USGF News - September/October 1978

September - October 1978 Vol. VII, No. 5

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Difficult group to say goodbye to ...

National Sports Festival - Men

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Reports by Larry Moyer

National Sports Festival - Women

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Report by Jerry Spencer

XI British Commonwealth Games

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Canadian Domination

"Master of Sports - Gymnastics Award"

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Five lnducties for '78

The 1978 USGF Congress

11 Best Congress ever ....

USGF Gymnasts of the Year, 1978

14 Kutt Thomas· Repeat winner, Donna Turnbow, final Trials Leader

Final Trials World Gymnastics Championships

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Women's Trials - A test of endurance Men's Trials - Highest Level Ever

Independent Clubs Report

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Report by Ed Knepper

USGF Annual Financial Report

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Statement of Income, & Retained Funds

Republic of South Africa Tour

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Report by Jeff Appling & Ute Alt

Women's Committee News

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Policies, Schedules, Membership changes

USGFNews

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FRC Minutes

USGFNews

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IRC Minutes

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Frank L. Bare

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A difficult group to say goodbye to . . . . . ... . .

As a group the 870 gymnas tics enthusiasts prese nt at th e U SGF Congress in Oklahoma City rea ll y seemed m ore into th e sport on a positi ve n o te th an an y la rge group I h ave ever been around. There was little if an y sma ll ta lk of other tha n a most p ositi ve a nd interes ted nature. It was a good feeling to see it a nd feel it as I moved around the hotel.

I honestly was n o t prepa red for wha t h appened a t th e banquet. I tried to not show it, o f course, but I was moved by the dem onstra tion of support for me perso nall y. I suppose tha t's a bout enough sta nding ovations for a number of years. It did mea n a grea t dea l to me.

My resig nation was sla ted for Au gust of 1979. I did not write m y resign a ti on w ith an y intent to ra ll y support for me persona ll y. I indica ted in O ctober of 1977 my person a l belief tha t perha p s it was time for someon e else to guide th e USGF . ... fifteen yea rs is a long time. My term of office in the F .I.G . will be up in Moscow in Jul y of 1980. If I stand as candidate again it m ean s four m ore yea rs in th a t position ... assumin g I ge t re-elected.

I a lso a pprecia ted th e sentiments expressed by Mr. Cra ig Campbell , o f Dia l Soap .. . o ur n a ti on a l sp onso r. Bill Meade's comment a lso meant so much . I g uess all th e events a nd comments of tha t evening meant a lo t, since a ll too often I h ear onl y th e n ega ti ve comments.

At a n y ra te, m y Board Mee tin g, which foll owed the Con gress was p ositi ve as we ll. In the interes t of making th e 1979 World Ch a m p ionships in the U.S.A. as successful as possible, and in view of the fac t tha t I was serving th e FI G rol e until Jul y of 1980 an y way ...

I agreed to stay in the position until Jul y of 1980 a nd hope th a t I ca n ma ke some m eas ureabl e co ntribution to the Fort Worth Wo rld Ch a m p ionships a nd the USG F's co ntinuted grow th durin g the next year a nd a pproxima tely on e-ha lf. At tha t tim e, I wo uld like to co nsider, if th e USG F Board o f Directors w ish es, to serve as co nsultant a nd perhaps EIG R epiesentativ for a few yea rs but give the Directorshi p to someo ne else. I so sta ted to th e Board a nd th ey took m y resign a ti on off the age nda until n ex t yea r wh en they will loo k aga in to th e task of seekin g a replacement . . .

You rea ll y a re a to u gh bunch to say goodbye to.

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Men's Competition Larry .Moyer

If a n y experien ce could be credited as fulfillin g a total gymnastic n eed , it should be th e first ever h eld National Sports Festival h eld in picturesque Colorado Springs, Colorado Jul y 23 to Jul y 29, 1978.

The ex p erie n ce was a consistent, p os itive enli ghtenment for every gymnast, coach, judge, and official who had the privilege to witness this memorabl e eve nt. Although it crow ned no official American champion or recognized itself as being one of the co untry's premier competitive events, it in fact, turned out to proba bl y be one of the most rewa rding and m ea ningful gymnastic experience an athlete could engage in .

All th e gy mnas ts, judges, coaches, and officia ls were lodged a nd fed a t Colorado College which served as one of severa l centers for a thl etes participating in the week long eve nt. The accommodations a nd services a t the college were very comfortabl e and provided a h ealth y and refreshing a tmosphere for everyone. There were va ri o us uniquen esses tha t made this event so a typ ical but ye t successful. It was th e first tim e m embers of th e Boys Junior Elite Team and program tra ined and competed with members of th e Senior Elite Team and program. It a lso was appropriate that tw o coaches elected were from the Junior program and two were from th e Senior program. This cross section of levels a nd interes ts formed a n interaction th at was most en couraging and benefitting . Coupled with this situation was the inclusion of girls representing both the Junior and Senior Class I divi sion and their selected tea m coaches. It seemed as though everyon e was so eager to discard their ego trips in hope of contributing to the ongoing momentum that was crea ted by this collection of outstanding gy mnasts and th eir coaches.

This momentum was very different from the usual environment that circulates about at a typica l gymnastic competition.

All th e sixteen girls and sixteen boys were divided into four regional teams. Each tea m had th eir respective coach. Each tea m too, as in a ll other sport as we ll , h ad specific colors. All tea m s were issued ample training and competition attire by the United States Olympic Committee for this event.

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The following gymnasts and coaches were pa rti cipants in the Sports Fes tival: EAST TEAM: LARRY A. MOYER , COACH Reading, Pennsylvanian Blue Team Bria n Babcock Robbi e Campbell Bob Desiderio Kurt Pflieger MIDWEST TEAM : YOSHI HAY ASAK I, COACH University of Illin ois Orange T ea m Mike Booth Ben Fox Da n Ha yden Don Osborne SOUTH TEAM: DON GUTZLER, COACH Miamia , Florida Green T ea m Donald Dembrow Dennis Ha yden Dan Muenz Brian Meeker KEN ALLEN, COACH WEST TEAM: Un iversity of Wisco nsin Red T ea m Scott Barclay Joey Ra y Gene Christiansen Chris Riegel The competition was held on four sessions.

The men competed in the All Around with the top eight scores in each event returning then to th e finals.

The womens' competition operated in th e same manner. The key to the successful competition was the emphasis on the " team " concept. This direction molded a togeth erness that was so important in terms of our national programs ' long range goals. It was probably the first time Junior gymnasts felt so important and a part of a " team. " Gymnastics was the ONLY sport out of twenty one tha t sold out virtua ll y a ll four sessions. What was even more unusual was that the men's events were simi la rl y so ld out. Adding however to th e exci tement of the gymnastic progra m was the appearance of six me our top gymnastic co re. Gymnasts Kurt Thomas, Bart Conner, Mike Wilson , Ronda Schwant, Kath y Johnson, a nd Christa Ca na ry were present to perform

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"exhibition routines " on their respective sessions, Their participation in the festival not only added enthusiasm for the local gymnastic audience, but provided an excellent educational opportunity for the upcoming gymnast to witness a first hand observation of the many facets of each superstars training habits and personality differences . The entire experience included this complete cross section of gymnastic interests and levels, all melting rather unprogramm ed into a n etwork of stimulating spirit.

Most memorable of th e ex perience was the impact the Junior gymnast had upon the audience, media.. and most importantl y the Senior competitor. Never before was the opportunity available to officially evaluate the performance level of 12 year olds against 23 year olds. And that opportunity was available at this event. Of the eighteen medals awarded to the event finalists in the men 's competition four ,.vere won by Junior gymnasts. One Junior gymnast, Chris Riegel won a gold medal on th e floor exercise and a bronze on the vaulting to lead this Junior assault.

The potential for our younger gymnasts was alarmingly positive as judges and gymnastic experts astoundingly observed this sudden emergence of sophisticated gymnasts at the Junior level. Much must be said for the well planned Junior Ol ympic Program for boys which has been successfully growing over the past few years.

Gymnastics sold out virtually all performances

Final Team Standings: l. EAST TEAM ..... Larry A. Moyer, Coach 158.45 2. SOUTH TEAM ..... Don Gutzler, Coachl57.50 3. WEST TEAM ..... Ken Allen, Coach 156.45 4. Midwest Team .. .Yoshi Hayasaki, Coach 155.75 Conclusions: The Sports Festival was a very valuable event, not only for our individual gymnasts, but also for our governing bod y th e U nited States Gymnastic Federation. It was a definite co mpliment to our federation that our gymnasts, coachesand officials conducted themselves both professionally and tastefull y at this event. Our overall image as an athletic organization was aga in reinforced as being highl y sophisticated and sincerely appreciative of the efforts of our United States Olympic Committee. The style in which our officials displayed was in the best interests of our sport, its ' athletes, and our supporting federa ti on.

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National Sports Festival Midst 2000 o th er a thl etes, 16 yo un g gymnasts outfitted in orange, red , gree n , and blue ma rched out in the excitement of O lympic atmosphere in th e first NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL eve r held in the U nited States . at Colorado Springs , Jul y 26-30.

The eve nin g bega n with open warm-up, followed by tim ed rotation, and th en ac tual competition. There were four girls on each tea m . .. East-blue; Southgreen; West-red; Midwest-orange. The girls were outfitted in warm-ups a nd leo ta rds in the appropria te colors (th e sma lles t leotard being a n 8-10 Adult, presented problems for ma n y of th e slight gymnasts, but no one let it affect th eir performance). The warmups , BIG on everyone ; all waists and legs taped up, proved to be a n ice breaker and a fun thing tha t everyon e sh ared alike.

In performan ce, if th ere was consistency throughout th e four teams, it was th e inconsisten cy of beam . The Midwest tea m , led by All-Around Cha mpion , Diane Davis won th e titl e on th e final eve nt. The South team led by Janet Funderburk ca me in second , with the West third and the East fourth. High scorer for West was Roni Ba rri os while Poll y Rogers led the Eastern attack.

From th e tea m competition, th e top eig ht on each event were slated for fin a ls on Sunday afternoon. The All-Around Champion, Diane, was th e only gymnast who qualified to advance on each event.

Sunday's competition bega n in the late afternoon with balance on th e ba lance beam aga in being a problem . The final s, film ed by ABC were also to be highlighted by exhibitions by Kathy Johnson , Rhonda Schwandt, and Christa Canary. (Sports Illustrated h ad also been on hand in the preliminaries.) In warm-ups, however, Rhonda working on a handspring front, got lost in the afterflight and landed in a h eap with an ankle sprain ... AND Kath y Johnson on h er first exhibitioning event, took a fall square to h er h ead when one ha nd missed th e horse completel y on a n attempt for a la yout tsuk . In spite of the short-lived exhibition, the girls' expertise was felt in practice.

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It was the consensus of all th e coach es that an earlier arrival to train (as most other athletes arrived on week earlier) would have helped the gymnasts a nd should definitely be considered for next year.

The Sports Festival itself was a great event for up and coming athletes. It will serve as a n inspiration for all who have the courage and desire to go on and provided memories and experiences that will last a lifetime.

ALL-AROUND WINNERS 1st: Dianne Davis 2nd: Roni Barrios 3rd: Janet Funderburk 4th: Wendy Dorsey 5th: Polly Rogers 6th: Julie Northrup Marie White

The All-around, decided during team competition on Friday night, was won by an experienced Dianne Davis, one of the two oldest girls in the meet. Consistent throughout, she received the edge on a good handspring vault. The 16 yea r old, trained under Rod Hill, had recentl y won the Sr. Nationals a nd was able to lead her Midwest team to victory with h er scores.

2nd: The second place winner, 14 yea r old Roni Barrios , also showed consistency throughout. Roni swings unevens well and has some unique combination bar routine. Competing for the West, she is from Tacoma, Washington.

3rd: Third place Janet Funderburk was on e of two 13 year olds in th e meet. Her uneven bar routie ending in a h echt back, brought her highes t score and the lead going into finals on that eve nt. Injury on Sat., however kept h er out of 3 events on Sunday's competition. Janet, from Vienna, West Virginia, competed for South.

4th : Fourth place Wendy Dorsey, competing for the Midwest, brought in her highes t scores on bea m and vaulting. From Edina, Minnesota, Wendy is 14 years old.

5th: Fifth place went to Poll y Rogers of Conneticut.

Poll y had th e lead going into the vaulting finals with a pike tsuk. Polly was a member of the 1978 Jr. National Team and placed second in Texas at Jr. Nationals.

6th: Sixth place went to Julie Northrup, th e youngest girl in the meet. H er best event was a lso va1:illing.

Competing for th e Midwest, the 12 year old is from Quincy , Ill. 6th: Tieing Julie was 15 year old Marie White.

Marie's best event was unevens, with a bea utiful staider to handstand that dropped and shot out late.

Marie, competing for the East, is from Lancaster, Pa .

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XI British Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada

Sandy Thielz

It was a pleasure for myself and Audrey Schweyer to

participate as neutral USA judges in th e XI British Commonwealth Games gymnastic competition. We were not prepared for the enormous scope of these Games and were very impressed with organizaton of such a mammoth undertaking . It is unfortunate that the Games were not televised in the United States and that Americans cou ld not witness the many grea t ath letic achievements that took p lace in Edmonton as well as witnessing a non-political ath letic event.

Approximately fifty nations from Africa, the Carribbea n , Europe, North American, Asia and Oceania participated in ten sports such as: shooting, swimming and diving, badminton, track and field, lawn bowling, boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, cycling, and gymnastics.

The women's team competition took place on Sunday, August 6. I had drawn Side Horse Vault for the team competition while Mrs. Schweyer drew Floor Exercise. In Side Horse Vau lt there was a wide range of gymnastic development with scores ranging from 4.30 to 9.60 . There were five scores in the 4.0-4.95 ra_!1ge, two scores in the 5.0-5.95 range, five scores in the 6.0-6.95 range, two scores in the 7.0-7.95 range , twenty-nine scores in the 8.0-8.95 range, and sixteen scores above 9.00. Thirty gymnasts participated with almost half of the vau lts receiving scores between 8.0 and 8.95. There was a variety of vaults: one cartwheel, one cartwheel H, two cartwheel F , five yamashitas, two ya mashita H twist, seven handsprings , one half twist on-half twist off, thirteen handspring full twists, four half twist on-full twist off, two handspring front somersau lts, two layout tsukaharas, one pike tsukahara, and eleven tuck tsukaharas .

The gymnasts from Cypress and Hong Kong performed h andsprings and cartwheel type vau lts which lacked in flight and had execution errors as we ll. The English and Canadian teams were the strongest vau lters . These gymnasts showed good technique and good flight. The English girls al l performed either pike or tuck tsukahara vau lts. The best vault of the competition was a tuck tsukahara performed by Lisa Jackman of England for which she received a well -deserved 9.60 by demonstrating excell ent rotation, height, and body position. It was 8

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certainl y one of the best tuck tsukahara vaults 1 have seen. The English girls scored 28.250 in Side H orse Vau lt and the Canadian team scored 28.050. The Canadian girls showed more variety of vaults by exec uting tsukahara vaults in pike, tuck and layout positions and handspring front somersau lt vau lts.

It was obvious that first place in the team competition would be betwee n Canada and England.

The Canadians prevai led by winning 113.250 to England's second place finish with 107 .400. Third p lace went to New Zealand with a score of 106.350.

Team score was determined by addi n g the top three out of four scores for each eve nt. An interesting side comment was the excitement generated when the Royal Fami ly entered the Coliseum to view the competition. The entire audience stood to honor Prince Philip and his fami ly. Mr. Frank Bare, USGF Executive Director and FIG representative served as their guide.

The women's individual competition took place the following da y, August 8. Mrs. Schweyerdrew Side Horse Vault, and I drew Floor Exercise, so unfortunately betwee n the two of us we only saw two eve nts.

The Floor Exercise routines also ranged widely in level of difficulty and composition of the exercise.

Three gymnasts did not have full difficulty whi le eleve n gymnasts perform ed full twisting la yo uts , two double twisting layouts, and Karen Robb from England , Elfie Sch legel and Karen Kelsall from Canada performed doubl e back somersaults. Both Robb and Kelsall received 0.50 deductions for not landing the ski ll whi le Schlegel successfu ll y completed her double back. The scores in Floor Exercise ranged from 5.60 to 9.60. Elfie Sch legel from Canada received a 9.60 on h er routin e which contained both a double back somersau lt and a double twist. The majority of the routines ( 15) scored between 8.0 and 9.95 and six routines scored above 9.00. Most of the routines had basic difficulty with adequate composit10n and the deductions were mainl y exec ution erro rs with some originality, composition, and elegance deductions. The individual a ll-around winners were a ll from Canada: first place was Schlegel (38.25) and a tie for second betwee n Hawes a nd Goermann with 37.65.

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''Master of Sports-Gymnastics'' Award The 1978 USGF Congress saw th e awardin g o f fi ve of the pres tigious Master of Sports awa rds. Some of the nations most well-known coaches and o fficial s were recognized for serving the sport over a numberof years in an exemplary manner.

Mr. George Lewi s ... from Seattle, Washington for hi s a mazing dedi ca tion to th e development of women's gymnastics over a long period of time.. . coupled with serving as an outstanding exa mpl e of gentlemanly behavo ur a nd great coaching.

Mr. G eroege Szypula from Michigan State University for a long and successful tenure as one of the nations steadiest and most dedicated college coaches.

Mr. J erry H a rdy, Ama teur Athletic Union for his yea rs of devotion as a volunteer worker to th e AAU's program and to the sport of gy mnastics a t all levels both na tiona ll y a nd internationa ll y.

Mr. Bill Crenshaw , of Austin, T exas for pioneering the gymnastics club program for a period of some thirty yea rs . Hi s sport reached its current level of involvement in the private school progra m .

Mr. L yle Weiser ... one of th e nations deans of college coaching, now retired from G eorgia T ech . He helped keep the sport alive in the Southwestern portion USA for man y years and in so-doing provided a base upon which the sport has grown in that area of the USA .

1977: Mr. Charles P. Pond Mr. Tom Maloney 1976: Mr. Frank J. Cumiskey Mrs. Ema Wachtel Mr. Eugene Wettstone Dr. Newt Loken Mrs. Wildred Prchal Mr. Clayton 'Bud' Marquette 1978: Mr. George Szypula Mr. Joe Giallombardo Mr. Lyle Weiser

Mr. Bill Crenshaw Mr. George Lewis Mr. Jeny Hardy

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THE 1978 USGF CONGRESS Oklahoma City

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It was !a le SepLember and the final trials for the tea ms to participate in th e 1978 ¡world Chamionships in France had just been compleLed a nd some 870 of Lhe USA's coaches and judges gathered in Oklahoma City for Lhe 1978 U.S.G.F. Congress. The largest auendance ever .. . and th e the smoothest Congress ever, with more real participaLion and friendship than eve r befvore in this 13 year-young event. They were all ther, AMF and Dial Soap, and Gym-Kin and Zwickel and Danskin and Nissen and the college coach es and the Indepe nd ent clubs and virtually every facet of the sport of gymnastics in America took part.

Reports, sessions on technique a nd business and insurance a nd schedules and what to look for in the fuLUre .... everything that we could try to provide, we tri ed to provide . It was Saturday eve nings banquet tha t really brought the picture into focus. The sport and the Congress h ave rea ch ed a point \¡v here just any space is not big enough. The USGF this year rented the Myraid Convention Center for the banquet and it was capable of seating 1,000 and we a lmost made it a full-house. It was an impressive site .. . and one that stirred many emotions on the part of long-time USGF people ... and newco mers a like. It wasn't many yea rs ago when there were'nt that many coaches in vo lved in the sport nation-wide, much less to find them all seated in one room .

Donna Turnbow and Kurt Thomas won the coveted GYMNAST OF THE YEAR AWARDS ... th e Master of Sport awards were provided to those

havin g served long and hard to bring th e sport where it is today ... and some special service awa rds where presented to individuals like Bill Meade and AMF chief Bill Sorenson for being there when it was'nt popula r but oh so very needed.

Next years Congress will be at the Sheraton St. Louis . .. a n ew hotel near downtown St. Louis and we optimisticaly look forward to 1,000 participants. It will be September 28-30 and in a hotel that can hold most of them under one roof .. . and accomodate the meetings with ease . It will be the last Congress before the 1979 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE U.S.A. and the last one before the 1980 OLYMPIC GAMES in Moscow . .. a most significant meeting for all concern ed.

AMF/ American and Niessen hosted the recep tion before the banquet and we thank th em for their continued support ... and what can one say about the AMF hospitality suite! The Sheraton Century Hotesl was great ... Hildegarde Goll y and Roger Murph y are what hotel managers are supposed to be like and they did all that was expected and more to make the Congress a success . The meeting rooms were great and so was th e Oklahoma hospitality.

Next year will be the beginning of a few new aspects of th e USGF Congress . . . first year ever for booths for companies. First year for managed attendance at m eetings . .. and security at doors for meetings ... and hopefull y even bigger and beuer sessions.

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At the 1978 USGF Congress the most important awards of the year for the sport of gymnastics were awarded. Each year the U.S.G.F. selects the gymnast with the most accomplishments for that yea r ... and they are prese nted with hand-made sculpture that are so distinctive and bea utifu ... an one of a kind masterpieces made by Sparkle Fuller Anderson of Oregon . One-of-a-kind, and awarded on ly once each year to the nation 's outstanding male and fema le gymnasts.

This year ... th e m en 's award went to th e ever improving Kurt Thomas of Indiana State University and th e USA National Men's Team. Kurt won th e USGF Nationals . .. the Dial/A meri can Cup a nd ti ed

for first with Bart Conner for th e final trail s ... not to m ention two consecutive Romanian Invitational a llaround titles. H e was, for the second year in a row .. . winner of th e 1978 GYMNAST OF THE YEAR. On the ladies side . . . it was a great performer who won this year's award. Sixteen year old 1977 National Champion ... winner of the British Invitational . .. competition in the Dial/ American Cup .. . runner-up in th e 1978 USGF Nationals a nd winner of the fin a l trials for the 1978 World Championships team . From the KIPS in Southern California ... Miss Donna Turnbow was awa rded the 1978 GYMNASTOFTHE YEAR troph y and hardl y a more deserving young gymnast could h ave received the cove ted awarded .

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World Gymnastics Championships September 21, 22, 23, 1978 After a long competitive season, with a number of qualification events behind them, the nation 's fin es t gymnasts arrived in Oklahoma City for the final

trails. The beautiful Myriad Convention Center was the site for the men's and women's trials. It was a great facility and although th e crowds were not large the event was a success from every standpoint.

Women's Trials - A Test of Endurance The women's committees had some time ago decided upon the doubl e round of routines. Two se ts of Compulsories and two sets of Optionals ... a ll in three days. It might have been the last tim e for that particular type of trials. The system had bee n in use since 1972 and was design ed to tes t the stamina and steadiness of the women gymnasts but this year it was tes t of endurance, and survival beca me the byword.

Perhaps the level of diffi culty now being attempted by the gymnasts is so high that the two sets of routines demand either four separate days, or perhaps one round (as was utilized by the men's side of th e sport) would be enough.

It was a long grind for the women and although the lead was held by one gymnast for three of the four rounds, and changed only during the final evening, when the cha lk dust settled on Saturday night, most agreed the top six girls were th e six the U.S.A. needed to make the trip to France in October. The talent is there and now Ernie and Vannie with the fin es t of pianists and the best of trainers and medical staff a re all trying to be healthy, h appy a nd ready for th e test in Strasbourg ... October 22-29th .

Female Competitors

Kathy Johnson Donna Turnbow Christa Canary Marcia Frederi ck Rhonda Schwandt

Leslie Pyfe r Sharon Shapiro Merilyn Chapman Sandy Wirth Gigi Ambandos

Lisa Cawthron Heidi Anderson Linda Kardos Juli e Goeway Li z Marino

Ann Woods Lisa Shirk Shannon Coleman Karen Le mond

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Kurt Thomas Bar t Conner Jim Ha r tung Mike Wilson Tim La Fleur Phil Cahoy Mario McCutcheon

Ri ck Adams Paul Simon Jay Whelan Casey E dwards Wallace Miller Mike Sil ve rstein Scott Barclay

Men's Trials¡ Highest Level Ever

On the m en s' side o f th e spo rt, th e level of performa n ce was p erha p s hi gh er th an ever before.

T h e men 's tra ils lacked th e tenseness of the wom en 's and th e ro utin es seem ed steadi er a nd much surer. It was rare to see a coach in a sp o tting situa tio n .. . just the opposite fro m the women 's events. Steadin ess a nd . diffi culty, p erfo rm ed we ll , led to hi g her scores tha n ever before in o ur histo ry. We h ave never had a gy mn as t score 11 before a nd Kurt T ho m as a nc:1 Ba rt Co nner tied fo r first w ith identical scores of slightl y over 11 5. Jimm y H artun g a nd Mike Will so n were just behind th em . .. th ey too seemed to be fi ghtin g it o ut for third p ositio n. Specula tion held true t~at the top four were pretty well decided by e~pe nen ce . and p revio us m ee ts .. . but wh o wo uld be fi.t th a nd ~ 1xt?.

Fifth place was g rabbed by Ol ympic Medhst m 1976. Peter Korm a nn. P eter loo ked stead y a nd confident and sco red con sistentl y we ll througho ut the co mpetiti o n . Hi s experi en ce and na me w ill be a contributio n to the team as will his ma turity. Sixth pl ace was a tribute to a fin e yo un g m a n w ho i~jur ed his fo o t se ri o u sly but went right on thru th e opuona ls an yway ... Phil Ca h ov was sh owing hi s desire, wit? his ability . .. bo th were considera ble .. . h e h eld lt toge ther.

Phil Ca h oy was sp ec tacul a r in hi s efforts to h a ng o n tha t tea m a nd wh en his fo o t hea ls and h e ge ts ready for his fi rs t Wo rld Cha mpi o n ships h e sh o uld dem o n stra te to a ll tha t as a young hig h schoo l gy mn ast o f today h e intends to be aro und for a long whil e.

Tim L a fl eur of Minnesota made steadiness the name of the ga m e and h eld in there for the alternates positi o n¡ a nd he rea ll y h ad to work well to do so._ There were seve ra l contenders comin g do w n to th e w ire a nd h e edged o ut so me g rea t ta lent to ma ke the trip .

There ca n be little do ubt tha t we are fi elding th e fin es t m en 's tea m we ha ve ever had. If th ey do as they are ca p a ble of do ing, a nd the scores fa ll as th ey should .. . th e USA m en 's tea m is capa ble o f doing what no o th er h as ever do ne . . . w in a tea m m eda l. It wo uld be a g rea t day fo r gy mn as tics in th e U.S.A.

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FINAL TRYOUTS FOR 1978 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Oklahoma City, September 21, & 22, 1978 Womens Results

Placement

Name/ Event

Vault

U. Bars

Beam

Floor

Total

Comb. Total

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L. P yfer

9.50

9.60

9.65

9.40

38.15

11 3.85

2

D . Turnbow

9.45

9.70

9.40

9.45

38.00

11 3.45

3

R. Schwandt

9.50

9.60

9.50

9.30

37.90

11 2.95

4

K. Johnson

9.40

9.55

9.10

9.35

37.4 0

111.85

5

M. Chapman

9.45

9.25

9.40

9.20

37.30

111.50

6

M. Frederick

9. 15

9.85

9. 50

9. 15

37.65

111.50

7

C. Canary

9.55

9.25

9.40

9.20

37 .40

111.00

8

G . Ambandos

9.25

9.35

9.40

9.30

37.30

110.95

9

S. W irth

9.60

8.45

9.30

9.40

36.75

110.90

10

L. Cawthron

9.60

9.25

9.15

9.1 5

37. 15

110.80

11

L. Sh irk

9.40

9.45

9.25

9.30

37.4 0

110.65

12

S. Cole m a n

9.20

8.90

9.10

9.20

36.40

109.65

13

L. Kardos

9.30

9.20

9.05

109.55

S. Shapiro

9.45

8.75

9.05

9.25' 9.25

36.80

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36.50

109. 40

15

H . Anderson

9.40

9.40

9.35

8.80

36.95

109.20

16

J . Goeway

9.50

8.90

9.05

9.05

36.50

108.75

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K. Lemond

9.05

9.20

9.30

9.30

36.85

108.30

Men's Results

Placement

FX

Name/ Event

PH

v

R

PB

HB

Total

Comb.

Total

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0

c

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c

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Bart Conner

9.45

9.45

9.60

9.65

9.60

9.80

9.60

9.65

9.70

9.70

9.65

9.70

57.60

57 .95

115.55

Kurt Thomas

9.45

9.40

9.75

9.80

9.45

9.70

9.55

9.75

9.65

9.80

9.65

9.60

57 .50

58.05

11 5.55

3

Jim Hartung

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.30

9.40

9.45

9.35

9.55

9.30

9.45

9.35

8.70

56 .40

55.95

11 2.35

4

Mike W ilson

9.75

9.70

8.70

8.90

9.30

9.35

9.40

9.55

9.40

9.50

9.20

9.30

55 .75

56.3 0

11 2.05

5

Peter Kormann

9.55

9.45

8.80

9.20

9.40

9. 10

9.40

9.55

9.30

9.35

8.60

9.25

55. 05

55.90

110.95

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Phil Cahoy

8.70

9.25

9.35

8.40

9.00

9.30

9.15

9.30

9.40

9.60

9.30

9.55

54.90

55.40

110.30

7

Tim Lefleur

9.15

9.40

8.80

8.00

9.30

9.45

9.35

9.25

9.45

9.25

9.40

9.20

55.45

54.55

110.00

8

Jay Whelan

9.10

9.10

8.50

8.65

8.90

9.25

9. 10

9.15

9.25

9.00

9.30

9.40

54. 15

54 .55

108.70

9

Rick Adams

8.70

8.90

9.30

8.20

9.05

9. 10

9.25

9.30

9.25

9.05

9.25

9.20

54.80

53.75

108.55

9

P au l Simon

9. 10

9.15

8.65

8.90

9.25

9.00

9.00

9.45

9.1 5

9.35

8.20

9.35

53.35

55.20

108.55

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9.15

9.45

8.90

9.20

9.50

8.80

9.30

8.40

53 .75

53 .85

Larry Gerad

9.05

9.10

7 .85

13

Mario McCutchen

9.30

8.85

8.45

7.10

8.90

9.25

9. 15

8.85

9.20

9.40

9.35

9.05

54.35

52 .50

106 .85

14

Sco tt Barclay

8.60

9.00

7.45

8.55

8.80

9.15

9.05

9.25

9.25

9.10

9. 10

9.10

52.25

54 .30

106.55

15

Wallace Miller

8.75

9.00

8.90

7.15

8.80

8.90

9.10

9.30

9.05

8.85

9.00

9. 10

53.60

52.30

105.90

15

Casey Edwards

9.00

9.30

7.90

6.30

9.35

9.25

9.40

9.40

9.35

8.90

8.75

9.00

53.75

52. 15

105.90

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Independent Clubs Report The past year has been the most productive ever for the USAIGC. The fruits of the previous three years are now being harvested.

We have finalized the Danskin Gymnastrada Skill Test Program , which has proven to be unexcelled in quality. Danskin, Inc. is to be commended for its sincerity in negotiations and professional attitude toward the gymnastics industry. Our relationship with such a quality manufacturer has enhanced the growth of the Independent clubs nationally and has started the USAIGC toward becoming a credible association.

We have been able to secure a recognizable format for our National Team Championships which has now become one of the premier events in the United States.

I would like to acknowledge Nissen Universal & Danskin, Inc. for their monetary sponsorship & Mr. Bill Roetzheim, Athletic Director, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle for his co-sponsorship.

Negotiations with TVS Television of New YOrk have just begun and if finalized the USAIGC will have the 1979 Team Championships nationally televised.

For the first time the USAIGC will attempt to conclude the national championships with an international team competit10n involving five countries. This competition would occur on the final

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day and would include our newl y crowned USAIGC Team Champions. Of course, the telecast would be beamed to participating countries.

The format for the USAIGC National Business Seminar is now a established fact. In 1976 we placed the emphasis on business & accounting. In 1977 we pointed up the sports medicine importance to our industry and this year we are concentrating on the coaching aspect.

In 1978 we have been successÂŁ ul in eliminating a great deal of expense to our membership by locating our Seminar in the same site as the USGF Congress and preceeding the USGF Congress so that the two are reasonably linked.

As President, I have been actively engaged in all meetings of the USGF Governing Board, the USGF Executive Committee, and the Foreign Relations Committee. These vital bodies set the policy for all U.S. gymnastics in the nation and the world.

The Foreign Relations Committee has formulated a six year plan which will require a minimum of four meetings per year during the future.

The USGF Governing Board along with the Executive Committee have embarked upon an enormous undertaking by hosting the 1979 World Championships.

Much more time and effort will have to be provided by the USAIGC Executive to aid our national governing body, toward a successful World Championships.

The true worth of our association lies in the prognosis for its future. We contemplate a coaches certification program that will include an objective computerized exam, film examination, and practical exam along with a facilities accrediation. This will all be tied to an insurance program.

We envision a teacher training program that will be centered in existing Colleges and Universities and will offer a concentration and degree work in gymnastics instruction.

There is a strong possibility that the USAIGC will be instrumental in the development of an international league that will carry many of our Club teams overseas on a regularly scheduled basis.

A Gymnastrada gathering, similar to those in Europe, is expected to become¡ reality within the next three years. This will occur at some warm location and will involve gymnastics displays and exhibitions as opposed to competitions.

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USGF Annual Financial Report STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED f'tINDS

For the year ended August 31, 1978 -"

Revenues $953,700 88 ,619

Spec ial Events Publications and merchandise

200,000

Grants Royalties

13,861 15,950

Donations

7,229

Other events Interest income

221

Other revenues

7,845 1,287,425

Cost of Revenues Special event costs

$763,895

Printing and merchandise

134,850

Travel and lodg ing

182,808

Postage , mailing & other costs

35,448

1,117,001 170,424

Adm inistrative costs Advertising Depreciation - (Note 1) Donations Dues Films and music

357 13, 103 591 3,0333 683

Insurance Interest

6,177 4,1 36

Miscellaneous

673 6,572

Offi ce expenses Professional Rent Repairs and maintenance Sa laries Ta xes - payroll Ta xes - property Telephone Utilities

4,160 2,210 3,596 112,462 5,616 3,393 12,971 2,884

182,617 (12 ,193)

Wom ens' Committee Revenues Net (Note 2)

13,912

Funds in excess of expenses in current period Reta ined funds - Septembe r 1, 1977

1,719 20,20_5

Retained funds - August 31, 1978

$221 ,924

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Republic of South Africa Invitational Tour 1978 By: Jeff Appling - Men's Coach & Ute Alt - Women's Coach South Africa is roughly 10,000 miles away, and the flight was long and tmng, especially for the competitors.

Scot Wike, Peter Stout, Casey Edwards and myself left Lexington, Kentucky, on July 3 lst. We arrived in New York, where we met the rest of the group, Walley Miller, Liz Marino, Karen LeMond, Shannon Coleman , Julie Goewey, Ann Woods, Ute Alt, and Carol Ann, at 1:30 p.m.

Following an eight hour layover and a twelve hour delay, we left for Rome, where we had a fine Italian meal, did some sightseeing and took a wild ride in a taxi cab.

United States Gymnastics Federation EMPLOYMENT ORRPOR.TUNITY: Men's Coach applications are now being accepted for the position of men's coach for major international competition. These will be va lid through 1980.

Vitas should be sent prior to January 15, 1979 to: Bill Roetzheim, Direc tor of Athletics University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Box 4348, Chicago, Illinoi s 60680 All candidates must indicate if they would be willing to serve as an assistant coach if not selected for a head coaching position.

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS (domestic): Plan and organize meets, equipment, and gymnast travel.

Work with host personnel and sponsors. Extensive travel. Two week paid vacation. Sa lary $25-30,000.

Send resume to Frank Bare, USGF, P.O . Box 12713, Tucson, Arizona 85732 USGF FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE WOMEN: Pan American Coach and/ or Assistant Coach. Applications are to be sent no later than Jan. 15, 1979, to Sue Ammerman, 97 Lionshead Dr. E., Wayne, NJ 07470. The applications will be rev iewed by the FRC in February, and the 5 finalists will be personally intervi ewed in May at the Pan American Trials. The Coach and Assistant Coach wi ll be announced at the completion of the Tria ls.

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We departed for Nirobi at I :30 a.m . and we arrived there six hours later. From there, we caught our flight to Johannesburg, where a press conference had been arranged in the VIP Lounge of the Jan Smuts Airport.

After two hours of talking to the press, we left for Cape Town. The press greeted us and took some pictures and we then proceeded to the Hotel DeWaal , our home during our stay in Cape Town. It was beautiful and I was never so happy to see a real bed where I could stretch out and sleep!

On Wednesday, August 2nd, we practiced at the Cape Town Univesity Gym. It was cold inside, so the team just stretched and worked on the apparatus. The press was there taking a lot of pictures and getting interviews. They did an excellent job of covering a ll of our activities.

Peter did his usual clean set. Munted with a double full and dismounted with the same. Score, 9.35.

Peter won 1st, Wally 2nd and Casey 3rd, in the Floor Exercise.

Next event was Pommel Horse. Peter won his second gold medal with a very clean 9.25 set. He had some difficulty, but the crowd loved his "Thomas" flair and so did the judges, as is evidenced by the score .

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That night we finished th e " test" with Vault, Peter took 1st with a super set, 9.7, Wally took 2nd Paralled Bars and High Bar. with a 9.4 and Scott took 3rd with a 9.1 and his first Vaulting was first and Peter did an excellent piked stuck dismount of the tour!

Tsukahara with good form, height and distance, for a Peter won his second Kruger Rand with a total of 9.6. A little high , but it was the best vau lt of the night.

56.05. Wally ttok 2nd, total 54.4 and Scot took 4th On Parallel Bars , we took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places with a 51.8. As a team, we won 162.25 to 154.33 with with Peter tak ing the gold with a watered down set three scores. no diamidov, little short on back toss, but otherwise The scores from Cape Town and Johannesburg clean, ending with full for a 9.4. were combined for the over-all total. It was U.S. men Wally took 2nd with a somewhat muscled set, good 374.65 - South Africa 354.08. Under the circumstances double back dismount for a 9.0 . and with the busy schedules that the boys kept, I felt Casey was 3rd, with a rough set to score 8.9. H e did that they did extremely well. have a good double back.

Peter was given a standing ovation for his The kids really performed on the Horizontal Bars performances, and I might add, it was well earned. a nd once again, we took 1st, 2nd and 3rd. There were In Vaulting our first event we took all 3 places with no major breaks in any of their routines.

Julie execu ting a nice full on-handspring off (9.4). Liz Scot finally got it together and did a good set. The had tremendous !if t and dynamics of her handspring crowd liked his "Wilce Hop " as did the judges - 9.0 full and thus received a 9.45, Ann did a high piked good enough for 3rd place.

Tsukahara and received a well deserved 9.55 and thus Wally finished 2nd with a fine set of high difficulty 1st place. We then proceeded to Uneven Bars! All of and immediate moves. H e was a little short on back in the American girls use excessive chalk, while the S. full out to score 9.15 .

African girls used none and thus wetted the rails Then, Peter. What ca n I say, except W-0-W! HE down!

Needless to say getting the bars ready for each a mazed the crowd with his front Somi straddle regirl was time-consuming!

Generally our girls looked grasp and his over-all elegance. He nailed his more elegant and had better swing technique and dismount and scored a well-deserved 9.7 for another interes ting combinations, thus we tied 3 girls in gold. I must say that it is quite an experience spotting second place with a 9.25 score (Liz Shannon, Julie) his front Somi. One's heart skips a beat when h e lets and took 1st place with a 9.30 score

by Ann. Karen go and then continues when he regrasps. I loved it! To unfortunately had a bad day on this event and due to 3 me this is what gymnastics is all about. falls (partially due to a wet slippery rail) only received After the scores were in for all six events, Scot was in a 7.35.

Needless to say all five girls scores usually are 5th place with a 50.30, Casey 3rd with a 52.95, Wally very close anyhow.

Saturday, August 5th was left open 2nd with 53.35 and Pe ter was 1st with a 55.80. Peter's for shopping (Ute did laundry for the crew). Warmaward wan an ounce of solid gold - a Kruger Rand, ups at 6 and the 2nd part of the meet began at 7:30. inlaid in gold, valued at around $250.

First event the beam-gave away 2 points with 4 falls, The team took a commanding lead of 212 .40 to other than that Shannon did a beautiful routine 199.75 for the Springbucks. impressing everyone with her nice tumbling pass and Friday, the 11th, we left for Johannesburg for our thus received 1st place with a 9.5 score! Karen's mount final test. We arrived at 10:15 a .m . and then proceeded into the double piroette handstand was applauded to the Rand International Hotel. and she took 2nd place with a 9.25. We proceeded to At 7:30, the final test was staged in an old, but very our bes t event-floor exercise! Everyone was nice, Centre. It seated 4,000 spectators and it was filled impressed with the girls' tumbling passes-Ann both nights. The equipment was excellent and the supposedly is the first girl to throw a double back in kids were well rested for the first time.

So. Africa and although she touched with one hand We competed at 7:30 that evening and the arena was received a 9.15 . Shannon once again took 1st place packed. We took 1st and 3rd with Peter scoring 9.45 with a 9.55! The So. African team looked young and and Wally scoring 9.2. It was a reapeat of the first needs more opportuniues in higher level meet. competitions. Their tumbling was very weak (only 3 Par~ll e l Bars f~mn.d us.1st and 2nd. with Pete scoring girls performed a full twist), and their music 9.2, withouth his diamidov and slight arm bend on selections were more geared towards the slow-dance straddle cut. type and not very dynamic. Gigi deJong (who studied Wally h ~d more trouble as h e was shake on t~in the US-w-ith Vanaie-cE-Bwards) haa-greatexpress-iErn whole routine and touch ed down on double back for and dance in her floor and received a well deserved 2nd a n 8.7. . place. The All-Around medal, the Kruger Rand coin, The U .S. placed l~t , 2nd and 3rd ~:m the High Bar. was won by Shannon Coleman with a 37.20 score. US All perform ed bea utifull y. It was as if they wanted th e team socre 180.55 , So. African socre 174.70.

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South Africa ( con't) At 7:30 pm that night we competed again only on vaulting and uneven bars. To avoid unnecessary delays we competed on bars by teams. Again the crowd was large and very gymnastic knowledgeable and appreciating. Shannon now feeling better but still quite weak decided to compete with a few changes in some of the routines. In Vaulting Ann and Julie tied for first place (9.35), Liz and Gigi deJong (RSA) tied for 3rd place with a 9.2. Karen during her bar routine had a fall that had everyone gasping but then continued and received a 8.7 . Julie did a nice routine receiving 2nd place with a 9.3 and Ann placed first with a 9.5. The next day was once again left free for Shopping and for our final competition at 7:30.

Meanwhile we also could watch our competition from the previous night on T.V. in the afternoon!

Again performing to a full house was exciting. Again on our favorite event-the balance beam-we gave up 25 points! Nevertheless the girls received high scores and the judgies tended to overscore. Ann did a "new" routine and received 9.35 and 2nd place. On floor, Julie and Ann tied for first p lace with a 9.5 and Liz received a 9.3 for second place. Needless to say I was quite elated when Ann won first All-Around with a 37.75! Team Score: 181.1 5 USA vs. 176.85 RS A.

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2. The NAWGJ Slale Boards ma y es lablish differenl rales lhan lhe recommended per raling, however, il may NOT exceed lhe $30 maximum .

The Slale Boards may choose lo work for less lhan lhe recommended minimum of $ 15 per session.

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Membership News Beginning January, 1979, Memberships will be valid from January 1 - December 31.

Voting Memberships - $20 Non Voting Memberships - $14 Tucson will reba te Regional Chairman $6.00 RC will rebate State Chairman $3 .00 and keep $3.00 in Regional Account.

Membership rebates and list of names will be reported and sent to RC qu'arterl y as outlined in the "Revised Financial Policies and Procedures" which became effective August, 1978.

In the interim period from September 1 ·- December 31, 1978, we wi ll proceed as follows : a. All checks for the old rate of $ 10.00 received between September 1 - December 31, 1978 sha ll be returned to the applicant with the new Membership Forms. b. In the case where $10.00 checks have been deposited in Tucson during the month of September, the office will notify the applicant of the change in rate and request the additiona l monies . c. Memberships, which normall y become due between September 1 and December 31, will remain in effect until January. Beginning J a nuary, all memberships a re to be renewed. d. Memberships should be sent to Tucson by December 15th in order to insure continued membership and avoid the one month lapse in processing.

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Women's Committee News Women's Competive Schedule March 8- 10 Isl National Elite Meet Robert H a ines, Meet Directo r 3126 Bradshaw Road Sacramento, California 95827 April 19-21 2nd National Elite Mee t Murie l Grossfeld 23 1 Orange Avenue Milford, Conn . 06460 April 17-19 Championships of USA Tom Jones 25 East Linden Miamsberg, Ohio 45342 May 3-5 Junior Eastern Championships Doug Birdsel 9130 N."\I. 18 Court Pembrook Pines, Florida 33024 Junior Western Champio nships Tom Kinrad 1825 W. U nion Ave nue #3 Englewood, Colorado May 10-12 Senior Eastern Cha mpio nshi ps Tom Heinke 6800 Oak Creek Columbus, Ohio 43229 Senior Wes tern Championships Darla Franz 3764 Avocado Bl vd.

La Mesa , Ca lifornia 92041 May 24-26 Junio r National Bill Stra uss 10 Juniper Road RD#2 Macungie, Pa . 18060 May 30- June 2 Senior Nationa l Dick Mulvihill 148 West 12th Ave nue Eugene, Orgeo n 97401

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USGFNews Condensed Minutes FRC Okla homa City on Oct. I, 1978 Format for the February 1979 Dial Meet Da y I Da y 2 Day 3

Compulsories Optionals Event Finals, top 10 gym nasts per event

Number of competitors: top 36 from 1978 Champi onships of the USA a ll expenses paid by Dial / USGF

Sta rtin g in 1979, a ranking Mee t for int ernationa l participation will be held in regular int erva ls: Febuary ... . ........................................... Dial Meet May ....... . ..... C hamp io nshi ps of the l SA & Pa n Ameri ca n Trials October .... ... ......................... Wor ld Ga mes Fin a l Trials Jr. Internati ona l lm·ita ti ona l held in USA Feb uary 79 Pa rti cipa nt s: 2 from Jr. Elite 2 from Jr. Nat io nal s Coach: Mr. Di ck Muh·ihill Gymnast's obligation: If se lected for interna ti o na l o r na ti ona l compet iti on, a gymnast ref uses to compete, th e foll ow in g penalties w ill be implemented: 1. Financial Aid wil l be wi thdrawn (airfa re to compe titi ons etc.)

2. The gymnas t is no t eligibl e aga in during th a t compet ition period unl ess no n-parti cipa ti o n is du e to legitim a te reaso ns such as illness. fati g ue ... school o bligatio ns. . injury .

Request for non- pa rti cipa ti on must be made in \\Titlen form to the C ha irman o f th e W FRC Mrs. Sue Ammerman, for Comm itt ee decision.

Petiti o ns from the fo llowin g gy mnast s will be accep ted: Cassey, Ru sso qua lifi ed to Championships, did no t compete due to injury

Judges & Coaches' Obligation:

Weinstein, Van Slyke, from prev iou s Jr. Elite Program -did not go back to C lass I

judges and Coaches must file 2 reports " ·ith the llSG F Nat iona l Office upon their return: a. repo rt for publication in USGF News b. confidential report

Top 6 from both Jr. & Sr. Na ti o nal s If less than 36 from Champi ons hips of USA will compe te, th e monies will be appropriated in the order as li sted above, until th e number of 36 gymnasts ha s been reached.

Format for 1979 Pan Am Trials:

Reports must include: 1. Report on e\Tnt 2. Res ult s (co mplete) 3. Hi g hlights of the Competition 4. Ro utin e co111en1 Coaches report must a lso include beha,·ior of Gymnasts.

compe titi o n Ia & lb will determine the team (Compu lsor ies & Optionals) Co mpetiti o n III Indi vidu a l Event Finals ... top 10 per event One add iti o nal member is added to the W/ FRC elected from within th r Coaches circle who qualified gi rl s to the 1978 Championships of the USA . . . elected by mail vote .. . by Oct. 30th 1978 .. . ongoing procedure . . . term o f o ffi ce I yea r from Championships to C hampi o nshi ps, excep t in 1978179 ... term of office ... Nov. I, 1978 through 1979 Championships of the l 1SA.

Pos itions: It was recommended to the Boa rd of Directors of th e l SGF to approve a position o f Progra m Direc tor for \Vo men No te: app li cat io ns arc bein g accep ted now lw Frank Bare, [xecutin· Director. l ' SGF. Pan :\m Coach & Ass istant Coach: Appli ca ti ons are bein g accept ed no\\' for th ese positi ons un1il J a n . 15 th bv Sue Ammerman. 97 Lion shead Orin· last. \\'av ne. NJ 07-170

Injury pe titi o n s for Pan Am Trials: Injury petitions to the Pan Am Trails "·ill be co nsidered by th e W FRC.

Junior Elite Testing Program: New tes tin g program will be impl em ented in 1979.

Sept. 79 T es t will be given at th e C lub leve l to girl s between th e ages of 913 by the year o f 1980.

Oct. 79 S ta te Testing Nov. 79 Regio na l T es ting Jan . 80 Na ti o na l Testing, At th e Na ti o na l level, a max imum of 20 g irls will be chose n for Special Training.

W/ FRC recom men ds to USG FWTC dropping age requ ireme nt for Elite to 12 yrs. Could th ro ug h reg ul ar procedures advance to Championships of the USA a nd rece ive ra nking for intern a ti ona l competition , but cou ld make World C hamp ions hip T eam , Pa n Am Team or Olympic Team.

Also reco mmended to Age Group Development Comm ittee that 9-11 year o ld s be a ll owed to adva nce to Jr. Nationals throu gh regular qualification procuclure.

USOC Nationa l Sports Festival; 1979 Parti cipants: 1-1 2 from Jr. Na tiona ls 1-12 from Sr. Na ti o na ls

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IRC The meeti ng " ·as held a t the Double Tree Inn in Tucson, Arizona in conjunct ion with a t\,·o planning conference for th e mens a nd boys gymnastic program in the Uni ted States.

Memlx-rs Prl'sent:

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Bill Crenshaw William Roetzheim Roger C.o un si l La rr y Moyer Ken Allen Leonard Isaacs Fred Roe thli sberger Mas Wata nabe

The meetin g: was ca lled to order by Chairman , Bill Crenshaw. An age nda was iss ued LO all co mmitt<.'t' members.

NEW MEMBERS: ReptTsen ta ti\·es of the co lkgiate program elected in Los Angeles were Ken Allen and Fred Roethlisberger and elected a t Oshkosh to represent the junior Boys progra m "·en.• L1rry Moyer and U·onard Isaacs.

OFFICE REPORT: Mr. \\'a tanabr reported on the mens resuhs from the Pacific Rim. Golden Sands, South African Cup. and French Trai ning Camp ex1xrie nces. All su mmaries of these intcrmuional events would be made public in the \'arious upcoming iss urs o f the ll SC F Newsletter.

C.omments related lO the valur o f the Training Camp in France were inj ected by i\lr. Roger Counsil. It ,,·as concluded that the in,·estme nr was mosl beneficial to 1hr future of o ur men s team in interna ti o nal rom1:x-tition. l\ilr. \Vatanabe ga\'e reports on the Junior Olympic Championships. Olympic De\'elopmelll Camp. a nd the first a nnual Sports Festival. It was noted repeatedl y the tremendous grow rh a nd sophisticati on of the Junio r Boys Program and h ow these upcoming athlrtes reprt'sented rhemse ln·s and the llSGF at 1he vario us C\'Cn ts thi s past sum mer. _ _ . iVlr. Bill Roe tzheim asked Mr. \\latenabe to secure informauon JX'rta1111ng ~o the 1979 Jr. \Vorld Cup. a mert that has IX'en in existance for se ,·eral years, but o ne in \\'hich our Federation lacked awareness.

PETITIO NS AND SPECIAL REQl lESTS: Chairman Bill C:rensha\\' presented se,·eral petitions and leuers 10 the comm inee for discussion and decisioning.

A. A letter was received b v the llSGF from Gene Whelan indicat ing that he would no1 participate in the 1-.:rench Tra ining Camp or co mpete in the upcoming \\'orld Games Trial s.

Thl' committee rnted to have the USGF Office contac t Mr. Whe lan of his respons ibilitil's and rights to the l SA National T ea m and indica ted he be made aware of thrse commitments. A final decision from Mr. \ \lhrlan relati ve to his fururr positi o n wo uld be req urs 1cd .

B. Mr. Crt'nshaw opened di scuss io n pertaining lO a leuet the lJSG F received from Mr. Do n Robinson rehuive lO the potrntia l petitioning of gymnas1 Scott Barclay to tht' J..lth posi tion on the na1ional team . This petition was rejected b y the committl'e. Scoll m oved up eventually beca use of a scratc h-h e was nex1 in line.)

C. Mr. C:rl'nshaw pn·st·ntl'd a pho ne conversa ri on made by gymnas t. Mike Caner. requesting lO pc1irion in10 the final trials. Beca use nothing official was rrccived by th<' lJSG F in writing. the request was rejected by thr co mmittee.

D. Mr. \Vata nabe prC'st'nted a letter rC'ceived by gy mnas1. Stacey iVla lonC' y. apologizing for not n o tifying the llSFG in a m ple time for hi s wi1hdrawal from participation in the Sports Festi va l. It was decided that the USGF send a di scip linary letter to Stacey and hi s coach. notif ying them of a .. coo lin g off .. µcricx.1. during which Stacey wo uld not be permitted to participa1e in any llSG F (.' \ .('Ill.

TRAINI NG CAMP FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS A Mo1io n \\'as made and passed thar the IRC rece ive no more petitions to the final \\'o rld Games Trials. l\1r. Counsil presented hi s plan as \ \/ar id Games coach to trai n 1hc l SA Mens Team prior to departure . His sdwdu le was as follO\\·s: Final Trials. . ...... September 21 to 23. 1978

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.... September 2'1 to 27. 1978 . . October 10. 1978 Chicago

OPERATING PROCEDURES OF !RC Di scuss io n was initiated by Fred Roethlisberger re la ting to some concrete guidelines for operating the !RC. Fred suggested the foll ow ing recommenda tions be considered by the commi ttee; I. The !R C han· a n athlete representative.

2. The !RC have open rnting policies so tha t the gymnastic community understands hi s personal vo ting decisio ns o n the various IRC mauers.

3. The !RC Minutes be publi shed in the l SGF News Letter and a lso be personally made available to all IRC members.

4. The IRC Meeting be made open to anyone who desires lO o bserve its opera tion s.

The committee decided to maintain the fo llowing policies: I. The !RC will have no a thle te on its com mittee.

2. All vo ting o n !RC business be ke pt closed or unpublished.

3. All IRC: minu1cs be made avai lable to its members and 1he gymnastic communi1 y at large.

4. All !RC meC'tings be kept closed unless invited for specia l reasons by its acting Chairman.

Meeting continues: 8-23-78 SENIOR PROGRAM PLANNING Pan Ameri can Gan1es It was decidC'd to ha\·e the final trials for the 1979 Pan American Games to be held in conjunction with the 1979 Mens Elite Championships. The Pan American Games will be held in San Juan , Puerto Rico on Jul y I, 1979.

It was decided tha t the jo b for coach o f the Pan American Team be advertised immediate ly . ·n1i s task was ass igned lo Mr. Roezheim , whooudined his program fo r the commiuer for thi s proced ure. It was decided that a fter a ll ap plica tions are received by January 15, 1979 an in1erview session be conducted , at which time a ll applications will be re,·iewed by the !RC in Chicago.

Elite Qualifying Score The !RC appro,·ecl the qualifying score be maintained at its present 106.00.

Coll ege Coaches and Junior Program Invo lvement Mr. All en presen ted hi s research relating to a potential need for a Code of Ethics.

Mr. Allen felt this entire matter was theresponsibilit yof the NCAA Rules committee.

The !RC approved the fo ll ow ing moti o n ... No college coach be act ive ly involved in th e training o f junior gymnasts at any officially sponsored USGF developmental or training experi ence where gymnasts are selected."

The committee did desire the opportunity to college coaches , a t their individual expense, to observe these sessions without violating this policy.

The Junior Olympic Program had an opportunit y to either take college pe rsonne l into its rraining programs o n sysrematic proced ure without a llowing a n y one coach to altend all three experiences. or not urilize any college personnel a t a ll. IL was decided , because o f the changing personne l constantl y, that this idea would not ble nd into the ongoing program phi losophy and direction.

Senior Training \'.amps A proposal was made that the llSGF provide two training ca mps for the members of the nationa l team , asdetennined by the World Garnes Tria ls, with Mr. Watanabe directi ng the program experien ces. ·nu· purpose o f these experiences would be t? formula re a direction a nd systema tic program that 1he Senior gymnast might benef11 fro m . It was a pproved.

Pe titioning Format A form and procedure for petitioning gymnas1s inw various gymnas1ic events was presented to 1he commiuce. h was app roved for adoption by the IR C for immed iate cases that mig ht develop. ln1ernational Tours The com mi1tee wen1 over all wurs 1ha1 arc being made available. Some wurs were 11 0 1acce pted due to time conflicts, a\'ailahlr funds and o ther appropriate seasons . All wurs were designed as Junior lOurs or Senior 1ours. Slo1s were lrft open 1x nding resuhs of the \ Vorld Games final standings and the upcoming Junior Elite 1eam inlersquad info rmal competition.

American Cup Even1 ·nu· IRC: appron·d 1he introduction of four male gymnasts to thi s n ·en t and twel\'l' American judges. The four male entrant s will include gymnasts 1-2-3 from \\'orld Came Trials and Junior Eli te, Chris Ri rgl' I. Senior Eli re Team Rankings A motion was made and approved tha t the !Op gym nasts for internationa l com1x· ti1ion will be de1ermined from the \\1orld GamC's Tria ls \\·hich wi ll serve asa new ranking sys 1em , bu1 in the case of someone on the na1ional, w ho d~cs not com1x·te due to acceptable injury reasons. Ix· placed a l the bottom o f thi s new ranking.

Di scuss io n \\"as ct•nten·d around Mr. \ Vatanahe's job description . ivlr. Moyer asked Mr. Roe tzheim to read to the commiuce Mr. \Vatana be's new job descr iption. After thi s job description was read. di scuss ion was entertained as to 1he importance of Mr. \ Vatanabe's skill and exJX'rtise to the United States Mens a nd Boys progra m. After muc h discussion. 1h e follo,,·ing 1Tcom me1ulat io ns were made to the l!SCF Board of nirectors:

ll. lJe\·eloping an Educational Kit Mr. counsi l rl'commended that the USG Foffi cedevelopa nd pack a kit that ca n be

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made immedia1dy cn ·ailable to anyone who is des irous or de\·eloping a boys program. coaching boys, or becoming actively in vo ln:'d in our age group manuals. age group compulsories, our organ izational s tructure. and lips to manage a program.

1. Mr. \Vatanabe be restric1ed to rhe rea lm or Boys Program s only. no1 Girls Programs.

2. Mr. Watanabe shou ld be constrained to the total of l lSGF Ml'ns and Boys Technica l Director and Ix· exempt from excessin' clerical duti es at the l ISGF

C. Periodic Publicatio n The committee recom mended that a publication relating to a ll the ongoing

office.

3. i\.'1r. \V<:ttanabt· be permitted IO attend m ajor do mes ti c and internati o na l compet itions in order lO ma intain an LIJXlated knowledge of c urr_e nt trends ..

4. Mr. \Va1anabe shall be responsible to <le,Tlop, ma intain, and obram appropnatc educational information on gymnastics and make it a\·ailablc IO the coaching communi1v in the United States.

5. Mr. Watan;tlll' be afforded time to develop new skills and ideas which can be called "American .. and appl y the training 10 our gymnasts.

6. Mr Watanabe be flexible to provide direction to the Mens and Boys Elite Team s and the coaching s taff o f these respective programs.

Junior Ol ympic Program Plans

The following plans were approved by the !RC in reference to the Boys Junior Ol ympic Program: I. Regional Training Clinics It was recommended that Mr. \ Vatanabe Ix~ madr avai lable at the expense of the

USGF to attend Boys Regional Train ing Clinics as developed by the respective Reg ional Direc tor.

2. Training Camps It wa s recommended that the llSGF continued to sponsor three special Jr. Elite Boys Training Camps for members of the Jr. Elite Team.

activit it's of the Junior Program be printed and ma ss ively distributed to keep a ll facets of the communit y such as YMCA's, Sokols. Scouting programs. Turners. clubs and recreational departments.

D. Nationa l Skill Development Program Mr. ~ l oye r was assigned the task of developing a nationa l program to be utilized by thr club owner and re lated indi viduals to recruit raw tal ent from the general pop ulation inw the com munit y's gymnastic opportunities. The potentia l idea

was equated with the present PUNT-PASS and KICK program in football.

The commi1tee recommended that Mr. roetzhe im investigate th e possibilit y of the

l lSGF hiring a Sports Informa tion Director, who would be in an appropriate posirion to promo te our overall program on a more efficient and professional manner.

Mr. Roerzheim commented on the upcoming O(~ning on two new jobs at the

USGF office. He read to the comm ittee the potential job descriptions of both Office Manager position and Events Director.

E. National Regi stration and Enrollment Effort After finalizing our disc ussion on unde rlying problems o n a national level. it was brought 10 th e committee's attention 1hci1 the llSGF has no official reco rds relating to the number or male gymnasts in 1he Un ited S1a1es. ·n1i s fact we1s not new to some IRC members, but certainly embarrassing lO our nar ional leaders and office. It was agreed that efforts must be immediatrl y insritutcd tode\'elopan u1xlated record or all g ym nast s. both on a recrea tional level and competitive

scale.

Mr. Isaacs suggested we institute an enrollmen1 program on the s tate level. r\

3. Regional Staff It was approved by the !RC that Mr. Watanabe be a llowed to pursue the de,·elopment of a Regional Training Staff of indeginous personne l which wou ld

52.00 fee , " ·ith S 1.00 going to the State Directors checking accoun t, and S 1.00 to the USGF be required. The enrollment sha ll be instituted on the state level. A card and Quarterly Boys Gymnastic Newslette r would be issued upon this

assit in the de ve lopment of boys training in that specific area.

registration. All regi stered Gymnasts will then be filed with the Nat iona l office.

4. Jr. Ol ympic Program Budget A genera li zed budget was propsed by the !RC that included major areas of the overall boys program for one year. This budget included the following: 1979 Junior Ol ympic Nationa l Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S 2,000 1979 Ol ympic Development Cup Program. . . .... . . . . ... - ..... 6,000 Two Jr. Elite Training Programs. . ..... . . . . . ..... . . .. . . .. 12,000 Annual Jr. Elite Nationa l T es ting Program . . •. . . .•. . . . . . 6,000 Trip to Jr. World Games (CUP). . .. . . .. , .. . .........•..... 5,000 Eight Regional Clinics (Mr. Watanabe) ... ... .. . . .. . . .. . ... . . . . . . .... 4,000 Junior Olympic Program Kits... . ... . . .•.. . .•. . • .. . .•.. . . • ... .. 2,000 Na tional Skill Testing Program . . . . . . .. . . . . . - ....... - .•.. - . . ... . . 5,000 Sponsorship of Domestic Tour . . . . ........ . . . ... . . . - - ... - . .. ..... 3,000 Total Proposed Operating Budget for 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Joint \VRF and !RC committees met to approve the recommendation to the llSGF Board of Direc tors that a specifi c Events Director or Meet Director be hired by the l lSGF for the role of organizing the World Championships, an cn·nt th e l ISGF has agreed to host in Dallas , Texas in 1979.

IRC minu1es Pn.·sent:

made avai lable once additional correspondence is accumulated.

6. USA National Training Facility The Mens !RC: voted and approved the following to the USGF Board of Directors:

Absent: Bill Crenshaw Fred Roeth li sberger Bill Roetchcim Leonard Isaacs Ken Allen

Larrv Mover

Rog~r Co;111cil

Mas \Va1anabe

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5. Japanese High School Tour Mr. Watanabe mentioned the presence of a team from Japan in early January, 1979. He indica ted this would be an opportune occas ion to expose our Jr. Gymnasts as the delegation from Japan consisted of their high school standouts, plus three additional upcoming co llege gymnasts. More information wou ld be

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Other Business:

I. lntrodue1ion of Steve Yancovich of the Y.M.C.A. (New Orleans) Steve made a presen tation concerning implemenling a National Y.M.C.A. Progress ive

Gymnastics Program. The Y.M.C.A. is looking for funding to the tune of approximately $6,000 to implement the program. ,\recommendation was made to the effect that the administrators of this Y.M.C.A. program coordinate with Mas Watanabe to determine the appropriateness .of the skills portion of the program and attempt to integrate it more thoroughly wllh the Junior Olympic De\·elopmcnt Program.

The genera l reaction was favordble.

2. Yoshi Ha yasa kis proposa l for providing training for our Senior (age 22-29)

That the l lSGF immediately pursue the development of a national training facilit y.

That the USGF accept Dials' offer as entirl' package in the potential development of such a facilit y.

gymnasts was presented.

A recommendation was made to advertise for a "Senior" coach who would IX' B. interested in providing the c ircumstances for favorable training for seniorgymnctsts.

Thi s would be a salaried position . Bill Roc tche im was coo rdinate w ith Mas \Vatanalx· lO st.·c that the gymnastics community is made aware of our concern.

Meetings Continue: 8-23-78 2:00 p.m.

3. Sue Ammerman entered the meeting and inform.ed us rhat on ly oner coach would be a ll owed to go on the ·raiwan trip. She requested that a \\'Oman coach tra\·el Development of a Six· Year Plan ·\\' ith the group because of the young age of the female compet itors. The men's IRC The committee identified \·arious problems that confront the long·rang:e unanimously appron·d the concept. development of our mens and boys national gymnast ic program. fhe sea reas were as ·I. Sue reql1ested approval of the minutes of the Joint l'Vleeting in ·rucson in follows: August of the !RC: and FRC. It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the Joint I. Poor publi c awareness to our sport and its values. i\ keting be accepted after certain minor modifications were made.

2. In sufficient invol vement of public school programs. !">. Bill Roe1cheim reques ted that our memlx·rs send him their calendars for 3. Lac k of s ufficient leadership to develop boys programs.

January and February. 1979. so that we can plan for a nH:·e ting: to continue 4. Changing: trends in high school athletics. discuss ions of the si:-.:.year plan.

5. ·rhl!....j m ponantt~f dt!.VC-loping-and-gr:oomi ng-a n-i mage f01=-young-sw-i:-s--10--look-up - - -()--:-I i-,.;;·aTil1TITt'l l-h ~·-FrTd-R-oeth1t:'ilrlx··rge·r-n >-lf~f\1c-K"r 11/\l lt· IT:J<:Ta--:5----:'i-,.c·1Ttary of-t11e _ _ _ to.

IRC. l.t'onard Isaacs S<'conded. i\'lo1ion carried.

6. The development and institution or a national promorional campaign lO enrice 7. Fred Roe1hlislx·rgl'r rennnnH'Tllled 1hat Ma s \Vatanahc.· cond<'llSt' rhe minutes or boys to enroll in gymn<:1slic schools. our mt'l'ting for publication in the l 'SCF Nt' ws k1ter. Ken .-\lien further ·rhe commi ttee made specific recomme ndations for the problems iden tified: n ·crnnnwnded that 1h<" complctt· minu1t·s ht' made a,·ailahk 10 anyone upon n·qut'sL A. l ltili zing Mass Media 8. Mr. Ed C:zl'kag"s requ<'st rl'garding the DDR tom " "'" pn·sc·ntnl hy Bill Mr. Crenshaw was asked to explore th e cost and feas ibilit y or incorporaring a Cn·nsha\\·. ·11H' c·omrnilH'l' appron·d his requ<'sl: how<'n·r. the l "SCF office nt•t•d s a boys TV advertisement on select regional sponsored TV programs across rhe \\·rittt·n proposal from Pl'nn Statt· l 111in·rs i1 y-s1a1ing exae1l y what tlwy \\·ill IX' country w e nco urage boys to enroll in their local gymnastic programs. n·spons ihlc for. Tht' t ·scF \\'ill make thl' official i1 H"i1at io n .

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