2023 coaching changes and athlete transfer portal

arabiandoublefront · Apr 10, 2023

It’s such a performative thing, wearing a hair ribbon. Like real support takes real effort.

Bob · Apr 11, 2023

Donating, standing up to a comment or correcting language are also actions and I would argue take more effort and risk more backlash. The action of wearing a hair ribbon does not outweigh those. Perhaps they just hate hair ribbons. This idea that you must wear the same as others to prove your support worries me. That is such a simplistic idea. That is telling people what to wear and if you don’t you are wrong. That is coercive and frankly tips over into bullying. Where is the freedom in that. And isn’t the pride movement about freedom to be ourselves no matter how that looks. Having to look a certain way to prove you are a good person is surely what we are trying to get away from.

And just as an aside I don’t think actions do speak louder than words. It depends on the effort put into the words and the actions. I think effort speaks louder than anything. Writing a hundred letters in support of gay rights way more effort that clipping a bit of ribbon in your hair that you didn’t even go and buy yourself.

Public support is valuable I get that. I personally wouldn’t wear a ribbon in my hair of any sort but Im not a teenage girl however I would happily put that ribbon on my jacket or bag for all the world to see.

I’m assuming that in reality there was more to this story and it wasn’t just the hair ribbon.

blake · Apr 11, 2023

Ilka Juk (LIU) is in the transfer portal, rumours that Mara Titarsolej is planning to enter as well.

irichluck21 · Apr 20, 2023

Sacramento State’s Randy Solario retired after 38 years with the program.

Another head coach position open.

rlayt · Apr 20, 2023

There are rumors on Reddit Lucy Stanhope and Sage Thompson are entering the portal.

MaryClare · Apr 20, 2023

rlayt said:
entering the portal.

Entering the portal sounds way more exciting than it is

rlayt · Apr 20, 2023

I know, right? Like there’s another dimension involved.

QuietColours · Apr 20, 2023

A piece I’m unclear on: When athletes enter the portal, have they already been talking to other schools, or do they have to wait until they enter the portal to have any conversations?

irichluck21 · Apr 20, 2023

QuietColours said:
A piece I’m unclear on: When athletes enter the portal, have they already been talking to other schools, or do they have to wait until they enter the portal to have any conversations?

I don’t think they are supposed to technically, but we all know that doesn’t happen.

irichluck21 · Apr 20, 2023

rlayt said:
There are rumors on Reddit Lucy Stanhope and Sage Thompson are entering the portal.

I can see this, both were really limited to one event only and can contribute more as AAers, so maybe they want to be able to compete more and are limited due to stacked Utah line up.

That is what Vanessa Deniz did when she went from Oklahoma to Georgia, granted she only did beam this year, but she was part of a competition line up as opposed to riding the bench or exhibitions only.

Gabby Gallentine of PSU switched this year from Florida for that very reason.

RedBirdie · Apr 20, 2023

Jillian Hoffman put her name in the transfer portal.

Utah gymnast Jillian Hoffman enters transfer portal

Utah gymnast Jillian Hoffman announced that she is entering the transfer portal for her final season of eligibility.

www.deseret.com

irichluck21 · Apr 21, 2023

Which is interesting because on senior night she stated she was done with gymnastics. Great that she changed her mind.

Awesome that the transfer portal is allowing athletes to do a grad year with their covid 5th year.

rlayt · Apr 21, 2023

I still hate it that gymnasts at the beginning of COVID missed having a last competition and championships.

JDB · Apr 21, 2023

Dramatization of gymnasts entering the portal:

rlayt · Apr 21, 2023

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One · Apr 21, 2023

irichluck21 · Apr 21, 2023

Huge gain for Pitt and a HUGE loss for Missouri.

RedBirdie · Apr 21, 2023

Formerly known as Casey Jo Magee, correct?

irichluck21 · Apr 21, 2023

Yup.

Casey Jo MacPherson Named Pitt Gymnastics Head Coach - Pitt Panthers #H2P

Casey Jo MacPherson has been named the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh gymnastics team, as announced Friday afternoon by Pitt Director of Athletics Heather

pittsburghpanthers.com