Category: camps

UCLA team bonding

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International Gymnastics Camp 2021

Looks like a GO.

What I like best about IGC is their coach education program.

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IGC by email:

We have three COVID-19 safety plans in place and will utilize the most appropriate plan depending on the state of the virus at that time.

We’re remaining flexible to accommodate all guidelines set forth by the CDC, local, and state government for this summer.

All three plans will require PCR testing prior to arrival at camp, limiting exposures during the two weeks prior to camp, monitoring temperatures and antigen testing upon arrival with follow-up testing during the course of the campers stay …

GBR Men in Dubai

England is in strict lockdown, the British men were allowed to travel for training camp.

related – why more top athletes are choosing to come to the UAE

Blythe Lawrence on Aussie #AthleteAlliance

Rianna Mizzen talks about how being overworked in training contributed to her ACL tear.

“I have had some terrible experiences at major international competitions and national training camps between 2006-2012 that I wouldn’t wish on anyone,” two-time Olympian Georgia Bonora wrote on Instagram.

“There’s training hard and helping your athlete get the most out of themselves, but then there’s also a very fine line that can be crossed into abusive territory,” said Mary-Anne Monckton, a five-time Australian champion who won two silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

“A lot of girls, some 20 years later, still didn’t realise that that was abuse. None of us recognised it because it wasn’t just happening to us. It was happening to everybody.”

On July 30 the Australian Human Rights Commission announced it would conduct an independent review, led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, on gymnastics in Australia to better understand why alleged abuse went unreported.

Click through to read the well researched and detailed article in the Brisbane Times:

‘You can’t step out of line’: Medals come at a price for gymnasts