Comments on: Al Fong – using the Tumbl Trak http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2006/10/al-fong-using-the-tumbl-trak/ tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports ... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:40:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TCO http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2006/10/al-fong-using-the-tumbl-trak/comment-page-1/#comment-25410 TCO Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:54:20 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/?p=522#comment-25410 I checked out their site. It is very well put together, but seems like a lot of details shared by them on their financial adventures and misadventures. And site seems to lack that warmth that some other gyms have. Here is a cool video of the Fong's wife as a 13 yo. Wonder why she never competed after coming to the US. Looks good. http://dragongymnastics.com/video/Barutyan_BB.mpg I checked out their site. It is very well put together, but seems like a lot of details shared by them on their financial adventures and misadventures. And site seems to lack that warmth that some other gyms have.

Here is a cool video of the Fong’s wife as a 13 yo. Wonder why she never competed after coming to the US. Looks good.

http://dragongymnastics.com/video/Barutyan_BB.mpg

]]> By: TCO http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2006/10/al-fong-using-the-tumbl-trak/comment-page-1/#comment-25402 TCO Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:29:02 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/?p=522#comment-25402 That's a good insight about the placement. I don't remember tumble tracks in the 80s as a gymnast. Seems like they (and in ground trampolines) are helping the sport. Allowing gymnasts to get a better feel for flipping, twisting, etc. I wonder what is controversial about Fong. There is a neat "Dragons" video with music on his site (in the teams section). Pretty well done. Better than vignettes on You Tube. Professional looking. While I generally like men's tumbling more (it's "real" gymnastics, power, blabla...), one of the things that seems neat about girl's gym is the sense of order and military precision. Very clean and nice to see with young people. Lined up in formation for review in front of Karolyi. Marching in. Etc. I used to remember the college girl's teams marching in with arms going up to shoulder height (do they still do that?) and laughed at it at the time. But now, I think it's kind of cool. That’s a good insight about the placement.

I don’t remember tumble tracks in the 80s as a gymnast. Seems like they (and in ground trampolines) are helping the sport. Allowing gymnasts to get a better feel for flipping, twisting, etc.

I wonder what is controversial about Fong.

There is a neat “Dragons” video with music on his site (in the teams section). Pretty well done. Better than vignettes on You Tube. Professional looking.

While I generally like men’s tumbling more (it’s “real” gymnastics, power, blabla…), one of the things that seems neat about girl’s gym is the sense of order and military precision. Very clean and nice to see with young people. Lined up in formation for review in front of Karolyi. Marching in. Etc. I used to remember the college girl’s teams marching in with arms going up to shoulder height (do they still do that?) and laughed at it at the time. But now, I think it’s kind of cool.

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