Al Fong’s FREE Gymnastics Workshop

November 6-7th, 2015, Kansas City, Missouri

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I visited the Great American Gymnastics Express in Missouri, on behalf of TumblTrak in 2012. One of the best clinics I’ve yet attended.

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Krisztian Berki training

Olympic Champion Krisztian, age-30, missed European Championships. But he’s looking good in the lead up to Glasgow.

Click PLAY or watch a recent training session on YouTube.

I’m hoping he finishes top 3 at Worlds 2015 so he’ll have a chance to defend in Rio.

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USA World Championships selection

Marta and her committee will name the team as late as possible.

It may come down to who is strong enough, tough enough to maintain a very high level of routine readiness through both Camps. Who can stay healthy.

Alyssa Baumann, Plano, Texas/WOGA
Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre
Nia Dennis, Westerville, Ohio/Legacy Elite
Madison Desch, Lenexa, Kan./Great American Gymnastics Express
Gabrielle Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics
Brenna Dowell, Odessa, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express
Rachel Gowey, Urbandale, Iowa/Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute
Amelia Hundley, Hamilton, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
Bailie Key, Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams
Madison Kocian, Dallas/WOGA
Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics, senior
Maggie Nichols, Little Canada, Minn./Twin City Twisters
Aly Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics
Kyla Ross, Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max
MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics

The World Championships training squad will attend the training camp Sept. 12-16 and the World Selection Camp, Oct. 6-9, at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch, a U.S. Olympic Training Site, in Huntsville, Texas.

USAG – USA Gymnastics announces 2015 World Championships training squad

Glasgow

Nile Wilson – “the struggle is real”

Episode 3 of my day in the life series.

First bit is his morning smoothie. Training starts at the 2min mark.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

coach in Galway, Ireland

My friends at Renmore are hiring:

We are currently looking for a coach to work and assist within our WAG Elite development programmes. Candidates will need prior experience and qualifications in WAG along with references and the ability to work as part of a highly motivated, progressive and dynamic team.
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Renmore Galway Ireland

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All-Africa Games 2015 Congo

September 4-7, 2015, Brazzville, Congo

Gymnastics has been included since 1991.

I was there last year. Construction on the venues frantic.

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It’s not easy for a poor nation to put on a major event like this. Hopefully it will be a stimulus to grow the infrastructure. To modernize the city.

The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years …

The first Games were held in 1965 in BrazzavilleCongo. … 30 countries, around 2,500 athletes competed. Egypt topped the medal count for the first Games. …

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related – There are two Congos:

1) Republic of the Congo
2) Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo, the much smaller nation, is hosting the Games.