Arizona gymnastics adds former Nebraska associate head coach Brian Amato to staff

The Arizona gymnastics program will have a full coaching staff with a coach to take point on each event for the first time in several years. That comes with the hiring of former Nebraska associate head coach Brian Amato as an assistant on John Court ’s staff. Welcome to Arizona, Brian!

We are excited to round out our coaching staff with @BJAmato ! pic. twitter.

com/qxVE3YLWJR — Arizona Gymnastics (@ArizonaGymCats) May 6, 2026 Amato has been the primary coach on bars at Nebraska for the past six years. That will also be his role at Arizona. “Brian is a great person and championship-level coach,” Court said in the department’s press release.

“His uneven bars teams at the Power 4 level have been nationally ranked over the years, and he is a tireless recruiter. ” The hiring of Amato and fellow assistant Julia Ballard Clark are a departure for Court. His previous hires have tended to be young women who have only recently finished their college gymnastics careers.