Let's Help Coach Keith!

If your child has participated in cheer or tumbling, chances are, you know Coach Keith. If he hasn’t coached your child, he’s likely coached or worked with their coaches. Coach Keith is like the Godfather of Cheer on the Treasure Coast. He truly loves the sport and the kids and is devoted to ensuring everyone who wants access to coaching has it.

While growing up, lessons weren’t always in the family budget, so Keith used to sneak into the gym to get in extra training sessions. He doesn’t want our young athletes to feel limited by those same constraints and strives to provide top-notch training to all athletes. He has a passion for teaching, encouraging, and ensuring all children are supported and thrive.

Coming from a tightly-knit family, as his parents began to age over the past couple of years, Coach Keith decided to become their caregiver, devoting the majority of his time to them, ensuring that they make it to all of their doctor appointments and that all of their needs are met. This meant giving up full-time work and coaching cheer and tumbling on the evenings and weekends. Unfortunately, Coach Keith lost his best friend and father a couple months ago. He continues to take care of his mother, but finances are tight. Given the financial constraints, Coach Keith has considered pulling back from coaching to seek a more regular income.

Cutting back on coaching would be devastating to Coach Keith, but it would also be devastating to our children and the local cheer community. We would be losing one of our children’s biggest cheerleaders; and honestly, we can’t imagine letting that happen.

Coach Keith has always dreamed of opening his own gym - a space that would allow him to continue to coach, teach, inspire, and motivate all athletes. A space that would give cheerleaders a place to grow as athletes while gaining skills and confidence. You see, confidence is something that no one, not even Coach Keith, can teach, but Keith certainly knows how to help instill it even in the most shy and timid athlete.

Keith is always the first person to be there for someone in need. We have a chance to help him obtain his dream of opening his own gym and helping thousands of kids reach their dreams. With the recent stress on his family, times and finances have been tough for him. It would be amazing to see our community help turn that around and help give back to a community member who gives so much of himself.