Patti Komara

Patti Komara has owned a gymnastics school in Dyer, Indiana since 1969 offering gymnastics and has been named “Best of the Region” Gymnastics School by their local newspaper every year since its inception in 1994. Patti has been a speaker for USAIGC or USA Gymnastics at regional and national conventions every year since 1981, and she has led hundreds of training workshops. Patti’s Tumblebear Connection has produced more than 80 instructional DVDs and has written books on yearly lesson plans for the internationally known Tumblebear Gym Program, School-age Gymnastics, Dancing GymBears, YogaBears, CheerBears, Gym-N-Learn, and her very successful Swim Program. Her programs are sold across the USA as well as in more than 40 countries. Patti co-authored the original USAG preschool KAT certification program. Patti currently has over 7000 subscribers to her “In the Loop Monthly E-Newsletter”. You can sign up for it at tumblebear.com. In 2010 she was one of five other gym owners named to the USA Gymnastics Task Force. In 2011 she was one of 14 named to the USA Gymnastics Business Advisory Ambassador Team. In 2014 Patti was awarded by USA Gymnastics the "Club Owner of the Year" award. Please visit tumblebear.com to view all past lectures available for purchase on DVD or as instant video downloads.