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  [email protected]       02 8592 1664
Our Team

Staff

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Agnes Sajgal

Head Coach

Agi is the founder of AAGI.

Accreditation: Kindergym Leader, HP Acro Coach, Master Degree of Physical Education, and also a L3 International Acrobatics Coach diploma, First Aid officer, Mental Health Officer

Experience: Agi was the member of the Hungarian Acrobatics Elite Squad for 8 years, her best results are 2nd at the Junior World Championship in the Women’s Pair category, 4th at the European Championship, 5th at the Senior World Championship.

Agi moved to Australia in 1996 and started working at BJ’s Academy of Gymnastics and Acrobatics.

In her first year at the Academy she prepared the 1st Australian Women’s pair ever to compete at Junior World Championship. Since then Agi became the Acrobatics Head Coach of Gladesville RSL Youth Club, she has also been the head coach for the Australian Team many times, and she was awarded as the Elite Coach of the Year 6 times. Her Women’s Pair came 3rd at the World Age Group Championships in 2018, and her senior women’s trio came 3rd at the World Cup in 2022.

Hobbies: Dancing, walking on the beach, travelling and music

Life motto: “Pour your heart and soul into everything you do, and you will find that anything is possible”

Attila Janda

Development / KG Coach
AccreditationWAG Advanced Coach, MAG Advanced Coach, Master Degree of Physical Education, Senior First Aid Certificate, Certificate IV in massage therapy.
 
Experience: Attila was a professional volleyball coach before he moved to Sydney. He has been coaching gymnastics for more than 15 years.  Attila likes guiding young minds through the world of gymnastics, where he can nurture their skill development, foster their confidence, and witness their progression firsthand.
 
Life motto: “Dedication, passion, and perseverance lead to success” 
 
Hobbies: Swimming, volleyball, cooking and music

Rebecca Buckton

WAG Coach Levels 5-7
AccreditationWAG Advanced Coach, WAG Intermediate Judge
 
Experience: Rebecca has been coaching for more than 25 years in various competitive programs mainly throughout Victoria.  After she moved to Sydney she took a 10 year break from coaching due to travelling constantly for work.  Once her children became interested in gymnastics she resumed coaching and regained her accreditations.
 
Interesting fact: Rebecca consults in IT when she is not in the gym.  She also used to compete the Wrap Hecht dismount on bars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G0zLuvSsfU)
 
Life motto: “I find the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have” (Thomas Jefferson)
 
Hobbies: Skiing, running and renovating.

Tess Moran

WAG Levels 3-5 coach
Accreditation: WAG Advanced Coach and Intermediate WAG judge
 
Experience: Tess started gymnastics when she was 4 years old, not long after she was selected for a competitive group and continued to train until she was 16. She started out as an assistant coach when she was just 12/13 years old. She then started coaching full time in 2011 where she took the little ones from 12 months right up to the oldest recreational kids. She was also given the opportunity to take a competitive squad and hasn’t stopped since. While she’s most passionate about the lower competitive WAG levels, she loves teaching all ages and giving everyone the opportunity to be their best.
 
Hobbies: soccer, softball, and camping
 
Life Mottos: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” 
“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

Petra Janda

ACRO Coach Levels 6+ and International Stream

Accreditation: Advanced Acro Coach, FIG Academy 1 Coach, Advanced Acro Judge

Experience: Petra has been coaching for 6 years at AAGI. She has also been competing in Acrobatics for 10 years competing in the World Championships and being selected onto the national team multiple times. Petra is a member of the acrobatics national squad and has won multiple national titles.

Hobbies: I enjoy reading, going to the beach and astronomy

Life motto: “Tough times don’t last; tough people do”

Marko Janda

Recreational Coach / Party Coordinator / ACRO Coach

Accreditation: Intermediate Acro Coach

Experience: Marko has been coaching for 3 years at AAGI. He started gymnastics at the age of 3, trained and competed in men’s artistic gymnastics, then transferred over to acrobatics gymnastics at the age of 12. He competed in Acrobatics for 4 years and was selected onto the state team multiple times. Marko won multiple national titles.

Hobbies: Basketball, Gym and Camping

Life motto: “Short term pain for long term gain”

Callia Ward

Recreational Coach / Levels 3-4 ACRO Coach

Accreditation: Intermediate WAG Coach, Advanced Tumbling Module 1 

Experience: Callia began acro at AAGI when she was 7 and trained for 10 years. She was on the state team from 2019-2023 and was the national champion in 2021 and 2022. In 2021, Callia made the Australian squad and in 2023 she competed at the Flanders International Acro Cup in Belgium. Callia has been coaching at AAGI for 5 years. She began by coaching parties and rec classes before running the Intermediate acrobatics squads.

Hobbies: Cooking, Travelling and coaching

Life motto: “Don’t focus on the pain, focus on the progress”

Lily Hundley

Recreational Coach / Levels 1-2 WAG Coach

Accreditation: Intermediate WAG Coach

Experience: Lily was a wag gymnast from the age of 5-12 then she transitioned over to acrobatic gymnastics, she stopped competing at the age of 16 and started coaching at AAGI 2 years ago. 

Hobbies: Going to the gym, and the beach. spending time with family and friends.

Life motto: “Live, Laugh, Love”

Ailie Donald

Recreational Coach / Levels 1-2 WAG Coach

Accreditation: WAG intermediate coach, Surf Rescue Certificate, Bronze medallion

Experience: Ailie started coaching at AAGI in 2019. She trained and competed in WAG throughout her childhood until 2013 where she then moved on to train in tumbling until 2019.

Hobbies: Soccer, teaching, travelling, and spending time with loved ones

Life motto: “Impossible is for the unwilling”

Milly Taylor

Recreational Coach & WAG Level 3 coach

Accreditation – Intermediate WAG coach

Experience – Milly has trained WAG gymnastics at AAGI since 2013 and reached level 9. In 2020 she started Acrobatics, she was selected for the state team in 2024, and won National Championship. Milly has been coaching at AAGI since the start of 2021.

Hobbies – Cooking and training for acrobatics

Life motto -“ A positive mindset brings positive things”

 

Elissa Mackenzie

Acro Levels 1-3 Coach

Accreditation – Advanced ACRO coach

Experience – Elissa trained as a WAG athlete from the age of 6 competing in multiple state competitions through until the age of 10 when she switched over to acrobatics. She has represented the NSW 3 times and was lucky enough to place 1st overall in 2023 as the level 8 trio at National Championship. Elissa is still training and working hard towards her goals as an athlete is to compete overseas at an international competition. She started coaching at AAGI in 2021.

Interesting fact: Elissa`s coach when she was 6, is one of her colleagues now! life motto: hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard

Hobbies –Training for acrobatics and coaching young enthusiastic children

Life motto – “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”

 

Michaela Kostadinov

Recreational Coach & Acro Levels 1-3 coach

Accreditation – Intermediate ACRO coach

Experience – Michaela has been training acrobatics gymnastics since she was 6 years old, she was member of the State Team in 2022, 2023,2024 and competed at National Championships. She has been coaching at AAGI since 2022.

Hobbies – I love Acrobatics, dancing and going to the beach.

Life motto – “What is coming is better than what is gone”

 

Nela Hornikova

Recreational Coach & Acro assistant coach

Accreditation – Beginner coach

Experience – Nela has been doing acrobatics gymnastics since the age of 6, she was a dancer first, then fell in love with acrobatics. Nela was selected in the NSW State Team in 2024, and competed at National Championships. She started coaching at AAGI in 2022.

Hobbies – I love doing gymnastics, aerial silks, dancing and painting

Life motto – “Practice like you are competing and compete like you are training.”

Millie Mardon

Recreation and Acro assistant coach

Accreditation – Beginner coach

Experience – Millie has been doing gymnastics since the age of three and started her WAG levels when she was in year 2 (8 years old), she then changed to acrobatics at the age of 9. Millie has been coaching at AAGI for 3  years.

Hobbies – I love all exercise, running, fitness, I love all sports, especially when I can be getting my fitness in as well as having fun!! I love the beach and also love coaching at the gym I try to put a smile on every kid’s face and help them reach their full potential, I also work as a volunteer lifesaver

Life motto – “Be the happiest person You can be and the best version of yourself.”

AAGI Contact Info

Academy of Acrobatics and Gymnastics International is located right next to Warringah Mall.

27-29 Cross Street
Brookvale, NSW 2100

02 8592 1664

[email protected]

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Our purpose is to share our high level experience with the children to improve their gross and fine motor skills, to help them learn and love sport for life, to teach them the basics of all sports and to enhance co-ordination, agility for body awareness and balance.