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.
BRIAN HAWKINS
Javon "Jay" kendrick
BRIAN HAWKINS
Tumbling Levels 1-5, Standing Back Handspring, Private Lessons
Coach Brian has been coaching cheer and tumbling for over 35 years. He began gymnastics at the age of 5 and has been coaching since he was 14. Coach Brian has 67 national championship titles as a coach. He was co-owner of a cheer facility in Texas for 18 years before joining us at BlackWatch.
Ashley Thomas
Brittney Henderson
BRIAN HAWKINS
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.
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
Kristen Denson
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.
Gigi Olguin
Kristen Denson
Kristen Denson
Intro to Tumbling - Level 2, Cheernastics
Gigi competed in gymnastics for 15 years and made it up to Level 10. She is excited to work with tumbling athletes of all skill levels!
John Pirone
Kristen Denson
DARIUS JOHNSON
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.
DARIUS JOHNSON
DARIUS JOHNSON
DARIUS JOHNSON
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.
Kayla Reed
DARIUS JOHNSON
OLIVIA Arns
Intro to Tumbling - Level 3/4 Tumbling, Standing Tuck, Stunt, Cheer Tryout Specialist, Private Lessons
Kayla cheered for the Spain Park Jaguars, has been coaching since 2019, and has been a UCA instructor for over 2 years.
OLIVIA Arns
DARIUS JOHNSON
OLIVIA Arns
Intro to Tumbling - Level 2 Tumbling, Private Lessons
Olivia is a BlackWatch All-Star alum and a current cheerleader at Vestavia Hills High School. She specializes in Cheer Prep Tryouts and Back Handspring.
Brooke Johnson
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.
Seasonal Cheer Coaches
Ayden Anderson
Ayden Anderson
Ayden Anderson
Intro to Tumbling
Level 1-2 Tumbling
Stunt
Ayden is a Vestavia Hills graduate and a student at the University of Alabama. She has been coaching since 2019 and has been involved in competitive cheer her whole life.
Lauren Baker
Ayden Anderson
Ayden Anderson
Intro to Tumbling
Level 1-2 Tumbling
Ayden is a Spain Park graduate and a student at Auburn University. She has been coaching since 2020.
BROOKE STEWART
Ayden Anderson
BROOKE STEWART
Level 1-4 Tumbling
Tuck Prep Specialist
Private Lessons
Brooke cheered for the Spain Park Jaguars and has been coaching for over 6 years. Fun fact - she has been cheering since she was 3 years old!
Sports Performance
KD Howard
Sarah Ashlee Barker
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
Sarah Ashlee Barker
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.
Sarah Ashlee Barker
Sarah Ashlee Barker
Sarah Ashlee Barker
Camp Coach
BW Ambassador
Sarah Ashlee joined the BlackWatch team in the summer of 2024. She is Birmingham native and a women's basketball athlete at the University of Alabama. She is involved with BW Sports Camps and other BlackWatch initiatives throughout the year.
Administrative
randy beckham
Le'Andrea Anderson-Tolbert
Le'Andrea Anderson-Tolbert
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.
Le'Andrea Anderson-Tolbert
Le'Andrea Anderson-Tolbert
Le'Andrea Anderson-Tolbert
Director of Business Development
Le'Andrea has been involved in cheer and gymnastics since the age of 3. She began school cheer and all-star cheer in middle school and continued through high school and also cheered at Tuskegee University. Today, she serves as a judge for the NAIA and NSASCF.
Le'Andrea is dedicated to growing community relations and runs our college cheer prep program.
Nancy Huneidi
Le'Andrea Anderson-Tolbert
Nancy Huneidi
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!