Jim McKinney was the Head Gymnastics Coach at Cooper for 25 years. His Cougars gymnastics teams won three state championships while McKinney was at the helm of the program. He was named the Texas High School Gymnastics Coach of the Year five times and was twice named the National Gymnastics Coach the Year. McKinney has also judged 120 national championship gymnastics meets, including the U.S. Olympic Trials, USA Nationals and the NCAA Championships. He has been inducted into the Texas High School Gymnastics Hall of Fame, the Gymnastics Association of Texas Hall of Fame and the National Judges Association Hall of Fame.
