Our website has been updated as of August 13, 2009
Statement from USA Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics expects its professional members and clubs to provide
a positive and healthy environment
for youngsters who participate in gymnastics.
USA Gymnastics provides an education
program, has a strong code of ethics
and requires completion of a
safety-certification program for professional members. The organization has
also added a requirement for background
checks as a condition of professional
membership, with renewal background
checks every two years.
USA Gymnastics takes seriously any allegation of
professional member misconduct or
inappropriate behavior involving athletes. The organization’s bylaws
include provisions for processing
allegations and spell out the types
of discipline, including termination of membership, which may be administered
by the organization.
When USA Gymnastics terminates the membership of a coach or
other professional member, that individual is permanently ineligible for membership
in USA
Gymnastics. This lifetime ban means the individual does
not have any of the rights or privileges associated
with membership in USA Gymnastics, including
but not limited to participation in
any event conducted or sanctioned
by USA Gymnastics. In addition, USA Gymnastics makes such terminations
public by posting a complete list of terminated
members on USA Gymnastics’ Web site. The list of terminated members also is
published
in official publications at least once a year and
when someone is added to
the list.
USA Gymnastics is a national membership organization with
approximately 90,000 athlete members and
17,000 instructor and professional
members.
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