volunteer coach let go for requiring ‘line drills’

In general, it’s a mistake to use conditioning as a punishment at workout.

But any thinking human being instantly realizes the Hantsport School administration made a mistake here.

The Hantsport School junior high boys basketball team was about to play their first playoff game of the season last week. But two hours before the game, the school administration dismissed Brandon MacInnis, the team’s volunteer head coach. …

One of his long-standing coaching philosophies is for his players to be on time for practice, he said. Some of his players were fooling around in the locker room as practice was about to start last week.

“I hold the team to be accountable for their actions and because they were a little bit late we ran some line drills,” said MacInnis. …

The players on the team were shocked to learn before the playoff game that their coach had been let go. They made the decision to stand behind their coach and did not play the game, which resulted in them losing by forfeit. …

CBC – Hantsport residents rally behind volunteer coach fired hours before playoff game

Mya Lauzon – Floor

Canada Games Apparatus Finals

Vault
Raphaëlle Perrault 9.5 🥇
Jenna Sartoretto 9.483 🥈
Frédérique Sgarbossa 9.416 🥉

Bars
Saki Yoshida 9.512 🥇
Nyla Morabito 9.462 🥈
Rylee Miller 9.375 🥉

Beam
Jenna Sartoretto 9.537 🥇
Rylee Miller 9.525 🥈
Cleante Theoret 9.525 🥉

Floor
Rylee Miller 9.300 🥇
Cleante Theoret 9.275 🥈
Nyla Morabito 9.250 🥉

Originally tweeted by CanadiaNCAA Gymnasts (@CanadiaNCAAgym) on February 24, 2023.

Oklahoma record 198.575

Winter Cup Champ Yul Moldauer

The following 5️⃣ gymnasts have also auto-qualified to the Men’s National Team (along with Brody Malone!)
➡️ Yul Moldauer
➡️ Fred Richard
➡️ Asher Hong
➡️ Ian Lasic-Ellis
➡️ Shane Wiskus

MAG NCAA Power Rankings

Nebraska rose two places to No. 3 in the College Gymnastics Association’s Week 7 Power Rankings after coming within a point of Oklahoma during a fierce battle in Lincoln last week. …

Gymnastics Now
  1. STANFORD (-)
  2. OKLAHOMA (-)
  3. NEBRASKA (+2)
  4. MICHIGAN (-1)
  5. PENN STATE (-1)
  6. ILLINOIS (-)

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Gallardo & Fletcher to CAN WAG Team

With the 2024 Paris Olympic Games less than 18 months away and buoyed by the Olympic qualification performance from the Women’s team at the 2022 World Championships, Gymnastics Canada is pleased to announce the establishment of the technical leadership team for the national women’s artistic gymnastics (WAG) high performance program leading into the Games. 

Mr. Christian Gallardo and Ms. Kyna Fletcher will lead the overall strategic and operational planning for the program …

Christian Gallardo – National Team Lead (Technical)

  • Athlete/Coach Technical Support and Mentorship
  • Major competition technical leadership
  • In conjunction with the team, provides High Performance Program planning and leadership

Kyna Fletcher – National Team Lead (Operations)

  • Leads strategic planning and oversite for HP and NT program
  • Provides support in the development of the overall program goals and objectives
  • Works closely with the Program Manager in the development and implementation of technical and operational program plans. …

Kyna Fletcher was WAG National Team Director from 2011-2014, leading CAN to a best ever team finish at the 2012 Olympics.

Christian Gallardo coached Nia Dennis, Shania Adams, and Shilese Jones, as well as Gabby Douglas.

There was a complaint against Christian that was dismissed by the Ohio State government agency in April 2021. I’ve seen the documentation and he was found innocent of all charges.

Personally, I’m happy Canada has a clear National Team coaching structure leading up to Paris. With no need to qualify at Worlds 2023, the team can use a Paris focused training plan.