The coach Claire Heafford described as emotionally abusive was my mentor coach when I was doing my coaching certificates.Well that was a rougher than expected watch. 75% of it was focused on a former coach at my gym. It was always going to be rage-inducing, but seeing my gym and the cycle path I use every day hit hard. I’ll never cease to be amazed at how humans can be so wonderful and so awful.
I believe her, but I also don’t have an issue with it, even though it isn’t how I do things myself. Which is probably how the cycle continues in gymnastics. A high profile former student of his was recently suspended from coaching in another country.
It has made me grateful and relieved that my current boss will shout at me YOURE NOT IN ENGLAND ANYMORE when she thinks I’m too soft on the gymnasts.