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The Mark of Memmel!
From her stellar performance a the 2003 Pan American Games to her dedicated display at the 2008 Olympic Games, Chellsie Memmel has made her mark in the world of gymnastics. Now you can own a piece of history with the new Chellsie line of equipment from Tumbl Trak.
NEW! Chellsie Beam from Tumbl Trak
This new innovative design from Tumbl Trak allows you to easily connect two 8' beams together, while still shipping via UPS.
Chellsie Memmel Mats
Chellsie Memmel and Tumbl Trak have teamed up to offer a new line of Chellsie tumbling mats in her signature color, purple. Each mat features Chellsie's signature.
You won't find a more stable Jr. Training Bar on the market!
With 5 different height adjustments and a very sturdy base, the Chellsie Jr. Bar is the best bar on the market today.
New Bungee Products
NEW! The Bungee technology has been through several years of development, and many generations of designs. There are currently 3 products that feature Bungee technology: The Bungee Mat, the Bungee Block and the Bungee Ramp. Introductory prices are now in effect!
Doug's Blog
We started west on September 30, 2008, stopping in Lansing, MI, where I talked with Dr. Larry Nassar, who reminded me that Neil Resnick is known for trying to teach with less spotting. Because Dr. Nassar is concerned with sports injuries (even to coaches!), he appreciates what less spotting can do to reduce a coach's chance of shoulder injuries. This is right in line with our philosophy, so I plan to talk with Neil on my way back to Michigan in November, to learn more. We stayed with Bob and Gretchen Bradley in Mequon, WI-Bob is my "business mentor."
At the M&M Gymastics in New Berlin, WI, I video recorded the clinic that Leonard Isaacs had with a group of top-level team girls on October 1. Leonard's presentation of 2.5 hours was well-received, and a brief summary of the girls' responses appears as a separate article in this month's newsletter.
At Chow's Gymnastics & Dance in Des Moines, Chow and his team of girls greeted us as we parked our car, welcoming us to Iowa. Chow offered several ideas for equipment. One is having a soft obstacle to vault over which would attach to the far end of vault table-an idea that Neil Resnick has been promoting for many years. Chow shared ideas about how he uses our products. He likes to use the 3 M Air Floor sideways for the athlete's feet to hit, when tumbling into the pit.
Hours after a 75-minute bicycle ride on hilly US 34 west of Lincoln, NE, which ended suddenly with a flat tire, we arrived in Atwood, KS. On Saturday morning, October 4, 2008 we did a clinic for the recreational kids of Creative Movements Gymnastics in Atwood, using Bungee mats and an Air Floor (see photo). The kids were good listeners, and had lots of fun on the Bungee products.
After a stop in Denver to visit a relative, and stay with a friend, we stopped to see Tom Forster of Aerials in Colorado Springs on Sunday, October 5. We discussed his bar training system, as well as some of Tom's other ideas. It is encouraging to see the innovation happening all over the country to improve the training of our athletes. That evening we had supper in Canon City, CO, with Wendy, who co-coached the tumblers of the Port Townsend Twisters with Doug last year. She's a college freshman in Pueblo, and a cheerleader there. The next day we made it to Black Canyon of the Gunnison for a short but great fall hike there. [Read More]
Doug Davis
At the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Doug Davis competed floor exercise where Fred Roethlisberger was his coach. Before finishing college, he was the assistant coach for the women's team. After graduating, he coached high school girls' teams and also a college team for several years.
Doug then went to work for Bob Bradley with Milwaukee Academy of Gymnastics. After marrying he and his wife, Diana, moved to Michigan where he joined Midland Gymnastics Training Center coaching artistic gymnastics and power tumbling.
Doug also owned and operated his own gym in Ithaca, MI for three years. After the Ithaca gym caught fire and burned down, he began the company V.T.L., Inc. now known as Tumbl Trak.
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Having fun in Mexico!
Hinogym was opened in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in 2006 by Rossana Hinojosa. Originally from Cuernavaca, Mexico Rossana trained for 10 years as a competitive gymnast in Mexico and began coaching in 1993 under the tutelage of Romanian Coach Nicolae Kovaci.
Rossana trained 50 gymnasts during this time from Morelos, Mexico State, Guadalajara and Aguascalientes, Mexico taking her gymnasts to both Regional and National Competitions.
With her dream of owning her own competitive gymnastics academy, Rosanna opened Hinogym in Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., Mexico in 2006 - the first private gym in the state. Beginning with a small location and 10 girls, today Hinogym has 130 gymnasts, ten of which are on the competition team, 5 instructors from all over Mexico, as well as classical ballet instruction, pilates, men's and mom's gymnastics classes.
Hinogym is now considered the most complete gymnastics academy in Baja California Sur area and boasts full equipment including competition sized spring floor, 5 balance beams, two sets of uneven bars, vault table, men's equipment including high bar, rings, parallel bars and pommel horse as well as our treasured TumblTrak, AirMat and other great TumblTrak equipment.
Our competition team trains six days a week, three hours a day in a regimen that includes ballet and will shortly introduce yoga. Hinogym also offers classes to all levels of little girls & boys from 3yrs and up.
Hinogym has had great success in local, Mexican National, and International competitions with its competition team consistently winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals for individual and teams wherever we compete. We are proud of our girls and look forward to competitions in 2008-09 in La Paz, BCS, Tijuana, BC, Leon, GTO & Monterrey, NL Mexico as well as in Florida in the US. We also look forward to competing this year at the Mexican Nationals in Levels 5, 6 & 7.
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