Ron Brant has resigned.
Who will replace him?
Gymnastics Examiner posted the best article I’ve seen: Ron Brant: U.S. men’s gold ‘is going to happen’:
… Brant officially left his position of U.S. national team coordinator after the 2009 World Championships in October. …
Since the World Championships, Brant has been working in Colorado Springs as the High Performance Director for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Sports Performance Division, helping guide performance initiatives for 10 Olympic and Paralympic sports, including gymnastics.
A number of factors contributed to Brant’s decision to step aside as U.S. men’s coordinator. “Part of it was the opportunity to grow in a profession that’s hard to do,” he said. “I’m in a position that I can still communicate with gymnastics in a different level…but not be involved in the day-to-day scheduling. The part I’ll miss is the competition.”
Although no replacement has been named, Brant said he expects an announcement to be made by the end of the year.
“Nothing’s finalized,” he said. “Obviously it’s a small group of people.” Potential successors include 2004 and 2008 Olympic head coach Kevin Mazeika, or perhaps Men’s Program Committee Chairman Yoichi Tomita, whose son Yewki spent the better part of the last decade on the senior National Team. …
read the entire article – Ron Brant: U.S. men’s gold ‘is going to happen’
I’ve always been a big fan of Ron and his team. He’s a classy guy and an intelligent, knowledgeable coach.
Thank-you for all the good years.
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