tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Putting preschool kids on a competitive Trampoline bed can be dangerous. Especially if Mom or Dad climbs on with them — risking a double bounce injury to spine / neck.
Best practice is to put some kind of mat on top of the Tramp for young children.
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An excerpt from the 2013 FloGymnastics Beyond the Routine documentary.
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Dad was a baseball player.
An article in The Detroit News looks back at Larry Nassar’s life and medical career. Trying to understand how he came to become “one of the most sought-after physicians in the gymnastics world“.
How were so many gymnasts, parents and coaches fooled?
The best I’ve read.
What was your favorite way to spend a day as a child?
I was a latchkey kid. Single mom. We lived close by the park district where I started doing gymnastics. Then when I switched to private club gymnastics, I would go home and get ready for gym. I’d eat a snack, get on the public transportation and go to gym. My mom would pick me up after and that’s pretty much what I did every day, because my life was gymnastics …
… (Simone) came in during a field trip. You walked in and you see all these 6-year olds on a field trip. She got a note sent home with her that said, “Hey, do you want to come in and try some classes?” …
As far as Simone goes, she has star quality. She did really ugly gymnastics when she was little, but she was powerful. She was this teeny little thing. People would see how high she would tumble, how dynamic she was, and that she had this smile from ear to ear because she was doing what she loved. It was just fun for her. …
What is the most important word that embodies that relationship?
I think it is trust. We were together for 12 years. It was a long relationship …
AN INTERVIEW – Sarasota Scene Magazine
Psychology researcher Renee Engeln:
… 34% of five-year-old girls deliberately restrict what they eat at least “sometimes.” And 28% of these girls say they want their bodies to look like the women in films and on TV. …
Update – Dave Holcomb at Buckeye has had something similar called TAR. (Two Adult Rule). One adult should never be alone even with a group of kids.
Dave Peterson:
We have had a written policy for 25 years that I call the ‘NBA policy’ because it says you should ‘Never Be Alone’ with a minor athlete. Or really, any athlete.
It originally was predicated on the idea that if an injury occurred, you cannot stabilize the neck and call 911 at the same time. Someone else must be present to be able to deal with an emergency. But it has evolved into a protection of our athletes, our coaches and our business.” …
Purdy: Local youth coach offers crucial advice to parents
(via Ono)
Read Dvora Meyers’ post on Deadspin …
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USA Gymnastics has hired two key senior staff members as the organization continues its ongoing efforts to protect athletes.
Toby Stark, a long-time leader in child advocacy, will serve as USA Gymnastics’ director of safe sport. In that role, Stark will lead a department focused on athlete protection.
Mark Busby, who handled child abuse and sex crime cases while with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, will provide supporting in-house legal counsel. …
I’m wondering if USAG will be swamped with years of litigation, named in many individual court cases along with Nassar.
related – GymCastic 259: The Nassar Plea …
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