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VOLUME VIII

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NOVEMBER, 1966 NUMBER 11

CONTENTS NOTES FROM THE EDITOR .... Glenn Sundby CHALK TALK ..................................................

CANADIAN REPORT ................. .John Nooney U.S.G.F. TOUR ......... ..................... Frank Bore F.I.G. MEETING ............. ........... Tom Moloney WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ............ Dick Criley GYMNASTICS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION ..

A. B. Frederick "Y" NEWS .. ............................ Kenneth Hollis RESEARCH AND FITNESS .... Dr. James Bosco LET'S GO ALL-AROUND ............ Art Shurlock GYMNASTICS METHODS .. Bantz and Dickhut PARALLEL BAR SKILLS ..... .............Don Tonry NHSGCA REPORT .................. Dr. J. Massimo CONDITIONING FOR COMPETITION ........... .

Dick Wolfe LETTERS ............................................ ..............

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COVER : Scenes from the World Championships at Dortmund, Germany, Sept. 20·25, 1966. Pictured are : U.S. Tea m members; All-Arou nd World Champion for women, Vera Casla vska of Czechoslovakia; AII·Araund chomp for men, Mikhail Voronin and opening night team presentations.

GLENN SUNDBY ..... ................ ...... ............... ... Editor-Publisher ASSOCIATE EDITORS A. BRUCE FREDERICK ....... ...... ........ ....................... Education DR. JAMES S. BOSCO ......... ........................ .. ........... Research DICK CRILEY ..... ....................................................... Statistics J 1M FARKAS ........................................ ........... ..... Instruction JERRY WRIGHT ... .. .. ..................................... ... ... Competition FRANK L. BARE ....... .... ................ ....... .......................... USGF JESS ROBINSON ............................... ..................... Trampoline ROY DAVIS .... ... ...... . ........ ... .... ......... ... ......... .............. Judging JACKIE KLEIN UPHUES ...... .... .................................... W omen GRACE KAYWELL ........................................................ Ballet KENNETH W . HOLLIS ......... .... .......... ........ ......... ........ YMCA INTERNATIONAL JOHN NOONEY .......................................................... Canada KURT BAECHLER .. .. .... .. ....... ... ......... .......... ................. Europe HELMUT ROHNISCH ..... ... ... .................... .......... . Scandinavia YURI SABIROV ............. .... .... .. ............................ .. ....... Russia BRUD CLEAVELAND .... ............. .......... ......................... Japan DR. JOSEPH GOHLER ................................................ Germany THE MODERN GYMNAST is published by Sundby Publications, 410 Broadway, Santo Monico, California . Second class postage paid at Santo Manica, Calif. Published monthl y except July and September which are combined w ith the previous month ' s issue. Price $5.00 per ye ar . 50c si ngle copy: Subscription correspondence, THE MODERN GYMNAST, P.O. Box 611, Santa Monica, California . Copyright 1966 © all rights reserved by SUNDBY PUBLICATIONS, 410 Broadway, Santa Monica, California . All pictures and manuscripts submitted be· corne the property of THE MODERN GYMNAST unless a return request and sufficient postage are included.

NOTE S

U,S.A, AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION MORE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION needed for USA Gym· nastic teams is perhaps the best lesson we can learn from the 1966 World Gymnastic Championships held in Dortmund, Germany. It is a matter of fact that if we want to be a real top contending World power in Gymnastics we have to enter our teams in more International competitions and also make arrangements for competition and exhibition tours of the USA by top foreign teams.

TEAM DEPTH is the next answer. All members of the Japanese World Championship team placed within the first ten AIIAround, the runner·up Russian team members all placed with· in the top twenty and the third place East German team placed one man in the first ten, one among the top twenty and the rest placed 21, 22, 23, and 24. Sakamoto of the USA placed 16th to make a good showing among the top 20, but from here we jumped to 34th, 35th, 39th, 49th and 58th. Our team total was 550.40 putting us in sixth place in the com· petition only two·tenths of a point away from fifth position and just eight·tenths from fourth place. However, we were eleven points away from third place (E. Ger. 561.00), over twenty full points from second position (USSR 570.90) and nearly twenty·five big points from a Gold Medal (Japan 575.15). We we"re right up near the head of the also rans, but a long way from the Torphy Stand. Perhaps with a little better showing on our compulsories, some work on our vault· irig where we rated about fifteenth with less than a 9.0 aver· age (with the low man score dropped!) we could be number four. But this is not enough! We have to break into the win· ners circle and that is .going to take a lot of hard work and programing. With the wealth of Gymnastic talent we have coming up from the High Schools along with the many dedi· cated Coaches and Officials we have here in America, we can do it! BUT to do it! We need more INTERNATIONAL COM· PETITION with INTERNATIONAL JUDGING.

* THIS EDITION we have covered the World Games as much as space will permit with photos, comments and statistics. (For a little comparative study of your own go over the statistics on pages 14 and 15 checking our team with the top twenty, team by team, event bv event and individual by individual.)

We will cover the World Championships in future editions with more reports, winning routines and photos which will include sequence action photos of some of the top Gymnasts at Dortmund.

* STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP : The MODERN GYMNAST is published by Sundby Publications, 410 Broadway, Santa Monica, Calif. 90401 . Glenn M . Sundby and Barbara B. Sundby owners, Glenn M. Sundby, Edito r- Publisher.

FROM THE EDITOR

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NEXT EDITION: We will feature photos, reports and statistics on the Women's World Championship competition at Dort· mund where USA gymnast Doris (Fuchs) Brause stopped the competition cold for one hour with her fantastic Uneven Parallel Bars routine. (The German papers called it an Inter· natioinal Gymnastic Scandal.)

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THE STAMP AND GYMNASTICS PHOTO SET NO.2

By Harry Johnson South Eugene H.S ., Eugene, Oregon Hungary has regularly issued diamond shaped stamps. This month's stamp set illustrates two which were issued for the Tokyo Olympics. Also this month are three "styliz~d gymnas~:' ,~tamps issued in 1948

by TrIeste Zone B. Descriptions (see introductory article for additional information): 1. Hungary #1599, #1604 a. women's floor exercise (#1604) b. still rings and parallel bars (#1599) c. 18th Olympic Games (Tokyo, Japan) d. 1964 e. two stamps is a set of ten f. imperforates exist 2. Spain #956, #961 a. still rings b. 1960 c. two stamps in a set of ten 3. Cuba a. parallel bars b. 18th Olympic Games (Tokyo, Japan) c.l%4 d. one stamp in a set of six 4. Japan #802 a. women's floor exercise b. 18th National Athletic Meet (Yama路 guchi, Japan) c.l%3 d. one stamp in a set of two 5. Trieste Zone "B" #1路3 a. woman gymnast with hoop b. May Day publicity c. 1948 d. full set of three stamps Next month: A long horse vaulter from Czechoslovakia and a mixed up parallel bar man from Kuwait.

NEW ASSISTANT John Rammacher, Gymnastic Coach at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland informs us that ex-Penn State gymnast Mike Jacobson has been appointed as his

assistan t coach and is already doing a terrific job which will be a great asset to Naval Academy Gymnastics.

NEW SPORTS ARENA

By Tom Maloney The new Sarasota Sports Arena pictured below wilL be ready for the 1967 National Gymnastic Clinic. This arena has been financed by Arthur Allyn, Jr., the owner of the Chicago White Sox. Mr. Allyn has turned over the operation of the arena to the Sarasota Sports Committee whose membership is made up of local busin ess men.

The arena should be completed by February 15, 1967. This facilities will be used for all types of sports and exhibitions and will be the permanent home of the National Gymnastic Clinic.

There will be a complete set of International apparatus for both the Men and Women's events and two floor exercise mats. The apparatus will have a permanent set- up in the arena so that gymnasts can work out at almost anytime of the day or ni ght.

Another : feature of the new Arena will be the crea tion of an International Gymnastic Hall of Fame. Gymnasts, Coaches and officials who have been outstanding internationally will be recognized and honored by having their picture and accom-

plishments displayed in the foyer of the Arena.

CHANGES The Northern California Coaches Assn. at Berkeley changed several rules to their constitution and have streamlined their way of thinking with regard to competition and the running of meets.

Important rules for 19674 men will compete in each event per team, three of which may be all-around men.

2 tumbling passes will be allowed, with the time limit between passes left to the discretion of the judge.

The scoring of practice meets will be similar to that of the college system, where as the total scores will be added together in each event to determine an event and the total scores of the events to determine the winning team.

There will be approximately 30 schools competing in Northern California (the San Francisco Bay Area) and we will divide ourselves into three different sections East Bay, West Bay and a "Maverick League" where all schools not attached to a league will go to qualify for the Northern California Invitational Meet.

The Northern California Invitational Meet will be held at Hillsdale High School, San Mateo, California, May 20, 1967.

CAMP SEARS YMCA PHYSICAL FITNESS CAMP PULLMAN, MICHIGAN On August 16th, 104 boys, 6 coaches and 3 college counselors headed for Pullman, Michigan for 14 days of "fun and games".

The boys came mostly from IJIinois and Indiana with one boy from Maryland.

The pace set was fairly strenuous with six different exercise periods starting at 7: 15 a.m., and four gymnastic periods spaced between two sessions of rowing, canoeing, and swimming. Night time activiti es were路 designed for lots of running_ All in all it proved to be a good session.

The Metropolitan YMCA of Chicago, first through Camp Channing and now Camp Sears, have been holding this camp for the past nine years. In that time it has grown from a small group of 14 to this year's 104. For the past six years the camp has been under the direction of Sid Drain, head coach at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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This year's coaching staff, besides Sid Drain, was Bill Ballester, Tom Walthouse, Wayn e Selvi g, Earl Schabel, Bob Ferguson,and Dave Donaldson. Also present for short periods were Bob Kees, Tom Gardner, and John Hinds.

The camp is open to all high school boys who are interested in physical fitness through gymnastics. The cost is $70.00 for the entire session which includes room, board, instruction and transportation from Chicago to camp and back. Anyone interested should contact Sid Drain, Maine West H.S. , Des Plaines, Illinois. Next year's camp dates are August 15th to the 28th.

Our sincere thanks to Zen Pulinaskus, Camp Sears director and his staff for a most enjoyable session.

HUSKY GYMNASTIC CLUB UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE TOUR J ULY 22 - SEPTEMBER 16, 1966 R eport by Dr. Eric Hughes The Husky Gymnastic Club of the University of Washington arrived back )n Seattle on September 16th after spending eight weeks touring Japan, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. The travelling team was comprised of Bo Bennett, Gunter Bohrmann, Jim David, Gary Finne, Eigil Flaathen, Mike Flansaas, Bob Hall, Mike Lovell and was led by Coach Eric Hughes.

During the tour the Huskies participated in both th e Australian and the New Zealand National Championships and won the National Title in both countries. Bob Hall won the individual all-round in both meets.

In Australia the Huskies won three of the six events an d in New Zealand six of the seven events. (The trampoline was included as an event in New Zealand but not in Australia.)

The tour was made under the auspices of the P eople-to-people Sports Committee and th e Seattle-Kobe Affiliation Committee. The purpose of both of these organizations is much the same-that of strengthening the bonds of understanding and fri endship between peoples of different nations. The Hu ski es proved to be excellent ambassadors of good will and were well received and gr'eatly respected everywhere they appeared.

The tour started on July 22 with Tokyo th e fir st stop. In Tokyo the Huskies trained in th e Olympic Gym and also attended the final s of the National Collegiate Championships of Japan. The caliber Qf performance in this meet was fantastic and was actually higher level than national open meets in most countries of the world. It was surprising however that only one thousand spectators attended this meet. The second stop on the tour was Kobe, Seattle's sister city. This leg of the journey was by express train which travelled at 130 m.p.h.

The Hu skies were the guests of the City of Kobe for six days and certainly received the "red carpet" treatment for which the Japanese are noted. The feature activity was a Goodwill Gymnastic Meet between Kobe and Seattle which the Kobe team won by a score of 277.0 to 263.6. Unfortunately, Gunter Bohrmann, the number two man on th e Hu sky Gymnastic Club, was unable to compe te beca use of a bad wrist. Three school and one public exhibition were presen ted by the Seattle group while in Kobe.

These demonstrations featured tumbling, trampolin e and comedy work , activities that are not as common or well developed in Kobe as in the United States. The visiting Club was received by the Governor of Hyogo Prefecture, the Mayor of Kobe, the Superintendent of Educational Affairs, and the Presid ent of the School Board. Also included in the itinerary were several sight-

DR. ERIC HUGHES

HUSKY GYMNASTIC CLUB Back raw: Gunter Bohrmann, Gary Finne, Coach Eric Hughes, Mike Lovell, Mike Flansaas. Front rOd : Eigil Flaathen, Jim David, Bob Hall, Bo Bennett.

seeing trips, banquets, and a trip to the famous Takarazuka Theatre. Probably the most enjoyable and interesting part of the stay in Kobe was a two day visit with a Japanese family. Before leaving Japan the Huskies spent three more days in Tokyo where they were able to work out with Mr. Endo, Mr. Aihara and several other outstanding gymnasts.

On the way to Australia a short stop in the Philippines enabled the team to take a sight-seeing trip in Manila.

In Australia the Huskies were hosted by the Victorian Amateur Gymnastic Association. As well as participating in the Australian National Championships in Melbourne, which has already been mentioned, the visitors put on one school and two public exhibition,.

The Huskies were guests of the New Zealand Gymnastic Association for a full month from August 10th to September 9th.

During this time they toured from one end of the co untry to the other and appeared in almost every city. The purpose of the trip, as well as participation in the National Championship, was to promote the sport of gymnastics by giving ex hibitions and by conducting coaching clinics. In New Zealand the Huskies appeared in eight school displays, fifteen public displays and conducted eleven coachin g clinics.

Upon landin g in New Zealand the Huski es were met by a representative of the New Zealand National television network who was sent to the airport to film the arrival of a troup of performing dogs.

This was only one of the many amusing incidents that occurred along the way.

While in New Zealand the visitors were billeted in private hom es. This enabled them to become very familiar with the home life and customs of the New Zealanders.

In almost every city the Huskies were given an official reception by the mayor and also entertained by a civic group of some type. They were guests at the National School Gymnastic F estival where they servell as judges for the competition.

The entire New Zealand tour was well organized and efficiently administered by the New Zealand Gymnastic Association.

It was an unusual experi ence for a United States gy mnastic group to appear day after day in gyms pa cked to capacity. Spectators were ex tremely enthusiastic throughout all New Zealand. In one city a basketball game was presented for the entertainment of the audience during the intermission of the gymnastic demonstration. This was a co mplete reversal of the normal arrangements in the United States.

The tour was climaxed with a seven day stay as guests of the Army Special Services in Hawaii. The group wa s quartered in the Officers Club at Fort DeRussy on the beach at Waikiki. An outdoor demonstration was held at DeRussy, a clini c at Punahou School and a demon stration at Schoefi eld Barracks. The rest of the seven days was spent surfin g, swimming, touring the island and generally havin g a goo d time.

This relaxat ion was greatly appreciated as although the whole tour was very enjoyabl e it was also quite strenuous and exhaustin g.

The tour was an educational and interestin g exper ience for all concern ed. The Hu skies represented their country ex tremely well both gy mna stically and in all social con tacts with th e people of the co untries visited.

WANTED - GYMNAST Would you be interested in a trip that would broaden your outlook on life-a trip that would give you an opportunity to contribute to international understanding through clinics, exhibitions, people-topeople contact, speaking in civic groups, high schools, universities, and churches?

Then read on.

Since 1952 SPORTS AMBASSADORS has sent a group of dedicated university basketball players throughout the Far East.

This past summer the team also traveled and played in Viet Nam, Australia, and New Zealand.

Playing Olympic and national teams, conducting clinics in high schools and universities, plus many speaking engagements, provide these men with the opportunity to share on a personal basis their faith and outlook on life.

In recognition of the outstanding contribution made as true SPORTS AMBASSADORS, awards have been received from LOOK magazine, Freedom Foundation, and the Congressional Record. Gymnastics will now take its place along with the other sports sent out by SPORTS AMBASSADORS. If you would be interested in participating in this TRIP THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN during the summer of 1967, please let us know. All the teams have approval from the State Department and Amateur Athletic Union.

Cordially yours, Roy Thompson Sports Ambassadors P.O. Box 66 Palo Alto, Calif. 94300 7

CANADIAN REPORT

by Johnnv Nooney . 18 Lavinl!ton Dr. Weston. Ontario HERE AND THERE RECRUITING CAMPAIGN Our National C.G.A. Secretary, Mr. Lew Waller has done a big job in br inging to our notice the number of registered gym· nasts in every province. I will not embar· rass some of our Provinciial chairmen by publishing the figures. Alberta has the highest number of gymnasts registered, al· though it is only the fourth largest in population. Is it organization or leadership?

Whatever it is, our other larger provinces could try and equal this hot bed of gymnastics. This province was also the first to start a Newsletter. Congratulations to Geoff Elliot, Carsten Carlsen, and Paul Viney.

RUSSIAN VISIT I have had a number of meetings this month with the convener of the Weiland visit Mr. Jim Mc Pherson. As I am on the organizing committe.e I can tell you what plans are being made for this particular visit. The date of the display is December the 22nd and the Schools Clinic is on the 23rd of December at Eastdale Secondary School, Weiland.

The Oinic is sponsored by O.S.G.C.A. and O.F.S.S.A. and will be for all the school gymnasts in that area.

Mr. Newt Loken, University of Michigan, will be the announcer for the Display and Mr. Al Sum ph, Buffalo Turners will be looking after our American guests. Special allocation of tickets have been made to the Michigan and New York area. Admission by TICKET only, so if you're anxious to attend, write Mr. Jim McPherson, Port Colborne High School or 237 Willson, Rd ., Weiland for your ticket now.

HISTORY OF CANADIAN GYMNASTICS Mr. Rick Danielson of SI. Stephen's College, Edmonton is writing up the "History of gymnastics as a competitive Sport in Canada". He is asking for assistance from clubs and gymnasts. If you feel you can help out, please contact him directly. This research is invaluable as our Sport grows.

COMMENT ON THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The sending of two full teams was a major achievement; also to have them dressed, coached and managed and fully chaperoned, is a tremendous step forward.

This is a far cry from the days when we sent one competitor and a few officials to the Olympic Games.

The experience gained by every one of the 12 gymnasts and offi cials will be invaluable in the future and the people fortunat e enough to represent their country will now, share the knowledge acquired, with other gymnasts, thus helping to raise the stand· ard of Canadian gymnastics.

The placings of the teams is unimportant, if we have gained the International experience we so badly need. This is of great importance, as we are the host nation for the Fifth Pan American Games in 1%7 in Winnipeg.

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WORLD GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S RESULTS - CANADA 77. Weiler

FX 8.40 8 .85 17.25 8.40 8.65 17.05 7.55 8 .55 16. 10 8 .50 8.55 17 .05 8 .7 0 8.70 15.40 8.60 8 .75 17.35

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0 T 106.

Simard

C

0 T 1 10.

Brooker

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0 T 117.

Dion

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Kinsman

128.

Gannon

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WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND 71. Hartley Bird

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Cloutier

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0 96.

Haworth

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0 T 117.

Austin

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Minaker

SR 8 .50 8.80 17.30 8.40 9.05 17.45 8.15 8.70 16.85 7. 10 8 .60 15.70 6.10 8.10 14.20 7.50 8.45 15.9 5

LHV 9.20 9.35 18.55 8 .20 9 .10 17.30 8 .50 8.75 17.25 9 .10 9.40 18.50 8.40 8 .90 17.30 8.40 9.00 17.40

PB 8 .65 9.00 17.65 8 .00 8.65 16.65 8 .20 8 .65 16.85 7.30 8 .30 15.60 7.90 8 .20 16.10 6 .70 7.90 14.60

HB 8 .60 9 .05 17.65 8 .30 7 .90 16.20 8 .35 8 .10 16.45 7 .00 8 .20 15.20 7.90 8.60 16.50 6 .55 7 .75 14.30

Totol 51.50 53 .25 104.75 47 .8 0 51.00 98 .80 47.75 49.55 98 .30 45.85 50.85 96 .70 46 .50 49.50 96.00 45 .00 48.35 93 .35

CANADA

0 T 88.

SH 8.15 8 .20 16.35 6 .50 7.65 14.15 8.00 6.80 14.80 6.85 7.80 14.65 7.50 7.00 14.50 7.25 6.50 13.75

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8 .733 8 .666 17.399 8 .800 8 .800 17.600 8.900 8.900 17.800 8.700 8.266 16.966 8.600 8.733 17.333 8.466 6.766 15.232

8 .866 8 .966 17.832 8 .600 8. 800 17.400 8 .666 8.466 17. 132 8.700 8.966 17.666 8.466 8.500 16.966 7.933 8.033 15.966

8 .800 8 .900 17.700 8.366 8 .533 16.899 8 .633 8 .366 16.999 8 .600 7.800 16.400 8 .200 7.966 16.166 8 .566 7.766 16.332

8 .866 8.966 17.832 8.700 8.833 17.533 8 .633 8.433 17.066 8.733 9.000 17.733 8 .266 8.233 16.499 8.533 8 .833 17.366

35.265 35.498 70.763 34.466 34.966 69.432 34.832 34.165 68.997 34.733 34.032 68.765 33 .532 33.432 66.964 33.498 31.398 64 .896

1 have asked the Team Manager for a report on his return and I also asked the team coaches for a special report. I hope to have these reports in by the next issue of the M.G. ONTARIO SCHOOL G"YMNASTIC COACHES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING 1966·1967 Because of the large attendance, this year's meeting was held at the SEAWAY HOTEL, TORONTO. Exec. officers attend· ing: President, Mr. D. Kerr, Dir. of Phy. Ed., Lawrence Park Collegiate; Mr. Al Warrick, North York Board of Education; Mr. Hugh Rodgers, T. L. Kennedy Collegiate; Cooksville: Mr. Jim McPherson, Port Colborne High School; Mr. Bill Symons, Dir. of Phy. Ed., Mary Thompson Collegiate; Mr. Hadley Armstrong, Dir. of Phy. Ed., Trinity College, Port Hope; Mr. G. Harlowe, York Memorial Collegiate, Toronto.

The Annual reports given by the Exec.

Officers, were indicative of the growth of school gymnastics in our Ontario schools.

Membership has trebled and school meets have doubled. Over 134 boys competed in the provincial school finals and the standard was far superior than previous years.

Mr. D. Kerr spoke of his summer course at the University of Oslo, Norway. Al Warrick said that his talk to the Vancouver teachers was encouraging, he also compared the Vancouver and B.C. schools to ours, here in Ontario. He distributed a great deal of literature and many teachers have written to join the Assoc.

Jim McPherson discussed the Summer School Camp and the results of the Coaching School. Jim also spoke about the Russian visit which he is convening, he also showed some excellent teaching movies which he obtained this past year.

Our Sec.-Treas., Mr. Hugh Rodgers informed us that the mail was getting larger, enquiries are coming from many teachers, posted abroad and that he would require assistance. A Newsletter is going out to all members this year, plus many new pieces of material free.

Our new Crest was well received and all officials will wear it at Meets and Clinics this coming year. This crest was designed

by Horst Wilhelm, Vancouver and a special thanks to Hurst.

This coming season will open, with a Clinic at the University of Western, London, Oritario, and the second Clinic is slated for the North Bay area. Meet dates have all been finalized and the Clinic Director, Mr. Al Warrick, is now arranging further clinics.

The Simplified H. S. Judging will again be used in all our schools and at all the clinics this system will be advocated and the "Project Teaching Method" by Jim McPherson.

For membership or information, write Mr. Hugh Rodgers, T. L. Kennedy Collegiate, Cooksville, Ontario, or to myself, 18 Lavington Dr., Weston.

years of age. Additional financial support is provided by the Rotary Club of Scarborough.

The girls' entire training is under the expert instruction of Mrs. Marilyn Savage, a Director of the Central Ontario Gymnastic Association, assisted by ballet and rhythmic instmctors.

Most of the girls' spare time is devoted to a rigorous schedule of three programmed work-outs a week. Individual skills are encouraged on the balance beam, uneven parallel bars, side horse, floor tumbling, ballet and rhythmics.

The superb effort and perseverance of these girls has resulted in the acquisition of numerous team and individual trophies won in National and International competition.

To promote and further gymnastics, the Winstonettes have assisted in instructional clinics at many schools and universities throughout Ontario. They are in constant demand to demonstrate their athletic abilities at sport and civic functions. Beginner gym classes directed by Mrs. Savage and coached by Winstonettes are being conducted in Scarborough schools.

The accomplishments of these girls and their Club have set a widely-recognized example for other young people and their parents.

Recently Mrs. M. Savage was appointed Canada's National Women's Coach, Executive President, Mr. E. J. Wilken, SecretaryTreasurer, Mrs. Margaret McDonnell, Publicity, Stan Thompson, R. Walker.

TRAMPOLINE NEWS The day prior to our International Meet at the C.N.E. a very fine Clinic was given

by Eddie Cole and Ronnie Munn of Nissen Trampoline Corp. and assisting also was Jeff Hennessy, U.S. Chairman, and his wife.

This clinic was directed by our own very capable Larry Martin.

This day long clinic attracted a great deal of interest and will, I hope, foster the growth of trampolining in this country.

A request was forwarded to Mr. Jim Daly, Exective Director of the Pan American Games to include the trampoline in the Games, as a sport in itself. A great deal of correspondence is now going on about this matter and I hope personally something can be done to have trampolining in Winnipeg.

Trampolining is enjoying a tremendous growth in popularity in Europe and throughout the other continents and the inclusion of it in the Pan American Games would help to stimulate the growth further.

I intend to assist, wherever possible this coming year, so if you have ideas to foster the growth of this Sport, please feel free to write me personally.

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE GYMNASTIC SCHEDULE 1966-67 Dec. 3, '66- Invitational, RMC Jan. 14, '67-Invitational, Queen's University Jan. 21, '67- University of Toronto, Toronto University Jan. 28,- '67--R.C.A.F., Camp Borden Feb. 4,. '67- Plattsburg University, Platts· burgh, N.Y. Feb. 11, '67-Invitational, Port Hope (Trin· ity College) Feb. 18, '67-0 .Q.A.A., Queen's University Feb. 25, '67-0 .S.L.A.A., Macdonald College Feb. 28, '67-Cadet Wing, RMC Mar. 5 and 6, '67-C.I.A.U., Edmonton, University of Alberta For furth er information about the above meets please con tact Sgt. A. J . Vondette, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario.

VICTORIA "Y" CAMP Report on the 1966 B.c. Gymnastic Association- Victoria 'Y' Gym Camp August 28 - September 3, 1966

By Gord Gannon, Camp Director On September 3 the British Columbia Gymnastic Association and the Victoria 'Y' concluded their second successful Gym Camp at Glintz Lake, B.C.; the Y's summer camp site. Under the direction of Gordy Gannon from the Victoria 'Y' and the volunteer leadership of the ten best coaches and gymnasts in B.C. seventeen girls and thirteen boys enjoyed a week of gymnastics and camp activities. Boating and swimming were taught by Len Reid of Victoria, Archery by Bob Love, Victoria and Ballet by Gladys Hartley of North Vancouver.

"Gym Camp Champs" were awarded trophies after the competition at the end of camp. The competition was based on the compulsory routines taught during the morning sessions of the program. Novice Champs were Debora Naka of Nelson and Terry Young, Victoria. Junior Champs were Tami Martin, North Burnaby Flicka Club and Don William of Victoria 'Y'.

Province wide camper participation and en thusiastic coachin g assistance has made the B.c. Camp a most popular gymnastic project in the west. A ,special word of thanks to coaches Willy and Fay Weiler, Louise Hemingway, Marg. Baker, Ben Soloman, Bill Mackie, Jan Terry, Marg. Worsley, Ron Hunter, Mike Blades and Nurse Audrey Bird. Campers from Lamloops, Nelson, Osoyoos, Burnaby, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Victoria and Courtenay should now be looking forward to greater achievements in gymnastics.

Victoria "Y" G¥m Camp

CLUB HISTORIES Ed. Note: This coming season 1 intend to publish the histories 0/ our established Clubs throughout Canada.

THE SCARBOROUGH WINSTONEETTES GYM CLUB In August 1964, Mrs. Marilyn Savage and a group of resourceful and interested parents created the Scarborough Winstonette Gymnastic Club.

This organization supports the training, travelling expenses, equipment costs and facilities of fifteen competent and enthusiastic young ladies from nine to nineteen

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U.S.G.F. TOUR Report by Frank Bare The U.S.G.F. sponsored a tour to Dortmund , Germany for the WORLDS GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Turnout for thi s fir st tour was quite good, with some twenty-two members in all travelling as a group with five others joining us in Germany a few days later. This represented the largest gro up of Americans to see this event and for gymnastics enthusiasts it was indeed quite a thrill to watch. Bill Meade and Herb Vogel from Southern Illinois Univ., joined Harold Frey from California; Bill Holmes from East High of Denver, Art White from the Univ. of Colo., Capt. Karl Schwenzfeier of the Air Force Academy, Don Robinson from Aurora HS in Denver, John Hinds from Columbus Sr. HS in Indiana, Ed Gagnier from Iowa State in rounding out an outstanding group of coaches in attendance. We were joined by a number of wives, and other gymnastics enthusiasts including Tucson sport announcer Gary Frank (N BC-TV) and Lt. Col. Tom Krauska (formerly at the AF Academy now in Germany ) , plus Paul Post from Indiana and several German friends who sat in our 30 seat section during the competition. The seats were great . . . third and fourth rows just between the high bar and the floor exercise and what we all saw made the trip very worth while.

The USGF took four gymnasts, as a means of training advancement and they included young Sid Freudenstein of California, Bob Lynn and Ray Hadley both from California and Dave Thor from Michigan State Univ. These four youngsters spent virtually every day (12-14 hrs_ each) at the hall watching gymnastics and working out in the vast training hall . . . and if seeing what the World's Best are doing is an aid to training -we can truthfully say that the trip should add a good deal to their future performances.

This office has for several years encouraged the attendance of American coaches and teachers at international gymnastic events. It is an education in its own right to see such events and clearly demonstrates why we are not winning. It is one thing to see the scores and wonder why we are sixth or lower and it is quite another thing to see the level of training demonstrated by the Japanese men and the women, the Russian women's team and the great Czechoslovakian women's team. The J apanese men gave the impression that they could do their routines from start to finish as many as three times in warm-up then compere in the all-around. Many of the coaches in our group were commenting

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Look closely and see how many of the USGF delegation can find as faces in the crowd. (We found 16.)

as to the great performances by gymnasts in the ring event . . . and they were even more amazed when they again considered the fact that these were all-around men.

Voronine of the USSR, who was clearly the all-around champion was a potential winner in each event.

Many Europeans asked about the number of Americans who were present for this event, and in each case they seemed genuinely impressed. In years past the number of Americans has always been quite small and I'm sure that many times Glenn Sundby of the Modern Gymnast felt mighty lonely over there struggling with the language-alone.

The meet lasted five days, and prior to the first day of competition the members of the tour scattered throughout Europe and visited France, London, England, Cop-

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left

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enhagen, Denmark and Amsterdam in Holland. Don Robinson and Art White and their wives tackled the. Matterhorn . . mountain climbing and gymnastics... they said it was great. Bill Meade drove the team to Amsterdam one sunny day (we had very few of those) and the boys spent a day watching the traffic with one eye and the sights with the other.

Ed Gagnier took numerous and complete notes and also filmed the event as did Don Robinson (8mm) and both will no doubt have their films on hand for this year's Congress of Coaches in Denver. The USGF also filmed the event in 16mm Black and White and they came out very well. Copies are for sale at this time . . . and you can write the U5GF office for prices .. . 400 ft. of the wom en's finals and 800 feet of the men's optionals and finals.

The Westfalenhalle in Dortmund where the Champio"ships were held is actuolly a series of severol halls. The competition hall pictured on the cover is the lorgest sports arena in Europe seating over 15,000. There are also two other halls with several sets of equipment in each which were used by the women for practicing. All this plus the fantastic field house where the men practiced when not scheduled for practice in the main arena. This tremendous hall, as you can see, con.tains six pieces of each apparatus with more thon enough room for everyone as this MG multi exposure photo clearly indicates.

Pictured above: The Werner Lour's Trampoline teom which exhibited 01 port of the opening ceremony program. Pictured below is a girls Modern Gymnostlc exhibition group which also took port in the opening program .

It was a great tri p, and it makes for a very enjoyable event when one has a number of fellow Americans in the group for conversation purposes. Judging from th ~ attendan ce at each day of co mpeti tion I would judge the trip a tremendous success.

There can be no doubt that those who made th e journey to see the best gymnastics in th" world saw what th ey came for.

We have already begun to pl an for 1968 and Mexico City, and as of this writin g we contemplate a charter fli ght that might begin in Chicago, make pick-up stops in Denver, Phoenix and L.A . and then pro ceed to Mexico City. The cost wo uld be ex trem ely low on such a fli ght and obviously the conveni ence of being picked up in a major city near your home would also be a savin gs. There will be, of course, more on this in the m onth s to follow.

Such tours as th e one just completed can contribut e much to international gymnastics in thi s nation. As a r esult of watchin g this sin gle event I have detected among those present a most serious concern a hout adopting an intern ational program for gymnasti cs co mpetitions in the USA. Many of experienced such as Jim Farkas, have for years urged th at we move towards a true international system of com petitive gymnasti cs in th e USA. I think that in this year as a res ult of our tour to Germany that there are a number of other coaches who now feel the need for this type of program . P erhaps the day is nearer when we will have such a program. At any rate, Glenn Sundby's great pictures will speak for themselves as to the level of performance, so watch for hi s special issue on the World 's Gam es and pl an now on making th e tri p to Mexi co City in 1968.

FILMS 1966 WORLDS GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 16mm Bl ac k and White - 2 Films The finest gymnasts in the world competing in the 1966 Worlds Gymnastics Championships, Sept. 20-25, 1966 in Dortmund, West Germany. Men and women's films in separate packages for schools, clubs, home viewing.

Copies now available for sale-a ndimmedi ate delivery is possible now. The films are in men 's package, 8800 feet includin g optional s and finals in each event.

Women's reel is 400 feet of the finals in each event-each of the best performers in each event.

MEN 'S EVENTS- Order Film # WG-1 800 ft. all men ,optionals and finals , all events- $80.00 WOMEN 'S EVENTS-Order Film # WG-2 400 ft. all women- $40.00 all finals, all events.

Order now: World 's Games Films (G), U.S.GJ., P.O. Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona 85717.

Pictured above is the Electronic device which lights up and registers hand zone fault s on Long Horse Vau lting . Also pictured is the portable run way for vaulti ng with the Reuther beat board. which locks into any desired position .

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THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DORTMUND 1966 FIG MEETING FIG MEETING A report of the International Gymnastic Federation Technical Committee Meeting and Judges Course, World Gymnastic Championships, Dortmund, Germany, 1966.

(By Thomas E. Maloney, AAU Delegate to the Technical Committee of the International Gymnastic Federation.)

"We must give credit to the gymnast who exceptional difficulty, risk, origin· ality and vitality in his exercise. On the other hand, we must be severe in making our deductions for a gymnast who is per· forming a stock routine." "Finally, gentlemen, a gymnast who shows a routine with none of the elements of risk, originality and difficulty should neTer win a world championship."

Authority for those remarks was Mr. Arthur Gander, newly elected president of the International Gymnastic Federation, (FIG), formerly chairman of its Technical Committee. A native of Switzerland, Mr. Gander made these pointed statements to those international judges who assembled at Dortmund at the time of the recent world championships.

Representatives from 42 of the 57 nations affiliated to FIG were represented at the show~

Pictured at top of the page is on FIG session in action. The FIG meetings were all held in the hotel adjoining the Westfalenhalle.

Below : New FIG President Arthur Gander in center with Max Bangerter, Gen. Sec. and Vice Pres. Takashi Kondo.

Retiring FIG President Charles speaking to delegation (pictured of page) from FIG officers table

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Theoni at top

important Technical Committee meeting.

After long discussions, the Technical Committee resolved that no major changes would be made in the current rules until after the 1%8 Olympic Games. There is still a possibility however, that the Code of Points for scoring men's and women's gymnastics performances may be altered next year fO!" use at the 19688 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

With a great upswing in international competition, the Committee considered the appointment of judges for international dual match competition. Although it would be desirable to turn over the judging to five neutral judges, financial and other consid· erations negated the recommendation. As in the past, each national will appoint two judges and the superior judge will be from a neutral nation.

It was pointed out repeatedly that judges ~hould .be ,~e~ient in "penalty points" or deductIOns , In those cases where a gymnast who had executed a difficult original movement or two difficult "C" moves in succession and then broke. Under the present Code of Points the gymnast could be penalized anywhere from .3 to .7, but in this case the penalty would only be .1 to .2 because of his difficult movements.

Furthermore, it was pointed out that where a gymnast in performing a difficult exercise, judges no longer should automatically deduct .1 each time there is a slight knee bend or slight opening of legs or other minor execution faults. It was recommended that it might take an accumulation of thr~e or four faults of this type to equal a .1 tleduction.

On the other hand it was recognized that a gymnast who is performing a routine that

presents very little risk with mInimum difficulty, should received the full penalty for a break or execution fault.

Those judges selected as superior judges for the World Championships were in charge of a "refresher course" for the acredited international judges who were serving at the competition. For the first time, each judge attended a two day course and took an examination in the event he was assigned too plus two other events. In the past the judges course consisted of the six men's events. An innovation in presenting the course was the use of live gymnasts in the explanation and demonstration portion of the program as well as in the practical examination portion.

There was "grumbling" among some of the experienced international-class judges on the conduct of the practical examination where each judge was alloted a mere thirty seconds to come up with his score, as well as listing incorrect interpretations by the gymnast along with execution and technical faults by the gymnast. It was felt that the panel of experts (Superior Judges) could have been more helpful to the regular judges if besides £lashing their own score for the exercise performed that they give an analysis of the exercise and how they arrived at their score. There was a brief resume given on the first exercise performed in each event.

All of us participating in the judges' course felt that the compulsory and optional exercises examination though brief was the most searching we had ever been through.

On the compulsory examination sheet the Judge had to list his deductions for incor· rect interpretation, deductions for technical and execution faults. total deductions,

other deductions and then the final note or score. On the optional exercise examination the judge had to list deductions for lack of difficulty, combination deductions, de· ductions for technical and execution faults, other deductions and then final score.

It was generally agreed that this was a "tough one" to complete within the thirtysecond time limit. However, at the conclusion of the examination, and after a study had been made of each judge's score sheets, the T echnical Committee of the FIG congratulated all tho se taking the examinations, indicating that we were well qualified to serve as judges during the world championships.

In the actual competition it was decided by the Technical Committee to use "Closed Judging" for the Men's competition with only the composite score being flashed. It was also decided to give the Superior Judge more authority in that his score would be the determining factor in any discussions or protests. In the event that the Judges scores are divided the Superior judge will decide which judge must change his score.

For example; Scores of 9.1, 9.2, 9.6, 9.7 are given a gymnast with the superior judge scoring the exercise 9.3. As superior judge's score agrees with the low score judges, the 9.6 judge must lower his score to come in to the permitted spread" i.e., 9.5. Average score would then be 9.35 for the exercise.

In this meet as in all international competitions the superior judge is required to turn in his score along with the other judges. It is also important to point out that in the event of a protest on a score, again the superior judges score would be the deciding factor. For example; Scores of 9.8, 9.8, 9.6, 9.6, are given a gymnast with the superior judge scoring the exercise 9.6. A formal protest is made against the 9.6 scores being too low. The fact that the superior judge agrees with the low score means the protest cannot be allowed.

In this World Championship no conferences were called on the first two per· formers unless the score were not within the range. Another minor change for this meet was the use of a soft gong sounded in floor exercise at sixty seconds and a loud gong at seventy seconds. For the first time gymnasts were r equired to announce their optional vaults in long horse. This was accomplished by having a set of cardboard flags with the numbers of the various vaults listed in the Code of Points. This box of flags was placed at the start of the

original moves. In the past we have always waited to see what the top nations do aJ!d then copy their moves. A gymnast cannot get a hi gh score with a standard or socalled stock routine, in fact, some of the former world champions received relatively low scores for routines that only two years ago were good enough to win. The International judges want to see something new, different and original.

From a personal viewpoint, my observation is that every nation has improved since the Olymp ic Games in Tokyo. East Germany, Poland, France and Sweden have made tremendous improvement and will be very difficult to beat in 1968. With the exception of Japan and Russia, our team is as good if not better than any team in the competition and I am convinced that with proper training and a top team performance we can win third place at the next International Games. Also, it appears that through these "refresher courses" for international judges we can expect more consistent scoring among the judges at future competitions since we are well acquainted with the "points" to look for.

Copies of the judges examination sheets from the Judges School and the actual score sheet used in the competition are printed below.

long horse runway and the team coach would select the flag which listed the numer of the vault his gymnast was to perform. He would hold this flag up for the judges to see.

It was also announced to all of the team coaches that the superior judge would make a deduction of from .1 to .3 from the score of any gymnast if the coach spoke to the gymnast at any time while he was performing his routine. Another new ruling was that if a gymnast started his routine before he received the n od from the superior judge, the superior judge would penalize him .1 to .3.

It -was the consensus that during the actual competition, some of the nations' gymnasts were underscored while others were overscored. Several of the judges who had sat at the examination school with me offered their personal congratulations on the well-drilled United States Men's team under Abie Grossfeld, indicating perhaps we might be included among those nations which were "UNDERSCORED".

The current trend on DIFFICULTY, RISK AND ORIGINALITY, should definitely favor our gymnasts. We must train and c~ach our gymnasts for International competition along these lines and make an effort to come-up with a few new and Kampf,lchlerkurs Tumerweltmel.t.,..chalten

KAMPF RICHTEAKUAS TUR NERW ELTM EISTERSCHAFTEN

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XVI_ CHAMPIONNATS DU MONDE DE GYMNASTIQUE XVI. WELTMEISTERSCHAFTEN 1M KUNSTTURNEN

DORTMUND 20.-25. 9.1988

DORTMUND 20.-28. 8. 1866

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Numme deSI*'iers :

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DORTMUND TEAM CHAM PIONSH IP, MEN C-C ompulsory Place Nation 1 JAPAN C. O.

T. 2

RUSSIA C.

O. T.

FX

6

T. U.S.A. C. O.

T.

47 .20 47 .40 94.60

47 .20 47 .00 94.20

47.75 48 .00 95 .75

47.40 46.90 94.30

48.20 47.75 95.95

48.15 47 .95 96 .10

285.90 285 .00 570 .90

46.05 46 .25 9 2.30

47.40 47.65 95 .05

45 .90 46 .85 92 .75

46 .20 46 .80 93 .00

46 .25 47 .75 94 .00

278 .80 282.20 561 .00

96.35

45 . 10 45.45 90.55

45.85 45 .80 9 1.65

45 .00 46.45 9 1.45

47.15 44.25 91.40

46 .85 46.95 93 .80

275 .80 275.40 551.20

45.40 45.80 91.20

45.70 45 .75 9 1.45

45.65 46 .55 92 .20

45.70 45.65 91.35

45 .55 46 .75 92.30

46 .20 45.90 92 .10

274.20 276.40 550.60

45.70 45 .60 91.30

45 .70 46.35 92 .05

46.45 46 .35 92 .80

44.55 44.75 89 .30

46.10 46 .50 92 .60

45.35 47 .00 92.35

273.85 276.55 550.40

43.55 45 .95 89.50

45 .50 46 .35 91.85

45 .00 46.25 91.25

45.75 45 .75 91.50

46.00 45.90 91.90

271.40 276.75 548 . 15

44.75 45 . 10 89.85

45 . 10 45 .75 90 .85

45.60 46 .30 91.90

46 .50 46.35 92.85

45.60 45.40 9 1.00

273.20 274 .80 548.00

90.20

45 .60 44.10 89 .70

45.75 46.30 92 .05

45.10 45.65 90.75

46.35 45 .30 91 .35

45.45 46 .10 9 1.55

273.45 272.55 546.00

45.20 45.60 90 .80

45 .25 45 .95 91.20

44.80 45.30 90 . 10

44.60 45.45 90.05

46.45 46 .05 92.50

46.05 44 .55 90 .60

272 .35 272.90 545 .25

45.25 45 .00 90.25

45 .40 45 .20 90.70

44 .00 46.45 90.45

44.95 45.75 90 .70

43.90 45 .95 89 .85

44.45 45.40 89 .85

267.95 273.75 54 1.70

44.25 45.05 89.30

44.80 44 .35 89 .15

45 . 10 45 .05 90 . 15

45.25 45.90 91.15

46 .00 44.40 90.40

45.20 45 .75 90.95

270.60 270.50 541.10

44.05

42.55

45.45

45 .55

45 .55

44 .95

262 .15 268 .10 530 .25

44.40

43.85

54 .15

44.00

45 .20

258 . 10 266 .80 524 .90

40.85 38.95 79.80

42 .65 43 .80 86.45

43.70 44.25 87 .95

42 .05 41.90 83 .95

43 .70 43.25 86 .95

256.85 257.35 514.20

42 .25 41.50 83.75

40.40 44.45 84 .85

43.60 44.40 88 .00

41.85 42 .75 84 .60

4 1. 40 42.55 83 .95

252.35 259 .30 511.65

86 .50

41.45 41 .35 82.80

40 .35 41.60 81.95

43.60 44.85 88.45

41.50 41.30 82 .80

43.00 42 .55 85.55

253.85 255 .20 509 .05

42 .60 43 .50 86.10

3 7 .75 37.45 75.20

39.65 43 .60 83 .25

43.60 45 .75 89.35

40.05 4 2. 80 42 .85

40. 15 41.85 82 .00

243.80 254.95 498.75

39.50 42 .50 82 .00

47 . 15 40 .25 87.40

40 .35 40.45 80.80

43.30 43.30 86.60

39.95 42 . 10 82.05

37 .30 41.50 78.80

242.55 250 . 10 492 .65

2 1.00 24 .05 45 .05

36.35 36.40 72.75

43 . 10 42.85 85.95

36.15 37 .25 73.40

34.30 36.50 70.80

212 .05 217 .10 429 . 15

24.75

24 .70

26.55

25 .80

23.90

22 1.20 152 .90 373 .50

93 .30

YUGOS LAV IA C. 45.60 O. 46.55

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WEST GERMANY C. 45 .6 5 O. 45.90 T. 91.55 ITA LY 45 .20 C. 45.00 O.

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FRANCE C. O.

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FINLAND C. O. T. SWEDEN C. O.

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287.85 287.30 575 . 15

48 .50 47 .80 96.30

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48. 10 47 .95 96.05

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92.15

T. 14

15

16

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NORWAY C. 44 .25 O. T. CUBA 43 .90 C. 45.20 O. 89.10 T. SPA IN 42.85 C. 43.65 O. 86 .50 T. GR EAT BRI TA IN 43.95 C. 43 .55 O.

T. 18

CANADA C. O.

19

AUST RIA C. O.

T.

T. 20

21 Top World Teams: Japan. Russia , Czecho slovakia, East GefTTlany, (Poland not pivtured) and the USA.

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NEW ZEALAND 41 .15 C. 40.05 O. 81.20 T. MEXICO C. 26 .60 O. T.

MEN'S ALL-AROUND C-Compulsory

FX

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Voronin (Russia)

2.

Tsurmi (Japan)

3.

Nakayama (Japan)

4.

Cerar (Yugos lavia)

5.

Menichelli ( Italy)

6.

Kato (Japan)

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7.

Endo (Japan)

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8.

Mitsukuri (Japan)

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9.

Brehme (East Germany )

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Matsuda (Japan)

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0 T C

0 T C

0 T C T C T C T C

0 T C

0 T C

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Diam idov (Russia)

12.

Kerdemilidi (Russia)

13 .

Titoy (Russia)

14.

Kub ica, N. (Pol and)

15.

Karassev (Russi a )

0

16,

Sakamoto (U.S.A.)

0

17 .

Kubica, W .

(Poland)

18.

Shakhlin (Russia)

0

19.

Dietrich (East Germany)

0

20.

Storhaug (Norway)

0 T C

0 T C

0 T C

0 T C T C T C

0 T C T C T C

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O-Optional SH SR

T-Total PB LHV

HB

9.60 9.70 10.30 9.55 9.60 19.15 9 .50 9.80 19.30 9.4 5 9.55 19.00 9 .60 9.70 19.30 9.55 9.60 19.1 5 9.65 9.70 19 .35 9.40 9.50 18.90 9.40 9.40 18.80 9.40 9 .50 18.90 9 .15 9.55 18.70 9.30 9.35 18.65 9.55 9.30 18.85 9.30 9.35 18.65 9.60 9.50 19. 10 9.45 9.40 18.85 9.35 9.35 18.70 9.15 9.25 18.40 9.30 9.40 18.70

9.55 9.70 19.25 9.50 9 .50 19.00 9.25 9 .50 18.75 9.65 9.80 19.45 9.35 9.40 18.75 9.50 9.55 19.05 9.45 8.95 18.40 9.45 9 .50 18.95 9.45 9.60 19.05 9.30 8.70 18.00 9.60 9.10 18.70 9.40 9.40 18.80 9.20 9.40 18 .60 9.35 9.45 18 .80 9.40 9 .40 18.80 9.30 9.45 18.75 9.40 9 .00 18.40 9.25 8.40 17.65 9.20 9.60 18.80

9.80 9 .90 19.70 9.70 9.60 19.30 9.70 9.80 19.50 9.40 9.55 18.95 9 .70 9.35 19.05 9.65 9.65 19.30 9 .60 9.35 18.95 9.45 9.40 18.85 9.60 9.60 19.20 9.45 9.50 18.95 9.75 9.55 19.30 9.35 9.50 18.85 9.40 9.60 19.00 9.45 9.60 19.05 9.45 9.45 18.90 9 .60 9.10 18 .70 9.15 9.40 18 .55 9 .30 9.40 18.70 9.30 9.35 18.65

9.50 9.60 19.10 9.80 9 .50 19.30 9 .60 9 .50 19. 10 9.30 9.35 18.65 9.30 9.40 18.70 9 .80 9.,55 19.35 9 .60 9.55 19.15 9 .70 9 .50 19.20 9.10 9.40 18 .50 9 .50 9 .70 19.20 9.60 9.30 18.90 9 .35 9.20 18 .55 9.00 9 .30 18.30 9.15 9 .25 18.40 9 .50 9 .40 18.90 9 .05 8 .90 17.95 9.35 9 .35 18.70 9.45 9 .30 18.75 9.25 9.40 18.65

9.75 9 .65 19.40 9.65 9.60 19 .25 9 .25 9 .50 18.75 9 .60 9 .70 19.30 9 .65 9 .60 19.25 9 .55 9.50 19 .05 9.50 9.40 18.90 9.65 9 .35 19.00 9.60 9.60 19.20 9 .60 9.50 19.10 9 .80 9.80 19.60 9.45 9.40 18.85 9.55 9.40 18.95 9.30 9 .50 18.80 9.25 8 .15 17.40 9 .30 9.50 18.80 9.45 9.55 19.00 9.65 9.50 19.15 9 .05 9 . 10 18 .1 5

9.70 9 .70 19.40 9 .6 5 9.70 19.35 9 .70 9 .85 19.55 9.75 9.65 19.40 9.60 9.70 19.30 9.10 9 .60 18.70 9.75 9.85 19.60 9.70 9.75 19.45 9.60 9.70 19.30 9.65 9.70 19.35 9.70 8 .35 18.05 9 .60 9.60 19.20 9.55 9.50 19.05 9.45 9.45 18.90 9 .55 9.55 19. 10 9.40 9.70 19. 10 9 .30 9 .30 18 .60 9 .60 9 .60 19.20 9.30 9.45 18 .75

9.40

9.50

9 .30

9.35

9 .30

9 .55

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9.45 9.40 18.85 9.10 9.10 18 .20 9.35 9.05 18.40 8 .95 9 .30 18.25 8 .70 8 .75 17.45 8 .85 8.75 17.60

Total

57.90 58.25 116.15 57.75 57.50 115.25 57 .00 57 .95 114.95 57 . 15 57 .60 114.75 57.20 57.45 114.65 57.15 57.45 114.60 57.55 56 .80 114 .35 57.10 57.00 114.10 56.75 57.30 114.05 57 .25 56 .60 113.85 57.60 55.65 113.25 56.45 56.45 112.90 56 .25 56 .50 112.75 55.00 57 .60 112.60 56.75 55.45 112.20 56.10 56 .05 112. 15 56.00 55.95 111.95 56.40 55.45 111.85 55.45 56.30 111.75 54.85 56.40 111.25

U.S.A.

SH

SR

LHV

PB

HB

9 .30 9.45 18 .75 9.00 9.20 18.20 8.70 8 .95 17.65 9.30 9.45 18.75 9.10 9.30 18.40 9 .00 8 .95 17.95

9 .60 9.10 18.70 9 .20 9 .30 18.50 9.05 9.10 17.15 9.40 9 .50 18.90 9 .20 9.35 18.55 8.65 8.90 17.55

9 .05 8 .90 17.95 9. 10 8 .90 18 .00 9 .26 9.00 18.20 8.50 9.00 17.50 8.70 8 .75 17.45 8.45 8 .90 17.35

9 .30 9.50 18 .80 9.25 9 .30 18.55 9.20 9 .25 18.45 9 . 15 9 .05 18.20 9.20 9 .30 18.50 9.10 9.30 18.40

9.40 9.70 19. 10 8 .95 9 .3 5 18.3 0 9 .20 9 .50 18 .70 8 .85 8.80 17.65 8 .35 9.35 17 .70 8.95 9 .35 18.30

Tota l

56.10 56.05 112. 15 54 .60 55 . 15 109.75 54.70 54.85 109.55 54.15 55.10 109.25 53 .25 54.80 108.05 53.00 54.15 107.15

Warld Men's All Araund Chomp Mikhail Voronin MEN'S FINALS FLOOR EXERCISE INDIVIDUAL FINALS Place Nome Country Nakayama, Japan Endo, Japan Menichelli, Itlay Kato, Japan .Karossev, Russia Tsu rmi , Japan

I. 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Place Name Country I. Cerar, Yugosla v ia 2 . Voronin, Russia 3. Kato, Japan 4. Brehme, E. Germany 5. T surmi, Japan 6. Laiho, Fi n land

Place Name Country I. Voronin, Russia 2. Nakay ma, Japan 3 . Menichelli, Italy 4. Kato, Japan 5. Diamidov, Russia 6. T surmi, Japan

Place Name Country I. Matsuda, Japan 2 . Kato, Japan 3. Nakayama , Japan 4. Endo, Japan 5 . Voroni n t Russi a

Place Name Country I. Diamidov, Russia 2. Voronin , Russia 3. Cerar, Yugoslavia 4. Men ichelli, Italy 5. Brehme, E. Germany

Place Name Country I. Nakayama, Japan 2. Endo, Japan 3 . Mitsukuri, Japan 4. Cerar, Yugoslavia 5. Vo ro nin , Russia

Compo

Opt .

COA

FS

Total

9.50 9.65 9.60 9.55 9 .60 9 .55

9 .80 9.70 9.70 9 .60 9 .50 9.60

19.30 19.35 19.30 19. 15 19.10 19 . 15

9 .75 9.70 9 .65 9 .65 9.45 9.30

19.400 19.375 19.300 19.225 19.000 18.875

SIDE HORSE INDIVIDUAL FINALS Camp.

Opt .

COA

9 .65 9.55 9.50 9.45 9 .50 9.45

9 .80 9.70 9.55 9 .60 9 .50 9.65

19.45 19.25 19.05 19.05 19.00 19.10

STILL RINGS INDIVIDUAL FINALS COA Camp.

Opt.

9.80 9.70 9.70 9.65 9.75 9 .70

9.90 9 .80 9 .65 9 .65 9 .55 9 .60

19.70 19.50 19.35 19.30 19.30 19.30

LONG HORSE INDIVIDUAL FINALS Opt. COA Camp.

9.50 9.80 9 .60 9 .60 9 .50

9.70 9.55 9 .50 9.55 9.60

19.50 19.35 19. 10 19 . 15 19. 10

PARALLEL BARS INDIVIDUAL FINALS Opt .

COA Camp.

9.80 9.75 9.60 9.65 9.60

9.80 9.65 9.70 9.60 9 .60

19.60 19.40 19.30 19 .25 19.20

HORIZONTAL BAR INDIVIDUAL FINALS Opt. COA Camp.

9.70 9.75 9.70 9.75 9.70

9.85 9.85 9.75 9 .65 9.70

19.55 19.60 19.45 19.40 19.40

FS

Total

9 .80 9 .70 9 .60 9 .50 9 .50 9 .25

19.525 19.325 19.125 19.025 19.000 18.800

FS

Total

9 .90 9.75 9 .80 9 .65 9 .55 3 .00

19 .750 19.500 19.475 19.300 19.200 12.650

FS

Total

9 .675 9 .650 9 .500 9 .125 9.100

19.425 19.325 19.050 18 .700 18 .650

FS

Total

9 .75 9 .70 9.70 9.60 9 .60

19.550 19.400 19.350 19.225 19.200

FS

T o tal

9.90 9.80 9 .70 9 .70 9.70

19 .675 19.600 19.425 19.400 19.400

15

MY GREATEST IMPRESSIONS OF DORTMUND

by Dr. Josef Goehler, Vice路President of Deutscher Turner路Bund, Editor of "Olympische Turnkunst" My greatest impression of the 1966 World Championships in Gymnastics was of the ] apanese team, because no one gymnast could -say he was better than the others and all were able to be a world champion. For example, Takashi Mitsukuri could start last in all events and would gather as many points as Nakayama or Tsurumi. Until now there has never been such a team as this Japanese one either in Olympic Games or World Championships.

If I should enumerate individual im路 pressions made by the gymnasts I would list Nakayama for -his evolutions on the Horizontal Bar (optional), W oronin for his optional exercise at the Still Rings, Kuts路 chinskaja for her artistic program at the Beam and Caslavska for her wonderful dance named Free Exercise optional.

There ,ve~-e still other exercises which approached perfection or were perfected and one of these was the optional exercise at the Uneven Bar by Doris Brause Fuchs. I do not know why our American friends have not publicized this champion prior to the Championships for Doris Brause Fuchs was unknown to most of the judges and the "Case of Brause" could be an example in Kurope and the world for the Americans to start sooner and give more information to the gymnastic press in Europe. I myself hope, that the institution of "Olympische Turnkunst" (Wilhelm Limpert路Verlag at Frankfort/Main) will be a platform for the American gymnasts also. The first issue of 1967 will contain a summary in English from the articles in order to be more useful to ~ he American readers. There must also be 'llore Meets between American and European ~'Ymnasts with international judging. It has he en years since the standard was as good as at Dortmund, but this applies only for the men. The women were rated too strongly by the qualifications and final trials.

WE COME TO LEARN The philosophy of the National Summer Gymnasti c Cl inic held annually during late August at Michigan State University applies to instructors and attendees alike_ " We come to learn."

We do not mean that the Summer Clinic at M.S.U. has cornered the market on gymnastic knowledge, it is simply that the emphasis on learning is the base around which all else revolves.

"We come to learn" is an all inclusive philosophy applied equally as well to a Big T en Champion coach as the little preschooler who is having his first "go" on a trampolin e.

Is this the reason why the Clinic contin ues to attract top coaches, teachers and other gymnastic notables? We think so. Informality and an exchange of ideas, again not limited to this particular Clinic, is the magnetic attraction. People come away discussing ideas and new knowledge. Five double backs and a tri ple twister seen at the "Night of Stars" is of secondary impor tance.

Another fin e feature of the M.S.U. Clinic is the excellent r atio of experienced instructors to participants. This year we noted a ten to one ratio. Attendees this summer numbered more than 300. Special group work was again included for physical ed ucators who need experience and direction in the teachin g of gymnastics.

A checklist for spotting and learning gymnastics was employed creatively by the physical educa tion group. We have included the basic checklist below for you.

Parts of the checklist which are foreign to the reader should be investigated further for successful application.

The gym nastic community in the Midwest will continue to benefit from the fine experiences at M.S.U. "We came; we learned; we will teach!"

At left t op to bottom: Clini c Action-Ar lyn n A nderso n spotting fr ont off P. Bars; Glen Gaili s at the Rings : Betty Jean (Ma ycock) Roys wi th Fl oo r-ex student; action o n th e Unevens; " N ight of Star s"; Belgian Olym p ia n V era Govearts; Gailis t opp ing a pyramid; Mike Boeg ler on th e H orse; Ru sty spott ing a doub le back; Sus ie Szypula o n the Tr ampo line; " Th e Girls" and Jeff Uphues o n th e Trampo line.

Below : Coach of the y ear and clinic director George Szypula poses with his staff of Oly mpians , Nat' l Champions, Ph ys ica l Educat ors, Coll ege T eachers and Coaches. Left t o r ig ht , 1st row: T im Phillips, John Brodeur, Dick Richter , Bruce Frederic k , Ru sty Mitchell , Fred Or lof sky, Steve Whitlock, Dale Hardt, Carl Engstrom. 2nd row : Geo. Szypu la , Bill Meade, Ed Bengston , Arl ynn Ande r son , Pau l Fino , Judy Ba rr , Loui s Engstro m. 3 rd r ow : Ron Aure, T oby T owson , Jack Frowen , Jackie Uphues, Marcia Issacson , Don Lea s, Betty Meyer , Jim McGraw , M a rnie Ba nkson. 4th row: Mike Boeg ler, Glenn Gailis, Tom Darling .

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9~u#r:~ WISCONSIN STATE UNIV. DEPT. OF P.E. & ATHLETICS SUPERIOR, WISe. 54881

A CHECKLIST FOR SPOTTING ANO LEARNING GYMNASTIC MOVEMENTS* I. Do you understand the movement?

A. What is it called ? What does it look like? What audio-visual aids ?

B. What is the gymnastic category of the movement?

1. Is it in the swinging group? a. In a hang ? b. In a support?

2. Is it a balance?

3. Is it in the rotational (circle or arc) group? a. Circle with vertical path on a bar? b. Other circles on apparatus? c. An aerial circle (somersault)? d. Circle on floor with path parallel to floor? e. Circle with vertical path done on the floor? f. A cast? g. A kip?

4. Is it in the flexibility group? a. A split b. Is backbending involved? c. Is th ere a hamstring stretch? d. Is shoulder flexibility needed? e. Is it a sidebending move?

5. Is it in the vaUlting group?

6. Is it in the strength group? a. Support? b. Grip? c. Abdominal? d. Arm? e. Leg? f. Back?

C. What mechanical principles are involved?

1. How is the C.G. a factor? a. C.G. in bar circle? b. C.G. in circle parallel to ground? c. C.G. in balancing? d. Will it be helpful to spot near C.G.?

2. Are Newton's three laws involved? a. Law of inertia? b. Law of acceleration? c. Law of action-reaction?

3. Is a lever or moment involved? a. A lever favoring strength? b. A lever favoring speed and range? c. A seesaw lever?

4. Does a body axis play a part in the movement? a. The long axis? b. The transverse axis? c. The medial axis?

II . What is the role of flexibility in the movement?

A. Should the toes be pointed?

B. Is there a splits position?

C. Is the movement one which involves backbending?

D. Are the hamstrings stretched?

E. Is shoulder flexibility needed?

III. What kind of strength is involved?

A. Is muscle tone enough?

B. Is grip strength needed?

C. Is strength in the arms or shoulders a factor?

D. Is abdominal strength required?

E. Is back strength a factor?

IV. How is the movement coordinated?

A. Can the coordination be learned on the floor?

1. Are there familiar movements contained on it?

2. Should an easier movement be mastered first?

3. If on apparatus, can a similar movement be done on the floor?

B. What is the rhythm of the movement?

1. What are its sounds?

2. Can you visualize it?

C. Can the movement be pantomimed?

1. Can you be lifted through it?

2. Can it be simulated with a stick or other object?

3. Can it be done in water?

4. Can it be done on the trampoline?

D. What are the lead-ups or progression?

(What should be learned first?)

E. Is there an explosive. quality?

V. Is the performer afraid? Why? A. Should height be eliminated?

B. What kind of hand spotting (if any) should there be?

1. What is the critical or dangerous point? a. Bottom of a vertical circle? b. Does the C.G. need to be high? c. Is loss of grip possible? d. Are the head and neck in danger? e. Is a jump or vault involved?

2. Wh at is the position of the spotter?

3. Does the gymnast understand the spotting action?

4. Is the spotter in any danger?

5. Should some easier movements be spotted first?

6. Are any verbal directions needed?

C. How can a landi ng be made softer?

1. Additi onal mats?

2. Foam rubber scraps? 3. Trampoline?

4. Perform into water?

5. Pits?

6. Belt support? (Other rigging?)

D. Should movement be done in a belt?

E. Can standard equipment be used?

F. What homemade spotting device could be made?

. a. E.

D.

*From a new book entitled Gymnastics by A. Bruce Frederick, Wm. C. Brown Co., Dubuque, Iowa, 95c including film drawing of Caslavska's four Olympic optional and an index to her movements.

Special bonus to participants at M.S.U. Clinic.

10

"Y -NEWS"

Up one side and down the other: like the Marines at Iwo J ima .

The boys negot iate th is "Roost without use of the hands.

Dave Schlemmer, Floor-ex routi ne.

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Stewart,

Tom

Just Walk"

Hall

CLEVELAND YMCA SPORTS·FITNESS CAMP A GREAT SUCCESS One of the most successful camps in the history of the Cleveland YMCA was concluded this past August. During the 2 tenday periods a whole hoard of 12-15 year old boys demonstrated that the younger generation, indeed, is more than long hair, Pepsi-Colas, and T.V. To say that all 250 campers were the epitome of courage and physical prowess would be a slight exaggeration of the truth, but we of the staff were pleased and, frankly, somewhat surprised, at the enthusiastic attitude with which most of these youngsters attacked the vigorous schedule of calisthenics, cross country, and sports training.

Twelve sports were offered (Judo, gymnastics, wrestling, volleyball, swimming and diving, baseball, football, basketball, track, fencing, and archery), of which each boy selected 4 as minors (one hour of instruction per day for 4 days in each sport), and one as a major (2% hours per day for 9 days) . In addition there was a 75 minute period of fitness lecture, calisthenics, cross country, and confidence course each mornin g, plus a mass game of the day, free swims, evening campfires, chapel, etc. Such a sched ule necessitated extra heavy food rations-more than any of our camps had ever before received-and excellent food it was, too (better than this bachelor ever gets at home !).

The final two days of camp were dedicated to our Olympic Games, each boy competing in 2-4 sports events for his "country" (each cabin was given the name of a country which r egularly participates in the Olympics) . The whole process of The Games, starting with the Opening Ceremonies, "was made more meaningful thanks to the generosity of Arden Crapo from Goodyear in Akron, who showed us his colored movies of the Tokyo Olympics.

The staff was the greatest I have ever seen at anyone camp. It was made up of YMCA professionals and laymen who were experts in one or more fields. I am going to restrain myself from the urge to name some of them, for to name one would be an injustice to the other 35-they were that great!

In gymnastics our horizontal bars were all built in (at varying heights) as permanperform

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Kenneth W. Hollis ent fixtures, as were the rings and the floor X area (grass) . Various Cleveland YMCA's donated all other equipment for use at the camp. We have hopes of eventually having all equipment built in, like Ernie Marinoni has done at his Gymnastic Camp in The Redwood.

The gymnastic abilities of those enrolled as either a major or minor in gymnastics ran the gamut- from beginners to those capable of performing giants and iron crosses. Our gymnastics staff, thank good· ness, was sufficiently large and capable to allow us to accommodate all levels of abil· ity, so we feel each boy benefited accorQ· ing to the seriousness with which he ap· proached the training.

The 27·event Confidence Course was the brainstorm of Jim Aller, Cleveland YMCA Fitness Director, (as a matter of fact, the whole camp was!) and was built at almost no cost thanks to the ingenuity of Jim and his hard working volunteers, and to several Cleveland companies who donated materials free of charge. It really warms the cockles of your heart to see laymen and commer· cial firms pitching in with time, money, and the sweat of their brows to create such a great camp-and made doubly so by the enthusiastic response with which it was greeted by our eager campers and staff.

Next year-even better!

Ij you have "Y.NEWS" that should be in the MG ... Send it dire ct to Kenneth W. Hollis, 3881 W. 25, Cleveland Ohio

44109 .

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JIm Fritz (Ll and Bob Salisbury (Rl spot beginners througn a basic routine

,

CONFIDENCE COURSE

Above: The Matterhorn gets pretty spooky up there .

Below: Mike Groves (L) ana Bill路 Stewart (R) prepare to descend the "Slide for your Life" . Swimming pool in the background and the track, football field and

va,ious courts to the right.

Upper right:

The rings,

ropes and H. Bars set-up at the camp. The cables between the 2 pole frames will accommodate a traveling spotting belt next year. Center Right : Good arms and shoulders are the key to negotiating this pipe traverse.

Lower Right: The balance beams are the 25th obstacle of the 27 event course.

GYMNASTIC EQUIPMENT QUESTIONNAIRE Type and Description of Gymnastic equipment in your school Horizontal Bar (steel bar mounted on supports wired to floorl

Condition of EQuiornent Poor ~air Good

Number of each

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0

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RESEARCH AN D FITN ESS IN GYMNASTICS

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0

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by James S . Bosco, PhD. San Jo se State College This is the se cond in a series 0/ articles de.aling with random topics. It is an example of' action rese arch designed to gather rather spe cific in/ormation. It contributed to subsequent increase 0/ interest in gymnastics in Massachusetts. This survey has never been published. It is prese nted as a possible approach for those interested in obtaining such in/ormation. Please continue to send your com.ments and m.aterials to the above address.

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0

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0

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Tumbling Pads (thick mats used to protect against hard gym floorapprox. size)

BOSCO, JAMES S. "A S urvey of the Status of Gymnastics and Gymn asti c Equipment in the Secondary Schools in Massachusetts", University of Massachusetts, 1958.

PURPOSE: To sample interest in, and status of gymnasti cs and gymn astics equipment, statewide.

METHOD: A question aire was prepared and sent to every secondary school in the state. The data was tabulated and summarized. As many contacts as possible were made with interested individuals.

RESULTS:

0

Springboard (wooden springboard)

0

Rings (pair of rings suspended from ceiling)

0

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Special Equipment (please specify)

1.

2.

3.

Remarks :

QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Sir The Department of Phys ical Education for Men of the University of Massachusetts is conducting a survey to determine the amount and condition of gymnastic equipment in the secondary schools of Massachusetts.

The study is the result of a number of inquines from Physical Educators and Coaches interested in learning the availability and location of various types of gymnastic equipment.

The study also wishes to determine the extent to which apparatus gymnastics and tumbling is presenting being taught in the secondary schools. It is hoped that the survey wi II create a pool of information for all interested schools .

1. The various types of equipment have been diagrammed for your convenience .

2. Please check the boxes on the questionaire to the best of your knowledge and return in the self-addressed envelope.

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The following information will be used to give guidance and direction to the gymnastic phase of the Physical Education Program of the University of Massachusetts in order that we may be of service to those schools who are interested in apparatus gymnastics and tumbling as a part of the well -rounded physical education program.

Yes No OD

o

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in your opinion, are apparatus gymnastics and tumbling worth while Physical Education activities?

Are apparatus gymnastics .and tumbling a part of your physical education program? If yes, briefly state below the extent.

If No,

o o o o

Lack of qualified leadership Too dangerous Lack of student interest Equipment bulky, too bothersome

Yes No 0

o

Would you be interested in seasonal ass istance in apparatus gymnastics and tumbling in the form of Physical Education major practice teachers?

NAMLE________________________ TITLLE_______________________ SCHOOL _____________________ LOCATION ___________________

INITIAL LETTER Dear Sir President Eisenhower's proposed White House Conference on the Physical Fitness of Ameri can Youth is ample evidence of the importance and national scope of the problem of fitness.

The problem is of grave concern to educators and particularly physical educators.

The nation-wide publicity being given the results of the Kraus-Weber Physical Fitness tests in which the physical fitness of American youth was shown to be far inferior to that of European youth was instrumental in prompting the President's Conference .

The highest number of failures in the testing of American children resulted from a lack of flexibility and abdominal strength. This indicates a failure i.n present day Physical Education and Athletic programs to include activit~e.s which. tend to develop these very qualities. Physical Education researchers are in agreement that apparatus gymnastics and tumbling rank highly in the development of muscular fitness.

The purpose of this letter is to determine the status of apparatus gymnastics and tumbling in the secondary schools of our State.

There is much evidence that a vast amount of gymnastic equipment has been relegated to the store rooms of many of our schools largely due to . the lack of leadership in directing gymnastic programs. The Physical Education Department of the University of Massachusetts has recognized the need for re-emphasis of ~ymna.stic . skil ls and the training of leaders In this field and is presently requiring all Physical Educatio.n Majors to complete courses In Gymn.astlc Skills and Techniques, Rhythmic Gymnastics and Methods and Materials of Teaching Gymnastics. Over 650 students in the General Physical Education program sel-

ected courses in Apparatus Gymnastics, Tumbling and Trampolining during the past year.

A gymnastic team for the purpose of competition and exhibition was also formed. Gymnastics is now an integral part of the Physical Education and Athletic programs at the University of Massachusetts.

Demonstrated student interest at the University has prompted exploration of the offe,· ings in this area at the secondary school level. Your coopera tions is asked in order that the status of apparatus gymnastics and tumbling in the secondary schools of Massachusetts may be accurately appraised.

SAMPLE FOLLOW-UP LETTER Dear Mr. The Department of Physical Education for Men of the University of Massachusetts wishes to thank you for your cooperation in the study made last spring to determine the amount and condition of gymnastic equipment in the Secondary Schools in ,Massachusetts.

The questionaire also attempted to determine, very superficially, the following : 1. The extent to which apparatus gymnastics and tumbling is being taught in our Secondary Schools .

2. Interest in gymnastics among physical educators and coaches in our state.

The results of the study are enclosed for your records.

The information derived from this study will be used to give guidance and direction to the gymnastic phase of the J>hysical Education Program at the University in order that we may be of service to those schools who may be interested in gymnastics as a part of the Physical Education and Athletic Program.

CONOENSEO RESULTS

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1966 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 8mm films in Eastman Color See the most complete film coverage of the World Chilmpionships with the winning routines, compulsory and optional, on all events .

See the Russians, Japanese, Germans and others, in action, with new techniques.

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FRANK EN DO 12200 So. Berendo Los Angeles, Calif. 90044 WESTERN CLINIC TUCSON, ARIZONA DEC. 26 - 30, 1966 Report by Glenn Wilson Dear Gymnasts, During the summer of 1966 I became the Gymnastics Coach at the University of Arizona replacing Sam Bailie who has been a director of the Western Gymnastics Clinic since its beginning. Due to the change in coaches, many people are wondering whether or not the Western Clinic wi II continue to operate. I would like to take this opportunity to assure you that the Clinic will continue to operate and that the 1966 and subsequent Clinics will be bigger and better than ever.

The dates of the Clinic will remain December 26th through December 30th with registration beginning on the morni~g of the 26th . Actual instruction will begin in the afternoon of the 26th and ~ont i nue through the morning of the 30th. Each day the program will include instruction to men and women gymnasts at the age group intermediate and advanced levels.

A judging course for men and women wil l be held, and a portion of each day set aSide for a discussi on of topics related to coaching techniques. An additional period each day is devoted to instruction in compulsory exercises. The evening program will include the annual East vs .

West competition on th e 27th and appropriate open championships. Clinic registratIOn fees admit registrants to all Clinic functions.

The rates for Clinic registrants are as follows : 1. $6.00 per person if registered in a group of ten or more before Dec. 15.

2. Individual registrants $7.00.

3. A special family registration of $10.00 for husband and wife plus $2.00 for each dependent.

Advance registration may be accomplished by sending a check for the above amounts to me, along with your name, address, and approximate skill level.

Please make all checks payable to the Western Gymnastics Clinic.

Clinic housing headquarters, as always is the Flamingo Motor Hotel, 1300 North Stone Avenue, Tucson. Special Clinic rates may be obtained by writing directly to Mr. Joe Lampe, manager of the Flamingo Motor Hotel if you indicate that you are attending the Clinic.

Final Note: If you are familiar with the o~eration of the Clinic in the past, you Will rem ember that I was a co-director ~ith Mr. Bailie during the past five years .

The shoe is now on the other foot" as Mr_ Baili e will be raveling to Tu cso~ from Iowa to assist me as my co-director.

I am looking forward to having you all at the Clinic.

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"LET'S GO ALL·AROUND" Kip Action - In this article the kip in }ne form or other is described and illus· trated on each one of the men's all around events. In general every kip performed on the various even ts have two parts in common, each one requires a relatively tight pike position prior to the kip action, and each one requires a powerful leg extension to complete the kip.

I will attempt to explain the key factors involved in correctly performing the kip actions that are illustrated in this article.

Free-exercise - Neck Kip Tight pike, extremely powerful leg extension, strong arm push, and most important look ing at ceiling until feet touch floor.

Arms should be kept straight and trailing once the fingertips leave the floor. Come to a ~top as Quicklv as possible.

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A NEW SERIES EMPHASIZING INSTRUCTION FOR THE ALL-AROUND GYMNAST . . . By Art Shurlock, Gymnastic Coach at UCLA.

SLde H orse - Piked loop dis mount Legs are pulled into as tight a pike as possible as legs pass above horse; the arms at the same time are pushin g powerfully back ward against the horse to keep the hips an d legs hi gh above the horse. This is followed by a quick extension of the legs in order to straighten bo dy out before feet . ..u oikc- CUli:act -•..-i~~ H ~ G:-.

Horizontal Bar - Drop K ip From support drop backward bending at waist, rock backward keepin g ankles close to the bar, on the forward rock wait until the shoulders pass be tween the uprights ( main factor ) before startin g the kip a ction. Extend legs toward ceiling and pull body into the bar with arms. Keep arms as straight as possible throughout the drop kip.

L ong Horse - Head Kip This is used in preparation for a handspring. Squat stand on long horse, press to piked headstand, let hips drop downward about a foo t (maintain piked position ), extend legs and push with arms, duck head fon vard after the push off to set for landing; keep arms trailing and strai ght.

PnrnJI,,1 RnTs - UDDerarm K ip Swin g upward into tight pike, extend legs toward ceiling, push backward again st the bar with the arms, extend to straight body swing.

Still R ings - Kip Learn with false grip first. Straight body inverted hang, collapse sharply at waist, uncoil powerfully by extendin g feet toward ceili ng (actually snapping legs upward ), and pull shoulders forward simultaneously with the arms. Keep rings close to hips for control in support position.

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16TH ANNUAL NATIONAL GYMNASTIC CLINIC Sanctioned by The Amateur Athletic Union Sarasota High School and Municipal Auditorium, Sarasota, Florida December 26-30, 1966 The 1966 Nati ona l Gym nastics Clinic Prog ram will include : 1. Demonstrati on and lecture by outstanding male and female f o reign g ym nast.

2. Junior Olympic meet f a r boys and girls.

3. National Gymnastic Clini c Championships.

4. 13th Annual N orth vs South Meet.

5. Nati ona l SpaceBal1 Tournament .

6. U .S.A. Team Trials to se lect Trampoline Championship in South Africa.

7 . National AAU Winter Trampoli ne Championships.

8. Basic gy mnastic course for men and 9.

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women.

Children 's instructional practices .

Demo nstration and Anal ys is of 1967 Pan-American Games campulsary ex ercises.

11 . Films of the 1966 World Cha mp ionships. course far men and 12. Trampoline women.

Registration Fees: Student $ 7.50 Indi v idual 10.00 Famil y (man & wife) 15.00 plus $ 5.00 each dependent Registration fee refundable up t o December 1, 1966. If you wish to regi ster at the official Clinic headquarters, Fl orasot a Gardens , a non-refundable depos it of $5.00 is added t o the reg istrati on fee.

There will be additional M otels and Hotels av ailable in the Sarasota area at Siesta Key and Lido Beach . A li st of these will be pu b lished by the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce at a later date.

Please return completed f orm with Clinic registrati on fee to: Dr. Anthony Ricciardi 200 East Dudley, Westfield, N.J. CLINIC REGISTRATION Name Address City_ _ _ _ _ _ __

State _ _ __

Registration fee enclosed $, _ _ _ _ __ Deposit fee for Sarasota Gardens $_ __ ($5 .00 fee will be deducted from bill)

IGM ANNOUNCING A new gymnastic book: Hughes, Eric: Gymnastics for Men. The Ronald Press Company. 15 East 26th St..

New York, N.Y., 1966, 477 pages, price

$5.00.

This book parallels the text by the same author, Gymnastics for Girls, published by Ronald Press in 1963.

The author has been active in gymnastics as a participant. teacher, and coach since 1936. The book was written with one thought in mind, "What written material and illustrations are needed by the physical education teacher and less experienced coach to enable him to do a good job of teaching and coaching gymnastics ." The book covers the six international events. tumbling. trampoline as well as providing information on class organization and teaching techniques . A competitive approach is stressed throughout with the last chapter devoted entirely to competition . The book is designed to be used in junior high schools, senior high schools and colleges. It starts with very basic work and progresses to low advanced routines.

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Gymnastics Methods VOLUME II, "A RTISTIC GYMNASTICS MA DE EASY" Helmut Bantz, Adalbert Dickhut INSTALLMENT III: THE KIP CONTINUED Translated by Bob Freeman Morristown, N_ J. YMCA Gymnastics is bending and straightening_ It is important that we understand these positions. (Fig. 4 - chan ge from kip position to candle; Fig. 5 change from candle to neck bridge; Fig_ 6 - change from candle to kip position to bridge). The first two positions are just holdin g positions.

The third position req uires two spotters as in Fig. 7, because the gymnast is attempting to perform bridge with his hands and feet. The two spotters, help by supporting under the shoulders and the small of the back, thus assisting the gymnast to get the feel for the complete kip.

Another way to help develop this vigorous extension of the legs and hips is by working in group s of threes as in Fig_ 9_ A word of caution here would be not to practice this too long, because the gymnast will tend to develop a pulling action against his partner's hands rather than the r equired pushing action from the floor with his hands, arms, and head as in Figs. 15 and 16. Note the pushing action of the arms in these two diagrams.

The next step for the kip is te, do it off a box or a horse (See Fig. 12 ). The grea ter falling distance makes the kip landing easier for the beginner. As the beginner becomes more accomplished, naturally the box or the mat should be lowered so that eventually the gymnast will be able to do the kip from the fl oor.

Now it is time to tran sfer the flo or kip to kips on the apparatus. The author suggests that we introduce the parallel bars by the use of two boxes, which is far less painful for the young gymnast's aFms and shoulders. Also, the two boxes can be lowered and brought in closer th an any parallel bars constructed.

A kip from knee-high boxes with a spotter as in Fig_ 22 makes for a good start.

Next is an upper arm kip between two knee-h igh box es as shown in Fig_ 23 _ Here the hands are no longer behind the shoulders and assist in pushing, but rather, beside the body on the boxes; now a hyperextension of the hips is no longer possible. This is very important at this point. Hyperextension of the hips is no longer possible or correct. A slight angle at the hips must always be maintained.

From higher boxes placed side by side, the gymnast may not attempt back rolls (Fig_ 20) and back roll to handstand with two spotters (Fig. 21).

And now to the parallel bars. We first set the bars just hi gh enough for the gymnast to swing into an upper-arm kip position . . . see Fig. 26.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Helmut Bantz- the 1952 Olympic Long Horse Vaulting Champion, Mr .

Bantz is a professor and gymnastic coach at the Sporthochschule in Cologne, Germany.

Adalbert Dickhut - Coach of the 1964 combined East/ West German Olympic Gymnastics Team.

He is one of the most highly respected Gymnastics authorities in Germany today.

Dickhut now has his own Gymnastics School in Frankfurt, Germany.

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EAS fERN GYMNASTICS CLINIC IT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA DECEMBER 26th· 30th, 196[ The nation's finest coaches and teach· ers of Gymnastics for men and women will be on hand to offer instructions to all levels.

Plan now to attend the National Clinic nearest you. The Clinic fitti)1g these needs for you will be the Eastern Gymnastics Clinic.

The Eastern Gymnastic Clinic an· nounces a teaching staff for the 1966 version of this great event. They are as follows : George Hery - professional world's trampoline champion Vic Lesch-{coach) Illinois High School Association Bill Roetzheim-Olympian, (coach) IIlin· ois High School Association John Culbertson-{USA) teacher, Florida Russell Porterfield-{coach) University of Oklahoma Ed. Bequette-Colorado High School As· sociation Glen Gailis-Big 10 Champ, National Collegiate Ring Champ, (University of Iowa) Bill Meade-{coach) University of Southern Illinois Dick Holzaepfel-{coach) University of Iowa Frank Wolcott-{coach) Springfield Col· lege Vanny Edwards-Women's Olympic Gym· nastics Coach Roger and Judy Gedney-Illinois High School Assn.

Chic Cicio-Florida High School Associ· ation Registration fees : $10.00 pre·registra· tion, $12.50 at Clinic.

For lodging write Ft. Lauderdale Recre· ation Department. Indicate you will be attending Eastern Clinic-and date you desire room.

All registration will be at the Recre· ation Building, Holiday Park, December 26, 8 A.M. to 12 A.M. Thank you, Clinic Directors: Dick Holzaepfel, Gym· nastic Coach, University of Iowa and Bill Meade, Gymnastic Coach, Southern Ulinois University.

GYMNASTICS BUMPER STICKERS These attractive stickers are approxim· ately 3 inches by 11 inches. Feature two distinct versions of the same sticker, one features black printing on either bright orange, or bright red, the other is reo versed to show the color through the black. You may order half of each if you prefer.

These stickers, may be special ordered by your team, school or club with the word GYMNASTICS 2 inches high in the center and special printing of your school or team name or an event and date above. and below the word GYMNASTICS. Price List: Minimum order is 100 stick· ers at 15c each. $15.00 per hundred .

Price from 100 to 250 stickers at 12 1/2C each, $31.25 per 250. Orders above 250 stickers at 10c each.

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PARALLEL BAR

advanced

By Don Tonry Gymnastic Aides. Northbrid{{e. MaN.

skills

PE.o\CH BASKET STRADDLE CUT

PEACH BASKET STRADDLE CUT The peach basket straddle cut catch is not seen very often because it is a very sensitive skill that does not allow much variance in performance. The straddle may finish in an "L" (hold) or a dip swing to: a forward shoulder roll, a handstand, a swing rearward or a lower to upper arms for a forward uprise.

1·2. Obtain slight swing with body straight. Stop hips behind hands and lean backward off balance.

34. Allow body to descend with hips straight until hips are just below bar

NA TIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIATION-DISTRICT SIX 1965-1966 Report Dr. Jo seph L. Massimo Corres. Sec. District 6 N.H.S.C.CA. District Six (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Connecticut) continues to grow rapidly. Mass., Conn. and N.Y. presently have the most developed program but New Hampshire is showing a growing interest in developing an interscholastic program of competition. Mr. George Hery of the Nissen Co., working out of Framingham, Mass., has done a great deal to promote gymnastics in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont by offering a series of clinics that have stimulated participation.

Information concerning District Six has been hard to come by, however some material is available particularly from the pres en t big three.

The high school program in Mass. has made fantastic progress. In the last seven years for example the competitive program has gone from 9 interscholastic meets to close to 200 this past season. Much of this growth can be attributed to the dedication of Mr. Richard Aronson who has left our district (we hope temporarily) to work in the State of Washington. In addition Mr. Erik Kj eldsen and Kitty Kjeldsen (for girls) Coach at the Univ. of Mass. and Mr. Frank Wolcott of Springfield College have cooperated with the enthusiastic high school coaches in their program of development.

The Mass. High School State Individual Championships were held at Winchester High School on Feb. 22 (T.V. film was taken.)

RESULTS FX: 1. W. McCauley (also E.S.H .S.C. camp) 7.5 (Wakefield), 2. R. Martin (Newton), 3. J .

Godwin (lexington) . S.H.: 1. R. Gunderson (W. Springfield) 6.6, 2. F. Dean (Needham), 3 . R. Riley (Winchester). Tumb.: 1. T. Baptist (New Bedford) 8.0, 2. W. McCauley, 3. E. Dutti (Framingham S.). L.H .: 1. D. McKaough (Braintree) 8.8, 2 . R. Hagins (Wakefield). 3 . T. Baptist. H.B.: 1. B. Walter (Arlington) 6.8, 2. D. Bradburv (Needham). 3. E. Palmer (Framing-

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level. Pike sharply with shoulders rounded forward and arms straight.

5·6. The position of deepest compression takes place before the arms reach the verti· cal at the bottom of the swing. The calves are approximately between the wrists at this point. Forcefully extend the hips and pull with the shoulders as the arms pass the vertical at the bottom of the swing.

The direction of extention is approximately 30° above the bars.

7-9. As the hips reach a position of com· plete extention, the shoulders rise above

the bars and the grips are released simul· taneously. Raise the chest, regrasp the bars, immediately push downward and quickly flex hips with legs in straddle position.

10·11. Pass legs forward over bars and regrasp bars as quickly as possible. Bend arms smoothly and extend hips forward into dip swing rearward_

t aro N.). P.Ii.: 1. J. Reed (Braintree) 8.3, 2.

J. Godwin, 3. R. Hagi ns. S.R.: 1. D. Ellis (B raintree) 7.4, 2. J. Reed, 3. D. McKaough.

The All-Around title went to Joe Reed of Braintree who also won the Mass. High School Coaches Award.

A.A.: 1. C. Cree 45.20, 2. M. Avner 4 f .05, 3 . David Mac leod 40.65. F.X.: 1. R. Barnes 8.6, 2. R. Mayberry 8.5, 3. A. Tilove 8.3. H.B. : 1. W. Wismann 8.36, 2. M. Avnel 7.85, 3. K. Ridgeway 7.4. P.B .: 1. K. Yunger 8.5, 2. D. Macleod 8.45, 3. A. Deptula 7.55. S.H. : 1. G. Vega 5.5, 2. J. lagagna 5.35, 3. G. Kiepp 5.25. S.R.: 1. A. Fiore 8.7, 2. K. Yunger 8.55, 3. C. Cree 8.3. Rop'e : Winner, M. Mezzatesta 3.9". Tramp. : 1. D. Bernstein 7.25, 2. K. Dye 6.0, 3. W. Dayle 5.85. Tumb.: 1. A. Tilove 8.4, 2 M. Anobile 8.26, 3. M. Collins 7.5. L.H. : 1.

M. Collins 9.6, 2. J. 'Macheda 9.45, 3. M. Anobile 9.0.

The Mass. High School State Team Championships were held at Braintree High School on Feb. 26th.

1. Braintree High School 2. Lexington High School 3. Newton High School Mass. has its own high school officials association and standard F.I.G. rules apply to all comoetitions.

Connecticut held its first open and approved State Championships on March 12th at Farmington, Conn. Mr. Charles F. Miller of Stamford High School provided the following results of that meet: A.A.: 1. F. D'AmiCO (Waterbury), 2. T. Richardson (Stamford). 3. W. Borsey (Rippowam).

F.X.: 1. Moskowitz 6.95, 2 . Coralli , 3. Stevens.

Tramp. : 1. Stevens 7.4, 2. King, 3. Borsey. P.B. : 1. Rivera 7.25, 2. Richardson, 3. D'Am ico. H.B.: 1. Rivera 6.65, 2. D'Amico, 3. Hatch. S.H.: 1. Richardson 4.0, 2. Haas, 3 . Zoos. S.R.: 1.

Weissman 7.75, 2. Rivera, 3. D'Amico.

Conn. as Mass. has a growing program of high school competition for girls.

New York seems to be dominated by the Upstate Area (Syracuse) and Long Island.

They utilize an 8 move system (Mod. F.I.G.) as follows: lC- .8 2B-5.5 each 5A- .3 each The N.Y. City gymnastic championships were held on April 1st and 2nd at Queens College. Included were H.B., P.B., S.H., Rope Climb, Tumbling and F.X. Mr. Ed. Scrobe informs us that they are striving toward inclusion of L.H. and Rings. N.Y. City's major problem seems to be the lack of experienced coaches although growth is evident in that there are now 35 teams after just 3 years of varsity status for the sport.

A number of results have been r eported starting with the New York State Championships which were held on March 12th at Commack. High School, Long Island.

ADVANCED AND INTERMEDIATE PARALLEL BAR SKILL CHARTS

By Don Tonry Gymnastic Aides, Northbridge, MaN.

Mr. Feno Volpe provided the results of the New York State Championships.

Mr. Ernie Furblur of Oneonta High School sends the results of the Section III Championships in New York State. This area of the state has ranked third at the state Intersectional Championships reported above for the last 5 years. It is composed of Central Cities, Syracuse, and Oneonta.)

A.A., C. Cree; F.X., T. Haller; P.B., C. Parey; H.B., C. Cree; S.R., D. Dolbear; L.H ., J. Macheda; Tramp., K. Dye; Tumb., T. Haller; Rope, L. Jackson.

Mr. Clayton Bush of Rochester sends the results on the Rochester Class A Championships, Rochester, New York.

A.A., H. Silverstein; S.H., J. McGrath 7.4; F.X., C. Sanders 6.4; H.B., H. Silverstein 6.8; S.R., T. Ottman 7.4; P.B., J. McGrath 7.0; Tumb.: J. Douglas 7.55; Tramp., B. Gaddis .

Again this fall we are looking forward to the New England Gymnastic Clinic which has continued to grow to the point where, according to the Nissen Newsletter, it is the largest such clinic in the country.

High school gymnasts make up the bulk of the attendance.

District Six looks forward to even more growth in the coming years.

JUNIOR OLYMPICS GYMNASTICS The Springf ield YMCA in conj,,mctian with the Springfield Trampolettes will sponsor a Junior Olympic Gymnastic Meet on January 28, 1967. For mare information, write: Walter A. Brantley, Physical Director, Springfield YMCA, 701 South Fourth St., Springfield, III. 62705.

Conditioning

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'\ STRENGTH BUILDING PRO GRAM SPECIFIC TO THE COMPETITIVE GYMNAST

by Dick Woile T he k ey to any conditionin g program is OVERLOA D. This important tenet may b e defin ed as an overdose that gives benefi cial results. No program of conditionin g can eli cit benefi cial r esults without OVERLOAD. There are four basic ways to achieve OVERLOA D: 1) Increase Speed, 2) Increase total load, 3) H old the ~ontraction longer, and 4) Increase the number of perform ances. .

1) Increase Speed.

For ex ample one can change a Jog to a sprint, or one can repeat a given exercise as quickly as possible in a certain time period .

2 ) Increase Total Load.

For example rather than doing 50 bar di ps one might execute only 10 bar dips but with someone standing on the bars and pushin g down on the should ers supplyin g just enough resistance to make ten repetitions the max imum number one can perform.

3) Hold the Contraction Lon ger.

For example one might hold an L support on th e parallels trying to increase the time of contraction. This prin ciple could be utilized in any hold position, e.g. cross, back lever, front lever, L support.

4) In crease Number of Performances.

For ex ample one may try to perform one more h andstand pushup than the previous workout un til he can pushout 25 or more at one time.

These then are the four basic principles of OVERLO A D and should be constantly appli ed where appropriate.

1ÂŁ yo u want to improve- OVERLOAD, OVERLOA D, OVERLOAD !

Photos by Rip Searby

EX ERCI SE #2. HANDST A ND PUSHUPS: From a handstand on parallels o r a bench (Fig. I), lower t o a chest stand and press up. Repeat. Spec ific to : Rings , highbar, parallels, free exercise, tumbling and vaulting--any handstand positio n .

EX ERCI SE # 3. DEEP DIPS: From a straight armed support on rings (Fig . I), dip to a position below the rings (Fig. 2) and press bac k up t o straight arms (Fig. I) .

Repeat. Specific to: Rings, sidehorse, highbar, and parallels-general support strength .

1966 MIDWEST OPEN FOR WOMEN PLACE: Rich Central High School , Olympia Fields, Illinois DATE: Saturday, December 17, 196?

TIME: Meet begins at 10 A.M.-Finals at 7:30 P.M. SPONSORS : MGA in cooperation with Rich Central HighSchool.

MEET DIRECTOR : Marty Stark EVENTS: All-Around plus Trampoline and Tumbling DIVISIONS: 1st-12, 13 & 14-year-olds.

2nd-IS and over.

ENTRY FEES: $1.00 per individual per event. $3.50 for All -Around. $2.00 for team entry (not less than 3 or more than 6 on a team). Team points to All-Around competitors only.

AWARDS: Team trophies for both Divisions. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals in all events.

SANCTIONED BY: AAU with FIG judging rules .

ENTRIES CLOSE: Monday, Dec. 5th, 1966 (no late or phone entries accepted), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Write Mrs. Ronald Stark Rich Central High School, 203rd Governors Hiway, Olympia Fields, Illinois.

OUR COACH

Dear Mr. S undb y : W e t hink som e thin g s hould b e sa id abo ut o ur Gymnas ti c Coach , M r. Dale Kelly, in " Th e M od ern Gymn as t" maga z in e. Mr. Kell y h as b een th e Gy mnas tic Coac h at Con co rd H igh S c h ool , Elkhart, In d ., fo r 5 y eans w ith a career record of 43 win s , 4 loses a nd 1 ti e. Wh e n Coach Kell y cam e t o Con c ord in th e f a ll o f ' 61 h e was no t too in te res t ed in ""aching Gym nas ti cs , as h e did n o t h ave a Gy mn astic bac k g r o und. Hi s o nly Gy m nastic tra ini ng ca m e from a f ew c lass h o urs in P h y . E d . a.t P u r du e U ni ver s ity . He did ho wever take o n the tas k of coa c hing th e t eam a nd in hi s fi rst year (Con cord 's sec o n d fOI- Gym n astics ) hi s t eam pl aced sec o n d i n the State Meet. In hi s second year hi s team p laced third in th e S t a t e . An d in t h e las t 3 year s ' 64, '65 an d ' 66, Co n cord a n d M r. Kelly h ave wo n the S tat e C h a mp io n s hips, p lus 3 o u t of 5 In v ita.ti on a l Mee ts . He is a "GREAT COA CH" Since rel y , C on cord Gym T eam E lk h a rt, India na P.S . W e thin k t h e MG i s w o nd e rful and esp e c ia ll y like t h e sequ e n ce pho tos.

ED. A Great Coach is not necessarily a great past champion or athlete, but many times one such as Mr. Kelly who takes a real interest in the boys and brings out the best in each of th~m . . . We took more sequence photos at the World Championships and- if all goes well we should be running more routines in future edi . tions of the MG. YOUNG RINGMAN

D'ia~n~i;r

yrs. old a nd a b egi nner o n the rings I wo uld a pprec ia t e it v e ry mu ch if yo u 'w ould se nd m e .a t rainin g sch e dul.e w ith exer c ises a nd drIlls f o r th e r !l1gs fIt f o r a beginn e r m y age .

Tha nk you, Greg J on es John D ay, Oreg"m ED. We would not recommend a heavy training schedule for an 11 year old on the Rings . . . however, we are sure you could fnd a program to follow in the USGF Gymnastic Workbook available from the US Gymnastics Federation, Box 4469, Tucson, Arizona (Just send $2.00 along with your order).

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1ST ANNUAL "ALL GIRLS" THANKSGIVING GYMNASTIC CLINIC Hosted by Southern California Aero Team Lakewood High School Lakewood, California November 25·26, 1966 The 1966 "All Girls" Thanksgiving Gymnastic Clinic program will include: L Children's Instruction Practices 2. Basic Gymnastics for Women.

3. Demonstration & Analysis of 1967 Pan American Games Compulsories.

4. Films of 1966 World Championships.

5. Demonstration & Lecture by Outstand· ing Female Gymnasts and Olympians.

6. Junior Olympic Program.

7. Advanced Gymnastics by Nationally Renowned Coaches.

7. For PHYSICAL EDUCATORS opportuni· ties to Teach, Spot and earn Gymnastics.

9. Admission to "GYMNASTIC CAROUSEL." - NITE OF STARS Send $5.00 clinic fee (not refundable) to: MRS. VIRGINIA CLUFF, Registration Chairman 16815 Ardath Avenue, Torrance, California

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P·59 GYMNASTIC PANTS. New imported lightweight knit fabric, made from imported yarns with elasticized weav· ing. Half the price of other imported pants! Zipper on side, and elastic waist· band. Crease sewn in . Special formed ankle cuff with elastic strap in off· white only. State waist and inseam measurement when ordering. Available in waist sizes 24", 26 ", 28", 30", 32", 34" and 36".

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SECIIND ANNUAL UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE INVITATIONAL JANUARY 14, 1967 CRAWFORD GYM - LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY .... Brief History: In its first year the U. of L Invitational was extremely successful. Over 250 grade school, high school and college gymnasts from five states took part in this all day meet. The Sec· ond Annual U. of L. Invitational is ex· pected to be much larger with the addi· tion of six new college teams in Kentucky and several new high school teams.

Facts on the Meet: Th is meet is open to ali interested and registered gymnasts.

There are four (4) divisions, Boys and Girls Junior High and under, Men and Women Open. Awards for first six places in all events (AA included). Four team trophies.

Additional Information: Contact: Bob Wason, Gymnastic Coach, University of Louisville. Belknap Campus, Crawford Gym, Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

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WARM·UP JACKET Finest knitted material and handsomely styled. Selected and worn by fourte~n countries during the Tokyo OlympIC Games .

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Sizes : Small (34·36); Medium (38·40); arge (42·43), Large (42·43). $12.50 ea. ppd.

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