Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

celebrating Black History Month

U.S. National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Feb 1st.

National Girls and Women in Sports Day appreciates the achievements of female coaches and athletes and acknowledges the role of sports to help unlock the boundless potential of women.

Details.

sexual offences in CAN sports

It’s been four years since a CBC News and Sports investigation revealed more than 200 coaches — mostly at the local level — had been charged with a sexual offence against athletes under their care since 1998. Since then, CBC has found 83 other coaches have been charged or convicted across multiple sports, provinces and jurisdictions. …

Calls for an independent inquiry into safe sport — which, broadly, guards against everything from sexual abuse, poor parental behaviour, bullying, concussions and toxic culture — have recently grown louder. The latest came from dozens of Canadian sport scholars who, in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, cited “widespread reports of sexual, physical and psychological abuse of athletes throughout the nation’s sport system.”

Gymnasts have been among the most vocal. …

Canada spends millions on safe sport. It’s not going where it’s needed

This story is part of a continuing investigation by CBC News and Sports into abuse in amateur sport in Canada. Read all of the reporting here.

Switch Leap + Switch Leap series

Olivia Courtney.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

OSU Pride leo

hang out with Clara Raposa

Clara Raposa was the great Canadian Junior who ended up not competing for 3 years over the pandemic.

She vlogged her Elite Canada — with some competition highlights — and it’s a fun watch.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Abliazin, Nagorny, Belyavskiy, Dalaloyan are pro-war

This would seem to eliminate them from any consideration of competing Paris Olympics — even if Russia does qualify a men’s team.

Cecile Landi interview

One of the top coaches in the world had a very challenging time getting there. In fact, she never wanted to be a coach.

Cecile’s first two years University training were to to become a physical therapist.

Proud of UCLA

The best and brightest Americans who make me hopeful for a future where everyone has equal opportunity are students.

California has been the most progressive State.

I like the Bruins theme of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as it includes anyone who identifies as any kind of minority.

happy NCAA teams week 4

A lot of the top teams HIT well this past weekend.

Even more impressive was the number of teams from top to bottom that had record total scores.

  • #1 Oklahoma (198.425) – 5th-best score in Oklahoma team history
  • #2 Florida (197.900) – season-high
  • #3 Michigan (197.975) – best combined vault and floor team in NCAA right now
  • #4 Utah (197.975) – established some separation with the teams in the #5+ zone
  • #7 Cal (197.525) – equaled season high 
  • #8 Denver (197.425)
  • #10 Kentucky (197.825) – smashed previous all-time school record
  • #12 Oregon State (197.275/197.275) – both season highs

Click through to read Spencer’s summary post:

Week 4 Rankings and Notes