ALABAMA GYMNASTICS FACILITIES

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The Frances Smith Gymnastics Practice Facility
The Alabama highly efficient training facility was part of the Coliseum annex completed in 1996. The main practice space is designed to be both attractive and functional. Equipment is arranged to make the flow of practice easy and effective.

The complex, designed by the coaching staff, gives the Alabama gymnastics team a training edge. There are six uneven bars stations, five balance beams, three vaults and an oversized floor. The facility spans 12,500-square feet with multiple soft landing pits available for all four apparatus.

The main practice area includes an in-ground trampoline; in-ground tumbling strips; an array of cardiovascular equipment; a 2,000-square foot aerobic and dance studio; sound system; video analysis system.

Video Analysis System
The system was funded by the Medalist Club. It has playback and analysis options that allow coaches to get instant feedback on gymnasts' routines. In addition to the many playback options, coaches can compare and contrast routines using built-in Dartfish Pro software.

Coleman Coliseum
Coleman Coliseum is one of the best places in the nation to watch gymnastics. Few venues are more impressive than the coliseum on Friday nights when the Alabama gymnasts go through their last routines.

Gymnastics Locker Suite
A locker suite was built specifically for the gymnastics team in 2008. The suite includes an expanded locker room, including a shower area; training amenities; a study; a computer station and meeting area.

Amazing Attendance
Alabama gymnastics annually ranks among the nation's attendance leaders, regularly drawing crowds in excess of 12,000 to Coleman Coliseum - and selling out the venue on a regular basis as well. Last season Alabama averaged over 10,000 fans per meet for the eighth time in school history and for the seventh year in a row.

Alabama Gymnastics Sellouts at Coleman Coliseum

Directions to Coleman Coliseum
From Interstate 20/59 take Exit 73 on Highway 82 East (McFarland Boulevard). Continue on to the University Blvd. exit and turn right on to University Blvd. Continue on University Blvd. and immediately get in the left lane on to Paul W. Bryant Drive. Go past DCH Hospital on the left and into the University of Alabama campus. Coleman Coliseum is located on the left across from the Bryant Museum and Conference Center. Enter the main entrance to the Alabama Athletics Complex and drive directly to the front entrance of the Coliseum. The street address of Coleman Coliseum is 1201 Coliseum Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401.