The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Sofia was marked by a highly emotional moment on Sunday when FIG President Morinari Watanabe invited the audience to observe a minute’s silence in memory of a young gymnast who died during the siege of Mariupol 🇺🇦 .
— FIG (@gymnastics) April 11, 2022
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Category: safety
Safe Sport: Critical issues and practices
Julie Stevens, Editor
Centre for Sport Capacity, Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
This is an Open-Access book, free for all.
Browse the book online HERE.
Overall, it’s the most complete summary I’ve seen so far on how athletes can be better protected.
- Introduction
- An Athlete View of Safe Sport in Canada
- History, Governance and Human Rights Perspectives about Safe Sport
- Legal Considerations and Safe Sport
- Organizational Action and Safe Sport
- Coaches and Safe Sport
- Officials and Safe Sport
- Safe Sport and Calls for Action
It includes a number of videos. Click PLAY or watch a sample on YouTube.
CONTENTS
I appreciate that the report does not focus exclusively on maltreatment.
- Go For It: Rise to the challenge – always strive for excellence. Be persistent and discover how good you can be;
- Play Fair: Understand, respect, and follow the rules. Play with integrity – competition is only meaningful when it is fair;
- Respect Others: Show respect for everyone involved in creating your sporting experience, both on and off the field of play. Win with dignity and lose with grace;
- Keep It Fun: Find the joy in sport and share it with others. Remember what you love about sport and why you play;
- Stay Healthy: Always respect and care for your mind and body. Advocate for the health and safety of yourself and those around you;
- Include Everyone: Recognize and celebrate strength in diversity. Invite and welcome others into sport;
- Give Back: Say thanks and show gratitude. Encourage your sport group to make a difference in the community.
An abridged French version of Safe Sport: Critical issues and practices has been made available and can be accessed here.
Stevens, J. (Ed.) 2022. Safe Sport: Critical issues and practices. Ecampus Ontario. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/safesport Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Diana Varinska – masterclass
European Champion, Diana Varinska, will host a Zoom masterclass for gymnasts as a fundraiser for Ukrainian gymnasts.
You can sign up and/or donate here.
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
World PEACE is one of the goals of the IOC.
This is why they should take a stand against war mongers like Putin. Russian athletes must suffer because of their dictator.
Hopefully they can quickly resume world sport when Russia withdraws from Ukraine.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
Russia appeals to Court of Arbitration
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday that Russian officials have filed appeals against governing bodies in soccer, figure skating and speedskating, gymnastics, rowing, rugby and biathlon. …
The headline legal case in soccer saw FIFA ban Russian teams from its global competitions, which removed the men’s national team from World Cup qualifying last month. …
ESPN
As much as I feel rotten for Russian athletes who do not support Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the bans should be upheld.
When Putin withdraws, those athletes should be quickly allowed to return.
Oleg Vernyayev defending his nation
Stay safe.
Meanwhile, Nikita Nagorny won’t be allowed to compete Bundes League in Germany due to his pro-war support of Putin.
Ian Gunther snaps a H Bar
For decades we’ve known that Horizontal Bars can break due to metal fatigue.
In fact, we once replaced a bar at University of Saskatchewan, just in case.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
excellent Simone interview
Simone Biles is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women across the country who have made a significant impact. …
Who are your role models?
I feel like I have a lot, and I feel like it varies between in the sports world or in my own personal world. But I feel like my biggest role model would be my mom. I hope to be half the person she is. She’s very strong-minded, opinionated. She stands on her own. She’s a great businesswoman. …
Do you want to be a mom?
I do want to be a mom one day. I think kids would be amazing. …
USA Today – Simone Biles is an inspiration, whether competing or ‘pushing mental health to the forefront
Canadian gymnasts call for independent investigation
More than 70 Canadian gymnasts are calling on an investigation into what they say is a toxic culture and abusive practices within their sport in the country.
In a letter Monday to Sport Canada’s director general Vicki Walker, the current and retired athletes said that the fear of retribution has prevented them from speaking out for nearly a decade.
“However, we can no longer sit in silence,” the letter said. “We are coming forward with our experiences of abuse, neglect, and discrimination in hopes of forcing change.” …
CBC
Illia Kovtun interview
Our Worlds AA bronze medalist has been on the World Cup circuit since before the start of Putin’s invasion.
So far his family is safe. But he’s very worried.
How NIL Reshaped Women's Gymnastics (With Alyssa Roenigk from ESPN) – Blind Landing
As the first generation of NIL gymnasts close the chapter on their NCAA careers this week, ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk sits downs with Blind Landing host Ari Sapersein to look back at the stories that have defined this new era. They look back on Livvy Dunne's popularity, Leanne Wong's bow empire, Cecile Landi's tenure at University of Georgia and more. Check out Alyssa's reporting at ESPN.com and on social at @alyroe. Blind Landing is an award-winning independent podcast. You can support the work we do by leaving a rating and review, sharing this episode with your friends and by leaving us a virtual tip at linktree.com/blindlanding
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