Gymnasts Not nice people in gymnastics

[glitterrays]

Anyone else find that so many people who do gymnastics are loud, competitive, self centered, and just rlly not nice ppl, like im not saying everyone, but idk i just see so so many, body shaming, even subtly, . Idk anyone else?

 

[XcelGirl]

For me, it just depends on the team. Unfortunately, there will always be some people in your life who are just plain mean. If this is directly related to your team, then talk to your coach. (that's what I would do anyway

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I've noticed coaching tends to disproportionately attract two specific personality types:

1) People who delight in the accomplishments of others. These are some of the most delightful people I've met

2) People who delight in wielding authority over kids who have no real ability to challenge them. These are some of the most unpleasant people I've met

I'll also say that in my completely-anecdotal-and-not-statistically-meaningful experience, mental health problems (especially narcissism and alcoholism) seem to run much higher among coaches than among the general populace.

I think there's some pretty significant overlap in the venn diagram of "traits that make people unpleasant to deal with on a peer-to-peer level" and "traits that make one likely to coach competitive gymnastics as a primary career."