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editor: WORLD GAMES: Following up on our preview of the Games in the last MG, in this edition we have put together several reports from different sources to give you a more com­plete overview of the competition. For the statistical­minded we have included every score in every event, com­pulsory and optional as well as each individual 's final placing in all events. Plus personal facts of interest on each of the competitors. Height, weight (in centimeters and kilograms). International measurements (centimeter = 0.3937 inch, kilogram = 2.2046 pounds) and birth dates. Even though we devoted most of this MG to the World Games, there was only enough space to use a small por­tion of the photos taken by Don Wilkinson and your editor. We will be publishing more single action photos of the World Games along with some sequence photos we were able to take of some of the finalists in upcoming issues of the MG.

* * * INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES: During the World Games we mode several additional contacts for MG representa­tives a round the world. These men will act as distribution points for the MG in their respective countries and will in turn keep us informed of gymnastic progress and happen­ings in their area. Our foreign readers can now subscribe to the MG through these authorized MG dealers using their national currency at the equivalent U.S.A. subscription price. A saving and convenience to them and an interna­tional reporter for us. Following is a listing of our interna­tional contacts (if your country is not listed and you know of a qualified individual you feel would like to represent your area, please let us know).

AUSTRALIA: Lance Otto Otto I ndustries, Ltd. 309-31 3 Sauth Road Mile End Sauth Austral ia 5031

BELGIUM : Jan Borms Res Ter Beken A5 Esplanade 9 B 9300 Aa lst, Belgium

ENGLAND: Jim Prestidge "Glenwood" The Park Sidcup, Kent, England

JAPAN: Katsu Yamanka NO. 8 Higashiyama-cho Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

NEW ZEALAND: Dr. L. R. Bedgoad C/o Univ. of Auckland Private Bag Auckland, New Zealand

NORWAY: Tore Jahan sen Norges Gymagturn - Forbund Kirkeveien 8 Oslo 1, Norway

SWEDEN : Hellmut Ronnisch Bjorkl iden 1 0 Orebro. Sweden

SWITZERLAND: Kurt Baechler Guemlagen Berne, Switzerland

If any of our MG readers plan to take a trip to any of the above countries, I am sure our representative would be pleased to inform you of gymnastic schools or activities that would be in session during your visit to their land.

* ::: * NEXT EDITION: We will be starting out the year with a new MG format and logo designed by our art director and associate editor Ken Sakoda. We will also introduce a new department and program in the MG for the NHSGCA (Na­tional High School Gymnastic Coaches Association). Plus the college and regional reports edited by Jerry Wright

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m THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE

CG Official Publication of the United States Gymnastic Federation

VOLUME XLL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECEMBER NUMBER 12

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR ..... .. .. ...... Glenn Sundby 4 CHALK TALK ...... ........................................ .. 6 VIEWPOINTS ..... . ........ .. ....... .... ....... Dick Criley 6 USGF REPORT ............. .... .. .............. Frank Bare 8 REPORT ON THE WORLD GYMNASTIC

CHAMPIONSHIPS .... ............... Bill Roetzheim 10 A JUDGE'S EYE

VIEW OF LJUBLJANA ...... ... ..... George Kunzle 13 VIEW FROM THE STANDS

AT LJUBLJANA ...... .. .. ............ .... DaveJacobs 13 THE 1970 WORLD GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP

REPORT (FROM THE CAPTAIN 'S POINT OF VIEW) .................... .... Makato Sakamoto 14

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL FINALS: FLOOR EXERCISE ................. . .. ...... .... ....... 15 SIDE HORSE " ...... ............ .. ... .. .. .. .. ....... ... . 15 RI N GS ............ ...... .... .. ... ...... ... .. ........... .. 1 6 LONG HORSE ........ . ...... .. .... ... .. ..... ....... ... .. 16 PARALLEL BARS ...... ....... ... ...... ..... .. ...... ... 17 HORIZONTAL BAR.. .. ....... ...... .. ... .. ............ 1 7

TEAM S TAN DIN G ................ .. .. .. .. ............ .. ..... 1 7 I NDIVI DUAL ALL-AROUND STANDI NGS .... .............. 19 OLYMPIC PARALLEL BARS COMPULSORY

ROUTINE (UNOFFICIAL) ............ .. .... Don Tonry 26 MG CALEN DAR.... .. ........ .... ...... .. .. ...... .......... .. 30

COVER, Thi s month's cove r is of Japan 's Kenmotsu, the 1970 World Games 011-around champion and high bar champion. Shown is Kenmotsu 's triple twist which he uses in his floor ex. routine. Photo by Don Wilkinson.

PUBLISHER-EDITOR GLENN SUNDBY

ASSOCIATE EDITORS-TECHNICAL DICK CRILEY, FEATURE KEN SAKODA, LAYOUT

ASSOCIATE EDITORS - Feature

A. Bruce Frederick, Education; Dr. James S. Basco, Research; Jerry Wrighl, Competition ; Frank Bare. USGF; John Nooney, Canada; Rober! Hanscom, YMCA ; Andrzej Gonera , European; Gerald George, Dan Millman & Don Ton;;' , AA Instructional; Bill Roelzheim, Instructional.

THE MODERN GYMNAST magazine is publi shed by Sundby Publ ications, 410 Broadway, Santo Monica, California 90401. Second Closs Postage paid 01 Sonta Monico, Calif. Published monthly except bi-monthly June, July, August, and September. Price $6.00 per y ear, 60c a single copy. Subscription correspondence, The MODE.RN GYMNAST, P.O. Box 611, Santo Monico. California 90406. Copyright 1970© all rights reserved' by SUNDBY PUBLICATIONS, 410 Broadway, Sonta Monico. Calif. All photos and manuscripts submitted become the property of The MODERN GYMNAST unless a return request and sufficient postage are included.

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1970 USGF Congress The 1970 U.S.G .F. Congress was conducted

a t the Prom-Sheraton Hotel in Kansas City. Missouri ... on Nov. 14-15. Attended by nearly 150 coaches, judges and administrators. the event featured many discussions regard­ing the future course of act ion for gymnastics in the U.S.A. One of the newest plans is elabo­rated upon in this issue of the Modern Gym­nast. The congress was packed with business sessions. and the shortness of time seems to indicate a need for more sessions and perhaps a Friday night meeting to allow a ll the organi­zat ions present to have private meetings and in turn make their reports.

Next year's meeting ... November . .. 197.1 .. . Chicago, Illinois - plan on being there.

1970 Columbus High School-Nissen Corp. Gymnastic Clinic Report by John Hind s, Clin ic Director

For the fifth year in a row Col umbus High School and Nissen Corp. hosted Indiana high school gymnasts and their coaches for a gymnas tic clinic on Nov. 20 , 1970. The clinic staffed by Indiana University , Indiana State University and Western Michigan University gymnasts and their coaches , Jim Brown , Roger Counsil and Fred Orlosky, respectively. was well received and acc laimed by a ll a success. The clinic format was built around selected routines and the ski ll s involved. The staff pro­vided informative demonstrations and instruc­tion which was followed by an act ive work­out period by the high school gymnasts. With well over 200 high school gymnas ts in atten­dance the gym was filled with energetic you ng men working to improve themselves.

Teaching Assistant Needed with Ski II in Gymnasti cs

Each year the Physical Education Depart­ment men at the Univers ity of Washington has several teaching assis tantships avai lable for individuals working on a master's or doctor's degree. One or two of these students should have special sk ill in gymnast ics. Anyone inter­ested should contac t Dr. Eric Hughes , Physi­cal Education Department, University of Wash­ington , Seattle 98105, prior to February 15 , 1971, if they are interes ted.

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MARSHALL ROBERT CLAUS 1936-1970 Marshall Claus was killed on November 22, 1970, when the blade came off his

Gyro-copter while he was about 75 feet in the air .at EI Mirage Dry Lake in California. He is survived by his wife, Dana.

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, a graduate from the University of lawa with a mas­ter's degree from Michigan State University, Marshall was head gymnastic coach at Marshall Junior High School in Long Beach, Calif.

During the last 10 years of his competitive career, Marshall was among twa top all-around performers in national competition and a member of two U.S.A. inter­national teams.

Marshall also authored two books, A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO GYMNASTICS and BETTER GYMNASTICS FOR BOYS.

A special memorial Olympic gymnastic fund has been set up in Marshall's honor. For all his friends interested in making a contribution, please send all donations to "Ma rshall Claus Olympic Gymnastic Memorial," Helms Foundation, Los Angeles, Calif. 90034. All donations will be acknowledged.

• Gifts to this Olympic gymnostic fund ore tox·deductible.

Trampoline Tumbling Association Formed

This fall in Cedar Rapids . Iowa . about 20 of the top trampoline people in the U .S . met to see what could be done to help promote the sport. One of the result s of the meeting was the decision to sponsor a Trampoline C linic from Dec. 28-31 in Cedar Rapids and the other was the formation of a Trampoline and Tymbling Coaches Association. The temporary officers were Jeff Aust in . president ; Mil ton Davis. sec­retary , and Ron Munn , executive director. A formal election of officers will take place at the Christmas cl inic in Cedar Rapids. For further information and membership application . write to Ron Munn , 5056 Brewster Dr .. Columbus. Ohio 43227. The association hopes to publish a trampoline newsletter for all members which will be edited by Ron Munn and Wayne Miller.

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VIEWpoints By Dick Criley

A big struggle by the U nited States Gymnas­tics Federation to unseat the Amateur Athletic Union as spokesmen for the U.S . gymnas tic community to the International Gymnas tic Federation (FIG) was finally won in the Yugo­slav city of LjUbljana. The positive efforts of the U.S.G.F. in promoting international good­will for gymnastics in this country was cer­tainly an important factor.

The circumstances which stimulated the formation of the U.S.G.F. have become part of the history recorded in the pages of the Mod­ern Gymnast (January 1963) . The accomplish-

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ments of the U .S.G.F. have also been a part of this record (Ap ril 1968). In the fall of 1968 , a Nat ional Gymnast ics Comm ission was cre­ated which recogn ized these accompli shments by giving an equal say to the U,S.G.F. on inter­national gymnastic matters while retaining the AA U as- the international representative to the F IG. It was an unhappy partnersh ip, but the comm ission did provide a "cease-fire" during which the U.S.G .F. position was advanced by a number of vigorous spokesmen , not among the least of whom were Penn State 's Gene Wetts tone and Ernie McCoy. The financial re­turns to the F IG from international meets and exhibit ions hosted and sponsored by Penn State were among the greates t of any country and far more than any contribution made by the AAU. This monetary suppo rt must have weighed strongly in the F IG decision.

Nonetheless , the decision to recognize the U.S.G.F. as the United States representative was made, not by the FIG hierarchy alone but by the vote of the member nations. T he be­hind-the-scenes lobbying on both sides which went into the internat ional meeting can only be conjectured by the coiumnist; however, au­thoritative sources reported that pessimism was the order of the day for U.S.G.F. dele­gates prior to the all -important vote.

* Now that the U.S.G.F. has achieved inter­

national recognition , it must not repeat the mistakes of the AA U. Authori tarianism and an obsess ion with power and money must not be allowed to diffuse the respect the U.S.G .F . has now acqui red.

Now is a good time to ask, "Who is the U.S.G.F.?" The U.S.G.F. is co mposed of representatives from the National Federation of State High School Ath letics Associations, the NCAA, the Armed Services In terserv ice Sports Council , national gy mnastics organ iza­tions such as the American Turners , Swiss Tur­ners and Sokols , and at-large and a ll ied organi­zat ions and associated groups. The executive

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In my associa tion with the Modern Gymnast magazine and its editor, G lenn Sundby, I have been able to fo llow fairl y close the ups and downs of the U .S.G.F. While the MG 's cor­respondence record is nothing to brag about , the U.S.G.F. has had a similar problem as executive director Frank Bare has been hard­pressed as the hub of a ll the services the U.S .G .F. provides. The U.S. gymnastics com­munity is probably unaware of the personal sacrifices Frank Bare has made, of the a lter­nate opportunities he has turned down and the hours and hours he has devoted to gymnas tics.

But one man can no longer contin ue to do it a ll. The U.S .G.F. Council must make a .strong effort to create an efficient and responsive staff to carry out a forward-looking and care­fully conceived plan of gymnas tics develop­ment for the United States. Among the urgent needs of the U.S.G.F. are people and finances to improve communications and publications , to expand the age-group program, to adminis­ter its international endeavors and to build a sou nd national framework .

The Modern Gymnast has long supported the U.S .G .F. and will continue to do so. However, we sti ll reserve the right to exercise responsible criticism and to propose programs which we feel wi ll benefit gymnasts and gymnas tics. I might add this goes for V I EWpoints , too.

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U.S.G.F. Report

To American gymnasts, coaches and judges:

Frank Bare USGF Executive Director

I am writing you at this time to inform you that on October 30, 1970, in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, the International Gym­nastics Federation (FIG) voted to affiliate a new member organization to represent the United States of America. The vote was called for before the General Assembly of the entire membership of the FIG,and subsequently passed, to exclude the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) from membership and include as the new member, the U.S. Gymnastics Federation (USGF).

I wish to make you aware of this most significant action for obvious reasons, but even more important, I believe, I wish to bring certain other aspects of this decision to your attention. I encourage each of you, regardless of your specific role or interest in our sport, to look upon this change of member as a much-needed boost to American gymnastics. Our sport has needed and deserved a full -time single-purpose administrative organization for a good many years. The change of member was made almost totally on the basis of the need for a more efficient administration in the U.S.A.

Please be aware that there will now be a period of some reorganization, restructuring of some committees and the creation of some others. The task before us is not so much to replace any prior program but rather to create for this vast nation of ours a program that has never really existed at all. There will be no room for personal motivations or animosities. The days of threats of suspension and the promises of rewards for friendships must be a thing of the past. Everyone con­nected with this sport is enthusiastically welcomed into our program or encouraged to remain most energetic in their already existing programs. It will take some time, I realize, however, we should all work to tie every organization involved in gym­nastics into one unified program aimed at improving our national and international gymnastics image.

Again , I wish to stress the need now for a slow but steady and proper, program of organization which will develop for · the first time in our history a national gymnastics program to which all can contribute and to which each of us can belong. I trust that each of you will desire to be a part of this program, and I look forward to your ideas, your energies and your support in making gymnastics a bigger and better sport in our United States.

For the United States Gymnastics Federation: FRANK L. BARE, Executive Director

USGF editorial: "WHERE WE GO FROM HERE . .. A GIANT STEP FOR GYMNASTICS."

At the recently concluded USG F Gov­erning Council meeting in Tucson , Ariz. , many significant items were discussed , evaluated and adopted which will do a good deal to aid in the development of the administration of our sport in future years.

Coaches Congress First , the USG F has grown by two or­

ganizations ... to be an organization now representing nine national organizations or associations. At this year's meeting the Young Men's Christian Association joined the USGF as did the youthful Na­tional Gymnastics Judges Association . We are hopeful that the NAIA and AAU will soon join our ranks and then together help create the most vigorous national program for gymnastics we have ever had in the U .S.A.

IF YOUR ASSOCIATION desires gymnastics people have desired at the to be active in the sport ... this is the way very least a chance to be represented and to be a part of a vital and vigorous pro- heard , this surely will afford that oppor­gram. The USGF office is now prepared tunity. Virtually every technical aspect to accept letters of application from exist- of gymnastics will be placed before those ing organizations in preparation for the present , and reports on every project and USGF CONGRESS 1971 IN CHICA- plan will be made available. GO , ILLINOIS. Sunday morning: Continuation of special CONGRESS PLAN: meetings . 9-10:30 a.m. (approx.) (i.e. ,

Organizational NACGC . . . NAIA coaches ... wom-THE U.S.G.F. CONGRESS... responsibilities: U.S.G.F. Director en judges ... men judges ... etc.) the first step. Congress Meetings: 2nd General Session: 10:30 to adjourn-

The USGF Congress is held annually USGF Executive Committee ment. Reports from all committees, in early or mid-November. This pattern Agenda : organizations. Open discussion on will remain unchanged. The congress be- Members (as submitted) projects , plans , selections and sched-gan as a coaches meeting for men and Banquet: ules , new business from the floor. then expanded to include women and U SG F Director This is , of course , an initial projected later included officials and for the past Program : format. As the numbers increase and the two years the U SOC Gymnastics Games U SG F Executive Committee complexity of our sport also increases, Committee has also met a t that site. Now (Standard schedule) we can revise the format to meet the it is time for a new direction and impor- Friday evening: needs. The important part is to be in-tant function to be added to that meeting: USG F Men's and Women's volved . .. and thereby be a part of the

Local ... district and state associations Technical Committee meetings program as it develops . . . . apply for membership in the USG F as USG F Women 's Committee meeting. Associate memberships in the USG F associate members. We invite such or- Executive Committee Meeting. are $25 per year for the association as ganizations as the Florida Gymnastics N ACGC Meeting. provided for in the original 1962 USG F Association , the Colorado Gymnastics Friday evening: Constitution. This also will provide the

____ Assoc . ,-the-IJJinois--High--SchQQ I-A~sQcia~-_----'U"-'S~G=--F----"C'-'o'-"m~m"-'i'-'ttc"e..,e~m~e .... e""t~in .. ,g"'s'-": ~('-'to,___O-__ basis--foL)LoULdelegate_to~e_c_ejycc_QpLes,---__ tion , the Northern California Assoc. and prepare presentation plans for the of minutes and other mailings to distribute others to join the U SG F. It is possible to next day 's meetings) to his or her association from the USG F have more than one member from a given Saturday morning: office. city or area. In fact , in a city such as Chi- General Session: Judges , Coaches , Contact the USGF office now ... meet cago , we might have as members the IlIi- Men-Women. Delegates roll call. with your local , district or state associa-nois HS Coaches Assn. , the Midwest General business session and dis- tion and determine to be part of this new Judges Assn. , the Midwest Gymnastics cuss ion of general plans for year's national USGF program. Write for appli-Association and the Central AAU. Each activity. cation forms and begin to plan now to of these associations , if they elected to Saturday afternoon : send your delegate to Chicago , Illinois , for join, would then send an "official dele- Special sessions ... women . .. judges November 1971 ... and help make this gate" to the annual USGF Congress (his assns .. .. men ... all meet separately plan an actuality. or her name being submitted prior to com- for technical and business sessions. 1971 U.S.G .F. OFFICERS ing) , and that delegate would then be is- Saturday night banquet. (remaining term of office) sued a voting card (as is done in the FIG) , President: and during the discussions held at the con- During the formative years , in particu- Mr. Gordon Chalmers (I year) gress to obtain meaningful guidance from lar 1971-72 , the U SG F office will estab- I ndiana State University the associations represented, the votes lish criteria for membership and accept Terre Haute , Indiana shall be tallied , and such decisions as are applications for membership from the Vice-President - Men: made carried to the USG F Council for various associations. Mr. Harold Frey (2 years) final approval (which on technical matters At the 1972 · meeting , the USG F will Gymnastics Coach would be virtually assured) which is held lead a discussion to determine criteria for Un iversity of California annually early in December. The dele- accepting such members thereafter. Vice-President - Women: gates have in the meantime returned to This plan will work ... it will afford Mrs. Sharon Pirkl (I year) their home associations to inform their voice and actual vote on gymnastics is- Moline High School respective memberships of the decisions sues to every area of the U.S.A. and to Moline , Illinois reached, the schedules finalized and ex- everyone willing to work within his or her Secretary-Treasurer: changes and meets planned , and the tech- own area. More than one group in a given Mrs. Shirley Bryan (2 years) nical rules changes as announced. More area can be represented which will also Elk Grove Village, Illinois than th~ "official delegate" can attend the afford judges, coaches and others to re- At-Large-: congress and participate in the actions tain their identification and also represent Mr. Bill Roetzheim (3 years) conducted. Only one from each member their specific interests , even though oth- U. of Illinois-Chicago Circle , Illinois association can vote . . . by showing the ers from their area may also be members. Mr. Ron Barak (2 years) voting card. If, as I believe has been the case for years, Los Angeles , California

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On Oct. 8, the U.S.A. World Games Gym­nast ic tea m began to asse mble a t Pe nn State, Although thi s was billed as a four-da y tra ining camp, it is ha rd to equa te such a short time pe­riod with remedial tra ining, It d id , however. reflec t a parti a l vic tory by Gene Wettstone be­cause at one point it was feared we wou ld hav e to gree t the team minutes before departure for Europe, The s hort camp period , therefo re, was a fina ncial compromi se with the other a lterna­ti ve be ing no pre-game worko ut s a t a iL

With time being at such a pre mium tra ining was begun at once, We scheduled compulsory co mpeti tio n on the 10th , a nd o n the I I th op­tiona Is were to be performed. I t was e xtremely impo rta nt for us to evaluate th ese gymnasts, for in less th a n a wee k we would be forced to sub­mit a co mpetiti ve lineup for ou r firs t interna­tio na l meet. As I look back , a lthough we tried to ma ke these sessio ns a coaching e xperience while we were eva lua ting the gy mnas ts, a long­er ca mp pe riod would not have placed us o n such a c ras h program. Gene and I not on ly judged each of their rout ines but offered ura l critic is m a nd made a lis t of each boy's weak­nesses. The routines were a lso video-taped. a nd a t the c lose of competit ion ma ny hours were s pent by ou r gy mnasts rev iewing these tapes.

Fo r our readers who a re not famili a r with the scoring of the world c ha mpionships, it might be worth while to rev iew this procedure. A na tion 's score is produced by ta king the top fi ve sco res in each event. Tota l a ll -a ro und

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points have no bea ring on tea m score. I must also point out th at different gy mnas ts may con­tribute to team score in the sa me event - one counting on optionals and another in the com­pulsories, A good exa mple of how tricky thi s can be was dra matized a t the end of our com­pulsory sess io n in LjUblja na. The U,S. gymnast who was in the third posit ion in the a ll -around on co mpul sories among hi s tea mma tes had hi s sco re scratched on three a pparatus, while our gy mnas t who was in last place in the a ll-around counted for team score in fi ve ou t of six events .

A chart was begun at Penn State li s ting each of our eight gy mnas ts, Afte r each boy's na me we recorded the number of times he scored in the top fi ve in each event during ou r two-day meet. His tota l numerica l contribution towards tea m score was a lso placed oppos ite hi s na me. This process was furthe r expanded in England a nd LjUblja na.

Monday a nd Tuesday, Oct. 12 a nd 13, w(;re spent a ttempting to remed y mista kes made in the competi tion. A rmed with a c li pboard loaded with man y sheets of exec utio na l fau lts, the firs t day we indi viduall y correct ed compulso­ries a nd the next day pushed into opti ona ls. Our two weak eve nts fro m a skill s tandpoint were rings a nd long ho rse. A lthough the s ki ll level of our pe rformers on the s ide horse was of a high level o ur con sistency left muc h to be des ired .

The afternoon of the 13th we left Penn Sta te for New York, At thi s loca tio n we me t the girl s' tea m, coaches a nd the rest of the officia l pa rt y. It was aft e r II :30 p.m, before we were finall y a irborne. Combining thi s la te -ho ur de-

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parture with a five- hour time loss produced a physica ll y was hed-out-Iooking team the fo ll ow­ing day in London, It was decided to le t the team sleep la te a nd work out that night. We were to find out that evening that ph ysica l pla nts equipped fo r gy mnas tics in Engla nd were not onl y few in numbers but quite inadequate. Findi ng proper workout faci lities was a problem that plagued us for our en tire stay in London. It was not a case of our hosts be ing inhosp i­ta ble. They bent over backwards in their a t­tempt to meet o ur every need, It was just that gy ms equipped as we have th e m here were un­availa ble .

Tha t Wednesday we worked out in a ve ry small facilit y a long wit h the girls' team. It lacked a proper floor exercise mat, a nd size was such a limiting factor that little was accom­pli shed,

Thursday all e ight of o ur men competed aga inst th e Briti sh in the C rys tal Pa lace Sports Are na . Thi s was compul sories onl y, It was de­cided tha t the top six me n in thi s meet would compri se ou r tea m co mpeti ng on Sa turday. This meet was not a dvertised a nd was held only to give the English tea m a nd the U.S . tea m experi­ence for the World G a mes. The sa me weak­nesses that manifested themsel ves during wo rkouts we re prevale nt throughout thi s co m­petition, It was surpri sing, however, to see th at in addition to these fault s three of our men broke on the pa ra llel ba rs . This s toc k routine in tra ining was a lways one of our strengths. We st ill managed to defeat our opponents and ave r­age 9, 1 per ma n. T he resu lts of this meet were a lso projec ted onto the cha rt we began a t Pe nn

State. On the basis of this meet the followin g team was se lec ted to compete in optionals Sat­urdayevening:

Makoto Sakamoto Kanati Allen Marshall Avener Brent Simmons George Greenfield Fred Turoff On Friday , the 16th, we were back to the dif­

ficu lt task of locating a gy m for tra ining. An auxiliary room was fin a ll y found in the Crystal Pa lace Arena, but floor exercise and long horse could not be worked because of limited floor space. We did manage, however, to tum­ble hard and put together a meaningful work­out.

On Saturday the optional competition was held in hi storic Prince Albert H all. The tea ms were limited to six gymnasts each - each man working three events. It was precision-timed throughout because it was being televised. The attendance was small and , I 'm sure, a great dis­appointment to the British Federation. I be lieve this was partiall y due to the home TV, but with­out television royalties this whole affair cou ld have been a financial disaster.

The English team defeated us in the fi rst event , long horse , but it was a brief moment of glory. Our team won the next fi ve events for an easy victory. The format of this meet was a little wild with three men per event - a ll scores counting. We broke onl y on long horse and once again passed the 9. 0 average. I must make mention of the fact that the British team under their national coach , Nick Stewart, has made tremendous strides. They a re by far the best team that nation has produced to date.

In evaluating this pre-game competition I have mixed fee lings. There is no doubt that thi s young team gained much experience in this international match. Many mistakes that were made here were not repeated in Yugoslav ia. It has a lso been shown that teams touring our country always score better as they progress from city to city . The objection voiced by many that pre-game competition should be ruled out 6ecause offie possioilifYOfi nJunesis not varid. If we were the favorites instead of a seventh­place team, this ideology might have merit. I a lso noticed the Ja panese trained as ha rd in practice as we did in competition. They con­tinued this practice until two days before the meet. I njuries are incurred in practice as well as competition. Where we did lose out was in a lack of continuing training periods. Wednes­day , poor workout facility - Thursday, com­petition - Friday , poor workout faci lity -Saturday , ·onl y six gymnasts competing in THREE EVENTS - Sunday, traveling all day. In essence, this mean's we did not train be­tween Friday and Monday. Actually, we did not work under optimal conditions for a pe­riod of six days.

Sunday, the 18th, was spent on a wide a rray of carriers. We began by taxi, transferred to bus and finally got off the ground after mid­day. When the plane touched down that evening at Zagreb , we still had over a two-hour ride by bus to Ljubljana. The tremendou s job of or­ganization on the pa rt of the Yugoslavians was quite evident before we even reached the air­port termina l. There, waiting on the airstrip , was someone to welcome us and rush us through customs. Our bus was not only prompt but complete wi th translator. Mickey , who carried out this function , not only answered all ou r questions on this bus ride but made the necessary arrange ment for our workout the next day. She was ass igned to Garry out the task of communication for our entire stay.

On the morning of Monday, the 19th, we had our ninth team meeting to plan our final st rate­gy . I've mentioned ve ry little as to how each boy reacted throughout this trip. This , I feel , must be done before going on further. If from

a sk ill standpoint this team was considered fl ags, music and a rotating bell system. It not young and not the best we had ever sent over- only gave us a chance to work under the bright seas, their attitude more th an compensated for lights but proved inva luable in settling our any physical deficienc ies. We were continua ll y younger gymnas ts. We moved from event to plagued by a severe upper respiratory infectious event on cue, taking time to survey the location condition. Yet , each man continued working of stairways to the platform and to get the gen-hard without a complaint. They were enlisted eral feeling of the arena. As I glanced around I in the formation of policy and showed grea t was amazed at how automated our sport had wisdom and maturation in presenting sugges- become. There was an electronic sensing de-tions . They were tea m players in every sense of vice that recorded tenths if you stepped out of the word. Part o( internationa l strategy is put- the free exercise a rea. On long horse , e lectro-ting a good man up first in each event. If he magnetic tape recorded your failure to reach scores we ll , judges are inc lined to place the re- zone. Free-exercise times were kept on a large maining members of your team numerically squa re device that buzzed automatically a t 50 , higher due to a natura l tendency to pyramid 60 and 70 seconds. It a lso lit up and recorded their scores. This helps blow your tea m score the seconds you were ov er or under while per-way up , of course. Our boys not only did not forming your routine. The judges fed their resent being placed in this co mpromisi ng posi- scores into a central computer that was able to tion but volunteered when they felt their rou- determine average score, then activate an elec-tine was solid. Makoto Sakamoto, the tea m tric scoreboard which fl ashed these figures. At capta in , continually inspired hi s tea mmates on the same time it reported these computations and off the floor of competit ion. Since we were to over 100 television sets throughout the area scheduled to perform compulsories at 8 a. m., where an up-to-date running score of the meet our practices were a lso a rranged for that hour. could be seen by the fans. This mechanical After much discuss ion the group decided if monster a lso printed out the results on pa per they were to get anything out of the morning for immediate distribution. I really think if we practices , they would have to be up by 4:30 a. m. had blown a fuse , they would have had to call The following program was then set up by the off the meet. team members : reveille at 4 :30 a .m. , breakfast That night it was with great pride that I en-at 5, light movement until 7:15 bus and work- tered this vas t arena with the U.S. team. The out from 8 until II :45 . This , of course, meant opening ceremonies were simple and extremely lights out by 7:30 p.m. When I hea rd these effective. Each nation represented paraded young men ag ree to this rugged schedule , I behind hi s sign and colors into the center of the knew we had a dedicated team. hall. After a short welcoming address we were

Afte r a light workout Monday, the 19th, we permitted to return to reserved seats for a fast-trained ha rd on Tuesday, the 20th. At this paced exhibition. We saw local dance groups time we still had not cut our squad of eight down and witnessed an imaginative program of syn-to the required six. It was at this session that chronized drill s us ing a wide array of props. our judges were brought in to evaluate the com- The next day the girls ' competition began, pul sory routines . The same procedure was fol- leav ing us to work out light and worry heavy. lowed the next day; only this time they judged Actually we did little more than stretch, feel optionals. After entering these scores on the the equipment and attempt to gai n confidence. chart begun a t Penn State we now had a good Four-thirty came early the day of compulso-core of informat ion. We r'oln stati stica l studies ries. Maybe because very few of us could on these scores comparing co mpetition at Penn s leep. In warming up for a meet we demon-State, in England and now Ljubljana. Recom- strated the full range from " Mako," who re-mendat ions were sought from the coaches as quires over an hour, to Lindner who can s ta rt well as our nat ional judges. It should be l2""o.!!inllt",ed"--~0-=cU -,--t ccw~ith an exercise. It was just 6:45 a.m",. ~wc'-hc.::e-,;n,---__ out that in one instance they were judged by us , we a rriVeOaf1lle gym. We automat ically went the next time by English , neutra l and American into the same routine established at our prac-judges and finally by our World Games judges. tice sess ion. Ankles were taped , warm-up un i-The unanimous recommendations of each of form s climbed into and another day began. these men upheld the stati stica l computations, If you hav e never seen an internationa l tour-and the final team named consis ted of Makoto nament , it is a tremendous show. The music Sakamoto, Kanati A llen, Marshall Avener, plays, and the teams enter and line up off the Brent Simmons , George Greenfield and Thom- pl atform opposite their event. An electronic as Lindner. signal signifies your three-minute warmup has

The phys ical setup for these training sess ions begun. Each team has practiced how to get was ideal. Six sets of apparatus were available each individua l on the apparatu s in their time in a large well-heated exposition center. Each segment. You a re kept aware of the time by a set was color-coded. Every nation was assigned chime which is struck once a t one minute, twice a specific color over a certain time segment so at two minutes and finally rings three times to you cou ld carry out your training program with signify the end of the sess ion. The green light little outside intelference. goes on at the three-minute mark , and it is up

The equ ipment, with the exception of the to you as coach to have the first pelformer wait-pa rallel bar rai ls , was excellent. This lac k of ing to begin. It is a lmost funny to see the mass spring in the rails was a lmost compensated by panic when a para llel bar adjustment sticks, and their extremely simple adjusti ng method . Gym- everyone rea li zes precious time is being wasted. nas tic equipment companies in the U.S. seem At the end of 20 minutes, the band strikes up , to compete to see who can produce a horse with and you move to the next event. Two hours the s lipperiest ends . It 's common practice here later as you leave the gym, the next six teams to emery, spray " tough skin " or other abras ive enter , and the process is repeated. substances onto a new horse in order to in- Time flew by in the auxi li ary gy m. It seemed crease your grip. The horses used in world com- we had just arrived when it was time to march petition and practice left the ends of the horse out on the main floor. Not only had we drawn unfinished and in a rough state . Although a 8 a. m. but we were a lso forced to begin on the Reuther system in free exercise gives great lift , side horse. The butterflies felt more like sea I believe our mat in overall practica lit y is su- gulls as the team lined up opposite that monster perior. Other than hav ing to get used to the awaiting the signal to begin the short warmup. four ex tending legs on the side horse, the equip- We led off with Lindner, who worked tight ment felt quite simi lar to the apparatus used and scar.e,d bu.t gave us an_8 . .iO. ~exLwe br:oke in this countrv. Brent Simmons for a 7.75 , and the pressure

Earlier I mentioned the great organization was on. We couldn 't afford to abort another that went into these games. On Thursday , the routine , for now there was no margin for error. 22 nd , we had the opportunity to go through a The next four men produced , and we were out complete dress rehearsa l for the competition. of the event and home free . Every item to be used was present , including MORE

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On rings we were shaky , but this was a lso reflected in our tra ining camp. Few o f our gym­nasts could pelform the back kip, st ra ighte ning out the arms before lowering to the back lever. "Mako" was a lmost fl awless in this event and deserved more than the 9.3 awarded. The low­score counting on this event was a n 8. 10 bring­ing our total down to 42.95 .

Just when we thought things looked bad and couldn 't get any worse, we moved to long horse. Here our score was only 42.45 , a nd we were forced to use a 7.75. Once aga in let me point out that these were consistentl y our poorest events.

Greenfie ld fell off the parallel bars on a pirouette, but the others picked up the s lack a nd hit like champ ions. We were now begin­ning to hit our stride, and our strong events were coming up . As we progressed the ma rks got higher and higher. When the las t man fin­ished hi s fl oor routine , our average was up to 8.83.

This was o ne of the finest U.S. showings in executing required routines. I t brought us up into seventh position - 3l1z points behind the Swiss. "Mako" es tablished himself as one of the top interna tiona l gy mnas ts stay ing in the top 10 in three events. His 55.70 must sta nd as a record for a ny American in World Game com­petition. In fairness to Brent and George, who were si ngled out as having a broken routine, I want to point out that they counted in all of the other five events. This high finish garnered us a position in the evening sess ion on Monday night spliced neat ly between Russ ia and J a pa n. I am not go ing to dea l further with scores or individual placing, for thi s information is re­corded elsewhere for you r scru tin y.

The thrill of making it into the evening ses­sion was short-lived. The traumat ic shock of our young team warming up with the Ru ssians and Japanese was a calamity. It 's hard for a col­lege sophomore not to blow a Diamidov in prac­tice when the guy waiting next in line is Sergei Diamidov . The yelling uf the crowd in the next gy m cou pled with the -awe of the other teams in our group had to have a strong psychologi­cal effect. That aux ilia ry gy m resembled the C hristians ' waiting room prior to ente ring th e coliseum. We didn 't fear the lions, but as luck had it we drew the side horse first and that a nima l has been known to kick.

As the team entered the arena their faces c losely matched the color of their competi ti ve pants. We were probably fortunate that the horse was ab le to throw only two of our gym­nas ts. This beginning required us to buy a score of 7.75 to give us an average of on ly 8.79 - by far ou r low event. Once again our rings hurt us , and instead of moving up on the Swiss we quickly slid back to II th position. F ro m this point we sett led down a nd began climbing back up the ladder. We hit fairly we ll o n long horse a nd para llel ba rs, but it was the horizontal bar that reall y brought us back. I n this event we not only averaged 9.5 but threw o ut a 9.3 as low score. Because of this event and a strong finish on floor exercise we were a ble to hold o ur seventh position.

About now in most international presenta­tions it's time to bring out the crying towel and attack the judges. I thought the scoring was the best I'v e eve r seen in a ny majo r ga mes. Al­though "Mako" might have been shorted a few tenths on rings and in some other places , our marks otherwise were fair. We finished in the position that reflected our ability. We were weaker than the sixth-place Swiss team but had a definite edge on the Roma nia ns in eighth . The only cri ti c ism I could make of the offi­cia ls was they tended to rank the gymnasts in the o"rde r they competed. If you were first up in an event, for the most part the second man competing beat you. He in turn was defeated by the following pelformer, etc. It took a defi ­nite break in form to reverse this procedure. It was good strategy to bury weak men in the

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third or fourth spot. I think they were a lso swa yed by the home crowd when Yugos lavia was working.

When looking over th e American team, we find onl y two of our boys had Olympic experi­ence. I t 's interesting to look at the lineups of the first six teams and notice the number of gymnasts who represented their countries, not only in the 1969 games but some were on the teams in 1964. We must prolong the competi­tive life of our top gymnasts .

Something else that hurt us was the noise generated by the crowd which was following the Japanese and Russians . When you're compet­ing at the same time as those two heavy­weights , not too many people know you 're around. It didn 't matter that we had someone in the middle of a rou tine . When one of their gy mnasts fini shed , the place went up for grabs.

In a ll fairness it must a lso be pointed o ut that our co mpulsories compared more favo rably to

the entire field than did our optionals. The old story about being ext remely poor o n required routines but leading the world in original op­tionals is no longer true. We were ext remely stock in comparison to the leaders. When you 're in seventh place , I don't believe you should imitate but must once again begin to originate.

The bright spots came wi th our defeat of a Czechos lovakian team for the first time that I can remember. We a lso beat a good Romanian and West German tea m. We had a n excellent showing in compulsories, and if we had moved up on optionals , as we did in Mexico City , would have placed extremely high. The number of young gymnasts on this team will give us a good se lectio n of experienced competitors for the 1972 Olympics. The last point a nd probably the stronges t is these gy mnasts a re a ll dedi­cated hard workers, and there wasn't o ne prima donna in the group. G ive them two more years , and look out! We have also never had a repre­sentat ive as stro ng as Makoto Saka moto ( 12th a ll -a round). General ObseTVations

The Japanese are so far out in front of every­one the internat ional gymnas ti c community is go ing to the world cham pionships to decide sec­ond place. The finals this year looked like a Japanese inter-squad meet.

I look for East Germany and Poland to st rongly cha llenge Russia for the second slo t by 1972. The former invincible Russians on com­pulsories had feet of clay - four me n with major breaks . They also had six scores· in the eights and one in the · sevens. As luck would have it they spread their breaks out among a ll six events so they counted only one 8.80.

Mr. Cool award must go to Miros lav Cerar of Yugoslavia. Eight thousand home-town fans j a mmed the gym to watch the ir boy defend his side horse titl e . I f this wasn't enough pressure,

a conference was called on the pelformer just before him. This left him standi ng on the plat­form for five minutes. But in the tradition of a ll grea t champio ns he hit to take the only gold medal not garnered by the Japanese.

Nakayama broke on the side horse compU l­sory , scored on ly 8.3 , yet was still able to score 113.80 for third place in the a ll-around.

The Swiss were so well coached and condi­tioned that even the loss of a team member after the first event fai led to lower their posi­tion. I n five event s they co mpeted on ly fiv e men - a ll scores count ing. With this pressure they sti ll went through every routine. I n the next issue when I cover the Swiss-Japanese­U.S. A. meet , I ' ll go into great detail a bout the Swiss program. New Skills

There were not as many new ski ll s as there were outstanding combinations. Next month I' ll hit combinations, but for the tricksters try:

I . Stradd le out of Germans as you reach the top of the bar.

2. Whippit on rings - Back upri se front somersau lt to a n "L" position rotating rings rather than releasing them.

3. S tem up start on rings. 4. Five double backs on floor. 5. Triple twister on floor. 6. Double twister off rings. 7. I liz twisting front off rings. 8. On high bar deep piked front with a de­

layed liz twist. 9. Ful l twisting stutz.

I O. Long horse - roundoff to back, piked pos ition.

Let 's make the following awards : Most underscored - Japanese Most overscored - Ru ssia and

Yugoslavia Best coached - Swiss

I' ll end with two quotes put forth by mem­bers of the official party. Ted Muzyczko , one of our judges , said, 'The judging has rea ll y improved - it' s almost as good now as in the United States ." Gene Wettstone, our national coach, sa id he " learned the secret of winning at these games. It ' s a very simple formula -you measure the size of the muscles of th e gym­nast and subtract the length of the hair to deter­mine potent ial. " (I wish he had told this to the Swiss before the meet.)

Next month I will cover our co mpe tition in Zurich.

A Judge's Eye View of Ljubljana George Kunzle - FIG judge from England

This was the first time I had ever judged at a competition of this class, and I was aston­ished at the difference judging made to my over­a ll appraisal and appreciation of the work done. I only judged the set exercises on the floor so had every opportunity to enjoy the voluntaries and finals , yet somehow my whole attitude was changed and influenced even when I was not officiating. Perhaps my observations will say more to readers about the effect modern re­quirements for judging has on judges than about the competition itself.

Sitting back and viewing the competition as

floor exercise, ctissecting each in minute and critical detail and a pplying a set of complex rules and regulations to the corpse to arrive at a final mark must have made me hungry for a more emotional response to the beauty and expression of gymnastics. I think that as judges we must occasionally ask ourselves whether we want a true work of art presented to us , a per­formance which moves us and makes us ex­claim involuntarily for joy at watching it , or whether we want pelfection of technological execution and difficulty. Maybe, in our relent­less pursuit of standardization, codification, detailed breakdown and exposition as .personi­fied in our Code of Points , we will breed a race of judges so technically competent that they will be totally unable to recognize an exercise of true genius when executed before them. I felt that I and my colleagues were technicians without parallel who applied our Code of Points with cold calculating precision. I a m sure that

a whole my overriding impression was one of with the same relentless logic we placed the monotony, not in detail but in general. All the teams and individuals in their correct serried winning exercises on each piece of apparatus-----ranklngs;-Gepersonifieoi ntOStafiSfics on me had a sameness of style and execution, even local Ljubljana city computer. In such an at­of perfection , which became tedious after a mosphere I must confess to occasional hereti­while. This impression of the finals was under- cal yearnings for a bit of good old-fashioned lined by the one notable exception of the Pom- political or national cheating - it would have mel Horse where we did see the contrasts of been so much more fun ; and whatever else Cerar's smooth , stately progression, Kato 's Ljubljana may have been, it wasn't fun! domination of incredibly complex and intricate But then , should a world championship be movements, Kubica 's verve and swing and fun anyway when it represents the contest be­Brehme 's crisp efficiency. Having five differ- tween top performers from many nations vying ent nationalities in that final probably made all with one another for national honor and pres­the difference. Elsewhere it was Japan, Japan tige? This brings us up against the controver­and more Japan. I do not wish to detract from sial amateur/professional argument. Is it that the incredible work these diminutive men pro- amateurism = flair and fun , and professional­duced - it was superb in style, execution and ism = technical excellence and monotony?! breathtaking in difficulty. But they a ll do much the same kind of work and with so many in most of the finals , the work had a sameness about it which depressed me. Watching the voluntary exercises I found the only real ex­citement in some exercises of the middle range of gymnasts such as the Swiss on the parallels

View from the Stands at Ljubljana

and horizontal bar where they seemed to show OaveJacobs - Brooklyn , N.Y. an originality of composition quite foreign to the top performers. The best moments of the entire competition for me were watching the Cubans tumble and vault - what verve and spring, throwing their somersaults two to three feet higher than anyone else and doing a Yamashita vault which at last showed me why the best Japanese should still lose two to three tenths for flight! What matter that they stum­bled a little on landing - they were superb in that they expressed their own personality in their work in contrast to the well-trained, su­perbly competent, technicians who proved un­beatable in their objectives of obtaining maxi­mum marks.

Watching over 130 versions of the identical

One's general impression of the World Games is that the Japanese are in a class by themselves . They are the innovators, they are the leaders, they are the true virtuosos of gym­nastics. At one time we used to hear people say, " But we have some of the best specialists in the world." I don 't think this is true any­more. No one can come close to Kenmotsu on high bar. His side horse is better than Cerar's, doing one pommel work behind the back work and immediate work free and high that com­pares favorably to our best side horse special­ists. He also does straight arm giants on rings , and then there 's his tripple twister in free ex. All this is wrapped up in one neat little pack-

age called Eizo Kenmotsu , All-Around Cham­pion of the World.

The Japanese won a ll of the medals in all­around placing I, 2, 3 and 6. They also won every gold medal with the exception of side horse which could have gone either way be­tween Cerar and Kenmotsu (but it was Cerar's home town) . Cerar put forth a valiant effort winning side horse again. He also did a double twister in flee ex. Not bad for a man of his age. But the Japanese eclipsed everyone else in the meet. There was even a rumor going around that the top three in each event at the World Games got a chance to compete in the Japa­nese nationals.

In compulsories they really show mastery of the sport by executing each routine as well , if not better than their optionals. When they do a compulsory, it looks like a different routine. When you analyze it on film , you will see that what they have done is to simply execute each

trick to the maximum. When you think about It , that's what this sport is all about. Most teams, on the other nano-;--lmyl\ltke- a- bunch of-high --­school kids in compulsories just struggling through. Then in optionals they all do three or four C tricks in each event.

This brings us to an important question. " What 's wrong with American gymnastics?" In a nutshell the problem is that we coach for competition instead of coaching for gymnas­tics . We must start coaching for gymnastic, and we must institute a well-organized national pro­gram, not one for three states on the East and one for some on the West but a national pro­gram.

Returning to LjUbljana, Russia's best hope in gymnastic, Victor Klimenko, showed steady improvement placing fifth right behind Voronin, who was grossly overscored. Anyone who saw the part of the meet shown on television got a glimpse of what the scoring was like. Voronin got a 9.60 and didn't hold a trick. At the end of compulsories the Japanese led by five points and finally won by around eight. The Japanese were constantly underscored, and the Russians were usually overscored. The Japanese shou ld have won by 15.

A word about the Americans. Without the services of Thor, Hug, Freudenstien or Oifu­rio and without the use of Turoff and Tickenoff, I guess seventh isn't too bad. Makoto Saka­moto showed improvement, having not com­peted in world competition for four years . Working Japanese style, Makoto was consis­tently among the top 20 in each event. But with six Japanese, a few Russians , Cerar and one or two East Germans, plus the scoring and time that the U.S. went on in compulsories , it be­comes extremely difficult to make top six.

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ministrative squabbles , did well in Mexico and cracked meda ls for the U.S. in Ljubljana. Cathy Rigby , who caught the eye of the gymnas tic world in Mexico and again in Basel, Switzer­land , had the crowd in the palm of her hand in Ljubljana. This feat was made more fantastic when you consider the very high caliber of the beam competition. Bud Marquette has much to be proud of, as does the gymnastic community in the U.S.

In summarization the level of difficulty and more important execution in top world class gymnastics is increas ing at a ra te that boggles the mind.

Double fronts , full twisting handsprings and round-off backs on long horse , twisting stalders , hop stalders , twisting hechts , straight arm Ol ympic cast hands on high bar, triple twisting backs, double backs working through double twisting backs on free ex , straight a rm giants both ways on rings - who could ask for any­thing more - except to be able to keep up with it all. I can't wait till Munich.

The 1970 World Gymnastic Championship Report by Makoto Sakamoto U.S.A. team captain From the captain 's point ofl'iew

Most coaches and gymnasts have definite ideas about tra ining schedules. Some desire rigid schedules; others desire flexible sched­ules. Herein lies the crux of the matter. Coaches

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make schedules, but what if a gymnas t objects ? Unfortunatel y not enough gy mnasts know themse lves , and therefore they accept blindly training schedules which mayor may not be wholly benefici a l. But assuming tha t there is one knowledgeable gymnast who objects to a certain schedule , how is he to be treated? Should he be forced to abide by the schedule aga inst his will, or should he be allowed to prac­tice on his own ? Because of the scarcity of gy mnasts involved in a given country for a world championship, the opinions of a single gymnas t is of the utmost importance. One can­not simpl y disregard the wishes of a gy mnast without seriously da maging the effect iveness of the whole. The guiding principle for this tea m was H APPI NESS FOR EVERY MEM­BER OF THE TEAM. Thanks to this principle we were, on the whole, a very successful team.

In retrospect the main shortcoming of this team was the lack of time. We should have had at least three training camps for two or more weeks spread out in the span of three or four months. The second shortcoming was the man­ner in which the competing team was picked. The only fair way in selecting the competing team is through competition. Arbitrary selec­tion creates unnecessary animosity. The third shortcoming was the meet against Great Brit­ain. Facilities in foreign countries are com­paratively poor, and Great Britain was no ex­ception. We lost at least two valuable pract ice sessions in London. In the future we should plan our long-term schedules with as few un­known factors as possible. Interna tional dual meets in foreign countries prior to a major international championship (Olympics and the world championship) because it leaves too

many questions unanswered is a bad policy and should be terminated. Impress ions of the World Cha mpionships

Facilities , practice hours, transporta tion , food and lodging were generally outstanding. The Yugoslavs did a tremendou s job in or­gan ization. My only qualms were the still parallel bars, occasional bus delays and one or two instances of misinformation.

Judging was biased in many cases, but being a competitor and witnessing compara tive ly few routines , I cannot give you a competent ap­praisal of the judging aspect.

Performances in the finals on the long horse were disappointingly poor. Nakayama and Kenmotsu did two identica l vaults . Kenmotsu shone brilliantly on the s ide horse and the hori­zonta l ba r. Voronin did not hold a B strength part on the still rings , but the judges did not dock him. Tsukahara's cartwheel back somer­sau lt ' '':;" performed deliberate, and the unique­ness of the vault excited the spectators to the point of hysteria (especia lly during the prelimi­naries ). And finall y, Cerar pelformed up to his par on the side horse , scoring .05 less than Ken­motsu but enough to win the world champion­ship title. It was good to see Yugoslav's nation­al sports figure accept the gold meda l. Ollr Futllre Prospects

We were a young team. If everyone stays with gy mnastics and with Steve Hug, we have the makings of a strong Ol ympic team. After we receive the official compulsory routines, everyone should start working on them imme­diately. This time most of us waited too long. We have the fac ilities; we need more dedi­cated a ll-around gymnasts to work them.

en FLOOR EXERCISE SIDE HORSE -I -= 1. Nakayama JPN 9.475 9.550 19.025

~ 1. Ceror YUG 9.725 9.650 19.375 z:

L:: 2. Kenmatsu JPN 9.575 9.400 18.975 2. Kenmatsu JPN 9.625 9.700 19.325 -I 3. Kata JPN 9.500 9.400 18.900 3. Klimenko U.S.S.R. 9.550 9.500 19.050 -= 4. Hristov BUL 9.475 9.400 18.875 4. Vrotic 'YUG 9.550 9.450 19.000 ::I = 5. Tsukuhara JPN 9.400 9.400 18.800 5. Brehme RDA 9.475 9.400 18.875 2: 6. Klimenko U.S.S.R. 9.500 9.1 50 18.650 6. Kubica POL 9.550 8.950 18.400 = z:

~ z: ..... :i:

3/FX Koto (Japan) 2/SH Kenmotsu (Japan) 3/SH Klimenko (U.S.S.R.) 15

lm

3/R Varanin (U.S.S.R.) 16

RINGS 1. Nakayama 2. Tsukuhara 3. Voronin 4. Kenmoi su 4. Hayata 6. Lisitski

JPN JPN U.S.S.R. JPN JPN U.S.S. R.

9.700 9.700 19.400 9.600 9.650 19.250 9.625 9.600 19.225 9.450 9.450 18.900 9.450 9.450 18.900 9.425 9.250 18.675

2/ LH Klimenka (U.S.S.R.)

~ LO NG HORSE 1. Tsukuhara JPN 9.675 9.450 19. 125 2. Klimenko U.s.S.R. 9.500 9.500 19.000 3. Ka to JPN 9.400 9.200 18.600 4. Honma JPN 9.375 8.950 18.325 5. Kenmotsu JPN 9.500 8.625 18.125 6. Nakayama JPN 9.450 8.575 18.025

3/ LH Kata (Japan)

~ PARALLEL BARS

[] HORIZONTAL BAR

1. Nakayama JPN 9.700 9.700 19.400 1. Kenmatsu JPN 9.675 9.800 19.475 2 .. Kenmatsu JPN 9.700 9.550 19.250 2. Nakayama JPN 9.675 9.700 19.375 2. Varon in U.S.S.R. 9.750 9.500 19.250 3. Hayata JPN 9.650 9.700 19.350 4. Kato JPN 9.650 9.550 19.200 3. Koste RDA 9.650 9.700 19.350 5. Klimenko U.S.S.R. 9.675 9.500 19.175 5. Voronin U.S.S.R. 9.675 9.600 19.275 6. Diamidov U.S.S.R. 9.625 9.300 18.925 6. Honma JPN 9.650 9.600 19.250

2/HB 'Nakayama (Japan) 3/ HIi Hayata (Japari) KOSIE E. Germany 17

l /AA Kenmatsu (Japan)

3/AA Nakayama (Japan)

18

4/AA Varanin (U .S.S.R.)

2/AA Tsukuharo (Japan)

5/AA Klimenka (U.S.S.R.)

World Games Team

Standings: 1. JAPAN - 571.10

47.25 46.40 47.00 47.45 48.00 48.00 284.10 47.25 47.15 48.24 47.40 48.40 48.55 287.00

2. U.S.S.R. - 564.35 46.20 46.35 46.15 46.30 47.00 46.95 279.85 47.25 47.50 47.50 46.70 47.85 47.70 284.50

3. EAST GERMANY - 553.15 45.30 45.85 44.95 45.70 46.30 47.20 275.30 45.55 46.25 45.95 46.30 46.15 47.65 277.85

4. YUGOSLAVIA - 549.45 44.40 46.35 44.05 44.95 46.60 46.00 272.35 45.80 46.80 45.10 45.75 46.75 46.90 277.10

5. POLAND - 547.05 44.70 45.60 45.25 43.75 46.45 45.55 271.30 45.55 46.40 45.90 45.45 46.25 46.20 275.75

6. SWITZERLAND - 541.75 44.50 43.90 43.40 44.85 46.30 46.05 269.00

44.75 45.30 45.10 45.20 45.60 46.80 272.75 7. U.S.A. - 537.60

44.65 44.70 42.95 42.45 45.05 45.65 265.45 45.75 43.95 44.80 45.10 45.05 47.50 272.15

8. RUMANIA - 536.55 43.85 43.75 41.55 45.15 44.65 45.45 264.40 45.50 44.80 43.70 46.35 45.25 46.55 272.15

9. CZECHOSLOVAKIA - 536.15 43.45 44.05 41 .80 43.50 45.70 45.55 264.05 44.80 45.00 44.45 45.60 46.20 46.05 272.10

10. WEST GERMANY - 532.45 43.25 44.60 42.30 43.10 45.55 43.75 262.55 43.45 45.80 44.55 44.25 45.75 46.10 269.90

11. HUNGARY - 528.6Q . 42.65 41 .80 40.35 42.05 46.45 45.70 259.00 43.95 44.05 44.50 44.55 45.55 47.00 269.60

12. FRANCE - 524.60 42.60 43.85 40.85 42.95 45.35 43.65 259.25 44.30 43.85 43.90 44.20 44.00 45.10 265.35

13. BULGARIA - 523.95 44.50 40.25 41.45 42.95 44.70 43.40 257.25 45.25 44.25 44.00 43.85 43.30 46.05 266.70

14. FINLAND - 519.15 41 .95 41 .10 41 .35 42.60 44.05 41.95 253.00 43.00 44.7044.05 43.80 44.80 45.80 266.1 5

15. ITALY - 515.25 43.05 38.00 40.35 42.55 43.85 43.35 251.15 44.0042.3544.2043.7544.6545.15264.10

16. SPAIN - 511 .60 43.10 41.15 37.45 41.40 44.30 42.75 250.15 44.05 43.80 43.70 43.35 42.25 44.30 261.45

17. GREAT BRITAIN - 502.80 42.05 40.45 36.40 41.70 42.75 39.35 242.70 43.60 44.05 42.90 43.50 41.45 44.60 260.10

18. NORWAY - 500.15 39.65 39.25 39.05 41.10 41.95 41 .95 242.95 41.80 42.65 42.70 43.70 42.90 43.45 257.20

19. CANADA - 498.10 41.20 35.30 38.75 42.20 44.95 40.55 242.95 42.00 41.20 42.50 44.00 42.90 42.55 255.15

20. CUBA - 491 .40 41.45 31.75 34.80 40.45 41.65 38.00 228.10 45.75 41 .70 42.65 44.70 43.1 5 45.35 263.30

21. ISRAEL - 468.20 38.55 37.05 37.35 40.25 40.35 34.50 228.55 41 .30 37.80 40.20 42.50 39.50 38.35 239.65

22. AUSTRIA - 460.30 35.80 37.25 30.80 40.35 40.30 37.95 222.45 38.05 39.85 38.15 40.95 39.10 41.75 237.85

World Games AII.Around Standings Men's Individual Scores -

[i]~~~~~ 7. Hayata, Takuii 9.05 9.25 9.30 9.35 9.60 9.65 56.20 Japan 9.30 9.30 9.60 9.35 9.50 9.65 56.70 160em60kg 1/1 /40 17 15 4 7 9 4 112.90

1. Kenmatsu, Eizo C. 9.55 9.50 9.35 9.40 9.65 9.55 57.00 8. Kata, Takeshi 9.55 9.00 9.20 9.50 9.60 9.25 56.10 Japan 0. 9.60 9.75- 9.55 9.60 9.75 9.80 58.05 Japan 9.45 9.15 9.60 9.30 9.70 9.55 56.75 160 em 60 kg 2/1 3/48 P. 1 2 4 2 2 1 115.05 164 em 56 kg 9/25/42 2 30 7 5 5 11 112.85

2. Tsukahara, Mitsuo 9.45 9.25 9.50 9.60 9.40 9.45 56.65 9. (erar, Miroslav 9.20 9.70 8.95 8.95 9.60 9.50 55.90 Japan 9.35 9.10 9.70 9.75 9.50 9.80 57.20 Yugoslavia 9.40 9.75 9.10 9.10 9.55 9.70 56.60 166 em 68 kg 12/22/47 6 23 3 1 12 7 113.85 8 1 20 27 8 8 112.50

3. Nakayama, Akinari 9.40 8:30 9.60 9.50 9.60 9.65 56.05 10. Diamidov, Sergei 9.20 9.35 9.10 9.20 9.60 9.30 55.75 Japan 9.55 9.50 9.80 9.40 9.80 9.70 57.75 USSR 9.50 9.55 9.30 9.30 9.65 9.40 56.70 163 em 58 kg 3/1 /43 4 42 1 4 2 1 113.80 172 em 72 kg 7/9/43 7 7 14 11 6 21 112.45

4. Varon in , Mikhail 9.35 8.75 9.55 9.35 9.75 9.65 56.40 11. Brehme, Mathia 9.25 9.40 9.10 9.20 9.35 9.50 55.80 USSR 9.25 9.60 9.70 9.35 9.75 9.70 57.35 East Germany 9.15 9.55 9.40 9.25 9.35 9.60 56.30 170 em 65 kg 3/26/45 8 23 2 7 1 1 113.75 163 em 63 kg 2/7/43 14 6 13 13 22 11 112.10

5. Klimenka, Viktor 9.45 9.40 8.45 9.40 9.65 9.55 55.90 12. Sakamoto. Makoto 9.30 9.15 9.30 9.05 9.50 9.40 55.70 USSR 9.55 9.70 9.50 9.60 9.70 9.65 57.70 USA 9.20 9.25 9.40 9.20 9.30 9.60 55.95 169 em 63 kg 2/25/43 2 3 2ti 2 4 3 113.60 12 21 11 19 16 12 111.65

6. Honma, Fumio 9.30 9.40 9.25 9.45 9.55 9.70 56.65 1 2. Lisitski, Viktor 8.95 9.35 9.50 9.25 9.45 9.50 55.20 Japan 9.30 9.45 9.50 9.30 9.65 9.60 56.80 USSR 9.40 9.35 9.50 9.25 9.45 9.50 56.45 163 em 57 kg 1/30/48 8 8 8 6 7 4 113.45 169 em 65 kg 1/18/39 17 17 6 13 12 25 111.65

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~~[MJ~~~ 14. Koeste, Klaus 9.25 9.05 8.85 9.20 9.45 9.60 55.40

East Germony 9.25 9.10 9.20 9.35 9.40 9.70 56.00 163 em 61 kg 2/27/43 12 30 20 10 15 4 111.40

15. Kubica, Mikolaj 8.85 9.40 9.35 8.90 9.30 9.35 55.15 Poland 9.15 9.45 9.40 9.10 9.50 9.50 56.10 170 em 63 kg 1/ 27/45 30 8 8 30 16 15 11l.25

16. Thuene, Wolfgang 9.05 9.10 8.95 9.30 9.20 9.55 55.15 East Germany 9. 15 9.25 9. 10 9.35 9.30 9.65 55.80 170 em 60 kg 1/8/49 21 23 20 9 26 8 110.95

16. Kubica, Wilhelm 8.90 9.50 8.90 8.65 9.50 9.40 54.85 Poland 9.15 9.60 9.20 9.05 9.50 9.60 56.10 168 em 59 kg 12/24/43 27 8 19 46 10 12 110.95

18. 8ogdanov, Georgij 9.1 0 9.25 8.80 8.80 9.45 9.35 54.75 USSR 9.50 8.95 9.40 8.95 9.30 9.45 55.55

8 29 16 40 19 16 11 0.30 18. Kersnic, Milenko 8.95 9.30 8.85 9.20 9.30 9. 10 54.70

Yugoslavio 9.25 9.30 9.00 9.25 9.40 9.40 55.60 21 13 28 13 22 31 110.30

20. 8rodnik, Janez 8.90 9.00 9.00 9.05 9.30 9.30 54.55 Yugoslavia 9.20 9.10 9.1 5 9.15 9.45 9.50 55.55

26 32 17 21 19 16 110.10 21. Dietrich, Gerhard 8.90 9.25 9.05 9.05 9.25 9.25 54.75

East Germany 9. 10 9.40 9.20 9. 10 8.95 9.30 55.05 170 em 64 kg 5/12/42 30 12 15 23 40 30 109.80

22. Kubica, S. 9.10 9.25 9.25 8.65 9.05 8.75 54.05 Poland 9.30 9.20 9.35 9. 10 9.1 0 9.30 55.35 170 em 66 kg 12/28/49 14 19 12 40 45 58 109.40

22. Huerzeler, Roland 8.95 9.30 8.60 8.55 9.45 9.35 54.20 Switzerland 8.90 9.30 8.95 9.00 9.50 9.55 55.20 174 em 68 kg 3/17/45 38 13 35 51 11 14 109.40

22. Vratic, Milko 8.80 9.50 8.70 9.00 9.40 9.05 54.45 Yugoslavia 9.05 9.60 8.80 9.00 9.30 9.20 54.95

38 3 38 30 22 49 109.40 25. Netusil, Miloslav 8.95 9. 10 8.55 8.80 9.45 9.00 53.85

Czechoslavakia 9.10 9. 15 9.05 9. 15 9.30 9.10 54.85 172 em 68 kg 2/20/46 27 26 32 34 19 55 108.70

26. Rohner, Peter 8.90 8.50 8.70 9. 10 9.25 9.10 53.55 Switzerland 9. 10 9.05 9.20 9. 10 9.25 9.40 55. 10 169 em 64 kg 4/12/49 30 55 27 21 26 31 108.65

27. Karassev, Valerij 9.10 9.20 9.35 9.15 8. 15 7.80 52.75 USSR 9.30 9.30 9.40 9.20 9.20 9.35 55.75 168 em 65 kg 1/29/46 14 17 8 17 85 94 108.50

28. Mihaiuc, Petre 9.05 8.10 8.60 8.95 9.30 9.30 53.30 Rumania 9.30 9.00 9.00 9.30 9.15 9.40 55.15 172 em 68 kg 7/5/48 17 72 32 19 30 21 108.45

29. Ettlin, Hans 8.70 8.65 8.85 8.90 9.35 9.20 53.65 Switzerland 8.85 9.00 9.15 8.95 8.95 9.40 54.30 163 em 56 kg 3/ 1/45 55 52 24 37 36 25 107.95

29. Kunze, Peter 8.85 9.05 8.60 8.95 8.95 9.30 53.70 East Germany 8.90 8.75 8.90 9.20 9.10 9.40 54.25 173 em 65 kg 1/4/47 45 42 38 23 49 21 107.95

.3 1. Nissinen, Mauno 8.65 9.25 8.85 8.65 8.95 8.65 53.00 Finland 8.50 9.50 9. 10 8.75 9.35 9.50 54.70 170 em 62 kg 86 11 25 62 36 52 107.70

31. Schiller, 8ernard 8.85 8.75 9.00 8.85 9.05 9.15 53.65 East Germany 8.60 8.95 9.05 9. 15 9.00 9.50 54.05

63 47 20 30 49 34 107.70 33. Reizenthaler 8.65 9.25 8.40 8.60 9.00 9.20 53.10

Czechoslavakia 8.75 9.30 8.70 9.20 9.20 9.40 54.55 178 em 73 kg 6/6/46 69 15 57 38 40 25 107.65

33. Allen , Kanati 8.90 9.00 8.85 8.65 9.15 8.95 53.50 USA 9.25 8.70 8.80 9.10 8.80 9.50 54.15

24 47 29 40 56 34 106.65 35. Szajno, And rze 9.10 8.50 9. 10 9.05 9.50 9.05 54.30

Poland 8.95 8.70 9.05 8.75 9. 10 8.60 53.15 164 em 57 kg 9/3/49 27 66 17 38 25 69 107.45

35. Gheorghiu, Mircea 8.55 9.35 8.15 9.05 9. 15 9.00 53.25 Romania 9. 10 8.90 8.75 9.25 8.90 9.30 54.20 175 em 64 kg 8/8/48 47 26 69 18 49 41 107.45

37. Carmi nucci, Giovani 8.80 8.75 7.70 8.65 9.40 9. 15 52.45 Italy 9.05 9.35 8.85 8.90 9.50 9.25 54.90 169 em 68 kg 1 1/14/39 38 32 82 51 12 38 107.35

38. Guiffroy, Christian 8.75 8.85 8.55 8.60 9.20 9.20 53.15 France 8.50 9.00 8.65 9.05 9.25 9.40 53.85 168 em 61 kg 1/22/41 81 40 51 48 30 25 107.00

39. Bruehwi ler, Max 8.90 7.80 8.65 8.75 9. 15 9.00 52.25 Swi tzerland 8.90 9.25 9.00 8.95 9.25 9.20 54.55 163 em 61 kg 3/8/48 42 73 29 46 34 50 106.80

39. Kuessel, Avgust 8.55 8.55 8.55 8.75 9.00 9.05 52.45 Yugoslavia 8.90 9.05 9.05 9.20 9.05 9.10 54.35

63 54 32 34 49 52 106.80 4 1. Paunescu, Gheorghe 8.90 9.20 7.60 9.20 8.45 8.95 52.30

Romania 9.30 9.25 8.10 9.30 9.05 9.35 54.35 176 em 67 kg 1/2/48 21 19 120 13 77 41 106.65

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[jJ~~~~D 42. Achim, Nicoloe 8.65 8.50 8.30 9. 10 9.05 9.00 52.60

Romania 8.85 8.75 8.60 9.30 9.25 9.20 53.95 172 cm 67 kg 6/1 /49 61 64 69 16 36 50 106.55

43. Greutmonn, Edwin 9.00 8.25 8.50 9.05 9.00 9.20 53.00 Switzerland 9.00 8.70 8.80 9.05 8.65 9.25 53.45 165 cm 68 kg 1/14/46 30 79 45 26 71 34 106.45

44. Joschek, Willi 8.65 9.10 8.35 8.60 9.05 8.55 52.30 West Germany 8.75 9.30 8.80 8.75 9.00 9.40 54.10 168 cm 69 kg 9/2/40 69 21 34 60 45 64 106.40

45. Molnar, Imre 8.55 9.20 7.30 8.30 9.45 9.20 52.00 Hungary 9.10 8.30 8.85 9.20 9.35 9.50 54.30 169 cm 62 kg 12/19/48 46 46 101 59 16 21 106.30

45. Tepasse, Helmut 8.80 8.85 8.35 8.75 8.15 8.95 51.85 West Germany 8.80 9.15 9.00 9.00 9.15 9.35 54.45 176 cm 69 kg 11 /25/46 52 35 43 40 91 41 106.30

45. Haeussler, Heinz 8.85 9.35 8.40 8.60 8.90 8.70 52.80 West Germany 8.70 9.45 8.70 8.85 9.00 8.80 53.50 176cm69kgll /7/40 55 10 57 58 58 74 106.30

48. Deuza, Christian 8.70 8.80 8.45 8.80 9.30 8.95 53.00 France 8.95 9.15 9.00 8.95 8.10 9.10 53.25 163 cm 63 kg 9/7/45 47 38 41 40 80 58 106.25

49. Nehasil, Vladislav 8.45 8.50 8.20 8.80 9.00 8.90 51.85 Czechoslovakia 8.95 8.70 8.85 9.20 9.25 9.25 54.20 166 cm 67 kg 3/23/47 69 66 61 30 39 52 106.05

50. Hoepfner, Hermann 8.70 8.60 8.20 8.60 9.20 8.90 52.20 West Germany 8.65 9.10 8.85 8.80 9.25 9.10 53.75 168 cm 58 kg 9/11 /45 77 47 61 62 30 62 105.95

51. Morava, Ladislav 8.60 8.95 8.65 8.45 9.00 8.75 52.40 Czechoslavakia 8.95 8.85 8.85 8.50 9.20 8.60 53.25 167 cm 63 kg 2/7/46 55 42 38 75 40 83 105.65

52. Grecu, Dan 8.65 8.15 8.30 8.85 8.65 9.00 51.60 Romania 8.95 8.90 8.85 9.20 8.75 9.30 53.95 169 cm 67 kg 9/26/50 52 73 54 27 80 41 105.55

53. Kisteleki, Antak 8.45 7.85 8.35 8.30 9.35 9.00 51.30 Hungary 8.95 9.20 8.80 8.90 9.05 9.30 54.20 167 cm6 1 kg 1/16/45 69 73 54 80 34 41 105.50

54. Zoev, Stefan 8.70 8.60 8.65 8.55 8.55 8.90 51.95 Bulgarua 8.90 9.30 8.90 8.65 8.35 9.40 53.50 180 cm 70 kg 1/19/45 52 39 35 80 110 111 105.45

55. Kovacs, Gyula 8.45 8.60 8.15 8.05 9.30 9.35 51.90 Hungary 8.40 8.80 9.15 8.45 9.20 9.45 53.45 164 em 58 kg 4/1 /44 98 61 45 131 26 16 105.35

56. Mudrik, Bahumil 8.65 7.85 7.20 8.85 9.25 9.00 50.90 Czechoslovakia 9.00 9.00 8.75 9.20 9.25 9.20 54.40 170 cm 65 kg 12/3/41 47 82 108 27 26 41 105.30

57. Strza lka, Mieczyslaw 8.75 8.95 8.50 8.50 9. 10 8.90 52.70 Poland 9.00 9.15 8.80 9.05 8.55 8.00 52.55 174 cm 71 kg 3/30/47 45 32 45 51 71 108 105.25

58. Avener, Marshall 8.40 9.25 8.35 7.75 8.90 8.75 51 .40 USA 8.90 9.00 9.00 8.75 8.85 9.30 53.80

79 26 43 131 66 58 105.20 59. Si mmons, Brent 8.85 7.75 8.10 8.60 9.10 9.00 51.40

USA 9.1 5 8.30 8.90 9.00 9.10 9.30 53.75 100 64 49 40 111 105.15

60. Greenfie ld , George 8.85 8.80 8.35 8.40 7.60 9.10 51.10 U.S.A. 9.05 8.70 8.70 8.95 9.00 9.50 53.90

36 57 61 70 120 25 105.00 61. Kruza, Jerzy 8.65 7.45 8.65 8.30 8.85 8.85 50.75

Poland 8.90 9.00 8.90 9.15 9.05 9.20 54.20 176 cm 73 kg 11/29/43 55 89 35 58 58 58 104.95

61. Farjat, Bernard 8.45 9.00 8.25 8.35 9.00 8.50 51.55 France 8.95 9.00 8.95 8.70 9.05 8.75 53.40 170 cm 62 kg 9/7/45 69 35 51 30 49 92 104.95

63. Skaumal, Vacla 8.60 8.25 8.00 8.35 9.00 9.35 51.55 Czechoslavakia 8.80 8.40 8.95 8.85 9.15 9.10 53.25 160 cm 61 kg 2/20/46 69 84 67 80 45 34 104.80

64. H ristov, Raytoc 9.40 6.80 8.05 8.65 9.25 7.80 50.05 Bulgaria 9.55 9.00 9.05 8.20 8.80 9.40 54.60 171 cm 63 kg 1/4/45 4 105 51 58 49 93 104.65

65. Kandev, Ivan 9.10 8.45 8.20 8.55 8.85 8.65 51.80 Bulgaria 9.15 8.85 8.50 8.60 8.80 8.85 52.75 168 cm 60 kg 1/29/44 20 62 75 88 71 74 104.55

66. Tohaneanu, Gheorghe 8.60 8.55 8.20 8.50 8.50 9.15 51.50 Romania 8.65 8.65 8.50 8.90 8.90 9.20 52.80 1 72 cm 68 kg 6/1 /36 81 66 75 62 50 40 104.30

67. Gabrovski, Roumen 8.55 8.25 8.40 8.45 9.00 8.75 51.40 Bulgaria 8.85 8.70 8.70 8.60 8.70 9.20 52.75 167 cm 59 kg 6/1 1/46 69 79 57 92 67 64 104.15

68. Karttunen, Markku H.50 7.60 8.25 8.35 8.95 8.75 50.40 Finland 8.55 9.40 8.65 8.70 8.75 9.35 53.40 176 cm 68 kg 1/24/47 89 76 69 92 67 55 103.80

69. B. Kiss, Istvan 8.45 7.65 8.25 8.40 9.15 8.85 50.75 Hungary 8.50 8.75 9.00 8.65 8.85 9.25 53.00 171 cm 68 kg 7/4/45 92 91 48 92 55 55 103.75

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[i]~ [MJ~~D 70. Bordan, Dezsoe 8.50 8.50 6.55 8.60 8.80 9.10 50.05

Hungary 8.60 9.00 8.65 8.80 9.05 9.40 53.50 174 em 66 kg 6/26/43 88 57 127 62 62 31 103.55

71. Malnar, Istvan 8.70 7.40 8.30 8.45 9.20 9.05 51.10 Hungary 8.80 7.40 8.70 9.00 8.90 9.35 52.15 171 em 68 kg 7/4/45 61 124 64 58 48 38 103.25

71. Cheales, Barry 7.90 8.00 7.60 8.75 8.70 8.65 49.60 Australia 9.00 8.60 8.95 9.00 8.90 9.20 53.65 183 em n kg 95 86 82 40 74 66 103.25

73. Miens, Jean P. 8.50 8.95 7.95 8.45 9.05 7.90 50.80 France 8.75 8.75 8.70 8.70 8.65 8.80 52.35 169 em 63 kg 1/9/44 81 47 n 88 67 11 3 103.15

74. Nielsen, Han s 8.30 8.60 7.90 8.40 8.95 7.65 49.80 Denmark 8.65 9.20 8.60 8.60 9.00 9.10 53.15

92 42 84 100 56 108 102.95 75. Hess, Erich 8.25 8.20 8.50 8.55 9.15 7.85 50.50

West Germany 8.35 8.25 8.95 8.85 9.05 8.90 52.35 171 em 67 kg 6/20/47 105 89 41 62 40 108 102.85

76. Sostarie, Drago 7.90 8.85 8.10 8.55 8.05 8.55 50.00 Yugoslavia 8.60 8.85 8.50 9.05 8.95 8.75 52.70

11 3 47 81 49 109 88 102.70 n. Gines, Jose 8.95 8.00 7.75 8.25 8.80 8.25 50.00

Spa in 9.20 8.40 8.50 8.80 8.45 9.05 52.40 166 em 69 kg 2/18/46 24 91 91 92 94 88 102.40

78. Heinomen, Kari 8.25 8.90 7.30 8.55 8.70 8.40 50.10 Finland 8.30 9. 10 8.20 8.75 8.80 9.00 52.15 176 em 68 kg 1/24/47 109 35 123 72 n 80 102.25

79. Torres, Luis M. 8.75 8.00 7.35 8.40 8.75 8.70 49.95 Spain 8.90 9.00 8.50 8.60 8.55 8.70 52.25 170 em 64 kg 76 76 111 100 91 80 102.20

80. Lindner, Thomas 8.75 8.50 7.15 7.70 8.40 9.20 49.70 USA 9.10 7.75 8.65 8.85 8.50 9.60 52.45

38 96 114 28 110 16 102.15 80. Nikolov, Nikola 8.35 8.15 8.05 8.30 8.95 8.35 50.15

Bulgaria 8.55 8.40 8.75 8.55 8.55 9.20 52.00 169 em 62 kg 6/9/42 45 36 73 111 77 73 102.15

80. Simard, Andre 7.95 7.90 7.85 8.60 9.20 8.75 50.25 Canado 8.60 7.80 8.80 8.95 8.70 9.05 51.90 4/29/45 109 109 77 51 58 67 102. 15

83. Sappinen, Heikki 8. 15 7.45 8.40 8.50 8.80 8.25 49.65 Fi nlond 8.60 8.30 8.85 8.70 8.90 9.00 52.35 161 em 58 kg 1/5/46 100 107 48 80 67 83 102.00

84. Ugarte, Ceeilio 8.70 7.70 7.70 8.45 9.05 8.65 50.25 Spain 9.20 8.25 9.10 8.80 7.75 8.45 51 .55 169 em 68 kg 11 /25/47 36 101 73 75 112 95 101.80

85. Wild, Stan 8.90 8.05 6.10 8.30 8.75 8.25 58.35 Great Britoin 9.10 9.15 8.70 8.70 8.60 9. 10 53.35 170em6 1 kg 1/1 9/44 30 66 131 100 85 83 101.70

86. Lie, Tore 8.20 8.95 7.85 8.40 8.55 8.80 50.75 Norway 8.50 7.45 8.60 8.85 8.85 8.55 50.80 176 em 70 kg 11 / 1/45 101 91 86 75 80 83 101.55

87. Laine, Lasse 8.40 7.70 7.90 8.50 8.65 7.75 48.80 Finland 9.05 8. 10 8.75 8.90 8.90 8.85 52.55 167 em 62 kg 3/3/47 63 109 n 62 76 11 5 101.35

87. Po lotti, Roberto 8.60 6.80 8.35 8.50 8.50 8.60 49.35 Itoly 8.80 7.85 8.75 8.80 8.75 9.05 52.00 160 em 65 kg 7/3/48 60 126 57 72 94 69 101.35

89. Santoro, Aquilano 8.55 8.35 8.35 8.55 8.80 6.95 48.55 Italy 8.65 8.05 8.60 8.65 8.80 8.95 51.70 165 em 65 kg 7/3/48 84 91 67 80 74 127 101 .25

90. Llorens, Alberto 8.30 8.75 7.30 8.20 8.20 8.75 48.50 Spain 8.65 8.80 8.45 8.55 8.30 8.90 51 .65 169 em 68 kg 12/17/44. 92 n 117 115 124 69 101.15

91 . Norgrove, Wi lliam 8.10 8.65 7.15 8.30 8.85 8.50 49.55 Great Britoin 8.45 9.20 8.50 8.60 7.70 9.00 51.45 160 em 59 kg 4/15/47 109 40 121 107 123 74 101.00

91. Benediktson, Ole 8.20 8.50 6.75 8.30 8.80 8.45 49.00 Denmark 8.45 8.75 8.55 8.85 8.55 8.85 52.00

104 164 124 88 85 88 101.00 93. Ruiz, Juan Jose 8.40 8.55 7.10 8.10 9.00 7.90 49.05

Spain 8.10 9. 10 8.85 8.50 8.85 8.30 51.70 163 em 64 kg 6/24/47 113 52 108 123 62 11 9 110.75

94. Coppa , Luigi 8.45 7.25 7.60 8.50 8.00 8.50 48.30 Italy 8.60 8.70 8.65 8.70 8.80 8.95 52.40 169 em 66 kg 9/25/50 89 101 91 80 112 79 100.70

94. Rodriguez, Jorge 8.45 7.95 7.45 8.00 7.75 7.95 47.55 Cuba 9.35 8.95 8.35 9.00 8.35 9.15 53.15 173 em 68 kg 4/1 8/48 42 81 114 100 132 95 100.70

96. Smulders, Corrie 8.35 8.00 7.95 8.05 8.60 8.20 49.15 Holland 8.95 9.15 8.15 8.70 8.50 8.00 51 .45 168 em 68 kg 1/2/48 79 70 105 11 5 100 119 100.60

96. Leder, Doni 8.35 8.55 8.30 8.35 8.80 6.55 48.90 Israel 9.00 9.20 8.60 8.60 7.70 8.60 51.70 168 em 62 kg 3/20/43 77 46 69 105 124 135 100.60

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[i]~[m~~D 98. Guelzee, Georges 7.50 7.85 7.55 8.60 8.50 8.70 48.50

France 8.95 7.95 8.60 8.80 845 9.05 51 .80 160 em 56 kg 1/ 22/47 118 105 101 62 107 68 100.50

99. Gullberg, Aeke 8.30 8.35 7.35 8.10 8.70 8.30 49.10 Sweden 8.20 8.50 8.80 8.55 8.55 8.75 51.35 1 72 em 68 kg 8/8/39 11 3 82 101 121 94 98 100.45

100. Ingvaldsen, T. 7.90 8.80 7.75 770 8.65 840 49.20 Norway 8.25 8.50 8.50 8.30 8.70 8.90 51.15 173 em 65 kg 6/2/45 126 62 91 142 85 88 100.35

101 . Montesi, Maurizip 8.65 6.85 6.80 8.15 8.80 8.55 47.80 Italy 8.80 8.40 9.05 8.65 8.55 8.95 52.40 167 em 64 kg 9/19/52 63 118 111 11 3 85 74 100.20

102. Lisko, Antero 7.95 7.75 7.95 8.40 845 7.80 48.30 Finland 8.30 8.40 8.70 8.65 8.85 8.95 51.85 170 em 63 kg 12/15/43 122 97 77 92 91 108 100.15

103. Mitruk, Steve 8.25 7.75 645 8.35 9.10 8.70 48.60 Canada 8.20 8.35 8.30 8.90 8.75 8.70 51.20 1/17/47 118 99 133 75 67 80 99.80

104. 8aldueei, Sergio 845 6.15 8.35 8.35 8.35 8.55 48.20 Italy 8.70 7.55 8.90 8.70 8.80 8.80 5145 159 em 55 kg 1/21 /47 86 136 48 92 98 83 99.65

105. Tadorav, Gueorgi 8.75 6.00 7.90 8.75 8.65 8.75 48.80 Bulgaria 8.80 7.65 8.60 9.20 845 8.10 50.80 16 1 em 56 kg 2/19/51 55 138 84 34 100 105 99.60

106. Gjerstad, T rygve 8.00 7.55 745 8.15 840 8.30 47.85 Norway 8.30 8.20 8.80 8.70 8.75 8.75 51.50 176 em 70 kg 2/18/46 121 107 91 111 98 98 99.35

107. Carballo, Jesus 7.90 7.85 7.35 8.00 8.80 840 48 .20 Spain 7.95 8.50 8.75 8.60 8.10 9.20 51.10 169 em 68 kg 3/2/44 132 95 105 123 11 2 72 99.30

108. Jones, Leigh 8.15 7.35 7.35 8.50 8.50 7.90 47.75 Great Britoin 8.65 8.55 840 8.80 8.25 8.85 51 .50 170 em 65 kg 6/ 20/48 99 104 117 72 115 180 99.25

109. Gless, Pierre 8.20 8.25 7.65 8.50 8.80 8.30 49.70 France 8.70 6.60 8.20 8.70 8.60 8.65 4945 161 em 61 kg 3/31 /46 95 123 111 80 80 100 99. 15

109. Hoyhurst, Brion 8.10 8.05 7.55 8.05 8.60 8.60 48.95 Great Britain 840 7.50 8.65 8.65 8. 10 8.90 50.20 173em71 kg 7/14/41 113 113 97 119 116 74 99.15

111 . Pillieh, Andre 8.20 6.65 7.95 8.10 8.60 7.90 4740 New Zealand 8.50 8.65 8.30 845 8.60 9.20 51.70

101 11 7 91 128 96 95 99.10 11 2. Ramirez, Luis 845 5.85 7.10 8.00 8.50 8.15 46.05

Cuba 9.10 840 8.70 8.90 8.85 8.70 52.65 156 em :>5 kg 1/13/48 55 130 114 107 85 105 98.70

11 3. Lupi , Dov 8.15 8.05 8.00 8.05 8.40 8.10 48.75 israel 845 7.60 8.35 845 8.70 7.90 49.45 166 em 61 kg 8/24/48 105 112 87 131 100 123 98.20

114. Pedersen, Truls 645 7.25 7.90 7.95 8.30 8.40 47.25 Norway 8.30 8.70 8.25 8.55 8.35 8.55 50.70 172 em 68 kg 9/17/ 51 134 101 101 131 11 8 100 97.95

115. Clorke, ion 8.05 7.15 7.95 770 8.70 8.75 48.30 Australia 7.95 8.55 8.35 8.60 7.80 7.90 49 .15 172 em 68 kg 3/20/44 128 109 88 136 124 114 9745

116. Garcia, Miguel 8.50 6.15 740 8.05 8.00 7.75 45.85 Cuba 8.95 745 8.80 8.70 845 9.10 51 .45 173 em 61 kg 12/ 23/48 63 139 97 115 127 105 97.30

116. Svenson, Tommy 8.30 8.60 7.85 8.00 8.50 5.65 46.90 Sweden 8.15 7.95 845 8.65 8.50 8.70 5040 170 em 65 kg 12/1 /44 118 87 88 121 104 139 97.30

1 18. Lloyd, Peter 8.15 6.90 7.50 8.55 8.55 8.25 47.90 Australia 845 745 8.15 8.85 845 8.00 49.35 177 em 77 kg 9/22/49 105 129 12 1 62 104 118 97.25

119. Eekbo, Pael 770 6.35 770 8.30 8.00 8.05 46.10 Norway 8.30 8.75 8.55 8.70 8.10 8.70 51.10 173 em 66 kg 11 /3/48 138 121 91 100 132 108 97.20

120. Pedersen, Eddie 7.85 6.70 7.85 8.30 8.05 7.80 46.55 Norway 840 8.50 7.90 8.90 8.25 8.50 5045 1 74 em 62 kg 3/14/ 51 122 120 117 80 129 117 97.00

120. Mackie, Bill 8.70 6.55 770 7.95 8.50 8.35 47.75 Canada 8.75 7.20 8.30 8.20 8.55 8.25 49.25 11 [27/48 63 133 107 140 103 115 97.00

122. Cuervo, Jorge 7.55 5.00 7.05 8.05 8.80 7.55 44.00 Cuba 945 845 7.50 8.90 9.10 940 52.80 177 em 64 kg 5/4/5 1 91 140 136 105 58 100 96.80

123. Karregat, Peter 7.70 8.40 7.60 8.30 7.70 770 4740 Holland 8.15 8.60 7.00 8.60 845 8.25 49.05 178 em 72 kg 2/8/49 132 76 135 107 131 123 96.45

124. Vistam, Gunnar 7.95 6.80 8.40 7.95 8.30 8.00 4740 Sweden 8.30 6.90 8.60 8.75 8.35 8.10 49.00 174 em 71 kg 6/1 /44 122 136 64 119 118 122 9640

125. Reithmeier, D. 745 7.85 6.90 8.30 8.50 6.75 45.75 Austria 7.90 8.30 8.35 8.50 845 8.70 50.20 165 em 68 kg 5/ 15/44 136 96 126 113 107 134 95.95

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[iJ~~~~ra 126. Rushforth, Graham 7.90 6.90 7.55 8.20 8.05 6.10 44.70

Great Britain 8.35 8.35 8.65 8.55 8.25 8.75 50.00 175 em 75 kg 2/A/45 122 118 97 115 129 137 95 .60

127. Gunnemann, Hans 8.10 6.95 6.90 845 8.30 7.35 46.05 Holland 840 840 8.40 8.15 8.30 7.55 49.20 178 em 72 kg 6/6/45 113 115 124 123 126 136 95.25

127. Booth, Michael 8.80 8.35 6.80 840 6.60 5.15 44. 10 Great Britain 9.00 8.80 8. 10 8.75 8.25 9.25 51.15 176 em 68 kg 1/ 22/44 42 70 130 88 145 145 95.25

129. Boisclair, Yvan 7.80 6.15 7.85 8.55 8.70 6.75 45.80 Canada 8.25 845 845 8.70 8.25 7.25 49.35 1/5/44 127 127 88 75 107 141 95.15

130. Hunter, Ron 7.70 6.95 7.25 8.10 8.75 6.60 45.35 Canada 8.20 840 8.65 8.50 7.85 7.65 49.25 1/7/50 130 115 110 123 120 140 94.60

131. Sagre, Emilio 8.30 5.80 5.80 8.35 8.35 6.60 43.20 Cuba 8.90 6.60 8.30 9.20 8.35 9.00 50.35 172 em 67 kg 11/11 /50 84 143 136 51 116 131 93.55

132. Theuer, Franz 7.85 7.65 6.10 8.20 7.85 7.35 45.50 Austria 8.05 7.90 7.80 840 7.65 8.10 47.90 168 em 65 kg 2/ 21 /48 130 113 140 123 138 125 9340

133. Jenson, Sidney 8.50 5.55 8.10 8.60 9.20 8.00 47.95 Canada 1.00 8.20 8. 10 8.95 8.65 8.90 43.80 8/1 1/47 15 1 133 97 51 62 103 91.75

134. Bernard, Johnv 8.35 4.25 720 8.20 7.20 6.20 41.40 Luxembourg 8.25 7.65 8.00 8.70 8.00 8.55 49.15 167 em 58 kg 3/ 28/49 105 145 127 107 141 138 90.55

135. Rodriguez, R. 7.75 6.00 5.50 7.20 8.00 5.00 39.45 Cuba 8.80 845 8.50 840 840 8.50 51 .05 167 em 56 kg 3/8/50 109 128 139 146 128 144 90.50

136. Wisehnia, Yaeob 6.70 6.35 6.95 7.90 8.15 7.40 43.45

e r Israel 7.80 6.25 7.85 840 745 8.15 45.90 170 em 62 kg 8/3/47 141 141 131 136 137 132 89.35

137. Ulamee, Heinrich 5.10 8.00 5.25 8.05 7.90 7.65 41.95 Austria 7.00 8.65 7.35 8.20 7.60 8.50 47.30 183 em 76 kg 8/16/42 148 84 146 139 138 121 89.25

138. Barlov, Arie 7.70 6.75 7.05 8. 15 7. 15 6.35 43.15 Israel 8.05 7.05 7.05 840 7.90 7.25 45.70 164 em 60 kg 9/1 /48 134 132 137 128 144 143 88.85

139. Moessinger, W. 8. 15 8.70 8.70 9.25 8.65 4345 West Germany 8.55 8.80 8.95 9.20 9.35 44.85 165 em 59 kg 1/3/49 101 57 29 30 62 88.30

140. Geiblinger, H. 6.05 6.95 5.25 7.80 8. 10 7.85 42.00 Austria 7.25 7.10 7.75 7.65 7.90 7.65 45.30 171 em 71 kg 4/3/46 145 13 1 144 142 134 133 87.30

141. Jawad, Askar 6.15 6.35 6.85 7.75 7.95 7.90 42.95 7.70 5.35 6.90 8.15 7.15 8. 10 43.35

180 em 60 kg 3/7/52 143 146 141 143 143 123 86.30 142. Ben-Ari , Shmuel 7.50 6.25 7.05 7.80 7.95 6.10 42.65

Israel 7.65 6.10 7.70 8.50 7.75 5.90 43.60 167 em 64 kg 9/17/49 136 144 133 136 135 146 86.25

143. Lausehmann, Peter 6.90 6.80 6.85 7.90 7.95 7.60 4400 Austria 7.55 7.90 6.90 7. 15 740 7. 10 42.00 168 em 65 kg 1/ 25/48 142 129 141 148 140 146 86.00

144. Provshtein, I. 6.85 7.35 5.65 7.80 7.55 5. 10 40.30 Israel 8.00 7.70 7.70 8.55 7.00 645 45 .50 4 167 em 60 kg 2/17/49 138 122 143 135 146 148 85.70

145. Abdelhamed, K. 6.75 4.70 5.00 8.25 7.65 6.10 3845 7.80 6.10 7.85 8.80 7.55 7.55 45 .65

165 em 62 kg 12/22/52 140 147 145 92 141 142 84. 10 146. Schmidt, Guenther 7.55 4.75 5.70 7.90 7 .. 00 7.00 39.90

Austria 7.30 3.05 7.75 8.20 7.50 8.80 4 1.60 170 em 67 kg 1/1 /46 138 149 141 141 147 128 8 1.50

147. Singh, Man jit 6.10 3.00 4.50 7.80 6.50 4.30 32.20 India 645 540 5.95 8. 10 6.70 7.20 39.70 165em54kg 12/7/5 1 146 148 149 143 148 149 71.90

148. Stefanetti, Ady 5.60 6.25 6.20 6.00 7.85 7.20 39. 10 Luxembourg 7.50 8.75 7.85 8.50 32.70 168 em 65 kg 11 /17/42 152 133 129 152 135 130 71.70

149. Singh, Daljit 4.55 1.25 4.20 7.75 5.05 745 30.25 India 6.65 3.90 5.50 8.05 6.35 8.35 38.80 175 em 58 kg 7/3/52 149 150 152 145 149 128 69.05

150. Demiraslan, M. 4.55 5.50 340 7.05 3.00 3.05 26.55 Turkey 5.85 6.95 6.60 7.60 4.60 7.30 38.90 179 em 71 kg 6/11 /46 150 142 150 150 150 150 6545

151 . Mueller, Paul 8.75 9.20 8.60 9.05 9.10 9.20 53.90 9.10 9.10

Switzerland 152 152 153 23 153 152 63.00 152. Gueven, Memduh 6.15 1.75 4.95 2.25 2.75 17.85

Turkey 6.00 6.55 7.80 3.50 5.75 29.60 174 em 68 kg 5/17/46 147 152 148 151 151 151 4745

153. Tunea, Aykut 6.45 1.60 3.05 7.10 125 1945 Turkey 7.10 2.60 6.85 7.70 3.00 27.25 170 em 69 kg 12/24/45 144 15 1 151 149 152 46.70

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1 972 Olympic Parallel Bar Compulsory Exercise (Unofficial) Illustrations and descriptions by Don Tonry, Yale University

Peach Basket: This may be executed with an inside or outside grip; however, most performers ( including all of the Japanese on the World Games team) prefer the outside grip for pulling power.

The point of extension is generally ini­tiated with the shoulders directly below the hands and with the calf muscle approxi­mately between the wrists. It is a good policy to see this relationship prior to ex­tension. Many performers have a great deal of trouble achieving the calf-wrist relation­ship prior to the shoulders arriving below the hands.

The direction of the shoot should only be as high as a straight arm reg rasp affords. A bent arm-pushout regrasp would be analo­gous to a bent arm-pushout free hip circle to handstand on the horizontal bar. Attempt to catch with straight arms well above the horizontal- if possible. CAST: The drop for the cast may be early or late. I person­ally feel that the early drop is more exciting to watch. If the late drop is used, swing forward with the hips extended above the bar and drop (pike) with a strong lean so that there is no pause in the support posi­tion .

If the early drop is used, pike slightly earlier than for a peach basket drop and lean well backward as the drop is initiated. (I must assume that the readers are familiar with these techniques.

The recovery phase (support on upper arms) may be executed with hips well above the bars and almost fully extended or in a deep piked position. The more extended position seems to be the trend these days ; however, both are acceptable. BACK RISE Y2 TURN: The extension for the back rise should be slightly above horizontal with the shoulders sliding forward toward the hands (approximately a 90° bend in the elbow joint). A slight pike is achieved after the extension phase - followed by an arch ( thrust for rise). The final thrust occurs at approximately 8 or 9 o'clock (angle of hour hand). The thrust must be designed to pull the performer's body upward and backward (stretch away from hand support). The grip change should be a aile-two motioll with the right hand sliding backward (right turn) slightly along the bar. The turn must occur very quickly in order to catch the body well above the bar. Height is determined by how

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high the hips are (away from hands) in relation to the bar.

STRADDLE CUT CATCH: The sw ing prior to the straddle must be inhibited to some degree because the cut must be exe­cuted to an "L" position. Generally, the st raddle cut should be executed as high as control in the "L" position will allow. Work toward f reezing the "L" position without allowing the slightes t movement upon re­covery.

STRAIGHT BODY PRESS: Avoid exces­sive arching during the press to handstand and never allow the elbows to bend more than 90° - a straight body rather than arched body position is desirable. Note: many gym­nasts lead with the hip too much while executing this press, and actually lose credit for piking excessively. Press slowly and continllol/sly.

STUTZE KEHRE: Catch (recover) with straight arms and then bend the elbows slightl y for the upper arm support. Attempt to assume a straight body position prior to the upper arm support.

FORWARD RISE: Keep the chest hollow and the back rounded during the lowering and rising phase (head forward) . This posi- V tion of the upper body will allow for greater emphas is on the hip and leg lift. Most po . fro nt rises are: lifted late; not driven f ward enough; and excessively piked. Lea to execute a very forward stretched front ,.;" w;lh my hltl ' p;k' b'fo" ""mpI~ I to add personal style to the final Positir~n~ \ "­Every American team has had some gym­nasts who have had difficulty executing this sti ll to the maximum.

SWING ING BACKWARD PIROU­ETTE: Swing directly toward a handstand with a fairly stretched position (the per­former who is arched tends to arch more during the turn) . The gymnast who is learning this skill for the first time should tend toward a late turn (almost in hand­stand) in order to pivot with good body alignment. The gymnast who cannot finish this turn in a handstand usually pivots early and does not continue pushing out in the shoulders (decreasing the upper arm and upper body angle) during the turn. Com-plete the turn in a handstand with good body alignment.

PEACH BASKETS : Lower to position for late or early drop (early is preferred) with slight arch in back. Attempt to drop below the bar without hesitation from down­ward swing. Catch the basket with straight arms and straight body.

GLIDE KIP: Lower to glide kip, without pausing, and show a fully extended body position at end of glide. Legs must be in position for shoot (pike) prior to the shoulders passing below the hands.

The highest point of the shoot may be either piked or extended as long as the hips are placed high enough for an extended (well above the bar) recovery swing.

Forward Pirouette Dismount: The gym­nast may start this turn early, bue must pass through a stretched handstand position with perfect alignment at the completion of the turn: The grip is changed early in the de­scending phase and the body remains straight or slightly arched prior to the landing.

Author's Note: I have drawn these skills with a conscious effort to demonstrate what I consider to be good style. Many of these positions were taken from films and modified to suggest certain improvements (hopefully). My descriptions are intended for coaches and gymnasts who have a clear understand­ing of these sk ills-I did not intend them to be complete descriptions-only an expres­sion of my feelings concerning correct exe­cution in view of current gymnastic trends.

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This quality gymnastic shoe has soft leather uppers with elastic goring and peb· ble soles. Available in white c n!)' No "alf sizes .

5 .25

U·S7 " POINT · MAKER". U-S6 "HIGH-SCORL" gymnastic shoe with a 3" wide elas­tic insert across instep that keeps shoes extra snug. Preferred by tum· biers and trampoline performers. long·wear white rubber sole. All edges are overlock stitched. Top is made from heavy duty canvas. Drill innersole. Turned construction style with seam on inside. Available in white only . No half sizes.

2,75

US2"THE SURE-FORM MODEL:'

Newly designed stretch gymnastic shoe made from a single piece of heavy duty nylon knit with leather sale. Provides a snug fit because"it stretches to size and will not fold or crease. All seams are overlock­ed and securely stitched. Sizes: Small (1-4), Medium (5-8 ), Large (9-12), in white only. No half sizes. 2_25

Same as abc vp. , excP'"'t with leatt:e!'" sole. r.· : f. ILCS

2,50

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The finest publication of its kind available. Boys' and girls' routines, ages 6 through 18 years of age, divided into divi sions, complete with stick f igures and values of ports. It will make a perfect school program or train ­ing manual for any coach or student. Also available in Spanish.

$3.00

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Shreveport, La. 71105

Suppliers of 1968 U. S. Women's Olympic

Gymnastic Team 1968 World Trampoline Team

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MEN'S GYMNASTICS EDUCATIONAL COLOR SLIDES

116 Color Slides $40.00 Ppd.

• The world 's best educational color slides. Excellent for classroom study. lectures and cl inics.

• Excelle"nt photos with entire sequence silhouet­ed or sequence photos.

• For beginning. intermediate and advanced gymnastics.

• Includes all Olympic events.

• Produced by Japanese authorities. Guarantee full sotisfaction.

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CATALOG OF TRAMPOLINE

EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

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Indisputably the finest name in trampolining - since 1948

MG CALENDAR

Trampoline Meets: Jan. 23 , 1971 : Memphis Open. Milt Davis, 4055 Poplar Ave. , Memphis, Tenn. 38 111 . Feb. 5-6, 1971: Valostic Meet. Joe Taylor, Valpariso Elemen­tary School , Valparisa, Florida 32580. Feb. 13, 1971: USL Invitational , Jeff Hennessy, Box 672, USL, Lafayette, La. 70501. Feb. 27 , 1971 : Cajun Open. Lloyd Huval, LSU NO, New Orleans, La . 70003. March 13, 1971 : Southern AAU Novice, Jr. & Sr. Jeff Hen­nessy, Box 672, USL, Lafayette, La. 70501. April 1-3, 1971 : NCAA Gymnastic and Trampoline Cham­pionships. Newt Loken, coach, Fieldhouse. Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48 1 03. April 17 , 1971: Southeastern AAU & Regional III Trampo­line Championships. Milt Davis, 4055 Poplar Ave., Mem­phis, Tenn. 381 11.

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CUSTOM CHEMICAL PRODUCTS Formulated to meet the special needs of the gymnast . CHALK UP for the hor i zonta I & uneven bar s, dries and cools the hands. HOLD IT for vaulting, floor-x and beam, where traction is needed . MAT & APPARATUS CLEANER, GYM FRESHENER, AND FOAM OFF.

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SHOES # TL·2 (as illustra ted) # TL-3-A all-leather shoe

... ... .. $2.75 pr.

with rubber sale ....... .... ...... .. . . 4. 00 pr.

2.00 pro

2.25 pr.

#TL-4 Lad ies' gym shoe Nylon w/leother sale ..

#NB Nylon booty, w/ leather sale Si zes 1-12 .

LEATHER HANOG RIPS #A- Good (most popular) ._ .... _. _ ... _.$1.50 pro # 8 - Better (one-piece) . . ... 1.75 pr. # C - Best (extra st rong) . . . 2_25 pr. Lompwick hondgri ps (S-M-L) ............ 1.50 pr.

PANTS Cotton/acrylic stretch .. ..... $7.50 pro Nylon stretch pants

White or Cream .......... .. .... ..... 15.00 With toe-pc., odd $1 .00 extra

SUSPENDERS %" elastic w/metal clips. Adjustable

and detachable. Comes in white, blue or red ................ ...... ............. .$3.00 ea .

WOODEN RINGS Meets all specificat ions . . ....... 22.95 pr.

CHALK Block or powder .... _ .... . ......... lowest prices

GYM SHIRTS Cotton with adjustable f lap .............. $2.95 Nylon step-in, white .. . ......... _ ......... 5.50

GYMNASTIC TRAVEl BAGS 6Y2' 'Wx10Y2''Hx16''L Ava ilable in Blue or Red .. ........... ..... . $4.00

1968 MEXICO OLYMPIC FILMS

Super 8 - in color Complete winning and runner-up optional routines on all Olympic events. Token at 24 fps and edited from 2000 feet of film token from choice loca­tions. Highly educational. No rentals.

Men 's - 400 It. . ... ...... ..... .... ...... . $32.00 Ppd. Women's - 400 It. .. .... ....... ... .. ... $32.00 Ppd.

1970 USGF National Championships Super 8 Ii 1m - in color

Complete routines of the highest scores, on each event, can be observed. See our finest gymnasts in semi-slow motion (24 f ps) held at the fabulous· Las Vegas Convention Centec-. 1970 world compulso­ries included in women's events. Men 's - 265 It. .... .......... .. ....... .... $20.00 Ppd. Women's - 255 It. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... ..... ... . $20.00 Ppd.

1970 Yugoslavia World Gymnastics Championships

Super 8 - in color

The world's most exc it ing combinations, twists and new techniques have been re­cently filmed. See the winning and tap optional routines, for all Olympic events, in semi-slow motion token from the best loca­tions. In order to show more variety of rou­tines, a second reel for men has been pro­duced showing tap competitors throughout the world.

Men's - # 1 4 - 400 ft ....... ..... $35.00 Ppd. Men's - # 1 5 - 300 ft. .. . . .. $25.00 Ppd. Women 's - # 16 - 400 ft . ....... . $35.00 Ppd.

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