Before founding AcroSports, Hardy was the Competitive Team Director at the Shreveport Olympiad, where he coached competitive teams at levels 4-ELITE. Hardy has been associated with Centenary's gymnastics program before, having been the interim head coach for the Ladies from October 1996 to May 1997 before moving on to Shreveport Olympiad. Bill Hardy completed 8 years at the helm of the Ladies gymnastics team after being named head coach in October of 2000. Hardy has led the Ladies to the USAG National Championships for several seasons. In 2004, Centenary placed first at the meet, a first for the team. He has coached eight All-Americans and his teams have broken four team records and four individual records. In 2004 he was named USAG Coach of the Year. From 1993-96, Hardy was a restricted earnings coach for Centenary, assisting with training and routine preparation. He has also been an instructor at LSU-S (1995-96), as well as a coach at the prestigious Karolyi's Gymnastics (1988-93) in Houston, Texas, where Hardy coached competitive team levels 4-10. Hardy graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology in 1992. Bill has a wife, Lainie, and two children: Kaytlin and Blaine. |
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