The James Jones Gymnastics Academy has dedicated itself to mainly training Black boys since its inception. A Black-owned gymnastics program’s future is in limbo despite its lofty mission to teach ...
Josephine Martinez, a mother of six boys, ages 7 to 14, each diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, understands the ups and downs of parenting. Her philosophy, she said, is not to judge other ...
Sam Appell-Waterman, 13, loves doing gymnastics. But he lives in Iowa City, Iowa, and twice in the three years that he's been competing, the boys teams he has competed on have shut down. So these days ...
Greg Patterson has been waiting decades for it to happen. “We usually get a call or two a week for boys,” said Patterson, a former collegiate gymnast who owns a gymnastics facility in suburban ...
James Jones, owner of the James Jones Gymnastics Academy, says the gym’s lease is set to expire in less than a week, and zoning restrictions are keeping him from relocating. Jones opened the gym six ...
When Mike was 13, he became intrigued with the weight room at his upstate New York school and started working out there regularly. He noticed it helped him “feel good” about himself. It also ...
Ashepacks up his floor mats and gymnastics equipment, James Jones is stressed. Since 2019, Jones has been inviting Black boys in Georgia’s Clayton County to join his James Jones Gymnastics Academy, an ...
ATLANTA — Coach James Jones, founder of a gymnastics club in Clayton County, appeared on the Jennifer Hudson Show to provide an update on their fundraiser for a new building where he can continue ...
While boys gymnastics is no longer an IHSA sport in Illinois, there was a huge turnout for the inaugural IHSGCA boys state gymnastics meet Saturday afternoon at Hoffman Estates. And Wheaton co-op ...
Greg Patterson has been waiting decades for it to happen. “We usually get a call or two a week for boys,” said Patterson, a former collegiate gymnast who owns a gymnastics facility in suburban ...