If you have an inquiry, please email info@nassergym.com.

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

• Chidhood 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.

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Mr. Nasser, Founder/Owner

Nasser Parvinrouh was born in Shiraz, Iran. He 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.
Nasser Gymnastics Academy was founded with the vision to build a facility that would provide a safe, developmental, and rewarding environment for aspiring gymnasts. He instituted progressive training techniques to ensure each student received the best instruction possible while having fun. 

Mr. Nasser taught Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance at Faulkner State Community College from 1971-1982. He opened his first, self-owned gymnasium in Spanish Fort and then a second gym in Mobile in 1982. He built the gym that we’re in now in 2000. Mr. Nasser loves gymnastics and introduced the local community to the great sport through years of grass-roots, load up the back of a cargo van with handmade equipment to go teach at daycares, programming. That’s why our facility, unlike most others, is open and welcoming to spectators. Mr.Nasser retired from coaching gymnastics in 2015 and passed the reins to his daughter, Laleh. He still frequents the gym to help out and train coaches and we are proud to continue following his teaching methods and traditions today. Nasser Gymnastics is the oldest, established gym in the state of Alabama. The gym is, and always has been, family owned and operated. His daughter, Michelle , currently operates Nasser Gymnastics.

Ms. Michelle, Director

Hometown: Mobile, AL

Coaches: Team Levels 3 & 4

Favorite event: 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- 5 over her 20+ year tenure. She loves coaching compulsory-level competitive gymnastics.

Coach Abby

Hometown: Mobile, AL

Coaching at Nasser since: 2021

Coaches: Pre-school and School-age Rec, and Pre Team: Little Stars & Shooting Stars

Favorite Event: Bars

Private Lesson Specialites:

• Team Evaluation Prep

• Little Stars

• Beginner Curriculum

• Gymnastics fundamentals for 4-10 year old girls

• NOT RECOMMENDED FOR: boys, tumbling, above level 1 skills

Asst. Coach Addison

Hometown: Mobile, AL

Coaching at Nasser since: February 2023

Coaches: Pre-school rec

Favorite event: Balance Beam

Coach Addison is a competitive gymnast and teaches pre-school gymnastics classes. Her coaching philosophy is to create a learning environment that is positive, respectful, and safe.

Private Lesson Specialties:

• Pre-school curriculum

• 3 yo and 4&5 yo Beginner Curriculum

• NOT RECOMMENDED FOR: kids over 5 years old, advanced skill development, tumbling, boys

Coach Amiah

Hometown: Mobile, AL

Coaching at Nasser since: April 2022

Coaches: School-age rec, and Team Levels 1 & 2

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

• Little Stars, Level 1, Level 2, & Level 4 advancement

• Specific Skills: pullover, handstand, casting on bars, hurdles on vault, strength forward and backward rolls, chasse

• Specific Tumble Skills: 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 Mary-Michael

Hometown: Daphne, AL

Coaching at Nasser since: August 2024

Coaches: Preschool & School-age rec, Assists with Pre-Team: Little Stars & Shooting Stars, Team Levels 1-4

Favorite event: Vault

Private Lesson Specialites:

• Gymnastics fundamentals for 3-10 year old girls

• Cheer
• Tumbling: Backhandsprings

Coach Mya

Program Assistant

Hometown: Mobile, AL

Coaching at Nasser since: January 2018

Coaches: Pre-school rec and School-age rec, Boys rec, and Team Level 5 and Optionals

Favorite event: Floor

Coach Mya has done it all. She’s coached rec, team, tumbling, boys, and cheer at Nasser. She was a Cheer leader and tumbler for 14 years and was a competitive cheerleader for 11 years. She was awarded All-American 3 times at Alabama.

Private Lesson Specialites: Seriously great at everything from Pre-school, School Age, Boys, Cheer, Team, advanced tumbling, etc.

Ms. Alexa

Enrollment & Outreach Coordinator

Hometown: Montogmery, AL

Working at Nasser since: March 2021

Ms. Alexa has re-joined the Nasser team as our Enrollment and Outreach Coordinator. She’s your main point of contact for all things regarding your student, classes, camp, enrollment, merch, you name it!