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CORRECTION: Lines 4 and 5 of the last paragraph of our Guest Editorial by Don Tonry in the Nov.Dec. MG were accidentally transposed. They should have read : " ... mock trial that selects a squad for the coaches to tra in and to eventually judge. Our gymnasts should have every ... " Sorry, Don.

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THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE

CG Official Publication of the United States Gymnastic Federation

VOL. XI

CONTENTS FEBRUARY 1969

NUMBER 2

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR ... ... ..... ..... .Glenn Sundby GUEST EDITORIAL ..................... ..Richard H. Perry CHALK TALK ... ........ .. .... .... ... ........ ................. JUDGING QUIZ ............ .... .. .. ...... ..... ... ... .. .... .... EASTERN CLINIC AT FT. LAUDERDALE .. Dick Holzaepfel SOKOL WINTER CLINIC ..... ... ........... ... ...... ......... TUCSON CLINIC ............. ... .... ... .... ... ....... .. ......... CALIFORNIA WINTER CLINIC .................. Bob Peavy TUMBLING TOPiCS .............. .. ............. .. Dick Criley HG BOOK REViEW ... .... ....... .......... ..... .. Dick Criley THE JAPANESE WORK-OUT ... ... ................ Roy Davis 1968 OLYMPIC EFFORTS .. .. .... ......... .. .Jack Beckner MG CALENDAR ................. ...... ... .... ... ............... CANADIAN REPORT ...........................John Nooney RESEARCH AND FITNESS IN GYMNASTICS ............ .. .............James S. Bosco A SECOND LOOK AT SWING ............. Gerald S. George THE COACH, THE GYMNAST AND THE SAFETY BELT ........ ...... ............... Don Tonry PROGRESSION LIST FOR HIGH SCHOOL GyMNASTiCS ... .... Wm. F. Murray NATIONAL GYMNASTICS OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION ...... .. ....... .... ........ Jerry Wright INDEX FOR VOLUME X, THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE, 1968 .......... FASHION ........................ .. ... ...... Walter Zuickle LETTERS ....... .... ........... .... .. ... ... .. ......... ........... COVER, Winter Clinic Action ... Barry Siotten (center photo) at路 tended t he Ft. Lauderd ale Florida clinic, as did Brent Simmons (lower left). Russ Mill s displayed his Side Horse t alents at the Ber keley, Ca lifornia, clinic, and Del Strang.ecompeted in the East路 West meet at t he Tucson, riz., Western CliniC.

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C__gu_e_st_e_d_ito_r_ia_l:_) Sports and games: a substitute for violence

By Richard H. Perry, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physical Education University of Southern California

At this very moment , man y of us are literally pray ing for some kind of a nsw er to cnme in our s treets, vio lence within our primary institutions , a nd man ' s seeming del ight in bringing pain to his fellow man. Can this man ifestation of ho st ilit y by our young pie really be nothing more than a "generation gap. " I think not. I can 't help but think that It IS a rather predictable respon se of our yo ung peop le to a hi g hl y comfortable, eco nomiC , political, and socia l system that has robbed them of a natural birthright. A not-too-rece nt art ic le by Willia m Jovonavich, titled "Sex, Cri me , and to a Lesser Extent Sport," se t forth the premi se that within every previou s culture in man 's hi story the boys of the tribe or community have been provided with some sort of ritual, or a t least a measuring device for becoming a man. Within the tribe he might become a mighty warrior or hunter. Within previous Ame rican comm uniti es he could work in the fields or along s ide hi s dad a t hi s trade and thereby know the joy a nd di stinction of doing a " man 's work ." As we look a t our society today , where can a youngster find a test or measure of manhood: he can 't hunt, the union s won't let him work a long s ide his d ad , and then after a ll , we don ' t want our kids to have to work as ha rd as we did anyway. Even our nei ghborhood geog raph y robs a kid of any chance for dari ng . We used to c limb trees and play our own kind of " chicken " in vacant lot s, no w where are the big cha ll enging trees and vaca nt lots in yo ur neighborhood. Jovonavich s uggest s th at in the abse nce of socia ll y accepted measures of manliness boys will by necessi ty find their own test , a nd historica lly sexual prowess has been romanticized as a meas ure of riba ld , ha iry-ch este d , ma nliness . Certainly we don ' t have to look beyond the startling rise of teen age veneral dise ase to s upport this premise. The other measure of course is th at he can fight in the streets . He can join a gang and engage in all sorts of testing programs - gangfights - stealing cars - strong arm robberies -and where does It all end') Jovonavich indicate s a nd I' m sure that mos t of us would agree that a t le as t one alternative is th a t sports a nd games can and does pro v ide an adeq uate , socially accepted ve hicle for a young man to test his courage , hi s pain thres hold , his skill and daring against hi s fellow man . The kid who has knocked he ads on Friday night in front of severa l thousand students and parents in a football ga me doesn't have to knock heads In the streets on Saturday night to win his spurs, he's a lready " paid hi s dues," the gang knows he' s got guts, so he can alford the luxury of being a peace maker without losing face. But how abo ut the kid who didn 't ge t to play, who wasn't goo d enough , or didn ' t p ass enough courses to be e ligible , or who for a million and one funny little rule s was not ab le to be tested on the field of s port - he does n't have much of a choice - doe s he? I just can't help but think that a yo ungster who starts in elementary school testin g hi s body agains t hi s own pain thresho ld , against his own innermost fears when asked to jump into the deep water for the firs t time , a nd continues to progress throughout junior and se nior high school in meetIng more demanding physica l and emotional tests won't find it nece ssary to resort to violence to prove himself. I think most of our water polo players during anyone of their demanding practice period s could re adily agree with the wise man who said " ma n' s greatest moment of ha ppine ss is to be tested beyond what he thought would be hi s breaking point and not fail."

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Let me say this , however, before you feel that I' m suggest ing sports a nd games as a neat, tidy ,!anacea for all of our social problems. Because sports an ga mes 'can provide a ll of the experiences neces sary to dev e lop qualiti es of courage, strength , honesty respect for discipline and teammates, it can a nd does conversely provide the opportunity for the very a nthithes is of each of these qu a lities . If a kid playing tennis can call a close " liner" in a nd thereby be honest, he can a lso call it out and st ill win. I f hi s courage is tested , he may fa il the test and thereby consider himself a coward. If discipline is unfa ir, who needs it? If hi s teammates a re unfeeling and prejudiced , who needs rac ial understandin g? Many tim es when I see the products of some of our " laboratories of character", I can identify with my favorite philo so pher- Pogo - when he sa id , "We h ave met the enemy a nd he is us." We have been blessed with a treme ndou s vehicle for an orderly transition from boyhood to manhood . Howeve r, we have no assurance it will occur. How well we pl ay our role as coahces a nd , as pa rents, in providing a "s ub st itute for violence " will be in dire ct proportion to our willingness to care. To care about a nd for the kids who use th at veh icl e, and cry out to us by their very prese nce , for a chance to stand tall as men within a soc iety that they can understand and respect. It is my considered opinion th at if we meet thi s chal lenge , th at rather th a n engaging in violence against his fellow man , we will find our athletes living Frederick Tyner's " An Athlete's Prayer"

"Help me to play the game dear Lord With all my might and main; Grant me the cou rage born of right, A heart to stand the strain ... Send me a sense of humor, Lord, To laugh when victory's mine To laugh if I should meet defeat, Without a fret or whine ... Give me the grace to follow rul es, To fess up when I'm wrong, When s ilence or the other thing Wins plaudits from the throng .. . When foes are tough and fighting fi erce And I am getting weak, Dear God, don't ever let me show A broad, bright yellow streak. And teach me, Lord, life's game to play Just one day at a timeWith thee as coach and trainer, Lord, Real victory must be mine."

JUNIOR OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC MEET ORAWS 92 YOUTHS Fi ve Charleston boys and girls were all-around award winners in statewide gymnast ic competition Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, West Virginia. The Junior Olympic Gymnastic Meet sponsored by the West Virginia Association attracted 92 young gymnasts, including 44 in the vaul ting events and 41 in the floor exercise event. Following are the all-around award winners (those who participated in desig nated events for their age group), Bantam division, 9 and under, Boys - Steve Evans, representing Lawrance Frankel of Charleston ; girls Robin Ratliffe, Ashland Gym Club, Ashland, Ky. Midget divi sion, 10-1 2 years old , Boys - Ford Francis, First Presbyterian Church; girls - Babbi Ann Hunt, Ashland Gym Club, Ashland, Ky. Intermediate division, 13-14 years old , Boys - Jim Marcum, First Presbyterian Church ; girls - Julia Hosimer, Fi rst Presbyterian Church. Senior division, 15-17 years old, Boys - Ra lph Roach, St. Clairsville High School of Ohio; girls - Nancy Coyle, First Presbyterian Church. Meet directors were Basil Mullens and Bud Francis.

Jim Marcus, Jr. Olympic meet A-A winner (intermediate division) .

HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS TRAINING Some states with rigid regulation of hig h school athletic programs ban structured training programs except during the actual competition season. In California, the gymnasts maintain a year 'round workout program through the open doors policies of the colleges and municipal recreation programs, often under the direction of college gymnasts. In Illinois and Colorado, off-season training is not officially frowned upon, but off-season competition is re stricted. Pennsylvania apparently has no rulings regarding off-season training. The most commonly used adjuncts are summer camps, clinics, clubs and organizations such as the Turners or YMCA's. In Illinois, high school gymnasts are encouraged to build their own equipment on which to train_ (For other notes on high school gymnasts abstracted from Murray: A Comparison of Interscholastic Gymnastics on the High School Level see previous issues of Chalk Talk,)

Ed Albrecht goes over seven.

A FLY ING T IGER- It may look like leap frog but it 's really tiger leaping which reaches new heights (a seven- ma n heap to be exact) in thi s crowd-p leasing pe lformance by members of th e Long I sla nd Un ive rsit y varsit y gymnastics team . Hurtlin g through the air wi th the grea te st of ease - and room to spa re - is gymnast Ed Albrecht of Bellerose. Queens , aft er ta keoff from trampo llelte. The man on the bottom of the heap look s as if hi s is th e toughe st part of th e s how . SMALLEST SLI PPER Int e rn ationa l Gymnastics Materials (IGM) of Illinoi s, ha ve a policy of giving I pr. #800 L Sli ppers . size 14 (6 " long. sma ll es t gymnast ic slippers avai lable) at no charge to any coach upo n receiving th e birth an nouncement of hi s (or her) chi ld. They want to int roduce the ch ild to Gymnastics as early as possible .

JUDGING QUIZ: RATE FOLLOWING "A/' "8" OR AND LIST VALUE OF VAULT SHOWN

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M6 WiDler Clinic Report: 1968 EASTERN CLINIC AT FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA Report by DICK HOLZAEPFEL. C lini c Director The 1968 Eastern Gymnastics C linic a t Fort Lauderdale . Florida. was a big success for it s fourth running year. There was an increase in the number of personnel attending the clinic particularly in the girls' and women's division. The clinic ran from December 26th (Thursday) through- Monday . December 30th. The schedule ran as follows: 9:00 to 10:00 a. m. there was registration the first day and a general workout through the noon hour. One o'clock then saw a start of the class routines which involved a ll the appa ratus with three areas of in s truction going on simultaneously. The areas of instruction are di vided into elementary. intermediate a nd advanced on each apparatus. On the evening of December 27th we had the men's qua lifying meet to determine the make-u p of the teams for the North vs. South meet. The North vs. South ma tch was held on the evening of December 28th with a fine crowd to observe it. The North team won the meet which was not decided until the final event. The winners of the va rious eve nt s were Free Exerc ise and Trampo line won by Barry Siotten of the University of Iowa, the Side Horse was tied for first place between Mark Siotten of the University of Iowa and Keith McCanless, the University of Iowa. Don Hatch won the Still Rings . and he is from the University of Iowa. Paul Maye r won the Long Horse Vaulting, and a t this time he is at Georgia Southern Universi ty and, of course, was a graduate of the Southern Illinois University: Dennis Mazur of Iowa State University won the Parallel Bar event: Brent Simmons of the Iowa State University won the All-Around Title. There was a host of highly skilled and mature gymnasts for the North-South Meet. On Sunday. December 29th. the Woman 's Championship Meet was held. This was held in two to four different categories in order to make an opportunity for a ll forms of developed skills to compete. On Monday. December 30th. the Florida State High School Meet was held. This was the first venture in thi s a rea of gymnastics a t the Eastern C linic. and I mu s t say that the Miami High Schools have progressed exceedingly well in the few years that gy mnastic s has had an opportunity to get started . The instructional staff at the c linic was made up of Chic C icio from F lorida . Mike Jacobson from Iowa. Roger Gedne y from Western Illinoi s University. Fred Sanders from North Ca rolina University . Amando Vega from Louisiana Northwestern Universi ty. Fred Orlofsky from West e rn Michigan University. Hutch D vo rak from Georgia Southern University. Rick Tucker from Southern Illinois. Fred Dennis from Southern Illinois and now coaching in suburban Chicago. Dale H ard t from Proviso West High School in Illinois. Ken Gordon from Northwestern University and formerly U ni vers it y of Iowa. John Schaefer from Wi sconsi n State, C linic Director Bi ll Meade from Southern Illin ois Unive rsity. and Clinic Direc tor Dick Hol zae pfel from Iowa University. The woman's in struc tional staff was beefed up considerably this yea r a nd a real s ucces sful program was conducted under the direction of Sharon Pirkl of Illinois. Jud y Gedney of Weste rn Illinois. Mary and Denni s Hallet of Western Illinois Un ive rsity. Mrs. John Schaefer of Wisconsin State. Mrs. Dvorak of Georgia Southern University. and Steve Whit-

Paul Mayer, Ea stern Clinic, Ft. Lauderdale

co mb fro m So uth e rn Illin o is U ni vers it y, Ve rn E ld e r. Was hin gto n, D.C. , Y.M .C.A. a nd Bud Wa tso n, Ri vie ra Beac h, Florida. Th e equipm e nt compa nie s aga in ex te nd ed us th e be nefit of using ne w a ppa ra tu s w hi c h th ey se nt to the c lini c from th e indi vidu al equipm e nt co mpa ni es s uc h as the Gy mas te r Co mpa ny in D e n ve r, C ol o rado: the A me ri ca n Equipme nt Co mpa ny from J efferson , Io wa: th e N isse n Co mpan y fro m Ceda r Ra pid s a nd th e A tl as Equipme nt Co mpan y from St. Lo ui s, IVli sso uri . Th e traditi o n of gy mn as ti cs is now g row in g in Fo rt La ude rda le, a nd we mu st give la rge th a nks to me n suc h as 'F ra nk Willi a ms, the rec rea ti o n direc to r of F o rt La ude rd a le a nd to J ack Mil es wh o was di rectl y in vo lve d with us r e prese ntin g th e c it y a nd w h o did s uc h a tre me ndou s j ob of ad ve rti s ing.

SOKOL SCHOOL HOLDS WINTER SESSION IN FLORIDA Sokol U.S. A. s pon sored it s first a nnu a l win te r sess io n of th e Sok o l Gy mn as ti c Sc hoo l (held each summe r a t So ko l Woodl a nd s, Ba rryville , N .Y .) fro m D ece mbe r ~6 to 3 1. a t the So ko l Beac h Mo te L C ourtn ey Ca mpbell Ca useway, T a mpa , F lo rid a 33607. Gy mn as ts a tt e nding from as fa r as Ma ine a nd C hi cago a nd including man y s umme r So ko l Sc hool a lumni we re hou se d a nd fe d in firstcl ass style a t th e mot e L whi c h is ow ned by Soko l U.S.A. Dail y acti viti es in clude d gy mn as ti c classes o n each pi ece of ap pa ra tu s fo r me n a nd wo me n (w ith th e gy mn as ts di vided int o gro ups ac co rd in g to a bilit y ), lec ture s, info rm a l workout s , a nd time fo r di ps in the poo l a nd o th e r rec reati o nal acti viti es. O utd oo r a nd ind oo r wo rk o ut a reas , a poo L a nd a beach we re a ll right o n th e pre mi ses, a fea ture whi c h th e pa rti c ipa nt s fo und pa rti c ul a rl y c on ve ni e nt. D e li c io us " Ame ric a n Pl a n" mea ls a t th e mote l' s coffee sho p a nd res ta ura nt were a lso ve ry a ppre c iat ed. The direct o r of th e schoo l was Mil a n Trnk a, gy mn as tic coac h at Wes t C hes te r St a te Co llege a nd a lso direc to r of th e So ko l Woodl a nd s summe r sess io ns. I nstru cto rs in cluded J oe F o de ro , coac h a t O neo nt a (N. Y .) Sta te Co llege : G a ry A nde rso n, coach a t H e nuerson Hi gh Sch oo l (Wes t C hes te r, Pa.): E llen Babu ska , N a ti o na l Sokol and N ew J e rsey Sta te Gy mn as ti c C ha mpion: N o rm a n a nd Ma ri o n F ra nc k , coac hes a t Mc Caskey Hi gh Sc hoo L La ncas te r. Pa. , a nd J o hn Cas tl e, coac h a t th e U ni ve rsit y of V irgini a , plu s o th e r we ll -qu a li fi ed in s tru c to rs. A stude nt -teac he r ra ti o of 3: I res ult ed in ve ry indi vidu a li ze d in stru cti o n of ex ce llent qu alit y . Enro llm e nt nex t yea r w ill be limit e d to 60 gy mn as ts, so it w ill be bes t to appl y ea rl y.

Scenes from the Sokol School Clinic

THE TUCSON CLINIC ACTION SCENES FROM WINTER CLINIC IN TUCSON, ARIZ.

1968 CALIFORNIA WINTER CLINIC REPORT Report by BOB PEAVY , Men' s Director Photos by Rip Seorby & Glenn Sundby

"Where the emphasis is all illstruction" The Winter C linic, in it s third year of operation , attracted an overflow crowd of in structors路, staff and gymnasts to the University of Californi a at Berkeley . Three hundred men registrants were groupe d strictl y by the ir allaro und score a nd were divided into seve n sk ill groups. Each sk ill group h ad six top in structors and six pieces of apparatus. Separate rooms were used for instruction on horizont al bar, still rings , side horse and parallel bars whi le the ma in gymnasium at Cal was used for va ulting and free exercise. An " Elite" gy mnastics gro up (50-p lu s allaround sco re to qualify) was featured at thi s year's Cal Winter C linic. Olympians Art Shurlock , Sid Freude nstein and prominently known Dan Millman a nd Yos hi H ayasa ki provided individu a l instruction for potentia l nation a l and inte rnationa l competitors. Separate equipment was reserved , a nd uninterrupt ed in stru ction was pro vided for Steve Hug, Rich G rigsby, Steve Radom sk i, George Greenfield, Minoru Morisaki and Gary Diamond , a ll four days of the c lini c . Master C lini cs were pro vided each day by the finest instructors availab le. Ru ss Mills Side Horse, Dan Mi llma n - Vaulting , Ken Ba rtlett - Parallel Bars , Jerry Todd and Bill Holmes - Horizontal Bar. Extensive use of instant repla y close-circuit tel ev is ion was featured at the C lini c this yea r. Tele vis ion was used in seve ral of the hori zo nta l bar c lasses during the Ch ri stmas C lass ic Gymnastics meet and during th e judging sess ion s run by Rick Field , certification c hairman fo r the Northern California Gymnastics Officials As soc iation. Top college instructors in vo lved with the C lini c thi s year were Hal Frey, Art Shurlock , Dan Millman, Jerry Wright , Gordie Maddux, Ron Peek , Jerry Todd, Dick Wolfe , Ray Lorenz , Ken Bartlett , Bill Holmes , Jack Smith, Jim Quinn , Art Aldritt, Karl Byers, Bob Peavy , plus twent y high sc hool coaches and ten club coaches . Over eighty men instructors composed one of the largest men 's staffs " und er one roof ' in the U,S. today.

Cartoon used with permission of the Saturday Evening Post.

Little has appeared in the Modern G y mnast in recent years about basic or advanced tumbling either for its own sake or for floor exercise. This series has been initiated , not with the idea of how to teach tumbling, although the ideas to be presented will aid that end, but to present techniques used by good tumblers to attain desirable elements of height and control. In some cases, common faults will be pointed out to forewarn the beginning tumbler. Both elementary and advanced moves will be s hown

in sequences taken from a 35mm movie prepared originally by the MG for Dr. James A. Baley 's book, "A n Illustrated Guide to Tumbling"' (See review below). Permiss ion to use this film was granted to us by Dr. Baley and Allyn and Ba con , I nc ., publishers of his book. The subjects were members of the UCLA gymnastic team: Kanati Allen , Sandy and Larry Bassis t, Don Arthur, and Dave Baumann . It is my intention to be brief in describing the move being illustrated. Coaches and gym-

1. The running front somersault (Pike or tuck, "8" difficulty). Examine the sequences for the timing of the arms during the run, hurdle, and lift-off; the bady position, particularly hips to chest during lift-off; and the legs and feet at the conclusion of the hurdle and lift-off. In neither case is the hurdle 0 high jump an inexperienced tumblers often attempt, but rather

nas ts will benefit by their own close scrutiny of the sequences and comparison with " live" action and their own experiences. There are many tumbling manuals in existence and thus , there are many different presentations on how to tumble. My comments will be limited to points I feel are important , as I am certain that successful coaches and tumblers everywhere may feel the need to stress some different aspect of a move.

a long, comparatively low skip. Nor is the head thrown down immediately to initiate the somersault, another common fault of the beginner. (For a contrasting technique, see Front Somersault by Myers in the March 1967

MG) Next, the Russian front somersault.

MG BOOK REVIEW AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO TUMBLING by Dr . .lames A. Haley. All y n a nd Bacon. Inc .. Hoston. 1968 paperback 170 pp. $2.50

As a comparati ve ly ine xpe ns ive paperb'ick. thi s tumbling man ual has mu c h to recom mend it to the physical education c la ss and to the practicing tumbler . It is not as detailed in it s instruction s as Hugh es' book. but man y of the s kill s rece ive ve ry good photo-sequence trea tment. With all the gy mnas ti cs text s on the market. one wo nde rs w hy st ill a noth er one s hould be offered. One of th e answers to this que stion li es in the tre at me nt of advanced tumbling sk ill s as reproduced from mo v ie s. More aspec ts of the mo ve are s how n th a n in mo st tex ts using drawings or indi vidual photographs. While fewer wo rd s ma y ha ve been needed to exp lain the se moves. th e re are so me lap ses and some o ve rworded e x planation s which the critical coach

or gymnast wi ll be quick to catch - i.e .. th e de scription of th e back so mersa ult into a front so me rsa ult. the s ugge s tion that a spott ing belt be used in lea rning th e Ru ss ian front some rsa ult (a difficult propo sition because of th e na ture of the arm act io n). and th e so mew hat convoluted desc ription of a tin s ica which could ha ve benefited from a photo-sequence. Spotting tec hniqu es are fairly well illustra ted and desc ribed a lth o ugh the use of th e te rm s und e rs tand e r and topmounter (a carry-over from th e author' s hand-balancing days) ma y need c larification for the uninitiat e d (in thi s case the unde rs tand e r is the spotter). A criticism of th e book is that. in an effort to repre se nt mo ves w ith photographs. th e photos used are of a mi xe d qu a lit y and distracting in their combination. This is particularly d is turbing in the sectio ns on conditioning exe rcises a nd floor exercise s tunt s. More e mphasi s could have been placed on cooperat io n be tween partn ers in flexibilit y drill s. A numbe r of excellent examp le s are given o n th e use of th e jump rope in impro ving timin g. agilit y . endurance a nd leg s tre ngth . The floor exe rc ise st unt s illu s trated are the us ual ones. except that th e sp lit s a re not me ntion ed . and more em-

pha s is could have been gi ven to tra ns ition mo ves in keeping w ith toda y's FX trend s away from too man y static pos ition s. Other sec tion s of the book ha ve been included for the ph ys ica l education major and th e complete no v ice . While other te xts may trea t hi s tory. moti vation. uniform s and eq uipme nt. competition. and principles more completely. th ese are as pect s of the s port w hich do req uire the attention of tho se w ho are to teac h it a nd can therefore be justified in their inclu sio n. Eve n expe rienced tumblers w ill gain from th e readin gs about the principles of physics in vo lved a lthough thi s section would have benefited from a few illu strati ve drawings. The rev iewe r take s thi s opportunity to voice the hope that so me time a tumbling (or fullfled ged gy mn as tic s) te xt w ill mak e more use of scie ntifi c and cinematographic analyses and of the app lication of physics to tumbling (gymnastic) technique. The few s tudi es which ha ve been carried on (refer to MG se ries on Resea rch in Gymnastics) ha ve not been a part of the training of Ollr coaches w hil e the Ru ss ian s . Germans . a nd Japa nese ha ve surpassed LI S both in the re sea rch a nd application as pect s. - Dick Criley

Do you warm-up before work in g out? How long? Fifteen minut es? Ten minute s? Thirt y minutes ? Do yo u have a sc hedule se t up for the week or month ? Do yo u count th e rou tine s yo u pe rfo rm in practice? Does anyone sco re yo ur performance ? Do you work out as a team ? Do yo u add co nditi on in g exercises at the end of your workout ? Do you wait for the coac h to te ll yo u what yo u a re doing wron g? A lthou gh answers to th e prece ding qu estion s may va ry so mewhat. th e re is a good deal of co ns iste nc y in th e J a panese sys tem. Afte r atte ndin g seve ral practic es at N ippon Univers it y . Japa n Teacher's Co ll ege. and numerous contests from Niigata to Hiro shima . I can at leas t de scribe so me of th e work -outs I have see n. There mu st be some va lu e to th e ir sys tematic approac h. Th e junior high sc hool teams look lik e veterans . the high sc hoolers look like co ll egians. and the co ll egians look lik e Ol y mpi a ns. In fa c t. three Japa nese college student s did ma ke th e O ly mpic tea m (S. Kato . Ke nmotsu , and T suk a haral. The rea l shocker comes when you di scover that no fe we r th an thirty college gymnasts scored 108.00 or bett er in the J apanese N CAA ' Th a t's a n ave rage of 9 .0路per event on both opt iona ls a nd compulsories. In the combined N CAA Uni versity and C ollege Di vis ion meet s in th e U. S .. o nl y two gymnasts scored over 108.00 Even at th e National AAU C hampion ship s onl y fi ve American gymnasts sco red o ver 108.00. but three of th e m we re foreign ers. C hampion s do not get medal s by chance. Th e re is a rea so n for it. a nd the reaso n is usua ll y cons istently hard wo rk . Th e J apa nese a re winn e rs : maybe th eir work-out has so methin g of int erest. The Warm UpAt an appointed tim e , the tea m assembles as a group and run s around the gym. Fo ll owin g the run . the y lin e up in a c irc le and loo se n up s ma ll join ts by rot a ting w ri sts. elbows. head and neck. s hou lders . wa ist. knee s . and a nkles. Nearly ev erythin g is done by numbe rs as one man counts . I mmediatel y. the sess ion looks planned. Arm sw in ging and groin stretchin g follo w. Then straddle sitting. hand sta nd s . s plits. a nd back bends. E veryone wea rs a full sweatsuit. Everyone begin s to swea t. T hi s type of warm-up las ts abo ut 15 minute s. TumblingFollowing . the short wa rm-up . the w hole group beg in s tumbling. Forwa rd ro ll s . di ve roll s . bac k roll ' exte nsion s. snap down s, ch es t roll s , cartwhee ls . and round offs prece de the s pring. and speed mo ves . Then come hand s prings, tinsicas . flip flop s, front somersa ult s.

Throug hout thi s phase a nd a ll ph ases. form is good a nd contro l appe a rs to be stresse d. Once th ey are a ll warm and loose. the y begin to run fa ster and pus h ha rder . hittin g forward and backward a lte rn ates. ha lf-twis ting stepout s and routine sequences. Th e tumbling at thi s point is not s pectacular, not reall y ve ry difficult - workin g out of a full twi st may be as hard as it ge ts - but , it is ve ry, ve ry c lean. La ndin gs are s o lid : le gs a re to ge th e r : toes a re point e d : bod ie s are long and s tr e t c he d. Tumbling lasts 20 to 30 minut es. Th e coac h wa tch es from a di stance or not at all . Th e gymnasts spot each other The coach offers ve ry fe w sugges ti ons . It appears as if the gymnast is encourage d to so lve hi s own probl e ms. Floor Exercise (and a ll 路o th er eve nt s)Followi ng th e vigo rou s tumbling warm-up. wh ich may fini sh with floor exe rci se se quence s . th e gymna sts proceed to th e floor exe rci se event w here the y sta rt w ith ha rd tumbling. but on ly briefly. Th e procedure fo ll owed here is roughl y th e sa me for a ll events: ve ry orief warm-up on ha nd sta nd s or sw ingirig las ting a bout I or :2 trips. th e n routin es. so metime s in comp lete. but ge ne rall y the whole thin g. On thi s e ve nt a nd on all eve nt s. the gy mn as ts follo w eac h ot her in se quenc e . The coach. if he is prese nt , kee ps his di sta nce w hile th e gy mna sts spot each o th e r and offer sugges tion s. If there a re compul so rie s (and there are a lways compul sories to practice). the gy mn as ts wi ll perform th e m first before doing the option a l exercise. Ob viou sly. thi s le ngth e ns practice . bu t they see m to ha ve the time. E very worko ut I watched las ted over 2 Y2 hours, genera ll y 3 to 3Y2. Howeve r. the longe r wo rkout s took pl ace on vacation s or preceded a n important compet iti on. Added Note sPractice by part s or single mo ves doe s occur in the Japanese work-out. but it either precedes or follow s the team work-o ut. I n no in sta nce doe s anyo ne interfe re with th e team wo rk-out. Spott ing be lt s are not used at al l. A ll lea rning a ppe a rs to be accomp li shed through good progress ion s . sound tec hniqu e . a nd trial a nd error into la rge foam rubber mats that may be doubl ed o r tripled int o thickne sses up to about four fee t. Accord ing to seve ral coaches , floor exerc ise , because it is basic , and side horse . be cau se it is more difficult , a re worked more frequentl y than th e other events. High bar practice may tak e pl ace o nl y 4 time s a wee k in so me gyms. A lso, if the tumbling group is too la rge . th ey will sp lit up int o s ma ll e r groups before going to th e specific events and rotate to avoid

conflicts or waiting. Conditioning I observed little after-work-o ut efforts to ga in stre ngth , but in Abe 's gym at the Japa n C ollege of Ed uc at ion . the team performed stiff-st iff pre sses , hollowbacks , planch es, planche presses , s traddl e presses , one-arms . and hand sta nd pus h-up s on pocket s ize para ll el bars. Th ey would do three or four differe nt presse s in a row before Te sting. Again, the y wou ld assist each other. Most coaches do not practice weight tra ining, but surgi ca l tubing is use d for ring work , and th ere are dumbbell s in so me gy ms. For th e Coac hThe above represe nt s a bas ic description of the work-ou t. th e co nclusions are up to you. C oach . Undoubted ly, th e re are va riou s de viation s from thi s plan. Perh aps so me sc hool s work ou t se ven day s a wee k in stead of onl y s ix. Perhaps a spotting belt wou ld be a useful tool. Ho we ve r, one cannot acc use th e good J apanese gymnasts of haphazard effort. Their reli a nce o n compulsories force s them to be di sciplined and to emp has ize style and form -a nd their internationa l res ult s lea ve littl e to be de sired. The bi g question for Americans is a decision abo ut the place of the spec ia li st. He obvious ly affects the work-o ut plan , and has to yield somewh at to th e movement of the all-around gy mnasts . Many may not be aware of it, but the so lu tion to thi s question li es at the very foundation of our tot a l sports philosoph y. Think back , for a moment , to 25 seconds of stunning silence in the L.A. State Co ll ege Pavilion in 1964 w hen a tall , s kinny intell ec tual from Yale Universi ty quietl y demonstra ted an al most ultimate fusion of art and sport. The crowd with a see mingly en dless ovation th at swe lled and dimini shed a nd swe lled a nd roared again , certa inly th o ught so too. On that occasion , Ru ss Mill s showed us the bea uty of cons ummate s kill and gave a ll who watc hed a feel in g of awe and di sbe lief th at is rare to a ny lover of s port. Is it necessary to as k if th at ac hie vement was memora ble and fulfi lling to Ru ss Mills , too ? Anyone who can doubt that can el imin ate the s pecialist. I ca nnot: I believe he has a place in th e Ame ric an gyninastics sce ne. However, because we are competitors. we cannot ign ore the re st of th e wo rld as effortless ly as it has ignored us. Th e a ll- a round is the路 basis of international compet iti on: if we wish to gain a ny nation a l es tee m. we mu st devo te more attention to it. The two a pproaches can be comb ined effective ly. NEXT: The I 968 J a pa ne se Hi gh School Championships . 13

1968 OLYMPIC EFFORTS by JA C K BECKNER . Men 's Gymnastics Coac h

three-hour training periods in Mexico va ri ed w ith the time assigned our group. The intensity a nd time s pe nt by a n indi vidu a l on a specific eve nt vari ed with th e indi vidual' s needs on th a t event. F ac tors that ha mpered our progres s were gas tri c e nteriti s of one variety or a nother, the time of day , injuries a nd , in some cases, the di ve rsified (individualistic) training period in Mexico which , on so me occasions , te nded to scatter our group on the gym floor which diminished coaching efficiency , even though Mr. Meade ass isted me in that capacity.

Emluation The a ltitude tra ining and pre-ga mes training see med length y in te rms of regimented group living. However , our training was beneficial in terms of te a m re sults. We made great progress in Co lorado , which was reflected in so me of our scores there a nd which were much bett er th an at any of the official tri a ls. It should be noted th a t, while placing seve nth , the sa me as in Tok yo , the juc!ging was much tougher in Me xico , which res ulted in all teams receiving a much lower score. No doubt , due to the implementa tion of the new F.I.G. code .

Skill and Techniqu es Coach Jack Beckner and Olympian Sid Freudenstien

It is the function of the U.S. Olympic Gymnas tic Games Committee to se lec t the Olympic Coach and Manager for th e Pa n American a nd Olympic Games, de ve lop programs which relate to these events. the se lection and a pproval of th e teams. The Com mitte e is composed of repre se ntati ves of th e AAU. NCAA. NAIA. YMCA. Sokols . Turners. J ew ish Welfare Bd .. J r. Co lleges. Armed Fo rces . etc.about 30 in number. The 1968 Coac h a nd Manager we re se lec ted in 1967 with the hope of an ea rlier start on the program . I t was felt. at th a t time. there was a good poss ibilit y of holding a National Training Camp. s uch as was held unde r the jurisdiction of the Olympic Co mmittee. in 1966 prior to the World Championships. Many weeks and hours of work later. we found that there would be no funds available for thi s purpose. The purpose of this camp was to emphasize the de ve lopme nt of the 1968 Compo Exercises and be held after the Pan American Games . The Olympic G ymnastics Comm. Meeting held at the site of the Pan American Trials in Minneapolis was for the purpo se of se tting the format for trial selections among other items. A Quorum was not in a ttendance so no official bu s iness could be accomplished. The final format for the Trials was se t in September and approved a t a subsequent meetin g: and publicized in national gymnastics magaz ines and newsletters. Briefly. the method of selection was the following: I. Qualify for the first Trials with a score of 104.00 points , First Trial to qua lify the top 6 pe rformers to the Final Trial. 3. Top ~O to be named U.S. Olympic Training Squad and attend a ~-week Training Camp. 4. Place rs 7-~0 (14 gymnasts) to participate in Second Trials. Top 6 pl ace rs to advance to Finals. 5. Final Tri a ls to select a n 8-man team from the I ~ performers. 6. High Altitude training period . One man to be dropped at the conclusion of training. 7. Seven men to Mexico with the alternate to be named prior to co mpe tition. Rationale Io r ProRl"{II11 (Based on Needs) Because the overall level of ac hievement. a nd particularly on the Compo exercises in 1967, was so low it was felt that a prog ra m utili zing inten sive tra ining (including co mpetition) 14

wou ld be the only means by which a U.S. tea m cou ld a rri ve a t a competitive int e rnational le vel. The program as se t was a tough one with many wee ks of work a nd keen competition, bl!t with a built-in "seco nd chance" for the individu a ls willing a nd capable of mak ing the necessa ry progress. Durin g th e Fall , it became more evident that the proper program had been se lected. I ntern a tional res ult s of th e Summer and Fall ca me in wi th about 20 gy mnasts scoring above 110.00 point barrier. It s hould be noted that so me of our top gymnasts participated in the P a n American Games a nd the University Games , a worthwhile experience but see mingly of little va lue in the development of the Co mp o routines. I t was found in Mexico that our form a t of training, meet s a nd selection of a ltern a te was similar to all top tea ms .

Trainin g Camp Th e following points were given consideration in the training camps. Reaction of indi vidu a ls to high altitude , " team oneness ," proper s kill. performance in execution of Compo a nd Opt. exe rcises , ph ys ical conditioning (strength work fo r those th a t need it) , a bilit y to perform exercises under any condition s , endurance , early (8 :3 0 a.m.) competition a t the Game s, Compo order, adaptations required to meet the new FIG Code, chan ges in Opt. routines to upgrade work (for those that showed a capacity a nd need for thi s) , perso nal health hab it s, a nd fle xibility in scheduling to allow for optimum work and adequate rest.

TraininR Schedules First Camp: from 2 hours to 3Yz hours' time with personal adjustments for wa rm-up, la te arrivals . etc. See enclosed schedule. Second Trainin g Period , generally a 3-day cycle (third day "parts" to catch up or rest) with modifications a nd testing periods . Testing va ri ed from 3 eve nts pe r day and 2 tries , if des ired , to simulated Olympic Co mpulsories. During thi s period. there was increased flexibility in sc heduling , dependin g on the need s of the indi vidual. hands . injury, etc. Four boys had minor injuri es or probl e ms coming into the Final Trials . which resulted in minor adjustments. I n Mex ico. training followed a s imilar sc hedule with perso nal modific a tion s. Four days each were de voted to th e Oly. order of co mpetition. one sei for evaluative purposes a nd the other for te sting th e Main Arena apparatus and in the allotted time period. The time of our

Our biggest problem was the compulsory exe rci ses. But , overall a nd including Comp., our problem in technique re volved aro und the following: FX - Height on so mersault s, leg circle to ha nd sta nd , landings. SH - Scissor action , leg cuts , stock li . foot form , general stretch a nd lean technique s on double leg arches. R - Shoot to ha nd sta nd , cro ss, inlocate to upri se , lowering (or sw ing ing) to support from hand s t a nd , la nding s on di s mount. LH - Dista nce of run, proper take off from the beat board. body position on ha nd re bound from the horse , landing. PB - Streuli , peach bas ket toward handsta nd , high stutz , back stutz which resulted in poor dismount , or cast to upper arm ha ng which resulted in poor bk. stutz , etc. H B - Giant swings , executing underswing mo ve ments with height and extension , pirouette turn , free hip circle to handstand , di s mount technique. OUR BASIC TECHNIQUE PROBLEMS WERE WITH COMPULSO RY SKILLS . IN A LL CASES , RELATED TO PROPER BASIC SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION. You should understand that certain indi vidu a ls were well versed in basic skills on certain events, but not necessa rily on others or all events. IF ONE COMMENT WERE TO BE MADE REGARDING WHY WE DID NOT PLACE HIGHER , I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT, REGARDLESS OF MINOR PROBLEMS , IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE 3-4 YEARS OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN A 2-MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. Our adversaries (Czechs , Poles , E. Germans, W . Germans , Italians Swiss and Yugoslavians) did not always look very good in training ; in fact , sometimes terrible, but when the "chips were down ," they came through demonstrating that they were well-seaso ned veterans of interna tional gymnastic competition .

Skill Level at the Games I saw no sk ills pre se nted at the games tha t I have not seen performed in this country in the last year. However, the technical le ve l of the exec ution of these skills and the combinations in which they were performed warrant praise. Co mbin atio ns, such as " Diamodov spin," bk. somi to ha ndstand , stutz to handst a nd on P. Ba rs, as an exa mple of difficulty , or on H. Bar from the Ger. giant , I-seat circle, with passing legs between ha nds to bk. giant sw ings (Hal

U.S. OLYWIC TRAINING CAMP - TRA INING SCHEDULE Oay

Time

Sun.

7/14

Mon .

7/15

Tues. 7/16

Wed.

(J. Beokner,Coaoh)

7/17

Groups and Events Exerc ises Groups - A B C D E 10 AM All groups, orientation, light workout, stretching.

9: 15 AM Werm-up (ALL WAR."1-UPS TO START 15 9: 30 PB HB FX SH (SH) 10: 30 SH R LH -2":30' PM- - - - -HB - -PB - -SH - -FX - -LH 3:30 to 4:30 R SH LH FX 9:30 FX 10:30 LH -2:30' - - - - - -SH 3:30 to 4:30 9: 30 AM 10:30 to 11 :30

-rx LH

PB same HB es A R FX LH SH

PB HB R SH R HB -HB - -PB - -(SHl R SH PB FX Same as LH C SH PB HB R

I~IN.

BEFORE SESSION) COtIP AND OPT.

COMP AND OPT

PARTS ONLY

Thurs.7/18

9:30 AM PB HB FX SH (SH) 10:30 SH R LH -2:30' PM- - - - -HB - -PB - -SH - -FX - -LH 3:30 to 4:30 R SH LH FX

COt-<? AND OPT

Fri.

9:30 AM FX SH PB HB R 10:30 LH SH R HB -2:30PM-----SH"--FX--HB--PB --(SHl 3:30 to 4:30 LH R SH PB

COMP AND OPT

Set.

7/19

7/20

(Seme schedule

Wed. 7/17) PARTS ONLY

Sun.

Mon.

7/21

7/22

Tues. 7/23 Wed.

7/24

ThulI •• 7/25

9:30 AM PB SH LH FX HB 10: 10 SH HB FX LH R 10:50 HB PB SH R LH -2:3'0 PM- - - - -LH' - -FX - -R- - -HB - -PB 3:10 FX R HB PB SH 3:50 to 4:30 R LH PB SH FX 9:30 AM LH FX PB SH HB 10:10 FX LH SH HB R 10:50 SH R HB PB LH -2:30' 'R-t- - - - -R- - -HB - -LH - -FX - -PB 3: 10. HB PB FX R SH 3:50 to 4;30 PB SH R LH FX (Seme es Wed. 7/17 &Set. 7/20)

COMP ONLY

OPT ONLY

PARTS ONLY

9:30 AM HB FX LH PB SH 10:10 FX SH PB HB R COMP AND OPT 10:50 SH R HB FX LH ON ALL EVENTS -2:30' PM- - - - -R- - -LH - -FX - -SH - -PB - 3: 10 LH PB SH R HB 3:50 to 4:30 PB HB R LH FX PARTS ONLY

(Seme schedule es Tues 7/23)

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Fri.

Set.

7/26

7/27

9:30 AM 9:50 .l0:10 10:30 10:50 H:I0 to 11 :30

LH PB HB FX SH R

PB HB FX SH

9:30 AM 9:50 10:10 10:30 10:50 11: 10 to 11: 30

FX SH R LH PB HB

LH PB HB FX SH R

HB FX SH R LH PB

FX SH R LH PB HB

PB HB FX SH

HB FX SH

LH PB

SH R LH PB HB FX

LH PB HB FX SH

COMP ALL EVENTS (S IMULATE OLY:.. COMPETITION)

OPT ALL EVENTS

.Strength -------------------------------------------------------------.-------------exeroiseS on an every other day basts with flexabiiity given sohedule bases general fatigue and stiffness of muso·le group. Basi0 isometri0 and isotoni0 exercises for strengthing musoles for "Cross" position on rings. "Parts Only"days for l1ght work only on p~oblem parts. Assistant Coaches: Mr. Abie Grossfeld (former Olympian, Coach 1966 world Games Team). Mr. Bill Meade (Olympic 'ream Manager, member of USOGym. Com.), Mr. Rusty Mitchell (former Olympian). Mr. Aramdo Vega (former Olympian. Judge for Games).

Lew is. 1951) The giant inloca te to " bk. ri se ha ndst a nd " pe rformed with straight a rm s was o ut sta nding. T he Japa nese on H. Ba r demonstrated some of th e greatest difficult y. I n retro s pec t, I was im pressed with th e man y outstandi ng performances but. most of a ll . by the de ve lopment in execut ion of eac h sk ill (A Pa rt or C Pa rt) to the ultimate and the fac t that the judges. for th e most part. awarded scores acco rdingl y. It was unu sual to see fault y execut ion of sk ill s in th e op ti onal exe rci ses. part icu larly by the performers in the top five tea ms. They worked within their limit s of consistency. There were few except ions. Overa ll . the judging was much bette r than in the past. There were errors, so me gla ring ones, more on certain events than others . but less th an past Games. Because the top six team s performed together in the optional compe tition . I felt some sco re s te nded to be innat ed. most particularl y th e poore r performances. Our gymnasts dese rve great c redit for their hard work in thi s program . The y we re we ll aware of the problems the y faced from o ur first meeting with th e Ol ympic Training Squad in Louisiana. They stuck with the program a nd shou ld be commended for th eir efforts. Outstandi ng pelform a nces were regi stered by following: D ave Thor in the A -A and fourt h place in the Prelims on Side Horse (bes t indi vidual effort sin ce 1932). but did not get into finals due to four-way tie: Fred Roethlisberger in th e all -around: Steve Cohen on the Rings (ninth place) , and Steve Hug on S H (18th) and in the a ll-around . a nd Fre nd erstein (14th FX). What About the Futu re? I believe certain steps should be taken in order to strengthen our (U .S .) organ izat ional program . We must start immed iat e ly with a we ll-organized program whi ch will offer assistance a nd incenti ve to the gymnasts and coaches: pro vide wider opportunit ies for th e much-needed int e rnational competitive experi e nce s a t home and abroad: provide annua l t raining-camp experiences on a geographica l leve l: offer a long-range progra m. in order to reach the future pro s pec ts. wh ich wi ll pro vide continu it y over a four-year period and greater opportunit ies of e nco uragement for the participation of younger gymnasts. I believe s uch a program cou ld be mo st efficientl y coordina ted with a National Coach and Staff or " Dire ctorate" charged with this responsibilit y and capab le of impl ementing such a program. including th e proper financial assistance. Such a program wou ld ha ve to be arri ved at w ith the cooperat ion of gymnasts. coaches and all ex istin g programs in order to function adequate ly. S uc h a program would point us directl y toward a hi gher placing in int erna tional com petitions. The trend in ot he r countries which activel y suppo rt Gymnastics is to thi s national ty pe of organ ization. The ir succes ses pro ve the value of an over-all. consist e nt. co ncerted effort. CAN WE AFFORD TO DO LESS ?

USGF 1968 Men's OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC FILM Just $16.00 for 400 ft. 8mm {.black & white> All the top final routines of the individual Championships from the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. ORDER FROM: USGF Men's Olympic Film P.O. Box 777 Santa Monica, Ca. 90406 15

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REPORT by John Nooney 18 Lavington Dr. Weston, Onrorio

CANADIAN GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION e.G.A. BULLETIN SUBSCRIPTIONS In order to promote a succe ssful Association, no matter what form it may take, a n unbroken thread of communication must extend from the President to its newest member. Your e.G.A. Bulletin will be iss ued monthly and will contain the most up-to-da te National/International as well as Provincial Gymnastic devel o pments of interest to other provinces. Your concern for development of Gy mnastic s in Canada can best be shown by each and everyone of you insuring tha t your s ubscri ption is received by our National Secretary. Don' t hesi tate to tell your nearest Gymnastic friend abo ut thi s subsc ription . Write Mr. Lew Waller, 357 Duke of Kent , Point C laire , Quebec.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT FROM THE OL YMPICS - Following are the Canadi a n results from the 19th Olympic Games in Mex ico. Our team members ha ve made tremendous progress in a ll-aro und and ind iv idua l event sta ndings , compared to previous Inte rna tion a l co mpetitions. Over a nd above their individual effort s, much of this has to be attributed to the beneficial effec t of our established N a tiona l Coaches, three Olympic Trials (compared to one in the past) a nd tra ining camp(s). Co ngratulations to Gymnasts and coaches. Our judges in Mexico also gained much respect for Canada in that a ll four judges sent - Medveczky, Wei ler, Dippong, C houin ard - were se lected to judge , and Dippong a nd Chouinard were also se lected (after examination) to judge th'e finals. I attended man y meetings in which new developments have now ri se n on the sce ne of Gymnas tic s in the Americas namel y, a commission was established to create a Pan-America n Gymnas ti cs Federatio n. This Commission, a pproved by the F.I.G . Presi dent Arthur Gander, is compri se d of one represe nt ati ve from Canada, United States, C uba, Mexico, Braz il , Columbia. Ecuador. The purpose of thi s coming Federation is to improve the o rga nization of I nternat iona l events in Americas s uch as PanAmerican Games and seek to provide more Intern ationa l competition between South America a nd North America countries. Another development is that the North American C hampionships is now called the C up of the Americas Gymnastics C hampionship. This mee t will next be held in Mayor June. a nd we a re waiting for more e xac t deta il s from Mexico. The Cu p of the Americas Gymnastic C ha mpio nships wi ll in future incl ude more South America countries. CANADA STANDINGS Women-Tum-l1th Men - Team-16th Diachun. 51st .... .... .. .... 70.45 larose. 64th .... .. ........ 107.25 Hartie" 62nd ........ .. ..... 69.75 Jensan, 71th ...... .. ... ... 105.60 McDonnell, 71st ........ ... 68.20 Mitruk, 96th .. ....... ..... 101.40 Minnaker, 79th ........... .. 67.60 Dian, 103rd .. ........ .. ... 99.45 Cloutier, list .............. 67.40 Brooker, 106th .. ........ . 96.70

ST. F X UNIVERSITY XMAS C LINI C Total number of participants at clinic - 145 -from New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. There were 75 female 18

gy mnasts. coaches and teac hers and 70 male gy mnas ts. coaches a nd teac hers. This clin ic was under the directo rship of Geza Martiny coac h at SI. Franci s Xavier. Mr. Cochra ne. Hoy le, Mann, Brown and Murphy worked throughout the c lini c on compulsories and individual moves in the compulsories during the two day c lini c. O n Sunday Mr. Coc hrane gave a lectu re on some technica l points of gym nastic s to th e att ending coache s and gy mn as ts. Mr. De zso Kiefer took the advance d group of young ladie s and worked with th em progress ive ly o n Saturday , tumbling, free exerc ise, balance beam a nd o n Sunday vaulting a nd uneven parallel bars. Mr. Ma rtiny took th e int ermediate group a nd worked progress ive ly on each appa ratu s during both days , and supervised the entire cl inic. Mr. Beazley and Misses White a nd Muttersbaugh took the beginners group , on a ll apparatu ses. Mi ss Wingert gave each group fifty minutes of Modern Dance gy mn as tica lly int e rpreted on Saturday . Very we ll done . Miss Hatfi e ld gave eac h group modern jazz da nce instru c ti o n on Sunday afte rnoon. Everyone felt that the da ncing instruction was th e most needed and th e most popular sectio n of th e c lini c. We wish to extend our wa rm congratul ati o ns to Mi ss Wingert and Miss Hatfie ld for ajob well done. The success of th e clinic was due to th e dedicated sponsors hip of Mr. Hugh Noble and hi s department of Physical Education and Rec reation for the Province of Nova Scotia, a nd to the phys. ed. staff at SI. Francis Xavier, Ant igo ni sh. N .S . RESULTS OF THE CHRISTMAS MEET CHAMPIONSHIP LADIES: AA: Dicksey MUllersbaugh - St. F. X. - M.S. B.: Susan White - St. F. X. - M.S.B.; Janice ·Hebb - Bridge· water H.S. VB: Susan White - St. F.X. - M.S. B.; Dicksey MUllersbaugh- St. F. X.- M.S.B.; Joyce Ryan-St. F. X.~ M.S.B. 88: Janice Hebb- Bridgewater H. 5.; Dicksey MUllersbaugh - St. F. X. - M.S.B.; Anne Wile- Bridge· water H. S. Y: Valerie MacNeil - Bridgewater H. 5.; Janice Hebb - Bridgewater H. 5.; Susan White -St. F. X.- M.S. B. FX: Valerie MacNeil - Bridgewater H. 5.; Dicksey Muliers· baugh - St. F. X. - M.S. B.; Janice Hebb - Bridgewater H. S. MEN: AA: Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA: Bud Brawn St. F. X.; Jahn Gaunt - Halifax YMCA. FX: Bud Brown St. F. X.; Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA; John Gaunt - Halifax YMCA. H8: Denni s Ring - Halifax YMCA; Bud Brown St. F. X.: Jahn Gaunt - Halifax YMCA. SH: Dennis Ring Halifax YMCA; Bud Brawn - St. F. X. : Vic Smyth - St. F. X.; Warren Barclay - St. F. X. P8: Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA; Bud Brown - St. F. X; Jahn Gaunt - Hatifax YMCA. R: Bud Brawn - St. F. X.: Dennis Ring - Halifa x YMCA; John Gaunt-Halifax YMCA. Y: Bud Brawn-St. F. X.; Vic Smyth - st. F. X.: Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA.

e.G.A. MEETING SASKATOON - By now the exi st ing bulletin subscribe rs have received a copy of the minute s from thi s meeting. I was very pleased by the degree of represe ntation by Gymnastic Officials from provinces at thi s meeting. The o nl y provinces not represe nted were P.E.I., Newfoundl and and Quebec. Your Provinci al delegate s who a ttended had a s ince re interest. a nd objectivi ty on a ll issues raised and deci s ions were calmly made for the better of G ymn as tics. Highlight s of mot ions passed at thi s meeting are: I. That the Canad ia n Gy mnast ics Association withdraw from the A.A.U. 2. That a Commission be established between th e Ca nadia n Intercollegiate Gym na stics Coaches Association a nd the e.G.A . to mutu all y support Gymnastic dev e lopment in Canada. 3. That an Honorary Life Membership be given to our past Pres ide nt Ray mo nd Gagnier. 4. That all provinces name a Ways and Means Co mmitt ee (money rai s ing) by December3l . 1968. 5. That the judges handbook be adopted a nd

distributed through National Provi ncial C hairman. 6. That the Ed ucat ion Com mitt ee (Student Ass ista nce) be esta blished for the purpose of providing Student Assistance (do ll a r) to promising young Canadian gymnasts to att end Canadian Universities wit h Gymnastics programme. I n other words, keep ou r top Ca nadian Gymnas ts in Canada. 7. That the e.G .A. Card Regi stration Sys tem be immediately implemented in Canada. T hi s card system to inc lude judges, coaches athletes and members at large. 8. T hat the Foreign Rel ation s Committee be activated to formul ate policies and procedures of approv ing incoming a nd outgoing International competitions , demonstrations , etc. 9. That the e.G.A . formulate a criteria with wh ic h a parti cu lar uni versity or other association requesting a na tional gymnast ics sc hool ca n be evaluated and endorsed. 10. That a letter of Censure be se nt to Tom Scott for his actions in Mexico - disregarding the e.G.A. with regard to judging fun ctions. I I. That Ontario a nd British Colum bia be permitted to investigate the terms and cond itions of visiting teams from Yugoslav ia and Japan , respectively. 12. The Corporati on Commi ttee - establis hed to see that ou r National Association is incorporated by July , 1969 . This Committee to be directed by J . Hunt er of Ontario. SCH EDU LE OF EVENTS - So far we have received replies to o ur re quest in th e previous bull e tin for Provincial sc hedule of events from a ll provinces except Quebec, Ontario , Saskatchewan. In all fairness to the pl a nning of Gy mnastics events with provinces and na ti ona ll y. may we please count on receiving the sc hedul e o' events from a ll provinces before issuing our next bulletin. DIGEST (T RAN SLATED) OF THE MOST RECENT F.I.G. BULLETIN: I. A new list of int ernational judges will be se nt to a ll Federati o ns by Dece mber 31. 1968. 2. The first sy mposiu m from Male Coaches will be held by the Swiss Gy mn ast ics Fede ration at the Federal Schoo l of Gymnas tics and S port at Magglingen from the 19th to the nrd of March 1969 . We (F .I. G.) ant icipate renowned coaches and sports doctors to pa rticipate. a nd thi s is open to all affi li ated Federati o ns to a maximum of 60 persons by Fede ration. 3. The 48th F .I. G. Co ngress at Bas le wi ll hold the tec hnica l plenary sess io ns Sat urday the 28th, a nd the genera l assembly th e 30th of Jun e. 4. Modifications of Brochure" Meas urements a nd Dimensions of Appa ra tu s" - th e floor exa rea boundaries are to be ma rked by a vis ible co lo ur characteristic. 5. Affiliated fed eratio ns are to provide the F. I. G. with a telegraphic addre ss as soo n as possible . N EW ADDRESSES - W. Weiler. e.G.A. N atio na l. Coac h, 5 SI. Gabriele. ApI. 3. SI. Jean . Quebec. Valerie Nye. Women's Techni ca l C hairman . 200 Co rot , ApI. 103. Is le des Soeurs. Quebec. N EW DOCUMENTS - Revised Code of Po int s for Men and Women - obtainable fro m ou r Treasurer. N orman Horn, 39 Attwood C r .. Ottawa. Men 's Code of Points. $4.00 : "Wome n's Code of Points ." $2 ,00 . Nell' C.C.A. Positiolls - Film DoclIlI1el1latiOIl, to provide copies of ph otographs a nd films - W. Weiler. / Norm Horn . Nell' Treasurer, addre ss s how n abo ve./Natiollal Way s lIlId Mealls COll1mittee - to coordinate fu ndraising nationa ll y and provincially - Fred Gregory./C.CA. ReKi.vtrar - to handle new e.G.A. cards in force this yea r - Don Eag le./ Trampolille C hairmall - to ac ti vate th e growth of trampo line in Ca nada - G. Fudge . 747 E. Fou rth SI. . N . Vancouver. B.e.. Ca nada.

RESEARCH AND FITNESS IN GYMNASTICS BY jA lIl ES S.

Bosco, PHD

SAN JO SE STATE COLLEGE SAN JO SE, CALIFOR:\ IA 95114

This is th e third in a series of articles dealinR lI'ith th e cin ematoRraphica l analys is of gymnastics mOl路es. Pleas e send all correspondence to the abOl'e address. PLA GEN HO EF,STANLEY

.. An Analys is of th e Peach to a Handstand. " PRO CE D URES Don Tonry was the subjec t for severa l selec ted gym nas ti c mo ve ment s. The "peach to a handstan d " was se lected to present the first kinetic a na lysis of a whole body motion in gymnastics . This was made poss ible due to recent advance ment s in kinesiology. The necessa ry a natomica l data,' the method s used for recording a nd analyzi ng a motion.' a nd the co mputer progra m to make an ana lys is practica l." combin e to present in s tant aneo us ve locities and acce le rati o ns. ve rti ca l a nd ho ri zo nt al forces. joint moment s of force . tota l body ce nters of gravi ty. and the co ntribution of eac h body segment to the who le moti o n. The movement was trace d from moti on pictures a nd di vid ed into four parts to prevent undi sce rnible ove rl ap. The lin e con nec ting the

hip joi nt and shoulder io int was a lso omi tt ed to prevent confusion. T he camera speed was 64 frames per second. and every third frame is show n. On ly se lec ted data hav ing th e grea test poss ible interest a re presented here. so as not to overwhe lm the un initi ated with mathemati ca l data . VERT ICAL FO RCE ON HANDS Position I eq uals body weight. and the downwa rd force dec reases steadil y to position 42 . ( 13% less than body weight at position 30. and 52 % le ss at position 42.) Position 42-57. the downward force in c reases steadily until the force on th e hand s is three times greater than th e body weight a t position 57. Positi o n 57-69. the dow nward force decreases steadily until it is less than body we ight at position 69. Position 69-8 1. th e dow nwa rd force is less th an bod y weight. and the hand s leave the bar for the regrasp a t pos iti on 8 1. HORIZONTAL FORCE ON H ANDS Pos ition 1-30. the force is to th e left on ly sli ghtly as th e body reac hes fu ll height. (The hands wo uld sl ide left if there was no fri c tion.) Pos ition 30-54. the force is towa rd the right. a nd th e max imum force is a t position 48. 50% grea te r th a n body weig ht. Position 57-72. th e force is left. with the maxi mum force at position 63. 50% greate r th an body weight. Pos ition 75-end. the force is right eq ua l to body we igh t until release. WRIST MUSCLE ACT ION Pos ition 1-27 . hand addu cti o n. Max imum at pos ition 18 (27 x 1O'路 gm. cm .). Position 30-69 . hand abduction . Ma x imum at position 39 (20 x 10" gm. cm). Position 72-75. ha nd adductio n. (1.5 x 10" gm . cm.). Positi o n 78-8 1. hand abduction . and also after regras p. ( 12 x 10" gm. cm .). SHOU LD ER MUSCLE ACTION Position 1-24. a rm nexion . (6 x 10" gm. cm.)

Position 27-33. arm ex te nsion. (8 x 10' gm. em.) Position 36-39. ar m nexion. (.8 x 10' gm. cm.) Position 42-end . in creas ing strong ex tensio n. Maximum position 57 (39 x 10" gm. cm.). HIP MUSCLE ACT IO N Position 1-42. leg nexion. Maximum position 33 (6 x 10" gm. cm.). Position 45-57. leg ex tens ion in creases stead ily to a max imum at pos ition 57 (9 x 19" gm. c m.) . Pos iti o n 57-69. leg ex te nsion dec reases steadil y to a low at pos iti on 69 (5 x 10' gm. cm.) . Pos ition 69-8 1. leg ex te ns io n in c reases steadil y to a high at pos ition 81 ( 17 x 10" gm. cm.) , and then decreases. THE MUSCLE ACTION CONTR IB UTIN G MOSTTOTHE MOVEME NT Position 1-24. arm nexion at shou lder. Pos iti o n 27 . ha nd ad du cti on. Pos iti o n 30-39. swi ng phase du e to gravity. Position 42 . arm ex te nsio n at s ho ulder. Position 45. leg ex te nsion at hip (just changed from nexion). Positi on 48-54. hand a bduction , a rm extension, and hip extension a ll abou t equal contributors. Position 57-69. hand abduction . Position 72-8 1. arm ex tens ion at shoulder. REF ERE N CES I. Dempste r. Wilfrid T. Space R equirements of th e Seated Opera tor: W ADC Technical Report 55-159. Wright-Pa tterso n Air Force Base, Ohio: July. 1955. ~ Pl age nhoef, Stanley C. "Methods for Obtain in g Kinetic D ata to An a lyze Huma n Moti ons." The R esea rch Quarterly, 37: I, March. 1966. 3. Pl age nhoef, S tan le y C. "Computer Programs for Obtaining Kineti c D a ta on Huma n Movement." Journal of Biomechallics, 3rd ed. , Pergamon Press, N ew York, N .Y ., July 1968.

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body position. The gymnast mu st immediately follow up thi s action lirst by decreasing very sl ightl y the shoulder angle and then by decreasi ng the hip angle in direct proportion to the upward circular swing. Illustrations I-J- K progress into this "hip lead" position. As the body approaches the apex of the Free Eagle Giant Swing. the aforementioned decreased shoulder and hip angles begin to increase simultaneou sly and proportionatel y until pre sc ribing a direct straight-line relation ship with each other. Such an angle increase at thi s time yie lds a feeling of weight lessness, almost as if one were being pulled above the bar. Refer to Illu strations L-M . It is during this feeling of weightlessness that the slip-grip action of the hands is realized. The wrists are vigorous ly arched onto the top of the bar to provide support for the oncoming body weigh!. The body unit is extended to a direct straight-line relationship upon returning to Illustration C. Of prime importance is the fact that the body continues through and not to Illu stration C. Such a consideration will enhance the up-on-through -effect of the entire circular swing. The sa me procedure is followed for additional Free Eagle (Dislocated) Giant Swings.

A SECOND LOOK AT SWING © By Gerald S. George Varsity Gymnastic Coach Louisiana State University

The accompanying illustration of a dislocate to a free grip eagle giant swing reveals strikingly similar mechanics to that of a bas ic undergrip giant swing. Aside from the di s locate action itself. which serves to pos ition the arms in an 180° inward rotation, the two skills are identical. Any deviation from the mechanics of a basic undergrip giant swing is merely indica tive of lack of flexibility , poor position during the dislocate action, or faulty technique in the "swing" itself. Let's take a second look. The higher one can

pos ition himself during the dislocate, the easier will bethe subsequent eagle giant. The s ingl e most important factor to be considered when a nticipating a di s locate to an eagle grip handsta nd position li es in the ability to support the body weight while the a rms are rotated inwa rd the 180°. To s upport th e body weight in s uch a position , one must be ab le to " a rch " hi s wrists and maintain this arch throughout the entire dislocate sequence. Considering thi s, the awesome prop sects of di s locating to an eagle grip handstand dwindle to an , at least , realistic pers pecti ve. The actual eagle gia nt sw ing is s imply an undergrip giant swing with the arms rotated inward the 180°. The ha nd s a re still in an undergrip position. The techniques both for the desce nt and for the ascent are identica l. During the fina l phase of the upward circular swing , the wrists are again arched onto the top of the ba r to provide the necessa ry support of the oncoming body weight. De v ia tion s from basic technique serve only to exemplify one's s hortcomin gs relative to the given sk ill. Why sett le for compensatory tec hOlques? Look to mo re effective a nd more accurate techniques of fle x ibility rel a tive to th e s pecific ski ll s in que s tion . It is only through the utili za tion of one ' s full anatomical range of motion th a t championship style w ill be wrought. So if you want to " hang-e m high ," yo u ' re going to have to bend a little . . . Write to the MG or directly to me for that skill-in-question to be illu s trated and a nalyzed.

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ILLUSTRATION ANALYSIS OF THE EAGLE G IANT SWING Illustration A depicts an inlocated handstand position with an undergrip. The hip angle is totally decreased with reference to its specific anatomical range of motion : the shoulder angle is extended rearward to its fullest range without as yet incurring dislocation: and the entire body unit is so positioned that its gravitational line lies slightly in front of the intended direction of movement. The " dislocate" action is pictured in Illustration B. It is initiated by a proportionate and simultaneous occurrence of the following: I. the hip angle is vigorously extended to a point at which the legs presc ribe a direct straight-line relationship with the trunk : 2. the 180° inward rotation of the arms, the dislocate, further extends the shoulder angle to a point at which the trunk prescribes a direct straight- line relationship With the arms: 3. the head and neck regions rotate rearward to assume their normal anatomical position relative to the trunk . Illustration C portrays a " moment of truth" in that all actions are timed and directed so as to utilize the ultimate anatomical range of motion relative to this specilic skill. The body is in an extended handstand position with a dislocated grip. The term "free eagle" connotates that the wrists are arched onto the top of the bar. The direct straight-l ine relationship of all the body segments is maintained throughout Illustrations D-E. Yet upon reaching Illustration F. note that just as a falling chimney tends to fold-in at its weaker points, so too does the body tend to fold-in at its weaker, or better said. articulated points. Precise observation reveals that this fold or decrease in joint angles occurs lirst in the shoulder joint and then in the hip joi nt. The above action , often referred to as " hip lead," is simp ly a matter of kinesthetic feel. The slightly decreased shoulder and hip angles depicted in Illu stration G advance the hips downward , preparing the body for an oncoming and nece ssary be a!. This beat or "bottoming effect" extends the hip and lower back segments, driving ·the body into a slightly arched position. Refer to Illustration H. Observe thaI. at the very same momenl. the pre viously decreased shoulder angle returns to a direct straight- line relationship with the trunk . It is duriqg thi s time that the "bottoming effect" of the bar becomes actualized. The body is cocked as in an archer's bow ready to release its potential force in coordination with the upward circular swing. The "bottoming effect" of the bar se rves as a cue in releasing the previousl y mentioned slightly arched

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The Coach, The Gymnast and the Safety Belt By Don Tonry Instructor of Physical Training Yale University

When is the gymnast ready to perform a new skill out of the safety belt? I suggest the following three basic procedures :

BELT SPOTTING Even though gymnas ts can not be expected to perform skills at their best or in exactly the same mann er every tim e, the performer should be supported until he or she has become one hundred percent effective. The execution of a skill may vary within a certain range, but most a lways be performed well. The performer must be allowed enough time in the safety belt to feel self-reliant. An over-zealous coach can, at this phase of learning, set the performer back several days of training by attempting to minimize his assistance before the gymnast h as really developed secure technique. Successful performance (this period varies according to the difficulty of the skill and the ability of the performer) will usually instill additional confidence, improve technique a nd reduce the possibility of having to repeat the belt procedure again. Do not push a performer into removing the belt when it is obvious that he is dubious of his ability to perform the skill out of the belt. Encourage a beltless performance by questioning the gymnast's feeling in view of his success and objectively evaluating his performance so that he may draw from your

coaching experience. When coach and gymnast both agree that the skill is ready to be attempted without the belt, it is probably the right time. There will always exist a small amount of apprehension from both the coach a nd the performer. This feeling should not be the result of under-confidence or indecision. There may be some doubt as to whether the performer will do his best or slightly less tha n his best, but there is no question that he will in fact make the trick. Take additional safety precautions such as extra matting, etc. whenever possible. HAND SPOTTING H a nd spot the performer if you are certain that you will be in a position to help him. If the coach is not sure of his ability to handspot, he should keep out of the way. If the performer refuses a hand spot, don't spot hini. If you feel compelled to spot, put the gymnast back in the belt because he probably isn't ready. All gymnasts have fe elings of self-preservation (as regular people do) and, therefore, will make judgments (usually accurate) tha t coincide with these feelings. There are many exceptions, such as small children or overly aggressive individuals who have gross misconceptions concerning their abilities :'!.TId the difficulty of various skills.

COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE Follow the usual pattern that was utilized during the development of a particular skill. It may involve executing the skill in the belt a couple times or simply warming up for the skill by feinting or using some modified variation of the skill. When the performer is warmed up and ready to go, let him have your attention so that you may both benefit from his performance. Do not place needless pressure on the gymnast by a nnouncing to the other members of the group that he is going to perform some type of "big trick" . Instead, attempt to keep his fra me of mind as it had been during other successful performances. After an extreme amount of confidence has been developed, it would be in order to encourage "onlookers" in an effort to simulate competitive conditions and to reward an excellent performance. The illustrations used in this article were printed through the courtesy of Gymnastic Aides Company, Northbridge, Massachusetts. Note : New publications Boy's and Girls' Physical Education booklets that coordinate with wall charts and newly illustra ted AB-C Part Book for coaches and gymnasts (large drawings) .

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Giants both ways pirouette flank vault cross change in-bar work hip-in-hip out flyaway barani blind change

German giants Eagles double flyaway full twisting flyawa y hecht cross changes blind changes

Peach support glide kip straddle cut stutz front & back off back toss (somie) streuli

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NATIONAL GYMNASTICS OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION Report By JERRY WRIGHT It can now be reported that there is, at least on paper, a National Gymnastics Officials Association. Every Officials Association in the country has affi liated in writing and all that remains to be done is to have the first National meetillg to select officers. This meeting is scheduled to 'be held in conjunction with the 1969 USG F National Championships in April. Several associations have already agreed to share expenses with the USG F to supply officials for the USG F Nationals and the 1969 meet may well be the first National Open meet with the officiating represented on a geographic bas is , like the NCAA meet is now.

National Rules The following is an effort to standardize the deduction allotted in the case of a handicapped gymnast working with hi s legs tied together, legs crossed , or with the inability to point hi s toes or straighten his arms. Question: Wh at is the deduction if a gymnast performs on the side horse, still rings , parallel bars , etc. , with hi s legs tied together? Answer: In this question of Tom Maloney,

Jerry Hardy , Jerry Todd, Frank Cumiskey and other top officials the following answers were received: Maloney did not feel the gymnast should be a llowed to compete: Hardy , Todd and Cumiskey and most others generally agreed that one point of deduction would be appropriate (in addition to the .9 for lack of scissors on the side horse). The same answer was given for the gymnast who performs with his legs crossed allowing one leg to support the other. Question: What is the deduction if a gymnast is unable to bend his foot and obtain even a reasonable toe point? Answer: The same panel of officials agreed that .1-.3 should be deducted for each move up to one point ol路erall. They agreed that .2-.3 for each move total was not necessary. Jerry Todd reaso ned that a deduction should be for any deviation from the normal starting position , normal starting position for one gymnast not being the same as for another gymnast. So that in this case if the gymnast maintained the same form throughout the routine that he began with there would be no deduction. Other officials found this reasoning did not bear up under close

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INDEX FOR VOLUME X THE MODERN GYMNAST, 1968 After each reference the reader w ill find, for example, 1(5-6). Thi s simply means that the material will be found an pages 5 and six of the first number of January. A crass index to contributors is also found . We wish to thank all of those who have contributed sco res and meet results, even though all of these are not included in the index. SUBJECT INDEX ART Contest winners of photo art competition (Tom Morton First Place) 4(24-25) Photo Art Contest Winners ("Ed" Jones First Place) 6· 7(38-39) Photo Art Contest Winners (Michael Rogers First Place) 10(20·21) BALANCE BEAM F.I.G. Specifications 2(28) BIOGRAPHY NACGC Post Presidents by L. Welser (Sketches for Phillips, Pond, Welser, Keeney, Maloney, Szypulo, Loken, Frey, Wettstone, Meade, Geier and Ounn.) 3(10·13) BOOKS The Complete Book in Gymnastics by A. B. Frederick 2(20·21). See Also " Letters" 6·7(44) CAMPS Gymnastics on a Mountain Side by " Bud" Beyer 6· 7(1 7) M.G. Camp and Clinic Report 11 -1 2(36·38) No. California Gymnastic Camp by B. Peavy 11·1 2(3 7·38) CANADIAN REPORT Editor - John Nooney Gym Sketch - B. Klaus by H. Wi lhelm 1(7) Reports found 1(7·8); 2(7); 3(7); 4(7) ; 5(6· 7); 6·7(8-9); 8·9(8·9); 10(7) and 11 ·12(34) CHAMPIONSHIPS Only relatively large com· petition results are indexed. '68 North American Gymnastic Cham· pionships 4(19) Second Canadian Intercollegiate Gym· nastic Championship by L. Davidson 5(7) NCAA by Wright and Criley 5(9·21) NAIA Championships 5(23) U.S. Championships for Women by J. Uphues 6· 7(1 0·11 ) USGF Nationals 6· 7(1 2·1 3) Sr. AAU Gymnastic Championships by J. , Wright 6-7(14· 15) Women's AAU 6-7(16) NCAA College Division by Massimo 6·7(18·20) Pa sadena Invi tational 6·7(40) YMCA No.tional s by B. Buffa 8-9(18· 19 + ) 6th Annual Santo Monico Gymfest 11 ·12(39) CLINICS Ca lifornia Winter Clinic by B. Peavy 2(14+) Indiana Clin ic 2(15) First Long Island Gymnastic Clinic 2(1 5) New England Gymnastic Clin ic by Mos· simo 2(15) 1967 National Summer Clinic 2(15) Central Atlantic Area Gymnastic Camp by Taffe 3(2 5) Institute on Adva nced Gymnastics by R. Counsilll ·12(36) National Summer Clinic 11 -12(36·37) Sokol U.S.A. by M. Trnka 11 ·12(37) COMPETITION Winning by J. Long 2(6) Aspi ration Levels of Competitive College Gymnasts by Leonhardt 2(18·19) Formula for Success by R. Davis 3(5·6) Developing Self· Confidence by Connelly 11·12(52) CONDITIONING Dick Wolfe, Editor Preparing for Routines 1(23) The St rengthening of a Gymnast trans· lated by Ca rranza 3(20) Chair Gymnastics by A. B. Frederick 6·7(26·27) Summer Training for the High School Gy mna st by Doll~ge 6· 7(27·28) An Effective Holf·Woy Method by Wolfe 10(27) Wo rm Up by Brown and Rettinger

11 ·12(45) EOITOR'S NOTE Editor·Publisher Glenn Sundby New Masthead 1(4) Who Subscribes to the M.G. ? 3(4) EDITORIALS The Next Step (NCAA Rules) by G. Wilson 2(5). See Also " Letters" 5(27·28) Formula for Success .- Japanese Gym· nastics by R. Davis 3(5·6) Just What the World Needs . .. Another Wall by F. Bore 4(5) The Gove rning Body by C. Patterson 5(5) Gymnasts - Greek Gods Flying About on Ring s by J. Murray (Los Angeles Times) 10(5) Another Country Heard From by Tutte 10(28) Choosing an International Gymnastic Team by D. Tonry 11 ·12(5) ELEMENTARY AND PRE·SCHOOL GYMNASTICS Gymnastics for Three·Yea r-Olds 1(23) Gymnastics for Children in the U.S.S. R. by B. Boiin 2(10) Elementary School Gymnastics (St. Loui s) 6·7(10) FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Robarts Sports Arena (Sa ra sota, Florida) 1(6) Instant Replay TV in Gymnastics by Hughes 2(6) Tope Recorder and Gymnastics 5(6) A Minimum Budget Improved Cross Machine by A. Aldritt 6· 7(30) Portable High Bar 11 ·1 2(35) Boley Isometric Belt 1 1·12(4 1) Entertaining Gymnastic Communication (K inetoscope) by Lingemonn 11 ·1 2 (42·43) FASHION Walter Zwickel, Editor Ground Rules 6· 7(7) The Oly mpics Then and Now 10(1 9) Core of Un iform s and other Question s 11 ·12(47) GYM WHEEL Contributor Norbert Dill Gym Wheel Gymnastics 4(26·27) Fundamentals 6· 7(32·33) More Fundamentals 10(24) GYMNAESTRADA Basel, 1969 Gymnastic Tour (Basel 1969) Information 6·7(4· 5) GYMNASTIC AIDS Also "Something Different" by Don Tonry A New System of Teaching P. E. Cla sses 1(22) Something Different 2(22) GYMNASTICS (MISC.) Factors Determining a Good Program in Gymnastics by F. Surgent 3(14) Muscle Beach Now! 6·7(21) Operation Cho mp 6-7(4 2) HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS Note on Paul Urom by Criley 8·9(5 + ) M.G. High School Report 8·9(1 0·15 +) What Can the Colleges Do for the High Schools by J. Jacquin 8·9(10). See Letter 11 ·12(52) Los Angeles City H.S. Championships by Criley 8·9(1 1) Kentucky H.S. Gymnastic Chqmpionships by G. Jefferson 8·9(1 2) N. California Invitational Championships by D. Nelson 8·9(1 2) Indiana H.S. Championships by T. Lechliter 8-9(13) Kansas State H.S. Championships by B. Rector 8·9(1 3) N.Y. State H.S. Championships by G. Eggleston 8·9(14) Ohio State H.S. Championships by D. Powers 8-9(1 4) Minnesota State H.S. Championships by J. Johnson 8·9(15) Illinoi s State H.S. Champion ships by L. Ifflond 8·9(1 5) Vermont H.S. Invitational by T. Dunkley 8·9(15) Connecticut State H.S. Championships by A. Grossfeld 8·9(1 5) Penna . State H.S. Championships by D. Meddock 8·9(1 5) Gymnastics + Organization = Successful Program by V. Lesch 8·9(24·25) HISTORY The First Five Years (H istory of USGF) 4(8·15) Gymwheel (History of) by N. Dill 4(26·27)

The Olympics Then and Now by W. Zwickle 10(19) HORIZONTAL BAR Hecht, full twist translated by Ca rranza 6-7(29) Endo .Sequence Routine (C ol. Exhibition) 6·7(34·35) Overgrip Giant Swing by J. George 6-7(36) Undergrip Giant Swing by George 8-9(2 5) Undergrip Giant, pirouette by George 10(22) Ge rman Giant by George 11 ·12(48·49) INDEX Annu_al M.G. Index (1967) by A. B. Fred· erick 1(28) INTERNATIONAL Handgrips Across the Pacific 1(8) 1967 Sca ndanovian Championships 1(9) University of Helsinki Women's Tour by Criley 1(14) International Team (Scondanovian All· Stars) Tours the U.S. by 8are 2(12-13) South of the Border (SCATS Tour) 8·9(1 8) Coslovska (All-Around Olympic Chomp) Married 11·1 2(7) INTERVIEWS Interviewers Criley, Sakoda and Sundby Konati Allen 1(1 5) Bill Meade 2( 11 +) Richard Lloyd 3(1 5) Jim Amerine 4(1 8) Dove Thor 5(22-23) Sakamoto and Hayosoki - Part I 6-7 (22 -23) Sakamoto and Hayasoki - Port II 8·9 (20·2.2) Fred Roethlisberger 10(18) Sawoo Kato (AII·Around Olympic Champion) 11 ·12(27) JUDGING Editor Roy Davis ('-'Notes from a Neurotic Judge"), et aL "Chicken" by R. Tucker 2(22·23) F.I.G. Judges Course by Wright 2(23) F.I.G. Code Changes 2(25) New "C" Port s 3(1 9) The Computer and Judging by Calkin 3(24) NCAA Rule Changes 3(25) The Judging at Mexico City by Wettstone 11 ·12(32) Evaluating Low and Intermediate Level Routines by Weber and Koepke 11 -1 2 (41 ) LET'S TEACH ROUTINES Contributor Bill Vir:ent Note, The complete set of articles is available from the M.G. office at $1.00 per copy. Trampoline 1(20·21 ) NACGC Statistics 1968 1(1 2) NACGC Po st President s by Welser 3(1 0·13) 1968 Awards (Helms Hall of Fame, Coach of the Year, etc.) 5(10)

NCAA The Next Step by Wilson 2(5) Rule Changes 3(25) MG - NCAA Report by Wright and Criley 5(9·21 ) College Division by Massimo 6·7(18·20) NCAA - AAU Dispute Reference to Southern California Law Review, contain· ing a report by low student Ron Borak. (Vol. 41 , No. 2, pp. 464·490) 8·9(6) NCAA Executive Committee Responsibilities by Neinos 8·9(6 +) NECROLOGY A Carl Patterson (Coach of the Year) by Sundby 5(4) A. Carl Patterson - 1923·1968 by Bore 5(8) Lou Wills 1880·1968 by Josselyn 10(28) NGOA Newsletter Jerry Wright F.I.G. Continental Judge's Cou rse 2(23) NCAA Rule Changes 3(25) OLYMPICS Pre·Oly mpic Report (Canada) by Jen sen 1(27) Pre·Olympic Training Meet 3(6· 7) Olympic Review (1964 Tokyo) 6· 7(8) Men's Olympic Trials 8·9(8·9) Mexico Bound 10(8·17) The Olympics Then ond Now by Zwickle 10(19) Olympic Gomes by Sundby 11 ·12(4) The 19th Olympiad 11 -12(8·26) Mexico, Mexico Rah, Roh, Rah by

Wright 11-12(12-20) A Competitor's View by Thor 11 -1 2(30) U.S.O.G. Team Analysis by Cohen 11-12 (30-31) The Judging at Mexico City by Wettstone 11-12(32) PARALLEL BARS Piked Forward Pirouette by Tonry 2(2 2) Japanese Paral lel Ba r Research (Dismounts) 3(1 8) Layout V2 Turn to Piked Forwa r d Somersault by Tonry 3(23) Cerar's P-8ar Routine Sequences (1966 World Gomes) 2(8-9) Hop Pirouette by Tonry 4(27) Back Pirouette Dismount by Tonry 6-7(31) PHYSICAL EDUCATION Gymnastic Training in East Germany by Klaus 1 (11 ) A New System of Teaching Physical Educa tion Classes by Tonry 1(22) Another Country Heard From (letter) by Tutte 1 0(28) RESEARCH Research Editor James Bosco Sports Studies in Jena (Movement Research) 1(1 0) Aspiration Levels of Competitive College Gymnasts by Leonhardt 2(18-19) Cinematographic Study of the Kip by Harris 3(22-23) Cinematographic Analysis of the Flyaway by Runkle 11 -1 2(40-41 ) Study of Gymnast ic Injuries by Orlofsky 11 -12(50-51 ) RINGS Weightless by Medd (Iron Cross) 3(29) Nok010ma Rings Sequence 4(20-21 ) Inlocot e Hong, Pu ll to Crass (lHPC) by Chaplan 8-9(23) The Front Kip by Choplon 11 -1 2(44) SEQUENCE ROUTI NES Cera r (P-80r, World Gomes, 1966) 2(8-9) Nakayama (Rings, California Exhibition) 4(20-21 ) Endo (Horizontal Bar, California Exhibition) 6-7(34-35) SIDE HORSE A New Terminology for the Side Horse by Mills 1(18-19) Bob Medina (Handicapped Gymnast) by Criley 6-7(7) Routine Composition by Long 11 -1 2 (46-47) SPOTIING 8asic Ideas on Gymnastic Spotting by Wm. Wright 4(22-23) Study of Gymnastic Inju ries by Orlofsky 11 -12(50-51 ) TRAMPOLINE The Barany Dilemma by Plant 6 -7(29) Why? The Trampoline! by Hinds 6-7(44) USGF REPORTS Director Frank Bore New Registration Plan and Publications 1(12) International Team Tours U.S.A. 2(12-13) F.I.G. Women's President Tours the U.S. 3(8 ) The First Five Years (History of USGF) 4(8 -15) Elementary School Gymnastics 6-7(10) USGF Nationals 6-7(1 2-1 3) Gymnastics at Newport, California 11 -1 2 (35 ) USOGC Secretory Gene Mitchel l Minutes (Dec. 3, 1 967) 1 (29) VAULTING Vaulting for 8eginners by Tonry 10(23) WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Women's Intercollegiate Gymnastic Competition (Canada) by Priddle 4(7) USGF Women's Committee Annual Report (1967-'68) by Bryan 6·7(11 ) Women's AAU Gymnas tic Competition 6-7(16) YM CA NEWS YMCA Editor, Robert Hanscom Gymnastics fo r Three-Yeor-Olds 1 (23) C.A.A. Gymnastic Camp by Taffe 3(25 +) Display at N. Vancouver Recreation Center 5(7) First Annual Penna. YMCA Stat e Meet by Gras 6-7(9) Central Queens YMCA by Lorber 6-7(9) Wayne Chandler, Marblehead, Mass. YMCA is Notional AAU Jr. Champion by Hanscom 10(27) CONTRIBUTORS Aldritt, Art (Improved Cross Machine) 6·7(30)

Bore, Frank (Just What the World Needs ... Another Wal l) 4(5) Beyer, "Bud" (Gymnastics on a Mountain Side) 6-7(1 7) Brown, James (Warm-Up) 11-1 2(45) Bryon, Shirley (USGF Women 's Committee - Annua l Report) 6 -7(11 ) Buffo, Bill (YMCA Nationals) 8-9(18-19 + ) Calkin, Gerold (Computer and Judging) 3(24) Ca rranza, Martin, Trans lator (II Ginna sta , Italian periodical) The Strengthening of a Gymnast 3(20) Hecht, Full Twist 6-7(29) Chaplon, Mickey In loca te Hang, Pull to Cross 8-9(23) The Front Kip - Rings 1 I -1 2(44) Cohen, Steve (USOG Team Analysis) 11 -12(30-31 ) Connelly, Dan (De veloping Self-Confidence) 11 -12(52) Counsil, Roger (Institute on Advanced Gymnastics) 11 -1 2(36) Criley, Dick, Assoc. Editor (Now at U. of Hawaii) Beauty in Motion 1 (14) 8ill Meade Interview 2( 11 +) NCAA Championsh ips 5(14-2 1) Viewpoints (Bob Medina) 6-7(7 +) Los Angeles City High School Championships 8-9(11 ) Note, The editor wishes to express his gratitude to the fine effor ts of Dick Criley during recent years. His work on the MG has provided a number of new and worthy directions as well as on overall improvement of the magazine. ABF Dolluge, George (Su!Tlmer Training for the High School Gymnast) 6-7(27-28) Davidson, Lorne (Second Canadian Intercollegiate Gymnastic Competition 5(7) Dav is, Roy (Formula for Success - Japa nese Program) 3(5-6) Dill, Norbe r t Gymwheel Gymnastics 4(26-2 7) Gymwheel Fundamentals 6-7(32-33) Gymwheel Fundamentals Continued 10(2 4) Dunkley, Tom (U. of Vermont High School Invitational) 8-9(15) Egg leston, Gordon (N.Y. State High School Championships) 8-9(14) Frederick, Bruce The Complete 800k in Gymnastics 2(20 -2 1) Choir Gymnastics 6-7(26-27) Annual MG Index 1 (28) George, Jerry (New Series - " A Second Look at Swing") Overgrip Giant Swing 6 -7(36) Undergrip Giant Swing 8-9(2 5) Undergrip Giant, Pirouette 10(22) German Giant 11 -1 2(48 -49) Gras, Bob (First Annual Penna. YMCA State Meet) 6-7(9) Grgurevic, Milo, Translator (Gymnastics for Children in the U.S.S.R. ) 2(1 0) Grossfeld, Abie (Connecticut Stat e High School Championships) 8-9(1 5) Hanscom, Robert (Notional AAU Jr. Olym· pic Champion) 10(27) Harris, Rolph C. (Cinematographic Study of the Kip) 3(2 2- 23) Hinds, John W. (Why? The Trompoline l) 6-7(44) Hughes, Eric (Instant Replay TV in Gymnastics) 2(6) Iff land, Llewellyn (Illinois State High School Championships) 8-9(1 5) Jacquin, Jerry (What Can the Colleges Do for the High School?) 8-9(10). See Also Letter 11 -1 2(52) Jefferson, George (Kentucky High School Cha mpion ships) 8-9(1 2) Jensen, Sid (Pre-Olympic Report) 1 (7-8) JohnsoQ, Jerry (Minnesota State High School Championships) 8-9(1 5) Josselyn, Vic (Lou Wills, 1880·1968) 10(2 8) Klaus, Bruno (Gymnastics in East Germany) 1(11 ) Koepke, Barry (Evaluating Low and Intermediate Routines) II -I 2(4 1) Lechl itner, Terry (Indiana State High School Championships) 9 -8(1 3) Lingemann, Lloyd (How to Make and Use a Kinetoscope) II -I 2(4 2-43)

Loenhardt, Wm. R. (Aspiration Levels of Compet i tive College Gymnasts) 2(18-19) Lesch, Victor (Gymnastics + Organization = Successful Program) 8 -9(24·25) Long, Joy Winning 2(6) Side Horse Routine Composition 11 -I 2 (46-47) Lorber, Sid (Centra l Queens YMCA) 6-7(9) Massimo, Joe New England Gymnastic Ctinic Report 2(15) NCAA Colleqe Division 6-7(18 -20) Medd, Bruce (Weightless - Cross) 3(29) Meddock, Dole (Penna. State High School Championships) 8-9(1 5) Mill s, Russell (A New Termi nology fo r Side Horse) I (I 8-1 9) Murray, Jim, Los An geles Time s (Gymnasts - Greek Gods Flying About on Rings) 10(5) Neinas, Cha rl es N. (NCAA Executive Committee Responsibility) 8-9(6 +) Nelson, Don (North Cal iforn ia Invitationa l Championships) 8-9(12) Orlofsky, Fred (Study of Gymnastic Injuries) II -I 2(50-51 ) Peavy, Bob Ca lifornia Wint er Clin ic 2(1 4 + ) Northern California Gymnastic Championships 11-1 2(37-38) Pettinger, Jock (Worm Up) I I -I 2(45) Plonf, Harvey (The Barany Dilemma) 6-7(29) Powers, Don (Ohio State High School Championships) 8-9( 14) Priddle, Ruth (Women 's Intercollegiate Gymnastic Competition Canada) 4(7) Rector, Bob (Kansas St ore High School Championships) 8-9(1 3) Runkle, Roy (Cinematographic Analysis of th e Flyaway) 11 -I 2(40-4 1) Sakodo, Ken (Konati Allen Interview) 1(15) Note, Ken has also contributed the many lively and timely cartoons to compl iment and odd humor t o th e MG throughout 1968. Thanks, Ken. Sundby, Glenn A. Carl Patterson (Coach of the Veilr)

5(4) Basel Gymnastic Tour - 1969 6-7(4-5) Olympic Gomes II -I 2(4) Kato Interview 11 -1 2(27) Surgent, Fred (Factors Det ermining a Good Program in Gymnastics) 3(14) Taffe, Dick (CAA Gy mn astic Ca mp) 3(25 +) Thor, Dave (A Competitor's View) 11-12(30) Ton r y, Don A New System of Teach ing Phys ical Education Classes I (22) Something Different 2(22) Layout, V2 Turn to Front Off 3(23) Hop Pirouette 4(27) Back Pi rouette Dismou nt 6-7(31) Vaulting for Beginners 10(23) Choosing an Int ernati ona l Gymn astic Team 11-12(5) Tucke r, Rick (Chicken - On Judging) 2(22-23) Tutte (Another Country Heard From) 10(25) Uphues, Jackie (U .S. Championships fo r Women) 6-7(1 0- 11) Vincen t, Bill (Trampoline - Le t's Tebch Routines) 1(20-21) , Weber, Ch ris (Eva luating Low and Intermediate Routines) I I -I 2(41 ) Wettstone, Gene (The Judging at Mexico City) II -I 2(32) Wilhelm, H. (Gym Sketch - Klaus) 1(7) Wi lson, Glenn (The Next Step) 2(5). See Also Letters 5(27-28) Wolfe, Dick Preparing for Routines 1.(23) An Effective Half-Way Method 10(27) Wright, Jerry F.I.G. Judges Cou r se 2(23) NCAA Rule Changes 3(25) NCAA Championsh ips 5(1 I -I 3) Senior AAU 6-7(14 · 1 5) Mexico, Mexico Rah, Rah, Rah 11· 12(1 2-20) Wright, Wiiliam (ifcisic-Ideas on Gymnastic Spotting) 4(2 2· 23) Zwickel, Wol t er - Fashion Colu mn New Fashion Column 6-7(7) The Olympics Then and Now I 0(19) Core of Uniforms and Other Questions 11 -12(47)

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GYMNASTIC FASHION COLUMN #3 For this issue, we're going to try to do our bit towards easing a fairly consistent problem in gymnastic clothing . . . that of fit. Almost every reader has had the prob路 lem of trying to figure out what the dealer means in his measuring instructions. Every dealer has tried to figure out what size to ship when measurements are out of proportion or incomplete. Accordingly I have worked up this chart, using all standard clothing industry terms. It is my hope that the dealers will keep a copy, and that the gymnasts will adopt the

term used. Then, when ordering, all you have to say is . . . "This order was measured according to the MG fitting chart" . . . and the dealer will know exactly what size to ship. Let's start with the various measurements : 1. Chest: Sometimes called chest girth. The tape is passed around the body as high up under the armpits as possible. Always check the back to make sure the tape is level. Subject should be relaxed . . . neither fully expanded or fully exhaled. 2. Waist: lust about where you .think it would be. A good point of reference is the crest of the hip bone. The waist is directly above. A poke with the thumb will locate it. Waist should be measured firmly, but not tight. Again, subject should be relaxed. 4. Seat: This measurement is not vital to goo d fit in a r eady to wear garment, but it is a very important factor in a made to measure order. It is also the one measurement that is usually taken wrong. To measure the seat, look at the subject in profile, and determine the point where Gluteal muscles (Rump) protrudes the most. That is the level where the tape is passed around the body. Do not pull tape any tighter than is needed to keep it from slipping down. A good indicator of accuracy is that the normal seat is from 7 to 8 inches larger than the waist. It is possible for gymnasts to have seat measurements smaller than this proportion. If so, just check the measurement again to be sure. 4.1nseam: Another problem area . . . most people don't know where to end it. Start with a tape that has a hard end. If you can't get one then tape a tongue depressor to the end of the tape or staple a stiff piece of cardboard in place. (2) make sure that the subject is wearing a j ock. (3) place the hard end of the tape firmly against the base of the jock (The subject should definitely feel it). (4) Measure down to just below crest of ankle joint. As an alternative stopping point, there is a protruberant bone just in front of the

ankle, on the inner side of the foot. Steve Cohen (now in Med. school) was kind enough to supply the name. It's called the 'Tuberosity of the Nervicular bone' . 5.0utseam: For made to measure you start at the top of the hip bone (Crest of the Illium), and measure down outside of leg to just below cresL 01 ankle joint. For ready to wear, start at waist and give the measurement as . . . 'Overall trouser length' 6. Girth: This is vital to a good fit on any step in design garmen t. 1erseys, leotards, and Etons all require accurate girth measurements. The girth is the lengthwise circumference of the trunk. Draw an imaginery line around the body, starting about midway along the top of the trapezious muscle, goin:::; down the front of the body, back between the legs, up the back, and back to starting point. Pull the tape tight . . . tight enough for the subject to be uncomfortable. If in doubt, use the tighter measurement since the stretch of the garment has a safety factor. 7. Sleeve inseam: Place hard end of tape at point where pectoral inserts behind deltoids. Do not go up into armpit. Measure to point where handguard strap would go. Or, as an alternate, to pivot of wrist joint. 8. Sleeve Outseam: Sometime preferred for warmups. Measure from crest of shoulder . .. the point where the sleeve would join the body on good fitting shirt . .. down to same point on wrist as for in路 seam. 9. General notes: Including your height and weight is a good practice. It gives the dealer something extra to go on. Also, don't kid yourself .. . Tell it like it is. Measuring your ,chest expanded and your waist sucked in will produce some pretty numbers, but it will also produce a poor fit.

Next Issue: We'll still be on the measuring kick. If the Olympic coach will agree, I'll publish the Olympic team measurements. You can then see how you measure up to the best.

LETTERS GREAT OLYMPIC PHOTOS Dear Glenn : I wOlild lik e to bring some milch deserved recognition to light for Don Wilkinson, whose ph otos in th e November-Decembe r isslle of the M odem Gymnast were sllperb. Sincerely yours, Dennis A. Paolelli S an Francisco, Ca lif P.S. NOI'.-Dec . IVas a great iss lle '

COACH NEEDED Dear Mr. S lindby : I am a third-year engineering stlldent in Pllerto Rico, where gymnas tics is IInkn own and hm'e del 'eloped a profound interest in th e sport since la st se mester's I'isit of th e Springfield College Gymnastic team . I plan to spend my spare time in life promoting such sport and reqllest YO llr f lltllre support in this task. I organized a gym club in my college hut ha ve been unable to secllre a coach. Kn oll' of any candidates? A t a recen t pra ctice session we ca m e up with a good idea to red lice injuries in beginners ' high bar dismounts , and I think it is 1V0rth publishing if it hasn't been hefore . A Rrollp simply grabs the mats by th e handles on th e perimeter and raises th e m oJl th e floor in trampolin e fashion, Plilling in opposite direc-tions. Sincerely, J ose Aisitlll Latimier Puerto Rico

GYMNASTICS "HOT BED" Dear G lenn : Enclosed is a ph oto of th e 1968-69 Prospect High S chool Va rsity Gymnas tics T eam. Prospect in its ten years of competition has established itself as one of th e perennial co ntendersfor th e Illinois State G ymnastics Championship finishing in th e runn er- lip position twice and third in recent years, bllt has yet to secllre the championship. Each year we IWI 'e 60 to 80 boys Ollt fo r the team . Th e dedicatio n of these boys to

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ON DUTY Captain Orwyn Sampson has ta ken over as Varsity Gymnastic Coach at the U .S. Air Force Academy in C olorado while Major K arl K. Schwenzfeier is completing a o ne-year tour of duty in V iet Nam ... Major Schwenzfeier is a special operations pilot flying a small si ngleengined aircraft (most dangerous). Perhaps many of our MG readers would like to drop him a line (we know he would a ppreciate it). His address is: Major Karl K. Schwenzfeier Box I 1152, 5th Spec Ops Sq APO San Francisco 96227

JACOBS AND WILLS REPEAT IN WORLD TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONSHIP The United States' streak of five straight World Trampoline C hampionships remained intact for another year as Judy Wills of Southern Illinois and Dave Jacobs of Michigan repeated their 1967 wins in the fifth a nnual meet at Amersfoort, Holland, November 30.

Answers to A· B·C qui z, 1. floo r exercise = A+ A; 2. side horse = B+ B; 3. s!ill rings = C; 4. long horse =9. 3; 5. pa rallel bars =C; 6. high ba r= B+C.

THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION GYMNASTICS MATERIALS LIST -1969 Age Group Gymnastics Workbook. 1968 Edition. Includes all the basic routines for boys and girls at various age levels, including stick figures and assigned values for each part of the rout ine . Excellent guide for cldssroom teaching as we ll as age-group competitive programs . Ages 618 years. Trampoline included in the 1968 Edition . 94 Pages . $3.00 . F.I.G. Code of Points • . . For Men. 196 pages of the internati onal rules for men . The most important book in ony gymnasts library. An absolute must for every teacher, coach and off icial. All the A-B-C parts with illu.strations and the latest rules for every event for men. The "off icial FIG rules" in Engl ish . $3 .50 each. "Interpretations of International Rules for Women"- .......... Based on the official F.I.G. Code of Points for women . All the international rules. This booklet contains the diffiCulty ratings for each event as well as the rules governing international gymnastics events for women . Tra nslated by the USGF Women's Technical Commitee. 50 Pages. $2.00. U.S.G.F. News Service . . . subsc ription service. Mailings to those carried on the USGF News Service mailing list contain all the latest news on National and Inte rnational Gymnastics. Mailings are made whenever news · deserves attention. Six to twelve mailing per year or more as events dictate . Send name, address, zip. $2.00 per year. National Compulsory Routines for Girls . . . a joint proj ect between the U.S. G.F. and the Div ision of Girls and Women 's Sports of AAHPER . . . thi s booklet contains a ll the routines now being used in the DGWS Guide and the music and floor di agrams as well. Also includes trampoline and tumbling routines. 50 cents per copy. U.S.G.F. Promotional Items. Special printing of Posters (11 inches by 17 inches ) with male or female gymnast thereon. Your home meet schedule o r special notices . . . write for prices. Minimum order is 100 posters. May be ordered with just figure and word " Gymnast ics". U.S.G.F. Bumper Stickers . . . in bright, reflective papers . . . Red on black or black on red. Word " gymnastics" in big letters and your school name or meet information carried above and below. Usable as bumper stickers or wall posters. • Guide for ' Competitions . . . publ ished in 1965. 25 pages of instructions on how to run a competiti ve gymnastics meet, including what he announcer should say. Designed t o help the meet d irector . . . forms, checklists, all included. $ 1.00 e ach.

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Don Wilkinson whose photos have appeared in Modern Gymnast covered the Olympic Games photographically in color and black and white. He has prod].lced a fully illustrated catalogue showing over 1,500 contact size black and white prints (with over 400 of Gymnastics). Also listed are the color transparencies taken.. This catalogue, price $1.00 is now available from - DON WILKINSON, 1013 8th AVENUE, GREELEY, COLORADO 80631.

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