Athlete, Coach

English

Milton Keynes Gymnastics [GBR] / Spelthorne Gymnastics [GBR]

Kath Small [Spelthorne]; Rob Small [Spelthorne]

In 2016 a left foot injury prevented her from competing for two months. In late 2017 she suffered from swelling in the same foot, which resulted in her having to wear a medical boot. (megankealy.wordpress.com, 24 Mar 2018)

In 2013 she broke her left wrist. She also fractured part of the bone and tore a ligament in her left ankle while competing at the 2013 World Age Group Championships. She competed with both ankles strapped with tape until the end of 2015. (megankealy.wordpress.com, 24 Mar 2018)

She broke her ankle at age 10 during gymnastics training, and needed six months to recover. (megankealy.wordpress.com, 24 Mar 2018)

She began practising gymnastics in 2007. (gogetfunding.com, 24 Oct 2014)

To compete at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, AL, United States of America. (gymnastics.sport, 12 Jan 2022)

British trampoline gymnast Lucie Colebeck. (Instagram profile, 15 Oct 2018)

Coach Mikey French. (Instagram profile, 15 Oct 2018)

"Sometimes all it takes is to believe." (Facebook page, 30 Jul 2019)

General
COACHING
She has worked as a development coach at Milton Keynes Gymnastics in England. (gymnastics.sport, 12 Jan 2022)

FRESH START
In 2017 she had thoughts of quitting the sport, but a change of club gave her a fresh start. "Training was getting hard and I couldn't do anything. I lost all skills due to overthinking them, and I felt like there was just no point anymore. I felt I had hit my peak and I would never get any better than what I had already achieved. So, I then decided to move to Milton Keynes and to this day it was one of the biggest and hardest decisions I have ever had to make. As a result it changed the way I did gymnastics and changed my outlook on the sport. Getting the chance to change my training and have the fresh start that I needed allowed me to love the sport again." (megankealy.wordpress.com, 24 Mar 2018)