Modern Gymnast - August/September 1968

THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE

AUGUST·SEPTEMBER 1968

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m THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE

CG Official Publication of the United States Gymnastic Federation

CONTENTS

Volume X Au gust-September, 1968 Numbers 8 & 9

NOTES FROM THE EDITORS Glenn Sundby & Dick Criley 4 VIEWPOINTS Dick Criley 5 CHALK TALK . 6 CANADIAN REPORT John Nooney 7 MEN'S OLYMPIC TRIALS ... .......... ....... .. ... . 8 MG HIGH SCHOOL REPORT 10

GUEST EDITORIAL .. .. .. . . Jerry Jacquin 10 MG CALENDAR Cathy Ri gby 16 SOUTH OF THE BORDER 18 YMCA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS . William Buffa 18 MG INTERVIEW . .. Dick Criley & Ken Sakoda 20 I. H. P. C. .. ... Mickey Chaplan 23 GYMNASTICS + ORGANIZATION

SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM .... .... . Victor Lesch 24 A SECONO LOOK AT SWING . .. Gerald George 25 MG CALENDAR .... 27 MG CLASSIFIEDS ...... . 27 LETTERS 28 MG SCOREBOARD 30

COVER STORY: Featured thi s month is Dove Repp. Da ve competes for Rochester H igh Schoo l and is the Pennsy lvan ia State High School All-Around C hamp ion . Special effects photograph y was done for the MG by Jerry Ben so n o f the Double HH Pres s from the original glossy s hown at left.

PUBLISHER - EDITOR G LE NN SUNDBY

ASSOCIATE EDITORS -Technical DICK CRILEY , Production KEN SAKODA, Design

ASSOCIATE EDITORS - Feature A. Bruce. rederick, Edl<cation; Dr, James S, Bosco, Research; Dick Criley , Sta tistics; Jerry Wright, Co mpetition; Frank L. Bare , USGF; Jess Robinson, Trampolin e; Roy Davis, jud,Rin,R; Jack ie Uphues, Women; Ken Sak oda , A rt; John Nooney, Canada.

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VIEWpoints By Dick Criley

Year aft e r yea r , we publis h Ihe result , of the s ta te hi g h schoo l championships a hout the co unlry a nd yea r a ft e r year, the li s t g rows. Thi s year. the .\1G broke with its pas t tra diti on of li s tin g onl y names a nd no scores. This was no t ,0 much becau "e the scores m ea n so mu ch more. but it is beca use we fee l that the onl y way the "coring "ys tem ca n bf' d irected toward a mo re unifo rm pa tt ern is by g ivin g exam pl es good a nd bad . The point , i" no t, howeve r. that Wf' fer l one syste m is so ri g ht a nd anot he r so wr(l n ~, but the read pr !-' canning these sco res wi ll be confused a s to what sys te m ( ~ , wa~ f we re ) br ing used. J 5 a sco re a 9 .2 o r i" it a to tal o f two scor es o r an ave rage o f two sco res. We h ad to s ift throu g h m a n y, man y reams of result s sh ee ts to pu ll o ut the top three na me". Only ,\I ai ne a nd P ennsy lva nia cam e at al l clo"e to fo ll ow in g the fo rmat we ha vr "u ggps tin g fo r submittin g mee t result s to I h(' '\IG.

Of all th e S ta te cha mpion"hips. th e Illi · noi s III Pt' 1 St't' Ill S th e Ill ()~ t or.!!anizf'd. Perha ps thi s is becau;;e they s(' nt 'out complde ruutin es. :-:cores, a wril e -up, and photfl!" . \Ve wo uld like to ack n ow lN b :e too, th ose s tat es which ton k the tim e to ga the r ill(' win nin g rout in es toge the r ; Ihi s form s th e o nl y re a l basis fo r compa ri son o f gy mn as ts ac ross Ihe countr y. P e rhaps a s time pa".l's .. o th e r s tate cha mpionships wi ll recognize Ihat thi s n ut only improves the ir "na ti onal s ta ndin g" hut a lso se rves as a va luable teaching a nd coachi n l-( ai d. New York. Indi a na . IIlin u is. and Pcnn ~y l va ni a sen t in th e ir winning roulines a nd we caug ht the top ro uim's of the rnutin es o f the L A. C it y winn e rs o n a port a hl e tape reco rd e r. I This is a not" IV,"

sound in hop, 's thai oth e rs w ill adopt il in Ihe fulu n ' .1 The Con nec ti cut S tat e champi· on ships have t's tabli s hed co mpu lso ry l'x(" rc ises. Their s tat e winnt'fs won Ilt'ca use tlw), cn uld do both co mpul sory and optional " . This, we feel is a hea lthy trend.

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Pou I Uro,,;

Wh ile on the subject o f hig h school gy m · nas ti c", we fee l it a ppropriate to c it e tilt' reco rd o f i\[r. P a ul ram , re ti ... ,cI now from acti ve ftYl1lnasti c:-; coachin :.r at Butler Hi ~h School in P enn sy lva nia. During 12 Y"a" of co mpetili on , hi s team s won 108 , tra i:.dll clua l m ee ts, a nd three o f tlw four , tak champion ships he ld to date. Whih· no w ,nil o f gy mnas ti cs a s a coach , l\'lr. Ura m co ntines his ac ti ve inte rest as an offie ia l. 1-1,. ha s a lso se n 'ed as a Vice-Presid ent in the National Association of High School Gym ·

Continued on page 27.

5

WE CORRECTED The date announced for the First Inter·

collegiate Championships for Women (See Chalk Talk, June·July, 1968) is not March 8·9, 1969 but March 21·22. The location is S!ilI the same, Springfield College, Spring· held, Massachusetts. Teams interested in entering should contact Dr. J. Jacobs, Women's Physical Education, Springfield College.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FILMS Our good friends, George and Vale.:e

Kunzle note that due to the recent British devaluation of the pound, their black and white movies of the top routines from the World Championships in Dortmund, Ger· many, have become a real bargain. The films show many new movements in slow motion: Laiho's double somersault dismount on the P·bars, Endo and Nakayama's full twisting hechts on high bar, and Voronine's straight arm giants on the Rings. For fur· ther information write G: C. Kunzle, 67 Eastern Road, Birmingham 29, England.

FLOOR PLATES DO NOT INTERFERE Apparatus floor plates do not interfere

with basketball or other gym activities is the conclusion reached after a surveyor approximately 1500 of the nation's coaches. The J une·J uly Nissen Newsletter tabulates the results of this survey which should give gymnastics coaches some leverage when proposing installation of floor plates to anchor their apparatus.

HUBIE DUNN RECEIVES TEACHING AWARD

Past NACGC President and Northern Illinois University Gymnastics Coach, Dr. Hubert Dunn was recently awarded a S1000 grant as one of NIU's outstanding teach· ers. The MG adds their congratulations on this honor.

NCAA SENIOR A WARD TO MIKE JACKI

Iowa State's Mike J acki was recently awarded one of 22 scholarships given yearly by the NCAA to top scholars among the nation's athletes. Mike, who earned a 3.27 in Education, was ISU's gymnastics team captain and Big Eight AIl·around Champ. He was the only gymnast to win this award this year.

ARE YOU MISSING A GOOD BET? The most recent issue of the Olympische

Turnkunst (Number 3, 1968) carries some of the finest analyses of gymnastic move· ments we have seen in a long time - de· tailed notes on Nakayama's new optionals on the parallel bars; S. Kato's dislocate on rings comes in for very detailed analysis on execution. An extensive article by Bruno Johnke descrihes progress in U.S.A. gym· nastics while the Turnkust equivalent of Chalk Talk relates news of U.S. gymnasts to their readers. American readers would be surprised to learn of the intense interest the Europeans have in our gymnastics pro· grams and gymnastic leaders. Nonetheless, most of the research articles are drawn from the Japanese and Germans. English sum· maries accompany each article and, with the well·executed drawings, provide a quite adequate accounting of the German article.

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A "WHITE PAPER" ON THE NCAA·AAU DISPUTE

USC Gymnastics Coach, Ron Barak, who is currently finishing his law studies, pub· lished a 26 page analysis on the govern· ment of amateur athletics. With over ten years experience in amateur gymnastic competition and as an Olympian, coach, and official, his qualifications made him a natural to author such a study. His paper, entitled, The Government of Amateur Ath· letics: The NCCA·AAU Dispute, appears in the Southern California Law Review, Volume 41, No.2, pages 464·490. Coaches and athletes alike should be interested in the analysis which Mr. Barak brings to bear. (For those who are interested, nearly all university law libraries carry this pub· lication.)

GYMNASTIC MUSICAL CHAIRS Stanford Gymnastic Coach, John Gilmore

has recently accepted the position of Ath· letic Director at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. Taking his place at Stan· ford is 1968 University of California (Berke· ley) graduate, Dan Millman. We wish both these men success in their new undertak· ings.

MADEMOISELLE GYMNAST Featuring an attractive prize·winning

cover from the Women's Collegiates·Mlle G Photo/ Art Contest, the May.J une issue of Mademoiselle Gymnast is bursting with news and information on women's gym· nastics. Featured in this issue are the Women's USGF Championships, the Eastern Intercollegiate Championships, the 1968 Collegiate Championships and Madame Vii· lancher's lectures and seminars on the FIG, the FIG Code of Points, and a discussion of Modern Gymnastics. This issue of Mile G. also carries a complete set of gymnastic routines for beginning and intermediate gymnasts on the unevens, the beam and floor exercise by Tuovi (Sappinen) Coch· rane, a former member of the Finnish Olympic Team and former Women's Gym· nastic Coach at Penn State. Helen Sjursen adds her helpful notes of instruction, and a photo sequence of the uneven p·bar rou' tine of Japan's Ikeda rounds out this 40· page issue.

JAPANESE OLYMPIC TEAM NAMED In recent trials in select the Japanese·

National team for competition at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the following gymnasts were named: S. Kato, T. Kato , Endo, Kenmotsu, Tsukahara, Nakayama, and Hayata.

INFORMATION ON GYMNASTICS TRAINING WANTED

Associate MG Editor, Dr. James S. Bos· co, has requested assistance in locating papers on gymnastic training and training exercises. He is preparing a review paper on this subject and asks the cooperation of our readers in helping him to locate pertin· en t paperS. (Incidentally, we of the MG office receive many such inquiries and have always passed them along to Dr. Bosco. We hope that now that the shoe is on the oth er foot, that his office will be deluged WIth helpful letters.) Please direct your replies to Dr. James S. Bosco, Department of Physical Education, San Jose State Col· lege, 125 South Seventh St., San Jose, Cali· fornia 95114.

The Gymnastics Games Committee of the United States Collegiate Sports Council is seeking applicants for the positions of coach, manager, and pianist for the women's gymnastics team which will attend the World Student Games in Lisbon in Sep· tember 1969. Here is an opportunity to

work with the highly skilled college woman gymnast, to travel to the World Student Games and tour with the team in Europe. Any person who might be interested in any one of the three positions may obtain fur· ther information by writing to :

Miss Judith B. Hall Dept. of P.E. for Women Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois 61761 If you are interested, contact Miss Hall

by the end of October, 1968.

COACHING CHANGES Dick Wolle will be the new coach at Fuller·

ton (Cal State at Fullerton) (formerly the Encina High School Coach at Sacra· mento, Calif. and a grad student study· ing for his PhD at USC)

Dan Millman - to Stanford (formerly at UC and a member of the NCAA 1st place team) Replacing Dr. John Gil· more. Gilmore went to the U. of Alaska as P.E. Dept. Chairman

Ron Peek at Sacramento State College (for· merly Asst. Coach at Springfield Col· lege). He will replace Dr. Irv Faria who will take responsibility for professional classes and research at Sac. State.

Ray Lorenz - at Chico State College (for· merly at Brown Deer High School of Mequon, Wisconsin). He will replace Chic Johnson who is going to Utah for doctoral study.

Paul Mayer - at Georgia Southern College and will be assisting Hutch Dvorak. Paul was at So. Illinois U. on the 1%8 run· ner·up NCAA team. Paul was the 1967 NCAA Vaulting Champion.

Fred Dennis at Waukegan, Illinois and will assist Bill Ballister. Fred was also with So. Illinois U.'s team and he was a participant at the Olympic Trials for Gymnastics at Los Angeles in August, 1968.

Dale Hart - at Proviso West as head coach. Proviso is in the Chicago suburbs. Dale was a trampolinist for So. Illinois.

Joe De Pue - Deceased, Auto accident, August, 1968

Bob Peavy - at San Jose State College formerly at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo) will replace Dr. Clair Jennett as Varsity Gymnastics Coach. Jennett will take a sabatical at UCLA and travel to Europe.

Bill Holmes at Mankato, Minnesota (Col· lege). Bill was formerly from Denver, Colorado and had this year's State High , School Championship team.

Neil Schmidt - will be the assistant coach at the University of Iowa.

NCAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

Dear Glenn: The numerous articles, comments and

letters in MODERN GYMNAST prompt me to write concerning the NCAA Executive Com· mittee's action relative to the trampoline.

Before proceeding, it is important to understand the jurisdiction of both the Exe· cutive Committee and Gymnastics Rules and Meet Committee and the relationship between the two. . The NCAA Executive Committee is respon·

Sible for the business and administrative affairs of the Association and is charged with the supervision and conduct of all NCAA championship events. Consequently, all meet and tournament committees for· ward recommendations to the Executive Committee for final approval. The Executive Committee reports annually to the Associ· ation's membership at the NCAA Convention.

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CANADIAN

HI REPORT

by John Nooney 18 Lavington Dr. Weston, Ontario

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1968 QUEBEC CITY

An excellent meet. Great credit is due to Mr. Andre Bedard and his staff. This year's championships must rate as one of the best ever held. Nissen Co. supplied all the equipment (thanks George) .

Gil Larose, Quebec, and Sandra Hartley, British Columbia, are the new senior cham· pions. Over 15 entries in the men's senior division and II women. This is an all time high and shows the tremendous growth of the Sport.

The Junior champions are J anet Terry, B.c. and Rick Johnson, B.C. Over 30 entries in both divisions. Some of their per formances were excellent. In a year or two you will see a complete new group of senior men and women. This is a very heartening situation.

The All Round men winners were Larose, Jensen and Dion and for the senior women, Hartley, Diachen (last year's junior champion) and Clouitier. In the Finals Larose won the FX, PB and SH. J ensen won the Rings and HB and Gordie Gannon won the LHV. (He has been looking for that win for a few years.) For the women in the Finals Hartley won the B, UNB, Diachen won the FX, and M. Turcotte won the SHV. THE FINALS

RIN GS - J ensen's winning routine, some of his moves: Inlocate back uprise to H. Stand, then swing to Giant H. Stand Lower through horizontal to back lever; Dislocate front uprise straight body, bent ann press to handstand; Lower to cross. Dislocate full twist flyaway dismount.

LHV - Gord Gannon had two good vaults. His Yamashita beautifully executed good pre-flight and tremendous after-flight. Actually it seems we have excellent vaulters. All had good Hechts and Yamashita's. I wish we were that strong on all other apparatus. It is our strongest event.

FX - It was Larose all the way. Had a nice back sommy layout into splits. I feel he was overscored with a 9.4, Gannon was also very strong in this event, a beautiful opening, high somie work and good sequences-all done with flair. This is a definitely underrated gymnast in floor ex.

SH - A steady performance, technically executed won this for Gil. He is becoming a very strong side horse man and seems to be improving every time out. Dion was a close second.

PB - Gil Larose had a nice sommy in between the bars-clean High Stutz's, good pirouettes, excellent flow and rhythm and a nice sommy dismount. Very clean Gil is on execution. His experience really shows in execution.

HB - Jensen's winning routine on the HB was another technically correct routine but what will happen at lVlex ico when the new code of points, em phasing ORIGINALITY and RISK will be used I fear many of our boys will suffer. In general I was not impressed with many of the giants and the regrasping and especially with the dis-

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Gil Larose, Senior Men's AA Chomp.

mounts. I would say we are weak on HE. lVlany of the scores were in the sevens. GENERAL COMMENTS

An average of 8 for our top three men and our last two or three in the sevens is not good enough. A great deal of work must be done between now and Mexico. My personal rating is as follows: Side Horse and High Bar very poor, P. Bars and Rings not too bad, Floor Ex a great deal of originality and risk must go into our optionals. Long Horse Vault still our best event.

The top men are now in the Univ. of Ottawa Phy. Ed. Camp at Valley field, Quebec. Wilhelm Weiler is National coach for another two years. Also they have 9 or 10 top juniors under Jacque Cote and Jim Hoyle so that is a step forward - who knows what will happen. The national coach now has a chance to assess our top twenty men in the country. SENIOR WOMEN'S FINALS

BB - Our girls were funeral like only Sandra Hartley seemed to be moving on the beam (maybe too fast). Sandra won this event. I liked her Valdez type of mount . . . Diachen was second. Jennie is getting steadier on the beam. Predominant moves used by the girls: Cartwheels, Cartwheel 1,4 turns, full twists, Back Sommy di smounts from end and middle of beam, Splits, Walkovers, Leaps and Jump.

UNB - Sandra Hartley won this event with 9.05 even when she had a break and completely lost her rhythm. Cloutier was very strong in second place. Lots of hi p circles and hechts and eagles. Good high to low bar work. Our girls are improving and I feel the new Unevens are helping them.

FX - This was a J ennefir Diachen's event all the way. An excellen t performance - very graceful, good tumbling moves, a

lot of elan. Sandra Hartley was second. Could not understand the Quebec girls performing to such a fast tempo. It seemed they were chasing the music. Predominant moves; Aerial cartwheels, Walkover, Roundoff back sommys, Splits, New Jazz Dance steps, High Leaps and Jumps. It certainly made a difference having a full time pianist.

SHV - M. Turcotte had an excellent vault. Again all the vaulting was good. Many had Handsprings and Cartwheels varied by twists and turns. Sandra Hartley was second. GENERAL COMMENTS

No Susan McDonnell (recently married, congratulations) .. . Hartley, Minaker, and Cloutier only experienced team members. Diachen, McDonnell, and St. J ean or Turcotte ... can they fill the gap? I think so - our women's team could easily improve their international standing. Mrs. Savage has the team for another two years as national coach. I am optimistic about our women's team . All are now at Training Camp with the Juniors. About 10 Juniors are with Mrs. Hartley from B.c. JUNIORS (MEN AND WOMEN)

Having national compulsories did the trick. A vast improvement from last year. Have at least 9 Junior men with excellent potential and ten junior girls. The new setup of National Junior coaches, men: J. Hoyle and Jacque Cote, and Mrs. Hartley will really help the juniors ; arrangements are being made for them to tour Cuba and Mexico. TECHNICAL SET UP

Meetings, etc., should be held at another time. I know it is difficult to assemble all the delegates across Canada, but we should try it. The country should be divided int9

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MEN'S FINALS: A~e. TOTAL

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MEN'S

OLVMPIC TRIALS

1968 MEN'S OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC TRIALS

FIRST TRIALS Northwestern Louisiana State College

July 12-13, 1968 In the firs t trials, 28 gymnasts who had

previously ea rned thi s chance to compete by having scored 104_00 or better in qualifying tri als went through the Olym pic compul50ries and their op tional exercises_ The top six were to advance directly to the final s; the nex t 14 would compete in a second trial to selec t six more gymnasts for the finals_

The new U une, 1968) FIG rules were used even though they were not previously available to the gymnasts and coaches_ Because of thi s, many scored lower than their earli er capacity indica ted_ Other factors included inadelluate and ineffectual training prior to the cum petition and poor physica l l'onuitioning_ Immedia tely following the trial s, the gymnasts participateu in a two week training camp under the uirection of Olympic Coach J ack Beckner who was a iueu by Bill !\ l eade, Abie Grossfeld, Rusty Mitchell and Armando Vega_ As Lascari, Garcia , Dickson and Weiss dec ided to excuse themselves from the training program for reasons of avai lability or injury, Kimball and Schmitt moved up into the trainin g squad_

Surprises of the meet included the comeback of Temple's Marc Cohn who had b~en out with an injury and the remarkab le optional performances of NWLA's J ohn Ellas_ Loyd actually leu the competit or" go ing int o the last event , but suffereu a s izable ueduction for a fall on the horizontal bar and dropped to third place_

Resutts: Dave Thor 107.55, Steve Cohen 107.45, Richard Loyd 106 _10, Kanoti Allen 105 .50, Fred Roethtisberger 103_70, Morc Cohn 103.40, Jim Cut hone t 03.30, Steve Hug 103.25, Fred Dennis 103 .20, Arno Lascari 102.95, Bob Emery 102.20, Pete DiFurio 102.15, Bob Lynn 101.95, John Elias t01.70, Rick Tucker 101.10, Richard Grigsby 10 1. 00, Dick Swetman 100.95, Greg Weiss 100.75, Sid Freudenstein 99.50, Don Garcia 99.05, Mike Kimball 98 .90, Bob Dickson 98.55 , Neit Schm itt 97.20, Terry Higgins 95.75 , Gory Buckner 92.55, Ron Ctemmer 92.00, Jim Amerine 91 .80, Rich Scorza 87.05.

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Picture s shown were taken at the final trials held at UCLA in Pauley Pa vi lion .

SECON D TRIALS The P ennsylvania State University

August 9-10, 1968 Notes on the competition (Thanks to Walt

Zwickel!: Emery showed big improvement over his work at Natchitoches. You could see Wettstone had really been work ing on him. Some goes for Swe tman. Swetman worked to his usual season form, but Emery was outstanding .. . Temple's DiFurio did grea t - much better than his usual over the past season. Bill Coco deserves much credit for P ete's improvement; he taught him how to keep his cool . . . Jim Culhane workeu like the veteran he is. No thing bothered him . When th" ten, ion got the hottest, he s tayed coolest - always time for a quip or a wisecrack . . . Sid Freudenstein finally came through, showing the form that won him an ovation at Tucson .. . Don 't know Dennis well enough hut he worked smoo thly; nothing flashy, all so lid stuff in good form. Bill !\leaue can be proud of him . . . H eartbreak of the mee t was Turoff (Temple ) who had just come back after injury, and who worked with a weak wris t, and with the measles . He crowded Swetman for No. 6 spot for a time hut wasn 't able to hold the pace. Could be the equal of any of th e six who did make it, but hau tau much hold ing him back . . . Steve Hug, likewi:;e, suffereu from the german measles but on the s trength of his finish in Louisiana (8 th I , he was granted a chance to compete in the final trials. Despite the iso lation of the site and the summer doldrums, nearl y 6,000 spectators packed the gymnasium to view the secunu trial s.

Of the competitors who didn't make it at P enn State, five were selec ted for a three week State Department tuur of South America to leave September 6th : Turoff, Grigsby, Elias, Kimball , Tucker.

Resutts: Emery 106.70, Freudenstein 105.40, Culhane 104 .50, Dennis 104.40, DiFurio 103.50, Swetmon 102.65, Elias 10 1.35, Grigsby 100.95, Turnoff 100.75, Tucker 99.30, Schm itt 97.80, Lynn 97.50, Klmbal t 95.75.

FINAL OLY-'lPIC TRIALS UCLA - August 28, 30, 1\168

" I can see that Jack l Beckn er , Men', Olympic Coach ) has a lot of work ahead

of him," remarked a ve teran observer following the nwn's comp ulsory exercise competition. With Makoto Sakamoto by-pass ing this year's trials to go to Japan for study , there are almost no Amereican gy mn asts capable of hitting the compulsory routines with consistency.

Leadin g after the first nigh t 's effort was Steve Cohen with a 54.60 total, fo llowed, not too closely, by Richard Loyd, Dave Thor, and Fred Roe thli sberger. These men alone of the fir s t round llualifien;, were able to escape serious breaks and pass muster unuer the eagle-eyes of the officials.

The greatest consistency, consiuering per· formers and judges alike, was shown un fl oor exercise. UCLA 's Kanati Allen ne tted the second highest score of the even ing, a 9.40, for hi s FX eompu!oory. Dave Thor logged the only score above 9.0 (a 9.15) on side hon'e although Richard Loyd and Steve Hug sailed through smoothly hut with minor break. Veteran ringmen , Steve Cohen and Fred Dennis, both ea rned 9.45 's for solid execution of the rings compulsory. Despite a somewhat slippery long horse anu noisy beat board arrangement , the long horse performances were ra ther closely grouped, with Dave Thor leadin g the pack at 9.15. Temple junior, Pe te lJiFuriu tUI'IH'd in a 9.30 on parallel bars, which event wa, and must costl y to a majurity of the p"rfor mers. Richard Loyd and Kana ti Allen turned in excellent H B routines followed by Cohen and Hug.

It was the evening of the ve terans, a, less experienced competitors met with one of more di sas trous breaks. Even experi enc('d competit ors had to acknowledge that hi gh schuol junior Steve Hug, who was within D.S;' of a s ixth rank score at the end of the L' veJun g , was denl0n stratin g cons iderabl e cunf iu ence and poise and press ing hi , sen iors closely.

Before a crowd of 6,300 at UCLA 's Pauley Pavilion , the 1968 U.S. Men's Olympic Gymnasti c Team was se lec ted followi ng th" uptional exercises . Commencin g with th .. compulsory scores, Steve Cohen was the acknowledged front-runner with a 54.60 total , followed by Loyd 153.40, Roesthi sberger (53.30), Thor (53.25 ) and Freuden-

stein 153.10) . Freuden ste in and Loyd pulled up on tIlt"

basis of s trong, well ,colllposed FX rout int ·;. but su ffered several breaks on SH while Thor surged to second behind Coht'n \ 9.30. FX; B.75, SH) on the strf' ngth of hi , 9.20 FX and 9.lS S H ruutines. While S H proved di sa~ tro us to DiFurio and Sw~tma n. ano ther yu un ;! ve teran, Steve Hu ;!, ti eu Thor a nd Allen with a 9.15.

NAA U Rin gs Champ Cohen aga in di :;· played his remarkable power in scorin g a 9.50 to furth er in crease his lead. Roe thli s· berger, alone of the leading con tenders wa' able to come close, but hi s 9.1., left him nearly two point ~ back. Although lus ing ground to Fred in the R and LH event • . Thor maintaint·d his second place ranking with a giant handspring with uisplayed fint· height , fli ght and solid landing for a 9.20. Roet hli ~ be rge re ' s Yam ashita ea rned him a 9.30 for the bes t vaul t.

Going into the last two even t" the tup gymnas ts appeared secure: Cohen, Th or, Roethli sberger, Loyd, and Freuden, te in. Al · len and Culhane were battlin g it out for sixth with Allen 's :;[ronge:;t events to come. Hug and Dennis were neck in neck for Bth while Emery seemed all but out uf the race in 10th. Bad breaks had already elimin ated Swetman , DiFurio and Cohn from conten· tion .

Cohen's powerful PB exercise nett ed him a 9.45 and an all but insunnountable lead over Thor. Thor staved off Roethlisbe rge r wi th a 9.20 (to 9.05) Pll routillP while Loyd ran out of steam and suffered nUlllerow. fault s. Freudenstein came on s trong with 9.3's in both [>13 and H 13 , fini . hing the lat· ter with a doubl e which openeu above tlw bar. Thi, va ulted him past both Loyd and Roe thli sberge r to third. Allen 's form hurt his Pll score but he man aged to edge out a determined Jim Culhane with his 9.30 HB routine. Culh ane's last exerc ise was the paralle l bars and he needed to recoup hi , setback suffered when he over turned his double fl yaway on HB. His 9.20 guaranteed him a spo t on the Olym pic Team.

Three men were in close con tention for the Bth pos ition going into their last rou· tines. Emery, who had been consistently scoring close to 9.00 all evening, tota led IB.45 in the last two ~vents, hut fell 0.1 ~h ort of overtaking Dennis' 0.6 lead from the fir st 10 events. Dennis, with an Bth rank tlltal of 105.50, was d early the man for Hug to beat. Going into his last event , PB, with a 96.50, Hug needed a 9.05 or bett er to edge out Dennis. Steve, the last competitor in a ten", ion·packed evening, calm ly turned in a 9.35 performance to ~ecure his position on the Olympic Team.

Des pite earli er di sappoin tment s, both Swetman and OiFurio came on s trong in the last two events, bu t DiFurio's front to front di smount on H B fa il f' d to g ive him enough rota tion and he fe ll on the di"mount. Both gymnas ts will be national contenders ill fu · ture competiti ons as they improve weak areas ~ u c h as side horse.

In term s of opt ional tota ls, Cohen '(54.90) clearly ranked fir st, but some surprises were the foll owing total s' Thor (54.65), Freuden ste in 154.45) , Emery (54.40- the sam e as in the second trials), Roe th lis· bl'fger 1:>4.15 ) , and Loyd 53.05. Both A lien and Culhane had pulled up on Loyd with 'i3.S0 and S3,S::; respectively. but could not overcome Loyd'~ lead from the compul · sories.

The f ina t standings from th e 12 events were: Steve Cohe n 109.50, Dave Thor 107.90, Sid Fre ude nsl ei n 107 .55, Fred Roelhl isbe rg e r 107.45, Richard Loyd 106.45, Kanali Alle n 106.10, Jim Culhane 106.05, SIeve Hug 105 .85, Fred Denni s t 05.50, Bob Emery 105.40 , Pe te DiFurio 102.15, More Co hn 101 .05, Dick Swetman 100,75.

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What Can The Colleges Do For The High Schools?

By Jerry Jacquin Gymnastics Coach, Addison Trail High School, Addison, Illinois

High school coaches are often concerned with how we can . help our kids be better as college gymnasts. Now I think it's

about time the college coaches seriously consider how they can help the high school program.

In the past three years, the conferences and NCAA have made numerous rules' changes and recent articles suggest even more possible changes. Colleges can change their rules to suit their own needs. They can go to an all all-round program and throw out trampoline if they wish, but I think it is unfair to the thousands of high school kids who love gymnastics that will most certainly be eliminated. Gymnastics is not only a sport, but a way of life to many of us.

High school coaches try, and for the most part, do control the growth and development of gymnastics in their own state. We do this to promote the sport and help the kids, and to do this we must conform, to some degree, to what the colleges do.

Many high school in Illinois use the trampoline as a "gimmick" to get boys out for the team. It is also used for halftime exhibitions along with other apparatus at basketball games. We have also maintained tumbling as an event because the majority of coaches feel it is a basic ingredient for all gymnastics, and it will most certainly help the all-around man.

We all talk about promoting our sport. To promote gymnastics, we must first create an interest, make it not too difficult, and then gain and maintain spectator appeal. One of the most common methods in Illinois is to use basketball half-time for exhibitions. Since the basketball fans want to see something exciting and spectacular, we use the trampoline, tumbling and hi-bar most generally because they are usually the most exciting. 10

Is there a need for specialists? There most certainly is in high school. The specialist forces the all-around man to become better. The specialist has more time to spend on learning new moves and this forces the all-around man to catch up, which he usually does.

If the colleges were to drop specialists and go to an allaround program, how can we as high school coaches sell our kids on being specialists? The colleges may say "sell them on all-around." Try to sell 50 freshmen boys on the first day of gymnastics practice that they must work all-around and then tell them only 4 or 5 boys will make the team. That may be OK for basketball, but not gymnastics.

Our Illinois program has progressed tremendously in the last 10 years. Squads have increased to an average of sixty boys and most high schools have three coaches now. If we were to go to an all-around program and no trampoline, I am sure our squads would drop in size, the number of coaches would be reduced and the caliber of competition would eventually drop. It would also eventually affect the colleges to some degree. This would most certainly regress from what many Illinois high school coaches have built up over the years.

What do the high schools do for the colleges? They produce many, many potential college gymnasts. What do the colleges do for the high schools? Lately they have been making rules' changes, or have not made a strong enough effort to stop rules' changes, which directly affect thousands of high school gymnasts. I think that the colleges should take a good look at their source of athletes, seriously consider high school problems as well as their own, and discuss these problems before they make their changes. It is also my opinion that there should be more coordination and coorperation between the colleges and high schools. Also why are the high schools not represented on the NCAA Rules' Committee for gymnastics? They are in almost every other sport in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 31, 1968 By Dick Criley

The City Championships this yea r were not quite a one-man show, but one man , a Chat sworth sophomore named Steve Hug , dominated the evening as hove few o the r gymnasts in the h istory o f this c ity-wide championship. Represent ing a team which , due to a lack of depth, hadn ' t won a dual meet al l year , Hug garnered 28'12 of the 33 team points which won t he City title f or Chatsworth. His po int total set a new record, topping t he 1966 record of Juan Sanchez by '12 po int . Whi le L. A. does not compute an o il-around toto l, Hug's 6-event total was 54.45 (he qualified for tumbling finals but not ri ngs).

The indi v iduals who kept Steve (1 st FX, SH , PB ) from stealing the whale show were Fremont's Bi ll Ha le (1 st rope , ri ngs), Van Nuy's Randy Martin (2nd FX), Garfield's Leonard Col ing (1 st HB( 2nd FX, 3rd PB ), South Gate's Tim Pusztai (2nd PB , 3 rd H B) and Fairfax 's Rich Sulc ( 1 st LH , 2nd FX). It was thanks largel y to these individua ls that the final team standings found Garfield in 2nd f o llowed by Fremont, Taft, Fairfax, Von Nuys and South Gate.

Compet ition notes: FX :As a moun t , RO, FF , Full was popular ; likewise a lot o f handspr ing, front, headspring posses; pike back dismount (rarel y stuck); more arabian fronts and di ve rolls being used-all performed on a hard wood fl oo r. Fai rfax gymnasts Sulc, Pi vnick and Robin displayed good sty le espec ia ll y in their use of the olympic sty le of performing the hurdle bef ore RO and handsprings. Impress ive too were Campos (Garf ield) with a we ll-composed rout ine wh ich included jep spl its, press to st raddle, then press to handstand; Kephart (Taft) who pressed down from handstand to st radd le and back up; Wi lson's Bob Bautista f or his or igina lity · Mike Lynn (Ven ice) who displayed fi ne st rength and tumbling. SH : Hug outclassed all comers as his on ly cha llenger , lost yea r's second p lace man, Tim Pusztai met with several bad breaks. The University H igh team o f Peikoff, Vasper and Landegger showed a lot of potential despite some breaks wh ile Cleve land's duo of Ed Sallia and T om Harvey put on a cred itab le showing in taking 3rd and 5th. HB was characterized by a lot of "muscling" as the on ly c lass was shown by the top three. Caling was poss ib ly a disputer w inner as his b ic dismount lacked the difficulty of Hug's hecht. Puszt a i's routine included double german giants, a nicely done strai ght body kip, f orward stalder and a double fl yaway. Among the d ismou nts were two cast fronts (Watson-Monroe and Ogami-Venice), 3 double fl yaways (Pusztai , Lynn, Farcell o), the last named performing it as a layout-tuck fl yaway and a full twist (Cushman). PB : Excellent work by Hug, Pusztai , Martin, Caling. N oted were Pusztai's backover bar seque nce, and double back dismount; and Mike Romano's (C leveland) mount-a glide ki p up onto one bar and L turn into the middle. Rings: Hale was the most outstand ing performer as few g ymnasts attempted or accomplished anyth ing rea ll y outstanding . Five points were picked up by Chatsworth 's Doug Varga whose st reng th work included a ma ltese t o a n iron cross to an immediate back lever. The littlest gymnast , Wilson's Weste Osbring managed a 4th us ing a back lever and a bent arm maltese for strength moves. Ty ing wi th Osbr ink was Uni's Geo rge Nagayama whose rout ine went pull t o fron t lever , sw ing and cast, back giant t o handstand, lower to c ross, L cross, press out, straig ht body press t o handstand , drop , inlocate, cast around t o giant, lower down, dislocate , st raddle off. M ike Beard (Reseda) managed about the onl y dismount which wasn't a straddle o ff or pike f lyaway - a double. Tumb ling passes included double backs by Farce llo and Sulc, a nice pass o f 3 alternate full s (Getzlaff-Ta ft ), good forward tumbling~front, handspring, front, headspring, handspring, front (Campos) and snappv tumbling by Dorsey's Jim Cross who alone of the 14 competitors showed enough control t o stay on the mats f or all three passes.

Results Team : Chatsworth (Ch ) 33.5, Garfield (Gar)

17, Fremont (F) 15, Taft (T) 122;', Fa irfax (Fx) 11 .5, Van Nuys (VN) 10.5, South Gate (SG) 9, ti e between Cleveland (CI) and Reseda (R) 8.5, Monroe (M) 7.5, Dorsey (D) 5.5 , University (U) 3, West chester (WC) 3.5, Venice (V) 2%, W il son 2, V erdugo Hill s 1.

High Point : St eve Hug (Cr) 28 .5, Leonard Caling (Gar) 15.5, Ri ch Sulc (Fx) 13, Wi lliam Ha le (F) 12, Randy Martin (VN) 10.5, T im Pusztai (SG) 9. FX : Hug 9. 15, Ca ling, Sulc, and Bautista 9.05. SH : Hug 9.40, Ken Bailey (N. H -wood )8.75, Mike Swan (M) and Ed 501-li a (CI) 8.40. R: H ale 9 .30, Varga 8 .75, Jim Jantz (C I) 8.70. LH: Su lc 9.1, Jeff Leach (T) 8.95, M art in and Dove Izzo (WC) 8.8. PB : Hug 9.3, Pusztai 8.95, Caling 8.85. HB: Caling 9.20, Hug 9. 10, Puszt ai 8.90. Rape : Hole 3.3, Bill Freeman (T) 3.4, Booker McCullough (F), Belan Wagner (Palisades) Martin Silverman (M) 3 .5. Tu : James Cross (D) and Jim Farce ll o (R) 8.95, Hug 8.8.

WINNING ROUTINES: FX: Hug: RO, FF , Full , back ro ll to front support, turn to sp lits, f orward ro ll through straddle L t o handstand; RO, FF, pike arabian to headspring, swed ish fall, single leg circle to jap sp li ts, press handstand, step down, di v ing cartwheel, FF, step out with V2 twist (p lanned handspring , front, headsprin g but shoe came off ), fall , straddle cut , Y-sca le, RO, FF, Full. SH: Hug : Moore mount on end , loop back, stock li , russian moore , moore, trave l down, loop end moore, rea r in, back scissor , 3 fro nt scissors, travel down , loop walk around , olympic off. R: Hale: Pull to cross, press to L , ma ltese planche, 3;" giant to handstand, lower to front lever, inverted ha ng and sca le up to handstand, back ro ll , back lever, cross, dislocate, straddle off. LH: Sulc : Yamashita . PB:

Hug : Peach, lay back, front uprise, back pirouette , back catch , stutz, cast st radd le cut L, straight arm-straddle press to handstand, stutz, lay back , front uprise, front off w ith half. HB: Caling : Regu lar grip, cast, uprise, flange , reach under, vault catch , half turn, reverse kip , cast, giant, changeover to regular giant, regula r stalde r, giant, hop, reverse giant, cross arm giant, back to reve rse g iant , immediate sta lder, g iant, stalder, giant , giant, bic dismount. Hug : Jam , immediate stalder , hop, reachunder, vault , back kip german, disengage, half twis t , kip, change, st a lder, wh ip change, hecht. Tu: Cross : RO, FF , Fu ll , FF, FF , Full. Front wa lkout, RO, arabian wa lkout, RO, FF , arab ian. RO, FF , wh ipback t o RO, FF , Full.

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KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTIC CHAlVIPlONSHIPS

By George Jefferson Iroquois High School, Louisville, Kentucky

Iroquois and Pleasure Ridge Park High Schools fought to a 59% point tie in the boys division of the 1968 Kentucky State Gymnastic Championship Meet at the University of Louisville's Crawford Gymnasium on April 6th_

Thomas Jefferson High captured the girls division easily with a 57 to 20 spread over r~nner-up Tates Creek High School of LexIngton.

The boys division was a real donnybrook wIth heavIly favored 1967 Champion Thomas Jefferson finishing just one point behind co-champions Iroquois and Pleasure Ridge. Tight competition continued into the individual battles with Thomas J efferson 's Kelley Mclntosh edging Larry Larimore of Pleasure Ridge Park and Chris Miller of Iroquois just one tenth of a point for the all-around championship_ Mclntosh scored 33_50, Larimore 33_40 and Miller 31.10.

Scoring was almost as close in the girls all-around competition as Seneca's Adele Gleaves nosed out Thomas Jefferson's Sheba

Alsip by 1.2 points, 32.00 to 30.80_ Over 200 individuals participated in this

year's meet almost doubling the entry list for 1967. Thirteen schools had boys entered and there were twelve schools with girls teams.

This represents phenomenal growth for one year and speculation is that gymnastics will enter regional eliminations in the near future. The most impressive difference in the 1967 and 1968 meets, however, was the quality of performance. Greater difficulty in routines and polish in execution was very much in evidence and drew much comment from the judges who were in attendance both years.

Schools entered in the boys division were, Iroquois, Pleasure Ridge Park, Thomas Jefferson, and Central all of Louisville; Lafayette, Bryan Station, Tates Creek, Davis County and LaRue County.

Represented in the girls division were Iroquois, Pleasure Ridge Park, Tates Creek, Thomas Jefferson, Seneca, Westport, Davis County, Lafayette and Bryan Station.

Total team points: Boys-Iroquois and Pleasure Ridge Park 59Y2, Thomas Jefferson 58Y2, Lafayette 8, Tates Creek 7%, Bryan Station 4 Central 1, Davis County 0_ '

C1F CHAMPIONSHIPS Millikan High School

Team: Lakewood (L) 34, Baldwin Park (BP ) 19, Westminster (Wm) 16, EI Rancho (ER) 10.5 , Wilson (W) and Millikan (MI) 8.25, Muir (Mu ) 6.5, May fair (M) 4.5, San Gabriel (SG) 3.5 , Magnolia 2, L. B. Poly and South H ills 3.4-

High Point Man: Bob Haisl ip (L) 13 .5, B. Anderson (Wm) 8.5, J. Iverson (Wm) and G. McCollom (SDM) 5. Tu: B. Haislip and Dave McCain (M) 17.0, E. Hanseth (BP) 16.9. Rope: Paul Ralston (Wm) 3.3 , R. Duarte (ER) 3.5 , Bob Thompson (L) 3.6. HB : Gary Erickson (Mil) 17.4, Brian Anderson (Wm) 17.0, Steve Diggle (L ) 17.0. FX: B. Haislip 16.6, G. Garrett (SG) and D. Lightholder (W) 17.2. SH: Larry Perez (ER) 17.2, E. Will (Mu) 17.1, Rich Godhart (L )

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16.4. PB : T . Reis (BP) 17.3 , Bob Landers (L) 17.1 , D. Stovall (BP) 17.0. R: Jerry Iverson (Wm) 17.5, Bob Mahoney (W), Diggle and T . Villapando (BP) 16.9.

WINNING ROUTINES: Tu: Haislip: RO, FF , Full , FF , FF , Full. Front , handspri ng, front, handspring. RO, FF, whipback, FF, wh ipback, FF whipback. FX: Haislip: RO, FF, Full, FF , swedish fall to splits; straight arm press, RO, arabian dive roll , jump with half turn , back handspring, turn to half gainer; diving cartwheel, diving back handspring, fall ; leg circle t o stradd le splits; straight leg roll, RO, FF , pike back. LH: G_ McCollom (CDM) gian t cartwheel and giant piked handpsring.

Girls-Thomas Jefferson 57, Tates Creek 20, Iroquois 6, Lafayette 5, Bryan Station 1, Seneca 0, Pleasure Ridge Park 0, Atherton O.

The "Recruiters" on the High School s....ene.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALL-AROUND CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 17, 1968 Mills High School, Millbrae, California

The All Around Championship was held at Mills High School, Millbrae, California on Friday, May 17, 1968. Fifteen gymnasts competed in the six Olympic events: Long Horse Vaulting, Horizontal Bar, Floor Exerci ses, Parallel Bars, Side Horse and Still Rings. The scores awarded to each contestant f or h is performance in each event were added together for a final All Around score. The gymnast with the highest t ota l score was declared the winner of the All Around event. Traditi onally, this event precedes the Northern California Invitational and the paints from this event are added to those earned by each team in the Invi tati onal t o determine the team winner.

Results : Gary Vandehaef (Encino) 43.66, T om Gardner (Mills) 43.10, Tim McWhirk (Encino) 42.95, Rob McClaren (DeAnza) 42.15, Ron Lum (Hillsdale) 42.15.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 18, 1968 DeAnzo High School, Richmond, California

By Don Nelson Encino wan the Northern California Invita

tional easily. There was a three-way battle f or second between College Park , Berkeley, and De Anza. Tim McWhirk and Gary Vanderhoef were the outstanding performers. McWhirk sco red the most points and Vanderhoef had the highest scaring routine (9.2). Th is was on still rings; he pulled out of inver ted , had a back lever cross, and was very steady.

A full house was on hand to watch the meet which went off smoothly in 2 hours and 15 minutes for 109 performances.

Results Team: Encino (E) 132.5, College Park (CP)

53.5, Berkeley (B) 50, De Anza (DA) 45.5, Ygnacio Valley (YV) 34.5, Hillsdale (H) 30.5. Aragon (A) 22.5, Mills (M) 22, Fremont (F) 18 .5, Oakland (0) 14.5 , Mt Diablo (MD) 11.5 , Sequoia (S) 9, Mission San Jose 2.5, San Carlos I , Palo Alta and Skyline. FX: Howard Hardie (B) 8.65, Clark Johnson (DA) 8.5, Rob MaClaren (DA) 8.3. SH: Todd Chisum (YV) 7.2 , Mike Steele (S) 6.65, Hardie 6.6. Tr: Tim McWhirk (E) 8.25, Rudy Jones (0) 7.6, Bob Bussell (E) 7.55. R: Gary Vanderhoef (E) 9.2 , McWhirk 8.05, Bill Gimbel (CP) 7.95. LH: McWh irk 8.75 , Hardie 8.6, Pete Shigemot o (A) 8.55. PB: McWhi rk 8.1 , Steve Sinsel (CP) 8.05 , Gimbel 7.95. HB: Bill Barnwell (CP) 7.85, Chriss Harrold (E) 7.8 , Shigemota 7.55.

NORTHERN CALIFO'RNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 2, 1968 By Ed Loudon

Yreka H i g h School gymnastics nearly swamped its competitors in taking the championship o f the Northern California High School Gymnastics Championship. It is Yreka's third straight title. The meet was held an March second with seventy gymnastics partic ipating from northern high schools . Y reka sco red 161 .59 points, easily aut distancing second place Eureka , with 130.25 points, Del Norte , third, w ith 92.51 point s. YHS team captain , Roger Lorenzini , won all around troph y with Q

24.81 paint performance; he was foll owed by teammate John Tufts who racked up 24 .65 points. Third place, Doug Garrison with 23 .50 and Nick Rail of Del Norte , was fourth with 22 .93. Garrison and Rail captu red first in side horse and parellel bars , but Yreka t ook first places in all of the remaining events, including the rope c limb, where Yreka 's own John Tuft, came through wtih first place time of 4.3 seconds. Alan Milovich captured three

Northern Calif . In vi tational Team Chomps, En cino H igh Schoo l.

firsts. The Northern California Championships Girls Team Standings : Carlsbad (C) 4~.~, uses all nine events believ ing that in order t o Roswell (R) 37, St Pius (SP) 15.5, Goddard build a gymnast for col lege he should com- (Grd) 13, Manzano (M) 10, Gal lup (G lp ) 8. pete in as many events as poss ible. Yreka hod AA : Hargrove (C) 50 .2, Kennington (M) 49.2, a very successful year, win ning twelve meets Yoroshek i (SP) 47.9. FX : T onner (R ), Denhof and losing two . One to California Freshmen and (C), Yorosheski. SHY : Hernandez (Grd) Har -the other to Enc ino o f Sacramento, by on ly grove, Yorosheski. BB: Morey (R), Acosta (LC), fi ve pOints . Rascon (SF). UPB : Condrey (G lp), Mize (L),

.In the Northern California Open Champion- Hargrove. Tu : Denhof, Tonner, Hargrove. Tr: ship Yreka was also v ictorious over all ent ries, Neal (C), Sowell (R), MacPherson (Grd). defeating t eams and unattached gymnasts. Y reka scored 62.93 points to win this open closs with College o f the Siskiyous having 49.12 points. They were followed by unattached gymnast s with 30.21 points which included gymnasts from College of the Redwoods .

This open class meet was conducted at the some time as the high school championships.

Results SH : Doug Garrison (E), Tip Wi lmarth (Y),

EriC James (Y). Tr: Alan Milovich (Y), Lar ry Crowe (Y), Jeff Day (Y). Rope : John Tufts (Y ), ChriS Wolters (Y), Chr is Havens· (Y). FX : A lan Mi lovich (Y), Jeff Day (Y), Jon Jenot (Y). HB : John Tufts (Y), Roger Loren zin i (Y), Don Strub le (Y). PB : Nick Roil (DN), Roge r Lorenzini (Y), Gav in W indb igler ( E). R: Chris Walters (Y), John T ufts (Y), Don Struble (Y). LH : Roger Lorenzini (Y), John Tufts (Y), Larry Crowe (Y). Tu : A lan M ilovich (Y), Jeff Day (Y), Jon Jenot (Y).

OREGON STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS - Boys

March 9, 1968 University of Oregon

Team : South Eugene (SE) 145.80, David Douglas (DD) 128.55, Churchill (C) 117.65, South So lem (SS) 108.05. AA : Bruce Hoyt (SE ) 45.80, Eri c N ickerson (SE) 44.35, Dennis Ll oyd (DO) 43.50. SH : Joe Perciva l (SE) 8.05, St eve Cooper (SE) 7 .65, Jerry Ingham (DO) 7.525. HB : Hoyt 8.625, John Pr ice (DO) 7.05 , Nickerson 7.4. LH: Greg Maxwell (SE) 9.575, Hovt 9.225, Nickerson 8.95, PB: Paul Henning (SE) 7.925, Nickerson 7.45, Greg Edblom (SE) 7.225. R: Tom Read (SE) 8.275, Don Monin!,)er (SE) 8.20, Dove McDowell (SE) 8.025. FX: Hoyt 8.425, Maxwel l 8.10, Joe Yamauchi (DO) 7.75 .

OREGON STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS - Girls

March 9, 1968 University of Oregon

Team: South Eugene (SE) 86.95, Dav id Douglas (DD) 82.20, North Eugene (N E) 78.30, Cottage Grove (CG) 68.85, Crater (C) 59.45 , Corvallis (Co) 52. 15. AA: Jayne Hami lton (DD) 30.05, Judy Sh irk (SE) 29.30, Sandy Weber (SE) 28.45. SHY: Sh irk 8.3 , Motto Racely (SE) 7.95, Ham ilton 7.9. BB : Shirk 7.75, Hami lton 7.55 , Joyce Hanson (She l) 7. 175. FX : Hamilton 7.80, Weber 7.275, Cindy Gordon (C) 7.20. UPB : Shirk 7.95, Hamilton 7.925, Penny Perin (NE) 7.425,

NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-Boys and Girls Lovington High School, Lovington, New Mexico

April S. 6, 1968 By Darlene H, .Schmidt

Some 174 gymnasts competed in the preliminaries o f this two-day event. Host Lovi ng ton scored 67 team points to t oke the boys titl e. Mark Hopkins of the host school took All Around hono r s in t he boys competition. The Car lsbad Gir ls team successful ly defended their 1967 Championship by scori ng 48.5 team pa ints while runner-up Roswe ll scored 37 points. Gi rl s A ll A round honors went to Laqu ito Hargrove o f the Carlsbad Team .

Teom standings Boys : Loving t on (L) 67, Farmington (F) 38.5, Goddard (Gd) 23, Eunice (E) 19, Highlands (H i) 17, Roswell (R) 9.5. AA : Hopkins (L) 81 .6, Wo lte rs (F) 72.8, Kravitz (Hi ) 7.19. SH : Hopkins , Krav itz, Gardenas (SF). R: Hohimer (E), Cone (L ), Cooper (Grd). PB:

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP March 23, 1968

By Terry Lechlitner, Sec,·Treas, IHSGCA The second Indiana High School Athletic

Assoc iation gymnast ics championsh ip was h eld at Warren Central High Schoo l in Indianapolis, Indiana as a Saturday that only Eskimos should have been out. T here had been a snow storm the night before and a few teams arrived late for the meet. Many teams hod arrived the Friday n ight before . There were approximate ly six t o seven hundred dedicated spectators even though the weather was terrib le. Many college coaches were in attendance.

Three sectional meets hod been he ld the week be fore on Friday night (March 15) at Crown Point, W abash, and North Central ( In dianapolis). The top five gymnasts in each event advanced t o the finals. As was expected, Concord, Madison Heights, and Columbus won at the three sect ional sites ,

Columbus put on an amazing show of power to run away with the state meet . Dav id Carter (Junior ) from Columbus also won the AIIA round.

Co lumbus H igh School, State Chomps.

The over-oii ~uoljty of the ~~rrormances was the best ever in the State of Indiana. For example, every Horizontal Bar qualifier threw a rear vault this yea r as compared to two o r three last yea r. Nineteen schoo ls qualified boys for the state meet th is yea r ,

FX : Jerry Hostet ler (Concord) 70 .5, Gary Sublette (Columbus) 62 , Ti m Barrus (Wabash) 62. Tr: Kev in Her r (Columbus) 72, John Shields (Hammond Clark ) 66 , Gary Best (E lkhart) 63.5. SH: Bill Bratten (Crown Po int ) 68, Nick Woo ll s (Columbus) 62.5, Jack Harcourt (North Central ) 60.5. Tu : Frank Foreman (Ham ilton Clark) 64 .5, Gary Powell (Concord ; 64 , Jerry Hostetle r (Concord) 60.5. HB: Dove Carter (Co lumbus) 7 1.5, Mike Rich (Madison Heights) 66, Jerry Hostetler (Concord) 61 PB: Dove Carter (Co lumbus) 73.5, John Peirce (North Central ) 72.5, Dave Seal (Columbus) 62. R: Dave Seal (Co lumbus) 82,5, Dave Carter (Col umbus) 63.5 , Bill lei!')ler (Co lumbus) 63 ,

Winning Routines : FX: Jerry Hostetler: Round-off , flip fl op, full

full twist , swed ish fa ll , pinwheel to planch e , lower to stomach-rise t o handstand, flip f lop, back , flip flop, back -spli t C', straight arm press , step down wi th % turn , di ve ro ll , st radd le leap-front, f orward straddle rol l into handstand with immediate 1/ 4 pirouette , lower t a straddle chest lea n. va ldez, round-o ff flip flop , layout.

TR: Kev in Herr: Flif fu s-out , double bock, bock, back full , bock double full , rudolf , piked back, rudolph, bock double full , back , piked bock, 3;" bock , double cody.

PB : Dave Carter: Cost support , st radd le cut "L" (Hold ): Straddle press ha ndstand; Back t oss, stutz, cost, back uprise straddle cut; lay away, front uprise, swing handstand; back off.

HB : Dave Carter: Stem Ri se, Undergrip Giant , Stoop, Dislocate , Eagle , Hop to 3;" Undergo giant , hop to overgrip , free hip immedia t e reach u nder, vau lt , st raight arm hip cast, 2 overgrip giants, crossover , 2 undergrip giants· f ly ing st radd le off,

R: Dave Seal: Eleva t or, Giant , Bock Ro ll , Cross, Pull to bock lever , Dislocate to " L", Press to Maltese Cross (Ho ld), Cast , Dislocate Doub le Back.

Tu: Frank Foreman : RO, FF , double fu ll . Front , front , front , headspring , front , fron t , heodspring. RO, FF, fUll , FF, back. RO, FF , full; headspring, RO, 2 whipbacks, full.

KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Bob Rector The 1968 Kansas High Schoo l Gymnastics

season ended February 24, 1968 with t he St ate Gymnastics Championsh ip meet at Kansas Sta t e University. The teams and gymnasts qualified in Regiona l Meets at W ichita East and Lawrence.

The teams qua l i f y ing from the W ichita East Reg iona l were: Wichita South 101, Wich ita East 92, Medicine Lodge 87, Wichita West 62V2, W ichita Heights 49, Win field 24 , W ichi ta Southeast 20V2, Wichita North 6 , Kingman 3, and Buh ler 2 . Qual ifying from the Lawrence Regiona l were: Lawrence 15 1 V2, Salina 102, Olathe 54V2, Highland Park 48V2 , Topeka 30, Seamon 16, Atchison 15, Manhattan 9, Topeka West 7, Washburn Rural 7, Empor ia 3, and Shawnee Heights 1 V2 .

The top seven individua ls in each event qualified for the State Meet in each event . Th e 19 teams in the State Meet finished as fol lows: La wrence 83V2, Wichita South 77 , Wichi t a East 69, Medicine Lodge 56, Wich ita West 32, Salina 28, Highland Park (Topeka ) 25, Wichita Heights 22, W infield 14 , Topeka 13, Olathe I I, Atchison 5, Manhattan 5, Sea mon (Topeka) 4, Kingman 2V2, T opeka West 1, Wichita Southeast I , Washburn Ru ral (Topeka) 0, W ichita North 0 .

Indiv idua l placings were as f o l lows:. AA : Norman W iles, W ich ita West; DuWayne Guthrie, Medicine Lodge; Mick McGuire, Wichita East. FX : Ti e, Ken Johnson, Lawrence and Norman W il es, W ichita South; 3. Tom Carrier , Topeka. SH: Richard Schubert, Lawrence; Bill Dickerson, Wichita East; Bob Blackburn, W ichita West. HB : Norman Wiles: Tom Yother , Lawrence; Kenny Smith, Wich ita East. LH: DuWayne Guthrie; Jim Norris , Sa li na; Mike Withrow, Wichita West. PB : Marc Joseph, Lawrence; DuWayne Guthri e; M ick McGuire, Wichita Eost. R: Tie , Mike Webert and Gary Goertz; Don Tho rington , Lawrence. Tu : S t e~e Schuman, Medicine Lodge; Jerry Meldrum, Highland Pork ; Stan Lewis, W infield.

Fo l lowing the State H igh Schoo l Gymnastics Meet on Saturday, March 2, 1968, the f irst Kansas Open Championship meet was he ld at Sa lina High Schoo l, Sa lina, Kansas. For the fir st t ime in Kansas, the high school and col lege gymnasts competed against each other .

The event placings were as foll ows: AA: Ken Snow, K-State; Scott Dolenc, K-State;. Norman Wi les, Wichita South. FX : Steve Kinder, KState; Stan Cl yn e, KU; Ken Snow. SH: Rich Schubert, Lawrence H .S .; Ken Snow: Bob Carro ll , Wichita State Univ. R: Bob Carro l l; Bob Gi ll , K-State; Bob Li vesay, Lawrence. Tr: Dove Gechter, K-Sta te; Stan Clyne; Steve Mitchell, KU. LH : Ken Snow; Stan Cl yne; John James, Lawrence. HB : Tie , Ken Snow and Norman Wi les , Wichita South; Scott Dolenc, K-St ate. Tu: Stan Clyne; Ken Snow; Bruce Cohoon , Sa l ina H.S,

Hoh imer, Walters, Wr igh t (F), HB : Wr ight , Christensen (F), Hoh imer (E). FX : Wo lters, Hopkins, Kravitz. LH: Hopkins , Slayton (Grd), Gonzales (LC ), Tr: Hopkins, Slayton, Har low (L). Tu : Hopkins, Hall (L ), Slayton, La wren ce High School, Kansas State Chomps.

MICHIGAN STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hillsdale High School was the host for Michigan 's H.S. State Gymnastic Meet on March 16. Charles Morse of Clarencevi lle won the AIIAround with a 39.375 score with teammate James McCommon scor ing 36.40 f or second. Individua l winners included: FX : Tom McArt , North Farmington; Tr : Don Hodgins, Ann Arbor Pioneer; SH : Charles Morse. LH : (tie) Terry Boys and John Teeples, North Farmington. Tu : Don Witz, Tay lor Kennedy. PB : Charles Morse. HB: Charles M orse. SR: Charles Morse.

GREATER MIAMI ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

February 12-13, 1968 Miami Coral Park High

The 1968 Greater Miami Athletic Conference Gymnastic Championships (which is considered our state meet since we are still look ing for our first statewide meet) were held at Miami Coral Pork Senior H igh School on February 13 and 14. The meet began with Hialeah High a strong favorite after completing another undefeated season after hav ing won the Championship f or f our consecutive yea rs. In second place was Coral Park 8-1, f o ll owing were Nort h Miami 7-2, Coral City 6-3 , Miami Springs 4-1-4, Killion 4-5, Norland 3-6, and Southwest 2-1-6. The Preliminaries on Tu esday evening ended with Cora l Pork having eleven finalists, Hialeah ten, N orth Miam i six, Cora l City five, Miami Spr ings three, Ki llion one and Southwest one. The All Around event was comp leted on the first night and Jerry Westberg o f Coral Park surpassed the nearest rival Mike DiGiacomo by twenty-six points to toke the coveted title.

On Wednesday the lead in the finals seesawed bock and f orth between Hialeah and Coral Pork and not unt il the lost event was a lmost finished was the outcome determined. A slim margin of one point separated Hialeah f rom the winner Coral Park with North Miami in the third place slot . Exemplary performances were executed by Proctor o f North Miami and Westberg o f Coral Park on the H igh Bar, Bishop o f Coral Pork on Floor Exercise , Redlhammer of Killion on the Side Horse and an outstanding rou tine on Rings by Letourneau of Hialeah.

Results Team : Coral Pork (CP) 53, Hialeah (H) 52 ,

North Miami (NM) 22.5, Carol City (CC) 19, Miami Springs (MS) 13 3,4, Ki l lion (K) 10, Southwest (S) 4 V4, Norland (N) 1%. AA : Westberg (CP) 686, DiGiacomo (H) 660, Smith (NM) 605. PB : Letourneau (H) 137, DiGiacomo 130, Hill (MS) 127. LH : DiGiacomo 180, Gill (CC) 156, Dowling (CC) 153. HB : Westberg 143, Letourneau 136, Arnoth (H) 130. FX: Bishop (CP) 159, Walker (NM) 137, Schneider (CP) 136. SH : Redlhammer (K) 129, Katz (CP) 96, Hill 93. R: Letourneau 159, Corter (CC) 155, Merrill (CP) 137.

NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

March 8-9, 1968 Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York

By Gordon Eggleston At 7 :30 p.m., March 8th, the competition

began in Othaca College's Ben Light Gymnasium. The pressure was on; there was the critical eye o f the judges, the eyes o f parents, the collegiate recruiting eye of many top coaches from the East , the general public's eye of amazement, the eyes of the many high school coaches full of anticipation, and the gymnasts' eyes of determination. Each contestant could feel them all as he received the superior judge's nod to begin .

At 11 :00 p .m., the competition hod ended for the day. The sect ional all-around entries hod completed a ll but two of t heir Olympic events and the 1968 Champions for the rope climb, trampoline and tumbling events hod been determined.

Saturday's competition began at 1 :05 p .m. before a crowd of approximately 1,000 perans with two events being held simultaneously. The meet ran smooth ly and the numerous favorable comments regarding meet facilities, organization and operation were greatly appreciated by Darry l Wa terman (Section 4 Chairman ) and m yself as Meet Manager. Through the lock of injuries it was evident that each boy hod been trained well by his coach to perform to the peak o f hi s individual degree of ability. By 4:30 p.m., Section 11 hod moved from lost yea r 's third place to overpower lost yea r 's sectional winner (Section 8 ) and runner-up (Section 3) t o become New York Slate 1968 Champions .

Although two events were run simultan eously , all eyes focussed upon one gymnast whenev er his name was called up f or competition . Marshall Avener, a junior from Is·Iand Trees High Schoo l of western Long Island was a representati ve o f Sect ion 8. In competi tion he was the picture of form, confidence and control. Come 1969, he wi ll certainl y be the man to beat in the State Championships.

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Section T eam rankings: Section 11 -57.5 , 8-35.5, 3-26.5, 6-15.5, 1-8.5 , 5-7.0 , 2-3.5. AA : Marshall Avener (8) 49 .70 , David Naukan (6) 41 .35, William Mitchell (1 I) 40.50. FX : Tom Holler (3) 7 .05 , Bob Rice (II) 6.90, Naukam 6.90 . SH: A v ener 8.50, Clyde Gibson ( 11) 8. 10, Marty Glinski (3) 7.35. HB : Robert Clark (11) 7.75, Jeff Pulis (8 ) 7 .00, Naukan 6.50. PB : A v ener (8) 8 .50 , Roger Pommer (1 1) 7 .55 , Bill Jinks ( 11 ) 7 .10 . R: Don Spier (11 ) 7 .75 , Robert Medlin (II) 7 .60 , Mike Lawitts (3) 7.40. LH : Bob Bazarnick (1 I) 8 .70 , Andy Ungerleider (I) 8 .65, Tom Holler (3) 8 .65. Tr: Mike Redmon (6) 6.30, Tony So cae (2) 5.45 , Wil li am Markert (I) 5 .30. Tu : Rice 7 .20, Mickey Maguire (2) 6.90, Bob Allstadt ( I ) 6.60. Rope : Peter Holms (8) 4 .20, Jim Taglia (I ) 4.25, Ben DeVivo (8) 4.40. Winning Routines :

TR: Mike Redman : Double bock, Tuck bock, Brannie, Tuck bock, bock with a full , tuck bock, double t wist ing bock, bock, Brannie, bock, 3;" bock, bock cody , brannie out.

Tu : Bob Rice : Pass No. 1: Running roundoff , flip flop , layout bock, flip flop, high tuck bock. Pass No.2: Bounding frosts (2), running roundoff, flip flop, high pi ke bock. Pass No.3 : Running roundoff , fli p flop, bock with a f ull , flip flop , bock sammie.

Rope : Peter Holms : Winning time 4.20 seconds.

FX: Tom Haller: Pass No. I : Jump handstand, Jap handstand, frost roll to step up stand , running roundoff, f li p flop, bock wi th a full, turn to Swedish drop, shoot thru to back, sit to Valdez handstand, immediate pirouette out to stand. Pass No. 2 : Running roundoff, bock with a half step out, cartwheel, crad le to front leaning rest, immediate daulphin to strai ght legs stand. Pass No . 3: Running roundoff, flip fl op , front sammie, steps transition turn. Pass No.4: Running roundoff, flip flop , pike bock.

SH: Marshall Avener: Both hands on pommels start: Jump to moore mount , double leg circle, travel down, kehre in, double leg circles, one single leg circle undercut , back scissors, 3 front scissors, double leg circles, t ra vel out, surface walka round, leap off with a half twist.

SR : Dan Spier: Regular grip start : st raight body full forward t o inverted hong, V2 inverted hang to immed iate kip into il L" support, hol lowback press handstand, bock giant , lower to iron cross, pull to ilL" support, immediate bock ro ll into bock lever, dislocate Jap giant, double bock sammie (free) o ff.

LH: Bob Bozarnick (Sect . 11) 8.70, Yamashita from Croup; Andy Ungerleider (Sect. 1) 8.65, Giant Cartwheel ; Tom Haller (Section 3 ) 8.45, Yamashita from Neck.

PB : Marshall Avener: Start from between bars at mid bars; outside g r ip: Peach basket to " L" support catch , layaway to front upr ise, swinging hop, pirouette , drop cost to upper a rm support, cut & catch, " L" support to hollowback press handstand, front stutz, layaway to fron t uprise, swing pirouette, layout back off.

HB : Robert Clark : Underbar grip start : High cost to hop change (overbar grip), free hip circle , Endo change to front giant, change t o vault catch, kip, free hip circle, cost to bock giant, reverse pirouette, front giant, front flyaway with a half twist off.

OHIO STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 9, 1968

Ohio State University By Don Powers

The meet was held at Oh io State University on March 9, 1968. The scoring system was that used by the NCAA, which is the t ota l score of those competing. On ly two participants were allowed in each event, plus the all-around man. The all-around score counted only for indiv idua l awards, unless it was designated t o be one o f the top two scores for the individual event.

Even though the number of compet ing teams has increased in Ohio to about 100, there were only twenty-eight full teams entered into this meet.

Three teams entered the competition undefeated in dual meet competition. Each hod also won a major meet such as an inv itational with ten o r more teams or a league meet. Fairmont East of Kettering, Fairmont West of Kettering, and St. Clairsv ille High Schoo l of SI. Clairsvi lle , Ohio were the top three teams. There were several other t eams with excel lent records throughout the season .

The scores remained very close throughout the enti re meet, with no schoo l leading by m ore than 3.5 points at a time. Fairmont East led throughout the entire meet up to the sixth event when St . Clairsville took the lead by . 15 points. East then come bock strong in the vault ing event to re-estab l ish their lead and to win the State meet, with a t ota l score of 104 .1 . St. Clairsville f inished second with 101.7 points, and Fairmont West was third with a tota l score of 96. 15. Two other schools from the Dayton, Ohio area finished fourth and fifth . They were Fairview H .S., 92.6 po ints and Belmont, 92.25 points. Five of the t op six

teams were from the Dayton and surrounding areas. This was Fairmont East 's second time t o win the State meet. The f irst time was in 1965, when Ohio hod their first State-sanctioned meet.

NJSIAA SECTION A GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

February 17, 1968 Montclair State College

East Brunswick High School amassed 118.06 poi nts to win the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association Section A g ymnastic championships at the Montclair State College gymnasium . In doing so, they bested a field of nine teams and finished well ahead at St. Peter ' s o f Jersey City which scored 88.31.

East Brunswick' s Bill Balogh (2nd AA, 1 st PB, 1 st SH, 2nd R), Rich Rag one (I st R, 5th HB ) and Blane Nasveschuk (I st Tu) corried the load f o r the Bear's. Mike McCabe was 4th in tumbling , Don O'Conner 5th in PB and tied for 3rd in HB behind t eammate Steve Lund who was 2nd. Wayne Bell was 2nd in SH.

John Dahl of Sayreville took 2nd in tumbling and 4th in LH. Ed Yanoski t ook 5th in SH and Ted Unkel tied for 5th in rings.

Behind East Brunswick and St. Peter 's were H enry Snyder (Jersey City) with 82.41, N orth Bergen 77.89, and Sayreville 74.22. Other Section A entrants were Northern H igh lands, Dickinson, Montclair, and J. F. Kennedy of Patterson. The Section B competition hod been held on the 17th at Glassboro State with the NJSIAA State fi na ls scheduled for Trenton State.

NYSPHSAA SECTION 5 GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

March 2, 1968 R. L. Thomas Weber High School

Webster, New York Results :

Team : Webster (W) 48, Irondequoit ( I ) 32.5 , Madison (M) 29.5, Franklin (F) 21 , Rush Henrietta (RH) 10, Fairport (Fp) 8.5, East (E) 3.5 . AA : Richard Day (I) 59.6, James Wi ng (W) 50.0, Edmund Moxley (M) 45.0. FX: Charles Lundy (F) 12.3, Wing 10.6, Sylvester Duhart (M) 8.5 . SH : Richard Day ( I) 9.7, Richard Bunde (W) 9.2, Craig Tice (W) 8 .8. HB : Rich ard Kane (RH) 9.2, Garth Wo lters (W) 7.8, Da y 7.3. PB: Bunde 11.9, Wing 9.7, Moxley 8.5. LH : Robert Graham (F) 12.9, W ing 12.6, Thomas Johnson (M) 12.2. SR : Bunde 15.4, Day 13 .5, James White (I) 7 .2 . Tr: Steve Brower (RH) 9.8, Graham 9.5, Bruce Harrison (RH) 8.5. Tu: Charles Lundy (F) 12.1, Roger Scott (Fp) 8.0, Robert Simpson (F) 7.9 .

WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 8-9, 1968

University of Washington For the first time three regional qualify ing

meets were held: at Issaquah, Renton and Kennewick. Nineteen schools qua l ified one or more men into the championship meet . Th ere were a tota l of 95 compet itors. The level of performance, as estimated by Dr. Eri c H ughes, was better than ever bef ore, with the depth of performance the most impresesi ve part of the meet.

Team : Renton (R) 174.5, Kenn ewick (K) 114, Central ia (C) 75.5, Lake Washington (LW) 28.5 , Cascade (Cs) and Bothell (B) 26, Kent (Kt) 12, Rogers (R) 11.5, Lewis & Clark (LC) 11 , Everett

Mike Ash, Washing ton Stote High School AA Chomp .

(E) 9. AA: Mike Ash (R) 40.85, Stan Clayb rook (K) 39.00 , J im Blackstone (Shorecrest) 35.40. Tu : Blackstone 15.15, Kirt Bore (K) 13 .30, Russ Ritualo (R) and Mike Kribs (C) 12.45. LH :

Blackstone 17.70, Don Freemon (R) 17.30, Ken Krebs (R) 17.30. FX : Ash 15.1 , Bare 14 .95 , Ritual o 14 .8. SH: Claybrook (K) 13.4 , Ash 13.35, Chuck Sanders (E) 12.65. HB : Claybrook 14 .75 , Monte Isaacs (K) 13 .90 , Don Hunter (Cs) 13 .2. PB: Ash 14.55, Larry Ford (R) 13 .55 , Claybrook 12.75. R: Ash and Cla ybrook 14 .60 , Terry Deacon (LW) 14.4. Tr: Willy Byers (R) 14.45, H owie Ode ll (R) 13.7 , Chuck Watson (K) 13.20.

MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cooper High School, Robbinsdale, Minnesota March 9, 1968

By Jerry E. Johnson, President of the Minn. Gymnastic Coaches Association

The interests in gymnastics in the state of Minneso ta has g rown fast in the lost f ou r years. Cooper High of Robbinsdale hosted the meet and it was pocked. Seating capacity of around 4,500.

Rick Blesi led his Anoka team t o its first state title . He was the state's all around champion taking firsts on the f loor exerci se, tumbl ing, and a tie f o r first on the parall el bars. He placed second on the horizontal bar and eight on the tramp. David Vensas of Anoka was the side horse champion.

Anoka fr om the beginni ng o f the season was rated the number one team in the State. They rema ined unbeaten and climaxed the season by winning the state title. Anoka w ill be a contender next year with Jeff Rock leading his team. He placed thi rd all around in the state. We feel he has as much potential as Blesi.

Team Standing : Anoka 73 , Cooper 52, Fairmont 33. AA: Rick Blesi, Anoka 32.5; Steve Gantz, Cooper 18 .5; Jeff Rock, Anoka 15.5 . FX : Rick Blesi . SH : Dove Vensas, Anoka . SR: Ted Stocker, Alexander Ramsey. PB : (Tie ) Rick Bles i and Bryon H ill, Austin. HB : Bla ire Hanson, Mpls. Marshall. Tu : Rick Blesi. Tr: Lorry Bicknase, Fairmont.

Dennis Mazur, IIlinoi s Stote H igh School AA Chomp_

ILLINOIS STATE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Maine East H .S., Park Ridge, Illinois By Llewellyn Ifflond, Willowbrook High School

and Tom Kordewick, Hinsdale South H .S. The eleventh annual Illinois Gymnastics

Championships were held March 15 and 16, at Moine East High School, Park Ridge, Ill ino is. There was a copac ity crowd and peop le were turned away at the door . Fortunatel y Chicago's T V chonnel 9, WGN , v ideotaped the f ina l even ing's performa nce for rebroadcast to the Chicago land area.

Quali f ying for the IHSA final s started on March 7 and 8 , with competition at a dist rict mee t at Barrington and on March 9 with districts at West Leyden a nd Rich East. The district team champions we re Arlington at Barri ngton, Hinsdale Central at West Leyden, and Evanston at Rich East. Each district advanced ten indiv iduals on each of seven events to the state preliminaries.

Two sessions were held on March 15. The afternoon session was composed of three events -parallel bars, trampo l ine and horizontal ba r were held . The all-around event , which includes side horse, horizontal bar, parallel bars, and rings was completed duri ng these two sessions.

Illinois schools use a f ou r -event All -Around (Side Horse, Paralle l Bar, Horizontal Bar , Still Rings), plus Trampol ine and Tumbli ng, to make gymnastics a ve ry popular high schoo l spectator sport. Without free exercise and long horse, the meets move along at a faster pace . Trampoline and Tumbling provide added exci t ement. A new twist was added th is year with the video-toping of the entire meet by WGN o f Chicago.

On Saturday night indiv idua l and team

championships were at stoke. The ten best Qualifiers in each event from the previ ous day's pre limina ries were poised and ready to .. go. Along with the excitement o f the competition, we hod fireworks during the side ho rse awards presentat ion. One of the many fl ood li ghts used by WGN to light the floor f o r thei r col or pick up started a sma ll fire and shot sparks over many spectat ors. It was soon put out , but the meet was halted f o r 30 minutes so WGN could insure the continuance of the broadcast. With the ring event comp leted and tumbling remaining , Ar lington and Moine East were tied with 53 po ints. Even with the exce llent perf ormance of Dennis Mazur of Maine East who sco red 42 points himself , Moine East was doomed to a second place finish because Arlington hod one tumbler who finished f irst and Moine Ea st none.

Team Points: Arlington (A) 64, Moine East (ME) 53, Prospect (P) 31 , Niles East (NE ) 22 , Wheeling (WL) 21 V2, Willowbrook 20, Hinsda le South (HS) 19 , Hinsda le Centro I (HC) 18 , New Trier Ea st 17V2, Wheat on Central 16V7 , Glenb rook N orth 13, Prov iso West 12V2, Rich East (R E) 10 Glenbrook South (GS) 9, York 8, Waukegan '(Wa) 8, Bar ri ngton· 8, Forest View 7 , Lincoln-Way 7, Moine South 6, New Trier West 5, Evanston 5, Rich Central 4, West Leyden 3, Fremd 3, Oak Pork 1. ..

AA : Dennis Mazur (ME) 32.75, Mike Cohill (HS) 29.05, Wayne Crockett (A) 28.90. Tr: Terry Haines (A) 8.8, John H offman (RE) 8.7 , Tim White (B) 8.1. SH: Ken Barr (P) 183, Dick Daz iny (GS) 175, Doug Atkins (A) 172. HB: Mazur 183 Bruce Bou lt (P) 176, J im Brusseau (A) 171. P'B: Mazur 9.1, Gene Kolin (ME) 8.8 , Seymour Rifkind (NE) 8.4. R: Rich Orna (Wh) 184, Mazur 179, Crockett 170. Tu: Gory Droke (A) 8.55, Ward Block (HC) 8.2, Fronk Ramirez (Wa) 8 .05. Winning Routines:

SH: Ken Barr : Moore, Moore, ru ssian, bock moore, tromlet , bock m oore, trom.let, double bock circle, front scissor, reverse SC issor, tromlet down, walk around, loop y, twist o ff . T r: Terry Haines : T riple bock, double bock, double bock, double full, rudolph bock, rudolph, doubl.e full, bock, full in 134 double cody. PB : DenniS Mazur: Peach support , cost support, straddle cut catch, L hold, hallowback handstand, bock, stutz, cast , bock uprise, straddle cut catch, layaway front uprise handstand, bock off. HB : Dennis Mazur, High start , jam, Eagles, pop change, pirouette , forwards, cross change, reach over vault, V2 turn, kip straight body cost , reverse giants, pirouette change, f orward gi~nts , full twist fly. R: Rich Orna : Dislocate, Di slocate, straight arm shoot t o handstand, st rai Qht giant to handstand, lower down, bock uprise to "L" cross, pull aut , hollowback handstand , bounce cross, dislocate, full twist fly. Tu: Gary Drake: RO, FF , Double bock, RO, FF , Bock with half, RO, FF , Full , Cartwheel, Fr, cartwheel, Fr, RO, FF , Bock, Bock, FF , Full.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL GYMNASTIC MEET

March 30, 1968 Tom Dunkley, Meet Director

Results - Boys : Team: Essex Junction (EJ) 121 .30, Whiting

ham (Wh) 91.75, Braintree-Randolph (BR) 60.10, H orwood Union (HU) 52.80, Sou th Burlington (SB) 19.20, North Coun try (NC) 6 .20, Lyndon Institute (LI ) 3.80, Winooski (W) 2.50. AA : Dove Adams (EJ) 21.5, Dove Jacobs (EJ ) 18.5, Mike Lowe (Wh) 17 .6. FX : Lowe 5.0, Adams 4.2, Tracey (Wh) 4.0. SH: B. Porker (HU) 4.8, C. Bushey (EJ) 4.5 , D. Merchant (HU) 4 .5. PB : S. Osgood (EJ) 5.1, D. Wheatly (BR) 4.7 , D. Jacobs 4.6. LH : Porker 8.0, Jacobs 7 .5, M. Gobin (EJ) 6.8 . R: Adams 5.6, E. Brown (EJ) 5.0, J. Friedman (EJ) 4.7. Tu: Adams 5.5 , J . Fields (EJ) 5. 1, C. Donovan (EJ) 4 .8. Tr: Gobin 7.0, Adams 6.0, D. Piche (EJ ) 5 .0. HB : M. Wood (H U) 3 .8, Whee ler (Wh) 3.5, J. Lemaire (Wh) 2.7. Results - Girls:

Team: South Burlington (SB) 98 .25, Essex Junction (EJ) 81.35, Rutland (R) 77 . 10, Edmunds Jr. (E) 76.20, Otter Volley Union (OV) 69.0, Whitingham (Wh ) 68.5, Braintree-Randolph (BR) 49.70, Burlington (B) 38. 10, Horwood Union (HU) 34.75, Middlebury Union (MU) 36.00, Peoples Academy (PA) 30.00, Stowe (S) 23.40, Lyndon Inst itute (1I ) 17.55, W inooski (W) 3 .70, Lyman Hunt, Jr . (LH ) 2.75, Orl eans (0) 2.20. AA (6 events): Debra Dunkley (SB) 39.40, Ruth Dunk ley (SB) 37.25, Ann Harrington (E) 22.25. FX: D . Dunkley 6 .1, R. Dunkley 5.8, Harrington 4.9. Tu : D. Dunkley 6 .8, R. Dunkley 5.9, Harrington 5.0. UPB : D. Dunkley 6.95, L. Kelley (OV) 6.55, F. St rope (EJ) 6 .5. BB : D. Dunkley 4.95, M. Heath (EJ ) 4.55, R. Dunkley 4.40. Tr: R. Dunkley 6 .55, D. Dunkley 6.50, D. Loiseaux (OV) 5.1. SHV : R. Dunkley 8.0, D. Dunkley 8.0, P. Sobin (HU ) 7.90.

MAINE STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 16, 1968

Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine By Wink Houghton

Thi s was the largest meet ever for Maine: 14 teams: South Portland was the team winner

f or the third yea r in a row. The outstanding performer was Ro y N eault o f Bidderford High School who won the all-around and placed 2nd in vau lting , 3 rd in tumbling, 4th on FX , 4th on PB and 8th on Rings.

Results: Teams: South Portland, Cony High (Augusto ),

Bidderford. AA: Roy Neau lt (B), Scott L ibby (Watervil le) ond Dean Davis (SP). FX : Mark Pierce (SP). SH : Li one l LaRodelle (Cony). SR : Cliff Stev ens (SP). LH : Garry Bourisk (Winthrop). PB : Scott Libby. HB: Rolph Nichols (Cony ). Tu: Bill Wardwell (Brewer).

CONNECTICUT STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 16, 1968

Southern Connecticut State College By Abie Grossfeld, Meet Director

On March 16, 1968 the second annual Connecticut state high schoo l (C.I.A.C.) gymnastics championsh ips were at Southern Connecticut State College. Fir ty-five boys representing 13 different schools competed.

Since there are few experienced coaches and gymnasts in the State, compulsory exercises designed (for this state's leve l o f abi lit y) o f fundamenta ls necessa ry for the more advanced skills were required. Thi s program eliminated the composition problem of op tional routines, facilitated spotting , emphasized the perfecting of important fundamentals and, in genera l , shou ld prove an efficient means o f rai sing on a state wide basis the level of gymnastICs .

Two clinics demonstrating the proper execution o f the compulso ry exercises were held at Southern Connecticut lost December f or the coaches and gymnasts. Also demonstrated were the va ri ous advanced ski ll s that arise from those skills in the compulsories.

The compu lsory exercises alone determined the all-a round champion and the six finalists in each event. Then each final ist performed an optiona l exercise which was added to the compu lsory score which, in turn, determined the event champion.

Results : AA: Jeff King (Darien) 50.60, John Kulick

(North Hoven) 47.15, Joseph Provasol i (N orth Hoven) 38.75. FX: John Corbett (Darien) 15.70, King 15.20, Kulick 14.15. SH: Felix Lemone (Darien ) 13.35, Carl Bruesch (New Canaan) 13.05, Peter Popov (Darien) 12 .60 . R: King 15.10, Doug Campbe ll (Darien) 14.95 , John Bretschger (Darien) 14.85. LH : Corbett 17 . 15, Kevi n Renaldes (Waterford) 17 .05, King 15.90. PB : King 16.65, Bruce Kaiser (St. Thomas) 15. 15, Joe Mingrove (M ilfo rd) 14.35. HB: King 15.80, Provaso li 15.15, Joe Keegan (North H oven) 13 .90.

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PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS By Dale R. Meddock, District Supervisor

Western Pe nnsylvania Turners The P.I.A.A. State Championship Meet was

held at Neshaminy High School under the direction of Mr. Harry Franks.

Dove Repp a Jr. from Rochester completely dominated the all-around event by placing first on the floor-X, long ho rse vault and stil l r ings. Repp also took second on the Pbars and 4th on both the side horse and high bar, f or a total of 49.95. Repp won the flao rX by v irture of clean execution of a fine r outine, however, his winning vau lt and st ill r ing routine were much more spectacu lar . In the vau lt Repp execut ed a Yamashita with great height and f orm, climaxed with a flawless landing tor a 9.35. His r ing routine was one o f the most ou tstanding routines of the meet . It included a Bird to L cross, pull out , Inverted cross to imediated T -cross and Aza r yan cross, a ll the moves we re excellently executed and properl y held f or on 8.7.

James Kruest a Soph. and a team mate o f Repps t ook second place honors in the 0 11-around event, with a 45 .85. Kruest 's 9.35 winning high bar routine hod to be considered the most exciting routine o f the meet . Kruest showed complete confidence and control over his extremely difficult routine which included a dou b le rea r in t o german giants, sta lter,

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International gymnastics competitIOn ex· perience was afforded a group of young Southern California gymnasts at the site of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. AI· though billed as an International Invita· tional Match for Juniors, the Cubans and Mexicans fielded their national teams while the U.S.A. sent some of their outstanding high school competitors.

The arrangements for the U.S. team were made by Olympic Coach Jack Beckner. Laslo Sasvary and Bud Marquette accom· panied him to aid the boys and girls teams respectively. The coaches n.oted that the altitude was a factor as the gymnasts tired readily, but an even greater strain was "Montezuma's Revenge", or Tourista, which resulted from consuming local water.

Cathy Rigby of the SCATs took fi rst in the girl's all·arounll competition with a 37.80, followed by Wendy Cluff, also a SCAT with 37.40. Beverly Marquette placed

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second in vaulting with a 9.25 score. The U.S. Girls won their competition.

Steve Hug, a high school junior, took a third against top Cuban and Mexican per· formers while tak ing firsts on P·bars and High bar and a -second on Side horse, and overcoming "Montezuma's Revenge" in the bargain. Overall, the Cuban team won with a 268.25, followed by Mexico (218.55) and the U.S. with 195.55. The United States, however, did not field a fu ll team on all events.

To recap the finals : AA: Rodriguez (C), Garcia (C), Hug (US). FX: Rodriguez, Pumpido (C), Garcia, 6th Richard Sulc. SH: Rodriguez, Hug, Navarette (C ), 5th Leoanard Caling (US). R : Garcia, Rod· riguez, Ramirez (C), 6th Hug. HB: Hug, Rodriguez, Navarette. PB: Hug, Rodriguez, Pumpido, 5th Caling. LHV: Rodriguez, Garcia, Randy Martin (US) .

In Shillington, a peaceful suburb of Read· ing, Pennsylvania, on April 19-20th, YMCA gymnasts from many distant parts of the Nation met again in friendly competition to vie for coveted honors. In this year's Championships the men's events reflected a noticeable decline, compared to prior years, in the number of men entered as well as in the caliber of work performed. The women's events, on the other hand, reo fleeted an increase considerably beyond ex· pectations as well as a marked improve· ment in the work performed.

Of the many favorable comments received on our Championships from competitors, spectators, judges, and officials during the competition, the most Prevalent were those which referred to the remarkably friendly and cooperative atmosphere which prevailed throughout every phase of the Champion· ships, and which made it a most pleasant and enjoyable eperience for all who at· tended. We're very proud of this ; it seems to have 'hecome a characteristic of our Na· tional YMCA Gymnastic Championships. Mr. Bob Cornely, Reading "Y"s Physical Director wrote, "It was one of the most beautiful things that has happened in the city of Reading for some time." ·

The Reading YMCA volunteer staff un· der the highly competent guidance of Mr. Boh Cornely deserves the highest praise for the excellent job done in presenting this event. For a person who never ran a gym· nastic championship before, Bob rates spe· cial commendation for his efforts in acquir. ing the facilities of a new high school, planning and organizing the Championships, and then securing the expert services of Mr. John Weber, local Championship Com· mittee Chairman, Mr. Boh Freeman, expert Director of the Competition, and Mr. Vern· on Elder, Supervisor of Judging. It must be remarked that the judging, in both men's and women's events, was exceptionally good

Y.N.C.A. and earned the respect of competitors and coaches. Over· all, this Championships was one of the best we've ever held. We also wish to acknowledge our sincere appreci· ation to the Nissen Corporation for their generous loan of equipment - their contri· bution to gymnastics in this respect is to be admired. The Men's Championships

The Germantown, Pa., gymnasts with seventeen entrants, led by Melvin Hill in points gathering, won the team champion· ship title by more than a forty point mar· gin. Bruce McGartlin led his New Orleans, La., team mates to second place in the team standings, while the Reading, Pa., team came in third. Dave Arnold, of Lansing, Mich., after a slow start in the All·Around, overtook McGartlin on the Side Horse then Nicolas Alise on the Horizontal Bar and edged ahead as the 1968 All·Around Cham· pion. Bruce McGartlin's fine work in the Free Exercise and Parallels earned for him the first place titles in those events and helped him come in a close second in the All·Around.

There were some occasional highlights in the competi tion such as Dave Jacobs' out· ·standing Long Horse vaults - particularly his sensational handspring jack·knife from the croup, Bruce McGartlin's beautifully executed optional Free Exercise routine, and Mike Gorn's powerful but smoothly exe· cuted Still Rings optional. In general, how· ever, the work performed did not meet u~

Nationals

with the caliber displayed in prior years' Championships. Many of the gymnasts" though they competed valiantly, were not ready for national competition and anum· ber of the teams entered had little depth. With World conditions as they are today, the drafting of 18-26 year-olds, etc., many young gymnasts may be discouraged from training enthusiastically for competitions and championships which seem to them so distant in the future and likely to be cancelled by military service. Perhaps this is when a coach must become a bit more than a coach. The Women's Championships

Miss Lonna Woodward again led her Seattle teammates to win, by a large margin, their fourth consecutive National YMCA Team Championship. In fact, while other YMCAs are turning out exceptionally fine women gymnasts and teams, no other' YMCA women's team has yet held this title. The team from Bethseda, Maryland, led by Miss Candi Breese, was runner-up while the young ladies from Dayton, Ohio, led by Miss Sue Werling, took third place. The All-Around competition was extremely close between the Seattle ladies with Miss Woodward emerging in first place and also successfully defending her National Title on the Balance Beam. Miss Cleo Carver placed second in the All-Around event, only .05 of a point behind Woodward, and Miss Carolyn Pingatore came in third only one point behind Miss Carver. In the Finals Miss Pingatore performed brilliantly and won first place titles in Free Exercise, Uneven Parallels and Side Horse Vault.

In general, excluding the top eight or ten contestants in each event, the work was rather weak, particularly in the compulsory exercises. Part of this may be attributed to the fact that the compulsory exercises came out quite late in the season. In many of the optional exercises the women demon-

The 1968 National YMCA Gymnastic Championships

By William Buffa Chmrman, National YMCA Gymnastic

Committee

strated very good work which could clearly be considered of national caliber. In the Free Exercise, for example, most of the contestants included movements from ,the international grouping and performed them quite well. Among the leading contestants, of course, there were many outstanding performances: Miss Woodward's excellently performed routine on the Balance Beam and Miss Pingatore's remarkable vaulting - her running straddle mount over the high bar in the Uneven Parallels and her high handspring jack·knife over the Vault· ing Horse.

The 1968 Championships demonstrated that ladies gymnastics in the YMCA is con· tinuing to grow, statistically as well as in quality. Future Championships

Our National Championships has become an important annual event in gymnastics and I hope in the years ahead to have it become a great deal more so. I am urging physical directors, coaches, and gymnasts to

Photo Credit The YMCA Nationals were photographed

by Mr. Bob Nichols who kindly provided the prints above. Mr. Nichols has addi tional photos available for sale for those who wou ld like to write him at 6312 Vi rginia Hills Ave., Alexandria, Virginia 22310.

give some thought now to making new and more conscientious efforts to increase the number and improve the caliber of YMCA gymnasts. This, of course, starts in your individual YMCAs, and in each club the problems to be surmounted differ. I think the main factors to consider are:

LEADERSHIP: Behind every successful team you'll find an enthusiastic, industr ious, and dedicated individual who is primarily responsible for that success. A "spark· plug". As tl-.e years go by such leadership naturally tends to tire, slow down, and eventually ceases entirely. The team's de· terioration will reflect this. To offset this tendency is to constantly think in terms of re·vitalizing leadership by training or culti· vating new leadership. Keep in mind, how· ever, that leadership is not a title such as coach, director, manager, etc; it is a com· bination of personal characteristics that give an individual a natural ability to en· courage, teach, and inspire others, and possessed by an individual motivated to do so.

GYMNASTS: The successful gymnast can develop from any average youth. His devel· opment involves not only the learning of skills and stunts but, from the very start, he respects his leadership and coaches, un· derstands that gymnastic discipline is necessary for orderly and fruitful workouts, possesses a strong desire to achieve maxi· mum proficiency, and practices diligently and methodically to do so. From this base champions can be developed. Though not related to skill·development it is also important that his association with the YMCA and YMCA gymnastics develop in him a loyalty toward the people and club from which he learned.

TRAINING METHODS: There are many training methods. The important thing is that a method is followed and that the training is not left to chance or whim. Workouts should be divided into periods in which each apparatus is assigned and these periods, in turn, are part of an over· all schedule so that a number of groups can work out simultaneously - changing appar· atus with each period. This technique, of course, requires having several coaches or instructors working under the supervision of a head coach. One leading YMCA gym· nastic coach has solved the instructor problem by requiring each of his advanced gym· nasts to contribute one workout· hour per week as instructor to less advanced gymnasts or beginners. Each is assigned , the same one hour period each week and ' the coach's entire schedule is covered - all he does is supervise the workouts and cpach the most advanced gymnasts for high· level competition. As more advanced gymnasts are developed their one·hour contribution ' may be reduced to every second week, etc.

The 1969 National YMCA Gymnastic Championships for men and women will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 11·12th, 1969. The Compulsory exercises will be the same as those used at this year's Championships in Reading. For more information on the 1969 Championships write to Mr. W. P. Wortman, Physical Director, New Orleans YMCA, 936 St. Charles St., New Orleans, La. As items of interest to YMCA Gymnasts and coaches develop the information will be sent out by means of the YMCA Gymnastic Committee mailing "list by the Chairman. As present we are trying to settle on a site for the 1970 Championships and to develop a better pat· tern of dates for Championships following 1969.

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( BY DI CK CRILEY AN D KD S ,\KOD,\

Ina previous issue, we disCltssed the allaround versus specialist issue and the steps the , United States might take to improve its international gymnastics standing with the nation's top gymnasts, Makoto Sakamoto and Y os hi H ayasaki. In this continuation of that interview (see lune-l uly, 1968) , we look at the picture of the young gymnast and some coaching practices which, our top gymnasts feel, are detrimental to the sport.

Sakoda: In Japan, what is the average age a gymnast starts, you know, to develop into an Endo or a Nakayama. What age do they start at?

Hayasaki: High School. , Sakamoto: Ono started on an early age, but

Endo was later. Tsurmi was 16. Our (U.S') program is geared for immediate results.

Criley: Yoshi, when Japan fields its national team for the Olympics this fall , what do you suppose their average age will be?

Hayasaki: I'd say about 24 or 25. Criley: Makoto, what would you say for ours? Sakamoto: Our average - younger than we 've

had before, lower than 24 or 25. Criley: Will this work to our advantage? Sakamoto: Of course it will be to our ad

vantage as long as the young gymnasts continue to compete. We have too many young good gymnasts starting to quit.

Sakoda: Why is that do you think? Sakamoto: Simple, because you can't live by

gymnastics. Hayasaki: That is a problem in the United

States. Sakoda: How do they remedy that in Japan. Hayasaki: They coach. _ Criley: That means they are more or less

prefessionals? Sakamoto: In Japan, you can coach and still

compete. Here, if you coach, you are a professional.

Hayasaki: Most college gymnasts in the United States have to work for a living. But not in Japan. Until the graduate college, the parents have a responsibility to take care of their kids . That is an advantage to the gymnasts.

Sakoda: But what about after college? Hayasaki: After college, you have to find a

job and also you have to work out after work. Sakamoto: I think for the very good gym

nasts, some of the companies will be lenient and will give time to practice, like Ono who worked for Tyrone.

Sakamoto I HayaSaki ) Sayasaki: Also Kato for Sony. Sakamoto: The better they do, the better it

is for their company. So they encourage them to practice. Also many of them become high school coaches and this way they continue to practice.

Sakoda: So a lot of them get a job after college and they work out on top of the job?

Sakamoto': Right, or become a coach and sti ll compete for the team, Here, if you coach , you are making money out of gymnastics and you are a professional and you lose your amateur standing.

Criley: As you know, we have a number of young gymnasts coming up, Steve Hug, just to name an example. Makoto, do you see any parallel between these young fellows and your own background, early start and fast rise?

Sakamoto: Personally, I think it would be better for Steve to stay away from competitive gymnastics until he has gotten better basic moves. As it is now, he'll improve, he'll continue to improve, but at the same time he'll get bad habits. And once you've got them, it's very difficult to correct. As long as he is pressured into competition and he has to get tricks - as he is rushed into getting tricks, he will get bad habits. In this way, I think comoetitive gymnastics at this time would be detrimental to his future progress.

Sakoda: What do you mean by competitive gymnastics? Do you mean any meet?

Sakamoto: Like competing for the Olympics or internationally. His training is geared to too high a level ; it's too early. That's my personal opinion.

Sakoda: Would you say you started too early too, then?

Sakamoto: Yes, I think I started too soon too. I have some bad habits which it is very difficult for me to correct. If I had not started competing as early as I did, I think I would have less bad habits.

Sakoda: What do you refer to as a bad habit?

Sakamoto: Well , the overdevelopment of certa in parts of the muscle, like straining in crosses, or something which prevents your flexibil ity and freedom of movement. These are some of the bad habits which are the re, suits of early conditioning. Just the fact that you rush into these moves means that you sacrifice perfect technique just to make them. This rush, rush, which is the result of the pressure to learn moves contributes to gymnasts' problems, future problems - not im-

mediately. Well you say, he's got this trick so he 's better than a month ago . I don't mean that, I mean in the future - in maybe five years when he is really blossoming and should be at his best, these bad habits really show up.

Criley: Yoshi, how do the Japanese avoid the situation such as Mako iust described when a person is rushed ahead too fast? Is this a matter of his coaching in Japan?

Hayasaki: In gymnastics, there are different levels to the highest level. If you miss one step, it means you miss the whole thing. I think this is what Mako is talking about. In every echeleon you should go up slowly

Sakamoto: One step at a time. Hayasaki: Yes , one step at a time: I have

seen many young gymnasts in Japan, maybe 16, 17, 18 years old. We can't tell yet if they will be great gymnasts or poor gymnasts. To each it is up to his own power he develops. I don't know, I can't say anything about Steve Hug.

Criley: I just used him as an example because there are John Crosby and some other young fellows who started young and who are coming along fast. I don't mean to pick on Steve but he was a convenient example.

Hayasaki: But he is a very important example for the United States right now. So not only Steve Hug, but also other people who are related to Steve Hug should watch him most carefully.

Sakoda: Do either of you have anything you would like to say, to voice your opinion?

Sakamoto: Let's see, we talked about the specialists, how we should encourage allaround men ... I'd like to see better coaches in the United States,.

Criley: Where are you going to get them-import them? .

Sakamoto: We have no coaches in the United States. In my opinion, there is none.

Sakoda: Okay, what is a good coach? Sakamoto: The function of a coach is to

know gymnastics, and nobody in this country knows gymnastics.

Sakoda: How do you develop them? Sakamoto: I don't know. It was evident in

the NCAA meet - very few people had a beautiful line. They didn't look in one piece, they never gave you the impression of a beautiful line. This is a reflection on the coaches, I think, inferior coaches. You have Olympians ; they don't know gymnastics either. Being an Olympian doesn't guarantee a good

coach. Sakoda: So you think there isn't enough con

centration on aesthetic then? Sakamoto: Definitely. We have very tall gym

nasts in this country, but we have to emphasize gymnasts to work bigger and lighter with more freedom.

Hayasaki: But I think difficulty is . .. Sakamoto (finishing) : Ample. Hayasaki: Yes, more than enough. Sakamoto: We have enough difficulty in some

of the events, not all of the events . . . high bar, some of the people do fantastic tricks.

Hayasaki: But difficulty lin itself) is not enough.

Sakamoto: They don't have any foundation; the basics are very lacking. In any sphere except side horse, the basics are lacking.

Hayasaki: I think the difftculty lies in the second step.

Sakamoto: What's the second step? Hayasaki: Basics - easy but simple. Then

comes difficulty. Sakamoto: We need compulsories for the

high school too, to force the high school gymnast to work on some of the basic things.

Hayasaki: Yes , this is a very important thing.

Sakamoto: We don't have compulsories in high school.

Criley: You want to put all-around into high school too?

Sakamoto: Yes, at the same time. We want all-around gymnasts in high school.

Sam Sakamoto: But you want compulsories to develop the fundamentals, right?

Hayasaki: But the important thing is the selection of stunts for the compulsory.

Criley: You mean a separate compulsory for the high school?

Sakamoto: Yes, this one (the Olympic) is too difficult for the high school. (We want) less emphasis on strength. There is too much emphasis here on brute strength. They put a planche on parallel bars, free exercise, and some ring moves. We should encourage more flexibility in our gymnasts so that first of all we have flexibility to enable a gymnast to work freely to look relaxed on rings .

Sakoda: That's debatable too. You can be too flexible on rings.

Sakamoto: Yes, it's a personal thing. Gymnastics is an individual thing. Also gymnastics doesn't work on logic. The main purpose of gymnastics is to look graceful and beautiful. Of course, the perception of that varies in individuals. But I believe in absolutism.

Criley: Do you think perfection is attainable?

Sakamoto: Well, it certainly is desirable. I believe that when people look at Endo, they say, "beautiful " and we have some concurrence as what we mean as beautiful. So our object then is to bring out the structures optimal to aesthetic beauty in our gymnastics. There 's not enough concentration in this aspect. There is more concentration on getting stunts.

Sakoda: What is the role of a coach? Sakamoto: I think the coach is a person who

you give complete respect. He is a person who you can accept his definition of this stunt or other stunts unequivocally. If he says do it this way, you say, Yes.

Sakoda: You said there are going to be differences , aesthetic, logic, and so on. How are you going to reconcile these?

Sakamoto: The gymnast is a reflection of the coach.

Criley: So, if you have a poor coach, you have a poor gymnast?

Sakoda: You mean, you want the gymnast to be completely at the mercy of the coach?

Sakamoto: Right. Criley: Are they that way in Japan, Yoshi? Yoshi: Well .. _ Sakamoto (interrupting): Well, you have dis-

cuss ion among the gymnasts, perhaps, but you don 't question the coach, to say, "Well coach, you are wrong."

Sakoda: You accept it, right? Sakamoto: Right. Sakoda: So you are looking fot somebody

you can respect baSically? Is that the way, like with the coaches in Japan, you say, Yes . Good coaches - do you respect them first as a person~ or first as gymnast or both?

Hayasaki: Over here, the coach is too much concerned about the winning, about the points. Just get the points, you've got to win. In our coaches this is not true. Points are something the immature gymnast is concerned with , but this is not the responsibility of the coaches . The coaches just have to develop the immature gymnasts.

Sakoda: The coach should be concerned with - not with winning or losing - but with developing individuals.

Hayasaki: Right. Winning comes after this . Sakoda: You think it shouldn't be so much

strategy at a meet, how you place your boys, but it all should be done before the meethow you coached 'em, right?

Hayasaki: (Long pause): I'd have to think about it.

Sakamoto: Winning is very important I think. But you should never sacrifice winning to develop poor gymnasts or to force gymnasts to do things over their heads. So many times, you have a coach who insists that his gymnasts learn a back over bar when he can't do a steady handstand! This is a common practice ampng many high school and college gymnastic coaches . And it's because they want to have a winning team. This is a very erroneous philosophy, and one that we should get rid of as soon as possible. The purpose of gymnastics is to get the gymnast to perform to the ideal of gymnastics. As to the ideal of gymnastics, I suppose you could say it is uncompromising. You should never compromise for gymnastics to say he can't make it this way so maybe he has to do it some other way. This halfway attitude, this compromising attitude . . . as long as you have this, you don't have the ideal for the performance. .... Sakoda: Are you saying there is only one way to go at something?

Sakamoto: I'd say there's an ideal in gymnastics. There are many different ways of approaching it, but nevertheless there is a single ideal. If you concentrate on winning, if you concentrate on the difficult trick, you neglect this ideal. In other words, you are being selfish. I think I can say that American coaches are selfish coaches .

Sakoda: Do you think it is possible in the U.S. to get away from this? I mean, just considering the American attitude about things . . . to get head. Such things seem inherent in our society.

Sakamoto; It's difficult. Gymnastics is not an American sport; football and baseball are. Gymnastics is not. I don't know how any changes might occur. Maybe we should try to copy Japanese or Russian methods. Research into their methods. Somehow try to use their method to our program. Ton many times we look at gymnasts on Japanese films and say, aha, he's doing that wrong; Hoskins is better than he is - this sort of attitude.

Criley: Yoshi, do the Japanese have a fixation about studying other people's methods?

Sakoda: They 're relatively new in the sport of gymnastics aren't they?

Hayasaki: Yes, I think almost every gymnast tries to look to the good gymnasts 'who are working.

Criley: Who do you gymnasts look to? The top Japanese? Or do they look outside the country at the Russians, or the Chinese, or the Czechs, or who?

Hayasaki: Of course, the best gymnastics are in Japan. They copy the top gymnasts in Japan and from Russia. But not from the United States.

Sakamoto: I think perhaps maybe the women try to imitate the foreign gymnasts more because Japan is not number one in women's gymnastics.

Hayasaki: Right. Criley: Yoshi, will there be other young gym

nasts like yourself who plan to come over to the United States to college?

Hayasaki: I think almost every gymnast would like to come to the United States for study, but not for gymnastics. Japan is one of the best for gymnastics, but for other fields there are so many young people who would like to come over here. They would come here for an education.

Sakoda: Yoshi, you say that there are a lot of people who would like to come to study here. Do you think there would be any good coaches in Japan who would consider coming here, for graduate work or something. Would

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any good Japanese coaches consider coming here to coach?

Hayasaki' I think so. Sakamoto: I was thinking maybe of Mr. and

Mrs. Mitsukuri, or Mr. and Mrs. Aihara? They are in Brazil now. I think the national government is supporting their stay over there somehow.

Criley: A gymnastics Peace Corps! Sakamoto: I think it would be very, very

beneficial In our country to import, to support a person like Mr. and Mrs. Mitsukuri as a national leader or developer to develop the right path that American gymnastics should follow.

Criley: It would be difficult. For instance, Alena Tinterova from Czechoslovakia spent several months here in the U.S. with different groups before ending up finally with the SCATs group in Long Beach. You almost have to spend a lon~ period of time with the people you work with. It can 't be done as a single clinic or as a "Here it is coaches. Go out and spread the Word."

Sakamoto: That's not what I had in mind. There are two centers which I think are following the right path in gymnastics; that's Seattle and Los Angeles . Seattle because Yosh and these other two are there, and Los Ange les because Kanzaki and we are there. So Mitsukuri should go to either of these two cities or go back and forth.

Criley: Do you think that European systems of gymnastics have anything to add to a U.S. pattern?

Sakamoto: I'm not too sure of their system. But I do know that in Russia there are many gymnasts and there are emany world-international level gymnasts. In Dortmund there were five coaches in one gym; one co'ach for one gym~ast! But very fired-up coaches, very perceptive coaches. Our coaches tend to say, Joe you did thiS wrong; you ought to do it this way, I noticed the Russian coaches were quiet; they don't say much.

Hayasaki: You can say the same for Japanese coaches, very quiet.

Sakoda: How do they communicate with the gymnasts then? . Hayasaki: They don 't talk all the time. They Just watch around, they pick up the point here and there.

Sakamoto: American coaches tend to judge qUickly. They come into a foreign gym, they see a performer do a stunt wrong and they say you did it this way, you did it wrong. But a perceptive coach would make sure that this was not an accident before he would speak. Perhaps the gymnast just missed this one. He would look at the overall trend of the gymnast the overall impression, and perhaps after a week of seeing this gymnast, then he would make a comment, after analyzing that gymnast thoroughly. If you keep telling a gymnast to. do it this way and that way, what course IS there to lead for a gymnast? It's when he says one thing and very rarely - it perhaps has more effect on the gymnast.

When I say Mitsukuri should come here I don't think you should have a clinic throughout the country. This would be trying to get at too many people, all superficially. I would like to see him in perhaps Seattle or Los Angeles. He should stay in one place for a very long time. It is a difficult problem. This is a big country and that's another problem. But most of the best gymnasts in the country are on the west coast.

Sakoda: Yoshi , what are your plans after you finish school here? Then what? Graduate school or are you going back to Japan?

Hayasaki: Right now, I am not thinking about graduate school. My main purpose is to graduate from the University of Washington. Then I'd like to go home.

Sakoda: Are either of you considering coaching in the future?

Hayasaki: I would like ' to be a coach in the United States if their attitude changes towards gymnastics. If I become a coach at an Ameri can college, not as a graduate student, but as one who is able to continue to work out, I would stick with gymnastics.

Sakoda: How about you Makoto? Would you like to coach eventually?

Sakamoto: No. I would like to contribute to gymnastics, but my purpose now is to get a bachelor's degree in Asian studies and eventu· ally get a Master's degree in the Japanese language. I hope to teach the Japanese language in college. As far as gymnastics is concerned, to tell the truth, I'm rather fed up with American gymnastics. But I'd like to help as much as possible. I don't think it is worthwhiie to coach in our system now. (There it) too much pressure in developing a quick gymnast. If I would coach, I would enjoy seeing my pupil develop into a fine gymnast.

Sakoda: But if you decided to try to change the trend, like you say, Mitsukuri could come here . . . Don't you think that's what this area needs?

Sakamoto: We need more coaches, better coaches . We need leaders now. If the opportunity affords maybe I WOUld. I would like to help American gymnastics lJs much as possible. Wherever I go, I try to install some of my philosophy into other gymnasts, because I know they are very serious gymnasts, dedicated gymnasts. We have very many dedicated gymnasts in our country, but few ever get along with their coaches. But at the same time they are dedicated, they are also selfish, and the coaches sometimes are very selfish too. The future of our gymnastics . . .we ll , what the Rules Committee of the NCAA is doing, putting in more compulsory exercises in for the all-around men - this I think is the right trend. But at the same time, you have to have able men; you have to have better men, better administrators, better coaches . . . right down the line.

Hayasaki : The United States has very great potential. I have never seen so many spectacular stunts ... I think this is important in American gymnastics .

Sakamoto: Our country is innovators, we are not copycats . I'd like to see us as copycats.

Hayasaki : It's very important that you have to copy good gymnasts, but you can't beat those (of) your own gymnastics. You can copy any good gymnasts you want, but you can't beat those - your own gymnastics, the moves .. ..

Sakamoto: You can copy to a certain extent but ...

Hayasaki: (interrupting): You can't be completely copying.

Sakamoto: I'd like to see more respect given to international gymnasts, more respect to Nakayama or Endo, these top gymnasts. First, we have to imitate them, then build from that which we have imitated and make it ours. But our first step is to step backward and look at the world" scene. Look at the' world gymnastics and see where we stand in respect to other gymnasts in other countries, to see how far we are from them and to see what are the best ways to narrow the gap. As it is now, we are totally lost in our gymnastics. I think it's fair to say it is American gymnastic~ versus international gymnastics. They are tdtally different. So we haven't gone the first step yet; we have completely lost our perspective. What 1'1 like to see is our coaches

'our administrators, our gymnasts, too, step back a little bit and look at the world gymnastics. It's the world, international gymnastics we should be concerned with rather than the national gymnastics. Our national AAU our national collegiate competition, should be geared to developing our international gymnasts.

Hayasaki: The first step is to make allaround gymnasts.

Bock-lever Cross by th e author.

There are four basic methods of pulling from an inlocated hang to a cross (lHPC ) . I believe that all four rank among the most diffi cult ways of assuming the cross position ; surely, they are the most aestheti· cally pleasing.

The back lever pull to cross contains the basic technique prerequisite to all other IHPC's. If a gymnast is able to perform this one, he is strong enough to consider, at least, the others. A gymnast ought to have a straight body - not arched - iron cross under control before trying the stunt. He should be able to hold a cross for at least five seconds, and be able to assume the position by several different methods, such as back uprise, back kip, lower from handstand.

The performer should start the stunt from a dead hang with a fal se grip. He should pull around , stiff arm and stiff body toward a back lever. When 'his body reaches a 45 0 angle, his heels higher than his head in a back lever ( 1), he should pull down towards a maltese cross and forward toward a front lever with his arms starting with them in close ( 2) and then pulling them outward (3) . At the same time, and most importantly, he should raise his chest up (4 ) . On the first one, he should be spotted with someone pushing the ches t up and slightly back; care should be taken not to push the performer so as to make him swing back and forth. The performer should attempt to assume' a straight body cross with his arms and hands not behind his body. His body should be directly under his arms, hanging straight down and not tipped either way. If the body does not hang straight, it will be difficult to pull out of the cross to a full support. A variation on this (and the Azaryan) is to allow the lower part of the body (from the waist down ) to drop first so that it is perpendicular to the ground and then to pull the chest up to "meet" the legs.

Tht eas iest technique of IHPC is known as the back lever· bounce cross. Although it takes the least strength of the four techniques, if the "Bounce" is not used correctly, the strength required may overwhelm the ordinary gymnast.

It is suggested that the performer have the back lever-pull cross under some con· trol so that he will have enough strength Moltes~ bounce Cross .

to control his body to prevent muscle strain if the bounce is done incorrectly. Examples of incorrect performance of the bounce are 1) lowering too fast, producing such a hard pull on the hands that they release from the rings, dropping the per· former on his stomach (hopefully on a soft mat); (2 lowering too slowly, producing excessive muscle strain ; 3) pulling before the bounce " happens" ( too early) or too late, after the bounce has come and gone, which produces even more severe muscle stra in than 2. The ringman may perform the bounce by lowering stiff arm from a handstand, inverted cross, or planche toward a back lever. The weak performer should keep his- arms close together while

JHPe The Inlocate Hang

Pull to Cross By Mickey Chaplan, UCLA Gymnast

Fiith, Rings -1968 NCAA Championships

lowering to the back lever (l) . As the performer's body passes below the maltese position, he should "drop" to the back lever (2), pull the rings down (3) , and lift his chest (4) , i.e. back toward a maltese cross (3) and forward (4) toward a front lever. That drop should be controlled, and the lowering preceding the drop should be completely controlled with strength. The drop should be as smooth as was the lowering from the original position preceding the lowering. The drop should not be attempted from too high above the back lever, especially if the performer likes his shoulders as they are; nor should it be attempted from too low if he does not want

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to use too much strength. This stunt is to be distinguished from a german rise (butterfly rise or inlocate uprise) which is a swing Illove.

The Azaryan requires an extremely strong maltese cross or planche. The performer should start from a dead hang with a false grip and start to pull earlier than the back lever pull to cross. The main difference is that he does not pull the rings forward , but rather first ou tward ( 1) and then pushing downward (2). It is easier if he pulls his body around into a piked position, but the body may be kept straight through the pull toward the maltese cross. The performer does not hold the maltese cross, but actually lowers from the maltese to an iron cross. The object is to pull his whole body above the rings and then lower from there to the cross. He may also choose to push to a planche and from the. planche position lower to an "L" without hitting a cross.

The last technique, and surely the most difficult, is the straight armed pull from a dead hang to a cross. As a prerequisite, it is strongly suggested that the performer be able to do a back lever pull to cross and pull out to support with no visible strain.

The performer first hangs with a tremendous false grip. He then turns the rings outward - as if to inlocate - and begins to pull stiff armed outward. He won't ge t too far. When he reaches as high as he will get, he half-inlocates. In learning the trick, he may find it easier to inlocate as the way, but it will be much easier if he catches the lock, i.e., inlocates, just far enough so that his body r emains straight up and down. At this point, the trick will feel like a hard back lever cross. The body must be kept straight, or the performer may find the trick even more difficult than it is.

In conclusion , these are not the only ways of initiating these techniques. Menichelli did an Azaryan from a slightly bent armbent body backward roll; Tom Cook (SIU) placed in NCAA several years ago by inloeating to a back lever and from that position bouncing to a cross ; and Bob Tee! (who else?) was considering lowering from a front lever to a head hang and then doing a stiff armed pull to cross.

Photo s by Ro y Coulter.

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Gymnastics + Organization Successful Program

By VICTOR LESCH

ABOUT THE AUTHOR-Mr. Victor Lesche is the past president

of the National and Illinois High School Gymnastics Coaches Association, instructor at many professional association clinics, former football and gymnastics coach at York and Willowbrook High School. Pres· ently he is the Coordinator of Physical Welfare at Addison Trail High School, Addison, Illinois.

A reflective look at and the reasons for a successful gymnastics program at the high school level.

I have always felt that organization breeds success. With this in mind, the task of pre· paring a gymnastics program, both in the physical education program and at the in· terscholastic level, in three large, compre· hensive high schools in the Chicago subur· ban area, was made much easier. Importantly, I was blessed with administration, from the school board on down, that was sympathetic. What was necessary was done. What was desired was bought. Was was needed was constructed. Naturally, this called for organization. That's where I came in.

I realize this more after working in foot· ball. To organize a staff having various team levels and be successful in keen competition, you must have organization. The recognition of this need quite naturally car· ried over to gymnastics.

.In general, the formal style of gymnastics of the past have given way to progressive types. Gymnastics today takes on a more informal type of activity. By this I don't mean to imply that the physical, mental, and social aspects are to be overlooked; but in modern society the group concept of formal gymnastics systems is no longer accepted. For example, no longer do we see hundreds of uniformly clad students per· forming an identical exercise. Rather we see an exciting trampoline routine or an electri· fyin g performance on the high bar.

Even though the discipline involved with physical education is still essential, the gym· nastics program must allow for individual expression by way of its very nature.

We, in Illinois, have seen a tremendous growth in the past ten years . Considered among the leaders throughout the country, we have seen our state meets expand from a handful of curious spectators to turn· away crowds and televised spectaculars.

Probably the largest single factor for this growth has been the general education and encouragement of gymnastics by the stu· dents of our schools. With many school districts providing facilities for physical education, and recognition by administra· tion for the need of the activity ; we have found that gymnastics is a safe activity that makes a valuable contribution to the growth development and fitness of our students.

The development of a successful gym· nastics progr/!m in your community depends upon many factors. Above all, the school board and administration must recognize the need for the activity, and be willing to add it to the physical education program. Without their cooperation you cannot have a successful program. It is your job to convince them of this.

H gymnastics has a contribution to make to the physical education program, then why is it not included in more programs than

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it is? The reasons most often heard, are : 1. Lack of qualified instruction 2. High cost of equipment 3. Danger connected with the activity Briefly, first·qualified instruction. A good

physical education instructor, having just a basic knowledge of gymnastics fundament· als and, above all, enthusiasm, could be well qualified.

I feel that I myself am proof of this. I had no formal gymnastics coaching or ex· perience as a high school or college student. However, when the opportunity came to add gymnastics to the interscholastic pro· gram at York High School, Elmhurst, Illinois, in 1955, I jumped at the chance. To be candid, I learned with my students. Inaugurating another program at Willowbrook High School in nearby Villa Park in 1959 was another challenge. Results show an Illinois State Championship in 1964, five District titles, five Des Plaines Valley League championships, 101 dual meet vic· tories, and most importantly, the joy of watching many boys develop outstanding careers at the collegiate level. So you see, past experience is not necessary. What is necessary is fundamental knowledl!;e and

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the enjoyment of doing. It is imperative, however, that the aspiring gymnastics coach seek out the various publications and clinics that are available.

The second point, concerning equipment, is a variable; but much gymnastics can be taught without expensive equipment. A lit· tle space and, if possible a few mats, and you have the start of a program. As you expand your program, however, more equip· ment can be purchased.

There are a number of companies manu· facturing good equipment for the school market. The types, models, sizes, prices, and quality will tend to be a little con· fusing. However, each school situation will differ in the exact items necessary for the program. Gymnastics equipment companies have planning departments that can be helpful in setting up the individual school needs. Of all the variables in equipment, none is more important than quality. For lasting performance, insist on quality equip· ment.

Equipment used on the elementary, and possibly junior high level could be the less expensive lines that are available. For the lower elementary area, you might consider,

in addition to mats, a low balance beam and low horizontal ladder. After this, con· sider the side horse and trampoline. At the junior high level, the parallel ~ars , the adjustable horizontal bar, and rings are recommended.

Safety should be a prime factor in se~· ting up a gymnastics room. Of course, van· ations and needs of the local school must be considered. Standardized or stock plans rarely are practical. N atural.ly ventilation, heating, lighting, and plumbing should be considered, with all fixtures r ecessed. Floors should be wooden, walls padded where necessary, and ceiling about 24' in height.

Consideration for spectators at gymnastics meets should be included. For the competitive program or exhibitions, the equip· ment will have to be moved to a spectator gym. Adequate storage for belts, chalk, and supplies must be provided and the entire area must be properly secured when unsupervised. .

In general the rings, horizontal bar, SIde horse, and ~arellel bars shou~d be adjust· able to low heights for teaching purposes. A second set should be provided near that can be adjusted to lower heights or narrow widths. The equipment should be easy to move, especially in schools whe~e it is used in other areas. It is highly adVIsable to reduce this moving for two reasons. One is the safety factor - possible injury moving the heavy pieces; the other is one of damage to the equipment itself.

Beam location and permanent overhead fixtures must be taken into consideration when setting up the room. Equipment requiring overhead rigging must be placed properly .Don't forget travelling :iggi~g ! .

Another very important consIderatIOn IS that of protective matting. Many different

. types are available, foam mats of various types, hair mats, and so forth; however again it is a matter of local needs. Be sure to have plenty of mats and always have they in the proper position. When planning the facilities, it is important to determine all potential hazards and take the necessary steps to eliminate them.

Before leaving this topic, I would like to say that the initial purchase of equipment may seem to be costly. However, when you consider the many years of service and the very little reconditioning and replacement cost, this is one of the better equipment in· vestments in the physical education area.

The third reason some schools hestitate to include gymnastics in their program is the danger they think is connected with it. :With proper stress on safety and spotting, accidents will be kept to a minimum and should occur no more frequently, if not less, than in any other activity.

Accidents are not a necessary part of gymnastics ! There is a cause for every accident, and through proper emphasis these causes can be virtually eliminated. Emphasis should be placed on three areas; namely, education, supervision, and regulation.

Education is probably the most important single factor for preventing accidents. To have a complete safety program, the student should know his limitations, have respect for the apparatus, and must understand the necessity of progressing from the elementary skills to the advanced.

Supervision is necessary for gymnastics, just as it is for any other physical educa· tion activity. Perhaps for gymnastics it be· comes more important because it does offer quite a challenge to imaginative students. Here, as I mentioned before, enthusiasm plays an important role. The instructor should be actively involved with the class. This does not mean that the instructor must

be able to perform some or all the skills, although' some demonstration might be helpful. However, the instructor's active interest in the attainment of skills by the student is very beneficial in promoting the program.

Regulations govern just about every activity in the physical education program. Charts, signs, and displayed rules for safety should be posted as a constant reminder for the proper conduct while in the area. This should be more than just a cardboard sign; the student should not only know the rules but know the reasons behind each rule.

The easiest type of class to teach is one in which the entire class performs the same activity. If the students have absolutely no background in gymnastics, it is very desirable to introduce one event at a time and have the entire class spend a day or two practicing it. However, as soon as practical, the physical education class should use more than one piece of equipment simultaneously. Dividing the class into various groups and working on various pieces of equipment is nothing new or different, as many physical education activities are taught in this manner.

Five to seven students per squad seems to be a maximum for effective teaching. These students should be grouped by gymnastics ability, with consideration given to body height and weight. Each squad should have a squad leader who is responsible for the effective functioning of his squad. The partner method of organization can also be used within the squad structure. While one students performs a stunt or routine, his partner can spot and offer advice and criticism. It is very essential in a gymnastic class that everyone in the class, not just the squad leaders, be a spotter.

The opportunity for the use of student leaders in gymnastics is paralleled in few, if any other, sport activity. Students may be used in the demonstration and teaching of skills for spotting and assisting the performers, and to insure proper safety practices. There is usually great interest in helping one another. in learning new skills and in passing on and demonstrating hints or aids in mastering particular skills. In most cases, student leaders who are more proficient in the skills enjoy teaching the less advanced students, who, in turn, are usually quite appreciative of this help. Stressing the idea of cooperation is vital if the class is organized on a squad basis. Also it is necessary to share the equipment if all are to progress satisfactorily.

Now that you have a basic physical education prorgam underway, we might briefly look' at organization for safety on the interscholastic level.

I'm not going into specific cases other than to offer a few suggestions for organizing the practice sessions. Just as I have emphasized the necessity of pre-planning in setting up the gymnastics room and the physical education class, it is equally important to plan each practice session.

First, if the instructor or coach is not organized for practice, then he cannot expect the gymnasts to be. Basically, the instructor should have his time scheduled, posted, and known to the gymnasts. This is necessary, not only for the day, but for the week, as well as for the season. This schedule will help the student plan his workout period. Each student should be encouraged to write a planned workout prior to coming to the gym. Also he should be urged to keep a notebook including his daily schedule, future tricks and routines, as well as hints to his success in attaining skills. If the practice session is analyzed

and well planned, the potential injuries can be greatly reduced and thereby make a more successful program.

In conclusion, let it be emphasized that organization is the key word. First, you must convince the administration of the worth. Second, you need to sell your in-

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Gymnastic Classics @ Volume I - Horizontal Bar Section A - Basic Giant Swings Number 2 - Undergrip Giant Swing

"A SECOND LOOK AT SWING" Illustration A prescribes an extended hand

stand position with an undergrip. The direct straight-line relationship of all body segments is maintained throughout Illustrations B - C.

Yet upon reaching Illustration D, note that just as a falling chimney tends to foldin at its weaker points, so too does the body tend to fold-in at its weaker, or better said, articulated points. Precise observation reveals that this fold or decrease in joint angles occurs first in the shoulder joint and then in the hip joint. The above action, often referred to as "hip lead", is simply a matter of kinesthetic feel.

The slightly decreased shoulder and hip angle sdepicted in Illustration E have advanced the hips downward, preparing the body for an oncoming and necessary beat. This bea t or "Bottoming Effect" extends the hip and lower back segments, driving the body into a slightly arched position. Refer to Illustration F.

Observe that, at the very same moment, the previously decreased shoulder angle returns to a direct straight-line relationship with the trunk. It is during this time that the "Bottoming Effect" of the bar becomes actualized. The body is cocked as in an archer's bow ready to release its potential force in coordination with the upward circular swing.

The "Bottoming Effect" of the bar serves

structors on the program. Third, you need the necessary equipment and space. Fourth, and lastly, you need to educate your students and staff to plan, supervise, and regulate their activity to insure its safety, and thereby its success. The rewards are unlimited.

By Gerald S. George Gymnastic Coach

Louisiana State University

as a cue in releasing the previously mentioned slightly arched body position. The gymnast must immediately follow up this action first by decreasing very slightly the shoulder angle and then by decreasing the hip angle in direct proportion to the upward circular swing. Illustrations G - H - I progress into this "hip lead" position.

As the body approaches the apex of the Undergrip Giant Swing, the aforementioned decreased shoulder and hip angles begin to increase simultaneously and proportionately until prescribing a direct straight-line relationship with each other. Such an angle increase at this time yields a feeling of weightlessness, almost as if one were being pulled above the bar. Refer to Illustrations J -K.

It is during this feeling of weightlessness that the slip-grip action of the hands is realized. The wrists are arched unto the top of the bar to provide support for the oncoming body weight. The body unit is extended to a direct straight-line relationship upon returning to Illustration A.

_ Of prime importance is the fact that the body continues · through, and not to, Illustration A. Such a consideration will enhance the up-on-through effect of the entire circular swing. The same mechanical procedures are followed for additional Undegrip Giant Swings.

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Canadian Report, from page 7 East and West and elimination meets held. Too many gymnasts at the nationals that are not ready.

Finally, everyone can be proud of the 1968 Nationals and a special THANK YOU to the Provincial Government of Quebec for the marvelous banquet in the Parliament Buildings and to the people of Quebec for the hospitality. I know that the gymnasts and officials would want me to express their THANKS for excellent championships.

OUR NEW NATIONAL CHAIRMAN Mr. Cal Girard was elected to this office

at the National Championships C.G.A. An· nual Meeting. Here below is some of Cal's background. I know after reading it you will realize that we have elected a man dedicated to the Sport. I extend to him the good wishes of all the gymnastic fraternity.

Cal was born in Tilbury. Most of his life, however, was spent in Windsor, On· tario where he finished elementary and high school.

In grade 8 Cal started competItIOn and joined the Windsor Gymnastic Club which at the time was the best in Canada. It is interesting to notice that the Windsor club gave the first man and the first woman in gymnastics to represent Canada at the Olympics, namely in Melbourne 1956. Cal competed actively during his high school years, traveling across Canada and the United States.

In 1955 came his first big success. At the age of 18, Cal became Junior National Champion of Canada.

His busy schedule of training did not in· terfere with his academic studies and when Cal graduated from high school.he received a student scholarship, an Academic Scholarship, from Michigan State University which he joined in 1955. In his third year at Mich. State he received an additional scholarship-this time an Athletic Scholarship.

At Mich. State University Cal naturally joined the Gymnastic team and 1958 this team won the NCAA championship, quite flattering for Cal since it was the first time for Mich. State to have won it. Cal placed very high in the Big Ten championships but never did win 1st in an individual event. His best placings came in the NCAA champ., where he finished 3rd on the Horizontal Bar and 2nd on the Parallel Bars. In 1959, he became captain of his team.

Also in '59 Cal graduated from Mich. State with a four year Bachelor of Commerce degree.

This was the year of the Pan American games and Cal for the first time was selected to represent Canada in Gymnastics at

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Chicago. In 1962 Cal represented Canada at the

World Games in Prague, Chechoslovakia. In 1963 he retired from active competition and became coach and judge.

In 1966 Cal coached the McGill University team which had not had a full gymnastic team for the last 8 years. Hard work placed the team 6th out of nine at the O.Q.A.A.

The same year Cal was sent to Dortmund , Germany as official Canadian judge at the World Games. This was the first time in history that a Canadian male judge was allowed to judge in a European competition.

Then in February 1967 something happened. Gil helped persuade Cal to pick up training again for the upcoming Pan Am Games. Cal started training 7 days a week, 2% hours daily with the result that he was' selected to the Canadian team to represent Canada in Winipeg.

Today he is the National Chairman of the Sport.

ONTARIO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Convened at Lome Park Collegiate Cooksville Schools and competed from Georgian Bay, Hamilton and Toronto with over 225 entries. This was the first time that such a provincial meet took place on this scale.

Junior: FX: Linda Feyer, Westview C. I. V: Laurie Hens law, Water loo e.1. UPB: Sharon Morse, Corchester C.I. BB: Karen Morton, Glenview C.I.

Senior: FX: Arlene Madill, Fleming C.I. UPB: Laririe Martin, Bramalea e.1. V: Sue Haughton Victoria Park C.I. BB: Sue Bucckingham, Victoria Park C. I.

Intermediate : FX: Joan Fujiwara, Lawtrence Park and Sue Christilaw, Lome Park C.I. (tie). UPB: Sue Gradner, Waterloo e.1. V: Sue Christilaw, Lome Park e.1. BB: Kris Kersey, Victoria Park e.1.

Elite Class: Three three out of four events were won by Barb Thompson, Victoria Park e.1., a member of our National Team.

SCARBOROUGH HIGH SCHO" !" GYMNASTICS CHAM PIN-.:, '4

Individual Results and Fina l , 1 ··- 1968 Rebound Tumbling : Genge, I hor'- on 8.8;

Willis, King 7 .5; Tanzola, Lauri er , .J LHV: Finnigan, Wexford 8.9; Veno, Thompson 8.7;. Campbell, King 8.6. HB: Veno, Thompson 8.4; Gormek, Midland 7.6; Genge, Thompson 6.9. SH: Westlake, Thompson 8.0; Keen, Laurier 7.0; Baron, King 7.0. FX: Veno, Thompson 8.6; Genge, Thompson 8.4; Christy, Laurier 6.2. SR : Westlake, Thompson 8.4; Lacasse, Ced. 8.2; Jackson, Lour . 6.9. PB : Campbell, King 8.2; Veno, Thom. 8.0; Westlake, Thom. 8.0.

Final Standings: Team Champion: Thompson 116.2, Laurier 101.6, R. H. King 98 .9.

TORONTO DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

This meet was convened and directed by Mr. G. Harlowe York, Memorial Collegiate. Each school zone held a meet and selected the top gymnasts and sent them to this meet.

Results FX: K. Veno, D. & M. Thompson : A. Spasov,

York Memorial; W. Arthurs, Victoria Park. HB : K. Veno, D.M. Thompson; D. Dupak, Royal York; W. Arthurs~ Victoria Park. PB: K. Veno, D.M. Thompson, ~. Zoratto York Memorial; J . Mutrie, York Mills. SH : W. Arthurs, Victoria Park, F. Zoratto, York Memorial, J. Gollish, U.T.S. R: A. Westlake, D.M. Thompson, M. Payne, York Memorial; D. Lacssie, Cedarbrae. LHV: F. Zoratto, York Memorial, A. Spasov, York Memorial, L. Hubble, Burnamthorpe.

TORONTO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Rev. Fr. Redmond, Michael Power H.S. convened this first annual meet and did a superb job. It was exciting to watch great hockey schools like St. Mike's competing in gymnastics. Other schools taking part were St. . Basils and Niall McNeill.

As Head Official of -the Meet and advisor to T.D.C.A.A. in gymnastics, it was pleas-

ing to watch compulsories beautifully executed instead of a lot of Mickey Mouse moves which I usually see at our high school meets. I predict we will hear a great deal from Michael Power H.S. and St. Mikes H.S. in future years.

Using the national compulsories and go· ing all round opens many doors to these fine high school gymnasts. Congratulations Fr. Redmond for an excellent meet.

Senior: FX: L. Bialogrecki, M.P.; J . Stewart, S.M.e.; J . Redmond, M.P . PB: L. Bialogrecki; A. Lebre, M.P.; J. Highland, N. McNeill. HB: L. Bialogrecki; D. Anderson, M.P .; J. Redmond. LHV: L. Bialogrecki; J . Stewart; (tie) G. Bodnar, S.M.e. and J. Redmond. All-Round champion-L. Bialogrecki, Michael Power H.S.

Juniors : FX: D. Lawson, M.P .; (tie) B. Biggar, M.P. and R. St. Pierre, M.P., J. Shears, Nial McNeill. HB: R. St. Pierre; S. Dempster, M.P .; (tie) N. Monnaid, S.M.C. and T. Morris, M.P. LHV: R. St. Pierre; (tie) C. Smyth, M.P. and D. Lawson; R. Kanoys, S.M .C. PB: R. St. Pierre; (tie) C. Smythe and T. Welch; (tie) D. Lawson and B. Biggar. All-Round champion, Rick SI. Pierre, Michael Power H.S.

results, Y Nationals from page 19

1968 YMCA NATIONAL GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Results WOMEN'5-Team Champions: Seattle, Wash .

212.05, Bethseda, Md. 197.95, Dayton Central, Ohio 193.10. AA: Lonna Woodard, Seattle, Wash. 71.05, Cleo Carver, Seattle, Wash. 71.00, Caroline Pingatore, Seattle, Wash. 70.00. FX: Caroline Pingatore 26.05, Cleo Carver 25.95, Lonna Woodard 25.55. SHY: Caroline Pingatore 28.00, Cleo Carver, 27 .90, Lonna Woodard 26.75. BB: Lonna Woodard 27.35, Cleo Carver 25.00, Sue Werling, Dayton, Ohio 24.75. UPB: Caroline Pingatore 27.70, Lonna Woodard 26.25, Cleo Carver 25.80.

MEN'S-Team Champians: Germantown, Po . 225.87, New Orleans, La. 182.70, Reading, Po . 123.50. AA: David Arnold, East Lansing , Mich . 86.15, Bruce McGartline, New Orleans, La. 86.00, Nicholas Alise, Freehold, N.J . 83 .90. FX: Bruce McGartlin 25.60, Dav id Jacobs, Queens Central , N.Y. 23.90, Nicholas Alise 23.15. SH: Kenneth Saftier, Glen Cove, N.Y. 24.00, Robert Olds, West Side, N.Y. 23.50, Melvin Hill, Germantown, Po. 22.15. HB: John Steffney, Camden County, N.J. 24.45, Bruce McGartlin 23.65, David Arnold 22.10. PB: Bruce McGartlin 25.35, Nicholas Alise 23.40, David Arnold 21.85. R: Mickey Gorn, Germantown, Pa. 24 .55, David Arnold 24.40, Eugene Carney, Glen Cove, N.Y. 23.25. LH : David Jacobs 27.95, Bruce McGartlin 26.80, Nicholas Alise 26.10. Tu: Bruce McGartlin 8.25, Tony Jaeger, New Orleans, La. 7.95, David Jacobs 6.65. Tr: William Copp, Euclid, Ohio 7.45, David Eby; Dayton , Ohio 5 .55, Donald Albert, Reading, Po. 3.00.

High School Report, from page 15 straddle vault blind catch out of giants, and a hecht dismount. all~~~;~ndv~7:h o~ ~~~98~on placed third in the

Joe Kracik a Sr. and defending state champion from Butler continued to dominate all comers on the side horse with an extremely difficult routine executed with championship form for 8.65. Gracik also placed 2nd in the vault with an 8.85.

Dennis Rafaloski of West Mifflin North won the P-bars with a smooth and well executed routine. His score was an B.S.

There was no team title awarded at the meet. However, Rochester was by for the strongest team represented. Rochester won 12 medals by virtue of Dave Repps 7 medals, James Kruest 4, ond Dan Repp (twin brother) added one more with third place finish on the 'sti ll rings. Butler defending state champs was second with 5 medals. Abington was third with 4 medals .

Results : AA : Dave Repp (Rochester) 49 .95, . James

Kruest (Rochester) 45.85, Bruce Evans (Abington) 44.70, Paul Blasko 43.55 , Bob Swanick (McKeesport) 42.25. FX: Dave Repp 8.45, John Roemer (McDowe ll) 8.30, Bruce Evans 7.90. SH: Joe Gracik (Butler) 8.65, Erick Swanson (Butler) 8.50, Bob Scholl (Belle Vernon) 7.50. HB : James Kruest 9 .35, Bob Swanick 8.15, Bruce Evans 8.05. LH: Dave Repp 9 .35, Joe Gracik 8.85, Chris Tait (Unatt) 8.80. PB: Densis Rafaloski (W. Mifflin N.) 8.5, Dave Repp 8.25, Joe Taylor (Pennsbury) 8.00. R: Dave Repp 8.70, Bruce Evans 8.65, Dan Repp (Rochester) 8.60 . Winning Routines:

FX: Repp: Round off, flip-flop, lay-out, swed ish fall, double leg circles, snap up, cartwheel, front handspring, ca rtwheel, turn fall, straddle cut, turn to one arm lever, hollow

back press, step down, front handspring, front somi, forward roll, cartwheel, to reverse pirouette roll to L, pull split, stiff stiff press, step out round off, flip flop back somi.

SH: Gracik: Moore on, double in , moore, russian, double out, double in, break off, scissors, doubles

k tromlet out, three loops, dismount.

HB: ruest: Cast to double rear is to german giants, disengage Y2 turn to straight arm kip, front giants, stalter, front giant, straddle vault, to blind catch, full twist out to kip, front giant giant pirouette, back giant, reverse pirouette, two giants, hecht dismount.

Vault: Repp: Yamashita. PB : Rafaloski: Double rear vault to immedi

ate front czech, L, hollow back press, one arm handstand, pirouette, stutz, cost, glide kip , straddle cut, lay back, front uprise, swing handstand, '/4 pirouette, immediate straddle off.

SR: Repp: Bird to L cross, pullout, press handstand, lower inverted cross straight arm lower to T cross, dislocate shoot handstand , rail to Azaryan cross, dislocate, flyaway with Y2 twist.

Viewpoints from page 5. nastic Coaches and was active in reactivating the Western Pennsylvania High School Gymnastics League. Three of his former gymnasts were present at this year's NCAA competition: Dave Croft and Cliff Diehl of Michigan State and Dave Shidemantle of Pitt. Others of his team who were active competitors this past year were Mickey Uram and Jerry Moore (MSU), Dennis Rickard, Dave Andrews (Pitt), Tom Horne (Slippery Rock) and Jack Eury tW. Va.) One of his most outstanding gymnasts was Jim Curzi, now assistant coach at the University of Illinois and former P-bar and high bar standout for Michigan State.

* * * When in Rome Department . .. Recently

USGF Director Frank Bare and Women's Vice President, Jackie Uphues and NCAA representative Gene Wettstone attended the FIG Congress in Rome. It may as well be pointed out that, from the outset, the trio were determined to do what they could to attain international recognition for the USGF. After several independent meetings with the President of the FIG, Mr. Arthur Gander, the USGF and the AAU sat down to consider a proposal for resolving the dispute. What resulted was a proposal for a National Gymnastics Commission which granted equal authority to both the USGF and the AAU in both domestic and international affairs. The USGF representatives gave the proposal their immediate approval, but the AAU representatives indicated they had no authority to sign the agreement. FIG President Gander announced a deadline of October 4 for the AAU to approve the Commission.

Under terms of the proposal, both the USGF and the AAU have equal say in selection of officials, contestants, and sites for events with international participation or significance_ Both would have equal voice in the selection of U.S. Teams for the Olympic and Pan American Games. Both organizations can jointly sponsor an event or an event may be sponsored separately. In cases of special importance, the FIG President will be called upon to break a tie ballot.

Lastly, it was agreed that during the time that the Commission be operative and under the conditions that both parties would accept, the FIG would retain the AAU as its current member.

As I see it . _ . the USGF has attained a heretofore unavailable recognition on the international scene although the terms of the agreement still allow the AA U to claim it has the sole FIG membership in gymnastics for the U.S. I have to wonder if the bitterness which has marked the long dispute between the AAU and the USGF can be smoothed over so easily. Those who have kept up with the sports controversy in this

country are aware that the track and field dispute has not been easily solved, especially since the Sports Arbitration Board's decision was rejected by both the USTFF and NCAA. Congress had to step in to legislate a single-purpose organization to direct future progress.

What this country needs is not just new governing bodies although these may lend direction to the task, but a grass-roots organization of programmed instruction to reach youngsters in the same way that swimming has_ Such a program should provide aid and direction to coaching efforts. As our interviewees this issue point out, too many coaches and gymnasts are point.ed towards the " big trick" and a sound basic approach through the fundamentals is neglected. If the giants of the gymnastics scene can agree upon such a program, just think what it can do for the sport in another decade!

NCAA Responsibilities from page 6_ Also, the minutes of Executive Committee meetings are distributed to the membership and are contained in a publication entitled ANNUAL REPORTS. The Executive Committee does not have any responsibility for the development of playing rules.

The Gymnastic Rules and Meet Committee has two primary responsibilities. First, it must establish and maintain rules of play for the sport of gymnastics which are consistent with the sound tradition of the sport and of such character as to insure good sportsmanship and healthful participation by the competitors. Second, it is responsible for administering the Association's National Collegiate and National College Division Gymnastics Championships. It is in this connection that the Gymnastics Rules and Meet Committte reports to the Executive Committee_

Obviously, trampoline has been a controversial issue, and the event has its share of champions and challengers.

The NCAA Executive Committee contacted the athletic directors and gymnastics coaches from NCAA member institutions sponsoring an intercollegiate gymnastics program to ascertain their attitude toward trampoline.

A special Trampoline Committee was appointed, comprised of representatives from both the Executive Committee and Gymnastics Rules and Meet Committee, to study the problem in detail.

In reviewing the results of the aforementioned survey, it is interesting to note that the athletic directors and gymnastics

coaches from the same institution do not always agree. .

When the matter was finally presented, the trampoline had persuasive and articulate spokesmen on both sides of the question within the Executive Committee. After extended debate the Executive Committee attempted to reach a decision that would serve as a compromise. The Committee's action allows institutions favoring trampoline to continue sponsoring the event with the opportunity to compete in the NCAA Trampoline Championships. Institutions desiring to discontinue trampoline could do so and still be competitive in the National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships.

As I mentioned earlier, it is obvious that the trampoline is a controversial issue. Consequently, the NCAA Executive Committee has been criticized for its action. Whether one agrees or disagrees · with the Executive Committee, it should be known that it attempted to arrive at a solution which would be fair and equitable to both the pro-trampoline and anti-trampoline forces. It is important to remember that the

Executive Committee's action pertains only to the NCAA championships and does not apply to regular season competition.

Cordially yours, Charles M. Neinas Assistant Executive Director, NCAA

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GY MNASTICS U.S.A . -A DILEMMA Sir:

The comparison of Glen Wilson' s "Next Step" w ith som e of the readers' r eplies (MG 2/ 68 a nd 5/ 68) shows the dilemma, gymnastics is faced wtih in this country . Though both s ides have their points, still one problem has not fully been recognized yet: wha t a re our goals in g ymnas tics? Do we w ant to move up in in ternational competition or a re we shooting for s ky high p erformances in the individual events?

Rega rdless what we decide for, w e n eed to h ave some objectives upon which we can spend a nd devote a ll our efforts. Only a firm set of guidelines for the v a rious leve ls (high schools, colleges, etc.) and lesser compromises as we have had them so far, will bring gymnastics up to our expectations. Consequently, this r equires leadership and some better form of organiza tiona l s truc ture. A structure hopefu lly the USGF could supply (the AAU did not seem to car e), which should have influence and authority to all who are con cerned with gymnas tics. The question how it should be done , goes beyond the scop e of this article, however, as a starter a n opinion poll, conducted by MG for instance, could show a lead in this direction. I am certa in, the idea will have its s upport f rom coaches , gymnasts, judges, a nd offic ials as well. If we can not pull ourselves together, only the arguments w ill g o on forever a nd very little will b e achieved on a s onstructive basis.

This country has a far greater pote n tia l in gymnastics tha n many might b e lieve. Unfortunately, we are loosing many of our talen ted gymnasts a fter they are through with sch ool. Most ' of t h em have n ot even reached the p eak a nd the maturity in the ir p e rforma n ces y et. While the s truc ture of their school programs takes care in keeping them interested in competing, very litt le attracts them to keep them up a fter wards. They a re the ones who can help m a k e the sports popular, and n ot the officials . To the pe rpet u ou s critics I h ave to say tna t they sh.ould devote more of their e ffort in this direction than battli ng for rule changes, dropping or includ ing events, etc.

If we know our way (we do not know it yet) a nd are d etermined to pursue it, s u ccess will come. It is not popularity tha t c r eates su ccess - it is the oth er way around. J a pan is a good example: only t h e sole determinatbon to be on top a nd the absolute surrender t o the F IG-rules made them what t h ey are t od ay. And look a t countries whe r e gymnastics supposedly is p opula r, Western Germany for ins t ance, where its popularity mostly is at tributed to its hierarchical and traditional syst em which h as failed to p r oduce good gymn as ts in the past. .

I was d eeply impressed by what I h ave seen in thi s country after I came sever a l years ago. Gyms, equipment, the coach es with their techniques, the judging, a nd, las t not leas t, the gymnasts, all of them exceeded my exp ect a tions by fa r. With our r esources, it wou ld not be too diffic ult t o bring gymnastics up to where it sh ould be.

Sincerely your s, Ch ristia n H. W e b er

Ass oc. Ed : Th a nk you for your vi ew s Mr. W e be r . O u r rea de rs will n ot e th e sa m e re fl ec tions on Am erican gymn asti cs as e x pressed by Ma koto Saka moto a nd Yoshi H a y asa ki in this a nd ou r June -July issues. It does s eem c lea r th a t to m a ny of our gy mn a st ic f a n s a nd boosters th ere are a gre at ma ny forwa rd steps still to be take n .

" WH Y GYMNASTI CS " Many people h ave competed in var s ity

gymnastics without t a king t im e to a n a lyze their exact r easons f or participa tion. Obv iou s ly, gymnastics develops certain s kill s that could not be accomplished in a n oth er a r ea. But, thi s i s not where the true b e n e fit li es for the indiv idupal. Varsity gymnastics d evelops a person in many ways w h ic h a r e not entirely phys iological in nature.

In the s port of gymnastics, there is in i tiated in t h e inner-most dep ths of the indiv idua l a burnin g desir e to excel. T o excel in ony act r e quires sacrifice, a nd

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sacrifice united with d esire is a b asic building b lock of the gymnast. Of course, to excel in a n y huma n act requires spec ific personal qua lities. Even s u c h things as the emotional prerequisites of h ealthful living are developed h ere.

In losing, the gymn ast benefits by try ing. He w ould much rather h ave tried, knowing that h e h a d fa iled th a n never to h ave tried at a ll. Gymnas tics is a motivation a l outlet which can b e u sed b y a person who generates a ppli ed h ope, motiva tion, a nd pe r severan ce in h is bid for a more ccorrec t way of life.

Any gymnastic routine involves dy n a miC' s wing a nd b alance interrupted b y s ubtl e stati c susp ensions a nd termina t ed by a breathtaking dismount. But, in each r ou tine t h ere is a n expression o f ind ividua.li ty.

A gymnast re joices in hi s particular type of suffering, knowing tha t hi s suffering produces endura nce; hi s endurance produces h op e; and hi·s hope produ ces c h aracter - whose b e n efit s cannot be d e ni ed by a nyone.

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Men-AA: Dan Connelly 40.90, Dan Kolb 37.15, Ken Macauley 33.85. FX: Juniors: Jerry Sulc 7.6, Roger Jackson 7.1, John Gaydos 6.65. Men FX: Tom Proulx 9.25, Richard Sulc 8.80, Don Ferre 8.70. SH: AI Landegger 7.65, tie between Dan Connelly and Paul Gillespie 7.10. R: Paul Gillespie 9 .05, Dick Hammers 8.80, Robert Hughes 8.65. TR: Doug Boger 9.10, Tom Proulx 8.85, Clayton Chrisman 8.65. PB: Dan Kolb 9.15, Randy Martin 8.80, Don Jennings 8.75. HB: tie between Norm Haynie and Dan Connelly 8.85, tie between Dick Hammers and Gary Buckner 8.70.

Girls FX: Laurie Gault 7.6, Jan Miller 7.5, Janine Schmidt 7.3. BB: Jan Miller 7.5 , Laurie Gault 7.3, Janine Schmidt 6.2. UPB: Janine Schmidt 7.8, Laurie Gault 7.7, Jan Miller 7.5.

DEUTSCHES TURN FEST 1968 BERLIN

Report by Dieter Schulz The ratings of the German

Championships 1968 during the German Gymfest were too high in relation to other international competitions. The most outstanding routine I personally saw was Koj i Takizawa's floor exercise. Other good routines were shown by Heinz Haubler (SH), Klaus Steinmetz and Ulf Berge (Vault), Takizawa (R and HB) and Madji Imammura, Seiji Nagase, and , Alfred Grunefeldt (all HB). The girls showed better and more difficult routines than during the last championships in 1967. ' Berlin-Cup 1968 Trampoline

Men: Michael Budenberg 43.90, Dieter Schulz 42.85, Klaus Forster 42.85.

Women: Agathe Jarosch 39.75, Ute Czech 38.55, Gabriele Perl 38.45. Pari~ ~~~Cl~~_ ,1!a",poline ~

Men: Dave Curtis 4'3Jl},Nllchael Budenberg 42.80, Dieter Schulz 41.70.

Women: Diane Bullen 37.00, Sue Vine 36.50, Heide Gutsche 36.50. Deutsches Turnfest

Men: Tr: Schulz 41,70, Kurt Treiter 40.15, Peter Latton 39.15: AA: Koji Takizawa 114.55, Willi Jaschek 113.50, Madji Imammura 112.40. FX: Takizawa 19.450, Heiko Reinemer 19.1 OO,Jurgen Bischof 18.825. SH: Heinz Haubler 19.250, Will i Jaschek 18.925, Karl Banzhaf 18.675. R: Takizawa 19.375, Imammura 19.125, Jaschek 19.100. LH: Takizawa 19,10, Klaus Steinmetz 19,050, Ulf B erg e 18.975. PB: Helmut Tepasse 19.025, Jaschek 18.925, Bschof 18 .80. HB : Imammura 19.20, Takizawa 19.025, Seiji Nagase 18.975.

Women: Tr: Ute Czech 38.75, Maria Jarosch 38.05, Helga John 35.35. AA: Irmi Krauser 74.75, Marlies Stegemann 74.75, Brigitte Domski 74.25. V: Domski 18.775, Krauser 18 .750, Stegemann 18.625. 'UPB: Domski _ 19.075, Krauser

18.90, Stegemann 18.80. BB: Angelika Kern 18.775. FX: Stegemann 19.075, Krauser 18.90, Kern 18.70.

Note: The winning routine performed by Agathe Jarosch who won the (14-18) girls ;rampoline championships was rate:d at a difficulty of 6 .8 which is the highest rating for such a routine yet performed by an European girl: Barany-out fliffis full twist, rudolph, double twist: back pike, double back, barony back layout, 13,4 front tuck, 11/4' front with 1 Y2 twist.

CENTRAL YMCA OPEN GYMNASTIC MEET

Central YMCA, Honolulu, Hawaii April 19, 1968

By Carl Haberland This first in a series of annual

meets drew 74 entries in four divisions Boys and Girls, twelve years and 'under and thirteen years and above.

Schools represented were Punahou (P), Kamehameha (Kam), Kahuku (K), and lolani (I). In addition, the Central YMCA (CY) and Kohohahi YWCA (KY) were repre~ented. The outstanding girl performer was Lindy Vivas (P), and Ted Miyamoto (P), who took first in all events but rope climb, was the outstanding men's performer.

Results Men (13 and above)-FX: Ted

Miyamoto (P), Harrison ' Chong (Kam). HB: Miyamoto, Howard Chinn (P). PB: Miyamoto, Dennis Chong (CY) . SR: Miyamoto, Robert Henderson (P). SH: Miyamoto, Robert Tanaka (P) . LH: Miyamoto, Phillip Dawson (P). Tu: Miyamoto, Jerold Lam (Kam) . Rope: Ben Reyes (K), Dennis Chong.

Boys (12 and below)-FX: Kopala Novikoff (Kam). Tu: Novikoff.

Girls (12 and below)-Tu: Lindy Vivas (P), Wendy Rothwell (P) and Andrea Arthur (CY). FX: Betsy Abt,s (P), Nancy Dew (P) and Arthur . UB: Arthur (CL), Vivas. V: Vivas, Arthur. BB: 'Vivas, Tracy Bowman (P).

Women (13 and above) - FX: Kim Horn (P), Clare Apana (P) . UB: Cristie Gibson (P) Morion Lyman (P). V: Lyman (P), Apana. BB: Chrys Freitas (P), Apan·a . Tu: Gibson, Patty Goldbeck (KY).

1968 SENIOR NATIONAL WOMEN'S AAU CHAMPIONSHIPS

April 11-13, 1968 Long Beach, California

SHY: Tanac, Joyce 18.725, Rogers, Sue 18.275, Hashimoto, Joanne 18.250, Schaenzer, Donna 18.225, Gleason, Kathy 18.150, Rigby, Cathy 17.975, FX: Metheny, Linda 18.775, ' Gleason 18.525, Tanac 18.450, Rigby 18.250, Cluff, Wendy 18.175... Galloway, Karen 18.000. UPB: tsrause, Doris 18.850, Mulvihill, Colleen 18.700, Metheny 18.625, Gleason 18.025, Tanac 17.900, Rigby and Hunter, Marsha (tie) 17.575. BB: Metheny 19.200, Galloway 18.650, Tanac 18.400, Scott, Linda 18.000, Hacker, Carolyn 17.850, Gleason \7.700. Tr: Wills, Judy 18.600, Ford, Judi 17.575, Bolinger... Vicki 17.300, Johnson, Judy 1/.250, R 0 g e r s 15.700, Bascomb, Donna 13.700. Tu: Wills 17.675, Cluff 16.825, Schaenzer, 16.575, Carver, Cleo 16.275, Harris 15.750, Woodard, Lonna 15.600.

CALIFORNIA COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

March 16, 1968 Team Standings: 1. San Fernando

Valley 184.25, 2. Cal. St. Los Angeles 170.80, 3. Cal St. Long Beach

' 160.80, 4. Cal Poly SLO 142.90, 5. Cal Poly Pomona 140.40, 6. San Diego State 139.95, 7. Cal. St. Fullerton 71.70. AA: Richard Grigsby, SFV 52.20, John Magginitti, SFV 51.50, Bruce Coulter, CSLA 50.75 . FX: Don Warren, LA 9.3, Bruce Coulter, LA 9.1, Grigsby 9.1. SH: Gary Hoskins, LA 9.5, Gene Spindler, SD 9.3, Larry Buss, SD 9.2. R: Chuck Walden, SFV 9.15( Mike AIImandinger, SFV 9 .0, Grogsby 8.75. Tr: Clayton Chrisman, CPSLO 8.8, Pat Conners, SFV 8.75, Grigsby 8.25. LH: Coulter 9.45, Darryl DePue, SFV 9.2, Grigsby 9.1. PB: Magginetti 9.1, Don Warren, LA 8.6, Tracy Savage, LB 8.55. HB: Grigsby 9.45, DePue 8.95, Allmandinger 8.8.

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Memphis State University March 16, 1968

Team Standings: Memphis State University 150.15, Wichita State 128.05, Louisville 117.10, Univ. of Cincinnati 94.90. AA: Bill Wilcox MSU 41.00, Ted Morrison, UL 30.95, Jerry Bede, CSU 29.75, Doug Penn, UC 21.30. FX: David Porch MSU 8 .2, Don Rutherford, MSU 7.5' Mike Young, Wichitci 7.05, Lyn~ Luman, Wichita 7.0. SH: Bob Carroll, Wichita 8.8, Dick Tobias MSU 8 .8, Dick .Haynes, UL 8.5,' Gary Johnson, Wichita 7.8 . R: Jim Lockard, MSU 7.7, Jerry Bede, Wichita 7.3, Jeff Miller, MSU 7.15, Wilcox 7.0. Tr: Mike Reed, Wichita 7.35, Rutherford 7.3, David Ponch MSU 6.0, Dick Tobias, MSU 5.8. Lt!: Ted Morrison 8.55, Reed 8.55, Tobias 8.5, Rutherford 8.3. PB: Wilcox 7.9, Miller 7 .75, Bede 7 .15, Rutherford 7.0. HB: Wilcox 8.35, Miller 7.3, Rutherford 6.75, Larry Bates Louisville 6.45. '

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