The great Basketball coach John Wooden died in 2010 at the age of 99.
In 2017 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar published his book.
Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court
Evocative photos.
Category: ethics
#ThanksCoach
Heart this.
Abigail Pesta’s The Girls
I haven’t read The Girls yet.
But here’s one review:
The survivors and those who advocate for them are the only voices telling the story. This is partially due to the fact that numerous others in the larger investigation—people who have been subsequently fired, charged or outed as having aided Nassar—refused to comment or never responded to Pesta’s requests.
Pesta also makes no effort to explain Nassar’s motivations or to locate the “man” behind the “monster.” It’s a choice that makes the book stronger, and as a true crime story, it makes a case for how these narratives can be told in a victim-centering way. …
Abigail Pesta’s The Girls Succeeds by Solely Giving a Voice to Sexual Assault Survivors—Not Their Abuser
street acrobat Oliver De La Rosa
Oliver performs in NY City and coaches at Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation — a non-profit organization that provides free and low cost gymnastics to urban youth.
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Tom Meadows interview
Tom Meadows is one of the top age group men’s coaches in the USA at Cypress.
This is a long listen, but well worth playing in the background, if you can. His daughter is a 14-year-old Level 10 — so he addresses the problems of the American WAG program as well.
Tom feels boys and especially girls slow down to reduce injuries and increase longevity in the sport.
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Katelyn Ohashi – ESPN interview
One of Katelyn’s best interviews.
To the few confused people still out there — Katelyn takes ownership of her own body. Not going to listen to others to tell her what to think or what to do.
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Katelyn Ohashi: ‘I wanted to bring the joy back to gymnastics’
Rhythmic gymnast Jessica Howard
Jessica Howard was a 3-time National Champion from Florida.
At the Ranch in 1999 she was abused by the criminal doctor.
The ranch turned out to be a nightmare. Jessica was there solely to see Nassar for a week, not to train, and she felt isolated, especially since no parents were allowed there. “It was like a prison on an island where you couldn’t escape.”
She was the perfect target for a predator …
What Gymnastics Did To Jessica Howard
women coaching Men’s Gymnastics
Vanessa Toulouse has been recognized in Quebec for her success coaching MAG.
As a judge I’ve always found that boys coached by a woman usually have better form and line than those coached by men.
A pioneering coach in the men’s gym
a Gym Mom tells it like it IS
Yep.
Gymnastics is one crazy sport. Some days mom Misty Brown wonders whether or not it’s all worth it.
This popular post is from 2017:
words across the water
Here’s an update from 2018:
just to be here
Personally I’ll be cheering for Beach Ries who in 2019 is a Level 10 at GTC Utah. She simply won’t give up. Loves her team.
Class act. Osaka and Gauff.
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