Fatemeh, Laleh, Michelle, & Mr. Nasser