Could this device be useful for gymnasts?
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20+ NCAA Achilles ruptures so far
There are many every season.
It’s a BIG risk for older, powerful gymnasts.
Georgia freshman Amanda Cashman is out.
Alabama’s Griffin James likely out.
ex-MSU coach Kathie Klages convicted
A jury on Friday convicted a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach of lying to police when she denied that two teen athletes told her of sexual abuse by sports doctor Larry Nassar in 1997, nearly 20 years before he was charged.
Kathie Klages, 65, was found guilty of a felony and a misdemeanor in a Lansing courthouse where Nassar was sentenced more than two years ago. Klages faces up to four years in prison at her April 15 sentencing.
She is the second person other than Nassar to be convicted of charges related to his serial molestation of young women and girls under the guise of medical treatment. …
Recall that Klages continued to support Nassar during his investigation — even asking Michigan State gymnasts to sign cards of support.
related – In a parallel story, then assistant wrestling coach Jim Jordan asked his team to deny the sexual abuse of male wrestlers by team doctor Richard Strauss at Ohio State University.
Stauss committed suicide in 2005 after being accused of abusing at least 177 students.
Free SHIFT Sports Medicine Clinics 2020
FREE to the first 100 registrants at each.
Travel, hotel, and food paid by participants.
Open to gymnastics coaches, gymnastics medical providers, and strength and conditioning coaches working in gymnastics.
University of Utah – Saturday, June 13th, 2020 8:30am – 5:00pm
University of Alabama – Saturday, July 18th, 2020 8:30am – 5:00pm
Dr. Dave Tilley is the organizer.
Expected topics include:
Building Healthy Training Cultures For Athlete Wellness and High Performance
Training Methods for Skill and Level Development
Gymnastics Strength, Conditioning, and Physical Preparation Methods
Gymnastics Flexibility Methods – Science Meets Practical Applications
Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Gymnastics Injuries
Gymnastics Mental Health, Recovery, and Nutrition
TBD based on participant topic request via survey
Achilles tendon tears in College Gymnastics
The list is long already.
McGregor, Boise
Dickson, UGA
T Brovedani, UW
J Henderson, Iowa
A Zhong, BYU
Eleanor LaFountain, Ursinus
Lena Greene, OSU
K Coca, Pitt
College Gym News updates a major injuries list throughout the season.
related – Bill Sands – why so many NCAA Achilles tears?
related – Dave Tilley – COMBATING ACHILLES TEARS IN GYMNASTICS (PT I): INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Transgender women in the Olympics
Obviously everyone has the right to compete in sport.
IOC must decide on rules. Enforce those rules.
There’s no perfect dividing line. It will take many years of fine tuning to get those rules as fair as possible.
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Rachael Denhollander on USAG
Guardian: It’s been more than three years now since you came forward and this movement started. How do you feel about everything USA Gymnastics has done since?
Rachael Denhollander: Disappointed. They have completely refused any shred of transparency and accountability.
They have refused to identify even one thing that went wrong. They have refused to identify even one coach that was abusive or one abusive situation, to point to something and say, hey, we shouldn’t have allowed that.
And if you cannot even acknowledge the problem, you cannot fix the problem. …
Rachael Denhollander: ‘When you speak out against your own community, you lose everything’
Rest in Peace Melanie Coleman
Terrible news.
Melanie Coleman died after being injured on a Bars dismount in training.
“We are heartbroken and stunned by Melanie’s passing,” head coach Mary Fredericks said. “She was an incredibly hard worker and a sweet-spirited young woman. …”
Melanie’s family has set up a GoFundMe.com page, as well as a page that coordinates meal donations to the family at MealTrain.com.
Southern Connecticut State University Athletics Mourns Passing Of Gymnast Melanie Coleman
Injury Surveillance in Artistic Gymnastics
A group met in Stuttgart. But I haven’t heard any more than that.
Leave a comment if you know when we might see reports posted.
Andreea Răducan documentary – The Golden Girl
HEY – IOC.
Give Răducan a Gold medal for the AA at the 2000 Olympics. We’ve always considered her the deserving winner.
Shot in 2015 and 2016, the documentary The Golden Girl centres on Romanian gymnast Andreea Răducan, who won the all-around gold medal at the 2000 Olympics, only to be forced a day later to renounce her title and her medal following a controversial doping test. …
We meet Răducan, now a retired gymnast and a successful businesswoman, in 2015, as she starts to investigate the possibility of convincing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to give her back her medal. …
Click PLAY or watch a highly dramatic trailer on YouTube.
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