Jan. 8, 2004

The Maryland gymnastics team practices in the North Gym, located near the Campus Recreation Center. North Gym is a state of the art gymnastics facility that covers 18,000 square feet. There are two spring floor exercise mats which lie side-by-side with a travelling overhead spotting rig used for vaulting as well as floor exercise. There are spotting belts that are placed above the uneven bars, the single rail bar, and the trampolines. The single rail bar, tumbling strip and vaulting area are all connected into or onto brand new fitted Tiffin resi pits. Twenty centimeter mats surround AAI uneven bars and four new AAI Elite series balance beams. One of the most attractive features of the practice facility is the lighting, which is soft and leaves no shadows anywhere in the gym. Finally, there is a glassed-in trampoline room with four-string bed Goliath tramps surrounded by spotting platforms and 12-inch landing mats.