Nick Ruddock interviews Nick Blanton

Nick and Nick coached together years ago in the U.K.

Today Nick Blanton is one of the top coaches and clinicians in Canada.

They talk coaching philosophy in this inspiring audiocast.

Sky News interviews GBR athletes

#GymnastAlliance

Examples of physical and emotional abuse.

Some are collectively launching legal action against British Gymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (12min)

Jenny Pinches on Coaches

Jennifer Pinches was an Olympian for GBR in 2012.

Went on to compete for UCLA.

She’s one of the founders and leaders of #gymnastalliance. 

Thanks Jenny!

Her courage has helped many others come forward with their personal stories.  The sport should emerge more healthy than in the past.

We appreciate Jenny’s opinion, too, that no coaches are perfect.  And not all have been abusive.

Click through to Twitter to read the thread.

Gymnastics podcasts 2020

As compiled by Katy.

All Things Gymnastics Podcast

Believed (Nassar Investigative Podcast)

BetterLate

Bleav in Gymnastics: Chalk Talk

The Gripcast: Gymnastics Unfiltered

GymCastic

The Gymnastics Growth Show

The Gymnastics Life Podcast

Gymnasticsville Podcast

Half In, Half Out Podcast

I Have Cool Friends

Life in a Leo

MAGnastics

Men’s Gymnastics Australia Podcast

Olympic Channel Podcast

Pod-unova

Region 5 Gymnastics Insider

The Routine: Gymnastics Conversations

The Shift Show

30 for 30: Heavy Medals

I’m adding the Neil and Nile podcast.

Rebeca Andrade – pike Tkachev to Tkachev

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

 
(via Lauren)

Coach Education during COVID-19

Most coach education events around the world went online.

But some nations, including Canada, are starting in-person clinics once again.

One big problem is practicing spotting.

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