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Don Peters

Don Peters is a former American gymnastics coach and head coach of the United States women's gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was hired as head coach SCATS Gymnastics, a gymnastics club in Huntington Beach, California.

Peters played football at Bellmar High School under coach Baptiste Manzini and later played at Belle Vernon Area High School. He later attended West Chester University and was a member of the West Chester Golden Rams gymnastics team and was team captain for his last year.

Peters coached at Grossfeld School of Gymnastics then later SCATS Gymnastics. He became the head coach of the United States women's national artistic gymnastics team and oversaw their team silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

In 2011, Peters was banned for life by USA Gymnastics after allegations surfaced that he had sexually assaulted three teenage gymnasts. Provided by Wikipedia