Stephanie Peters
Skating Director

Stephanie has been skating for over 15 years. She has competed in freestyle and solo ice dance competitions. Her highest accomplishment to date was winning the gold medal in 2012 at the Solo Ice Dance National Championship. She competed in Gold pattern dance; the highest level. Stephanie has passed the following tests: Gold Dance, Senior Moves, Novice Freestyle, and three international ice dances. She is currently working on the rest of her international ice dances and her Junior Freestyle. Stephanie began student teaching when she was 13 years old. She has over 5 years of coaching experience. She has been skating director at Midwest since 2012.

Judy Redmond
Gym Manager

Judy is a degreed Physical Educator with over 30 years of experience in the sport of gymnastics - club owner, head coach (club & high school), judge, and administrator. She is the former Illinois USA (USGF) Gymnastics State Chair, Junior Olympic Chair, and current Level 5 Chair. She is a wife of over 40 years, mother of 3 (all successful gymnasts), and grandmother of 4. She brings the winning attitude of "Best Effort" to Midwest!

Zack Kane
Hockey Director

Zachary played minor professional hockey for 4 season after players two seasons of Division 1 Hockey at RIT. He made stops in the ECHL, MAHL and AAHL during his hockey playing career. Zachary currently instructs the off-ice program for the Blackbirds youth hockey program and officiates for Midwest.

Brandon Spike
Player Development

Brandon played youth hockey at Homewood Flossmoor and from there went on to play college hockey at Bradley University, where he had the opportunity to work out with the Peoria Rivermen.

Brandon began coaching youth hockey in 1995 and has coached teams to an Illinois High School state championship and several NIHL Championships, runner-ups, and final fours.

Brandon is a skill oriented power skate instructor who strives to take players to the next level. Whether that be from learn to skate to house league, house league to travel, travel to high school or high school to college/junior."

Kyle Bowen
Trampoline & Tumbling Instructor

Kyle Bowen, originally from Danielson, Connecticut, has been involved in trampoline and tumbling for almost 20 years. Kyle is a former United States national trampoline team member, a former resident athlete at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center, and competed in the 2008 Olympic trials in trampoline. Kyle has sat on state and regional boards and is currently a member of the National Technical Committee and has also held an FIG judging brevet in trampoline and double-mini trampoline since 2004. Kyle has been on the floor as a USA Team Coach for many years at the World Age Group Championships and has developed athletes who have won many national championships, international competitions, and World Age Group Competition titles. Kyle was also the 2014 USA Coach to the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.

Misha Popov
Trampoline & Tumbling Instructor

Master of Sport Russia, comes all the way from Varonezh, Russia. Misha started taking Acro-Classes at 7 years old, and continued moving through the ranks. From 2001-2006 he competed professionally with a Mens Team in his hometown of Varonezh. Some of his achievements include placing 2nd and 3rd Russian Cup Tournament and was a finalist in 2006. Misha worked with the Ukraine National Circus as well as the Ringing Brothers. He was a Gymnastic's Judge for the disabled in his hometown Varonezh for the City Cup and Coached Junior-Pre-Team classes.