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The Beginning 

Spartan Ninja Warrior

Coach Nichole and Scott got introduced to Ninja Warrior in 2018 when their daughter was 5 and took an interest in participating in Ninja. Coach Nichole and Scott started by building an obstacle course in their own backyard and when their daughter outgrew that, they researched Ninja gyms nearby with no luck, they drove their daughter about an hour away multiple days a week so she can participate in the activity. Coach Nichole and Scott knew the benefits of participating in Ninja and that people would participate if there was one in East Lansing. That's when they got coaching certifications  in  World Ninja League Coaching Certification and United Ninja Athlete Association Coaching Certifications and partnered up with the Spartan Dance Studio to open a Ninja studio of their own. Now Spartan Ninja Warrior gym has 7 coaches, multiple obstacle courses, a competition team, and hundreds of participants from all ages. 

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Coach Nichole

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  • Name: Coach Nichole

  • Years Coaching Ninja: 6 years

  • What I Find Most Inspiring About Ninja:

  • Fun Fact About Me: I have an anaphylactic allergy to anything in the MINT family!

  • Growing Up, I Thought I Would Be: An Astronaut 

  • My Actual Job(s) Now That I am Grown Up: A Contractor for the State of Michigan Child Welfare Business Anaylst

  • If I Were a Superhero, My Superpower Would Be: To not have a sense of smell! There are lots of smells that make me sick.

  • The Best Piece of Advice I've Ever Been Given: “If it doesn’t apply let if fly. Not everything is about you.”

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Coach Dom

  • Name: Coach Dom

  • Years Coaching Ninja: 1 year

  • What I Find Most Inspiring About Ninja: Watching the kids development from when they started.

  • Fun Fact About Me: I run a Tough Mudder Race each year with my wife.

  • Growing Up, I Thought I Would Be: A Teacher

  • My Actual Job(s) Now That I am Grown Up: An Insurance Underwriter

  • If I Were a Superhero, My Superpower Would Be: Super Speed

  • The Best Piece of Advice I've Ever Been Given: “Do your best forget the rest!”

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Coach Kevin

  • Name: Coach Kevin

  • Years Coaching Ninja: 1 year

  • What I Find Most Inspiring About Ninja: Seeing the growth in the kids’ skills and overcoming fears.

  • Fun Fact About Me: I’m colorblind.

  • Growing Up, I Thought I Would Be: Pro hockey player or a marine biologist. 

  • My Actual Job(s) Now That I am Grown Up: Business Analyst.

  • If I Were a Superhero, My Superpower Would Be: SUPER STRENGTH!

  • The Best Piece of Advice I've Ever Been Given: “The days are long, the years are short (Make the most of your time).”

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Coach Scott

  • Name: Coach Scott

  • Years Coaching Ninja: 5 years

  • What I Find Most Inspiring About Ninja: The creativity that the athlete learns.

  • Fun Fact About Me: I am not as mean as I usually look.

  • Growing Up, I Thought I Would Be: Basketball Player

  • My Actual Job(s) Now That I am Grown Up: State of Michigan Department Analyst 

  • If I Were a Superhero, My Superpower Would Be: To heal injuries

  • The Best Piece of Advice I've Ever Been Given: “Push yourself outside of your comfort zone to fail while you are learning new things.”

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Coach Sheree

  • Name: Coach Sheree

  • Years Coaching Ninja: 2 years

  • What I Find Most Inspiring About Ninja: I love watching the kids find and build on their confidence inside and outside of ninja. The concepts I teach my kids here in ninja are transferable to their school and every day life. Building communication skills, confidence, team work and encouragements just to name a few!

  • Fun Fact About Me: i play sand volleyball in the summer.

  • Growing Up, I Thought I Would Be: A therapist or physical therapist

  • My Actual Job(s) Now That I am Grown Up: Personal trainer for 12 years turned Real Estate Agent

  • If I Were a Superhero, My Superpower Would Be: Extra Strength

  • The Best Piece of Advice I've Ever Been Given: “We can’t always control what happens to use, but we can control how we handle and react to what happens. Focus on what you can control, the rest is noise.”

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Coach Taylor

  • Name: Coach Taylor 

  • Years Coaching Ninja: 2 years

  • What I Find Most Inspiring About Ninja: People of all ages can participate.

  • Fun Fact About Me: I participated in karate for nine years and have a second degree black belt in Tang Soo Do.

  • Growing Up, I Thought I Would Be: A Teacher

  • My Actual Job(s) Now That I am Grown Up: … To be determined.

  • If I Were a Superhero, My Superpower Would Be:  Teleportation, that way I wouldn’t need rides from my parents. 

  • The Best Piece of Advice I've Ever Been Given: “You can do hard things.”

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Coach Jason

  • Name: Coach Jason

  • Coming Soon!

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