Parents of recreation gymnast needed to be educated about “spotting“, of course.
Category: ethics
“It’s the Hard Knock Life”
Nobody knows better than gymnasts how to fall safely. And get back up.
It’s not the falls that stop girls from training sport.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Rachael Denhollander – What Is a Girl Worth?
Available in hardcover, Kindle and audio.
Recommended children’s book – How Much Is a Little Girl Worth?
Click PLAY or watch Rachael on YouTube.
coaches should not require weigh-ins
The last time I saw a scale in a Gym was 2003. I asked that it be removed.
Unless there is some specific reason — scientific research in training, for example — there’s no need for weigh-ins at training. And there are some risks, as we’ve seen in the past.
I prefer gymnasts weigh in at home in private. Or under instructions from medical staff.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. This is the new policy of British Gymnastics.
Age Falsification in Chinese Gymnastics
Dr. Uncle Tim has taken a deep dive into age falsification in women’s gymnastics on his excellent site ➙ Gymnastics-History.com.
Age falsification was quite common back in the bad, old days. Especially in China and Romania.
In fact, we even had cases of falsification in lower levels of Gymnastics competition where I coached.
Check out the important post:
Who Bears the Responsibility for Age Falsification in Chinese Gymnastics?
World Gymnastics caved on Russia & Belarus
Executive Committee (EC) decided at their 16-17 May meeting to lift all restrictions applicable to Russian and Belarusian athletes since February 2022, with immediate effect.
Personally, I would have voted against. Putin’s war has killed officially over 400,000 — but likely over a million.
Yes, you could argue other nations should be banned, as well. I’d like vote for those bans.
NOW ➙ what about Russia’s top down illegal use of performance enhancing drugs?
Utah Gymnastics to Ghana
An international service trip focused on volunteering and community engagement.
Great idea for College athletes.
Even more important now that Trump cancelled most of USAID in Africa.
GAGE gymnasts to new Clubs
Lauren:
Last month, USA Gymnastics terminated GAGE’s membership effective immediately due to allegations that coaches were not complying with the terms of their suspensions tied to claims of abuse. The decision prevented its athletes from participating in meets sanctioned by the governing body, which of course includes every major elite competition in the country.
Because of this, gymnasts who trained at GAGE have started finding refuge in other programs, including first-year senior Lavi Crain and her younger sister Vivi to World Champions Centre, Winter Cup competitors Annalisa Milton to Missouri Elite and Kaylee Sath to WOGA, and junior national team member Aulya Daniels to Liberty Gymnastics.
Around the Gymternet: Alice D’Amato’s Surgery, GAGE’s Mass Exodus, Radomyr Stelmakh is German
Lavi & Vivi Crain to World Champions Centre
As GAGE is no longer a USAG club, the Crain sisters needed to go to new coaches to continue with National Team.
I spoke with Mom, Chloe Crain, at Jr Worlds. She told me both of her daughters were very happy with the GAGE program.
I’d known the family from their early days at Avant Coeur Gymnastics in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
GAGE no longer USA Gymnastics club
One of the top U.S. Gymnastics clubs refused to stay in compliance with SafeSport guidelines.
What happens to the many excellent athletes from that Gym?
Gymnastics Coaching.com 