“It’s a really big step for gymnasts and USA Gymnastics just to go ahead and do the right thing and make sure people know that kind of treatment isn’t OK. It’s not OK,” Hernandez said …
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Category: psychology
Xiao Ruoteng interview
Xiao, who describes himself as “cold and meticulous in training” but relaxed, big-hearted and “sometimes careless” outside the gym, attributes his success to trusting in his training and the coaches who have guided him, including 2004 Olympic Pommel Horse champion Teng Haibin.
A streak of self-assurance has not hurt either.
“I am an optimist and willing to take risks,” he says. “I often feel that I was born to win in the gym.” …
Patient Xiao trusting time to bring Olympic success
new Ellie Black interview
Ellie Black is soaking up the bright side of the pandemic
How Dartmouth’s star Olympic gymnast is learning to slow down thanks to the coronavirus. COVID-19
Michael Jordan on WINNING
There is no ‘i’ in team but there is in win.
I can’t recall any athlete who wanted to win more than Michael Jordan.
We should study his psychology. Recall he got cut from a High School team at the beginning.
In close games, he wanted to shoot the ball hinself EVERY play. A terrible team player. A winner.
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details on MG Elite complaints
Scott M Reid interviewed many MG Elite gymnasts and their parents regarding their complaints about coaches Maggie Haney and Victoria Levine:
Parents were not allowed in the gym at MG Elite and Haney warned gymnasts not to complain to their parents about her coaching methods, according to six parents and documents related to the USA Gymnastics investigation. …
Girls who were unable or reluctant to perform skills or displeased Haney in training or competition were screamed at, berated and ridiculed, according to six parents and documents. A mistake could lead to Haney telling a gymnast she was lazy, fat, uncoachable or disrespectful, according to interviews and documents.
Haney and Levine regularly called gymnasts retarded or said they should be in the “retarded group,” according to parents.
“They used ‘retarded’ all the time,” a parent said. …
Sometimes Haney got physical. Haney pulled gymnasts by their hair off the balance beam or out of foam pits, according to five parents. When a gymnast fell on bars during a photo shoot for a leotard company, an enraged Haney pulled the girl by her hair to her feet, according to the gymnast’s mother. …
Special report: Families detail Maggie Haney’s abuse of young gymnasts
related:
GymCastic – Emotional Abuse: The Maggie Haney Eight Year Ban
The Skating Lesson – Maggie Haney’s Coaching Methods
Amelia Hundley would make a great coach
Just saying’.
Experience. Leadership. Team.
Amelia‘s attitude reminds me of Courtney Kupets.
I’ve been a big fan since seeing Amelia’s first international competition — Japan Junior International 2011.
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exited to get back to the GYM
Coaches want gymnasts to know they’ve missed them.
And want to turn the lights back on in the Gym.
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Laurie Hernandez on Maggie Haney
Laurie trained with Maggie Haney for 11 years.
Hernandez has never spoken publicly about the abuse allegations against Maggie Haney.
But in a lengthy Instagram post in response to Haney’s suspension, Hernandez, a member of the Final Five that won gold at the Rio Games in 2016, said that years of being yelled at and belittled had made her think she hated gymnastics.
“It wasn’t until mid 2018 I realized it was the people that made the experience bad, not the sport itself,” Hernandez wrote Thursday. …
You can read Laurie’s statement on Instagram.
Maggie Haney suspended 8 years
Former U.S. Olympic and national team coach Maggie Haney was suspended by USA Gymnastics on Wednesday for eight years for verbal and emotional abuse …
The suspension comes nearly four years after Hernandez first filed a complaint against Haney with a top USA Gymnastics official (Rhonda Faehn) …
Haney is expected to appeal the decision. …
Hernandez and McCusker joined at least a half-dozen families in filing complaints against Haney with USA Gymnastics. …
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related – Assistant coach Victoria Levine is on interim suspension and is currently under investigation.
Coaching clinic for COVID19 Food Banks
Free online. LIVE this Saturday, May 2nd streaming from SHIFT’s YouTube and Facebook Page.
Fund-raising by donation.
- 10:30am – 12:00pm ET – Dave Tilley – Intro, Fundraising Details, and Strength and Conditioning
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Dr. Josh Eldridge – Fueling For Performance: What Coaches and Gymnasts Need To Know About Nutrition
- 1:00pm – 2:00pm – Nick Ruddock – Essential Techniques for Yurchenko Vaulting
- 2:00pm – 3:00pm – Tom Meadows – Essential Techniques for Men’s High Bar Dismounts
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm – Dr. Ali Arnold – Come Back Stronger: Mental Toughness Techniques for Coaches and Gymnasts
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm – Jordyn Wieber, Chris Brooks – Developing Healthy and High Performing Cultures
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm – Jessica O’Beirne, Spencer Barnes, Kensley Behel – GymCastic Podcast Episode
- 6:00pm – 7:00pm – Colin Van Wicklen – Live Q&A Session
- 7:00pm – 8:00pm – Madison Kocian, Kyla Ross, Val Kondos Field – Live Q&A Session
After the event, you’ll be able to watch any of the presenters on the SHIFT Movement Science YouTube channel.
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