Rutgers places women’s gymnastics coach on leave after report detailing volatile team environment

Rutgers has placed women’s gymnastics coach Umme Salim-Beasley on paid administrative leave after an investigation into the program revealed she “presided over a divided and dysfunctional organization.” The school made the announcement on Friday, less than a week after the findings of an external investigation into Salim-Beasley’s coaching methods were made public. The report, prompted by multiple complaints filed against Salim-Beasley by Rutgers gymnasts, determined that Salim-Beasley — who has coached the program since May 2018 — “lost control” of the team and “did not seem to fully grasp the effect that her words and actions were having on many of the gymnasts.”