SUE to find out kohuvalmentaja Titta Heikkilä: Gymnastics is a zero tolerance policy inappropriate-behavior

Finnish sports ethics centre SUE the association to find out from tampere coach Titta Heikkilä act gymnastics association's request.SUE began to explore Titta Heikkilä coaching methods.

gymnastics association president Kaisa Vikkula gymnastics clubs September meeting 17.11.2018 that gymnastics association to ask the third party to clarify the tampere coach Titta Heikkilä coaching methods.

as the External entity is the selection of a SUE.

in addition to This, the gymnastics federation has commissioned economic research from a wide racing gymnastics coaching culture survey, which has already been launched. The survey results will be communicated in the beginning of the year.

in the Media is discussed gymnastics coaching culture and coaching method to the issue of loyalty. SUE to find out whether Heikkilä, the employer will follow you (Tampere Gymnasts and Tampereen Sisu) and the gymnastics federation acted gymnastics federation code of ethics and in accordance with the rules.

Settlement is done, so we can get the information about what has happened. Gymnastics is a zero tolerance policy inappropriate-behavior and want this position of responsibility and calm down the situation Minettien around gymnastics association president Kaisa Vikkula tell.

Titta Heikkilä has acted as the national team selected club teams as a coach since 2011 and Heikkilä employer follow Tampere Gymnasts have been in gymnastics union wage subsidy in 2016-2017.

She had to stir the eye towards the end of November, when a sports magazine about a woman violent coaching methods. They contain, according to the newspaper mm. swearing, yelling, barking and athletes humiliation.

She did not agree to sign all sports magazine claims.

– for Example, that I was barking up the athletes, having them picked on or oppressed. If someone has it as experienced, so I am humbly sorry, but it had nothing to meet my purpose, and such activities include coaching philosophy, Heikkilä comments reporting the evening paper.

sports according to the newspaper a few Heikkilä coach has also suffered from eating disorders.

– It is, of course, terribly tragic and the terrible. But anorexia is a complex disease and it's never one factor. Of course, top sports coaching in an aesthetic art can be the triggering factor, Heikkilä notes the eating disorders day newspaper.

Heikkilä works currently Tampereen sisu's coach.

SUE did a survey in January and reports about gymnastics association president Kaisa Vikkulalle.

Source: the Finnish gymnastics federation newsletter