Coaching Team

Imperative to our club’s success has been our highly experienced and well qualified coaching staff.

Kateryna Logachova
Head Coach

Our Head Coach, Kateryna Logachova, has been coaching National and International level gymnasts at PRG since 2005. After 15 years of being a Rhythmic gymnast and competing at International Level, Kateryna studied sport science and coaching for four years, graduating from the University of Sport and Fitness in Kharkov, Ukraine.

As a Senior International Rhythmic Gymnast, she has achieved a Master of Sport award. Kateryna coached in Ukraine before moving to Australia where she joined GV’s High Performance Centre. She is a Gymnastics Australia accredited High Performance RG coach. In 2017 Kateryna obtained FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) Category 3 RGI (individual) and Category 4 RGG (groups) qualifications. Currently Kateryna is highest ranked RGI Judge in Victoria.  Kateryna also holds a Teaching degree. She has been selected as a Victorian RG State Team coach since 2006 and coached three girls who represented Australia at the 2013 New Zealand championships. In 2013 Kateryna received the award from VicSport "Coach of the Year". Many of her gymnasts received podium placed with their medal-winning performances in both national and international competitions.

Kateryna is coaching gymnasts from level 7 and above, as well as supervising all club’s gymnasts and coaches at PRG.
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Olivia Watts
Coach — Level 7 International & Level 7/8

Olivia Watts, originally from New Zealand, is an ex-rhythmic and artistic gymnast who has trained in both National and International RG. Olivia has an Intermediate level coaching qualification and coaches level 7 International and levels 7-8 at PRG.

Olivia is also an Intermediate judge. She is also a circus performer at NICA.

Taylor Tirahardjo
Coach — Level 5/6 International

Taylor Tirahardjo, is a qualified Intermediate coach and she started coaching at PRG in 2015. Taylor has been a competitive Rhythmic gymnast for 12 years. She has been a part of the Australian National team for 7 years and represented Australia at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2009, Pacific Rim Championships in 2010, 2014, Youth Olympics in 2010 and 2011 World Championship, World Cups and international competitions. Taylor won a number of State and National titles as a Junior and a Senior and GV Senior Gymnast of the Year Award twice.

Ashleigh Roper
Coach — Level 5/6

Ashleigh Roper, former artistic and rhythmic gymnast. Ashleigh competed in RG up to level 10, winning Queensland State Champion title in levels 5,7,9 & 10. Ashleigh held a National Champion titles in level 7 (2009) & level 9 (2011). Besides coaching RG Ashleigh is a circus performer at NICA.

Ashleigh has a Beginner level coaching qualification and coaches levels 5-6 at PRG.
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Leigh Marning
​Coach — Level 2

Leigh Marning is a qualified coach and a former Elite International Rhythmic Gymnast - one of the leading gymnasts in Australian Rhythmic Gymnastics in 1990s. Leigh was 3 times Australian and Oceanic Senior International Champion and a medalist at 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games with a tally of 6 Commonwealth medals. 
Leigh represented Australia at 3 World Championships and "Four Continents" Championship. After her retirement from RG she studied Circus Arts and performed as a contortionist and areal ring performer.

Li Xin Tay (Liz)
Coach — Level 5/6

Li Xin Tay (Liz) Li fell in love with RG when she was watching the 1998 Commonwealth games and started training when she was 10 back home in Malaysia for 7 years. Li have competed in States and Nationals in Malaysia, as well as some international inter-club competitions. After retiring in 2007, she started coaching RG recreational programs. In 2011, she coached levels 1-3, groups, and multiples in Queensland. She has an Intermediate RG coaching qualification.​
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Charlotte Wood
Coach — Level 3/4

Charlotte Wood is a former National 10 and International level gymnast who had previously been a member of the Victorian State Team for 7 years as well as representing Australia at the 2013 New Zealand championships. Charlotte has her Intermediate RG coaching qualification.

Anna Logachova
Coach — Level 1

Anna Logachova has being working with PRG since the start of 2015. She is coaching beginner level. Anna is currently an Elite Senior International Rhythmic Gymnast. She is training 24 hours a week. Anna has being selected as a member of the Victorian RG State Team every year since 2009. Anna was a finalist and a medalist at Australian National Championships. She was a silver medalist in the international tournament in Ukraine and bronze medalist in Spain. Anna recently trained in Russia with international experts.
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Xeniya Kopyl
Coach — Beginners

Xeniya Kopyl has being working with PRG since the start of 2015, coaching beginner level. Xeniya is currently a level 9 Rhythmic Gymnast, training extensively. Xeniya started her RG career in New Zealand. Xeniya has been a member of the Victorian State Team in 2014 and 2015. She was a medalist at New Zealand and Australian Championships. She recently trained in Russia with international experts. Xeniya is very passionate about RG and enjoys working with young gymnasts.​

Masha Peker
Ballet and Choreography - Level 4 and above

Masha Peker, born in Ukraine Masha Peker commenced her ballet training at age 5. After immigrating to the U.S.A and eventually settling in Australia, Masha received her diploma of dance at the Australia Conservatoire of Ballet under the direction of Christine Walsh. Masha's experience includes a number of performances with Opera Australia, featured roles in ACB's Swan Lake, Paquita and Ritualism, St Petersburg Ballet Theatre's Swan Lake and current performances with MDT and Melbourne Ballet company.

Coach gymnast ratios

As a non-profit organisation, we try to keep a low gymnast to coach ratio at all levels, particularly as the gymnast moves up to higher levels. For beginners and Level 1 gymnasts, we put a limit on the size of the class to a maximum of 15 gymnasts per coach. For Levels 2 & 3, this goes down to 10 gymnasts per coach and at Level 4-6 it goes down again to 8 gymnasts per coach. 
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For Levels 7 and above, we try to make sure that sessions with more than 6 gymnasts will have an assistant coach present. Morning trainings are available for those gymnasts in Level 9 and above who train at least 20 hours per week. These morning sessions will be kept to no more than 4 gymnasts.​

Interested in becoming a coach?

​If you interested in becoming a coach please contact our head coach Kateryna Logachova.
​p: 0433 505 925
prahranrg@outlook.com