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Thi :-: ]) f' rt a in s direc tly to t h e hi,goh :-:cho cll gy mna stic coach es of. the ,ThIrd District of the ~fltional Hig h School (;Yllll1 ast i cs Coac h es A SSOci at Ion. Th e Third Dis tr ict includ es t he · s tat e~ of: A rkan:-:a ~. Col ora do , ]{nn sas, L ouIsI a n a, :-\ P \Y IVT e::d eo, O kl aho m fl. and ~ e x.a s.

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KIRKWOOD GYMNASTIC CLI NIC Report by Shirl ey Kropp The second annual Girkwood Gymna sti c Clini c was held at North Kirkwoo d Juni or Hi " h Schol for six consecutive Sa turdays early Ihis yea r in Kirkwod , Missouri. The appa re nt int erest in gym na sti cs for girls and women in th e St. Loui s area gave impetus to th e development of the Clinic; The Clini c ser ved a du al purpose : (l) to prov ide a course in Methods and Techniques of Gymnastics for physical educators and, (2) to prov ide in stru cti on and participation for " irI s in grades seven through twelve.

TI~e em pha sis in the professional sessions wa s on teac hin g method s and techniques in gymnasti cs. A basic progressions of skill s was outlin ed and follow ed to enable the leacher 10 wo rk from a beg inning skill level 10 ad va nced skill s. This type of course th en 6

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p;'ovid ed th e physical ed ucator an opportuni· ty to give gymnastic in structi on at any grade or skill level. F orty·fi ve physical edu· ca lOl's from St. Loui s and vic inity partici· pa ted in th ese session s.

T wo studen t session s were held each after· noon for a period of two hours each. A staff of fiv e in stru ctors und er the direction of Shirl ey Kropp provided the st ud ents with a basic progression of skills on the following Iypes of apparaut s : rin gs, balance beam, horizontal bar, un even bar, trampoline and sid e horse . Two hundred and seventy· five sludent s parl icipaed in this program.

S iaff of the Kirkwood Gymnasti c Clinic: Rings- J ean Mueller Balan ce Beam-Judy Reigel Uneven Bar- Evelyn Paskal Tram poline- Jan et J acobsmeyer Side Horse-Carol e Barta Coo rdinat or- Shirley Krop p Th e grow th of gy mnasti.cs for girls and wom en in the St. Louis area is following the recent trend across the nati on. Th e Kirkwoo d Gym na sl ic Clinic provided a means for com· petent in struction, participalion and th e dI S' cove ry that gy mnastics for girls can and should beco me an important part of the physical educati on curri culum.

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VISIT ORS R ecently many M.G, Friend s bave dropped into the Ameri can Physical Filness Resea rch In stitute off ices where we publish th e Mod ern Gymnast magazin e . . . Charli e Pond dropped by ea rlier this summ er and sin ce then iVlr. Kondo F.I.G. Vi ce·Presidenl stopped in to say hell o as he passe d Ihru Los An!!eles on hi s way back 10 Japa n fr om FIG m;e tin g in Europe. We di sc ussed the comin g Olympic Games a nd all the wond er· fu l plans host co unlry J apan has mad e to make th em th e bes t eve r .. . Grace Kaywell ca me to Hollywood to do " Balle t for Gym· nastics" r ecord s (see page 22) . . . Frank Bare and famil y said hell o whi le on a visit to Disneyland .. . Bud Marq uette and Jud y Tremmel ca me up fro m Long Beach ... L.A .

Ci ty Champ Da ve Thor d ropped in befor e hea din g back to Mi chi gan Sta te U. and we took a Graph·C heck Camera snap of Ihi s iVloore on th e P. Bars . . . "Gypsy Bool s" of Steve Allen Fam e, stopped in to let us know he j ust fini shed hi s fir st featur e part in a 111 ovie, ca lled "Swin gin g Summ er." . ..

And Ed Isabell e, said hello on hi s return from H awaii where he s pellt Ihe summer workin g. (See center fold)

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PHILADELPHIA TOPS IN YMCA NATIONALS

By W!\[. BUFFA, Chairmall N atiollal YM C A Gymnastics Committee The day wa s h ot, but th e Germantown •. y " gy mna sti cs team fr om Philadelphi a was " ha lt er " as thcy won a s wee pin g victory 3t the 15 th annua l YMCA Nati onal Gy mnasti cs C hampi onships he ld a t th c W es t S id e Y:\'ICA in New York on Jun e 20t h.

The tempe rature out sid e wa s a sti cky 9 1 c.l cg rces and eve n more un co mfort ab le in tllP \V es t S ide gy m , bu t the ca pacity crowd ~ ta ycd ~ w e a tin g in th e ir ~e a t s as aft ern oon wore int o evenin g a nd Marc Cohn led tll'~ Germant own te am to victory wh il e taking

Judy Tremmel and daughter all·aro und honors for himse lf. H e wa " tra il ed in the all ·a round by J ohn P esha of W e:; t S ide N.Y. Sta te Cha m pionand J oe Bridges and Doug Alt, both of S pringfi e ld , Ma s~. T om S exton of Dayton , Ohi o and Bob Em ery of S pringfi eld placed fifth and s ixth in the individual scoring.

The Germant own team took th e lead in th e first ('w nt , Long Horse, as All en K elves placed fir st and Marc Cohn fourth . They neve r slow ed down as Cohn came in second in th e Free Ex ercise and scored first pla ce in S id e H orse, Parall el Bars and Horizontal Bai·. Mike Gorn's s ixth in the ri ngs rounded ou t th e award w innin g 'Philadelphia e ffort.

Brooklyn Centr al of New York took second place in th e team standings, pa cec.l

by John C ros by with a firs t in fre e exe r· c ise and Denni s Pao letti w ith a s<,cond III

the S id e Horse Event. Th e Brook lyn team sewed up ' a second with a third in both Lon" H orse a nd Horizontal Bar by Dea n Bell~via \V est Side pl a ced third , led by J ohn Pesha with a seco nd in the Parall el and H ori zon ta l Bar comp etiti ons, a fourth in the Sid e Horse, and a sixth in th e Long H orse.

Gord on Ch ri sti e c in che d third place for th e hosts with a fifth pl ace in th e Horizontal Ral'. Springfield , Mass . ; Berke ley . Ca li f. : and Dayton , Ohio took fourth , fifth , and s ix th plac('s in the nati onal YMCA stand · in !! ~ .

'Tlw West Coa sl a youn g team from l,, [t th .. E ,j"t wi th II wnt",. u[ their ~ulli v an won the plll'll oll wna l

wa,; a hl y re pr .. :'cn ted hy Be rk eley, Cal ifornia who two gold medal :, a,. me· lIlt'm orahl e vi:; il. i\!ik p tumhling event with ~ dl'lllnn ~ tratinn of ag ilit y and

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skill whil e Kent Umba rger boun ced hi, way' to victory on th e trampoline.

Sixty three competit ors from ten stat es and Pu erto Ri co took part in the events. The entire competition was set up, organized and condu cted by th e West Side YlVIC A Lead ers' Club und er the tireless lead ership of Se rge So ut o and John Van Aalt en, of that club.

Th e Championships were condu cted under the National YM e , iR ul es, subject to YMCA eligibilit y require ments, and in clud ed both Olympic and s pecial event s. Th e National YMCA Gymnasti cs Champi onships began 25 years ago . After a wartime interruption , they were resumed in 1954 under the dlrec路 tion of a continuin g National YMCA Gym路 nasti cs Committee and have steadil y gain ed increasin" importance in the national YlVICA physical " program , and in the National Gymnastics " picture". The goal of th ese championships is to promote and d evel~p interest among boys and young men III gymnasti cs as a sport and as a~oth e r reo creational mean s for good fell owshIp and f,)r kee pin g fit.

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YMCA National Gymnastic Championships TEAM RESULtS Germantown,

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Brooklyn Central, N.Y. West Side, N.Y. Springfield, Mass.

Berkeley , Calif.

Dayton, Oh io LONG HORSE Allen Kelves, Grmntwn, Pa. Richard Black, Montclair, N.J. Dean Bellavia, Brooklyn , N .Y.

Marc Cohn, Germantown, Po. Joe Bridges, Springfield, Mass.

John Pesha, West Side, N.Y. PARALLEL BARS

Marc Cohn, Germantown, Po. John Pesha, West Side, N .Y. Joe Bridges, Springfield, Mass.

GordQn Christie, West Side, NY Luke McGovern, Brooklyn, N. Y. Richard Smithwick, Queens, N.Y. FREE EXERCISE John Crosby, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Marc Cohn, Germantown,

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Mike Sullivan, Berkeley, Calif.

William Reed, Bronx Un ., NY Joe Bridges, Springfield, Mass.

Tom Sexton, Dayton, Ohio TUMBLING Mike Sullivan, Berkeley, Calif.

Kent Umbarger, Berkeley, Calif.

Johr> Crosby, Brooklyn, N.Y .

Kirk Edwards, Berkeley, Calif .

William Reed , Bronx Un., N.Y. David Jacobs, Brooklyn, N.Y. ALL AROUND M. Cohn, Germantown, Pa. J. Pesha, West Side, NYC J. Bridges, Springfield, Mass.

Doug. Alt, Springfield, Mass.

T. Sexton, Dayton, Ohio R. Emery, Springfield, Mass.

SIDE HORSE Marc Cohn, Germantown, Po. Dennis Paoletti, Brooklyn, N.Y. Larry Weber, Brooklyn, N.Y. John Pesha, West Side, N.Y. Gordon Christie, West Side, N .Y. Joe Francois, i3rooklyn, N.Y. STATIONARY RINGS Jeff Zimmerman, -New Britain, Conn.

Morc Cohn, Germantown, Po. Lenny Inmon, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Joe Bridges, Springfield, Mass. .

Stewart Weisner , Washington, D.C.

Michael Gorn, Germantown, Po .

HORIZONTAL BAR

Morc Cohn, Germantown, Po .

John Pesha, West Side, N.Y. Dean Bellavia, Brooklyn, N.Y. Joe Bridges, Springfield, Mass.

Gordon Christie, West Side, N.Y. Richard Black, Montclair, N.J .

REBOUND TUMBLING Kent Umbarger, Berkeley, Calif.

Mike Sullivan, Berkeley, Calif.

Mike Sexton, Dayton, Ohio Samuel Porter, Hackensack, N.J. Glenn Mclain, Perryton, Texas John Delnero, Plainfield, N.J.

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49.00 30.00 26.00 21.50 17.50 5.00 18.70 18.35 18.25 18 . 10 17.90 17.70 18.85 18.20 18.15 T-17.00 T-17.00 16.85 18.55 18.10 17.90 16.90 16.45 16.10 9:00 8.70 8.65 8.10 7.85 7.45 110.70 104.95 97.65 89.50 86.70 71.10 18.85 18.35 17.50 17.45 17 .00 16.90 18.95 18.50 18.40 18.35 17 .90 17.65 18.65 17.50 15.80 T-15 .50 T-15.50 15.20 9.50 9.25 8.95 8.90 8.65 8.60

TEAM STATISTICS National YMCA Gymnastic Championships YEAR 1938 193 9 1940 1941 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 196CJ 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

PLACE HELD TEAM WINNER Detroit , Mich ., Fisher Br. YMCA St. Paul , Minnesota Fort Wa y ne, Ind. YMCA Newark, N.J .

Newark, N.Y. YMCA Newark, N .J. Washington, D.C., Cent. Br. YMCA Germantown, Pa. Brookl y n, N.Y. , Cent . Br. YMCA N.Y. , N .Y. West Side Br. Dayton, Ohio Cent. Br. YMCA N.Y., N.Y. West Side Br. Germantown, Pa. YMCA Germantown, Pa. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. YMCA N.Y., N.Y. West Side Br. Fort Wa y ne, Ind . Cent . Br. YMCA N.Y. , N .Y . West Side Br. N.Y. , N.Y. West Side Br. YMCA N.Y. , N.Y. West Side Br. Washington , D.C. Cent. Br. YMCA N . Y. , N .Y. West Side Br. Brookl y n , N .Y. Cent. Br. YMCA Germantown , Pa. YMCA New Britain : Conn. YMCA Germantown, Pa . YMCA Schenectady, N.Y. YMCA Germantown , Pa . YMCA N.Y ., N.Y . West Side Br. YMCA Germantown , Pa. YMCA Be rkeley, California

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS National YMCA Gymnastic Championships All Around Individual Winner 1938 Jack Lattin, Detroit, Mich.

1939 J. Domereki , Newark, N. J. 1940 Vince D' Aut o rio, Newark, N.J. 1941 Vince D'Autorio, Newark, N.J. 1954 Abe Grossfeld , WSY, N.Y.C. 1955 Abe Grossfeld , WSY , N .Y.C. 1956 John Pesha, WSY , N.Y.C. 1957 John Pesha, WsY, N. Y.c.

1958 John Pesha, WSY, N.Y.C .

1959 John Pesha , VVSY, N.Y .C. 1960 Hans Blickham , Ft . Wa y ne, Ind. 1961 J. Werner. Germantown ,. Pa. 1962 E. Isabelle, Springfield; Mass.

1963 E. Isabelle, No representati on 1964 Marc Cohn , Germantown , Pa. Free

Exercise 1954 Abe Grossfeld, WSY , N. Y.c.

1955 Abe Grossfeld, WSY, N. Y.C. 1956 J.o hn Pesha , WSY, N. Y.c.

1957 Richard Mohr , WSY, N.Y.C. 1958 John Pesha , WSY, N.Y.C. 1959 Jay Ashmore, Newburgh, N .Y. 1960 Anthon y Napier, Jersey City, N.J. 1961 J. Werner , Germantown , Pa .

1962 Anthony Napier, Jersey City , N.J. 1963 John Crosby, Bklyn . Cent. NYC. 1964 John Crosby, Bklyn. Cent. N. Y.c.

Horizontal Bar 938 A. Laughlin, Cleveland, Ohio 939 J. Teresco , Newark, N.J .

940 V. D'Au t orio, Newark , N.J. 941 Jos. Teresco, Newark , N.J. 954 Abe Grossfeld, WsY, N .Y.C. 955 Abe Grossfeld , WSY, N.Y.C. 1956 John Pesha, WSY, N. Y.c.

1957 Richard Mohr, WSY, N.Y.C. 1958 John Pesha , WSY , N.Y.C. 1959 John Pesha, WSY , N.Y.C. 1960 Mario Arimbargo, WSY, N. Y.C. 1961 J. Werner, Germantown, Pa. 1962 R. Smith , Germantown, Pa .

1963 J. Culhane, No representation 1964 Marc Cohn, Germantown, Pa. Long Horse 1954 Abe Grossfeld, WsY, N. Y.C. 1955 Abe Grossfeld, WSY, N.Y.C. 1956 John Pesha, WsY, N.Y .C. 1957 John Pesha, WsY, N .Y .C. 1958 Joe Sacksteder, Toledo, Ohio 1959 G. O'Quinn, Newburg, N.Y. 1960 Robert stekel, WSY, N.Y.C. 1961 J. Werner, Germantawn, Pa. 1962 R. Orlick , Jersey City, N.J. 1963 J. Culhane, No representation 1964 Allen Kel v es, Germantown , Pa. Parallel Bars 1938 Jack Lattin, Detroit, Mich.

1939 C. Cobb , Columbus, Ohio 1940 V. D'Autoria , Newark, N.J. 1941 V. D'Autoria, Newark, N.J. 1954 Abe Grossfeld, WSY, N.Y.C. 1955 Abe Grossfeld, WSY, N.Y.C. 1956 John Pesha, WsY, N.Y.C .

1957 John Pesha, WSY, N .Y.C. 1958 Joe Sacksteder, Toleda, Ohio 1959 John Pesha , ' WSY, N.Y.C. 1960 Hans Blickhan , Ft. Wayne, Ind. 1961 J. Werner , Germantown, Pa. 1962 E. Isabelle , Springfield, Mass.

1963 E. Isabelle, No representation 1964 Marc Cohn , Germantown, Pa. Side Horse 1938 J. St. Dennis, St. Paul, Minn .

1939 J. Domereki, Newark, N.J.

1940 Jos. Vigna , 路23 St. YMCA, N.Y .C. 1941 V . D'Autorio , Newark, N.J. 1954 John Pesha, WSY, N.Y.C. 1955 John Pesha , WSY, N.Y.C. 1956 John Pesha, WsY, N. Y.C. 1957 John Pesha, WSY, N .Y.C. 1958 John Pesha , WSY, N.Y.C. 1959 John Pesha , WSY, N. Y.c.

1960 Joseph Francois, Bklyn, <;:ent., N.Y. 1961 J. Werner, Germantown, Pa. 1962 R. Smith, Germantawn , Pa. 1963 R. Grimaldi, Utica, N.Y. 1964 Marc Cohn, Germantown, Pa. Stationary Rings 1938 Not held 1939 J. Teresco, Newark, N.J. 1940 H. Karczowski 1941 Not held 1954 Abe Grossfeld , WSY, N.Y.C. 1955 Abe Grossfeld , WSY, N.Y.C. 1956 M. Arimborgo, WSY, N.Y.C. 1957 M. Arimborgo, WsY, N.Y.C. 1958 John Pesha, WSY, N.Y.C. 1959 Jay Ashmore, Newburgh, N.Y. 1960 M. Arimborgo, WSY, N. Y.C. 1961 J. Werner, Germantown, Pa. 1962 B. Wi II iams, Germantown, Pa. 1963 R. Grimaldi-L. Yohn-tie 1964 Jeff Zimmerman , New Britain, Conn.

Tumbling 1939 A. Musil, Columbus, Ohio 1940 V. D'Autorio , Newark, N.J. 1941 V . D'Autorio, Newark , N .J. 1954 A. Calderone, Bklyn. Cent., N.Y. 1955 ' Bruce Riley, Omaha, Neb. 1956 Tom Seward, Germantown , Pa. 1957 Tom Seward, Germantown , Pa .

1958 Ronny Fowler, Hamilton, Ohio 1959 Ja y Ashmore, Newburg, N.Y. 1960 Anthony Napier, Jersey City, N.J. 1961 L. Datilio, Germantown , Pa. 1962 R. Orlick, Jersey City, N.J. 1964 Mike Sullivan, Berkeley, Cal. Rope Climbing 1955 Geo. Holly, Dayton, bhio 1956 Calvanese, Germantown, PO. 1957 Joe Francois, Bklyn. Cent., N.Y .

1958 Joe Gatins, Atlanta, Ga. 1959 Joe Francois, Bklyn. Cent., N.Y. 1960 Joseph Francois, Bklyn. Cent., N.Y. 1961 Joseph FrCYlcois, Bklyn . Cent., N.Y. 1962 B. Williams, Germantawn, Pa. 1963 G. Williams, No representation Swinging Rings 1941 R. Tilden, Germantown, Pa. 1954 William Buffa, WsY, N.Y.C. 1955 Bruce Riley , Omaha, Neb. 1956 Jay Werner, Germantawn, Pa. 1957 Sam Corgliano, Germantown, Pa. 1958 James Parker, Oshkosh , Wis. 1959 Jay Ashmore, Newburg, N.Y. 1960 Frank Lando, Jersey City, N.J. 1961 Jay Werner, Germantown, Pa .

1962. W. Dqdge Germantown, Pa. Trompoline " . . .

1954 Phil DiGiacoma, Buffalo, N.Y. 1955 Dennis Harget, Hamilton, Ohio 1956 Phil DiGiacoma, Buffalo, N .Y. 1957 Tom Gompf, Dayton, Ohio 1958 Ronn y Fawler, Hamilton, Ohio 1959 B. Rhineberger, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 1960 AI Stall , Dayton, Ohio 1961 J. Dailey, Dayton, Ohio 1962 T. Garretson , Buffalo, N.Y. 1963 s. Zudnick , Schenectady, N.Y. 1964 Kent Umbarger, Berkeley, Cal.

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Muriel Grossfeld

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OLYMPIC TRIALS

Ron Barak

Larry Bonner

Th e Olympic Trials were llerd at Kin g Point, New York on August 261h to 30th.

For the Wom en's team it was th e final trial to make the squad to go to Japan . Dale McClements of Seattle took the top honors with a total score for Comp ulsories and Op路 ti onal s of 76.50 1I1Iuriel Grossfeld and Marie Walter shared second place honors at 76.20 each. Linda Metheny pla ced fourth with 76.15 . J anie Speaks and Doris Fuchs tied for fifth both scorein g 75.60 and Kathy Cor路 rigan placed seventh with 75 .10.

Makat<;> Sakamoto wi th hi s highest com路 bined totil! ' -to date of 115.30 took the top spot follow ed closely by Gregor Weiss in second place with 115.20. Armando Vega placed third a full point lower at 114.20 and Art Shurl ock with 114. 10 placed fourth.

Ron Barak wa s fifth with 113.70 followed

by Rusty Mitchell and Larry Banner who ti ed for sixth with 113.00. Tom Seward scored 112.10 for eighlh spot. Don Tonry 111.35 for ninth ' and J ack Beckner came thru with 111.10 for tenth place. No ti cea bly mi ssin g is Abie Grossfeld who did not qual路 ify because of bad breaks on the Side Horse and Hori zontal bar. Th e Men's fin al trial s to choose seven of these top ten to make up the USA Olympic Gymnastic squad for Tokyo win be held at Valley State College in Sa n F ernando, California on September 18th and 19th.

Rusty Mitchell

Dale McClements

Armando Vega Gregor W ei ss

Art Shurlock Jack Beckner

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editorial: USGF

Director ,

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IIWHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HONOR . . . IN SPORTS?II

As man y of yo u already ma y know in March of 1964, the U.S .G.F. along with the A.A. . of the United States were both invited to participate in the First World's Open Trampoline Championships in London, England. We sent to that competition Danny Millman (California ) and Gary Erwin (Michigan ) . As Coach of the team and as USG F . representative to the meeting held there we sent Dr. Newt Loken of the University of Michigan. At this competition the various delegates who were in路 attendance met to discuss the formation of an Intern ational Trampoline Federation.

All told, some twelve nations took part in the meeting.

At this meeting it was deCided that such an FIT (not a member of the FIG) to control trampolining as a separate activity should be formed . In the same meeting it was decided that the group present should meet again in Jul y, in Germany and at this meeting the membership would be discussed, voted upon , and actual membership would then be ascertained. According to the minutes of that meeting, which were printed and distributed by the host British Gymnastic Association . . ."

I lT ERNATIONAL TRAMPOLINE FEDERATIO

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Resolution passed at the m eeting held at St. Ma ry's College, T wickenham, London, England, March 22nd, 1964 a/tel' the occasion 0/ the Wo rld's Trampoline Championships held on the previous day, March 21st.

In the chair - Mr. T . M. Blake, England 1. England B.A.G.A. (Mr. D. Taylor) 2. England B.T.A. (Mr. G. S. Aaron) 3. U.S.A. A.A.U. (Mr. J . Hennessey) 4. V .S.A. V .S.C.F. (Dr. N. Loken) 5. Holland K. . GV. (Dr. Q. J . Gerritsen ) 6. Norway N.S.F. (Mr. G. Vegard ) 7. Switzerland E.T.V. (Mr. K. Baechler ) 8. Denmark 1rs. S. Kraemer 9. Sweden Mr. S. Carlsson 10. Germany D.T.B. (Dr. H. Braecklein ) 11. Belgium Mr. Croonenborghs representing the Trampoline Commission of the Federa路 tion Royale Belge de Gymnastique and the Trampoline Commission of the Uni路 versity.

Before the resolution was proposed Ted Blake asked to be allowed to retire from the chair of the meeting so they could elect their own chairman but this was declined b y the meeting. . Resolution proposed by Mr. Edmonds and unanim ously agreed by the above eleven associations: That - ( 1 ) A meeting in Frankfurt in July will be held to formulate an International Federation of Tram路 polining.

(2) That representatives of the organizations asassembled at that meeting today consider that

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the posItIons regarding Trampolining is not sufficiently clear at present to determine the question of international representation and therefore suggest that all official organizations representative of Trampolining shall be invited in a year's time or when sufficiently clear the new federation will then have to decide how they are going to determine international representation.

(3) The passing of this resolution implies that the International Trampoline Federation is established .

Before this resolution was put to the vote each delegate named above was asked, " Do you have the authority from yo ur organization to vote on this resolutiop" and the answer from all was "Yes". ... and so we planned on sending a delegate to German y in July with the full understanding that at that meeting we might not be the group from the U. S.A. that was chosen to be a member. A few months passed and the meeting was scheduled and conducted ... however ... the V .S.G.F. was not invited. Every other group in attendance at London , was, so we can only speculate that we were eliminated by a majority vote through the mails prior to the meeting.

Of course, we also were not in the voting which I am sure must have been held according to all principles involved.

Tone-the-Iess, there now appears to be an international trampoline federation of some semblance that is organized and functioning. It is apparently about as democratically organized as the A.A.U., which allows any group to work towards promoting an activity and working closely with the athletes . .. but absolutely draws the line at having such a group take part in administering the affairs of the sport.

It is not so much that the USGF was not. the group selected to represent the U.S .A., for that matter, it never has been so recognized internationally . . . the point to be considered is that all persons present at the organizational , meeting apparently decided that all groups present would participate in the next meeting and at that time membership would be decided upon ... but somehow or other (we have no idea how ) the rules changed before the meeting was held. It matters not that our two performers finished First and Second in the World's Championship competition that was held , or that Dr. lewt Loken is a highl y respected and ' well-known leader of the sport here in the United States.

What really matters is that a group of amateur sports leaders cannot legitimately enforce a policy arrived at in democratic procedures. It seems that they were forced to revert to the " democratic" procedures such as those used by our . highly regarded "governing body" of everything in the U.SA. I was under the impression the meeting was to be held in WEST Germany.

THE N.A.C.G.C. . . . The college gymnastics coaches association now has a gymnastics pin of their own_ Secretar yTreasurer Sam Bailie of the Uni versity of Arizona has the pins and they are very we ll done ... showing three gymnasts in r ed, white and blue on gold . . . and the letters NACGC. .:.:.

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THE N.C.A .A. anno unces that next year's National Championship is set for Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale . . . April 2-3, 1965. Also they have taken a giant step forward by conducting the First College Division NCAA National Championships . .. set for Ball State College on Ma rch 19-20, 1965 . .;.:-

USG F Director - Frank

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THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

PEOPLE AND PLACES The Men's Olympic Coach fo r 1964 is Mr. JOHN MUIR of Los Angeles, California and his manager is Mr. Tom Maloney of West Point.

The Women's Olympic Coach for 1964 is MR. VA NN IE EDWARDS of Louisiana. .;.:.

The WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIPS which were set for Lisbon , Portugal in 1966 have been moved to WEST GER!fA IY in that same year. The host city has not vet been named.

The 1965 U.S.G.F. NATIONAL CHAMP IO NSHIPS are scheduled for DAVID LIPSCOMB COLLEGE,. in lashville, Tennessee. We are now firmin g up sites for 1966 and 1967 and it appears they will be in the East and then in the West in those years to follow. Compulsor y routines and .::.

In the September-October Newsletter the availability of the U.S.G.F. Rule Book and the Age-Group Gymnastics distributed this fall.

Workbook will be formall y a nnounced. pertinent informatiorl on this meet will be printed and N.F.S.H.S.A.A . .. . stands for the NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HI GH SCHOOL ATHLETI C ASSOCIATIO IS, and this organization represents more than 20,000 high schools in the U.S.A. At their recently concluded semiannual meeting in Wyomin g, the IFSHSAA voted to re-affirm its support of the Gymnastics Federation along with the other amateur Sports Federations of Baseball, Track and Field and Gymnastics. Gymnastics in the high schools across the nited States is not only growing in size but it improves rapidly in quality of work. Mr. William Russell, Commissioner of the California Iiltersch olastic Federati on (C. LF. ) has written us that California now boasts 134. high school gymnastics teams with more than 1,3 50 participating gymnasts. I might add they not only participate .. the y perform extremely well.

THE N.H.S.G.C.A. _ .. the high school gymnastics coaches association has their new sta tionery printed and their area secretaries selected and shown thereon ... we are proud to have the USG F emblem on that same sta tionery and if you desire information on this group write : Mr. Vic Lesch, Gymnastics Coach , Willowbrook H. S., Villa Park, Illinois. 路x-

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THE MOLINE, lLLI NOIS f URNFEST . . . the Upper Mississippi District of the American T urners conducted their area turnfest in the quad cities with the Moline Turners as hosts. It was a great event .. . with more than 600 participants an d excellent exhibitions in very many areas.

In the Men's Competitions . . . here are the winners: Senior Men , 50 yea rs of age and over, first place to William Sch rumm of North St. Louis Turners.

Senior Men, ages 30 to 39, first place went to Allan Lange of the Kansas City Turners.

Active Men : Middle Grade was won by Helmut Herd tie of Northwest Chicago Turners.

Special Events for Men : Tumbling was won by Schneider of Detroit Turners, while Trampoline was won by Rissler of lorthwest Davenport (Iowa). The Still Rings title went to Calh oun of the Cleveland STY and the Floor Exercise went to Krouth of the 'Ioline (Ill. ) Turners.

In women's competiti on it went this wa y: Sen ior Women: Ages 30-39: Winner was Fran Mamula of South Bend , Indiana.

Senior Women: Ages 40-49: Winner Ma ri on Lndahl of NW Chicago with her team mate from _TW Meta Elste close behind.

Senior Women: Ages 50-59 : Hazel Baird of North St. Louis was the winner.

In the Junior Girls Division . . . the winner was Sharon Knedle. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Turners) _ .

Carl Anderson, Pres. Am. Turners and Dr. E. A. Ecklund, N at' l. Dir.

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AMERICA N T URNERS . . . held their annual convention in New York City from August 23rd throu gh August 27th . .

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Ri chard Jinus and Gene Mitchell , co-direct ors of the Moline Turn-

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SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR Last March the U.S.C.F. Trampoline Team that toured South Africa made a memorable trip through that beautiful countr y that took some six weeks to complete. The team covered 6,000 miles by car durin g that six weeks and it w~ s a long. and man y times tiring but alwa ys enjoyable tnp . The host for this team tour was Mr. aile Areborn and his letter to the U.S.C. F. Office was so well written and comprehensive that we decided to present it here as the final report on that tour.

Report by OLLE AREBORN South Ajrican Amateur Trampoline Union I t is a pleasure for me, fir st of all to convey my thanks and also on behalf ofi th e S. A. Amateur Trampolin e Un ion to ex tend to th e U.S.G.F . our gratitude for makin O' this wonderful tea m available to us. I am certainly hopin g that" thi s will be a regular event, to have a team from the United States in So uth Africa. This team ~er tainl y boosted th e sport here and we will for a Ion 0' time benefit h'om the many excell ent exhibitions the tea m put Ol~ ri O'ht throughout South Africa. . " . On March 10th, whi ch was a bi g day for us here, the United States team a rrive d and after a short press conference at th e Airport, the team wa s taken to town and booked into a hotel in which they staye? until the 31st of March, when th e actual tou;in g started.

The fll's t appea rance the team was go in g to make was in Durban on the 13th of. March, whi ch was also the first Test Match a O'ain st South Africa. l'vIr. Brinkmeyer was asked whether the team ~vould lik e to l e~ve imm ediately th e same day for Durban, or wait until the followm g day. Aft er our explanati on that Durban is one of our biggest holiday reso rts on the coast, the team unanimously decid ed that they want ed to leave ri ght after dinner on th e 10th. They were taken down by car and the distan ce between Durban and Jolmnes· burg is approx imately 400 miles, which was done in 7·8 hours The team spent th e 11th and 12th on the beach and seemed to enjo; It th oroughly. In between, we had several press conferences and a visit to the .Mayor of Durban and on Friday the 13th the Test Match took place be fore a crowd of 4,000 people in the Ice Drom e. Un· fortu nately, th e hall co uld not seat more and therefore we had to turn away almost a thou sand people. The Tes t was a great success and, as expected, United States won with 55.95 points against South Africa's 52.54 and the individual result s were as follow s : U.S.A. Voluntary Total Set Frank Schmitz 9.46 9.63 19.09 Steve Johnson 9.50 18.73 9.23 Nancy Smith 9.40 7.73 18.33 55.95 So uth Africa 8.96 8.93 17.89 Martin Trimmer P eter 1'I'Ielvin 8.20 9.10 17.69 Marij ke van den Boogaard 9.06 7.90 16.96 52.54 It was felt that in all fairn ess and as we do not have an y experience of your judging in the United States, that Mr. Gil Brinkmeyer should be asked to act as a judge, to which he kindly con· sented . This was very helpful to our judges, as they could see an expert in action and many fruitful discussions ·on the matter of judging were held during Mr·. Brinkmeyer's stay in South Africa.

The team returned to Johann esburg on Saturday morning, the 14th and tok part in th e So uth African Games competi tion in the

Johannesburg City Hall. This is a Bi-Annu'al Games ,ve hold in So uth Africa for all sports and here again Frank Schmitiz won, followed by Steve John son. Nancy Smith won the wom en's event.

From the 16th - It8h the team spent their day s in J ohannesburg practisin g for the Rand Easter Show Display, whi ch started on the 19th. The Rand Easter Show is a big industrial show which' takes place annuall y in Johann esb urg, and there is always some kind of exhibi tion in the main arena, as the case was this year with the trampoline tellm; Th e U. S. team was part of an 18 persons synchronized trampolin e display. They performed as part of this big team as well as individually, and the display s durin g that period were extremely well received by the public. Even Mr. Brinkmeyer too kpart as a clown and we all think .that he has got the makin gs for an outstandin g comed ian. .

On the 31st of March we started our tour of South Africa, and here a vote of thanks mu st be given to Gil, as he drove one of the cars ri ght throughou t the whole tour. We tran sported 2 trampolines on a truck, which I my self drove. Our first stop was Kimberley, which is a great diamond mining area. Here the team performed twice a day from the 1 - 4th April under similar conditions as at the Rand Easter Show. The night of the 5th Gil became very ill and was treated with inj ections and drugs and had to stay half a day behind. Fortunately he soon recovered and was able to travel to the next place, Kroonstad.

H ere our hosts were the Prisons Services Training College .

This is a college where they tra in prison wardens for our prisons in South Africa, and as they are extrem ely sports minded, especially gymnastics and trampolinin g, they undertook to organize a display in Kroonstad. Unfortunately, we struck the only rain during th e whole trip, hut in spite of th e bad weather, 3,000 people turned up' to see the U. S. team.

Our next exhibition was held in Welkom, a city oiIly 10 years old, extremely modern and the centre of gold mining areas in the Orange Free State. Here the Rotary Club in Welkom had organized 2 displays, on e in the afternoon and one at night , whi ch " rere fairly well attended by loca l people. The team was here, for the fir st tfm e, put up with famili es and I am sure they enjoyed their inside glimpse of how a South African family lives. .

On Wedn esday, 8th April, we left for Bloemfontein, which ·is the capital of the Oran ge Free State, and here the team performed twice daily in a similar show as th e Rand Easter Show, and we also had our second Test Mat ch on April 10th. The Test Match here was not as well attended as in Durban, also we did not have a venue as big as Durban, but approximately 1,500 peo ple witn essed South Africa winning again st the United States. By now you probably heard the reason for this r esult, as Nancy unfortunately hurt her ankle during the warm-up prior to the Test Match and the United States team had to compete with only 2 members against South Africa's three. The results were South Africa 46.05 against United States 37.50. The indi vidual results were as follows: Set Voluntary Total South Africa Marijke van den Boogaard 8.7 8.25 16.95 Neil Yelseth 7.35 7.95 15.30 46.50 Peter Melvin 6.3 7.5 13.80

U. S. A. 18.95 9.45 9.5 Steven J ohn son 37.50 8.95 18.55 Frank Schmitz 9.6 It was also a very interes tin g Test Match from the point of view that Steve John son beat Frank Schmitz.

On the 12th April we again hit the· road and travelled to East London , which is a coas tal town, and here we performed in one day 4 displays, which was rather heavy. However, 1 must again stress that Continued on page 32"

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Ju n ior All-Ar ound Champio ns.

Sen ior All-A round Champions.

CANADIAN GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS Held at U .B.C. Memorial Gymnasium, Vancouver, B.C. July 10th and 11th, 1964 SENIOR MEN All Round

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Richard Kihn-Toronto ....... .... ..... 108 .65 Gi l Larose-Montreol .. .............. .. 107 .35 W ilh elm Weiler-Can. Army ...... 104.30 Rog e r Di on-Qu ebec City.. ........ . 100 .25 Barry Brooke-Toronto .. .... ...... .. 95. 5 0 Yvan Boisc lair-Ste . Agathe .. ..... 94 .80

Floor Exercises I. Wil helm Weiler - ...... - - 18. I 0 2. Roger Dia n .. .... ................. . 17.75 3. Gunther Boh rman ..... .. 17.60 Vaulting I. Wi lh elm W eiler .................. 19. 25 2 . Gunther Bohrman . .. ...... 18.60 3. Roger Dian ... . .......... ..... 18.60 Ho riz ontal Bar I. Gil Larose ... ...... .......... 18.3 2. Richard Kihn ........... .. .. 18 .3 3. Wi lh elm We iler ... .. ............ . 18.0

Rings ... 18. 20 I. Gi l Larose 2. Richard Kihn ........ 18.15 3 . Yvan Boisclair ........ 17.25 Parallel Bars I . Richard Kihn ..... .. ... . 18 .85 2 . Gil Larose ...... ... .. . 18.00 3 . Ku rt Eggerschwiler .......... ... 17. 15 Side Horse I. Richard K ihn ...... ... 17.90 2. Gil Larose. ............. .. .. 16.75 3. Rog er Dian .... .......... ..... ..... 16.61

SENIOR WOMEN All Round

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A bove: Head Tab le f or Awards Banquet .

Be low: Gym nasts, Officlols and gues ts a t Awards C$onquet.

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Ga il Daley-Saskatoon ...

Dale McCl ements.... Seattle Avis Ti eber-Seattle ...... .

Susan McDonnell- Toronto Irene Ho worth-Sa skatoon Linda Rodel la - Seattle

Floor Exercises I. Dal e Mi:C le ments ... .

18.233 2 . Avis Tieber ......... .. .. ..... 17.400 3. Susan McDonnell ...... .. ...... 17.234 Vaulting I. Avis Tieber . .. ....... 18.600 2. Gai l Daley ... ................. 18.534 3. Susan Cl ou thier ................ 18.100

7 1. 96 1 71.464 . 70.100 69.067 67.633 63 .032

Balance Beam I. Gail Daley. .. .. . 18 .000 2. Iren e Hawor th ........... ... 17. 333 3. Dale McClements ............ .. 17. 100 Uneve n Bors I . Gai l Daley ............ 18.266 2. Susan McDonne ll ....... .... ... 18.167 3 . Dale McCiements .... ....... . 18. 100

Above: Juni or Men All -Around Chompi ons.

Above: Senior Men All-Around Champio ns .

JUNIOR MEN All Round

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Alick Pawlak-Toronto .. ....... 105.00 Randy Carruth ers Bothel .. ...... .. . 102.20 Gory Balcombe-Saskatoan .......... 100 .00 L. Haltsman-Saskatoan ....... ..... 95 .35 Cliff Ames-Va nc ouve r ........ ........ 93 . 15 Bill Robinson-Winnipeg ............ 91 .35

Floor Exercises

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1. Gory Balcombe .... .. ......... .. .. 17.80 2. Bill Robinson .... .. .... .. .. ...... .. 17.80 3 . Lorr y Ho ltsm on ........... .. 17.50

1. Jim Steele Bothel .. .. ...... 17.85 2. Al iek Pawlak .... 17.30 3. Bill Robinson . .. ............ ...... 17.10

Vaulting

1. Mace Brody Bothel .......... 18.250 2. Gory Baleombe .... .... .. ... .. 17 .950 3. Alick Pawlak ... ..... ... 17.950 JUNIOR WOMEN All Round

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Gl e nna Se styen- Saskatoon J oyce nac-Seattle ............... .

G e Anderso n~Seatt l e ...... .... ..

Marilyn Minalser-To ronto ...... ..

Patti Sebestyen-Saskatoon ...... . .

Lesl ie Bird-No. Vancouve r ...... ..

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1. Joyce Tona e ....... 17.134 2 . Glenna Sebestyen ............ 16.567 3. Gaye Anderson ........ .... ... 16 .034 Vaulting

1. Glenna Sebestyen ...... ... .. ... 17.304 2. Joyce Tonae .... .. ........ .. 16.700 3. Gaye Anderson ........ 15.900

67.466 66 .834 66 .200 60.664 60.496 58 .9 34

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1. Ga ye Anderson .... 16.700 2. Jo yce To nae ................. 16.300 3. Glenna Sebe s tyen... .. .. . 16.167 Un even Bars

1. Gle nna Sebestyen 2. Ga ye Anderson ..

3. Marilyn Minaker

.... 17.700 .... 17.566 ... 17.166

The Canadian Champi onsh ips were ols o the Canadian Ol ymp ic Tr ials. The Canadian A.A.U. has limited the g y mnastic team to three members for the O lympics in Tokyo. The Committee on hand decided to send a three man team (no wo men ), This team will be mode up o f the three seni or men winner s, Richard Kihn , Gil Larose, and W ilhelm Weiler.

Ca na d ian Judg es and o ff icials at Ca nad ian Nati onal Champ ionships.

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BALLET FOR GYMNASTICS RECORDS BY GRACE KA YWELL PRODUCED BY ST EPPING TONES RECORDS

Grace Kaywell at work in M.G. o ffice.

On this page ore pi ctured scenes during the making of a series of 12 " L. P. records on Ba llet f or Gymnastics, by Grace Ka ywe ll. Grace came t o Sou thern California and spent four weeks in H o llywoo d and the M .G. Office mak ing reco rd s and shooting pictures t o go with the book, wh ich will augment the records. An interesting poin t t o no te is that although t hese records are mainly training and exercising rec ords for gymnasts at the ba r and cent er work, they con tain f loor exercise routines b roken down into phrases and one complete side o f one reco rd

contains 12 separate num bers of varied styles and tempos of 50 to 70 second du rati ons f or your floor exer icse routines.

Grace Kaywell and Susie Grimson practicing balle t moves for Ballet f or Gymnastics, Beginners record.

Upper Left : Grace Ka yw ell and Julie Grea who did the mode l ing f or t he Ballet f o r Gymnastics book, along wi th the syllabus f or the intermed iate record. Above: Grace Kaywe ll , Johnny Finke, Composer and Arranger, and Bett y Zimmer , President

o f Stepping Tones Rec ords . A t Left: Rec ording at Capitol Re cord Studi os in H o ll ywood. Below: M .G. Ed itor doing the voice for Ballet for Gymnastics Record, directed by Grace Kaywell w ith Johnny Fi nke at the piano.

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BALLET for Gymnasts

By Grace Kaywell 3 Tanglewood Court Ir est Palm Beach. Florida

" Prow o f the ship" stretch (Demonst rated by Marie Olsen) At Right : Upper-bac k fle x ibi lity stretch , if no ballet ba r available (Demonstrated by Ernestine Russe ll Carter and Paula Cri st )

UPPER BACK FLEXIBILITY T o h.ave a good flexibl e upper back has been a probl em to our men gymnasts for so me tim e. Girls acquire a fl ex ible quicker because th ey have n ot overdeveloped th ~ trapeziu s muscle fr om strength moves. Bovs ha ve Iroubl e doing walkovers, but th ey can d o fa ~ t flip s which are not controlled in thi s area of the ba ck. Th erefore, I stron gly arl· voca te thi s stretch for the men as well as for th e women .

Face th e ball et barre or so me stron g , upport at arm s distance. Round the back as illu strat ed by Paula Crist in Step I above. Breathe in and contract th e stoma ch muscl es whil e r oundin g back ; keep hea d down . H ea d co mes up as back arches. (S tep [I I. Finish by makin g back as flat as a

hoard , strai ght lin e fr om head to hips. You will al so feel a ham strin g stre tch at th e sam e tim e. If you lift th e head and boun ce in this Jlosition a few tim es, yo u will feel an even great er pull on the ham strin gs.

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So me of our girl s have developed a bit of trapeziu s muscle bul ge at the back of th e neck . The onl y way we co uld cli sgui st' Illis non·feminin e phy siqu e was to broad en the chest area . We stretched the pectorali s maj or muscles with th e foll owin g exer cise, illu strat ed in " Pruw of th e Ship" stretch .

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sup·port. Grasp- t,he ball et barre behind yuu with hand s cl ose toge th er. Let th e bod y pull away from th e barre and this will stretch th e ce rvical vertebrae at th e sam e tim e. Ern estine Ru ssell Ca rt er demonstrate" how th e teacher can help th e stud ent achi e,i... this stretch if you have no ballet barre.

Brace yo urself by placing your foot at the hee ls of the pe rform er, pull ba ck hard as she leans for wa rd.

Anoth er trick for developin g upper back fl exibility is to gra sp a towel with . a nar· row grip a nd lift it up in front of yo u and continue to take arm s overhead and all th e way around to th e ba ck without lettin g ;;>: 0.

Gradually narrow your grip. Thi s pays· bi f! dividend s. ' III

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By Jess Robinson

TRA"MPOLINING AROUND THE WORLD We. received an unusually large amount of correspondence from around the world since last issue of M.G. We want to ac· knowledge receipt. and will answer letters individually as time permits. . Turkey Col. C. A. Flem ing writes, "Here in Turkey they aren't much for the trampo· line but they do some gymnastics and have one or two trampolines in the country. I will try to scratch up some material sui ta· able for your column ."

Indonesia Ken Hollis wrote from Indonesia and took me to task for my answer to Irvin Rosen· baum (May-June issue M.G. ). He didn't like it. We like to hear from you, good or bad . . . and we appreciate ' constructive criticism.

Japan !l'lasamitsu Ogihara wrote from Japan after returning home from a honeymoon trip in th e United States. While over here he and his attractive wife stopped in to see u, and we toured trampoline centers in Los Angeles area. He says not too much is happening trampoline-wise in Tokyo at this time. It seems everyone there is busy preparing for some sort of a gymnastic event to be held this fall.

England !l'1r. Cosgrove wrote a nice letter discussing trampolining in England. He is a gymnast and a coach and says there are many schools of thought on different type,; of training and approach to the trampoline sport over there. He also 'says they are working hard to give the United States competition in this event.

Austria Sport-Sergant Johann Bartel, Austrian Air Force, Kalsdorf, Austr.ia, inquired about books on trampoline. The only ones we are familiar with are : "Trampoline Tumbling"

by Larry Griswold, " Trampolinin g Illu s· trated" by Chuck. Keeney and "This Is Trampolinin g" by Norman and LaDue. Philippines Alan Pinson, top Hollywood stuntman and close personal friend, sent postcard from Manila. Says there isn't a trampoline in sight.

Canada Larry Martin tell s us he has received sa nction for Canada National Trampolin e Championships to be held at 2 p.m., Sept.

Ii at the J ewish Community Center in Ot-

tawa , Ontario, Canada. Competition to be held on a new 7x14' trampolin e. Rules concerning foreign entries have not yet been set.

Germany Received news of the International Trampoline Federation meeting held July 28-29 at Deutsches Turnerschuler in Frankfurt , Germany. We seriously considered attending this meeting but . . .???

South Africa Had a very interesting letter from Reuben Klass in Sydenham, Johannesburg. His son David, ·7, won his age group meet at South African Trampoline Championships and son .

Gary, 11, won the under 18 junior men title. Frank Schmitz won the open title the same evening.

RECORD OF THE MONTH 3 Full Twisting Douple Porpus- Performed by Rod Pack, Burbank, Calif. His full twisting double porpus was from back, full twist and then double head under to back drop.

UNUSUAL STUNT OR WILD ROUTINE Triple Back Pullover by Walter Bethoon \lIsa of Burbank on a 6x12 nylon web bed,

CHALLENGE The challenge trampolining presents is what makes it so interesting. Those stepping on trampoline for first time find it difficult to jump straight up and down with con trol and balance. First attempts at seat drop usually result in performer striking heels first and then landing awkwardly on back. After a few tries; however, the seat drop is easily accomplished and performer looks forward to next stunt.

It is at this poi~t that the performer should start working on form, but to perform the seat drop correctly using good form would require considerably more time and effort. And since there is no immediate reward in sight for thi s additional work, form is neglected.

Why Good Form? . Why practice working with good form '?

The answer depends largely on why one is jumping on trampoline. If the goal is profess ional work in a trampoline act good form· is all important and stunl s are sec· ondary. Very seldom will you see a tram poline act that command s very much diffi cultv. The publi c at larl(e do esn't recog-

nize a double from a triple, either somer· sau lt or twist, but it does enj oy trampo· linin g hi gh and prett y. Si mple stunts done well or cleverly are crowd pleasers.

A co ach learn ing fundamentals for teach· in g purposes should certa inly work with form. In demonstratin g fundam en tals to stud ents th e coaches' use of precise good form will instill confidence in students. sometim es to the point that they will t ak~ for grant ed the coach can perform any stunt .

If one plan s to co mpet e and hopes to becom e a trampolinist of nat ional calibre,

th ere is no other choice but to work on form. Never again, in our estimation, will th e U.s.G.F. , N.C.A .A. nationals or any ot her top meet be won on difficulty alone as has happened in past years. Trampolin· in g has advanced to such a point that all top trampolinists have ample difficulty awl a break in form will cost them top posi. ti ons.

Lastly, if reason for trampolining is just for fun and exerc ise or because of a de· sire to learn a few stunts participant should real ize it is easier to learn new stunt s if previous stunt s are performed with good

'form . A tWlstlllg somersa ult, for example, is considerably easier to execute witli legs straight , toes pointed and arms working correctly. As each new stunt is mastered there will probably be a desire to show it to fri end s and a littl e ' form will go a long way in making it look sharp for presenta· tion.

In a future issue w'e will talk more about form. Your id eas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated on this subj ect. Please send them to J ess Robinson, c/o Trampoline Inc., 4207 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank; Ca lif.

TRAMPO LINE INSTRUCTION

FRONT WITH HALF TWIST-BRANY-JONA BACK Three Differen t Stunts with Forward Takeo ff , Feet to Feet Somersault and Half Twist.

(Pe rfo rmed by World Chamipon, Danny Millman .

FRON T W ITH sault. In this in somersault stu nt is v er y

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of twisting ear ly. Once ba ro ny is lea rn ed it is seldom used agdin.

Pictures 1- 2-3 show h iQh front somersau lt. No. 4 pi ctures start of str et ch to layout positio n , 5- 6-7 the twist and 8 the landing.

HALF TWIST is .pero fr med w ith t w ist at last o f somer· trick eyes lose sight of bed as head goes under body and then pick up bed again just before landing. Th is v alua b le for learn ina ba ron y si nce it el,iminotes danger

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JONA BACK is most diff icult of the three st unts. lWlst is begun Immediate ly upon leav ing trampol ine, eyes spot wa ll beh ind takeoff position until bock somersau lt is executed . We recommend this stunt be learned in tw ist ing be lt . Considering how difficult it is to learn it seems it wou ld be sc ored high in .rou tine , but unfortu nately when

pletely · over head as in front somersau lt . This lift is extremely important. " Pictures 2- 3-4 show piked fr ont somersault t o t op of somersau lt . Nos . 5-6 the st retc h and twist, 7-8 the landing.

done correctly the Jontl Bock looks no. more difficult than ba rony or' fl y ing back. P ict u r e No. I sh ows lift and begi nning o f twist. Nos. 23· t w ist is comp leted , eyes spottin g behind takeoff position until height 'of somersau lt is ob tained , 4-5-6-7 is bock somersault.

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TUBE TUMBLING

By Lynn Pitcher

TUBE TUMBLING You who ha ve attempted to teach tumblin g to awkward , obese and poo rl y coordinat ed stud ents have di scover ed a chall en gin g situation . Many in stru ctor s never atte mpt to teach this type of indi vidual even th e elementary tumblin g skill s for fear of injury to the parti c ipant. Ther efore , th er e are man y s tud ents who will never experi ence th e thrill of masterin g even the simples t of gym nas tic skill s.

If you , as a teacher, are equall y int er es ted in the physical development" of all yo ur students. perhaps you should in vesti gate 'Tub e Tumbling'. a uniqu e and fa scin a tin g new approa ch to an old s port. It ca n ca te r to th e physical ability of the poorl y coo rdinated beginn er safely and equall y as well as to the acco mpli shed gy mna st.

P e rhaps a bri ef descripti on of th e necessary e quipment and approach to th e teachin g technique of Tube Tumblin g will be of int erest to th e r ead er.

A large rubber inn er tube from heavy con s tru ctio n e路quipment or a large airpJan f'

is very satis factory. A . good available size

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is eitl;e r a 240 b); 25 or 250 by 28. !VIany used and re pa irable tubes ca n be obtain ed at ve ry lillI e cost fr om A ir F orce sa lvag:e depots or compan ies that se rvice co,'-stru cti on eq uipm e nt. It is ad visabl e to re place th e long val ve s tem with a s hort fl ex ibl e rubbe r one or to wrap and tape a so ft fa e terial ove r th e ori ginal ste m to prevent inj ury to th e parti c ipant s.

To teach r oll s. dive roll s, or :y, fr an I so mm ersaults to beg inn ers, it is necessary to fill th e cenl er of the tube with som e lhin g soft. A large ba g of plasti c foam is th~ best fillin g I have di scove red . Thi s prov id es a safe ty landin g area and makes it possibl e for a beginn er to do man y tri cks wi th ou t fear of injury. Even a forward roll is a maj or a cco mpli shm enl for th e timid stud ent.

Abo v e: Front head spring Bel ow : Front II ip to bock or seat

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ILLUSTRATION NO.1 A handspring, headsp ri ng or shoulder spring in gr.ound tumbling for the obsese or pearl y coordinated youngster is almost unthinkable

but these skills can be a'cc omp li shed without t oo much difficulty on the tu be.

J~ an o ve rage seventh grade physica l education class over 90% o f both boys and gir ls were able to achieve a hands and headspring o.n the tube in just f ou r class periods of practi ce. T wo spotters f o r each tube we re used

until the student acqui red enoug h ski l l to perf orm the trick alone.

T he fol low ing ore illu stra t ions and descr iptions af the t eaching techn ique of the t ube head and ha ndspring and the 3,4 fr ont flip . Pl ace t wo spo tters at the far side of the

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a few attempts. NOTE t hat f or beginners it is ve ry im po rtant t o place ene's f orehead heavi ly on the far side o f th e tube.

Th e center fill ed tube prov ides an excellent safety la n ding area f o r 3,4 front flips.

ILLUSTRATION NO . 3 Take off the near. side of the tube with both feet. Obtain height by pushing off with the feet, lifting with the arms and froD1

the bou n ce provided by "the tu be. Duck the head f orward and t uck or flex the knees t owa rd t he chest-then open the tuck a nd land on the back or sea t. .

A complete front flip (sommersault ) is as easy t o learn on the tu b e w ith thi s sa fet y la nding area as it is on a trampoline .

In ou r a rea as well as in many secti ons o f the United States there are many elemen tar y and seconda ry schoo ls a s we ll a s univer siti es that no w rec ognize the value s of Tu be Tu mb li ng and have now included it in their onys ica l educat ion curri culum.

I f you have diffiCulty i'n secu ring ' a 't ub e" or would desire additiona l information about Tu be Tu mbling conta ct Lynn Pitcher , 2729 Harri son Bou!eva rd , Ogden, Utah.

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RESEARCH AND FITNESS James S. Bosco, Ph .D. San Jose State College . This is the fifth of a series of six articles which have been planned in the areas of gymnastics and motor fitness.

These will be followed by a series of articles in the areas of gymnastics and cardio-vascular fitness. Readers are urged to submit reports or comments directly to the Research and Fitness Editor.

Matz, Grace Elaine

" The Effect of Gymnastics on the Motor Fitness of Boys," rbana: Unpublished M.S. thesis, University of Illinois, 1954. Pp. 99.

PROBLEM To determine the effect of gymnastics (trampoline and tumbling) on the motor fitness test scores of young boys.

METHOD The single group experimental design was used (T-1 Experimental Factor T-2 ) . The motor fitness tests used were : (1) Cureton Balance Beam Test, (2 ) Larson Chinnin g, Vertical Jump; Dipping Test, (3) Illinois Agility Run, (4) Trunk Forward Flexibility Test, (5 ) Trunk Backward Extension Flexibility Test, (6 ) Shoulder Flexibility Test, (7 ) Ankle Flexibility Test, (8 ) Endurance Hops and (9 ) V-Sit. A major and minor method of research was used. The maj or method was a case study analysis of individual improvement while the. minor method was a group improvement study. Both methods used a comparison of data on pre-test and post-test results. The controls used were a ge vs. performance graphs plotted for each test that showed a relatidn to age. On the tests that showed a relation to age, the tan gents to the age vs. performance curves were compared to the tangent to the line .)f the plotted pre-test and post-test scores_ On the tests that showed no apparent relation to age, the difference of the pre-test and post-test scores were compared to the standard error of measurement for that test. A rati /fof 3.0 was considered a statistically significant gain or loss. The subjects were fourteen white boys, ages five to eleven.

RES ULTS AND CONCLUSIO S The results of studying the relationship of these tests to age were: ( 1) Chinning, D.ipping, Trunk Backward Extension, Ankle Flexibility, and V-Sit showed no apparent relation to age. (2 ) Vertical Jump, Shoulder Flexibility, Trunk Forward Flexibility, Agility Run, Balance Beam and Endurance Hops showed a relation to age. The followin g conclusions were based on the results obtained from all the case studies. The results summarized appeared concurrently with the program of trampoline and tumblin g. 1 ) Chinning showed a ,statistically significant improvement in 71.4 per cent of the subj ects tested . However, the average raw score increase was 2.39 ( 19 s.s. ), an increase from 1.28 to 3.67 chins, based on all cases. 2) Dipping showed a statistically significant improvement in 78.5 per cent of the . subj ects 28

tested. However , the ave rage raw score increase was 1.50 (7 s.s. ) , an increase from .85 to 2.35 dips, based on all cases. 3 ) Shoulder Flexibility was improved ove r and above the average increment due to age in 64.2 per cent of the cases. For the entire group, the average raw score was 2.7 inches (24 s.s.) . Thi s wa s an ave rage chan ge fr om 7.41 to 10.11 inches. 4) T r unk Extension Backwa rd improved from 10.22 inches to 10.91 inches, a gain of 4 s.s. This was not a statistically significa nt increase. 5 ) T he Agility Run improved from 25.3 seconds to 25.36 seconds, a gain of 1 S.s. This was not a significant increase. 6 ) The Verticai Jump was improved over and above the a verage increment due _to age in 61. 5 per cent of fhe cases. For the entire group the average raw score increase was 1.4 1 inches ( 11 s .s.). This was an ave rage change fr om 8.51 to 9.92 inches. 7 ) Trunk Forward Flexibility was improved over and above the average increment ~ue to age in 92.8 per cent of the cases studied. The average raw score increase for all of the cases was 2.14 inches (15 s.s. ), a change from 9. 33 to 7. 19 inches. 8) A statistically significant group change was found in Right Ankle Flexibility. This was a mean raw score increase of 12.7 degrees (18 s.s. ) , from 49 .60 to 62,89 degrees. 9 ) The Left Ankle Flexibility improved from 54.89 to 61.67 degrees, a change of 6.78 degrees 00 s.s.). This was not a statistically signifi cant gain.

10) Balance increased over and above the average increment due to age in 46.1 per cent of the subj ects tested . The average raw score increase for all of the cases was 1.19 points (8 s.s.), an increase fr om 5.69 to 6.68 . 11 ) The number of subj ects completing the Endurance Hops and V-Sit were too small to make an y conclusions.

On a case stud y basis, the foll owing observati ons were ~ad e:

1. Ten of the fourteen subj ects sh owed a significant gain in chinnin g and dipping.

2. Only four out of fourteen boys showed significant improvement in trunk extension backward.

3. Ten of the fourteen showed increased shoulder flexibility.

4. Eight of fourteen improved in vertical jump.

5. Only four subj ects improved on the agility test run.

Editor's _lote : Since there were no control subj ects used for the tests related to age, there was no wa y of telling how much of the group improvement wa s actually due to the p rogram.

COMPARISON OF MOTOR FITNESS PRE-TEST AND POST- TEST MEANS' WITH THE STANDARD ERROR OF MEASUREMENT M ea ns

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3. For best rei iab i lity take best of th ree t ime trio Is. 4. At leos t 5 m in utes rest between t ri a ls.

Spec if ic Ele me nts Incl uded : 1. Start f rom Pro ne Posit ion, Ha nds a t Sides of C hest-Speed React ion . Jump to Fee t a nd Sp rin t 30 feet.

2. Stride Stop and Reve rse a t 30' Li ne Drawn o n Floor (at least one foot must touc h o r cross line).

3. Left Turn at T op Speed around C hoir .

4 . Z ig-Zag Dodge Run, Left-Right- Left around Ch oi rs.

5. Rig ht Loop a t Top Speed arou nd Ch a ir.

6. Zig-Z a g Dodge Ru n, Rig h t- LeftRigh t around Ch oi rs.

7. Left Turn a t T op Speed around Cho ir.

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QUESTIONS~ and POINTERS Dear Art: I am .finding the lront somi dismount par· tieularh elusive . Also the ilyin{( backward roll to handstand (stmeli) is causing dijji· culty as I am hazy as to the tuning, d.irec· tion, and the use 0./ the pike and hip jlick here.

Yours sincerely, Murray Chessel!

Victoria, Australia Dear Murray . . . T he sequ ence photos show the correct bod y action for a hi gh front so mi. The important factors are the powerful backward swing ( toward hand· stand ) which is created by a dynami c hip ex tension int o ·an arch at the vertical sup· port, and th e lon g delay before the pikin g and shifting of th e body is started. Th e body should be . at a 30 ° to 35° angle be· fore th e hip pike and body" shift is started.

As the perform er r ises off the bar he at· te mpts .to project his seat and hips stra ight upward in a tight pik e posit ion. As th e body is r otated furt her and the desce nt has start ed. he th en ex tencfs hi s body Into 'an arch for the landin g. When l earnin g, put a mat on the bar that you are doin g the som i ove r, and have a hand spotter hold your arm durin g the flip so he can pull you to th e sid e if you are com ing too close to th e bar.

A.S.

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"WHAT'S TH E SCORE?"

By Jerry Wright San Francisco State Callege While due to the Olympics this year the 1963 - 64 season is not quite complete, most of us are preparing for another season of collegiate competition, with every indication that it should prove to be the most int eresting year in the history of the sport. Thi s year, with duel meet record s being of parti cular significan ce, an effort will be made to kee p up to date, in this column , on the various team s and th eir duel meet records. t,:

This writer will work closely with Dr. Clair J ennett of San J ose State, ( Chairman of the college Statistics committee), to keep the gymnastic public well informed.

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Durin g the past season very few meet result s were sent directly to J erry Wright ... the purpose for our askin g you to do so is so that M. G. Editor Glenn Sundby can be relieved of this time consuming task and thereby in sure that the magazin e will r each the readers ' with the most complete meet r esults possible. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated and everyon e will benefit. :::

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This writer has been preparing for two years now, "A History of Men's Competitive Gymnastics in the United States" and in the process has run across some very interestin g fa cts ... many of which have been published in this column under the title "Did You Know That :" The following is an other sa mple of these fact s (I would appreciat e receiving any informa tion similar to the followin g fr om any of the Modern Gymnast rea ders. ) DID YOU KNOW THAT: Frank Bare was the NCAA Side Horse Champion in 1952 . . . Ken Bartlett, now coach of Long Beach State College, 1953 NCAA Flyin g Rings Champion and Big T en All- Around Champion . . .Ralph Borrelli, UCLA Coach, was a former Champion High Bar performer . . . Erwin " Bud路" Beyer is a former (1938 ) CAA Parallel Bar, Side H orse and Long Horse Champion . ..

Irv Faria, Coach at Sacramento S tate College, former Pacific Rope Climb Champion.

Hay Frey and Bill Meade were teammates und er Gene Wettstone around 1946, both were Champion Tumblers and All-Around perform ers (Gene, by the :way, was Big T en All-Around Cham pion in 1935 and again in 1937) . . . J oe Giallombardo, probably the sports greates t High School Coach ever,

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was twice ational Tu-mbling Champion and runner-up the third year to George Szypula who th en won four straight ... Eri c Hughes, Coach at th e University of Washington, was a member of the University of Illinois ational Championship Gymnastics team in 1941 (was al so a member of the 1946 Univ. of Ill. Nat'l Champ. Track T eam) . . .

Newt Loken, successfu l Coach of the University of Michigan, was National Lon g Horse Champion and All-around runner-up in 1943 while a Lt. in the Navy ( Newt was also the Big T en All-Aroun d Champion in 1942) .. . Gordon Maddox, Coach at the California State College at Los Angeles, was the Rocky Mountain A.l!-Around and Hi gh Bar Champion in 1953 . . . Sam Bailie, Coach at the University of Arizona, twice record ed the highest score in dual meets against Finland . . . George Nissen was the Big T en and National Collegiate ( then known at the National Collegiate Champion ships) Tumbling Champion around 1935, '36, '37 .. . Chet Phillips, Coach at th e Annapoli s Navy Academy , was Eastern Intercollegiate and National Collegia te All路 Around and Hi gh Bar Champion ' fr om 1935 to '37 and National High Bar Champion in 1939 . . . Ru ss Tamblyn, the Movie Star, was a former champion tumbler in the Southern California Area around 1952 .. .

ETC.! ETC.!! ETC.!!!... This is just a starter ... NOW - let's hear from YOU!!

SEND YOUR MEET RESULTS TO : JERRY WR IGHT SAN FRA NC ISCO STATE COLLEGE 1600 HOLLOWAY AVENUE SAN FRA NC ISCO, CALIFORN IA 90127

AMERtCAN TURNERS NATIONAL APPARATUS MEET MEN Floor Exercise : Ted Muzy czko (Chicago); Ri ck Robson (Wil m ington); Jud Caler (Beaver Falls ); Bill W ike (Chicago) and Don DeSessa (STV) .

Side Horse : Muzyczky; Wike; Caler , DeSessa.

Horizontal Bar: Wike; Muzyczky; Caler; and Dean Calhoun (ST V) . . Long Horse : Muzyczko; DeSessa; Wike; Caler; and Robson. Parallels: Muzyczka; Caler; Wik e; DeSessa and Calhoun .

Rings: Wike; Muzyczko; Calhoun; and Caler.

All-Around :Muzyczka; Wike; and Caler. Team Trophy : Chicago Turners. Olympic Tryouk : Muzyczko; Wike; and Robson.

WOMEN Floor Exercise : Sharon Sawitzke (S T V); Sherry Schauer (STV); and Coleen V la chos (Beave r Fall s); Michele Calhoun (ST V); Susan Corfie ld (Bea ver Fa lls); and linda Har kleroa d (Johnstown). Balance Beam : Saw itzke; Vlachos & Schauer; Harkleroad; Calhoun; and Corfield.

Horse Vault : Sawitzke and Schauer; V lachos; Harkleroad; Corfi eld; and Calhoun. Unevens: Sawitzke; V lachos; Harkleroa d; Schauer; Corfie ld ; and Calhoun. All-Around: Sharon Sawitzke, Coleen V lachos and Sherry Schauer. Team Trophy : Clevela nd, ST V. Olympic Tryouts : Sawitzke; V la chos; Schauer and Har kleroad.

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the team acted splendidly and with great enthusiasm every time th ey were ca lled upon to do a di splay. They were here again placed with famili es, and thou gh I personally do not believe putting a tour· ing team up with famili es each night, we had to comply with the wishes of our hosts, as thi s of course' is a matter of finan ce.

Our nex t stop, on t~.e 1.4tl> \pri1 , was in Port Elizabeth, another co astal town and here we had our most unfortunate and disorganized performan ce during the whcle trip. Two di splays were held in a beautiful hall, but only 300 people atend ed in all. It was very embarassing for myself and probably Gil felt the sam e as I, but in spite of thi s the U. S. team again did their absolute best, though th ey probably felt like a singer standing in the desert.

The next mornin g, the 15th, we left before sunrise to do our longest stretch of 600 miles down to Cape Town. We had a stop on t.h .. ro an and visited one of the ostritch. where Frank and Gil had the experience of being thrown off an ~strich. We also visited the Cango Caves. We arrived at our most southern point of South Africa on the 15th at ni ght, for our third Test Match on the 16th.

This was held at a swimming pool and our Prime Mini ster, Dr. Verwoerd , toge ther with hi s wife, attended this Test Match. Un· fortunately, due to the outdor venue, th e Cape Town people did not turn up as was expected and only 1,500 people saw the Tes t Match. The United States scored 55.65 again st South Africa's 50.60.

The individual results were as follows: U. S. A. Set Voluntary Total Frank Schmitz 9.35 9.50 18.85 Steve Johnson 9.35 9.25 18.60 Nancy Smith 9.15 9.05 18.20 55.65 South Afri ca Martin Trimmer 8.65 8.40 17.05 Marijke van den Boogaard 8.05 8.80 16.85 P eter Melvin 8.30 8.40 16.70 50.60 On th e 17th the team also performed 2 di splays at the Cape Town Technical College for the student s. On the 17th, 6 p.m. the U. S. team left by air for Johann es burg and then the team was taken to the Kru ger National Park, which is a big game park and th ey spen t 2 days there, looking at all the wild animals.

On Monday, the 20th, th ey performed in a little town called Thabazimbi' and th e wh ole town turn ed up to see them. which was .very gratifying.

On th e 21st th e team perform ed in Rustenburg, which is approxi· mately 80. miles from Joh annesburg and on the 15th they rt![urIlt!J to J ohann esb urg and booked into a hot el on the same night. The 4th Test Match was held in Pretoria befor e a crowd of 2,000 people that ni ght. As thi s was ind oors and all conditions were good, the test turned out to be a good ex hibition of trampolinin g at its best. Again Frank Schmitz took (he first place. The United States scored 56.50 against South Afri ca 's 53.60. The individual results were as foll ows: U. S. A. Set Voluntary Total Frank Schmitz 9.60 9.60 19.20 Steve John son 9.15 9.40 18.55 Nancy Smith 9.35 9.40 18.75 56.50 South Afri ca P eter Melvin 9.10 9.00 18.10 Marijke van den Boogaard 9.00 ", 9.000 18.00 Nick Hayes 8.75 8.75 17.50 53.60 On Thursday, 23th April, the team went to a little town 120 miles from J ohann esburg, called Li chtenburg, and gave one per· formance at an agricultural show. They return ed the same night .

The followin g day , Friday 24th, they gave on e exhibition in Vereenigin g, approximately 30 mil es from Johannesburg, which was witnessed by approximately 5,000 people.

On Saturday, 25th the 5th and final Test Match was held in Johann esburg. Again it was an outd oor event, and as th e weather is rather chilly this time of th e year in Johann esburg, it probably scared a lot of people from attending and we only had 600· 700 people. The United States won again, comfortably, with 56.70 against South Africa's 54.25 and tbe individual results were as follows: U. S. A. Set Voluntary Total Frank Schmitz 9.60 9.75 19.35 Steve Johnson 9.25.

9.50 18.75 Nancy Smith 9.30 18.60 9.30 56.70 South 'Afri ca P eter Melvin 9.20 9.15 18.35 Marijke va n den Boogaard 9. 10 8.95 18.05 Martin Trimm er 8.80 9.05 17.85 54.25 On Sunday, the 26th, the team departed from Jan Smuts Airport with the S. A. Boein g 707 for th eir home country and left , I 'am sure, 'many fri end s and admirers to remember them for a lon g time to come. It was rather sad that the tour was over, but I am sure that the United Stat es team was also rather glad to get back home. Although the tour was tremendously strenuous for them on

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many occasions, as they perform ed 63' tim es during their 47 day stay, apart fr om travellin g approximately 6,000 miles, I hope they will attach pl easant memories to their · tour of South Africa.

The S. A. Amateur Trani'polin e Union is tremend ously grat,e ful to you and yo ur Assoc iation to ha ve availed such a wond erful team and I can ass ure yo u that th ey have mad e tremend ous propaganda for trampolinin g in South Afri ca. We certainly also hope that this tour will be the first in a lon g chain of tours to South Afri ca.

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We thought y~ u might like to take an inside look at the School Program of gymnastics as currently being used in t,ermanv. The following is a translation of an article from the DEUTSCHES T URN ER MAGAZINE by Mr. Bruno Johnke of Warrington, Florida (USGF Interpreter) .

HE WEST GERMAN SC HOOLS' GYMNASTICS PROGRAM THE WEST GERlVIAN SCHOOLS' GYM ASTICS PROGRAM ( A brie/ .from an article in Deutsches Tumen) The exercises prescribed for the "German Youth Games" have in many cases become an easy out for the leaders of youth and children's groups in the German Gymnastics Federation (DBT ). The yellow pamphlets in whi ch the exercises are explained have also helped many of the group leaders to dodge their chores. Is it their lack of imagination or are these leaders afraid to provid e for their youn gsters a pro gram which is more in line with the tradition of our DTB. Actually , we should be glad to see that these "Yellow exercises" - which should form the basis for our DTB youth com· petition s - are so much appreciated. But we think, the way it is . done, is a little evaggerated.

Th e Youth Gam es Program has also expanded a great deal since it started ten years ago. There are now 51 different exercises for boys to chose from. In th e girls division there are 67, which means that a teacher who has cooed classes has more than 100 exercises and combinations to remember.

The excellent yellow fold ers, the trainin g aid s, charts with dia· grams and illustration s, are a great help. (At the same time they are a mean to teach the children some nomenclature.) But there is no doubt that the sam e teacher is also responsible for most of the optiunal exercises.

The new expand ed program is designed . to give more opportuni, ties to heavyset and tall pupils. They now may choose a different combination of exercises and avoid thu s an apparatus which would otherwise make it impossible for them to participate.

The scheduled two hours of gymnastics does not seem enough to cover all this material. Especially the optionals do not get that proporti on of time whi ch should be devoted to them.

The technical committee of the organizers has finall y co n se~t ed to include optional exercises for classes 3· 7. However, there will be no award for those who take the risk to do a difficult optional exercise instead of an easier compulsory exercise.

There is al so the choice of compulsory parts: For some divisions there are 3 prescriQed parts, three of which have to be used by the competitor to compose his own exercise by adding some of his own (o ptional) parts. Thu s the schools leave plenty of room for the advanced pupils who work out in our DTE. Although there are many different combinations of co mpetition they always contain exerci ses on the four basic apparatus (Horizontal Bar, P arall el Bars, H orse, Floor ) . The difference in the combinations is given by the choi ce of co mpul sory or optional exercises (or by the choi ce of compulsory or optional parts.) The only possibility to by-pass one of th e 4 basic apparatus is to substitute one of the prescribed combinati on exercises which consist of a row of movement s from one apparatu s· to another (e.g. dismount from horizontal bar, tumblin g movement (cartwheel) and vault over sid e horse) .

The fa ct that only one and at the most only two of the exercises in a competition are optional speaks well for the idea that the more favored opti onal s shall not crowd out the less pleasant but ed ucationally more valuable compul sory exercise.

There are even competition s for rural schools which have no proper facilities. A log can be placed on two work}lOrses which will allow children to balance uv.er and at the sa me time allows vaulting (side horse vaulting). And there is always the opportunity for fl oo r exerci ses ( tumblin g and fr ee ex. ) Combined with these are Medicin balls, skippin g and any available pl ayground equipm ent.

There are about 3"h to 4 million pupils who will participate in these " Games." 25%, i.e. not quite one million, are youngsters fram the DTB. About 100,000 from our ranks cannot participate since they do not go to school, (drop·outs).

The DTB will have nation-wide annual gymnastics co mpetition s beginning in the Fall of 1965. This will be a welcom e addition to German Youth Games and it will be more in line with our tradition in which the compulsory exercises are dominating.

ARTISTIC GY i'vINASTICS IN NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOLS by M. Donald Adolph- Director of American Gymnast ics Associa ti on Martin Van Buren H .S.-Retired Artistic gymnasti cs history was mad e by twen ty· four selected high schools in th e iVl etropolitan area durin g the ea rl y part of February, 1964.

Th e Board of Education through the Bur· ea u for H ealth Edu ca tion approved for the first time Public School At hl etic Leagu e "interschooL gyii . . ,'7-astic nteets.

Th e competing schools through their devoted teacher-coaches could enter up to three eli gible boys in each of the followin g six events: (1 ) Free (Floor) Ex er cises; ( 2) Side Horse; (3) Horizontal Bar ; (4) Parallel Bars; (5 ) Tumbling and (6) Rope Climbin g.

As each co mpetitor was called for his turn , he had to demonstrate his arti stic gy mnastic skill by a "ro utin e" for the event.

The official two judges "score" the routin e from 0 to 10 points basis by deductions of tenth s and whole points for typical fault s.

The experienced judges take into con sid era· tion as a ba5is for scorin g the im port an t fa ctors of difjiwlt y and combination which supplement proper execution and precision.

The co mpetitor gettin g the highest total scores of th e two judges is awarded first pla ce, with a value of six points. Second place is wort h four points; third place, three points; fourth place, two points; and fifth place, one point. The team scorin g the hi ghest total number of poin ts for tht' six event s win s th e meet.

The above significant break through has had a vitalized affect on the teachers of physical education and a most enthusiasti c res ponse by the students. However, much is ye t to be accomplished by our student s (boys and girls, too) in the yea rs ahead .

All teachers mu st furth er enco ura ge and guid e the grow th and qualit v developm ent of artistic gy mnasti cs. With determin ed dedication and zealous effort s we can lead our you th to Olympian height s.

Each teacher and / or co ach ha s evolved and develop ed through form er teachers or other media individual techni cs of teaching basic and. advanced skills of gymnastics.

The writ er is no exce ption. However, it is my int ense desire after thirty· fiv e years as a teacher, as a form er competitor and coach,. and as a Gymnastic judge to give the younger men and women in the profession, to offer what I believe to be some pertinent and germane hi gh points co nce rnin g the for ego ing even ts.

THE FLOQR .E XERCISE: Th e floor exercise routine must be limited according to F.I.G . rules to a squared area of 12 by 12 meters. Durin g the fifty to seventy second s dura tion of the routine the competitor should shift in different directions and should include elements or movement s combinin g suppleness, strength, dives, leaps, rolls, hold s, and bal ances all don e with harmony, grace. and rhythlll. No other event offers the fr eedom of ima ginati on and style than the floor exercise. Readily, can the r ead er see and understand th e import of the mastery of tumblin g skill s. Enough emphasis canlll~t be placed on th e jact that th ese tumbling skills must be learned and relearned in a disciplined manner as to jorm and execution jrom the jirst grade on and through th e secondary school grades. Not only does tumblin g have a distinct carry-over value

to the fl oor exer cise but is an essential basic requirement for all artisti c gy mnastics.

An experien ced judge in scorin g this even t is aware of the distinct values for each of th e parts of the exercise and the deduction s that have to be made for typical fault s as insufficient fluency in exec ution, insuffi cient height in leaps and dives, bent bod y, legs open durin g hand sprin gs, neck kips, and so mersault s.

THE SIDE HORSE: Most gy mnasts and no doubt coaches too consid er th e side horse as th e most diffi cult apparatu s used in gymnasti cs. A routine exercise should includ e leg circles in both direction s, consecutive sc isso rs forward and rearward , passes of one and both legs, undercuts, and " Kh ers" and "Moores". The exercise mu st make use of all three parts of the horse ( neck, saddl e, a nd croup) and be perform ed in a r hythmic, swjn gin g, flowin g pattern with no stops.

So me of th e typ ical fault s (w ith appropria te ded uctions ) includ e stoppin g in a support , bad form , body bent , lack of rhyt hm , a nd pass in g legs unde r hand s too low.

An enthu sia sti c teacher on all school levels can devise movements that includ e elements of support, sw in gs, and va ults toward the ob jectives of the development of neure-muscu'l ar coordination, fl exibility, agi lity of mo vement, strength, and endurance. The emppasis in teachin g each skill as well as in testing achi eve ment should be upon form as well as perjormance. Th ere are excellent .gy mna sti c references and audio-visual aids lhat neophytes in the profess ion ca n resort to for guid ance.

THE HORIZO TAL BAR: Without a doubt th e most enti cin g piece of apparatu s is the horizontal bar. Most beg inn ers and eve n Olympic champ ions find the bar thrillin g and darin g. Probably the grea test thrill J had as a beginn er in gy mnasti cs (as it is for all beginn ers ) was when I learned to do " the giant swin g". T o see an accompl ished gy rnnast perfonn his fr ee- flowin g , sw in gin g routin e which combine a vari ety of giant turn s and twists and drop kip s and hip circles with a hi gh va lu e dismount is to witness beautiful poe try in moti on. So me typi cal faults include th e bending of th e arms and tilt' legs, touchin g the bar with the fee t or legs, and the bod y and shoulders not in a verti ca l pos ition in pe rformin g a hand stand.

During reg ular class mst ru cti on period s pupils shou ld be remind ed to use proper gras ps and to be "spotted" by a trained leader at all tim es. Magnesium chalk must be used by all to prevent hand s from slippin g. At no tim e should a perform er attempt such advan ced skill s as a giant swing or a fl yaway without th e proper r eadine ss and full understand in g of th e elements involved. All advanced skill s should be lea rn ed always with the use of the safety belt and with the careful guidance of the teacher-coach and trained spo tt ers. Th e te mptation to try to do these advanced skills seems to be ever present for som e of our students.

THE PARALLEL BARS: Beginning gy mna sts appear to develop their skills on the P·Bars more readily than on the other apparatus. With sufficient muscle power and the skill of sw in gin g and vau ltin g a performer can readily comb ine a progressive seri es of basic skills in the optional routin e.

A typical routin e may in clude al'l uori se, press shoulder stand , shoulder roll , kip , straddle cut to support , L-position, press hand stand , and straddl e dismount. In every routin e the swin g and fli ght phases should predominate. The exercise should also contain static parts involving strength. Deduction s are mad e for faulty execution as well as for fault s of a technical nature i.e. , bad

posit ion of fee t, hand s, body or head and poor executi on of conn ectin g and full movement s.

T UMBLING: Of all events in gy mnastics, tumblin g takes on the most import an t as pect. Its carry-over is tremendou s. A proper foundation in this a rea should be initiat ed in th e primary grad es of all schools. Hopping, jumping, leap in g, rollin g, and sprin ging are th e natura l acti vi ti es of grow in g boys and girl s. As teachers we ca n help them develop self-co nfid ence, body form , a nd grace. When our learners achieve a se nse of acco mpli shment through successful endeavor th en ou r task of "gymnastics educa tion " beco mes easie r and easier.

We must proceed from th e simpl e to the more advanced skill s. It is essential always to start with limberin g and loosenin g exercises; a warm-up is a must in all gy mnastics.

When in doubt a bout any skill or exercise any stand ard refere nce should prove help~ ul. The selected .bibliography that follow s is ind eed worth whil e. Tumblin g and Rop e Climb are two event s that are not on the int ernational program and th erefore are not und er the jurisdi ction of th e Internati onal Amateur Gymnasti c Federatio n (FIG) . In our interschool meets, in stead of limiting a co mpetit or to four routin es of not over two minut es duration on a workin g surface of sixty feet long, we should modify the rules and adju st them to meet the best condit ions avai lab le. However, after ge ttin g a runnin g start, a con testant while performill g a stra ight mat routin e should be penalized with deduction s should any pa rt of the body touch the fl oor on eith er sid e of the mats. Th e diffi culty of the con tes tant's routin es (two sugges ted ) or progression of tum blin g skill s with the ease, rhythm , and suppl eness of executi on are th e guidin g fa ctors taken int o consideration by the judges.

Und er press ure of competition our high school gy mna sts mu st improve. Their resulting performances will , I'm convinced, demonstrat e that th ey are in complete control of th eir bodi es and it s movements. Their exercises will portray grace, style, rhythm , elegance, and precision . Truly an aesthNical performance or arti stic gymnasti cs.

Th e foll ow in g limited bibliography of basic book s on artistiC gymnastics was prepared espec ially for the yo un ger and perhaps less experi enced teachet s interested in growth and development of the newer activi ty in our schools.

1. The Modem Gymnast Magazine P.O. Box 611 , Santa lVl onica, California.

2. Handbook oj Progressive Gymnastics,

by Tom De Carle, Prentice-Hall, Inc. N.Y .

3. Complete Book lo j Gymnastics, by N. Lok en and R. Willoughby , Prentice-Hall , N.Y .

4. Tea cher's Gliide For Men's Gymnastics,

by Pat Yeager, Wid e World Publica tion s, Stat esboro , Geo rgia 5. T eacher's Guide For Women's Gymnastics, by Pat Yeager, Wide World (a bove) 6. TlImbiing and Balancin g For A ll, by George Szypula, Will. C. Brown Co., Du· buqu e, Iowa .7 Gymnastics-Beginner to Oompetitor, by Wesley K . Ruff, Will . C. Brown , Dubuque, Io wa 8. G ymnastics and Tumbling, by Price, Huntl e t, and Loken, Barnes & Co., New York 9. i\I/odern. Girl Gymnast, by Walt er Li en · t' rt , Ant henaeum Turners, Mich igan & New J ersey Streets, Indianapolis, Indiana 10. Gymnastic Textbook, by Newt Loken & Robert Will oug hby, Prentice-Hall , Inc. New York

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1v1r. SUlldby: Since w e h a d o ur Modern Gymn as ti cs m ee t h ere at our college I h ave r ece iy ed m a ny le tters fro m all section s of the co untry in c luding Canada.

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I would li k e to a lso brin g to the a tten tion o f th e Am e rica n Gymnasts th at I a m in the process of wri t ing 2 bo oks of gy m-

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Book 1 w ill inc lude: a) a. i.o n g hi story of gy mna s tics b) W OlH e n 's gY l11n astics: fr ee e x e r c ise , 111 0dern gY llln ast ic s fr ee exer c ise , h a nd a ppa r at u s with balls, h oop s , indian c lu bs, r o p es, balance b eam, va ulting, un eve n p arall el bars .

Boo k 2 w ill in c lude : M e n 's gymna st ics: fr ee eexr c ise, horizonta l bar, parall el bars, side horse , long horse, s till rings.

S ince rely y ours , 1\'1r. Geza vo n Martiny College o f H o ly Na m es 3500 Mountai n Blvd.

O a khland 19, Calif.

M .G . EDITOR ' S GOOF

Dear Gle nn: I ca n r ecognize a ll my co mp etito r s o n t h e AAHP ER COl1\'ent io n photo page but AME R I CA;-.,r seems to b e miss in g fr om t h is impo rt ant r e p o r t in the las t M.G. S ince r ely, B ill Sor e n sen, P r esid e n t Am e rica n Athl e t ic Equ ipm e nt Co .

J efferson , Iowa.

De a r Bill : Your picture was intended t o be u sed a nd marked to be printed from the can 路 t ac t s h eet. Somehow it did n ot come back fr o m th e dark room wi th the others, a nd I in a ll my rush as u sua l, did n o t double c he ck a nd used th e .ones o n h and.

Ed .

CHAMP

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D ea r G le nn: Enc losed is a picture of Bill Digg in s, a ll

h<l \'in g' t o l'o mp e t e h e re by such a cong'l o lll-

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! h o p e yo u ca n use in a future iss u e .

I n o t iced in yo ur M ay -Jun e iss u e that you had a run down on th e Ea s t e rn States !l1\' ita tion a l h eld at T e mple in whi c h Penn Hi ll s p laced seco nd by on ly p o ints .

In tha t m ee t Bi ll sco r ed a ll 26 p.o ints for Pen n Hill s d e fea ting th e New York s tate c ha mp io n ::; and a lnl ost , vinning the t ea nl ehampion s hip fo r u s .

Bill will be a ttendin g Mic higan State in th e fall and I expect B ill t o becom e a fin e gym na s t for George Szyp ula in th e CO Ining yea r s.

K eep up th e fin e wo r k 0 11 yo ur In agazin e .

It has b een a tre mendou s h e lp t o me in coac hing a nd t e aching.

S incere ly, Jack Frowen Gymna s tic Co ach Penn H ill s Hig h Schoo l

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Dea r Mr . Su ndby: I h ave lost a very valuabl e gy mnast ic film a nd am wo ndering if a noti ce to the effect cou ld be pub lis h e d in th e Mode rn Gynllulst in case SOlneo n e saw it th ey mig ht let m e kno w. I fee l that th is film wa s open ed and too k o ut of th e case d e libe r a t e ly b eca u se of th e way it was p ac k e d. O f co urse it is my f a ult becau se I did not in s ure it. A lesson lea rn e d th e h a r d way I a m a fra id .

Th e fil m w as o ur ; 1964 Mi c higa n State High Schoo l Gy mnast ic F ilm h e ld a t H ill sdal e High School, Hill s d a le, Mi c higa n . Thi s info rmati o n is on th e film a nd it con s is t e d o f s60' o f 16 mm colore d film. Any help :yo ur m agazine ca n g ive in helping to 10 ea t e this film w ill b e mu c h app r ec iated.

I had sent it t o m y fr ie nd Ed Be ngston , Coac h at Auburn University, Auburn , Alaba m a . H e r eceived th e case brok e n ope n but n o film. Efforts are b e ing made with th e Post Off ices but s o far n o lu c k.

If so m eo n e s h o ulc1 see it or know o f it s w h e rea ~o ut I w o uld appreciate h earing from t h em.

S incerely Hill s dal e High School J a m es R. Inman Ath letic Director H ill s dale, M ic hi ga n.

DISMA YED

Dea r G le nn , r r ea d with d is ma y th e S id e horse see t ion o f th e " Propos a l fo r th e Ke w Co d e o f Dif fie ulty" for USGF on p. 13 - 15 o f th e 1Iay .Jun e MG. Thi s co d e may ind eed be ba sed o n th e F.I.U. rul es as it says, but th e F. I.C. h:l ~ thu s f a r b ee n unabl e to d e \' i se a se ns ibl e cod e o f diffi c ulty (for s ide h o r se ), a nd

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e r atio n o f unl ear nable rul es. It might be arg'ued that th e US A s h ou ld u se even infe ri or rul es in o rd er to preserv e co nfonnity with th e r es t of the wo rld. Thi s argum e nt is \'alid o n ly if s u c h c onformity w e re neces sa ry t o in s ure that our gymnast s u se a r easonable degTee o f diffic ulty in th e ir routin es for int e rnatio nal ('o lllpe tit io n. I do n ot h e li e \'e that a t ruly b e tte r "od e of diffi c ulty wou ld alter o ur gymnasts' c h oi ce of tri c k s, n o r their p erform a nce o f them, and so I don't think that w e n eed t o (',fl llf o rm.

L e t m e s tate t h e co nditi o n s whic h I h e li e\'e a n y eod e of diffi c ult y s h o uld fu lfill: I. It s hou ld b e a s comple t e as p oss ibl e ( i. e. it s h o uld li st and rate th e diffi c ult y o f eve r y tri c k w hi c h has n ny Cho.lH'C r;f bein g u sed in co mpet itio n; it s hould at l eas t g'in:" n ru le f o r rat in g nny co mbina tkm o f tric k s .)

2. It f-i h o uld utiliz e n simpl e "1,nd l ogi c a l t erlllinol og'y .

:1. Th e code s h o uld be s uffiCie ntly s impl e to be r e m enlbered and r ecall ed alm ost in sta ntl y by any co mpetent jud ge .

4. It goes w itho u t say in g that th e cod e sh ou l d Illnl{ e n o Ini s leading co ntradictorr , in acc urate ~tat e ln e nt s .

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T s ubmit that th e code pro p osed for ~ id e路 h orse by th e USG F fa il s in point s I , 2, a lH1 4, a nd lea \'es n1u c h t o be d es ir ed in po int 2.. I'll be more s p eci fi c and t a k e t h e poin t:;

o n e hy o ne: 1. Th e pnoposed c ode mentions o n ly 5 out o f 14 b ask ~ id e h o r se tri c k s p e rform ed fro lll doubl e - leg- e irc-l es. I am not talk ing' about ("c llnuina ti o n !'), ju ~ t ~i ngl e t ri c k s . Ey e n if yo u d is "o unt th e adm itt ed ly rare ly -seen ""o un t e r-tri cks" (tri c k s with r e \' e r se tUl'lls ) , and t h e bac k-h o p , you st ill have two r at h e r COll11l1 0 n tric k s, the b ack-nloor e and the ba c k-troml e t, whi c h w e r e n ot m e nti o n ed. And as for cO ll1bin a tion s ! !

Th e cod e li sts o nl y a tiny fra c tion of th e pnf-'~ i b il iti e s, nnd g' ives n o ru l e g e n eral en oug-h t o ('ove r th e n1, 2. Th e t e rminol ogy of th e USGF co d e See nUi to b e a rando m nl ixture of European. a!ld fuz~y o l d Aln e r i can gYlnnas ti c expr es .s Ions With a f e,,' r easonable t e rnl s thro~v n in al so. A good t e rmin o logy w o u ld u se a sing'l e word to d escr ibe eac h fundnn1enta i !I路i r k. a nd u se addit iona l w o rd s to d esc l'ibe (- losely r e la t ed tric k s . For example, "k e hre " instead o f "doubl e r ear vau lt ... Th e foHo wing c har t li sts th e fundam e nta l " hi gh tri c k s ", 'rh e na ill es w e r e c h osen fro III th ose u se d w id e ly in the USA today, but so m e a r e pl'o l>osed e xt e n SIons of the n a l11 es, w hi c h mak es th e term in.o logy co n s is t e nt. (Th ese ex t e n s io n s are not a ll Offi c ial) .

Tro mml e t Bac k - tl'Omml e t l\Ioor e Bnck - Ill oor e Count e r-nl oo r e ('nun te r - hac k -moore K e hre Bac k-k e hre (Rt oc kli ) Co unte r k e hre Cou nt e r-bac k-k e hre H o p Back- hop Ga unter-ho p (durh a m ) Count e r-ba ck-hop Also n eed e d is a In enn s t o d isti ng'ui s h tric k s wh ic h a r e d o n e s e para t e l)' f ro m th ose wh Ich a r e run t oge t h er into a ('o rn b ina t i on, F'Ol' exnmp l e. o n e ca n do a trollnn iet to fl h a lf e ire-Ie to a k e hre , o r e iRe o n e ca n run

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th e m t og-e thel' and d o : trom nil<; t-k ehre, o mittin g' in th e process th e end o f th e t l'O nllnl e t ft nd the b eg-innin g of the l(ehre. heg' in ning' o f t h e k ehre.

Th e [;SGF terminol og.v d oes not anow yo u to di ~t in g' ui s h eas ily between the~e . Th e ~ all1 e i ~ t ru e in a 111ultitude of o th er ~ ll (' h cft~e~ . ';0 that n ob o dy ca n acc u se m e o f ('\'iti c,i zin g' with o ut o fferin g su gges ti O\1 S, J am prep a ring" a n n rt i<'l e o n Ricl eh o r se te l'lllin o l og-y, whieh I will send a l o n g sh o rtl y foOl' p oss ibl e u se in th e M.G .

3 . A c ursory l ook a t th e USG F s id ehorse co d e wo uld !-iuffi ce t o cOl1yinc e a lmost :1.nyon e t h at i t would take a r em a rkabl e min el to r eca ll i t qui c kl y enough a nd well e n o u g h to r ate r o utin e~ don e in m ee t s. Altho a e]etai l ed ~ )' ste m o f this so rt would pro b ab l y h e yery fa ir it could b e used s u ccessfull y, it i s unfortuna t el y m o re des ira b l e to h ave a sOIn ew h a t l ess fait' sys t ern whi c h ca n b e u sed . Ein Rte in hirn self w,ould pro bably ha ve shudd er ed at th e thou g ht o f th e m en tal t ask invo!\'ed in u s ing th e USG F cod e.

4. Th e sta t em ent (:-;ro l 12) in th e co d e,

,vhic h r ea d s : "Th e r e is no C

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in s id e -

h o r "e eve nt. But C co mbin at i o n s onl y." is ("e rt a inl~r unfair. 1'111 sure that if th e w rite r s o f the code h a d r eca ll ed th e e xi stence of "counte r-tri ck s" , th ey " ' QuId not

ha\" e writt e n state m e nt ~,O. 12. Th ese nl oves a l'e not co rnbinati on s, and a r e so diffic ult thftt t o call th em anything but C -m oves wOlll cl h e r idi cu l o u s.

Statem ent s No. 10 and No. 11 a r e , I think, a l so quite bad. No. 10 r ead s : "A n A m nve th"t i s perf ormed p erf ectly sh a ll be co un ted rt!-; an A-nl0Ye with n o d ed uct io n f o r f o rm :1 nd ~xe(' uti.o n. An)' thing l ess th a n p erf ect ~hou l d r ece i ve a d edu c tion. After a ll. wl1ftt i s th e 5-p o int a ll otment supposed to be for , if n ot t o t a k e ca r e o f t hi s type of situati o n ?

Th e eliffic ulty r at in g o f ea ch trick sh o u l d b e set a nd invariable. Oth erwi se th e system l ac k s a firm found at i on , and jud ges w ill

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s ilnila l' in n a tur e. Tt i s ju st an ex tra conlpli ca ti o n in th e sys t em ; som ething m o r e to di stract t h e judges du'ring an exercise.

And anY"'ay, ,\'h at i s "a n unu su a l cOlllbina tion of nn A 111ove" supposed to ln ea n ?

Perhaps it s11.0 u l d b e p o inted out h er e th at th e USG F i s not alon e in pro p os ingunmanage"bl e gym n as ti c co d es . Th e AAU's co d e i s just a s bad, a nd i t h as been " u ser] " fot' y('a l 路~. All o f it see nl S to o ri g in ate in the FIG, but su c h a l arge o rg-aniz ati o n i s slow in adoptin g n ew w ays . So I su gges t that \\.., b eg in first at home , h er e in th e US A,

and w h o knows?, s 0111 ed a y eve n th e FlU may f oHo w ou r l ead .

Y o urs trul y, Ru ssell Mi lls ED. Th a nks Russ , as you noted, the U.S .

G . F . Cod e is based on the current F .1. G. rules, which is the starting base for th e U.S.G.F . Rules C om mittee . However we will not stand still and with the h e lp of young a nd progressive enthus iasts , such as yourself, we will go forw ard t o t ake the lead in the U .S.A.

O~HE

MEN BEAM Sundby .

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C lini c l ast C h r i st m as. Le f t to right is: Joe :'\appi, (S. T. U.) : M il o Uardwe ll , (Foot hill ). an(l Jim Gi u ssi , (San Jos e State).

GY l11n astica l l y, Jinl G iu s~ i San Jose, Ca lif.

SUMMER GYMNASTICS Dear G l enn, Th e Denver Pub li c School s o ffe i' eac h SUll1ln e r a r ecr eat ion prog ranl in Gyrnnasti cs a nd ~W eigh t trainin g. The dura ti o n of th e acth' ity i s s ix w ee k s . The workout program s h e ld each night fr om 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. T o attrac t people int er es ted in gymna s ti c" , th e nig ht s are a lte l'l1atecl b etwee n Lin coln High (on the w est s id e of D em 'e!') and Geo rg e ,V as hingto n High (on th e east side o f Den ver ) . Thi s sys t e m allows th e b~)ys a nd g' irl s w i t h n o tl'al1 s port nt ion oil ('h a n ce t o wo rk o ut, The progTu m i s des i g'n ed f o r bo ys and gi rl s in th e ninth g rad e and . ab o\'e , E ve n th o u g h th e progr a m "'a~ (] es i g-n ecl for a dults , m o r e o r l ess, w e hav e SO tn e very talented young boy ~ an d g' jrls h el ow th e ninth g rad e pal'ti c ipatins', Th e pl'ogra n1 a lso offers co mpe ting g'ymnast:-:; a n o ppo rtunit y to s ta y in shape . Atte ndan ce to th e eve ni ng' w o rkouts wa s v e l'\' good ;t\"el'aS'in s' abo ut 1;)0 Inen Hnd boy's and about 50 g'i l' l s and l adies. Th e at ln os ph e r e of th e workouts ,vas v ery con g'e ni a l with e\"e ryon e h el ping e\"e ryb o d y el se, Uill H o lm es S upe rvi sor, S unnn e r GYlnnast i cf:) pl'ogTam ('o a c h a t East Den ve r H igh S(' h o:>l

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