@gad1rovaGB Same. 😔 At this point wondering if even they know where the seats will be.
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Fallen Short
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Fallen Short
@gymmumsknow
Gymnastics is a beautiful sport. Wishing for an end to its ugly side.
🇬🇧 Katılım Eylül 2020
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I get the feeling that in gymnastics, we are in a strange period where time has passed, headlines receded, and abusive clubs and coaches are starting to creep back in, through new avenues, by putting a fresh face on their organisation or starting a new one. 🤔
Minerva Liber@LiberMinerva
As some senior leaders in the current news are finding, it’s the ‘ever since’ period that matters as much to victims of abuse. Once reported/uncovered, it should no longer be acceptable for the period afterwards in dealing with it, to be as retraumatising as the original abuse.
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@LiberMinerva Indeed. Keeps everyone safe and out of trouble. Can’t help thinking if these celebrities with access to media, agents and a huge public platform find it hard to speak up, imagine how hard it is for our young people?
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@gymmumsknow I have strongly called for chaperones - in particular when minors travel domestically or abroad for competitions with their club or national teams. Similar to those for child performers. Such a simple but effective measure for our youngest gymnasts.
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So chaperones are needed to protect ADULTS from their dance coaches’ potentially abusive behaviours. (It took them a while to feel they could report it) What chance do children have behind closed doors and without cameras in gym clubs? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Excellent article. 👏🏼👏🏼Makes crystal clear the shady practices and conditioning imposed on parents by coaches.
GymnastParentAlliance@GympalGB
To learn more about parental socialisation into the gymnastics culture, take a look at this article written by one of our co-founders. Shout out to Chris Tomlinson (former CMO at BG) for including this work in BASEM Today to raise awareness of the issues to sports practitioners.
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Read our Open Letter outlining the numerous issues we identified with the ICP process back in Dec 2023…
gymnastsforchange.com/blog/open-lett…
Steve Scott@stevescott_itv
British Gymnastics wins its appeal against a decision that threatened to derail its entire complaints process. british-gymnastics.org/articles/indep… Background below 👇🏼
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On July 5, let’s go to all our new MPs and take this situation to the top. They work for us, let’s give them something to change. 💪
George Galloway@georgegalloway
Arising out of my constituency surgery today I am deeply concerned at the state of affairs at British Gymnastics. I heard tales of hundreds of victims of alleged institutional abuse from dozens of coaches over decades. Of a "parody" of self-regulation, disjointed police investigations young lives wrecked and even lost. If re-elected to Parliament I intend to pursue these matters all the way. @gmpolice @MersysidePolice @BritishGymnews @Gymnasts4Change @stevescott_itv @ManchesterEven #WhyteReview
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British Gymnastics wins its appeal against a decision that threatened to derail its entire complaints process.
british-gymnastics.org/articles/indep…
Background below 👇🏼
ITV News@itvnews
Commission investigating abuse cases ‘in danger of unravelling’, gymnasts fear, as ITV News' Sports Editor @stevescott_itv reports #Echobox=1709051863-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">itv.com/news/2024-02-2…
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Please help Ellie if you can. X
Gymnasts for Change@Gymnasts4Change
Please share far & wide 🙏🏻 A member of our community is in desperate need of our help & support. ⬇️ Anything you can afford to give will provide much needed care 💖 Go fund me: Vital medical funds for former-elite gymnast, Coppelia gofundme.com/f/vital-medica…
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My child was bullied to the point of a breakdown. By an adult who punished them, reduced them to a terrified mess who would physically deteriorate the closer we drove to the gym. A child. @BritGymnastics thinks this is okay because the coach is still coaching.
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Starting to think the banned list is a red herring. It’s not so much the banned coaches we need to worry about, it’s the serial offenders who get investigated, let off, investigated, sanctioned, happily continuing their harmful ways. And parents are none the wiser.
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And complaints and sanctions are hidden, hushed up, so the cycle starts again…
gone@AbstractNarwhal
How can abuse within gymnastics clubs be halted when abusive coaches train coaches? How does the cycle get broken when complaints about coach behaviour are not taken seriously #GymnasticsAbuse #Reform25 @sportsotland @ScotGymnastics @BritGymnastics @CEOBritishGym @Gymnasts4Change
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@LiberMinerva @sylvainfan @JoopyJulia @claireheafford Also so many young kids out of school to watch their clubs. Parents conditioned to give their loyalty to gymnastics, not education.
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@JoopyJulia @claireheafford Anyone else perturbed at the creeping late finishes of competitions? 13-15 yr olds don’t need high tea & bedtime by 6.30 & it wasn’t a school night, but seeing U14 MAG/Junior WAG (all minors) competing at this premier event till 9pm Friday is such poor optics.
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This weekend of domestic gymnastics with BG Comms going into overdrive with glossy shiny happy images in order to convince us that all is well - and all will be well - feels a lot like Nero fiddling whilst Rome burns.
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We've put together a range of information packs that have been co-authored by athletes with lived experience of #gymnasticsabuse to help you report.
Discover more: gymnastsforchange.com/thinking-about…
📷 © Claudia Agati from #GymnastsforChange Archive #BritishGymnastics
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If you are a gymnast, or the parent/guardian of a gymnast, and are concerned about abuse, there are info packs in this link #GymnasticsAbuse #Reform25
Gymnasts for Change@Gymnasts4Change
We've put together a range of information packs that have been co-authored by athletes with lived experience of #gymnasticsabuse to help you report. Discover more: gymnastsforchange.com/thinking-about… 📷 © Claudia Agati from #GymnastsforChange Archive #BritishGymnastics
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@BritGymnastics …So honour their legacy by clearing your backlog of child abuse complaints and giving justice to the athletes these two brave ladies stuck their necks out for, instead of basking in their hard fought glory.
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Of course Becky and Ellie Downie received their MBEs in the same week as IWD! The sisters have been recognised for their services to our sport, and to gymnasts, and received their honours at Windsor Castle this week🌟
Read more➡️ bbc.in/48L3Rar
📸: Becky Downie MBE
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Out of curiosity, has anyone's @BritGymnastics @ScotGymnastics registered club put a link to the @Gymnasts4Change documentary or information website on their social media? Ours hasn't #GynnasticsAbuse #MentalHealth. #Reform25
itv.com/watch/gymnasti…
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