One of the most important representatives of our sport, even when she was a gymnast.
This from 1982 US v JPN.
Kathy had not the interview until recently.
Category: psychology
why girls drop out of sport
A good overview on Active for Life:
From a sporting standpoint, the thing I enjoy most about coaching girls is the fact that they listen. …
Girls drop out in grades 6-8
By age 14, girls are dropping out of sports at approximately twice the rate of boys. According to data from a study published by the Women’s Sports Foundation, the dropout rate for girls sharply increases between grades 6-8. The dropout rates equalize again for boys and girls afterwards, …
Why girls drop out
According to Keeping Girls in Sport, the four main reasons that girls leave sports are the time commitment, cost, injuries, and not having fun. …
What makes sport fun for girls?
As reported in the Keeping Girls in Sport program, the top three factors that make sport fun for girls are positive team dynamics, trying hard, and positive coaching. Winning hardly rates. …
Read more – Coaching girls in sport: What the research says
Bryony Page – Paris Olympics
Page was roared to victory … in front of a home crowd in Birmingham as she repeated her 2021 title and is now eyeing a gold medal at next year’s Paris Olympics.
The 32-year-old has been bouncing on trampolines most of her life and she makes soaring 10 metres into the air to complete complex moves look as natural as walking.
But it has not always been so.
The Sheffield-based athlete’s trampoline career almost fizzled out in her teenaged years as she suffered “lost move syndrome” and became frightened to try a basic front somersault. …
“It doesn’t happen very often but when it does it’s really scary. Everything started to spiral down. Instead of being just scared of that one skill I then got scared of another skill.
Page, who likens the syndrome to the “twisties” experienced by American gymnast Simone Biles, became depressed and could have walked away but eventually she overcame her demons. …
read more on Reuters
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Samantha Peszek – fear on Beam
Sam Peszek was the 2011 and 2015 NCAA balance beam champion. A legend on the apparatus.
After retirement in 2017, she launched Beam Queen Bootcamp.
Despite her successful gymnastics career, she struggled with fears on beam majority of her career.
We had the opportunity to get insight into how she dealt with fear and ultimately overcame it.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
quarterback Caleb Williams on mental health
A powerful moment.
The Heisman Trophy winner 2022 was devastated after a 52–42 loss.
He went directly to the stands to sob in his mother’s arms.
Asked about his reaction after the Washington loss, Williams said it’s important to be himself.
“I’ve been an advocate for mental health, trying to show your emotions and express yourself, things like that,” Williams said to the Orange County Register’s Luca Evans.
“It’s something I’ve been doing since I was young and now, being on the national level, being able to try and share that awareness with the public.” …
Sports Illustrated
Concussion Ball is rife with toxic masculinity.
Caleb Williams is the opposite. Confident enough not to hide his emotions.
He was criticized by some dinosaurs. But I call Caleb a winner. Like Simone in Tokyo.
It’s Movember …
Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide.
It is a portmanteau of the Australian-English diminutive word for moustache, “mo”, and “November”. …
One spokesperson for men’s mental health is our own Nile Wilson.
He’s been very open about his own personal struggles with mental health issues and gambling addiction.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (2022)
Mélanie – 4 apparatus in Team
The happiest team in Antwerp was France, finishing 3rd.
It reminded me of Canada finishing 3rd in 2022 Liverpool.
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos was a rock.
Click PLAY or watch all 4 routines on YouTube.
Gymnastics Culture Cure by Dave Tilley
A new book by Dr. Dave Tilley, CEO/Founder of SHIFT Movement Science, is now available.
My goal with it is simple – help you learn ways to improve your happiness and performance in gymnastics.
Toxic gymnastics cultures, when left unchecked, erode everyone inside making a massive negative impact on their health and performance while healthy gymnastics cultures, when nourished, elevate everyone to their highest levels of enjoyment in the sport.
… I summarize the best tools, strategies, and exercises that I see in gyms with incredible cultures full of happy, healthy, high performing people.
It has 90+ pages over 5 chapters, and 25 hands on exercises for you to do using templates and worksheets.
Click HERE for details.
The launch price is $39.99.
That includes the eBook and some additional benefits:
- FREE access to the exclusive Gymnastics Culture Q&A
- FREE access to the private Gymnastics Culture Lecture
Pride Tape
The NHL (National Hockey League) was infamously homophobic and non-diverse.
I know. I’m a Canadian.
That league has improved tremendously in recent years, however. Protecting minority players and taking actions so that all in the sport can be treated equally.
But now …
Rainbow-colored Pride Tape has been part of pro ice hockey for seven years, symbolizing the sport’s pledge to be welcoming and inclusive. But the NHL has banned the athletic tape, quickly sparking a backlash.
Critics say the league’s decision is a step backward. …
The tape got a big boost in early 2016, when the Edmonton Oilers used it as a way to support young LGBTQ+ athletes who might otherwise quit playing ice hockey in the face of homophobia and discrimination. …
The NHL bans Pride Tape, setting off a backlash from players and fans
One bit of good news where I live …
Rebeca on training after knee injuries
Rebeca Andrade has had 3 ACL tears: 2015, 2017, and 2019.
Yet she came back to be competing the all-around right beside the greatest gymnast all time, Simone.
It’s possible.
Since her three major knee injuries, Andrade has picked her spots to compete extremely carefully.
After her 2022 World all-around win, she didn’t compete on the floor exercise again until this year’s Worlds in Antwerp.
“I have complete freedom to talk to Chico [Francisco Porath], who is my coach, and he knows that when I’m in pain, I tell him that, ‘Today, it is very difficult. Is it okay for us to hold off on that workout, to do a lighter workout?’ because he knows that the next day I’m going to arrive at the gym and I’m going to do my best,” explained Andrade of her approach.
“This is very important to me. This exchange that we have, this trust that we have in each other – and also, the physical part, the physical trainer, the multidisciplinary part also with physiotherapy, massage therapy, psychologist [is important].
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