Barron Gymnastics

🌟 Employee of the Month: Aly! 🌟

Please join us in celebrating Aly, our Ballwin Gymnastics Employee of the Month! 💜

Aly grew up participating in a wide variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, softball, taekwondo, cheerleading, gymnastics, and ice skating. Her favorite sports have always been gymnastics and ice skating, and she began gymnastics at age 7 alongside her twin sister right here at Barron Gymnastics in South County!

Her favorite events were bars and floor because she loved the challenge of bar skills and the excitement of tumbling across the floor. Now, as a coach at Barron, Aly says one of the coolest parts of her experience has been working alongside a few of the same people who coached her when she was younger.

Aly was also a competitive ice skater, and one of her greatest accomplishments has been starting her own ice skating coaching business. Through patience, hard work, and dedication, she built her own website and began teaching private lessons.

Aly is currently in college earning her degree and knows she wants to continue working with children. She loves coaching, teaching, and making a positive impact on kids in any way she can. She says children bring energy, optimism, and excitement into her day and remind her to find joy in learning something new.

In her free time, Aly enjoys hiking with her dog Ellie, reading, ice skating, spending time with family, watching movies with her dad, horseback riding, and going to the race track in Illinois with her best friend — where she even gets to drive her friend’s race car from time to time!
Aly, thank you for the passion, positivity, and encouragement you bring to our gymnasts each day. We are so lucky to have you on the Barron team! 💜🐻

🌟 Employee of the Month: Adina! 🌟

Please join us in celebrating Adina, our South County Gymnastics Employee of the Month! 💜
Adina began her gymnastics journey at just 3 years old, working her way through every level until reaching Advanced Girls gymnastics. Her favorite event has always been bars, which she considers her strongest skill!

After retiring from gymnastics, Adina continued her athletic journey through competitive cheerleading, where she helped create routines and supported teammates with stunting and tumbling. One of her proudest accomplishments was winning major competitions against 20 other teams in her division before retiring as a Level 4 competitive cheerleader.

Adina is currently pursuing her Associate of Arts degree and says working with children is a true passion of hers. She loves watching students grow, learn new skills, and celebrate their achievements at Barron Gymnastics!

Outside of the gym, Adina enjoys spending summers at the Lake of the Ozarks with her family, jet skiing, tubing, fishing with her dad, playing the violin, and hanging out with friends.
Adina, thank you for the passion, encouragement, and joy you bring to our gymnasts each day. We are so lucky to have you on the Barron team! 💜🐻

🌟 Employee of the Month: Madalynn! 🌟

Help us celebrate Madalynn, our South County Gymnastics Employee of the Month! 💜

Madalynn is an experienced athlete with a love for sports and working with kids. She currently plays lacrosse for the Saint Louis Samurai select team and was a competitive dancer for 12 years at Denoyer Dance Studio. She also has gymnastics and tumbling experience from taking classes right here at Barron!

One of Madalynn’s proudest accomplishments was being part of the first high school girls lacrosse team to win first place in a tournament. Inspired by her two younger siblings, she loves working with children and believes their energy, excitement, and joy are unmatched.
In her free time, Madalynn enjoys ice skating with friends, watching new movies, and dreams of becoming a marine biologist one day.

Madalynn, thank you for bringing your positivity, athletic experience, and encouragement to our gymnasts each day. We are so grateful to have you on the Barron team! 💜🐻

We’re honored to be nominated for STL Headliners for the second year in a row! 💜💙💛

Now, we need your help to make this our year to win! Barron Sports has been nominated in two categories:
Best Dance/Gymnastics
Best Local Swim School

We would be so grateful if you took a moment to nominate Barron Sports in both categories and help us bring this win home for our amazing students, families, and team!

Nominate here:
https://www.stltoday.com/contests/stl-headliner/ #/gallery?group=543132

Thank you for being part of the Barron Sports family! 🏆

☀️🎉 SUMMER GIVEAWAY 🎉☀️

We’re giving away a summer opportunity at Barron!

1 WINNER at EACH location

📍 Ballwin
📍 South County

Each winner will receive:

✅ 1 MONTH of FREE tuition
✅ 3 Summer Camps

HOW TO ENTER:

1️⃣ FOLLOW our Instagram page
2️⃣ TAG 3 friends in the comments
3️⃣ SHARE this post to your story/page

⏰ Giveaway ends THIS SUNDAY, May 31! Winners will be announced shortly after.

Good luck, happy summer, and we can’t wait for all the fun ahead! ☀️

Reminder, Barron Gymnastics families! 🤸‍♀️

Down Week is next week: Saturday, May 23rd through Friday, May 29th. There will be no regular gymnastics classes during this time.

Classes will resume on Saturday, May 30th. Enjoy the break, and we can’t wait to see our athletes back in the gym soon! 💜

Meet our 2026–2027 Competitive Coaching Staff! 💪🏼✨

Our competitive coaches are ready for another incredible season of hard work, growth, teamwork, and Barron pride. From building strong athletes to encouraging confidence, discipline, and a love for the sport, this team is committed to helping each gymnast reach their full potential.

Click here to view our Competitive Mission and meet our coaching staff! 🔗 https://barronsports.com/gymnastics/competitives/

We are proud to officially welcome Chloe Blumer as our new full-time Competitive Secretary and Lead Staff member! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

In this new position, Chloe will play an important role in continuing to strengthen communication, organization, and support within our competitive program. As a lead staff member who truly embraces being able to do it all, she is a great resource for both our families and co-workers, always willing to step in and help in every area.

We are excited to add another strong resource to our competitive team and look forward to the positive impact Chloe will make for our families, athletes, and staff!

We are so excited to announce Señyel Taff as Assistant General Manager at Barron Gymnastics, South County! 🎉

Señyel has been coaching and teaching competitive gymnastics for over 7 years and joined the Barron team in 2021. Since then, her impact on our athletes, families, and staff has been undeniable. In 2022, she stepped into a full-time leadership role where she has successfully led our school-age gymnastics, pre-team, Xcel, and Barron Showcase programs with passion, creativity, and dedication.

As a former competitive gymnast, Señyel understands the discipline, resilience, and confidence that athletics can build in young athletes. She later continued pursuing her passion for performance and tumbling through competitive cheerleading, bringing an energetic and dynamic perspective to her coaching and leadership style.

What makes Señyel such a strong leader is not only her confidence and creativity, but the way she genuinely cares about the children and staff she mentors. She leads by example, always willing to go the extra mile herself and inspire those around her to do the same.

We are incredibly proud of Señyel and so excited to watch her continue to grow in this role!

We are so excited to officially announce Melissa Ponder as our General Manager! 🎉

Melissa’s journey at Barron is truly special. As a former Barron optional gymnast, she understands the heart and culture of our program firsthand. Over the past 20 years, she has poured her passion into teaching, mentoring, and leading countless athletes and staff members within our organization.

In 2017, Melissa joined our full-time leadership team after earning her teaching degree and working as a middle school math teacher. For the past 6 years, she has served as our Assistant General Manager, bringing incredible professionalism, organization, and care to every part of Barron. Her background in education, combined with her years of experience working with children and families, gives her a unique ability to mentor and support every staff member in their own growth journey.

Melissa leads with kindness, consistency, intelligence, and heart, and we are incredibly proud to watch her step into this role. We know she will continue to help strengthen the positive culture that makes Barron so special.

Please join us in congratulating Melissa on this exciting and well-deserved next chapter!