Amber Minton

Amber Minton, who attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and a former Skyhawk assistant cheerleading coach, was named the new head cheer and dance coach on June 8, 2020.
 
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.
 
The Perry County High School graduate 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.
Minton is married to her husband Blaze and the couple has three sons between them.
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