tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Instances of physical and sexual abuse of gymnasts are rare. Kids are less at risk in the gym than at school, for example.
The real ‘abuse’ that worries me in competitive gymnastics is psychological abuse. Some coaches are manipulators.
It’s difficult to prove in many cases, however. The bruises aren’t visible.
Keep an eye on any coach you suspect of bullying.
Amy tells that EuroRSCG Chicago, USA made that image. See others similar on this page – verbal abuse is still abuse
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The ever thoughtful Mark Folger’s response to multiple stories of inappropriate behavior toward children from coaches in college football, gymnastics and college basketball in the popular media right now:
TEN STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN (and their good coaches)
1. A coach should never be alone with a child, not before practice, not after practice, not during travel.
2. Coaches and athletes should never share hotel rooms when traveling.
3. Coaches should not provide special treatment to one or two athletes compared to the rest of the team. This could be trips to movies or ballgames, gifts, etc.
… see the rest and Mark’s commentary on FOLGER’S GYMNASTICS
All good reminders.
Your biggest looming potential landmine is Facebook. Tweets, chat and Facebook messages from 2011 will be used as “evidence” in courts of law for years to come. In a few of those cases, coaches will be wrongfully accused.
Put things in perspective. In my city female gymnasts are the most protected children in their schools. Over-protected more often than under-protected, I’d say.
related – Missouri Repeals Law Banning Teacher-Student Facebook Friendship
Junior Olympic competition USA, scores out of 10.0 maximum.
National gymnastics judge Marian Dykes talks to a group of coaches at the 2011 GAT Convention on angles and releases on bars. In this segment, they discuss the various ways to get into reverse grip on uneven bars.
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.
http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NjI0NTE4MTMz?related=1
Watch more video of GAT Convention 2011 on gymnastike.org
I quite appreciate specific deductions specified at this Gymnastics Association of Texas Congress session. Great feedback for coaches.
Tokyo World Cup Women’s All Around Results:
1) Huang Qiushuang CHN
2) Yu Minobe JPN
3) Kim Bui GER
4) Nadine Jarosch GER
5) Mary-Anne Monckton AUS
6) Georgia-Rose Brown AUSTwo weeks ago, Huang won the Stuttgart World Cup (58.032).
via @Double_Front
Click PLAY or watch her Stuttgart routines on YouTube.
She’s the overall winner of the new gymnastics World Cup Cat A II series. Where does she pick up the prize money? 🙂
Taylor Lindsay-Noel is the Seneca gymnast who was paralyzed from a fall while training a Bars dismount over 3yrs ago.
We’ve not heard much from her since. … Until now. 🙂
She’s launched (like others) a campaign to have Ellen invite her to the TV show.
Click PLAY or watch Taylor’s pitch on YouTube.
She might not get to Ellen. But the campaign itself is a great way to bring awareness to spinal injury research. Not to mention a very good reminder to every coach and gymnast who hears her story to be CAREFUL in the gym.
Thanks Taylor.
She asks that you link to her video. Or reach out to Ellen herself:
Thank Claudine for the link.
A new promo video from the Nordic Championship in TeamGym that was held in Larvik, Norway in September.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
TeamGym competes running single mini-tramp rather than double mini-tramp currently being competed in Birmingham. Amazing triffus skills.
Thanks Robert Andersson for the link.
Laura on Between the Olympics is trying to second guess the judges from the World Championships Beam final, doing detailed analysis from video.
For example …
Let’s compare Raisman and Ponor’s leaps. one got credit, one didn’t.
… It looks pretty close. Honestly, I would downgrade both. Neither of them seem to have twisted completely. …
Of course the judges have a different angle, accounting for some of the discrepancy.
To follow that and give her feedback:
Gymnastics Coaching.com 