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NCAA ALL-AROUND COMPULSORY PROGRESS? .. This is only the second year for AA compulsories in the NCAA Championships so it is difficult to make an in depth study of progress. However there are already many interesting facts to note. For instance in 1968 ten of the competitors totaled over 100.00 for their Compulsory and Optional routines with four of these over 105.00 and one (Sakamoto 110.45) over 110.00. In comparison only three gymnasts in the '69 championships totaled over 100.00 for their clo routines and only one (Nissinen 108.20) went over the 105.00 mark. In '68 there were 21 gymnasts in the AA finals in '69 just 14 (18 qualified but 4 scratched). In '68 two of the gymnasts (Sakamoto & Dennis) scored higher on their compulsory than on the optional, and the average difference between the clo for the top ten men was less than on the optional, and the average difference between the clo for the top ten men was less than one point. In '69 the average difference between the clo of the top ten was 3.25 (The smallest difference, Nissinen .20, the largest Dickson 7.75). If Dickson's compulsory had been on a par with his optional he would have scored 105.20 or over 2 full points ahead of a second place winner, Emery (102 .825). ADDING IT UP we would have to say that there has been negative progress in the compulsory NCAA All-Around Competition for the past year. Is there a reason? Well, I suppose we could rationalize a bit and say '68 was an Olympic year with more emphasis on compulsories with a larger number of competitors involved, more clinics and workshops stressing compulsories and many more Pre-Olympic competitions where the compulsories were used. This may be an excuse but it is not the answer to building the USA into an International power in Gymnastics. The answer is not excuses, but more work on the compulsory exercises FOR ALL AGES. LOOKING AT THE RECORDS ... While we are discussing compulsories and International Competition let us take a look at the record and see how some of our top USA Gymnasts have scored clo in International Competition in past years. HIGHEST USA COMPULSORY & OPTIONAL TOTALS IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Gymnast Compulsory Optional Total Sakamoto ('64 Olympics) 55.90 56.50 112.40 Tonry ('62 World Gomes) 55.00 56.70 11l.70 Mitchell ('64 Olympics) 55.30 55.90 111 .20 Banner ('60 Olympics) 55.35 55.70 111 .05 Lynn ('62 World Gomes) 55.05 56.00 111 .05 Beckner J. ('56 Olympics) 55 .30 55.70 111.00 Barak ('64 Olympics) 55.25 55.70 110.95 Vega ('62 World Go mes) 53.95 56.85 110.80 Thor ('68 Olympics) 54.50 56. 10 110.60 Scrobe ('52 Olympics) ? ? 110.40 Stout ('52 Olympics) ?? 110.1 5 Grossfeld ('60 Olympics) 54.60 55.45 110.05 Weiss (,64 Olympics) 55.15 54.75 109.90 Roethlisberger ('68 Olympics) 54.40 55.30 109.70 Hug ('68 Olym pics) 54.15 55.45 109.60 Orlofsky ('62 World Gomes) 54.60 54.95 109.55 Cohen ('66 World Games) 54.15 55.10 109.25 Shurlock ('64 Olympics) 54.90 54. 20 109. 10 Simms ('56 Olympics) 54.05 54.3 5 108.40 Beckner D. ('56 Olym pics) 53.40 54.90 108.30 Lascari ('66 World Gomes) 53.25 54.80 108.05 Fruedenstein ('68 Olympics) 53.70 54.30 108.00 O'Quinn ('60 Olympics) 53. 70 54.30 108.00 Tom ('56 Olympics) 52.65 54.70 107.3 5 Roetzheim ('52 Olympics) ? ? 107. 10 Allen ('68 Olympics) 51.50 53.95 105.45 Holder ('52 Olympics) ? ? 103.60 Blattman ('52 Olympics) ? ? 102.40 D'Autorio (,52 Olympics) ? ? 101. 20
These are th e Gymnasts who, according to the records we have available, have scored over 100 points in Internationol competit ion. Many of these Gymnasts may have been in several International meets but we have used only their best score. We did not have the compu lsory and optional scores available for the '52 Olympics and the previous Olympics had a different standard of scoring so it could not be evaluated with our present system.
THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE
Official Publication of the United States Gymnastic Federation
CONTENTS VOL. XI
MAY 1969
NUMBER 5
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR ... ... ... .. .Glenn Sundby MG MADEMOiSELLE .... ........ ... ..... ..Kathy Rigby CHALK TALK.... .... .. .. .. ....... ..... .. .... .... .. .. ...... MG NCAA REPORT.. ...... ... .......... .... Jerry Wright VIEWPOINTS ... .. ........ .. ............... Dick Criley MG INTERViEW .... .... .. ...... .. .Criley and Sundby ALL AROUND .... .. ........ ...... ...... .. ...... .. .. ..... FREE EX.. ... .. ... .. .... .. .. .. .... .. ........ .. ..... ....... SIDE HORSE.. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ....... .. ... ............... RINGS .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ... ...... .. .......... ..... ... .. .. LONG HORSE ....... ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ....... P BARS ... ....... ..... ... . ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... .. HIGH BAR ......... .. .. ... .. .... ......... ....... ....... .. SCOREBOARD ..... ... .... ..... ... .. ... .... ...... .... ... ... NATIONAL GYMNASTIC JUDGES ASSOCIATION .. ... .. ........... .. ... .... Jerry Wright SUMMER CAMPS AND CLiNiCS ..... .. .... .. ............
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COVER, Bob Emery, winner of the Nissen Award ond Silver Medalist All-Around ot the 1969 NCAA Championships. (Photo by Geoffry Crankshawl
PUBLISHER - EDITOR GLENN SUNDBY
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