This is horrifying. This is very close to home and devastating in many ways. I've been sick about it all day, talking at length with other parents.
Gymnastics Ontario released a letter to all members yesterday I think, and this particular coach's suspension was supposed to end Jan 26, but they...
Too bad it's only in the USA. And remind me to grab some next time I'm cross border shopping! So cheap there!
That being said we don't use it here to prevent injury, and dd doesn't use it much any more but my son plays baseball and he likes the feel of it on his pitching arm and his shins when...
Canada
There is the Kids Help Phone which is available 24/7 for anyone under age 18. Can be just to talk, not necessarily a crisis situation but they will help in that case too. So even if you just need to talk or whatever.
1-800-668-6868
https://kidshelpphone.ca/
There is info and a chat...
So this monster Larry Nasser still has an active YouTube channel full of videos of him showing different treatments, and taping methods, and other physio stuff being demonstrated on young girls!!
I have made a complaint to YouTube to have it taken down. If others want to, it might get...
I really hate when people misuse the word "literally", but by God this whole thing has literally made me vomit and cry ugly tears. It has made me question every decision I have made about allowing my daughter to participate in this sport.
USA gymnastics is not just its own bubble with all this...
Well in my area there is a public school program called high performance athlete program, which is open to any sport, dance, hockey, figure skating, tennis, swimming , etc.
It's a modified school program from grade 4 to 12 that follows the regular curriculum but provides it in 1/2 the time.
My...
I'm just curious as to thoughts on breaking up training for higher level, homeschooled/modified regular schooled athletes?
At what level might it begin to be beneficial? Or what age would work? What would an "ideal" schedule look like?
What has been suggested is 7-11, am, an hour of warm ups...
Just getting to this thread as I've been away from cb for a bit... not realizing it was still here just not on the ap, lol.
But I just want to tell you I loved this story of puma jr.'s journey so far. I love that you are down to earth enough to consider and embrace the different roads a gymnast...