Welcome to GymPal – The Gymnast Parent Alliance

The Gymnast Parent Alliance (GymPal) is a UK-based parent and advocacy organisation that emerged during the gymnastics safeguarding crisis of 2020 but had already been working to blow the whistle on abuse in gymnastics for several years prior to that point. It was formed by parents who had experienced or become concerned about abusive, harmful and unsafe practices within gymnastics, particularly the difficulties families faced when raising concerns with clubs and governing bodies.

Articles: Start here if you would like to understand more about the issues affecting gymnastics and other sports.

Voice: Here is where you can read the testimonies of gymnasts, parents, coaches and others, voices that are still being silenced in gymnastics

News: Links to newspaper/TV reports relevant to abuse in and governance of gymnastics and other sports

Resources: Links to relevant documents, research, books, films, websites and anything else that we think could help inform or advise.