Rick Blake

Facility

Rick got started in gymnastics at the age of 14, and competed for one season before joining the Air Force. After working as an Air Force aircraft environmental system tech, Rick returned to gymnastics in 1992 and started taking adult classes, followed by coaching recreational and preschool classes and eventually competitive gymnastics. Rick started at HOH in July of 2018, serving the gym as our Facility Manager. Rick also manages the integration of our students with special needs into our programs.

Some of Rick’s attributes include:

· First aid and CPR certified
· Years of early childhood education
· Regional and National Gymnastics Clinics participant
· All Star and Future Star Coach
· Assistant preschool teacher at a Montessori school
· Father and husband

Some of Rick’s notable accomplishments as a coach are having Regional and State Champions.

Rick enjoys nature, science, and technology as well as photography.

Rick’s favorite gymnastics skill is the handstand.