Staff

Brylee Thompson

Brylee is from Lubbock, TX. She is a sophomore in high school. Brylee is apart

of our competitive trampoline and tumbling team. She has been competing for over 2 years now at Level 9. This is Brylee’s first year coaching at Ready Set Go.

Brad Davis

Owner & Head Coach

Brad has been coaching for 24 years and has been involved in the sport of trampoline and tumbling as a seasoned competitor for many years. He is a three time Senior Elite National Champion in tumbling with USA Gymnastics. He earned these titles in 1990, 1999, and 2001. He is the gold medalist at the Pan Pacific Championships in 1991. He placed 5th in tumbling at the 1999 World Championships. Brad earned the gold medal in tumbling at the FIG World Cup held in 1998. He is a medalist at the World Championships in 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, and 2001. He was also a member of the 1992 and 1996 World Championships team for tumbling, where the team earned gold medals. Brad has served as the national coach for several international competitions including World Championships and the Pan American Games. He was the recipient of the USA Gymnastics James Rozanzes Tumbling Coach of the Year award for 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006. Brad has a bachelors degree in fitness management and recreational therapy. He currently serves as a member of the USA Gymnastics Elite National Coaching Staff.

Patti Conner

Office Manager & Pre-School Director

Patti has been involved in gymnastics for 29 years and has been a member of the Ready Set Go family for 19 years. She the author of the nationally recognized TumbleBug preschool program for trampoline and tumbling gymnastics schools. She holds her international judge's brevet in multiple disciplines and is currently one of the highest ranked judges in the United States. She has judged at 11 World Championships, 11 World Cups, several Pan American Championships, two World Games and two Pacific Alliance competitions. She serves as the Program Chair for USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling Program. She is a former gym owner and coach and has produced various national champions along with the bronze medalist from the 1997 Indo Pacific Games held in South Africa. She is a member of the USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling Program Committee and is a national safety instructor along with a certified level one coaches instructor. She is currently the director of Region 3 Trampoline & Tumbling organization, which is a non-profit organization that helps to raise funds for scholarships for athletes, coaches, and judges involved in the sport of trampoline and tumbling.

Each of our instructors are a unique part of the Ready Set Go family. Our instructors strive to encourage and influence your child in a positive way while participating in gymnastics and physical fitness activities. We understand you are entrusting us with your most precious possession and we want each child to feel special as they walk through our doors.

Sharon Snead

Air Extreme Team Coach

Byron Smith

Air Extreme Team Coach

Byron has been involved in gymnastics 37 years and coaching for 28 years. He earned 10 national titles and his international titles include: Bronze medalist at the 1994 World Age Group Games in Portugal, two silver and two bronze medals at the 1995 Indo-Pacific Games in Japan, and a gold medal for Double-Mini Team at the 1999 World Championships in South Africa. He was a 2009 inductee into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. He served on the STTA board of directors as the state chair from 2010-2019 and served on the 2004 Olympic Selection Committee as an athlete representative. He was the national coach for three World Age Group Games in trampoline. His athletes have earned two gold and two silver medals at World Age Group Games and over twenty national team spots over the last few years. He earned a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and a Masters degree in Systems and Engineering Management from Texas Tech.

Leah

Leah is from North Carolina, but moved to Texas 8 years ago. Leah was a cheerleader for 13 years and started coaching towards the end of her cheer career. This is leah’s first year coaching at Ready Set Go

Mallory

Mallory is from Tolar, TX. She is in her third year at Texas Tech where she is pursuing a bachelors degree in advertising. Mallory has been coaching at Ready Set Go for over 1 years now.

Dezzy

Dezzy is from Post, TX. She has been cheering since she was 8 years old. Dezzy was a competitive cheerleader and did cheer all 4 years of high school where she received All American award every year. This is Dezzy’s first year coaching at Ready Set Go

Mikaela

Mikaela is born and raised here in Lubbock, TX. She is a senior at Trinity Christian School. Mikaela is on her high school varsity cheer team. She has competed in all star cheer for the past 12 years.

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Rebecca Bailey

Rebecca Bailey is from Sundown, TX and attended high school in Sundown. She is a former trampoline and tumbling gymnast and competed in trampoline and tumbling at the national level. She is one of our coaches for our competitive team. Rebecca has been coaching at Ready Set Go for over a decade.

Stella

Stella is from Austin, Tx. She moved to Lubbock to go to school at Texas Tech and major in environmental conversation. She grew up doing gymnastics, but switched to competitive cheer at 13. This is stella’s first year coaching at Ready Set Go.

Ayden Rideout

Ayden is from Shallowater, Tx and is a high school senior. Ayden is a senior elite competitive trampoline and tumbling gymnast here at Ready Set Go. Ayden has been coaching at Ready Set Go for over 1 year.

Saylor Tucker

Saylor is from Midland, Tx. She graduated from Midland Christian School. She has competed in all star cheer and dance for 16 years and has been coaching cheer, gymnastics, and dance for 8 years. Saylor graduated from Texas Tech in 2022 and is currently in nursing school at South Plains College. Saylor has been at Ready Set Go for 5 years now.

Madi

Madi is from Abilene, TX. She is currently a student at Texas Tech studying Biology and pursuing a career in the medical field. She has played sports all through her life and has enjoyed being apart of gymnastics. This is madi’s first year coaching at Ready Set Go.

Shelby

Shelby is from Southern California. She moved to lubbock to go to school at Texas Tech. Shelby has done dance for most of her life and this is her second year coaching at Ready Set Go

Amanda Bailey Davis

Owner & Head Coach

Amanda grew up in the small town of Sundown, Texas and has been involved in the sport of trampoline for almost her whole life. A hobby turned into a passion and she started competing when she was 10 years old. She was a member of the USA Gymnastics National Trampoline Team for numerous years. During this time, she was named to multiple USA World Cup teams and two World Championships teams, representing her country nationally and internationally. She has competed all over the United States and world, including the countries of Mexico, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Denmark, and Switzerland. Amanda has a bronze medal in trampoline from the 2005 World Championships held in Eindhoven, Netherlands and is the only woman in the United States to compete in the first two Olympic Trials for trampoline; placing third and fifth respectively. Amanda served as the athlete representative on both the state and regional boards for trampoline and tumbling. She has been a member of the Ready Set Go coaching staff for 14 years. She graduated in May of 2016 with a degree in Applied Sciences, focusing on physical therapy.