Arizona Gymcats 2017

Posted by Jon Wang on Jan 18, 2017

Tabitha Yim will describe the four components of women’s gymnastics competition and show video examples. She will discuss her formative experiences with gymnastics as a student, competitor, and coach. Now in her second year as Head Coach at Arizona, she will share her vision for the future of this program, recap some of last year’s performances, and the outlook for the current season.

Biography

In 2015, Tabitha Yim initiated a new era in Women’s Gymnastics at the University of Arizona. In introducing our new Head Coach, Athletics Director Greg Byrne stated: “We believe her combination of experience, charisma and the ability to connect with student-athletes will give Arizona the opportunity to compete for championships at the highest level.”

Coach Yim, a native Californian and graduate of Stanford University, earned the most All-America honors (14) as a gymnast in that school’s history. She also competed in the 2001 World Championships as a member of the U.S. National Team, and in 2004 finished fourth in the U.S. Olympic Trials.

During her recent 5-year tenure as an assistant coach at Stanford she was instrumental in the NCAA successes of that program.

Beyond gymnastics, she earned her degree in Human Biology at Stanford in 2008 and worked as a teacher for 2 years in Massachusetts. She worked an additional year teaching 9th grade in the outstanding program, “Teach for America.”

Tabitha Yim brings innovation and new energy to recruiting, training, and performance in Women’s Gymnastics at University of Arizona!