I just saw an “ad” for VIP tickets to Championships that are almost 6000 bucks! Includes “2 front row seats, access to elite athletes (whatever the heck that means) , 4 nights at the Marriott, podium training and a goodie bag. Also included is a “limo from the airport “ but no flights…I remember...
Soooo, I just saw that USAG is planning for the "first combined USA Gymnastics Development Program National Championships"in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 11-16, 2021 ... for Women's Level 10 and Men's levels 8, 9 and 10 ..."more than 1500 athletes are expected to compete" ..besides the Haney...
I don't know where to put this so i'll start here.... I am reading the accounts of racism on NCAA teams by teammates and coaches and , maybe I'm naive, but I am shocked , that in 2020, people actually talk and behave like this....from Kennedy Baker and Kytra Hunter on Florida to Ashley Lambert...
Just saw this over on another board..it's a blog post by Briley Casanova about her time at Michigan...it's her first person account that sent chills up my spine when I read it...
It can be found at: https://brileygymnast.wixite.com/bri-guide/single-post/2017/06/10/To-All-Future-College-Athletes
Gymcastic just posted an hour long video interviewing Mykayla Maroney ...and she covers everything...her elite life, multiple injuries, what she thinks USAG does wrong in training the girls,the overtraining and underfeeding by coaches, how they were treated leading up to London and even when...
The following article is a must read for parents and gymnasts, especially those considering NCAA in the future ( in any sport)....."Tough Love: Crossing the Line" by Martin Greenberg.....long article but worth the read .
Greenberg is the Sports attorney who has been retained by Samantha Brown...
Does anyone know the dates for this meet next year? It's usually posted as a "save the date" on the IGI website but I haven't seen it anywhere...thanks in advance.