#GymnastAlliance
Examples of physical and emotional abuse.
Some are collectively launching legal action against British Gymnastics.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (12min)
Category: safety
Jenny Pinches on Coaches
Jennifer Pinches was an Olympian for GBR in 2012.
Went on to compete for UCLA.
She’s one of the founders and leaders of #gymnastalliance.
Thanks Jenny!
Her courage has helped many others come forward with their personal stories. The sport should emerge more healthy than in the past.
We appreciate Jenny’s opinion, too, that no coaches are perfect. And not all have been abusive.
Click through to Twitter to read the thread.
Coach Education during COVID-19
Most coach education events around the world went online.
But some nations, including Canada, are starting in-person clinics once again.
One big problem is practicing spotting.
NCAA President Mark Emmert’s Statement
A Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot in the back multiple times by police.
WNBA, NBA and MLB teams protest police brutality
Many teams boycotted last night. Those games postponed, for now.
#BlackLivesMatter
Click PLAY or watch a spokesperson on Twitter.
GBR National Coach Amanda Reddin investigation
During the investigation, Reddin will step aside.
Black Lives Matter athlete roundtable
Erynne Allen (Penn State ‘20), Sierra Brooks (Michigan ‘23), Alexis Brown (UC Davis ‘18), Darian Burns (Seattle Pacific ‘20), Dymiana Cox (Penn State ‘22), Kytra Hunter (Florida ‘15), AJ Jackson (Oklahoma ‘18), Zahra Lawal (Seattle Pacific ‘20), Nya Reed (Florida ‘22), Paige Williams (Minnesota ‘20) and Gabryel Wilson (Michigan ‘23)
Floyd’s murder was the flash-point that ignited impassioned protests throughout the United States, with millions of voices screaming for justice and demanding equity for Black citizens. Social media quickly became a hotbed of emotion, and NCAA gymnastics programs were not immune.
The content of the teams’ responses—both official and unofficial—was heavily scrutinized, with many drawing harsh criticism from the gymnastics community for being too generic or too anemic. …
Black Lives Matter: Shining a Light on Racism in NCAA Gymnastics
Which teams were able to use the words “Black Lives Matter”, and which were forced to use weasel words workarounds?
#GymnastAlliance update
It’s not easy to keep up, on different social media, with gymnast statements from around the world.
Fortunately, GymCastic has been doing that for us. And updating each week.
Listen to episode #437 Lineup Racism?
Simone: MASK UP
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Michigan Gym are still not open
So far, I’ve only heard of one club that had to shut down after reopening.
A coach tested positive, catching the virus outside the Gym.
So far, it seems competitive gymnasts are able to train safely.
