Dick Mulvihill and Linda Metheny will be remain ing in Eugene to open a school of gymnastics in February. We are all pleased-and very anxious. Also teaching were collegiate gymnasts from Eastern Washington State College, Oregon State University and th e University of Oregon. The remaining staff was composed of willing coaches and te achers primarily from Oregon. The Clinic committee for both the men 's and women 's clinics consisted of Harry johnson and Sandy Cutler, South Eugene High School ; jan Hardin, Shirley Veech and Georgia Cutler, Sheldon High School ; and Marilyn Fitch , University of Oregon . This group was responsible for the fine job of planning, organizing and implementing the two clinics. Besides the hard work of gymnastics, the gymnasts enjoyed a dance one evening a nd the staff was treated to a pizza party. Pat Arnold performs during East - West meet which was a highlight of the Tuscon clinic.
during the free time. It was a great experience to see so many people working so hard toward developing better gymnastics. The facilities and equipment at the Oregon clinic were fantastic. Separate rooms and equipment was provided for the different apparatus classes. There were at least six pieces of apparatus available for each class! The abundant supply of equipment and space really helped the quality of instruction, since more time was spent on the apparatus and not standing around. The equipment and facilities were handled by Harry johnson, who did an excellent job in planning and running this part of the clinic.
Joyce Tanac at Oregon clinic.
1972 Oregon Christmas Gymnastic Clinic by Sandy Cutler, Clinic Director The 1972 Oregon Christmas GymnasticClinic for men was held at South Eugene High School in Eugene. The 250 gymnasts that attended the clinic were placed into six groups according to their skill leve l. Each group had one head instructor and four assistant instructors. The e xcellent staff of master instructors included : Yoshi Hayasaki , Sadao Hamada, Ray Goldbar, Sandy Cutler, Bo Bennett, Rich Chew and Doug Hills. There was also a fine staff of assistant instructors which included high school coaches and college gymnasts from Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The emphasis at this year 's clinic was on " exposure." During the three days of the clinic, each group was with a different master instructor. for each class. The purpose of the clinic was to expose the participants to as many different ideas, techniques, and learning progressions as possible. In addition to the regular classes, a master clinic was conducted each day. Master clinic lectures and demonstrations were given by Rich Chew on side horse, Yoshi Hayasaki on the horizontal bar, and Sadao Hamada on parallel bars. All of the master lectures were outstanding and w"ere attended by all of the gymnasts and staff. The clinic format also included time each day for free workouts. All of the instructors were available during this time to help gymnasts on individual moves and sequences. To many, th is was the most exciting part of the clinic. A tremendous amount of learning took place
It was the general consensus of the instructors, gymnasts and coaches that the goal of " exposure" was accomp路lished . Everyone who attended the clinic learned something more about gymnastics. A tremendous amount of ideas were exchanged during the three days and hopefully these new techniques will show up later in the gymnasts' performances. I think that the general feeling of everyone ' was summed up by one coach who said, "I think that this clinic was just great, I wish we could have one every month! " Not a bad idea .. ..... ?????? Tucson Clinic (Women) by Stormy Eaton and Steve Isham
such new tricks as Tinsica full twisting mounter, and 1112 twisting back step out. Atriple back on the floor was executed by Eleanor Smith of the San Diego YMCA, with a lot of assistance from Heineike, Eaton, Craus, and Doug Boger. Uneven bars included such tricks as jam out Y2 twist and hecht fulls courtesy of Heineike. The SCATS, with Craus spotting showed clean, immediate, original combinations on bars. Their style and ability made the women's part in the East-West All Star Meet an enjoyable part to watch . The beam was magnificent, aerial front walkovers, back handsprings and a " full twisting pinwheel walkover", which is an American first. It was done by Tami Manville of the Scottsdale Girls Club. In the tumbling area Stormy had 12-13 girls doing full twists, layout arabians, and layout fronts . To me at least this says that the quality of tumbling by girls is improving. In vaulting Yamashitas and handsprings were common place, but some unique spotting techniques were introduced in the master clinic. One of the things about the clinic is that it could be called an " In ternational " clinic. There were gymnasts from Maryland, Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas. Colorado, Canada and Mexico. The tumbling :sessions seemed and proved to be "superior to sessions on the apparatus, but judging by the skills that improved and the ones that were learned the Tucson Women 's Clinic will continue to be one of the top clinics for many years to come. SCATS al Tuscon clinic.
The women's part of the clinic was staffed by Tom Heineike, Wichita; Stormy Eaton, Asst. Coach Navy; Bev Marquette, Sue Sindrin, several of the SCATS, and Scott Craus, SCAT's coach , who highlighted the staff and clinic. Nearly 400 girls attended the clinic and left with
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