As the longtime coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team, she won championship after championship and has been widely acclaimed for her leadership.

Former professional ballerina Valorie Kondos Field--or Miss Val, as she's affectionately known--has never tumbled, flipped, or even played any type of organized sports, and yet she has been able to craft a legendary coaching career through curiosity, creativity, attention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall well-being of her athletes.
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Valorie Kondos Field knows a lot about winning. Valorie Kondos Field knows a lot about winning. Considered one of the finest college gymnastics coaches of all time, Field has led her Bruins to seven national championships during her tenure as head coach. Neither did the second.

UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field has positioned her Bruins as one of the premier programs in collegiate gymnastics with seven NCAA championships.

UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field has positioned her Bruins as one of the premier programs in collegiate gymnastics with seven NCAA championships. And she is unlike any other coach in the sport. She has led her team to seven NCAA Championship titles and 29 Pac-12 and NCAA Regional titles. Pac-12 Coach of the Century. Author "Life is Short Don't Wait to Dance". On September 20, 2018, she announced her retirement as the head coach of the Bruins gymnastics team, w VALORIE KONDOS FIELD has an abiding love for dance and pasta. Valorie Kondos Field is the head coach of the UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team. Valorie Kondos Field, often referred to as Miss Val, is an American gymnastics coach, and former ballet dancer and dance coach.


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Valorie Kondos Field is the retired head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional Champion and 18-time Pac 12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team.

Valorie Kondos Field, referred to as Miss Val, is a retired American gymnastics coach, known for leading great athletes to astounding success. Trained in ballet, she danced with the Sacramento Ballet, Capital City Ballet and Washington, D.C. Ballet.

She was the head coach of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team of the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the current head coach of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team of the University of California, Los Angeles. Per usual, Valorie Kondos Field seemed carefree — at a time she had every reason to be feeling pressure.

As the longtime coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team, she won championship after championship and has been widely acclaimed for her leadership. Valorie Kondos Field was born in Austin, Texas, USA on Thursday, August 20, 1959 (Baby Boomers Generation). “Winning is really, really, like, really, really fun,” she says, in the first few moments of her TED talk. Poised before a plate of seafood linguine at Fabrocini’s Beverly Glen, she savors the aroma of … Valorie Kondos Field, often referred to as Miss Val, is a retired American gymnastics coach, and former ballet dancer and dance coach.

Not only has she consistently recruited and coached some of the top talent in the world, but she has produced the results, totaling over 500 career regular season victories in her 28-year career. In this inspiring, brutally honest and, at times, gut-wrenching talk, she shares the secret to her success.

We ALL need people in our life who we trust will listen to us; churn and evaluate the information we share without judgment; and care and love us so much that they risk being “brutally honest” in order to help us become the best versions of ourselves.