Lindsay Nylund was fired from his role as a high-performance coach … in Sydney (Australia), in May, after he sent an email to parents with a picture of his winning team, describing them as “beautiful”.
“Hi all … Our beautiful FDLC Level 8 Women’s Artistic Gymnasts,” he wrote in the email in February, following a competition win.
… “Parents were outraged [over his termination], the coaching staff were outraged, everyone was outraged … Most people are flabbergasted, they can’t believe it. They think this is ridiculous.” …
Determined to get his job back, Mr Nylund has taken the case to the Industrial Relations Commission. …
According to The Australian, the council listed three other allegations in their termination notice, including that Mr Nylund “showed a lack of respect to management” by allowing a one-week membership fee freeze when it should have been two weeks.
He also allegedly transported athletes without parent consent and attended a social event at a local club, which the council claimed breached Child Safe Practice guidelines. …
A four-day hearing at the NSW IRC has been set for mid-November.
News.com.au
Category: safety
In praise of Gymnastics Unitards
They simply make more sense than the traditional one piece bathing suit.
Read Nancy Armour’s take ➙ How a unitard could help keep women in gymnastics past puberty
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Kyle Shewfelt on Vault spotting
Listen to Kyle.
FIG WTC says it hasn’t yet received a written request to change the rule. IF changed, it wouldn’t be put into the Code until after Paris.
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women’s podium training is DONE
The final flight in the qualifying round will have FRANCE and Mélanie on Floor confirming their qualification to PARIS. At the same time, China will be finishing on Beam. An awesome finish.
I felt there were fewer injuries in podium training this year. Gymnasts healthier on arrival. Better prepared to hit the routines intended.
Watch a montage from WAG day 2 podium on YouTube.
Injuries before Worlds 2023
There are injuries before every major competition.
But Worlds 2023 — the Olympic qualifier — is the very worst time for contenders to be hurt.
British Gymnastics banned / expelled list
The published information is:
· The name of the member
· The primary role of the member within the sport (i.e. coach, judge, gymnast, etc)
· The date the sanction was applied
· The sanction (see below for a glossary of terms)
· The category of the sanction (see below)
British Gymnastics is being criticized for not doing more. But I’m willing to give them credit for this first step in making the sport safer and more ethical.
See the list here.
report on Tom Farden
Farden will stay on with Utah. But has been warned and will be monitored moving forward.
This is not to say that the complainants were wrong. I fully respect the courage they showed sharing negative experiences. But the report deemed that Farden’s conduct did not exceed the threshold to recommend dismissal.
Chellsie Memmel likes Air Floors
Personally, my favourite are the shortest, thinnest, and cheapest as those transfer most directly to the performance in competition.
Here’s what Chellsie thinks …
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Maggie Nichols’s official memoir
sex differences and sport
We are unique in having men and women do such different apparatus in a sport commonly called Artistic Gymnastics.
There are pros and cons, of course.
There are distinct differences between men and women. It’s not always logical to have women do exactly the same sport, same rules, same equipment as men.
For one thing, women are far more likely to suffer ACL injury than men.
It makes sense to change rules and put women at lower risk of ligament tears, if possible. Different landing mats, for example.
Simone’s Yurchenko Double Pike is as good or better than any male. BUT — on average — women are more flexible, less strong than men.
…Scientific questions of relative performance lead to those of player safety, and ultimately to philosophy: what do varying opinions about changing women’s game reveal about the purpose of sport in society? …
Economist – Women are not the same as men. Should the rules and kit of their sports be?
Economist has a good podcast on the topic.
The GymCastic interview with Steve Butcher touches on some of the same points.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 