CHEER COACHES
Javon "Jay" kendrick
Javon "Jay" kendrick
Javon "Jay" kendrick
Director of Cheer
Level 1-6 Tumbling, Coed Stunt
Cheer Prep, Private Lessons
Jay is a cheer alum of both the University of Alabama and Navarro College. He has cheered for Team USA and competed with Cheer Athletics in high school. He is both an experienced tumbler and coed stunter and brings an incredible amount of talent to the BW team.
Fredreka goodgame
Javon "Jay" kendrick
Javon "Jay" kendrick
Level 1-5 Tumbling, Stunting
All-Star Cheer
Private Lessons
Fredreka ("Coach Fred") is a Gardendale High School graduate. She also cheered at UAB. Fred has been coaching for 10 years and works with athletes of all ages. She is also in charge of our All-Star Cheer programs.
Ashley Thomas
Javon "Jay" kendrick
Ashley Thomas
All-Star Cheer
Coach Ashley cheered for 15 years at all levels including rec, school, and competitive levels 1-5. She has coached tumbling classes from Tiny -Level 4 and All-Star levels Tiny-Level 3.
John Pirone
Adyden Anderson
Ashley Thomas
Private Lessons & Custom Team Classes
Coach John is a University of Alabama Cheerleader with an elite background. Originally from Illinois, he's a 2x World Champion, Pan American Champion, and former Junior Team USA member. As a nationally ranked Level 10 gymnast, John brings top-tier experience and passion to BlackWatch, helping athletes excel in cheer and tumbling.
Adyden Anderson
Adyden Anderson
Adyden Anderson
Private Lessons - Tumbling Levels 1-5, Standing Tucks, & School Cheer Prep
Coach Ayden has over 13 years of tumbling and cheer experience and she works with cheer athletes in tumbling levels 1-5. Ayden focuses on school cheer prep, standing back handsprings, and standing tucks. Her goal is to get athletes confident in their skills while wo
Private Lessons - Tumbling Levels 1-5, Standing Tucks, & School Cheer Prep
Coach Ayden has over 13 years of tumbling and cheer experience and she works with cheer athletes in tumbling levels 1-5. Ayden focuses on school cheer prep, standing back handsprings, and standing tucks. Her goal is to get athletes confident in their skills while working on technique.been involved in competitive cheer her whole life.
DARIUS JOHNSON
Adyden Anderson
Adyden Anderson
Private Lessons
Coach Darius has been coaching cheer and tumbling for 8 years. He cheered collegiately at UAB, has a Master's in Exercise Physiology, and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist.
Jada Johnson
Brittney Henderson
Brittney Henderson
Intro to Tumbling, Tumbling Level 1 - Level 2, Standing Back Handspring, Private Lessons
Jada has been coaching cheer and tumbling since 2022. Prior to that, she cheered for 16 years, did all-star cheer for 10 years, and was a member of 5 national championship teams.
Brittney Henderson
Brittney Henderson
Brittney Henderson
Intro to Tumbling - Level 2, Stunting, Private Lessons
Brittney has over five years of experience in youth to high school cheer routines, with a focus on jumps, motions, and tumbling. She has more than two years of coed flying and all-girl stunting, plus a year in All-Star cheer, bringing a well-rounded coaching background.
Kristen Denson
Brittney Henderson
Kristen Denson
Intro to Tumbling, All-Girl Stunting (Beginner and Advanced/Elite)
Kristen has been involved in cheer since she was 6 years old. She attended Park Crossing High School in Montgomery and then studied Human Performance at the University of Alabama. She specializes in all-girl stunting.
Brooke Johnson
Brooke Johnson
Kristen Denson
Camps & Clinics, Substitute
Coach Brooke has 12 years of cheerleading experience and began gymnastics in pre-K, training at Bama Bounders until age 10. She cheered throughout middle and high school, spent two years as a coed top at Shelton State Community College, and is now in her first year as an all-girl top at UAB. Brooke has been coac
Camps & Clinics, Substitute
Coach Brooke has 12 years of cheerleading experience and began gymnastics in pre-K, training at Bama Bounders until age 10. She cheered throughout middle and high school, spent two years as a coed top at Shelton State Community College, and is now in her first year as an all-girl top at UAB. Brooke has been coaching for two years through UCA and at various stunt and tumbling clinics.
Jael Dirks
Brooke Johnson
Jael Dirks
Cheernastics
Jael is currently a local high school cheerleader with over 9 years of gymnastics experience and has been cheering since 2020. Her gymnastics background influences the tumbling techniques she teaches our younger athletes.
Hailey Welch (Seasonal)
Julia Blalock (Seasonal)
Julia Blalock (Seasonal)
Level 1-3 Tumbling, All-Girl Stunt
Hailey is a University of Alabama student. She has cheered for 14 years and was a 2024 World Champion with the Cheer Athletic Panthers!
Julia Blalock (Seasonal)
Julia Blalock (Seasonal)
Julia Blalock (Seasonal)
Cheernastics - Level 1 Advance
Julia is on her second year on Spain Park Varsity Cheer and has a history of both gymnastics and cheer at a high level. She was a gymnasts till Level 6 and 3 years of level 5 competitive cheer. She loves working with young athletes who aspiring to be better and do more to acheve a goal.
Garrett Brown
Julia Blalock (Seasonal)
Kaiden Stimson
Coed Stunt
Coach Garrett Brown is a coach in our Coed Stunt class and also offers coed stunt private lessons. He is currently a student-athlete at Shelton State.
Kaiden Stimson
Lauren Baker (Seasonal)
Kaiden Stimson
Coed Stunt
Coach Kaiden is a coach in our Coed Stunt class and also offers coed stunt private lessons. He is currently a student-athlete at Shelton State.
Hunter Rigsby
Lauren Baker (Seasonal)
Lauren Baker (Seasonal)
Coed Stunt
Coach Hunter is a coach in our Coed Stunt class and also offers coed stunt private lessons. He is currently a student-athlete at Shelton State.
Lauren Baker (Seasonal)
Lauren Baker (Seasonal)
Lauren Baker (Seasonal)
Level 1-2 Tumbling
Ayden is a Spain Park graduate and a student at Auburn University. She has been coaching since 2020.
Sports Performance
KD Howard
Jonathan Martin
Jordon Bray
Head Track & Field Coach
Developmental Training
BlackWatch Training
A Georgia native, KD ran track at Shorter University and has been coaching since 2010. He started the BlackWatch Track program and is dedicated to helping every athlete achieve his or her goals both on and off the playing field.
Jordon Bray
Jonathan Martin
Jordon Bray
Track & Field Coach
Jordon joined the BW Track coaching staff in 2024. She has run track since 2012 and will join the University of Alabama Track & Field team in the 2024-2025 academic year. Jordon competes in the 400, 800, 4x400, and DMR. She enjoys sharing her love of track and field with young athletes.
Jonathan Martin
Jonathan Martin
Jonathan Martin
Sports Performance & Track Coach
After 18 years of being an athlete, Johnny has racked up many accolades through his high school career at Hoover and at the University of Alabama as a collegiate track athlete. He is a 1st Team All-American and 1st Team All-SEC in 2021, 2023, and 2024. He also was awarded the Unsung Hero Award for the Un
Sports Performance & Track Coach
After 18 years of being an athlete, Johnny has racked up many accolades through his high school career at Hoover and at the University of Alabama as a collegiate track athlete. He is a 1st Team All-American and 1st Team All-SEC in 2021, 2023, and 2024. He also was awarded the Unsung Hero Award for the University of Alabama men's track team in 2021. In high school he was a 10x Track Team State Champion , a 17x Individual Track State Champion, New Balance Nationals Indoor and Outdoor Individual & Relay All-American, 2x State Football Champion, and 3x Junior Olympian. Johnny now enjoys working with young athletes to help them achieve their goals and push them beyond what they are capable.
Administrative
randy beckham
randy beckham
randy beckham
Owner & Founder
Randy grew up playing sports and played baseball at Troy University. He has over 20 years of experience in healthcare sales and leadership and business consulting.
In 2016, Randy opened BlackWatch to serve as a multi-sport facility with both performance and skill instruction. In 2019, BW moved locations and shifted its focus to also offer cheer and tumbling instruction.
Nancy Huneidi
randy beckham
randy beckham
Front Desk Support
Nancy joined us in Spring 2023 and helps man the front desk and assists customers during class hours on weekdays. She is a high school student who hopes to pursue a career in the medical field someday!