DSG Coaches and Staff
Dakota Star Gymnastics proudly employs coaches with 14+ years of coaching experience and 20+ years of gymnastics involvement as well as young workers just entering the workforce. Our goal is to provide quality instructors while also building the future generation of workers into responsible, accountable, and driven individuals.
Do you have a passion for gymnastics?
We are always on the lookout for dependable coaches who are energetic, inventive and motivated to keep classes fun and exciting on a weekly basis. Our training wage is $9.00/hr, with higher wages possible based on coaching or gymnastics experience! If you are 14 or older and have some experience with gymnastics or child care, please contact our office for more information or click HERE for an Employment Application.

Program Director
DSG Team Head Coach
Braves Head Coach
Coach Amanda
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Involved at DSG since 1996
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DSG gymnast from 1996-2004
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MHS Braves gymnast from 2003-2007
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Coaching since 2003
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DSG Program Director/Head Coach since 2010
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MHS Braves Head Coach since 2012
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Member of Citizens for Mandan Sports Complex Committee in 2014, helping to win the vote for the Starion Sports Complex that opened in 2017
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ND-USA Gymnastics State Committee Member since 2017
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NDHSAA Gymnastics State Committee Member since 2018
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NDHSAA Gymnastics 2019 Co-Head Coach of the Year recipient
Certifications
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USA Gymnastics Professional Member since 2006
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USA Gymnastics Safety Certified since 2006
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USA Gymnastics Meet Director Certified since 2010
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CPR/AED and First Aid Certified since 2012
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USA Gymnastics U100 Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction Certified since 2013
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Safe Sport Certified since 2018
USA Gymnastics sanctioned training events attended:
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USAG National Congress in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
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USAG Women's JO Compulsory Workshop in 2013
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USAG W311 National Junior Olympic Compulsory Workshop in 2013
Other gymnastics training events attended:
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Optional level team training at Gymnastics Village with Juston Ziegler (former DSG Head Coach) in 2010
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Uneven Bars Bootcamp with Neil Resnick and Tom Forster in 2014

Office Manager
Recreational Coordinator
Brigitte
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Involved at DSG since 2007
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Coaching since 2007
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Office staff since 2011
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Recreational Coordinator since 2012
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USA Gymnastics Instructor Member since 2017
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USA Gymnastics U100 Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction Certified since 2017

DSG Team Assistant Coach
MHS Braves Assistant Coach
Coach Jaysea
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Involved at DSG since 2003
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DSG gymnast from 2003-2013
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MHS Braves gymnast from 2013-2018
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MHS Braves Team Captain in 2016
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Coaching since 2015
Showteam Coach
DSG Team Substitute Coach
Braves Substitute Coach
Coach Jena
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Involved at DSG since 1993
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DSG gymnast from 1993-2003
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MHS Braves gymnast from 2003-2007
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Coaching since 2005
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Showteam Coach from 2006-2007, 2010-12, 2016-present
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Assistant Team Coach from 2008-2014
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Assistant MHS Braves Head Coach from 2012-2014
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Member of Citizens for Mandan Sports Complex Committee in 2014, helping to win the vote for the Starion Sports Complex (opened 2017)
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USA Gymnastics Professional Member from 2007-2014
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USA Gymnastics Safety Certified from 2007-2014
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USA Gymnastics Meet Director Certified since 2010
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CPR/AED and First Aid Certified since 2012
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CPR/AED and First Aid Course Instructor since 2015
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USA Gymnastics U100 Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction Certified since 2013
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Attended USA Gymnastics National Congress in 2010, 2011, 2012
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Attended optional level team training at Gymnastics Village with Juston Ziegler (former DSG Head Coach) in 2010
Coach Jena has two children in the DSG program!

DSG Team Coach
Invitation Level Coach
Coach Kati
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Involved at DSG since 1999
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DSG gymnast from 1999-2007
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MHS Braves gymnast in 2007 and 2012
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MHS Braves' first Team Captain since reinstatement
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Coaching since 2010
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Showteam Coach since 2015

DSG Team Substitute Coach
MHS Braves Substitute Coach
(Moved out of State)
Coach Christine
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Involved at DSG since 2003
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DSG gymnast from 2003-2009
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MHS Braves gymnast from 2012-2013
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Coaching since 2009
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Team Coach since 2010
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MHS Braves Head Coach since 2014
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USA Gymnastics Professional Member since 2012
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USA Gymnastics Safety Certified since 2012
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CPR/AED and First Aid Certified since 2014
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USA Gymnastics U100 Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction Certified since 2013
USA Gymnastics sanctioned training events attended:
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USAG National Congress in 2015, 2017
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USAG Women's JO Compulsory Workshop in 2013
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USAG W311 National Junior Olympic Compulsory Workshop in 2013
Other gymnastics training events attended:
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Uneven Bars Bootcamp with Neil Resnick and Tom Forster in 2014
Invitation Level Coach
Recreational Coach
Coach Kendal
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Involved at DSG since 2010
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DSG gymnast from 2010-2016
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MHS Braves gymnast from 2016-present
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MHS Braves Team Captain in 2018-19, 2019-20
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Coaching since 2018

Invitation Level Coach
Recreational Coach
Coach Kate
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Involved at DSG since 2007
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DSG gymnast from 2007-2014
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BHS Demons gymnast from 2014-2019
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Coaching since 2015
DSG Team Coach
Invitation Level Coach
Coach Rylee
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Involved at DSG since 2005
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DSG gymnast from 2010-2016
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MHS Braves gymnast from 2015-present
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Coaching since 2017
Recreational Coach
Coach Ella
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Involved at DSG since 2015
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DSG gymnast from 2015-present
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Coaching since 2018

Showteam Coach
Invitation Level Coach
Recreational Coach
Coach Morgan
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Involved at DSG since 2018
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Coaching since 2018
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MHS Volleyball statistician
Recreational Coach
Coach McKayla
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Involved at DSG since 2012
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DSG gymnast from 2012-2017
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MHS Braves gymnast from 2016-2018
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Coaching since 2018
Recreational Coach
Coach Kaia
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Involved at DSG since 2018
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Coaching since 2018
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Dancer
Recreational Coach
Coach Maddie
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Involved at DSG since 2006
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Coaching since 2019
Recreational Coach
Coach Maddy
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Involved at DSG since 2008
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Coaching since 2019
Recreational Coach
Coach Kelbie
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Involved at DSG since 2010
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MHS Gymnast from 2018-2020
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Coaching since 2019
Recreational Coach
Coach Taylor
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Involved at DSG since 2019
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Kachina
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Coaching since 2019
Recreational Coach
Coach Alex
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Involved at DSG since 2013
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DSG gymnast from 2013-2019
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Braves gymnast from 2019-present
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Coaching since 2020
Recreational Coach
Coach Ellie
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Involved at DSG since 2020
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Coaching since 2020
Recreational Coach
Coach Jericah
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Involved at DSG since 2011
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DSG gymnast from 2011-2018
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MHS Braves gymnast from 2018-present
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Coaching since 2020