Gymnastics Canada (GymCan) acknowledges and accepts the decision reached by an independent discipline panel regarding formal written complaints received by GymCan against two elite coaches – David (Dave) Brubaker and Elizabeth (Liz) Brubaker.
The decision was received by all parties on Friday, March 12th, 2021.
Dave Brubaker was formerly the National Team Director for GymCan’s women’s artistic gymnastics national team …
The Panel ruled that Dave Brubaker is permanently banned and prohibited from any future application or attempt to gain reinstatement, membership, or any other status with Gymnastics Canada member associations or clubs.
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The Panel further ruled that Liz Brubaker’s suspension is extended until January 18, 2024, pending the completion of imposed reinstatement conditions. …
Yul on racism
One thing I like about sport is that people are far more likely to talk about an athlete’s toe point, than skin colour.
Most coaches want to work with the best athletes. Period. They can be purple skinned or albino, coaches don’t care.
Here’s what Yul has to say.
Bram van Bokhoven interim NED WAG Coach
As the Dutch men didn’t qualify a team, the Men’s National Coach will take over WAG — for now — after the WAG coach, Gerben Wiersma, stepped down.
World Champions Center – 7 Elites
It ain’t bragging if you can do it.
World Champions Center — the club — could be competitive at Tokyo as a team. 😀
Georgia out of SEC Championships
Athletes tested positive. Others in quarantine due to contact tracing.
Gymnastics Canada – Culture and Coaching
UPDATE – A second webinar with the same speakers has been scheduled for March 25, 2021 at 7:00PM ET. Sign up here — or wait for the podcast version.
Gymnastics Canada hosted an excellent webinar. Dave Tilley posted the audio version to his podcast.
Click through for details.
Gretchen Kerr studies Athlete Maltreatment, a professor at University of Toronto.
Gretchen feels psychological abuse of coaches, parents, officials and athletes is much underreported.
Russia on the Rise
Elizabeth Booth put together a summary of where the Russian women’s team stands now compared with 2019.
Things are coming together perfectly for Tokyo.
Team Russia has definitely benefited by the 1-year Olympic delay.
Watch it here.
Rebeca Andrade training Bars
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
teen feminist empowerment
Gymnastics is one of the few domains where females are regarded as more important than males.
The opposite of American ConcussionBall.
It provides Simone Biles and other WAG influencers some power in how their lives are led.
The new Amy Poehler film MOXIE communicates some important messages for teens in 2021.
Here’s the clip that best sums up the themes.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Vanessa Ferarri has COVID
She began having Flu symptoms after the last competition.
Italy has been slow to rollout vaccines. And there’s been another surge due to new variants.
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