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With her passionate energy and engaging demeanor, Samantha Peszek has quickly established herself as a bright young star both as a sports broadcaster and entrepreneur. Having been a gymnast for 22 years, she loves still being connected to the sport as a coach and founder of Beam Queen Bootcamp and an analyst for the PAC-12 Networks and ESPN.
Starting gymnastics at the age of 2, Samantha has always been a sports fanatic. She also played soccer and danced, but her gymnastics continued to excel, making her the youngest member of the national team at age 12.
Traveling the world competing for Team USA, Samantha was on the Pan American Games team that won gold in Rio and the World Championship team that won gold in Stuttgart.
With her passionate energy and engaging demeanor, Samantha Peszek has quickly established herself as a bright young star both as a sports broadcaster and entrepreneur. Having been a gymnast for 22 years, she loves still being connected to the sport as a coach and founder of Beam Queen Bootcamp and an analyst for the PAC-12 Networks and ESPN.
Starting gymnastics at the age of 2, Samantha has always been a sports fanatic. She also played soccer and danced, but her gymnastics continued to excel, making her the youngest member of the national team at age 12.
Traveling the world competing for Team USA, Samantha was on the Pan American Games team that won gold in Rio and the World Championship team that won gold in Stuttgart.
Samantha and her team were later inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame for being the first ever USA Gymnastics team to win a World Championship gold medal outside U.S. soil.
One of Samantha’s biggest accomplishments is making the 2008 Olympic Team at age 16 and winning a silver medal with her team! She also prides herself with being able to attend a regular school and live at home throughout her elite career.
She graduated from high school in 2010 and accepted a full-ride scholarship to compete for the UCLA women’s gymnastics team.
Samantha is a three-time NCAA Champion (twice on beam and once in the all-around) as well as a 17-time All American. In addition to gymnastics, she was also on the honor roll every quarter at UCLA and was a member of the SAAC (Student Athletic Advisory committee) and Leadership Council.
She earned the Bruin Leadership award, which inspired her to create the Beam Queen Bootcamp. It happens to be a mix of her favorite things: motivating young gymnasts, traveling, and BEAM! She loves helping gymnasts accomplish their goals and always reminds her BQBC gymnasts that they can do anything they set their mind to.
Samantha truly believes that once you learn the tough lessons on beam such as confidence, hard work, and tenacity, you will have the tools you need to achieve success in all aspects of your life.
Sydney did gymnastics for 21 years. She grew up training in Georgia and then continued her career at Iowa State, competing collegiately for 5 years. During Sydney's time at ISU, she discovered her passion for videography and immediately knew that video was what she wanted to pursue full time. Sydney worked closely with Iowa State’s athletics for 2 years, where she had opportunities to film with each sport, as well as NFL and NBA teams.
Once graduating college, it was no question that finding a job that combined both gymnastics and videography was a must. She started working as a freelancer with Beam Queen in 2021, became full- time by the end of the year and has never looked back!
Sydney loves coffee, Aritzia, traveling, and sushi. She has a Tik Tok with over 9M views, studied abroad, and is adopted.
Haylee began her love for gymnastics when she flipped herself out of her crib. Her (smart) parents put her in the sport as soon as they could.
Her love for flipping pivoted to cheerleading and then she began coaching All-Star. Haylee used her transferrable skills as an athlete to achieve excellence at the University of Florida majoring in Marketing and Retail Management. From there, She moved to Austin, TX and began her career in tech working for big corporations including Google.
Haylee fell in love with the Beam Queen brand and reached out to get involved. One opportunity lead to the next and she is now our full-time operations lead with her fingers dipped in all projects at Beam Queen.
Haylee loves morning workouts. She loves coffee, has never broken a bone, and is obsessed with LinkedIn.
Other facts: loves Publix’s chocolate chip cookies and anything chocolate.
Your gymnasts can’t have all the fun here, right?! As much as I want them to learn my beam curriculum, it’s just as important (if not more) that I share with YOU what I’ve learned along the way. In terms of technique, simple is better. Simple corrections, simple drills… just keep it simple. This is why I’ve created the TRIPLE THREAT or the 3 rules of beam, so gymnasts can understand the foundation of beam and when things go wrong, it’s just easy to remember.
I also want to share my relationship with my coach. It wasn’t perfect, but it was pretty close. We had the healthiest coach/athlete relationship and the best part about it was he knew when to push me and when to pull back. He pushed me to my potential and believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. I mean c’mon, how do you convince an athlete who was once too afraid to do a roundoff back handspring that she would be learning a double double?!
My philosophy is “the more knowledge & information you know, the better you can be as a coach, as an educator, as a mentor, and as a person.” If my stories or perspective help you in some way, great…that’s the point! I’ve put together a specific coaches curriculum- explanation of what your athletes will be learning, important qualities of a healthy coach/athlete relationship, and a chance to meet with me at the BQBC event to ask me any questions you’d like. So, head on over to the registration site to sign up for the closest location near you- Availability is limited!(You must also be SafeSport Certified to sign up!)
Gymnastics is the tool for Building a Champion
What can we parents do to help our daughters be champions?
The first thing is to define what we mean by a champion. I believe champions are gymnasts who work hard and persevere, they may not always be on the top of the award stand, but they are kind, caring, compassionate, intelligent, incredible, young people. After all, isn’t that what we want – to insure our daughters are good people and will be our future leaders?...
We all want our daughters to be happy, healthy and live up to the very best they can be! What I want to share with you is how we as parents can use gymnastics as the tool to help build champions in all of our daughters.
Gymnastics teaches so many life lessons like learning time management for school work, how to communicate with teammates and coaches, how to overcome fear and injuries, how to lead a healthy lifestyle, and how to persevere when you fall off that darn beam, again!
Parents can make a big difference in their daughter’s overall experience in gymnastics. Are you making a positive impact on your daughter and helping to build a champion?
Luan Peszek with Jill Hicks Consulting will present “How to Rock the Recruiting Process” a session for the optional level parents at the BQBC. The presentation will provide information and education on the college recruiting process including when to get started, is your gymnast good enough, the parent’s role in recruiting, etc.
JH Consulting advises college bound student athletes and their parents in the gymnastics recruiting process to find the best fit, both academically and athletically. Let’s face it, the recruiting process can be overwhelming for the gymnast and parent. The parent feels alone in helping her daughter get recruited and the athlete lacks the confidence and experience to know how and when to start the process. Our goal is to reduce the pressure on the parent and build confidence in the gymnast by providing expert advice and knowledge.
I will be offering this one-hour session for parents on site at the Beam Queen Bootcamp location.
“BQBC exceeded every expectation I had and was well worth the money for the entirety of what we took away from the experience. This event helps gymnasts see both the fun and mental aspects of gymnastics, while also presenting them with tangible tactics and resources to implement in their regular practices. The journaling and visualization station was such a unique and meaningful exercise for my daughter that she would not otherwise have gotten the chance to experience. My daughter arrived at BQBC not knowing a soul and came away from the weekend with 5 new friends because of Sam’s ability to lead the girls out of their comfort zone to work together in a fun and positive way. My daughter said it was the best day of her life.”
“My mom paid long in advance before I had my surgery for this Bootcamp, we weren't 100% sure as to how things would go down. However, when I attended the event, I felt more confident, motivated and in general, optimistic for the road ahead of me & returning back from training. Now, I always think of the tricks I learned at Beam Queen Bootcamp & apply them to my training. Not only was BQBC supportive of my injury, I think it played a huge role in my recovery.”
“My daughter competed her first meet last weekend & scored a 9.45 on beam & took first place. Thank you so much for the confidence you gave her as this is becoming one of her favorite events now. Your BQBC is amazing & my daughter will forever remember what she learned.”
“Beam Queen Bootcamp was by far the best gymnastics experiences we've had. She was joyful to see her idols & thrilled to work with the amazing coaches there. As soon as we got in the car after the Bootcamp, the first thing she asked me was if she could go to ALL the BQBCs!”
“Last summer BQBC came to Utah and I was thrilled to be able to send my daughter. It was well run, positive, motivating, fun and empowering. I can’t say enough good about this camp. I hope every girl gets the opportunity to attend one and I will definitely be sending my daughter again if the opportunity arises!”
“Beam has never been a favorite event for my daughter, I actually knew in my heart that if she ever quit gymnastics it would be because of beam. I knew if we didn’t do something to build her confidence, it would start to hold her back. I am not going to lie, she was not excited about just doing her least favorite event for two days. Especially, by herself without the comfort of her teammates. She is painfully introverted and shy, but pushing her outside her comfort zone turned out to be just what she needed. In the weeks to follow, she was so excited to tell me about all of the new skills she was accomplishing on BEAM! Whatever they teach at BQBC is working and sinking in because the after effects I've seen are amazing! Regardless of what happens in the gym, I know that the confidence building skills she learned at Beam Queen will help her in every aspect of you life.”
“My daughter had been off for most of a year with an injury, surgery, & rehab. Beam Queen was an amazing part of her return to beam. Everyone at camp is so positive & uplifting. The entire experience is about sharing, working through challenges & tricks for the part of beam that happens above the shoulders. She still returns to the mindful pieces that she learned from Sam & the team. HIGHLY recommend going, maybe especially if you are on the mend from an injury.”
“My daughter attended BQBC last summer. She had her first meet last weekend and scored the highest she ever has on beam (and was 1st on beam in her age bracket!). Beam is usually her lowest scoring event and this time it was her highest event score! She said BQBC helped her. I have never seen her more confident in her beam skills.”
“It was the most fun that I've ever had. I got over many mental blocks and gained moe confidence in myself!”
“Beam is my 14 year-old daughters arch nemesis. She came away with a clearly refreshed attitude about beam, and went from being very hesitant about the clinic to very thankful that she went. The messages the team conveyed during the open question time was so great! I loved that the girls got to hear the stories of struggle and success. I am very happy to call you and your team a role model for my daughter. Keep up the amazing work! You are changing lives, without question. Luan is amazing as well!”
“My daughter attended the Beam Queen Bootcamp and it was everything I was hoping it would be and more! The staff was amazing. They were full of positive energy and really had a way with the girls. My daughter left with a sense of accomplishment, some tips and tricks for the beam - and for LIFE!!! Thank you to Sam Peszek and the Beam Queen Bootcamp for empowering our daughters and teaching them to be resilient, how to be strong on the inside and how to exude confidence! My daughter is looking forward to going back again and again!”
“Beam was my daughter's nemesis last season and she struggled with the fear of going backwards. It's now her favorite event. For Kayla, hearing that Olympic gymnasts struggled with the same fears and hurdles in their career has boosted her confidence and has given her permission to fail forward. We've seen tremendous growth since BQBC and her joy for the sport is through the roof. It's amazing what the girls accomplish in just 2 days at BQBC.”