Jim Foody To Join UCLA Gymnastics Coaching Staff
June 14, 2007 | Gymnastics
June 14, 2007
Former NCAA champion and U.S. National Team member Jim Foody will join the UCLA women's gymnastics coaching staff in the Fall.
Foody is the head coach of the women's program at the Josephson Academy of Gymnastics (JAG) in Culver City and previously coached at All Olympians Gymnastics Center from 2002-04. He was also the co-head coach for the men's program at Premier Gymnastics Academy in Illinois. While at UCLA, Foody won the NCAA high bar championship and the MPSF parallel bars title as a sophomore in 1994 and was selected the 1996 USA Gymnastics Collegiate Athlete of the Year. He was a three-year senior national team member (1997-00) and a member of the 1997 USA World Championship team and 1999 World University Games team. He also competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials.
"It's exciting to think about the areas Jim will be able to complement the coaching staff of Chris Waller and myself," said UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field. "Jim has evolved into a respected and knowledgeable coach whose experience, combined with his love and passion for UCLA, will be a great combination for us."
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Foody will replace assistant coach Marshall Nelson, who has resigned from his full-time position after three years to pursue opportunities as a performance artist. Nelson will remain involved with the UCLA team as a volunteer coach.
"When Marshall told the team he was moving on, I had very strong mixed feelings," Kondos Field said. "I can't begin to enumerate the many ways he has enriched our program. And yet, I can fully empathize with his desire to follow his passion to perform. I feel fortunate for our staff and team that we are able to have him involved in the program as a volunteer coach."