Meet the Coaches

In addition to the coaches listed below, our team invites additional cheer experts in to assist as needed with teaching and evaluating routines.

Meg Trott, Program Director/Coach
Meg began coaching at Charleston Gymnastics in 1996 and has over ten years of experience teaching Preschool, Recreation, All-Star Cheer and Team levels. When she was younger, she took several years of dance and gymnastics, and was reintroduced to the sport as a cheerleader at James Island High School, where she served as co-captain/captain and choreographed routines for statewide competitions, in addition to participating in softball and track.

Meg earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from the College of Charleston in 2002 and completed her Master’s degree in Communication in May 2009. She has previously worked as a communications professional for the College of Charleston, Blackbaud, and LifePoint, Inc., and is a USAG Pro Member and USAG Safety Certified.

Meg coaches all squad levels and became accredited through the US All-Star Federation in Summer 2008. Meg is also First Aid/CPR certified through the American Red Cross.

Kristin Blair, Head Cheer Coach (Senior Squad)
Kristin has over nine years of All-Star cheerleading experience with the Cheer Dynamics Rockets of Fayetteville, North Carolina. She has lived in Charleston for the last seven years and earned a degree in Dental Hygiene at Trident Technical College in May 2009.

Kristin is currently CPR certified and now in her second season coaching both of our competitive cheerleading squads, as well as coaching camps and clinics for CGTC. She is the head coach for the Senior squad.

Kristin West, Head Cheer Coach (Junior Squad)
Kristin has over 5 years of cheer experience at First Baptist Church School and currently as a College of Charleston cheerleader. Kristin has coached elementary school aged cheerleaders at First Baptist Church School.

This is Kristin's second season with the James Island All-Stars, where she will serve as head coach for the Junior squad.

Ryan Beach, Head Cheer Coach (Mini Squad)/Assistant Cheer Coach (Senior Squad)
Bio coming soon!

Britney Dye, Assistant Cheer Coach (All Levels)
Bio coming soon!

Casie Benton, Assistant Cheer Coach (Senior Squad)
Bio coming soon!

Alexis Roberts , Assistant Cheer Coach (Mini Squad)
Bio coming soon!

Matt Roberts, Tumbling Coach
Matt has worked in many areas of athletics, including two years of coaching the Boys' Gymnastics Team at Thomas Gymnastics (Rock Hill, S.C.) and working as a baseball umpire for little league teams. He currently coaches tumbling, recreational and team level gymnastics at CGTC. Matt is currently attending the College of Charleston to study Exercise Science. After graduating in 2011, he hopes to start a career in physical therapy.

Matt is in his second year of working as a tumbling coach for the James Island All-Stars.