# ‘A smack in the teeth’ – warned coach to work at international youth event

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-smack-in-the-teeth-warned-coach-to-work-at-international-youth-event/
- Published: 2026-11-06T06:36:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T07:21:16+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/articles/c6gm0r08d1elo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- Coach with a two-year warning is at a youth event in Greece.
- British Gymnastics upheld some concerns and ordered monitoring.
- Complainants say the appointment discourages speaking up.

## Summary

Clare Hague, a coach who received a two-year formal warning after British Gymnastics upheld some concerns about her coaching and her club, is coaching at an international youth competition in Greece. Complainants say her selection undermines the decision to speak up; the case raises questions about how safeguarding findings affect coaches’ roles at events.

The concerns considered included fear-based coaching, emotional harm and restrictive practices. British Gymnastics also set monitoring and development measures, but did not tell complainants which specific concerns were upheld. Dronfield Gymnastics Academy said it co-operated fully and had worked with the governing body on improvements; Hague did not respond directly to a request for comment. The Horizon Cup is for junior and pre-junior gymnasts aged 11 to 16.

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