USGF News - April 1975

April 1975 ,

Official Publication of t he United States Gymnastics Federation P.O. Box 4699 Tucson , Arizona 85717 U.S.A.

Cover The Olympic stadium The stadium, whose elliptical shape is evocative of a giant seashell, wil l normally have 56,500 seats . But during the Games it w ill accommodate more than 70,000 spectators for the competitions and various ceremonies.

It measures 480 metres at its main axis and 280 metres at its short axis. ¡it has six levels which, rising from the ground, accommodate, leve l by level, the following services: Dressing rooms for baseb.all and football ath letes, rooms for judg es of the verious competitions as well as all pertif'lent technical equipment and a mediaal centre.

Reception rooms and offices for officials.

Main press centre which takes up two leve ls and will become seven indoor tennis courts after the Games. ..

Press sub-centre and services.

Public level, with all entrances to the stadium leading to the first tier ,of stands. Starting from the lobby, this ¡1eve l is serviced by ramps and esca lators for smooth -flow in g circulatio n and quick di spersal.

Press bo x with filming and broadcasting fa cilities, private boxes and panoramic restaurant, which form an intermediate mezzanine which will be of fundamental use in the football arrangern&nt of the stad ium.

Sporls museum on a partial leve l, open to all the cultural mementoes of a sports eve nt.

Th e service level contains bathrooms and showers, dressing rooms and refreshment kiosks with a total area of 136,000 square metres (1 million sq . ft.).

Th e normal complement of 56,500 seats is divided into three levels - lo we r stands, 31 ,000 ; mezzanine, 2,500 and upper stands, 23,000.

After the Games, the track, an integral part of the stadium will be co vered by the artificia l turf of the play ing field .

Nearly 20,000 seats wi ll be insta ll ed on temporary stands in an area not required by baseball and football but essential to an Olympic arena.

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EDITORIAL: April 1975 The last meeting of the F.1.G. Executive Committee was conducted in Lausanne, Switzerland just a few weeks ago. There are a number of very significant items on tap for discussion at the coming Congress in Bern (May) .

One of those is that the World 's Gymnastics Championships be held every year (not every four years as currently held) . Many sports are moving in this direction and it seems the way for gymnastics to go, so the Bern congress will be asked to approve the proposal in principal and it will be voted upon in Montreal in 1976.

Historically, the F .l.G . Technical Women's Assembly has been 'out of bounds' for men. They have never had the right to speak, and certain ly never been recognized as delegates to the women's meeting even if their country could only afford to send one man to the over-all congress. The Executive Committee voted to allow men to be ~ delegates to t hat Assemb ly, with both voice and vote. It's a positive step, and it was also agreeable that the Technical Committee (FI G) remain with women members only.

One it em that is bad is that the Olympic Compulsory routines for men and women are changed (see women's drawings this issue). It is extremely late to be making such changes. In that light t his office has asked Muriel Grossfeld, as national women's coach, to attend the F.1.G . Con gress in Bern for the USGF to ascertain as completely as possible the final versions of the routines for Montreal. It is her task to assist in the training of the girls for Montreal and t herefore we deem nothing more important than this goal. She can attend the Technical Assembly and in light of the fact that there are no elections this year and no need for candidates or politicking for such elections, she can concern herself with the single important task of obtaining the best definitions of the routines available. We understand the men's routines are also still in the process of being changed but are not yet ready.

The United States has bid on the 1978 World Championships and has been placed on the agenda for voting in Bern. The event would be in November of 1978, unless the change is made to have a world event each year in Montreal, in which case we may ask to host it in 1977. We also have severa l other items on the agenda for the coming Congress which will be decided by the 60-plus nations that more than likely will attend. It will be the first forma l meeting since the special congress in Montreux and the tone of the meetings should be interesting.

The U.S.S.R. Tour of last November was extremely successful and -to that end, we have inivted the teams back again in early December of this year for another nine-stop tour with five new cities included in the early planning. More on that event in months to come. The USGF Congress is in Denver in November ... don't miss it!

For t he U.S. Gymnastics Federation;

Frank L. Bare Executive Director

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INTERNATIONAL REPORT

The I nternat i o n a l Gym n ast i cs Federat ion and a numbe r of const ituent members are d iscussing major changes in program for the gymnastics world . Many are bold and innovative and in my personal op inion in t he best in terest of the sport.

I hope you wi ll accept this report for what it is , and forgive me for moving rather qu ickly and in some case inconclusive ly from one subject to t he next. Th is is an informal, unoff ic ial report des igned to br ing you up to date on .. discussion items and subjects that are of mutual interest to all invo lved in gymnastics.

'The Olympic Games w ill open on Ju ly 17, 1976, and the gymnast i cs competition beg in s t he 18th . In order to keep within the restrictions imposed by IOC Article 26 concern ing preparat ion time for teams, the F. 1.G. d iscussed at length the approved time for training O lympic team members. The resu lts were that such teams cou ld prepare 'officiall y' for 10 days each mo nth, for a pe ri od of five months in a row beginn ing seven months before t he Games. The last two months before t he Games they may prepare (train) for twenty days each month. According to the IOC Art icle (see other page th is Newsletter), a gymnast may be reimbursed for lost wages during th is 'officia l' preparat ion time. They may also have training expenses suc h as tra vel, meals, and lodging covered.

Gymnasts, or any other amate ur athletes according to t he 1.0 .C., may NOT allow their photos to be used in commercial catalogs advertisi n g equipment, c l oth i ng or other items ... UN LESS there exists a co nt ract between that Company and t he National Federation, Nat iona l Olympic Committee or the International Federation. This w ill be an interesting item to cha ll enge since it will be contested I am sure if a company owns the i r own photos and decides to use them in the ir own cata log . . . can some national federation or Olympic committee force them to stop?

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Candidates for future events: European Championships for Men (1977) USSR Germany Spain European Championships for Women (1977) Czech Spain World Championships U.S.A. (1978) Spain

The 54th Congress of the F.l.G. wil l be he ld in Montreal, Canada before the Olympic Games open.

Director 's Committee wil l meet Jul y 10-13.

Men's Tech. Assembly w ill meet Ju ly 13-14.

Women's Tech Assembly will meet July 13-14.

General Assembly will meet Ju ly 15-16.

Games open on the 17th.

Ou al ification system for the 1976 O lympic Games . Period October 17, 1975 to April 17, 1976.

Host nation for a qual ificat ion tra il must subm it app li cation for the event three months in advance . One neutral j udge must be present from the F.l.G., and the names of other judges must be subm i tted to President of F. l.G. Tech n ica l Committee for approval . Two or three nations should participate and a gymnast, to qualify, must receive a minimum score of 8.65. A more defined report on this system w ill be sent you by. the F. 1.G. very soon.

MEN may now be de legates to the Women's Technical Assemb ly, with Voice and Vote. For the time bei ng they may not advance to position on the Technica l Comm ittee for Women .

The two Technical Presidents (men and women) will no longer have the right to vote on the Directing Committee, but wi ll attend such meetings and have voice.

(This wil l be voted on in Bern at the coming Congress.)

It was voted to rec om mend to the F.1.G. Congress in Bern that the F.l.G . conduct a World Championships every year beginn ing in 1977, and that a Wor ld Cup also be he ld each year, with the World Cup each Spring and the World Championships each Fall. The Congress 1975 wil l be asked to approve this in princ ipal.

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The World Championships in Modern Rhythmic Gymnastics are set for Madrid, November 20-23, 1975.

The Mediterranean Games wi ll be in A lgiers, Sept. 1-7, 1975 and wi ll, for t he first time, include women's gymnastics.

There will be a pre-Olympic event in Montreal this coming July (1975) from July 29-31.

Gymnaestrada will be in Berlin, July 1-5, 1975, and the USSR will not participate due to a conflict of scheduling, and ten other nations have already entered more than 5,000 athletes.

THE F.l.G. CONGRESS, BERN , Switzerland for 1975 is set as fo ll ows: 28 May Technical Assembly: General Assembly: 29-30 May Agenda items will appear in the No. 1., F.l.G. Bul letin for 1975.

My best wishes to each of you and I look forward to seeing you in Bern for the 1975 F.1.G. Congress.

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Frank L. Bare, Executive Director US. Gymnastics Federation

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN 'S DAY INV ITAT ION A L COMPETITION COMPETITIVE RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS CHOMUTOV, CZECHOSLOVAKIA MARCH 7-8, 1975 Th i s meet is an annual Czechoslovakian invitational competition.

It is always held on "International Women's Day ," wh ich is celebrated in many countries in place of our "Mother's Day." Traditiona ll y, the site is always different and is completely sponsored by the local "Fabrika," or loca l industry .

Participants

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U .S.A . Judge:

a fienne Brym Candace Feinberg Nancy Koetke Norma Zabka

T hirteen countr ies competed including A u stria, Belg i um, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechos lovakia, East Germany, France, Netherlands, Poland, U.S.A., USSR, and Y u goslavia. Visiting countries were invited to bring two competitors. T he U.S.A., Cuba, and the USSR were permitted to enter the three gymnasts they brought along. Tota l number of competitors was 32. Thirty-four started, but one Bu lgarian and one Czech dropped out due to in jury .

Prior to arrival, it was planned that Ca n dace Fe i nberg (Nevada) and Katherine Brym (Illinois) wou ld compete for the USA. Nancy Koetke was expected to observe.

Program The program was the same as for the upcom ing World Championsh ips to be held in Madrid this -fal l. The four events were hoop, ba ll, ribbon, and Indian clubs .

A ll were optiona l routines except for th e Indian clubs, where eight required elements (two superior and six medium) were to be included. Clarifications and corrections of t hese compulsory elements as were made in Madrid were not necessary, as it was fe lt that this competition was too close to the Madr id course and many probab ly have not received the clar ifications. Therefore, wide latitude was perm itted in the execution of the elements . Each compet itor performed two routin es on each of the two days of the competition .

RESULTS All-Around Winner : Mrenova - CSSR * 2nd: Yevtusenko USSR 3rd: Gorascenko USSR *Czechoslovakia

37.35 37 .25 37.20

moment of departure, it was obvious we were guests of the Czechoslovaks . The CSSR 9 .35 first night all participants stayed at the USSR 9.30 Park Hotel in Prague. At 6:00 a.m. t he USSR 9.25 next morning, a bus drove us to Udlice Ball: about two hours away from Prague. This Tie area is located in a heavy industrial and Yevtu senko USSR 9.35 mining area of Czechos lovakia. We slept Gorascenko USSR 9.35 in what appeared to be sleeping quarters Vasiura USSR 9.35 for local industry apprentices. The - - - - - - - - - - - - -competrtron- was-held- at homotov-, - uo::-:--: 1. Mrenova CSSR 9.40 which is a 15-minute drive from Udl ice .

2. Yevtusenko USSR 9.30 The competition began at 6:00 p.m. on Gorasce nko USSR 9.30 Fr id ay.

Eac h team was perm itted 20 minutes' Ribbon: practice time . On Saturday, each team 1. Mrenova CSSR 9.40 had 15 minutes for pract ice and t he 2. Yevtusenko USSR 9.30 competition began at 2:00 p.m. The meet Gorascenko USSR 9.30 was televised on Saturday . Following the Vasiura USSR 9 .30 competition, a more formal mea l was prepared and a few speeches officia lly closed the ce lebration of "International U.S.A. RESULTS Women's DAy ." Buses left t he next All -Around: 23rd Nancy Koetk e 33.90 morning - one directly to the airport ai:d 27th - Candace Fe inberg 32 .95 one to Prague . Arrangeme nts were made 31st - K~therine Brym 32.35 for those who remained in Prague until Monday to stay at the lnternatior-<al At an organizational meet ing prior to Hotel. I returned home, but t he three the competition, it was announced that girls will remain in Czechos lovak ia for this would be a "fr ien dly meet." The another week with plans to take scores reflect this. In addition, the hand. advantage of instructions from Czech apparatus wa s not we ighed nor measured, coaches. routines were not timed, and General Comments "appropriate costume" requ irements 1. At the present, our sing le greatest were not co nsidered. weakness is music. It is true that the T he awards were particularly love ly. tapes and reproduction (to European Rather than medals or trophies, the pri zes speeds) was a part of t he problem, but, included items such as beautiful generally, the music does not sel I the Bohemian cut-glass vase s, pitchers, trays, performance as is the case for the top glasses, dolls in aut h ent i c performers. Musfc is even more Czechoslovakian costumes, and paintings. impo rtant in Competitive Rhythmic Organization of Meet Gymnast ic s than in Artistic One floo r exercise mat was used. Four Gymnastics. sets of judges were available. Each 2. Our girls need im provem ent in the participating country had one judge tec hnique of handling the hand (e xcept for Bu lgar ia, who was late in apparatus. Th is, of co urse, needs arriving) and Czechoslovakia provided ind ivi dual comments for each event. four judges, one to serve in each 3. The sty le our girls showed seems to be discipline plus two superior judges . The exactly in the right direction . We director of the Meet was V. Drabova and appear to be moving in the same she was assisted by B. Petrova. Half of t he direction as the Czechos lovakians. The competitors competed in clubs and Russians are expert performers, but ribbons one day and ba ll and hoop the they d id not come across as innovat ive next day. The other half had a reverse as the Czechs in style. The Cu bans are program . This permitted the audience on also excel lent performers and seem to either day to see four events . T hroughout follow the Russians - that is, very the program, the events were alternated . little style change since Rotterdam.

Hoop: 1. Mrenov a 2. Yevtusenko 3. Gorascenko

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Hospitality From the m ome nt of arr ival to t he

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More later .. .

Norma B. Z abka

USGF INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION Cables : MARATHON, LONDON S.W.15.

Tel ephon e: 01 - 789 3853

162 Upper Richmond Road , Putney , LONDON SW15 2SL. October, 1974.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF OLYMPIC GAMES TELEVISION MONEY underst and that th ere have been some queries about the division of the t elevis ion money, and, as it w as I who originally proposed that the Sports taking part in the Games should rece ive a contri but ion, I feel that I should put on recor d how this contribution was worked out.

I suggested a small surcharge on tickets sold, to en sure that each Federation received a fa ir payment accord in g to the contribution that it had made. This was generally acceptable, but Mr. Brundage suggested that it would be simpler in practice to divide up the television money, which was in the process of reaching a very substantial figure, and t his wou ld also enable the IOC and t he NOC spec ial fund to receive payments too. This was unanimously accepted, and I was in vited to make the first divi sion among the Internat ional Federations on the agreed principle .

For the 1972 Gam es, it was agreed among the I Fs that the first half of the money sho uld be divided equally between the I Fs. Any surplus would be divided according to the original principle of the gate receipts th at the various sports contributed to the Games. From the very start, therefore, four sports have volu ntarily given up a cons iderabl e part of their ent itl ement for the benefit of the smal ler ones, for it will be noted that all, except these four, have drawn out a higher pe rce ntage than the contribution which the y have made to t he gate receipts of the Games. It was agreed by the special committee of the I Fs in 1972 that the same bas is of division should be used for the 1976 Games.

The following figures show in percentages how it worked out : Percentage of Spectator Contribution * Athletics Rowing ~asketball

Boxing Canoeing Cycling *Equestr ian Fencing * Football Gymnastics Weigh ti ifting Handball Hockey Judo Wrestling *Swimm ing Pentathlon Shooti ng Archery Voll eyba ll Yachting

Total Percentage

41.35 2.58 3.27 4.28 1.85 1.04 9.62 0.78 11.55 4 .16 0.77 3.63 1.60 1.42 1.53 6.45 0.44 0.44 0 .17 1.61 1.46

T.V. Money Paid

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23.24 3.66 4.01 4 .52 3.29 2.88 7.22 2.75 8.19 4.46 2.75 4.19 3.17 3.07 3.13 5.6 1 2.58 2.58 2.44 3 .17 3.09

23.27 3.92 4 .25 4 .99 3.79 6.98 3.79 8.30 4.09 3.79

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Inciden tal ly , although I do not know th.e size of the stadia in Montreal for the various sports , I do know that for Athletics the stadium capacity is much less than in Munich, where it was fully taken up, and therefore comparably, there will inevitably be some 100,000 few er spectators at the Athletics. In spite of this, th e IAAF is not proposing that the percentage for Montreal agreed in Munich by the IFs should be varied.

EXETER, President, l .A.A.F.

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ELIGIBILITY CODE

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES, A COMPETITOR MUST:

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Observe and abide by the Rules and Regulations of the IOC and in addition the Rules and Regulations of his or her International Federation, as approved by the 1.0.C., even if the Federation rules are more strict than those of the 1.0.C.

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t\lot have received any financial rewards or material benefit in connection with his or her sports participation, except as permitted in the by-laws to this rule.

BY-LAWS To Rule 26 1.

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A COMPETITOR MAY: a)

Be a physical education or sports teacher who gives elementary instruction .

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Accept, during the period of preparation and actual competition which shall be limited by the rules of each International Federation: Assistance administered through his or her National Olympic Committee or National Federation for: Food and lodging.

Cost of transport.

Pocket money to cover incidental expenses.

Insurance cover in respect of accidents, illness, personal property and disability.

Personal sports equipment and clothing.

Cost of medical treatment, physiotherapy and authorized coaches.

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Compensation, authorized by his or her National Olympic Committee or National Federation, in case of necessity, to cover financial loss resulting from his or her absence from work or basic occupation, on account of preparation for, or participation in, the Olympic Games and International Sports competitions.

In no circumstances shall payment made under this provision exceed the sum which the competitor would have earned in the same periods. The compensation may be paid with the approval of the National Federations or the National Olympic Committee at their discretion.

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Accept prizes won in competition within the limits of the rules established by the respective International Federations.

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Accept academic and technical scholarships .

A COMPETITOR MUST NOT: a)

Be or have been a professional athlete in any sport, or contracted to be so before the official closing of the Games.

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Have allowed his person, name, picture or sports performance to be used for advertising, except when his or her International Federation, National Olympic Committee or National Federation enters into a contract for sponsorship or equipment . All payments must be made to the International Federation, National Olympic Committee or National Federation concerned, and not to the individual .

Carry advertising m aterial on his person or clothing in the Olympic Games, World or Continental championships and Games under patronage of the 1.0.C., other than trade marks on technical equipment or clothing as agreed by the 1.0.C. with the International Federations .

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Have acted as a professional coach or tra iner in any sport .

ELIGIBILITY COMMISSION A Commission may be appointed to enforce Rule 26 and these By-Laws, together with Rules 1 and 3 (Fundamental Principles), 7 (Citizenship), 27 (Special Conditions), 33 (Affiliation), 48 (Reporting) .

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1976 OLYMPIC GAMES - FACTS

HANKY PANKY! 1\ iter each ex pre ss ion write the

the Olympi c Games will be held in Montreal from July 17th to August 1st 1976.

The programme for the Montreal Games includes 21 sports: archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cyc ling, equestrian sports, fencing , footbal l (soccer), gymnastics, jud o, handball, hockey, modern pentath lon (riding, fencing, shooting, sw imming, crosscountry race), rowing , shooting, swimming, (including diving and water polo) , vo lleyball, weight lifting, wrestling and yachting.

The yachting events w ill be staged at Kingston, on Lake Ontario. the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal are being staged by the Organizing Committee, known as COJO (Comite Organisateur des J eux Olympiques).

The International Ol ympic Committee, with headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, entru sts the organization of th e Games to the National Olympic Committee of the country in which th e Gam es are to be staged; in Canada it is the Canadian Olympic Association. This official body has delegated its powers to COJO, the Organiz ing Committee which must now correspond directly with the Inte rnational Olympic Committee .

COJO 's mandate ends with th e Games.

His Excellency Roger Rou ssea u is the President and Commi ssion er-G eneral of COJO, wh ich is admin istered by a Board of Directors and an Exec utive Committee. how the organization of th e Ol y mpic Games in genera l works : ...

The Olympic Movem ent is controlled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

This is a perman ent body created by Baron Pi erre de Coubertin at the time of the revival of the Olympic Games. Th e IO C consists of 74 members from sixty different countries. . . . th e1976 Olympic Gam es are se lffinancing. COJO's main reve nu e will come from th e Olympic lotteries and the sale of Olympic stamps and coins, spectator tick ets, radio and television rights and licensing and concession rights .

Canad a's Parl iament passed a law July 27, 1973, authorizing self-financing programmes. " ... detail s pertaining to the sa le of tickets wil l be finali zed withi n the next f ew months.

COJO is also working on th e question of accommodations for the 1976 Olympic Games." tile official symbol consists of five rings topped by the Olympic podium. . . . . . Th e podium, at the top of the design, 1s evocative of the glory of the victo rs and, to a greater extent, of the spirit of chivalry und erlying th ei r contests; the podium is also a graphic presentation of the letter "M", for Montrea l ; at the centre of th e design is the Ol ym pi c stad ium oval, heart of the Gam es.

Th e five entwine d rings represent wor ld broth erhood and are designed to stress the fact that the Olympic ideal is, and mu st remain , th e very essence of this und ertak ing. the symbo l was designed by Canadian designer, Georges Huel.

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rhyming w;Jrds to which it refers.

For exam pk, for. speedy thoroughfare you would write fleet street .

. the official symbo l of the 1976 Olympic Games is the property of the Organizing Committee of the Olymp ic Games (COJO) and cannot be used, by anyon e und er any circumstances, without written authorization from the authorities concerned . the Olympic flag is meaningful. It is composed of fiv e different coloured rings . on a wh ite background.

The five rings correspond to the five sections of the wo rl d; the six colours-the white background and blue, ye llo w, black, green and red for the circles-represent all th e nations, without exception. In fact, the flags of all the countries in the world have at least one of these six co lours. popular lege nd attributes th e foundation of the Olymp ic Games to Hercules, son of Zeus.

They were so important. that time in ancient Greece was measured by the four year interval between the Games, ca ll ed an Olympiad.

So, Olympiad means four years' time . . . the first Olymp ic Games can be traced back as far as 776 B.C.; for close to 1,200 years they we re staged at interva ls of four years. Th ey were abolished in the year 394 A.D. by decree of Emperor Theodosius . the first Olympic Games of the modern era-took place in A th ens, Greece, in 1896. . . . under no circumstances can th e Games be po stponed to another year. Their non celebration, for whatever reason, leads to the annulment of rights for th e selected City and rights to host the next Olympic Games cannot be granted to this same city. the places and dates where the first twenty Olympic Games of our modern era took place. For major reasons, such as war, a few Games were not staged.

1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936

Athens Paris St. Louis London Stockholm •Berlin Antwerp Paris Amsterdam Los Angeles Berlin

1940 1944 1948 1952 1956

1960 1964 1968 1972

•Helsinki •London London Helsinki Melbourne and Stockholm Rome Tokyo Mexico Munich

•Were not staged. the 1976 Olympic Games will be marked by eurythmy: the right balance of man's intellectual and physical faculties in perfect harmony with himself.

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SUN LAM CUP COMPETITION 1975 SOUTH AFRICA Report by: Mrs. Jackie Fie, Head Judge Representing: Mrs. Janette Anderson Mr. Wayne Young, Gymnasts On Friday, February 7, Wayne Young, Janette Anderson and I met at JFK in New York and began our long Alital i:i journey to Johannesburg, South Africa via a 747 to Rome, Italy. We spent thirteen hou rs 1n Rome between connecting flights during which we managed to find a hotel to catch a few hours of sleep, briefly see a few of th e ancie nt tour places, and eat pizza and fetuccini in a small Italian restaurant.

At 11 :30 p .m . on Saturday, February 8, we boarded a DC10 for the next eleven -h our trip to South Africa. After 3% hours, we ar ri ved in Nairobi, Kenya for a one-hour stop before continuing for 7% hours to our destination. We arrived in Joh ann esburg quite tired, but very well fed after eating the delicious mea ls served enroute on A li talia air lin es .

The reception was followed by an even more festive dinner at our specia l hotel dining room table, which was reserved for us for all hotel meals to follow. The food and beverage se lection and the variety and number of courses was fantastic and it continued to be so, with every meal being as good or better than the previous one. We en joyed severa l kinds of steak, roast duck, chicken, and many kinds of fish during our stay .

Being very tired, we hoped for a long night of sleep only to find that we were wak in g up several times every night. It took several days to adjust to the eight-hour time difference.

Monday, February 10

We were taken to the Johannesburg Civic Center for a reception and elegant Sunday, February 9 luncheon buffet w ith the Mafor and Mrs. Denn is, followed by a tour of the Council . At Jan Smuts airport we were warmly greeted by Mr . Olle Areborn, Pres ident of Chambers.

In the afternoon, the first training was the South AFrican Amateur Gymnastic Un ion, Mr. Trevor George , Public scheduled for the men at the Wanders Relations Officer and Liai son for the Clu b, a private spo rtin g club which had St at e D epartment of Sport and · faci li t ies for golf, tennis, sw immin g, to Recreation, and Mr. Hennie Lauw, mention only a few , and for the women T echni ca l Director of SAAGU and to Goudstadse Onderwys-Kollege. Janette worked lightly hitting solid beam Organi zer of SANLAM CUP. We were th en taken by car and van to routines, exce llent bars, good high our hom e away from hom e, the Mou l in tumbling and fluent floor parts. It was Roug e Hotel in Johannesburg, where a obvious that she was the most mature and press conference and off i cia l highly sk illed gymnast there, so she set rece pt ion-b uffet awaited us. This proved her goals in terms of score to win with to be a most wonderfu l beginning for the her highest personal All Around total.

For the first few days, Janette noticed lasti ng friend ships, many memorab le the 6,000-foot alt itude, but by the time cu ltu ra l exchanges, and the continual gemut li chkeit which we were to of the competition she had adjusted and expe ri ence during the next week of had no problems. festivities, sightseeing, training, and Tuesday, February 11 competition. Our new friends were: Avril By early morning we had already Lenno x and Tom Wilson from Eng land, departed for Krugersdorp Game Reserve Petra Klemm from West Germany, An s seve ral miles northeast of Johannesburg.

Dekk er and Cor Smulders from the During the summertime, the grass does Netherlands, Irene Amrein and Michele not grow qu ite as high as in the Kruger Arn abo ld i from Switzerland, Mr. Marce l Nation al Park, ~ we were able to see Adatte, Trainer from Sw itzerland, Mrs. many different species of wi ld animals Nellie Snyman, Women's National Coach that we might not have seen even after a of S.A. , Mr. Neville Graham, Men's several hundred mile trip northeast to the National Coach of S.A ., Diane Barlow, Reserve. We were most N atio nal Susan Serfontein, Debbie Bingham, and fascinated by the dozen or more lions Heidi Jordan from South Afr ica. Mr. that converged on the freshly dumped Tuomo Jalantie, Head Judge for Men meat to engage in their twice-a-week from Finland, was to arrive later in the feeding. For at least twenty minutes we week.

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watched and took pictures while they devoured th e meat on ly severa l yards from the van. Then on to a luncheon cookout in the center of Krugersdorp Reserve with a gracious welcome from the Mayor, Mr. Gaus.

That afternoon we returned to Goudstadse for a heavier workout than on Monday. Janette worked all events tha t day and continued to impress the spectators and other off icial personnel in attendance. She expressed a littl e di fficulty with the altitude adjustment during her bar routine. We then helped the South African girls on tumbling and a little floor ex at the end of the workout period .

Following training, we proceeded directly to the home of Mr. Rudolph Opperman, President of the South African Olympic Committee and Honorary President of the SAAGU. Mrs. Beyers Opperman and her family served de licious hors d'oeuvres and a buffet supper of paella for a group of about 35 peop le . Several guests took advantage of the opportunity to swim in the terrace poo l and all had a most relaxing even in g of conversat ion and group singing in German, Africans, English, and Dutch.

Language proved no barrier. Mr. Opperman's domestic help were asked to join into the group singing. Mr. Lauw join ed with them in singing the Afr ican National Anthem for which we showed our appreciation by ask ing for an encore.

The evening was supe rb the Oppermans, most gracious hosts .

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Wednesday, February 12 We again set out early toward our dest in ation, the African Village of Ndebe le. The long trip was worth the journey to see the coun tr yside outside of Pretoria and the way of life of the African. We bought souvenirs and kept Kodak in business for another day.

That afternoon we arrived in Pretoria for lunch at the Boulevard Hotel and were· enthusiast ically welcomed by our host, Mr. Ben Keet, Head of the Department of Sport and Recreation.

The training schedule was reduced somewhat due to our long excursion.

However, all gymnasts worked very hard as the competition was drawing closer.

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JANETTE AN DER SON -WA YNE YOUNG - SAN LAM SOUTH AFRICAN CUP CHAMPIONS That evening Mr . George and Mr. Loew arranged for all of us to see IPl TOMBI, a smash hit African Stage Musical, wh.ich has been a sellout for one year in South Africa. IPI TOMBI captures the heart beat of the Afr ican people in its music and dance choreography . It traces African life from Zulu and Xhosas villages to the present era, show in g how modernizatio n has influenced the religion, family customs, and present-day philosophy of life of the Afr ican. "IP I TOM B I transcends co lor , race , or language" and it has been app lauded by Ge¡r mans, Frerich, Japanese , and now Americans as enthusiastically as it has by the South Africans. Everyo ne felt a more basic understanding of the African culture and way of Iife and each of us recorded one more unequalled and irre placeable memory of South Africa .

Thursday, February 13

Mr. George took all of the at hletes on a long-awaited shopping trip, while I was taken to Pratoria to be th e guest of Mrs. Liseth de Vos, the Wom e n's Techn ical Chairman of SAAGU . We reviewed the Olympic Compulsories and exchanged technical information in add itio n to working further on t he international Engl ish Te rminolo gy project of which I am chairman and she is a com mittee member. We were th en both guests of Mrs. Gwen de Jong for luncheon in her Pratoria home . Mrs. de Jong assists the Nationa l Coach with dance choreography and to my amazement she had a large gym in her home r igh t off the dining area with cabled unevens, covered beam, and even vaulting apparatus. I recall that our v1s1t was much too short, as it was a beautiful day and the poo l loo ked so

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inviting a nd rel axi ng . But it was necessary to go back to Johannesburg to the Po rtug uese Hall, site of competition, for tra in in g and the off icial judges' meeting at 3:30 p.m.

This was the f irst opportunity for the men and women to tra in at the competit ion site . Janette worked very well on all apparatus being by th is time well acclimated to the altitude and apparatus, in particu lar the covered beam.

The spectators app lauded routines and even parts of exercises cont inuously to show their appreciation of the gym nasts, especially Wayne and Janette.

That night Janette, Wayne , and I spe nt a much-needed free evening prep13r ing for the competition and sewing specia"f USA and USGF emb lems that I had brought along on the ir leotards and shirts .

SANLAM CUP COMPETITION 1975 SOUTH AFRICA Friday, February 14 . .. was a Happy Valentine' s Day with messages going to and from the USA. These communications from home helped to motivate further each of us to do a super job in whatever area was our responsibility.

Th at evening the women's events were to be vaulting and un evens and the men's eve nts, floor ex, pommel horse, and rings.

hecht and incurred a total deduction of .5 for the dismount. Her score of 8 .65 could have been a 9.15 with a well -ex ecuted dismount. All other exercises contained 3 to 4 super iors with severa l showing only m edium element hecht low bar dismounts. There was very littl e twisting work done that was not stock with the exception of the littl e Swiss girl that did a nice upri se full twist.

ANALYSIS OF WOMEN'S COMPETITION SANLAM CUP 1975

was the first routine of the competitio n and he took several steps out of his dismount {double twist), causi ng him to step out of bounds.

SIDE HORSE: Stander {South Africa) showed surprisingly good Side Horse with difficulty par with top intern at ional competitors. Swing was fa ir and form excellent, but a break on his scisso rs depressed his score on an otherwise good exercise. Stander won with a score of 9.20.

BALANCE BEAM: Jan ette again sto le the show worki ng at a level of difficulty matched by her Head Judge - Mrs. Jacki e Fie {USA) grace, continuity, and maturity . Her turns Mrs. Janette And erson led the were exqu isite ly performed on 1/2 toe, competition from the first through the her tumbling and acrobatics so lid with last event winning the All Around and all excel lent height on her front aerial, back four individual events with an impressive handspring , and dismount. Avril Lenno x total of 38.10 (9.525 average). In second perform ed a solid routine with few minor place a full 2.80 points behind was Miss execution errors, but lacked the ful I Avril Lenno x of Eng land with 35 .30. amp li tude and higher difficulty necessary Two South African competitors, Miss to break into the 9 .0's . She took the Susan Serfontein and Miss Debbie silver med al with an 8.95 . In general there Bingham took the third and fourth place was not a high level of risk in most of the honors with a total of 34.85 and 34.80 routines, although everyo ne seemed to hit respectively . In order of placing the other fairly well. nations were: We st Germany, FLOOR EXERCISE: Swi tzerland, Netherlands, South Africa, In relation to international standards.

Belgium, and South Afri ca. {See official floor exercise was the best event with five score sheet.) marks being 8.8 or above. Mrs. Anderson

LONG HORSE: This event lacked th e excitement seen now in international competition . Only Young {U.S.A.) and Arnoboldi {Switzerland) did vaults on par with internationa l competition. Young took first (9 .50) with a Tsukahara with a full twist { 1/2 in 1/2 out) and Arnaboldi took second (9.20) with a Tsukahara.

performed with exce l lent height on her full and front handspring - front with a step out, but lost 0.2 on her final back layout somersault with a step out for amplitude. Her composition, pace, interpretation, and total e l egance, performance was her best for the four events.

PARALLEL BARS: This event was proably the most exciting event of the evening. Francios Stander {South Africa) using good originality along with a diamadov to a handstand, sco red a 9.45. Young, who followed, did ju st a little better job, however, scoring a 9.55 to win the event.

ANALYSIS OF MEN'S COMPETITION at the SANLAM CUP

HIGH BAR: High Bar proved to be a poor finisher for the men's competition. There was a number of missed performances and not much in the way of real outstanding swing. Young, with a score of 9 .55, struck gold aga in on this event. Francios Stander {South Africa) with a double leg Kris Kehre to doub le Germans, and a stradd le leg vault to reverse grasp, was the only other competitor to show the difficulty, risk, and originality we like to see on this piece of equipment.

Unfortunately, Stander had some errors on t h is event and was only scored 9.00 ..

VAULTING: The v au It in g e v en showed a predominance of the 9.7 Yamashita with a representation from the "handspring ful I," "cartwheel - 3/4 turn off," and "1/2 on - 1/2 off" categories. Janette performed a fine Varna and received a 9.3 average with deductions occurring mainly for a slight insufficient degree of pike and a very slight late extension of the body in the after-flight. Avril Lennox, England, placed second with a 9.0 for a well-done Yamashita . The twisting vaults performed were lacking in full completion of twists at proper heights and before landings.

The vaulting event was the least spectacular with general performance below the intern ational 9 .0 standard.

UNEVEN BARS: Ms. Anderson won easi ly with a 9.55 performing with the highest level of internation al difficulty. In terms of her own exercise, she on ly missed the vertical on her free back hip shoot to handstand, which of course was not recognizab le to those unfamiliar with her exerc ise. The other errors were of minor importance.

No other gymnast came close to her in level of difficulty and performance with the exception of Miss Serfontein, who touched the high bar with her foot on her

Johannesburg, South Africa Head Judge - Tuomo Jalantie {Finland) Wayne Young {U.S.A.) dominated the men's competition scoring a 56.20 al l-around ... not a bad score considering he took an .8 deduction on the Side Horse. Tom Wil son (Engl and ) took the si lver medal with a score of 53.90, a full 2 .3 0 points behind Young. Third p lace went to the South African's Francios Stander with a score of 53.45.

FLOOR EXERCISE: Tom Wilson won F .X. with a score of 9.30. Wilson mounted with a double back and dismounted with a double twist . The exerc ise was clean and the tumbling fairly high, but he missed a press which kept him out of the 9.5 range . Young, 2nd place, scored well (9.2) considering his

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RINGS: Young, last competitor on Rings, set an appropriate fini sh to the competition of the first night. With excellent straigh t arm work and a 1/2 in 1/2 out dismount, Young scored 9.65, to win first place. C. Smulders {Netherlands) was second with a score of 9.10.

Saturday, February 15 In the morning I had the opportunity to sit in on the SAAGU Congress, which was held at the Moulin Rouge Hotel. In the afternoon I had the privilege of addressing the WTC representatives,

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JANETTE AN DERSON judges and coaches representing the provinces of Cape, Natal, Transvaal, a nd the Orange Free State, the four provinces of South Africa . We discussed jud ging, organ izat ion of judges, th e El ite Program , Coach/Judge Symposiums, the '76 O l ympic Compulsory Exercises and var ious other inform at ive gymnastic sub jects t hat they wished to hear about in re latiGn to t he USG F Gymnast ic Program.

The evening competitiori featured Women 's balance beam and F loor Ex ercise and Men 's Long Horse, Parallel Ba rs, and Horizonta l Bar. Wayne and Janette wagered with each other for the h ighest score of th e meet and t ied, each achieving a 9.65 - Janette on floor and Wayne on rin gs. They again bet four eve nts for four and Janette won by 0.10, cred it ing her w ith one free hot fudge sundae, wh ich to my knowledge she sti ll has not col lected. This type of friend ly compet1t1on further ins pired each of them to do the o utstanding job they did.

There we re no double fulls and only a sma ll jazz content in the rem aining routines. Young Miss Debbi e Bingham , South Africa, sho wed muc h potential in this eve nt. In general, th e height and level of difficulty of tumbling was lacking as was the choice of mu sic a nd leve l of da nce composit ion.

The highlight of the competition was the appearance of the two USA gymnasts

RECEIVI NG HER TROPHY

on the f ir st place A ll Around podium. Mr. Gary Player, South Africa's Athlete of the Year, presented the large si lver cups to Wayne and Janette to the repeated applause and cheers of the standing room on ly crowd. The proudest and most moving moment of the competition for Wayne, Janette, (and me) was th e opportunity to stand for the full playing of the Star Spangled Banner with seven go ld indi vid ual place medals and two All Around trophies as evidence of our growing supe rior ity in the wor ld of gymnastics.

The South African Amateur Gymnastic Union a nd SANLAM could ind eed be proud of the mann er in wh ich they co nducted this international competition and in the fine show ing of the gymnasts, despite the ir iso lation from the World Compet itive scene.

We are grateful for the opportunity to have been a pa rt of the 6th Annua l SAN LAM CUP and sincerely hope that we have helped South Africa move closer to their goal of higher international level of performance. rollow irfg the compet1t1on, the SAAGU hosted a banquet and dance for about 100 people - gymnasts, officials, organizers, d ign ita ries - in the Portuguese Hall , which proved to be ano ther gala event commemo ra ting the 1975 SAN LAM CUP. Mr. Olle Arebo rn addressed the guests and especially thanked the South African Life Insurance

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Company (SANLAM) for its total and contin uing sp onsorsh i p o f this internationa l competition. Presentatio'ns and awards were g iven t o a ll athletes a nd jud ges with eac h visitor to So uth Africa receiving a s pringbok sk in and commemorat ive meda l.

Visiting delegat ions the n expressed their gratitudes and thanks . On behalf of the USGF and our Ex ecutive Director, Mr. Frank Bare, I prese nted Mr. Areborn with a silver p late w ith the sea l of the USG F as a token of our apprec iat io n for the opportun ity to take part in the SANLAM CUP. We exp ressed our thanks to SAAG U and SAN LAM fo r the marvelous hosp it a lity and last in g memories and fr ie nd ships that we would carry w ith us a lways.

SUNDAY, February 16 The su n fina lly ca m e out in Johannesburg to add brilliance to the final BBQ and sw immi ng/sa una party held at Mr. a nd Mrs. Areborn 's lovely home. The afternoon was the grand final e to a most memorab le week ab road. With the mu sic of !Pl TOMB! in th e bacl<ground~e sa ia our goodbyes and exc hanged ou r last li ttle gifts. We repeated these sincere goodbyes and "suf we id e rsehens" at th e Johannesb urg airport and agai n in Rome, when we parted from our fellow at hl et es and officia ls to return once aga in to the USA. Our tr i p was SUPE RB!!!

FANTASTIC!!! The co n gen ia lity and friendship OUTSTANDING!!!

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1ST U.S.G.F. NATIONAL ELITE QUALIFICATION MEET FEBRU ARY 21, 22, 1975

BY BAR BARA THATCHER Of the 40 talented gy mnasts asse mbled for closing ceremonies, marking the first U.S.G . F. Nation al El ite Ou al ification Meet of 1975, 11 had re ason to be jubilant. For these young ladies had ea rn e d the n e c es s a r y 8. 7 5 compulsory / optional average needed to secu re a place at th e U.S .G.F . Elite National s and a chance at the Pan ¡ American Games team .

It was not an easy competition (far from it) and by the end of the two-day meet, February 21-22, many girls were smiling, but smiling mainly to hold back the tears . A tota l score of 70 .00 at t.he regiona l level was needed to enter this meet, held at Vall ey Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pa., hosted by the Philadelphia Gymnastic Center, and also required at this meet to advance to Nationals. Although all the girls w ill get another chance to qualify at the second tr i a l s in Reno, Nevada, the disappointment of this compet ition cou ld be seen clearly on many of the young faces.

Diane Dunbar, Roxanne Pierce and Nacy Theis, internat ional veterans and familiar names at the nationa l leve l, captured the first three all-arou nd places respective ly . Diane compiled an im pressive 73.35 total wh ile Roxanne followed at 71.95 and Nancy finished with 71.10. Diane, a 16-year-o ld from Pleasanton, California, wa s the lone representative of the 1974 World Games team . Roxanne, of the Phi lade lphi a Gymnastic Center, and Nancy, from Eugene, Oregon , were t he only past Olympians . Each lived up to her past credits and internat iona l credentials, lending sophistication and grace to the meet .

If it was predictable that these three would claim top hon ors, it was nearly as unpredictable or difficu lt to guess who the other qua I ifiers wou ld be. It should be mentioned that Diane , Ro xa nne and Nancy did not have to be in this meet since each had already qua lified for Nationals. Many national cha mpions atthe Junior and Sen ior level s emerged as Elites this season to face the cha ll enge of the new Olympic compulsories, plus the pressure of in tense, high l evel competition . A few met with astounding success . The additional qua lifiers are: Cole Dowa li by 7 1.00; Carrie Englert 70.95; Denise Walker 70 .90; Les ie

Wolfsberge 70.90; Kelly Muncie 70.65; Trish Reed 70.50; Debbie Wilcox 70.40, and Donna Payton 70 .30.

Four squads with 10 girls in each were organized for competition. Squads A and B competed first on Fr id ay and Squads C and D competed first on Saturday.

Friday's two sessions covered beam and vau lting and Saturda y's program was bars and floor exerc ise .

At a little past noon on Friday, the first two squads entered th e competit ion area for compulsory beam and vau lting, warmed up for an additional five minutes and proceeded. Meet Referee Jackie Fie watched and judged and first girl on both events for reference in case of later protests. The judges appeared to be looking for severa l things on beam, espec ially good rhythm . The girls who were more aggressive and less hesitant seemed to fair the bes t . However, just as important as rhythm was the execution of the various elements, notably the split leap, one-arm cartwheel, full turn (on the ball of the foot) into the half turn (also on the ball of the foot), the handstand and dismount. The handstand was a particu lar problem for many girls and few truly marked the position, first split. .. then stag .. . then sp lit again.

Also there were problems with early twi sting on the dismount. Some girls did the half twist right off the beam, never achieving a straight body position .

Diane Dunbar had the highest mark of 8 .9. Her handstand was good and she worked very li ghtly. However, on her dismount she turned a bit early . Right behind Diane was Pam Spira, of Houston, Texas, at 8.85 . Good execut ion and rhythm characterized her routine and the only flaw s were a slight bobble on the handstand and turns . Most of the other sco res fe ll in the 7.75 to 8.5 category w ith one way below at 6.75 .

Va u It in g was a d iffere nt story altogether. No score was below 8.35 and most were about 8 .75. This is understandable since the yamashita was, at one time;-a-fa irly standard optional vault and so most of the girls were familiar with it. Fine vaults were exec uted by Jan Anthony, of the Phi ladelphia Gymnastic Center, Kelly Munc ie, of the Long Beach, CA . KIPS, Susan Archer, also from the KIPS, and Diane Dunbar, all at 9.35. Roxanne Pierce finished first in compulsory

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vau lting, though , with a 9.4, her highest score in the meet .

In optiona ls that eve ning, beam was again a problem area . Diane won the event adding a 9 .3 optional to her compulsory score. She executed a slightly modified but cleaner routine tha n the one she used in Bulgaria. She dismounts with a cartwheel, back full off and her mount was a jump-on at the end of the beam from a two -foot takeoff. Pam Spira, who had been a contender for top honors, fel I on her mount and consequently dropped to 6th place. Cole Dowa liby, of the Southern Connecticut Gym Club, finished seco nd , while Donna Payton, from Louisv ill e, Ky., and Denise Walker, also from S.C.G.C ., tied for third . Donna has matured temendous ly in the past year . Her routine was very poised and conta ined a good dea l of origina lity, plus a nice front wa lkover mount, front aerial, front wa lkover to pose to back walkove'r (tick-tock), handstand to swi ng down then sw ing up front flip off the side.

Denise Walker had a rout ine with a fron t aerial and back handspring. She dismounts with her well-known front walkover on the side of the beam to a front flip off.

Had she not had such a low compulsory score (8.15), Ke lly Muncie cou ld very well have been amo ng the top three . She turned in a beautiful performance w ith much flair and sty le.

Kel ly received 9 .1 for her efforts and her rout ine in cluded front aeria l mount, front aer ial, back flip, back handspring, and a front 1-1/2 twist off.

Sharin g the ce nter stage with beam was opt ion al vaulting. Diane won her second individual event with a 9 .3 yamashita 1/2 tw ist. Roxanne was second, scoring 9.2 for a 1/2 twist on, 1/2 twist off. Jan Anthony and Tr ish Reed, of Denver, Colorado, t ied for third, Jan scori ng 9.2 for a yamashita 1/2 twist and Trish receiving 9.4 for a terrific round-off back. Trish's second attempt at this vault was much better than the first - so good, in faet-;-that the 9.1 posted was met with a protest and eventually re-e valuated. In the opt ional session, Trish had the biggest vaulting score.

So, at the conclusion of Fr iday night's events, ten girls were at 35.00, halfway to their goal. Several others in the high 34 range still had a chance to qua lify and two of them, Debbie Wilcox and Carrie

FIRST USGF NATIONAL ELITE QUALIFICATION MEET Englert, eventually did . T he top ten in order fo llow in g beam and vaulting were: Diane Dunbar 36.85; Roxanne Pierce 36.00; Tr ish Reed 35.60; Donna Payton 35 .55; Kelly Muncie 35 .50; Cole Dowaliby 35.45; Tami Manvill e 35.30; Nancy Theis 35 .05, and Deni s Walker and Les lie Wolfsberge at 35.00 . A careful exam in at ion of this orde1· shows that the final outcome was hardly predictable and that during t he next day's events the re was quite a bit of shift in g in the all-around .

Although Diane Dunbar eventually won bars, she d id not have the best score in bar compulsor ies. Debbie Wilco x, a prev ious se nio r nationa l champion from Colorado, had the highest score, a 9.5, and could easily have finished first but a fall in optionals on her dismount dropped her down to 8.4 .

Basical ly w hat the judges appeared to be looking for was good ext ension on the kips (stra ight body, not archy) , casts 1 above horizontal, a deep straddle position on the half turn, and a high, control led hecht with so li d landing. Debbie showed most of the elements with f in e technique and no breaks in rhythm . Her casts were especially good and also her hecht. Dian e had a nice set, casting almost to a handstand before her hecht and almost sta lling th1hecht (nice and high) before sett ing it down.

A beautiful compu lsory wa s presented

by Kelly Muncie and she matched it with an im pressi ve optional to finish second to Diane in this event. Her compulsory showed love ly stra ight body casts and a straight, solid hecht which she stuck to earn 9.15.

Although her k ips were sl ightly archy, her routine moved wel l and her hecht wa s good so Carri e Englert received a 9.1, as did Leslie Wolfsberge. With a fine optiona l, Carrie f inished in a tie with Amy Tubis for third . Carri e is a teammate of Nancy Th eis and although a newcomer to elites proved to be a fine, consistent gymnast.

Most of the compulsory bar scores rnaged from 8.5 to 9.0.

As on beam, rhythm was an important factor in determining compulsory flo or exercise scores. Judges seemed to be looking for gymnasts who worked with the music and also executed the elem ents we ll. The handstand turn, although just a sma ll part of the rout in e, was important and many of the girls did not even reach and show the vertical position. Many also

had crook ed tumbling passe s and low leaps.

The highest score was 9.05 and went to Diane Dunbar, Nancy Theis and Carrie Gnlert. The re st of the scores fell between 8.4 and 8.8. Nancy's performance w as very express ive and her first tumbling pass, split leap and ending were nicely don e. Diane showed much mo re f ee li ng for this routine than for beam and gave a rippleless, smooth performance. Carrie's rout ine wa s not smooth but it was dynamic and her leaps well executed . A definite surprise was the performance of Jeanie Beadle. She rated a 9.1 compulsory score and turned in an outstand ing optional to finish in a tie with Carrie for first on floor. Her routine was cr isp with good leaps and al I elements (tinsica , handstand, cartwhee l) done with great contro l.

By Saturday evening it was clear that many gymnasts did not have a chance in the world of qualifying but others stil l had hope. It is to all the girls' credit that they kept going and did not give up.

A 9.2 was the highest score on optional bars and it went to Diane Dunbar and Amy T ubis, of Miami, F lor id a. Diane mounted with a squat over t he low bar and dismounted with a full twi sting hecht from the high bar away from the low bar. Amy mounted with a jump 1/2 turn k ip on the low bar and dismounted with a straddle hecht from th e high bar. Her routine also included a cast to a handsta nd 011 the hi gh bar, 1/ 2 turn stomac h whip, back uprise and stomach whip fu ll twist on low bar. But because of her compu lsory score, Amy finished in a tie for th ird with Carrie Eng lert. Carrie 's ro utine includ ed a full twist catch from a front support on the high bar, a stomach whip on the low bar, severa l other interest in g between-the-bar combinations, and a full twisting hecht from the high bar away from th e low bar.

Fini sh ing seco nd with a combined score of 18.30 was Kel ly Muncie, who worked a very smooth set. Her bar routine consisted of free front hip circ le mount, front somersault over the low bar catch the hi gh, 1/2 turn, drop kip to double leg shoot over the low bar, kip to the high bar, cast to handstand, 1/2 turn, ·stomach whip to high stradd le over low bar, lo ng hand kip to high bar, cast to front sole circ le on high bar, to stand on low bar, release and regrasp bar to back sole circle catch high bar, 1/2 turn drop kip to double leg overshoot, kip to high bar, fro nt hip circle, back hip, hecht with a full twist from high bar over low.

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apparent. Susa n A rc her, in pa rtic ula r, had a very ex otic routine w ith much head and body movement. The judges seemed to like t he or igi nality and awarded her a 9 .0.

But the winner s of this event were Jeanie Bea dle and Carrie Englert, with an 18.20 total. Jeanie's routine was light and pi x ieish. Her tumbling showed some origina lity and included roundoff, flip flop , full twi st; rou nd off, flip flop, arabian front flip; front aerial (which she finished with her hands on her hips); roundoff , layout stepout; and a neat front aer ial to her seat (done not by acc ident but on purpose) . Carrie's routine had nice dance elements but her tumb li ng pass with roundoff, flip flop, full twist was a little weak.

Les I ie Wolfsberge tied for second with Nancy Theis and showed gorgeous tumbling including a roundoff, flip flop, double full. Her double full looked as h igh as many of the single fulls thrown that evening. She also executed a handsp ring, front flip and roundoff, flip flop , full twist. Her whole routine was very spr ingy and I ight.

Nancy Theis again used her "2001 Space Odessey" theme and comb ined nice dance and adequate tumb ling such as a roundoff, flip flop, full twist and a handspring, layout front flip .

Man y of the girls increased th eir difficulty by combin ing front and back tumb li ng such as front handspring, front flip into roundoff back, or roundoff, flip flop, back. Several girls also tried to tumb le out of back full s and there were a few nice combinations using back handsprings to and from the k nees.

Diane Dunbar could have easily won floor but a mistake in her handspring front tumbling pass left her out of time with the music and it took her several seconds to recover. This mistake dropped her down to 7th place. Roxanne Pierce could just as easi ly have won bars but a stop on the high bar attempting an immediate move and subsequent sli p below, but not off the bar, hurt her ch ances of winning and she finished in fifth. Which shows that even for the top three, the meet was not entire ly sewn up in the beginning .

The meet was well organized and ran smoothly. The only negative comments hea rd were the absence of individual awards, which are rarely given at qualifying meets, and the competition equipment not be ing exactly like the warm-up equipment . Specia l awards were given for original and risky routines and a special silver bow l was given to Muriel Gr ossfeld for her contributions to gymnastics.

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Dowaliby Payton Reed Cheshire

Special Awards Most Creative Floor Most Daring Beam Most Difficult Vault Most Exciting Bars

Muri el G rossf eld receiving award for contri bu t ions to gymnastics.

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HOW TO BECOME A REGISTRANT IN THE 1976 EDITION .

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Who's Who in Gymnastics'' 1976 WHO'S WHO IN GYMNASTICS Compiled and edited by the U.S . Gymnastics Federation

The 1976 Edition is being compiled and is destined to be larger and more informative than the original edition . All those appearing in the 1973 Edition will remain and new names from all parts of the gymnastics world will be added . Judges, gymnasts, officials, equipment representatives and enthusiasts are all included , along with background information and honors achieved , present position and address. To be a part of t his newest and most up-to-date publication for gymnasts, please complete the following and mail immediately . (Deadline for entries is October 1, 1975) .

HERE IS HOW YOU CAN BE PART OF THE 1976 EDITION: (Complete the following - please type or print)

CITY/STATE/ ZIP _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ BIRTHDATE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Resume of your activities in gymnastics. Include earliest to latest involvement in that order, past records , present profession.

Limit your entry to 100 words please. We reserve right to edit all copy, for size.

Cross the square that applies to you. (X)

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Your resume will be printed in the 1976 edition exactly as it was in the 1973 edition; however, if you wish to update your resume, adding additional honors, awards, complete rewrite, etc. , there will be a $5.00 fee. Just list the changes in the 'resume space"' above and mail with the $5:00 fee. 7r,m addition, you wisn to purchase a copy of the 1976 edition, the cost is $10.00. The total cost will be: (1) Resume change only .. .. $5.00. (2) Book only . ... $10.00. (3) Resume change and book .. . . $15.00. Please mail applicable fee to the USGF Box 4699, Tucson, Az. 85717.

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Complete the information as requested abo ve and enclose check for$1 5.00madepayable to the USGF and mail to the USGF, Box 4699, Tucson, Az. 85117. Price includes the 1976 edition of " Who's Who in Gymnastics," personalized copy and registry within that edition.

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USGF 1915 CONGilESS DENVER, COLORADO

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NOVEMBER 14, i5, 16, 1975

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SELECTED BY $25.00 Fee includes Registration Banquet Cocktail Hour Coffee Hour

EVERY UNITED STATES GYMNASTIC TEAM SINCE 1968

Why Settle for less?

FREE CATALOG

ZWICKEL Gymnastic Tailors

Late Reg istration Fee - $30 .00

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NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEA R A WA RD 1975

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The National High School Gymnastic Coaches Association ionors its coaches-of-the-year for the first time in 1975. There are many outstanding coaches in the nation who deserve recogn ition for their efforts contributing to the growth of high school gymnastics.

The methods of qualify ing for this honor are as fol lows: 1.

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P.O. BOX 963 CLARK, NEW JERSEY

(201) 381-6644

The nomination must be made by a state coaches associat ion or its equ ivalent.

The individual must be a current member of the NHSGCA. The nom inee must be a current gymnast ic coach of an accredited high school.

T he following nomination:

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A brief resume of the nominee's background in high school gymn astic coaching.

A statement exp lain ing the method of se lection by the nominating association.

A pictu re of the nominee.

Please submi t this information prior to the deadl ine of June 1, 1975 to : Mike Milidonis Pres. NHSGCA 1476 Kirtland Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103

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ATTENTION!!!!!!

SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITY The TOPS (Tumblers of Phillips Sixty-Six) Gymnastic Club as Phillips Petroleum Company , Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is planning on hiring two people to ass ist with their summer gymnastic program . The job would go from the 2nd or 9th of June to the 15th or 22nd of August. The sa lary is $1200 per person for the summe r and the job would cons ist of helping 3-4 hours a day with a beginning instructional program and 3-4 hours with the competitive team .

We also are planning clinics, camps, picnics and a variety of other activities for the gymnasts that you would be involved with.

The girls team co nsi sts of approximately 40 (USGF) beginner leve l gymnasts, 12 intermed iates, 5 advanced and 1 elite. The boys team consists of approximately 30 boys ages 8-17 with variedabilities .Thebeginnerin structiona l program could involved as many as 300 children.

Interested people should contact: Randy Schumacher, Coach TOPSGymnasticClub B-60 Adams Bldg.

Bartlesville, OK 74004 Please send a list of references, job experiences, competitive experiences, edu ca ti ona I background, age and anything else that wou ld be of interest.

If you have an y questions, please feel free to call me at: AC(918) 661-5606.

Randy Schumacher, Coach

ANY PERSON WHO WANTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION OF COACH OR MANAGER OF THE 1976 WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS TEAM SHOULD MAKE APPLICATION TO: MRS. SHIRLEY BRYAN 2619 NO. HAMPDEN COURT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60614 ALL APPLICATIONS WI LL BE REVIEWED BY THE WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS COMMITTEE BEFORE A FINAL SELECTION IS MADE. THE DEADLINE FOR APPL YING ISMAY 1, 1975.

USGF ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS USGF ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE U.S.A. FOR MEN AND WOMEN AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE , ILLINOIS ON JUNE 11, 12, AND 13, 1975. CONTACT BILL MEADE AND HERB VOGEL .

CORRECTION: 1976-80 AGE GROUP COMPULSORY FILMS. INFORMATION OF 1/2/75 INCORRECT! ADVISE ALL PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY OF THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS. The films of the National Compulsories will be availab le from The Athletic Institute , 705 Merchandise Mart, Chicago 60654.

The films will be avai lable in super 8mm sound cartridges and 16mm sound reels, both in color. Each level

wi ll be self-contained with floor exercise, balance beam, uneven bars, and vaulting. All films will have voice-over describing movements, and music for floor exercises.

Estimated Costs: Super 8 mm color/sou nd Beginning Leve l $140-$160 Intermediate Level $140-$ 160 Advanced Level $140-$160 16mm color/sound Beginning Level $ 190 Intermediate Level $ 190 Advanced Level $ 190

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, ON APRIL 3, 4, AND 5, 1975.

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USGF COMPETITIVE RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS COMPETITION HUNTER COLLEGE, NEW YORK CITY, INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION, APRIL 12; GROUPS, APRIL 19. CONTACT MONICA VOLKMANN, CHAPIN SCHOOL, 100 E. END AVE., NYC 10028.

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NATIONAL YMCA CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR MEN AND WOMEN, DAYTON, OHIO. WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY ON APRIL 18 AND 19, 1975.

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USGF 2ND ELITE QUALIFICATION ROUND FOR GIRLS. RENO, NEVADA, ON APRIL 25 AND 26, 1975.

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR WOMEN, SKIEN, NORWAY ON MAY 3 AND 4, 1975.

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USGF ELITE QUALIFYING MEETS FOR MEN. EAST, CONTACT DAVE THOR, TEMPLE U., MID EAST, CONTACT BILL ROETZHE IM, U OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO CIRCLE CAMPUS; MIDWEST, ED GAGNIER , IOWA STATE U., AMES, IOWA; WEST, HAL FREY, U. OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, ON MAY 3 OR 10, 1975.

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NATIONAL AAU SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR MEN AND WOMEN AT KENNEDY SR. HIGH SCHOOL, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA ON MAY 15. 16 AND 17, 1.~9~ 75 ~-FIG INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS, BERN, SWITZERLAND, ON MAY 28, 29 AND 30, 1975.

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR MEN, MAY 31 TO JUNE 1, BERN, SWITZER LAND.

IDENTIFY THE ABOVE PICTURES

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GYMNAESTRADA IN BERLIN, GERMANY ON JULY 1 TO 4, 1975.

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USGF NATIONAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR BOYS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (DETAILS PG 24).

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11;7 4 1975 SPORTS PARTICIPATION SURVEY Compiled by THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS 400 Leslie Street - P. O. Box 98 - Elgin, Illinois 60120 Base:d on Competition at the Interscholastic Level BOYS Number of Number of Schools Participants ARCHERY BADMINTON BASEBALL BASKETBALL BOWLING C REW CROSS COUNTRY CURLING DECATHLON DRILL SQUADS FASTBALL FENCING FIELD HOCKEY FOOTBALL - 11 man 8 man 6 man 12 man flag GOLF GYMNASTICS IC E HOCKEY LACROSSE PE NTATHLON RIFLERY RUGBY SK IING SOCC ER SOFTBALL SWIMMING TA BLE TENNIS TE NNIS TR ACK & FIELD (Indoor) TRACK & FIELD (Outdoor) V OLLEYBALL WATER POLO WEIGHTLIFTING WRESTLING

8 1,264 14,680 20, 011 780 36 10, 135 940 161 30 -091 37 14, 281 621 180 627 8 9,998 1,697 870 232 50 333 325 631 3,356 205 4,062 189 7,781 1,362 17, l 02 2,583 385 36 9,130

128 12,694 409,510 688,690 9,588 116 214,840 6, 151 397 900 -0] ,394 1,003 1f011I809 14,568 3,771 41, 573 183 135,813 36,834 27,431 5,810 75 5, 112 7,313 11,584 98,482 3, 457 114,645 1I211 124,208 39,168 667, 974 43, 050 .

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253 1,588 16 11,654 789 -01,009 336 -050 29 64

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No. STATE-COUNTRY Schools Partici: 180 ALABAMA 20 120 A LAS K~ 12 550 ARI ZO NA 32 1,000 ARKANSAS 50 7, 183 CALIFORNIA 281 CANADA Alberta 35 362 75 6 28 British Co lumbia Manitoba 39 333 New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia 28 700 Ontario 1,447 Saskatchewan COLORADO 122 1, 300 CONNECTICUT 33 560 1 20 DELAWARE DIST. OF COL. 37 695 FLORIDA 68 2, 040 GEORGIA 5 77 HAWAII IDAHO 110 3,500 ILLINOIS 160 3, 200 INDIANA IOWA KANSAS 39 780 27 324 KENTUCKY LOU ISIANA 30 460 MA INE 31 7 15 MARYLAND 35 570 2, 177 MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN 95 1,425 200 5,401 MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI 39 98 2 MONTANA 22 300 NEBRASKA 27 700 NEVADA NEW . f-16.MPSHIRE 2 20 NEW JERSEY 83 2, 490 NEW MEXICO 22 270 NEW YORK 206 2,000 N. CAROLINA N. DAKOTA 24 884 263 3, 921 OHIO OKLAHOMA 72 1,440 ORE(::70N 61 . 1,220 PENNSYLVANIA '23 - 492 RHODE ISLAND 15 300 SOUTH CARO LI NA 35 610 SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS 20 400 UTAH 20426 VERMOl\IT 1oa 1,620 VIRGINIA 2,525 .

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Th e N ationa l High Schoo l Gymnastic Coaches Associati on wo ul d like to honor All -American Gymnasts for t he 197 4-197 5 schoo l y ear.

A . Th e Qualifying Standard s are: Long Horse Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Ho r izontal Bar Parallel Bars Still Rings Trampo lin e All-Around

8.80 8.60 8.45 8.45 8.40 8.45 8.60 47.00 or a 7.80

average for al I the eve nts contested in the All-Around.

B. Method of Qual ifying : To qualify a gymnast for this award, a coach must submit an average score, based on the best five (5) scores for an optional routin e.

1. The coach must be a current member of the NHSGCA .

2. At least two of the scores mu st be from a tournament of at least five or more team s.

3 . An averag e score must be used . (At least two judges.)

4. Score sheets, or photostats of the score sheets, with the signature of a judge and athletic director must be submitted with the aver age score.

5. Nation al Federation Rules and Interpret ations will be the basis for routine scores.

C. Include with the Nomination: 1. A picture of the Gymnast-Action shot if possible.

2. Age of Gymnast .

3. Grade of Gymnast.

4 . Event s worked by the Gymnast.

5. Win ning routine(s) of the Gymnast.

6 . Future goals of t he Gymnast.

D. Deadline for nom inations for 1975 is June 1, 1975. Send to : Ron Jackson Aurora Centra l High School 1050 Neward Street Aurora, Co lorado 80011

Men's USGF Junior Olympic Age-Group Program

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To: USGF Regional and State Technical Directors: The enthusiasm shown throughout th e country for the Men's USGF Junior Olympic Age Group Program has been gratifying.

The new Men's Rules for Competition 1975-76 is being adopted all over the country and has been adopted by the AAU and the YMCA's . These exerc ises are graduated exercises leading to the Olympic Exercises, thereby creating a proper path to the Olympic Games.

JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS A.

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USGF Junior Olympic State Meets will be held in May of each year.

USGF Junior Olympi c Regional Meets will be held in June of each year .

USGF Junior Olympic National Championships will be held in July of each year .

Eligibi lity for entry.

1. Junior Division (ages 12-14) gymnasts who score a combined total (Compulsory & Optional Exercises) of 75.0 points using ' the Intermediate Compulsory Exercises in USGF Jr. Olympic Regional Meet are elig ibl e to compete in the Junior Division .

Limit 3 entries per Reg ion .

2. Senior Division (ages 15-18) who score a combined total (Compulsory & Optional) of 80.0 points using the Advanced Compulsory Exercises in a USGF Jr. Olympic Regional Meet are eligible to compete in the Senior Division. Limit 3 entries per Region .

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The USGF Junior Olympic Nat ional Championships for Men wil l be held at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, on July 18, ·19, 1975. The competition will be for the Junior Division 12 to 14 using the Intermediate Compulsory Exercises, and the Senior Division 15 to 18 using the Advanced Compulsory Exercises . There will be a limit of 3 Boys (and ties) al lowed to compete from each region in each of the two Age Groups.

The top ten (10) boys in the Senior Division (15 to 18) and the top five (5) boys in the Junior Division (12 to 14) will be invited t o remain at the University of Iowa to attend a 4-week USGF Olympic Development Training Camp from July 20 to August 15.

The emphasis will be placed on the development of correct techniques and training methods to improve our showing in Olympic Games, and to better prepare our gymnasts for compulsory exercise training.

The first USGF Olympic Deve lopment Training Camp last year was a tremendous success and the USGF will recruit the finest coaches available to duplicate or exceed the success of 1974 .

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HAROLD FREY - Gymnastics Coach, U. of Cal., Berkeley, Cal. 94720 2.

ERIC HUGHES - Gymnastics Coach, U. of Wash ., Seattle, Wash. 98195 3.

ROBERT COWAN - 6705 Marilyn Lane, Fort Worth, Texas 76118 4.

FRED ROETH LISBE RGER, Gymnastics Coach, U. of Minn., Minneapolis, Minn. 55415 5. ·WILLIAM ROETZHEIM - Athletic Director, U. of Ill., Box 4348, Chicago, Ill. 60680 6.

VINCENT POZZUOLI, 28 Ledge Ave., New Canaan, Conn . 66840 (203-966-8937) 7_ NED CROSSLEY - Gymnastics Coach, USMA, West Point, N.Y. 10996 8.

JACK MILES - Miles Gym Club, 2030 Sunset Strip, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33313

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He sees no iJc n e ~i t in w irn;r, ' uperdo~es e> f P, vitan:ns c.:路 Vitamin C because both are water soluble. "You don't save what's taken in beyond your needs .. Excesses do not do any good and are merely thrown off through the kidneys. "

Star Food Editor

More food fallacies are found among athletic coaches than elsewhere, say two Tucsonans who are involved with teaching nutrition to them.

During stress or illness, however, Vitamin C needs can be increased temporarily, the nutritionist said.

Following the word of coaches "like they were gods, " can do considerable nutritional harm , declared Dr. Edward T. Sheehan, associate professor at the University of Arizona .

In describing the short course for coaches of Littl1 Leagues and other groups, Miss Camp said the emphasis is put on the importance of nutri tion 10 ha ve a strong, winning team.

He said that coaches have "far-out philosophies on nutrition," often based on special diets they learned about when they were kids, or heard about somewhere.

"We've learned that youngsters won't listen to us if we tell them they should eat foods from the basic four food groups' each day.

Dr. Sheehan and home economist Julie Camp, a 4-H ex pert currently teaching coaches of Little League and other such路 groups about the role food plays in athletics, spoke to more than 200 members of the Arizona School Food Service Assn. last weekend in Chandler. The two pointed out the hazard of overdoing the amount of proteins and fats in the diet of athletes, especially just before a game.

"But if I explai n to the coaches that the right food s will provide the team mem bers with plenty of energy, they will listen. And when the coach passes on this information, the child wi ll go home and say, 'Hey, Mom, coach says I must eat th is for breakfast'."

The home economist said information on the course and leaflets is avai lable from the Pima County office of the UA , Coc,;ierative Extension Service. She said there has been good response from coaches since the program was introduced last year.

"Protein is a problem in that it's over-emphasized," declared Dr. Sheehan, who is currently teaching a class in nut1i tion to UA physical education majors.

Some coaches urge their players to have steak and more steak, sometimes only three to four hours before a game, he pointed out. "It's better t.o have it the night before the game, because steak contains fat and fat slows down digest ive processes. Steak can still be in the stomach eight hours later.

Miss Camp estimated that a reasonably active boy, age 10 to 12, weighing 77 pounds and 55 inches tall, needs 2,500 calories per day. One who is 12 to 14, weighs 95 pounds and is 59 inches tall, needs 2,700 calories. Girls require a .little less.

These figures are for ma intenance and growth. For those with more ae1. ivi ties, calories should be increased.

"On the day of the game, athletes should have something light. There is a psychologi.cal benefit from a big meal, perhaps, but it is nutritionally unsound. " However, no food at all is also bad, he added.

She said she advi ses the coaches "to keep the pre-game meals on the light side and avoid too many sweets - too much suga r draws the fluid from the body and causes dehyd ration.

It's better to have the chocola te bar after th e game ."

The body requires protein, the nutritionist explained, to make up cells, to repair and to maintain . Steak is no better than other animal sources of protein such as chicken or fish, while being less desirable because of its fat content, he said .

"But if you follow the old view that when a little is good, a barrel is better, you're making a big mistake with protein. "

A good size for a pre-gnme meal, eaten severa l hn11rs before the game, is 400 calori es. she said, a nd supplementa 1y vitdmins shouldn't be necessary if a well-balanced food selection is followed .

She listed four meals and asked the school food service people which wou ld be better for the pre-game meal: 2 eggs, steak, green beans, bread, honey and iced tea; spaghetti with meatba lls, tossed sa lad, bread, applesa uce and milk ; hambu rger, lettuce and tomato, brownie and root beer; two ho t dogs, French fries , coke and candybar.

He said the hazard develops because after the needed nitrogen from the protein is used to maintain and repair, any nitrogen that is leftover is thrown off through the kidneys.

"On the average," Dr. Sheehan said, "we take in 120 grams of protein daily, when we need only 60 or less. Some people even eat five times too much. They go on protein powders or high protein diets."

The best selection would be the spaghetti with meatballs menu because it contains a moderate amount of protein and food from a ll four food groups, and because it is lo w-fat and would be disgested a nd out of the stomach if eaten three or four hours before a game.

路 He regards this as dangerou s. "The long-term effects of too much protein are hard to measure ; we just don't know where kidney damage will begin."

Second cho ice wa s the hamburger menu (provided the child a lready had dPink suffi cient milk or was all ergic to milk). Both t he egg-steak menu and the hot-dog menu wen' turn ed down, the first beca use it was too high in slow-diges ting protein a nd the second beca use both the hot dog and the French fries were too hi gh in fa t. 路 "These two meals wou ld !': ma in in the otnma ch too long fo r an ath let0 to eat them and pla y :i d ril l'. three or four hours la ter," Miss Cunp explained .

. Another area of over-consumption, he said, is vitamins.

"Some people attribute too much to them. They are chemica l compounds with particular jobs to do; they are effective in small amounts, but they do not supply energy."

He said Pwir function is to breakdown nutri ents insid e the cells fi;; ,,:,e as needed.

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