About Us

Our Club

Leaps & Bounds Gymnastics Club is a situated in the rural area of Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England. We are a recreational gymnastics club teaching a range of abilities, both boys and girls from the age of 3 up to 16 years of age. Here at our club we focus on enjoyment of sport and helping each individual child reach their full potential and reach their personal goals.

Mission Statement

It is the objective of the staff at Leaps & Bounds to develop physical, social, and educational life skills, ultimately to help create happy, confident individuals. Helping participants to achieve their full potential by providing engaging, varied, high quality gymnastics sessions in a fun, safe and friendly environment.

Meet The Team:

The Leaps & Bounds Gymnastics team is made up of qualified coaches supported by our young aspiring assistants, all keen to teach gymnastics. Our assistants all have a background and good knowledge of gymnastics, having had previous gymnastics training themselves. All our British Gymnastics qualified coaches are DBS checked and trained in safeguarding and protecting children. Below are the members of our team:

Roshnita Sampath

(Director/ Head Coach)

Roshnita holds a passion for nurturing children using positivity and encouragement to help them achieve their maximum potential. This led to her opening her very own club in 2016 so that she could mould her gymnasts her way. Her passion are the pre-school classes where she relishes starting her toddlers on their gymnastics journey, although she does also coach the older children too!

Qualifications:

  • British Gymnastics, Fun for baby Fundamentals
  • Level 1 & 2 – British gymnastics, General Gymnastics Coach
  • Level 1 & 2 – British gymnastics, Pre-school Gymnastics Coach
  • Hatha / Astanga/ Vinyassa Yoga Instructor, Yoga Alliance
  • Level 1 – Women’s Artistic Floor & Vault Judge
  • First Aid Trained
  • DBS Checked
  • Safeguarding Children

Ani Benjamin-Sampath

(Head Coach)

Ani started coaching in 2014, her journey and passion for gymnastics started when she joined a club at the age of 6 and stayed until her mid-teens. She competed in lots of competitions and won lots of medals. She has experience coaching at a variety of gymnastics clubs, leisure centres, primary schools, as well as coaching pre-school gymnastics, general gymnastics, women’s artistic gymnastics and even private sessions.

Qualifications:

  • Level 1 & 2 – British Gymnastics, General Gymnastics Coach
  • Level 1 & 2 – British Gymnastics, Women’s Artistic Coach
  • Level 1 & 2 – British Gymnastics, Pre-school Gymnastics Coach
  • Level 1 – Women’s Artistic Floor & Vault Judge
  • First Aid Trained
  • DBS Checked
  • Safeguarding Children

Nichola Hajittofis

(Coach)

Over the last 9 years that Nicola has been coaching, she has supported some recreational gymnastics clubs as well as working with competitive women’s artistic squad gymnasts. Nicola enjoys developing children’s confidence as well as the building fundamental skills that will benefit them in the future, building strong, capable gymnasts.

Qualifications:

  • Level 1 – British Gymnastics, Women’s Artistic Coach
  • Level 1 & 2 – British Gymnastics, General Gymnastics Coach
  • CPD – British Gymnastics, Pre-school Coach
  • First Aid Trained
  • DBS Checked
  • Safeguarding Children

Abbie Smith

(Coach)

I have been coaching at Leaps & Bounds Gymnastics club for 2 years and I love it! Throughout my school years I participated in many gym and dance events as well as amateur cheerleading. I have fun assisting with the warm up games and especially stretching as I enjoy doing this in my free time! I also very much enjoy working with younger children, seeing them grow and learn new skills!

Experience:

  • Gymnastics
  • Cheerleading

Emily Ripley

(Coach)

I attended a local weekly gymnastics class when I was at primary school for many years. I also took part in competitions. Gymnastics has helped me with my flexibility and strength and has helped me in my dance as I’m a dancer. It has also given me confidence in progressing onto tumbling and cheerleading. I enjoy helping in classes and seeing the improvement of the children and helping support and challenge them in class.

Experience:

  • Gymnastics
  • Cheerleading
  • Dancing

Caila Brennan

(Coach)

I started gymnastics classes when I was 4 years old and continued for 8 years, during this time I participated in many competitions, with tumbling and Acro. I started coaching in 2022 and I really enjoy helping and seeing the children having fun but also learning lots.


Experience:

  • Gymnastics
  • Acro

Evie

(Coach)

Information coming soon
Experience:

  • Gymnastics
  • Cheerleading
  • Dancing

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