When teaching gymnastics to his Flint Hill Elementary School physical education class, Mike Cooper is often asked by parents where their children can receive further instruction. A longtime high school gymnastics coach in Northern Virginia, Cooper happily rattles off the names of gymnastics clubs -- but only those whose owners permit their elite gymnasts to compete on high school teams.... -
Club Rules Leave High School Gymnastics Teetering
When teaching gymnastics to his Flint Hill Elementary School physical education class, Mike Cooper is often asked by parents where their children can receive further instruction. A longtime high school gymnastics coach in Northern Virginia, Cooper happily rattles off the names of gymnastics clubs -- but only those whose owners permit their elite gymnasts to compete on high school teams....-
By Preston Williams