I don’t see this on the USA Gymnastics homepage, but it looks true.
USA Gymnastics tightens rules on banned coaches
USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body, has adopted new rules designed to prevent coaches banned for sexual and physical abuse from remaining in the sport, the Orange County Register has learned.
USA Gymnastics will announce today a policy change requiring any organization or individual hosting or organizing USAG events to be in compliance with the rule prohibiting employment of people on the permanently ineligible list. …
… Boger was banned by USAG in 2010 but continued to coach at a Colorado Springs gym. His continued involvement in the sport spurred a number of former students to go public, for the first time, with accusations of abuse.
Boger has repeatedly denied the allegations …
Actually, it affects only about 300 more gyms than in the past. USAG can’t police non-affiliated businesses.
… “This is a start,” Vidmar said. “We’ve got more to do.” …
With the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal all over the news, I doubt they’ll be much discussion.
This rule change doesn’t much alter the biggest remaining issue — if you are innocent yet somehow placed on the ‘permanently ineligible list’, your coaching career is over.
I had a teacher friend wrongfully accused who spent years in prison. It’s a sore point with me.
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