RaveFemale Coaching NetworkParts of the book were incredibly difficult to read. The truth is, I had to skip a few paragraphs here and there. Abigail Pesta has quite rightly told each of the gymnasts stories wholely and truthfully, resulting in some haunting stories ... From a journalistic point of view, I cannot imagine what it must have been like for Abigail to hear these horror stories from these brave women and then to deal with the pressure of retelling their stories in this way. I congratulate Abigail whole heartedly for her work in this ... I cannot use the word brave enough in this review ... The work that Abigail Pesta has done with this book is incredible, to tell the stories of these women and girls exactly the way it needs to be told. Not to shy away from detail, not to shy away from the impact of what they went through ... I honestly think that this book is one that every single person who works in sport should read. Why? Because every administrator, development officer, admin staff, CEO and coach needs to know what can happen if heads are turned the other way. They need to know exactly the devastation, the pain and the destruction that can be caused by the simple act of ignoring. Some need to be reminded that if it wasn’t for the athletes, the human beings that perform their sport, they would not have their jobs ... Congratulations to Abigail Pesta on this incredible book, but more importantly, to the hundreds of women who stood up to evil and brought it down ... If you work in sport, please read this book.
