Category: safety

Rhys – 42 Russians in 1 minute

He was raising funds and awareness for Action Mental Health’s services which support the mental health of people of all ages across Northern Ireland.

No doubt other gymnasts have done more unofficially. But the former record was 35 Russians.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

remembering Kateryna Dyachenko

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.

  1. Introduction
  2. An Athlete View of Safe Sport in Canada
  3. History, Governance and Human Rights Perspectives about Safe Sport
  4. Legal Considerations and Safe Sport
  5. Organizational Action and Safe Sport
  6. Coaches and Safe Sport
  7. Officials and Safe Sport
  8. 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.

True Sport Principles:

  1. Go For It: Rise to the challenge – always strive for excellence. Be persistent and discover how good you can be;
  2. Play Fair: Understand, respect, and follow the rules. Play with integrity – competition is only meaningful when it is fair;
  3. 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;
  4. Keep It Fun: Find the joy in sport and share it with others. Remember what you love about sport and why you play;
  5. Stay Healthy: Always respect and care for your mind and body. Advocate for the health and safety of yourself and those around you;
  6. Include Everyone: Recognize and celebrate strength in diversity. Invite and welcome others into sport;
  7. 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.

https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1508968748182654984

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