![]() I was grateful to be asked by Jennifer to join her for a Q&A last week on the Athlete A Instagram page. It is all of our responsibilities to build a new version of the sport that is evolved to use new methods to help maximize performance and reduce physical/mental injury risk. I am one of those people who feel that there are huge, clear changes that must be made. As the pandemic spread, Sey began tweeting a lot against shutdowns of schools and playgrounds. ![]() This film launched the massive #GymnastAlliance movement of Jennifer Pinches ( more here) and an avalanche of people demanding for change in gymnastics. Shes a former elite gymnast who has written and produced a documentary about abuses in the sport. But also important is how the film discusses the wider spread cultural issues in gymnastics related to emotional and physical abuse. The film highlights the massive atrocities that lead to hundreds of young gymnasts being sexually abused. Yet she not only weathered every blow, she helped build a movement. ![]() ![]() The Athlete A documentary, produced by Jennifer Sey and others, was a ground breaking film for not only gymnastics but the entire world of youth sports. 'Jennifer Sey was belittled and ostracized by much of the gymnastics community for telling the truth in Chalked Up. book by Jennifer Sey Biography Books > Sports Biographies ISBN: 0061351474 ISBN13: 9780061351471 Chalked Up: My Life in Elite Gymnastics by Jennifer Sey See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 3.59 - 4.69 Paperback 3.99 - 16.86 Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good - Good 4. ![]()
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