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GymnastParentAlliance

@gympalgb

Gympal GB is a group of parents & athletes campaigning to eradicate abuse in gymnastics in the UK. [email protected]

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Our new Pain, Injury & Illness Policy is now live. This is the latest in a series of new safe sport policies to help better protect the welfare of gymnasts, and everyone in our sport. The video below highlights the key features of the new policy For full information on the

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We are interested to know how people have found the BG complaints service since the beginning of the Whyte Review - either complaints considered under the ICP or those through the BG welfare department. We would be grateful if you can answer the following questions šŸ‘‰šŸ¾

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This same discussion has been had relating to gymnasts who were 'made champions' through abusive coaching. Just imagine how much better they might have been in an environment that was athlete centred - not to mention the vast number that were lost along the way.

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As someone who was directly coached by Bela & Marta Karolyi, who began their coaching careers in the U.S. in 1981, I experienced the intensity & demands of their decades-long influence firsthand. Their methods led to successes on the competition floor but often at the cost of

As someone who was directly coached by Bela & Marta Karolyi, who began their coaching careers in the U.S. in 1981, I experienced the intensity & demands of their decades-long influence firsthand. Their methods led to successes on the competition floor but often at the cost of
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This is precisely why continued education is desperately needed. When an athlete reminisces about one of the most abusive coaches in gymnastics history, suggesting her abusive model was necessary for work ethic, we have a problem. sportingnews.com/us/olympics/ne…

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If you want to learn more about the Independent Complaints Process (ICP) - take a look at our helpful guide ā¬‡ļø gympalgb.com/independent-co…

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What's it like going through the ICP as a complainant? Our latest blog piece tells one person's story. gympalgb.com/icp-blog/blog-…

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"According to Gymnastics Australia's selection policy ... coaches can be selected for national teams if they are not currently serving a sanction or under investigation for breaching any policy within the sport's national integrity framework." abc.net.au/news/2024-07-1…

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To learn more about what coercive control looks like in a gymnastics setting, take a look at this blog post from one our co-founders. gympalgb.com/general/michae…

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Coaches: drop the ego. It’s not about you. Without the athletes you wouldn’t have a job. Without good athletes you wouldn’t win. Power is not yours to dish out on your terms. Power lies with the athletes, was taken from them and handed back like crumbs from a loaf of bread.

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"That means understanding what mentally healthy environments look like. What are the behaviors there? What does coaching and parental influence look like? It needs to move clearly to that prevention and promotion lens," dw.com/en/paris-2024-…

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Anyone who’s able please support TY šŸ™šŸ»šŸ¤ž or Share - Fundraiser by Charlotte Cosgrove : Charlotte’s DIVE into a new beginning. ⁦Fallen Short⁩ ⁦GymnastParentAlliance⁩ ⁦Games for Change⁩ gofundme.com/f/charlottes-d…

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We need to teach athletes to understand when to quit. Persevering when your health is negatively compromised is a far greater maladaptive behaviour than choosing to give up bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…