I’m always amazed when women quickly get back to fitness after having a child.
Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
Sophie Scheder’s bars release
spotting Men on Horizontal Bar
Extremely difficult. A bad idea in most cases, I’d say. You are just as likely to cause an injury as prevent one.
Almost all male gymnasts try to land flat when they miss, absorbing the impact over as much surface area as possible
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2020 Olympic Qualification for Dummies
Because the FIG hates us!
The only person I know who actually understands the incredibly complicated, ever changing improvement in how gymnasts qualify to the Olympics is Cordelia.
elisaminimeneghini on Tumblr put together an infographic to try to simplify.
I still couldn’t explain it to anyone.
Beats by Simone
Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Gymnovosti posted on how rape is viewed in former Soviet Union nations. Things are even worse there for girls and women than in the west.
The protection afforded rapists there, however, reminded me of the protection afforded American Football stars. 🙁
_____ originally posted June 2016
I’m worried when gymnasts – male and female – go off to University.
College athletes have, at least, a support system on arrival. A team. Coaches and staff looking out for them.
You would never have seen Brock Turner’s face if he had been sentenced 3-5 years. Or more. He could’ve gotten 14 years.
When he was sentenced only 6 months people asked:
• Is it because he’s a Stanford student?
• Is it because he’s a scholarship athlete?
• Is it because he’s white?
This case led me to read Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer.
The acclaimed author researched 230 rapes in town, most of which either weren’t prosecuted or the prosecutions were bungled. Most rapists walked away without punishment.
This guy did go to trial. If I were on the jury I would have found star quarterback Jordan Johnson guilty of rape.
Instead the state of Montana paid Johnson $245,000 under a settlement where he agreed to drop claims that the school and its officials mishandled the investigation against him.
This guy – Brandon Vandenberg – former Vanderbilt football player, was found guilty for his role in the gang rape of an unconscious female student in 2013.
Only one of his rapes. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
The Department of Education has an investigation ongoing into 192 universities alleged to be mishandling sexual-assault complaints.
A good gift for a student going away to University for the first time would be this book – Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Most young people don’t know the law. Are clueless when it comes to date rape. Acquaintance rape. 😦
related – my full review of the Krakauer’s book
World Champions 2017
Lauren Hopkins posted a detailed wrap-up of the AA final.
Historic in many ways.
related – 9 routines you shouldn’t have missed in Worlds qualifications
persistance – Viktor Ahn
Viktor Ahn, the Korean-born Russian short-track speed-skater.
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Canadian Coach Education revision
The change from textbook to digital media is nearly complete. A big improvement.
Digital media can be easily revised in future.
Click through to see a diagram showing the OLD requirements at the top for Gymnastics Alberta and the NEW structure in the graphic.
NCCP Summary – Revised September 6, 2017
Left to finalize are the Evaluation components of Comp 2 and Comp 3.
petition demanding change at USAG
By any standards, response by USA Gymnastics to the Nassar scandal has been slow at best. I assume their lawyers are advising foot dragging in hopes of reducing the number of liability suits.
Three of Nassar’s victims ask you to sign a petition:
Jamie Dantzscher – 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist, Artistic Gymnastic
Jessica Howard – 3 Time National Champion, Rhythmic Gymnastics
Jeanette Antolin – Former USA National Team Member, Artistic Gymnastics
Change USA Gymnastics Leadership in Wake of Sex Abuse Scandal
People hoped that the forced resignation of President Steve Penny in March 2017 would make a difference.
Has it?
Penny got a $1 million severance package from an organization with annual revenue of about $23.7 million (2015).
If USA Gymnastics Chairman Paul Parilla resigns tomorrow, will USAG athletes be safer?
I’m not so sure.
But lacking any other way to pressure a monopoly like USA Gymnastics, I signed.
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