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~lllIlllb~ TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume XVI/Number 4 / April 1974

5 FROM THE PUBLISHER, Glenn Sundby 6 VIEWPOINTS, Dick Criley 6 IN MEMORY 7 LEITERS 8 ON THE BEAM, Barbara Thatcher

10 WHAT'S HAPPENING, Gym Atmosphere, Paul E. Mayer Texas Clinic Report, Brian Schenk How To Keep Alive The Growing Interest In

Gymnastics, O.j. Kudrnovsky 14 INTERNATIONAL COMPETiTION

14 Poland vs. USA, Frank Cumiskey 15 Czechoslovakian Team In Connecticut, Gai I

Chimielenski 17 Czechoslovakia vs. USA, Barbara Thatcher

20 GYMNASTICS IN THE USSR, j ames Riordan 22 CLUB CORNER

22 Gymnastics is Fun, Mrs. james K. johnson 24 Wichita Gymnastics Club, Muriel Strand and

Beverty W . Hodges 26 CENTERFOLD, Etching by MilanMed (Czechoslovakia) 28 RESEARCH: Twisting Mechanics I, H.j . Biesterfe ldt, jr. 32 JUNIOR GYMNASTS, joe Sweeney 33 GUEST EDITORIAL: Some of My Best Friends Are

Specialists, joe Sweeney 33 NEW 'N NOTES, Renee Hendershott 35 INSTRUCTION:

35 Technique of the Switch-leg Back Walkover, Charilie Dubois and Renee Hendershott

36 Side Horse Is Simple, james Hesson 38 Vaulting: The Technical Development and Present

Condition of The Hecht Vault, Mitsuhiro Nakajima 41 MODERN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS, Annelis Strange

Hayman 44 MEET RESULTS 45 INTERNATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS, Dr. joseph

Gohler 48 A PARENT'S GUIDE TO GYMNASTICS, Patricia A .

Gause 50 CALENDAR 50 DIRECTORY OF SUMMER CAMPS

Cover: Wilhelm Kubica , 1972 Polish Olympic team member and third AA 1974 Poland vs . USA Competition. Phot~ by Munro

Publisher: Glenn Sundby Associate Editors: Dic k Criley

From The PUBLISHER ... Glenn Sundby

GYMNAST UPDATE: I n spite of the recent postal increase and other rising costs of publishing we are holding the line on our subscription rat es as we sa id we would try to do in our November Notes. Not only are we holdin g the line, but we have been able to add extra pages. This had been made possible by 1. You the readers sending in prompt renewals and gift subscriptions. 2. New Advertisers. 3. Holding the prin ti ng increases down by changing the paper on the inside .. . As to Editorial and instructional art icles from au r new editors we have included a few in this ed ition and more will be added in coming issues .

CAMPS AND CLASSIFIED: With th is issue we have li sted all the "Summer Gymnastic Camps" (we received information from) on the calendar page in the back of the magazi ne. We also have listing in the Classified section and many promotional display ads throughout the Gymnast sent in by the larger camps to excite and st imulate you in comin g to their camp. We hope you all can plan on go ing to a Gymnastic Camp thi s summer ... Especially one (or more) of the Camps advertised in Gymnast as they are programmed for YOU the Gymnast.

MORE: With our added pages we have room for letters and more Meet resu lts which we will try to get in better order by setting up guidelines for acceptance of quality co mpet ition reports .

SENIOR OLYMPICS: Men! It 's about time for the Sr. Olympics aga in , and after the fun success of last years First Annual Sr. Olympics we hope even more of you will join us this year for the 2nd Annual Sr . Olympics to be held on june 1st, at SANTA MONICA COLLEGE (look for detailed information elsewhere in this ed ition .)

NEXT EDITION: Photos and reports from the NCAA College and University Championships, Women 's Collegiate Championships and th e 2nd World Games trials in Delaware ... Plus much, much more!

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Contributors: Gail Ch imi elenski , Frank Cumiskey, Charlie DuBois, Jackie Fie, Dal e Gallowa y, Patricia A. Gause, Dr. Joseph Gohler, Beverl y W. Hodges, Mrs. Jam es K. Johnson , O.J. Kudrnovsk y, Paul E. Mayer, Milan Med,Mitsuhiro Nakajima, Jam es Riordan , Brian

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VIEWpoints by Dick Criley

Issues in gymnast ics - - wha t co ntrove rsy o ne co uld stir up by taking on all th e w indmill s that endlessly turn in thi s sma ll segmen t of th e United Sta tes spo rt s commu nity.

St ill unreso lved at th e end of Febru ary was th e reorga ni za ti o n of th e 'US Ol ympic Comm itt ee and th e rewrit ing of Senate Bill No. S 2365 w hi ch wou ld impose gove rnm ent cont rol over amateur at hl etics in A merica.

St il l anoth er bill , hidden in Hea lth, Edu ca ti on and Welfa re m easures, Titl e 9, hides a blockbuster w hi ch may real ly shake thin gs up. Th e essence of the m easure stat es that if co ll eges a nd uni ve rsiti es do not d ivide their athl et ic lunding equa ll y between their men's and women 's intercoll egiate sports, th e fede ral government may cut off al l fede ra l gra nts to th e instituti on . Since few women 's sport s d emand anyw here near the funding th at footba ll and basket ball do , to prov ide equal funding to the wo men 's spor ts may m ean elimi nation o f m en 's non-inco me spo rt s or a severe reduction in funding.

Speaking ot women's athletics, I rece ived anoth er lett er co ncernin g m y j une- jul y 1973 co lu mn on wom en 's gy mnast ics. Aga in fr om a man coach ing in women's gymnast ics. (e mon ladies, are you go ing to co n tin ue to ignore the probl em s?) We reprint it e lsewhere in thi s issue.

1 he energy cri sis has stimulat ed th e NCAA to ca l l to r all sport s to make sacr i fices to help co nserve energy. A mong th e proposals are reduci ng the number of competitors at the NCAA Champ ionships, red uc ing practice time, and limit ing the number of matches during th e regu lar season. Ed Gag nier, NCAA Gymnastics Rul es Chairman , res pond ed in a very thou ght ful letter to their suggesti ons, no ti ng that th e . nation al championsh ips already ope rat e o n a red uced fo rmat , that pract ice time reducti ons would probab ly not help as the gym space wou ld be u'>ed fo r ot her act ivit ies anyway, and that d ual m eets ma y be one area w here sav in gs could be effected. He noted, too , th at tar more effec ti ve restraints to th e regularl y sched uled competiti o ns were budge t red ucti ons w hich have th ei r own limiting eflec t. No need to pani c, says Ed , but be awa re 01 th e thinkin g ot th e NCAA and how you can contribut e to th e so lu tion of the problem.

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A nother in a ser ies on usefu l devices and he lpfu l hints in th e gym,

Fo r gymnasts who can not get the fee ling of handstands o n th e rin gs, here is a low-leve l ring se t-up for them to practice on. A pair of old rubber-coated stee l rin gs are faste ned to angle irons by U bolts. Th e w hole assemb ly has its own base. Ph o tograph ed at th e Air Fo rce Academy.

Send in yo ur ideas and short description (preferab ly including a photograph) to GYMNAST, P,O, Box 110, Sa nta Monica, Ca li f. 90406,

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IN MEMORY

JANOS PROHASKA October 10th, 1919 - March 13th, 1974

A DEAR FRIEND AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATE j anos Pro haska was born in Budapest, Hunga ry dnd by th e age of six he cou ld sta nd o n his

hands and perform mdn y diffi cu lt balanci ng fea ts. When he was twe lve yea rs o ld he teamed up w ith a friend to appedf' in d locdl Budapest sideshow th ereby launching hi s showbusin ess ca reer.

Later he jo ined two other Iri ends and became the " to p-man " of an outsta nding acrobatic act trave li ng all ove r th e wo rld pld ying in such great houses as th e Circus Med rano, Ie Circus d 'Hi ver in Pari s, the W inter GMden in Berlin , Cas ino d elle Rose in Rome, Ti vo li in Stockho lm , Lo ndon Pal lad ium, Ko ala in A ustral ia, Rad io City M usic Hall in New Yo rk and 'many clubs in La s Vegas. Part o f th eir ro utine ff1 c1 uded janos imitati ng a chim panzee and a new '> ide interes t began to bud.

janos beca m e fasc inated w ith dnimdls parti cular ly th e bea rs and ape families and began to simulate their sounds and dctiom. His ndtura l ath le ti c ability and sma ll compact body made th e imitati o ns so convincing he WdS persuaded to do m o re. Prope r costum es we re the stumbli ng block , 50 in '1939 jdnos bega n experimenting to create hi s own, Th ere we re many setbacks, bu t after years of tremendo us labor and int init e pains w ith skin s, furs , hair, cheese clo th , plasti cs and Idtex he di scovered th e co m bi nation to get th e jo b done.

When janos arrived in Holl ywood in 1956 interes t in bears and apes was slow in developing, howeve r jdnos would put o n one ot hi s dnimdl crea tion s and bu rst into casting off ices, Th e secre tar ies dashing lor cover were enough to lure producers to their transoms or keyholes and janos was di scovered. Si nce th en j anos performed in more than400 motion picture an d telev ision progrdms; som etim es in hi s "s traigh t" ro les as an ex tremely adept stuntman (s tar st untman lor th e IVd n lars - NBC Prod uction "Ma n A nd Th e Challenge" ) but mo re and more olt eil in his animdl o r monster impersonat io ns, Hi s kooky " Cook ie" bear was sc hedu led for but one performan ce on th e A nd y W illi ams show but enthusiasti c audience reaction ex tended the term dnu mdue him th e fir st perform er, in m emory, to receive warm, aromatic (cook ies), Ian mdil in boxes. A lan Blye and Chris Bea rd , Producers of the " Anu y Williams Show" conti nueu to use janos o n al l of the ir shows (Son ny & Cher Comed y Hour , Th e Ra y Stevens Show, I he WOW Show) anu were preparing a new Saturday mo rnin g Ch ilurem show led turin g jdnos to dlr o n CBS for th e fa ll season.

His ea rl y exper imen t<, in cos tuming tech niques leu to th e ueve lopm ent of more and more exot ic in-anu-o ut-o l-thi s-wo rlu cos tumes. I he gamut of creatu res, animals and monsters w hi ch j anos co ulu inlagine, cred te dnu mdnipulate dpped reu to be limitl ess; his storage roOim were fi ll eu w ith ove r 40 J ifl erent " personaliti es" he pa in stak ing ly crea ted w ith the a" ista nce 01 hi s w ile Irene,

janos' last anu fiihl l act (a lo ng w ith hi s son Rober t) was work o n the Wolpe r product ion, " Prim,Ji Man" se ri es, It was at th e enu a t the las t UdY 01 shooting th at th e ill fated plan e left th e Bi shop area w i th th e iJrouuction crew to retur n to Burbank and h it a mountain peak shortly afte r tdk e all ues troy ing th e iJldne anu occupants o n impact.

janos always IhlU a heliJ ful hdnu or chee rtul th o ught tor eve ryo ne and w ill be missed by all w ho ever kn ew or wo rk eu w ith him, Woru s Cd nnot eX iJress ou r sad ness at the loss of such a uea r t ri end.

janos is survived by hi s w ife Irene, Santa Monica, Ca. and his sister Mrs, Marica Marant, Haver lee, Belgi um, GS

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A FANTASTIC TOUR Once again (after 1956 and 1969) Swiss

gymnasts had the great pleasure to be on a tour through your beautiful and interestingly big country. We say it in advance: Everything WaS fantastic! Of course (how could it be else on a three week excursion?) we had some troubles due to the world wide energy cri sis , strikes, weather conditions and aircraft defects. But the 19 people who made the de legation never were despondent and tr ied to cheer up with a racy song· a lso after 55 hours of practica lly no sleep on our way home from New Orleans - Atlanta - New York . A tra ining for astronauts in Ca pe Kennedy cannot be more strenuous. Clinics and Coaches

Our first stop WaS in P hoenix/ Tempe where coach IJon Hobin~()n \Va ~ a 1V0nderfui li'J~l. We remained in beautifu l Arizona and moved only a little bit more South, down to Tucson . And we SaW more than " only" Old Tucson ... At the State University of Arizona we got to know the organizing ,talent of cOach Jeff Bennon. To visit your famous Clinics WaS one of the main reasons of this tour. What we SaW and lea rned WaS doub tless ly very impressive. Tucson WaS the place where we met for the fi rst time coach Jerry Todd, a man we learned to hold in esteem beCause of his fine character and his being ready to help.

We think that those Clinics a re an excellent institution. Especia lly the Master Clin ics (where coaches taught coaches) were very interesting to attend. A negative point we might mention too. When two, three hundred gymnasts are in gym hall the air is awfu lly bad and secondly the waiting times behind each event are too long. Result: The intensity of training is unSatisfying. But we didn 't come to this country in order to give stupid comments: please don't see it in that lighl. A Sugges tion

One more poinl. We know about your problems regarding the tremendous distances in your country. We fee l that this fact makes everything even more compliCated, We also know that your na tional team cannot come together each week as ours does , It's beyond question that such concentrations help to make a team complete, In Pasadena (on our nationa l meet) we recognized that your boys - who showed many brillant and outstanding routines were too much individualists. The sense of being a team - and to win with that team - WaS not enough presenl. Couldn't you create Cadres , as they exist e,g, in Germany, Eastern Europe, Switzerland and so on ? We think of groups such as J uniors / National Cadre / International Cadre coming together at least twice a year, Tha t would without any doub t help a lot to bring up a team where everyone knows each other very well.

Before ending this little report we would like to express our honest thanks for all the support, help and the excellent friendship we have learned during this tour, Long li ve the USGF, long live Frank Bare and Frank Cumiskey.

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As submitted to Dick Criley Concerning men in women's gymnastics:

I am a m an coaching in women's and girl's gymnastics, The question in gymnastic circles seems to be: should men be in girl's,and women's gymnastics at all ? The answer from many seems to be: absolutely NOT! !

Look! I'm a gymnast myself (for 11 years), There is no 4ue~tion in my mind about being a ble to teach most of the moves to my girls (especially in tumbling and vaulting), (Throughout th is letter I am referring to beginner level and in tcrmcdiate level gymna~tic~),

Also, I have had ballet tra ining (taught by a woman, by the way') so I fee l that I am MYSELF capable of instructing in beginner level da nce, What's more, m y girls a re taki ng ballet classes

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With Nat io na ls fast app roach ing thought it might be fun to step back in gymnastic hi story and playa littl e game for a ll gym nastics trivia experts ca ll ed "K now Your Nat iona ls". It 's ve ry easy ... just see if yo u ca n answe r the fo ll owing questions and then check the answers at the e nd of thi s column. One point for each correct a nswer .. . two poin ts for correct ly answer in g a ny bonu s ques ti o ns.

First, na me the a ll around w inn er and the Cha mpionship team at the 1970 NCAA Championships. Bonus points for correct ly guess ing the fina l team score. Bonus points, a lso, for co rrectly guessing the a ll around winne r's score .

Second... Whose horizontal bar rout ine dec id ed th e NCAA Team Title in 1968 giv in g the Championship title to the University of California, Berkeley?

Third ... The nam e of th e 1972 AAU Senior National Women's All Around Champion.

Fourth ... Whose ring rout ine was this in the 1967 NCAA Championships. .. " Dislocate, stra ight arm shoot handstand , regular giant (straight a rm), reverse giant , drop back kip to L, straight arm bent body p ress, handstand , lowe r to regular cross , d rop to dislocate , double flyaway " and what place did this gymnast take?

Fifth ... Wh ich team wo n the fir st National Women's Intercollegiate Championships? .. · Bonus points for co rrec tl y g uessing th e fin a l team score.

And now on to more curre nt topics. Apr il 's girl "On The Beam" is Sharon Akiyama, a' freshman at the University of Northern Colorado, where she is coached by Carolyn Cody. So far this seaso n Sharon has won o n ba lance beam, un eve ns, and all aro un d in every meet in wh ich she has part ic ipated.

Didn 't know there were gy mn ast ic frate rniti es in the Un ited States but apparent ly there are q uit e a few. The largest Slovak Gymnastic Fraternal Society is th e Slovak Catholic Sokol wh ich spo nors gymnast ics o n a Na ti o nal leve l. Natio na l meets are he ld every two yea rs. The la st one was held at th e Unive rsity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee campus. And next year 's wi ll be held in Youngstown, Ohio. More informat io n may be obtained by writing to the home off ice ... 205 Madison Street, Passaic, New jersey, 07055. The organization has been in existence sin ce 1905.

50 far joanne Fleming, editor of the California Newsletter has a li st of 115 c lu bs a nd tea ms throughout the state. Sure wou ld like to ge t our own li st of c lubs a little more up to date.

Let us hear from more new cl ubs and teams.

Did hear from ~ team at Mount Gilead High School in Mount Gilead Ohio. Coach of the team is Cathy Brown. Thi s is their second yea r of co mpet ition a nd so far the team is undefeated. They have bee n compet in g beginning and inte rmediate Gompul so ri es and a re now sta rting on optiona l work. The team works out five days a week for two hou rs each day and in add ition to competiti on they put on exhibit ions and recently performed at the Cou nty Fair, a nd ra ised enough money to buy a vau ltin g horse.

Anothe r team that has been in the news as far as doing ex hibi tions is th e Scottsdale Girl'sClub Arizona Twisters. They performed during the hal f time show at the third an nua l Fiesta Bowl Games be twee n the Arizona State University Sun Devils and th e Pittsburgh Panthers. Th e ga me was televised and so was the performance of the Twisters. They did a ribbon routine with tumbling to "Tie A Ye ll ow Ribbon To Th e Old O ak Tree" accompa ni ed by th e ASU marching band. There were 96 gi rl s o n the fie ld for this presentation. The Twisters are coached by George and Rose Kreutzer.

Relocated .. . Carrie Englert, a top competitor for the Tallahassee Tumbling Tots, of Tallahassee, Florida is now tra ining wit h Dick Mulvihill in Oregon.

One ve ry determ in ed gym nast is 8 yea r o ld

Sharon Akiyama Laurie Gorian of Taylor, Michigan. Until this fall, Laurie was an active competitor. Th en because of a badly broke n arm whi ch was the resu lt of a fall from the unevens, it appea red as tho ugh Laurie would then have to give up gymnastics o r at least work o uts o n the bars . After devoting two yea rs to the spo rt it was a bit depressing fo r he r to th ink about e ntire ly giv ing up gymnastics but her spirits were brightened w hen she got to go backstage a nd meet Cathy Rigby Mason during a performanc.e of Peter Pan in Detroit. Laurie has gone back to wo rkin g o ut on beam and floor with new hopes that future surgery w ill a llow her comp lete use of her a rm .

New Gymnast ic Sc hool .... Thi s one is in New York City. For more in form at ion wr ite: Susie Pruden, 2390 Broadway, New York, New York. Also there is Feigley's School of Gymnastics, 1040 Plainfield Avenue, Plainfield New jersey.

From th e YMCA National Newsletter learned "Bob Thurston, National junior Olympic Trampoline and Tumbling Chairman wr ites: 'Tumbling is now an officia l AAU junior Olympic event... Persons interested in organizing or participati ng in the Chevro let c

spo nso red AAU junior Olympic Trampoline and Tumbling program are urged to contact their loca l AAU Association. Rules may be obtained for $2 from ,. ... AU House, 3400 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268. If questions or problems a ri se, write to Bob Thurston, Squire Terrace, Colts Neck, New

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Al so descovered in the YMCA, newsletter was an interes ting note on the schedu led'AAU Nationals to be held in Billings, Montana. It seems the USGF announced in its February issue of th e USGF News th at its four regional trial s for male all around gymnasts (required for any male gymnast hoping to qua lify for th e USGF Elites and, consequently, the World Games Team tri als) wi ll be co nducted on April 27th-28th. These are the same dates which the AAU announced last July after receiving USGF sanct ion, for its Senior Nationals. As th e newslette r pointed out " Effectively, this bars all of th e top male gymnasts, who have hopes for th e World Championships Trials, from parti c ip ating in the Nationa l AAU Champion ships" ! But so far the AAU says its plans rema in unchanged. Last yea r's AAU Nationals att ra cted top gymnasts such as Jim Culhane for the men and Roxanne Pierce for the women . However this date confli ct should not present a problem in th e women's div ision .

Beca use of my poor pred ictions for la st season's Nationals and because the Nationals will be ove r by th e time subscribers recei ve this I am staying clear of pred ictions. But ju st for th e record I can't resist comment ing on th e teams I 'd like to see win. For the NCAA Championships .. . th e University of Iowa. Was secretl y cheering for th e University of Michigan, but unfortunately in the regionals that team was beaten by th e University of Iowa by seven points. So out of necessity am chang ing my loya liti es. For the Women's Collegiate Nationals (AIAW) ... Clarion College or Southern Illinois University. No real rea son just thought either tea m might have a chance of w inning.

Now back to our game of "Know Your Nationals." .. .. An swer to number 1.. ... Th e University of Michigan was the team champion in 1970. All around w inner was Yoshi Hayasaki from the University of Washington. Michigan's final team total was 164.15 and Yoshi's f inal total was 108.25.

Secon d Question .... It was Dan Millman's horizontal bar routin e which decided the 1968 NCAA Team Title. Mr. Millman sco red a 9.4 to put Cal Berkeley in first place . However he had much help from hi s teammates, especially Sid Fruedenstein who also put together a tine routin e on high bar and was also awarded a 9.4.

Third Questi on.... Linda Metheny was women 's all aro und champ at th e 1972 AAU

Senior Nationals. And just for the records, recently she was women's coach for the USA squad w hen they competed aga inst th e Czechoslovakian team in San Francisco.

Fourth .... This was Mike Jacki's routin e in th e 1967 NCAA Championships. He took th i rd place that year. First place went to Josh Robinson of Cal Berkeley.

Fifth .... none other than Southern Illinois University. Th e fina l team sco re was 209. Th e team that year included Donna Schaenzer, Janis Dunham, Irene Haworth, Mary Toth and Gale Daley.

Notes on the Men's USGF Elites .... Th ey' ll be held in Harmon Gymnasium on the University of California, Berkeley cam pu s. Fr iday evening May 10th is th e compul so ry compet iti on, Saturday May 11th at 1 p.m. is the opt io nal compet ition and th en that evening th e top six in each event adva nce to th e indi vidual fin als at 8 p.m. At leas t 24 of th e nation 's bes t all around men are expected to be in thi s meet. Fou r regions wi ll be represented and each reg io n (with six men) w ill com pete as a team. Prices are.. .. Compulso ry sess ion , Ad ults $1.50, Students (H igh Schoo l and under) $1 .00 .... Afternoon o ptional s, Adu lts $2.50, Students $1.50 .... Indi vidual fi nals, Adults $3.00, Stud ents $2.00. for those wishing to see all three sessions comuination ti ckets may be purcha sed .. ..

Ad ults $5.00, Stud ents $3.00. Famil y tickets (two adult s and two children under 12) covering all three sess ions are $10.00. Th ere is also a group ra te (must be bought in advance) fo r groups of 25 or more.

Ju st heard that th e United States is send ing two male and two female gymnasts to Russia fo r in vitat ional meets in Moscow and Riga. John Crosby and Jim Ivicek we re th e male gymnasts se lected and Debbie Fike and Kyle Gaynor, the fema le gymnasts chose n. Crosby is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State College and Jim Ivicek has not competed for a collegiate team thi s year, and so they w ill no t be missing o ut on the NCAA 's . Both Debbie and Kyle have already qualified for the Women's Elite Nationals and so it 's not cru cial th at th ey be in the second qualification round in Delaware.

Wel l did yo u Know Your Nationals? If yo u scored 7 and above th at was excel lent.

(Remember two points for bonus question s.) If yo u sco red 5 that was good. A score o f 3-4 was fair. If you sco red '2 and und er better go back to

reading through o ld MG's, th e source of all these amwers.

Well that does it for thi s month. Another month, another co lumn . Keep sendi ng in camp information and anything else yo u think wou ld be of interest. Thanks .. .. ..

Mount Gilead High School girl 's gymnastic team, Know your judges ... Here are a few of the nation's top judges who determine important scores, particularly for girls on the Elite level. Can you name them.

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GYM ATMOSPHERE By Paul E. Mayer

Ball State Univ. Muncie Ind.

Times and peopl e are changing, and along with th e changes co me positi ve and negative elements. At one tim e o r anot her most coaches have felt th at th e athl etes under th eir ca re are not as dedi ca ted a~ th ey were or as ded icated as their generati on of athl etes. Thi s ma y be tru e, but diffi cult to substantiate.

An area in ath leti cs w here over t changes ha ve occurred, howeve r, i ~ in th e approach to athl eti cs. ~or an athlet e to succeed in int erco ll eg iate sport toda y, fo r ex ampl e, he must virtuall y be a speciali st in on ly one spo rt. The competi ti on has become ~o keen in every sport th at an athl ete mu ~ t work out and keep in shape th e yea r ro und.

Al so, athl etes wo rk harder now than th ey d id twe nt y yea rs ago, if fo r no other reaso n th an we now know SC ienti fica ll y how much stress th e human body can endure. In th e past it was much easier lo r an dt hl ete to be dedi ca ted to a sport when he was expected to dedicat e on ly two hours a day, fi ve da ys a week. W hen th e sys tem cha nges, as it has, and an athlete is' expected to work-out three o r fou r hours a day, six o r seven days a week, all year long, it req uir es a grea ter deg ree of dedication and commi tment from th e at hl ete. It is, th erefo re, a lit tle unl<111 to label th e pre~ent day at hletes lazy and unWilling to ded icate th emse l ve~ to ~P() rt s participati on. I he refo re, it seems that th e environment In w hich an ath lete prdcti ces beco m es ex tr eme l y im porta nt bot h psycholog ica lly and phy~ i ca ll y, and that th e grea t numbel o f h o ur~ sp ent in the gym working h ~ rd m~kes a pleasant gym atmosphere Imperahve. IMPROVING YOUR GYM AND WORK-OUT ATMOSPHERE

Ma ny large corporat ions have fo und an increa se in produc tio n by improv ing th e wo rking co nd iti on~ o f th eir emp loyees. Among o th er tech niques used by fa cto ri es to improve th e psychological and emotional impact of th e lactory environme nt i ~ to paint the wa ll s w ith bright co lo rs, and to add decorati ve art wo rb . Thi s prinCip le can also b e applied to th e gym. It not only improve~ th e atmosphere, but it gives the ath letes and coac hes a sense of p rid e, especially when the athletes themselves create the art work involved.

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"If you want to venture IIltO a project of wa ll painting and art wo rk , as we did at Ball State Uni versit y In th e gymnas ti c gym, I would suggest that you enli st th e co-opera tion and help of your depa rtment head and athleti c direc tor. We are fortunate to ha ve a gro up of progressive thinking adm ini strators w ho are wi lling to li sten to new ideas no matter how absurd they may sound at fir st. PROCEDURE FOR PAINTING THE WALLS

Anoth er benefit at Ball State which lends it se ll to a proj ec t of thi ~ type is ha ving a single area th at is used onl y fo r gymn as ti c classes, intra mural s, and va rsit y gymn as ti cs. Th erefore, th e roo m is exclusive ly " gymnasti cs" and refl ec ts this atmosphere in the art wo rk. One point , however, before yo u proceed in you r pl ans, is to ge t permiss io n from your admini strators before starting to paint th e walls. Also, seeki ng th e advice of a painter conce rn ing th e type of paint for th e surface yo u are covering I ~ adv ised. f o rm erl y our wa ll s we re unpaint ed gray cement block. We had them pa inted an o lf w hte, which helped to bright en th e entire work-out area. It al so helped l i ll th e porous ce ment block, mak ing it easier to later paint figures on th e wa ll.

T he figure we pa inted on our wa ll was a Cardin al executing various gymnasti c stunt s (th e mascot of the instituti o n). Our fi gures were drawn by p eop le in our displa ys se rvices off ice. I showed th em pi ctures in th e Modern Gymnast magaz ine of th e positi o ns I wa nted the Cardina l in, and th ey transposed th e figures for me (II such an office is unava il ab le, you might check w ith your gymnasts to see if th ere is any artisti c talent on th e tea m. If not, check w ith th e art Instru ctor to see if th ere are an y interes ted stud ents looking for a proj ec t).

Aft er ge tting th e pictures drawn th e nex t step is to enlarge. the tl y/' by 11 " sketch, and transpose it o n your gym wa ll. The pi ctures must be large in order to be effec ti ve and create th e dramatic effect desired . Utili zing and Opaque projector, requi sitio ned from your film serv ice department , wi ll project the image on the wa ll. Thi ~ no t onl y enables yo u to draw the figure on th e wa ll accurately but enlarges th e fi gure to any size des ired. Th e nex t step takes no artis t ic talent , on ly a steady hand , as th e Ilgure I~ tra ced onto th e wa ll w ith a black mag ic marker. II th e projec tor is placed o n the floor and pi ojected upward , th ere is a chance

of getting some distortion in th e final pi cture. Therefo re, for proj ecting high on the wa ll , th e projector must be eleva ted to th e height of the picture. Also, it is a good idea to put wa ll deco ratio ns high, to eliminate th e poss ibilit y of yo un gsters destroying the creations by drawing free hand on th e fi gures. Th e last ~tep is to select th e d esired colors (preferably vivid, dynamic co lors) .

After th e Cardinal fi gures we re completed th e Ball State Dail y News, stud ent newspaper, took pho tographs and included an article o n th e art isti c additio ns. Thi s gave gymnastics publi cit y as well as credit to th e gym nasts who did th e work.

Make an eva luation of your situati on, and th en crea te an atm osphere that th e athl etes ca n be proud of which is conducive to a product ive work oul. Th e man y hours of work spent on this type of project is rewarding for both th e athl etes and the coach, and is perhaps one meth od for motiva ting th e at hlete.

CLINIC REPORT 1973 Texas High School Gvmnastic Clinic

By Brian Schenk Port Isa bel, at th e southern tip of Texas, was

the 1973 site fo r th e Texas High School GymnasticClinic. One hundred fourty students and 50 coac~es participated in the four days of clinic activ ity from December 26-29th at the Port Isabel f-jigh School and on the Gulf beaches in 80° weather.

As in th e previous fi ve Texas High School Clinics, th e acti vit y was spon so red by the Texas High School Gymnasti c Coach es Associati on, governin g body in Texas fo r interscho las ti c gymn asti c co mpetiti on. Under th e general guidance of th e Associati on's Clini c Committ ee, ~ta t e Pres ident Emil Milan of Hurst, and Clini c Administrator Brian Schenk o f Aust in , assembled YMCA, pri va te club, school and college coach es to teach. Arrangements for the south Texas loca ti on were coord inated by Oti s Budd, Pan Amer ica n Uni versi ty, and by E.c. Christense n, Principal of Po rt Isabel High School.

Greeted on their first evening by th e mayor, and by the ~u pe rinte ndent of School s, the stud ents at th e cli nic rece ived Instructi on in all around events and trampo line. Th e Texas High Schoo l Compulsory Exe rcises were tau ght as we ll as optiona l trick s and sequences. Forty outstanding high schoo l gymnasts pa rti cipated in the friday night Texas High Schoo l Gymkana to an appreciat ive crowd of 500. Bobby Sargent , professional d iver and trampolinist, presented

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a demo nstrati o n 01 his skill s in connection w ith an hour-l ong Staff Show on one evening of th e Clini c. Clini c pa rt icipants enjoyed a fi sh-and­shrimp dinner ca tered by the Port Isa be l Jaycees during a gulfside aftern oon and evening at th e Pavilli o n on nea rby South Padre Isla nd .

H ea ding the Clini c Staff as directors of instru ction were Av is Tieber, Mountain View Coll ege, Dall as, and Rob ert Cowa n, Haltom­Richland Schools, fort Wort h. Among th e M aster 1 eachers on th e staff were Hill Valent ine, Arlington, Joe Giallombardo; Northfield , Illi nois, and Bill Stern , Uni ve rsity of Texas at A ustin. Beve rl y Averyt,18 time nat io nal and intern ational titl e ho lder in trampolin e, headed up the instruction in trampolining.

Twent y co ll eg iate athl etes from UT-Austin , Pan _ A m eri ca n Univers~ty, Southwest Texas State, Georgia South ern , and Mich igan State, wor ked ou t w ith th e hi gh schoo l athl etes and assisted w ith in struction. Th e presence of a number of these scholarship athl etes-was an inspiration to th e high schoo l compe titors.

Oti s Hudd, Pan A m eri can Uni ve rsity, coord inated th e f ourth Texas Teachers Institut e in Gymnast ics, a three-da y professional ex peri ence for person s w ishing to improve th eir skill s in work ing in gym nast ics ed uca ti o n. Certifi cates fro m th e Coaches Assn ., th e Gymnastics Assoc iati o n and Pan A meri ca n Uni ve rsi ty we re presented to th e partic ipants.

Although th e energy cris is limited tra ve l and parti c ipation , the exce ll ent 1:4 teacher/student ratio allowed for persona l attention to th e need s of beg inning, intermediate and el it e gy mn asts. Prelimin ary plan s for 1974 inclu de a return to A ust in as the Clinic sit e fo r December 27-30th , at th e Lyndon B. Johnson High Schoo l, o pening in ~ a ll , 1974. lhe new Jo hnson High is A ustin 's first hi gh school to have it s own gymna st ics gym nasium, mea sur in g 3300 square feet.

HOW TO KEEP ALIVE THE GROWING INTEREST IN

GYMNASTICS By O.J. Kudrnovsky

Currentl y, we are experiencing a momentous growth in interest in gymnast ics, unpara ll eled in all ou r past. In order to keep this interes t humming, we have to channe l it into con structi ve effort; into developing a joy and beauty of th e gymnast ic movement that brin gs to all those so interes ted, a degree of sa tisfaction - the victory of fu lfillment.

To cope wi th th is task, first of all , we have to overcome th e crit ica l sho rtage of instructional personnel, and the limitat ions of th e low time­.learner rat io in our lessons.

Fo r thi s very reason I would li ke to describe, bri efl y, the work in gs of th e team-rot ating method. Because selectin g this m ethod for teaching gym na st ics may be on e of the answer.s to this problem.

Class arrangement: Th e class is div ided evenly into tea ms acco rdin g to the ind ividual abili ty of all cl ass m embers. Exa mple : 36 cl ass members, 6 tea ms. These tea ms are furth er subdiv ided: Team 1, 2,3 into Group A, tea m 4, 5, 6, into Group B.

Appa ratu s ass ignment : Gr. A : Station l-H . Bar; St. 2 - P. Ho rse; St. 3- Tumbl. Gr. B: Stat ion 4-Rin gs; St. 5-P. Bars; St. 6-L. Ho rse . Each team begin s at th e station w ith th e correspond in g number to its number. Team 1, at station 1; team 2, at station 2; team 3, at station 3; tea m 4, dt station 4 etc.

Rotating procedure : Dur:ng one lesson each tea m completes th e rota tin g cyc le in two changes. In Gr. A: Tea m 1 fo ll ows 2; tea m 2 follows tea m 3 and team 3 follows team 1. In Gr. B: Team 4 follows 5; tea m 5 follows6a nd team 6 fo ll ows tea m 4.

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Above are scenes from th e Texas High School Clinic. In th e top photo Buddy Bartee makes a point about twisting dismounts to his group of e lite boys. In the lowe r left picture Bill valentine ex plains a skill on bala nce beam. In th e lower right picture Debbie Huff leads her group through the beginning level compulsory.

Note: Thi s rotati on proceeds unti l each team has had its turn at all three stations. For th e next lesson Gr. A and Gr. B. exchan ge th eir apparatus assignment.

Time allotment: Exam ple: 90 minutes for the cl ass period. At least 15 minutes from thi s tim e has to be tak en for setting up and clearing off th e apparatus. In that case, the all oted time for each station is 25 minutes.

Instruction procedure: Each tea m is taken ca re of by th e tea m leade r, w ho demonstrates each exe rcise; instru cts and guards each team member.

Team-leader class: A ll team lea ders have to be train ed for th eir duti es . This is usuall y accomp li shed by se ttin g up a special c lass for thi s purpose.

Suggested Tea m- lea der class subject m atter: 1. Se lection of the instructional topic for th e ensuing week. 2. Deve lopment of th e necessa ry skill by each team leade r for hi s particular topi c. 3. Enumerat ion of var io us instruction al hi nts and key points in reference to form an y body posture. 4. Demonstrat ior and practi ce of the safest spottin g techniques. 5. Practi ce of a co rrect app roach and retreat. 6. Warm-up exe rcises, genera l d evelopmental exercises .

The class instructor's part: He organizes th e c lass. Gi ves co mmands for appa ratu s changes. G ives as much assistance to the team leaders and tea m m embers as t ime permits. Superv ises th e class in its entirety .

Th e best ev idence of th e superiorit y 01 th e team-rotation , in th e gymnasti c skill ped agogy is the fact that a som ewhat simil ar plan has been used practicall y in all European countr ies, since Frederi ch Jahn, father of Germ an gym nastics, and Dr . Mi roslav Ty rs, found er of the Soko ls. Such a tea m-rotation pl an enabled them, yea r after yea r, to train thousa nds of gymna sts for the ir national competition. Th e Sokol s in the U.S.A. using thi s plan are capab le to train , an incred ible number of more than on e thousand, m en, women and ju niors in a peri od of less tha n on e yea r for th eir Na tional Sokol Slet s (So kol Fes ti va ls) .

/ Editor's Note: In th e Nove mbe r, 1973 edit ion of GYMNAST magaz ine th e two pictures of a gymnast, doing a full twist ing hecht of f the hi gh bar, w hi ch appeared on page 13 should have been labeled wi th th e capt io n Glenn Hime instead of Dana Crosley. We apolog ize for the e rror and wish to correc t it.

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WOODWARD GYMNASTICS "Gymnastics Country Style"

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P.O. BOX 93,

WOODWARD, PA. 16882

JOHN CULBERTSON, Program Director, and Assistant Camp Director Member of 1960 and 1962 USA teams and now member of Technical Committee of National Ulympic Gymnastic Judges .AssociatlOn

ED ISABE-LLE, Camp lJireelor President, National Gymnastics Centers Assistant Coach, Penn State University NCAA All Around Champion , I:{ullller Up

DICK SWETMAN, Instructor Captain of 1970 Penn State University Gymnastics Team, Member of 1970, 1971 National Team

BARBARA CULBERTSON, Instructor Former National Trampoline Champion

HEIDI ARMSTRONG, Instructor University of Massachusetts

ANN WEAVER, Instructor Michigan State University

TERRY SPENCER, Instructor (July 14-Aug. 3) 1970 University World Games 1971 Member of the Pan American Team 1973 World Uni versity Game!:! (Moscow)

Placed 4th in the finals on Floor Exercise

And many other nationally ranked, gymnasts, coaches , and guest specialists

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STONY BROOK GYMNASTICS CAM P "Where Previous Campers Bring Their Friends" STONY BROOK, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 11790

STAFF ... GARY SEIBERT, Camp lJireelor

B.S., Lock Haven State College l"ormer Coach, Hempfield High S(;hool Director Lancaster Gymnastics S(;hool V.P. National Gymnasti(;s Centers

LINDA ZOOK, Womens Program Dire(;tor National Rated Judge

TERRY SPENCER, lnstruelor (Aug. 4-Sept. 1) Second All-Around University Games

BRUCE DODD, Summer Programs Administratur AND MANY OTHER INSTRUCTORS AND

GYMNASTS OF NATIONAL CALIBER Counselors meet the highest standards of qualification for

both personal character and camping experience. An overall ratio of one staff member to every eight campers maintains supervision well within recommended limits. All seniors counselors are of at least college-age and experience.

STONY: BROOK GYMNASJICS CAMP, P.O. Box 593, Stony Brook, Long Island, N.Y. 11790

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(iYMNASTS UNITEI N.lionill (iymlYStk Centers, Inc ..... s «:re.ted three well desianed .nd experlly sI.lfed summer c.mps for you, the Iymn.SI! Whether beslnner or .dnnced, join the fun <Inc! lIdv<liK:e your skills by enrolling in one of these gymnGls' summer lIdventures. Write toct.y for your color brochure with full det.lls of the 01 your choke ... or .11 three I Or nil 8 8343 tod<lY.

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Surrounded by rugged hills and pounding surf, the new Catalina Gymnastics Camp provides an exc.:iting summer adventure, Twenty-six miles off the coastof Los Angeles, the c.:amp is loc.:ated in one of Santa C<.Ita lina's many beautiful valleys, and enjoys exc.:ellent workout weather all summer long, Staffed with top gymnasts and experienc.:ed c.:oac.:hes from all parts of the nation, the camp offers expert instru<.:tion in c.:orrec.:t tec.:hniques and skill learning for all the men's and women's Olympic.: events,

STAFF MKHAEL KASAVANA, Camp Director

Assistant Women's Coach, Uni\', of l\Iassachusells 1973 AlA W National Intercollegiate Team Champions Former ECAC and NCAA Competitor 1971 National YMCA Trampoline Champ

MARGIE COMBS, Program Co-Ordinator University of Massachusells Gymnast 1973 Collegiate All-American Gymnast 1972 Eastern Regional All 'Around Champ

JON HARDY, Aquatics Consultant Underwater Instructor-Trainer U ,S, Coast Guard License Holder W,S,I. anet t'irst-Aid In:rtructor

ROBERT KOENIG, Gymnastics Program Dir, Former Penn State GYlllnast Assl. Men's Coach, Unili, of Massachusetts Teacher and Coach at many camps

TERRY SPENCER, Instructor (June 22-July ta) 1973 World University Games Team Former SIU Gymnast 1973 Collegiatc All-American Gymnast

STEVE LEHNER, Instructor Former UCLA Gymnast Member of the Triple Fly-Away Club Trampoline Specialist

DIANE CANTWELL, Instructor Former USGF National Beam Champion University of Massachusetts Gymnast

JO-ANN HASIIIMOTO YAMAUCHI, Instructor 1969 Captain, SlU Team 1907 World Univel'sit\' Games Team 1968 Cup of the Amel:icas Team

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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Po land vs USA Team Score : Poland 276.30 - Usa 275.60 All-Around: Andrezej ' Sza jna (POL) 57.35; Ga ry Mo rava (USA) 55.75; Wil helm Ku bica (POL) 55.55; Ji m Ivicek (USA) 55.20; Ma rsha ll Ave ne r (USA) 54.95.

POLAND 276.30 - U.S.A. 275.60 by Frank Cumiskey

On Sunday aft ern oon, Febru ary 17, 1974, at W illowbroo k High Schoo l in Chicago, th e Nat ion al Men's Gymnast ic tea m of Po land defeated th e Na ti onal Men 's Gymnastic tea m of th e U.S.A. in an exciti ng con tes t tha t was decided in th e last event. The United States, w ith Gary Morava, Ma rshall Ave ner, jay Whelan, jim Ivicek, Brent Sim mons and ji m Steph enson, led fro rn th e outse t and had a l A5 lead going into th e ho rizo nta l ba r and lost by 0.70, w ith three majo r br eak-u ps.

This Na t ional Match was th e fi rst of six stops by th e Po lish Na ti ona l Tea m sa ncti o ned by th e United States Gymnast ics Federation and co nducted under the rul es o f FIG, by the Illi no is High Schoo l Gym nastics Coaches Assoc iati on and the M id -Amer ica j udges Associati on. Th e judges we re A lbert Dippong (Canada) superi or judge, M r. Baji n (Yugoslav ia), M r. Oryshchyin (Ca nada), M r. Karni ewicz (Po lan d) and M r. Muzyczko (U.S.A. ).

Poland had an experienced team w ith f ine Ol ympians fro m M unich, although M ichae l Kubi ca suffered a stomach muscle tea r in Po land and was ullab le to cOlllpe te. f he tea m co nsis ted 01 W il helm Ku bi ca , Kru Ld, StrdLalkd, Ma rek, Pi eczka amJ Szajll a, who was the dll ­around w illner w it h a grea t sco re 0157.35. Gary M o rava lini shed seco ll d , w it h a fill e sco re 01 55.75 , p rov ing t ha t he had recovered fru lll h is inj ury and ope rd tio ll .

Th e events were co ntes ted as fo ll ows: FLOOR EXERCI SE U.S.A. = 46.75

POLAN D.= 45.90 Th e United States di d a fin e job o n the floo r

and I th ought that Po land was ove rsco red, since most of the ir front and back work was low, especiall y when twist ing. Simmons opened w ith an 8.95 w ith a cl ea n exe rcise, w hereas Kruza d id n 't hold a p ress, d id n' t hold an attempted sca le, bu t did do a doub le full (low) and fin ished w ith a low fu ll fo r an 8.95. Avener had a fi ne rout ine w ith a doub le back , and double full for a 9AO. W helan had a fine opening comb inat io n to a doub le full and fin ished w ith a dou bl e full (al th ough low and

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POLAND Team Score 1. Sza jna , Andrezej 3. Kubica , Wilhe lm 6. Kru za, A. 7. Pieczka, Ma ria n

10. Strza lka , Mieczyslaw 11 . Marek , Wa ldema r

USA Team Score 2. Morava , Ga ry 4. Ivice k, Jim 5. Avene r, Ma rshall 8. Simmons, Bren t 9. Whelen , Ja y

12. Stephenson, Jim

legs apart) for a 9.30. Marek, although he ma naged a low dou bl e fu ll , had leg troub le and f in ished wit h a tucked back fo r a high 8.90. Morava was all cl ass w ith h is f ine tum bling, do uble back, good style and fin ishing w it h a do uble full for a 9.50. W. Kub ica had a 9.20 (hi gh); d idn 't ho ld a press and was Iowan the f ini sh ing full . Szajna was the class of "t he Po li sh Team all ni ght an d started w ith a h igh dou ble back , however, he made no atte mpt to stand an d just rolled into a back ro ll o n la nd ing. He wo rk s we ll and sco red a 9.55.

POMMEL HORSE U.S.A . = 44.85 PO LAN D = 45 .30

Straza lka led off and fe ll off for an 8A5 and Sim mons fo ll owed and sat down fo r an 8.35. Stephenson needs wo rk on the horse w ith low scisso rs, a sit, and stop an d m in imal d iff icul ty fo r an 8.25. Ivicek is im prov ing; hi s di ff iculty has improved, hi s legs are still bending and parting bu t he f in ished strong w ith a loop, hop loop d ismount. Pi eczka sa t down fo r an 8.95 . W helan was fast and wil d for an 8.95. Szaj na had a clean exercise (low sc issors) and fin ished w ith a Shurlock loop of f fo r a 9.3~wh i c h was hi s low fo r th e ni ght. Morava looked be tter tha n Kubi ca (who had a stop) ye t bo th sco red 9.20. Gary was a li t t le st i ff . Ave ner was supe rb and undersco red with a 9AO. A ll compet itors have low sc issors according to th e ru les and all the sco res would be lower i f those rules we re fo ll owed. Afte r the pommel horse, wh ich we los t by OA5, we st ill had a lead, of OAO of a po in t - - 91.60 to 91.20 .

RINGS U.S.A. = 46.80 PO LAND = 46.65

W helan opened for the U .S.A. shakey on handstand, high on fro nt leve r and a weak

FX PH R V PB HB TOTAL 45.90 45.30 46.65 44 .95 46 .60 46.90 276.30 9.55 9.35 9.55 9.65 9.55 9.70 57.35 9.20 9.20 9.40 8.90 9.40 9A5 55.55 8.95 8.95 9.35 9.15 8.70 9.30 54.40 9. 10 8.90 9. 15 8.80 9. 15 8.95 54.05 9. 10 8.45 9.20 8.45 9. 15 9.05 53.40 8.90 8.90 8.50 8.00 9.35 9.40 53.05

46.75 44.85 46.80 46. 10 46.35 44.75 275.60 9.50 9.20 8.90 9.40 9.35 9.40 55.75 9. 15 8.95 9.50 8.55 9.50 9.55 55.20 9.40 9.40 9.50 9.30 9.35 8.00 54.95 8.95 8.35 9.35 8.95 8.45 9.55 53.60 9.30 8.95 8.70 9.15 9. 15 8.25 53.50 9.40 8.25 9.55 9.30 9.00 6.55 52.05

exercise for an 8.70 and Ma rek fo r Po land was very wea k w ith a gift o f 8.50. Th e res t of the exercises we re ve ry good . Morava was ab le to ho ld a c ross; Simmons looked grea t on hi s giant swing to a full d ismount (9.35) Ave ner, 9.50; Ivicek, 9.50 an d Stephenson, 9.55. Po land used more strength w ith Sza jna usi ng a w hippet w ith continuati on to a handstand but hi s inve rted handstan d was too hi gh and fini shed w ith a full as com pared wit h do uble fu ll s o r double backs by all Ameri ca ns except the grea t hi gh full by Simmo ns. Szajna rece ived a high 9.55 . It was ev ident that th e Amer ica ns were superi o r o n th e r ings but o nly wo n by 0.15. Th e Am ericans also used straight arms more than th e Po les. Ku bi ca d id a full ove r from handstand to a high cross (which enab led hi m to pu ll to " L" support) . Afte r the rin gs, th e America ns led by 0.55 po in ts - 138AO to 137.85 .

VAULTING

MAREK - (Poo r undetermined vaul t) - V, tw ist? 8.00 WHELAN - (Full twist - legs open?) 9.15 KRUZA - (F ull tw ist - bad fee t) 9.15 M O RAVA - (Double front - little low) 9.40 STR ZALKA - (Fu ll twist - bad legs & stand ) 8.45 SIMMO NS - (F ull twist - crooked - bad side step) 8.95 Kubica. W. - (Round off back - low land on floor) 8.90 STEPHENSON - (Round-off back - crooked) 9.30 PIECZKA - (Fu ll tw ist - legs - steps) 8.80 AVEN ER - (Round-off p ike back - underscored) 9.30 SZAJNA - (Double front - high - good) 9.65 IVICEK - (1 V, twis t - stand - V, pI. grip deduct) 8. 55

Thi s was a good ex hib it io n of va ulting by t he Ameri cans. They all have succeeded in gettin g height and d istance. They won the event by 1.1 5 po ints and at this poin t the sco re was U .S.A. - 184.50 -- Po land - 182.80.

PARAllEl BARS U.S.A. = 46.35 PO LAN D = 46.60

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This was a hotly contested event w ith on ly ' Kruza and Simmon s scoring less than 9.00 (they both had major breaks).

Avener had a fine exercise with an underscored 9.35 - he wou ld do we ll to get a different beginning - jump straddle on end to circl es - the rest is good and really swings w ith a great back catch, uprise back stutz, and back off. Morava also was clean and scored a 9.35 . Ivicek, with a perfect Diamidov, merited a 9.50 . But the w inner wa s Szajna w ith a gl ide kip in the middle to immediate cut stradd le backward to a planche and press ou t to a handstand. H'is stutz and back sa ito were great w ith a front off with a y, twist. Kubica started by jumping to a st raddl e " L" on one bar press, back sa ito, stutz and high front uprise stutz and a good back off.

Both teams were very good and at the co nclusion of the parallel bars we were leading by 1.45 points. U.S.A. 230.85 - Poland 229.40.

HORIZONTAL BAR U.S.A., = 44.75 POLAND = 46 .90

This event was hard to beli eve - Avene r, w ho had 9.40, 9.40, 9.50, 9.30, 9.35 and w ith a possible 9.40 to score a 57 .35 started to a T dkemoto and cam~ out crooked to an intl,rlllf'ciiate sw ing and although fini shillg with a high double, scored a deserved U.OO. Morava followed wi th a fine 9.40 and now it was Whelall's turn to stall on a Russ ian giallt for <III U.25. It still was possible to recoup as Pieczka al so broke for all U.95. As it turn ed out all U.UO by Stephen son would win but he also stalled <I i{ussidn , got back on and stalled aga in for <I 6.55. Simmo ns scored a 9.50 but it was too late . Kub ica (with 9.45) and SzajnJ w ith 9.10 lini shed irl style to w in by 0.70 points. A disdppointing fini sh by us, but th e team looked promising dr ld d belter futu re lies ah ead,

Poland would al so visit Lans ing, Mich iga n; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas, Texas; Baltimore, Maryland; and New Haven, Connecticut.

Frank Walsh, I'resid'erlt of the I.H.S.G.C.A. and Ted M uzyczko, Executi ve Director of the N.G .J .A. spearheaded the Polish vis it to Chicago.

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CZECHOSLOVAKIAN REPORT by Gail Chimielenski

Prologue The city of New Have n, Connecticut can be cons id ered the 'Gym nast ic Capital of the East '. In

fact , the Connecticut Gymnastic Corporation, a non profit organization, insists th at the city is most deserving of th at titl e and if yo u are will ing to li sten they wi ll give you a dozen reasons why. What other city cou ld boast two former O lymp ians and now highly successfu l coaches ' in Murie l and Abie Grossfeld! What other cit y could claim las t yea rs men 's co ll eg iate champion and this years men 's Eastern champion, Southern Connecticut State College, and all arou nd champion, John Crosby? Most recently, though , New Haven has proudly estab li shed a new precident, that of hosting two different East European teams in th e same city during th e sa me weekend.

Mayor Bart Guida iss ued a proclamation and declared March first throu gh third as International Gymnastics Weekend. The occasion honored the arrival of . the Polish Men 's Nationa l Team wrapping up a two week tour of the United States with a meet on Friday night aga in st Southern Connect icut. Th e following even in g, a team of se lected easte rn gymnasts competed unofficial ly aga inst the Czechos lovak ian Women 's Na tion al r eam. This was the f irst appearance of the Czech women in an lU day tour of six USA cities to includ e Bring ington, N.Y., Washington D.C. , Denver, Seatt le, and culminating in an off icial meet in Sa n Francisco.

Picking Up The Czechs Though the Czech meet was unoffi cial the

participants failed to give the impression that th e outcome was of no real significance. Both teams demonstrated proficiency in all routines, and co ntained some bright prospects for the future. The American tea m was composed of some new faces from th e Southern Connecticut Gymnastics Club, coached by Mu rie l Grossfeld, a nd some al ready establ ished ones . An unfortunate pre-meet leg injury eliminated nati o nal champio n i{oxanne Pierce , but paved the way for a newcomer from Greenwich, sixteen yea r old Jill Hagen, who gained her first opportunity to compete against a foreign team.

Another nov'ice w ith a bit more international experience an d except ional promise was fourteen yea r old Denise Wa lker. Den ise is a high school student from Wooster, Massachusettes. She has competed aga in st teams from both France and Hunga ry.

Newington 's Barbie Myslak turn ed in a fine performance wh ich brought her third place in the all around stand ings behind Jana Knopova and Olympian Zdena Dornakova. Her clean bar work and outstand ing va ulting refl ected

extraord inary poise for her fifteen yea rs. Barbie wil l most ass ured ly be in con tention for a berth on the '76 tea m. This is one 'Nutmegger' we in Connecticut w ill be anxious to hea r about! Barbie who has competed in meets against Japan and Hu nga ry , is an admi rer of former East Germarl Olympian Kdrirl Jarl L.

Janette Ande rson, already a seasoned veteran in elit e competition at twenty one, flew in from Seatt le ju st to take part in thi s unofficial meet. Recognized for her unique sty le, Janette 's quality beam routin e went unrewa rd ed aga inst the high scoring Czech team. Her lovely floor exercise was a triumph tempered by a four way ti e for first p lace go ld . As a member of Gymnastics Incorpo rated , Janette has bee n on the national team compet ing in Mexico City in 1969 and aga in st Japan. Her immediate goal is to be chosen to represen t the US in th e World Games later on this year.

The two remaining eastern USA gymnasts were Cole Dowaliby and Li sa Cain. Co le lost her chance to compet e aga inst the Hungarian team on tour last year because of a broken foot , but has met w ith Japan. She is a high school stud en t. Li sa, a student at Southern

Sona Brazdova

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Drahomira Smo lik ova De nise Walker

M urie l Grossfeld, coach of the Southe rn Connecticut Gym Clu b and th e group of eastern USA gymnasts competing aga inst the Czechs.

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Connecti cut and roo mmate of Roxanne Pi erce, is nineteen. She has competed with th e French Na tional Team.

Th e eastern gymn asti c stars, predominantl y members o f the South ern Connecti cut Gymnasti c Club (no t to be co nfused w ith Southern Connecticut State Co ll ege), were coached by fo rmer Olympian Muriel Grossfeld . Tho ugh th e total scores we re separated by a substantial 3.5 points Muriel fe lt thi s hardl y refl ected th e ca liber o f her gymnasts. She claimed the loss o f Roxa nne Pi erce wa; highly detrimental to th e outcome o f th e meet. Th ere seemed no question but th at in th e offi cial competi t ion in Sa n Fra ncisco th e projected turn o ut would b e overw helmingly in th e other favor.

Conce rnin g th e fa te of this yea r's USA team gymnasts in ge neral, M urie l couldn ' t paint a rosy pi cture. " We no longer have th e reall y big name rea dily recogniza bl e to th e judges to guarantee that las t so li d score . It ' ll be a yea r o r so t ill we build another name. " Fo rmerl y the names of Rigby and Ri ce were 'aces' in th e hand o f USA Gymnasti cs. It appea rs fo r a w hil e at least th e USA w ill have to depend on less famili ar and less establ ished names.

The Czechos lova ki an tea m made up of two Olympia ns, Sona Brazdova and Zdena Dornakova, was sparked by th e truly deli ghtful performances o f a sixteen yea r old w indow dresser from p strova. Jana Kn opova, whose onl y experi ence internati onall y up to now was in a meet w ith Cuba, aspires to represent her country in the nex t Olympi cs. Her ido l, as was th e case w ith eve ryone o f th e Czech team, Ludmill a Turi scheva .

Th e yo ungest m ember o t th e Czech team was Drahomira Smolikova . Th e fifteen yea r o ld high schoo l student, also from O strova, found herself on a plane hea ded W est w hen a chosen tea m member injured her hand in a pre-meet pract ice sessio n. She has already been chosen to enter th e University to become a trainer of gymnasti cs.

Blond Vladka Bartumkova is a stud ent in a gY"lnasti cs school in Litvinov. She was very pl eased that she would spend her eighteenth birthday in th e United States.

Th ree members of th e visiting team had limited success in Ol ympic co mpet ition. Lenka Hagkova, a seventee n year old student o f econo mi cs f ro m Prague, could not compete because of an injury. Sh e remained as an alt ernate. Zdena Dornakova and Sona Brazdova fini shed twe nty third and twenty fo urth respecti ve ly in the all around. Fo r Do rnakova, a stu dent o f gymnasti cs in O strova, th e 20th Olympiad was her fi rs t major co mpet iti o n intern ati onally. Twenty o ne yea r old Son a was the o ld es t and most experi enced of the Czechs. Sh e wo rks as a secretary in Gottundov. Special thanks to national judge M arlon Taussig and Czechoslova kian judge Vera Ru gickova fo r actin g as translato rs.

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CZECHOSLOV AKIA vs. USA March 8, 1974

University of San Francisco by lIarbara Thatcher

There are times when it would be nice if victory in gymnastics was decided by a stop watch or a f in ish line. And the Czechslovakian vs. USA Women's meet held March 8th in Sa n Francisco was one of those times.

The meet was n ' t that important internationall y, wo rld cham pi onship titles weren ' t decided . The point span wasn 't even that overwh elm ing ... 187.55-186.20 in favor of the Czech team. But somehow and for some reason the fee ling just persisted, after leav ing the University of San Francisco gym, that th e American team should have won, or at least fin ished in a tie with the Czech team.

The two teams started out equal ly ... the USA team had two Olympians .. . the Czech team had two Olympians. Th e Czech team had severa l young, ve ry talented newcomers to internat iona l compet ition. .. so did the American contingent. So where did the USA team lose? Where was th e def inite weak spot that can be pinpointed as the cause for the defeat? Or was it merely that a few ins ignifi cant tenths were lost in each event w hich added together totalled one certainty ... a victory for the Czechs.

Vaulting was not a weak area. The American girl s executed good va ults. Joan Rice of the Mannettes did a handspring full but had a minor problem w ith the landing to earn a 9.2 and a 8.95 . Nancy Thi es of the Oregon Academy of Gymnast ics did a Yamashita w ith a half turn fo r a 9.05 and 9.3. Janette Anderson of Gymnastics Incorporated did a nice half on­half off vau lt for a 9.1 and 9.15. And the SCATS Debbie Fike did a beautiful Yami (but remember it's onJy worth a 9.7 now) and a pretty decent Yami w ith a half, for a 9.1 and a 9.2.

Top vau lter for the Ameri cans was a loca l gi rl Diane Dunbar (Diab lo Gym Club). She executed a beautiful Yamashita with a half twist and stuck it to earn a 9.35. And th en turned in a second vau lt that was unbelieveable, a Yamashita w ith a fu ll twist. .. for a 9.2. Now this sco re wou ldn ' t have been bad except that one Czech vau lter received a score of 9.2 for a handspring with a ful l twist in which she landed with her legs comp letely crossed . She then was awarded a .2 h igher score for the same vault w hi ch though her legs we ren 't c rossed didn 't look much better.

Diane was also edged out of first in vau lting by Zdena Dornakova, a dynamic gymnast who executed a half twist on- full twist off. Sensationa l vault. However besides a few gasps and cheers from the audi ence all she merited was first a 9.35 and then a 9.4.

As for the rest o f the Czech gi rl s, they displayed just fai r vau lts. Drahomira Smo likova did a Yamashita (with littl e push from the horse) for a 9. 05 wh ich was .05 lower than Fike 's va ult , but Debbi e's vault at least from th e back of the horse looked a lot better. Smolikova 's second vault , a Yamashita w ith a half earned for her a 9.20. However (agai n from the back of the horse) her back and legs looked loose. Vladka Bartumkova did a quarter on-half off for a 9.20 and 9.30. Lenka Hagkova did a handspring full w ith a sli ght ly slow twist fo r a 9.05 and 8.6. And Jana Knopava did a Yamashita, wh ich was flat and low for a 8.8 (keep in mind Fike 's vault was onl y .3 higher) plus a Yami w ith a half. .. legs loose and apart for a 9.3. (Dunbar only sco red 9.2 for a Yami w ith a full.)

So the score at the end of va ulting ... Czechs

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46.50 ... USA 46.20. At bars fo r the most pa rt the USA squad rea ll y

hit th eir routin es. Kyle Ga ynor (SCATS) received a 9.35 for her effo rt s w hich is an al l tim e high sco re for her in this event. Diane Dunbar also earned her highes t sco re ever on bars .. . a 9.45. However her routine which incl udes a reverse eagle and hecht w ith a ful l twi st from th e hi gh bar seemed a bit mo re than .05 better than Sana Brazdova who fin ished her rout ine with a hecht.

Debbi e Fike and janett e Anderson also had ni ce rout ines. janette had a few minor breaks toward the end but did not su ffer near ly th e breaks jana Knopava did with an ex tra swing and a nearly missed handstand on the high bar. Anderson 's sco re .. . 8.6, Knopava 's sco re .. . 8.8 .

joan Ri ce had a smooth routine w ith a fro nt somi over th e low bar to catch the high bar. She also showed some fine free hip wo rk and a hecht with a full off the low bar. For this she was scored 9.45 . ldena Dornakova had slow tempo but good form to tak e first in this event with a 9.5. (A ltho ugh she seems a litt le heavy on the bars) .

Going into th e balance beam event... . Czechs 92.75, USA 93.10.

At the co nclusion of bal ance beam o ne ques ti on remained unanswered ... just what did joan Ri ce and Na ncy Thies ha ve to do to get a 9.5 . Granted 9.4 isn 't a bad sco re but in re lationship to the 9.5's that were given it looked li ke from the end of the beam that these tWO yo ung lad ies also deserved that score.

Nancy Thi es had prob lems sta ying on during wa rm -ups but hit a solid routine th at looked like all th e diffi cult y in th e Code of Points done in the required tim e limit. She did a front aer ial nlount which put an extremely happy look on her face, as she comp leted it , we nt on to do a' back tuck, ga ining back handspring, side aeri al, sp lits, several bea utiful turns, a va ldez and a gainer di smount. joan also did a back tu ck, a back handspring w hich she rea ll y pops up off the beam , a fast fron t wa lkover, front tinsi ca, ldds ni ce dance, and amp litude.

And now in th e 9.5 ca tego ry .. . Sona Brazova \V ho does a back wa lkover, back handsp rin g, front wa lkover and 1 Y2 wo lf turn into splits; back tinsica and a gainer off th e side. Al so scoring a 9.5 was jana Knopa va w ho does some "ery interes tin g jazzy dance move ments and has intr ica te ways o f ge tt ing dow n on th e beam. He r acrobat ic elements include back wa lkove r back handspring, gai ning back handspring, Iront wa lkove r and a gainer of f. Th e last perfo rmer on beam was Lenka Hagkova. Sh e . orks quick ly o n the beam an d used a side le ri al, back handspring and back wa lkover, and dismounted w it h a ga iner off th e side.

Kyle (never mi sses her aerial walkovers) Gaynor didn't miss her aer ials but near ly fell on mo th er part of her routine, tri ed to cove r it up by throw ing a front flip d ismount o ff the 9deand fell to the floo r anyway . Her score 8.75.

D ebbie !'ike fell 'on her mount and was also w arded an 8.75. Zdena Dornakova, a Czech y mn ast also fell from the beam and rece ived Jl 8.9 . It should also be mentioned that janette ,Inderson w ith 1 Y2 reverse turn to need le sca le, !eri al fron t, 1 arm fron t walkove r, beautiful ka ndstand strad dl e down and elega nt dance Inly merit ed 9.35. So the sco re at th e end of ka lance bea m ... the Czechs 140.15, USA 139.10. . Floor exe rcise loo ked good for both tea ms , ~thoug h th e head judge for Fil commented /tat she didn 't think these routin es would lO mpare wi th routines by o th er gymnas ts o n ~e internati onal, in particular th e Russ ians.

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Zdena Dornakova

Muriel Li sa Cain 10 moun"\.

Four Czech gymnasts sco red 9.5 and above, while only two America'ns ea rn ed that sco re. There we re several co nferences on th e floor and it 's interest ing to not e that the Czech girl s used severa l roun d-off back comb inat io ns. For instance Zdena Dorna kova cJ oes w hat looks like a round-off side flip into a round-off back . She also does a plain round-off back as we ll as a round-off layout back as well as a round -off, flip flop, full tw ist. For thi s rout in e she received a 9.55. jana Knopa va does a round-off, layout step-out ; a round-off, fl ip flop, layou t, flip flop tu cked back , and round-off, flip fl op, layou t

but, but no f ront tumbling except for d low front ae ri al. She had some very ni ce dance in her routine wh ich is done to Span ish sound ing music. Another Czech girl wit h ca tch y music was Sona Brazdova . To music that reminded th e audience of Barnum & Bailey she d id round ­off, flip flop, full, round-off, f lip flop, layout back and round-off , f lip f lop, tu cked back. There were some nice dance parts but much of the routin e looked a Ihtl e rushed. Brazdova's score 9.55.

D iane Dunbar gave a super crowd pleasing perfo rmance w ith a routine that co ntained ro und-off , fl ip flop, back, flip f lop, tu cked back... cute da nce and transiti on.. . f ro nt handspring, front flip, into round-off, f li p f lop, back ... and round-off, flip flop, full. She was one of the two Amer ica ns to receive a 9.5.

Th e other was janette Anderson. j anett e has beautiful dance and smooth tumblin g w hi ch includes round-off , flip flop, full , a handspring, front layout , and rou nd-off, flip fl op, layout, step out. Her score 9.55.

The last performer was joan Ri ce and unfortun ate ly for the Amer ica n tea m she fell on her double tw ist. The res t of her rout ine was very nice but had she hit her w hole rou tin e th e ex tra tenths would not have been enough to put the USA ahead.

Th e final outcome - a w in fo r Czechs and an additional vic tory because Sona Brazdova f ini shed first in th e all-around. She was fo ll owed by Diane Dunbar of the Amer ican sq uad who finished with the highest all around tot al of her ca ree r.

It shou ld be men ti oned that the North ern Cal ifo rni a Wom en 's Gymnast ic Committee d id an ou tstanding job of host ing thi s meet. Because of th e va rious str ikes in Sa n Francisco th e meet had to be changed from th e Civic Aud itorium to the USF gym at th e ve ry las t mi nu te. The move was made very eff icientl y and still th e compet ition managed to at trac t more than 4,000 specta tors. Meet directo r was Sophi e Stallman, who was ab le to speak with the Czechs in their own language and helped make re lat ions between the two teams that much smooth er.

In concl usion .. as fa r as the meet itse lf ... th ere didn 't persist a fee ling that th e sco rin g had been off, just tha t do ing th e best th ey could , th e Ame ri can team for an eq ual ro utine did not rat e an equal sco re .. . that 's all.

Maybe thi s mee t shou ld have been a f lag meet with no scores ... just girl against girl. Afte r each pair had competed the judges would ho ld up the flag (with the team co lor) for th e g irl who had done the better rout ine. Then at the end th e po in ts wo uld be tota ll ed for each side to determine who had won ... No paper work .. . no p roblem. It might have made it eas ier all the way around.

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RESULTS USA V B BB FX AA Dunbar 9.35/ 9.20 9.45 9.10 '1.50 37.45 Ri ce 9.20/ B.95 9.45 9.40 9.30 37.35 Thies 9.05/ 9.30 9.30 9.40 9.35 37.35 Anderson 9.10/ 9.15 8.60 9.35 9.55 36.65 Fike 9. 10/ 9.20 9.35 8.75 9.30 36.60 Gaynor 9.05 / B.95 9.35 8.75 9.40 36.45 Running score 46.20 93.10 139.10 186.20

CZECH V B BB FX AA Brazdova 9.20/ 9.40 9.40 9.55 9.55 37.80 Dronakova 9.35 / 9.40 9.50 8.90 9.55 37.35 Ha gkova 9.05/ B.60 9.25 9.55 9.50 37.35 Knopova 8.80/ 9.30 B.80 9.50 9.50 37.10 Ba rI u rnkova 9.20 / 9.30 9.30 9.35 9.10 37.05 Smolik ova 9.05 / 9.20 8.45 9.45 9.35 36.45 Running score 46.50 92.75 140.15 187.60

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photos by William Ziegler and Tony Roberts

The official Czechoslovakia vs. USA competition was held at the University of San Francisco gymnasium. Sponsored by the Northern California Women's Gymnastic Committee the competition drew more than 4,000 spectators who witnessed the second place all around finish of local gymnast Diane Dunbar. Above photos show Diane Dunbar vaulting, and also receiving the second place award from Bill Glover NCWGC Chairman; the Czech team at the S.F. airport; Sophie Stallman, meet director with translator; Jim Gault. I)iane Dunbar's coach, and opening ceremonies.

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GYMNASTICS IN THE US S R By James Riordan

Gymnastics in Ru ss ia did not beg in w ith Olga Korbut - altho ugh she has done mo re than anyon e to focus att ention upo n th e sport. It goes back wthe eMlies t da ys of organized spo rt in tsari st Russia . A ~wed e, de Pauli , opened th e first Gymna sti cs Insti tut e in SI. Peters!.J urg ba ck in 1B30; th e sport was offi ciall y recommended to ' the nobility as " extremel y beneficial for health and hygiene. " , Just as th e German Gymnastics Turnvereine, th e Czech Sokol and th e Scand indvian gymna stics m ovem ents of th e 19th century w ere at tempts to rege nerat e th eir peop le after mi li tary di sasters, so Russ ian gymnas tics w as intended to refurbi sh th e Ru ssian ari stocrJcy, es peci all y after the Crimean War. The f irst gymna st ics circl e came into being in ~1. Petersburg in 'IU63 and was fo ll owed th e sam e yea r !.J y th e famo us Palma Gymna s ti~ s Society whi ch soon had bran ches in li ve oth er c iti es. In 1 Bbtl , th e Moscow Gymna sti cs Society was fo rmed and met in .I large hall on 1 sve tn o i Ho uleva rd (now ddays th e D ynamo Club Gy illnasium - w here Ludillilid Turischeva trains). Pyo tl Lesga ft , th e! ' fath er ' o f Ru ss ian ph ySl( .II education, introduced gymnastics on the Pru ss ian model into th e Mill y in 1tl74 and , sho rtl y aft er, establi shed gymna stics cou rses fo r army o ffi cers and , in 1896, for civilians. The first national federatIOn lo r an y sport - th e Russian Gymnasti cs Socie t}' ­w as creat ed in 1tltlJ, o n th e initiati ve o f seve ral social reform ers, inc luding th e wr iter A nto n Ch ekhov; he expressed th e hope , cheri shed by many intellectuals , that the Society 's m em!.Jers w ere " the peopl e o f th e future .. . th e time w ill come wh en everyo ne w ill be as strong and fit ; th ere li e the nati o n 's ho pes and happin ess." As e lsewhere in ~ul o pe , gymn.tsti cs bec,lIne til<' basis 01 ph YS ical ed u( .lIion in schoo ls, althu ugh th ese we re confined to a sm.dl p ru purtiolt 01 th e popul,lilon,

lhere are lour 10 1111> o f gymnd sti cs )JUpUldl in th e USSR: "spo lt ing gymn as tics', " drti sti c g ymn as tIC s Icall sth enl cs)' ' dthl e tl c gymnastics" (body-budding) and " production gymna stics' (phySl( "I l' xercise at wu rk). 'I he first - "sportin g gymnast ics" is referred tu in this articl e.

With it s narrow base am o ng th e ari stocra cy .lIld spurred on by th e ri sing industriali sts, gymnas ti cs had becom e po pul ar enu ugh .It th e turn 01 th e ce ntUl Y fo r a team to be s(!ntt u th e Ol ympics 01 191 2 and act uall y wi n Ill cddl s.

1 he RU SS ian Revo lution o f 'l 'i'l 7 bro ught th e hopes of Chekhov nearer reali za tion. Leriin himsell wa s an energeti c propu nent u f ph ys ic.d lit ness; whd e III d SI. Petersburg pri soll he had w rttt en that he di d "gymnasti cs w i th gredt pl easUi e Jnd valu e every day " (Lc llin 's it ali cs) . He an-d other revolutionari es had often stressed the rol e o f gymnasti cs in th e new social ist state as contributing to the harmonious all -round development of every individual: " Youn g people," he w ro te, " need a zest for living; hea lth y sport - gymnastics, swimming, hiking, all manner o f physical exercise - should be combin ed as much as possible with a va riety of intellectual inte rests that w ill give young peop le ... hea lth y mind s in healthy bodies. "

gymnas tic s In thl' b roddes t sense Ull<krld Y th e ph ySic al cultUi e ( all1palgn: Hesides requ iring lilli e equlpnH,' n t u tiw i than th e " bes t pro letartan doc tUIS - Ihe sun, air and w dter ", it was SUita b le as .I mediulll lu r suci.d 1J0 l ieies such as the fitn ess an d hyg iene ca mpaign, the

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social liberation o f w o men and th e defense requirements. It wa s beli eved , too, to sa ti sfy th at desire fOI d higher artistic quality which was w orth y of th e li be rat ed man and wo man of th e first wo rk ers' stat e. M ass gymnasti cs displ ays in the 1920'5 - no t to be co n fused w ith th e d irec ted ad ulato ry parad es of th e '1930 's -were becomin g increa singl y po pul ar: some 1B,000 peopl e, 10 1 exa mple, took PMt in a vast

NEWLY WEDS

taken from "Sport in the USSR"

l. KUlESHOV

photo by V. Safronov

Th ey say that all happy famii iesa re ali ke. For this part icular family the road to ha ppiness bega n in the Central Russ ia n City of Vladimir.

Th e co mbin ed ages of these newly-weds is only 40 years. Bo th ot them are students, bo th are gymnasts, both are well known in the sporting world and both are holders of Olympic titl es. Their names - Lyubov Burda and Niko lai Andr ia nov! 1 he wil e, however, has the edge on her hu sband who " on ly" wo n his first Ol ympic gold medal in 1972. Lyubov's troph y co llection contains go ld medals from both the M uni ch and M exico Olympics, her first Olympic gold coming at the age 01 15.

Her ad mirers will long remember that hot summer day in 19&7 when the frai l-look ing and relati ve ly unknown lass from Voronezh stepped on to the winn er;' rostrum having ga ined third place in the USSR Nat ional Games.

Th e yea rs passed and her maturing ta lent brought new success. But she has never let it go to her head and still works as hard as ever. That is why she has rema ined a gymnastic star of the first magnitude.

Niko lai AndriJnov I,,'st madea name fo r himself in the sporting world at the 1971 Europea n Champiomh ips in Madrid. Although he only went as a reserve, he ca me back with a bronze medal in the combined exercises and championship titl es in some 01 the indivitiu,li events. ~ince that tim e he has won considerable renown fo r ~o v i e t sport by hi s Ilumero u~ Victo ries .

As you Cdn see, then, these two young people already have a grea t record ot success behind them. One can only hope that their lamily li fe will be equa lly blessed by good lortune.

gymnasti cs displa y .1 t th e new Red St.1dium to mark th e o pening 0 1 th e Second Cungre ss 01 th e 1 hird Int erthltl o ndl in '1920. Lun.1 chdrsky, th e c...o mmJssJr 01 ~ nli g ht ment , in vit ed Isadu r.1 iJu nC,l n to Soviet Russ id in '192'1 dnd helped her se t up her ow n dc.t d emy in Moscuw (s he act uall y lOok ~ov l e t ci tiLenship , married the po et Yesenlll and undoubtedly h.td d

considerabl e Inlluenee on th e d eve lo pm ent of

"arti stic gymnasti cs" , although she o nl y stayed two years).

Gymnastics, nevertheless, had it s opponents - largely because of its association with foreign systems, its nationalistic overtones ffrom the old Pan-Sla vist Sokol movem ent) and its lack of " team-work " . Some antagonists, no tabl y the "hygienists ", argu ed th at it was irrational and potentiall y injuriou s to m ental and ph ys ical health , encoura ging individual rathe r than co ll ectivist attitud es and, hence, aga inst the sociali st ethic. Due to " hygienist" influence in educa tion , gymnas ti cs was barred from schools. Other opponents, the Pro letk ultists, rej ected all organized 'sports that emanated from bourgeois socie ty as re mnants of the decad ent past and refl ection s o f degenerate bourgeois culture. A fresh start had to be made through the "revolutionary innovation of proletarian physi ca l culture " , w hi ch would take th e form of " labo ur gymnasti cs" and mass pageants. Gymnas ti cs and its 'bourgeois' equipment would be replaced by va riou s pieces of apparatus in which young people cou ld pracllce their ' Iabour movements' . The First 1 rade Un ion Gam es, in 1925, ex cluded gymna stics, along w ith football , bo xing and w eightlifting - even though these w ere the four most popular pursuits o f th e itme.

With the onset of rapid industriali zation at the end of the 1920's, however, opponents to gymn as ti cs w ere swept away (som ellmes lit erall y) and , by a resolut ion of '1933, it beca me th e basis of th e sports movem ent and of ph ys ical education in school. It w as used, too , as a cultural m edium to draw sportsmen into the orbit of culture, being linked to ballet and other forms of cultural expression. The aes th eti c va lue o f human m ovements engend ered in gymna stics was th o ught to be synonymous with that which emanates from art at its bes t; a new and dynam ic cultural force wou ld emerge through graphic symbolization of gymna stics, ca listheni cs, th e dance and ma ss formation-di splays, as In the newl y-fo unded Spartaki ad s. By 1940, gymnastics was fourth among sports in registered number of participants. Although no Sovi et spo rtsm en (apart from chess Grandmasters) took part in 'bourgeoi s international tournam ents pr ior to th e war, it is assert ed that , by '194'1, Soviet gymnast s had allain ed Ihe top w orld standards in techniqoe and result s.lhey did no t compete aga inst foreign 'bourgeois' gymn as ts, in asmuch as no Sovie t sports association was affiliated to an y inte rnational federation, Soviet sport s po li cy largely being conducted thro ugh the Internationa l A ssociatio n of Red Sports­Gymnastics Organization which viewed " ph ys ical culture, gymnastics, games and sport as a m ea ns o f pro letarian cl ass stru gg le and not an end in themse lves."

Alt er the w ar, c ircumstan ces and po lici es changed radically and th e Soviet Gymnastics ,Association affiliated to FIG in ·194B. ~ov iet gymnasts made .their international debut at the 1952 Ol ympic Games, winning 9 go ld medals and both the team and indi vid ual titl es for men and wo men (a success repeated in '1956). The galaxy 01 out standing gymnasts wh o altered the w ho le compl ex ion of th e sport during th e 1950's included such stars as Galina Shamrai, ~o li a Muratova, Polin a Astakhova and Lari ssa Latynina among th e wom en, and Vi c tor Chuk arin , Horis )hakhlin , Grant Sh agin ya n and Yuti 1 itov among th e men. Since th en, Soviet gymnasts have not monopolized th e sport t6 the same extent ; Japanese m en and Czechoslovak and East German women have come to the fore. Nonetheless, particularly

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man y brilliant gymna sts have graced the sport­Larissa Petrik and Na talia Ku chinska ya in th e 1960's and , today, Ludmilla Turi scheva, Olga Korbut, Tamara Lazakovich , Lyubov Burda and the Uzbek girl Elvi ra Saadi .

Organization

I wo interlinked elem ents th at underli e th e Soviet ~ port s system are th e " Read y for Labour and Defen se" ma ss fitness programme and th e uniform ranking system for indi vidual sports for proficient athletes. Both were inaugurated in the early 1930's and both are intended to serve th e twin aim s 'massovost' and 'materstvo' on which success is said to be based. Whil e the former sets targets for a.1I­around abilit y in a number fo sports and aims to involve as much of th e population as possibl e in sport , the latter establi shes a who le compl ex of qualifying standards, ran kings and titl es in indi vidual sports, intended to stimulate th e best performers to aim for certain graduated standard s. At the lOp of the ranking sys tem are two sport s-titl es : "Master of Sport of the USSR , International Class" and " Master of Sport of th e USSR '; then come th e fo ll owing sport s rankings: "Candidate Master of Sport ", " Sportsman hrst Rank ", " Sportsman Second Rank " , " :,portsman Th ird Rank ", " Junior Sportsman First Rank ", " Junior "Sportsman Second Rank " and " Junior Sportsman Third Rank ". 1 he two sport s titl es are honorary for life; th e on ly higher award to whi ch an outstanding sport sman may aspire is " M erited Master of Sport " .

How popular gymnastics is in the Soviet Union toda y ma y be judged by th e fa ct th at over 650,000 people engage in it regularl y, three-quarters of whom have gained a spo rt s ranking in the la st three years. As man y as 600 have reached th e Master of Sport level , and '15-the zenith of International Class . To train th ese gymnasts the country has 18,000 gymnastics coaches and an ex tensive network of clubs and schoo ls. If a youngster shows talent and inclination, he is likel y to be accept ed into a junior sport s school (of w hich there are to day approximat ely 4,000) or o ne of th e 63 special gymnastics schoo ls, w hich pupil s attend , free of charge, after th eir normal school da y. How serrou s the sport is ta ken in these junior sport s school s ma y be seen from th e prog ramme stipulated In 1970 for gymnastics: c

C ~ 'O .~ Name No. of Age ~ i ,~. ~ ~ ~ ~

of group groups boys girls ~ 5. ~. ~ ~ -5 6 Preparatory 3 Y 8 15 1 2 "2 ~ 2 " Young Gymnast" 3 10 8-9 15 3 3 2 2 3rd Rank 3 12 11 12 3 4 3 2 2nd Ranking 2 13 12 8 4 3 3 3 1st Rank 2 15 13 6 4 4 4 3.5 Candidate Master 17 14 4 5 5 4 3.5

of Sport boys girls Master of Sport 1 18 15 3-4 5 4 3.5

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in a gro up of abo ut six gymn as ts, attending training sess io ns, four times a wee k fo r J ill - 4 hours each session.

A t what age on e sho uld start gymn as ti cs is a debatabl e po inta mong Soviet speciali sts; it ha s. had to be reconsidered of late in vi ew of the mark ed reducti on in th e age of champio ns. Thi s is due, it is m aintained , to ea rli er bi o log ica l maturit y, improved training m eth od s and a bett er pro tein diet. Resea rch stati sti cs fo r 1946-69 show th at m en gymnas ts took, on ave rage, 9. 2 yea rs to reach th e Master o f Spo rt leve l, and women - 7.3 yea rs. Members o f th e USSR gymn as ti cs squad in 1971 to ok up the spo rt se riously, on ave ra ge, at 12.7 yea rs o f age. About three-quart ers of Sovie t gymn as ti cs experts recommended that boys should start gymnas ti cs at th'e age o f 10-11 ; girl s at U-9 .­although they insist that th e f irst 2-3 years should be d evo ted to building up all-ro und fitn ess.

If a buddin g gymn as t shows exceptional abilit y, he ma y be accept ed into one o f th e relati ve ly new \n on -free p ay in g) gymn asti cs boa rdin g sc hoo s o f w hi ch there we re 2'1 in earl y 1973. Th ey follow other specialized boa rdin g schoo ls (e.g. for pro mi sing math emati cians, music ians and arti sts) in adhering to the standard curriculum for ordin ary secondary sc hoo ls, but th ey have an ex tra stud y loa d in spo rt th eo ry and practi ce. In th e schoo l I visit ed n ear Tallinn (ca pital of the Balti c repu blic of Esto ni a) , fo r exa mple, 12-year-olds spent 25 hours in a six-d ay week at standard subjec ts, and eight hours in gymnas ti cs , two ho urs sw immi ng and ·t wo hours P.L In th e las t form at ltJ ( a year lo nge r th an normal school ing), th ey devot ed 23 ho urs a wee k to sport , including 19 hours gymn as tics. Ro ughl y th e same number o f ho urs must be spent at aca demic work. Th e schoo ls' ad vocat es argue th at i t is an adva ntage to have th e best potential gymnast organi zed in we ll-equipped schools, se rved by the bes t coaches, fed on a sp ecial nutriti onal die t and cons tantl y under th e superVisio n o f spo rt s inst ru c to rs and doctors.

I f a gymn as t does reach th e top o f th e spo rt , it is ex pected th at he w ill contin ue hi s study in hi gher edu ca ti o n, however disjo inted th at stud y may become du e to the needs o f training and co mpetition (whi ch have first pri o rit y) . Ol ga Ko rbut , fo r exam p le, is rea din g Histo ry and ~ngli sh at th e Grodn o Institute of Edu ca tion ; Ludmill a Turi scheva is a student of ph ys ica l culture in Moscow. Gaining h igher education al q ualifica ti ons is seen as d

prepar ation for a ca ree r aft er ac ti ve gymn as ti cs comes to an end ; Lat ynina, M uratova and Astakhova die all nati onal coaches; Ku chinskaya and Petrik are now pursuing careers in films and th e th eat er respec ti ve ly; Yuri litov IS responsible fo r gymna st ics admini strati o n and Grant Shag in ya n runt s d

gymnas ti cs sc h_oo l in hi s nati ve A rm eni s. Being a _gymnastics star had its perqui sites:

Olga Ko rbut has a two- roomed flat (with o ne room being a mi ni -gym) nex t door to her

'coach 's famil y, in h e r hom e town o f Grodno in Bye lo russia. :, he is ab le to trave l w idely and enJoys hi gh es teem in th e Soviet Unio n -th ough by no m ean s th e adulation she rece ives in th e W estern wo rld (during th e Women 's European Gymnasti cs Champi onships at W embley in O ctobe r 1973, th e Sov iet gymn ast ics ento urage WdS obv io usly perple xed and amazed by th e hys teri a an d securit y precaution s) . But th ere M e duti es too, n o t merely to give displa ys and lec tu res, but to engage in social wo rk . Lar issa Latynina was d

city councillor in Ki ev for several years' Ludmilla luri schevd took part ea rl y thiS yea ; w ith o th er lea ding athl etes in ph ys ica l labour on a co nstru cti o n sit e in Tat aria and was prominent in th e 1973 Yo uth ~ es ti va l in Ber lin. "Secrets" of Gymnastics Success

1 he "secrets" at )ov iet gymn as ti c., success are to be lo und in a vdl'i ety o f fa ctor." so m e general Jnd som e spec ifica ll y Soviet. Of pr im e importance of effi c ient o rgani zat ion: the mass fitn ess ca mpJlgn alli l'd to J uni for m rdnkin gs sys tem to encourage gymnastics specialization w ith se t tdrgets dnd trainin g p rogrammes at each stage. Orga niza tion al so incorporates a meti culous stud y of training m ethods; th e bu lk of th e 60-page annual jo urnal Gimnastika 'and th e monthl y Theory and Practice of Physical Culture is devoted to d etai led research into th e mechani cs Df movem ent - of turns, tw ists, landings , va ult s and so mersault s. Th e USSR also benef it s from h ig h ly qualifi ed codches and good ameniti es at top (th ough no t bo ttom) leve ls. ~ ac t ors li ke selecti on fo r nation al tea m s and thE' annual trainin g-co mpetiti on-res t schedule o r 'ca lenddr' are also worth y o f co nsiderati on.

1 he to t,1I el fiue ncy and to tal re.,ources of th e Sov iet spo rt s sys tem co un t fo r li tt le, however, w ithout persona l mo ti va tion . Here, Sov ie t gymnasts (l ike the ir coun terpart s in I:a ., te rn Europe and Japan) sco re hi ghl y : in th eir attitude to training, their hard wo rk and dedi ca ti on to gymn as ti cs, their personal qualiti es such as se lf-di scipline, confidence and crea ti vit y. Th ey have, too, an arti sti c quality of perfo rmance, parti cularly among th e women in th e free exe rcise, th at is so uplifting and remniscent o f a fu sion between sport and art. A lthough thi s ball etic grace and musical appreciati on is undoubt edl y associat ed with Sov iet upbringing, it is not uniquely gymnastic or Soviet - it ex ists in fi gure skating (most expertl y w ith th e Pro topopovs) and is most ma rked in th e gymnast ics' perio rmances of th e Ea st German, Ro manian and Czechoslovak girl s. '

Put toge th el , all these fa ctors co n., titut e d

co mpelling reaso n why )oviet gymn a., ts 'ha ve do ne so wel l In wor ld co mpet iti on. Yet th eir co ntri buti on to sport goes fM beyond w inning medals; it ex tends to th e emulati o n inspired in millio ns 0 1 young p eopl e dra w n into gymn as ti cs and t he sdti sfact io n enjoyed by man y more milli ons o f spectato rs the world ove r.

Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast and silver me dalist on rings;n the 1972

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Editor's Note: "Club Corner" isa special department of GYMNAST Magazine devoted to dub news and activities. We e ncourage readers to submitartides and pictures of dubs throughout the country similar to the following stories and those featured in past issues. Not only are such stories helpful in publicizing the various dub programs, but they also serve other dubs by providing new ideas and information on the organization and formation of independent dubs.

GYMNASTICS IS FUN!!!

by Mrs. James K. Johnson "Gymnastics is fun", is the word being spread

in the foothill communities of La Canada, La Crescenta, Montrose, Glenda le & Sunland­Tujunga , California.

The;e smil ey, happy fdced gi rl s have hel iJed promote gymnast ics w ith th eir poi se, personalities and sk ill s. Their friends and schoolmat es have caught th e gymnastic feve r. Posters of th e girl> appedr eve ryw here from market s to ; hopping centers, and news arti cles are frequent. Much emphasis has been put on the beautiful , physica lly fit yo ung girls acti ve in gymnastics . The program has impressed 500 chi ld ren;o far to ;eek their trdining w ith either the Sunland-Tujunga club or the Glendale club, which wo rks out at Glendale Co ll ege. The two clubs are recogni zed by th e state as a non­profit organization.

fa y Hall is th e d irecto r of Foothill Gymnastic Club; with Betty Wright ass istin g her. Ms. Wright is a gymnastic teacher at a local junior high. Ms. Hall is a gy mna sti c coach and ph ys ical education teacher at Verdugo Hills High in Tujun ga. She is also vice president of the North Section of Southern Ca li fornia Gymnastic Association and gYlTlna,tic Chair/ndn for Southern Division of Girl's an d Women 's Sports, also for th e American Association of Hea lth , I'hy, ical Education and Rec rea tion. The high school gir ls parti ciiJdte as th e Ram · Tumbl ers, w hich Ms. Hall orig inated two years ago .. It 's a group of girls th at tumbl e dt all the Ram '; home games at the Los Ange les Coli ;eulTl.

The li;t 01 qualified coaches i, long, but naming onl y d few:

NEW.. Dan Speraw, ndtiondll y kno wn women'; coach.

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UN ITED STATES

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CLUBS

- - - DIRKTORY Names and Addresses ot:

All USA IGC Membf'rs (And non-member clubs)

USGF Judges and Officials Gymnast ics Equipmen t Suppl iers Gymnastics Pe riodicals

Li stings for all USGF Regions

A NECESSARY AID FOR COMMUNICATION IN GYMNASTICS

The5e directori es are $5.00 each Make checks payabie to:

USAIGC 540 Hydrauli c Wichita , Kansas 67214

George Engbrechl, pa st head coach of gymnastic; at Los Angeles Valley College.

Richard Pasquale, NCAA Invitational College Champ, first on floor exe rcise and para ll el bar,.

Tex Womack, advanced ~o final" in NCAA all-around competition.

Wendy Spencer, for two years fir st in floor exe rci;e in Southern Califo rni a High School competiti0n.

'Jerry Smith, c ircus performer in tumbling and trampoline, also w ith the Gene Kell y Dancers.

Louis Marino, Coach of gymnastics at Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, coaching .two of his students to State Championships. And many others, along with ballet and dance training, plus vo lunt eer heliJ from noted coll ege gymna;\;.

The clubs run regular coaches clinics once a month, open to all coaches in th e area. It is mandatory for the man y coaches of th e Foothill Gymnastic Clubs to attend . Th ey go over techniqu e, routin es, spot ting, judgi ng, etc.

Th ey ha ve recent ly opened a new gym in Burbank on Glenoaks Blvd.

Clubs' Name: FOOTHILL GYMNASTIC CLUBS Director: Fay Hall Address: P.O. Box AG, Sunland, California, 91040 or call 353-0300 George Engbrecht, Bars & his class II Team, S·T

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Just a few happy faces of the STATS (Sunland-Tujunga Acro Team)

Tex Womack, trampoline, Sunland-Tujunga Louis Marino, beam, Glendale College Gym

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WICHITA GYMNASTIC CLUB By Muriel Strand and Beverly W. Hodges

founded in May, 1968, w ith thirt y participants in a Jsx3s foot room in west Wi chita , the Wichita Gymnastic Club w ill celeb rate its sixth anni versa ry this spring in its full-size gymnas ium (YO x 150 feet) augmented by a dance room. Coach Tom Heineike's classes have six high bedim, two low bedms, five un even bars, two va ulting horses, and a full­size ca rpeted floor exe rcise mat for their use. They also have a trampoline available for training. Th e 20 x 40 foot dance room in the basement area is equipped with mirrored wa lls, ca rpeted floor pad, and a ballet bar.

Th e gymnasiu m has a spacious sea ting area and an 8 x 16 foot sco reboard. These two features have been enjoyed by many spectators at meeb and gymnast ic demonstrations.

Th e coach ing staff ha s applied much "elbow grease," paint an d time to make the large gym comfortab le, attractive and practical for gymnasts. This effort has been greatly appreciated by the parents.

Tom H eineike is totall y dedi ca ted to gymnastics and to the development of competitive all-around gymnasts in VYi chita , in Kansas, and in the who le of the Great Plains area. He constan tl y st rives to improve his coaching techniques, and feels that part icipating in man y gymnastic clinics and camps keep~ him abreast of the latest coaching information. Tom was the 1Y73 President of the Association of Independent Gymnastic Clubs.

Tom and the club 's four assistant coaches stress the basic fundamentals of gymnastics and recogni ze th e need for maximum indiv idual attention fo r each g irl. With this approach, coup led w ith th e proper learn ing sequence, th e Wichita Gymnastic Club has an enviab le safe ty record.

The club is open to everyone. Some pay their tuition by helping to keep the gym clean.

Th e Wichita Gymnastic Club is a traveling club. The gymnasts have participated in meets, clinics and camps in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi , New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas, Iowa, Arizona, Michigan and Kentucky. hie ndship~ with other gymnasts across th e country is an ex tra div idend.

Each girl in th e inte rmediate, advanced and elit e groups has a clipboard and an organ iza tion or work sheet wh ich must be fi ll ed out daily. The attainment of certain ski ll s is th e requirement for advancement from one group to th e next. There are four 12-week sessions each year at the Wichita Gym Club, so th e training is consistent, constant and continuo us.

Tom Heineike has two additional goals he wou ld like to achieve over and above that of producing competitive gymnasts. The first goa l is to have the Kansas. State High Schoo l Activities A ssoc iation recognize the desirability of the private gymnastic club and to allow th e high school compet itor to participate in private training whi le compet ing for th e high school. The second is to estab lish a gymnastic academy to train new coaches. He envisions three new coaching trainees per session, with a max imum of ten to twelve trainees at anyone time. The academy wou ld train a coach over a one year period. The need for such a coaching academy ar ises from the lack of trained gymnastic coaches in the public schools and independent (private) gymnastic clubs, plu s a growing interes t of youngsters in gymnastics.

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Top photo: Some of the talented gymnasts who compete for the Wichita Gymnastic Club. Middle Photo: Spacious work-out facilities for the WGe. Bottom Photo (Left): Emblem designed especially for the club. Bottom Photo (Right): Tom Heineike, head coach and founder of the WGC, assists one of his gymnasts on the bars. Mr. Heineike was past president of the Association of Independent Gymnastic Clubs.

the Wichita and Kansas community is fortunate in having Tom Heineike and hi s independent Wichita Gymnastic Clu b. You wi ll be reading of their ach ievements in th e gymnastic world for many years.

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By H.J. Biesterieldt, Jr.

Ordinaril y this section would like to pub lish submitted art icles. However we have a shortage 01 defin it ive artic les. Moreover th e delinltive wo rk on twi>l ing mechanics in gymnastics appears in Russian by S.D. Ustinov, 1971 , and we have decided that exact translation IS not entirely sa ti sfactor y. So, having read thiS wo rk, I am w riting about twi sting , Ireely uSing the ir material as well .IS my own. BACKGROUND

I became acutely aware that some thing was wrong with the usual ideas about tw ist ing some twent y years ago , but had no occasion to lurther conSider the matter. In substance, I had been told that to twist , one did two things on takeoll: estab lished rotation about .I horizonta l axis (somersault) and estab li shed rotat ion about th e vertical ax is (twist) , and that this twist was contillued throughout the sa ito w ith only change 01 rate by virtu e of reduction of radiu s ot gyration.

T he exp lanation Ju st give n WdS Ju stifi ed by the lamiliJr plano stoo l demonstrat ion from high school ph YS ICS: start rotating w ith just a small speed w ith h,lI1ds outstretched, then watch rotational speed increase as hands are brought Ill.

Unlortunatel y I also saw a second piano stool demonstrat ion that presents ve ry ser ious dilliculties with th e above exp lanation of the twi st in saltos. - 1 he readel shou ld try th e following exper iment. II he has not seen it. Sit on a stool flee ,to rotat e, having smooth fIee running bearings and grasp a bicycle wheel by the ax le, with tn e whee l /n a horizontal plane (axis ve rtical ). Have someone start the whee l spi nning as 111 figure l. Now try to turn the wheel ups/de down. That is, make the sp inning wheel do ha lt a saito. You w ill find that th e man on th e piano stool is sp inning rapidl y at the end ot th e IIlvers/on , because in in ve rting the wheel, ell ec tl ve ly the direction of sp in of the wheel is reversed. rh e man 's spin is precisely that wh ich he would get if he without in version , merely stopped the w heel and spinned it back the other way.

Newton's laws say more or less th e fo ll owing. " by some miracl e, a sp inning object cou ld be turned exactly upside down w ithout use of any external force, then th e direct ion of rotation in space would be unchanged, but si nce th e object lin lshed upside down, at the fini sh, th e rotation about the bod y axis would be reversed, Irom left tw ist to ri gh t tw ist.

1 H~ PUR PO~!: O~ THE EXPOSITION ON TWISTING I ~ IO ~HOW THAT IN FACT THE CONCEPl~ GIV!:N AI:lOVE DO EXPLAIN TWISTI NG AD!:QUAlELY, HUT ONLY WHEN W~ ANAL YL!: MUCH MORE CAREfULLY. rHE FIR~l L ~S~ON IN THI~ DIRECTION IS rH A rOF VERIFYING 1 HAl lWI~lI NG CAN HE DONE WHILE: 1 01 AL ANGU LAR MOMENTUM REMAINS L!:RO. ~UHSIANT I ALL Y THI S

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MEANS 1 HAT TWIST CAN BE CREATED FROM "NOl HING ", that is, with no external torque. ANGULAR MOMENTUM

1 he angular momentum of an object with respect to a given axis tells us how much that object is rotating about that axis. We will not try to exp lain how to measure it. However we must understand that the total angula r momentum about a given axis is the number obtained by adding up the angular momentum of each part of that object.

Returning to figure 1, initially, there is only one spin, so that it is easy to comprehend the total angular momentum. In the second situation , the whee l possesses some angu lar momentum III one sense whi le the man has angular momentum du e to rotation in the other direction. In this case, we take one to be posit ive, th e other· negati ve and find that the total is the sa me as it was before.

1 he "moment of inertia" measures resistance to twi sting. For examp le, weights far away from the axis give a large moment whi le close in , the moment is sma il.'

Let us illustrate us ing a man hanging from a ring. (yes, one ring) If he hangs rela xed, on the average, the parts of hi s body are only about three or four IIlches from the ax is of his body, since the farthest parts are on ly about six or seven inches Irom the axis. You w ill easily ver ify that it is ve ry easy to spin you r man hanging in thi s position. Howeve r if he spreads his legs, or if he holds an L it is not so easy.

Nowa very Important po int must be made. Look at the curved line shown in figure 2. 'I and

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the slice next to it. If perchance we can rotate the sli ce about its center, it w ill look just like the slice in figure 3.2 Thus, adding all sli ces, it is as easy to spin the curved object (approX imate ly) as the straight one, so long as the curve III space is maintained .

Another way to see this is totake a couple of feet of hose, ends in hands, With hose straight. Spin it in fingers. Then bend. the hose, a':1d again spin the ends . 1 he entire hose easily spins, though the curve of the hose looks the same. (figure 3.1 , 3.2)

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So long as your body remains in a very smooth cu rve through its entire length , i.e. slight hollow of chest and slight pike; slight curve to side, or sli ght arch throughout, we may safely regard the resistance to twisting as approximately equa l to that of the straightest stretched position shown in figure 3.'1. Hence we ha ve found a position in which rapid twisting is easy. The familiar example of the spinning skater should convince us that we have a near optima l position.

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COUNTERRO rATIO N. Now look aga in at co nserva ti on o f angular

moment um. )uppose we start w ith no mo tio n whatever. 1 hen any clockw ise sp in w hich we creat e wi tho ut ex terna l fo rce w il l be accompanied by a sp in in some oth er part o f th e body in the opposite directi on.

Loo k dt I igure 4. ) uppo se the perfo rmer attempts to move his feet and hands fro m the initi al sli ght holl ow shown toward the ri ght , movin g towa rd a sli ghtly r ight-arched positi on. In so do ing, hi s feet and hands are in fro nt of th e main aX IS, so th ey ro tate clockw ise (f rom above) as th ey move to ri ght. The hi ps are behind th e axis, so in movin g left th ey are also ro tating clockwi se . I n o rder fo r th ese positi ve ro tatio ns to occur, so me compensa lo ry nega ti ve rotations must OCClH. Th is does happen, lor the body w ill twist to the lef t as a co nseq uence of thi s mot io n of ha nds, feet, dnd hi ps.

Figure 5, th e seq uence o f photograph s, was ta ken as fo ll ows. The per fo rmer start ed mo ti o nless , camera running, and was to ld to start his tw ist as shown and , at the end o f th ree tw ists, to stop. You see th e mo ti on in deta il , and should try it yourself. Th e hea d positi on is no l optimal, bu t feels natural w hen hanging from the r ing.

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M ORE ABOUT THI: CLASSICAL TWI Sl Now In IdCt, one ( .In e" tdbl i"h ".l Ito dml tw ist

Irom th e I loo r. lilt' I p"ult i" .I con "equence of (vec to r ddd itl o n) ( omcrvd tiun u l the total angular mo ment um a t thl' "alto ,lIld the tw i" t. 1 he result IS that the l o tatin g bod y ··IJleCe.,,,e,," o r wobbl es d Uring the ".lIto. The ax i" 0 1 the tw ist does no t move in .I verti cal p l'lIl e. but in .I co ne, .I S show n III f igure b.

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I w ill not w ork out the detail s of the quantit ati ve calculation , but I can g ive a quick summary. 1 he faster th e twi st, that is, th e more angular momentum, th e more precession. The less th e sa lta momentum, th e more precess io n. So, to get a "s traight " sa lta w ith twist, one should use a ve ry fast rotat ion in sa ito , and a minimal speed of twist. Thi s is fam il ar in the full tw ist used in alt ernate ful ls. By contras t, a ve ry high , slow sa it o , done w ith arms wide so th at th e tw ist momentum is large, w ill have lots o f precession. The o ld barrel roll tw ist is an exagge rat ed example o f thi s so rt.

STABILITY METHODS 'T here is ye t another manne r of obtaining

twis t, based on the stability of certain types of motion. first, note that a ba ll at the bottom of a dish is in a stabl e position -- even if we push it a bit , it w ill return to it s o ld position. On th e other hand, a ball at th e top of a hill is in equilibrium -- it ca n stay th ere -- but it is not stabl e, for if we move it slightl y it w ill ro ll off th e hill.

Consider a typica l book: 1" x 4" x IJ " . Yuu may easil y check that it is easy to flip the book without any twist , a'> in figures 7.1 , and 7.2, but it is ve ry d i fficult to 00 so as in figure 7.3. The first and seco nd are stable, a slight deviat ion does not lead to a grea t change in th e motion . The third motion is unsta bl e. If we ca n create a perl ect movement as shown, it may continue, but th e ve ry small es t d ev iati o ll ano i t w ill , be progressively exaggerated Into a comb mat lon of motions about o th er axes . Th e unstable ax is is th e " interm ediate" axis, ne ither the long nor the short one. f-or a human bod y, thi s is th e ax is o f rotation In a si oe somi, in layou t. We 00 not see the instabilit y used in layout. But if we tuck , the lo ng axis ceases to oomin ate so much, ano th e fore and aft axis is much lengthened , ano in suitabl e positions a m ere sa ito may be unstable. Thi s instabilit y appears to be th e ba sis of at least som e ~, in , it, out, and tucked full in , full out, fliffuses. Th ese are charac teri zeo by the i,ndefinfieness of the twist. They rath er look like a w ilo combination of tw ist ano saito .

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We do not lee l that twists ot thi s so rt are at tracti ve, and do not try to teach th em. It is we ll sti ll to m ention , that except for enough pre-t w ist to es tabli sh th e direct io n o f twi st from th e in stabl e sa lta , thi s tw ist also is done Without estab li shing th e tw ist from th e grouno. A co mpl ete ex positfon of th e basis for thi s twi st was g ive n in Nobel Prize Ph ysl c l ~ t s , th e late professors Landau and Lipschitz s book on Mechanics, publi shed in Moscow m th e ea rl y 1950·s. SommerCeld gave a presentation some twenty 'yea rs ea rli er. MODERN VS. ClASSICAL

We shall ca ll tw ist, w ith tota l angu lar mo m en tum abou t twi st axis equal to ze ro, a " modern " twist , and other tw ists " class ical ". Both re ly upon co nserva ti o n of angu lar momentum, and both are li m it ed by the moment of inertia of th e body about the tw isting ax is. But th e li mits are of a differe nt . so rt.

In th e "classica l " tw ist, th e fas ter the twist (the more the twi st momentum, to be correct), the more th e precession. Hence, the more · "wobble" , often is a detraction from appearance.

In the " mo dern " tw ist, suppose that mov ing through a g ive n pattern of bod y positions produces a lull twist in one second. If we now move through the sa me sequence of positi ons in Yl second we w ill again describe the exact sa me amount of tw ist. Or if we go through th e sa me motion four times, each in !l4 secono, we w ill now ha ve done a quad. twist, while everything else about th e saito remains exactly as it was for th e full. Th ere is no change m th e amount of movem ent of th e body away from tw ist ax is, only the speeo of the move ments having changed.

Th e classical twist is started from th e takeoff , and so may add confu sion , ano oetract from effo rt to gam height. In th e " modern " twist , th ere is no ca use to make any change from a co rrect sa ito takeoff in order to twist. We mere ly perlorm the takeoff , set in pre-twisting position , and execute th e twist. Then hav in g co mpletely stoppeo th e twist, we attend to the landing.

This sounds simple. It is entire ly cl ea r to me that , for a va fl ety of move'>, it is just th at simp le, in execu tion ano in teaching. I shall try to co nvince th e rea der of thi s in TWISTING M~CHAN IC) II , by giving anal ys is of film s of certain ski ll s.

At all times we have suopressed ca lculations. These ma y easily be done by any rea oer who 15 l am ili ar w ith vector algebra and e lementary ca lculu s.

LU M~ f-I N I)H BY MENTION ING THAT IT IS POSSIBa TO COMBINE THE TWO T~CH N IQU ~), ANI) THAT PERfOKMEKS UNWllll NGL Y DO THIS, OfTEN TO THF DElR I M~NT Of- lHUK TWISTING.

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This is the beginning of a new column w hich wi ll be feat ured every month in the GYMNAST . The general purpose o f this column is to promote the development o f boy's gymnastics in the United States. During the last few years girl s gymnastics has grown at an alarming rate. The growt h of boy's gymnastics is trailing far behind. What are the reasons for this slow progress? We welcome any opinions, suggest ions, and crit ic isms on this subj ect. Let us know what you have done in you r area to promote boy's gym nastics. Let us know what you think sho uld be done at the national leve l for boy 's programs.

This co lumn w ill also try to provide answers to some o f your questions regard ing boy's gymnastics. The fo llow ing are some areas in which you may be interested in some adv ice, or perhaps you ca n provide some advice to ot hers: teaching approaches, organization of classes, meet organization, the behavior prob lem of young boys. The last item could be a parti cularl y interesting topic for discuss ion. If anyon e has a solution to the prob lem of . contro ll ing a group of young boys with short attention spans, I am sure advice wou ld be welcomed by many of our readers.

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOYS GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION

By Joe Sweeney

An associat ion has been formed in the San Francisco Ha y Area to promote boys gymnas tics . 1 he N orthern Californ ia Hoys Gymnasti cs Association got its start in jul y, 1973 w hen Roy Davis hosted a meetin g of about ten coaches to di scuss a competiti ve program for boys. ~in ce that initial meet ing was held , compul sory routine; have been d es igned for dill erent skill leve ls, officers ha ve been elec ted for th e 1973 -74 season , and an open mee t has been held in which o ver 120 bo ys and 11 clubs parti cipated.

I n competition each boy is p laced into o ne of four age gro ups: 'J and under, 10-11 , 12-"14, or 1? and o ve r. Withi n h is age group, the gymna st competes a t th e no v i ce, b eginnin g , int ermediate, o r ad vanced ski ll level. Th e novice level is on e except ion. Onl y boys 9 and under ma y compete at th e novice leve l.

We will be able to att ract and keep more boys in vo lved in gymnasti cs if we ca n g ive th em competition . M ost boys li ke to compete; and if we do no t have a competit ive prog ram fo r th em in gymnasti cs, m any w ill leave and find comp etiti o n In baseball , football , socce r, and eith er sport s w hi ch have had competiti ve programs es tablished for a long tim e. I feel th e strong pomt o f o ur competiti ve program is th at

·i t all ows d boy who is just startin g out in gymnasti cs to compete, in most cases, w ithin a month or two aft er he begi ns a class .

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T he junior Ol ympic prog ram, th e on ly oth er competiti ve prog ram fo r "' club " boys in th e bay area, does not accomod ate th e beginn ing gymnast , unl ess he is ve ry young ·or ve ry talented. Under that program , a boy who begins gymnasti cs at th e age of 13, is required to do giants o n th e hi gh bar and ba ck handsprin gs in fl oo r exe rcise in his age group compulsory routin es. A boy of 13 is not too old to start gymna sti cs; th erefore, he should be encouraged , not disco uraged. A 13 year o ld could pro babl y co mpete soon under our program. He would co mpete at th e 13-1 4 age group in the beg in ner skill level. Hi s floor exe rcise routine would include no tumbling stunt more diffi cult th an a roundoff. Th e beg inni ng leve l routines wou ld deve lop confidence and good basics in th e gymnast, and provide a sa fe approach to the sport.

Our competiti ve season consists of a preliminary mee t in N ovember, a q ual ifying meet in late january, and a championship meet in late February. Co mpulso ry routines on ly are performed in th ese meets, and every gymnast must compete all around. (Th e novice and beginners compete floo r exercise, horizonta l bar, and va ulting; th e interm ediates compete th e above three events plus po mmel horse; and th e advanced leve l gymn as t w ill ('am pete th e six Ol ympic events) . Opti onal competition will be held in the sp ring for those gymn as ts competing at th e in term ediate or ad vanced skill level.

Althou gh at th e present tim e most clu bs in our associati o n are loca ted in the San ~rancisco Bay Area, we we lco me new clubs from othe r regions of No rth ern Cali fo rnia to jo in ou r association. More information ca n be obta ined by contact ing Gene Hrown , Sec. - Treas., 123 So. 11th St. , San jose, Ca .

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOY~ GYMNASTICS ASSOC IATION

CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I NAME The name of thi s orga niza ti on shall be the

NORTHER N CALIFOR NIA IlOYS GYM NASTICS ASSOCI ATION.

ARTICLE II PURPOSE Th e purpose of the Associat ion is to deve lop and

promote boys gymnastics. ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP

Membership is limited to those cl ubs w hich confo rm to the fo llowi ng regulat ions:

a) Dues: Each member club must pay annual membership dues of ten do llars.

ARTICLE IV OFFICERS Section 1 Offi ce rs o f the Associa ti on shall be a Chairman, Vice -Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer and two M embers-A t-Large. The executive committee shall consist o f these o ffi ce rs.

Section 2 A ll o ffi ce rs shall be elected at the las t mee ting o f the Association at the end o f the academic year. Section 3 Vacan cies in any office shall be fil led by temporary appo intment by the Chairman fol lowed by an elec tion at th e nex t regular meeti ng.

AR TICLE V DUTIES OF OFFICERS Section 1 Chairman: a) He shall preside at all Association m eetings. b) He shall co-sign w ith the Secretary-Treasurer all disbursement checks of One Hundred Dollars o r more. c) He shall ca ll the executive committee to mee t w henever necessary. d) He shall notify the USGF and other nati onal gymnastic orga nizations as to w ho we are and w hat we do. Section 2 Vice -Chairman : a) He shall pres ide at Assoc iati on mee tings in the absence o f the Chairman . Section 3 Secretary-Treasurer: a) He shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall see that each member receives a copy of the minutes o f each mee ting. b) H e receives all appli ca ti ons fo r membership and submits them to the executive committee. c) He will maintain a record of attendance at all Association meetings. d) He shall co llect membership dues. e) He shall co-sign with the Chai rman all disbursement checks of One Hundred Dollars o r mo re. I) He shall present a ve rbal fin ancial repo rt to the membership at each busin ess mee ting and he shall submit a written fin ancial repo rt to the Executive Committee at th e final busin ess meeting o f the academic year. Section 4 M embers-At-Large: a) Th e two M embers­At -Large shall att end all meetings of the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VI MEETINGS Section 1 M eetin gs of the A ssociation sha ll be held four tim es during the academic year and the ca lend ar dates fo r these meetings sha ll be determin ed by the Execut ive Comm ittee. Section 2 All meetings shall be conducted acco rding to Robert's Ru les of Order. Section 3 The o rder of business shall be : a) Ca ll to o rder b) Approva l o f prev ious minutes c) Repo rts o f o ffi cel5 d) Report , uf cummittees e) Ullfilli sheu business f) New business g) Announcements h) Clinic i) Adjournment Section 4 A majo rity o f the acti ve membership clubs present at a regular meeting shall constitute a qu o rum .

ARTICLE VII REGULATIONS OF COMPETITION Section 1 Each competito r w ill compete in one of the foll owing skill leve ls: novice, beginner, intermediate o r advanced . Each competitor w ill be in one o f the following age groups w ithin his skill leve l : 9 yea rs and under; 10 & 11 years; 12-14 years; 15 years and older. Section 2 A competitor from any of the four age groups may compete beginning,. interm ediate or adva nce ski ll leve l. The novice skdllevel sha ll consist of only boys w ho are 9 years old and und er. If a 9 and under gymnast w ishes to compete at a high er skill level, he wil l compete w ith the 10-11 age group within that sk ill level. Section 3 Novice and beg inn ers w ill compete compulsory routines only and in the fo llowing three events: floor exercise; no ri zontal bar; side ho rse va ulting. Intermediate and adva nced gymnasts w ill compete compulsory and optional ro utines. Interm ediate gymnasts will compete floor exercise, pommel ho rse, long ho rse va ulting and hori zontal bar. Adva nced gymnasts wil l compete the six Olympic events: fl oo r exercise; pommel horse; sti ll rin gs; long horse vaulting; parallel bars; horizontal bar. Section 4 The competiti ve season shall commence with an open preliminary meet in N.ovember. A qualifyin g meet shall be held in late January; a championship mee t will fo llow in late February. Th ese mee ts shall be compulsori es on ly. Optional meets for interm ediate and adva nced gymnasts ma y be held in the sprin g. Section 5 Two o r more coaches may at any time o rga ni ze practi ce meets between two u r more cl ubs. Section 6 Each club is limited to an entry of fi fteen nov ice, fifteen beg inn er, fifteen intermed iate gymnasts and a to tal of fo rty-fi ve gymnasts for all tournaments. (A tournament consists of four o r mo re cl ubs.) Section 71f a nov ice gymnas t scores 22.00 in all-around he is req uired to move up to begi nner leve l the nex t year provided he did no t score below 6. 5 in any event. Section 8 If a beginner gymnast scores 23.00 in all-

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around he is required to move up to intermediate leve l the next year provided he did not score below 7.0 in any event. Section 9 A coach may move his gymndst up to the next ski ll level regardless of the gymnasi' s all-around score at any time during the season. However, a boy who qualifies for the champi onsh ip meet at o ne sk ill level may not compete in the championship meet at another sk ill level. Section 10 Once a boy moves up to a new sk ill level he may not compete at his former sk ill level. Section 11 The age of the boy at the qualifying meet (late January) w ill determ in e the age leve l he wi ll compete th at year. (Th is wi ll become effect ive w it h the 1974-75 season.)

Sweeney

"SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE SPKIAlISTS"

By Joe Sweeney

One change w hich I would like to see take place in the near future is the eliminat ion o f t he specia li st from men's gymnastics. I am concerned specifica lly about the co ll ege level. If the NCAA Rules Committee decided to permit all -around compet itio n on ly, then the high schoo ls and age group programs would probably el iminate the specialist, as wel l.

It disturbs me that coaches sti ll allow gymnasts to specia lize . I thought that we would have learned by now from the Japanese example that a gymnast can wo rk al l-around and yet sti ll exce l in all events. It is a we ll -known fact that the top j apanese are better in any and all events than any Ame ri ca n al l-around and l or speciali st. (There are a few exceptions, but o nl y a few). When will we learn that a gymnast does not ha ve to co ncentrate on one event in order to exce l in that event? Not enough people realize that whi le a gymnast is work ing the othe r five events, he is improving his " favor ite" or " best" event. He is developing th e strength , swing, flex ib ili ty, in dividua l sty le, or conf idence that he may lack in his " best" event wh il e he is practicing the others.

. There are many other adva ntages to wo rkin g and l o r competi ng all-around:

1. While a spec iali st might deve lop o nl y a specific group of muscles, the all-around gymnast strengthens every muscle in hi s body.

2. Many gymnasts become mentally and physi ca lly tired by worki ng only one event every day. The all-aroun d offers va ri ety to the gymnast 's mind and body. Example: A high bar specialist who develops blisters early in a workout becomes very frustrated. Since he works only one event, he is forced to end his workout early, even though he has plenty of energy left.

3. The all-arou nd man normally appea rs more relaxed and conf ident in compet iti on th an the specialist. This is because the all -

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Section 12 No awards shall be given out at meets w it h three or less clubs participating.

ARTiClE VIII AMENDMENTS Section 1 Th is const itution may be amended at any meeting by a two-third vo te of the members present. The proposed amendement must have been submitted in w riting to the Association at a previous meeting or su bmittted to th e members of the Assoc iation by mail , in writ ing, at least one week prior to the meeti ng at wh ich sa id proposa l is to be voted on.

Editors Note: Thi s cons titu tio n is being pu t in o nl y asa sa mple for ou r readers - it has not yet been oflicia ll y approved.

around man has six opportunities in a meet to perform well, w hile the specia list has fewe r opportunit ies, perhaps onl y one.

4. Working all-around is w ise for the gymnast w ho plans to teach gym nastics. Someone w ith k nowledge in all events is ce rtainl y more q ualifi ed to teach than a person w ho is familiar with fewer even ts. The all­arou nd gymnast wi ll usually be hired instead of the specialist.

5. To compete in the Olympics is a dream of competitors in all spo rt s. Fo r the gymnasti c special ist, the Ol ympi cs is an impossib le dream.

6. It is a shame to see a boy spend so much tim e in the gym and ye t never put all ot his talent to use. It is a crime w hen a coach discourages his gymnast from worki ng all events. The coach sho uld encou rage the boy to work all events and in this way help him rea li ze his full potential.

In th e club w here I teach, I have been th e main source of gymnast ics informati o n to th e boys. Th e boys w ho compete always compete all -around. I try to lea d th em to believe that there is no othe r way. Th ese boys seem to be accept ing all -arou nd as a requirement for competition.

If such a regu lat ion were made by the NCAA, fut ure gymnasts would surely accept all­around as the on ly way. Th ere wou ld be quite a bit of oppos it ion at first from the gymnasts w ho have speciali zed for so long and are st ill co mpetin g. However, no matter w hen o r how we make th e shift to all-around only, we will be eliminating some specialists who igno red th e trend toward all-aro und . I sympath ize wi th these gymnasts. After all , some of my best fr iends are specialists .

Perhaps th e NCAA co uld propose a policy to make all-around mandatory four years from now. This way th e specialist who is cu rrent ly in college could fini sh h is caree r. The special ist in high schoo l could make the t rans iti on to all­around and become a good or even great all­around gymnast by th e time he has fi ni shed his co ll ege ca reer. I hope the NCAA Rul es Committee acts soon on this matter. Gymnasti cs should be all -a rou nd!

Mrs. Renee P. Hendershott 17605 Fries Avenue

Lakewood, Ohio 44107

NEWS Renee ~endershott_ Women s ____ _

'N NOTES Coordinating. edltor_

New Newsletter GEORGIA GYMNASTICS NEWSLETTER fro m Jan1-Dec 31 $3.00. Contact Donna Stu art, 5654 Bowden Dr. Forest Park, Georgia 30050 1974 USGF Junior Olympic Program (Women's Division) Director: Ernestin e Weaver, 939 Park Circle, Boone, Iowa 50036 PH 515/ 432-8251 Eligibility: Open toClass I Gymna sts (Advanced USGF/ DGWS Compulso ries) in age groups 12-14 and 15 and ove r. Any gymnast who has achieved an 8.75 event average, 70.00 AA in any USGF Elit e Competiti o n in 1974 is ineli gible for co mpet it ion in the junior Olymp ic Program Injury Clause: Petit ions to wa ive qualifica tion co mpetiti on because of injury o r il lness and enter a meet w ill no t be accepted.

Qualifying Procedure . I. USGF State Age-Group and Optionals wi ll serve as the sta te level qualification meet for the Junio r O lympic Program (Feb-March)

A. A gymnast who has achieved a minimum score of 6.5 event average for C&O, 52.00 AA in a USG~-sponsored local level meet is qua li fied to enter the 1974 USGF Sta te Meet.

B. A ll scores for qualified gymnasts for reg iona ls are to be sen t by the USGF State Meet Director w ithin 10 days after the date of the state meet to the USGFWC RTD and th e jun io r O lympic Prog ram Director. * II. USG~ Junior Olympic Championship (Date and site to be dete rmin ed)

A. A gymnast who haS" ach ieved a minimum score of 8.0 event average forC dnd 0,64.00 AA in a USGF Sta te Meet is qualifi ed to enter the 1974 USGF Junior Olymp ic Reg ional Championship Meet.

B. Details of reporting qualify ing sco res w ill be sent at a late r date. III . Natio n al USGF ju nior Olymp ic Championship (Date and site to be determin ed)

A. The first place all-around w inner for 12-14 and 15 and over age d ivisio ns from each Regional Championship w ill compete for the USGF Nationa l Junior Olympic Champ ion ship. Each region w ill qua lify two gymnasts, one from each age group, for t he natio nal comrwtit ion .

B. In the event that the first p lace all around winner from the Regiona l Championships is unable to part icipate in the at ional. Champ ionship, the runner -up will comfJe te.

C. The Nat iona l Champions w ill travel wit h the offic ial USA Team to the World Games. A ll expenses wi ll be paid by th e USGF fo r the World Ga mes trip. *Th e sco res for the gym nasts, age, fu ll ndme,

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add ress, coach or organ izat ion and address, must be reported. You will be not i fied as to Reg io nal Junior Olympic Directors , dates and sites of Reg ional and Na tional Championships w hen th is information is complete. letter from Dale Galloway (SAC-San Juan) Dea r Coach,

This let ter is mea nt to be a f irst step in expanding ou r Na tional Elit e Train ing Program by crea tin g a parallel program for the lower elit e and talent ed Class I women gym nas ts.

'The' elit e program must, o f necessit y, be aimed at a relative ly few girl s. Since th e fundin g of th is prog ram is restricted by th e amount o f mon ey available from th e USGF and USOC it is necessa ry in my opinio n to crea te a program that w ill help us train our gym nasts at an ea rli er age and stat e of deve lopment.

Th erefo re, I am proposing th e fo ll owing genera l ideas fo r you r examinat ion and response. I am also as kin g Graham Bart lett , President of the th e USAIGC for permi ss ion to chair a committee that w ill fo ll ow up o n you r response and that w ill formul ate f irm proposals to the USA IGC and through thi s o rga ni za ti o n to other proper off ices. If I stand alone in my thinking, pl ease let me know also!!! 1. Thi s program shou ld supplement, not

duplicate, th e Nat iona l Elite program. 2. The USAIGC, as a coaches organi za ti on ,

should administe r the program. 3. Th e USA IGC should inco rporate th e USG F

Reg. and State bo undari es and coaches shou ld establi sh State and/ or Sub-State Club/ Coach o rga ni za tio n. Th is w ill p lace the clubs o n a parall el and equal bas is w ith th e USG F adm ini strati ve and techni ca l apparatu s and th e new ly formed Na ti ona l Judges group. 4. Fund s should be ra ised o n a Reg iona l-Sta te

ba sis. In thi s way th ose reg ions or states th at rai se the funds will deri ve the benefits. How Do We Raise the Funds?

Th e first and most imperati ve step to be taken is to be o rga ni zed and be competent to spon so r all Na ti o nal and I nternation al meets involving women gymnasts. In thi s way we ca n use all profits from these meets to train all th e talented girl s in o ur country.

Under th e present sys tem (o r lack o f one) th e USGF off ice in Tu cson is forced to dole o ut these meets to th e same half dozen Uni ve rsiti es and Clubs w ho then pocket th e prof it s. The USG F ca n 't be blamed for thi s sin ce onl y a few assoc iations have taken th e time and energy to join th e se lect group of sponso rs.

It is imposs ible fo r me to be lieve that the USGF would not give our association s the highest p ri or ity in selec ting th e sites for meets if we first conv ince them that we ca n and w ill do th e job and that the p rof its w ill be used to furth er th e development of wome n's gym nast i cs in our cou ntry.

I also be li eve that on ly a ve ry few coaches would object to sharin g th ese funds. Since thi s indica tes the type of se lfi shness th at has long held back the progress of the sport, I w ill be happy to hear from them so th at all ca n see w here th ey stand . Send rep li es to: Dale R. Ga ll oway 4739 B San Ju an Ave. Fa ir O aks, CA 95628

Si ncere ly, Dale R. Gal loway Member at large Executi ve Committee USA IGC

The new DGWS/ USGF National compulsory Routines for Girls . I have had a number of peop le asking about just w hen th e new ones wi ll co me o ut. Th ey are

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st ill in the process of being written. The o rig ina l drafts of the new compulso ri es were sent to 24 well establ ished gymnastics clubs througho ut th e co untry to be wo rked w ith by actual yo ung gym nasts, checked fo r clarity of tex t. Th e coaches studi ed t hese very ca refull y, made many suggesti ons for:.-changes in both tex t and music. The o ri ginal authors are still in th e process of mak ing use of the suggested changes. This is certainl y NOT AN EASY TASK. Somet ifD~ very soo l], a new draft w ill be sent to th e checking tea ms for testin g and final approval or even further suggestions for improvement.

Th en th e stick f igures w ill have to be draw n, and the judges deduct ions w ill have to. be finalized. All of this takes time. Th e Official Compulsories in their fin al form w ill not be released until September 1, 1975. They may be used from that point on and w ill be used in USGF competiti o n and wi ll be o n the Rating Exa m as of this date.

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GETTING THE MOST OF ACLINIC by Bill Stern , UT-Aus tin (Texas Report er)

" Whil e wa iti ng fo r my breakfast at th e motel dining room during the last day o f th e clini c, I overheard one girl tell ano th er that she hadn't learned anything. I was as tounded to put it mildl y. Th ere isn ' t anyo ne in th e wo rld, including Oly mpic coaches, w ho ca n 't lea rn someth ing at a clini c. As a matter of fact, our men's Ol ympic coac h, Abi e Gross feld , attended a clin ic in Riga , Ru ss ia, before th e Games to see how th e gymn as ts and coaches from th e ot her countri es were interp ret ing th e compul so ry routin es. If a fo rmer Ol ympian who is now our Ol ympic coach ca n lea rn from cl ini cs, I 'm ce rtain a hi gh school co mpetito r ca n also . I think that th e prob lem li es in the att itude. A person should at tend a clini c w ith th e idea th at " I 'll lea rn ", rather than " They ' ll tea ch me!"

There are certain things that should be done whe n attendi ng a cli ni c to assure getting th e max imum. Th e first is ' to keep your eyes and ea rs open fo r new ideas on combination s, techniques for lea rnin g, spot ting and doing tricks, and methods for development of strength , endurance and fl ex ibility. Th esecond is to jot dow n those new ideas in a notebook so you don 't fo rget them. Go ove r the notes and refin e them at the end of each day, usi ng sketches if necessa ry (even poor ones are better th an none) to show bod y positions and equipment placement.

If yo u ca n go w here you want to go, decide at the beginning of each day exactl y w hat you wa nt to lea rn and from w hom. Stay at that eve nt for th e whole lectu re o r class period. Don ' t jump from class to class . yo u won 't get anythin g from ei ther. Eve n if th e coach is talking about somethin g you 're not rea dy for, take notes o n how th e tri ck is being ta ught, how it 's being spo tt ed, and any other points that migh t be use ful when you 're read y to start work.

If yo u must fo ll ow a pre-arranged schedule, take full adva ntage of it. Keep especiall y careful notes o n events yo u aren ' t workin g ye t, or events yo u 're wea k in or dislike. Keep in mind that " Th e name of th e ga me is all around and yo u must lea rn all th e even ts!"

CHANGES IN FIG CODE OF POINTS EFFECTIVE FOR 1974 NATIONAL COMPETITIONS FROM: Mrs. Jackie Fie, Technical Chairman There have been so m e changes in th is mate rial since it originally appeared in the magazine. The changes and additions are in bold . VAULT 1. Th e follow in g va u lts have been e liminated: #1 . St radd le (Horizontal ) #2 . Layout Squat #3 . Layout Straddle #4· Stoop (horizonta l) #5 . Layo ut Stoop *8 · Hi gh Fro n t th rough Ha ndstand *14· Handsta nd v.. Tu rn 2. New Scorin g of va u lts: #9 . v.. turn G iant Cartwheel· 9.70 pts. #15· Handspring · 9.70 pts. #19· Yamash ita · 9.70 pt s. Va u It s #6, 7, 10, 11 , 12, 13, 16, 17,18,20,21, and 22 re ta in their va lue of 10.00 pts. 3. New Va ult s:

1. Jum p to in verted support w ith l V, forward so mersaults· 10.00 pt s.

2. Jump to in ve rt ed support w ith V, turn and backward some rsa ult (1 Vl ) . 10.00 pt s.

3. Jump to in verted su pport· cartw hee l a nd 1 V, back wa rd some rsa ults· 10.00 pts. 4. Ju mp to in ve rted support with \I, tu rn (ca rtwheel)

crossways some rsault (1 V, ) . 10.00 pts. 4. Ju mp to in ve rt ed suppo rt w ith \I, turn (cartwheel)

crossways so m ersa ult (1 Vl) . 10.00 pts. 5. Jump to in ve rt ed sup port· 1 turn d urin g the first

flight w ith forward wa lkove r ((ha ndspring) or forward so mersa ult (1 V, ) . longitud ina l or le ngthwise turn durin g firs t flig ht. . 10.00 pt s.

6. ~ach va ult w il h o ne long ilu dindl or lenglhwise turn uUrlng the seco nu flighl w il h legs Slretcheu 0 1

ilexeu . lU .O pt,.

7. Each va u ll w ith V, or 1 long itudinal turn in the first phase · 10.00 pt s.

8. 1 V, forward some rsa ul ts during the first fli g h t to in ve rt ed support , forward wa lkover (handspring ) or any o th er d ismount ·10.00 pt sA. Presc riptions fo rth e va ullin g fina ls:

a. Two d iffe rent va ult s performed by each gymn ast. b. One of the va ult s musl include a le ngt hwise or

crosswise turn. c. Th e vaults ma y be of the sa me kind, one simpl e,

th e ot h er w il h a turn . d . It is permiss ible to execu te two va ults w ith turn s,

bUI in thi s case th e turn s mus t be different. e. If a gy m nast execu tes two simple vau lts and o ne

turn is lack in g, the better va ult will be subject to a pe na llY of 1 p o int.

f. Scori ng is app lied to th e two va ult s. Th e bette r execu ted one cou nt s. g. Th e gym nast is expected to perfo rm two va ult s. If

she prese nt s on ly one , th e re w ill be a penalt y of 1 point o n the mark awarded. 5. Team· Of th e 12 va ult s executed by eac h team , no more than 6 ma y be the sa me. UNEVEN BARS Cha nges: 1. Hec ht jump from Ih e lower bar w ith tur n is a superior difficulty. 2. Dismount from the compul sory exercise, executed without thigh swingi ng a nd upward fli ght: penalty .. 0.5 pt s. (Previous penalty fo r repulsion a nd am plitude of upward flight was 0.2 + 0.2 = 0.4 pts.) 3. No stop is perm itted during the exe rcise: penalt y .... 0.2 pt s.

Di smounl w ith pus hoff from feet in e rect stand, squat or straddle sta nd fro m L8 or HB is not accepted and w ill be pena li zed by .... 0.4 pt. 5. From a sq ua l or standing positi on o n th e LB, a jump or " sw ing" to a handstand , is an e lemen t of medium d ifficul lY. II fo ll owed by a y, or more p iro u e tt e into ano th er e lement , th e combination w ill be a sup erior. 6. A bounce beat (ex tra bend ing and straightening of legs) in order 10 pass from a sq uat or sta ndin g position on the low ba r to a following elemen t is to be conside red as an ex tra swing: pena lt y .... 0.5 pt. 7. All other move m e nt s remain as in prese n t Code 01 Point s, including LB hand stand s as supe ri o rs. NEW SCORING ACCORD ING TO ARTICLE 7 OF TH E CODE OF POI NTS OPTION AL EXERC ISES: Uneven bars, beam, and Iloo r exe rcise

3 ele m e n ts 01 su perior difficulty at 1 point each 3 points Con't. on page 42

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Instruction:

TECHNIQUE OF THE SWITCH­LEG BACK WALKOVER

By Charlie DuBois and Renee Hendershott with comments and approval from Vannie Edwards and Audrey Schweyer who are both

members of the USGF-WTC

Thi s is a sk ill whi ch is more o ften do ne inco rrectl y than we ll. Most often, we see o ne leg st icki ng up in th e air and the o ther do ing all th e switching ... seco nd split after gymnast has begun descent o ut of sk ill. According to.Mrs. Schweyer, if th e gymnast were do ing the skill in thi s manner fo r a compulsory such as the o ne described in th e Elite compulsory tex t, it would be d iff icult to give credit fo r th e element at all ! (There wo uld be deductions fo r insuffi cient separati on of legs, failure to show splitting pos iti on befo re and aft er th e hands tand, and failure to show th e handstand o r in ve rted suppo rt posit io n.)

Upon the suggesti on o f Mr. Edwa rds, we w ill give yo u a picto ri al demon st rat ion o f how th e sk ill should be do ne. (Co rrecti o ns are w rit ten in ca pt ions below each pi cture fo r sli ght techni ca l and amp li tud inal erro rs.) M rs. Schweye r would make sli ght deducti o ns under techniq ue o r amplitude fo r insuffi cient split and ' incorrect handstand.

Good t imi ng is il n essential ingredient in th e perfo rmance of this sk ill , combin ed, o f course, with upper body co ntrol and leg fl ex ib ility. If the arms are down to beg in w ith, th e lea d leg sho uld be raised as th e arms move to a stretched positi o n ove rh ead (Fi g. 1). A gymnast work ing to optimal amplitude should be ab le to lift the leild leg as hi gh as her head befo re go ing over into the back bend.

The eyes fo llow the hands from the ho ri zontal in front to co ntact o f th e hands w ith the f loo r. A t the mo ment the weight tra nsfe rs to hands upon con tact, th e support leg leaves th e fl oor. Thi s enabl es the gymn as t to move quickl y to attain a straight and taunt shoulder­to rso-hip ali gnmen t in th e fir st split positi o n.

Show th e firstl !lO° split positi on (F ig. 3). Bring th e legs togeth er to show a good stretched handstand (Fig. 4). (Head must not be pull ed up to the back w ith face pa rall el to floo r as so many gymnasts do. Th is makes it hard if not imposs ible to achieve a stra igh t-bod ied handstand.) Then swi tch legs to a 1800 sp li t oppos ite to the or iginal sp li t. (F ig. 5)

Th ese three pos iti ons ... sp lit. .. handsta nd ... secon d spl i t.. mu st all be shown wh il e the gymn ast is in a contro ll ed st raigh t backed handstand. Far too often, the second sp lit co mes af ter th e gymnast has beg un her descent to her landi ng foo t.

With contro l, and maintain ing the sp lit pos iti on, lower the lea d leg to fro n t sca le o r ara besqu e positi on (Fi g. 6-7-8). Keep hands, shoulders, h ips and feet in a straight li ne. (Thi s is as was descri bed by Mr. DuBo is. W hen I took 1he pho tos, I had th e gymnast come out In a true arabesque posit io n to show an att ract ive var iati on.) As in good back wa lkove r tech nique .. . upper body rises before free leg lowers.

Model is Bodnar Be ll student Photos by R. Hendershott

Approved by Vannie Edwards Audrey Scheweyer

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1. lifted foot should be as high as nose. Pull IIpper back forward a little for better posture. This can be done to full height only and a lot of thigh strength. Do develope's daily to increase this.

2, Weight must be transferred back with shoulders directly over hands. lifted leg shou ld be in 1600 split and push-off is now.

3. 1600 split is possible here. Head should be between arms so straight­backed hand stand can be achieved.

4. Move head to between-arm position for straighter handstand.

5. 1600 split is possible here too.

6 , l eg should be held up to show control.

7 Torso is lifted while leg is kept re latively high. Body should be stretched and tightened.

6. Front of torso looks rounded. Pull in abdominals more to stretch and straighten torso.

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SIDE HORSE IS SIMPLE

The author, James Hesson

Part II

James Hesson University of Nebraska

After a Jear oi sea rching gymnasti cs li terature an di scuss ing th e m atter w ith some 01 th e best coaches and performers in th e co untry I have co me to th e conclusio n th aI. th ere is indeed a ma gic formu la for lea rning double leg circ les on th e pommel horse . Hefore revea ling th at sec ret iormula I would like to review th e sllnplicity o f th e apparat us w e are dea ling w ith.

1 here are on ly two ways to sw in g on th e pomm el horse, th e pendulum swing used for scisso rs and th e double leg c ircl e sw in g that is used fo r all o th e l moves. rh ere are no hokl moves, no strength parts an d no fl exibilit y requ irement s. A ll you need do is led III to swing youl bod y tlO lI1 th e shoulders ill two differellt ways .and yo u ha ve mastered th e appMatus. 1 hi s is not hard but it does take a little time.

'10 add to th e simpli cit'l th ere are o nl y 10 basic moves to lea rn . A ll a th e o ther stunt s are combinatlom or va riations of the basic moves. Th ese are th e 10 bd~l( Ill ove'm ents to leM n. 1) I ran t SCisso r 2) back SCi SSOI 3) Side trave l 4) kehre S) ba ck out 6) Iro nt ou t 7) moore 8) back moore 9) reve rse side t I avel 10) doubl e SW ISS

I have trr ed to use th t' most d escr ipti ve term for each 01 th e movements or the on es thdt I th ought wou ld be most w idel y understood. If th e terms are not lamili ar you w ill ha ve to enli st th e aid 01 you l 10c,11 pommel ho rse interpre ter.

I ha ve dc tudll y eXdgge rat ed th e number of moves to make It sound harder th ,1Il it is. Once you are dra Wing a circle w ith your fee t ,lIld your hands are gO in g leit , ri gh t, left, ri ght it doesn 't rea ll y matt el w hich way yo u fa ce o r w here you pla ce yo ur h a nd ~ as lo ng ,IS yo u keep circ ling. 1 he names o t the movements are merely d

con venience to refe r to wh ich way yo u are turnin g o r t ra ve llll g w hil e yo u are performing th e basic doubl e leg circ le.

It ca n read il y be s('en that stunts are irriti ated when yo u ha ve both h'lIl ds o n th e horse. At th at time yo u have th e w idest bd se of support (easier to ba l"nce) , th e mos t strength (two hand s in stea d a l one), Jnd M e in th e best positi o n to IInpar! i o rce to "I t(' r th e path of th e bod y. 1 here to re, there dre o nl y tw o places Irolll w hich ,I ~ tunt m ay be stdrt(,d. You may beg in w tlh YOU I tcet in iront of th e bod y or w ith your leet behind the bod y, bo th hands Oil th e ho rse.

With th at yo u can s('e that of th e e ight bas ic urcl e moves three beg in wit h the feet in fro nt and li ve begll' With th e teet behind th e body. W e w ill ass ume ior ( I,ll iii cd ti on tl hlt clockwi se circles al e being perlorrned . When th e legs .tre in I ront 01 the body w ith one hand o n each po mmel II yo u mdk e th e decision no t to repl ace the li ght hand o n th e ri ght pommel all that I emall' s IS placin g It o n th e lef t pommel or th e lelt end 01 the hOl se. In o ther words your cho ices dre: Side trave l, moore or bd ck out. (1 here IS ,11 50 m y behind th e bd ck double sw iss w hich ha s not (d ughi on too quick ly.)

I he opposi te 0 1 this of co urse is the position 01 th e leet bl'hll1d th e bod y dnd th e d(,c ision not to repla ce th e lell hand on th e lef t pomm(~ 1.

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6 8

photo B: Steve Dickey (University of Nebraska) ... In this sequence fram es 1,3,4 and 6 should be noted.

1 he choic es lor hand pla ce m ent are th e righ t pomm el and th e ri ght end of the horse. 1 herelo re, th e moves M e back moore, back side travel , double' swiss, kehrca nd front o ut. It must be undel stood , although it w ill be di sc ussed II ' mo re detail at th e later date, th at a moore IS a moo I e IS a moore w heth er it is clon e uphill , downhrll, ,n th e middl e, o r o n the end . 1 hi s dPpll es to "II o t the bdsic moves . If you lea rn each 01 th em co rrectl y o n one part of the horse it is a relat ive ly simp le tas k to tran sfer th em to anoth er part of the horse.

May I summdl Ize wh,lI makes pommel ho rse simple.

2 ways to sWIng 10 bJslc. movem ents 2 pla( es to In i tiat e circ le stunts

.Let us now l etuln to the uoub le leg circl e which IS th e ba ; l( m ove to all adva nced pomm el hOl se wO l k. I would l ike to descr ibe what th ey look lik e' w hen perfo rm ed p roperly.

1 he hands should be pldced o n th e fro nt half of th e pommc'l b(,( au se o f th e natural angle th at OlC UI S In th e p,lIm 01 th e hand when it is closed around tilt' pomm el. Heing o n th e front of th e' po mmels a l ~o m akes i t edsier to dedr th e horse at the ends an d results in fewe r hdnd pl acement '1(.ijustmc' l,h w hen yo u b eg in to lea rn trl c ks. In good do uble leg CIrcl es th e

per fo rm er w ill o nly suppo rt o n both hands abou t 2S'X, 01 th e time. Th e remaining 7S'X, of th e suppo rt co mes o n one hand or th e o th er. You w ill no ti ce th at th e beginning performer att empts to use both hands o n th e horse for a grea ter percentage of th e ti me. It sho uld also be o bserved that th ere is·to be an equal amount of tim e spent o n each hand. This is another common er ror in th e novice perfo rm er, stay in g on o ne hand too long and compensa tin g w ith a very sho rt support on th e othe r hand, resulting in un even do ubl es and usuall y hav in g th e hips to o hi gh in back. It is ve ry diffi cult to lea rn any stunt s from these doubl es and rea ll y a waste of tim e since all stun ts are va riations of th e basic double leg ci rc le. Ii th e basic c irc le is incorrect all va riations oi it w ill be incorrect and yo u w ill on ly be lea rnin g bad habi ts tha t w ill need to be corrected later.

1 he elbows are iairly straight th ro ughou t but are o lten il exed briei ly to reba lance if th e cor rec tion ca nnot be made by the fin gers or w ri st. II you ca n perfo rm good doub le leg circl es but bend your elbow in attempting a new stunt It IS more like lv th at you are off balance than that yo u are too wea k. If yo u get ofl ba lance o n a stunt on pommel horse bendin g th e e lbows is an almos t in vo lun tary defense m echani sm. Keep ing th e elbows

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5 6 7 8

photo C: Hal Trave r ... Frames 2 and 5 should be studied carefully.

5 6 photo D: Steve Dickey .... Particularly notice frames 3 and 6.

straight does not make th e balance. ll emg balanced w ill keep th e elbows straight. LJo not interpret thi s to m ea n th at it is not im porta nt to have the strength to recove r from an off­balance pos iti o n. ~tre n gth is a key facto r in co nsistent pommel ho rse performances.

1 he shoulders close ly para ll el th e lo ng ax is o f th e horse throughout th e circle. There ma y be a slight turn-out o r tu rn- in of th e shoulders but it is not a consCio us e ffo rt. A n attemp t shou ld be made to keep the shou lders pa rall e l to the lo ng axis 01 th e horse . A lways rem ember to pu sh up as hi gh as yo u ca n in the shoulders fO I ma ximum cl eara nce . Of course, grea ter shoulder move ment w ill be necessary as the ex tension 0 1 th e c irc les increases. The shoulders are used to co unt er-balance th e feet, so as th e feet m ake a bi gger circle so must the shoulders.

It is recommended that the head face forwa rd on CIrc les and not turn to th e left or ri gh t. 1 he hea d ma y turn bri ef ly to fo ll ow th e legs but sho uld no t be encou raged. As th e perform er becom es more sk illed thi s tas k is performed b y periph e ral vision. You w ill also notice if yo u look cl ose ly that th e head w ill move lorward beyond th e horse but th at it is ex tremely rare to see it move backward beyond the ho rse.

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It has been m y observation that, contrary to popu lar op inion, th e hips remain very nea rl y In th e ce nt er of th e horse mak ing a circle no large r than the w id th o f th e pommels in d iameter. 1 he ex tension invo lves th e fee t comi ng eve r nea rer to a perfect circle w ith the should ers actin g as a co unterbalance.

1 he plane o f th e circ le is to be as flat and ho ri zo ntal as possib le. You w ill obse rve th at th e more sk ill ed pe rformers have less ri se and fall of body part s th anthe less sk ill ed perfo rm ers. It is primaril y l o r this reason th at I recommend learni ng doubles from a feint. W hen you begi n w ith a fein t all body parts are in positi on o n th ei r proper leve l to start wi th w hi ch minim izes th e up and down cor rect ions th at mu st be made w hen jumping into doub les .

1 he most obvious d ifference in double leg circl es is extension. Th e best performer w ill ex tend th e grea test percentage of h is body, maintain hIS legs in a hi gher positi o·n, ex tend th e sa m e di stance latera ll y to th e left and ri ght and have a foo t pattern that m ore close ly resembles a perfect ci rcle.

1 he best speed for a doub le leg circle appears to be slI ghtl y over bu t ve ry cl ose to o ne second. 1 hi s tllne shou ld be equall y di vid ed between th e lo rward and ba ckwa rd" ha lves of th e circle.

1 he photograph s w ith th is art icle w ill be most help ful for th ose interested in lea rnin g more about th e doub le leg circ le. Th e perform ers in th e photographs are Hal Tra ve r and Steve Di ckey from th e Un ive rsity of Nebras ka. No ti ce the follow ing frames in parti cular:

Ph oto A (Hal Trave r) Frame 3 Frame (,

Ph oto II (Steve Dickey) Frame 1 Frame 4 Frame 3 Fra me (,

Photo C (Hal Trave r) Frame 2 Frame 5

Photo D (S teve Di ckey) h ame 3 Frame (,

The doub le leg circle is one of th e m o re chall engi ng movem ents in the wo rld o f gymnast ics. It is no t th e kind of move that .you lea rn in o ne day, o ne wee k or o ne mo nth. Thi s is not a stunt , or an event for that matter, to be attempted by on e w ho gives up easil y. I have neve r met anyo ne w ho has lea rn ed doub le leg circl es easil y or quickl y. I have also neve r m et anyo ne w ho rea ll y wa nted to lea rn d oub le leg circl es w ho couldn ' t.

I recommend starting on a buck horse, prog ress to a buck horse w ith pom mels, and fina ll y to th e regu lation po mmel horse.' Th e method of teachin g doubles that I have fo und to be most success ful is to have a gym nast perform one hundred (100) double leg circl es per da y, eve ry day. U ntil the circl es are good wo rking on stunts is a was te of time. It is like tr ying to perform th e standing broad jump fro m a pair of ro ll er ska tes, yo u do not ha ve a so lid ba se to start from. Once yo u h ave ma stered good do uble leg circl es yo u can lea rn eve ry tri ck o n the ho rse in a wee k. If you mu st, start out do ing one double at a tim e for 100 se ts. Th en progress to 2 at a tim e for 50 sets and cont inu e in thi s mann er until yo u can perfo rm 10 sets of 10 good , so li d , co nsistent double leg circles. A t thi s point you dre ready to beg in working on basic po mmel horse moves . Keep do ing th e doubl es each d ay aft er wo rking on tri cks. W hen yo u ge t to 5 se ts of 20 circles or 4 se ts of 25 ci rcles yo u w ill have enough endurance to start putting th e tri cks in sequence and form a ro utin e.

If yo u are seri o us abou t pommel horse start ri ght now. Don 't wa it until your season sta rt s and thin k yo u w ill ge t it th en. lluild yo ur o w n horse, use your ima ginat ion, yo u w ill come up w ith som ethin g o n w hi ch you ca n pra cti ce one hundred dou b les a day . It w ill o nl y take 10 or 15 minutes a day but be li eve m e it w ill be time we ll spent and it w ill payof f.

W hat is th e secret formula for learnI ng doub le leg ci rc les ?

DES IRHHAKD WORK+PEK SEV EKE NC E= OO U IlLE LEG CIRCLES

A ll of th ese factors a re necessa ry fo r the form ula to work. The most commo n facto r th at is left out by those w ho fai l is perseve rence, w ith a cdpitd l P. A gre,llma ll Y gymllasts co rn e to the horse w ith desire th at is no t d eep eno ugh and wo rk that is not hard enough fo r a pe ri od of t ime that is not long enough and give it up beca use th ey try to run befo re th ey can stand. Learn th e double leg circles and the tricks w ill be easy .

There are a lo t of peopl e w ho would li ke to be good, th ey talk about it. Th ere are a few w ho rea ll y wa nt to be good, th ey do somet h ing about it.

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( VAULTING

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VAULTING: THE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENT CONDITION OF THE HECHT

VAULT By: Mitsuhiro Nakajima

(Translated from Bulletin 26, 1971, of the Scientific Committee of the Japan Gymnastics Association by Yoshi Hayasaki, University of Illinois.)

Until th e yea r of th e Helsinki Ol ympic Games, the old type of board w ith littl e sprin g was used for competi tion . During this tim e, hecht and stoop vaults we re th e most po pul ar types of vaults beca use th e am ount o f sprin g was so limited. U n less gymn asts possessed exceptionally stron g legs, it was almost imposs ibl e to perform ro tary types o f va ult s, such as handsprin gs.

In 1956, at th e time of th e Melbourne O lympics, the new va u ltin g board was introduced to competiti ve gymnas ti cs. As of thi s tim e, th e hand stand ro tary type va ult s began to be perfo rm ed by more and more gymnasts. In 1962, at th e Prague W o rld Gam es, the hecht was perfo rm ed as a co mpu lso ry va ult for th e first time in hi sto ry. Thi s ca me as a surpri se to many because th e hecht had been a major fo cus as an opt io nal jump.

At the Tokyo O lympi cs, a new rul e was introduced w hi ch stated th at there mu st be at least a thirt y degree angle w hen the gymnas t 's hands met the ho rse. In 1968, at th e Mex ico Ol ympics, th e above ho ri zontal rul e was adopted for th e nea r end type va ult. Th e introduction of new rul es to va u ltin g crea ted the transition from th e o ld to th e current cOflcept of va u ltin g w hich puts mo re emph asis on the height o f th e pos t fli ght, despite th e fac t that a fair amount of pre-fl ight is req u ired , along with steadin ess o f land ing. Prev io usly, the emph asis was o n pre fli ght w hich o ri ginated when th e vau lt was an exe rci se fo r mounting horses.

W ith the rulin gs co ncernin g angle of app roach , th e h echt va ult has become mo re in terestin g and competiti ve. Without th e strong emphasis o n pre- fli ght , th e h echt vau lt can be perform ed qu ite easil y. Th e hecht va ult , according to th e n ew ruling, must be performed w ith high post fli ght and a stea d y landin g, w ith fair height in th e pre-fli ght.

Since th e hecht va ult w ill be used as a compulso ry vault unti l th e nex t World Ga m es, we mu st gi ve se riou s tho ught to th e development o f new technique in th e va ult o r it wi ll be more dif t icult to maintain our supremacy in re lati o n to wo r ld gymnast ics.

With this in m ind, I obse rved th e hecht va ult perfo rm ed by Japan 's to p level gym nasts at 1971's N.H.K. champion ship mee t.

1. Th e Hecht va ult and its objecti ve stud y at the N.H.K. champi onship mee t.

MATERI A L: Time : Ju ne 25 , 1971 Camera: Vo lex 16 mm cin eca mara Fil m: Fuji 16mm ASA 250 Fi lm speed: 24 fram es p er second. picture si tuati o n: Eve ry fra m e was d eve lo ped from tak e-o ff to la ndin g Position of ca m eraman : Side view to va u lting horse, sli ght ly for wa rd

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1.) Th e relat ionship betwee n the ang le of th e pre- f li ~ ht and th e pos t flight.

ANGLE. OF

PRE-FLIGHT ~UMBEROF

YMNASTS %

OF TOTAL

BODY FOR M AT THE POST FLI GHT (# OF PERSONS)

FA ILED IN LA-NDING # OF %

GYM NASTS

3 60%

REMARKS

MORE THAN

25°

I~ 5 HORIZONTAL(4)

I 1 O.4~I--S-L-A-N-T-(l-)--~-o----l

Poor lift of the upper body aft er contact with the horse. Breaking the body form in the air. Too much pike before landing. Shortage of fli ght distance.

BETWEEN 20°

AN D 25° ~

HORI ZONTAL (5\

~------------~-----i 50%

16.7% SLANT (3i

4

o

Broken form in the air and too much pike befo re landing. Many misses (80%) No brea k in form in the air, no misses in landing, but shortage on fli ght distance.

BETWEEN 10°

AN D 20° ~

HOR IZONTAL (5) 4

20 r---------------1---~35% 41 .7% SLANT (15) 3

Poor lift of th e upper body. M any misses on landing (80%)

Good height, good distance, % of failure in landing only 20.

LESS THAN

10° ~ HORIZONTAL (3) 2

15 r----------I1--~20% 31.2',1{, SLANT (12t 1

Poor lift of the upper body. Percent of fa ilure in landing 67.

Good height, good distance percent of fa ilure in landing, 8.

NOTES TO TABLE 1: 1. Th e pre-fli ght angle : th e line o f th e

va ulting horse, and th e li ne of th e shoulder thro ugh th e kn ee at th e po int of contact of hands with th e ho rse w as measured by a phase o f th e pi cture.

2. Th e pos t fli ght bod y fo rms (ex tended ) w ere cl ass ifi ed as:

(A) HORI ZO N TAL - w hen ex tended th e body line is parall e l to th e floor line. and

(B) SLA NTED - w hen ex tended th e fee t are lower than th e upper po nio n o f th e bod y.

3. Th ere we re 48 va u lts amo ng th e m ateri als taken in 16mm fi lm , but not thi s many gymnasts performed, becau se th e vault was o ften repeated by the sa me gymn as t.

4. Th e results o f the fi lm analys is were no t as accurate as they would have been if taken fro m a straight side view to th e horse. Howeve r, the technique of ea ch gymnast perform in g the hecht va ult was quite clea rl y show n.

CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTIGATION Acco rdin g to Tab le 1, th ese co nclusio ns can

be drawn:

Gene rall y, the lowe r th e p re-fli ght angle, the bett er th e lift of th e upper body is achieved . 1 he low pre -f li ght brin gs a longe r post fli ght if the full y ex tended body fo rm is used . The

perce ntage o f failure in I'anding is also much less than it is w ith hi gher pre-fli ght angles.

Since onl y 10'X, of the gymn as ts had pre­fli ght s above th e 25" angle, th e res t (90'Yo) w e re subjects to th e d eduction. Witho ut con sid eration of the pre- flight angle, gymn as ts w ho held th eir body line ho ri zontal (parall e l to th e fl oo r line) at the post flight had a hi gh percentage in fa iling th e land ing.

No gymnas t was abl e to show high lift in th e post fli ght w hen usin g a pre- f l ight of more th an 25". Thi s in d ica tes that th ere is a need fo r deve lopm ent o f a new technique in performin g th e hecht va ult.

NOTES TO TABLE 2: 1. Th ere were three d ifferent body fo rms at

cont act w ith the va-ult . Th ese we re : a) Bent body b) Straight body (squeezed at the hip and lower back area), and c) A rched body form.

2. Th e bo dy fo rms described for post f l ight are th e sa m e as sta ted in Table 1.

CO NSIDERATION S: Lookin g at the bo dy fo rm o f va ri o us gymn as ts

at contact w ith th e va ulting ho rse, it can be seen th at 69'X, o f th e gymn as ts had a straight body fo rm. Gymnasts w ho had a bent bod y fo rm at contact all had less than a 10" pre-fl ight' angle. Th ey lacked in th e lift o f th e toes, w hi ch

TABLE 2 ) Th e relati o nship betwee n bo dy fo rm s atl co n tact and the post fli ght.

number of ex tended failure in

vaults body form landing body fo rm ---- - - - - at the post remarks at contact fli ght num % % (nu mber of vaul ts) ber

horizontal (1) Most of th ese have a pre-fli ght

9 0 01% angle of below 10°. bent body --------

Too much forwa rd force ca using l B.8'Yu slant (8) 2 25% poor landing.

3J hor izontal (12) 10 63% Had a va riety of pre-fli ght angles

straight body' from low to high. Most of the

(tight hip) - ------- va ults with hori zontal body form

68.7'!!, slant (22) 1 5 % had more than 10° pre-angle.

6 horizontal (5) 4 60% Relat ively high at pre-angle (1 5°)

arched body ------ - - but fa il ed in landing due to the lack of upper body lift .

12.5% slant (1) 0 '0'10

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should ri se immed iately after the take off . Only 10% of all gymnasts had an arched body

form at con ta ct, and all of th ese had more than tI 15° pre- flight angle. Th ey also had a high percentage of misses in th eir landings (20 'Yo ).

There was a high percentage of misses in the land ing when the bod y form was perfo rmed with a st raight body (ti ght hip) pre-form.

3. Comments on hand ling the body before and after co ntact with the horse.

handling body with one motion-- 3(6'X,) hand ling body with two motions -- 43(90'X.) handl ing body with three motions -- 2(4%) 1. Category 1 -- In handling the body wit h

one motion, th e body form is straight with tight hips at co ntact, th en after contact th e body arches out for th e post fli ght.

Genera ll y thi s method keeps the body at th e extended position for the lo ngest peri od of time at the post f l ight. However, this techn iqu e did not produce height Examp le: Figure 7

2. Category 2 -- I n handling the body w ith two motion s, the body pikes at contact and then arches as the body goes over the vau lt.

Type a: The act ion of pike and arch is done in a quick manner so that an extended body posit ion ca n be kept for a longer period of ti me at th e post f l ight. It shows sharpness in its performance. Gymnasts who perform us ing this method usuall y pike very little . Example: Figure 4

Type b: Thi s type of body mo tion is done at a slower pace than type a. Th e pike and arch action is generally much longe r t han type a. Exam pl e: Fi gure 8

According to F.I.G. rul es, an over piked positi on at contact sho uld be ded ucted up to .5. Therefore, type b would invo lve r isk ing a deduction .

3. Category 3 -- In handling the body w ith three motions, the horse is co ntacted w ith a st raigh t (t ight hip) body, then after contact , th e body arches, and then it pikes and arches in a quick motion. If thi s is no t done quick ly, it creates a short , low post f l ight with less t ime for body position extension.

4.) A comment on the shoulder angle at contact.

1. One method o f effective performance of a hecht va ult is to have a greate r angle at the shoulder. (Thi s mea ns the relationship of the body line to th e line of th e arm ).

On ly 50'X, of all th e gymnasts at th e N.H.K . Championship meet had a shou lder ang le of more than 160° .

Generally, the gymnasts w ho had a high ' pre-fl i'ght angle made an attempt to sink the shoulder at contact in order to achieve a greater shoulder ang le, but this often fail ed to br ing high post fli ght. Gymnasts w ith lower pre-f light angles usuall y had a narrow shou lder angle, but it brought a hi gher and longer post flight.

2. Th e focus in the technical development of the hecht va ult. Before d iscuss ing our fu ture task of improvement of th e hecht vau lt, I wo u ld like to introduce some of the technica l knowledge w hich is mentioned in " Technik Der Turnubungen" (1970) by a famous sport researcher, professor Ukran . He wrote':'

" --- At the take off, both feet should be quick ly li fted back and upward. -- -Before the hands con tact th e horse, the shou lders should sink in orde r to reach the hands as fa r fo rwa rd of the shou lders as possible. ---The body angle to the horizontal should be between 30° and 35 ° . ---After con tact, both legs should be kept sti ll for .3 to .33 seconds. Th is brings t he occurrence

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Figure 1. GymnastNa. Example of a low pre-flight angle but a good lift after the push off.

Figure. 2 Gymnast Ka. Example of a high preflight angle but a form break after push off.

Figure 3. Gymnast Mi. The highests score of the meet (shows slightly low preflight angle).

Figure 4. Gymnast Ka. Example of arched back at the contact.

Figure 5. Gymnast Ho. Example of a straight body (tight hips) form at the contact.

Figure 6. Gymnast X. Example of a bent body form at contact.

Figure 7. Gymnast Y. An example of one motio n.

Figure 8. Gymnast Ha. An example of two motions.

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of the ri se of the rest of th e body. ---Body pike should not go to extremes, or th e vault w ill be judged as a stoop va ult. ---When bod y pike is lack in g or there is no pike at all, th e push off becomes ineffecti ve . ---Ha vi ng an arched bod y at co ntact is a grea t mi sta ke. ---All unn ecessary arm motion at post fli ght should be eliminated as it crea tes a bad Impress io n.

It was ve ry d isappoint ing t.hat about 90'X, of all th e gymnasts at the N .H .K. Championsh ip meet had less th an a 25 ° pre-flight bod y ang le. All of th ese gymn asts we re subject to th e penalt)' acco rdin g to the F.I.G. rul e.

The 10'X, of th e gy mn asts w ho did have a high pre-fli ght body angl e fa il ed in landing. A lso , many of these gym nasts had form breaks in the post flight.

Th ere is an urgent need for development of a technique of perfurming a hecht vau lt w ith both a hi gh prefli ght ang le an d a steady, long, and d ynamic post fli ght. In o rder to perform such a va ult, o ur concern mu st be di stributed to th e four parts o f th e vault ; th e tak e off, th e

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body form , the co ntact and th e hand position at th e pu sh off, and bod y action at the hip and back.

If the board was placed farther back from th e horse, th e pre-flight wou ld be bigger. It is qu es tion ab le, however, whether th e arms are dynam ic enough to resist th e force of co ntact, or, equall y important, if th e pu sh off cou ld be as strong. A lso, if the speed of the va ult was to be slowed down and a high pref li ght ang le used, would a high and long post fli ght be poss ibl e? Wou ld bringing th e board clo se r to th e horse aid in a powerful rotary jump?

We certainl y nee d th e effo rt of all th e coaches in Japan for improvement of the techniqu e in performin g th e hecht va ult. We must create and exchange ideas in order to maint ai n our supremacy.

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Letters con't from pg. 7

(mandatory if they want to stay in my classes) from a qualified dancer who knows what she is doing.

I know.. I don 't understand as much about women physiologically a nd psychologica lly as a woman na turally would . But does this m ake me unqualified a ltogether in every area of girl's and women 's gymnastics? Just because I am a man , does that mean that I can' t teach walkovers properly or back handsprings proper ly? Does it mean that! cannot teach assembles, chasses , tour jetes or cabrioles correctly ? You mea n to say that I can ' t SEE incorrect a rm positions or leg positions , improper timing, etc.?

What about spotting? I feel that I am qualified as much as most women are in this a rea.

Granted, I don 't feel that I am qualified to be coaching and instructing ata level higher than the intermediate level. But as fa r as the beginner and intermediate levels are concerned, I feel tha t I can do at least a fair job.

As fa r as judging is concerned, I agree wholly with the authorities that a man should not be a llowed to go beyond the " local judges" rating. Judging is an extremely complica ted process with many factors meeting the eye a t one time. It takes a ve ry trained feminine eye to properly evalua te routines (especia lly at the higher levels) .

As far as instructing and coaching is concerned though, it' s a different story as fa r as I am concerned. I have li ving results to prove it!! My own girls are getting into intermedia te moves and combinations and they 're doing great!

And in conclusion.. some of you female chauvinists who are so militantly unreasoning and fana tica lly patr io ti c to female di cta torship in girl 's and women's gymnastics, go up to Bud Marquette and tell him tha the's dolng a rotten job with hi s SCATS team of girls. If men like him a re unqua lifi ed to be instructing and c'oaching in girl's and women 's gymnas tics, then what's he doing with elite caliber gymnasts that could possibly represent this na tion in many internationa l meets? Look a t the results that many of our male coaches are producing" The male presence in women's gymnastics IS producing successful results. Let's not hide our eyes from it. Sincerely, Gary T. Murphy

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Dear Glenn, I just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know

how we stay in shape during the summer (when the gyms are closed) .

Being an old ba lancer yourself I knew you would apprecia te these pictures and could possibly find a place for them in the Gymnast. The pics were taken on our vacation at V .... Beach . Yours Gary Hutchinson Columbus Gymnas tic Club 3508 Arnsby Rd. Columbus, Ohio

POETIC SILENCE

Dear Glenn: Do you use this kind of material? This boy, Alan

Shapiro is a sophomore gymnast. He wrote this for a school publication " Individualized Composition" His English teacher passed italong to me. Sincerely Yours , Johnny Cress Coach, Niles North High School Skokie, Illinois

SIDE HORSE

Silence. My teammates nervously standing together

like skitterish horses before a storm. My body is still, except for hands kneading

the smooth white chalk on each other. Muscles all at ease Mind racing over my routine Circle Loop ("Don ' t forget to lean") Uphill ("Keep your arms straight") Circles ("Remember to extend") Scissors ("Don't bend your legs") Downhill ("Lean forward at the right time") Loop Off ("Push hard off right hand") What to do if my mount doesn 't go right. What to do if I fa ll ofr. All the while, eyeing the horse in

front of me As if it were an enemy. The judge finally nods Nervously I step towards the apparatus. In one swift moment every part of my

body is in motion . Hands, legs, hips, arms Circle Loop, Uphill, Circles, Scissors, Reverse Scissors, Downhill, Loop Off All put together in harmony and rhythm Hard work; long hours, pain, bruises, blisters, callouses, sore arms All squeezed into one dance in air On my unmoving partner.

Alan Shapiro

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editi on of your magazine received in the pas t year. I couldn ' t help getting the impression from the question 's asked in th e "survey", that the re a re some who are dissati sfi ed with something in the magazine.

If the object of " Gymnast" is to educate gymnasts , coaches, etc., then I think you ' redoing it well. Unfortunately for me, lots of what appears in the magazine is above my scope. So if I don 't enjoy the magazine enough for my purposees , I 'ct just not bother with it· but I wouldn't ask you to change anything' . Sincerely, Ruth J . Young Irving, Texas

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( A.A.U. JUNIOR NATIONALS

WillOUGHBY, OHIO

Women's Trampoline: Ma rilyn Ste ig (Rockford Tramp. Club - Rock ford, II) 69.2; Ann Thompson (Yongue's Tramp. Clu b - Memphis, Tenn. 67.8; Shelly Grant (Springfield Gymnastic Club -;pringfield, III ) 64.9; Dian Nissen (Wayne Miller l Tramp Club - Cedar Rapids, IA. ) 61 .6; L. Spit znagle 59.3, Me n's Trampoline : Stuart R.msom (Yongue's Tramp Club - Memphis, Tenn.) 71.7; Mike Mosing (USl - l afayette, La.) 69.6; Jim Ca rtledge ' (U;L - Lafayette, La. ) 67.3; Jim Price (She lbyville Gymnas tics, Shelbyvill e, Ind.) 65.0; Pe te r Rogas (USL - Lafayett e, La.) 62.4; Ed Hoodman (Gym World - Toledo, Ohiol 62.4. Wome n's Tumbling: Sue Wheeler (Bell endorf Park Board - Davenport , Iowa) 23.75; Tracy l ong (Mari lyn-Dennis Sch. - Hamiltoll, Ohio) 22.10; lisa Podojil (Copp Academy - Wick leff, Ohio) 20.50; Becki Hamblin (Un,lIt.ched - Ro y, Utah) I 19.20; Karen Dama s (Unattached - Pekin, Ill. ) 17.05. Me n's Tumbling: Kevin McKee (Gym World -l oledo, Ohio) 22.75 ; Ed Goodm.n (Gym Worlu-1 oledo. Ohiol 21.40; Mike McKee (Gym Worlu­Toledo Ohio) 18.10; J es~e Hupkins (Genevd Vik ings - Geneva, Oh io) 17.65; Jim Bert z (Gym World· Toledo, Oh io) 16.30. Synchronized Women's Trampoline: Spi tznagle­Sweeney (Carondolet YMCA - 51. Lou is, Mo.)

.33.85; Larkin - Gren (Yongue's Tramp Club -Memphis, Tenn.) 18.85; Whippier - Torre (Copp's Academy - Wil loughby - Ohio ) 12.15. Men's Synchro nized Trampoline: Rogas - Mosing (U;L - Laf.yette. La) 33.1 ; Smith - lones (Copp Academy - Willoughby, Oh ) 29.0; Torr i - Jo nes (Copp Academy - Wi lloughby, OH) 20.8. Me n's Mini-Trampoline : Robbie Bollinger (Tramp Town USA - Rockford. II ) 109.25; Mike Whit e (Homewood Publi c Sch - Homewood. II ) 96.5; lim Bert z (Gym World - Toledo, Ohio) 84.5; Blair Adami (Tramp Town USA - Rock ford, II) 81 .25; Ed Goodman 76.0. Women's Mini-Trampoline : Denise Se.:)1 (Tramp Town U~A - Rockford , 11 ) 95.75; Dian Nissen 88.75; lan ie Waffle (Tram'p Town USA - Rockford, II) 87.75; Aven fa irch ild (Copp 's Academy Wil loughby. Ohl 70.0; Ti" Whippier 66.5 . .

A.A.U. SENIOR NA TlONAlS

Women's Trampoline: Marilyn Steig (Rockford Tramp Club - Rockford , II ) 73.5; Shelly Grant -

(Springfield Gym Club· Springfield , 11 ) 70.7; Anne Thomp~on (Yong ues Tr.-lInp Club - Memphis, lenni 69.7; Leigh He nnessy (l df.:1yette Club -l afayeite, La.) 63.9; Julie Johnson (Rockford 1 ramp Uub - Rockford , II) 66.6. Men's Trampoline : Mason K.lUHnM Il (UofM -Ann Arbo r, M ichl 73.1; Mark l angeneckert (U of M - Ann Arbor, Mich l 72.2; Stormy Ea ton (Navy Academy - AnnJpolis , Mdryl.Uld) 71.7 ; l-3 o b Steig (Rockford TrampClub - Rockford , 11.) 71.6; Mike Roe (U of M - Ann Arbor, Mich) 69.8. Women's Synchronized Trampoline: Steig -lohmon (Rockford Tramp. Clu b - Rockforu, II.) 41 .2; )cal - Nicholson (Trdl1lJJ Town USA -Rockfo rd . II ) 39.8; Thompson - He nnessy (lafa ye tt e .- Lafa ye tte, La ) 39.0; Sween e)' -)pitznaglc (Ca rondolet YMCA - SI. Louis, Mo., 33.0; l arkin - Greene (Yongucs Trdl1lp. Club· Memphi', Tenn.) 30.9. M e n's Synchro nized Trampoline : Clrt legue -Neely (U)L - Lafaye tte , l a.) 41.6; f«lIl som - MMiun (Una tl. Rockford , II <II1U Meml-lhis, rn .) .:1IlU Kauffman - Langeneckert (U of M - Ann Arbor. M ichl 40.6; Jones - Smith (eopp's ACduem y -Willoughby, Oh., 28.7; Penn - Mosing (USL . Lafayette, II) 24.3. Wom e n's Tumbling: Denise Tenney (Gymnastic Sch. of Buff,lIo - Buffalo, NY) 20.7; Lisa Podojil (Copp Academy - Wi lloughby, Oh) 17.7; Cindy Ross (Maril yn- Dennis Seh - Hami lto n, Oh) 15.65; M ichelle Prosser (Mari lyn Denn is Seh - Hamilto n .. Oh .) 15.45; Terri Berrier (Geneva Vik ings -Geneva, Oh, 14.8. Men's Tumbling: Stormy Eaton 22.8; ~d Goodman :.n.85; J.Kk Leol1dru (U ndtl. - Chevey Cha se. MOl 21 .55; Kevin Mc Kee 18.65; I illl lackson (Gym World· Toledo Oh) 15.6.

The 1974 World Trampoline Team to re present the Unite d Sta tes in South Afric a during the World Champi o nships, Marc h 23-24.

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MEET RESULTS Wome n Tra mpolinist Mari lyn Steig 20 point s Alexa nd ra Nicholson 19 pt s. Shelly Grant 17 pts. Ju lie Johnson 16 pts. Ann Thomp~o n 1S pts. Leigh He nnessy 15 pts. Men's Trampolinist Ron Merr iott 20 pts. Mason Kauffman 18 pts. Stormy caton 17 pts. Stua rt Ran~om 1S pIS. Mark langenecken 15 pts. Wome ns Synchro Team Ste ig-Johnso n 20 p ts Thompson- He nnessy 18 p ts. )eal-Nicholson 1H pts. Men 's Synchro Tea m Cartl edge-Neely 20 pts. Merriott-Ransom 19 pb. l a ngeneckert-Kauffman 18 pIs. US Tumbling Re presentative s (Exhibitional) )tormy Eato n and Denise Tenney US Mini - Tr a mp o lin e Re p rese ntatives (Exhibitional) Robbie l30llinger a nd De ni se Seal

KENTUCKY INTERCOLLEGIA TF GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP

Th e annual Ken tucky In terco lleg iate Gym nas ti cC ham p io nship, he ld thi s yea r at Lex ingto n, Kentucky, was do minated by Eastern Ken tucky U niversit y. Eastern ro ll ed over the opposi t ion to take th e l eam cha mpionshi p and place first thro ug h f i fth in th e all-aro und . The U niversi ty of Kentucky managed a first and second p lace f in ish in fl oor exercise and a t ie fo r second in vaulting. Otherw ise, EKU p laced f irst thro ugh third in every event.

RESULTS Team: 1st EKU 119.9; 2nd U. K. 105.45. All-Around : Sa nde rson (EKU) 40.4; Vecchione (EKU) 38.4; Sherrill (E KU) 37.05; Duff (E KU) 36.0; Morrett (EKU) 34.3. Floor Exercise: Wellman (UKI 8.9; Sayre (U K) 7.35; Sherrill (EKU) 7.1 5. Rings: Vecch ione (EKU) 7.0; Duff (EKU) 6.85; Sanderson (EKU) 6.8. Parallel Bars: ;ander;on (EKU) 6.8; Vecchione (EKU) 6.6; Duff (EK U) 6.55. Pommel Horse Sa nderson (EKU) 6.2; Vetchione (EKU) 5.35; Sherrill (EKU) 5.2. Vaulting: Vecchione (EKU) 8.2; Wellman (UK) and ;herrill (E KU) 7.95. Horizontal Bar: ;anderson (EKU) 7.0; Duff (EKU) 6.3; Sherrill (tKUI 5.65.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST GYMNASTICS CHAMPJONSHIPS

Bob Peavy, Host Coach

Washi ngton State U niversi ty p layed host to the 151h A nn ua l Paci fic North west Gymnasti cs Cham p io nships, February 22-23, 1974 in Pullman , Wa shingto n. Whil e , th ere was a sho rt age of tea m s at thi s yea r 's Champio nshi ps, t here was ce rt ain ly no shortage of ta lent. The energy c r is is and o ther com p li cat io ns eli m inated Po rtl and

State U., U niversit y o f Briti sh Columbia and A lberta fro m competiti o n, but such perennial competitors as University o f Washington , U niversit y o f Oregon , Eastern W ashingto n Stat e Co llege, Eastern Montana, and Oregon Co llege o f Educa ti o n showed in full strength . Oregon was the l eam w inner w ith 31 2.90 (compulsory p lus oplio nal ).

D ubi Lu fi of Washingto n State captured the all -a round titl e for th e second consecu t ive yea r amass ing a 54.30 all­aro und to tal (ave raging 9.05 pe r event). Lu fi se l a tea m record and a personal high d ur ing th e Champi o nships. Lufi qualified in six even ts fo r th e individual cham p io nship and placed f irst o n paralle l bars and second in rings.

U niversity o f Oregon pl aced 11 of its 12 man tea m in th e finals Sat urday night (February 23) and showed trem endo us strength in the f loor exercise and pommel ho rse events. Oregon too k first, second, thi'll in floor exerc ise and first and third in pommel ho rse. WSU, U O , and U W each had two indiv id ual champions.

RESULTS

Tea m: Uni ve rsity o f Oregon 312.95; Washington Sta le 310.05; University of Washi ng to n 300.25; Eastern Mon ta na College 109.25; Eastern Washington State 106.00; Oregon College of Educa. 101.60. All-Around: Dubi Lufi (WSU) 54.30; loe Hughes (U W) 48.95; Andy Alexander (WSU) 48.75; John Lehmann (UOI 48.50; Gene Johnson (WSU) 45.85.

Pacific Northwest Cha mpionships Individual Events

Floor Exercise : Bob Rikli (UO) 9.40; Don l ester (UO) 9.25; Bruce Nash if (UO) 9.10; John Lehmann (UOI 8.80; Dubi lufi (WSU) 8.75. Pommel Horse: Joe Percival (UO) 9.05; Dave Jackson (UW) 8.85; Jim Lester (UO) 8.80; lay Clark (UWI 8.70; Dave Pratt (WSU) 8.60. Rings: Gene Johnson (WSU) 9.40; Dubi Lufi (WSU) 9.20; Tom O'Donnell (UW) 8.95; Bjorn Hermansson (UW) 8.90; Jim Hol t (WSU) and Scott Phillips (UO) 8.75. vaulting: Kevin Bylin (UW) 9.05; Randy Lary (UO) and Bob Dickmeyer (WSU) 8.95; Andy Alexander (W;U) 8.90; Dubi Lufi (WSU) and Bruce Nash if (U O) 8.85. Parallel Bars: Dubi Lufi (WSU) 9.30; Bob Rikli (UO) 9.20; Gene Johnson (WSU) 9.15; Bjorn Herm.nsson (UW) 8.95; Bob Dickmeyer (WSU) 8.90. Horizontal Bars: Bill Carpen ter (UW) 9.30; Mark ;tone (UO) and Randy Lary (UO) 9.20; Gene John son (WSU ) 9.00 ; Kevin Bylin (UW) and Joe Hughes (UW) 8.45.

TANTASQUA GIRL GYMNASTS CENTRAL MASS,

HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Warriorettes Make Clean Sweep

C limax ing an 8 an d.O undefea ted season, the Tantasqua Reg io nal Hi gh School Girl s Gymnast ics Tea m d efea ted seven o th er Central Massachusetts High Scho ol Team s at th e League Championships at Shrewsbury High Schoo l, Friday evening, February 22. Th e Ta ntasqu a Girl s pil ed up an imp ressive team total 0177,65 led by 71h g rad er Debbie Sherman's 31,00 all-around score.

RESULTS Floor Exercise : Kim Gil bert (Aubu rn ) 7.55; Debbie Sherman 7.40; Ka thy Woodruf (Bel lingham) 7.10; Sue Stevens (T. ntasqua) 6.90; Cindy Rica rdi (Westboro) 6.70. Balance Beam: Debbie Sherman 8.10; li z McConnell (Bruncoat) 7.05; Beth Webber (Westboro) 6.25; lisa Hinis (I:!oll iston) 6.15; Kathy Yates (Auburn) 6,05; Lin da Ba ron (Tantasqua) 6.6. Vaulting: Do nna Knipe (Shrewsbury) 8.60; Sue

) Stevens (Ta ntasq ua) 8.25; Debbie Sherman (Tantasqua) Kim Gilbert (Auburn)'t ie 8.05; Joanne Sherman (Tantasqua) 7.90; Li z M cConnell (Burncoat) 7.65. Uneven Parallel Bars: De bbie Sherman (Ta ntasqua) 7.45; Lisa Preusse (Westboro) 7.20; Kim Gilbert (Auburn) '6.90; Ginger Bulman (Auburn) 4.75; Sissy Siveidi (Shrewsbu ry) 3.95.

Fin al Season Te am and League ch ampio nship placings were:

Season Championship High School won losl place Tantasqua 8 0 Auburn 8 3 Westborough S 2 Shrewsb ury unknown

Burncoat di d no t compete

score 77.65

2 73.60 3 70.7S 4 69.50 S 64.90

Coach of the winning 1973 Central Mass. H.S. Leagu e Champions - Tantasqua Regio nal - is M rs. Lova She rman.

AVENER CLAJMS TOP HONOR IN MARDI GRAS

By Jim Doyle Advocate Sports Writer

Penn State's M arshall Aven er, w ith his wi fe wa tching from th e sidelines, sco red nine points o r bett er in every event to w in the all -a ro und title in th e first ann ua l M ardis Gras Inv itatio nal gymnasl ics m ee t at th e Assembly Center Fri day n ig h t.

A vener, a m ember o f Ihe 1972 Olympic team talli ed a 54 .7 total in six even IS be fo re an A ssembly Center record gymnasti c crowd of 4, 712.

A vener's w ife is an assistant wom en 's gym coach al Penn Sta te.

Southern Illinois' Jim Ivicek, w ho scored th e highest individual event ma rk o f th e night - a 9.35 in th e paralle l bars - fini shed second to A vener wi th a 54.55 to tal, and Brent Simmo ns fo rm erly of Iowa Sl ate scored straight 9.3 's in hi s last three events to finish third w ith 54.25.

LSU 's Mike Carter, a 1973 A ll A m eri can and a cinch for th e U n i ted States tea m in th e 1976 Olympics, fi ni shed fo url h wi th 54.2 to tal po int s. Other LSU gymnasts in the m eet were H emo W alters, w ho f ini shed 10th w ith 52.05 p o ints; Rick Ru sse ll, 11 th w ith 50.65; and Steve Bor.>ham, 12:h w ith 49.3.

Gary M o ra va of Southe rn Illino is wound up in fifth place in th e all-aro und with 54.05 po ints, and Randy Belho rn , an all-Big 10 perform er at the U niversi ly of Michiga n and a last-m inu te entry in the mee t, fini shed sixlh w ith 52.7.

Io wa State's Jim Stephenson, w ho scored consistentl y aro und th e 9.0 mark except fo r side h o rse, fini shed sevenlh in th e all -a ro und w ith 52.65 po int s. Stephenson wa s a m ember o f th e 1973 Worid U niversil y Gam es l eam , and is Ihe defending Big tight all -a round cham p io n .

In e ighth p lace fo r the m ee t was D ave Bu tz man o f Iowa Sta te, w ho , li ke his teammate Stephenson, scored well in every event but th e side ho rse, w he re he fe ll 10 7.55. Bul zman talli ed 52.35 for Ihe n ight.

Renal O Geiss, a m em ber of th e Swiss Na lio nal tea m f i n ished in ninth place w ith a 52.3 total.

The large crowd was entert ained throu g ho u t th e m ee t, and not just by th e contestan ts. As ad ded attraclions were Freddie Co lem an 's Mard i G ras Jazz Band from New Orleans, H -yea r o ld loca l gymnast Sharon Palme r, and th e p remier appea rance o f Ihe LSU wom en's gymnas tic cl ub.

Th e wo m en gymnasts led by Jacki e W alker, p erfo rm ed a fl oor exercise to Paul

GYMNAST Apr. '74

McCartney' s " li ve a nd l et Die" at ' 7. intermiss io n . Ms. Walk e r, married to l SU 's 8. assistant sports information di rec tor, was a 9. midwest champion gymnast in her co ll ege 10. days a t Miam i Un iversity of Ohio. 11 .

USA Hun ga ry North Korea Rumani a Czechos lovakia France And in the tradi ti on of Mardi Gras, 12.

Co leman 's band led the participants onto 13. the floor Bourbon-street s tyle to the tun e 14. o f "When the Sa ints Come Marchin ' In .''

C uba Bu lga ria

MARDI GRAS INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Floor Exercise: Mike Carte r (lSU) 9.2; Jim Ivicek (UNM) 9.1; Jim Stephenson (ISU) 9.1 . Side Horse : Marsha ll Avener (rSU) 9.15; M ike Carter (l SU) 8.9; Ga ry Morava (SIU ) 8.8. Rings: Jim Ivicek (UNM) 9.25; Brent Simmons (ISU ) 9.15; Jim Stephe nson (ISU) and Ga ry Morava (SIU) 9.1. Vault ing: Ga ry Morava (51 U) and Hrent Simmons (ISU ) 9.3; Renato Giess (Switze rland) 9.2. Parallel Bars: Ji m Ivicek (UNM) 9.35; Brent Simmons (ISU) 9.3; M arshall Avener (PSU) 9.15. Horizontal Bar: Brent Simmo ns (ISU I 9.3; Jim Ivicek (UNM I and Marshall Avene r (PSUI 9.2. All-Around: Marshall Ave ner (PSU) 54.70; Jim Ivicek (UNM) 54.55; Bre nt Simmons (ISU) 54.25; MikeCart e r (lSU) 54.20; Ga ry Morava (SIU) 54.05.

INTERNATIONAL TEAM RANKING by Dr. Gohler

WOMEN 1. USSR 2. East Germany 3. USA 4. Romania 5. Hun gary 6. Czechoslovakia 7. Japa n 8. West Germany 9. Poland

10. Bulgaria 11 . Italy 11 . Yugoslovi a 13. Norwa y 14. France 15. Netherlands 16. Sweden 17. Switzerland 18. Great Brilian

MEN 1. Japan

USSR

19. South Africa 547.5·

2. 3. East Germany 4. West German y 5. Po land 6. Un ited Repub li c of China 6. Switze rl and

540.5 Approximate Scores 534.0 C hin a 530.5 Nort h Ko rea 5295 Cuba 527.5 Canada 527.0

525.5 517.5 519.0 518.5 518.0 515.0 514.0 508.5

552.73 543.58 . 538.76 538.08 537.88 536.00 531 .89 529.00 519.38 519.25 511 .25 511. 25 510.00 508.00 507.00 506.75 506.63 506.50 502.50

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DRAMATIC CO MPOSITIONS FOR FLOOR EXERCISE VO L. 3 - HLP-411 9 - $6.00 Dale Flansaas, Coordinator - Dr, Ronald Williams, Composer-Pianist .

The purpose of choosing dramatic music is to give the high intermediate, advanced, or 15 and over level gymnast more serious music to choose from. The music wi /I fit various styles of work from a spanish quality to a waltz rhythm, from lightness to harshness, etc. Even though several qualities exist, the emphasis on the Floor Exer­cise Composit ion with the dramatic emotional quality is our main goal. A few examples of routines are given so that the performer may get compositional ideas thfl t are important to the concept of a dramatic type of routine.

Side 1 Side 2 L Beethoven "Duthsche Tanze 1" 7. Smetana "Bohmische Tanze - Furiant" 2. Granados "Dance du Meunier" 8. Kabelevsky "Variations Op. 40, No. 1" 3. Chopin "Valse in E Minor" 9. Manuel de Falla "Miller's Dance" 4. Korsokow "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" 10. ' Rebikoff "Dance" 5. Schumann "Papillons No.6" 1 L Schubert "Allegretto" 6. Rossini "Quelques Riens 6" 12. Tcherepnine "Bogatelles Op. 5, No. 2"

ALL SELECTIONS TIMED TO WITHIN COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS

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COM POSITIONS FOR FLOOR EXERCI SE VOL. 1-HLP-4090 - $6.00 Dale Flansaas, Coordinator - Pat Henderson, Pianist Th is album contains music to please all levels, beginners to advanced. Bands 1 to 3 are the com­pulsory pieces required for the three compulsory floor exercises in the D.G.W.S. Girls' Gymnastic Guide. Bands 1 to 3 are also the required music for the compulsory floor exercises under the girls' AAU Junior Olympic Program. Bands 4 to 6 are geared for the beginner's and intermediate's optional exercise. Bands 7 to 12 are geared for the low and high intermediate and advanced optional · exercises. Included are: Gravy Waltz, Charade, Exercise Au Sol, Penny Whistle, Spoonful of Sugar, Midsommervaka Rosenkaval ier, Aragonnaise, Those Were The Days, Love Is Blue, Polish Dance, Two Guitars & Czardas, Waltz from Comedians and German Dances No. 4. Also included are suggested movements to use for bands 4 to 12. ALL SELECTIONS TIMED TO WITHIN COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS

COMPOSITIONS FOR FLOOR EXERCISE VOL. 2-H LP-41 02 - $6.00 Dale Flansaas, Coordinator - Carmen Sorenson, Pianist

The musical compositions on "Compositions for Floor Exercise" are geared for the intermediate­advanced performer. The f irst band is the 1970 World Championship Compulsory music which is utilized at the Senior level and Senior National Competitions. The rest of the bands are for optional routines or to the routines which come with this record . Each composition contains a change of Dace either by a change of musical selections or a change in rhythm or pace of one music selection. Music has been selected to appeal to the emotion of the performer - ranging from classical to present day music. Teachers and coaches will get the most use out of this record if it is used for the following purposes: (1) Used in connection with the routines in the accompanying booklet. (2) Used in physical education classes for a section of a unit in floor exercises for creative optional

routines. (3) Used in intramural or extramural program for creation of optional rout ines.

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VALSE TRISTE (Jean Sibelius) - 1 :08 6. MAZURKA IN B FLAT (F. Chopin)

WAVES OF THE DANUBE (J . Ivanovici) - 1 :22

7. ELEGIE (Jules Massenet) DANSE (Debussy) - 1 :25

8. DR. ZHIVAGO MARCH (Maurice Jarre) TARA 'S THEME (Max Steiner) - 1:17

9. IT 'S A HAPPY HOLIDAY (Robert Staunton) THE LOOK OF LOVE (Hal David, Burt Bacharach) - 1 :13

10. DEEP PURPLE (Peter De Rose) - 1 :21 11. SPACE ODYSSEY - ROMEO AND JULIET

(Nino Roth) - 1:16 12. CONCERTO IN B FLAT (Tschaikowsky) - 1:15

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.' . "A Parent's Guide to Gymna~tics"

by Patricia A. Gause

A PARENTS HIP ~I(tr GUIOE

ro G~MNASrlCS

Patricia A. Gause has been active in womens gymnastics for the past seven years. She has served as acting director, board member and coach of the 200 member Owego Scamps. Pat is a High School, collegiate, M.G.D.A. league judge, a",thor of "A Parent's Hip Pocket Guide to Gymnastics", and mother of an aspiring gymnast.

HA PARENT'S GUIDE TO GYMNASTICS"

by Patricia A. Gause

h o m th e time of th e i<omJn s, throu gh Luu w ig JJllrl o f Herlin , Cerm,IIl Y who introuuceu the " lurnpldtL" in the l Sl th century, gymnd~ ti c, has spred u thro ughout th e wo rlu . I he Uniteu Sta tes took th e ~ po rt to i t '> hed rt dnu it becdme d Pdf t 01 th e Ol ympic Cd lll es.

'I e l ev i ~iu n coverd ge of th e l'J6B dnu l Sl72 Ol ympics inspireu rnan y littl e g irl ~ tu wdn t to be d ( dth y i<igby or Olgd Korbut. Here in o ne sport is grace dnd uedut y at i t ~ bes t. I OUdY it coin be sa id that gymndsti cs is th e f a~ t e~ t gl uw in g , port in th e country. I hrough the medid yo u see th e top gymnd~b ,lnd M e impre~sed . [Jeep dow n yo u know that i t too k th e gymna~ t you M e w at ching d lo ng tim e anu h",d wo rk to get to the point o f perfeLli o n tlt ,1I yo u are w itnessi ng.

Pe rh a p~ your introducti o n at c lose rdn ge tu th e spo rt WJS wd tching d loca l gymna~ ti L gruup putting o n an exhiuillOn. It might hdve been throu gh .I ~c huu l reldted dc ti v it y 01 lUlllGllll g that you gain eu dn int e re~ t in th e ~ port. Huwever you corn e abu ut th e decisio n to let your daugh ter pdrti Lipdte in th e ~ po rt of gyrnnd~ tl c~, dnd she likes it , th e w ho le 1,II11il y w ill beco ill e hoo ked .

Hav in g 'pent .I g red t d eJI 01 tirne in gYlllndsiums wJtching gyrnnas ti c wo rkou t ~, j udgin g Ill ee t ~, wd tching m eets, wo rk in g w ith gymn dsts d S dn imtructo r dlld fur , I sho rt tilll e dS d direc tor 01 d Idfge gymnasti cs c lub it uec,lIne dppal (~ nt thdt Pdre nt ~ Jre literdll y stolr ved lor in fo rm ation abu ut th eir ddu g ltter '~ ~ po rt. I- dced w ith Illtle inl or llldti o n or mi ~ inl u rnloll io n th e parent ~ become fru strdted dnd d iscontent. rh e ir atlitud e~ nlolny tillle, df fect th e yo ungsters Jnd th erelo re would dffec t th e entire o perd tion 01 th e club or teJm . I he ques tions rJised pro m p ted tlte p repardtion ul d ~e ri e~ 0 1 lec tures lo r parent s w ho have childl en in gy nllld ~ ti cs. 1' 1'0111 th ese lec tures Cd m e th e lo rmdt ion anu impir,lIiun lu I' d buuk Jnd mure rece ntl y d se ri es 01 drticl es, lo r yo u the pare nt ~, to dPpeJr Illontltl y.

II yu u ,I re luu ki ng lur In dnswer tu d parli cu l", pro bl em you have abo ut gymnd, t ic~ ju ~ t dro p Ill e d line. A ques ti o n never Jsked ~omehow never ge t ~ .In dmwel . Ihi ~ culullln is lo r yo u ; wi thout w ho lll th ere never w uulJ hd ve been .I you.n g dnd dsplrln g gy llln d~ t. .. (Direct qu e~ tiun , to IVtr~ . Pdtri c id A. Cdu se, J KlllgsgJ te LJne, O wego, New Yu rk 'IJtl21)

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INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR 1974

Oct. FIG Congress, possibly in Tunisia . Oct. 19-26 World Championships in Varna .

1975 Oct. 15-21 Pan American Games (33 countries possibly will compete). Santiago, Chile

Gymnaestrada in Berlin ;976

Sept. FIG Congress in Mo ntrea l, Ca nada an d the Olympi c Games.

U.S.A. NATIONAL PICTURE

April 11-13 National AAU Junior Championships. Host : Gymnastrum Sportschool · of Reading, Pennsylvania will be the host. Site of competition to be one of th e followin g: Temple Univ., Albright Col., or West Chester St. Teacher's College. April 19-20 YMCA Nationals in Seattle, Washington (Men 's'Compulsories same as last two years, Women's

USGF Adv .. Ievel.. No minimum age or score requirements April 18-20 USGF Jr. Nationals - Hayward, California April. 20 National Certification of Gymnastic Judges­U.S. Nava l Academy - 9 A.M. , Fee - $12.00 - Certifying off icia l - Me. .Bob Stout. Cont act: Me. No rman Boardman (Pres. MGJA), 3009 Sevor Lane, Alexa nd ri a, Virginia 22309. April 26-27 Easte rn Elite Qualificat io ns for men Southern Connect icut State Uni ve rsity (ten t. ) Meet director: Ab ie Grossfe ld . April 26-27 M id-East Eli te Qualifications fo r me n, Indiana State Uni versity. Meet director: Roger Counsil April 26-27 Mid-West Qualifi ca ti o ns for men Iowa State Uni versi ty. Meet d irector: Ed Gagn ie r April 26-27 West Qualifications for me n Uni ve rsity of Ca liforn ia, Be rk e ley. Meet d irector: Hal Frey. April 26-28 National AAU Senior Championships Host : Eastern Montana College, Biltings, Montana. Finals to be televised on CBS Sports Soectacular. April Compulsory Training Meets in tour geographically located centers (Elite Program) May 2-4 USGF Senio r Nationa ls, Denver, Meet Directo r: Rod Hill. !\IIay 10-11 USGF Men 's Elite Champio nships, Unive rsit y 01 Cllilorn'id, Berke ley May 3O-June 1 USGF Elite Nationals, Southern illinoIs University, Carbondale, Illinois, Meet director : Herb Vogel; Meet Refe ree : Jackie Fie Aug. 4-13 International Gymnastics Judging Course for Women - George Wash ington Uni ve rsity. Fo r further information wr it e: Lynn George, Assoc. Prof. Dept of Ph ys ical Educatio n, Geo rge Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20006. Aug. 8-12 Na tiona l AA'U Jun ior O lympics Unive rsit y of Nebraska , Linco ln, Nebraska . Write to Tom Maloney, AAU Gymnastic Administ fato r, 2626 Cardina l Place, Sarasota, Fla. 33579 for furth e r information .

Sept. 1974 Anaheim Convent ion Center, Anaheim CA. Final trials for World Games team . 1975 YMCA Nationals on April 18-19 1976 YMCA Nationals on April 9-10

DIRECTORY Of SUMMER CAMPS

All Star Girls Gymnastics Clinic Old Willimantic Road Columbia, CT 06237 Camp B.G. Biron Gymnastics 1729 Brittmore Houston, TX 77043 Caravan at Camps P.O. Box 1206 Andrews, TX 79714 Catalina Island Gymnastics Camp P.O. Box 1766 Santa Monica, CA 90406 Cathy Rigby Gymnastic Camp for girls 23512 Mariano St" Room 331 Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Dunkley Gymnastic Camp 49 East Terrace S. Burlington, VT 05401

Empire State Gymnastic Camp Camp Hill Road Pomona, NY 10970 Highline Summer Gym Kamp for girls Highline School District #401 15675 Ambaum Boulevard S.W. Seattle, Washington 98166 Idyllwild, California c/ o Vince Pietrok 1008 E. South St. Anaheim. CA 92805 International Gymnastics Camps RD 3, Box 518 Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Jewish Community Center Gymnastic Camp 3801 East Mercer Way Mercer Island, Washington 98040

Medalist Hall of fame Gymnastics Camps for girls 735 North 5th Street Milwaukee, WI 53203 Middle Eastern Gymnastic Camp 11615 Fulham Street Silver Spring, MD 20902

Pocono Sports Camp P.O. Box 247 East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Camp P.O. Box 274 Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 SOKOL Tsukara 1828 Endicott Circle Carpenterville, IL 60110 SOKOL USA Gymnastic School P.O. Box 189 East Orange, NJ 07019 Sports Acres Gymnastics Camp Elsie Route Seaside, Oregon 97138 Stony Brook Acres 1004 Stony Hill Rd. Wilbraham, Mass. 01095 Stony Brook Gymnastic Camp P.O. Box 593 Stony Brook, NY 11719 SIU Summer Gymnastic Camp Jack Biesterfeldt SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 62901

Camp Tsukara Jerry Fontana or Mike Jacki 400 Glenview Road Glenview, I L 60025

United States Gymnastics Training Centers P.O. Box 341 08723 Bricktown, N.J. West Penn Gymnastic Clinic RD #2 Sl ippery Rock, PA 16057 West Point Gymnastic Camp for boys Ned Crossley U.S. Military Academy West Point, New York 10996 Wildwood Gymnastic Clinic 1128 Sycamore Ave. New Shrewsbury, NY 07724 Woodward Camp P.O. Box 93 Woodward, PA 16882

World of Gymnastics Inc. Ed Knepper 235 Pinehurst Rd. Wilmington, Delaware 19803

Gymnastic Workshop Bob Hess State University Ag ricultura l a nd Technical Co ll ege Fa rm ingdale, NY 11735 Phone (516) 420-2125 o r 2100 "Biomechanics in Gymnastics" Gymnastics Workshop Depa rtment of Phys ical Ed ucat ion Ohio State Un ive rsit y 1760 Ne il Ave. Co lu mbus, Ohio 43210

GYMNAST Apr. '74

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The Program Includes: 1) ballet and modem dance classes at all levels 2) tumbling classes at all levels 3) training in the Olympic events for women 4) training in the Olympic events for men 5) student-instructor ratio of 5: I 6) instructors who are carefully chosen for their teaching

experiences and ability in order to provide the highest quality of instruction

For more information, write for full color brochure

Our rotat ing Staff includes

Ol y mpic and National gymnasts

Teruichi Okamura - 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist, World University Champion

Tetsu Hirata - National Japanese gym nast

Training Facilities The International Gymnastics Camp has indoor and outdoor facilities, One of these is a newly constructed 50' x 120' gymnasium for the ultimate in European~style training, A licensed physician is on call at all times,

Tetsu Hiroto. Bruno Klaus, Olympic Gold Meda li st Teruichi Okamura "Ve are honored to have Teruichi Okamura and Te tsu Hirata on our staff for the te n sessions of camp. T e rui chi is one of t h e world's g reatest gym nasts; he and Tets u will present the latest in gymnastic style and technique to femal e as well as male campers.

TEN SESSIONS

Barbara Gallagher -Gymnastic coach a t Yale University. nine tim es National Tumbling Champion, Wo rld Tum­bling Champion, former member of Pan Am trainin g team.

Don Tonry- 1958, 1962, 1966 USA World Championsllip team member, 1960 Olympic t eam member, 1963 Pan American team m ember, author and inte rnati onal gymnastic judge.

Abe Grossfe ld - U.S. Olympic coach, Member of U.S. Olympic, World and Pan American teams.

Fred Orlofsky- Former U.S. Olympian.

Outstanding staff m embers a l so include: Len D ePue, J udy Alpe rin, Tom Gibbs, Jean Rathfon, Connie :Maloney. Fred Rothlisberger (Olympian), Tom Lindner (NCAA Champion ~ w inner of N issen Award ), Dr. J e rry Geor ge, Ken a n d l\lissy A llen. Richard illurahata, Pat Gustavson, Sandy Stutzman, Jim Culhane (Olympian), Boh Cargill. Noreen Conn ell. Richard Aronson, Linda Castner, P at Sarluca, J ohn Crosby (U.S. Olympian ) , and Peter Lan gnickel (University Coach, W. Germany)

APPLICATION B LAN K {lear off and mo il · lodoyJ

Re turn to: BRUNO KLAUS, Director, International Gymnostics Cam p, Inc ., R.D. 3, Box 518, Stroudsburg, Po. 18360 (telephone 717-629-0244)

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one session tw o, three or four sessions five sessions ten sessions Commuters Deposit

$ 95.00 $ 90.00 per ses. 5425.00 S725.00 $ 50.00 per ses. S 25.00 per ses.

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Circle Ihe l eui'on or lell ionl Iho l you wish 10 attend . As Enrollme nt w ill be limi ted , tho se attending one seu io n p lease ;n d i ~ole a second cho ice.

June 23-June 28 June 30-July 5 July 7-Jul y 12 July 14-July 19 Ju ly 2 1-J ul y 26

Jul y l8 -August 2 August 4-Augusl 9 August II-August 16 August I S-AugUst 23 Augusl 25-Augus ' 30

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