Sam recommends getting professional help if you ever struggle with mental issues.
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Degrees of Difficulty by Georgia Cervin
How Women’s Gymnastics Rose to Prominence and Fell from Grace
How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women’s gymnastics
Georgia Cervin is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia and a former international gymnast.
Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci helped make women’s artistic gymnastics one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games.
But the transition of gymnastics from a women’s sport to a girl’s sport in the 1970s also laid the foundation for a system of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of gymnasts around the world.
Georgia Cervin offers a unique history of women’s gymnastics, examining how the high-stakes diplomatic rivalry of the Cold War created a breeding ground for exploitation. …
Cervin also charts the changes in style, equipment, training, and participants that transformed the sport, as explosive athleticism replaced balletic grace and gymnastics dominance shifted from East to West. …
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IOC Refugee Olympic Team
Canadian CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT
2021 EU STICKS compilation
NOTE that backward salto landings typically result in chest position in a range between horizontal and 45%.
That’s mechanical, medically and physically a good way to absorb those huge impact forces.
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more options for gymnastics apparel
UPDATE – Canada already allows tight fitting shorts in competition for Trampoline sports.
Geman gymnasts good good press for wearing full-body uniforms at Europeans 2021.
For some that was a statement against sexualization of female athletes.
The better athletes feel about themselves in competition, the greater the chances for a safe and successful routine.
Canadian company DNA Performance Wear feels this was a step forward. But calls for FIG — in addition — to allow “partial leg coverings” and “shorts”.
Good idea.
Many gymnasts train in leotard and bike shorts. And many would feel comfortable doing the same in competition.
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Tom Elder on coaching ETHICS
Ethics in coaching is critical for all our clubs and organizations.
Many Federations are under investigation at the moment, for example.
Our goal is keeping everyone safe, while bringing the most benefits to the greatest number of participants. Fairness. Equal opportunity. And more.
Tom Elder is assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bioethics scholar.
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Watch the entire interview. (79min)
Gymnastics Australia report
An independent review into gymnastics in Australia says the sport has enabled a culture of physical, emotional and sexual abuse which many participants have described as “toxic”.
The report, carried out by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), made 12 recommendations …
… the report explored power imbalances between athletes and coaches, body-shaming and bullying, and a culture which it said helped “create an environment where abuse and mistreatment can thrive”.
In response, Gymnastics Australia said it “unreservedly apologises …”
Gymnastics Australia report reveals ‘significant cultural challenges’, including physical, emotional and sexual abuse
FIG working group on ‘safeguarding’
This working group, chaired by Ms Donatella Sacchi, President of the FIG Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee, aims to propose and support various projects to drive positive cultural change in the Gymnastics world.
… a living group, meaning that rather than … permanent members, people from different backgrounds will be invited to take part in meetings depending on the main focus of the discussion.
… having athletes involved is crucial for the success …
… interested athletes to send their applications directly to the Safeguarding Unit at safeguarding@fig-gymnastics.org by 10 June 2021.
New working group on safeguarding – Information for athletes who want to contribute
LSU addresses racial inequality
Volunteer Coach Ashleigh Clare-Kearney Thigpen is one of those interviewed by the LSU athletic department following the murder of George Floyd.
“Over half of Black full-time employees [53%] reported witnessing racial or ethnic discrimination in their workplace and 27% reported experiencing it, compared to only 12% and 4% of white full-time employees.”
LSU’s racial climate survey opens door for dialogue in athletic department
They look serious about making improvements in diversity and inclusion.
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