Bryce Sampson
Coach Bryce has been part of the gymnastics world since falling in love with the sport at the age of nine. It didn’t take long for Coach Bryce to find success in the sport, walking away with an all around title at his first competition and claiming the state title just a few months later. In the following years he claimed state titles in the Junior Olympic division through multiple levels. His junior year of high school was uneventful, however, as a back injury kept him from competing. But, he came back with a mission which led him to a result of third place all around at the Junior Olympic National Championship his senior year, granting him a spot on the Ohio State men’s gymnastics team. Always striving to push his ability, the back issues persisted, causing him to ultimately have to stop competing in the sport. But, broken or not, you can still catch him showing examples of good form around AGC.
Coach Bryce loves nothing more than sharing his knowledge of the sport whether physical or mental to the next generation.
Katie Thompson
Coach Katie has been involved in competitive gymnastics, as an athlete and now as a coach, for 18 years. She grew up competing for WOGA in the Dallas area before attending Texas A&M University, where she competed for Texas A&M's club gymnastics team. While at Texas A&M, Katie served as the Co-President and Women's Team Captain for the gymnastics club, and also worked as the head coach for the BCS Gymnastics girls' team. After graduating from Texas A&M with a Master's degree in accounting, Katie worked as a CPA for five years; but her love for the sport led her back to coaching, and she joined the AGC family in 2021.
Katie is passionate about helping young athletes build self-confidence, have fun, and learn life lessons through the sport of gymnastics.
Daniel Potemski
Coach Daniel has been active in Gymnastics for 23 years. As a now retired athlete, as well as a part-time coach for 7 years, he decided he hadn't had enough and was selected to coach full-time with Austin Gymnastics Club when we expanded in 2015.
Daniel started the sport as soon as he could at the age of 2. He trained for many years in Austin, and also had the opportunity to train in Houston at Cypress Academy of Gymnastics with Tom Meadows, a nationally renowned Men's Gymnastics coach. He only stopped after completing a full career in NCAA Men's Gymnastics at the College of William and Mary, where he competed at the elite level as an All-Around gymnast. Coach Daniel is truly devoted to the sport of Gymnastics and holds a strong desire to share his passion, excitement, and energy with future generations of gymnasts.
Juan Palma
Coach Juan was born into a family of gymnasts, both father and mother were gymnasts and chose to have careers in gymnastics. Although he grew up playing in the gym, Coach Juan started his competitive career until he was 11 years old. He went on to have a full career, with success in the Junior Olympic Division, claiming state championship titles through numerous levels in the state of Virginia. He continued to pursue gymnastics at the collegiate level at the College of William and Mary where he was named team captain senior year and claimed individual event conference titles throughout his college years and a team conference championship in 2017. He graduated from William and Mary with a B.S. in Kinesiology and Health Sciences.
Coach Juan has been coaching gymnastics for 10 years and has been part of the AGC family since September of 2018. His passion and knowledge have proven him a valuable addition to both the team and recreational segments of our program.