Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff

Coaching Philosophy

AcroSports and its coaching staff have made a commitment to developing a highly competitive gymnastics program. Our program is based on discipline, hard work, and desire. We expect and will not accept anything less than 100% effort from all team members. We want our gymnasts to feel that they accomplished something when they look back on their time with us. We ask that older team members understand that they are role models for their younger teammates and take this responsibility seriously.

Our goal is for each team member to participate in competitions. We are aware that not every gymnast will be prepared at the same rate. No one will be held back if they are ready to compete. However, we will not send a gymnast to a competition until we feel she is ready. We want the competitions to be a valuable and enjoyable experience for each and every team member.

Being a team member is a privilege. We are not required to keep you on the team if you do not follow the guidelines in the handbook that has been provided to you. The AcroSports staff wants this club to be a leader in the state, the region, and the country. In order to meet that goal, no individual will be allowed to cause problems to the detriment of the team.

We understand that not everyone has the same goals. We will provide those individuals who are less serious with the opportunity to be a member of the team as long as they are willing to work hard. Everyone has the same opportunities, but only those who strive for excellence will reach their full potential.

Coach Bill Hardy

Coach Bill Hardy is the owner and head coach of AcroSports, a local gym that teaches gymnastics and sponsors a competitive team. The AcroSports Gymnastics Team has fielded 24 Louisiana All-Around State Champions, 52 regional competitors, the Level10 Regional Champion in 1995 and three Junior National Competitors.

Before founding AcroSports, Hardy was the Competitive Team Director at the Shreveport Olympiad, where he coached competitive teams at levels 4-ELITE. Hardy has been associated with Centenary's gymnastics program before, having been the interim head coach for the Ladies from October 1996 to May 1997 before moving on to Shreveport Olympiad.

Bill Hardy completed 8 years at the helm of the Ladies gymnastics team after being named head coach in October of 2000. Hardy has led the Ladies to the USAG National Championships for several seasons. In 2004, Centenary placed first at the meet, a first for the team. He has coached eight All-Americans and his teams have broken four team records and four individual records. In 2004 he was named USAG Coach of the Year.

From 1993·96, Hardy was a restricted earnings coach for Centenary, assisting with training and routine preparation. He has also been an instructor at LSU·S (1995·96), as well as a coach at the prestigious Karolyi's Gymnastics (1988-93) in Houston, Texas, where Hardy coached competitive team levels 4-10.

Hardy graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology in 1992.

Bill has a wife, Lainie, and two children: Kaytlin and Blaine.