Ascend has a giant PRIDE flag in the Gym.
There’s no doubt that club offers equal opportunity for everyone.
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Category: ethics
equality for LGBTQI2S+ athletes
Canada has a new website dedicated to making ALL athletes feel welcome in sport.
SportInclusion.ca
The Canadian House of Parliament also recently passed a bill to effectively ban conversion therapy by a vote of 263 to 63.
The American Medical association denounced the practice as “harmful and ineffective”.
Donnell for Equality
Sending a message.
USAG WAG approves competition shorts
Good decision.
I predict leo and shorts will become increasingly popular as that’s what many wear in training.
Degrees of Difficulty by Georgia Cervin
How Women’s Gymnastics Rose to Prominence and Fell from Grace
How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women’s gymnastics
Georgia Cervin is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia and a former international gymnast.
Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci helped make women’s artistic gymnastics one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games.
But the transition of gymnastics from a women’s sport to a girl’s sport in the 1970s also laid the foundation for a system of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of gymnasts around the world.
Georgia Cervin offers a unique history of women’s gymnastics, examining how the high-stakes diplomatic rivalry of the Cold War created a breeding ground for exploitation. …
Cervin also charts the changes in style, equipment, training, and participants that transformed the sport, as explosive athleticism replaced balletic grace and gymnastics dominance shifted from East to West. …
Buy it here.
IOC Refugee Olympic Team
Morgan, Kinsella & Gadirovas
Many are disappointed that Beckie Downie was not selected. She would have been an ideal plus one competitor, but GBR did not earn a 5th spot for Tokyo.
Some are questioning the reasons WHY Beckie was not included.
more options for gymnastics apparel
UPDATE – Canada already allows tight fitting shorts in competition for Trampoline sports.
Geman gymnasts good good press for wearing full-body uniforms at Europeans 2021.
For some that was a statement against sexualization of female athletes.
The better athletes feel about themselves in competition, the greater the chances for a safe and successful routine.
Canadian company DNA Performance Wear feels this was a step forward. But calls for FIG — in addition — to allow “partial leg coverings” and “shorts”.
Good idea.
Many gymnasts train in leotard and bike shorts. And many would feel comfortable doing the same in competition.
Click over to DNAperformancewear on Facebook to read more.
Or DNAperformancewear on Instagram.
Tom Elder on coaching ETHICS
Ethics in coaching is critical for all our clubs and organizations.
Many Federations are under investigation at the moment, for example.
Our goal is keeping everyone safe, while bringing the most benefits to the greatest number of participants. Fairness. Equal opportunity. And more.
Tom Elder is assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bioethics scholar.
Click PLAY or watch some highlights of Tom’s interview on YouTube. (16min)
Watch the entire interview. (79min)
Gymnastics Australia report
An independent review into gymnastics in Australia says the sport has enabled a culture of physical, emotional and sexual abuse which many participants have described as “toxic”.
The report, carried out by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), made 12 recommendations …
… the report explored power imbalances between athletes and coaches, body-shaming and bullying, and a culture which it said helped “create an environment where abuse and mistreatment can thrive”.
In response, Gymnastics Australia said it “unreservedly apologises …”
Gymnastics Australia report reveals ‘significant cultural challenges’, including physical, emotional and sexual abuse
Gymnastics Coaching.com 