Author: Rick Mc

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

Gym Owner probation – failing to report abuse

In Missouri.

Piper J. Hoemann, 47, pleaded guilty to failure to report child abuse. As owner of the now-closed Kids in Motion, Hoemann was considered a mandated reporter by the state. …

Authorities allege that Hoemann knew of the accusation against a former trainer who allegedly touched three juveniles under their shorts … yet she failed to contact police.

Hoemann was given two years unsupervised bench probation as part of the suspended imposition sentence (S.I.S.) on the charge. …

Former Gym Owner Is Given Probation — For Failing to Report Abuse

Romanian WAG to train at clubs

For now — as the senior team finished 22nd at Worlds 2019 and didn’t qualify to Tokyo — gymnasts will be training at their own clubs.

Back to the drawing board.

335 NinjaZone locations around the world

Casey Wright wanted to boost the number of boys in her gymnastics program.

“We then had three gyms with three classes (total) with only 10 boys,” she said. … Originally, it was a way to re-brand and re-market a gymnastics-like program for boys.

So she developed NinjaZone.

“It took off with the popularity of ‘American Ninja Warrior’ and emergence of parkour … Ten boys (in the program) went to 365 kids in six months

NinjaZone helps spur growth of gymnastics among boys

theninjazone.com

(via RecGymnastics.com)

an Olympics love story

Bronze medal-winning Olympian Adam Rippon has a new memoir. In it he recounts his feud with famously homophobic Vice President Mike Pence who lead the U.S. Olympic delegation to South Korea.

Here’s one of the best of his life stories.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Air Floors for obstacle courses

I was recently using an Air Floor Pro in Bermuda for Parkour.

Then Tumbl Trak posted this training tip. 😊

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Mélanie – van Leeuwen to Counter-Kim

Dec 2018?

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Gym & Pool to be named after Nina

Congratulations.

Injury Surveillance in Artistic Gymnastics

A group met in Stuttgart. But I haven’t heard any more than that.

Leave a comment if you know when we might see reports posted.