Category: safety

I’M ALL IN …

Many College Gymnastics coaches are sharing a message on Twitter.

And asking 5 others to join them.

A few examples:

 

Reebok cuts ties with CrossFit

  1. CrossFit “workout of the day” is bad coaching.  Every person training should have an individual prescription designed to meet their fitness goals.
  2. CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman has long been controversial.

This time Glassman’s recklessness is going to cost a lot of people a lot of money.

It’s time to reevaluate the company.

Fitness brands including Reebok have cut ties with CrossFit after the company’s CEO posted a tweet making light of George Floyd’s death. …

Mr Glassman has now apologised, saying CrossFit “will not stand for racism”. …

Since Mr Glassman’s tweet about George Floyd, hundreds of affiliate gyms have removed CrossFit from their branding. A spreadsheet tracking all of the gyms that are rebranding currently lists 227 fitness centres distancing themselves from CrossFit. …

BBC

Former gymnast, World CrossFit Champion 2015 and 2016, Katrín Davíðsdóttir, is pissed.  Reevaluating whether she wants to continue with the company.

diversity on U.S. National Teams

I don’t recall seeing any study on this topic, but seems to me U.S. National Teams, at least in recent years, are at least as ethnically diverse as the general population.

The biggest factor, I reckon, is which American families can afford the very high costs of elite Gymnastics training.

Things are getting better.

#BlackLivesMatter

Protests at the moment were inspired by the murder of George Floyd by a white cop.

#BlackLivesMatter is the most important hashtag of these protests.

Everyone knows that all lives matter. But don’t make that specious argument.

Blacks die in police custody at a far higher rate than any other race.  That’s what we are trying to address.

 

racist incidents at Florida

Reporter D’Arcy Maine put together a summary article on the fallout from complaints by Kytra Hunter and Kennedy Baker.

Former star gymnast Kytra Hunter says racism complaints ‘fell on deaf ears’ at Florida

Jenny Rowland organized a video conference call with the team to discuss the issues.

And the team posted a statement.

 

celebrating diversity at UCLA

One thing I’ve always admired about the Bruins is the racial diversity of their teams.

It’s difficult to get data on racial bias in judging, but it should be easy to compare NCAA teams for diversity.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

racist incidents at SEMO

Chris Licameli was three years an Assistant Coach at Southeast Missouri.

Recall he was the self-funded coach for Canada at the last FISU Games, a team which included SEMO gymnast Alana Fischer.

In a new, personal blog post, Chris recounts a number of racist incidents he observed with the team and — at times — tried to stop.

“More needs to be addressed by the university & Athletics Department on this current Human Rights Issue of racism in this country, the NCAA, and at this Institution.

I have reached out to the Athletic Director of this institution’s Athletic Department letting them know that there are still public displays of racism on official team social media accounts and the athletic department’s website. …

To all my former black student athletes, black student athletes across the NCAA, and to all persons of color, I stand with you, I am here to listen, advocate, and support, because BLACK LIVES MATTER.”

Read his entire post.

Here’s a statement from the SEMO Athletics Department.

 

Sacramento State on Black Lives Matter

One of the clearest statements, so far.

NFL players: “I am George Floyd”

NFL stars send passionate video message to league about racial inequality

Players insist they ‘will not be silenced’

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.