{"id":2286,"date":"2018-02-17T02:55:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T02:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2018-02-17T19:36:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T19:36:49","slug":"usa-gymnastics-state-regional-directors-lose-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/usa-gymnastics-state-regional-directors-lose-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Gymnastics State and Regional Directors could lose millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Traetta, Kerry Adderly, and Midknight Robin discuss important issues within the sport of gymnastics and talks about ways to improve the culture of gymnastics in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1978, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodyshaping.com\/corporate-history-1979-present\/\">John Traetta<\/a>, founder and executive producer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodyshaping.com\/\">High Bar Productions<\/a>, focused on the world of Sports and Fitness, which involved many of the top sports organizations, competitions, events &amp; athletes, and successfully implemented a multilevel media and marketing program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BodyShaping, the # 1 rated fitness show in the world premiered in 1988 and was broadcast on ESPN for over 15 years. John Traetta, the executive producer of BodyShaping, created additional programs and videos with leaders in the health and fitness industry, including Fitness Beach, Co-ed Training, Flex Magazine Workout, and BodyShaping Letters featuring Kathy Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traetta also represented Mary Lou Retton, 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist. He negotiated over $5 million in licensing corporate contracts, as well as bestselling book deal, ABC television show \u201cFun Fit\u201d and commentator spot on NBC.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Career Highlights Since 1984:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mary Lou Retton \u2013 1984 Olympic Gold Gymnast \u2013 1984-1989 \u2013 Executive management representative with over $10 million in licensing corporate contracts negotiated by John Traetta.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National High School Federation \u2013 1986-1991 \u2013 Televised high school sports on national cable TV including a $1 million Gatorade sponsorship to support the National High School Federation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Arena Football \u2013 1990-1995 \u2013 Produced 20 televised events per year on ESPN.<\/li>\n<li>National Basketball Association \u2013 1988-1991 \u2013 The NBA, the International Basketball federation, TV specials for ABC, including assistances for the TV production \u201cThe McDonalds Basketball Open\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>International and National Gymnastics Championship Events \u2013 1984-1990 \u2013 Included USGF National championships, American Cup, Russia vs. USA, China vs. USA and many other prestigious events produced by High Bar Productions for CBS, ABC, NBC and ESPN.<\/li>\n<li>International Polo Championships \u2013 1989-1991 \u2013 One hour Sunday specials on CBS, sponsored by Mercedes and produced by High Bar Productions.<\/li>\n<li>National Show Jumping Events \u2013 1990-1994 \u2013 produced for National cable regional sports networks, sponsored by Cadillac.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6269964\/height\/360\/width\/400\/theme\/legacy\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"400\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gymnasticsville-podcast\/id1236969576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1816\" src=\"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/itunes-300x98.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/itunes-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/itunes.png 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9072\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2286-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/Agents-of-change-with-John-Treatta.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/Agents-of-change-with-John-Treatta.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/Agents-of-change-with-John-Treatta.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/Agents-of-change-with-John-Treatta.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/gymnasticsville.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2286-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gymnasticsvillepodcast\/Agents-of-change-with-John-Treatta.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Agents-of-change-with-John-Treatta.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Traetta, Kerry Adderly, and Midknight Robin discuss important issues within the sport of gymnastics and talks about ways to improve the culture of gymnastics in the United States. 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