Meet Your Coaches

Our Youth Team Motto:

If one wins, we all win and if one fails, we all fail.

We choose to practice with intentionality and full engagement.

We will give 100% today, because I cannot give 110% tomorrow to make up for today.

Coach Christian

Hello Gecko family! My name is Christian. I am the head coach of the youth teams at Gecko. I have 4 years of youth coaching experience and enjoy educating and mentoring climbers to advance their skill in a sport that has so much to offer. It is an amazing gift to watch the energy of our youth teams progress each week and I always look forward to seeing new, interested climbers join our team.

Climbing has been a part of my life since 2017. It was something I explored as a new hobby while ending my military career and starting college. It is now a sport that provides composure in my life and  always finds a way to entertain me, whether indoors or outdoors. Outside of climbing I put most of my time toward family and dabbling in digital art.

Coach Tatum

Hey everyone, my name is Tatum. I have been climbing since late 2021 but it quickly became an obsession. 

I am loving getting to coach our yellow gecko team. It’s so fun watching each kid become a better climber and reach some of their goals.  I hope to provide an encouraging and supportive environment for each climber to have fun and be challenged. 

Outside of climbing some of the other things you will find me doing are spending time with family & friends, road-trips, hiking, and pretty much anything that gets me outside and in nature.

Coach Leila

Hi, my name is Leila! I started climbing at Gecko October of 2021. My dad got me into climbing, teaching me what I know. I started working summer camps at Gecko and then started coaching the little ones. I enjoy an outdoor lifestyle. I plan on traveling in a van sometime in the future! I enjoy outdoor activities such as climbing, canyoneering, scuba diving, snowboarding, riding dirt bikes and more. I still have a long way to go in life and this is just the beginning!

Coach Anders

Coach Esmy

Hey! My name is Esmy and I’m a Coach for the Green Geckos! I work with the little kids and I just love my time with them. We definitely have a blast! I first started working camps and loved it! I enjoy teaching the kids and the fun that comes with it.

Coach Kaden

Coach Ian

Coach Ben

Hey everyone my name is Ben. I started climbing in 2019 and I've been a part of Gecko since 2021. I love coaching because I get to teach the fundamentals of climbing and watch everyone grow as a climber. Although I’m a climber first, I enjoy snowboarding, backpacking, and mountain biking. I also love to learn about first aid and technical rescue. I’m excited to see the teams develop and grow into strong and well educated climbers and to use the skills they learn in their everyday lives.

Coach Teryance

Coach Alena

 
 

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