Gymnasts Issues

Women in professional sports fits into the Sex and Power: Global Gender Inequality class because many female athletes have experienced the inequalities in a professional sports setting. Female athletes are being put down by gender inequalities, causing less females participating in athletic programs. Women athletes are being paid less than their male counterparts. Along with being paid less, female and males are receiving unequal benefits in the form of scholarship, media coverage, transportation, and stadium conditions. The professional sport’s world is filled with the obsession of body image and sexuality. Through this obsession, female athletes have been abused from the people they trust the most. There is an increasing inequality in women’s professional sports in the form of pay, sexuality, and abuse.

Often people have a difficult experience that changes their assessment of a group of people or respected elder. This essay will illustrate the experiences that Laura Robinson relates to when trust is placed in the wrong hands and less powerful people are made to feel vulnerable, I will further analyze how Laura Robinson sexual assault case is still happening in sports news today resembling NFL football, NBA basketball, and gymnastics.

Nevertheless, when paying her to not speak out, they still had Larry Nassar working as team doctor. They covered up, when they could have stopped it all, they had a chance to do the right thing. Now they are in deep because they didn't solve this problem when they should have. Adults are supposed to do the right thing, know right from wrong, make sure that when supervising children they are safe. It is their job, working at USAG to help these gymnasts succeed, yet "...so many adults, for so long, shirk responsibility, dismiss it all together [and] attempt to cover up sexual abuse of children” (Blackistone 15). Many adults knew about this, and attempted to keep it away from the public, to not takes the steps they should have to keep these children safe. They were scared of the penalty when they should have been scared for the future of these girls. The precautions that should have been taken were not, and the girls who had full trust in these adults began to think that there was something wrong with them. That everything was their fault because if no adult would care it must not matter, and that made a big impact. When these girls spoke up, this all ended, but yet the impact left on these girls

In January of 2011, Delaware University announced that it was discontinuing its men’s wrestling, swimming, tennis, and gymnastics programs (Gottesdiener, 2011). Organizations like this are being diminished and discarded at an ever-increasing rate all across America. College and high school students competing in these athletic events are truly passionate about their chosen sport. In many cases, promising athletes are offered scholarships, initiating a symbiotic relationship between the student and the school they play for. In 1972, a new legislation was put forward with the intent of leveling the school-sponsored playing field. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal funding” (What Is Title IX, 2014). This law is widely accepted as being an invaluable catalyst for the momentous success in female athletics today. Although Title IX has without a doubt been incredibly beneficial to female sports programs, it has not too recently been the source of some heavy speculation. With justifiable evidence, and passionate fervor, male athletes across America are declaring that Title IX is synonymous with injustice. Title IX was necessary in 1972, but it is now outdated and hindering male athletics. Two conflicting arguments, both with substantial claim, leave room for all but one solution. Title IX, although once

Sexual assault, abuse, and rape by athletes is a devastating crime.  These crimes by themselves are horrendous, but when committed by athletes there are many different factors involved.  Through extensive research this paper will show contributing factors that may result in assault, abuse, or rape by athletes.  Special treatment for athletes throughout their career, belief in sexual male dominance, and the role of alcohol are all important factors.  Other crucial factors are the attitudes and responses of: society, juries, victims, coaches, and athletes.  This paper will explore all these issues and show that changes need to be made in all the areas to combat the growing percentages of sport assault, abuse, and rape against women.

“The tables have turned, Larry. We are here, we have our voices, and we are not going anywhere. And now, Larry, it's your turn to listen to me” (“Full Text of Aly Raisman’s Statement.”). Aly is using her power of voice to make a difference in every affected person’s life. “You are that example to all of those other survivors that they can be you, not just as an Olympian—as a woman, as a strong survivor, as a voice” (Orbey). Others have been noticing her for being a role model as well. She is seen as a strong women. “Aly Raisman has sued the U.S. Olympic Committee and USAGymnastics over her alleged sexual abuse by former Team USA gymnastics physician Larry Nassar” (Hobson). Aly is showing her dedecation to the problem by sueing the gymnastics organizations that celebrated her and so many others success in the Olympics. “I am here to tell you that I will not rest until every last trace of your influence on this sport has been destroyed, like the cancer it is” (“Full Text of Aly Raisman’s Statement.”). She is making it obvious that she will not stop Larry gets what he deserves. “Nassar prodded Raisman on her vagina with his bare hand and claimed he was providing legitimate therapy that would relieve pain,” (Hobson). Larry Nassar took advantage of the trust Aly had in him. He used his so called knowledge to brainwash her into

When I was a kid in kindergarten, my parents and I used to watch the Olympics every year. Most memories about watching the games are blurred now, but I clearly remember the gymnasts flipping and twirling in the air. I was enraptured by how they achieved such complex movements as if they can fly while controlling their bodies. I loved watching gymnastics and always wanted to try the sport. However, when I saw the passage “Is Watching Gymnastics Worse than Being an NFL Fan?” written by O’Rourke, I was astonished by the author’s doubts to the sport. In the article, the author talks about the development of gymnastics and emphasizes its sexual and emotionally abusive history. In her opinion, gymnastics is bad for female athletes and she doesn’t enjoy watching the sport as she used to. However, I don’t think she justifies her doubts toward the sport, nor does she explain the specific reasons she doesn’t enjoy the sport as much.

Consider figure skating’s Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. In 1994, the assault of Nacy Kerrigan by a hired assailant, supposedly hired by Harding, made the headlines and peaked the ratings of figure skating (Mass Moments 1). Publicity is publicity, whether it is positive or negative (Bondy 1). Serena was quoted in her apology as saying, “The whole point of leaning from your mistakes is not to do the same thing.” She pledged that she would not allow herself to lose control again (Ford 1). Many will argue that Serena’s raging personality and internal fire make her one of the best female tennis players of all time (Bondy 2). Long-time tennis coach, Nick Bolletteri, called what Serena did “not excusable, but certainly forgivable” (2). Obviously, what she did was unacceptable, but she should be forgiven by society as a whole.

For this report, I decided to write about the "#Me-too Shakes Sports Industry" article. In this article, it describes that the #MeToo movement is rising within the professional sports. Many organizations have stated that there is a "zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment" (Ourand, 2018). The reason that this movement is uprising would be because of social media and the news, which are interviewing victims of sexual harassment. How these organizations are dealing with the movement is by having internal groups speaking to Client Advisory Committees to understand and deal with the issues that are occurring. Sexual harassment policies are already intact within the organizations but many are stating that they must enforce the regulation. In

After seven years of being a competitive gymnast, I have lost count of amount of times someone has said “Well, gymnastics isn’t technically a sport.” Obviously, these types of comments would send me over the edge with rage and frustration as I struggled to wrap my mind around how someone could so easily degrade the tireless effort I put into something every single day. I struggled to understand how someone could compare his or her one hour practice twice a week to my four hours six times a week. It took serious self-control to restrain from blurting out nasty petty comments such as “I’d love to see you try it”. I got overly frustrated wondering how people could compare throwing a ball to doing multiple flips in the air. As the only competitive gymnast in my grade throughout middle and elementary school, I found comfort with swimmers. We were all told what we did didn’t technically count

Gendered Gymnasts Stories regarding gender issues are becoming more and more publicized through social media, and that holds true with the recent discovery of inappropriate actions performed by the United States of America Gymnastics national team doctor, Larry Nassar. The New York Times published an article written by Carla Correa on January 25th that explored the details of this situation. Larry Nassar, an osteopathic physician at Michigan State University, was accused of sexually assaulting women through his medical practices. The thing that made this such a nationally heard story was the fact that he worked as a doctor for the US Gymnastics team and sexually assaulted members on the team during his practice.

Male collegiate athletes are not the only sex offenders on college campuses but the perpetuation of rape culture among them is increasing, and both schools and the surrounding communities are handling the cases improperly. Although rape

Spirit Gymnastics Training Center is a gymnastics school that is located in North Wales, Pennsylvania. This gymnastics training center offers the preschool program and recreational gymnastics classes. Their recreational gymnastics classes include boys and girls preschool for ages 1-5 and girls classes for ages 5-15. Spirit Gymnastics Training Center is proud to bring their new bar tumble trak trainer and chalk box. This gymnastics school showcases and features their Top-notch Junior Olympic

The purpose of this case study was to analyze measurements obtained from a young female gymnast and determine if she was following a normal pattern of growth and development and whether or not her sport involvement was responsible. According to the obtained measures, Sarah appears to be slightly below average height and weight for her age; however, she is still growing steadily and has not reached her PHV or her predicted adult height. Although, Sarah shows slightly delayed growth and late development, she is expected to eventually grow to well above average height for females. It is also predicted that Sarah will reach PHV velocity in 0.8 years; showing that she has not stopped growing or reached her growth

Research tells that sexual assault and assault rates among male athletes are higher than nonathletes and that is problematic. There are things about playing sports and being an athlete that might contribute to this such as a need for education. The research should that 54 percent of student-athletes admitted to at least one “sexually coercive act in their lifetimes such as sexual assault (Cara, 2016). Nonathletes however only had 38 percent still admitted the same. These athletes were also more likely to support attitudes toward men and believe myths about rape than the nonathletic. It should you there is a problem with athletes and assault or the number would be even for both groups. Researchers believe that this could be due to