Category: parents

Coach Thierry Pellerin sentenced to 5 years

Former (Canadian) Olympic hopeful Thierry Pellerin was sentenced to five years in prison for luring young boys who were under his responsibility to the gymnastics club where he was a coach, in addition to filming them in the locker room toilets.

Journal de Quebec

He will be in the sex offender register for the next 20 years and will not be able to be in a park, school grounds or other place where it is reasonable to expect the presence of children.

teaching kids about UNSAFE touching

Parents of recreation gymnast needed to be educated about “spotting“, of course.

Aly on CBC Mornings

Promoting her new book.

Yul’s Dad interviewed

A role model for all Gymnastics parents.

Aly Raisman interview

Aly Raisman is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. Meet this year’s honorees at womenoftheyear.usatoday.com. …

She’s the third most decorated American gymnast in history, winning six Olympic medals as captain of the legendary 2012 “Fierce Five” and 2016 “Final Five” teams.

She empowered millions of girls and women across the globe when she shared her story as a sexual abuse survivor at the hands of a former USA gymnastics doctor, who, with the testimony of Raisman and more than 100 other athletes, will never be able to abuse another person again. …

Read the interview — Aly Raisman works to normalize hard conversations after her gymnastics career

NEW – book on Mental Blocks

REBECCA SMITH, M.A. has a new book coming.

Preorder now.

Mental blocks are like injuries. One of the most frustrating problems for gymnasts, coaches, and parents.

Rebecca has some ideas new to me. She’s changed her approach over the past 2 years, inspiring the book.

Click PLAY or watch an interview on YouTube.

Elena Davydova can coach

We were surprised to hear that one of Canada’s best coaches, Elena (Yelena) Davydova was under investigation. She has no reputation as being any kind of unethical coach.

Elena is on the FIG WTC, as well.

Happily, she’s been allowed to continue coaching, under supervision.

We await a final ruling on this case.

Taylor Swift Bowl

I totally boycott Concussion Ball, thinking there is far too much attention on this one sport.

BUT — this year I’m one of many who will be paying attention for a change.

Cheering for Taylor Swift to defeat … that … other team. 😀

… we’re inviting dads and daughters to get closer to each other’s worlds – daughters sharing their love for skincare and dads sharing their love for the game.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.