AMBER MINTON HIRED AS NEW UT MARTIN CHEER AND DANCE HEAD COACH
6/8/2020 12:00:00 PM | Cheer, Pom
MARTIN, Tenn. – Athletic director Kurt McGuffin has announced Amber Minton, a former University of Tennessee at Martin assistant cheerleading coach, as the Skyhawks' new head cheer and dance coach.
Minton has owned Flip & Tumble Gymnastics in nearby Union City, Tenn. since 2005, building the business from the ground up. She oversees all daily business operations, accounting, scheduling, coaching competitive cheerleading teams, instructing tumbling classes, choreography and managing social media.
"I am excited for the opportunity to return to UT Martin to coach cheerleading and dance at the collegiate level," Minton said.
The Perry County High School graduate received her bachelor's degree in K-8 education from UT Martin in 2006 and was a Skyhawk cheer assistant under Fran Spears during the 2011-12 season. During that time, Minton was responsible for practices, choreography and managing the cheerleaders at games.
Minton has established a winning culture at Flip & Tumble Gymnastics as her teams have earned multiple national championships. That includes titles in organizations such as Cheersport (2013, 2015, 2016), WSF (2013), One Up (2015), Mardi Gras (2015), Athletic Championship (2016, 2017), US Finals (2017, 2018) and Jamfest (2019).
In 2020, Minton's Flip & Tumble teams had a winning season with America's Best and Deep South Spirit, bringing home three paid bids to national competitions before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Minton has been a scoring, head, review and safety judge all over the United States for various competition companies since 2011. She also takes business and rules classes each year at the U.S. All Star Federation Regional Conference.
"Amber is exactly the type of candidate we were looking for to lead our cheer and dance programs," McGuffin said. "She's brings a familiarity to our cheer squad. We are excited to see the passion she brings to two programs that have grown in strides over the past several seasons."
Minton is married to her husband Blaze and the couple has three sons between them.
Minton has owned Flip & Tumble Gymnastics in nearby Union City, Tenn. since 2005, building the business from the ground up. She oversees all daily business operations, accounting, scheduling, coaching competitive cheerleading teams, instructing tumbling classes, choreography and managing social media.
"I am excited for the opportunity to return to UT Martin to coach cheerleading and dance at the collegiate level," Minton said.
The Perry County High School graduate received her bachelor's degree in K-8 education from UT Martin in 2006 and was a Skyhawk cheer assistant under Fran Spears during the 2011-12 season. During that time, Minton was responsible for practices, choreography and managing the cheerleaders at games.
Minton has established a winning culture at Flip & Tumble Gymnastics as her teams have earned multiple national championships. That includes titles in organizations such as Cheersport (2013, 2015, 2016), WSF (2013), One Up (2015), Mardi Gras (2015), Athletic Championship (2016, 2017), US Finals (2017, 2018) and Jamfest (2019).
In 2020, Minton's Flip & Tumble teams had a winning season with America's Best and Deep South Spirit, bringing home three paid bids to national competitions before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Minton has been a scoring, head, review and safety judge all over the United States for various competition companies since 2011. She also takes business and rules classes each year at the U.S. All Star Federation Regional Conference.
"Amber is exactly the type of candidate we were looking for to lead our cheer and dance programs," McGuffin said. "She's brings a familiarity to our cheer squad. We are excited to see the passion she brings to two programs that have grown in strides over the past several seasons."
Minton is married to her husband Blaze and the couple has three sons between them.
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