As a clear sign of its strong commitment to the protection of gymnasts, the FIG will develop a“Duty of Care Code” which sets up all the policies and procedures regarding misconduct in the Gymnastics world, ranging from prevention and education to reporting, investigation and sanctions.
“As FIG President, I declare that a we will not tolerate abuse or sexual harassment in the Gymnastics community,” said Morinari Watanabe. “In the sporting community, we observe the rules because we are educated to do so. But rules cannot be observed only through education and legislation. Severe sanctions are needed. The same level of severe measures as anti-doping is necessary for eradicating harassment,” he emphasized. …
Category: ethics
FIG’s first Parkour competition
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It sounds like Parkour founder David Belle is on board with the the new FIG discipline.
But the British Parkour body accuses FIG of encroachment.
Personally I’ve got no problem with more obstacle course competitions. They are cool.
But I’m worried our other disciplines will feel neglected: Acrobatic Gymnastics, Aerobic Gymnastics, Power Tumbling, Double-mini, etc.
USAG won’t buy Karolyi ranch
USA Gymnastics has backed out of its purchase of the Karolyi ranch and is exploring alternative sites to hold national team training camps. …
Symbolic change?
Whatever the reasons, I feel this is a good decision. The location is lousy. Too much travel time lost getting to and from Camp.
The Men’s training centre in Colorado Springs is much more central to the entire nation.
Valeri purchased property close to Karolyi ranch, I understand. He may want to sell now.
Update: wagrobanite points out that Colorado Springs is still not all that close to a major airport. Others are concerned that the high elevation could cause problems for arriving gymnasts.
Islamic Solidarity Games – WAG results
… this year women’s artistic and rhythmic gymnastics has been included in the Islamic Solidarity Games for the first time. …
The Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games started May 8 and will last until May 22 in Azerbaijan’s capital.
Team
1 AZERBAIJAN
2 TURKEY
3 INDONESIA
AA
1 Yuliya Inshina Azerbaijan 49.400
2 Demet Mutlu Turkey 48.700
3 Rifda Irfanaluthfi Indonesia 48.500
No awards were given in the AA, based on official results.
Vault
1 Oksana Chusovitina Uzbekistan 14.250
2 Marina Nekrasova Azerbaijan 13.750
3 Rifda Irfanaluthfi Indonesia 13.025
Bars
1 Demet Mutlu Turkey 12.750
2 Ekaterina Tishkova Azerbaijan 12.400
3 Ekin Morova Turkey 11.900
Beam
1 Göksu Üctas Sanli Turkey 12.750
2 Marina Nekrasova Azerbaijan 12.600
3 Yuliya Inshina Azerbaijan 12.250
Floor
1 Yuliya Inshina Azerbaijan 13.100
2 Göksu Üctas Sanli Turkey 13.050
3 Demet Mutlu Turkey 12.700
Rhythmic Team:
- Azerbaijan
- Uzbekistan
- Turkey
Canada’s Responsible Coaching Movement
Gymnastics Canada just took the RCM (Responsible Coaching Movement) pledge. These priorities will be integrated into existing programs.
What are the 3 steps to Responsible Coaching?
- STEP 1: FOLLOW THE RULE OF TWO – THIS MEANS THAT THE COACH IS NEVER ALONE OR OUT OF SIGHT WITH YOUR CHILD.
- STEP 2: COMPLETE YOUR BACKGROUND SCREENING
- STEP 3: ENROLL IN ETHICS TRAINING
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For Parents with Children in Sport
former gymnastics coach 13-26 years prison
A former gymnastics coach is facing a lengthy sentence for charges including corruption of minors, sexual assault and indecent assault.
A judge ordered 46-year-old Keith Callen, of Sarver, to serve 13 to 26 years in prison. …
USAG wants help hiring next CEO
It took weeks to make this decision?
USA Gymnastics Puts Out Casting Call to Search Firms
A sex abuse scandal tarnished USA Gymnastics’ reputation. Now the group seeks a search firm to find a leader who can help recover the trust that’s been lost.
Gymnastics “private lessons”
In general I’m not a fan of privates.
Scheduled group training should be enough to meet the individual goals.
But I have to admit — privates work. When parents & kids are motivated to add an expensive additional lesson to the regular training week, they often succeed.
Chalk Bucket has a thread on the pros and cons of privates.
An alternative is to offer an additional workout for ALL gymnasts in a given group. Those who want extra can sign-up as desired.
coaches change lives
Nominate an influential high school or club coach to give them a chance to win a year of mortgage for a year, up to $25,000.
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lousy judging at European Championships, Cluj
Execution judging was very poor overall, I thought.
I heard more complaints about WAG Vault than any other apparatus.
The E-panel ends up “boxing” the scores to stay in range. The difference between the best and the worst routines is too close together. As a result the D-score weighs far more heavily than intended.
The range between the 16 vaults in WAG Finals was 8.700 to 9.166. The ladies threw virtually the same E-score for every vault, regardless of quality. Computer software could easily have done a much better job of ranking.
The range in the Men’s final was 7.766 to 9.500.
In general the Men’s judges did a better job than WAG at Europeans 2017. But the E-scores on Men’s Floor, for example, were badly boxed too.
If you want to do some number crunching yourself, download a copy of the finals results.
7th Petrom European WAG MAG Individual Championships 2017 CLUJ NAPOCA – RESULTSBOOK – Media
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