Judy Weckerly, a former competitive gymnast, is the coordinator of the Margaret Maddox Family YMCA gymnastic program in Nashville, TN. She started gymnastic competitions in 1973, began coaching in 1981, and became the YMCA coordinator in 1994.

While competing in Illinois she won the state championship in tumbling.  She also was a state medalist on bars while competing in West Virginia.  During her college years, Judy traveled and performed with the Athletes In Action gymnastic team to California, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.  During her years of coaching in WV and TN she has taught 18 month olds through adults.  Her coaching skills include preschool level through competitive level 8.

Through her years of experience in the sport of gymnastics, Judy knows how to create a learning environment that is not only educational but fun and enjoyable.  Judy travels nationwide and speaks to early childhood educators, homeschoolers, parents of preschoolers and gymnastic coaches on the importance of teaching gross motor skills. She is the originator of Dinonastics, a creative program designed to help teach gross motor skills and gymnastic skills through the use of original music.  Judy is one of the national instructors for the USA Gymnastic Kinder Accreditation for Teachers and USA Gymnastic Movement Development and Lesson Plan Development courses.  

Judy has been writing original songs since 1982, and incorporating that talent into her coaching was a very natural progression.  After marrying a professional musician in 1989, the Dinonastics Bean Bag and Activity Songs CD became a reality when her husband Scott combined his music and production skills with her songs.  Scott helped write and arrange the songs, tapped into the endless pool of talent in Nashville, TN for live musicians, and recorded, mixed and produced the Dinonastics CDs.

In addition to teaching gymnastics, Judy enjoys home schooling her three daughters.  She has found it beneficial having her children involved in physical activity at home, as well as outside the home. That was the basis for starting Dinonastics, which has blossomed into an additional career.