Comments on: Gymnastics: Physical Abuse, Witnessing Abuse and the Futility of Complaining https://gympal.org.uk/2020/07/04/gymnastics-physical-abuse-witnessing-abuse-and-the-futility-of-complaining/ Gymnast Parent Alliance Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 By: admin https://gympal.org.uk/2020/07/04/gymnastics-physical-abuse-witnessing-abuse-and-the-futility-of-complaining/#comment-16 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:42:34 +0000 http://innermagic.co.uk/?p=73#comment-16 In reply to Lewis.

Also Kate McKenna at the BBC kate.mckenna01@bbc.co.uk

]]> By: Lewis https://gympal.org.uk/2020/07/04/gymnastics-physical-abuse-witnessing-abuse-and-the-futility-of-complaining/#comment-15 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:26:40 +0000 http://innermagic.co.uk/?p=73#comment-15 In reply to Anonymous.

Forwarding a message…
Anyone who needs to speak up about abuse in gymnastics – you can do so in complete confidence to ITV news
Dan Salisbury-Jones
@dsj_itv –
email Daniel.Salisbury-Jones@itn.co.uk

]]> By: Anonymous https://gympal.org.uk/2020/07/04/gymnastics-physical-abuse-witnessing-abuse-and-the-futility-of-complaining/#comment-14 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:34:44 +0000 http://innermagic.co.uk/?p=73#comment-14 What a sad story. Is there anyway we can take all this to the press? We really need to highlight these issues otherwise nothing will change. Unfortunately BG have a monopoly on gymnastics in this country. They turn a blind eye from all these practices. They do nothing and are part of the problem. BG needs to be re-structured and re-vamped! The whole competition structure needs to change too. Club welfare officers should not be coaches, but rather someone completely independent from the club. Clubs also nee to be inspected. Discrimination also needs to stop when it comes to squad selection too.

]]> By: Andrea https://gympal.org.uk/2020/07/04/gymnastics-physical-abuse-witnessing-abuse-and-the-futility-of-complaining/#comment-13 Sun, 05 Jul 2020 09:42:36 +0000 http://innermagic.co.uk/?p=73#comment-13 I can relate to this the last club my daughter was at was and still is awful to children. They ignore injuries they force kids to train while unwell including my daughter who was forced to go to gym with high temperatures doses up with paracetamol. The cruelty and shaming still goes on at this very club and the sad part is BG had no interest when we tried to bring it to their attention!

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