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TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume XIV / Number 3 /March 1972

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Dear READERS, It is quite obvious we are still having problems with our production schedule and acknowledge we have some adjusting to do in order to mail the GYMNAST to you on time. We thought about doubling up a couple of issues to catch up on our cover date, however, this would disrupt our expire and renewal file and ad extra work to our already overburdened staff.(office manager-Mrs. E. Brown, Mail Clerk- Paula Craig and File Clerk- Mrs Olga Hallen). These hardworking and faithfull ladies do a great job of getting the GYMNAST in themail once yours truly gets it to the printers and back . .. Our problems seem to be mainly at the top level, which means ME. All the good intentions in the world by a HS Gymnast - ex Acrobat do not make up for poor business management.

Apparently fifteen years of putting out a magazine do not necessarily make a good businessman, just a stubborn one .. . All we need around here is a good business manager, but until we can afford one we will just keep growing ... YES we are growing, we now have almost 12,000 subscribers around the world Contrary to our poor showing so far this year WE ARE on the brink of being organized. We have just added equipment and more production help (Jerry Syphers in the art department and Pat Hardy and Leslie May to do typsetting) .. . Although still adjusting to our new format and personal, we already see a bright road ahead and expect to be on schedule within the next few months.

In spite of our recent schedule setbacks and the long hours we are now putting in to catch up we are still as enthusiastic as ever about GYMNASTICS THE BEAUTIFUL SPORT, maybe even moreso.

To the coaches, contributors and readers who send us material and encouragement, we can't thank you enough! .. . 1 don't think there would be a GYMNAST magazine today if it were not for the likes of Dick Criley, Bruce Frederick, jerry George, jerry Wright, jim Farkas, (Bruce Hopping), Bosco, Millman , Tonry, Roetzheim and many, many more like our good friend Dr. Gohler (Editor of the OLYMPISCH TURNKUNST) who always something encouraging to say. . . And the ladies, bless them, Dennies and Helen and now Renee Hendershoot(the dynamo of energy) with her contingent of reporters from allover the country .. . we are getting more reports then we have space for(BUT KEEP THEM COMING) .. ..

We are very greatful for all our fine contributors, but most of all we are greatful to YOU our subscribers who have stuck with us through all our pains of growth and inconsistency. (many of our original subscribers are still with us) . . . WE THANK YOU ALL..To us YOU are No . 1...

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NAMES'N NEWS

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VIEW POINTS, Dick Criley

9 On derelicts, OMEGAS, AND FIGS, Bob Henneche 10 NHSGCA,THE DILEMMA OF COACHES & GYMNASTS: Time part III Bill Ballester 12 CANADIAN REPORT, Lew Waller 14 U.S. GYMNASTS IN RIGA Vladimir Khotinsk y 16 GYMNASTICS: A PATH TO THE ARTISTIC LIFE, Daniel j . Milliman 17 GYMNASTICS WITH LOURIE Rod Hill 18 JAPAN U.S.A. TOUR, Chicago 20

SHOW OF SHOWS, Dr. joseph Massimo

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JAPAN U.S.A. TOUR, Temple Universitv Fred Turoff

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HAWAII STOP OVER

24 NAKAYAMA PHOTO, by Lawrence P. Bestman 26 NEW'N NOTES, by Renee Hendershott 32

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34 THE GOLDEN LIBRARY, A.B. Frederick 38

PIKED GIANT,Swing Don Tonry

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SIDE HORSE, jerry Wright

46 CALENDAR OF CAMPS AND CLINICS COVER: photos of Roxanne Pierce (U.S.A.) and Shigeru Kasamatsu (japan) Taken at the U.S.A.-japan competition in Chicago, by james A . Lester.

Publisher: Glenn Sundby Associate Editors Jack Medina Dick Criley Rich Grigsby Jerry Wright

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VIEWpoints

by Dick Criley

The GYMNAST receives photos wh ich '1ccompany articles illustrating teaching methods, camps and clinics, and gymnastic meets. Some photos are usuable; the majority are not. I have helped select photos for MG Photo Art Contests and have always wanted to put my observations down on paper . Most of my remarks, then, are ai med at the "a rtistic" of interesti ng representation of gymnastics rather than the merely i llustrative picture.

The object is to evaluate your photo first in terms of its subject, point of view, composition and visual message. Try these on for size: Point of View Angle from which photographer shot the picture. Does it change how you look at the subject? Is it possible to get above the gymnast or to li e beneath the apparatus?

Framing Is there a special frame or border around the subject of the photograph? Does it add a special way to look at the subject? How about a shot of a performer taken looking through the two pommels of the side horse , or through the rings.

Composition The types of line or geometric arrangement of the people and things in the photo. Consider horizontal lines, vertical, diagonal , and cu rved lin es and the fee lings which they convey. Note whether the lin es are parallel or form triangu lar arrangements. Where is the focal point and what makes you return your gaze there after scanning the entire photo? Gymnastics has any number of beautiful lin e arrangements. They may be lost, however, if the background is cluttered. Try to shoot against plain backgrounds.

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Visual Metaphor Place two dissimilar objects or people in such a position that we see their simi larity. One might think of catch in g th e shooting upward and rearward part of a dislocate (swing in g move) in a position sim il ar to an invert ed cross (hold pos it ion) . Or, for a play on words- a herd of pommel horses or a forest of balance beams.

Visual Contrast Contrast can be demonstrated between light and dark objects or to contrast subjects. For example, a youngster standing in awe at some display of gymnastics power (or yawning); or a gymnast intent on his " pysching up " while teammates are relaxing nearby. The recent covers of the Modern Gymnast are examp les of ligh t/dark contrast.

Symbolism Can you suggest an abstract idea? In gymnastics it is easy to portray strength , balance, flexibility , grace, but harder to catc h little facial exp ress ions of genu in e enjoyment, of pain, or tremendous exertion . How would you photographically illustrate a Dan Millman art icl e?

Visual Irony This represents some k i nd of a contrast between what is expected and what happens . The example that comes to my mind is a ful l twisting dismount from the rings w ith one foot obviously caught in the rings. It makes you want to see what happens next. Or in the case of the Watson-Paoletti photo (MG 9(12):29) what happened before!

Motion Gymnastics , lik e many other sports, offers opportunity to catch a fast action with a slow shutter and convey, with the res ulting blur, th e nature of that movement. Less often used is the technique of panning the camera with the moving subject to catch him in foc us with the background blurred (a tec hniqu e used in car and horseracing photos).

These e lements can contr ibute to more interesting photographs.

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ON DERELICTS, OMEGAS, AND FIGS

by Bob Henneche Wh at sport is, is w hateve r is f elt by th e perf o rm er. No o ne but th e athl et e knows w hat it is like to run a ninety ya rd to uchd own. H e alon e " fee ls" it. Probabl y thi s " fee l" is fo r eve ryo ne a littl e differe nt. Fo r t he gy mn as t it may be sti ck in g a va ult , h o ldin g a cross, sw in gi ng eas il y to a hand stand , p acin g w ith nervou sness, thinkin g thr o ugh a routin e, ho pin g fo r a tea mm ate, talkin g gy mn asti cs, t rave lin g, o r mee tin g o th er gymn astic-nuts.

Gymn as tics is ph ys ica l acti vity but ce rtainl y, it is a grea t d ea l mo re. It is excitement and bor edo m, te nsion and relaxa ti o n, ho p e an d despair, victo ry and d efea t. It is an emo ti o nal ex peri ence.

A not h er so urce of co nve rsa t ion in th e gymn asti cs wo rld is t he F.I. G. w hi ch shou ld never be co nfused wi th t he f ruit by th e sa m e name. The FIG is th e Bib le o f t he gym nas ti c wo rl d an d li ke th e Bibl e most p eo pl e be lieve in it but no o ne is exactl y sure how to in te rpr et it.

Th e resul t is a gr eat many articl es an d co nve rsa ti ons and clini cs w hi ch try to interp ret th e FIG . I wo ul d like to cla ri fy th e situ ati on o nce and for all by p o inti ng o ut th at th e FI G has fa il ed to in clu de ce rt ain in for m ati o n; the excl usion o f w hi ch h as res ulted in th e conf usio n.

Fo r exa mpl e, und er difficulty ratin gs th e fo ll ow in g informatio n sho u ld be add ed fo r th e sa k e o f co nsistency . Thr ee parts of no va lu e sho uld be equ al to o ne " A" move. Three parts o f no va lu e fo llowed by a " B" p art sho uld b e equal to an "A" p lu s "A" (th e " B" pa rt bein g d eva lu ed ). Si x co nsecuti ve "A" pa rts equ als a "c" part b ut also equ als a ve ry tired gymn as t w hen yo u co nsid er t hat he mu st d o ten ad diti ona l parts in hi s rout ine. A "C", " A ", " B" spe lls cab and is no t all owed o n t he gy m fl oor

beca use of co m p lai nts fo r t he jan ito ri al crew.

Fu rth er revisio n of th e FI G is n ecessary un de r th e secti o n Tasks an d respons i b ili t ies of th e superi o r j udge . Too hi s duti es sho uld be ad d ed t hat (1) he mu st keep t he fou r jury me m be rs awake at all tim es (th e easies t way to do thi s i s to provide him w ith a sexy fl asher) and (2) he sho ul d ca ll for a co nsultati o n to di scuss at w h at loca l Pu b th e jud ges wi ll m ee t aft er th e co mp et iti on. To fa il in t hi s dut y is to shirk one of th e most im por tant responsib ilities of t he supe ri o r ju dge. Fu rt her rev ision is nee d ed u nd er Comp etiti ve at ti re whe re it sho uld be stated th at rin g m en ca nn o t wea r Superm an suits (unl ess t heir n am e is Ma rk Dav is). **** 1 ho pe t hat t hese bits o f in for mati o n have helped to cla rify so m e o f t he d esc repen cies in th e FI G boo k. I hop e th at eve ryo n e w ill se ri ous ly cons id er every thin g th at has b een sa id in thi s arti cle. Some w ill p ro babl y fee l th at I am a " perfect id io t " to w hi ch I wo ul d rep ly by qu o tin g W .e. Fi e ld s wh o sa id in r,espo nse ~? thi s acc usa ti o n, " My d ea r, no on e s p erfect .

Gymn asti cs is th e freedom o f a h echt di smount from hi gh bar, th e p erfection o f a we ll struck vault, and th e challen ge of att empt ing a new tri c k. But mostl y I think gymn as ti cs is a H ell o f a lo t o f fu n. In w hat o th er sport co uld you meet so man y crazy p eo pl e d o in g so m an y crazy thin gs. It is th e m om ents o f excitement and triumph , th e anti cs, and ca talys ti c natu re of th e pe o pl e of o ur sport th at bes t describes gymn asti cs. In thi s se nse gymn as ti cs is Iowa Stat e finall y first at th e N.e. A .A ., a gymn as t doin g a hand standon the raili ng of a b rid ge or a pl anqu e o n th e to p o f a m ov in g auto mo bil e, M ark D avis' co med y rin g ro utin e, m u scle beach d ereli cts and X-mu scl e beach dereli cts (Ed Gunn y), Sakam o to o n h ori zo ntal bar, M .G. Editor w ith six cam eras around hi s neck, old we ird A rno (o nl y kiddin g A rn o), and o th ers.

Anoth er ca talys t o f anti cs and co nve rsa ti o n in gymnasti cs is th e " w ipe o ut" - - som ethin g w hi ch has happ ene d to all o f u s number of tim es. A ctuall y, thi s term "w ipe o ut" refers to a sur fe r w ho f all s off hi s bo ard . For Gymn ast ics I wo uld like to co in th e wo rd "o mega" to d escribe thi s ph eno m eno n of an unplann ed di smount f ro m th e apparatu s. A " Doubl e o mega" occ urs w hen th e gymna st does an omega, remo unts and d oes ano th er om ega.

On e should never t ry a " Tripl e o m ega" . I think that w e should in stitut e an " Om ega o f th e Yea r Awa rd " fo r th e w ild est om ega d o ne durin g th e seaso n. Su ch an hon o r co uld be award ed on the bas is of th e ri sk, o rginalit y, and v irtuosity o f t he om ega.

Fallin g ca n b e a ser io us m atte r but it always see ms goo d to laugh abo ut it aft erw ard s. Th ere w ill always be fall s, an d th ere w ill always b e so m eo ne w ho see ms to have m o re th en hi s shar e. I reca ll an o ld wo rk-ou t budd y o f min e w ho mos t o f th e tea m referr ed to an Wip e Out Harvey (Perh aps a mo re ap p ro pri ate nam e w ould b e th e Om ega M an ). Eve ry tea m has an Om ega man. On o ur tea m Harvey was famo us fo r hi s harrow in g f ly-a-ways, hi s peach to screech, hi s f ro nt over-b ar ove r- bar no t q uite o ff, and o th er ri sky and o ri gin al fea ts.

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The Dilemma of Coaches & Gymnasts: TIME Part III

By Bill Ballester NATION AL HI G H SCHOOl GYMNASTIC COACH ES ASSOCIATION

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESI DENT -NHSGCA Let me introduce myself, Larry Allen , gymnastic coach at Clovis High School , Clovis, New Mexico. lam the past vice-president and past president of the New Mexico Gymnastic Asso ciation . l am not going to give you a list of th e things that we (the Executive Offi ce rs : Vice-Presid e nt John Hinds, Secretary-treasure Tom Chapman) are going to offer you as a member of NHSGCA or tell yo u how much yo u will improve as a gymnastic coach if you join or etc., etc.. Alii am going to do is give you my perso nal guarantee that we will do everything humanly possible to make yo ur membership valuable and m ake the association instrumental to the furtheran ce of gymnastics at all levels.

Communications are essential! If you have any questions, suggestions or criticism , get them to me. If you are not a member of NHSGCA, write me and tell me why you are not. If you are a disgruntled member, what are your grips.

Yo u will be getting a letter concerning a service that will be offered to you as a high school gymnastic coach . I tell you this to let yo u know that we are already working.

I am president to seve, and I will.

Most Sincerely and Gymnasticly Yours Larry Allen, Pres ident NHSGCA 113 Ruth Clovis , New Mexico 88101

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Gymnastic Coach, University of Oregon (Past President NHSGCA) Having recognized and accepted the hypothesis that " tim e in th e gym and time on the apparatus is the one universal characteristic consistent to all teams and individuals who are ' winners ' " leads to the co nclusion that time, practice and gymnastics preparation must be defined and organized if maximum efficiency is to be gained .

I n the last article exploration was made into ways and means to develop situations which would allow for some type of year-around gymnastics training program. In this article, emphasis will be placed on actual daily, weekly and monthly practice scheduling.

There are many objectives that must be taken into co n sid e r ation when determining the type of training program to be employed in eac h school. With what level of gymnast are you working? Are your objectives: (1) Immediate competitive readiness (2) End of the season readiness (3) Senior year in high school readiness (4) University readiness (5) Senior year in university readiness (6) International readin ess Th ese are broad o bj ectiv es th at will dictate your decisions. Most coaches will want to compromise or overlap many, maybe all, of these objectives. Perhaps these objectives or emphasis on 1 th rough 5 can lead to number 6. The ultimate goal of every dedicated athlete is to represent his country in international competition.

Again , we must search for, recognize and define universal characteristics of " winners": 1. Flexibility 2. Strength 3. Consistency 4. Confidence These four characteristics seem to be the most obvious, and where they may not be all-inclusive, th ey will be the four that will be explored.

Within each yearly program within our total lifetime program , efforts must be made to develop these four goals. Some are more easily attained th an others, as each gymnast and eac h tea m will have different strengths and different weaknesses th at must be overcome individually.

FLEXIBILITY All great gymnasts ar e fl exib le! And perhaps even mor e import ant , all great gymnasts can "co ntro l" or use th eir fle xibility. In very simplified ter ms, flexibility is th e ability o f a muscle or muscle groups to move through a full range of motion .

Five years ago I began req uiring daily team warmup and fl ex ibility training prior to practice, beginning with up to one full

hour each day, six days per week , and co ntinu e until our first competition. Then this tim e was decreased to approximately 45 minut es until eight weeks before season's end when we go to 30 minutes a day. This is for th e e nti re tea m. If th ere are individu als with particular fl ex ibility problems, they are required to do more stretching both in the gym and out. (Since adapting this program injuries, pulled muscles and spra ins have been reduced considerably.)

Our daily stretchin g program is as follows: Ten minutes of easy loose body movem ent beginning with to e raise jumps (feather jumps)-very easy with very littl e effo rt. We then go from one end of the body to the other loosening all joints: wrist , neck, shoulders, trunk , kn ees and ankl es; then to the wall for Achill es stretching.

During thi s period the team talk s, jokes and is ve ry loose. The next part of the sequence req uires co ncentration , and a minimum of talking is done .

Now we begin " heavy stretching. " Th ere are many exercises that ca n be used ; howeve r, we do basicall y th e sa me ones daily.

The basic philosophy that we emp loy for flexibility work is as follows : 1. No jerking or bobbing (a muscle that is jerk ed aga inst tends to tighten or res ist stretchin g).

2. Every muscl e or muscle group that we stretch, we co ntra ct first. Fle xing the muscle will fill it with blood , thus warming it and decreas ing chance of tearing (there are also other physiological reasons).

3. We stretch and hold, concentrating on trying to relax the muscle that is hurting.

4. W e occasionally stretch with th e aid of heat. A stretching session for the team in hot steam showers after practice is helpful.

5. I n extreme cases, deep icing can be used to stretch muscle tension. Simply rub ice over the area to stretch until it is numb and slowly stretch.

Our daily exerc ises include stretching of hamstring, quads, lower back, Achilles and should ers.

Flexibility training is painful but essential. It also helps to unite a te am: it is one of the few times in practice that th e entire tea m is together. This group dynamics also helps to develop the fourth chara cte ri stics of a winner-CONFIDENCE.

STRENGTH Strength and th e means of d eve lopin g it has ca used physical educators and coac hes hours of deliberation and discussion. At what age should it begin?

How intensive?

Will str e ngth development reduce flexibility? Should weight-lifting be emplo ye d?

Th ese are questions that every coach must search within to determine his parti cular program. Answers should also

be based upon th e indi v idu al differences of each gymnast and th e type of superv ision yo u are willing to g ive.

Apparatus work is in itse lf strength developing; howeve r, for most gymnasts it is not suffi cient. Th ere are two other approaches to deve lop in g str ength: 1. Weight-lifting (I wou ld suggest that the amount and type of weight training be determined by the knowl edge of the coach in volved).

2. A circuit program at th e e nd of practice which can be deve loped either for the entire team or for each individual based on hi s own particul ar needs.

My philosophy of a circuit is to overcome parti cular weaknesses and to leave the gym co mpletel y ex hausted. The type of exerc ises are less important than the ab ili ty to recog nize the particular weakness and develop a move ment that w ill add str e ngth.

The str ength circuit is co nsiderably longer in th e beg innin g (30-45 minutes every da y, 6 days a week) and wi ll be reduced to 20 minutes when co mpetition begins and th en comp lete ly dropped th e last five weeks of the season. Again , there are some team ~ and indi vidud ls who need more than others .

Running and stair-stepp ing are important parts of the c ircuit program.

Eve ry other night our circuit is built around running activities: Stair-runn in g (up and down a flight of stairs 20 or 30 feet high) 20 tim es and then jogging ap proximatel y one mile. This can be increased or decreased based upon ind ividua l d ifferences. Again, these exerc ises are done as a team or in groups to help bui ld CONF IDENCE.

CONSISTENCY and CONFIDENCE coach and every gymnast is confronted with the " hows and whys" of cons istent performa nces.

Perhaps consistency and confidence can be grouped tog eth er. Th ere seems to be a corre lation betw ee n a confident gymnast and a cons istent gymnast.

Confid ence ca n be developed in many ways; howeve r, success see ms to be the most effective. A person tend s to repeat the things at which h e is successful. A person reacts better in a situation where he is accepted and comfortab le.

Total team involvement , particularly activ iti es which require suffer in g and sacrifice on the part of every m ember, will bring a group together , thus creating conf id ence . Examp les of this are pre-workout fl ex ibility training, after practice circuit training (in the fo rm) and such thing s as community fund-raising projects and ex hibitions, etc., outside of the gym. As the seaso n or four-year program d eve lops, th ese daily, weekly and monthly activi ti es wi ll add up to building co nfidellce in th e gymna,t.

Cons istency wi ll be d eve loped with co nfiden ce.

Routine s are the final product of e-very gymnast's hours of work , sacr ifice, self-discip lin e and training. Th erefore, if the routin e is the final product th at is soug ht, th en th e practice of routines , Every

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Experts in the field of gymnast i cs helped the author compile a complete list of American gymnastic terms on every Olympic event . These terms are presented with sequence i llu strations and provide the bulk of the comp l eted text.

Gymnasts and coaches will be able to quickly look up all of the common (many uncommon) ski ll possibilities that stem from any position on every event. For instance; there are thirty-five sequence illustrations showing the skills that stem from a straight arm support sw inging backward on the parallel bars, forty-two skills that stem from a backward sw ing on the horizontal bar and sixty - one forward rotating skills in the floor exercise section.

Judges wi ll find this book to be an exce ll ent supp l ement to the F.I.G. Code of Points. It can be used as a difficult y testing te xt (spaces are provided for new ratings) and the section on nomenclature wil l provide new, heretofore, unheralded information on body positions in relation to the apparatus, parts of the body, describin~ a movement, writing and punctuating the compulsory exercise etc.

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By Mr. Lewis R. Waller, Sec. Canadian Gymnastics Federation 357 Duke of Kent Avenue, Pointe Claire, Quebec CANADA CALGARY, SITE OF THE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS The 36th National Open Canadian Gymnastic Championships are scheduled for May 19, 20, and 21 , 1972 in Calgary, Alberta . The committee involved in its organization is preparing for what they feel will be one of the best National championships ever hosted in Canada .

Grants from the Alberta provincial government and the city of Calgary, as well as local corporations and the gymnastic clubs located in Calgary, are assisting the efforts of committee members.

Calgary is a city of close to 400,000 people and is located northeast of Spokane, Washington by just over 450 miles. The gymnastic programs in Calgary

have been growing by leaps and bounds over the past few years. The formation of eight gymnastic clubs, as well as strong elementary, junior and senior high school programs, and the University of Calgary men and women gymnastic squads, are only a few factors in the growing interest and success of Calgary's gymnastic accomplishments. Such events as the provincial high school championships, and the Provincial Age Group championships, Western Canadian Age Group championships have meant with success. More recently Calgary gymnastic programs received a big boost when , through the efforts of the Calgary Stampede and Exhibition Board, coaches, gymnasts, and spectators were able to witness ten full days of exhibition gymnastics by the internationally acclaimed SCATS, Mr. Harhiro Matsuda (Yamishita) , Mr. Mitsuo Tsukahara, and Mr . Shiro Tanaka from Japan .

Accompanying these international gymnasts were members from Canada's senior and junior ranks. As a result of these efforts, not only did audiences witness a spectacular gymnastic display, but Mr. Tanaka remained to teach and coach at the University of Alberta in 12

Edmonton. Because o f these more recent events in Calgary and around Alb erta, the gymnastic scene has been set for a National championship this spring .

Calgary is now waiting to see such Canadian gymnasts as Andre Simard , Steve Mitruk, Jennifer Diachun, Lise Arsenault, Jean Gagon, Bruce Medd and a score of other top National junior and senior gymnastic talents. Some of these senior gymnastic competitors will be selected as Canada 's representatives to Munich for the Summer Olympics, and this factor holds more color for organizers, gymnasts, audiences, news media than just the annual championship itself.

The organizing committee for Canada ' s 1972 Gymnastic Championships feel very honored to host the competition at Foothills Arena in Calgary. It is our express purpose to communicate our interests and enthusiasm about the National open competition to all gymnast readers, who may wish to visit Calgary during this three day meet can obtain more information concerning tickets, housing, competition schedules, and Calgary, are welcome to contact the committee in care of myself at P.O. Box 1761 , Calgary, Alberta.

Competitors are expected from all ten Canadian Provinces and Yukon Territory for the program of senior and junior events.

The logo(at left) to symbolize the 1972 Canadian Championships was designed

by John Fontaine from Red Deer, Alberta, who won a contest sponsored by the Alberta Gymnastic Federation .

Trampoline enthusiasts will also be happy to learn that the Canadian Open Trampoline Championships will be staged as part of the 1972 National Gymnastic Championships in Calgary.

The month of May is close, so if possible begin your plans to spend an entertaining week-end with gymnastics in a friendly city that takes pride in their amatuer atheletic programs. Remember the dates, May 19, 20, 21 , at Foothills Arena in Calgary . Our committee welcomes you to Calgary for the 36th Canadian Gymnastic Championships.

CANADIAN GYMNASTS GET INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE Boys to Denmark A team of boys from Howard S. Billings High School, Montreal, made a three city tour of Denmark during the Easter Holidays. Their coach, Arnie Petersen , reports the boys were treated royally with breakfast with the MayorofCopenhagen , a ride in a private railway car and work-outs with Danish boys groups. The Canadians were surprised at the high level of the Danish boys in tumbling and on the pommel horse. Such proficiency on the side horse may be explained by their use of the pommel horse machine to practice their double leg circles. The Billings boys were strong on high bar and ring work which seem to have greater appeal to North Americans.

The Canadians lost their meets to an All Star team of Danish boys in Copenhagen and to the Danish National Junior team at a meet on the island of Nakskov. Topping off their tour was a victory over a club team in the town of Haslev.

Outstanding memb er of th e Canadian delegation was Daniel Mantion who looks like a very promising junior. Michael Stalk and Joe Skye, Indian's from Caughnawage thrilled their Danish hosts by wearing full Indian regalia on official occasions. The other four members of the team were Tim Cloherty, Umberto Principe, Terry O 'Connor and Claude Fillion

GIRLS FOR EUROPEAN TOUR A seven-woman team composed of Jennifer Diachun , Teresa McDonnell, Nancy McDonnell , Sharon Tsukamoto, Susan Buchanan all of Ontario ; Lise Arsenault, Quebec and Janet Terry, Alberta left for three weeks of competition in Europe during April.

They will be competing against Yugoslavia and Italy, at Hvar, Yugoslavis ; against Romania, at Bucharest ; against Germany, at Berghausen and against Russia and West Germany, at Schwabisch Gmund near Stuttgart.

36th CANADIAN GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS The 1972 Canadian Championship will be held May 19,20 and 21 in Calgary, Alberta. The site of the Championships will be the Foothills arena , Calgary' s second largest skating rink, which seats 2,000 people with standing room for and extra 500. Gymnasts and out-of-town visitors will be housed in the University of Calgary residence and in motels located near the competition site.

MEN'S NATIONAL COACH Barry Brooker named Canada's National Coach for Men AI Dippong, Chairman of the Canadian Gymnastics Federation announced the selection of Barry H . Brooker as National Men ' s Coach .

Brooker, a native of Toronto, is presently a Lecturer at the School of Physical and Health Education of Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario . He is currently teaching gymnastics and courses in the area of skill acquisition and motor learning.

The new National Coach came to Queen 's in 1971 after a fine career as a gymnast of national calibre. Barry is also Chairman of the Men ' s Technical Committee of the Ontario Gymnastics Federation. Thirty years of age, and single, he initially attended the University of Toronto where, in 1962, he received this H.P.H.E. and , in 1966, his B.A . He is a graduate of the University d 'Ottawa , holding an M .P.E.in Kinesiology.

Barry was a member of Canada 's national team from 1966 until 1968 and participated in the World Championships in 1966, the 1967 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, and the Mexico Olympics of 1968. In the processoftouring German on a " Iive-and-Iearn " session in 1964 and

1965, Brooke r beca m e f lu en t in Ge rm an .

H e is also ade pt in usin g French w hi ch he p icked up w hil e at t he U ni ve rsity d 'Ottawa.

Th e Ca nad ian Gymn as ti c Bull et in is now a 16 page book let cover ing Ca nadi an Gy mn as ti c News fro m coas t to coas t.

Pu b li ca ti o n is a minimu m of 10 iss ues per yea r. Su bscr ipt io ns are $3.00 pe r yea r f ro m L.R . W aller, 357 Duke o f Kent A ve nu e, Po inte Claire, Qu ebec.

THE U.B.C. POMMEl -- TOY OR TOOL? A rn o Lasca ri , Ph .D. Gy mn as ti cs Coac h Th e U ni ve rsity of Brit ish Co lum b ia It m ay be stated that c ircl es are basic to an y po mm e l horse ro u ti ne wit h ful l d iff ic ulty. May it be th at circ les also rep rese n t th e ul ti ma te in po mm el ho rse w o rk ? W e recog nize th at circl es

CANAD IAN INTERCOLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS CHAMPI O NSHIPS MARCH 4th & 5th, 1972 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Thi s, th e 6th yea r of th e In terco lleg iate sh owe d gr ea t C h ampi o n shi ps , improve men t in qu ality of th e wo rk pe rfo rm ed by t he co mpeti tors. Th e Interco ll egiate Cham p io nahips sta rt ed as a ce nten n ial p ro jec t i n 1967 wi th m en being th e o nly pa rti cipa nts. Th e coaches and admini strato rs w ho have wo rk ed so hard to d eve lo p gy mn as ti cs in Ca nadi an uni ve rsiti es and co lleges are to be co ngrat ul ated o n th e res ul ts o f th ei r effo rts durin g t he six years . O ne res ult of the d evelo p me nt of gym nastics o n the un ive rsity level in Canada has been th e loss o f fewe r Ca nad ian gy mn as ts to Am eri ca n U ni ve rsit ies.

C lub leve l gy mn asts are now atte ndi ng co ll ege close r to th eir ho m es w hi ch stre ngt hens th e co mpet iti on th ere.

A ll ar o und w inn e rs of t he champi o nships we re Steve Mi t ruk of M cM aster U ni ve rsity; and o n th e girl s side a tie b etwee n ve teran Gl enn a Sebestye n of U ni ve rsit y of Saska tchewa n and a relative ly new co m er to th e fi eld , Lenk a Svate k f rom U ni ve rsity of A lb erta , Edmonto n.

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prefo rm ed o n th e end o f th e ho rse (l oop s) represe nt a supe rior type o f wo rk. Loo ps are simp ly ci rcles p erf o rm ed w ith a less secu re base o f sup po rt. H ow abo ut ci rcl es o n o ne po mm e l? Could it be that th is represe nts an eve n superior type of pe rfo rm ance? Th e base of suppo rt is ve ry sm all ind eed, b ut th e c ircle rem ain s esse nt ia lly th e sa me as th e o ne pe rfo rm ed in th e sa dd le. On e mi gh t say th at u ltim ate po mm el ho rse w o rk is not circl es o n a po mm el, b ut circl es fo llowed b y tra ve ls, kehres, back in s, back o u ts, etc. Ho w eve r thi s usuall y is no t the case (opi ni o n). Th e co ncl usio n has bee n reached , aft er periodic disc uss ion w ith sin gle po mm e l

RESU LTS - CANAD I AN IN TERCOllEG I ATE CHAMP I ONS HI PS

Men - All Around

1. Steve Mitruk (McMaster) 2. Tom Kin sman (Yor k Uni v.)

3. H ans Frick (U ni v. o f To r) 4. Dave Hunter (Yo rk U niv.)

5, Mike luk e (Lakehea d Univ.)

6. Glen Butler (U. B.C.) 7. Keith Ru sse ll (U. B.C. ) 8. Hard y Fink (McM a5l er Uni v.)

9 Dale O ' Br ie n (U . of A lta.1 10. Co lin Pu ffe r (Yo rk Un iv.1

Women - All Around

7. 80 8.50 6.85 7. 55 7.25 8.40 8.20 6.65 7.70 5.60

8.10 5.80 6.85 5.80 7. 15 5.25 4.25 5.70 5. 00 6.60

8. 05 7.70 6.85 8.05 7.25 6.80 6.70 7.95 7.UO 7.70

7.90 5.30 8.80 7.95 8.60 7.75 8.55 7.15 7.95 8.25 8.45 6. 10 8.85 7.65 8.10 6.90 6.65 7.70 8. 15 7.40

5. 00 8. 25 7.80 7. 95 5.50 7.90 6. 90 6. 90 7.20 7. 00

49.45 47,00 45.20 45.05 43.80 42,90 42 .55 42.20 42.05 41.75

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w o rk e r,. th at m ove m e n t ~ o rig in atin g from a t irc le o n a pomm e l are usu al ly eaw' l" th ,1Il ['w rf o rm in g dnot her circle o n th e fJurnrn e l Trd vels. Kehres, etc., are oft e n a wa y o f ddju st ing to a m issed ci rcl e.

Th e p ropo siti o n i ~ t hdt if o ne is ab le to perfo rm c irt¡lp; co n sP( uli ve ly on on e po mm el. dlmo st an y indi vidua l ~ k il l attem p ted th e redfte r becom es re lati ve ly easy.

Th e dec isio n WJ , m ade to con stru ct th e U. B.C. Pomm el to mdk e it edsier to l earn po m me l c ir c l e~ . Ph il Harkn ess, A ss istant Coach at U .B.C. , do nat ed hi s time and eng ineer in g talen ts in th e constru ctio n of th e U. B.C. Pomm e l Th e sin gle po mm e l horse has alr ea d y d em o nst ra ted i ts wort h as a learn in g dev ice. Th e va lue is t hat it empha sizes th e wris t act io n neces sary to contro l pomm el ci rcles; i.e., fl exion -extension rath er th an th e norm al medi al and leteral fl ex io n .

It has bee n ver y di ff icu lt to perf o rm circ les o n th e U.B.C. Pomm e l d ue to t he co ntro l necessa ry fo r t he sk ill , but the im po rtan t ite m is tha t o ne ca n learn t o do a few circl es in success io n and thu s ena bl e the b od y to t ransfer t he acq uired skill m echani sm s necessa ry fo r futh er su cc ess o n th e pomm e l ho rs e. N o rma lly, w hen atte mptin g a side t rave l back Czek (c ircle on one p o mm e l ), on e c r as h es imm ed iately. Th is does n ot give t he bod y a chance to deve lo p th e sk ill. Ori gin al ly, th e id ea was to m ake p o mm els of va ri o us size s, start ing w ith a o ve r- sized po mm el and to grad ually d ecrease it until th e no rm al sized po mm e l was bein g u sed.

Th is id ea is st ill p ro bab ly worth -w hi le but it ap pea rs th at it is no t necessa ry i n light of th e d em o nstrated success of th e U.B .C. Po mme l.

Th e pert ine nt co ac hin g hints ar e, to lea n fo rwa rd more th an o ne wo u ld nor mall y d o , and do not ki ck the d ev ice w hen fru st rated (unl ess paddin g is install ed o n nex t yea r' s mode l) .

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Glenna Sebestyen (U niv. of Sa skat chewa n) l enka Svatek (Uni v. o f A lbert a) Su e Buchanan (York Uni ve rsity) Janet Terry (U n iv. o f A lbert a) Liz Swinton (Yo rk Uni ve rsit y) Jill Wood (U niv. o f Sas katchewa n Kath y M ull en (M cMas ter Un ive rsity) Ger ri Tann is (U ni vers it y of A tbe rt a) Ma ll o ry Wa lt o n (U n iv. of Sas kat chewa n) Vivien Sym ingto n (Qu ee n's Un ive rsity)

9.10 8.35 8.30 8. 30 7.25 7.40 7. 50 7.35 7.00 6.55

7.85 8 .30 8.20 6.70 7.10 6.55 5.90 6.30 4.85 6.40

6.95 7.20 7.20 8.40 6.35 7.25 5.55 4.55 6.50 5.35

8.40 32.30 8.45 32.30 8.45 32.15 8.55 31 .95 8. 00 29. 20 7.85 '21).05 6.85 25.80 7.60 25.!l0 7.35 25 .70 7.20 25.50

Wom e n - A ff i l iat io n T ea m s

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By Vladim ir Khot insky Photographs by Vad im Kivri n

HE PERFORMANCE OF AMERICAN g ymna sts at la st year's international meets came a s a surpri se to many fans. We were able to see some of them in action at an intemational tournament staged last April in Rig a, capital of Sovie t Latvia. The routines of 18 -year-old Kathy Rugby (see photographs at right) and 19-year-old John Crosby (below left) won the particu larly hi gh pra ise of spectato rs and judges. Here are the comments of former champion s Larissa Latynina and Yuri Titov . Larissa Latynina: Kathy Rugby is a splendid gymnast, confident in al l t he exercises and si mp ly match less on the beam , which everyone think s is the trickiest piece of apparatus . Kathy is unquestionably the ace of the Amer ic an team , the on ly contender, I believe , who can hold her own a gain st European and Japane se opposition. My first acquaintance with American women g ymna st s was in 1961 when our national team toured the United States. It' s a p leasu re to see how much progress the American s have mad e in th is sport si nce. Their routines are just a s intricate as ours, b ut they still have certain fault s in technique, which prevent them from execut ing each movement perfectly.

There 's no lo nge r the big gap there was 10 years ago between Soviet and American gymnastic standards. At t hat t ime the American s included many acrobat ic elements in their routines, but much more often now Kathy a nd he r teammates make original and interesting t ran sition s from one exerci se to the next. You al so note their eHort to present finished compositions, to achieve a sensible combination of intricacy and beauty. IAt center right, Kath y Rugby receives an award fro m Latynina .l Yuri Titov : I must say that the American men gymna sts have also made progress though perhaps not as much as the women. .

I compet ed with them in various tournaments, starting with t he 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. At t hat ti me t hey didn 't pay nearly as mu c h attention t o perfect in g their technique or pre sen ting attractive routines as they did to introdu cing a s man y stu nts as possible. For instance, I still remember the routine of Armando Vega, a leading American g ymna st at the time . H e wo und up each exercise with a spectacular di smount. I think that what prevented the American s for a long time from winning in world championships was their dependence on such individual stunts .

The picture ha s changed now, and it seems to me t hat in the near future they will be among the strongest bidders in the world title and Olympic tournaments. There is a lready one spectacular performer on t he Amer ican nat io na l sq uad-J o hn Crosby, who did so well in Riga.

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Rep rinl ed from : SOV IET LIFE January. 1972

gymnastics: APATH TO THE ARTISTIC LIFE Dan J. Millman - Gymnastics Coach Stanford University Part II: " Integrating body-mind through gymnastics" In the first article we glimpsed some possibilities for inner development not generally exploited in the West, due to various economic and social obstacles.

It was made clear, I hope, that whether inner growth, maturation , or spiritual development takes place is primarily dependent upon not simply our physical activity, but primarily upon our attitude--our philosophical directions.

The total human being, with all aspects, emotional as well as physical , must be engaged if the total individual is to be developed. If we " forget ourselves" in the gymnasium , and work our bodies, but forget to train our attitudes, outlook and emotional stability, it's like training one's left foot and forgetting that the rest exists. . How then , do we specifically train for "body-mind unity? " In order to answer this, let's recall a com mon experience we have all had . When we first began to do gymnastics, or each time we attempt a new movement, there is this feeling that

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our heads are telling our bodies what to do, but our body doesn ' t listen very accurately. It's a frustration we've shared.

Sometimes we understand a concept on an intellectual level. We can see in our mind 's eye how to do a movement, but this concept takes time to find a home in our muscles and refle xes.

Thus, we can in one sense measure bod y- mind unity in an individual by observing how long it takes for concept to be a physical manifestation ; i.e. how long it takes one to "learn " a movement.

Many advanced gymnasts are able to "fee l" a movem ent as soon as they see it done. Perhaps some nerv e pathways have been opened up, and we develop a " muscular empathy " of sorts. Watching another indi vidual do a move ment, we can feel the correct muscles rela xing and contracting, and feel the correct rhythm.

This takes time to develop. Whether we remember or not, all but th e beginning gymnast have improve d this technique, opened some pathways . In other words, the more we hav e diligently st udi ed the art of gymnastics, the more we have opened the pat hway between concept

and physical rea lity. This is what we mea n by " getting ourselves together," or developing body~mind harmon y.

Perfect unity路路 is a rare event indeed--some Zen masters of various arts have achieved this concept --physical action state in the same moment--for example the archer who do esn't have to think about shooting the arrow at all. .. he unconsciousl y " becomes " the action, gets inside of it.

Think of it! To be able to act out a concept! Clearl y visualize a difficult movement, feel it, and perform it the first time . It isn't impossible , but it is difficult, and takes mu ch training, with body and with a concentrated mind .

It also takes a serene, positive mind , emptied of emotional conflicts such as frustration, fear , worry , ect. These conflicts tend to obstruct this growing together process . That is th e primary reason to train all aspects of the indi vi dual. To see a gymnast, no matter how physically talented, kick the apparatus or lose his temper is a sad thing, for he's missing the point of training.

If one is so conditioned by the philosophy of d oi ng sport only for school, or coach, or fo r the g lory of winning--if one simply desires a st ron g body and finds it too di ff icu lt to also lea rn to maintain a relaxed , serene state of mind, that 's all right ... yo u wo n't be actually doing somethin g "w rong "... but such an indi vid ual wi ll not find the real potential and richness of physical activity. When retir ed some day, that indiv idu al w ill have done some hard wo rk, some hard breath in g, and perhaps worked off some nervo us energy and calor ies ... but that person w ill not ha ve learned to tru ly master himsel f.

It is we ll to always keep in mind that the mental cha II enges of gymnastics are equa ll y real (thoug h perhaps less tang ibl e) as the physical chall enges . Being able to overcome fear and frustration may be m ore beneficial eve n than being able to ove rcom e phys ica l weakness or stiffness. We see ma ny good phys ica l gymnasts, b u t eve n among the ranks o f our top gymnasts, we see few gymnasts w ho have ga in ed mastery of the ir ent ire se lves.

Body-mind harm o ny--Co ncept to physical--this can lead to eve n more exciting possibilities! ESP (ext ra sensory perception) is a concept ... perhaps there are pathways we can open in this area!

Perfect health, peace of mind--these are also concepts. Who is to say we cannot by some means (such as meditiation , Yoga, etc.), open these pathways so m e da y?

Gymnastics is a beginning . An area in which to lea rn the Way. (No, that is not accurate, because the Way is all around us. We have but to discover it). Mastering gymnastics ca n he lp us to lear n mastery over any art, beca us e, as mentioned in the fir st part of thi s se ri es, we will have learned some mastery over ourselves.

Now, mastery is not something at which we arrive. It is so m ething we strive towards. Whether we beco me Olympic

champions or not is not entirely relevant (for many champions have worked primarily with the physical) . The point is to continue refining , striving, and growing together. We can all work up to whatever point we are capab le of. The important thing is to constant ly be aware of the possibilities. You must be looking for someth in g in order to find it one day.

What does this "integrated" person look like? What does it feel like aswe gain greater harmony between the mental and physical aspects of one' s self? For one thing, we find fewer internal conf li cts . We end up doing what is bas ically good for us.

We don ' t have as many battles such as, " I shouldn ' t eat that" (or do that), and end up doing it anyway. We may find greater self acceptance and happiness in what we do. We may begin to really, fully "get into" our activities with more single-minded ness and zest.

We begin to " listen to our physical selves" more, and eat only when we're really hungry, and acquire refined senses like a cat, being able to tell more how hard to train, when to train, when to rest, and so on. We begin to lost compulsive training eating, or li ving habits, and our lives take on a bit more spontaneity.

It may appear to others that our spi rit is stronger, that we have increased " will power" but that' s only because we really believe in all that we do, and do on ly that in which we fully believe.

Again, let me remind the reader that this isn ' t a state we reach perfectly. It' s only an improvement we acquire. For more information on this integrated personality we can gain through correct gymnastics training, I refer you to "Toward a Psychology of Being," by Abraham Maslow.

But is gymnastics special? The answer is both yes and no. The " no" part is this.

One can gain greater body-mind harmony th rough any artistically--directed activity, practicing making concept a physical reality, working through emotional difficulties, learning mastery over one' s weaker impulses by becoming more sensitive to one' s finer instincts.

Yet, what physical activity has more possibilities than gymnastics? What endeavor demands more in terms of total muscular development, coordination and timing on the physical side, and such stability, conf idence . Courage and concent rati on in the mental sphere? To inter-mingle these areas is the greatest challenge!

Yes, there is great potential in gymnastics, especially for those of us who found we have some degree of ta lent and liking for this activity . Some of us may discover another road along the way. It would be a mistake to continue on the road of gymnastics if we find ourselves so limited that the road will end very soon.

Then , we can look to other activity, other roads. On the other hand, we will gain most by giving the ro ad of gymnastics a thorough trial. And in finding where the road leads, we can truly find ourselves.

GYMNASTICS WITH LOURIE By Ro dn ey C. H i ll

Illu strations by M ariali ce Carte r

Mister Mason watched Lourie step from the mat in front of the uneven bars, He felt excitement run through his body .

Even though it was the young ten year o ld 's first time on the bars, he knew she cou ld be a great gynmnast. Possibly the best he had ever coached . Maybe a futu re Olympian . " Marty, I want you next." said the coach.

Lourie watched as her new teammate rubbed chalk on her hands and wa lked to the bars. Marty was taller than Betsy or Lourie . She had long brown hair, pulled back in a pony tail and she wore a red , long sleaved leotard.

Mister Mason said , " Well , I guess it's time we learned that eagle catch."

Marty looked at Betsy and smi led broadly.

The coach said , " Get up on the bars in a front rest position ."

Marty put both hands on the low bar and jumped up until she rested with her waist agai nst the rail, and most of the weight of her body on her hands.

Mister Mason said , " Now lean forward until you're hanging from your waist. Let your arms hang down loosely."

Marty followed instructions as they were given.

The coach stepped in behind Marty and squeezed her feet together before placing them on his upper thighs and blocked the back of her legs with his left arm . After getting into position , Mister Mason said , " Now I want you to arch backward , raising your hands in a reverse grip, eagle position , until you grab the upper bar. I'm just going to hold your body in the position I want it to stay in .Do you understand? " "Good . Let's see it. " With no effort the young gir l arched up and back until she had grabbed the upper rail in an eag le catch .

" Good," said the coach . " Let's see it again. " Again Marty performed the move.

Mister Mason asked to see it five more times before he let her down. He wanted to make sure the action was implanted in her mind.

After cha lkin g her hands again , Marty returned to the bars.

Mister Mason said , " Now we' re going to try it from a swing. Jump up and grab the upper raiL " Marty jumped into position . " Now," the coach said, " I' m going to sw in g you back and then into the bar. I want you to do a simple wrap and stop in the front rest position. " Mister Mason pushed the young girl back and started the swing. As her body neared the low bar, she piked slightly and had a bouncy wrap around the rail.

The coach said , "You have to keep the body slightly arched until you hit the bottom bar, then pike and you'll get around it smoothly. Now let's try it again. " Once more the coach pushed the young gymnast back and once more she swung into the rail. This time she wrapped smoothly. " Good . Now I want you to do the same thing, on ly don't grab the low bar. Thi s is a confidence move. I want you to see that you can wrap this bar without the aid of your hands."

Lourie and Betsy stood to the side as Marty, following the coaches advice, performed the move. " Chalk your hands again , and we ' ll give it a try ."

Marty look ed at her teammate, and smi led uncertainly as she cha lk ed her hands with the white carbonate of magnesium . When this was finished, she walked back to the bars. Mister Mason helped her jump to a long hang position, then he swung her backward. When Continued on Page 40

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CHICAGO MEET GREAT SUCCESS Pho tos By James A. Leste r

JAPAN USA TOUR 1972

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SHOW of SHOWS PENN January 28, 29, 1972

By Dr. Joseph Massimo Arrival at Penn. State College was a little easier this year than last when I came to see and write up the U.S.S.R. vs. U.S.A . competition. Snow held off at least on the heaviest travel day for people coming to wat c h thi s final appearance of the Japanese men and women 's team touring the United States.

The air of excitement was the same and perhaps even more so as people anticipated seeing another Gene Wettstone spectacular featuring the acclaimed best male gymnasts in the world . The co mpetition, as always, was completely sold out, including all available standing room.

Again this year I had the opportunity to closely observe the training of both squads. The American teams assembled for this co mpetition were most impressive.

9Men: Dick Swetman, Brent Simmons , George Greenfield, Tom Lindn er, Marshall Avener, John Crosby and Steve Hug. (Steve never got to compete as he sprained an ankle during FX warmups on Friday evening.

This was a big disappointment for Steve and all of us who were looking forward to his work in this meet.)

Women: Nancy Theis, Karen Schuckman , Kim Chace, Roxanne Pierce and Cathy Rigby, Joan Moore.

The women trained at White Gym together. Our girls were capably handled

by Ginny Coco and Bud Marquette.

Training sessions were hard and long , and to this observer our ladies looked extremely good and overshadowed the Japanese during these sessions. Much tim e was spent on vaulting in order to avoid a repeat of the Illinois competition where the gals lost the meet due to a technicality involving repetition of vaults by the tea m . The Japanese gi rls did a great deal of very hard stretching in their workouts and also much vigorous tumbling. (They lined up and executed rapid-fire passes involving front and back hand sp rin gs, etc.)

Th ey did no t impress me here nor did th eir arpdfatus work turn m e on citlll'r.

Perhaps they were tired, but for wh,ltl'v!'r re aso n. th eir overall training apPCdlf'd w eak whil e o ur girls impressed me d~ tlIP strongest U.S. group I 've observed.

Till ' m en al,o train ed tog eth er. Our boy~ were handl ed by Abie Gro ss feld and appeared to bp working tog eth e r ciS a group lIuit e w ell . The psychological edge 20

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held by the Japanese men ' s well-earned rep utation did not overtly appear to be an overwhelming factor in our team 's attitude. The Japanese men always appeared informal and casual , although they stretched and worked as an integrated, disciplined unit. Needless to say they were highly impressive, and despite an apparent disregard for form (in practice) one sensed the aliveness and reality of the concepts of "a mplitude" and " spiritual expression " in their work .

The competition itself was out of sight.

I' m convinced now that there is no way to describe the genius of Gene Wettstone when it comes to this kind of competition.

The organi za tion was literally flawless.

From the opening cere moni es to the final tumultuous moments the meet was a real work of art. The co mpetition format involved three men 's and two women ' s events (alternating) per night. (FX, SH , SR, SHY, UPB-Friday night, LHV, PB , HB, BB, FX girls-Saturday night). This seems to be an effective way to conduct such events, for individual interest is maintained throughout the competition . (It should be mentioned here that Penn . St. had an afternoon meet with Navy and a women's college meet was also scheduled making it a jammed weekend of gymnastics).

Recreation Hall was beautifully decked out for the event. The Penn. State Blue Band sounded forth with traditional Japanese music beneath two huge flags-USA / Japan . The excitement built

up slowly but surel y. The opening ceremonies were effecti ve and emotional , including welcoming remarks from H elmut Rohni sh (FIG) , Frank Cumisky 's greeting' with the head of th e Japa nese d elegatio n (fellow competitors in past years) and the full so und of th e national anth ems of each nation.

Men 's floor exercise was quite good , with Crosby scoring 9.7 (great double back) , Nakayama 9.7, Tsukahara 9.55 and Kasamatsu (very dynamic-this man looks like a potenti al Ol ympic A.A . champion) 9.7. Our boys had trouble on side horse, with only Lindn er and Avener breaking 9's. (9.1,9.55). Best m en for the Japan ese here were Nakayama 9.65 and Kasamatsu 9.75. They reall y have improved in thi s event (back work a-plenty). The m en ' s events of Friday night were climaxed by still rings where four of the six Japan ese made 9.45 or better (Fuji nota 9.45 , Kasamatsu 9.6, Tsukahara 9.75 and Nakayama 9.85-a superb exercise which emphasized con trol , amplitude and " still " rings- straight arm work deluxe) .

Our best showing on still rings was a 9.45 from Crosby .

The women did a fine job on Friday evening and were tied with the Japanese after vaulting (all girls, both teams, 9.0 or better). Our uneven bars were good , but Schuckman and Chace encountered problems while th e Japanese girls, though far less spectacular, were a little more consistent. Our best scores here were Moore 9.5 (a revised routine - e.g. half-half, lift straddle over LB half turn, whip up bounder to handstand), Pierce 9.55 (changes here too - e.g. - front seat circle (free) to catch HB in half inverted hang, immediate shoot out to drop glide on LB) and Rigby 9.65 (something new here, but I cannot recall it.) Miyamoto 's 9.5 was the b est score for Japan . For my money our girls had greater flai r, more originality and overall better execution .

At the conclusion of the first night of competition the score was:

Men Women

Japan

USA

141.70 93.50

136.05 93.15

Excitement for Saturday night was at a peak. Everyone was looking for a terrific team battle for the girls and some sterling indiv idu al performances from the men.

No one was disappointed. As a matter of fact, what transpired that evening was one of the most impressive gymnastic events many had ever w itnessed.

From what I had seen in training sess io ns the balance beam sets of o ur gir ls were the best ever, although still a bit tighter than I expected. As it turned out our gals picked up 1.35 on beam which alm ost assured a victory, since our floor exercise was also very potent. On balance beam our ladies' scores ranged from 9.0 (Chace, one fallon front aeria l) to 9.7 (R igby) (nice front ae ri al, slightly overthrown but well covered , also gainer back handspring). In a word, it was a topnotch beam shQwing : Theis (steady and consistent throughout this meet) 9.35 , Pierce 9.45, Chace 9.0, Shuckman 9.6, Moore 9.65 and Rigby 9.7. Hard to beat that kind of output. The Japanese gir ls lacked g race and sureness appearing very choppy. Their best score was Hirishima ' s 9.65. On floor our women did an equally superb job . Theis 9.3 , Pierce 9.5, Schuckman 9.55 (a real fine exercise) , Chace 9.5, Rigby 9.7 and Joan Moore 9.8 (great as usual!). Our tumbling was cr isp and mechanically outstanding. All in all a terrific team floor set. The end result was a U.S.A. victory for the ladies, 188.95-187.20. Rigby first in A .A., Moore 2nd and Pierce 3rd-a well-deserved clean sweep.

The men 's performance on the fina l

night nearly defies description. Vaulting was particularly interesting in that our men won the event, with Crosby gett ing 9.55 and Avener a 9.5. Both Kasamatsu and Tsukahara broke 9.6, but the ot her vaults were not great and in cluded an 8.75 and an 8.85. Parallel bars were incredible. Th e USA men hung in w ith some fine exerc ises- consider the scores: Greenfield 9.35, Crosby 9.55, Swetman 9.5, Simmons 9.45 and Avener 9.4. Th e Japanese technique and ampl itude in this event was breathtaking (Kasamatsu does a back toss wh ich is the highest I've ever seen and others concur) . The scores speak for themselves-Morioka 9.5, Takahashi 9.6, Fujim oto 9.55 , Kasamatsu 9.75, Tsukahara 9.8 and , finally, Nakayama 9.9! (no one in the world can beat that depth).

Next we come to horizontal bar. By this point in time the 7,000 spectators were vibrating. The app lause given ear li er performances was ear-shattering and prolonged , but everyone knew more was to come .

There is no sense attempting to describe the quality of routine excellence which was presented. The routines had everyth in g and were executed with everyth in g the gymnasts had in them. Our men did a fabulous job, w ith none of their sco res below 9.3! (three 9.5 plus). Th e Japanese high bar performances were probably the most magnificent compos iti ons seen in the sport. The first three men upscored 9.5 (Morioka), 9.7 (Takahas hi ) and 9.55 (Fujimoto). By this time the crowd was nearly bes id e itself.

Next man up was Kasamatsu who earned a 9.9! He was followed by Tsukahara, who received a 9.95!! At this point I thought a riot would sure ly ensue. The final Japanese performer was Nakayama .

Almost comp lete si lence fell over the crowd as we watched his flawless performance. The response was deafening as he st uck his full twist (stand

up) hecht. The crowd wa ited, and the score was f lashed . As the crowd saw the score rotat in g the sound built in a soaring c rescendo-l0 .0! A perfect score. (He had received four tens. and one 9.9, that coming from the Japanese judge, Mr. Aiba). Mr. Nakayama received a full five-m inut e ovation and delighted the aud ience with his modest bows and happy smi le. There was one more high bar performer left-Tom Lindn er . It was a tough act to follow , butTom did a fine job for a 9.7 (our highest), and he also received a great hand-not on ly for his exerc ise but for keeping himself together in the face of the first 10.0 score seen in the U.S.A. This was the conc lu sion of the compet ition with the men 's final scores-Japan 286.20-U.S.A. 277.90. First three places in the A.A. went to the Japanese, with Avener being fourth (Nakayama 1st-58.55!). As usual the all-around awards were unique-glass bowls for the ladies and large brass buckets (f ill ed with app les) for the men.

The clim ax of the evening came when the Japanese men began to throw their apples into the audience during a final round of applause. The crowd could no longer conta in themselves and streamed down onto the floor in a never-to-be- forgotten display of enthusiasm.

A writeup in the New York Tim es covering the meet quoted Mr. Tsurumi: " The people here showed great support for gymnastics. We felt we had to pay them back . He (Nakayama) used everyth in g he had tonight. I think he was at his best. " Everyone agreed.

There are some other things which warrant mention and add to the flavor of this show of shows. For examp le: the big birthday cake rolled out on a wheelbarrow and given to the Japanese coach , Tsurumi , on Saturda y night; the reception for officia ls, gymnasts, coaches

and guests exchanging " folk songs"; Tom Lindner wa iting his turn on high bar and bowing wit h good humor to the lin gering appal use for Nakayama; Bud Marquette leaving the gym (as usual) during Cathy' s beam routine; all in a meet where the third place man on high bar scored a 9.9!

Sin ce one cannot separate the eve nt from the man who put it on , the personal highlight for your reporter was when, late Satu rday night, Gene Wettstone fi nally arr ived at a reception to a congratu latory round of app lause and with typical dry humor announced-UNot good enough, we 've got to do better. " H ow!?

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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY STOP OVER JAPAN USA TOUR 1972 JAPANESE NATIONAL TEAM VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA JANUARY 24-26, 1972

By Fred Turoff A tired Japanese Nation al Gymnastics team arrived in Philadelphia the afternoon of January 24, 1972, due to much celebrat in g after a resounding men's but close women ' s victory over the U.S. national team in Chicago the two days previous. They rested that day, and alth ough they came to the Temple

these two stops we went to the top of Philade lphi a' s City Hall for an overa ll view of the city only to find that the winds were over 50 m.p.h. and practically blew us off the observation ramp. We finished our short tou r w ith a look at some of ou r more famous museums, then headed back to the hote l for rest and food .

That evening the Japanese had an ex hibition-competition against a team of Eastern All-Stars before 3,500 peop le at Temple University. They worked only three gymnasts per event to our four as they wished to take it easy between full team matches, but still they put on qu ite a show. In the men ' s compet iti on John Crosby was the lone Eastern All-Star to win an event as he did a fi ne floor exercise to score 9.55. John ' s tumbling that evening was the best that I could recall see in g him do in a FX routine. On pommel horse the Japanese demonstrated fine straig ht-bod ied circ le technique, and

look like, and Tsukahara exhibited the vault that carries his name in ternat ionally, a round off-back from the far end.

Paralle l bars in creased the excitement as Crosby did a double back off with a good landing. Fujimoto showed a fine back uprise p iked front somi to a stradd le cut catch L. Nakayama was off a b it on his glide to a stradd le L on one bar and had to put one foot under the other bar to keep his ba lance, but this was his only break as can be seen from the score, and as usual he demonstrated an excellent cast to back uprise stradd le cut L and gli de kip to front piked somi with V2 twist dismount.

Kasamatsu followed with a great routine containing the highest back toss (just past a handstand-he missed!) I've seen, an effortless diamidov, the best back uprise back stutz I've seen , and a fine back off w ith a full twist. (Right now let me say that so many things were done well by the Japanese men that to describe them by

Shi ge ru Kasamatsu 's sc issor work showed that the new FIG requirements on height can be met. On st ill rings the int erest ing moves shown were Rick Tucker's " german" from a handstand to a front lever, a " Honma " (whippit to some) to a cross by Toshiaki Mor ioka, Ak in or i Nakayama ' s high-cost inlocate mount, back lever pull to cross and high flyaway with a full twist and Mitsuo Tsukahara 's stra ight 路arm back uprise handstand and double piked flyaway . On vaulting Temple freshman Blane Nasveschuk had a thrill by beating a Japanese vau lter, however , Nakayama certa inl y demonstrated what a Yamashita shou ld

writing I wou ld need much more time.

They shou ld be seen live and then studied over and over v ia film or vid eo tape.) So now we come to horizontal bar, the highlight of the evening. Although Tucker and Jeff W il es did good routines, they were far outclassed by our guests.

Kasamatsu had the crowd gasping in warmup as he did a tucked flyaway that appeared to be six feet above the bar. The most excel lent moves demonstrated were Nakayama ' s Takemoto to straddle over catch , kreisgratsche to stalder, and hecht with a full twist, and Kasamatsu ' s hop from eag les to imm ed iate full pirouette and high pike shoot ful l twist fl yaway.

JOHN CROSBY University gym that evening, most of them sat aro und on the mats or did li ght exercise. The men's jud ge traveling w ith them, Mr. A iba, fell as leep sittin g on the floor against the wal l, but he was awakened when the w ho le team lin ed up before him and shouted (probab ly) " wake up" in Japanese when it was time to retu rn to the hotel.

The next morning we took the team sightseeing, vis iting Ind ependence Hall, home of the Liberty Bell and then the Betsy Ross House. The Japanese in turn showed us that they we re g reat souvenir hunters and did much shopp in g at the counters at each monument. Following

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TSUKAHARA throughout th e tour. The women were obviously tired but capt ured the crowd with their exquisite balance beam routines and exc iting uneve n bar performances. Miss Miyamoto, a high school girl, was one of th e audience' s favorites for her spritely floor exe rc ise .

The men showed the world class caliber that they are with each routine executed as if they were u ndergoi ng close judge' s scrutiny. As at other stops their high bar performances left everybody wondering if anyone could possibly be better.

AAU Trampoline Champ, Billy Popiwenko , a stud ent at the University and a world-class trampolinist, put on a show with several routines as a breather halfway through. Then it was the japanese who took out the movi e cameras and filmed his routines!

One overall observation I have to offer is that the Japanese appear to have learned the most efficient ways to utilize muscle power and suppleness. They are extremely strong, yet use as I ittle strength as necessary to perform thei r movements as they do them correctly and require no compensating efforts. Seeing them again has also heightened my awa reness of why they are so good, e.g., their scientific approach to training and the great cu Itural differences between our societies which affect training methods (and their attitude toward the sport and their coaches and officials).

In the women's meet our girls looked better than the Japanese did (however, once again the Japanese only had three girls per event, and I don 't know if they were their best three). In the opening ceremonies Mr. Sasano, chief of Mission for the Japanese, mentioned how impressed they were with Joannie Moore.

In vaulting Toshiko Miyamoto did an excellent handspring with V2 twist only to be outscored by Barbie Myslak, the smallest Eastern All-Star. Unfortunately, I don't know women's gymnastics lingo well so I can ' t describe many of the outstanding moves I saw, however, I can say that our girls showed superior bar work, one Japanese girl did a kick-over tucked front somi dismount from the middle of the beam , and Joannie' s gainer dismount was well done, on floor Takaka Hasegawa showed some i nteresti ng choreography, and our girl's tumbling was much better than theirs as exemplified by Joannie' s handspring , layout front somi stepout.

After the meet the co mpetitors and officials attended a party where we danced to Bea tie music, sang songs to each other in our native languages and had good time s trying to communicate. I was sad to see them leave the next day but glad that we had hosted them to show this area of the country what mastery of gymnastics look s like.

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The japanese gymnasts arrived in Honolulu after 20 hours travel from Penn State. Members of the Hawaii Gymnastics Association greeted them with leis and whisked them off to the Queen Kapiolani Hotel.

Thei r coaches gave them but 8 hours to catch up on their lost sleep, but all were eager to see the sights. Surfing and swimming were not to be as their coaches didn't want any cold muscles for the exhibition that evening, so many of them just relaxed on the beach .

The University of Hawaii Athletic Department provided all of their facilities for the exhibition including press releases and the personal assistance of Jack Banham, Assistant Athletic Director. Extra equipment for the wO.men was pro vided by the Central YMCA, Kokokahi YMCA , arid City of Honolulu Parks and Recreation Department. Publicity had been good but the size of the crowd was in doubt up until the last minute.

That evening, however, long lines gathered to buy tickets and ultimatel y 2200 spectators crowded into the UH gymnasium to watch the exhibition. A spontaneous standing ovation greeted the gymnasts as they marched in. Japan Gymnastic Association Vice-president Sasano greeted the audience in Japanese--but unlike most stops on the tour, he was understood by . a large portion of the crowd.

Interestingl y, even though this was an exhibition appearance, the coaches still made notes on performances and appearances just as th ey had done

In concluding ceremonies, each gymnast was presented a flower lei , two pineapples and other tokens representati ve of Hawaii . Following the exhibition, they and HGA members enjoyed a 7-course japanese dinner.

The visit of the Japanese gymnasts did much to give an identity to the sport in Hawaii. They gave every impression of enjoying their stop and left with promises to retu rn.

On the Following Pages center page photo:by Lawrence P. Bestman wa s made by pro jecting th e normal negati ve o nt o lithographic film, se parating th e resultant Qositi ve into three different negatives & diffe rin g den sities, contact pr inti ng the negati ves onto three more sheet s of lith o film to mak e positi ves, th em pairin g th e three sets of negat ives and p os iti ves to mak e a multiple line im ag e on a final sheet of lith o film .

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NEWS

N' NOTES

by Ren ee H end ershott Women 's Coordinating editor

Di vision , Denve r 's ve ry strong jun ior tea m was victo ri ous over Fre sno. 164.99 to 158.65.

Th e hi gh li ght of the evenin g was the re turn of DEBBIE HILLt o gy mna st ic co mp et iti on from an in j ury (seve red ac hill es tendon ) she rece ived d urin g wa rm-u p pe ri od at th e U.S.G.F. Eli te ati onals. After a long period of i na cti vit y, sh e retu rned looki ng as though she had neve r been in j ur ed. includ in g supe ri or performan ces o n the bars (9.63) and va ult (9.6).

A return mat ch fo r a ba ttl e ove r the team tro ph y w ill behe ld in Fr es no on Feb ru ary 26 at the Far We stern In vit at io nals. Twe nt y-eigh t top gymn as ts wi ll be co mp eting for all-around and team awa rd s.

WESTERN VIEW OF OLYMPIC TRIALS THE WESTERN REPORT

by Cheryl Wagner The Western States Reg io nal Tr ainin g ca mp s have be en such a success th at th ey w ill co ntinu e in the future . Th e n ex t W.S.R . cam p is tenti ve ly sc hedul ed for March. Thi s clini c is rese rved for th ose Class I juni ors w ho have q ualifi ed for th e juni or Na ti ona ls.

During a summ er meet ing, Reg io n I coaches m et to standa rdi ze th e awa rd in g of Class I State and Reg io nal Champ ions hi ps and C lass II State Champion ship s. 'Ca li fornia is d ivided int o fo u r bas ic areas. No rth . Cent ral , So ut h, and So uth wes t.

Th e St at e' a n d Reg i o n a l Champi o nship s ro tate eac h yea r among th e areas , and eac h area bid s for th e ju nio r Na ti o nals. A lso standardi ze d we re the awa rd and en tr y fees fo r th e State Champ io nshi p s.

MEETS Th e Den ve r Schoo l o f Gymn as ti cs vs. the Fr esno Gymn ast ic C lub d uo m ee t was held in Den ve r, Co lo rado. Febru ary 12th in the Lakewood Hi gh Sc ho o l Gym nasium. To p featur ed gy mn as ts includ ed LJ eb bi e Hill , Li nda A ntonio , and Renee Hack f rom De nve r, and Ba r ba ra Flemin g, Lin da Ham by, and D ebbi e Mu ll en from Fr es no.

A fter a ve ry close compet iti on thr o ug ho ut th e evening, Fresno edged out De nve r 169.96 to 168.97 in the Sen ior Division. In th e juni or DEBBIE HILL

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MARCH 11 AND 12: The March 11 and 12th Ol ympi c Trial s pro ve d to be o ne of th e most organ ize d , imp ress ive, and simpl y exc itin g m eets n ati o nal gymnast ics ha s eve r see n . Ma rgit Trib er, m ee t directo r and organ izer of thi s champ io nship , more th an m et all th e requirement s for a spec ular displa y of th e gymnastic hopefu ls for o ur Ol ympic Team.

Th e m ee t was ve ry we ll p u bl ished w it h a g rea t dea l of coo perati o n from th e p eo pl e of Te rr e Haute. With the help of a mo st g rac io us I . S. U. girl s gymn as ti c tea m , (ac tin g as hos tess and runn e rs to th e judges) , th e m ee t was ca rri ed throu gh o u t w ith utmost efficiency.

Th e girl s m arched in to the are na fo r ope ni ng ce remoni es to th e tun e of A th eni an- type m usic by th e I. S. U. band. For gymn as ts, coac hes, jud ges, and spectat ors, it se t a co mmon feel ing of th e sp irit of Ol ympic Compet ition th at start ed w ith the ve ry first Ol ympi cs.

The gym nas ts we re di vided into two g roups, A an d B, w ith a squ ad always performi ng in the aft e rn oon , bot h co mpul so ri es and opt io nals. I fee l thi s was a great di sadva ntage an d my only cr iticism as to th e organ izat ion of th e m ee t. In so m e in stances, g irl s were scored lower in the afternoon for th e sa m e perfo rm ance give n i n th e evenin g. On the mo st part I feel th e jud g in g was good. As a ju dge, I fou nd the intent des ir e and concer n of all th e jud ges to score and place th e gymn as ts w here the y be lo ng. Poss ib ly so me of th e coac hes protes ts as to low scores in compu lsor ies we re made due to some amo unt of ignoran ce o n th eir part as to specif ic deduction s se t to th e e lements. Th ere has to be a " m ee tin g of th e coac hes and judges " in the near future to discuss w hat is expec ted of gymn as ts in regard to ded uc ti o ns th ey rece ive in th eir pe rform ances. Thi s wo uld be of signifi cant he lp to o ur nationa l goa l to produ ce Ol ympi c gymn as ts.

BALANCE BEAM : Mo re exc iting routin es were p e rformed o n th e w hole, but not m an y so lid , clean routin es. Cat hy Ri gby perfo rm ed an o ut stand in g beam rout ine. She has taken out m any of th e stops that pr ev io usly see m ed to chop up her ro uti ne. and ha s co nce ntrated o n a so li d , perfectl y exec ut ed, sm oo th rou tin e.

(9.75!) Lin da Methe ny looked so ve ry e legan t that it se nt chill s runn i ng up everyo ne's sp in e.

Sheo' defin it e ly ha s a we ll co mpo se d beam routin e, but nepds grea ter cliff icult y to be o n top.

A noth el illlp ressive performance was exec ut ed b y Kim Chase. H er tri cks in clude two back hand sp rin gs, aer ial wa lk-o ve r, and bac k ex tens io n. W hat I f ind int eres tin g is w hil e m any of th e p erform e rs see m ed to be co nce ntrating o n sco rin g bett er th an o ther gy mna sts, Kim was conce ntratin g o n impro vi ng h er sco res from .he r previous pe rformances . Th e res ul t? She did

a superb job in all events and is look in g a grea t dea l better than in th e las t trial s.

Eve ry ro utin e see med to co nt ai n a back handsp rin g, but not man y aeria ls we re thro w n.

Tho se performing aerial wa l kove rs we re Ca th y Ri gby, Kim Chase , Lin da hH amby, Kyle Ga ynor, and Stepha ni e Stome r, (four o ut of f ive fro m th e West Coas t! ) A n im pr ess ive mou nt , handspr in g step-out from th e end of th e beam was exec ut ed by Co le Da wa li by. Hopef ull y, we w ill see m o re ae ri als, front handsp r ing step-o ut s, & 1Y2 -2 full turn s in f uture routi nes.

UNEVEN BARS: Bars were better in eve ry co mp os iti o n, exec uti o n, and re spect; origi nali ty. The most exc itin g and hi gh ly o ri g in al rout in e was performed by Kim Chase.

Her m ove: On hi gh bar, back sea t circl e, release , ca tch low bar in an imm ediate stoop posi ti on. Debbie Hill , w ho ju st pre vio usly recovered from a to rn achill es tendon , d id a ve ry clean , sw inging rout in e co nt ainin g ma ny sup eri ors . A n or ig in al m ount co mbination , j u mp to an imm edi ate reverse k ip on hi gh ba r, stradd le cut catc h , dro p to low ba r, w as perfo r med by Barbara Fl emin g. Cath y Ri gb y had a ve ry we ll execu ted ro u tine , but was no t up to the leve l in w hi c h she is pe rfo rmin g. It see m ed that ma ny of the gym nas ts in the trial s are lea nin g towd rcls safe, solid routin es rath er th an th e ir usua l. diffi cul t routines in ord er to ma in ta in top po sit io ns. Hopef ull y, we w ill see the ir fu ll rout ines In th e la st O lympi c tria ls.

FREE EXERCISE: A n ove ral l i mpress ion was o ne o f in crea se d d ynam ic performances, o n e reaso n bei ng th e Illu sic has taken a new t re nd of r iche r qualit y. acce nting th e gymnas ts hi g h po in ts o f ex pr e>s ion . Lind a Met hen y has thi s even t perfected. I o nce rem embe r he r coac h, Di ck Mu lvihil , co mm enting th at a gy mn as t 's mu sic shou ld be one in w hi ch yo u wa nt to w hi stl e th e tun e after you' ve hea rd it. Linda 's mu sic is definit e ly o ne of this typ e and he r beautifu l d ance com bin at io ns all ow s thi s ro utin e to show grea t fee lin g and in vo lve ment.

Rat he r th an a rou tin e endin g w ith a sharp, d ynamic note, Nancy The is ch ose to acce nt her routin e endin g w ith a soft, fad ing no t e, leav in g be hin d a ve ry effecti ve pe rfo rmance.

More front and side tumblin g was show n than in th e last tri als, and a ni ce full twist layo ut step -out was exec ut ed by Li sa Ca in .

VAULTING: On t he w ho le, o ur gymn as ts ha ve still fail ed to exec ut e the comp ul so ry quarter-q uarter to it s specif icat io ns. Ma n y " tin sic a" va ult s prevai l . and the twists d oes not co m e at th e heigh t of th e prefl igh t and af t e rfli g hl.

Va u lting was so me w h at d isap pointin g, w ith too man y Yamas hi tas and no t man y of th em exec ut ed w ith hi gh hip lift and a ki ck o ut of th e Yami pike.

Th e me et was p lagued w it h so man y injuri es (joan Moore, Roxanne Pi erce, D iane Bolin , D ebbi e Mu ll en , to nam e a few), th at nati o nal co mp etiti o n as it s full force has ye t to be see n .

On e thin g th at shows a pl eas in g trend , e ig ht o ut o f th e top twe nt y gy mn as ts we re fro m th e Wes t Coast! II! CALIFORNIA FAR WEST INVITATIONAL GIRLS GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP Th e du e l betwcp n l3.IrbJrd I It'm in g of th e F. G. C. and D ebbi e Hill of Co lo rado, Ve te rans of Inte rn at iona l Competit ion, we re ju st two spec tacul ar pe rfo rm ances in th e Far West In vit at iona l Gymna sti c Meet held Februar y 26 at th e Mcla ne G ymn as ium , Fr es no, Ca li fornia .

Twe nty-seve n gymn as ts from Cal iforn ia, Utah , Co lorado. and Nevad a co mp ete d o pti o nal s in

both junio r anu se ni o r di vision s. rh e junior divi sio n sho wed so me impress ive beam tri ck> for th e age of the gymn as ts. ae ri al wa lkove rs, hurdl e dive o ne hand tin sica, back ex tensio ns, and back handsprings. Debb ie H il l's ba r rou tin e was th e highlight o f th e eve ning , w ith six superior s and int eres tin g co mbin ati ons.

RESULTS; SENIOR DIVISION AA 1.

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Debb ie Hill Barbara Fl emin g Lin da Hamb y D ebb ie Mu ll en Lind a An ton io (Denve r) Ca nd y Oli ve r (Reno )

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Tri sh Reed Kim Sanders Alicia Johnson Laura Tr owb riu ge Ann Fra sco Kim Mon ti gr iff

TEAM 1. Denver 160.00 2. Fresno 150.00

FRESNO GYMNASTIC CLUB

COACH--Wanda Obradovich COACHING STAFF--Diane Bonani , Chery l W ag ner, Paul ett e Ma rtin , Dave Wr igh t, and Russe ll Spence r.

In 1963. und er th e di rec ti on of Wanda Obracovich, th e fir st gymnast ic class was form ed in Fr esno. and h as co ntinued to grow to its pr ese nt program of 500 ~ irl s. The broad basis for th e gymnastic pro gram is through th e support of th e Recrea ti o n D epartm ent , w ho is respo nsib le for th e pay in g of in structor s. ($3. 00 per h our). From thi s program of m an y yo un g gymna sts, th e co mpetiti ve gro u p k nown as the

Fresno Gymn as ti c Clu b was o rganized by th e parent s of th e gy mn as ts. I t is a non-profit o rga ni zation whose o bj ec ti ve was and still is to pro vid e th e funds n ecessa ry for th ese girl s to att ain th eir gy mna sti c goa ls of compet in g in a ndllona l and internationa l co mp etiti o n.

The monthl y club du e' are $15.00 per month ; per famil y . and ar e use d fo r supp li es and eq uipment. tr anspu rlal io n dnd lodgi ng for out of town m ee ls for th e g ymna'>ts. and war m-up s, etc. Th e budget fo r the year excee d s th e $10,000 m ark, so in addi ti on to th e monthl y du es, th e club 's yea rl y aCliviti es includ e exh ibition s fo r various civ ic and se rvice orga nizati o ns in th e co mmunit y; ex ten sive f und r aisin g pr o j ects. c lini cs , and demo nstrat io ns for schoo ls and recrea lion gro ups int eres ted in forming gymnast ic team s.

Th e se lec ti on of new girl s to the co mpetiti ve tea m be gin s wi th each summer w here 15-20 girl s in th e beg i nn ing and int ermedi ate recrea ti o n cl asses ar e moved up to an adva nce d i ntermediate class h eld i n the sa m e gymna sium th e competitive team has t heir wo rk -out s.

Coaches are abl e to obse rve th e girl s wo rkin g

o ut and at th e end o f the summer, th ose gymn as ts shOWing th e necessa ry qu aliti es to becom e a co mpetitor ar e se lec ted for club memb e rship. Th eir parent s are co nt ac ted as to the purpo se and requirem ent s of th e club, and are give n a m onth's trial m emb ers hip.

Th e co mpetiti ve group works 3-4 ho urs dail y except Su nday. Th ere are four leve ls, Elit e, Class I. II , and III , w ith approx im ately ten girl s in each group. Thei r prese nt ev ent sc h edule cons ists of concentration s o n bar s, va ult, and beam on Tu esday. Thursday. and Sa turd ay, and b ea m and Free exe rcise o n Monda y, Wed nes da y, and Frida y. A lthough the club does not wo rk-out lon g ho urs ddilv. wo rkin g time is spent cOIl>I';ta nll y o n co mpu lsor ies and op tion als, w ilh groups ro tatin g to each eve nt as the coache, rfl dr n ly sp ec iali ze o n one o r two even ts.

Th e club ' ho nor, include Califo rni a State Champio ll>. Mr d -v\ e" Op en Champions, AAU Juni or ational Chdmpion ship s in 1969, and Th ird in AAU Senror N at iona ls. (1970 ) Th eir elit es cons ist of Barbara Fl eming, member of th e nati o ndl ted m , 9th AA in the U .

DEBBIE MULLEN

BARBARA FLEMING

LINDA HAMBY

TEAM OF THE MONTH Du e to an int erest in h uw md ny of th e nati o n 's top gym nas ti c clubs arE: o r ~d n ized dnu co ntinu e to fun ction , th e GYMNAST w ill feature o ne clu b per mo nth from th e U. ~ ..

Hopefull y, clubs who are just startin g. o r are stru gg li ng to ent e r nat io nal co mp etiti on may acc umuldte helpful sugg es tio ns as to club poli cies .

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S.--Romania (E uropean To ur ) Meet in 1971, 2nd AA in Co ll eg iate Na ti ona ls 1971 , and Ol ympi c trial semi -fina li st to the June tri als; Lind a Hamby, Cal ifornia State Champion 6 years, 1969 Junior National Champion , and Ol ympi c qual ifier (w ho has yet to co mpete in trial s du e to injuri es).

It has taken a gr ea t deal of se lf-sacra fi ce, discipline, and hardwork for the girl s o n the team to bring th em up to their prese nt leve l o f abi lit y. Th e Fresno Gymnastic Clu b ha s man y young gymn as ts that yo u wi ll be hearin g about in future nat ion al me ets .

HAWAII Th e 1972 Hawa ii State Gymnastics Championships, sponso red by th e Hawa ii Gymnastic Assoc iat ion , was held March 3, and 4th at th e Klum Gymnasium on the Universit y of Hawaii camp us. Compulsory exe rcises were used for all three age divisions: junior hi gh , grades 9-12, and senior wo m en. To th ese scores were added th e optional scores from the second evening' s performance.

Th e junior age di vision was most clo se ly co nt es ted and proved to be a dual between gym nas ts from Punahou and the Kok aka hi gym team . Seventh grade r, Keri Baird o f Pun aho u won th e all -a round title. The se ni or hi gh age di visio n see med to be dominated by th e girls from Kam ehameha School , wit h an 11th grade r, Doroth y Meartens, winn ing th e AA title. There was little co mp etiti o n in th e se ni o r age di vision as th ere is littl e opport unit y du e to lack of time for coaching and work-ou ts. Two Universit y of Hawa ii undergraduates and one graduate stud ent took part.

RESULTS: JUNIOR DIVISION AA 1. Keri Baird (Pu n ).62 .566 2. Cath y Lahti (KGT) 52.366 3. Gig i Vi va (Pun ) 52. 083 HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION: AA 1. Dorothy Meartens (KAM)57.899 2. Petra Lau (KAM) 55 .866 3. Nanette Th omas (KAM) 51 .850 GIRLS' SENIOR DIVISION FX. Lind a Stan ly (UH ) un. Marion Lyman (U H) BB. Linda Stanl ey (U H ) V. Sidney Loomis (U H ) MODERN GYMNASTICS COMES TO HAWAII Mod ern Gymnastics arrived at Honolulu Intern ation al Airport, in the form of Maria Bakos and Andrea lsoldos.

The Mother-Daughter team was brought to Hawa" by the Kokokahi G ym Team for a 10-day tour or performances, el i nics, sightseeing, and rela xin g on Kailua Beach.

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accent co uld on ly say, " It is not true , it is not tru e." Dri vin g from th e airpo rt ac ross the bea utiful Pali Dri ve to th e wi nd wa rd side o f the island all that was hea rd was t he repeated phrase, " it is not true , it is not tru e." It see ms Maria co uld not b elieve her drea m was at last reality .

The gymnast ic activi ties bega n wi th Hawai i's first Gymnastic Fe sti va l spo nso red b y th e Kokokahi Gym Team and fea turin g Andrea lso ldo s along w ith 75 gym nasts repre se nting six island s gymna stic tea ms. A three da y Modern Gymna st ic Camp with Maria and Andrea as gues t instru ctors was atte nd ed by gym na sts and ph ys ical edu ca tion ins tructo rs.

In addi tion to som e of th e usua l to uri st sights, Maria and Andrea arr ive d in tim e to ce lebra t e Ha wai i ' s bi gges t h o lid ay , " Kamehame ha Da y", by at tendin g the Kamehameha Day Parade and Lu au (H awai ian Feast) w here they sa mpl ed poi and othe r Hawaiian foods. Most impress ive to the Hungarian visitors were th e po lynes ian da nces performed by the men, wome n, and children.

Maria and Andrea were an in s'piration to all who saw th em. Th e alohas were a bit sadder when they departed w ith th eir new ly acquired Hawaiia n tan s. The y we re tru e p io nee rs in th ei r field adding the rh ythm s of Modern Gymnastics to th e rhyt hms o f th e hula d ance rs and th e swaying palm trees in parad ise. A loha Maria and Andrea !

MIDWESTERN VIEW OF OLYMPIC TRIALS FOR WOMEN HELD AT INDIANA STATE U. MARCH 11-12 A Repo rt Contribut ed b y Char les Du Boi s Meet Efficiency This was the bes t m ee t, from th e spec tator 's point of view, I have eve r att end ed. I wi ll li st all the good points, and perh aps othe rs w ill follow the exa mple set.

A ll the equipm ent was in pl ace, and wa rm-up s started at 3:00 PM Thu rsda y.

Fo rt y-o ne girl s showed for practice, but four dropped , due to injur ies, so 37 fini shed both comp ul sories and opt io nals.

On Frida y at noon , programs we re available at $1.00 a copy , listi ng all th e entr ies w ith th eir numbers. A lso li sted we re th e fo ur squ ad s in order of competition with a pl ace for th e sco re s for the compul sori es on Frida y and the optiona ls on Saturda y. I n add ition, there was another tabulation so th e sco res co uld be totalled . Th e pr og ram had a number of pictures with bio grap hica l sketches of eac h girl--no advertising at all.

Th e contes tant s to perform, o n deck , and i n the hol e were ann ounced ove r th e lo ud speaker system, but , is addition , the girl performing was id ent ified b y a sig n on a standa rd w ith th e gymn ast 's number and t he words NOW PERFORMING in large lette rs whic h was held up and revo lved th e entire time th e gi rl was on th e apparatus. This helped a lot as th ere we re seve ral gi rl s w ho sc ratched befor e o r during th e mee t. If yo u did not kno w th e girl it wo uld have b ee n d if fic ult to keep th em stra ight.

Th e scores were shown on th e sta ndard 3 digit f lasher. but th e fla sher kept th e sco re up and slo w ly r evo lvin g until the next sco re was read y. There was no co nfusi o n about whose sco re was show n, and , as th e sco re remain ed in Sight for seve ral minutes, o ne cou ld watc h the eve nt or events (2 at a tim e) w ith ou t having to worry about miss in g any o f the scores.

There was publicity o n the loca l TV station and in the newspapers. About 14,500 atte nded the four sessions. A ve ry good M ee t!

MISWESTERN REPORT USGF KENTUCKY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR WOMEN

by Carole Liedke Awards were given for optional sco res o nl y, alt hough co mpul so ri es we re grad ed to determin e w ho wo ul d be all owed to go o n th e Region als (5) on Ap ril 1st. w ith a. 56.00 co mbin ati o n. Fi ve gi rl s ga in ed thi s ho no r In thiS m eet.

Don na Pay to n, Libb y Goff, and Lind a Ne lso n all for Loui sv ill e Gym Clu b took 1st, 2nd , and 3rd pl ace honors. Fir st place all aro und was Co nn a Pa yton w ith 68 .7 points. She came In 1st on f loor ex, tied fo r 1st o n Beam , took 2nd on Bars, and 2nd in vau ltin g. Libb y Goff was 2nd w ith 65.00 points, wi nnin g 1st place in va ultin g and bars and 2nd on floor. Lind a Ne lson, 3rd all around ti ed for 1st pla ce o n beam .

KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STATE MEET RESULTS Two Reg ional m ee ts we re he ld thi s yea r, o ne in Loui sv ill e and one in Lex in gton. Th e top two teams and top 8 in each ev ent qualifi ed for th e Std te Meet held at Moore Hi gh Sc hoo l, Louisv ill e Ken tu cky.

Moore H .S. and Tates Creek came in 1st and 2nd in th e co mp etition for girls. Competit ion was all -aro und plll< IlImhl;n g and tr amp o li ne.

1. Kath y Kin cer .... ....... 69 .25 2. Libb y Goff. ..... ... .. .... 66.95 3. Lin da Nelso n ........... 66.80 4. Jud y St ein lage .. ..... .. 60.45 5. Barbara Bates.. ........ 60.05 6. Tin e Suth eri an . ...... 58.95 Th e new USGF / DGWS Int ermed iate leve l compu lso ri es we re u se d REGION V USGF QUALIFYING MEET Held at th e Loui sv ill e G ym Club o n Apr il 1st, 1972. Many o f th e bett er girl s did no t ent er thi s meet du e to ha vin g concent rat ed on Ol ympi c Compu lso ri es and already q ualifyin g thru th e Ol ym pi c Tri als; howeve r thi s w ill give some " up and co ming" gy mna sts a good cha nge of w inning at th e Jr. and Sr. Na tional s.

12-14 AA: V. Schuler , McK. , 70.95; D . Pa yton , Lou. , 70.00; B. M ill er, Lkwd ., 69.05.

15 and over AA : D. Sepk e, Eng. , 69.25 ; D. Shogr en, Lk wd., 68.45 ; K. Ventura, Lkwd. , 67.50.

MID-AMERICA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS They we re held at Jeffe rso nv ille Hi gh School o n March 24t h and 25th. Th e m eet went smoo thl y altho ugh so me jud ges did no t show up and a few techni ca l prob lems arose.

Equipm ent was loaned by Port er and Nissen.

Kentu cky Mint Jul ep cup s mad e ve ry uniqu e award s for th e to p 3 in eac h eve nt and top 10 in all-around .

Th ere we re many fin e p erformances, but th e top girls did not do as we ll as at th e Ol ympi c trials two wee ks ago. Perhap s thi s was somewhat of an dnti -clima x for th em . Th e tea m sco res we re ve ry close for 1st and 2n d with McKin ley 332.00 and Lo ui sv ill e Gym Cl ub 328.8 (Ad ding th e to p 5 out of 6 mak es a ve ry interesting m ee t. ) W e ma y add new team s n ext yea r and form East and W es t Divisions w ith a final EAST-WEST Champion ship s. Each division wou ld co mpete in dua l meets am o ng their own di visio n during th e yea r. Anyo ne wi shin g to have informa ti o n

abo ut th e Co n fe rence sho uld co nt ac t Caro le Li edke , 6805 Moo rhave n Dr . Lou isv ill e, Kentu cky 40228 (Sec reta ry- Treasu rer) V: A. Gleaves, Lou .. 9.27 ; L. Me th eny, McK ., 9.07; N . Th eis, Mc K .. 8.90; B: L. Me th eny. McK. , 9.27 ; Theis, McK. , 8.97 ; G leaves, Lo u. , 8.50.

UB : V. Sch u ler, McK .. 9. 07; Stu riale, Ok. , 8.77 ; Me th eny, Mc K .. 8.75 .

Fx: Me th en y. McK., 9.35; Th eis, Mc K., 9.05; G leaves, Lo u ., 8.92.

TOP 10 A A Me th eny . Mc K., 73.50; G leaves, Lo u., 71.40; Th eis. McK .. 70.30 ; Shul er McK., 68.40 ; Sturi ale, Ok .. 67.80; G rayso n, Flnt. , 67.45; G ree nwe ll , Lo u., 67.25; England, Kan . Cit y, 66. 95 ; M iller, Lakewoo d, 66.25 ; Newto n, McK., 65.20.

BUCKE YE INV ITATION AL OHIO

by Kitty O ' Brien Thi s m ee t is he ld eve ry yea r at Ohi o St ate U ni ve rsit y and th e w inn er is cons idered o ur St ate Champi o n. Miss Juli e Scho ltz of th e tea m beca me Ohi o 's State Lakewoo d champio n thi s year w ith an A ll Aro un d sco re of 32. 6. Ch ris Fl owe rs foll owe d close behind w ith 32.2. D awn Shog ren and Lori Hads o f Lakewood fini sh ed 3rd and 4th . Kath y Belfo rd of Ca nt o n 5th and Pam H arri s of Lakewood 6t h.

MarVa Teen s Ma ny Lakewood ba r rou tin es wo uld hav: sco red hi gh er but fo r fa ll s. Co lumbu s h ad It 5 MID-WEST OPEN turn o n bea m w h ere none of th eir gi rls fini shed Held on Feb rua ry 26 in Chi cago, includ ed in th e to p 6. Th e va u lt ing eve nt see m ed tea ms from all over th e M id wes t, Farwes t and weakest ove rall. A 7.5 sco re was req uired fo r Canada. I n th e Senio r Di v isio n, th e Ma rVa entrance to t hi s m ee t.

Teens o f Rockv ill e too k first p lace tea m h o no rs.

Two eleve n yea r o ld gym nas ts fro m Seco nd pl ace we nt to the wo men 's gymn asti c Lakewood pl ace d in ind ivid ual even ts. Terr y tea m fro m Sca rbo ro ugh , Ontari o, th e M usiel ca m e in 4t h(T) on bars .. .and Va lerie W ins to nett es, by on ly four tent h s of a po in t, A dams ca me in 6th in va ultin g, sprai nin g her 101 .75 to 101 .35 . an k le durin g th e seco nd va ult and hav in g to Th e ind ivid ual A ll A ro u nd t itl e we nt to Lind a sc ratch th e res t o f the m eet. Bett er luck was Me th eny o f Ch ampaign, Illin o is. A d ele G leaves w ith littl e Va lerie at th e USGF Reg ion als held in o f Lo ui sv ill e, Kentu cky was seco nd, and Lo ui sv ill e o n A pri l 1st. She q ualified to go o n Roxa nn e Pi erce was third . th e U SGF Jr. Na t io nals o n A p ril 14 and 15th.

Tea m ho nors in th e Jun io r Di visio n we nt to OHIO HIGH SCHOOL STATE MEET RESULTS the Mc Kinl ey Y w hi ch wo n easi ly wi th 102.20 b y Renee H endersh o tt po in ts. Mo nesse n So ko ls (Pa.) w ith 85 .05 and Ohi o run s th ei r H .S. compe titi o n d iffere nt ly.

Sca rbo uro u gh Wi nsto nett es wi th 84.35 pl ace d G irl s d o no t co mpete for an all-aro und titl e, b ut seco nd and third . Com pe titi o n co nsited o f so me d o ent er all eve nt s. Gy mn as ts ent er op tio nals o n ly. eve nt s in w h ich th ey have sco red a 5. 0 ave rage SENIOR RESULTS o r be tt er in th eir d istri ct m ee t.

Linda Me th eny. McK Y.. 37 .15 ; A dele G leaves, Bev Meye r of H am ilto n-Badin H.S. an d D iane Lo u. GC .. 36.50: Roxan ne Pie rce , Ma rva tee ns, Men ze r o f H ami lton -Taft H.5 . bo th qu ali fied to 35 .90; Co n n ie J. Isrea l, A m es GC .. 35.30; compe te in all even ts and fin is hed w ith to tal Jenni fe r Diac-h u n. Scarbo ro , 35. 05; Di ann e sco res o f 53 .37 an d 51.70 resp ec ti ve ly. Th ese Gr ayso n . Fli nt Ge. , 34.60 girl s we re rea l ly exce ll ent in fl oor exe rcise .

JUNIOR RESULTS Fx: Bev Meye r, Hami lton -B adi n, 17.62; Di ane Nancy Th eis, McK. Y.. 35 .40; Vi c ky Shul er, M enze r, Ham ilto n-Taft , 16.25; Patt y Ma rtin , McK. , 33 .65; Ma rt ha Newto n, McK., 33.15; Ham ilton -Badi n . 15.75 D en ise Tenn ey, Bu ffa lo , 31.25 ; D o nn a Payto n, BB: Patt y Ma rt in . Hami lto n- Badin , 15.10; Lo ui v. Ge. , 31.15; Cind y Ro bert s, Fl int Ge., Melani e Ray, Dub lin , 14.78; Bev M eye r, 30.60 H am il to n - Badi n, 14.25 NEWS FROM MARVA TEENS V : Juli e Buhn , Libe rty, 16.40; Di ed ra Laver,

by Ruth A nn M cBrid e H ami lto n - Badin , 14.35 ; Peggy Les igo n ich, Held o n M arch 24 at Towso n State Teac hers Boa rdm an, 14.00 Co ll ege, fift een yea r o ld Stacy Siml er o f UB: Co nni e Head lee, Dubl in, 14.40; Pam Ken singto n (fro m W alter Jo nso n H .S.) narr ow ly Mag ill , Girard , 12.80; Lo rrain e M arik, defea ted Karen We ber o f Towso n w ith 31.40 to 31.36 p o in ts. Jenn y M ills (a M arva Tee n ) fro m Boa rdm an, 11 .10 Sandy Sp rin gs Fri ends Schoo l p laced t h i rd w ith Th ese gy mn as ts co m pe ted usi ng th e new DG WS / USGF Adva nced Leve l Comp ul so ri es 30 .05.

MARYLAND STATE OPEN Opt. A lso he ld at Towso n on Ma rch 25 th , 12 yea r Th ere was also co mpet itio n o n the novice leve l usin g th e b eg in ner leve l USGF / DGWS o ld Susie G ree r, a M arva Tee n, p lace d first All -A ro und at th e Interm ed iate Co m pe titi o n. com pul so ri es p lus o pti o nals. Ci ssy Camb ell fro m Brea k sv i lle too k a first o n floor ex. Chell a MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL INVITATIONAL O ve rf ie ld 1st in va ult i ng; Ka ren Ken ny of MEET Brecksv i ll e 1st on Bea m ; and Melan ie Ray of A lso held o n M arch 25 i n A ll ento wn , Pa. Dub lin 1st o n Bars.

Jenn y M ill s and Stacey Siml er, bo th

Ma rvd- Teem. ho th q u alifi ed to (om pete In th e U)GF Na ti o nals. Jen ny sco red 67.85 dnd Stacey score d 67.25. Jenn y wi ll com pete in bo th Jr. and Sr. Di vislom.

REPORT FROM MICHIG AN : MICHIGA N STA TE HIGH SCHOOL MEET

by O we n Perkin s Winni ng tea m wa,> Tay lo r J.F. Kenn edy H .S. wi th 216.35 po in ts. Comi n g i n fo r d close spco nd was East Lansin g H. S. w ith 216.00 po int s.

AA RESULTS : Me rry Jo H i ll . EdS t Lansin g, 57.90 ; A m y Balog h. J.F. Kenn ed y.57 .00 : A nn Weave r, Eas t Lami ng, 55.00 Michi ga n hand les th ei r entr ies i n thi s mann er. " A max imum of t h ree girl s may be ente red in eal h evpnt p er sc hoo l. A ll -A ro u nd ent ries mu st co mp ete in th e fo ur O lym p ic eve nts. Th e fo u r all -aro und eve nt s are lim ited to a ma xim u m o f two all -aroun d entr ies pe r sc hoo l. A schoo l mu st en te r a mini m um o f fo u r cont es tan ts in o rd er to w i n tea m ho no rs."

SOUTHERN REPORT

by M ari alice Carter Th e 7th A nnu al Va las ti c In v itati o nal, hosted by th e Valast ic Gy mn ast ics Assoc iati o n was held at N icev ille Se nior High School, Nicev il le, Florid a o n Febru ary 4t h a nd 5th. Th ere we r e 347 compet itors i n th e m ee t w ith 204 o f t hem b ein g girl s.

Thi s was , by far, th e larges t mee t th at we have eve r had and w h at was sur p r isin g was th at th e two o lder age d ivisio ns were th e larges t. Thi s was a lo n g mee t w ith an exce ll ent ca lib er o f co m pet it ion in all age gro u ps. Th ere was. a surprisin g amo unt of adva nce d wo rk, eve n In t he 9 and u n der gro up . M any So uth ern St ates showe d exce lle nt rep rese ntat io n .

9 and under All- Around 1. Rebecca Fountain McCon nell-B R 27.56 2. Les li e Henkle M cCo n nell -BR 25 .56 3. D aw n Harrel l Tall ah assee T 25 .36 Tea m Trop hy we nt to McCo nn ell -Bato n Ro u ge 10-12 1. Kati e Sho twe ll M iami -D ade 2. Jam ie May nard Deca tur - Dekalb Y 3. Mary A nn Hund ley Ca rt er Gymn ast ic Sch Tea m t ro ph y we nt to McCo nn ell - Hat()Il Ro u ge

13-1 5 1. Sh aro n Palme r Powe ll Gym Cluu 68.70 2. Les li e Maynard Decat ur-Deka lb Y 68. 06 3. D ebby Gu y N orth eas t Y Bir 76.35 Team tr op hy we nt to D ecatu r -De kalb YMCA, A t lan ta 16 and abo ve 1. Claud ia h Le l1 S.E. Lo u isidna U ni v. 70.75 2. Sa nd y Philli ps S. E. Lo u lSldnd U n iv. 68.51 3. Pam Ba d ea u x S.E . LO UI Siana U nl v. 67 .45 Team tr o ph y wen t to So uth eas t ern Lo ui siana U ni ve ri stv w ho showed co nsistant to p qu alit y w ith th e t~ p six jJl dces bein g fil led by th eir girl s.

O n Feb ru ary 5th th er e was a clini c for stud e nt s and teachers In Lauren b urg, N .e.

Ei ght y stud ent s and 8 teachers pa rti cipat ed . o f t he Ph YS ica l Barb ara Yarbo ro ugh Edu cati o n D epartm ent of th e Burl ingto n N.e.

Cit y Sch o o ls w ill give a se ri es o f 6 wo rk sh o ps In a t eac her renewa l se ri es.

On Ma rch 4th th e H o uston City Ch dmpi o nsh ips fo r G irl s (Gy mn as tics, Tumblin g and Tr am po li ne) was hos ted b y th e Pare nt s okthe D ad 's Clu b YMCA In Ho u sto n .

A n int eres t i';)g p o i n l dbo ut thi s m ee t th at th ey had IWO level> of co mjJel lllon nol d epe nd i ng on age gro u jJi ll gs <I I .III. G il b wh o ( o u ld d o up to a ca rt w hee l on Bea m . Iron t an d bdck h i p

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circles on bars, and ~o un doff flip fl op o n tum b li ng we re dee m ed nov ice gy mn as ts.

Th ose w ho co uld do eq ual to o r bet te r th an a bac kwa lk ove r on bea m , cas t h ip circle , and gli de k ips o n bars, and ro u nd -off f li p flop se ri es o n fl oo r we re put in t he " star " leve l.

Gail Her man o f Flo rid a Tech . Un iversity gave a clini c to ove r 100 Jr . Hi gh girl s in Orange Co unt y, Fl o rid a... an o th er plu s fo r th e grow th o f gymn ast ics in th e So uth .

Th e Wo rl ds Inv it ati o nal Tra mp o lin e Champi ons hi ps fo r m en and wo m en we re Held on Febru ary 26th in Lafaye tt e, Lo ui siana at the U ni ve ri sty of South ern Lo ui siana and was hos ted by Jess Henn esey.

NEW ENGLAND REPORTMEET EFFICIENCY

by David Reeves How many tim es have w e heard th e cry - to o long, too 10ng !. .. David Reeves, our Eas tern Reporter att ended a competiti o n runn ed by Ed Kn epp er, and th e p arent s o f hi s Ol ympi ad team. Hats o ff! To thi s group w ho ran a hi ghl y effi cient meet. Everyon e kn ew and did hi s job w ith an ama zin g LACK of confu sio n, w hi ch re sulted in an enjoyabl e m ee t for coac h, judge, and mo st impo rtant, th e gy mn ast.

Alto gether, 240 gy mn asts (a b o ut 75 p er ce nt All-Aro und entri es from fi ve states) we re judge d in th e net runnin g tim e of six hou rs. A prevIo us mee t w ith a similar number o f entri es requir ed ten hours to r un . What mad e th e difference ? Fores ight , pl annin g, and use o f volunt ee rs to supervise each eve nt , leav in g th e jud ges free to jud ge ... and d o no thin g else .

Th e 6- 9 an u 10-11 age gro up s co mpri sed of 1/ 3 o f th e ent ries. anu we re sc h euul ed to beg in at 10:00 a.m . Th ey actu all y bega n at 10 :30 a.m. and we re linisheu be twee n '12: 15 and 12:30.

On e parent was assigned to supervise each eve nt in eac h age gro up . It was th ere jo b to see th at th e nex t fi ve o r six gy mn as ts we re rea d y at all tim es. A t th e start o f th e mee t, each gymn as t was given a num be r and ?<.signed an eve nt to repo rt to . Th e superviso r at th at event had a ca rd w ith th e gymn as t's number and th e initials o f th at first event ; FX. BB . ec t. A ll fo ur eve nt s fo r bo th age gro ups we re run at o ne tim e. O n floo r exe rcise, th ere we re two se ts of ju dges and o ne girl fro m each age gro up altern ated. Thi s elimin ated th e actu al tim e n ecessa ry to co me up w ith a score as a fac tor in th e leng th of th e eve nt. Simil arl y . o n bea m . th ere we re two se ts o f jud ges tim e as a fac to r. O n th e two sho rt er eve nt s, bars and va ulting, o n e se t of ju dges judged bo th age gro ups. W hen ca ll ed , th e gymn ast to ld th e head j u d ge her n umber, perfo rm ed h er ro utin e, and th en return ed to her pl ace in lin e. Th e judges handed th e sco re to a runn er w ho took it to t he sco rers tabl e w here it was reco rd ed and th en pos ted (sco res no t flas hed). W hen two o r thr ee gy mn as ts fini shed at o ne eve nt. t he superv iso r o f tha t eve nt ass igneu t hem to th eir r1f'x t eve nt ~ nd ga ve th eir card s to th e runn er w ho led th em to th e nex t eve nt area ami gave th e gymna st "s (a ru to th e super viso r of th e even t. Eve nt assignm ent s we re no t p rea rrange d b ut were made to kee p an eq u all oa u of g ymna sts at each eve nt. Thi s wo rk ed we ll sin ce each supe rviso r, upo n rece ivin g a gym nas t 's ca rd , kn ew w hi ch eve nt s she had co m pl eted, a nd merely ad ded hi s eve nt initials to th e ca rd befo re passin g th e gymn as t o n to th e nex t even t.

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Th e 12- 14 and 15 and ove r age grou ps we re sc hedu led to start at 12 :00 noon but ac tua ll y go t unde r way at 1 :00 p .m ., d ue to wa rm u ps. The eve nts we re run id ent ica ll y to th e mo rn i ng mee t w ith th e excep tio n t ha t two beam s we re used fo r co m pe ti tio n ; o ne at reg ul ati o n and the o t he r at th e USGF height fo r t he 12-14 age gro up . Th ere was o ne addi ti o nal factor tha t slowed thi s part o f t he mee t : th ere was o nl y o ne 4" land in g mat ava il ab le, w hi ch had to be shuffl ed between th e two bea ms and th e bars.

But eve n th is situ at io n was we ll hand led, as gy mn as t 's w ho d id no t n ee d th e land in g mat were permitt ed to perfo rm ea rl y if th ey w ished , w hil e th e o n-dec k gymn as t wa ited fo r th e m at to b ecome avai lab le.

O n the gymnas t 's sid e, altho ugh they di d no t co mpete in nu mer ica l o rd er n ecessa ril y, th ey kn ew w hen th ey we re co min g u p and th erefo re d id n ot h ave to ' hang ' at th e even t.

Onl y th e nex t five to ten gym nasts we re kep t wa itin g. As i t workeu o u t. gynHla sts co uld req ues t th eir nex t eve nt Irom t he su pe rviso r and in mos t cases we re o b l ige d . An ddd it io nal se t of bars and bea m wpre 5('t up at one end of th e gym and r op<c,d off fro m t he area o f co mpe titi on. Gym nd st, w('rl' InT to use th e<;e thr o ugho ut th e mee t lor add itio n.!1 w ar mu ps.

KITTY KJElDSEN - re tires as ac ti ve coac h o f wom en 's tea m at U ni ve rsit y o f Mass. ln th e p as t 4 yea rs, her tea m pl ace d 2nd in th e annu al Regio nal Champio nship s loos ing o nl y to Sp rin gfi eld Co llege. Kit ty pl ans to co ntinu e givin g clini cs , beco me mo re act ive in Na tion al judgin g and w rit e b oo ks. Th e U ni v. o f M ass . tea m is now be in g coac he d by V ir gin ia Eva ns, form er coac h at Towso n State Co ll ege in Ma ryland.

MAINE GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION - now fo rmall y orga ni zed. A dult m em be rship $3. 00, student s $1.50, Clu bs $5.00. Me mb erships includ e newslett er. Du es sho uld b e se nt to M rs.

Barb ara St oye ll , Gymn as ti c Chairman , 671 Hogan Rd. Bango r Ma in e. Barb ara is a fo rm er N .J. res id ent, teaches judgin g and print s th e MGA newslett er.

MAINE GIRLS' STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Held on March 18 On th e beginn er leve l Lew ist o n too k th e team tro ph y w ith 26 po ints. Th e A ll- aro und w inn er o f th e adva nce d leve l was Cy nthia Schin ck o f Brun sw ick w ith 17. 9 points. Winnin g tea m was Wa terv ill e w ith 17.9 p o int s. Patt y Wint ers, Lauri e H awkes, Peggy Jabar, and Paul a Co nn atse r (a ll of W atervill e) too k fir st pl ace o n va ultin g, b ea m . bars, and floo r r es p ect ive ly.

NOTABLES THE WRITING ON THE WALL Wh at sho rt bit o f w isd o m, jo ke , littl e sign have yo u see n lately w hi ch stru ck you as bein g ve ry appli ca bl e to gymn asti cs? Th ese are always interestin g to rea d and po nd er. Sh are them w ith us. Send to Renee P. H ende rshott, 17605 Fri es Ave ., Lak ewoo d, Ohi o 44107.

Here are so me fo r starters " I mu st d o som ethin g" w ill al w ays so lve mo re p rob lem s th an "Som et h in g mu st b e d o ne" ..... Bit s and Pi eces Mos t thin gs we fail to d o are ca used by failure TO BEG IN ! .... unkn ow n Onl y so me o f us ca n lea rn by o th er p eopl e's m istakes. Th e res t of us h ave to be th e ot her peop le .... Chi cago Tribun e If yo u ca n find a path w ith no o bstacles, it probabl y d oes n ' t lea d anyw here .

Frank A . Clark , Reg iste r and Tribun e Syndi ca te

NEWS DIGEST U.S.A. GYMNASTICS NEWSLETTER ....#l - 72 USG F O lymp ic to u r .. .so m e pl aces st ill ava il ab le ... depa rt fro m Chi cago $560.00 ro und trip ... Co ntac t UGS F, Box 4699, Tu cso n, A ri zona 85717 See h ighli gh ts o f Japa n - USA To ur. ..Ap ril 15th ...A BC-TV 's W ide Wo rld o f Spo rt s. Th e Eva nsto n, Illi no is m atch at No rth western U w ill be show n.

Sp ani sh To ur of USA ca nce ll ed ... perhap s nex t yea r.

Frank J.C umi skey, Tec hni ca l Di rector o f USGF repo rt s th at, " Th ere app ea rs to be so me co nfu sio n as to w hat is need ed to h ave th e curren t FI G Co de of Po int s. Wo m en : 1970 Cod e o f Po int s plu s th e 1971 Co m p lem ent. Men: 1968 Cod.e of Po int s plu s th e 1971 Supp lem ent s and Ame ndmen ts ."

Me n : Th e Janu ary internati o nal judges co urse h eld in Chi cago fo r m en was a grea t success . Twe nt y eight men pa rtcipated . M r.

Ted M uzycz ko w ill publi sh an o ffi cial p ap er o n thi s co urse. Th ere w ill be many changes ... eve n changes fro m d ecision s in Madrid ... M r.

Gand er was grea t !

1972 U. S.G.F. CO NGRESS to be held at th e Den ve r Hilto n H o tel, D en ve r, Colo rado. Th e da tes are se t fo r Novem b er 4th and 5th alth oug h th ere m ight be a Nove mber 3rd sess io n. W rit e th e D en ve r Hilto n H o tel fo r Rese rva ti ons.

WHO ' S WHO IN GYMNASTICS USGF plans to publish "Who's Who in Gymnastics" sometime in the fall of ' 72. A new concept for compiling names and records for inclusion in this highly useful reference.

Imagine the uses for this book, with names, address and historical background information on everyone involved in the sport of gymnastics in the U.S.A.! Entries must be received between now and October1, 1972. To find out how you can be a part of the first Edition write: U.S.G.F., PO Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona 8571 7 ADDRESS CHANGES Chairm an of USGF Wo m en 's Co mm itt ee : Shirl ey Br ya n 421 W . St. Jam es PI .

Chi cago , Illin o is 60614 Chairm an o f USG F W om en 's Co mmi ttee on Jud ges Trainin g : MrsD elene J. Darst c/ o Mr . G.c. Darst Commercial Credit Bu sin ess Loa ns 1003-8 Carew Towe r Cin cinn ati , Ohi o 45202 NEW USGF STATE CHAIRMAN: Califo rni a: M rs. Shirl ey Ruhlman 5725 Bl an co Ave. Wo o dl and Hill s, Ca lifo rni a 91405 H awa ii: Jan Baros h 502 A Kawail oa Rd. Kaulu a, H awa ii 96 734 U.S.G.F. " WORKSHOP" IN M ODER N GYMN ASTI CS Au gust 14-18, 1972, Geo rge Willi am s Co llege, D ow ners G rove, Illin o is ..

3V. hou rs graduat e credit is o ffered . .

In structo rs: Mrs. Mildred Prc hal; Ma ri a Bako s; No ra Suthphin .

Th e wor kshop is design ed to give physical ed ucat ion stud en t and educators training and know ledge in compet it ive Modern Gymnast ics . .. using ropes, balls, hoop s, clubs, ribbon s and pennant s. Progress ion s inc lu ded, method s of teaching, compos ition tec hnique s and competitive aspects. For more information contact Nora Suthph in , 555 31st, Dow ners Grove, III. 60515.

USGF Women's Regional Chairmen Region I Mrs. Dale Flansaas Reg ion II Miss Karen Patoil e Region III Mrs. Sharon Weber Region IV Mrs. Ja ckie Fie Region V Mrs. Sharon Pirkl Mrs. Greta Treiber Region VI Miss Sharon Va ll ey Region VII Mrs. Ernie Weaver (Carter) Region VI II Mrs. Delene Darst DUTIES OF THE HEAD JUDGE I. Judges every routine and keep a wr itten record of her score and point breakdown.

2.

Calls a conference after the first exercise to assist the judges in arriving at a common basis for scoring .

3.

Calls for scores in 15 or 20 seconds, if a signa lin g device is not used.

4.

Eliminates th e high and low sco re ; checks to see that the two middle scores fa ll within the proper range indicated by her own score; checks to see that the average score is in the proper range with her own score; (sees that the score of the hea d judge, the average score, and the time or line vio lations are properl y recorded on the score sheet ; computes the base score and records this in a space to the left or her recorded score) .

5. If the two middle scores are out of line according to the FIG point spread for prelimin ary or final competit ion, the Head Judge ma y ca ll a conference to review the routine , give her score and call for adjustment by the judges to bring the scores into line. If time does not permit, she may adjust the middle score furthest from her score without a conference , but she must inform this one judge of the adjustment.

6.

If the average score is out of line with the score of the Head Judge, the Head Judge may compute the Base Score and fla sh this as the average . If time permits, she may ca ll a conference and ask for adjustment by the judges to bring the average score in lin e w ith her score.

7.

W ith the above-stated methods in number 5 and 6, it wou ld never be pos sibl e for the Head Jud ge to flash her score as th e average, as is permitted in rare cases int ernational ly.

8.

May ca ll a co nference to co unsel judges and ask for an adjustment w hen in her op inion the average sco re is not in line with the fir st and successi ve scores. She may not demand or force a change in the sco re s.

9.

Subtracts from the co mp etitor 's average, if necessary, deductions for time infra ction s, out-of-bounds errors, coach talking to or mak in g signals to the gymnast, improper placement of the coach at th e apparatus, ward up during the judge s' conference, gymnast 's failure to prese nt herse lf to the Head Judge prio r to th e start of her exe rcise. The Head Judge may w ish to consult w ith her pan el before making these deducti o ns. Deduction s for attire are tak en on ly once during a sess ion from the all-around score and only after consultation w ith the Meet Referee.

10.

Indicates th e g ree n Ilag or gree n light flash and acknowledges the presentation of the gymnast.

11. Is present with th e Meet Referee during th e official m easuring of h er event apparatus.

12. During Protest Meetings prese nt s th e case w ith recom m endat ion s to the Jury of Appea l. n. Computes th e indi vidua l judge's reco rd upon requ est of th e Meet Refe re e.

WOMEN'S COMMITTEE DUTIES OF THE MEET REFEREE 1. Serves as President of th e Jur y of Appea l.

2. Conducts the official mea suring of all competit ive equipment.

3. Is ava il ab le for counse l upon request of the Head Judge.

4. May counsel th e Head Ju dge when in her opinion the average score and / or the score of the Head Judge seems out of line with the scoring in the competition. She may not change any of the se scores .

5. May observe during conferences w ith or w ithout requ est of the Head Judge and convey her eva lu ation to the Head Judge. She may not force a change of any scores.

6. During Protest ' Meetings: Th e Meet Referee , after review and majorit y decision by the Jury to alter the score, shall adjust th e score by one of these methods: (a) Take the score of the four indi vidual scores that is the highest, add thi s score to that of the Head Judge, average th e tot al to arrive at the Adjusted Score; (b ) take th e average sco re, add this to the score of the Head Judge, average the total to arrive at th e Base Score. (This r;nethod is favored.) The Meet Referee mu st imm ediately change and initial the Official Score Sheet.

7. May remove a judge from th e competition upon recommendation b y th e Head Judge and co nsent of the Jury when this judge acts unethicall y during the competition or is consistent ly out of lin e w ith the average score and / or base score.

8. May remove a coac h from the floor of competition when thi s coac h ca uses a disturbance, acts unethicall y or in any manner disrupts the progress of the compet ition.

9. Gi ves final decision for the deduction in the case of improper attire.

10. Checks all master score sheets after check

by Head Judge. Checks all final score sheets; checks all-around placings; checks team totals .

11. Sup ervises the drawing of order of competition for the finals. (First draw between places 4, 5 and 6 and second draw between places 1, 2 and 3.)

12. For all National and International Meets: (Junior National, Senior National, Elite Championship, World Games or Olympic Preliminary, Sem i-Fina l or Final Trial, International Du al or Triangular Competition) Deli ve rs a copy of all-event score sheets with indi v idual judge's record to the chairman of the USGF Tec hnical Committee within one week of the competition . n. Acts as the final authority in all techni ca l matters invo lvi ng timers, li nesman, scorers, judges, flasher s and equipment.

14. In cooperation w ith th e Meet Director makes all final d ecision s on th e se lection and assignment of officials. (For USGF Junior and Senior Nationals, Elite Championships, International Meets in the USA and Ol ympic or World Games Tri als, the Meet Refe ree mu st work w ithin th e recommendations of the Techni ca l Committee w hen assigning judge s.

QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR GYMNASTICS IN MUNICH For th e firs t tim e in the hi story of Gymnastics in the Olympic Games, we w ill have to qua li fy to compete in Munich. Thi s is tru e for all co untries except th ose co untri es that finished in th e top six positions at th e Wor ld Games in Ljubljan a, 1970.

This decision wa ~ reached as a resu lt of a ne w examination by the International O lympi c Committee of Article 43 of the Olympic Rul es, and in order to apply a more restrict ive app li cation , t he IOC ha s determined to add a supp lementary set of fina ls for th e indi vidual competitions. As a resu lt th.e follo w ing were created; A rigorous concentration of the entire competition, beca use for the goo d of the Ol ym pic Games, the number of d ays for competition (6) cannot be increased.

More physical and psychological fatigue for the gymnast due to shorter res t period.

Maximum efficiency is called for on the part of the organizer s for al l parts an d aspects of the competition.

The need to reduce the number of gymnasts in competition is required (6 gymnasts per group) accord in g to what is stated before, but ma y also contribute to present a certain e lite gymnast.

The Creation and app li cation of a severe qualification system sim il ar to that used in other sports. This system wi ll help to avoid passing be yo nd the set number of tea m s or indi v idual gymna sts, or at least to rea ch thi s number.

The United States w ill have to qualif y Women 's and Men 's teams at our Final Ol ympic Trial s by reaching the following

scores; A qualification limit is set to an 8.5 point average. On this basis the following scores are necessary; Men's Teams: 510 points for 5 gymnasts out of 6 for 12 events Women's Teams: 340 point s for 5 gymnasts out of 6 for B events Men's All Around: 12 events, 102 points Women's All Around: B eve nts, 6B po int s However, we can only app ly for entry, (eve n if the women sco re 340 points and the men sco re 510) if at least three of the women obtain an all-a round score of at least 6B points and three of the men obtain an all-around score of at least 102 points . In addition we must have a neutral head judge and two o~ the other four judges must be neutral judges.

Even if we meet the above requirements, since onl y lOB gymnasts will be all owed to compete , we m ay be required to engage another country in competition, i. e. if more than lOB gymnasts qualify, there must be a way to cut the field and therefore the Technical Committee will decide who we w ill have to meet to eliminate another team. It ma y be that we would ha ve to meet Canada or Cuba or both .

If we do not qualify as a team we may enter only thre e Women and three Men and ther efo re we wo uld not ha ve a tea m in the Olympi cs Games, on ly indi viduals.

The maximum number of groups-of-six, w ill be lB in the first compet ition for Wom en and Men. It is impossible to know at thi s tim e, ho w man y of thes e groups wil l be full tea ms of 6 from one country and how man y w ill be

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THE YAMASHITA VAULT

comb in ed groups (3 from one country and t h ree f rom another) . Some countries may only have o ne or two entries.

U.S.G.F. WOMEN' S TECH. REPORT The tec hni q ue of th e Ya m as hi ta Vault was d iscussed by t he USG F ju dges in Ter re Haute (see d iagram be low) .

Th e pref li ght st retch es o ff th e boa rd, b ut a sli ght p ik e is all owed as th e gy mn as t reac hes the verti ca l. The p refli ght sho ul d not be as hig h as fo r th e handsprin g and c lose r to th e 45-d eg ree ang le before con tact. O n the rep ul sio n p hase the body is i n a deep p ike (45 degrees) wi th the body (back) paralle l to t he f loo r. The body ope ns to a stra ight body pos ition st ill para ll el to the f loor. Then t he body lands at th e vert ica l. W it h t he new i nte rp retation of th e tec hn ique of the Yamas hi ta Va ult, th e fo ll ow ing ded uctions wi ll be en fo rced fo r t he second O lymp ic Tr ials.

1. U p to 0.5 fo r p ik e o ff the board in p re- fli g ht.

2. U p to 0.5 fo r th e low and late exec uti o n of t he d eep p ik e.

3. Up to 0.5 for lateness o f extensio n in afte r-fli ght.

4. Up to 0.3 fo r short afte r- f li g ht (looking fo r balance o f fl ig ht) POSITIONS WANTED Coach of Women 's and Men's Gymnastics Team for 8 years; area champ ions; 3 years; Coach of Tumbli ng and Trampo line Team for 8 ye~rs; Ohi o State Champs; 4 yea rs; Certified USTA Master Teac her in Trampo li ne and Tum bling. Ce rti fied Phys. Ed. instru ctor wit h deg ree in eleme ntary educa ti on; 27 gradua te hours towards Masters Degree. Wo ul d li ke to assist in a Uni ve rsity prog ram in gymnastics o r trampo lin e and tumb li ng.

Co ntact Ve rn Diet rich, 57 Y, S. Crowell, Geneva, Oh io 44041 PH (216) 466-1 716 NEED GYMNASTIC COACH ? Sixteen years expe ri ence in teaching and coaching men 's and women 's gymnastics. Masters Degree. Contact: Ri chard l. Gaskell, Dept. of Phys. Ed . San Berna rdino Va ll ey Coll ege, 701 South Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino, Ca. 92405.

USGF W O MEN 'S COMMITTEE.

No. 19 Yamash ita Vault.

New Phase ana lysis of va u lt : No te f igures 3-4-5.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Position

open a t Georg ia Co ll ege in M ill edgeville, Georgia for someone w ith a m aste r's d eg ree in p hysica l educa tio n who can also coac h women 's gymnastics. Interested perso ns m ay contac t Mr. Floyd Anderso n cl o th e Ph ys ica l Ed ucat io n Department, Georgia Co ll ege, Mi ll edgevi lle, Georgia 31061.

Girls gymna stics in structor n eeded fo r schoo l in Scarsda le, New York. Need also a f loor exe rcise speciali st. Co nt act Josep h Goldste in, 199 W il mo t Rd. , Scarsda le, New Yo rk .

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THE AERIAL CARTWHEEL

PREREQUISITES 1. Good standing aer ial on th e floor.

2. Be abl e to execut e a r egul ar ca rt w h ee l off th e end o f th e bea m and und erstand th e id ed that th e legs mu st be brought t ogethe r w hen doing cartwhee ls off the beam.

3. Eno ugh leg streng th to keep legs from co ll aps in g upo n t he landing.

SAFETY 1. Set' the beam at th e prope r height dependin g o n th e size of th e gymnas t. It mu st not be se t low because the gym nast wil l not have time to comp lete th e sk ill befo re her landin g.

2. Use a crash mat with a regu lar mat on top for lea rnin g ... o r several reg ul ar t um b lin g mats.

SPOTTING

THE AERIAL CARTWHEEL The superimp ose d drawings give the vie wer an idea of the pa thways the body takes durin g an ae rial ca rt wheel off th e end o f the beam.

Look ing at the figures from left to ri ght: Note on the first figure ju st ho w low th e torso rotates, an d how d eep ly th e right kn ee b end s befor e pushoff. " Settin g" lower than thi s wo uld cau se a f lat f li ght of low am plitud e.

Th e second and t hird figures the strong u pwa rd push off necessary to execu te an ae rial of this ampli tude. A no th er point to re m ember is that the leg kick in g over in th e cartw hee l must kick very fas t. ( If th e gy mn ast stood still w hil e ki ckin g she wo uld be thr ow n off balance

by a sw ift ki ck lik e thi s.) Th e sw ift ki ck gets her rota ted in th e air before her b o d y sta rts on its descent.

I n the forth position , one w ill notice that the legs ha ve come together . Most beginners do not rea li ze th at the aerial off th e beam is different from th e one on th e floor in thi s respect. Landin g with the legs apart cou ld lead to injury, so th ey should be wa rned about thi s.

After executing the pushoff and putt in g th e bo d y in the position as show n above, th e tec hniqu e of t he aerial is co mplete. Th e body is kept tight and in position durin g th e rest of th e flight until it co mes in for a perfect landing. In this respect it is a bit lik e a va ult.

General: If th e gym na st is small (12 or under ) thi s sk ill ca n easil y be spotted by one pe rso n. If she is a hi gh sc hoo l gi rl , a second spotte r should be pr~pared to assist her in her land ing.

If the be am is set hi gh, the spotter is short and the girl is tall , th e beginn in g coach is ve ry ap prehensi ve abo ut spottin g thi s skill. If she will keep th ese two things in mind , she w ill fell more secure: First, if the gir l does a high aerial as in th e super im posed pictures, she does no t need spo tt in g, excep t, perhaps, for her landing. Th e spotter won' t have to worry about reach in g her ! Second, th e beginner w ill ve ry soo n be w ithin reach ; sh e will come down into th e spott er's hand s.

See illu st ra tio ns for a spec ific spott in g method.

1. Spotter keep yo ur eyes on the righ t sho uld er. Pr epare yo ur le ft hand to receive her hip .

2. Gy mn as t is now i n p os ition fo r spotter to pl ace her ri ght han d on her ri ght should er (thumb towa rd yo u, fingers toward clavicle). A t the same time place the left hand at the gymna st' s hip (thumb toward yo u ) and give h er an up wa rd boos t. Your ri ght hand w ill be ab le to help rot ate her prope rl y.

3. As the gym nast rota tes to t he in ve rt ed position , the weig ht of h er sh ou ld er and body w ill res t o n yo ur right hand. This illu stra t ion shows the worst possib le thing w hi ch could happen. Th e gymn ast did n o t push off and is on th e way down. Yo u can br eak h er fall , keep h er hea d from hittin g th e be am, and ge t her rotated for a safer land in g. Th e coach o r a secon d spo tt er shou ld assist th e gymnas t in her landin g.

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The GOLDEN LIBRARY of Gymnastics . • . Revisited A. B. Frederick Education Editor Wisconsin State University Superior, Wisconsin 54880 Much can be learned from a compre hensive re vlew.of any body o f literat ure, and alth oug h it IS relatively sma ll our gymnast ic literature is no exceptio n. In 1965 I wro te about a sel ect ive li st of ~?oks for th e gymn asi ic library and dubbed It The Gold en Llbr.ary of Gymnastics. " (MG-May/ June 1965, pp . 24-25) In most instan ces th e book s se lected for the li st were thos e whose autho rs treated sin gle, gymnasti c catego ri es such as tumbling , trampolin e, un even parall el bars and o th er topics. Th e Intent was to ex pos e as much vital informat io n as possibl e within the con fin es of a res tri cti ve listin g. Publications in gym nas ti cs we re beginni ng to rise in 1965, but conside rabl e gaps In th e litera ture were enco untered . Even in 1971. one cannot find a sin gle vo lum e in th e English language d evoted to va ultin g, spo tting or ring wo rk . Gymnas ti c texts devoted to specialized areas do not comma nd th e mark et th at they mi ght in Europe , for examp le. Mo re o ft en we have see n the publi ca tion of a more compre hensive, gym nas tic text since it is mu ch eas ier to se ll to potential adopte rs. A uth o rs of su ch texts are burdened con sid erab ly since th ey mu st conde nse a great d ea l of m ate rial often d elet in g from such work their ex perti se In th e theor y and method of gy mna sti cs. . The o ri gin al li st of books was not d esigned to Includ e the comprehensi ve tex t.

Th e suggest ion th at these books be exa min ed resulted in a supplem entary articl e entitl ed " Th e Compl ete Book in Gymnasti cs iMG- Feb. 1968, pp. 20-21 ). Fifteen b ooks (2 for men and wo men, 8 for men and 5 for women) were rated on th e ba sis of fi ve crite ri a. Fin al se lect ion s were based o n comb in ed sco res.

A questionnaire appearing so m ew hat late r refJorted the opin ion s of 31 promin ent coac hes who ra ted the same books w ith the exception of th ose w ritt en excl usi ve ly for women . Th e co mbin ed o pini o n of these coac hes refle cted my own eva luati on of the books. Th e new " Golden Li st" includes those compre hensive vo lum es receivi ng th e highest scores. Th ese texts are primarily used for introd uctory co urses in gymnast ics, and on ly one of th em the Hu ghes tex t, was recomm ended b y ~ majority o f t h e coac hes as suitabl e for co aching. . Sin ce th e fo rmul ation of a " Golden Library" Involves o ne I n a se lectivity task , it is reasona bl e to ask, " Se lected from what? " Most muni cipal and co ll ege libraries subscrib e to two primar y so urces In w hi ch li sts of books are indexe d by subject matter. Th ey are Books in Print and th e Cumulative Book Index. Th ese so urces alone WI ll. often revea l the simple maj o rity of tex ts ava il ab le In a give n field . U ni ve rsity publi ca tion s, pri va te publications and other so urces of book s are uncovered in li sts p ublished in professional journals, in li sts deve l. oped for grad uate theses and projects and In bibliographies of gymnastic tex ts. A basic li st of 120 book s was developed from these kind s of reso urce s, and all but a few were read in detai l. All of t he books are curre ntl y in print. . Books exa mined we re auth ored by Ameri ca ns, Ca nad ians and Briti shers, thus all books are in th e Engl is h langu age. Sadl y, on ly a ve ry few o f the fine foreign-l anguage gymna sti c texts are ava ilable in tran slation .

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Some Initial Thoughts About Gymnastic Texts Some cr iti cism and pra ise is in orde r regarding the cu rren t batch of gym nastic tex ts.

In 1971 we find th at so me of th e previous ly noted gaps In th e l itera ture h ave been filled.

Wom en are now writ in g exce ll en t texts for wome n' s gy mn ast ics. G raph ic techniqu es ha ve also improved cons id erab ly.

The greatest, single weakness in o ur gymnastic literatur e is th e co nsistent lack of documentation and footnoting in a majority of texts. This observa tion is also extended to articles wr itten for popul ar sports jou rn als.

Footnotes citing vital sources o f information are alm ost non-exist ant, and bibliographies seem to be wo rk ed up by th e random w him of th e aut hor w ho ve ry often ex·clu des major wo rks t hat are a propo s wh il e as o ft en in c luding o ut-of- print sources for w hich no d irect ci tation is give n. . Onl y a few authors have att em pted to Interpret the re sea rch li te rature ava il able to th em. It ma y be q uite so me tim e befo re we produce a te xt compa rabl e to a Co un si lm an text on sw immin g or a Doh erty tex t o n tra ck and field. Some tim e ago AA HPER announced that o ne of it s series "W hat Resea rch Tell s the Coac h About. ." wo uld be aim ed at gymnast ics but thus far has no t b een publi shed.

We do ha ve peopl e who are ca pabl e of researc h interpretat io n. Some of o ur gymnast ic coaches have already co ntributed chapt ers or por ti o ns of chapters to books on kin esiology.

More than 200 references related to the anal ys is of gymnast ics are in clu ded in The Magic of Gymnastics wh ic h was or igin all y

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prepared for a section mee tin g of AAHPER 's Bo sto n Convention . Very soo n we ma y expect to see the emergence of a res p ec tabl e rev iew of the literature of gy mn astics w ith app ropri ate sy ntheses and conc lu sio ns related to th eo ry, teaching method and coach in g technique.

Illu strating the gy mn as tic tex t has been a major p rob lem for many aut hors. Graphic techniques ha ve constant ly been impro vin g so that we on ly rarely see t he st ick figure in the mod ern text. We ma y still note the use of line dra w in gs p roduced by those w ho h ave lit tle or no experie nce in th e gy mn as ti c area, however.

The poorest examples come from co mmercial arti sts who are ca pabl e o f drawi ng res pect able faces, hair an d shoes but lack the p erce ption of mo ve ment necessa ry to draw sequences from memory or from sketc hes and photo graph s su pplied b y. th e auth or. Photo grap hs are very ex p ens ive since exce llent results are obta in ed on ly b y hi ghl y train ed amateurs or pro fe ss ion al phot og raph ers. Th ose au th ors w ho have elerte d fi lm d rawin gs for tex t illu stration ha ve been very pl eased w ith th e result. Sequences are t raced directl y from film , and they see m to cap ture the mo ve ment in a way not possible by any ot her technique . Other advantages of draw in gs from fi lm are reduced cos t of product ion , th e oppo rtu nit y to prov id e the rea der Wit h more pi cto rial seq uences and the elimi nat io n of perception err o r. Cooper 's te xt, Feminine Gymnastics, mak es exc lu sive use of film drawing and co mm ent cards rece ive d by

th e pub li sher often in d ica te that th e r ea der ca n " feel t he figures come to li fe. " Th e Szyp ul a tumblin g text , a stan d ard wo rk on the subj ect, wo uld b e vas tl y improve d wi th film draw in g.

Revisio ns are s i mp l ~r (or the autho r w ho ca n avoid. th e use of dated ph otographs o r comb in ati ons of photograph s obvious ly taken different p eriods of tim e. Those at contemplat in g th e production of a manu script o n gymnast ics are we ll advised to see k t he se rv ices of those w ith expe ri ence in film drawing.

Progress io n w ithin families of gymnastic mo ve ment is on ly occas iona lly encountered in th e gymnastic literature. A former text by West , The Gymnast's Manual, is an example. More often we find th e gymnastic progress io n exposed In terms of th e order of difficu lty of move ments related to specifi c events.

Classif i c~t i on by even t attests to a compet itive o ri entation to gym nastics. But th e majorit y of texts are not deSigned for the coach accord in g to so m e aut ho rs but are by th eir own admiss io n de signed for the nov ice in stru cto r w ith a wea k background. For this reason it may be helpful to think about reo rga ni zi ng some te xts to show progress io n w ithin families for th e p urpose o f sy nthe sIs of methods of instru ction. Some exce ll ent ideas along thi s line have been publish ed in th e German literature by Klau s Wiema nn , w ho by the way makes excl usive u se of film drawing. As lo ng as undergrad uate majors t hin k o f gymnastics as so me series of se lected st unts or " moves" littl e insight to th e nature of gymnastic move ments is provid ed . It wou ld mak e good psychological se nse to have st ud ents lea rn th e co ncept of kipp in g actio n so th ey might d etect its pr ese nce in such vagu e !:rms (the~ , w ill eve ntuall y hear) as " pea c h" or disl oca te.

A te xt trea tin g gymnasti c ge nea logy wo uld make good se nse fo r those in teacher prepa rat ion.

D esig nin g a progression for gym n asti c mo vemen t IS often a crea ti ve act ... an art.

Pro gr ess ive steps lead in g to the effi cie nt learnin g o f side horse circles, tw ist i ng somersau lts or a forward wa lk over req uires a th eo ry o f progress ion and an approach very mu ch l ike empiri ca l methods emplo yed i n programmed in structio n. Special ized texts li ke those of the Kunzl e se ries make good use of thi s approa ch, and ve ry often authors tak e pains to elaborate on manual assista nce and prote cti ve spotting. We ha ve yet to see a tex t devoted to a th eo ry o f pro gress ion and practi ca l method s lea ding to th e mastery of assistance and sp o ttin g. Su ch a vo lum e wo uld fill a very large gap in the literat ure.

Be ca u se I h ave been involved w ith th e preparati o n of a number of gymn asti c publi ca ti o ns, it has b ee n suggested t hat some other reviewe r undertake th e task of th e evaluation o f the gym nas tic li terature. Thi s advice is we ll taken. I ha ve therefo re de leted those publi ca tion s of m y ow n that are in compe ti t io n w ith othe rs in the fie ld and wi ll mention only two for w hich th ere is no compet iti on. It sho uld be no t ed, however, th at an att empt at a th o ro ugh review wou ld be very diffi cult fo r th ose w ho have not come to grip s w ith th e task o f Jtt t:' lllptill g to w rit e, and it is part icul arl y so in th e gym nas ti c fi eld sin ce it isa ve ry minor dl"t:'d. 1' 111 ,> ure th e se rvices of ano th er re viewe r wo uld be 1110,>1 we ico llle publi sher Glenn Sund by. I ha ve always encou raged h im to sec ure th e se rvices of a review board , a ta sk I be lieve m ight ve ry well be a function of th e USG F. In formu lating the present li st from more th an 100 pub li cati o ns w hi ch are currentl y in p rint , I have app li ed t he cri teria th at we re used fo r th e eva luation o f " Th e Comp let e Book " (MG- Feb. 1968, pp. 20-21 ). Th ese crit eri a are used to jud ge ph ys ica l c harac teri sti cs such as

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the reader th e opport un ity to form a ph ilosop hi cal pos ition by pr esent ing a va ri ety of id eas from sys tems past and present. Cr it ics and ex pon ent s of " Movement Edu ca ti on " w ill find a caref ul tr eatmen t of the objecti ves o f th e program for children and log ical ne xt step s in th e physical ed u cation program. There is no attempt to deal w ith competiti ve gymnastics in thi s te xt but rathe r to expla in ski ll acqu isition and develop men tal work in p hys ica l ed uca tion. In add iti o n to an att em pt to define " skill ," th e au th o r includ es majo r chapt ers o n mobility (f lexibi li ty), stre ngt h and endu ran ce.

illustration and org anization. Oth ers ar e used to rate docum entation and cont ent.

You co ul d bu y all of the book s listed fo r ap prox im ate ly $2.50. Th e Go lden Librar y is pr ese nted below under 19 ca teg or ies. Th e entire li st of bo ok s reviewe d w ill be found appended to th e end of th e articl e. U nder ea ch category on ly th e strongest point s o f each of the book s mention ed are di sc ussed i n brief.

THE CATEGORIES (Arranged alphabe ti ca ll y) CHILDREN It is w ith ch il dren that a strong gymn astic base can be es tab li shed. Eur opean program s advocate gy mnastic s for moth ers and ch ildren .

Neumann-N eurode's Baby Gymnastics is the o ne volume avail ab le in Eng li sh wh ich has man y German coun terparts. Co ntent for the eleme ntary sc hoo l prog ram is especiall y we ll done in O ' Quinn ' s Gymnastics for Elementary School Children and Provaznik and Zabka ' s Gymnastic Activities with Hand Apparatus. shows in genuit y i n devising O ' Quinn particul arl y su itable homemad e appara tu s w ith whic h the teacher ma y in trodu ce ski ll in an at mosp here of fu n. The Pro vaznik -Zabka book is a we ll-o rganized text on th e su bj ect of hand apparatus, som e of wh ich is unusual and cr eat ive. Exercise with a nett ed ball wou ld be valuable wit hin the creati ve guidel in es suggested b y Mosston in h is Developmental Movement. Of t hree vo lum es emphasizin g an ea rl y competi ti ve ap proach for bo ys, I have se lec ted the Bengtsson text Beginner's Gymnastics as th e best one for tho se in a club situ ation. Other texts have be en classif ied unde r gen eral ph ysica l education and movement education.

CONDITIONING Rob ert Spa ckman 's Conditio ning for Gymnastics has no eq ual in thi s catego ry. H is approach in thi s excel lent vo lume is th e year -' ro u nd conditioning of th e gymnast in terms of stren gth and fle xibilit y. Thi s book is designed for u se by bo th m en and women. It is profusely illu strat ed w ith phot o grap hs of some of the o utstand in g gymnasts o f recent years fro m Southern Illi no is Un ive rs ity.

Hartle y's Training and C onditioning for Women's Competitive Gym nastics , wh ich is the onl y o th er tex t avai lab le in th is cat ego ry, is a manual outlining the trainin g sch ed ul e of a champ ion . It contains man y fine ideas.

CORRECTIVE GYMNASTICS Rathb o ne's Corrective Physical Education, now in its se ve nth edition , rev iews some of the classic idea s on sy stems of correcti ve gymnastics. Th e historical ori gin s of these system s and other exampl es of the cla ssic literature of ph ys ical edu ca tion are beg inni ng to reappear. Brown Reprints has rece nt ly republished a number of vol um es, o ne of w hi ch is Wid e' s Handbook of Medical and Orthopedic Gymnastics, first pub li shed in Swedish in 1896. Much of t he cl ass ical work of the Lin g sys tem is pre served for us in thi s book in add iti on to Za nd er's Gymn as ti cs known as " med ico -m echani ca l" gymnas ti cs . Tissot's Gym nastic s, fir st published in Fr ench in 1780 w hen Lin g and Jahn wer e not ye t five years o ld , pro vid es th e hi sto ri cal link betwee n Gal en 's thought s o n gy mna sti cs an d Euro pean sys tem s w hi ch we re in f ull bl oo m in th e latt er part of th e 19th Century. Tisso t 's wo rk is avail able from Eli l abeth Li cht w hich co m b in ed w ith volum es from th e Br ow n Repr i nt Se ries mu st be r o nsider ecl dm o ng th e m os t valu ab le te xts in any li brary co ll ec ti o n for ph ysica l education and gymna sti cs . M unro w 's Pure and Applied Gymnastics, a tex t spann ing man y of th e ca teg ori es prese nted here, present s an excell ent sec ti o n on rehabilitation and remedial gymnastics. Thi s volum e also co ntain s one of th e b es t biblio graph ies av ail ab le to th e class ical lit eratur e o f gymn asti cs and therefore

is a basic text for the gymn astic library. Fina lly, a very p ract ica l lit t le handbook by Diem and Scho ltzmethner (Corrective Gymnastics and Special Exercise Classes in Schools) is o ne of the few English trans lation s avai lab le from Wilhelm- Limpert Publish ers of Frank f urt, Germany. W il helm- Lim pe rt is one of the leading gym nastic pub lis hin g houses in the wo rld.

EQUIPMENT A nu mber of inno va ti ve ideas in eq uipm ent for elementary gymnastics are includ ed in O ' Quinn ' s te xt mentioned above. My own text, orig in all y 212 Ideas for Making low-Cost Physical Education Equipment, w ill shortly appea r w ith a new chapter on creat ivit y. One chap ter is devoted to gymn asti c equipm en t, inc ludin g devices for spottin g and o th er item s.

Price's Navy text co ntains a pictorial desc ript ion of a w id e range of gymnastic devices, incl ud in g the Germa n roenrad.

Although in di viduals have been able to produce high-qu ali ty apparatu s, includ in g FI G speci fi ca ti on sid e ho rses and ba lance be ams, many improv ised pi eces o f ap paratus are dangerous and i n most in stances ill ad vised.

There is a need fo r a good pamph let on o verhead be lt spott in g and h ints about th e constr uct ion and p lacement of such devices .

N isse n Corporation also has a helpfu l pamph let o n o rd erin g and p laci ng eq uipment.

EXHIBITION GYMNASTICS The pi o nee rin g wo rk of Professor Lesli e Judd, formerl y of Springfield Co ll ege, h as fi nall y been assimil ated into a unique text o n the subject of exhibition work by Associat ion Press. H is now-famous method of " li ving statua ry" and ideas for clown acts as we ll as the o rgan izat ion and adm ini strati o n of ex hibiti on wo rk i n sc hoo ls and co ll eges makes thi s a classic wo rk in th e fie ld and one lo ng needed and desired . Pri ce 's co ntributi on has app ea red i n texts written by some of hi s former stud ents and wi ll be m entioned below.

FICTION On ly one book of a fi cti o nal nature is ava il ab le perhaps givin g testim ony to t he ri se of gymnastics for gi rl s in the U nited States. A Try at Tumbling is a de li ghtf ul book w hi ch wi ll thrill the hearts of jun ior high schoo l-aged gi rls w ho ha ve just begun gymnastics.

Th e auth o r, Doroth y Fr ench , knows termino log y ve ry wel l so that the story of Mardi, Coach Fak las and her fr iends is p lausibl e to the yo un gster w ho has ju st begun to use the unique terminolo gy of her new spor t. Mard i's ad venture s in gymna stics wi ll undo ubted ly encourage and gi ve confiden ce to you ng ladies w ho are fortunate eno ugh to find sk ill ed teac hers and friends at schoo l or in a local gymnastic club.

GENERAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION Although we still are lacking a good theoretical te xt on t he method o r practice of compete nt in struct ion in gymnast ics, there are a number of texts available th at shed cons id erabl e li gh t o n th is subj ect. Munrow's class ic Pure and Applied Gymnastics is a thorough overv iew of the field. It provides for

Az iz co ncentrates on method in hi s text, How to Teach Gymnastics-Tumbling and Balancing. He id entifies 19 key movements in tumb ling and balancing and presents progress ions and m eth o ds of teaching for each of them . In hi s This Is Gymnastics, Charteri s divides the field into po rtion s fo r both the p hys ical ed ucator and the coa ch and perhaps has set th e style and / or format for a vo lume w hi ch wo uld compare favorab ly w ith th ose produced for sw imming and track and fi eld mentioned in my ope ning rema rks. The Magic of Gymnastics edited by Jerr y Geo rge also co ntain s man y exce llent articles and refe re n ces for t he ph ys ical educato r and is deserving of a p lace in any gym nas ti c library.

Along m ore co mpetiti ve li nes but very suitable for sc hoo l gym nast ics are Vin ce nt's let's Teach Routines and Farkas' USGF Age-Group Gymnastic Workbook. The latte r is especiall y useful in providing the teacher w it h eva luati ve gu idelin es for progress wh ich are in lin e w ith the pedagogica l id eas of a majorit y of Euro p ea n gymnast ic federations. Th e Fren ch Gymnast ic Federatio n has especiall y good mate ri als o n p rog ress io n w hi ch are periodica ll y changes in revised to accomm odate comp ul sory work for no vices. Another u se ful littl e text by vi rtu e o f its illu str at ions is Tonry' s Basic Gymnastics for the Boys' Physical Education Instructor.

GYMNASTIC ANALYSIS Gymnastic analys is by cin em atog rap hy and the stu d y of mech ani cs began to be emphaS ize d b y the middle ' 30s by at leas t two prominent physica l ed ucators, Cureto n and McC lo y. McC loy was asked to co ntribute chapte rs o n mechanica l ana lys is for seve ral texts w hil e so m e of Cureton ' s st ud ent s at Spr in gfie ld Co ll ege produced so me of th e first studies of gymnastic move m ent ana lys is. Som e of th is work is fo und i n Bunn 's Scientific Principles of Coaching in Chapte r 13 and in the Append ices . A book commo nl y used in England, New Zea land and oth er co untri es, inc lu d in g our own , is e ntitl ed The Mechanics of Athletics by Dyson. A ltho u gh it is gea r ed to the nee d s of those coac hin g track and field , th e first half of th e book is devoted to general prinCipl es in w hich a num ber 6 f gy mna st ic examp les are give n . McCloy's influ ence is found in a trampoline tex t by LaDue and Norman and in ano th er by Griswo ld and Wi lso n. An advanced text by Pl age nhoef, him se lf ha vin g co mpleted a number o f studi es in the gymnastic area , is Patterns of Human Motion-A Cinematographical Analysis. Credit in the latt er is given to D o n Tonry. Th e Plage nhoef text is one of th e first to show h ow co mputer pro gra ms ma y ass ist the resea rch er in tlile analys is of move m ent. M os t texts on kin esiology wi ll have a section devoted to a study of gymnastics. The Cooper-Glassow te xt , Kinesiology, has a chapter on arm supp_orted sk il ls probably prepared w ith th e ass istance of O lympian Ja ck Beckner . " Basic Bi o mechanics of Gymnastics," a 34- rJage chapter of th e Charteris tex t, This Is Gymnastics, p rov id es th e m ost co mpl ete

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coverage of this topic fou nd in any book in the gymnast ic area and a complete bibliography for gym na st ic ana lys is is found in The Magic of Gymnastics. Although no sing le text on gymnastic ana lys is is found in the English language, an excellent German text by Fetz and Opavsky, Biomechanik des Turnens is availab le from Wilhelm-Limpert Publishers.

HAND APPARATUS The Pro vazk ik-Zabka text has already been mentioned as a good book for those teaching ch ildren . In recent years Analese Ho yman of the University of Illinois has foun d a publisher for some of her wo rk treating hand apparatus.

This series of books is produced by Kimbo Records. The Drury-Schmid comp rehensive gymnastic text Gymnastics for Women also treats topics having become associated with " Gymnastique Modern " such as ball wo rk , hoop work and exercises with wands .

HISTORY Classical vo lumes reprinted by Brown Reprints , in addition to th e one mentioned above on corrective gym nast ics, include an English translation of Guts Muth's 1793 Gymnastics for Youth. Accompanying this text is an exce llent commenta ry and cr itique by Nicholaas Moolenijzer of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Another gymnast ic cla ss ic preserved by Brown Reprints is Nissen 's ABC of the Swedish System of Educational Gymnastics originally published in Boston in 1892. The text is su ppl emented by an interesting commentary on the Swedish system by cons ulting editor Roger K. Burke of Occidental College. Finally from Brown we have a reprint of Gardiner's well-known Greek Athletic Sports and Festivals wh ich ma y be used in comb ination with another text by Robinson, entitl ed Sources for the History of Greek Athletics. In the latter you will find comp lete translations and comments about such things as Galen's thoughts on gymnastics at a time w hen Greek athletics were declining under the influ ence of Rom e.

A ge neral text by Rice, et aI., A Brief History of Physical Education, now in its fifth ed ition, is a good reference . I must also acknowledge the historical information and footno tes found in Bruwn and Sommer ' s Movement Education: Its Evolution and a Modern Approach. Finally, the History of the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union of Indiana University by Rinsch spanning its lOa- year history should be of interest to all those who are interested in the development and evo lution of gymnastics in the Un ited States.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Books on single gymnastic events other than tumbling and trampol in e ha ve not cha nged much since the initiation of the Golden Library in 1965. The Kunzle Olympic Gymnastics Series is sti ll incomplete with no vo lum es for rings and vau lting available. As they stand , the Kunzle books are by fa r the best sources for coaching.

Progress ions for sta ndard and advanced movements, in cluding at t im es the psychological implications for learn ing, is presented in a very practical way. Your side horse library may be expanded by one vo lume produced by Don Tonry, entitled The Side Horse. It is va lu able not so much because it contai ns technical information but because the majority of complicated side horse movements are presented in sequence photographs. Some of you might also be interested in a new text on vau lting by Frielander (Vaulting-The Art of Gymnastics on the Moving Horse) if you can overlook the fact that the horse is ali ve and trick riding is th e goal. Some insight to the present terminology used in vaulting (our kin d) is given in her text.

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Grace Kaywell's series, Ballet for Gymnastics, is still unique as is Prchal 's Artistic Gymnastics-Floor Exercises. The reader of Carter 's Gymnastics for Girls and Women w ill find the book especially valuab le for beam and floor work with a ba ll et touch.

The best book available on uneven bar work is Timmerman 's te xt from Wilhelm - Limpert. It is written in German , but it is we ll illustrated by Klaus Wieman , w ho is one of the top illustrators of gym nastic movement. Lin ert 's The Modern Girl Gymnast on the Uneven Parallel Bars, o ne of two vo lumes on the subject in English (the other one is by Sjursen ), is now a bit out of style, although it conta in s many key exp lanations about intermediate/ advanced work. It shou ld be revised and updated.

Sjursen's works may now be obta in ed in a sin gle vo lum e and wi ll be mentioned below.

John Hinds, a we ll-known hi gh schoo l coac h, has prepared a manuscript on the rings but thus far has not secured a publisher that we know of.

I believe that a publisher such as Brown might eventually be enticed to expand it s Physical Education Series to include gymnast ic paperbacks on a par w ith those now offered by Wilhelm-Limpert.

One hun dred pages devoted to each of the Olympic events for men and women would certain ly be we lcomed by the gymnastic community . The fact that such texts wou ld not find many adopt ions for ongoing courses and due to the experience of others that the probable sa le wou ld not exceed 5,000 for such specia li ze d paperbacks, we w ill probably have to be satisfied with the publication of a gymnast ic " cook book " some time in the future where each event is given proper treatment ... perhaps an encyclopedia.

Rest assured that whatever form it takes it w ill be expensive if published at all.

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JUDGING A compendium of thought on the subject of judging gymnastics, a project of Dick Aronson , has resulted in The Art and Science of Judging Gymnastics. This vo lume is a val u able supp lement to available FIG materials and should be helpful in the training and certif icat ion of new judges. Th e only other publication I shall mention here is the Women's Gymnastic S & M Book prepared by H elen Sjursen. It was prepared to assist women much as Tonry's ABC book for men was his attempt to improve upon existing materials related to difficulty evaluat ion . We have not see n the Bowers, et aI. , text on judging and coach in g from National Press but assume that it w ill present the best thinking o n these sub jects by women associated with th e DGWS program of gymnastics. The DGWS has an exce llent manual for training judges which is used in conjunct ion wit h a special testing film.

MEN The original Golden Library did contain two texts, one of which was a foreign-language text, written for boys and men, but the comp rehensi ve or comp lete book was not cons idered at that time . Nik Stewart, the

popular English coach, made predictions about future d irections in routine composit ion . He hit the mark in all events except para ll el bars and horizonta l bar, alth ough ce rtain movements he suggested for these eve nts are seen more common ly these days. The othe r text was by Takemoto and is now out of print and therefore is no longer included. There is a text from Japan avai lab le wh ich combines many of the features of former works seen in the United States in th e ea rl y '60s.

A word is in order at this point about anot her gent leman, Dr. Hartley Price, w ho se pioneering efforts in gymnast ics have long gone unsung. His work with exhibition gymnast ics is as well known as that of Judd . His Gymkana concept was carr ie d on by at least two of his st ud ents, Jim Baley and Dave Field, both of w hom have co ntributed to the lit erature of gymnastics.

Bal ey's book Gymnastics in the Schools shows the influence of his Gymkana work and is a va luable text for ideas for exhibitions . Another student of Price is Eric Hughes, who has contributed two major works on gymnastics, one of which, Gymnastics for Men, is given Golden Library status.

Price contributed his talents to the development of the first comprehensive text on gymnastics appearin g after World War II. It was origina ll y published for the Naval Aviation Program and now in its third ed ition , Gymnastics and Tumbling is still widely used by teachers. Th e original edition conta ined the first published instructions on the use of the trampoline predating the 1948 ed iti on of Griswo ld 's Trampoline Tumbling. Price ' s work is acknowledged in the Griswold text as is the contr ibution of Newt Loken , who worked w ith Price on the development of the Navy text and later became involved w ith publications of his own. His recent revision of the Complete Book of Gymnastics appears below as a Golden Library se lect ion. Chuck Keeney, anothe r author of gymnastic texts, worked with Price on the Navy book.

In add ition to a number of ot her important influences in the field of gymnastics, Dr. Price has con tribut ed the word "spot " and therefore it s derivatives to the Amer ican language.

Ryser 's Manual for Tumbling and Apparatus Stunts, now in its fifth ed ition , has a 20-yea r hi story of use by those in teacher preparation and physical educators in the field.

Compre hensi ve vo lum es appea ring after 1965, including a number of paperbacks, a concept introdu ced by the Wm. C. Brown Co. , have added little to the literature. Most of these recent vo lumes, lik e so many produced prior to 1965, are of the " show and tell " va ri ety omitti ng for the most part concept ual patterns and theory. There is a great need for a text which will force the student of gymna st ics to think, thereby enabling him to become an independen t practitioner rather than one who must depend upon the most avai lab le vo lume when he realizes that it is the time of the year for his gymnastic unit.

MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS There are a few publications which cannot be categorized in the usual way due to their uniqueness. They are valua ble add itions for the gymnastic library, however. The Gymnastic Sports Dictionary in Seven Languages has served me well for a number of yea rs now and will be welcomed by any reader who subscribes to foreign-language publications. There is an Illustrated Gymnastic Manual cu rrently ava il able from Frank Endo which comb ines many of the excell ent materials from Japan wh ich have long sin ce gone out of print. This volume is particularly we ll illustrated and is an exce llent sou rce of materials for overhead projection and illustration. My own Gymnastic Action Cards inclu des a template for drawing

the human fi gure i n two p lane s. It is help ful for th ose w ho want to d evelop th ei r own materials b ut, li ke m e, are very poor at d rawing .

It wo ul d be d iffi cu lt t o eva lu ate all o f t he aud iovis ual aid s th at have b een p roduced in th e las t few years . To nry's ch arts are th e most co m p lete se t availab le, and h e has take n pains to show cor rect for m . The A thl eti c In stitut e has a se t of loo p f ilm s avail ab le, and it has also pro du ce d loops fo r nat io nal co m p ul so ry exe rcises fo r girl s and wo m en. Fina ll y, a uniqu e se t of slid es is avail ab le f rom Fran k Endo. Eac h sli de shows an int ern ati o nal pe rfo rme r in acti o n w ith a seque nce d raw in g o f th e move ment he is pe rfo rm in g also app ea ring o n th e sli de .

MOVEMENT EDUCATION Th e goa ls of gy mn asti cs at th e eleme ntary leve l are very simil ar to th ose o f move m ent ed uca ti o n. I d o no t pr ete nd to be fa mili ar w ith th e entire scope of publi ca ti o ns for move ment edu ca ti o n, but I am fa mili ar w it h th ose havin g spec ial implica ti o ns fo r gy mn as ti cs. A good o ve rview o f thi s fi eld is fo un d in Selected Readings in Movement Education co mpil ed by Addiso n- Wes ley.

R. T. Sweeney fo r A ddi sio n- Wes ley has in a ve ry sho rt tim e beco me a respect ed publi sher of ph ys ica l edu ca ti o n tex ts, and th eir vo lum es in mo ve m en t educat io n are esp ecia ll y good.

Smith 's Introduction to Human Movement and the Br ow n- So mm e r t ex t , Movement Education : Its Evolution and a Modern Approach are two exa mpl es.

Laban's class ic w o rk , Effort, is ve ry o ft en used as a reference beca use it has stimul ated a number of crea ti ve appr oaches fo r a var iet y of obj ecti ves in p hys ica l ed ucat io n and da nce. Its po tential for a se nsibl e mini atu re lin gui sti c system , so met hin g sore ly needed in gymn as ti cs , m ay eve ntu all y be deve lo ped by teachers fam ili ar w it h effort co ncepts. A no th er Engli sh tex t, Teaching Gymnastics, is of equ al va lu e to inst ru cto rs o f gy mn asti cs and m ove ment. Th e aut hors, Ma uld o n an d Layso n, ca refull y ex p ose th eir m ethod in a p rog ress ive develo pm ent o f th e o bj ecti ves o f move m ent edu ca tion and sugges t ways in w hi ch a va ri ety o f apparatu s mi ght b e used to reinfo rce lea rnin g ex p eri ences o f ch i ld re n. A simil ar, th o ugh mo re crea ti ve , appr oach is pr esented in M ossto n' s Developmental Movement. Di em 's Who Can is a ve ry u seful littl e p amphl et w hi ch is o ne o f th e few En gli sh tr anslati o ns fro m Wilh elm-Limpert in Germ any.

STUNTS There are two publi ca tion s th at trul y qu alify as w o rk s on stunt s.

Th ey ar e Fi sch er-Sh awbo ld ' s Individual and Dual Stunts and Horn e's Stunts and Tumbling for Girls.

Stunts are in a domain all th eir o w n, alth o ugh th e term was po pul ari zed sho rtl y aft er 1930 in w hat I have interpr eted to be a pro test again st form er gymn asti c syst ems. Stunts are mo re lik e tri cks pl aye d w ith th e bo d y .. e.g., " hand s behind t he back, to uch yo ur n ose to th e fl oo r whil e kn eelin g. " Th ey are po pul ar at alm ost an y leve l and m ixed wi th th e more se ri o us o bj ecti ves o f gymn asti cs th ey prov id e stud ents w ith th e fun o f se lf-testin g.

TRAMPOLINE Two tex ts have d o min at ed thi s area for a number o f yea rs and are w id ely kn o wn since t hey ha ve o ften accom pani ed the sale o f a tramp o lin e. Gri swo ld 's Trampoline Tumbling (now Trampoline Tumbling Today) was th e ea rli est to app ea r. Th e lates t editi o n has been revised by co -author Gl en n Wil so n. Th e o th er text, This Is Trampolining, by LaDu e and No rm an was w id ely circu lated by th e Ni sse n Co rp o rati o n. Thi s book makes u se o f flip pi ctures w hi ch are ve ry h elp f ul and yet are not fo und in any o th er gym nas ti c book . Lik e

G ri sw old . LaD ue and N o rma n made use of t he ta len ts of C H. M cC loy, w ho p repa red materials o n me cha ni ca l analysis for both texts.

In This Is Trampo lining yo u wi ll also fin d a fa irl y comp lete bi b li o graph y ... so m eth ing lack in g in th e Gr iswo ld -Wi lso n t ex t.

For man y years, man y peo pl e int eres ted in trampo linin g were ho p efu l t hat j eff Henn essy wo ul d author a text d escri b in g hi s meth o d s. In 1969 he p rod u ced The Trampoline A s I See II. It is the b es t text fo r coa ches avail ab le o n th e sub ject.

A n Engli sh auth o r, D enni s Ho rn e, h as p ro du ce d a tex t, ent it led Trampolining. Hi s chapter on " Tram po l inin g and Oth er

A cti vit ies" is u n iq ue, and h e also present s an interestin g hi sto ry o f th e spo rt as we ll.

TUMBLING Th e lo ngest hi sto ry of " in print" statu s fo r a gym n ast ic vo lu me is fo un d in thi s ca tego ry. It is LaPo rt e and Renn er 's A Tumbler' s Manual, fir st prod u ce d in 1938. Th e authors pr esent a se ri es of eight famili es o f move m ent s fro m tumblin g.

Th e p rog ress io ns are we ll prese nted eve n by to d ay 's sta nda rd . Ma ny auth o rs co uld take a lesso n fro m thi s cl ass ic tex t.

Everyon e' s favo rite in thi s categ ory is Szypul a's Tumbling and Balancing for All . O n ly on e o th er tex t t hat I have see n mi ght be co nsid ered bett er, but it was w ritten in j apanese and except fo r its profuse illu strati ons was o f littl e va lu e to th e rea der of En gli sh.

Po nd 's tex t, Tumbling for Total Gymnastics, prese nts an interestin g approac h fo r t h e novice in stru cto r w hil e Burn s and M ico lea u p rese nt so m e o f th e ultimate m ove m ents in t h eir tex t, Tumbling Techniques Illustrated.

WOMEN Tw o-third s of all o f t he co mprehensive texts fo r wo m en 's gy mn as ti cs have bee n writt en in th e las t three yea rs. My 1968 review id entifi ed th e Drur y- Schmi d vo lum e, Gymnastics for Women, as th e b est o f th e lot, and thi s op inio n is base d o n t he fact th at it is th e m os t co m p reh ensi ve in all r esp ec ts. Thi s boo k has bee n rev ise d w it hin th e pas t yea r to kee p it u p to d at e. Ph y lli s Coo per 's Feminine Gymnastics co ntain s mu ch bette r illu strat io ns th an th e Drury- Schmid tex t an d is du e for a rev isio n w ithin th e nex t yea r. Bo t h books have b ee n wid ely ad o pt ed.

Onl y o ne o f th e rece nt tex ts has b ee n auth o red by m en. Entitl ed Manual for Coaches of Women's Gymnastics (w hic h I have no t ye t reviewed) by Bajin and Zi vic, it w ill und o ub tedl y have a limi te d sa le becau se ad o pters tend to se lect tex t s by w om en, and thi s parti cul ar vo lum e has b een pri va tely publish ed.

I st ill favor th e type o f o rgan iza tion fea tured i n an ea rli er tex t by jun e A lli so n (now Mrs. Groo m ) in her Advanced Gymnastics for Women b u t have deleted it f ro m th e Go ld en Li st.

Tho se preferring an inter nati o nal fl avo r in th eir wo rk ar e un do ub ted ly fa mili ar w ith te xts

by Babbit t and Haas, Norman and th e lates t ad d iti on by Coch rane w hi ch has so m e interestin g ideas from Finla nd . Fo r t hose stri ctl y interested in th e compe titi ve approach , t h e text ed ited by Hu ghes has so me adva ntages sin ce move m en ts are p rese nted w ithi n a f ra mework of p rog ressive ly set ro utin es (Gymnastics for Girls). I' d lov e to com men t on the current ba tch of pape rbac ks but mu st adh ere to m y " hands off " po licy ex pl ai n ed ea rl ie r. I will sa y th at I enjo yed Bett y Ro ys' Gymnastics for Girls and Women, however. I have no t see n t he Bowe rs, e t al. ,tex t as yet , b ut I' ll bet th eir Judging and Coaching Women' s Gymnastics w ill be we ll done.

1972 GOLDEN LIBRARY OF GYMNASTICS Th e li st w hi c h fo ll ows incl udes th ose vo lumes w hi ch in m y o pini o n are dese rvin g o f incl usio n o n t he Go ld en Library of Gy m nasti cs.

Th e se lec ti o ns are fo und in b o ld type. Th e li st en to to rep resen ts th e mos t u p-to -d ate reco rd s o f boo ks in p rint in o ur f ield . Sh o ul d I h ave mi sse d any, I am tr u ly so rry. A num be r of rea ders have been q uite ca ndid abo ut th eir criti c ism s o f m y fo rm er se lect io ns, and th ey w ill rea li ze th at th e p rese nt arti c le and se lecti o n refl ect th eir sugges ti o ns and co mm ents. I h ope m y in tro du cto ry remarks w ill also b e of va lu e to th ose of yo u w ho w ill w rit e gymn as ti c t ex ts in th e future. It is an impo rtant wo rk req uirin g mu ch labo r and d evo ti o n . I sin cere ly hope th at by th e tex t upda te o f th e Go ld en Library, m any o f th e id eas sugges ted h er e w ill have evo lve d into print.

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PIKED GIANT SWING

By Don Tonry, Yale University Th is is a new ski ll that we have been expe rimentin g w ith at Yale Unive rsit y. I thought of it soon after th e C.S .S.R . gym nasts first sho wed the Ba c kward Pik ed Gi ant Swing in the 1966 World Gam es . Since th at time Rich Murahata (form all y of Michigan State), a graduate student at Yale , ha s executed thi s giant w ith excellent style.

The piked position is not a ve ry diffi cult one to ass ume providin g the gy mna st has a high d egree of shou lder, lower ba ck and hamstring muscle flexibi lity . The movement it se lf is not as difficult as the bac kward piked giant swin g, but it does provide an interes ting va riation in a routine.

Step N umber One: Attempt to assu me an exagge rated piked hand stand w ith the seat held aga in st a wal l. See illu stration number 1.

Step Number Two: Ki c k to a pik ed handstand on the lo w parallel bars and ex tend the hips and

should ers as th e body ove rbalances. Land on a cras h m at. Keep th e grips fair ly w id e and attempt to k ee p straight li ne alignment betwee n th e upper arm s and upper back (h yperex tensio n is eve n more desirable). It wou ld be w ise to have a spott er to guid e th e gymn ast 's bod y into th e co rrec t positio ns for sa fety.

Step umber Three : Tr y it on the ho ri zo ntal bar from a fo rwa rd gia nt swi n g. No te : Be su re that the wr ists are turned ove r th e bar as th e pikin g act io n occ urs. If the p erfo rm er does no t fe el con fid ent o n th e high b ar, the ove rh ea d safe ty be lt should be used to insure safe ty.

General: Thi s ski ll is not recommended for gymn asts that are not f lexi bl e eno ugh to assume a ti ght pik e w ith lots of hyper ex tension in th e lower ba c k and should ers. Take lots of tim e to work on all of the pr erequisit es so orientation w ill b e ma ximum.

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Beginner Side Horse routine Drawings by Pat Avera Routine by Je rry Wright Stand facing the neck with both hands on the neck.

A. Execute doubl e rear va ult (krieskehre) to rear support-right hand on end of horse left hand on pommel.

B. Immediately swing right leg to rear (single leg 1;2 circle to r.), then C. immediately execute single leg Y2 circle to left with I. leg (all leg movements should emphasize swing and height).

D. Single leg Y2 circle to right with r. leg-straddle the left arm by bringing the A. Krei skehre mount

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E. I. leg forward (beginning the simple travel) co mplete the simple travel by executing single leg Y2 circles with r. leg and then I. leg.

F. Single leg Y2 circle to right with r. leg and return.

G. Single leg 12 circle to left with I. leg and return and immediate H. single leg full circle to right with I. leg.

I. Execute another simple travel by alternating single leg Y2 circles.

J. Dismount is very simple, with single leg Y2 circle forward with r. leg, then keeping r. leg forward bring the I. leg forward to rear support and immediately pushing off with the hands to a side stand rearways.

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exactly as the y are to be performed in competition , is essentia I. If a gymnast goes into a meet situation with the knowledge that he has successfully completed man y routines, it will give him confidence that he will successfully perform that routine in a meet.

CONCLUSION Flexibility training on a daily basis is essential, not only for immediate success (to reduce accidents and loss of practice time) but for long-range goals.

Strength development through regular daily practice as well as auxiliary programs such as circuit training on a daily basis is also essential for immediate success (again for even the most basic routines as well as a decrease of injuries) but also as long-range goals.

Consistency and confidence seem to go hand in hand and will be products of a well-disciplined, organized program that utilizes the basic objectives for success.

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G. y, circl e and ret urn

Th e coach is m y sheph erd , I shall not fall.

He mak eth me to do doubles upon the trampolin e.

He spo teth me safely upon the high bar; He res tor eth my flanks.

He leade th me in the paths of back handsp rin gs for the team ' s sake.

YPd. thou g h I thro w man y back tosses in th e shadows of ihe parallel bars, I w ill fear no brui ses, 1 0 1 hi , adv icp is w ith me.

H I> "pit s and ropes, I hpy ('o mfor! m e.

He pr epareth a routin e for m e in Ih e prese nce of min e opponents.

He dnointeth m y head w ith co nfid ence : 11w horse shall alw ays be va ulted over. ~u l ('ly hand stand s and L-,eats shalt follow m e all th e me ets of m y life And I shalt hit m y routin es- Foreve r.

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LOURIE Continued from Page 17 Marty's stomach hit the low bar, she wrapped and opened for the eagle catch.

Mister Mason grabbed her thighs as she came around and placed her in the correct position for the move.

"Not bad ," asid the coach as Marty dropped to the floor. " Let's do it again. " Once more the young girl jumped to the long hang position . The second eagle catch turned out to be identical to the first one. Mr Mason said, close , real close. Rest a bit and we ' ll try again later."

The girls worked on the uneven bars for fifteen more minutes, then they moved on to the balance beam. Marty came close to hitting the eagle catch before moving on, but each time her hands slipped off.

The coach , the gymnast and her friends knew that it was just a matter of confidence and time.

When they reached the balance beam area, Mister Mason said, "Warm up and we'll get going." To Lourie he said, " The first thing I want you to do is get up on the beam and walk around. This is the best exercise you can do to learn how to work the beam. It will get boring, and at times just about drive you crazy, but if you want to be good you have to learn patience with the beam. " Lourie listened intently as the coach went on , "In my estimation, the balance beam is the hardest event in girls gymnastics."

Lourie said, "It seems like the uneven bars would be ."

"Not really ." " Why the balance beam? " "I like to look at it this way. On the balance beam , a girl is working about four feet off the floor. She is walking on a surface only four inces wide . There is no music to help her, an d the routines are usually long and relatively slow . There is a lot of room for error. And usually in a meet it is so darn quiet when she's up there, especially if no other events are going."

Lourie looked at the piece of wood before her and said, "I can see what you mean . I hope I can do it right. " Mister Mason said, " If you work hard and get a good beam routine, and get to where you can do it with little or no error, a girl with your build and determination can be very good . I think the beam will be the key to your success. " Lourie stood for a moment more in front of the coach, then turned and climbed upon a balance beam for the first time in her life. She stood for a moment and looked down the long stretch of wood . From what the coach had said, she knew it was four inches wide, but from where she now stood , it looked much narrower.

Mister Mason said, " Now just walk up and down a few times and get the feel of where you ' re at. When you get to the end , turn easily and walk back. Try not to fall , but if you do just get back up. The idea is

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to get so good you don ' t tall , but in the beginning falling is a part of the training.

You have to know when you do fall , you won ' t get hurt, because you ' ll learn how to control your body and land right. " Lourie looked at the coach , and said , " What if I fall and hit the beam? " Mister Mason smiled and said , " It ' ll hurt probably, but that ' s part of the sport.

You ' re going to fall at times in your life, and you may get hurt, but that will be the mark of potentially a good or bad gymnast. If you should fall and have a fear of the apparatus or the skill you're going to perform, and be so afraid that you won ' t want to do it again , then you 'll never be a good gymnast. If you can fall, and even get hurt, and still get back up and try again , then you will show signs of being a good gymnast. " As Lourie walked to the other end of the beam once more and turned to come back, Mister Mason said, " The point I' m trying to make is this, don 't ever be afraid of the sport. Respect it like you've never respected anything in your life, but don 't be afraid of it. Understand? " Lourie smiled down at the man below her and said, " Yes ." " Good. Now alii want you to do is walk, turn and maybe even run lightly if you feel confident. That'll be your first day."

Mister Mason turned to Betsy and said, " You ready to work on your back handspring? " ((Yes." " Let' s get at it then. First I want you to get down here on the mat and do one of this line."

Mister Mason pointed to a white line on the blue mat.

Betsy hopped down from her beam and stood on the line. She hesitated a moment, then leaped into the air backwards into a back handspring. When she finished, both her feet were on the line. " Not bad. You dumped it slightly, but other than that it was right on the nose. " Betsy said, " My hands weren ' t on the line." " Don't worry too much about that, when we get on the low beam, they'll be there. I don 't know why, possibly self preservation , but they ' ll be there. I don't think I've ever seen anyone miss their hands. Plenty of times I've seen them miss their feet, but not hands ."

Betsy performed the move several more times, before Mister Mason said, " You'll have to go higher. Give yourself time to make it. If you dump it back onto the beam , the chances of making it aren ' t good. But if you 'll put it high into the air, you ' re chances are excellent. Like most things , it 's an easy move, after you have a little confidence in yourself. " Alter a lew more trys on the I'oor, th e coach said , " You ' re ready for the low beam . Okay? " " Fine."

At the low beam, Betsy stood for a moment as Mister Mason placed his hand on the small of her back. She did not

move. Mister Mason sa id , " What ' s th e problem? " Betsy gave him a weak smile and said, " I don ' t know. I' m a little afraid of it I guess. " " Didn ' t you just hear what I said to Lourie?"

Yes. " " Have I ever dropped you? " " No. " " Then let ' s get it done. You always have to have confidence in your coach. You ' ve been with me long enough to know that I won ' t ask you to do anything until you ' re ready. " Betsy stood for a moment longer, then leaped backward . Mister Mason ' s right hand was on the small of her back for support and his left hand came in under her thigh to help in the rotation. Betsy ' s hands hit the beam solidl y, as the coach said the y would , but both her feet mis sed and she straddled the beam. " ll"s a good thing we ' re o nly six inches off the floor. " said Mister Mason.

Betsy stood with her hands on her hips and ~aid , 路路, '11 sa y. That would have been a . beautiful wipe ou!. " "Let 's tr y it again ."

Once more Betsy stood on the beam.

Again she hesitated as she turned to the coach and said , " Exactly how do I put m y hands. " " However is comfortable to you. Some girls will place them side by side like you do when doing a wdlkover, and some girl s stagger them slightly, similar to a very close handed tinsica. You staggered your hands on the first one, and evidently thi~ is comfortable for you. Actually I like to see it this way, it' s safer and more solid. " Just before Betsy did the next back handspring, Mister Mason said, " You didn ' t really go into the air that time. Now remember, your first thought is to go up.

If you ' re in the air, you may miss but you will have a little time to recover. " Betsy thought a moment, then leaped high into a back handspring. Again her hands hit solid , and her lead foot came down on the beam , but she stepped off with the back foot.

Mister Mason said, " Better. Try again. " Three more times Betsy did the move.

Each time it came out the same . Her lead foot would be on, but the back foot would miss and she would step off to the right side of the balance beam . After the third miss, Mister Mason said, " Now the way to correct the miss is to turn your shoulders slightly to the left as you go back. You 're coming off to the right, and this slight turn of the shoulders will put you right down the middle."

Betsy did as she was told and this time she stayed on the beam. The elation of hitting her lirst back handspring, even with a heavy spot, was on her face .

"Good ," said the coach. " Let ' s try it a few more times. " Betsy found herself hitting the move and missing it. but she knew that it was within reach now, and this made her feel good.

Mister Mason turned from the low bea m dnd once more walked over to

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w here Lou ri e was still w dlking up and down th e hi ghe r beam. " How you doing? " " Fin e " " You fee l com fort abl e up th ere ye t? " Lourie smil ed an d said , " Not rea ll y. It 's not too bdd as long as I' m wa Iki ng like thi s.

I'm hav in g a little tr o ubl e w ith the turns. " " Good , yo u 're normal. " Louri e ga ve him a p uzz led look at thi s co mm e nt.

Mi ~ t e r Ma so n , m il ed and said, " I meant

it wo uld be a ve ry st range gi rl w ho ju st hopped up o n th e beam and had no qu alm s, no fea rs, and found wa lking, turning o r any ot her skill s co mpletel y natural. I' m af raid I wou ld bea littl e afraid to U nd erstanding hi s m ea nin g, Louri e sa id , " You ha ve nothin g to worry about from me th en, " as she <; mil ed ba c k at her coac h.

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DIEM , l. and SC HOL TZMETHNER , R., CORRECTIVE GYMNASTICS AND SPECIAL EXERCISE ClASSES IN SCHOOLS. Frankfurt , German y: Wilhelm-Limpert Ve rl ag , 1963

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Mu seum Press. 1964

Da vis, H., Be ginning G ymnasti cs for Col lege Women.

Aust in , Texas : Je nkin s Pub. Co ., 1970 $2.50

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Frede ri c k. A. B.. Gymna s ti cs fo r Me n. lJubuqu e. lowa: W.e. Brow n . 1969 $.95 FREDER ICK. A. 13R UC E. GYMNASTIC ACTION CARDS. M inn ea po li s: Burgess Pub. Co., 1965 $4.UU FREDERICK. A. IlR UCE, 212 IDEAS FOR MAKING LOW-COST PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT .

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For Expert Gymnastic Instructions Enroll at the SOKOL USA GYMNASTIC SCHOOL SOKOL WOODLANDS, Barryville, N.Y. STAFF Th e school , enjoying its 10th successfu l season , is under the direct ion of Milan Trnka , As sistant Pro fesso r of Health and Ph ys ica l Educat ion at West Chester State College in Penn sy lva nia.

Th e <;taff is com pri se d of college ph ys ica l ed ucation graduates and m ajors se lected b eca u se of th eir yea rs of ex perience wit h an ex p e rtis e in gymna st ics. Limited enro llm ent, suffi cient in structors and adequate apparatus insure that the teach er-pupil ration wi ll be kept to abo ut one teacher for every eight stud ent s. Gymna stic appare l and suppli es so ld.

ENROLLMENT $100.00/ week plu s $10.00 initi al reg istr ati o n fee. Includ es 21 mea ls, seve n nights lodging, use of all SOKOL WOODLANDS fa ciliti es, and acc ident in suran ce cove rage ... Enrollment is limit ed to those 12 years of age and older. For furth er in format ion write to : SOKOL WOODLANDS Mail Road, Barryville, N.Y. 12719 Or phone: (914 ) 956-8413

Th e huge 140' x 110' wi ll illuminated SOKOL WOODLANDS FIELD HOUSE is fully ew uipped with the most modern Olympic stand ard apparatus, in c ludin g a top quality 40 x 40 floor exercise mat and safe ty " f lu ff " m ats .

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KU Zl E, GEO., OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS HORIZONTAL BAR Vol. II london ; Barri e and Rac kli ff, 1957 $5.00 KUNZlE, GEO ., OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS - POMMEl HORSE Vol. III l ondon: Barrie and Rockiiff, 1960 $5.00 KUNZ l E, GEO., OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS· PARALLEL BARS Vol. IV l on don : Barri e and Rack li ff, 1966 $16.00 l ABAN , RUDOLPH AND lAWRENCE, F.e., EFFORT. l ondon: McDonald Eva ns (A meri ca n Distributor Dance o tation Bureau , 8 E. 12 51. , N.Y., N.Y.) , 1947 $2.50 l A DUE, FR AN K and N ORMAN, JI M , THI S IS TRAMPOLINING . Cedar Rap ids, Iowa: N issen Co rp o ration, 1959 laPorte, W.R. and Renne r, A. , A Tum b ler's Ma nu al.

Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prenti ce -H all , 1938 L1 NE RT, WA LTER , THE MODERN GIRL GYMNAST ON THE UNEVEN PARAllEl BARS. Th e Auth or, 1010 W. 64th 51. , Ind ianapo li s, Indi ana, 1957 $3.50 lOKE , EWT and WillOUGHBY, ROBERT, COMPLETE BOOK OF GYMNASTICS. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prent ice-H all (2 nd Ed .). 1967 $7.95 MAULDON , E. and l AYSON , J., TEACHING GYMNASTICS. l on d o n : McDonald Evans, 1965 MOSS TON , MUSKA , DEVElOPMENTAL MOVEMENT. Co lumbu s, Ohio: e.E . Me rill , 1965 MUNROW, A.D ., PURE AND A PPLIED GYMNASTICS (2 nd Ed .) Baltimore: William s and Wi lkins, 1963 $6.50 M usker, F. et ai, A Guid e to Gymna stics.

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Ne uman n -Neurode, D ., Baby Gymna stics. Elmsfo rd , N. Y.: Pergamon Pub. Co. , 1968 $2.50 Ni»e n, H., ABC of the Swedish System of Educationa l Gym nasti cs. Dubuque, Iowa: Brown Rep rin ts, 1970 $5.50 No rm an, Randi , Gymnasti CS for Gi rl s and Women .

Dubuqu e, Iowa: W.e. Brown 1965 $2.75 O ' Q U I NN , GA RL AN D , GYMNASTICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOO L CH ILDREN. Dubuque, Iowa: W .e. Brown , 1967 $2.95 Pallett , G.D ., Modern Educational Gym nastics.

Elm sford , N.Y.: Pergamon Pub. Co. , 1965 $2.95 PlAGENHOEF , STAN LEY, PATTERNS OF HUMAN MOTION. Eng lewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice -H all , 1971 $7.50

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ROB INSO , RAC HEL 5. , SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF GREEK ATHLETICS. Th e Author , 439 Lud low Ave .. Cinci natti , O h io , 45220 Rev. 1955 $4.00 Roys, B., Gymnastics fo r Gi rl s a nd Wom en. Phil a: W.B. Sa und e rs, 1969 $2. 00 Ruff , Wesley , Gymnastics. Dubuqu e , Iowa: W.e.

Brow n , 1959 $3.50 RYSER , OTTO. MANUAL FOR TUMBLING AND APPARATUS STUNTS (5 th Ed. ) Dubuqu e, Iowa: W.e.

Brown , 1968 $4.25 Schrecker, Ka rl. Correcti ve Gymna sti cs for Schools .

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SPACKMAN , ROBERT, CONDITIONING FOR GYMNASTICS. Spr ingfi e ld , III. : e.e. Thomas Pub ., 1970 $9.50 Stewa rt , Nik, Co mpe titi ve Gymnastics.

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SWEENEY , R.T., SELKTED READINGS IN MOVEMENT EDUCATION. Reading Mass.: Addison-Wesle y, 1970 Szabo , L. , Ill ustrated Ph ys ica l Ed u ca tion Throu g h Gymnasti cs. San Fran cisco: Tri-Ocea n , Inc. , 1966 $4.95 SZY PULA , GEORGE, TUMBLING AND BALANCING FOR ALL. Dubu que, Iowa: W.e. Bro w n (2 nd Ed .), 1968 $4.25 Szypula , G., Beg innin g Tralllpolining . Be lm ont, Ca l. : Wadswo rth Pub . Co ., 1968 $1.25 Takemoto et a i, Illu strat ed Gymnasti CS Manua l. Lo s Angel es: Frank Endo Di s tributor (12200 S. Berendo Ave ., Los Angeles, 90044), 1964 $16.00 Ti ssot, J.e. , Tissot' s Gymna sti cs (Trans lation ) New Haven, Co nn .: Elizabe th Licht Publi sh e r, 1964 $12 .00 TONRY , DO N, THE SIDE HORSE. Nor thbrid ge, Mass.: GymnastiC Aids, 1966 $3.00 Tonry, D. , Gymnas tic 's ABC Ill ustrated. No rthbridge, Mass.: GymnastiC Aids, n.d . $3.50

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Dr. Vic Lesch Dr. Chas. Johnson Dr. Neil Schmitt Bill Roetzheim Plus many prominent High School and College coaches as guests and instructors.

ONE GREAT WEEK June 18-25 North Central College Naperville, III. for BOYS and GIRLS

For additional information: Hall of Fame Suire 1870 Marine pla za Milwaukee, Wi sconsin 53202 or call: (414) 276-0989

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for additional information write LARRY BILHARTZ Camp Director CARAVAN OF CAMPS HEADQUARTERS Box 1206, Andrews, Texas 79714 46

EAST STRIUDSBERG STATE COLLEGE OLYMPIC TOUR- A ug. 22 to Sept. 7 th ; $550.00 included room , breakfast , tickets from Aug. 29-Sept. 4, air fair, and trans between Olympic Stadium and room. Contact Bruno Klaus, P.E. Dept. East Stroudsburg College , Pa. 18301

SUMMER CAMPS AND CLINICS MANMOUTH GYMNASTICS CLINIC: August 6 -11 at Monmout h Co ll ege, West Lo ng Branch, New Jersey.

For Info rm atio n wr it e: MGC - P.O. Box 34 1, Shrewsb ury N J 07701 CAMP GUALALA: A ugus t 5- 12 (ages 9 to 15) August 12-19 (16 and over) For mo re in format ion on this Nort hern Ca li fornia Gymnastic Camp Cli nic among the big red woods write to: Erni e Marinoni, Di rectorBerkeley YMCA, 2001 A llston Way, Berkeley, Ca. 94704.

ANNUAL ALL GIRLS GYM CAMP: July 8t h through July 15th, 1972 Idyll wi ld, Ca liforn ia. A camp program designed for girl s 8 yea rs of age through Hi gh School, beginners to advanced . Fo r informat ion and reg istration wr ite o r phone : Vin ce Pietrok , Camp Director 1008 E. South Street Anaheim, Cal if. 92805 Phone (714) 774-4055.

S.S. Camp Gymnast - Cata lina Island , Ca li fornia ; Jun e 24-Jul y 1; boys and girls; 12and over; all aro und camp spo nso red by Gymnast Magaz in e; $100.00 for 7 da ys plus $15.00 fo r registration, round trip boat , fare, ca mp, T-shirt, etc. 5.5. Camp Gym nast Box 110 Santa Monica CA. 90406 - (limited enro llm ent - A fun gym ca mp with ru gged living and lots of extras.

Hall of Fame Gymnastics Camp - boys and girl s; Nort h Ce ntral College in Napervi lle Illinoi s; ages 10-1 8; Jun e 18-24 ; $1 10.00; Contact Dr. Victor Lesch Gymnastics Camps, H all of FameCamps, Su ite 1870 - Marine Pla za, Mi lwa u kee, Wisconsin 53202.

North Atlantic Gymnastics School - in Hi ghtstown, New Jersey; Boys and girls; 10-1 8; A ug. 13 to 26; Fee $190.00 ($95.00/session) O lym pic events p lu s tum bl ing and trampoline . On th e staff will be Ma ria Bakos Former Hungarian Natio nal Coach of Modern Gymnastics and Dr. Joseph Toth Form er Interna tion al Gymnast of Hun ga ry.

Bowling State University offers 2 hours credit cou rse HPEW 473A A nalys is of gymnast ics sk ill s w ith emphasis on pract ica l expe ri ence in judging co mpulso ry and optional routine s. Stu dy USGF/DGWS compul sories .

USGF/ DGWS cert ifica tion offe red (not req uired) at end . Cou rse run by C'-rolyn Bowers and Con i Ma rtin ; Ohio Residents $26.00 per qua rt er hour for undergraduates ($63.75 for o ut of state rs.) Students may not take thi s course concurrent ly wit h othe r classes ; Jul y 24 -29; Contact Dr. A nn ie Clement, Chai rm an Wo men 's HPE & R Dept., Bow ling Green State Univ., Bowling G reen, Ohio 43403.

West Penn Gymnastic Clinic - a Sokol Camp in New Ke ngington, Pa. for boys and girls at all abi lity leve ls and teac hers. Jul y 23-Aug. 20; Olympic eve nts plus tumbling, trampo lin e and rh ythmi cs. $60.00/wk or $225.00/4 w ks. Staff consists of co ll ege and hi gh schoo l coaches and gym nasts. Contact Steve Ban jak, 348 New Castl e St., Slippery Rock PA. 16057.

Midwest Gymnastics Camp - sa nctioned by USGF; girl s 8 and older; Jun e 11-17 O lymp ic events plus ball et and all three leve ls of 1972 Na ti o nal Compulsory Rout in es. Coac hes and teachers invited. Located on 336 acre area of picturesq ue timbe rl and borde ri ng the Des Moi nes Ri ve r. $65.00 ... Contact Bill & Conn ie Robertson , Corner House Gymnastic Club, ci a 721 1 Bryn Mawr Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50322.

Muriel Grossfeld's World of Gymnastics Gi rl s clin ics to be held at Purdu e U., Jun e 19-23; Fairport, N.Y., Jun e 26-30; Lakewood, N.J., Jul y 24-28; Wi lmin gton, Delaware, July 31-A ug. 7-11 ; Ri chmond, Va., A ug. 14-1 8. Co ntact: Edga r Knepper, 235 Pinehurst Rd ., Wilmin gton , Del. 19803 PH (609) 981-8400 Ex t. 227.

CAMP SOKOL TSUKARA: Located near Lake Geneva, Wis . It is a coed ca mp sta rting from age 10, sess ions begin Ju ne 25-August 19.

Contact Jerry Fontana o r Mike Jack i, 400 Glenview Rd ., Glenview, III., 60025. . NATIONAL SUMMER PALAESTRUM CAMP-L ocated on C lea r wa ter Elk Lake , Wi ll iamsbu rg, Michigan ... 1st session Jun e 25-July 22 ... 2nd sess ion is July 23-Aug19. Fee $450.00/ sess. full program ... boys and gi rl s. W rite Na tional Summer Pala est rum Camp, 7901 Van Gogh C, Potomac, Mary land , 20854 FLANSAAS CLINICS-Da le Flansaas is currentl y holding wee kend clini cs, open to gy mn asts :or speci al he lp o n ro utin e co mposti on, sty ling and free exe rcise mu sic se lect ion. W ith Dale is Dr. Rona ld Wi lli ams, a

remo uned concert pianist and docto r of Music at the U of Neveda at Reno, w ho wi ll be co mposing o riginal compostion for free exercise. Cost of th e weekend clin ic is $50.00 including traini ng, room and board.

Contact Da le Flansaas. ci a Reno School of Gymnastics, 445 Eureka Ave ., Reno, Nevada, 89502 JAY'S NATIONAL GYMNASTIC SCHOOL-Camp for Gi rl s, age 10 and over to be held at Camp Hi Hiram , Ohio. Contact : Jea nette Ja y, 1482 A labama Ave ., Pitt sburgh, Pa . 15210 Jul y 9-Jul y 16 VIENNA INTERNATIONAL SOKOL SLET-Jun e 29-July 12 in Vienna. Co ntact Professional Semi nar Co nsu ltants, Inc. 3194 Lawson Bl vd. Oceansid e, N.Y. 11 572 PH (5 16) 536-7292 SOKOL U.S.A. GYMNASTIC SCHOOL. .. SOKAL WOODLANDS-Student teacher rat io is one teac her fo r eight students, boys and girl s 12 and o lder. $100 .00/ wee k. Also open to coaches and Ph.Ed. Tea chers. 8 one week sess ions . Open from Ju ly 2 to Aug. 27. Write Saka l Woodlands, Ma il Rd. Barryv ill e, New York 12719 PH (914) 956-8413 WOODWARD CAMP- Open for 10 weeks from Ju ne 25th to Sept. 3rd. $95.00/ week. Open to boys and girls seven yea rs and u p. Asid e from lea rnin g gymnastics campers get instruction in photograph y, developing, etc. and othe r more usua l ca mp acti vi ti es. For info: Write: Woodward Camp, P.O. Box 93, Woodwa rd PA. 16882 PH(814) 349-8343 UNITED STATES GYMNASTIC FEDERATION WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS CAMP ... PACIFIC UNIV.-2 sess ions open between Jun e 25 and Jul y 8 for girl s 10 and o lder, fema le coac hes or teachers, co ll ege cred it availab le. $85.00/ week. Wr it e Va rin a Fren ch, Camp Directo r, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon 9711 6 AMERICAN GYMNASTIC CAMP-Open for 5 weeks between June 25th and July 29. Girls on ly 8 and ove r $11 5.00/ week Open also to teachers and coaches Teache r pupi l rat ion is 1:66-7 gi rl s on each piece of appa ratu s. W rite: American Gymnastic Camp, Dr. Frederi c M. Peirce, 119 No rth Broad St. , Johnson City, N.Y. 13790 Monessen Sokols U.S.A.-Opens Ju ly 9 to Aug 12. boys and gi rl s $60.00/w k . Fo r ages 12 and over. Open to teachers and coac hes. Write D elio Perozz i 415 Indi ana Ave. Monessen, PA. 15062 TRAVELING CAMP-Co ndu cted by membe rs of the Ke nt State U coaching staff w ill come to yo ur schoo l for 4 day cl ini c for gi rl s and boys, teachers, coaches.

For info: Rudy Bachna, Room 166 Memoria l GymnaSium, Kent State U ., Kent, Ohi o 44242 PH (2 16) 672-2820.

NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTIC CLINIC-Officia l Judges Certification Cou rses given by members of USGF Women 's Techinica l Comm itt ee and Mr. Ted M uzyczko. The gymna st ic part of the Clinic is now open to H.S. Gymnasts Leader' Courses are offered.

Site is Jenn iso n Gym, M ichi ga n State Uni v. East Lansing, Michigan. Chairman is Paul Fina, 222 Scott swood, Riversid e, Illinoi s.

GIRL' S GYMNASTIC SCHOOL, WOLVERINE CAMPS, INC.- In M ich igan, Director: Jim McG raw. For info: Da ve Huber, 22149 Alb ion , Farmin gton , M I 48024 PH (313) 476 -9133.

CARAVAN OF CAMPS-Camps already set up in Ok lahoma, New Mex ico, Texas .. .Ma rch thru Aug 4.

Contact Larry Bi lh artz, Caravan of Camps Headquarters, P.O . Box 1206, A ndrews, Texas 79714.

MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION GYMNASTIC CAMP-(formerl y the Ce ntral Atla ntic Area) Contact: Vern Elder, Camp Director, 1736 G. St. N.W. Washi ngton , D.C. Aug. 20-27 at Edgewater, Maryland.

FIVE DAY GYMNASTICS GRILS CLINIC-at Glassbo ro State Co ll ege, Glassbo ro N. J. Co nt act: Dr. Eve lyn Reade , WPE D ept. , Glassboro Sta te Co ll ege, Glassboro , N. J. Jul y 2-7 INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS CAMP-of Camp Sun Mou ntain in th e Poconos. Contact: Feno S. Vo lpe, co-d irector, 409 Bryant St., St roudsbu rg, PA Jun e 18-23 and Aug. 20-25.

SANFORD SCHOOL SUMMER GYMNASTIC CLINIC-at Hockessin , Delaware. Contact: Edgar Knepper, 235 Pin ehurst Rd ., W il mington, Del. Ju ly 30-Aug. 4 and Aug . 6-11 .

BLUE MOUNTAIN SPORTS CAMP USGF GYMNASTICS-at Onowa Lodge, Moun tain home, PA Contact: Bill and Donna Strauss, Gymnastics, Blu e Mountain Sports Camps In c. Box 198, Mo un tain home, PA 18342 July 30-Aug . 4 and Aug. 6-11 MIDDLE EASTERN GYMNASTIC CAMP-in Hi ghview, West Virginia. Contact M iddl e Eastern Gym nasti c Camp , 11 615 Fulham St., Sil ve r Sp rin g, MD. 20902 Jun e 18-24

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The athlete who uses Sarneige mats does not suffer the high frequency rebound effects that most gym-mats cause, Sarneige simply absorbs his impact with an almost imperceptible single skip when he assumes the "attention" attitude.

If you have a gymnastic mat problem call us, we will furnish you with a truly amazing gym mat which is easy to handle, quick to store and is truly neat and clean in every aspect of it's many interchangeable uses.

We at Spieth Anderson carry only the best gymnastic equipment from parallel bars to pommel horses, from "Original" Reuther boards, to store away climbing ropes.

Why not write to me , Mu~r'ay Anderson, at the .address given below.

SPIETH ANDERSON ., QUALITY IS A LIFETIME PARTNER "

SA RNEIGE GYMNASTIC MATS ORIGINAL REUTHER GYMNASTIC APARATUS OL Y MPIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT

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P.O. Box 40, Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Phone 705 -325-3248 North American Warehouse. Batavia. New York. North American Distributors for Original System Reuther Apparatu S North American Agents for Olympic Gymnasium Equipment (London, England) . North American Distributors for Sarneige Wrestling and Gymnastic Mats (Wattrelos. France) .

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