I’m surprised to hear that coach Elizabeth Brubaker has been suspended by Gymnastics Canada after receiving “a number of written formal complaints… that outlined alleged violations of Gymnastics Canada’s ethics and code of conduct policies over an extended period of time a number of years ago.”
Category: parents
new documentary – Broken Trust: Ending Athlete Abuse
Filmmaker and journalist Jill Yesko is fund-raising to complete a planned documentary. She represented the United States in the 1983 World University Games in cycling.
Broken Trust gives voice to the courageous women and men who have dared to speak up against abuse on all levels. Told through interviews with Olympic and national-class athletes, coaches and experts, Broken Trust looks at how and why abuse takes place and what needs to be done to stop it.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on Vimeo.
keeping kids in Sport longer
Sports Girls Play has some advice.
Gym Moms … literally
Elite Gym Moms.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
Is It Bullying?
meet Chandler King
10-years-old. Level 7. She trains at Simone’s Gym.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
Great profile. But age-10 is too young to start talking Olympics. I assume that’s a talking point pushed by Kick-Ass Kids, the publisher.
keeping banned coaches banned
Nancy Armour, Rachel Axon and Brent Schrotenboer for USA TODAY:
1. Create a universal banned list.
2. Use existing enforcement mechanisms.
3. Require related youth-serving organizations to honor each other’s sanctions and share information on discipline.
Three keys to keeping banned coaches banned and children safe
Kelly Simm gives her Dad a CAR
If your gymnasts are still wondering what to get YOU for Christmas … show them this video. 😀
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Nassar abused his friend’s 6-yr-old
The criminal doctor’s victimized the daughter of a close family friend. It started when Kyle Stephens was age-6.
She was not a gymnast. This was not fake medical treatments.
Kyle’s father refused to believe her. As a result, she hated her father for years. They finally reconciled before his death.
Very ill, Kyle’s Dad took his own life in 2016.
Kyle Stephens was first to testify.
Listen to episode 8 online. But know that it’s disturbing.
Gymnastics fees ARE your Christmas present
So true. 🎅
You MIGHT find the new club uniform under the tree.
Thanks Kim.
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