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ART AND GYMNASTICS A comparison of Soviet and Japane se trends

by V. SECHlN-U.S.S.R. Institnte oj of Art Re printed from August·September iss ue of ACROBATICS by permission of Managing Editor Ralph P. H. Sa mu els Associate George Ge rard Technique alone does not make a work of a rt. It is the creation of an artistic image that co unts most. In this sense, gy mnastics, to my mind , is one of the happier form s of sport- for it stands on the borderlin e be· tween sport and art. I feel that the aesthetic criteria will gradually become as important to s port as technical results. Sport will gr ow clo ser to art. Where gymnastics are can· cern ed this conj ecture is already bein g turned into fa ct.

However, the search for new ways ha s proved for some stran ge reason es peciall y difficult for Soviet gymnasts. I say stran ge, because we have had every opportunity to make headway-with the manner and style of such masters as La risa Latynina and Polina Astakhova, Pavel Stolbov, and Yuri Titov, and somewhat earlier, of Boris Shakh· lin and Victor Chukarin. But many Soviet coaches do not seem to see the direction indicated by the co mpass, with the result that the Japan ese and other chall engers irr gymnastics are go in g more in the ri ght direc· tion than we are.

So me ex perts tried to assert that in th €' Prague World Championship our men's team were better prepared than the Japan· ese, and that our defea t co uld be ex plained only by biased judges and by the fact that they di sregarded the high aesthetic level of our men's performan ces. I was not in Prague, but several months later, at the meet between the teams of th e U.S.S.R. and Japan in Moscow, I wa s able to see that thin gs were quite the opposite. The performance of the Japanese was distin guished by graphic and artistic elegance, whereas many of our gy m· nasts cultivated nothin g but the power sty Ie. Our men's team in the latest meets with the Japanese in Kiev and Moscow outdid them in the floor exercises. But anyone who follow ed the competition s ca refull y was able to note that the Japanese were far superior to us in rhythm , tem po and plasticity-all the things that go und er the heading of ar· ti stic elemen ts. Each of thei r exercises showed, besides an amazing complex ity and versatile technique, a wonderful artistic in· tegrity of performan ce, the thin g we call imagery in art.

1 feel sure that a t the Olympi c Games in Tokyo they will sprin g a surprise on us and that certain gymnasts will fail to win th eir medals.

I watched the Sov iet and Japan ese girl gymnasts compete on th e beam. Latynina was absent, and the Japan ese team was co m· pletely rejuvenated. I could see that the per· formance s of our girl gymnasts were not in spired by the Latynin a style, but rather by ex treme caution, economy and calculation.

The Japanese girls, on the other hand . simply ' fl oated over their pi eces and fell.

The most surprising thin g, though , was that they did not seem a bit worried whether they fell or not. Not for a moment did they drop ou t of the pattern of their perform· ances. In other words, they penetrated to the very core of Latynina's style, reali sin g that when they attained her skill .(and skill is easier to attain than the individuality and a rtistI c q ualities of a performance, even though most of us think the opposite) they

would achi eve the ab ili ty even to turn their e rrors into merits. Only a genuin e arti st ca n do tha t.

Such an a rtist is Latynina. Durin g the last national titl e meeting, when she became overall champi on of the U.S.S.R., I remem· bel' she almost lost her balance on the healll and made a sli ght · mistake. Most of the specta tors, however, a nd the ex perts, too, d id not find a mi stake, for Latynina per· formed like an artist, making us follow not so much th e precision of the different ele· ment s as Ihe development of her art isti c image.

Th e advantage of th e art; st gy mnast li es in th a t he weaves even hi s shortcom in g>' into a sin gle ar ti stic pattern of performance.

E rgo, th ese fau lts so noticea bl e in others, impart to hi s performance a uniqu e anu indi vidu a l qua lity.

The J apanese have a very fin e sense of the trend of development in gymnastics. They und erstand th at the time has come when the gym nast must begin not so mu ch' by acquir· in g a certain sum of co mpl ex technical ha bits as by developing his arti stic per· forman ce. F uture Olympic gymnasts should be arti stically minded. This is the op inion of some of ou r coaches, but thi s ap proach has not as ye t been. introduced to any dep th or breadth. It has not been adop ted by all of our coaches, judges a nd gy mnasts.

It seems to me that there are no ground s for agreein g with those who beli eve that the main reason for th e victory of the Japan ese men's team a t the last Olympi c Games and the world championship lay in their techni · cal superiority. The point is precisely tha t our gy mnasts do not lag so mu ch in thi s reo s pect. T hey should begin remedyin g the situ· a tion from the other end , findin g arti sts a illong our youn g gy mnasts and " going int o the a ttack" with them.

At the last meet with the Japanese we saw that many of our gymnasts were as good as their opponents in technique. But how heavy and unrhythmic their perform· ances were! Moments of uplift, elan, were followed by tedious pauses. The J apanese relaxed, and were never tense where they could let their muscles rest.

I feel that a gymnast who sees his compo· sition not only as a physical exercise, but, above all, as a harmonious pattern, will sooner win out.

Don't misunderstand me. T echnique will naturally go on becoming ever more complex.

Yet the future of gymnastics lies not· in the subordination of the sportsman's · individual· ity to greater and greater technique, not in tile slavish worship of technique.

The conclusion to be drawn is clear enough: must exer cises be made more com· plex ad infinitum? Should not there appear gymnasts who, like Galina Ulanova in ballet, will excel not in any special technical in· tricacy, but just perform simply and- yeswith talent?

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With all that has been said, writtell and jilmed conce rning the lije and loss oj :our President 10hn F. Kenll edy, it is difficult to add more 10 whol. has already be en expressed, however, I would like to share with YOll the statement oj ( my Pastor) , Dr . William C. Thomas, First Baptist Church , We st Los Angeles, addressed to the Congregatl:on on Sunday, Nove mber 24, 1963.

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY 191 7 - 1963 We share with people everyw here the grief that is felt in the sudden and tra gic loss our country has sustain ed in the death of President Kenned y. It seems incred ible that one man 's hatred could erupt ill such brutal, senseless, diabolical murder. Not "impl y one life has been erased, but the head of a nation h'ls been struck 路 down , the blow striking at the very heart of our country. Murder is committed every da y, ever yw here, but this is especially reprehensible beca use it was aimed at the head of government, and therefore at government itself.

We have been taught that criticism of government is right and permissible, that change of government by orderl y means, established by our constitution, is just and a t times necessary, but that overthrow of government or the perpetrati on of violence to affect such overthrow is evil , anarchistic, and cQntrar y to ever y decent element in our democratic wa y of life. We utterl y deplore and abhor the violence that took the life of our President.

Pres ident Kennedy was a leader of our nation and th erefore of th e world itself. His death not only affects Americans but the citizens of the world .

And 路 at this juncture in the world's histor y, when the delicate balance between the free world and the communist-dominated world is so preca rious, the remova l of the President from his place of leader~ hip by violent mea ns can have far-rea ching and ma levolent conseq uences.

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President Kennd y, though not ever yo ne's candidate for the presidency, was n onetheless everyo ne's pres路 ident, and therefore we all ha ve sustained a great loss. We all feel the shock, the sorrow, and even indi gna ti on at the assassination . ' \"e ex tend our hea rt-felt sympa th y to Mrs. Kennedy and the entire famil y. Sorrow is common to all families, high and low, rich and poor, and no matter how hi gh our position in life, how great our accumula tion of this world 's goods, how unive rsal the acclaim of men, sorrow makes us kin with our fell owmen ever yw here and we stand naked and helpl ess before the inevitability of death . Death , as

it must come to all men, has come to the President, one who occupied the highest position to be awarded to men. We commend Mrs. Kennedy and the other loved ones to the grace of God because their world has come tumbling down around them, shattered by the assassin 's bullet, and because of their wealth , fame, position and prestige, the shattering of their world has had greater impact upon them than the shattering of the world upon us. ~:.

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This is a time to pray and to look away from earth to heaven. This is a time to realize the transitoriness of life, the possibility of sudden death, the need of all men to look unto Cod for salvation.

Man's life is as grass ; " in the morning it flourish eth and groweth up , in the evening it is cut down and withereth. " To quote again from the Scripture, " What is yo ur life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth awa y."

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I am reminded of an experience of the prophet Isaiah : " In the year the King Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon the throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple . . . and the seraphim cried to one another, "Holy, holy, hol y is the Lord of hosts ; the whole earth is full of his glory." May God grant to us, and to those now in authority, that there shall be a fresh vision of God and His might, of the Lord and His glory.

God will not give His glory to another. The sorrows of earth, the disappointments, the frustrations , can be used of God to show us our need of Him and to draw us close to Him for comfort, wisdom , and stren gth. .;.:-

May the President of the United States, Lyndon .T ohnson, be given courage and faith , humility and grace, to perform his duties and to lead this country in a most difficult period of its history. May we as Christian citizens unite in prayer unto the Lord, as His Word commands, and uphold our president, our government, and our nation before the throne of our Sovereign God who is Lord of Lords and King of Kin gs.

- Dr. William C. Thomas

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WORLD REPORT OF GYMNASTI CS

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Scenes fr om 1963 Western States Gymnastic Cl in ic.

PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THE THIRD ANNUAL

WESTERN STATES GYMNASTIC CLINIC DEC. 26 - 30, 1963

CLINIC INFORMATION Individ ual - $7.00; Famil y - $1 1.00; Group, 10 or more (g roups must be paid tag e therl - $5.00 each .

Th ose paid prior to Dece mbe r 20, 196 3 will recei ve the following rates : Indi vidual, - $6.00; Family - $10 .00; Group - 4 .00.

Th e regi stration fee will cove r the cost of I.D. pin, p rogram ond admittance to all meets, classes, wo rkout sessions and othe r clinic sponsored even ts.

Send 011 regis trati ons to Sam Boi li e; 2145 Calle Pola r; Tucson, Ariz ona 85710 .

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from th e east and a three man committee from th e west.

Th e ir cho ice was on the bas is of expe re ince and how the gymnast has performed in the past . Th e gym nast and hi .; coach will be not ified of his se lect io n before December 1, 1963. Th e two tea ms are represe ntati ves of th e actual areas (East and West ) wi th the Continental Divide se rv ing as th e d ividin g line.

1963 Clinic Highlights

I . Th e re will be less competit ia in in order to allow more tim e fo r learning. For men th e re wi ll be the East vs. West A ll-Sta r Meet a nd the ope n Clinic Championship s for me n, in conj uncti on with th e Tram po lin e tryouts at 2 p. m. on th e 30th. For women th e re will be one open meet. Th e re will be no yo un ge r g roup competiti on . Fo r thi s age there will be a "Rout ine Day" a s exp lain ed on th e sc hedul e.

The ho using will agQin be handled by the Flamingo Motor Hote l; Tu cson, Arizona. For room rese rvations, rafes, etc ., write d irectl y to the Flamingo Motor Hote l. Address any mailing to Manager when req uesting infor mati on and mak e me ntion you are attending the Western Gymnastics Clinic .

路2 . We have added special classes for the coach and teac her. A sess ion in which to learn new techniques in teac hin g, coac hin g and spotting. Th e lec tures will be given by th e lead in g coaches in our field today.

Th e East vs. We st Team ha s been se lected in adva nce.

Th e final se lection wa s made by a three man committee

3. T here will be spec ial classes for judge and offic ial cert ificati on . Thi s will be se t up thraugh the U.S.G.F. Th e

course lectures and t est in g p rog ram will be under the direction of Mr. Ga rdon Maddux, Gymnastics Coach at the Los A nge les State College.

be assi sted in the instruction of classes for intermediate and adva nced gymnastics on all pieces of wo men 's apparatu s by 5eve ral outstanding gymnasts.

4. In the afternoons (weather permitting) we will ha ve ex tra apparatus se t up outs id e for th ose who wish to wo rk out rath er than attend the sc hedul ed c lasses (s ingle appara tus spec iali st s etc,)

The program will be he ld in the Women's Gym on th e campus of the Uni ve rsity of Arizona (across the street from the men 's program), There will be several pieces of each piece of apparatu s to insure all an opportunity to participate.

5. Classes are being set up for intermediate and advanced levels onl y. The directors do not fee l that a clinic of this nature (d ue to the tim e factor and number of participants) lends itself to the instruct io n of th e complete beginner. We feel that in order to benefit from th e clinic the participant should have had at least one yea r of previous gymnastics instruction. This is not to sa y that the instructo r of beg inning gymnastics cannot profit by attending the clinic.

6 . SPECIAL NOTICE : Th e final tryou ts for the Trampo line Team tour of South Africa will be held at 2 P.M . Monday, Dec. 30th., (the last day of the clinic), The team selected will consist of 1 girl, 2 boys and a coach. This competition wi ll be run by the United States Gymnastic Federation .

The Western Gymnastics Clinic will again be held unde r the sancti on of the United States Gymnastics Federati on and will be attended by Mr. Fran k Bare, Exec uti ve Directo r of th e U.S.G.F. The fo ll ow ing is a list of some of the leading coaches that will be taking part in th e Third Annual Western Gymna stics Clinic : Mr. N. R. (Dick ) Ho lza epfel, Gym na stics Coach State Uni ve rs ity of Iowa Mr. Bill Meade, Gymnastics Coach Uni ve rsi ty of Southern Il lin ois Mr. Glenn Wilson, Gymnastics Coac h Uni ve rsity of Colorado Mr. Gordon Maddux, Gymna stics Coach Los Angeles State College Mr. He rb Voge l, Gym na stics Coach for Women Uni ve rsity of Southern Illinois Mr . .sa m Bailie, Gymnastics Coach Uni vers ity of Arizona Mr. Hal Frey, Gymnastics Coach Uni ve rs ity of California Mr. Charles Pond, Gymnastics Coach Uni ve rs ity of Illino is

WOMEN'S PROGRAM Th e wo men 's program of the Western Gymnastics Clinic wi ll be under the direction of Mr. He rb Vogel. Mr. Vogel was formerly th e coach of the women 's t ea m at the Flint Jr. College of Flint, Michigan . W hile there h e was the coach of several members of the wome n's Olympic and Pan American Gam es gymnastics t eams and is recognized as the outstanding teache r and coach of women's gymna stic s in the country. He is p rese ntl y the coach of wome n's gymn a st ics at the Uni ve rsity of Sou th e rn Illino is. Herb will

WESTERN GYMNASTICS CLINIC De c. 26 - 30, 1963 Men ' s Program Und e r Direction of Sam Bai li e, and G lenn W ilson

Gi rl 's Prog r am Under the Direction of Herb Vogel

Women's Gymnastics Coach Universi t y of So. Illinois

Thursday, Dec. 26

MEN 9 AM Registration General wo rk out s Men's & Women 's Gyms 12 NOON

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2 PM Inter. Side H orse Adv. Side H orse 2:45 Inter . Rings, Adv. Rings 3:30 Inter. Parallel Bars Adv. Parallel Bars 4 : 15 General Wo rk outs 4: 15 Or ient ati on for Judg ing Certifi cation Closs 6:00 Cocktail H ou r to be followed by buffet supper-

Open fre e to all coaches, teachers , and officia ls.

WOMEN 12 NOON I PM Women's O ri ent a ti on & Clin ic Instru ction a l Orgon izotion-Women's Gymnasium 2 PM Gymnastics Instruction

I. Nine sepa rate skill sections wil l be devoted to women's and g irl 's bymnastics.

Intermediate & Adv.A. Unevens (3 sections) b. Free Exercise (3 sess ions ) c. Vau lting (3 sections) 4 PM Gen. Workouts 4: 15 PM N.A.W.G.O. * Judges Clinic . Sess ion i (Bars ) 6 PM Cocktail Hour to be followed by buffet. Open free to all coac h es, t eachers & offic ials. *N.A.W.G.O.-Natianal Assoc iation of Women Gymnastics Officia ls

Fr iday, Dec . 27

Saturday, Dec. 28

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9 AM Coaches and T eacher$ Class-(Progressions - Spotting Techniques - Training Procedures) l OAM Long Horse-Beg. & Ad v. t oge th e r in this closs 10:30 Inter . High Bar Adv. Hig h Bar 1 1: 15 Inter. Fl oo r Exer.

Adv. Fl oor Exercise.

10:00 Tramp o li ne In t er.

T rampoline Adv. II :00 Tumbling, In t er.

Tu mbl ing, Adv anced 12 NOON I PM Fi lms and announcements - basem en t o f gir l / 5 gym 2 PM Inter. Side H orse Advanced Side H orse 2:45 Inter . Rings Adva nced Rings 3:30 Inter. Parallel Bars Advo n ced Parallel Bars 4: 15 Gene ro l Workouts 4: 15 Judg ing Certification Closs 8:00 P.M . Ea st vs. West

WOMEN 9 AM Coaches, T eacher s & Judges Closs (.)

Progress io ns (A, B, & C ca tegories), Spotting & trai ning techniques in Uneven Ba rs : 0 AM Gymnastics Instru ction II. Intermed iate & Advanced. a. Dance (3 secti ons) b. Beam (3 ski ll sect ions) c. Acrobatic (3 skill sections) 12 NOON 2 PM T eam T echniques I. Observation period f o r coaches, instructors & judges o f team o rganization, train ing, condit ion ing , & preparation for co mpetition. ( Li ve demonst rat ion w ith questi on & answer period, e t c.) Directed to provide insights into the development o f H .S. & Collegiate women's teams.

2 PM Tr ampoline, Inter. & Adva n ced 3 PM Tum b ling, Inter . & Advanced 4 PM Gen. Workouts 4: 15 PM Judges C linic, Session II (Beam)

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Coaches and T each ers Class-(Progressions - Spot tin g Techniques - Training Procedu res) lOAM Long H o rse- Beg. & A d v . together i n t his class 10:30 AM Inter. H igh Bar, Adv. High Bar I 1: 15 Inter. Fl oor Exer cise Advanced Floor Exercise 10:00 Tra mpoline, Inter.

Trampo line, Advanced II :00 Tu mb ling , Inter .

Tu mb li ng, Adv. 12 NOON I PM Film s & announcements basemen t o f gi rl 's gym 2 PM Inter. Side H o rse Advanced Side H o rse 2:45 Inter. Rings, Adv. Rings 3:30 Inter. Parallel Bars Advanced Parallel Bars 4: 15 Gene ra l Workouts 4: 15 Judging Certification Closs 8:00 PM Girl 's Meet, East West

WOMEN 9 AM Same as Friday Pr og ression etc. on Balance Beam lOAM Gymnastics Instruction III. Interm ed iate & Advanced a. Unevens (3 sect ions) b. Free Exe r . (3 sections) c. Vaulting (3 sections) 12 NOON 2 PM - 4 PM Team T echniques II. Same as Friday 2 PM Tramp ol ine Inter and Advanced 3 PM Tumbl ing I nter. and Ad vanced 4 PM Gen . Workouts 4:15 Judges Clinic, Session III (Free Ee xrcise) 8 PM East - Wes t Meet: Women

Sunday, Dec . 29

MEN 10:00 to 12:00 Picture Day Men & Wom en 12 NOON 1 PM Films & announcements Basements of gi rl 's gym 2 PM Coaches & Teachers Class 3 PM Long Horse 3:30 Inte r . High Bar, Adv. High Ba r 4 PM' Inter. Free Exercise Advanced Free Exe r cise 4:30 Judging Class, Final testing- Certification cards & cer t ificates t o be mailed after groding 7 PM Oly mpic Compulsor y Demonstrations , Men 's & ,Women's

WOMEN 12 NOON 2 PM Gymnastics Instruction IV a. Dance (3 sections) b. Beam (3 sections) c. Acrobatics (3 sect ions) 4 PM General Workouts 4: 15 PM Judges Cl inic Sess ion IV (Vau lti ng) 7 PM O lymp ic Compulsor y Demons tr ations.

Men & Women

Monday, Dec . 30

MEN lOAM Children's Roc., me DO l ana lys is of routines by panel of expe rts . Th is f or bo th boys & girls-to toke place of age g ro up competiti ons!

12 NOON 1 PM Fi lms & a nnouncements basement of gir l's gym 2 PM Final tryouts for th ~ U.S.G. F. Tramp ol ine T eam wh ich is t o tour Afr ica in the Spring o f 1964. T hese tr youts are under the direction o f the U.S.G.F.

WOMEN 12 N OON 2 p.m.

Final Trials for U.SG. F. Trampo li ne tour South Af ri ca 4 PM Genera l Workouts

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IJear M. G. Readers: It would be impossible. even ii I tried, for lII e to des cribe the wonderful {!.l'lIlIldst ic experien ces I' ve had dllring th e post .vear in Sweden. I' ve IlllUl e lIIany friends and ha ve learned that there IS 1II 0re to gymnastics than just int ernational type co mpetition, thollgh it's still Ill y fal'orite . That Swe dish gvmnas fi(" s has influ ence d my gymnastical olltlook might be evide nt in the articles I' ve sent YOIl for pllblication .

I hope that throllgh these articles AND PICT U RES jllst a little of th e pleasllres and joys which can be achie ve d {rom gym nastic participation were evident .

I wished the ave rage girl in A merim cOllld e:'(perienre th e enjoy m ent which Swe dish !lirls . for example , deri ve jrom recreational g.vmnastic partici pation. As regard s the physical fitn.es s aspe ct oi Swe di sh gymnasts, increased fl exibility, increase d 1TII13cfe ton es, and a health y body sholl ld be reason en'oll g h for iree -tim e gymnastic participation. Per haps A lII erica {"ollld stand a little more o.f th e Scan dina vian and Ellropean gymnastic inc/llences in school ph ysical ed llcation. Olltstanding schools ior gymnastics in Europe are : III Lillsve d: 12) Royal Gy mnastic Central Institllt e, SmckllOlm, Sweden ; (3) Ollerllp Gymnas tikfolkhogskola, allert/I' , Denmark ; and 14 ) MedalÂŁ G y mnastik Schllle_ Sc hloss Hoh en/els in Cobllrg, W est Ge r manx. I slIgges t M. G. R eaders inter('s ted in a papillar form 0.1 gymnastics ('he('k th ese schools alit.

Sincerely, Ollie Askew S prin {! V alle y, California

KALMAR, SW EDEN JUNE 26 - 30, 1963

By Ollie Askew Gymnas ti cs fo r a ll! A reso un d in g r ea li s lll in Swe den today, ne ith er in cl ement weath e r no r persona l mi s fortun e da mpened th e s pirit o r ex citement whi ch preva il ed a t K a lm a r 's 3 rd annu al gymn a stic fe5ti va l.

S an cti oned by th e Swe dish Gy mnasti c As· socia ti on , thi s festi val was first pla nn ed in 1956 wit h th e int ent of bri n g in g toge th er as many gy mn asts re presentin g as ma ny d ifferent S wedi sh gymn asti c ca tegori e5 a' poss ibl e . It grow in g s uccess was s ub sta n· ti ated thi s ye a r by th e t wo th ousa nd PL U ~ gymn a sts, re prese ntin g some forty diffe rent troops whi ch ha ve j ourn eyed he re; s ill a ll children 's pens ione rs, a nd pa u, e gYllln a5ti (' form s we re not r e presp nt ed .

THE· WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS Hi ghlig htin g th e W ee ks acti viti es wer e l1I en's and wo men 's co mpe titi on for in d io vid ua l honor s a s S wed ish Ma ster of Gym· nas tics; men's a nd wo men's troo p co mpe· titi on ; an d tea m exhibiti ons by ho use· wives'· gymn asti cs, Sweden's wo men ma ss elite, Denm ark 's H a mm e rum H e n 'ed S Gol men's elit e, Finl and 's So uth ern Voim iste· laliiho, a nd Norway's Nor ges Gym na stikk· og T urn fo rbund .

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Womens Even befo re the o pening ce re moni es on Jun e 26th when gy mnasts m a rched fr olll designated area s to' K a lmars bi g ma rk et place for A rtur Kaib je r's welcomin g ad· dress, the wo mens SlVI tri als were held at S po rth a ll en with the best ten com pe tit ors go in g int o th e final s. Th e o bliga tory pro· gram ; id enti cal to tha t r equired a t the 1964 Ol ympi c Gam es in T ok yo, proved a goo d test for th e yo unger com petitors. ( In cidentl y th e old est performer in the wo mens . S M competition was E va R ydell a t 21 years, t-h en ca me 19 ye ar old Ger ola Lindahl , Mari e Lundqui st and Ull a Lin d· strom at 16 yea rs, etc. Th ese girl s h ave a great gy mn as ti c futur e if they continu e a t their present r a te; good lu ck girls ! I Ry· dell , fr om Go th enburg, ga in ed a well de· se rved pra ise for her out standin g pre lim perfor ma nces in vaultin g and fr ee exercise.

In the final s, M ari e Lundqui st, Jun ior master in Va ster a s last F all , co mbin ed cooln ess and cleve r gymn a sti cs to pl ace seco nd in Balance Beam and fir st in Free E xercise. H er S uperfluou s (9.60 ) fr ee ex· el cise ro utin e received a stan d in g ov a tion for several minutes aft er it s compl eti on.

R ydell , howeve r, dominated th e fin als plac· in g firs t in un even s and va ultin g, apd fe co nd in fr ee ex ercise with 9.50 ave riu!e sco res in ea ch. T o describe he r pe rfo n~, . mances one nee d onl y ~ a y . " Th ey were terr ifi c ! "

Left t o r ight : Er ic Ro sengr en, Stig Li ndevol l, Ev ert Li ndg ren , W illia m Th oresson (in the a ir ).

Garn es in H els inkI). pe rform ed , nlO oth ly in hi s rhythmi ca ll y s up erb fa shi on onl;, to ga in a t ie with Li ndeva ll (9 .551 for first place in tha t event. 9.70 an d 9.60 per · fonn ances by Le if Koo rn and E ve rt L ind· gren r es pecti ve ly on rin gs a nd hori zo nt a l bar we re oth er in d ividu al hi g hl i ~ h t s .

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Le f t t o ri g h t: Mar ie Lundq uist , Ewa Rydelt and Ge ro la L indahl.

Mens Th e men's S M tri als were held just pri ol to the wo men 's fin als. Aga in the o bli ga · tory p rogra m was id enti cal to that of the 1964 Ol ympi c Gam es a nd th e ten best went int o the fin a ls.

S ti g " M ickel''' Lind e va ll fini shed first in th e pre lim s with 54.85 p o int ~ . th e lead of whi ch he neve r lost.

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In Sweden, troop gymnastics enJoy s a ri ch tradition which dates from the middle 1880's. It's beginning served a military purpose, that of providing recreation from studies and in particular officers training.

That this gymnastic form was unrhythmi · cal' and la cked aesthetic value was under· standable, it followed a military pattern of strict discipline and was directed by military officers; partrciyation by women was generally unheard of until 1881. As troo p gymnastics ga in ed in popularity, civilian participation in creased, non·military leadership began to dominate, motion and rhythm ic gymnastic was emphasized, and womens 'participation became accep· table-even popular.

The first team competition was held in 1877 between Stockholm's Gymnasti c Society and Gothenburg's Gymnastic Club.

It is believed that Hjalmar Ling, son of P er Henrik Lin g the fath er of the Swedish Gymnasti c System, acted as one of the judges for this competition.

The troo p gymnastics as di splayed at Kalmar exemplified Swedish gymnasti cs nineteen hundred sixty three. With troop cWnpetition bein g held on the Fest's third and fourth day, rhythmical motion and aesthetic lines were fundam ental qualiti es fouhd in floor exercises. Floor exercises by competin g wom ens troops, at tim es, nearly reached the point of modern dance abstraction.

Hand impliments such as balls and cl ubs were used as percussion in strument s in special floor exercises, while musical accompaniment was a basic quality in both me's and women's performances.

Breakdown by classes for men 's and ",omeri's troop competition was as follow s : Womens Ciass I- For elite troops with competition in floor exercises, vaulting, unevens, and balance beam.

Class lI-Competition in floor exercises, vaultin g, and balance beam .

Class III-A special class with competition only in floor exercises. Hand impliments were required, e.g. balls, hoop s, clubs, turn bands, etc.

Class IV-This class was for Juni ors, ages 12-16 years, co mpetition in floor exer cises and vaulting.

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Hu s kvarha, GF- 26.47; 3. Stockholms S tudente r s, e lite troop- 25.37.

Class 11-1. GK Hermes, Stkm. -25 .54; 2. Ka lma r Lan s, GF- 24.63; 3. Linkopings G1"-23.76.

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Vaste r as GF- 27 .3; Svitjo d, Gotehor g 27.2 .

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Gotebor gs Turnforening-16.08; 3. Rosenva ngs GK , Malmo-1 5. 05 .

Mens Class I- For elite troops; competitIOn was in fl oor exercise, vaulting ( tumbling tabl e or lon g horse), tumbling, and apparatus. (A minimum of three persons were required to compete in each of two internati onal competitive events).

Class II-Competition in floor exercises, va ultin g, and tumbling.

Class III- For Juniors 12-16 years of age, co mpetiti on was the same as Class II. Class 1- 1. SG F, Stockholm-37.39; 2.

AGF, Oreb r o- 36. 17; 3. GF Hammarbyg-ym n aste rna, Stoc kho lm-35.55 .

Class 11 -1. Halmstads Frigymnas t e r 26. 13; 2. GF Hammarbygymnasterna , Stockho lm-25 .98 ; 3. G T V iking-a rn a, Liding-o-24.30.

Class 111 -1.Rosenvangs GK, Malmo 22.23 ; 2. L imha mn s IF-17.40 .

On the festival's concl udin g day team exhibiti ons by housewives gymnastics, the women's mass elite troop , and Nordic guests took place at Frederickskane Sportfi eld. What an impressive sight it was to see 1200 women representing ages from 20 to 80 and all walks of life parade in close formation on to the sports field to give a gymnastic exhibition. Elly Lofstrand, the director and in stigator of this gymnastic form is deeply appreciated for her devotion and contributions to gymnastics. It is interes tin g to note that nearly 80,000 Swedish women sixteen years and over out of a population of seventeen and one half million s participate in voluntary gy mnastics. Could this ever happen in the U.S.A .? Girl s !

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I I . Th r ee running steps ( left , ri ght , left ) step hop on ri gh t , step on left , fr ont handspring t o sq u at p os iti on. (contI nuing ) 12 . Ro ll fo r ward to neck spring t o st r aight b ody stand. (cont inui ng) 13. Swing right leg up forward and aroun~ t o right execut ing 45 0 turn clockwise (contInu ing ) 14 . Run , r oundo ff , jump upwa r ds, land with feet together .

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GYMNASTIC ASSOCIATION CLASS " C" COMPULSORY ROUTINES 1963·1964 For Pre·Season Competition FLOOR EXERCISE I. 2.

Str addle jump , t ouch toes.

Cartwheel left , step on left f oot in line o f direction.

3 . Front scale on left foot (3 seconds) 4 . Fall, f or ward ho lding right leg up, to su p port on both hands and left leg (Swedish fall) 5. Two leg circles counterclockw ise with ri g h t leg, f inish in front support on both hands and both toes.

6. Fo rward rOll , stra ight knees bent hips, t o st r addle rise forward.

7. Raise to head stand-ho ld wi th legs to gether (3 sec on ds) 8 . Roll forwa rd bending right knee t o balance on right knee and left foot with leg str aight. Roll is executed with 45 0 turn clockwise.

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PARALLEL BARS I.

From a cross stand frontwa ys with upper grip, jump backwards and upwards, raise legs abov e head , swing forward in in ver t ed hang position.

2 . Swing backward and kip to c ross support.

3 . Swing for wa rd to an upper arm stand.

4. Roll immediately wi t h strai g ht body to an upper arm hang.

5. Raise to cross support on re ar swing.

6. Swing right leg ove r le ft bar, change right hand to left bar behind b uttox.

7. Mov e left hand to rear bar, swing righ t leg fo rwa rd over left bar t o cross support.

8. Swing t o upper arm stand , r o ll immediately back ward releasing grip and regrasping with upper grip in front of body .

9. Swing up in front sw ing to c r oss support .

10. Swing backward l ifting both legs over right bar .

I 1. Change left hand to righ t ba r in upper g r ip and release immediately.

12. Turn 180 0 clockwise (away from ba r ) to side stand right with r ight hand on left bar in upper g ri p.

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SIDE HORSE Fr om a side stand frontwa ys at the neck, place left hand on neck, and right hand on left pommel.

2 . Jump to support, circling right leg c lockwise over neck and saddle .

3. Swing left leg over neck clockwise.

4. Sw ing right leg over saddle counter clockwise, do not release right hand .

5. Swing left leg counte r clockwise over n eck and move left h and from neck to lef t pommel.

6. Swing right leg clockwise over croup and move right hand to r ight pommel.

7. Swing left leg clockwise over neck.

8. Swing both legs up and over c roup switching leg t o r ear, and r ight leg to front (front scissors) .

9. Swing both legs up and over neck switching right leg to rear and left leg to front (front scissors).

10. Swing right leg over croup (do not releas e grip).

1 I. Swing le ft leg over neck. Change left hand to righ t pommel.

12. Swing right leg over cr oup changing r ight hand to support o n c r oup .

13 . Swing bo th legs over sadd le. Jump to cross stand right at the ·croup .

This r outine may be reversed o nl y on its ent irety.

RINGS I.

From 0 hang pos ition raise straigh t body to inverted hang .

2. Bend hips and shoot feet backward t o dislocate .

3. Swing under and co ntinue swing up t o inverted hang.

4. Kip to su pport with legs st raight and hips bent at 90 0 (L)-ho ld .

S. Raise to bent arm stand-ho ld.

6. Lower to in verted h ang, swing legs fo rward to hang position.

7. Raise up in rear swing to suppo rt .

8. Swing legs forward and lower backwards t o inverted hang .

9. Continue backward rotation to st rai g ht bod y p os ition with body parallel to fl oor , face down (back lever).

10. Swing arms t o side, lower body (dis locate).

I 1. Swing f eet and legs over h ead to in ve rt ed hang.

12. Im mediate d islocate.

13 . Spread legs sideways, re lease grip. land in feet together bent leg position under rings (s ide st and underneath).

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Swing backward to rear rise to fro nt sup port .

Hip circ le backward with knees st raight .

Drop backwards k eeping t oes near ba r , swing fo r ward, swing backward and kip to fr o nt suppo rt (d rop kip).

Cast legs bac kward s away from bar cr ossing r ight hand over left t o over grip.

Sw ing under ba r w ith \12 turn clockwise .

Rear rise o n rear swing, change left hand to upper grip, change right hand to upper grip.

Sw ing under bar. cos t legs forward and upward. Re lease grip on ba r .

3 posses Roundoff, flip f lop, back flip tuck!

Fron t handspring, head spring, S running steps, front flip tuck!

Tinsica, r oundo ff flip f lop land on one f oo t, half turn , fron t handspring .

LONG HORSE 1.

St raddle v ault from th e neck. 44" high .

TRAMPOLINE Extra bounces should be deducted .5 each except stunt #7.

1. Back flip pike.

2. Front flip , tuck.

3. Front drop o n stomach .

4. Back d rop S. Bounce t o feet 6. Ba r on i 7. 1 'I.. front flip (t o stomach) 8 . \12 turntable.

9. Feet bounce .

10. Back flip wit h \12 twist.

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FLORIDA JUNIOR OLYMPICS R e port by Gordon E ggleston

At left: Opening ceremoni~s Jun ior Olympics hel d at Leesbu rg , Fl orida.

Above left : Dru id Hills High School Gym Cluu, coached

by Carol Tibbles, Senior Championship Team .

Upper center : Senior Girls A.A. Champs: I st Joanne Blanton (Vera Beach), 2nd Ethel Ry an (West Palm Beach), 3rd Lo rr aine Wessa (W.P.B .).

Abov e : Sen io r Boys A.A., I st Skipper Smith , 2nd Ha nk Rogers, 2rd Bobby Tubb (A ll from Druid Hills) Far left: Junior Girls A.A.: I st Marsha Linkwold (D.H.), 2nd Tied between Ga y le Rogers (D. H. ) and Teresa Roach (Vera Beach ) .

At left: Midget Girls A.A.: 1st Patty O'Keefe (Vera Beach ); 2nd , Wanda Bissell (Leesburg ); 3rd, Marcia Hunter (Fort Myers).

Low er far left : Junior Boy s A.A.: 1st Charles Blum hard! (Leesbu rg ); 2nd , Mike Wood (Leesburg) ; 3rd , Lee Brantle y (Geo rg ia).

Lower left , M idget Boys: 1st , Rick Brillhart; 2nd , Dickie Eggleston; 3rd, Bobb y Reutter (all fr om Leesburg).

Below : Patsy Wright of West Palm Beach.

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Bobby Reutter of Leesburg

Rick Brillhart success f u lly defend ed hi s state A ll A r ound title A t left: Defending stat e 9- year-o ld Champ ion Wanda Bisse ll who lost her A l l Around ti tle to ~att y O'Kee fe of Vera Beach.

Debbie Hine o f Leesbu rg on the Unevens in her fir st b ig meet.

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USGF Director - Frank Gore

THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDtkATION

A Ql ' IET, Bl -T no ne-th e-Iess imp o rt a nt eve nt too k place in Chicago, Illin ois, Oc to be r 22 -2:-h d whe n the fo ur existing Fed e ra ti ons of Bas ke tball. Track and Field _ Cymnastics a nd Baseba ll gathered with nea rl y ]On o f th e nation-s lea ding spo rt s l~a den3 to disc uss p;-ogress a nd p la n" for the future. Eve ry nation a l s po rts organization was represented_ as was vi rtu a Il y e ve r y m aj or at hl eti c CO II ference in th e co untr v. It was a n exce ll ent two-day affair a nd th e meet in gs and repo rts did much to strength en ou r cause. Th e two fact s that seemed to be most o bviou s . . . were (]) that th e fede ration s a re dedi ca te1 to prumoting a nd developin g th e various s po rts above a ll e lse, 12) th a t if the l"nited States d oes not ad opt some so rt of fede rati o ntvpe leaders hip (m a de up of a ll spo rts bodi es) th en we a rt' head ed d ow n th e path to defeat. Pe rso nal o bse rva ti o n frolll fa cts prese nted th e re, the A A l - has bee n -lea din g us down this pa th for th e last te n to fift ee n yea rs. Th e meetin gs closed o n a positive note .. . stressin g you th development. providing opportuniti es for more yo un!!-s te rs, helping th e na ti on become more s ports minded a nd wor kin g o n plall ~ to co ntribute to th e g rowth o f eac h s port. .::.

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THE U.S.G .F. HAS NEW DECALS . . . now ready for distribution . . . I 1 COLOR . .. red-white and blue . . . our emblem plus the words United States Gymnastics Federation . . . nine (9) decals to a page and they are very well done. The decals sell for 50c per sheet (of 9) and offer a variety of sizes and shapes of the emblem suitable for cars, luggage, books, etc., order yo urs now from USGF-Decals, P.O. Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona.

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AS REPORTED L 1 AN EARLIER M.G. the U.S.A. is now being broken into regions . . . and we are hoping that each of you will wear the REGIONAL COLOR to our 1964 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Sweat shirts . . . in the regional colors are ordered and the USG F emblem and the lettering USA-Gymnastic Federation appears in white on each sweat-shirt. It would be idea l, although we know it will take some time, if as many d you as possible can wear these colors in 1964. More 011 this in future issues and the USGF Newsletters. * * * THE WESTER GYMNASTICS CLINIC . .. December 26-30, 1963 . .. at the University of Arizona in Tucson . . . is drawin g near and the clinic Directors Sam Bailie and Glenn Wilson indicate that plans are firmed up for a wonderful week-long event. The Universities of Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois, California, Oregon, Southern Illin ois and Pasadena City College have indicated they' ll be represented. The EAST vs. WEST MEET -is set for the night of the 27th and teams are now being selected for this great event. Women's championship is set for the night of the 28 th and the rest of the time is dedicated to learning and teaching others . . . so plan now on attending the Third Annual WESTER 1 GYMNASTICS CLINIC. For information write Sam Bailie, 2145 Calle Polar, Tucson , Arizona. Last minute notice . . . there are plans to add a CLINIC CHAMPIONSHIP for the after-

GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

noon of -the 30th . . . entries will be accepted at the Clinic . . . so bring your work-out clothes. * * * MR. JIM FARKAS, of the Milwaukee Turners and MR. ERNIE MARINONI of the Berkeley, California Y.M.C.A. are now functioning as a SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH GYMNASTICS ... and you will hear more from them in time.

MRS. GRACE KAYWELL, who has written many an excellent article on "BALLET FOR GYMNASTS" in the 11-10DERN GYMNAST magazine has been asked to serve as Ballet Consultant for the U.S.G.F. Grace is an excellent teacher and pioneered the Palm Beach training session which was conducted last July.

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THE U.S.G.F. IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE . . . that MRS. ERNESTINE (R SSELL) CARTER has accepted the position of Chairman of the USGF Women's Technical Committee. Ernestine will be at the Western Clinic and if your memory goes back just a few years you'll remember that she is one of the all-time greats in women's gymnastics. The USGF:' is looking forward to a better and brighter future because of her willi_ngness to help promote the sport.

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SPEAKING OF COMMITTEES: DR. NEWT LOKEN ...

Chairman of the Committee on Committees has put in a long and difficult year . . . not only winning the Big Ten and NCAA with his great University of Michigan team ' EWT has been busy organizing and forming the various USGF Committees. As of the month of November here is a breakdown of membership on these committees:

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MEN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Chair : Mr. George Szypula (Michigan State Uni v.)

Bill Meade (Sou thern III. Univ. ) Paul Fina (R ive rside , Illinois) Bob Stout (Abington Po. H. S.) Wa rren Neiger (Pi ttsburgh Univ.)

Charles Pond (Illinois Univ. ) Glenn Wi lson (Cola. Univ.)

T om Darling (U. S. Naval Acod.)

WOMEN'S TECHN I CAL COMMITTEE Chair : Er nestine Russel l Carter ( Lansing, Michigan ) Pat Cullen (Univ. of 111. ) Mildred Prchal (Berw yn, 111. ) Dr. Blanche D rur y (5. F. State Co llege ) Herb Voge l (So. III. Univ.)

Bud Marquette ( Lang Beach , Calif .)

I nez Cao n (L. A. St ate College ) JUDGING AND OFFICIALS Choir: Mr . Frank W o lcott (Springfield , Mass .)

Mr. Gordan Maddux ( L. A. Sta t e College ) Mr. Dick Aronson (Wa l tham, Mass) Mr. Irv. Fa ria (S acrament o State Coll eg e)

FOREIGN RELATIONS Chair: Mr. Gene Wettstone ( Pe(ln State Univ . ) Mr. Bruno Jahnke (Warr ingt o n , Florida )

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Hartley Price (Fla. State Univ.)

Jim Ta naka (A. F. Academy, COla. ) Ralph Piper (Univ. Minnesota) Hu bert Dunn (Northern III. Univ.)

Margaret Miller (Patter son , N. J. ) MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Chai r : Mr. Bob Kreidler (Uni v. o f Chicag o) Charles Calhoun (American Turner s) E. F. Bud Beyers (Cedar Rapids, Iowa ) L y le We lser (Ga. Tech, Univ .)

Joe Giallombarda (New Tr ier H. S. , 111. ) Jon Culbertso n (W ilmette , III .)

Frank Th ompson (Kansas SI. Univ.)

Ken Ba rtlett ( Lang Beach SI. College ) Frank Hailland (Univ. o f Cali!. ) Dr. Do nald Ado lph ( Flu shing, N . Y .)

John Brodeur (Hartford, Co nn. )

I HOPE YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT th es e peopl e ha ve vo lunteered t o work in the var ious areas indi ca ted above their names. N o o n e has been selected who did not offer to work and the committees w ill a lways be open t o membe rs hip . DR . NEWT LOKEN Chairman of the COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES has done on excellent job in b r inging t oge ther thi s group of highl y qualified g ymna s tics people THE RESOLlTlO attached hereto was presented by M It VICTOR OBECK. Director of At hletics of NEW YORK PN IVE RS ITY to the L'SOC bi-ennialmeetin g in D. C. and it reads bea utifull y . .. a mI as ) a u might g uess it was vo ted down. It would ha l e end ed th e pr ob lem fo r a thletes unti l a fte r the !!a mes . It would ha ve ta ken e very Ameri ca n ~I' m­ na st o ut ~f the " middle'- whe re the AA ( hm' see n {it to strategica ll y pl ace th em to defend th eir o ll'n illogi ca l pos iti on. It wo uld have helped the l ·.S,A, to field th e strongest poss ible gymnasti cs team in Octobe Ll 96..J.. It ca lled for no concession on the part o f th e AA L the ["SOC o r the l"SCF. No r di d it offer anI' advan tage to a ll\ o f th ose o rga ni za ti o ns,

EDUC".TION COMMITTEE Choir : Sam Bailie ( Uni v. o f A r izo na Dr . Ha rt ley Price (Fla. SI. Uni v.)

Mr . Bruno Ja hnke (Wa rr ington , Fla .)

Mrs . Mildr ed Pr chal ( Berw yn , III .)

Ben H . Zickef oo se ( Abilene , T exas ) Wil liam Roetzheim (Pro viso H. 5 , 111. ) A . Bruce Fre derick (Wi lmington , Delaware ) D r . Kat h eri ne Le y ,Mich . Uni v. ) Marion King (Dicke r son, Texas ) Jim Fa r ka s (Milwaukee , Wise ) Glenn Sundby (S anto Monica , Cold. ) Dr . Clai r Jennett ( Son Jose Stote Co !lege ) RULES, RECORDS & ELI G I BILITY Chair : Dic k Ho lboepfel (Un iv. o f Io wa ) T a m Gordner (M aine H . S. , 111. ) CI,ffo rd Fagan (Chicago , III .)

N o rris J . Stevenson (Ariz. St. Un iv. ) f'ndrew Doy le (M a rton Grave , 111. ) LEGAL & FINANCE COMMITTEE Choir : Mr. M . R. Clausen (U niv . of Arizo nw j Mr . Richar d Turigliatto (CPA-Tucson, Ar i z .)

Mr. Gilbert J. Br inkmeyer (Champaign , III. ) Mr . Joe Shabacker (Ph oenix , A r izon a )

Man y co ll ege ond un ive rsit y coac hes have assumed the pos itions o f Chairman o f the Committees to help u s get the boll rolling w ithout their help much time would ha ve been los t . In the near future we will ha ve all th e above names and their comp lete addresses fo r you and inquiries may be directed to the chairmen o f th e indi v idual committee or the U .S.GF . o ffice Yet the l ·SOC und e r the aUSp ICIO US leade rship of its num e rous AA l · me mhe rs vo ted it d OlV n . . ,! I wonder II he ll the Ame ri ca n public.· Irill ask th em why '?

I YI 5 lH I·: THAT man y o f IOU mi !! ht be curious as to wh\' a nd holl' th e l .S. ()I)·mpic· C:om l~ittee is ma de up. With that th ou!!ht in mind li e have prepared the fo ll owin g c hart ~ for .Io ur stud y a nd we hope thta the" will illu stra te c lea r" the ;;tructure o f th e l ·.S, () ,c. .

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

RESO U ' TIO N Ifi H E REAS, the IJresiilent of the L'nited S lales o f A m erica has clearly indicated that he wanls the U nited S tates to give every amaleur A m erican all opportun ity to rep resent his cO llntry in th (' l lJ(i4 Olympic Games ; WHEREAS , Gen eral Dougla s .1IasA rtllllr , as th e IJresid ent's personal appoin tee, ha s ruled on more than one occasion that all amateur alhletes sh ould compete in all hona fide co mpetitions leadillp; up to th e 19!54 Olympic cOlnpetition and that no atltlete should be disqualified e:\:cept for strictly personal reaso ns; W HfR EAS, the Amalell r Athletic Linion has ruled ineligible o r threatened to rule ineligible more than SOO p;ymnasts because th ey competed in bona fid e competitions w hich lh e A A U did lI.ot app ro ve; WHEREAS , General MacA rl/wr has ruled in like situatio ll s ill track alld fi eld that such inelip;ihdit,y edicts are not in the national interest and th ai complelt! amnesty sh ou ld be granted ; /VOI/ "rHEREFOR'E, HI:" IT RfSO IYL D, that this biennia! m eetin {! of th e L·niled States Olympic Co m mittee p;o a ll record in s upport of the position taken by f1r esident K elln ed), alld General lIIacArthur ant! urge that all sll ch suspensions. unless directly related to v iolatiolls of lhe ama.teur rule_ be lifted so tha.l. all Ame rican s can com e tOf!,eth er in a suprem e effo rt to send ollr st ro n{!es t tea m to Tok yo!

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Officers Executive Director, NCAA Executi ve Director , AAU Eight NCA.A Representati ves

Eight AAU Rep resentatives One Armed Fo r ces Representative One Representative fr om ea ch o r gan iza ti on holding membership in Grou p A.

I EXECUTIVE BOARD (I I ) Officers Seven Representati v es fr om th e Board La f Di r ectors

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Inte rn atio nal franchise holders in o ne o r m o re spo rts o n the Ol ympic o r Pon Amer ican programs.

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Amateu r Bicy cle League .... ..... ... ... ..• Amateu r H o ckey Association Amateu r Skating Unio n

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Natio nal Association o f Amateur Oarsmen __ J 0 Notional Rifle Association ............ .. .. ...... ... .............. 10 North Ame ri can Yacht Racing Uni on ....... 10 U . S. Figure Skating Associati o n ... .... .. ..... .... ....... . 10 U. S. Lawn T e nnis Asso ciati on . . ... ...... 10 U. S. M o dern Pentathl on Association .... .. .. 10 U. S. Rev o lver Assoc iati on .... ... ...... .. ... .. ... .... .. . ... .. 10 U. S. Sk i Assc o iation ... ....... .... ..... ... .. ... ... . 10 U. S. Soccer Fo otball Asso cia t io n . 10 U. S. Vo ll ey b a l l Ass o c iat ion ... ... .. .... ...... . .. .. ..... ....... .. 10 GROUP B (7 o rganizati o ns , 160 vo tes , 16 d elegates ) National o rgani z at ions which o ffer co mpetiti on in on e o r m o re Ol y mpic o r Pan Americ a n spo rt s and pr ov ide a su b stantia l n u mber o f

And the writer goes on .. . but at least it illustrates a part of the problem that ex ists today. Do members of the committees mentioned above represent the United States . . . ( ? ) . . . Certainly not . .. when 26 out of 34 come from the Atlantic Coast area the y represent the East . . . not the U .S.A. It has been said that the same old gan g will make up · our 1964 Olympic Gymnastic teams Could there be a note of similarity in that rumor? The Olympic Gymnastic tryouts are scheduled for "New York City".

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V otes Delegates Not ional Asso ciati o n o f In t erc o llegiate Athlet ics .. 10 1 Notio na l Co ll eg ia t e Athl e ti c Associati o n ...... .. ... ... .. 100 10 Un ite d States Air Forc e .... .. .... 10 1 United States Arm y ........ .. .. .. .... .. ..... .. 10 1 United States Equestrian Team , Inc. ... .... ........ .. ... 10 1 United Sta tes Morine Co rps .. .......... 10 1 United States Navy .... .. ... ... ......... . 10 1 GROUP C (91 conferences and ass ociati ons, 273 v otes , 91 delegates ) Regi o nal o rganizati o ns pr ovi ding co mpetiti o n in o ne o r m o re sp o rts o n the Ol y mpic o r Pan American pr o gra m.

Vo tes Delegates AAU district asso ciati o ns-51 .. ....... ............ .... ... ... . 153 51 NCAA allied conferences-24 ...... .... .. . .72 24 Other I ntercol legiate athletic asso ciati a ns-l 30 10 Other asso ciat ia ns-6 .... ... ...... .. ..... ..... ........ ... ........ 18 6 GROU P D (8 or ganizat io ns, 8 vo tes, 8 del egates) Natio nal organizati o ns co nduct in g co mpetitio n in spo r ts not o n the Ol y mpic or Pan American p rog r am.

GROUP E ( 19 or gan izati ons , 19 votes , 19 d elegates ) Notional o rganizati o ns, n o t member s o f Gro ups A, B, C o r D, which d esire to suppo rt the USOC (e.g ., AAHPER ).

GROUP F Post officers of the USOC , ent it led t o one v ote each.

GROUP G Each Internat ional Oly mpic Co mmittee representa ti ve t o th e United States is entitled t o one v ote.

GROUP H United States c iti zens wh o hav e gi v en no te wo rth y suppo rt t o the Olympic mov ement . These citizens must b e nomina ted b y the USOC a nd shol l not exc eed 25 in num b er.

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U.S.G.F. REGISTRATION CARDS The U.S.G,F. now has reg istration cords and pins available for all gymnasts, coaches, offi cia ls and boosters of gymnastics.

This CARD DOES NOT LIMIT YOU IN ANY WAY TO PARTICIPATION IN ANY EVENT, CLINIC OR EXHIBITION, and is, in fact, onl y indicative of your inte rest in the sport and its promotion. There is a space provided for CLUB or ASSOCIATION . . in order that yo u might order them in groups and and allow this one cord to serve as registration cord for your group and th e U.S.G.F . . . . however, we need to have the names of all your club members for moiling purposes . , .

CARD, PIN and ALL U.S.G .F. INFORMATION PRINTED are available immediately. . $1.00 per C'Ord for gymnasts . . . $5.00 for coaches, off icial s and boosters . Includes all and puts you on the U.S.G. F. moiling li st (coaches, officials and boosters on special moiling li st.> Send Nom e and addre ss to: USGF, P.O. Box 4699,

TUCSON, ARIZONA. {make c hec ks pa ya ble to U.S.G.F.l

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WHILE WE ARE on the subj ect of the U. S.O.c. you might wonder why it is that we, at times, make comments about the fact that once agai n the tr youts for this team or that team are being conducted in New York City. Similarl y, we protest the fac t that the officials are usually from the Atlantic Coast area and do not represent the entire United States . .. I'd like to quote from an article that appeared III a Ca liforn ia paper which was written about the U.S.O.c. not the AAU mind you . .. the U.S.O.c. I believe it will shed considerable light on the probl em at hand . Re· member this was written by a sports writer . not by one of the federations or their membership. " You ma y recall that we disclosed a couple of months ago that Tug, (Mr. Kenneth L. Wilson , President of the U.S.O .c. nicknamed " Tug") in his great wisdom, had given the Amateur Athletic Union the major sh are of chairmanships on his athletic committees for the 1964games . . .

Now it comes to light that Tug, with his amazing flair for fairness , has named 18 of his New York friends (out of a total of 341 to membership on the USOC worki ng committees : Huusin g, Financing, Transportation, etc. An add itional eight. four from Wash in gton , D. C. . come from the Atlantic Coast.

That leaves eight spots for the bulk of this expansive nation ... ( the Midwest got four . .. the Rocky Mountains two. the So uth west one and the West Coast one I. With the appointments, of course, go free rides to Tokyo. Between the two committee groups, it wi ll be the same old gang that went to Helsinki , Melbourne, and Rome."

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Pictured above: Upper left Marlene Pacheco on the Trampo lin e. Upper right : Janie Speaks on the Balance Beam . Far Left: Inez Caon , Jani e Speaks (in the air) and Judy Trammell. Above: Jul y Tramm el l on the high ba r o f the unev ens and Inez Caon on t he ba lance beam with Bud Marquette spott il)g .

SANTA MONICA SPORTS FESTIVAL INVIT ATIONAL On August 18th, 1963 durin g the Sant a Moni<oa Spo rts F estival week Th e Modern Gymnast in cooperation with U.s.G .F. and th e Recr ea tion De pt. of Santa Monica und er the direction of Leo nard Bright and assisted

by Dick Samp held the Santa Mon ica beach In vitational Gymna sti c Champion shi ps. Thi s was a very successful fir st, and is destin ed to become a n important annu al Gym na sti c even t. Ther e wrere fift ee n mal e gy mnasts competin g in six event s plus Tram polin e. A special pl a tform was built and offi cial equip · ment was used (Nisse n parall els, sid ehorse. trampo line, a nd a special rin g a nd hi gh bar unit arrived from Gym Mas ter just in time for the competiti on) . Thi s year th e boys per· form ed the fr ee ex in a limit ed space how· ever plans are already und er way to have a full size area nex t yea r. An estim ated

Pictured ot upper left reading across: N icholas, Diamond, Zohm, Durham and Shurl ock. Second row: Speigel, All-around winners with Cha rlie Simms (who presented the trophies), Third row: Magdelano, opening ceremony and Shurlock. Bottom: Mitchell dismounting fr om the Parallel bars and l itt le 6 yr. o ld Garc ia in the Free-ex.

WOMEN'S EXHIBITION crowd of nearly 2000 was thrill ed by th e arti stic performances of the gy mnasts es· pecially th e fl oor exer cise performance of si x·year·old Garcia. Judging for the co mp e· titian were Dave Heiser, Charlie Si mms, Don R osenstock a nd Les Saskvar. Scorekee per was l'vlelvin Schl ossman with J e rry Todd to du th e spottin g. We also wish to thank the S.M . lifeg uards for their coop eration and ass istan ce in makin g thi s mee t a success.

S.M. INVITATIONAL RESULTS All·Around was won by Art Shllrl ock with Rusty Mitchell second. Magdelan o third , Durham fourth and Wolfe fifth. (Trophi es were given for th e first three places in each event). Free·ex: Magdelano, Mit chell and Shurl ock . S idehorse : Shurl ock, Spe igel and Magdelano. Parallel Bars : Mit chell , Durham and Magd ela no. Hori zontal Bar: Shurlock, Durham a nd W olfe. Rin gs: Za hm , Diamond ano Shurl ock. Trampo lin e : Millman, H erv a nd Sayer. Because of the limit ed s pa ce th ~ Long Horse event was not held thi s yea r.

Due to th e success of the Men's co mpe· tition we were encoura ged by the Santa Monica Recrea tion De pt. to have a women's Gymnastic ex hibition (an other first for the beach ) . Therefore two weeks later we were able to arrange a girl s exhibition featurin g In ez Caon ,· Judy Trammell, l anle Speaks a nd Ma rl ene Pacheco. Birgitta Gullberg wa s also sc hedul ed to perform however an ankle injury kept her on the sidelin es as a co· ordinator.

As the bleach ers brought in for the men's competition were still in the area all that was necessary was to rebuild and cover the platform with paddin g and canvas.

For the wo rk of prep arin g and se ttin g up the platform for thi s exhibiti on we are ind ebted to the Santa Monica Rec rea ti on De pt. and the Lifegua rds as well as assist· a nce fr om Dick H all en, lan os Prohaska and Barbara Bach. Th e ex hibiti on wa s very well rece ived and we look forward to a lso ha vin g a Women's Invit a ti onal Competiti on durin g nex l year's Sport s Fes tival.

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Louie has perfected t he triple fl y- a-way and performed it mare time s (over 100) than any other member of the club (or f o r that matter anywhere in the world) . Take note of howe well

controlled he is during the execu tion of the trick and his high open ing of the third flip .

During the past summer ot Santa Monico Beach seven gymnasts pe rfected the triple fly-a-way on the short ri ngs. Pic tured at 路 left are members of thi s new Triple Fly-A-Way club . Lef t t o right back row; John By ron, Ed Gunny, Steve Lernert , Kneeling Louis West and Jack Sch wartz . Not pictured Donn y Millman and De lv in Durney . A lso H onora ry members of the club wh o ha ve performed the trick in past yeor s are Haro ld Wood, Ba rry T owa rd, Don McLart y (see MG Sept. 1958).

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RING ANTICS The short rings at Santo Monica Beach always prove路 very popular . Tap of page: Diamond, Robeson, Zahm ond Jac kson doing " Moltese"

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Above Andrew Jackson st r etches his long arms out into an iron cross.

Uppe'r right the gang line up to position themselves to perform seven iron crosses ring to ring for the MG camera . At right : Oh we ll you can ' t win them all!!! Seems there just wasn't enough room to spread out into th e cross posi tion.

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Coach Bill Vincent

THE VALLEY STATE SUCCESS STORY

by Richard A . Enberg F or Bill Vincent, one of the grea l disap路 pointm ents in a hi ghly sllccessfu l gy mn ast i<.: ca ree r was th e failur e to compete in a 1 CAA gy mnastic championshi p. It wasn't because he lacked th e proper crede ntial s; Bill wa s instrumental in leading th e UCLA Bruin s gy mnasti c team to three co nsec utive Pacif ic Coast Conference champi onships in hi s va rsit y years of 1957, 1958, and 1959. As a so ph omore, he was consid er ed one of the top coll eg iate performers on the fl yin g rings, winnin g th e conference individual titl e in t hat even t. He. also was a consistent scorer for the Bruins in all-aroun'd , tumblin g, and th e tra mpolin e. But, though he was qu a lifi ed, UCLA was not. Du e to foo tball vio lati ons, all Br uin athletes were denied parti cipati on in NCAA tournam ents in th e years 1957-59.

Denied th e opportunity to match hi s talent s aga in st other athletes in the nati ona l championships, Bill Vincent, the coach, is df'termin ed to develop and g uid e individual s Dave Smith w ith parallel ba r s.

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California_ If explosive beginnin gs are va lid indicators, then this youthful mentor is destin ed for success. Two years ago, Valley State. establi shed in 1958, had no gymnastic tea m.

Last year, they hired the 26-year-old Vincent as an in structor in the Physical Education Department. One of hi s responsibilities was to build ' the school's first gym nasti c team.

Bill promptly developed a tea m that won th e conference (Cali forn ia Coll egiate Athleti c Associati on ) champ ionship. Simultaneously, Valley Stat e ca ptured th e gymnastic title for all th e California Sta te Colleges.

In winning Vall ey State's first conference and state trophi es in any sport, the college boasted of two men who were extremely im pressive_ Juni or Dave Smith led the Valley State Matadors in the State mee t with 49 points, winnin g fir st place medals' in both the long horse and hi gh bar. Anot her junior, Larry Robin son, had an "off" day in the meet, but neverth eless fini shed as State's third hi ghest scorer with 14 po int s. Both men are particularly outstandin g on the horizontal bar, usuall y fini shin g one- two in th at event throughou t the entire seaso n. Vincent refu ses to select th e man who is most profi cient, saying th at Smit h an d Robin son are evenly matched; either man is ca pabl e of defeating the other on a given day.

The student body at Vall ey Sta te, upon receipt of the startli ng news of the conference and state titles, qui ckly provid ed fund s to fl y the two gymn asts along wi th - Vincent to Pittsburgh in March, 1963, to co mpete in the gru elin g NCAA champi onships.

Des pite the understandabl e nervousness that has destroye d many an in div idual's titl e hopes, the two Matadors proudly fini shed in the top ten in th eir specialti es. Smith placed ninth in the parallel bars an d Robinson tied for fifth in the horizontal bar. The combin ed scores of the two-man representation earn ed Valley Sta te a tie for 17th place nationally _ What is the key to the Ma tad ors' meteoric

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ri se? Coach Vincent attributes a great part of his tea m's success to th e adherence to a simple but strict principl e. Bill stresses constan tly the importan ce to his team members of establi shin g defini te routin es. P ost season workouts (July, August, Sep tember ) provid e the opportunity for indi vidu als to point to1tard the learnin g of new stunt s, but after October, he demand s that r outin es be esta blished and well defin ed. " R outin es must be so well implanted in the Inind of the gy mnas t th at he is able to do them in hi s sleep," says Vincent. "Wa iting until mee t time to decide what stunts are to be perform ed, or changin g routines from week to week, constitut e some of the most co mm on errors of beginning gylnnasts.

"In workout period s, each gy mnast shoul d perform his ro utin e at least three or four tim es. The onl y excepti on to thi s rul e would be the all-around man , but even he mu st choose the events he is to work that day and perform his ro utin e on them_ By the time of the first mee t, th e routine should be established and be continued intact throughout the season. " Vincent feels strongly that the application of this philosophy has been in strum ent al in hi s imm edia te coachin g success.

What does Vincent plan for an enco re a fter such a Spectacular initi al year? All twelve lett erm en from last year's tea m are returnin g for competition this win ter. With them will be added strength provided by several excell ent junior college transfer stu dent s, eager to be tutored by Vin cent. Th e schedul e will be demandin g-USC, the Un iversity of California, and UCLA in dual mee ts, then the co nference and slate championships before the NCAA tourn amen t to be held only 30 mil es from the Valley Stat e camp us at Los Angeles State, a fell ow mem her of the CCAA. Vincent's eventual goal is to coach an individual and ultimately a team cham pion in the NCAA_ Thi s year he has an eye on a tea m fini sh in th e top ten nationally. Thi s is a tough assign ment in a school th at didn't have a tea m two years ago, but th ose who kn ow Bill wouldn't bet against him.

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Jock Mahoney "in " Tarzan Goes T o Indio"

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by John C. Hagner J AC <) UE S O' \ 'IAHO N EY is hi s full na meIhuu g:h to hi s man y fan s, he is pu pul a rl y kn o wn as J ock. Burn to French an d Iri sh pare nt s, Ihi s lowe rin g 6·foo t-4-in ch he·ma n, brok e inlu fi lms the hard way, perfo rmin g ' in cognit o'

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An alhlet e u·f th e hi"h es l ca librt, Ma· h unl'Y wa~ a f oo tball and~ bas k l' lhall , ;'" .: a~ well as an expert on the trap eze in hi g: h schoo!. Kn uw n as on e of H oll ywood 's 1110, 1 accu mpli shed 's luntm e n', J ock Mah oney ai , ,, wo n pro min ence for his man y weste rn pur· tra yals. J ock was starred in th e te lev is iull se ri es "Ran ge Rid e r". "Yancy D prrin gf' r " fa ns will rem ember Mahon ev as th e d a" hin ~

'Yan cy' in thi s gt:ea t ad vent"lIre se ri es St' t in Ihe pos t Civil W a r era . Rece ntl y, J ock en· te red th e rea lm of fi lm no bilil y is Ih e la l,",1 'Tarzan '. Hi s fir st ve nlure as Ih e npw ·tre,"· s winge r' cam e wh e n he was s ta rre"d in "Tarzan G oes 10 India " . A fl e r whi ch. th ere was " Tarzan 's Th ree Chall enges" . Hi s lat es l Tar· zan e pi c is expec led 10 lak e pla ce in Iht' Philippin es. J ock 's so n. Rick Field , is in gy mnas ti cs

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A. 1963 National YMCA SI". FJoor路X champ B. 1964 Olympic contender from Japan C. 1962 NCAA AII路Around Champ D. 1960 Olympic AII路Around winn er E. First USGF National AII路Around winner F. 1963 USA Turnfest All-Around Champ G. 1963 Pan American Games All-Around Champ H . 1963 NCAA All-Around winner I. 1963 German Turnfest All-Around Champ 1. 1962 Women's All-Around World Champion K. 1962 Men's USA National Champion L. 1962 Women 's USA National Champion

III. Match names above witli pictures below.

How did you score '( Turn til page 60 for the an swers.

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MOORE, IMMEDIATE "BAILIE" (movement is cl ockwise ) The Moore, imm ediate " Baili e" or in more descripti ve te rm in ol ogy, thi s se qu ence would be referred to as : Double Moore, im路 mediate inward reverse moore, imm ediate

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tromlet imvard to saddle. (the second moore, reverse moore and troml et are all execut ed on tR e sam e pommel) Hand movements leadin g from th e seco nd moore : legs pass und er left hand- left hand regrasps pommel in over grip- legs pass und er ri ght hand- right hand regras ps pom路 mel in under grip- hand s are now in pos i路 ti on to exec ute the troml et into th e saddl e

This sam e sequence appeared in Kunzle's book on Ol ympic Side Horse and referred to such comb in ation s as the side horse work of the future I feel the future that was men路 ti oned is here and to be a champion on th ~ Horse today thi s caliber of work will have to be shown. In our prese nt compe titi on on ly one has shown such work , Russ Mill s of Yal e, our prese nt NCAA Champ ion .

Helpful hints 0/ Physical Education, 0/ The Milwaukee Turners, Wisconsin

by "lim" Farkas, Instructor

PARALLEL BARS. "Straddle in from support to support".

When a gymnast decides to lea rn this stunt he is usually misled by his visual o,bservations. To almost everyone it appears that the straddle is done from a backward swing.

This incorrect image leads to a rather long struggle in the learning of this exercise-element.

The point, I want to emphasize toda y, is the hidden quality that the backward movement- preceding the straddle - is not a swin g "but only a backward elevation of the legs with the definite aim to avoid swinging.

Without regard to the preceding exercise the backward swing must be reduced to a halt at the vertica l support position. From here only the legs move backward while the hip and the torso should remain between the arms thus developin g an arch ( Fig. 2 ). It should be stressed that when the body arri ves into the maximum arched position the legs should come to a halt at that point. While this arch is developed the trunk should be sunk between th e shoulders ( Fig. 2) thus preparin g for a downward actin g push of the arms.

At a precisely coordinated moment (when the arch is maximum ; the legs are just barely over the bars and their backward movement is abo ut to stop ) th e forward straddlin g of the legs begins with a sudden and powerful downward pushing of the arms (from the shoulders, not from the elbows) (Fig. 3.)

The legs shoot forward , passin g under both hands j oin in g again in rear support and the hands regrasp the bar with such immediacy that the trunk itself hardly moves at all. ( Figs. 4-5) .

This very same hip-technique is used at si ngle- and doubleleg cuts under one arm and co nsequentl y at the " Double Rear-Vault" too.

After the hip-acti on has been a utomized its coordinated m ovements ca n be speeded up without the loss of mechani路 cal perfection , and then it ma y appea r as a swingful movement, but it is a long wa y from th e start. When yo u begin LEAR . T IT WITHOl -T S\Y T 'C. 35

CARBON COpy

By HERB VOGEL Womens Coac h So uth ern III inois Unive rsity , Ca rbonda Ie, I II.

ADVANCE D WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Straddle Swing Movements (Beam) This is article numbe r two 12 1 cove rin g bala nce bearI'l skills based on th e straddle sw in g movement. The rea der is refe rred to last issue Me for stradCdle sw in g fund amental s as well a ~ info rma ti on on strad dle swin g to I I I squat stand a nd 121 tOE. I foo t I leve r. Du e to space writer shall not repea t " lea d-up" info rm a ti on.

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I&. with leg A whips down with leg R held hi gh throu gho ut. Th ere STRADDLE SW I NC TO AR ABASQl!E: Same straddle s wing: is a n extreme forward bod y lea n, eyes fo cused durin g semi lead -up and " Rh ythmic Perform a nce count" for to tal mo veha ndstand pos. on pt. just forward of ha nds and refocus on ment (A H . . ONE, two.) Emphasis placed on #9- arms a ra ba squ e I 4to 6 ft. forward I . stra ight with strong push do wn of hands into beam, legs split

( ,3 STR ADDLE SW II\C TO S PLITS: This movement q uite possible as it was accomplished fr om a " Rack walkover" in last l 'SC F I\ati ona l Champi onship. Same quick lowerin g of leg A with leg B held hi gh but note # 11 tha t leg A bends sli ghtl y 36

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to get thru small space between arms, leg A is immediately straightened and heel placed on beam to slide forII'd , bringing leg B to beam and the hips to point of hand support as arm on side of leg A is released. Opposite a rm assists in bala nce.

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B Straddle Swing To Whip Over Forward Roll

The straddle swing over forward roll can only be accomplished thru mastery of the straddle swin g fundamentals and ability to do a forward roll on beam. It would assist the level of execution if the gymnast had mastery over the "English handstand ," but it is not nece~ sar y .

Same straddle roll, previous MG , up to #7 on sequence pictures. #7-8 Forceful extension of arms, and total body, think of pressing down into the beam, NOT throwing the bod y up. Focus eyes on pt between hands and strive for position above horizontal, near 90 degrees.

# 9-10 Forceful fiexion of hips, think of lifting them upward , bend arms and tuck head. # 11 As body drops to the forward roll the grip is changed to a " hang on" grip on bottom of the beam, hips lowered to beam simultaneously.

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ONE! the forceful timing up to the % handstand position with count -two ' covering the quick, " whip over" action of the pike to forward roll and the lowering of the center of gravity (hips ) to beam.

HELPFUL HINTS: The illustrations above and below paint an adequate picture of both the technique of "spotting" and using a mat for practice safety procedures. Note exact position of spotters hands, an additional spotter is helpful on opp. side to keep assistance equal.

Mastery of this spotting technique and use of practice procedure will set the stage for NEXT ISSUE CARBON COpy COVERAGE of STRADDLE SWING To ENGLISH HANDST AND with insights into the short cut that makes it easier to accomplish.

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By MARGARET KORONDI Oly mpic Gold M edal W inner

GY M F ITN ESS GU IDE Every day more and more peo pl e r eali ze the importan ce of bein g physica lly acti ve .

What should th ey do to get the right kin d of exer cise needed to ma inta in the ir hea lth '?

Mor e of our popul a ti on a re learnin g a bout Gymnastics for th e answer. It is diffi cult to find a ny oth er sport whi ch will do so much for yo u. By doin g Gy mna stics yo u will ge t all a round exe rcise, improve ment of yo ur fl exibility, pos ture, muscle tone, se nse of bal ance, coordination, strength and gen· eral conditi on. In Gymn asti cs yo u will learn new skills wh ich improve your po ise and grace. By explorin g your creativity yo u will find s uch a variety in movement s you will never tire of the possibiliti es.

Gymnasti cs is for all regardless of age or sex. Childre n find fun and challen ge whi ch form s a good foundation in health and can· dition for lifetime. W e a re not referrin g to competiti ve gy mnasti cs) . More and more teen-age girls, career girls an d mothers are discoverin g what mod els and ac tresses have

known for a lon g tim e : th a t doing gy mnasti cs I cali stheni cs, si mple dance movements, so me acro batic and ballet bar exercises) will kee p t he fi gure ni ce a nd trim an d will a lso g ive more ener gy to enj oy th e thin gs you lik e to do . If yo u ar e the one who is just pl annin g 10 sta rt yo ur regul ar exer cises here is some adv ise. W ril e for yo ur free Exer cise Cha rt to T he Mo dern Gy mn ast- it will hel p you with yo ur da il y home exercisin g. W atch MG : in eve ry issue we will g ive yo u a few new id eas a nd exer cises. It is im po rtan t Ih at yo u j oin a class if yo u have had no prev ious ex per ience in exercising. Yo u sh ould have professional help to lea rn to do th e exercises correctl y Th er e are a lot of lill Ie tri cks whi ch will save you ti me and effo rt. Ten minul es of the correct kin d of exerc ise is more eff ec ti ve than one hour of exe rcise do ne in co rrect Iv. Don' t was te yo ur ene rgy . You may call yo ~r local YMCA and inq u ire abo ut a co urse whi ch yo u can enroll in .

H er e a re so me exercises for yo u, es pec iall y if yo ur fi gure probl em is be tween wai s t and k nees.

A. Go dow n on hands and r ight kn ee (ar ms stra ight , back arched). Stra ight le ft leg is exte nded, your loe shoul d touch the fl oor.

2. Lift stra ight left leg as hi gh as yo u ca n, H old it for four co unts, th en re turn to sta rtin g positi on.

Repea t il 15-25 tim es, th en do th e sam e with yo ur oth er leg.

Yo u can do the sa me move ment only a l· tern a te legs a ft er each leg liftin g.

Cha nge the s peed and th e rh ythm of the exerc ises too.

Turn on th e rad io and make it a ha bit 10 exercise with music. Yo u will get an even rhy thm , and will have mor e fun whil e you work . out.

B. L Sit on th e fl oo r, fee t together and straight.

2. Lifl kn ee as close as yo u ca n to yo ur 3. Return to sta rtin g pos iti on.

4. Sa me as 2., onl y with yo ur right leg. ri ght leg.

Keep yo ur back stra ight whil e liftin g for 30 seco nd s in the first week . Gra duall y wo~ k it up to t wo minutes. .

C. L Li e on yo ur back, fee t toge th er.

2. Roll over to your left sid e, the sa nk tim e lift yuur ri ghf leg sid ewa rd and up ward , th en hold that pos iti on for two count s.

3. Roll to yo ur ri ght sid e and lift YO llr leg. Whil e in rollin g motion kee p feet to· l!~ th er . lift leg th e sam e tim e you land on yo ur sid e. A rch in this pos iti on and ti g ht ~ n muscl es.

Do exerc ise lor a nuut 30 second s, ro llin ~ from on e sid e to the oth er. Always hold yo ur pos iti on on yo ur sid e.'

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Besi des bein g mor e active, you should exam ine your eatin g habit th e tim e you make your start. If you have weight problem or not, for health reason yo u should le m or not, fo rh ealth reason yo u should have a well bal anced di et.

H av in g da iry product dail y as well as pro· te in s, fr esh fruit s and vegeta bl es and a littl e starches a nd carbohydrates. Try to es ta bli sh a ha bit for eatin g lots of natura l foods. fruit s a nd gr een vegetabl es, etc. C ut out some of yoU!' soft drinks and dessert s.

Also ta ke it easy with th e " bread famil y."

Roll s, co ff ee cakes, donuts, cooki es. and brea d ... th ese a re not good for yo ur fi gurc.

If yo u ha v!' a ny pr obl e ms yo u wa nt tn di scuss, write to Mi ss Korondi. S he will 1)(' glad to a nswer yo ur questions.

We a lso wo uld lik e to kn ow, wha t wo uld you like to rea d in our future iss ues. Wp a pprecia te any su ggesti ons.

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Beginn'ing Dismounts For The Uneven Parallel Bars In our last two un even parallel bar in , truc· tion arti cles we gave yo u basic mount s. circles a nd conn ec ting movement s. W hen yo u have ma stered them, use your imagina· ti on and reorganize th e movem ent s and yo u wi ll have a ni ce littl e routin e. One thin g is mi ssin g : th e dismount. Here are a few simpl e ones, th at yo u ca n choose fro m: FRO NT VA ULT cli smount. Mai nt a in 11 co ntroll ed swing be tween th e bars, ri gh t ha nd hold s th e lower bar, left th e hi gh bar with an upper grip . The front par t of the body must pass over the bar, the backswin g must be fo r ceful , so you can lift yo ur strai ght and arched body above the low bar.

As the maximum point of th e back swin g is r eached th e left hand shall pus h all owing the whol e body lea ding over th e low bar, and reach for the low bar as landin g is ap· proached.

REAR VAULT dismount (sam e star tin g positi on as a bove) yo u have to swin g yo ur leg to th e fro nt an d over th e low bar. K ee p yo ur hips close to yo ur ri ght wrist. Lea n back a littl e to all ow yo ur toe to go hi gh, so yo u will have a high cleara nce . Th at dismount is mu ch easier, than th e Front Vault di smount. For a more advanced dis· mount start it fr om the hi g h bar, perform a one·hand handstand , con tin uou sly brin g should ers a littl e to th e fron t and wit h arched body sw in g down be twee n th e bars, slow down as yo ur hips are reachin g yo ur lower hand leve l, then for cefull y swin g legs to the front and over the bar.

Ano ther simple di smount fr om th e hi gh bar is the H AN DSTAND ARCH·OVER dis· mount. Yo u can perform it, even if yo ur hand sta nd is not 100% sure, beca use yo u do not have to stay th ere for a lon g time and you do not have to control th e positi on of your shoulders, hi ps, legs, etc., as m uch as when yo u perform a Hand stand Stoop di s· mount or a Han dsta nd Stradd le d ismount.

Of course try to master your hand stand. so yo u can control it 100% .

Start the dismount : maintain a fra n! Sli p· por t position on th e high bar fa cin g th e low one, continuously release hands, ar ch yo ur body, th en reach dow n for th e low bar with both hands ( upper gri p ) sam e tim e swin g feet and legs upward int o a hand stand balance positi on. Do not stop her e, ar ch over to la nd in a standin g posi· tion back to th e bars. (Be sure to have a !;potter whe n first attem ptin g any ne w move.)

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This apparatus must not be neglected.

Rather you must exercise on it at every opportunity. Only in this way can you gain great confidence. Accustom yourself to unfamiliar movements .in a restricted area, lose fear of fallin g and exercise lightly and fre ely. I train on the beam daily for one hour or more. After thorou gh warm in g up I walk on the beam a short time and immediately start combinati ons, First, I go through a whole optional routine 5 to 7 tim es. Compulsory routin es are done even more. Then I work on individual elements and their "conn ections." Even though the work does not proceed successfull y or as wi shed for, I strictly adhere to a schedul e. r have always gained by this persistence in

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WORLD BEAM Translated from Svortovni Gymnastika For years the name of Eva Bosakova dominates in the realm of Czechoslovak gymnastics, and throughout the world. In our 'new seri es of interviews with gold medal winners we have selected her as our first gymnast. Questions asked and Eva's answers follow : 1. Was the High Balance Beam your preference jrom the beginning of your gymnastics activities?

For and answer to this question I must return far back to my gymnastic begin· nings and remember that it was never my intention to become a gymnast; cer· tainly not on the high beam. I loved all sports and was acti¥e throughout the entire year, swimming, bicycling, play· in g volley ball and baseball in school and in light athletics; sledding and skating in winter. This all round activity was the best preparation for the later hard train· ing in gymnastics. Of these sports, skat· ing was my preference and it was my ambition to specalize and become an out· standing skater. Even as a little girl I admired "kadets" (tour jetes) and per· sistently tried to emulate adult examples.

Surely this contributed to the highly sensitive feeling for balance so necessary for exercising on the beam. In those days, of course, the fact that later, my greatest success would be mastering the beam exercises was farth est from my thoughts. Much time elapsed before I left the ice arena and went in to the gym nasi um where I realized that gymnastics were, for me, the most beautiful of sports. But even then the beam was not my most enjoyable apparatus. Beam exercises, at that , time, were very monotonous, too static, without movement or life, and uninteresting. I preferred cal-

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i'thenics, originating new ele ments an n ~ci satisfied my desire for movement and >lction.

2. To what do you attr~bute yo u,r suCCess on the beam and how did you acqfIire your astonishing confidence and balance?

Though I did not like the beam, I wa s compelled to exercise on it. Competitive rules 'are relentless, And relentless, also. was ' my father , himself a good gymnast: who knew that only he who masters all required apparatus exercises can , possibly succeed in competitions. At the beginning of my gymnastic career I promised him to exercise on the beam even more than on any other. I was th en about 15 years of age and had competed in several novice competitions-my parent had already taken a hand in my train ing. A high beam w'as prepared in the gymnasium; on the wall above it hun g a clock. My father always prescribed 30 minutes of work on the beam during which it was necessary to remain on this apparatus, constantly in action; walking, hopping, turning and again walking without rest. Tens and hundreds of half hours, tens of kilometers of walking and runnin g on the beam! Father would say that the beam will not always be a static apparatus, that even here, action and movement would predominate, and ha led me to hi gher and hi gher confidence and balan ce in each exercise. According to him , I should even sleep on the beam. And he was right. From a thoroughly "repulsive" apparatus, the beam became my most favorite event and, as in calisthen ics, I began to seek new methods, elements, and dynamic combinations for my routin es.

3. How ' ojten do you irain on the beam; how many times dJo you execute a whole rOlltine during a training period?

4. What part do you take in creating yo ur exercises and how much assistance do you get from your trainer ?

People often ask about the amount of tim e put into preparing for Olympic or world championship competitions. They do not believe when I answer "from the fir st time I began training on the beam." An option al routine is not created in its whole at one tim e. It is a synthesis of a long period of developing individual elements, passages and their combin ations; this reserve grows as training progresses and is progressively drawn upon by the gymnast for the enrichment of her optionay exercise, This process endures throughout th e whole period of competition and is unendin g, I do not believe it is corr ect to keep an exercise for years without change even if some outstanding gymnasts do so. It is of co urse, understandable that this creative process is int errupted during the competition preparation period when it is necessary to res train one's self from making changes. According to the degree of changes inexercises, 6 or 8 months are necessary, The combination of elements and character of the whole combination is my own idea; my train er advises me and often I seek advice from dancers and ballet masters. It is important that the trainer be competen t to judge the suitability of newly inserted elements and their effect upon the whole exercise. It is impossible to allow one's self to be carried away by fantasy and to work on elemen ts that are finally found too difficult to master.

This leads to the necessity of changing the exercise just before competitions. Well " worked ou t" combinations after thorough study by the gymnast and train er is an absol ute prerequisite for successful preparation. Here the trainer must guard against the inclusion of elements too difficult for the gymnast's ability.

5. What message to YOll have for young gymnasbs wh:ose aim it is to defend the tradittlonally high level of beam exercises

by Czechoslovak gymnasts?

I am very happy that beam exercises have become a strong weapon in the hands of our :epresentati ves, even the youngest.

With th ese lines I would like to impress ' upon them that we, on the road to success, were compelled to work very hard to surmount the level of our examples and competitors. Today's level of beam exercises is very high not (JIlly in Czechoslovakia but in all countri es where, obviously, they are following our experiences. The aim of our young gymnasts will, while defending our achieved position, be more difficult to attain. I believe, however, in their victory and wish them much patience and conscientiousness in training and enough courage to , seek further ways toward "gold medals" on the beam.

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SOUTH AFRICAN TRAMPOLINE REPORT By aile Areborn The above competition was held on Sa turday, the 31st of August , at the Wan· derers Gymnasium, Johannesburg, with competitors from the whole of th e Re· public. It was th e 3rd National Cham pion· shi ps staged and, apart from a few" minor problems, it was a tremendous success. On e can truly say that this new sport ha s not only been established in a very short period, but has also achieved the feature of raising a very high standard amongst its performers.

The present organization of the different entries fall s into two main groups: (a) The Grade Competition; (bl The Open Champion shi ps.

T HE GRA DE COMPETITION· The Grade Competition is made up of simple set exercises which . every co mpetitor has to perform, as well as a voluntary ex· ercise made up to his own likin g, with cer· tain minimum requiremen ts as far as com· bin ation and difficulties are concerned.

The different grad es, and the winners in each group, are as foll ows: Boys 6 and Un der.. .... D. Klass 7· 8 years ........ G. Flax 9 . 10 years ........ L. Fouche 11 . 12 years ........ S. Wigg ins 13 . 14 years ... ... J. de K ock 15 . 16 years ........ A. Dorsey 17· 18 years .... P . Ric;htt\r 18 and Over.. ...... P . Melvin R. van Zyl

Girls L. Fouche C. F ouche No entries I. Ingram S. Fouche P. Allison M. Bosselara No entries M. Van den Boogaard

THE OPEN CHAM PIONSHIPS This competition is also made up of compulsory exercises, but very much more difficult, and 'voluntary with a higher min· imum requirement than the Grade compe· tition. As this competition is for the best trampolinists in the country; it is rightly classified as our Open National Champion· ships and here we found the cream of the performers from the Republic. H ereunder we list the winners of this competition: JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Boys 1. S. Wiggins, 2. J. Immelman, 3. G. Klass.

Girls 1. S. Warne, 2. 1. Ingr am , 3. P. Alleson.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSRIPS Men 1. N. Hayes, 2. Peter Melvin, 3. C. Taylor.

Women 1. M. van den Boogaard , 2. Pam Melvin, 3. C. Bee ton.

In trampolining, like in gymnastics, in order to place the competi tors in the right ord er, i.e. fi rst, second , third , etc.~ the competitor is judged by 4 judges who op· erate with points from 0 · 10. The hi.ghest and the lowest of the 4 marks sho'wt'i are dclted an d the average of the two remain· in g marks is the final score for the com· petitoI'.

It is estimated that between 8,000· 10,000

people are taking part in trampolining, and this is mainly due to the fa ct that .most ed· ucation departments have recognized tram· polining as part of physical education and schools are now obtainin g this eq uipment 011 similar term s as other' eq uipment in physical educa tion.

After the Prov in c~s made their selections of teams, about 100 competitors took part in the championships' a'nd representatives from Western Province, Natal, Transvaal and the Police College competed, making it a very thrillin g and successful day at the Wanderers. It was gratifying to witness the high standard amon g· the Juniors and some of the Seniors would .be · in great difficul· ties if they would have to compete against one of these, youngsters.

Amongst the Junior boys, the three first , namely, Spencer Wiggin s, with a final mark of 19.05 ; J. Immelman, 18.50; and Gary Klass, 18.15 ;showed a technique and execution of the exer cises which could be compared with some of the best juniors in the world. There are not many Seniors in this country who have dou bl e somersaults and triple twists in their exercises who can perform these intricate movements perfect as these boys can.

The Girls' Section was also of very high standard, but here Susan Warne from Natal was outstanding and left her opposition far behind ..

In the Men's Section the entry was very high, with approximately 15 co mpetitorE and the competition was very stiff, leavin g the final decision as to the winner until the very last moment. Peter Melvin from Transvaal, who was the strong favorite be· fore the competition, was beaten by .45

by Nick Hayes from Western Provin ce.

Nick Hayes, who is an outstanding gym· nast as well, showed the perfection and grace the gymnastic sport develops, but one can hardly say that his victory was the result of this, as P eter Melvin is an ac· complished diver and has achieved the same features from this sport. It was simp· ly that Nick Hayes had a better day chan P eter Melvin, but it will be very interesting to see the result in the next competition between these two . They both have. a very promising futur e in trampolining and they will in all probability bring great honours to the sport due to . their keenness and ability. .

Amongst the women the standard and the number of entries were very low, with the exception of the present S.A. Women's Champion, M. van den Boogaard, who gave an outstanding performance and outclassed her opposition in all respects. Marijke has got all the qualities required to make a great trampolinist. It was a great pity that shf! was not given stronger opposition, but one can foresee that here we will have a trampolinist who will be able to compete with the best in the world if given the op· portunities.

As a conclusion, it can be said that the Championships were well organized and well conducted .and that the performance was exceptionafly high and therefore the future hold&"'a great promise for the sport of trampolining.

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As the Trampoline Union contemplates invitin g a United States Trampoline Team early nex t year, our competitors have been presented with a great incentive to im· prove their standard in anticipation , of the ~orth com in g test matches asainst the best In the world. .

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1964 USGF TRAMPOLINE TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA Proposed Itinerary MARCH 9-Leave U .S.A .

I O--Arri val Jon Smuts Airport II - Trovel t o Durban 12, 13-DURBAN - TEST MATCH 14- S. A. GAMES, JOHAfi/NESBURG IS-Entertainment 16-Practice for Rand Easter Show 17 - 31 - RAND EASTER SHOW 31 - Rest APRIL I - 4-NORTHERN CAP E AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, KIMBER LEY S- Game ~eserve, O.F. S. and trav elling to : l!:roQ(1's tad.:.

6- DE'PT:" i:,,,: PRISONS COLLEGE, KROONSTAD 7 7- rravelling to;and-WELKOX SHOW 8,910, II - BLOEMFONTEIN CENTRAL AGR ICULTURAL SOCIETY PLUS .

TEST MATCH , 12- Tra ve lling to Grahamstown. . 13-GRAHMSTOWN . 14-Trave lling to Port Elizabeth , I'S-Tra velling to Cope Town :.16, 17- CAPE TOWN , PLUS TEST MATC H 18- Fly to Johannesburg.

18- TEST MATCH , JOHANNESBURG. 18- Lea ve f or Kruger Notional Pork.

19 - 20- KRUGER NATIONAL PARK , 20- Lea ve for Johannesburg .

21-RUSTENBURG. 22-Test Match , PRETOR IA 24'--Departure for United States

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by A. BRUCE FREDERICK· 2125 ARMOUR ORIVE . WILMINGTON 8, DELAWARE

8A S Ir: ELE.'11EN TS ANlJ PROGRESSIO NS IN VAULT ING B )' A. B. Fred erick Dulh fl oor work and vau ltin g co mpri ~e" the most has ic ele me nt s o f th e gy mna s ti c program fo r bo ih hays and gi rl s. In th e m a terial he lo w th e r ead" r will find seve ra l ap· proa c he, both in us age and in theo r y 10 de vt' lup a full t'x ploratiun uf th e poS' ibilili e" in vaulting in ph ys ica l t'ducat ion c ia ". wo rk.

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e xt e ns ion, ri se from floor. join I ~g~ and land so ftly.

With a two foo t [ak " off. hollow jump to a good landing.

R e pt'a t "2" fr om a highe r lev,,!. (Box. c ha ir. apparatu , e tc.)

Jump with a half turn. (Progress to high"r lev,·I" J S pring hoard jumps of all kind s from a ~ h(jrt run .

Nolt': See th e d evelopm e nt of s te ps fur a long run va ult b e low .

Jump over an o bj ect to catch by partn er. Layo ut s imilar to a swa n clive.

Partn e r a ss is ts to land by ca tchin g tl1f' c h est in hand s.

V allitin g With Hllman Apparatus 1. In threes- Iwo partn e rs make up th," obs tacl e whi le the third perform s .

Valliting Elements 8. Cro tch pitch overhead - One partne r fa ces the other. The pe rform er place, hi s hand s on par tn e r's sh ould e rs. Part· ne r pl aces hand s unde r thi g h s of pe rfurm e r. Wh en read y, pe rform e r s prings and is a ssis ted in a s traddl e jump ovt'r the ht'ad of hi s partn e r.

9. Various fo rm s of le ap fro g 10. Hand s tand arch ove r partn e r wh o i, un all fo urs on the floor. A third pt'r· ,on may a ssis t at the ou tset of thi >; exer c ise. The partner on the fl oor may rai se up a s need ed to assist p erforme r.

11. T wo p a rtn ers a ss is t hand s prin g forward.

12. Hands prin g over partn e r who is on all four s with two s potte r.s.

In tilt' s u gges tion s that foll ow, e xpe rim e nt and fill in at le ast 10 e xampl es of each type .

Vaults From Floor to Top oj Side Hors e to Floor ( N o po mm els) Vall Its O uer Side H orse With P,omme/.~ ( El e ment a r y)

Vall Its O"PT the Long H orse (Whe r e th e ap· 2. .,\ " arrangpcl be low , vau lte r approa ch es frum one " ide of th e g ro up to the othe r.

proach i" frolll on e t'nd but vaulte r trave l, from "ide to s id e ) Vall Its on L ong H orse (From flo o r to top of hor>;" and th e n to floor I

Int ernational V ailits un Side Hor se Int erllational Vall Its all Long H'orse A Met hod fio r Tea ching the ApJlfoarh and Tak e· Ojj

3. Sa m e a" "2" hut th e a pproach "f th e vaulter is frolll the r ... ar of th ... gro up and the vau lt i, donp from a s ingl~ leg lak ... off. V a ull~r tra w l" from " id e 10 ~ id ... .

4. In Ihree, again- Two pa rln e r" face and eac h j o in one h a nd. I J oin ha nd , 1110,,1 di "tant from vaulkr. J Vaulter plan"" h a nd , on " hould ~r" 01 parlner" and i" a~!!' i s1t-· d thr()u ~ h

Tht' philo,o ph y of in s tru c tion for compe titive va ultin g is mu c h th e s ame a s for th e broad jump in tra c k and fi e ld. Th t' Il<"rform e r mu s t h ave in mind a de finit e numlwr of fa c ts about hi s approac h if h e is to II<" " uec ,··"" ful and not me r t' ly rt'lyin g on a hit or mi " e ffort.

V auit ing Elem ents 'I'h," I!Ylllna"t who is inte rt's te d in co m petiti ve va ultin g mu , t Iw ah le to a n, we r tilt'

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fllilowin:,! qllt ·~ ti()n ~ : 1. Do I "tart m y run u n the Le ft or Right

5. ~anw as H4'" witll no a~~ i ~ tan ('t' givt"ll.

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foot '( I H,· w ill I,... taking a n yw h .... ,· frolll 12 til ] ~ runnill ~ !' I t-' )l~ ('o a~tin ~ on Ih e la, 1 Ih ... ·,·) 2. Ac tu al numllt'r of running " le i" ·· ~. Tak e off f.... hurdl ,· "ilh tilt' L,"fl or Ri!!ht f" ol ·( 4. go'a rd i" .. . .... indw " from Ih,' h .... "'· I Comp"l"o ry I .l.

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floor. legs pXlended "id,·wa rd . arm" ra i,pd over th e head. I'arln ~ r "tand " be hind and grip, hand " of pa rln e r .

Vau lt e r Ih e n ''Iual va ult" 11\' .... h,"ad of pa rtne r.

7. Siraddl e vault over a , ingl,' parln,"r who ass umes a bent s tra ddl" pos ition w ith hand s on klll'e,; arm' ex le nd,"d.

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In attempting to teach th ese th ·i ng" 10 a gro up , try th e fo ll ow in g m e th od.

A. Th e run (Wt'll b a lanced , body forw a rd. meas ured s trid es. arm s working prop erly, acceleratin g on all bu t tilt' la,, 1 th rt't' "teps a nd coas lin g on th e"e .)· Have the class practice thi , Iy pe of run up a nd d ow n tht' fluo ...

H. T e a ch the hurdle s te p. e. Co mbin e th e run and hurdl e s tl' p.

Va ulte r sh o uld n ow kn ow th e numlwr if s te ps he will lak e . the fool he wi ll ,..[ar t wi lh and th e take-off f," ' 1 for [h, · hurdl e . He sh ou ld al so be ab le 10 pe r · form thi s co mbination with s uffi"i"nl acc uracy s o Ih a t th e sa me distance will be cover ed on each attempt. If nol. Ih e lea c h e r s hould ana lyzp [h e run for wea kn esses. (No arparatu ~ is uSt'd al thi s point.)

D. Sa me as "C" but with Ihe va ult in!! board. tt'st buard , e tc. inlrodu ced . .

E. S ame as "C" hUI with bOlh board and horst'.

F. The final p ro bl e m s will be cu n c .... n .. d wilh di , tan ct's hoard w ill he placed frllm hor ~e to ~t' t a maximulll pn~ · flil!ht. Natural ly this dis tan ce will b· · inrrea,eci graduall y. Th e pe rforllwr l11u , 1 know Ih " di,lance from hoard to hor "~ and mu s l al"o kn ow the llul11l wr of " le I''' necessa r y 10 pa ce it' off. II i" n-'c(Jlllm enci pd that a Ill ea~ uring lapt' be u ~e d and th at Ihe gY lllna , t jot down hi s exact meas ure me nt , for all pha "p,...

Thi s will eliminate so me wa s te o f tim e in getting set up. Masking tape can I,... u"ed 10 l11ark , p"t s on Ihe floor.

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By GLENN SUNDB Y PEDESTAL BALANCING

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One of the most interes tin g s upplemental pieces of gym equi pm ent , the " Handstand P edesta ls" offer a ma x imum chall enge of s trength and balan ce with a minimum of s pa ce. They are id ea l for both hom e and gym workouts and lend th emse lves well to exhibition program s.

The h and ~ t and pedes ta ls a re especiall y suit ed for the rin g man as ma ny of the rinl! move and routines a re ea sy to pra cti ce and perfect fi rst on the P edest als. In a large gym gro up with a lin e waitin g to be up next on th e ri n gs the pedes ta ls d ouble th e class action.

Mos t pedestal s such as the on es used to illu stra te thi ~ articl e are just th at, " pedes· tal s," two upright rod s with a ba se to k eep th em fr om t ip pin g over and a co uple of hand gr ips. The hand gr ips are wh ere they may differ, S(lIn e use just a block of wood attached to a pipe flan ge fittin g tb at is in turn screwed ont o a pi pe , whil e oth e rs use a mold ed g rip that h as bee n cas t out of a lumi· n um or some othe r meta l. Most of th ,> molded gr ips hav!' a sleeve that slid es ove r a stee l rod I in stead of thread ed to a pi PI") so th ey wi ll turn or s wi ve l wit h tbe move·

ment of the hand. Som e of the more elab· bora te se ts have ball bearin g in sert s ena bling them to swivel eas ier ad din g measurably to th e list of tri cks po ssibl e for exe rcise and pedes ta l balan cin g routin es.

With t hi s edition we demon strate just a few of th e many tri ck s that adapt themselves to "Pedesta l Ba lan cing. '" First, all th e different type of press· ups to a ha ndstan d ca n be pract iced and per· form ed on the ped es tals. Here we de mon · s trate the stiff body or " H oll ow·ba ck" press· up (so ca ll ed beca use of th e arched position of the body during. the press). W e used thi s press as it well d emon strat es the t urnin g h and acti on poss ibl e I s imil ar to the rings) whi ch helps to mak e th e press eas ier.

From the " L" or pik ed pos iti on lower th" fee t past th e perpend icul ar lea nin g forward fr om the shou lde rs in cou nt er·balance rais· in g th e fee t in th e air and press in g th e arm s s tra ight to tht' h a n~j,;tand pos iti on. If yo,u

The H o ll ow Back Press t o a Handstand Handstand lo wering the body h o ri zo nta l ly tbeween the Pedestals down t o a Back Lever

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Handstand Cu rl Down t o a Front Lever and pre ssed back up to a Handstand.

do no t have th e stren g th at first to press out to the handsta nd the fir st part can be pra cticed to a sh oul der s tand position _ R e petitious h andstand pu sh -ups sho uld be practiced (S- fa ir, lO- ve ry good, I S-e xce llent and 20- champion 1_ A lso low dips below the shoulde r-stand posi ti on _ When yo u ha ve mas te red th e different press-ups to the ha ndstand then try th e ro utine pictured a bove_ Fro m a hand stand lowe r in a pike positi o n down to a front lever betw een the pedes tal s and then curl ba ck up to a pik e (or stiff-l eg) press to the ha nd~ Iand again.

For a rpal chall enge to your strength and balan c," pra!"li ce lowerin g down to a ba ck lever Iw t w""n th e pedesta ls, as pi ctured a l Itl wpr !t·ft . . now pull back up and .pre" tlut ttl th t' ha nd stand_ Thp pt'd,·"tal s are id ea l to practi ce the tllw -hand ·llUlan ce. Because of th e s li ght move Ill ent allti "way of the rod the pedes tal just 'PPIll' I" "tay und e r yo u a nd he lp yo u main · tain \'ollr ha lan ce. Th at is once yo u are o n bal a ll !"!". J u, t the sa m e as a one ha nd stand anywht ·n· yo u fir st nlu st ha ve a goou twu halld I,al a nce. e xt shift yo ur we ig ht on to oIl, ' hand and pu sh nut in th e shou lder guid· ill ;.c with th " tlt lwr hand until you feel the I""itio n tlwn kpe p pushin g bal a ncing ove r t h,· olll,·hand a nd place th e other hand whe re "Oil wi"h 1 a Illtlre comple te s tud y of th e ;,n,· ·hand , tan d wil l be cove red in a lat er edition.

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Robinson We were surprised and pleased with the many responses rece ived from our fir st co lumn. We are trying to answer each letter indivirlually and will con tinue to do so until the r esponse ge ts to more than we can handle. In addition , we will work answers to question s most frequ ently asked into future column s. Following are a co upl e of letters and their an swers :

Dear SLr, Your article in the Modern Gxmnast all trampolining is oj great inte rest to me. We have the problem co mmon to most high schools-too man y kids and not elliough trampolines. With our large classes we lind that the students average only one minute a dax on the trampoline plus what time the few kids get when they come in be/ore school to work out. Do you have any suggestVons lor teaching trampolining under these conditions so that the kids get the maximum bene/it for th e time they call work? I mean is there a scaled down progression 0/ stunts to use under these conditions ?

Dave Williams Portland 20, Oregon Dear Dave: As you say, too many stud ent s and not enough trampolines is a common problem in most high schools, but it is not an impossible problem to solve. If yo u have 45 students in a 45 minute period and eac h student receives only on e minute turn nothing much can be accompli shed . W e suggest that you divide yo ur class into thirds and allow one third of the class to use the trampoline during the period. Far more will be accompli shed and everyone will maintain interest even though th ey ha ve use of the trampolin e only one of three day s.

Appoint one student sco re keeper, iss ue him our fundamental worksheets and "require th e class to accomplish fundamental s in order of difficulty. Once the group has started working "on th e fundam en tal charts they should not require full time supervision so that you can work part of the time with the other two thirds of the class on tumblin g or some other activity. After a week or so we suggest you check the charts and rearrange the groups with slow-medium and fa st learn ers in their respective groups. The fast learners would naturally be prime candidates for before and after schoo l trampolin e activity.

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Dear Mr. Robinson: I am do aching an all girls trampoline team. I am new to this jield and would like to know proper progression for various stunts. My girls range in age from 9-14. My two best are 12 and are doing double backs and fnonts out of the belt, bllt not in routine xet. One 0/ them can do a late /li/lis in the belt. Several can do back fulls and aile can do a Rudolph, but not in routine: that is to say she can work into it but not out 0/ it.

Our biggest problem is gettillg the girls to twist. What are the best lead up steps jar Rudolphs and back fulls? Are th ere any little tips 'Or tricks that make these tricks easier to learn ? Are ther e any basic fundamentals that lend themselves M teaching these stunts ?

Jerald W . Clark Springfield, 路lllinois

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Dear J erald: We're please d to hear yo u are training girl trampolini st,. Thi s field is wide open for girl s and the 9-1 4 year old s are a great age to work with. If yo ur team kee ps interest th e girls should be top, in national compe titi on in a year or two.

In an swer to your lett er, we sugges t yo u

start th e girl s slowly giv in g Ih e m a lilwra l am ount of fundam en tal s befor e they begi n to advance tricks. Try to enco urage twistinl! fundamental s as they will make Iwi stin;!: somersaults easier to lea rn . \Vhen vour "Iu dents are ready for advance work \~ e recolIImend yo u work with the point-ral ed advalll't' tricks published in la st month' s ~I o d e rn Gymnast 路 (October issue ) . If yo u require yo ur girls to swing into and out of trick ; before they receive points for th em il will help them later on when they work on routin es. We plan to do a column on routines in a month or two and th at shoul d be helpful.

Next month 's column wi ll be un t wist in ;r somersaults and J will try to an swer as man y of your question s as po ssible at that tim e.

In the meantime check to make sure yo ur girls are watching the trampolin e bed during th e twi sts when they perform back with full - double and triple twi sts, baranys, front with Ph and front with 2% twists. Also be sure th e girls are twi stin g forward and ba ckward twi sts in the same dir ection-left or ri ght. To tell whi ch direction a stud ent twists in a barany, stand beside the trampolin e and look for. the student's stomach or back whil e a barany is being perform ed.

What you see (stomach or back ) whil e th e bar any is bein g performed is th e sam e as what you would see if the stud en t were standing upright turnin g a half twist.

As for the girl who can 't ge t the ba ck wi th a Ph to a doubl e, try havin g her lift her hips hi gher in the somersault and ask he r to gain the so mersa ult a fo ot. It may hel p and it certai nly won 't hurt.

Add ress your letters to J ess Kobin son, c/ u Trampolin e In c., 4207 W . Magnolia Bl vd. , Burbank, Cal if.

CHARTS STILL AVAI LABLE W e have had many requests for the point valued fundam ental trick s 1143 of them ) listed on charts according to value. These charts are still available at no charge. Send a stamped self addressed envelope to J ess Robinson, c/o Trampoline In c., 4207 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, Calif.

RECORD OF THE MONTH 17 - back somersault with a double twist.

P erformed by Ronnie Munn on Ij. 6x12' nylon web bed.

UNUSUAL STUNT OR WILD ROUTI NE . 4 bounce routine - 2% front somersault jollowed by three triple porpus ( triple front somersaults from back drop position to back drop position) performed by Delvin DuM ey now back in Burbank after a short resid ence in Clinton , Wi sconsin. This routin e was perform ed on an Australian 7x14' nylon mesh bed (similar to a net ) whi ch gives an unbelievable rebound for stunts perform ed from a back or stomach landin g. Regardless, we feel it is a routine worth mentionin g.

TR AMPOLINE COMPETlTlO N Danny Millman, winn er of Ih e Fahrba chSchuster Cup (inte rnational trampo lin e co mpetition) at Salsglitter, Ge rman y, brought a copy of the German rul es for Irampoline co mpetiti on back with him. We fou"d il ex tremely interes tin g and are , ubmilli ng them for yo ur co nsid eration and co mm enl.

Pl ease wr ite to us ex press in g yo ur opin ion of these rul es_ We will publish a ll til' porlion , of your letters in a futur e co lum" ,ka lin !-, with trampolin e co mpetition.

GERMAN RULES FOR TR AMPOLINE COMPETI TIO N

1. Trampolin e cu mpetiti on, consi, 1 of Ollt' co mpul so ry and one fre e exe rci,w. ']"'11 of the best parti cipant s are ad mill"d I" th e final s, th ey have 10 perform Ilwir fre e exe rcise Iwice .

2. Co mpul so ry and fr ee exercises in all ag" groups cO ll sist of eithe r 8 or 10 boun ce, as is s pec ifi ed in advance publi ca lion .

3. T he diffi cult y of th e voluntary routine ca n be ann ounced " limit ed" or " unlimit ed."

4. The parlicipanl, , hould be given th e opportunit y of exe rci sin g for a bou l three hours before Ihe aClua l compdilion start s.

5. All routin es ha ve to be perfurm ed unaided but s potters around Iht' Iram)lolin e " are permitted.

TEST FOR PERFORMER Having passed thi s basic k,t i, a proof of bein g in con trol of th e fundanlt'lIlal s of trampolinin g and of knowl edge of th e mo, t important competition regulaliun ,. ,\'1 e n and women of all age groups ha ve lu pa ss Ihi , test first before enter in g for nali onal competition s. This test has to be entered in th e gy mnast's record book. If thi s enlry is missin g he is not allowed to lak e active pari in a competiti on. Th e basic test is judged by two experienced judges. The reg ulalitl", are as follow s: 1. Co ntrol of jumps until lilt' grade of difficulty 0.1 according to th e co mpelition regulations_ The judges judge 15 free ly chosen sin gle jumps.

2. Co ntrol of the compul sory exerci ses of th e ap propri ale age groups.

3. Kn uw ledge uf class ifi cation system and the performin g regulation s.

4. The condition s a re fulfill ed when a minimum of 7.5 point s have been achieved.

5. The duration of the oral test is up to the judge himself.

R ULES FOR JUMPI NG The exercises on th e trampoline have to be done according to the following rules : 1. Th e body has to be stretched for the preliminary jumps.

2. The arms have to sw in g upward s in stretched position in th e rhythm oi the jumping movement.

3. The legs have to be put together with pointed toes imm ed iately after jumping up and ha ve to maintain in this position while the perform er is in the air, they ca n be put apart again approxi mately three feet above the bed for a fo ot landin g.

4. Th e legs have to be co mpl etely slrelched or tucked as the case may be for each parti cular stunt.

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5. Every exercise has to be pertormed in the rhythm of the springy bed.

6. Legs and body have to be at an angle of at least 90 掳 in piked position.

7. In tucked position the body has to be rolled up closely with knees ti ght together. The hands have to clasp the shins.

8. For somersaults with twi sts it is up to the competitor in which jumping position he wants to perform ' the twists.

ROUTINES SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE The com petitor is obliged to enter all the moves of his voluntary routine on hi s card before he starts. This written record faci li tates better supervision and appraisal of the routine. All jumps are written down on a sched ule and marked with the grade of difficulty. (See difficulty rating chart ).

JUDGING PERSONNEL AND DUTIES The jury consists of a referee, four judges, a co unter and a calculator.

R e feree - The referee has last word in 'setting out the regulation s and organization of the competitions an d has to mak e decisions in case of doubt. The referee decides where each of the judges has to be placed. H e also observes whether th e exercises are performed as written.

Judges - Jud ges should be placed about 15 feet from the trampoline on raised seats if possible. The judges j udge independently of each ot her bu t all at the same time by means of puttin g up a board so all can see.

Counter - The counter sup ports th e referee arid counts each touchinl!; of th e bed after the fir st bounce as follows " 1- 2- . . .. 7- 8- oul."

Calculator - The calculator makes a note of the marks, crosses out hi ghest and lowest and averages the remaining. He adds the marks for the quality of performan ce to the difficulty mark. If necessary, he makes deductions for faulty performan ce (from referee's card) and an noun ces th e final res ult before the next competitor goes onto the trampol ine.

A TEST FOR THE J UDGES Passing an examination is evidence of a trampoline judge's competence. The exami nation can only be administered by the distri ct secretary, chairman , etc., for trampoline competition in conjun ction wi th ano ther full y qualified judge. Examinations include: 1. Particip ation in a course for judges.

2. Correct written answers to at least 20 questions out of th e competition regulations.

3. Evidence of competent evalu ation and appraisal in accordance with the reg u路 lation s for competitio1l.

J UDGI NG THE COM PETITIO N The judges make their decision from thc followin g points of view: evenly flowin g performance, composition and appearance of exercises, poise, ass urance of performin g and height of jumps.

1. The jury should do some scoring in ad 路 vance by way of trial.

2. The hi ghest mark that can be reached by showing a good performance is 10.

3. The judges . give marks for perform ance only, up to 10.

4. Jud ges will make the following ded uctions for faulty performan ces: 0.1- 0.3 poi nt- faulty poise (for every part of exercise) 0.1- 0.5 point- not evenly fl ow in g and badly composed exercises 0.1- 0.5 point- low jumps 2.0 poin ts- parts of the body proj ec tin g over the edge of the bed during the performance

5. The referee will make the following deductions for fau: ~y performan ces: 0.3 point- fr ee jumps in between or ad ditionally perform ed stu nts 0.1- 0.6 point- missed performed stunts 6. Should the performer fail to complete the routine the exercises performed are given only one mark. The judges then ded uct other points according to paragraph #4 above.

7. The exercise ends with foot landin g after 8th or 10th stunt. When th e counter calls ou t "8" (10) the performer can d.o one more jump in a s tre t c~:d p,0sitlOn, but as soon as he hears out he has to stand upright before leav in g the bed . Oth erwise a deduction by the judge can be made for uncertain position.

8. Should a competitor fall off the tram路 poline during his routin e he gets a zero score, i.e. 0 poin ts.

9. In scoring, if the difference between two middle performance marks is more than 0.3, a special discussion by the jury to rectify the marks has to foll ow. If they do not come to an agree ment, the referee decides.

OBJECTIO NS Obj ecti ons have to be passed on to the referee in a written form within 30 minutes after the performan ce. If there are already any objections before the beginnin g of the competition the referee has to be notified in advance. Obj ections are dealt wi th by the jury.

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Schedule of the various jumps Kind of jump i ng (f = forward) = back wards)

Grades of difficulty in lito scores

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feel

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NAPS COLORADO CHAMPS Pic t u red above is the Au rora High School Gymnast ic team coach ed by Don Rob inson.

Thi s team o f Gymnas ts beat a ll co mers to win the Co lo rado St at e Champions hips of 1963.

At le ft : Jock Ryan on th e ho r izo nt a l r ing , a special piece o f appara tu s for side horse

me n deve lo pe d by t he Gym Mos t er Com pany fro m on ideo sugges ted by Rich McCabe a gymnast a t Colorado Univ ersi t y .

Jim Barber pictured in a chest stond from his flo or exercise routine.

Be low:

Perry Guinn on t he para ll el bars.

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QUESTIONS and POINTERS

Dear Mr. Shurlock: I attended last year's Western States Gym Clinic and enjoyed your instruction on the l i igh Bar very much. You were very helpful.

I would like some more instruction on the lead up work and the stunts themselves: 1f2 twisting German Giant to a front sup~ort.

Back uprise full twist catch from a mlX'!d grip. "Takemoto" shoot to mixed grip. Also and most important, where and when to beat for a high hecht off.

Yours truly, Stoney Grisham Dear Stoney: The German giant 1h turn to front support (stutz) requires that you have a good, well controlled German giant since a. great · deal of ILpward force (momentum) is needed to complete the 1h turn to support. This movement i$ best built up to by doing German giant casts to 1h tum hanging supports, and continuJously, progressively developing a more forceful upward drive and turning later on the upward swing. The. 1h turn action is very similar to the stutz on the parallel bars in thq,t the hips are thrown into the arch in the same manner, the tum is quicker, and the release of the piVot arm is very late ( turn almost complete before release). The hips of the performer should be above.the ~ar before the stutz is started. As the hLps, nse above the bar, the performer ex tends his body into an arch while turning on his pivot arm. The other arm is brought quickly al1ound, the pivot arm is released, and . the regrasping is made with both hands simultaneously. The performer will not have much difficulty in learning this movement if ~e · attempts to build up to it gradually in the mq,nner prescribed since it is very difficult to release the bar if you are not familiar with the turning action.

The performer builds up to the full twist catch (pirouette) by progressively performing the full twist from larger and larger swings. The regrasping of the bar is not attempted during the early stages 'Of this move.

The performer strives to develop a smooth full twist. EventUally the ' performer is ready to start regrasping. The performer develops a fairly powerful back uprise and as· the shoulders reach the level of the bar, the body straightens and pikes (very slightly) .

The gymnast then presses downward on Me bar with straight arms ( causing the shoulders to rise above the bar but with the body· remaining at relatively the same angle). As the shoulders rise above the bar the performer simultaneously releases the right hand (if he is turning to the right) and turns his head and body in the same direction. The pivot arm is released as soon as

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possible. The twist is made rapidly and the regrasping of the bar is with both hands at the same time. The faster the tum the higher the performer will be able to regrasp. The lead up to this movement is the same for the mixed or overgrip .

On . the dislocate shoot full twist reach under (Tak emoto ) the performer extends his body into an arch from a deep pike forward seat circle with tremendous for ce .

When the extension is started the performer also begins the full twist. The pivot arm is kept straight throughout the move ment and it continuously pusheSl away from the bar.

Once the move ment is attempted the perform er should remember to develop· a deep pike on the seat circle ( this will develop a powerful upward rotation) , the extension is made when the shoulders reach the level of the bar, the ~xtension should be as near vertical as possible, the pivot arm should be straight. Th e turn mould start immediately after the extension, and the reach under made prior to the completion of the tum.

The beat for the high hecht dismount is made at the handstand position of the giant swing preceding the hecht. On this beat the shoulders and head lead the rest of the body to the top of the bar. The arms and sholLlders are actually past the bar before the rest of the body is above the bar (high planche type position). The shoulders are then held static and the body is pushed (catapulted) into a deep arch pIosition with the feet leading the shoulders on the) down ward part of the swing. This causes the body to snap into a pike at the vertical hang position. As this position is reached the body reacts again and is thrown into a deep arch with nhe feet leading the rest of the body on the upward swing. This causes the arms to be slack on the bar as the fee t rise high above the bar. The performer then pulls and pushes against the bar with his arms as forcefully as possible. He releases the bar when his shoulders are directly above the bar. His arms are thrown sideward and his head is lifted backward causing the body to fly above the bar in a perfect arch position.

For best interpretati<1n of this des cription refer to the sequence photos of the hecht in Kunzle's, Takemotos, or' Loken's and Gagnier's (pamphlet) horizontal bar works ..

These move ments should be attempted only under close supervision and with adequate spotting. Use the overhead spotting belt wherever it is possible. Before YOIL attempt any new move ment try to get a clear and concise idea of what your body has to do to perform the movement, and this will measurably reduce the trial and error period.

A.S

Dear Mr. Shurl ock, I have recently started work on the German Giant. I've perfected my cast to the point where I shouldn 't have any trouble gettin g back over the bar, but each time just as I'm about to clear the bar I have a tendancy to pull in at the anns and bend my elbows causing some pretty bad marks and cuts on my lower back. I'm very interested on knowing what I may do to correct this.bad habit.

Thank you Sincerely, David Adamovich Corona, New York Dear David: To correct your fault on the horizontal bar you will have to learn to develop a better lifting action out !o f YOlLr good cast on the German Giant swing. There is no reason to hit the bar. Instead of pulling in at the arms as you are about to clear you mould be pushing away from the bar with your arms.

This will give you additional height on the German and adequate clearance of th'e bar.

You should also maintain a tight pike until your seat clears the bar also. It is very important to have a good cast on this movement and then your downward mIOmentum into a strong upward rotation by piking your body as you pass the hanging ver.tical position.

Remember to push away from the bar with your arms as your seat rises above the bar and to maintain a tight pike until your seat clears the bar.

A.S. Dear Mr. Shurlock : I am having some trouble with the "High Cast" for the start of my routine on the High Bar. Could you give me some information on how to accomplish it?

Thank you, Bob Devine Berwyn, P ennsylvania

* * *

Dear Bobs The high cast mechanics are as follows ; Take a ' small underswing (about 15° past the vertical position ). On the back swing of the underswing the performer's body should be in an arch position. A t this point the performer pulls toward the bar with his arms and simultaneously pulls his body into a pike position with the legs going aT10und and above the 'bar as in a pullover. The performer's body is revolving forward during this action. When the legSl have overlapped the bar sui jiciently (when the lower part 01 the hips are directly above the bar) the performer then extends his legs and hips as lorcefully as possible and at the same time pushing away from the bar with the arms into a fully extended handstand or near handstand position of the body on the horizontal bar.

Important points--arch on backswing-legs overlapping bar on forward piking action-strong extension of hips and arms away from the bar into a handstand position.

A.S.

TRAINING PRESEASONAL CONDITIONING

t re me ra n ge o f m ove ill ent for pe ri od s ' of tim e las ting be t ween six second s to til"> minut es . Thi s a ll ows th e an ta gon isti c mu scle g roups to relax.

The gy mna st s hould att e mp t to iso la te th e mu sc le g roups be in g ac tive ly stre t ch ed a t an yone tim e by us in g se lecti ve e xe r-

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SEASONAL FOR THE GYMNAST

By Irri" E. Faria PRESEASONAL TRAINING AND CONDIT IONIN G To Reach A Higher Potential Kei th e r tilll e nor s pace is av ail a ble to p re,t' nt a full y co mpre he ns iv(' di sc uss ion 1111 tlw to pi c o f phys ica l trai nin g for th p ,,:y Illna st. Thu s. thi s is onl y a summary of Ill ak ri a l on t hp su bj ec t. Most a uth oriti es a !! ree th a t th e gymnast s hould suppl e· n;e n t

hi ~ r t"g ul ar prug ress i ve skill trainin~

pr" g ram

with a spec ia l hod y buildin g I t is fe lt th a t throug h pro pe r in· it-1I " ifi ca ti on of I, ffo rt a nd spec ia li ze d train· ing:. Ih t' gy Jlln a~ t will in crt'ast" hi s lea rning: speed a nd rea c h a hi ghe r po te ntial o f pe r· I'm ~ra m .

fo rlll a nce .

N ll t j ust a n y pro g ra lll o f bod y huilclin ~ will serve th e p urpose, hut a se lec ted pre· ~· t' a:-:u n traini ng prugram is esse nti al. Ex(' r(' i:;(":; sho ul d be dps i ~ n e d to d eve lop ev .. r y g roup o f l1Iu ~c l t"~ to as hi gh "a w o rkin ~ ("a llac it y a:; poss ibl e, ve t k .... pin g in mind th a t suppl eness in a ll pa rt s o f the bod y i, a lsu necessa ry. If tile coach e x pec ts the gy mn a st to mak e ra pid p rogress in It'a rnin!! new a nd di ffic ult Ill ove me nt s it is e~"e nti ;l th a t a n I' weakn ('ss or sho rt co min !! whi c h th e gy nl/i as t possesses be qui ckl y correc ted. Th e coac h wil l have to learn to s po t " uc h pro bl ems a nd prescrihe appro priat e e xe rci ses to ove rcom e th e m .

Ray Go ldbar , sse All - Arou n d Gymnas t Showing the method of d eveloping stre ng th for ring wo rk. his is a mean s of developing power and st re ngth f or inverted pull s on the ri ngs. The gy mnas t lowers to a straight arm pos ition and pu lls ba ck t o a push up pos ition on the pedestal s.

A Balanced Program A gy mnast wh o is weak in th e arm s and sho uld e rs will not be a bl e to contro l him se lf ade qu a tel y on the a p paratu s, thu s he sh ould he g ive n a s pec ifi c se ries o f exerc ises whi c h. if pe rform ed int e nsive ly. will result in a rapid in c rease in stre n gth.

It mu st be re me mbe red th at exe rcises, al on g with buildin g stre n gth , should be so d esig ned to in c rease th(' ran ge o f movem ent of diffe re nt part s o f th e bod y.

It is s uggested that the more inte ns ive wo rk for s pecific d eve lo pm ent be pe rformed for a limit ed tim e until the phys ical weakn ess has been co rrectecl. From th en on a norm a l bala nce d trainin g program on the apparatus will maintain the Iwcessa r y all aro und d evelo pm e nt.

A Basic Program Th e followin g is a s uggested dail y preseason tra inin g p rogra m . It is by no mean s an a ll-inclu sive program.

1. M inimum - 10 minut es o f max imulll s tr e tchin g.

Th e use o f ma nual pressure sh ould be a\·oide d as mu c h as possible. The appli ed fo rce should be that of gra vit y s in ce th e g ymnast can control hi s stre tc h and pe rfo rm it from a n initial rela xed pos ition . r\ vo id j e rkin g int o move me nt. The bes t res ults co me fr om a co mbin a tion o f s low rh ythmi cal presses at the e xtrem e of th e r a n ge o f free move ment , whi ch produ ces a d istin c t fee lin g af s tre tchin g in th e 1l111 "c1es, J a nd held positi ons a t the e x-

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CIses .

2. Hand stand Dips On Parallels- 3 se ts; maximum f gy mna s t is s pott ed I. 3. Dips On R in gs . On e Arm Press-Out1 se t ; maximum numbe r.

4. I nve rt ed Pu ll s On P ed estal s or Low Rin gs ( feet support ed at a 45 degree an g le o r more as pro g ress is made 1- 2 se ts; maximum numbe r each se t.

5 . Climb R ope-2 climbs from a sit.

6. Cross Pull-Down s On Rings (w ith a? justa ble rin gs or ove r hea d p ulle y . rig g lll g J - 2 se ts; 3 re ps per set; each at m aximum e ffort.

7. Front Leve r Pull s on Rings-2 se ts; m aximum re p s.

8. Sta ll Bars- Leg Lift s, Above Ring H eld " L-' S it; 20 s pread s followed b y 4 ma ximum lift s with legs toge th e r.

9. H eal Lif t Fru m S kin -The- Ca t P osition On Rin gs Or H o ri zon tal Bar- Pull T o Bac k Le ve r Eac h Tim e And H old For S ix Second s- l se t of maximum.

10. 880 yard run.

No te: Wh e n perfo rming th e above sch edul f' it i!; sugge!;t .. d th at g ymnast" work ill g roups of thn'e at eac h stati on.

The Part of Isometric Training Th e re is no d o ubt that th!' isolllP tri c IllP th od of s tre n g th buildin~ h as sonw valu e and should . play a part in bo th the pre-s(' asu n ancl tllP s .. asonal trainin g prog ra m fur th .. gy mnas t. Tlw aut h or, h o w,'ve r. fee is that it s hould not pla y a major ro ie. Gymnasti cs is a !; port in whi c h fu ll hod y mo ve nwnt pred om in a tes; th us mu sc u la r work mu st in vo lve tran " fer uf fo rce fnllll variou s 1ll11!:'c le g ro ups, wh ich is nut tru e for i"um e tri c work. Th e use of iso me tric con trac tion ha ,. it s place in those pos ition s whi c h we ca ll " hold s" in gymnasti cs. E vid en ce see ms to indicatp that fo r s trpn g th d eve lopment th e hold position should las t "ix second s at nea r maximum e ffort. Thi s can pa sil y he a ccompli shed during routin c::o trainin ~ with out re quirin~ a ~ o ()d d ea l of e xtra pra c tice tim e.

SEASONAL TRAINING AND CONDITIONING Orga nization The prob le m of an effi cient se asona l trainin g pro ~ral1l s see ms. to ha ve pla g ued Am e ri can gy mn as ts for ye ars. In plannin g th e training program , the coach should kee p fore most in mind th e dew lo pm e nt o f a well-org ani zed program whi ch wi ll kee p th e gymn as t active throughout th e tra inin g sess ion s. AI"" , kee p in mind that di !'tribut('d prac tice is bPlkr than l~n g th y prac ti ce sess ion s as far as s p e~d of motor learnin g is con ce rn ed.

Th e following is a sample seasona l pra cti ce schedule. It is b y no mean s th e hes t. but se r ves onl y as an e xampl e:

Suggested Team Training Schedule I. Trainin g b eg in s d a ily at 2: 10.

S chedllie 2: 10 to 2:15- RU/{ning a round bask e tball court with arm swin g follo wed h I' gene ra l stre tchin g.

2 : 15 to 2 :20--T eam stre tching led by th e team ca ptain or coac h.

2 :20 to 2 :30- Ge ne ral a ppara tu s wa rll1 up. (Mo unt s, dis mount s. shor t routin es, e tc. ).

2:30 to 4 :30- Tra inin g sess ion.

4:30 to 4:45- p o,. t-traini n g st',sio n.

11. Trainin g Sess ions

Schedlile- A /I -A round T eam I Monday, \Vedn esday, F riday) 2 :30 to 3 :00- Tumblin g I Free Ex. & Tumbling T ea m ).

3 :00 to 3 :30- H ori zo nt al Ba r.

3 :30 to 4: 00- S id e H o rse.

4 :00 to 4:30 - 5 ti11 Rin gs.

(Tuesd ay, Thursday) 2 :30 to 3 :00- Tumblin g (Free Ex. & Tumblin g T ea m ).

3 :00 to 3 :30- P a rall el Ba rs.

3:30 to 4:00-Still Rin gs_ 4:00 to 4:30- Side Horse. !II. Post Training Session s

Schedule According to Individual Needs 25 back s on tro mpolin e.

C ross pull-ou ts on th e rin gs_ Sw in g-ups on th e parall els.

Pressin g to h andst and s .

R ope climbin g.

W e ig ht work.

IV. Daily Trainin g R eq uire ment s.

1. Go thro ug h yo ur routin e a minimum of twice each day. (S tress m oun ts and di "m ounts . ) 2. K ee p bu sy. Make th e most of your tim e.

3. Work fo r sureness and endurance, streng th and style.

4. If yo u need tapin g, etc., it is yo ur reopons ibility to arrive ea rly and h ave it dGne be fore 2: 10.

V. Individual Pos it ion s F or Compe titi on On Each Event.

1. Gymnasts w ill be positioned acco rrlin g: to th e result s of th e prt'v ious mee t.

2. Each Wednesday wi ll be chall enge day. A nyo ne lIl ay c hall enge a posi ti o n in ord e r to co mpe tt> in th e nex t meet. Events

will be c hallt'nged in meet o rd er.

No le : Th t' s pec ialist wo rk s on an individu a l sc hedu le which varies betwee n 45 min. an d 60 min . pe r eve nt. A lso, the gy mnas t who works both trampolin e and tumhlin g will switc h Ih t' tilll t' for eve nt , on va riou ~ da y~ .

Learning New Elements As ea rl y as possibl e, lhe gy mnast should have a s impl e se t ro utin e 10 perform. This se n es as a warm -up, bUl more im po rtant it in still s within him a ft'e lin g for se'1l1 t' nce perform ance. Ano ther hi ghl y s ugges ted tra inin g 'ie tchniqu e is as soon as a lWW movemen t is lea rn ed. the gy mnast should beg in performin g the n ew ele ment in a series of three movem ent s. The new e lemen t sho uld be the ,.eco nd mfJvt' ment in the se quence.

Evidence has been rece ntl y accumul a t in g to verify tht' co nt ention that how a nd wha t one think s has a n inA ue nce on performance. One aspec t mi g ht be ca lled ment a l practi ce and the oth e r sta te of mind .

A lth o ug h part teachin g ha s its pl ace in mo tor lea rnin g, th e coac h sho uld a tt e mp t, when teachin g a new move ment , to start th(' gy mnas t out with th e largest whol e p<'ss ibl e. The re i, no doubt that a visua l demonstrati on uf the new move is most valu a hl e. Fur as the learn e r turn s ove r in hi s mind th e movement. he plans to make, nervo u" im pu lses a t a s ub-thres hhold leve l take pla ce in the mu scles that will hp in vo lve d in th e perfo rm ance of the new ,k ill. S uch ner vo us acti vit y see ms tu he lp orga n ize th e lea rn er', und e rs tand~ t and in g a nd a pproach to th e" task and to pe rfo rm bett er later on. From expe ri"ence we kn ow th at gymnas ts o ft e n feel th emse h t's and see the m selves go thro ug h co mplex pa tt erns of movem ent prior to m ount-

in g th e appara tu s to pe rform th e skilk Part of the learni ng that tak es pla ce throu gh wat ching demon stration s or vIe wing m otion pictures of expert performam'" may be th oug ht of as a kind of me ntal prac tice.

T h e lea rn er's , tat e of mind a lso af· fec ts th e efficiency with whic h Iw I.. arnand pe rform s mo tor ski ll s. The coac h ~ h ou lJ keep the tr a ini n~ e ll v irOllllH"nl a~ free as possi ble of all e xtraneou , envil'll nmental stimuli . I: is impo rtant th a t th, · gy mnas t learns to di ,c ip line h il1l>,,,lf til th e po int of havi ng th e ah il ity to ('O I1 c-entra te comp lete ly un th e ta,k a t hand.

Th e gy mna st mu st practi ce with the in tenl to learn and be confident ,,"f hi " abi lit y to accomp lish th e sk ill. Throui!h pro pt'r ph ys ica l trainini! and fund amen tal ,k ill progression techn ique, the ('oac h will in , t ill a pos iti ve me nt a l set within t ill' lea rni ng gy mnast.

Conclusion For mos t effi cient learn in!!. pre-sea"onal and se aso nal train ing: se~~ion s IllU ~ t 1Jt' urga nized and purpose ful. ll ot h phy'ica l a nd ment al short co m ings ,.h ou lJ be currp(' ted . The gy mna st mu s t lea rn that ><n n( ' "anifi ces wi ll ha ve to be made and that he is one member of a team. H (' mu"t Ill' made to realize th at effort will equal s uccess and rat iona liza ti on will nut tak .. th e place of traini ng.

Training: mu st inv olve practi ce uf e lement s in sequ ence and movell1ent ~ . ~ 11lJuld be perform ed with as mu ch full a n;1 comp le te budy in vu lvement as poss ibl,·.

Pre-,.easonal trainin !! will hav e an lll fill ence un a !!Y l1ln a~t's ~ uccess .

Roy Goldbar : Showi n g on e arm pull-outs used ta develop st re ng th for holding a :ross and pulling out o f a cross . The gymnast does a dip on the rings then extends one a rm and pulls to a support with the

straight arm

and

pushes with

the

bent

arm. It is a most important that the ex-

tended a rm is straiOlht at all times.

Suggested Reference Reading 1. AdilI11 :30 n , l..:. T. 8ff ct: l ~! u f 1 ~()lllet ri ~' alld I:-;otonk Ex e n .' i :-:e on l;:lbo\\" Fl e xo!' and Sp i ne i\ l u:-;l'le <" ;j 'Oup:-;, H ea lth and Fitn es s in th e Modern World. TI,,· Athh· ti c I n ~titlltt·. ] ~161. :!. nallg"t:' rt e l', UI<I\"e r .1... .• an d \ ' 4:'1' l1 u n S. l;a rll ey . C'ol1lpHrboll or Thl't! t:' 1'l'ogTi l lll ...: of Pr.:.Jgl'e:-.: siy e H. e~ i sta ll<' e I;:x ercise:-:, Re se a r c h Quarterly, '"01. ~:! , :-\11. 2, .\lay, t !lG t. :L Brouha, l . . ucien, Sc i e n ce a nd Medicine of E x er c ise a nd Sport , t'h;11Jl~I' 2 1, " Trainin g", " t' dit e d iJy \Y . IL .J ohnson ,

:\ e \\' \" o rk: Harper and lJrothers , l UGU .

-I. DaY i:-:, E lw ood and G e n e L og"all, Biophysical

Values

of

Muscu lar

Ac t ivity,

10\\'a, \YI11 . C.

Bro\\'n. , IU6l. o. De nnison, D. J., ~l. L . H f) \\,ptl and \\1"". H. l\IoI"t'nrcl. Effect (If Isom e tric <lnd bmtonil' Ex erc ise Prc,gTullls l'pon 2\lu sc u1;11' l~nc1 11r ance. Res earch Quarterly. "01. :12, :\0_ 2, Oct. 1 %1. li. F'nrin, Ir v in, Spe(' ia l Tl'ninin g 1'l"u(;l;'(lur e s til U e \'e lop Bt l'e ng l h , EllClu l' <l ll n-> and

F lex il>i1ity-A

I 'ape r

Prese nted

:It

th e State l ' o ll\- e ntion of C'A HI 'E I( , t!l61.

7. Farin, I n·in. I' hy:-:ival Fitlw:-::-: 'Th r oug h GYnllla:-:t:-:-A Pape l' P r e:-:p nt e- d <It th e

:\orther n l'a li fol'llia Ilbtric-t ('A HT'E I: l :o nf e r e n ce, 1961.

S. F<'tz, Fr ie cl r il'll and Alfred Bert ralll.

D ie Bezeichnungen d e r frei-u. Ordnungsubungen , Frankfurt itn ')Iain, \Villll,11lI

Limp e rt, 195 .

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One using c ross pull-dawns with the use of adjusta ble r ings. The gymnast h old ing the adjusting chain allows the r ings to move down at an even and slow pace .

The other method is ho lding the g ymna st by the feet in the cross positi on f or six seconds and helping him pull aut of the cross to a support,

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T h e m ove mt' n t i" no t limit .. d to e duca ti on a l in s titu ti on s. It h as a p la ce for a i L Eve n in thest' heginnin gs, m os t major a ma te ur s port ~ orga n iza t ion s h ave joined as pa rtn e rs. Th .. one s t r id ent d iss .. nt e r h as bee n t h e A ma te ur A t hl e tic U ni on . It has s tea dfas tl y d .. c li n ~ d a ll in vit a tions to join.

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Out spok en in pra ise of th e USTFF has bee n Exec utive Secreta ry C liff Fa ga n of th e Na· ti onal F ed er a ti on of S ta te Hi ?:h Sehou l At h· le tic Associa tion s : " Wp (high sc huu ls ) h ave a lway s had th e bi ggest putP nti a l hut . until th e fe dera tion movement , we havt' never full y rea lize d uur pot enti a l. " Bask etball FedNa tion o f th e Un ited S tates r BFUSAJ . Th e 10'Ill PIllI;p r federati un. ur· gani ze d Jul y 1, 1962, re prespnt s a lm ust all of th e orga ni zed a ma te ur bas ketba ll p laypd in th e Unit ed S ta tes. It ha , been recogni ze d hy th p int ern a tion a l guve rnin g hody and will a ssum e ind e pe nd e nt int e rn a tion a l , an ction · ing pri vil eges beg innin g J a nu a ry 1, 1964. It ha, a de finite prog r a m to improve thi s co untry's im age int e rn a ti ona ll y through bet· te r re prese nt a ti un in world gam es and in· (Te ased internati onal cu m pe tition . Seve ral " ountri es have a lrea d y in d ica ted new int erest to send the ir tea ms to thi s co untry in th t' "easo n jus t a head . .

Un ited S tates Gym nastic Federation rUSGFJ. Th e federa tion , orga ni zed Dece m· ber 9, 1962, has a lready beco me the domi · nant force in gy mnasti cs in thi s co untry. A nati ona l ch a mpi onship was held in Jun e.

Clinics have brought expe rt gy mna sti c in · , tru cti ons to coac hes and co m pe titors. The f"de ra ti on h as embark e d upon an inten s ified nati ona l program to p opularize gy mnasti cs. part ic ul a rly a mong sch oo l· age boys and gi rl s.

Un ited States Base ball Federation (US BFJ. Th e federati on h as a bas ic two·fold pro· gram : 11) to hel p amat e ur base ball in whatever way it ca n and (2 ) to provide th e Unit ed S ta tes with a n organi zati on to pro· mote baseball intern a tiona ll y. Und er the a us· p ices of th e state de pa rtm ent , th e US BF las t summer provid ed a group of collegiate ba se· ball coaches and playe rs to co ndu ct in· stru cti onal cl inics in Cent ral Ameri ca.

Th e new schoo l year brings grea t new o pportuniti es to th e entire fede ra tion movement.

Question for Teen Agers Is smokin g worth it ?

This is what th e Ameri can Cance r Societ v is askin g teen- age rs todal _ in its newest film.

Th e rea son: cig arette smokin g: is th e prin cipal controllable causal fa cto r in lun g can ce r, a di sease that has increa sed 953 per cent in the las t 30 Years.

An estimated 4 1,000 Am eri cans will die of lun g can cer in 1963, and a t present r ates about one milli on

I'oun gs te rs nOI\' ill srhool will di e o f IUll g ca nre r h pfore they reach tlw agp o f 70. \3era use of thi ~ th p Soc ietl is condu ctin g a broa d program a im ed a t tee ll-agp rs . Ma leri a l spellin g O ll( th e facts aho ut (' i i!are ttp~ and Iwa lth is a va ilahl e to tee n-agn s a nd the ir parent s fr o111 the Atm' rica ll Can ce r Soc ietl. .'1 21 West Stth S treet. '\PII' York 10, \' PI\' Yo rk. o r fr om l our local l -llit o f th e Amer· Ira n Ca nrp r Sor ietl .

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You may have seen stories about me quitting Cigarettes. Cigarette smoking is dangerous for your health . Before you start smoking, look long and hard at the facts about cigar ettes and lung cancer.

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THE GYMNAST An Index fo r V o l. I-Val. II Th e Gymnast is the quarterly journal of the Brit ish Amateur Gymnastic Assoc. The co ntent of this index o n ly partia ll y ou tli nes the tot o l content. We are concerned h e r e with articles of ins tructi on, philosophy, technique and those which w ill be of part icu lar interest to teachers .

The gymnastic coverage o therwi se is ve ry comp le t e and we apo logize t o th ose o f ou r Bri ti sh friends who are interested in gymnastic news items of a general nature.

Fo r those o f you who have wisely retained your back editions, thi s index will be o f value in locating speci fic a rt ic l es. Ea ch entry beg ins with two numbers. The first number indicates Vol. and th e sec o nd indicates th e specific quarter. Th erefore: 1-1 p.8 Beam fo r Beginner s by Edna Gr oss (Vo l ume I , Number I, page 8) BALANCE BEAM 1- 1 p.8 Beam for Beginners by Edna Gr oss (O ly mpic Co ach ) 2 - 4 p . 16 0" the Beam by Pauline Prestidge COMPULSOkY (SET ) EXERCISES 3-2 p.9 Set exercises f or the 1963 Women's and Junior Nat ' l Championships 3 -2 p . 12 Men ' s Se t s FOREIGN VISITS ( ROME AND ABROAD ) I - I p.4 Swedish T eam Vi sits Dar li ngt on 1-2 p.8 Jo urney 10 C op~n hagen 1-4 p .6 Krefeld (Germar.y) vs. London 1-4 D.2 6 Brit ish Gymna ~ ts t o Visi t Moscow 3-3 p.1 I Gymnas t s in Turkey by Necmi Erkan GYMNASTICS FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN 1- 2 p.6 Agility and Acrobatics f o r Girls by P. Prestidge (Loosening the bock) 1-3 p.32 Agility and Acrobatics f or Girls by P. Prestidge (Loosening and extension of legs ) (Bo rr e exercises, spli t s, ca rt wheel, tin sca) HANDBALANCING 2-2 p.28 Handbalancing (No. I ) by R. Sa muels 2 - 4 p.28 Handbalancing (No.2) .1 - 2 p.3S Handbalancing (No.3) HISTORY 2-2 p.23 70 Years Ag o HOMEMADE EQUIPMENT I-I p.6 Fulwell Schoo l Gymnastic Club- H ow coope r ation and interest can he lp a C lu b get o r ganized.

HORIZONTAL BAR 1-2 The Upslart ( Kip) 2 - 1 p .27 Backwa rd Fr ee Hip C ircle (Short clear circ le backwards ) 2 - 1 p.27 Fo rward Hip Ci r c le INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION I-I D.5 Great Br i ta in vs. Switzerland 1-1 D.7 Triangular Meet With France 1-2 p.25 Germany vs. Japan 2-2 p.27 European Championships (Lei pzig) 2-3 p.8 Return Match with Krefeld 2-3 p.IO The 3 rd Gymnaestrada (Stu ttgar t) 2-3 p.14 Europeon Championships 196 1 (Gym nastics Through the Iron Cur t a in " 2-3 p.23 Men ' s European Championships ( Lu x embou rg - 1961) 2 - 4 p.14 M o nico and Nick in Madr id )路4 p.20 Trarnpoline International (W. Ger many vs. Gr ea t Britain) 3 路 1 W. Germany vs. Great Britain 3-2 p.18 World Gym nastic Championships (P rague- 1962) 3-2 p.24 Geo. Kun zle's Repo rt fr om Prague (Repor t con ti n ued 3-3 p.17 ) 3-2 p.4 Canada VS. Great Britain 3-3 p.14 European Tramp o line Champi o nships (Kie l ) 3 -3 p.17 Prague Report Co nt.

3-3 p.29 Belgium vs. G.B. .1-4 p.2 D.D.R. Team N o t Granted Visas f o r Ladies Euro pean Championships (Ed ito ri al) 3 - 4 p.16 Ladies European Championship s (Paris-1963) JUDGING 1- 3 p .3 Some N otes o n the Judg i ng of Gym nas l lcs by W. C. Bolt .

1-.1 pA F. I .G. Table o f Vau lt s f o r Women

OLYMPICS 1- .1 p. 19 XV I I 0 Iympiad-Rome-1960 1-3 p.20 Frank Turn er-B ritain 's O lympic Co ach 1-.1 p.22 Who Goes to Ro me?

1- 4 p.18 Th e Caraca ll a - Ro me-S ept. 5 - 10 2-1 p.8 O lympic Encore- Nick Stew ar t Re members Rome PARALLEL BARS Upstarts (Kips) on the Paral lel Bars 1- 2 p .36

by W. H. Wi ll iams PERSONALITIES, CLUBS, ETC. I-I p.9 Gwynedd Lingard I -I p.12 Berna rd Cawthorne I-I p . 15 Arthur Whitf o rd 1- 2 p .22 Pot Hirst 1-2 6 .2 6 Margaret Nea le 1-4 p.16 Bingley Gymnastic Club 2-1 p.20 100 Years of Gymnastics (A r my Physical Training Corps) 2-1 p.34 Ni ck St ewar t (Schoo l Backg ro und ) 2-2 p.4 Weste rn Amateur Gymnastic Assoc.

2-2 p.IO The Stor y o f the Orion Gymnastic Club 3-1 p.29 Bernie Cawthorne-The Enigma by J. P. Pr estidge 3-4 p .2 1 Two girls fight for on ideal (Den ise God dard and Monico Rutherf o rd ) 3-4 p .31 All This and a Gymnast T oo (Russe ll Jackman ) PHYSICAL EDUCATION I路 I I - I p.13 Physical Education and th e Ado lescent-Part I bv Joseph Edmundson (Organiser of Physical Educa tion a t the Poly t echnic, Lo ndo n ) Fro m a lecture given at the Roya l Insti tut e of Public Health and H yg ie ne Oc t ober 28 , 1959.

Port 11-1-2 p.24; Por t 111 - 1- 3 p.34 1-2 Some Trends in Physical Education by R. V. How lett, Le c turer of Ph ys ica l Educati o n, St. Jo hn ' s Co ll ege, York.

(I ntroductio n and overv iew t o objectives of movement educa ti on. Defines two t ypes o f m ov emen t training.)

2-4 An Experimen t is Gymnastics (School Training) 3 - 1 Introduction of O lympic Gymnas ti cs int o t he Physical Training Lesso n by M . V . O. Flynn , Ratcliff College RINGS 2- 1 p .2 4 Kip on Rings (Upstart) 2-1 pAO Ring Fundamenta ls (Po rt I ) by P. Starling; Part 11-2-2 p.J4 SIDE HORSE ( POMMELS ) 2-1 p.24 Po mmelled H o rse Fundamen ta ls (Part I ) by P. Starling; Par t 11 -2-2 p. I O Pommelled H orse Gymnastics (S imple 3-1 pA2 Routines) TRAMPOLINE I-I p . IO Th e Tra mpo l ine by T ed Bloke ( Int roductory Materi al) 1-2 D.13 Three Basic. Trampo line Movement~ Explained 1-3 p.7 Set Wo rk f o r the Noti onal Tramp oline Championships 1-4 p.36 Compulsory Tra mpoline Routines 2 -1 p.J6 Fundamenta ls of Re~ound T umb ling

by Ted Bloke (Por t I ); Port 11 -2-2 p.35 TUMBLING ( AGILITY ) I -I p.18 T he For ward Handspring by W. C. Pinches (Excellen t prog ression mater ial) 1-2 p .6 Agility and Acrobatics for Girls by P. Pr estidge (Moss Instruction Tech .)

1-.1 p.32 Agility and Acrobatics f o r Girls P. P, es ti dge .

1-4 p.32 Basic Agi l ities (Th e Headstand) 1-4 p.34 Agility and Ac robatics (Bock ro ll pr og ress ion) 2-1 p .2 4 Fl oor Kip (Ground Upstart) 2-1 p.35 T he Backbend by G. Redmond 2- 1 pA4 Com b ining Dance and Ag il ity Move ment s by P. Prestidge 2-4 p .J4 Forward and Backward Roll Progre ssions by G. Redmond 3-1 p.36 The Prac ti ce o f Learning "Feelings. "

by A.J.G. H opk ins (Part I ) (Teaching so that key words recall movement experi ences for the learner ) Port II - Th e Roll (Tuck and Pike ) 3-2 p.43; Part I I I-Further Deve lopment o f Ro ll s and Jumps MISCELLANEOUS 1.4 p.11 The Gymnast's "If" .1 - 1 p.S Glenn ' s T ou r o f Europe (G len n Sundby ) 3-3 p.25 Two Sport smen Ex tra o rdinnr y (Story of the incident follow ing the parallel bar event at the World Gomes in Praque . Cera r 's sco re was changed so that he eventually wo., over Chak l ine) 3-4 p.7 The Ba llet and Olympic Gymnastics by Robert Harro ld Th e Gy mnast is pub li shed f o ur times yea rl y . Fo r a subsc ripti on send $ 1.00 t o: J . P. Prestidge G lenwood, The Park Sidcup, Kent, England (Index prepared by A. Br uce Fr ederick, 2125 Arm o ur Dr. , Wilming t o n 19808 , De laware, USA) Feature writer f o r the Mod ern Gymnast j " Gym na stics in Ph ys ical Educati on."

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Gymnastics Coach San Fran cisco St ate College Things are beginning to happen-so don't be le ft out-submit your meet results to the above address witho ut delay. Pictures tooif possible.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Dec. 26·30-Western States Gymnastic Clinic, Tucson , Arizona Dec. 22·29-Development Clinic, Los Angeles Hi gh School Dec. 27·29-Olympic Qualification Meet, L. A. High Sch ool Jan . l l -Compulsory competit ion E l & H i, Santa Monica City College Jan. 18-0pen ·Junior College & College, Jr. Hi and High School , Corona del Mar High School (Calif. ) Jan. 2S-0pen-same a s Jan . 18, Glen dale College F eb. 22-Wiscon sin Open , Walker High School (M il., Wis .)

Mar. 27·28-Eastern Intercollegiates, P enn State Univ.

Dear Sir: Th e folLowing is a Ji s t of potential s ubscribers to your maga in e "The Modern Gymnast. " I a m sure a note from you or a free copy from you would h elp encourage th em to subscribe. I en joy the magazine very much a nd fe el the articles an d pictUl' es are h elpful in advancing gy mnas tics especially on the high sch ool leve l.

P lease express my appreciation to Mr. Shurlock foO l' a nswering 'm y question to him .

Sincerely, Bernard H. Michels P. S. Enclos ed please find 2 pic tures of 2 1118 1nbers o f our tealTI 'vho we are very

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ED.-T hank s for taking the t im e to send us the na m es of pote nt ial subscr ib ers to the MG . We are for warding complimenta ry copies along to them.

DID YOU K N OW THAT: Mr. George Szypula, in winning the Na· ti on al tumbling title in 1941 performed 10 different . p asses on the mats-S in each of two 1% minute routines. Then he proceeded to perform 7 passes t o win the 1942 title.

FOR THE RECORD : In last m onth's column it was reported that " in the first National Ch ampionshi ps ( from 1888·1921 ) the rules r eq uired a gym· nast to perform (3) different optioqpl rou · tines on each apparatus," the num ber (3) was inadvertantly omitted.

SACRAMENTO INVITATIONAL P aced by brilliant high schooler Paul Mayer, the 3rd Annual Sacramento invi· tational gymnastics meet provided a large and appreciative audience with much ex· citement but few (due to the early season) complete routines.

Mayer flashed good form and excellent all·aro und ability to win the free ex., long horse and tumbling ( where, in spite of the early season , he ex.ecuted round·off, flip· fl op, back·whip·over, flip·flop, double back ).

Rick Field - University of Californiacame up with a steady p erformance to out· last Ray Hadley, Ray Goldbar and Paul Newman in the All·Around.

Outstanding p erformances were turned in

by T om Osterland on the trampoline, Zahm on still rings, and Mayer in tumbling and Free ex.

ALL·AROUND - l. Rick Field, 2. R ay Hadley, 3. Ray Goldbar, 4. Paul Newman, 5. Paul Mayer.

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to learn more about gym nas tics. But thi s on e at McGaw w ith a ll its s uccess ler t an ugly scar.

These 13 U.S.A. gY)11nasts have been c riti cized and declared ine ligible for a ny further AAU competition. T h ese fine gymn asts who donated of their time and t a lents, who are w illing to s hare in the educatLon of others are now ad monish ed by a h a ndful of a utocratic, illogica l and unethical AAU ad mini s tra tors w ho claim t h ey a r e interested in th e dev elopm ent. of t h e sport.

• I can m a k e no claim as to the politi cal status of the M.G.A. We prefer not to enter into gymnastic politiCS . We are a serv ice orga niza tion and contrib u te

BERKELEY "Y" MEET Starting the competitive season off in good fashion was the Berkeley "Y" age group m eet with competition in several age groups. . Showing good sea son endurance-youn g Paul Mayer led a strong field of en tries, that, included Ray Hadley, Paul Newman, and Rick Field , in capturin g the All·around for boys I S and over.

In addition Paul captured the Free Ex, l ong horse, side horse, and tumbling titles ( ex ecuting a good double back in tumbling ) , for a total of five blue ribbons.

Other strong showings were made by Zahm in . still rings, Millman on Trampoline, Had· ley on High bar, and Crod Chin on Parallels.

In the W om en's division favor ed Paula Crist went down to defeat at the h ands of Carolyn Hacker-1 st and Joanne Hashimot o -2nd.

Dea r Gl e nn : I am enclosing an open letter. I would appr'ec ia te if you might print it in the next edition of the MODERN GYMNAST. Dear Friends: On November ~th in EvanstoOn, IllinOIS, 1~ U.S.A. gym nasts, 3 aspir ing for the ' 64 Olympics, performed as a pa rt of an exh ibition a t North western's Mc Gaw Memoria l Hall with the Danish gym n astics exhibition team from the internationally famous Ollerup academy of Physical Bducation.

A capacity house watched for 2¥.o hours t h e exch ange of gy mn astic cu ltures between ou r Amencan delegation and the Danes. For 2¥.o hours eac h was inspi r ed a t the performance of both the Danes and Americans and during that 2¥.o h ours each was fill ed w ith a new meaning for physical education and a n un ique co ncept of teaching a basic type of gymnastics.

It was hea lthy, it was fun, it was excitin g and ed ucatio na.l . . . a n experie nce n eithe r the Danes nor the Ameri cans will ever forget.

This and si mil ar exhibition s are the t ype of service t h e M.G.A . is proud to sh a r e in . We beli eve, each one, s m a ll .or la rge, contributes increased growth to th e fine sport of gymnastics. It h elps

Wayne Bussard and Greg Kent of Wheaton High School , Maryla nd.

Dear Glenn: I am sending you a group pic ture .of th e Houston Oiler Ch eerleader s . I h ave been very pleas ed with their work and we a re edu cating th e fa n s to what Gymnastics is a ll about In the future I plan to present

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t ion s in unison with our g irls on Bala nce Beams. My main interest in Ch ee rleading is to Ulle it to promote Gymnas tics by perfor ming b efoOr e thousands and tho usands of fans at each of our appearances during the ha lf time period at the stad ium.

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w h ere we can to .any r equesting party r ega rdless of their affili at ions. But, as an individ ua l, I h a ve lost re~pect for the AAU . . . not for what it stands for. but for th e persons who administor a. malignant program that li mits prog r ess and s tipulates wl1en, wh ere and for wh om a gymnast can compete.

The gymnastic officia ls in \ h e AAU h ave v iolated a basic dem oc r~itic principle in that they are. infringilIg on the free rights .of gymnasts to enter competition .

The com petito r &.t present is a de fen seless "pawn" being used in a manner that will curtail hi s natural com petitive interests a nd erase any respect and admirat ion once h eld for the AAU. Our gym n ast s must h ave compe tition in order to improve a nd I strongly recommen d each coach advise their gymnast to tak e every availa ble opp or tun ity to co mp e te r egardl ess of who sanc tion s a meet.

S incerely yours, Robert E. Bohl, President Midwest Gymnast s AssOc iatior,

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The Fanwood- Scotch Plains YMCA is a small "Y" and a year ago h ad the bare n ecess iti es for m a inly boys gymnastics.

Just before some of t h e competitions, th e female gyninasts train ed a t the Elizabeth Turn er s to get used to the equipment they "{oOu ld compe te on as in their own gym the coach es h a d to improvise with what equ ipment they h ad. Today, it h as a fu lly equ ipped gym to accommodate a ll age groups, in cludin g all th e equ ipm e nt n eces sary for the girls and womens events.

Within the year of competitions , the children h ave come a long way with, gymnastics and reali ze t h e value of it, a lso, as a healthy mea ns of becom ing physically fit .

There a r e f,ou r m embers of t h e Fanwood Scotch P la ins YMCA coaching s ta ff with backgrounrls of in ters"holas tic, Nation a l a.n d Olympic ch ampio nships. Th ell' teaching

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#2. HANDSPOTTING BELT $8.95 Made . of I " heavy nylon h6ndstraps .

Features an aircraft-type bu ckle that adiusts to all sizes .

RUGGED

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#3. INDOOR SPOTTING RIG (10' ceilingL .... ... ..... .... ... .. $22.50 ( 15' ceiling) .... ... ........ .. ... .. $24.50 (20' ceilingL ... ... .... .... ... .. $25.50 Includes pulleys , ropes, snaps, belt. (send approximate height of ceiling)

#4. TRAPEZE ...................... $12.95 This is a profess ional bar and includes ey e bolts , steel hooks, wropped bar, padded ends, 5/ 8 " cotton rope.

Standard length 7 ft.

#5, LEAPING

TRAMPOLINE

(with springsL ....... ..... ... ..... . $22.95 <Cable) ......... ....... ... .. .... ... .. $29.95 Strong stee l frame, 2 ft . square nylon weh bed , spring or exercise coble .

100 cable set $110. for 6 x 12 trampoline 110 cable set $121. for 7x 12 trampoline

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never loses tension!

GUARANTEED TWICE THE LIFE OF ANY OTHER CABLE insist upon JU-DO cables for. your trampolines

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OVER 600 CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS NOW USE OUR EQUIPMENT

JUDO MFG. CO. ~P. O. BOX

311 ~ SAN GABRIEL,

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#6. ACROBATIC STICK

$2.95

Strong-lightweight

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metal

rubber

NOTE : With each piece of equipment you get a brochure containing inst ructions for beginners . . . and how to core for the equipment.

ALSO: "EXPERT SERV ICE IN REPAIRING TRAMPOLINE BEDS" All Equipment Prices F.O.B. Van Nuys, California

BICKMORE ACROBATIC CO.

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16526 SHERMAN WAY VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA

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THE GYMNAST : The Official Magazine o f the

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Gymnastic Associati on o f Great Br i tain. Filled w ith News, Results, Photos and Instruction of Qymna stics in Great Britain and the Continent . Published quarterl y. Send $1 .00 for a year' s subscription t a: J. P. PRESSTIDGE , Glenwood , The Park , Sidcup, Ken t , Great Britain . Order single copies fr om : M. G. BILLBOARD, Box 611 , Santa M onica , Calif .

SKILL : The Journal of Athletic Techno logy W eightlifting , Circus, Handbalancing Instruction, Karate , Figure ~ourse, Bo xing , Wrestlil)g, Body -Bui lding and many other featur es.

Publ ished by Ken Woo dward School o f Ph ysical Culture , 61 Talb ot Road , Blackpoo l, Lancashire, England . 4 issues f or $1 .50, 8 issues for $3.00. In U.S.A. order from Sportshelf , P. O. Box, New Rochelle, N ew Y ork .

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Your School's Physical Fitness Program Begins With The All New

"JR. ALL路 AMERICAN" GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENT LINE'

The JR. ALL-AMERICAN" Gymnastics Equipment is BEST for Your Elementary and Junior High Program -- Here's Why! II

IT'S SAFER - Each p iece designed specifically for this age group.

IT'S STRONGER - Built entirely of Lifetime Steel.

IT'S DURABLE Can be used outdoors. Attractive Aqua Blue capaloid coating protects each piece of equipment.

IT'S PORTABLE - Two students can move any piece easily . .. s lips through any standard door.

IT'S ECONOMICAL to buy and mairtain .

Order functional, health-building All-American gym equipment now'

"Jr. All-American Gymnastics Equipment has proven itself in my program. I have found it to be of the finest construction and highly recommend it."

EARLE W. DUGGAN Physical Education Instructor Wallace Elementary School Des Moines, Iowa

Write for our 1963 School Catalog

American Athletic Equipment Co. JEFFERSON, IOWA -

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