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m THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE

CG Official Publication of the United States Gymnastic Federation

VOL. XI CONTENTS

FEBRUARY 1 969 NUMBER 2

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR ... ... ... .. ..... . Glenn Sundby 4 GUEST EDITORIAL ..................... .. Richard H. Perry 6 CHALK TALK ... . .. ..... .. .... .... ... ........ ... .............. 7 JUDGING QUIZ ............ .... .. .. .. .... ..... .. . ... .. .... .... 7 EASTERN CLINIC AT FT. LAUDERDALE .. Dick Holzaepfel 8 SOKOL WINTER CLINIC ..... ... ........... ... ...... ......... 9 TUCSON CLINIC ............. ... .... ... .... ... . ...... .. ......... 10 CALIFORNIA WINTER CLINIC .................. Bob Peavy 11 TUMBLING TOPiCS .............. .. ............. .. Dick Criley 12 HG BOOK REViEW ... .... ....... . .. ....... . .... .. Dick Criley 12 THE JAPANESE WORK-OUT ... ... ... ............. Roy Davis 13 1968 OLYMPIC EFFORTS .. .. .... ......... .. . Jack Beckner 14 MG CALENDAR ................. ...... ... .... ... ............... 1 6 CANADIAN REPORT ........................... John Nooney 18 RESEARCH AND FITNESS IN GYMNASTICS

............ .. ............. James S. Bosco 19 A SECOND LOOK AT SWING ............. Gerald S. George 20 THE COACH, THE GYMNAST AND THE SAFETY BELT

........ ...... ............... Don Tonry 21 PROGRESSION LIST FOR

HIGH SCHOOL GyMNASTiCS ... .... Wm. F. Murray 22 NATIONAL GYMNASTICS OFFICIALS

ASSOCIATION ...... .. ....... .... ........ Jerry Wright 23 INDEX FOR VOLUME X,

THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE, 1 968 .......... 26 FASHION ........................ .. ... ...... Walter Zuickle 28 LETTERS ....... .... ........... .... .. ... ... .. ... ...... ........... 29

COVER, Winter Clinic Action ... Barry Siotten (center photo) at· tended the Ft. Lauderdale Florida clinic, as did Brent Simmons (lower left). Russ Mill s displayed his Side Horse talents at the Berkeley, Ca lifornia, clinic, and Del Strang.ecompeted in the East· West meet at the Tucson, riz., Western CliniC.

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Sports and games: a substitute for violence

At this very moment , many of us are literally pray ing for some kind of a nswer to cnme in our s treets, vio lence within our primary institutions , a nd man 's seeming del ight in bringing pain to his fellow man.

Can this man ifestation of ho st ilit y by our young Reo­pie really be nothing more than a "generation gap. " I think not. I can 't help but think that It IS a rather predictable response of our yo ung peop le to a highl y comfortable, eco n­omiC , political, and socia l system that has robbed them of a natural birthright.

A not-too-rece nt art ic le by Willia m Jovonavich, titled "Sex, Cri me , and to a Lesser Extent Sport," se t forth the premi se that within every previous culture in man 's hi story the boys of the tribe or community have been provided with some sort of ritual, or a t least a measuring device for becom­ing a man. Within the tribe he might become a mighty war­rior or hunter. Within previous Ame rican communiti es he could work in the fields or along s ide hi s dad a t hi s trade and thereby know the joy a nd di stinction of doing a " man 's work ."

As we look a t our society today , where can a youngster find a test or measure of manhood: he can 't hunt, the union s won't let him work a long s ide his dad , and then after a ll , we don ' t want our kids to have to work as ha rd as we did anyway. Even our neighborhood geograph y robs a kid of any chance for dari ng . We used to c limb trees and play our own kind of " chicken " in vacant lot s, now where are the big cha ll enging trees and vacant lots in yo ur neighborhood.

Jovonavich s uggest s that in the abse nce of socia ll y ac­cepted measures of manliness boys will by necessi ty find their own test , a nd historically sexual prowess has been romanticized as a meas ure of riba ld , ha iry-chested , ma nli­ness . Certainly we don ' t have to look beyond the startling rise of teenage veneral disease to support this premise.

The other measure of course is that he can fight in the streets . He can join a gang and engage in all sorts of testing programs - gangfights - stealing cars - strong arm robberies -and where does It all end')

Jovonavich indicates a nd I ' m sure that most of us would agree that a t le as t one alternative is th a t sports and games can and does prov ide an adeq uate , socially accepted ve hicle for a young man to test his courage , hi s pain thres hold , his skill and daring against hi s fellow man . The kid who has knocked heads on Friday night in front of severa l thousand students and parents in a football ga me doesn't have to knock heads In the streets on Saturday night to win his spurs, he's a lready " paid hi s dues," the gang knows he' s got guts, so he can alford the luxury of being a peace maker without losing face. But how about the kid who didn 't ge t to play, who wasn't good enough , or didn ' t pass enough courses to be e ligible , or who for a million and one funny little rule s was not able to be tested on the field of s port - he does n't have much of a choice - does he?

I just can't help but think that a youngster who starts in elementary school testing hi s body agains t hi s own pain thresho ld , against his own innermost fears when asked to jump into the deep water for the firs t time , and continues to progress throughout junior and se nior high school in meetIng more demanding physica l and emotional tests won't find it necessary to resort to violence to prove him­self. I think most of our water polo players during anyone of their demanding practice periods could readily agree with the wise man who said " ma n's greatest moment of ha ppi­ness is to be tested beyond what he thought would be hi s breaking point and not fail."

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By Richard H. Perry, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physical Education University of Southern California

Let me say this , however, before you feel that I 'm suggest ing sports a nd games as a neat, tidy ,!anacea for all of our social problems. Because sports an ga mes 'can provide a ll of the experiences necessary to deve lop qualiti es of courage, strength , honesty respect for discipline and teammates, it can and does conversely provide the opportu­nity for the very a nthithesis of each of these qua lities . If a kid playing tennis can call a close " liner" in a nd thereby be honest, he can a lso call it out and st ill win. I f hi s courage is tested , he may fa il the test and thereby consider himself a coward. If discipline is unfair, who needs it? If hi s team­mates a re unfeeling and prejudiced , who needs racial under­standing?

Many times when I see the products of some of our " laboratories of character", I can identify with my favorite philo so pher- Pogo - when he sa id , "We h ave met the enemy a nd he is us."

We have been blessed with a tremendous vehicle for an orderly transition from boyhood to manhood . Howeve r, we have no assurance it will occur. How well we play our role as coahces a nd , as pa rents, in providing a "sub st itute for violence" will be in direct proportion to our willingness to care. To care about a nd for the kids who use th at veh icl e, and cry out to us by their very presence , for a chance to stand tall as men within a soc iety that they can understand and respect. It is my considered opinion th at if we meet thi s chal lenge , that rather tha n engaging in violence against his fellow man , we will find our athletes living Frederick Tyner's " An Athlete's Prayer"

"Help me to play the game dear Lord With all my might and main; Grant me the cou rage born of right, A heart to stand the strain ...

Send me a sense of humor, Lord, To laugh when victory's mine -To laugh if I should meet defeat, Without a fret or whine ...

Give me the grace to follow rules, To fess up when I'm wrong, When s ilence or the other thing Wins plaudits from the throng .. .

When foes are tough and fighting fi erce And I am getting weak, Dear God, don't ever let me show A broad, bright yellow streak.

And teach me, Lord, life 's game to play Just one day at a time-With thee as coach and trainer, Lord, Real victory must be mine."

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Jim Marcus, Jr. Olympic meet A-A winner (intermediate division).

JUNIOR OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC MEET ORAWS 92 YOUTHS Fi ve Charleston boys and girls were all-around award

winners in statewide gymnast ic competition Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, West Virginia.

The Junior Olympic Gymnastic Meet sponsored by the West Virginia Association attracted 92 young gymnasts, including 44 in the vaul ting events and 41 in the floor exercise event.

Following are the all-around award winners (those who participated in designated events for their age group),

Bantam division, 9 and under, Boys - Steve Evans, representing Lawrance Frankel of Charleston; girls ­Robin Ratliffe, Ashland Gym Club, Ashland, Ky.

Midget division, 10-1 2 years old , Boys - Ford Francis, First Presbyterian Church; girls - Babbi Ann Hunt, Ashland Gym Club, Ashland, Ky.

Intermediate division, 13-14 years old , Boys - Jim Marcum, First Presbyterian Church; girls - Julia Hosimer, Fi rst Presbyterian Church.

Senior division, 15-17 years old, Boys - Ra lph Roach, St. Clairsville High School of Ohio; girls - Nancy Coyle, First Presbyterian Church.

Meet directors were Basil Mullens and Bud Francis.

HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS TRAINING

Some states with rigid regulation of hig h school athletic programs ban struc­tured training programs except during the actual competition season. In Cali­fornia, the gymnasts maintain a year 'round workout program through the open doors policies of the colleges and municipal recreation programs, often under the direction of college gym­nasts. In Illinois and Colorado, off-sea­son training is not officially frowned upon, but off-season competition is re­stricted. Pennsylvania apparently has no rulings regarding off-season train­ing. The most commonly used adjuncts are summer camps, clinics, clubs and organizations such as the Turners or YMCA's. In Illinois, high school gym­nasts are encouraged to build their own equipment on which to train_ (For other notes on high school gymnasts ab­stracted from Murray: A Comparison of Interscholastic Gymnastics on the High School Level see previous issues of Chalk Talk,)

Ed Albrecht goes over seven.

A FLY ING T IGER- It may look like leap frog but it 's really tiger leaping which reaches new heights (a seven- ma n heap to be exact) in thi s crowd-pleasing pelformance by members of the Long I sla nd Un ive rsity varsity gym­nastics team . Hurtling through the air wi th the grea test of ease - and room to spare - is gym­nast Ed Albrecht of Bellerose. Queens , aft er takeoff from trampollelte. The man on the bot­tom of the heap looks as if hi s is the toughe st part of th e show.

SMALLEST SLI PPER Inte rnationa l Gymnastics Materials (IGM) of Illinoi s, have a policy of giving I pr. #800 L Sli ppers . size 14 (6 " long. smalles t gymnast ic slippers avai lable) at no charge to any coach upon receiving the birth an nouncement of hi s (or her) chi ld. They want to int roduce the ch ild to Gymnastics as early as possible .

JUDGING QUIZ: RATE FOLLOWING "A/' "8" OR "e" AND LIST VALUE OF VAULT SHOWN

Answers on page 30.

Floor Exercise 2. Side Horse 3. Still Rings

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Scissors with V2 turn. backward to swing forward in upper arm support Giant swing and grip change with hop to Giant

and roll backward with grasp to handstand, 2 sec. swing forward.

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M6 WiDler Clinic Report: 1968 EASTERN CLINIC AT FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

The 1968 Eastern Gymnastics C linic a t Fort Lauderdale . Florida. was a big success for it s fourth running year. There was an increase in the number of personnel attending the clinic particularly in the girls' and women's division. The clinic ran from December 26th (Thursday) through- Monday . December 30th. The sched­ule ran as follows: 9:00 to 10:00 a. m. there was registration the first day and a general workout through the noon hour. One o'clock then saw a start of the class routines which involved a ll the apparatus with three areas of ins truction going on simultaneously. The areas of instruc­tion are di vided into elementary. intermediate a nd advanced on each apparatus. On the eve­ning of December 27th we had the men's qua l­ifying meet to determine the make-u p of the teams for the North vs. South meet. The North vs. South ma tch was held on the eve­ning of December 28th with a fine crowd to observe it. The North team won the meet which was not decided until the final event. The winners of the va rious event s were Free Exercise and Trampoline won by Barry Siotten of the University of Iowa, the Side Horse was tied for first place between Mark Siotten of the University of Iowa and Keith McCanless, the University of Iowa. Don Hatch won the Still Rings . and he is from the University of Iowa. Paul Mayer won the Long Horse Vaulting, and at this time he is at Georgia Southern Univer­si ty and, of course, was a graduate of the South­ern Illinois University: Dennis Mazur of Iowa State University won the Parallel Bar event: Brent Simmons of the Iowa State University won the All-Around Title. There was a host of highly skilled and mature gymnasts for the North-South Meet. On Sunday. December 29th. the Woman 's Championship Meet was held. This was held in two to four different categories in order to make an opportunity for a ll forms of developed skills to compete. On Monday. December 30th. the Florida State High School Meet was held. This was the first venture in thi s area of gymnastics a t the Eastern C linic. and I mus t say that the Miami High Schools have progressed exceedingly well in the few years that gy mnastics has had an opportunity to get started .

The instructional staff at the c linic was made up of Chic C icio from F lorida . Mike Jacobson from Iowa. Roger Gedney from Western Illinoi s University. Fred Sanders from North Carolina University . Amando Vega from Louisiana Northwestern Univer­si ty. Fred Orlofsky from Weste rn Michigan University. Hutch D vorak from Georgia Southern University. Rick Tucker from South­ern Illinois. Fred Dennis from Southern Illinois and now coaching in suburban Chi­cago. Dale Hard t from Proviso West High School in Illinois. Ken Gordon from North­western University and formerly U ni vers it y of Iowa. John Schaefer from Wisconsi n State, C linic Director Bi ll Meade from Southern Illinois Unive rsity. and Clinic Direc tor Dick Hol zae pfel from Iowa University.

The woman's instruc tional staff was beefed up considerably this yea r a nd a real s uccessful program was conducted under the direction of Sharon Pirkl of Illinois. Jud y Gedney of West­e rn Illinois. Mary and Denni s Hallet of West­ern Illinois Un ive rsity. Mrs. John Schaefer of Wisconsin State. Mrs. Dvorak of Georgia Southern University. and Steve Whit-

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Report by DICK HOLZAEPFEL. C linic Director

Paul Mayer, Eastern Clinic, Ft. Lauderdale

co mb fro m Southe rn Illino is U ni vers it y, Ve rn E lde r. Washingto n, D.C. , Y.M .C.A. and Bud Watson, Ri viera Beach, Florida.

The equipme nt companies aga in ex te nded us the be nefit of using ne w a ppa ratu s w hi c h they se nt to the c lini c from the indi vidual equipme nt co mpa ni es s uc h as the Gy mas te r Company in Denver, C olo rado: the A me ri can Equipme nt Compa ny from J efferson , Iowa: the N isse n Company fro m Cedar Ra pids and the A tl as Equipme nt Co mpan y from St. Lo ui s, IVli ssouri .

The traditio n of gy mnas ti cs is now growing in Fort Laude rda le, a nd we must give la rge tha nks to men suc h as 'Fra nk Willi a ms, the rec rea tion direc to r of Fo rt La ude rda le a nd to J ack Miles who was di rectl y in vo lved with us re prese ntin g th e c it y a nd w ho did s uc h a tre mendou s j ob of ad ve rti s ing.

SOKOL SCHOOL HOLDS WINTER SESSION

IN FLORIDA

Sokol U.S. A. s pon sored it s firs t annua l win­te r sess io n of the Soko l Gy mnas ti c Sc hool (held each summe r a t So ko l Woodlands, Ba rry­ville , N .Y .) fro m Dece mbe r ~6 to 3 1. a t the Soko l Beach Mote L Courtney Ca mpbell Cause­way, T a mpa , F lo rida 33607.

Gy mnas ts a tt e nding from as far as Ma ine and C hi cago a nd including man y s umme r So kol School a lumni were housed and fe d in firs t­class s tyle a t the mote L whic h is owned by Sokol U.S.A.

Dail y acti vities include d gy mnas ti c classes on each pi ece of apparatus fo r men a nd women (with th e gy mnas ts di vided int o gro ups accord­ing to abilit y ), lec tures, info rma l workout s , a nd time for di ps in the pool and o the r rec rea­ti o nal acti vities. O utdoor a nd indoo r worko ut areas , a pooL and a beach were a ll right on th e pre mises, a fea ture whic h the pa rti c ipa nt s fo und pa rti c ul a rl y con ve ni e nt. D e li c io us " American Pla n" meals a t the mote l' s coffee shop a nd res ta urant were a lso ve ry a pprec iat ed.

The direct o r of the schoo l was Mil a n Trnk a, gy mnas tic coach at Wes t C hes te r St ate Col­lege and a lso direc to r of the So ko l Woodl ands summe r sess io ns. I nstructors included Joe Fodero , coach at O neont a (N. Y.) State Col­lege : G ary A nde rson, coach at H e nuerson High Schoo l (Wes t C hes te r, Pa.): E llen Ba­buska , N a ti o na l Sokol and N ew Jersey Sta te Gy mn as ti c C ha mpion: N orma n a nd Ma rio n F ranck , coac hes a t McCaskey High SchooL La ncas te r. Pa. , and John Castle, coac h a t the U ni ve rsity of V irginia , plus o the r we ll -qua li ­fi ed ins truc to rs.

A stude nt -teache r ra tio of 3: I res ulted in ve ry indi vidua li zed instructio n of ex ce llent quality . Enro llment nex t yea r w ill be limite d to 60 gy mnas ts, so it w ill be bes t to appl y ea rl y. Scenes from the Sokol School Clinic

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THE TUCSON CLINIC ACTION SCENES FROM WINTER CLINIC IN TUCSON, ARIZ.

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1968 CALIFORNIA WINTER CLINIC REPORT

"Where the emphasis is all illstruction" The Winter C linic , in it s third year of opera­

tion , attracted an overflow crowd of instruc­tors·, s taff and gymnasts to the University of Californi a at Berkeley . Three hundred men registrants were grouped strictl y by the ir all­around score a nd were divided into seven sk ill groups. Each sk ill group had six top instruc­tors and six pieces of apparatus. Separate rooms were used for instruction on horizontal bar, still rings , side horse and parallel bars whi le the ma in gymnasium at Cal was used for vaulting and free exercise.

An " Elite" gy mnastics group (50-p lus all­around score to qualify) was featured at thi s year's Cal Winter C linic. Olympians Art Shur­lock , Sid Freude nstein and prominently known Dan Millman a nd Yos hi Hayasa ki provided individua l instruction for potentia l nationa l and inte rnationa l competitors. Separate equip­ment was reserved , a nd uninterrupted instruc­tion was provided for Steve Hug, Rich G rigsby, Steve Radomski, George Greenfield, Minoru Morisaki and Gary Diamond , a ll four days of the c linic .

Master Clinics were provided each day by the finest instructors availab le. Russ Mills -Side Horse, Dan Mi llma n - Vaulting, Ken Ba rtlett - Parallel Bars , Jerry Todd and Bill Holmes - Horizontal Bar.

Extensive use of instant replay close-circuit telev is ion was featured at the C linic this yea r. Televis ion was used in several of the hori zonta l bar c lasses during the Ch ri stmas C lass ic Gym­nastics meet and during the judging sess ions run by Rick Field , certificat ion chairman fo r the Northern California Gymnastics Officials Association.

Top college instructors in vo lved with the C linic thi s year were Hal Frey, Art Shurlock , Dan Millman, Jerry Wright , Gordie Maddux, Ron Peek , Jerry Todd, Dick Wolfe , Ray Lo­renz , Ken Bartlett , Bill Holmes , Jack Smith, Jim Quinn , Art Aldritt, Karl Byers, Bob Peavy , plus twenty high school coaches and ten club coaches . Over eighty men instructors com­posed one of the largest men 's staffs " under one roof ' in the U,S. today.

Report by BOB PEAVY , Men's Director Photos by Rip Seorby & Glenn Sundby

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Little has appeared in the Modern G y mnast in recent years about basic or advanced tum­bling either for its own sake or for floor exer­cise. This series has been initiated , not with the idea of how to teach tumbling, although the ideas to be presented will aid that end, but to present techniques used by good tumblers to attain desirable elements of height and control. In some cases, common faults will be pointed out to forewarn the beginning tumbler. Both elementary and advanced moves will be s hown

in sequences taken from a 35mm movie pre­pared originally by the MG for Dr. James A. Baley 's book, "A n Illustrated Guide to Tum­bling"' (See review below). Permiss ion to use this film was granted to us by Dr. Baley and Allyn and Bacon , I nc ., publishers of his book. The subjects were members of the UCLA gym­nastic team: Kanati Allen , Sandy and Larry Bassis t , Don Arthur, and Dave Baumann.

It is my intention to be brief in describing the move being illustrated. Coaches and gym-

Cartoon used with permission of the Saturday Evening Post.

nas ts will benefit by their own close scrutiny of the sequences and comparison with " live" action and their own experiences. There are many tumbling manuals in existence and thus , there are many different presentations on how to tumble. My comments will be limited to points I feel are important , as I am certain that successful coaches and tumblers everywhere may feel the need to stress some different aspect of a move.

1. The running front somersault (Pike or tuck, "8" difficulty). Examine the sequences for the timing of the arms during the run, hurdle, and lift-off; the bady position, particularly hips to chest during lift-off; and the legs and feet at the conclusion of the hurdle and lift-off. In neither case is the hurdle 0 high jump an inexperienced tumblers often attempt, but rather

a long, comparatively low skip. Nor is the head thrown down immediately to initiate the somersault, another common fault of the beginner. (For a contrasting technique, see Front Somersault by Myers in the March 1967 MG)

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO TUMBLING

by Dr . .lames A. Haley. All yn and Bacon. Inc .. Hoston. 1968 paperback 170 pp. $2.50

As a comparati ve ly ine xpe ns ive paperb'ick. thi s tumbling man ual has muc h to recom mend it to the physical education c lass and to the practicing tumbler . It is not as detailed in it s instruction s as Hugh es' book. but man y of the s kill s rece ive ve ry good photo-sequence trea tment. With all the gy mnastics text s on the market. one wonde rs why st ill another one should be offered.

One of the answers to this que stion li es in the treat me nt of advanced tumbling sk ill s as reproduced from movies. More aspec ts of the mo ve are s hown tha n in most tex ts using draw­ings or indi vidual photographs. While fewer words may ha ve been needed to exp lain the se moves. the re are so me lapses and some ove r­worded e xplanation s which the critical coach

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or gymnast wi ll be quick to catch - i.e .. the description of the back so mersault into a front so mersault. the s uggestion that a spott ing belt be used in lea rning the Ru ss ian front some r­sault (a difficult proposition because of the nature of the arm act io n). and the so mewhat convoluted desc ription of a tins ica which could have benefited from a photo-sequence. Spotting techniques are fairly well illustra ted and de­sc ribed a ltho ugh the use of th e te rm s unde r­s tande r and topmounter (a carry-over from the author' s hand-balancing days) may need c lari­fication for the uninitiated (in thi s case the unde rstander is the spotter).

A criticism of the book is that. in an effort to represe nt moves w ith photographs. the photos used are of a mi xed qua lit y and dis­tracting in their combination. This is particular­ly d is turbing in the sections on conditioning exe rcises a nd floor exercise s tunt s. More e m­phasi s could have been placed on cooperat io n be tween partners in flexibilit y drill s. A numbe r of excellent examples are given o n the use of th e jump rope in improving timing. agilit y . en­durance a nd leg s tre ngth . The floor exerc ise st unt s illu s trated are the us ual ones. except that th e sp lit s a re not me ntioned . and more em-

Next, the Russian front somersault.

pha s is could have been gi ven to tra ns ition mo ves in keeping w ith today's FX trends away from too man y static pos ition s.

Other sec tions of the book have been in­cluded for the ph ys ica l education major and th e complete novice . While other te xts may trea t hi s tory. moti vation. uniform s and eq uip­me nt. competition. and principles more com­pletely. these are as pect s of the sport which do req uire the attention of those who are to teac h it and can therefore be justified in their inclu­sion. Eve n experienced tumblers w ill gain from the readings about the principles of physics in vo lved a lthough thi s section would have benefited from a few illustrati ve drawings.

The rev iewe r take s thi s opportunity to voice the hope that so me time a tumbling (or full­fledged gy mnas tics) te xt will make more use of scientifi c and cinematographic analyses and of the app lication of physics to tumbling (gym­nastic) technique. The few s tudi es which have been carried on (refer to MG se ries on Re­search in Gymnastics) have not been a part of the training of Ollr coaches whil e the Ru ss ians . Germans . a nd Japa nese have surpassed LI S both in the resea rch a nd application aspect s.

- Dick Criley

Do you warm-up before work ing out? How long? Fifteen minutes? Ten minutes? Thirt y minutes ? Do you have a schedule se t up for the week or month ? Do you count the rou­tines you pe rfo rm in practice? Does anyone sco re your performance ? Do you work out as a team ? Do you add condition ing exercises at the end of your workout ? Do you wait for the coach to te ll you what you a re doing wrong?

Although answers to the preceding qu estions may va ry so mewhat. the re is a good deal of cons iste ncy in the J a panese sys tem. Afte r atte nding seve ral practices at N ippon Uni­vers it y . Japa n Teacher's Coll ege. and numer­ous contests from Niigata to Hiroshima . I can at leas t describe so me of the work -outs I have seen.

There must be some va lue to the ir sys tem­atic approach. Th e junior high school teams look like veterans . the high schoolers look like co ll egians. and the co ll egians look lik e Ol ympi a ns. In fac t. three Japa nese college stu­dent s did ma ke the O lympic tea m (S. Kato . Ke nmotsu , and T suka haral. The rea l shocker comes when you di scover that no fe we r th an thirty college gymnasts scored 108.00 or bett er in the J apanese N CAA ' Tha t's a n ave rage of 9 .0·per event on both opt iona ls a nd com­pulsories. In the combined N CAA Uni versity and College Di vis ion meet s in the U. S .. o nl y two gymnasts scored over 108.00 Even at the National AAU C hampion ships onl y fi ve American gymnasts sco red o ver 108.00. but three of the m we re foreign ers.

C hampions do not get medal s by chance. The re is a reason for it. a nd the reason is us­ua ll y cons istently hard work . The J apa nese a re winne rs : maybe th eir work-out has so me­thing of interest. The Warm Up-

At an appointed time , the tea m assembles as a group and runs around the gym. Follow­ing the run . they line up in a c irc le and loosen up sma ll join ts by rota ting w ri sts. elbows. head and neck. shou lders . waist. knees . and a nkles. Nearly everything is done by numbe rs as one man counts . I mmediatel y. the sess ion looks planned. Arm sw inging and groin stretch­ing follo w. Then straddle sitting. handsta nds . splits. a nd back bends. Everyone wears a full sweatsuit. Everyone begins to sweat. T his type of warm-up las ts about 15 minutes. Tumbling-

Following . the short warm-up . the whole group begins tumbling. Forward ro ll s . di ve roll s . back roll ' exte nsions. snap down s, ches t roll s , cartwhee ls . and round offs precede the spring. and speed moves . Then come hand­springs, tinsicas . flip flops, front somersault s.

Throughout thi s phase a nd a ll phases. form is good a nd control appea rs to be stressed.

Once th ey are a ll warm and loose. the y be­gin to run fa ster and push ha rder . hitting forward and backward a lte rnates. ha lf-twis ting stepouts and routine sequences. The tumbling at thi s point is not spectacular, not really ve ry difficult - working out of a full twi st may be as hard as it ge ts - but , it is ve ry, ve ry c lean. La nd­in gs are so lid : le gs a re toge th e r : toes a re point e d : bod ie s are long and s tre t c he d. Tumbling lasts 20 to 30 minutes.

Th e coac h wa tch es from a di stance or not at a ll . Th e gymnasts spot each other The coach offers ve ry fe w sugges tions . It appears as if the gymnast is encouraged to so lve hi s own proble ms. Floor Exercise (and a ll ·o ther eve nts)-

Followi ng th e vigorous tumbling warm-up. wh ich may fini sh with floor exe rcise sequences . th e gymnasts proceed to th e floor exe rci se event where they sta rt with ha rd tumbling. but on ly briefly. The procedure fo llowed here is roughl y the sa me for a ll events: ve ry orief warm-up on ha ndsta nd s or swingirig las ting a bout I or :2 trips. the n routines. so metimes incomplete. but gene rall y the whole thing.

On thi s e vent a nd on all event s. the gy mnas ts follo w each ot her in sequence . The coach. if he is prese nt , kee ps his di sta nce while the gy mnasts spot each o th e r and offer sugges tions.

If there a re compul sories (and there are a lways compul sories to practice). the gy mnas ts wi ll perform th e m first before doing the op­tiona l exercise. Obviou sly. thi s le ngth e ns practice . bu t they see m to have the time. Every workout I watched las ted over 2 Y2 hours, genera ll y 3 to 3Y2. Howeve r. the longer work­out s took place on vacation s or preceded a n important compet ition. Added Notes-

Practice by part s or single moves does occur in the Japanese work-out. but it either precedes or follows the team work-out. I n no in sta nce does anyone interfe re with the team work-out.

Spott ing be lts are not used at al l. A ll learning a ppea rs to be accomp li shed through good progress ion s . sound tec hnique . a nd trial a nd error into la rge foam rubber mats that may be doubl ed o r tripled into thickne sses up to about four fee t.

According to several coaches , floor exer­c ise , because it is basic , and side horse . be­cau se it is more difficult , a re worked more frequentl y than the other events. High bar prac­tice may tak e pl ace o nl y 4 times a week in some gyms. A lso, if the tumbling group is too la rge . they will split up into sma lle r groups before going to the specific events and rotate to avoid

conflicts or waiting. Conditioning -

I observed little after-work-out efforts to ga in stre ngth , but in Abe 's gym at the Japa n College of Ed ucat ion . the team performed stiff-st iff presses , hollowbacks , planches, planche presses , s traddle presses , one-arms . and handsta nd push-ups on pocket s ize para llel bars. They would do three or four differe nt presses in a row before Testing. Again, they wou ld assist each other.

Most coaches do not practice weight tra in­ing, but surgical tubing is used for ring work , and there are dumbbell s in some gyms. For the Coach-

The above represe nts a bas ic description of the work-ou t. the conclusions are up to you. C oach . Undoubtedly, the re are va riou s de via­tion s from thi s plan. Perh aps some schools work ou t se ven day s a wee k instead of onl y s ix. Perhaps a spotting belt wou ld be a useful tool. Howe ve r, one cannot accuse the good Japanese gymnasts of haphazard effort. Their reli a nce o n compulsories force s them to be di sciplined and to emphas ize style and form -and their international result s leave littl e to be desired.

The big question for Americans is a decision about the place of the spec ia li s t. He obvious ly affects the work-o ut plan , and has to yield somewh at to the movement of the all-around gy mnasts . Many may not be aware of it , but the solu tion to thi s question lies at the very foundation of our tota l sports philosoph y.

Think back , for a moment , to 25 seconds of stunning silence in the L.A. State Coll ege Pavilion in 1964 when a tall , skinny intellec­tual from Yale Universi ty quietl y demonstra ted an al most ultimate fusion of art and sport. The crowd with a see mingly endless ovation th at swe lled and dimini shed a nd swelled a nd roared again , certa inly thought so too. On that occasion , Russ Mill s showed us the bea uty of cons ummate skill and gave a ll who watched a feel ing of awe and di sbelief th at is rare to a ny lover of sport. Is it necessary to as k if that achievement was memora ble and fulfi lling to Russ Mills , too ? Anyone who can doubt that can el iminate the s pecialist. I ca nnot: I believe he has a place in the Ame rican gyninastics sce ne.

However, because we are competitors. we cannot ignore the rest of th e world as effort­less ly as it has ignored us. The a ll-a round is the· basis of international compet ition: if we wish to gain a ny nationa l es tee m. we mu st devote more attention to it. The two a pproaches can be combined effectively.

NEXT: The I 968 J a pa nese High School Championships .

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1968 OLYMPIC EFFORTS by

JA C K BECKNER . Men 's Gymnastics Coach

Coach Jack Beckner and Olympian Sid Freudenstien

It is the function of the U.S. Olympic Gym­nas tic Games Committee to se lec t the Olympic Coach and Manager for the Pa n American and Olympic Games, deve lop programs which relate to these events. the se lection and a p­proval of the teams. The Com mittee is com­posed of represe ntati ves of the AAU. NCAA. NAIA. YMCA. Sokols . Turners. J ewish Wel­fare Bd .. J r. Co lleges. Armed Forces . etc.­about 30 in number.

The 1968 Coac h a nd Manager we re se lec ted in 1967 with the hope of an ea rlier s tart on the program. I t was felt. at tha t time. there was a good poss ibilit y of holding a National Training Camp. s uch as was held unde r the jurisdiction of the Olympic Committee. in 1966 prior to the World Championships. Many weeks and hours of work later. we found that there would be no funds available for thi s purpose. The purpose of this camp was to emphasize the deve lop­me nt of the 1968 Compo Exercises and be held after the Pan American Games .

The Olympic G ymnastics Comm. Meeting held at the site of the Pan American Trials in Minneapolis was for the purpose of se tting the format for trial selections among other items. A Quorum was not in a ttendance so no official bus iness could be accomplished. The final format for the Trials was se t in September and approved a t a subsequent meeting: and publicized in national gymnastics magaz ines and newsletters .

Briefly. the method of selection was the following:

I. Qualify for the firs t Trials with a score of 104.00 points

, First Trial to qua lify the top 6 pe rform­ers to the Final Trial.

3. Top ~O to be named U.S. Olympic Training Squad and attend a ~-week Training Camp.

4. Place rs 7-~0 (14 gymnasts) to par­ticipate in Second Trials. Top 6 place rs to advance to Finals.

5. Final Tria ls to select a n 8-man team from the I ~ performers.

6. High Altitude training period . One man to be dropped at the conclusion of training.

7. Seven men to Mexico with the alternate to be named prior to co mpetition.

RationaleIor ProRl"{II11 (Based on Needs) Because the overall level of ac hievement. a nd

particularly on the Compo exercises in 1967, was so low it was felt that a progra m utili zing intensive tra ining (including competition)

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wou ld be the only means by which a U.S. team cou ld arri ve a t a competitive inte rnational level. The program as se t was a tough one with many wee ks of work a nd keen competition, bl!t with a built-in "second chance" for the indi­vidua ls willing and capable of mak ing the neces­sary progress.

During the Fall , it became more evident that the proper program had been se lected. I nternational res ult s of the Summer and Fall came in wi th about 20 gy mnasts scoring above 110.00 point barrier. It s hould be noted that some of our top gymnasts participated in the Pa n American Games a nd the University Games , a worthwhile experience but see m­ingly of little va lue in the development of the Co mp o routines. I t was found in Mexico that our form at of training, meets a nd selection of a lternate was similar to all top tea ms. Training Camp

The following points were given considera­tion in the training camps. Reaction of in­di vidua ls to high altitude, " team oneness ," prop­er s kill. performance in execution of Compo a nd Opt. exe rcises , phys ical conditioning (strength work for those tha t need it) , ability to perform exercises under any condition s , endurance , early (8 :30 a.m.) competition at the Games, Compo order, adaptations required to meet the new FIG Code, changes in Opt. routines to upgrade work (for those that showed a capacity a nd need for thi s) , personal health hab its, a nd fle xibility in scheduling to allow for optimum work and adequate rest. TraininR Schedules

First Camp: from 2 hours to 3Yz hours' time with personal adjustments for wa rm-up, la te arrivals . etc. See enclosed schedule.

Second Training Period , generally a 3-day cycle (third day "parts" to catch up or rest) with modifications a nd testing periods . Test­ing va ri ed from 3 eve nts pe r day and 2 tries , if des ired , to simulated Olympic Compulsories. During thi s period. there was increased flex­ibility in scheduling, depending on the needs of the indi vidual. hands . injury, etc. Four boys had minor injuries or proble ms coming into the Final Trials . which resulted in minor adjustments.

I n Mex ico. training followed a s imilar sc hed­ule with perso nal modific a tion s. Four days each were de voted to the Oly. order of co m­petition. one sei for evaluative purposes a nd the other for testing the Main Arena apparatus and in the allotted time period. The time of our

three-hour training periods in Mexico va ri ed w ith the time assigned our group. The intensity a nd time s pe nt by a n indi vidua l on a specific event vari ed with the indi vidual' s needs on that event.

Fac tors that ha mpered our progress were gas tri c e nteriti s of one variety or another, the time of day , injuries and , in some cases, the di ve rsified (individualistic) training period in Mexico which , on so me occasions , te nded to scatter our group on the gym floor which diminished coaching efficiency , even though Mr. Meade ass isted me in that capacity. Emluation

The a ltitude tra ining and pre-games training see med lengthy in terms of regimented group living. However, our training was beneficial in terms of team results. We made great prog­ress in Colorado , which was reflected in some of our scores there a nd which were much better than at any of the official tri a ls. It should be noted that, while placing seventh , the same as in Tokyo, the juc!ging was much tougher in Mexico , which resulted in all teams receiving a much lower score. No doubt , due to the implementation of the new F.I.G. code . Skill and Techniqu es

Our biggest problem was the compulsory exercises. But , overall and including Comp., our problem in technique re volved around the following:

FX - Height on somersault s, leg circle to hand sta nd , landings.

SH - Scissor action , leg cuts , stock li . foot form , general stretch a nd lean tech­niques on double leg arches.

R - Shoot to handstand , cross, inlocate to upri se , lowering (or swinging) to sup­port from hand s t a nd , la nding s on dis mount.

LH - Dista nce of run, proper take off from the beat board. body position on hand rebound from the horse , landing.

PB - Streuli , peach bas ket toward hand­sta nd , high stutz , back stutz which resulted in poor dismount , or cast to upper arm hang which resulted in poor bk. stutz , etc.

H B - Giant swings , executing underswing movements with height and extension , pirouette turn , free hip circle to hand­stand , di s mount technique.

OUR BASIC TECHNIQUE PROBLEMS WERE WITH COMPULSO RY SKILLS . IN A LL CASES, RELATED TO PROPER BASIC SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION. You should understand that certain indi vidua ls were well versed in basic skills on certain events, but not necessarily on others or all events.

IF ONE COMMENT WERE TO BE MADE REGARDING WHY WE DID NOT PLACE HIGHER , I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT, REGARDLESS OF MINOR PROBLEMS , IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE 3-4 YEARS OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN A 2-MONTH PE­RIOD OF TIME. Our adversaries (Czechs , Poles , E. Germans, W. Germans , Italians Swiss and Yugoslavians) did not always look very good in training ; in fact , sometimes terrible, but when the "chips were down," they came through demonstrating that they were well-sea­soned veterans of interna tional gymnastic com­petition . Skill Level at the Games

I saw no sk ills presented at the games that I have not seen performed in this country in the last year. However, the technical leve l of the execution of these skills and the combinations in which they were performed warrant praise. Combinations, such as " Diamodov spin," bk. somi to ha ndstand , stutz to handstand on P. Bars, as an example of difficulty , or on H. Bar from the Ger. giant , I-seat circle, with passing legs between ha nds to bk. giant swings (Hal

U.S. OLYWIC TRAINING CAMP - TRA INING SCHEDULE (J. Beokner,Coaoh)

Oay Time Groups and Events Exerc ises Groups - ABC D E

Sun. 7/14 10 AM All groups, orientation, light workout, stretching.

Mon . 7/15 9: 15 AM Werm-up (ALL WAR."1-UPS TO START 15 I~IN. BEFORE SESSION) 9: 30 PB HB FX SH (SH)

10: 30 SH R LH COtIP AND OPT. -2":30' PM- - - - -HB - -PB - -SH - -FX - -LH -

3:30 to 4:30 R SH LH FX

Tues. 7/16 9:30 FX SH PB HB R 10:30 LH SH R HB COMP AND OPT -2:30' - - - - - -SH - -rx - -HB - -PB - -(SHl

3:30 to 4:30 LH R SH PB

Wed. 7/17 9: 30 AM PB same FX Same as HB es A LH C PARTS ONLY R SH

10:30 to 11 :30 FX PB LH HB SH R

Thurs.7/18 9:30 AM PB HB FX SH (SH) 10:30 SH R LH COt-<? AND OPT -2:30' PM- - - - -HB - -PB - -SH - -FX - -LH -

3:30 to 4:30 R SH LH FX

Fri. 7/19 9:30 AM FX SH PB HB R 10:30 LH SH R HB -2:30PM-----SH"--FX--HB--PB --(SHl

COMP AND OPT

3:30 to 4:30 LH R SH PB

Set. 7/20 (Seme schedule as Wed. 7/17) PARTS ONLY

Sun. 7/21 9:30 AM PB SH LH FX HB 10: 10 SH HB FX LH R COMP ONLY 10:50 HB PB SH R LH -2:3'0 PM- - - - -LH' - -FX - -R- - -HB - -PB -

3:10 FX R HB PB SH 3:50 to 4:30 R LH PB SH FX

Mon. 7/22 9:30 AM LH FX PB SH HB 10:10 FX LH SH HB R OPT ONLY 10:50 SH R HB PB LH -2:30' 'R-t- - - - -R- - -HB - -LH - -FX - -PB -

3: 10. HB PB FX R SH 3:50 to 4;30 PB SH R LH FX

Tues. 7/23 (Seme es Wed. 7/17 & Set. 7/20) PARTS ONLY

Wed. 7/24 9:30 AM HB FX LH PB SH 10:10 FX SH PB HB R COMP AND OPT 10:50 SH R HB FX LH ON ALL EVENTS -2:30' PM- - - - -R- - -LH - -FX - -SH - -PB - -

3: 10 LH PB SH R HB 3:50 to 4:30 PB HB R LH FX

ThulI •• 7/25 (Seme schedule es Tues 7/23) PARTS ONLY

-----------------------------~----------------------------------------------Fri. 7/26 9:30 AM LH PB HB FX R 9:50 PB HB FX SH LH COMP ALL EVENTS

.l0:10 HB FX SH R PB (S I MULATE OLY:.. 10:30 FX SH R LH HB COMPETITION) 10:50 SH R LH PB FX H:I0 to 11 :30 R LH PB HB SH

Set. 7/27 9:30 AM FX LH PB HB SH 9:50 SH PB HB FX R OPT ALL EVENTS

10:10 R HB FX SH LH 10:30 LH FX SH R PB 10:50 PB SH R LH HB 11: 10 to 11: 30 HB R LH PB FX

.-------------------------------------------------------------.--------------Strength exeroiseS on an every other day basts with flexabiiity given sohedule bases general fatigue and stiffness of muso·le group. Basi0 isometri0 and isotoni0 exercises for strengthing musoles for "Cross" position on rings.

"Parts Only"days for l1ght work only on p~oblem parts. Assistant Coaches: Mr. Abie Grossfeld (former Olympian, Coach 1966 world Games Team). Mr. Bill Meade (Olympic 'ream Manager, member of USOGym. Com.), Mr. Rusty Mitchell (former Olympian). Mr. Aramdo Vega (former Olympian. Judge for Games).

Lewis. 1951) The giant inlocate to " bk. ri se handst and " pe rformed with straight arms was o ut standing. T he Japanese on H. Bar dem­onstrated some of the greatest difficult y.

I n retros pec t, I was im pressed with the many outstandi ng performances but. most of a ll . by the de ve lopment in execut ion of eac h sk ill (A Pa rt or C Pa rt) to the ultimate and the fac t that the judges. for th e most part. awarded scores accordingl y. It was unusual to see fault y execut ion of sk ill s in the op ti onal exerci ses. part icu larly by the performers in the top five teams. They worked within their limit s of con­sistency. There were few except ions.

Overa ll . the judging was much bette r than in the past. There were errors, so me gla ring ones, more on certain events than others . but less than past Games. Because the top six teams performed together in the optional compe ti­tion . I felt some scores te nded to be innated. most particularl y the poore r performances.

Our gymnasts deserve great c redit for their hard work in thi s program. The y we re we ll aware of the problems they faced from o ur firs t meeting with the Ol ympic Training Squad in Louisiana. They stuck with the program and shou ld be commended for their efforts. Outstandi ng pelformances were regi stered by following: Dave Thor in the A-A and fourt h place in the Prelims on Side Horse (bes t in­di vidual effort s in ce 1932). but did not get into finals due to four-way tie: Fred Roethlisberger in the a ll -around: Steve Cohen on the Rings (ninth place) , and Steve Hug on S H (18th) and in the a ll-around . a nd Fre nderstein (14th FX). What About the Futu re?

I believe certain s teps should be taken in order to strengthen our (U .S .) organ izat ional program. We must s tart immed iate ly with a we ll-organized program which will offer as­sistance a nd incenti ve to the gymnasts and coaches: provide wider opportunit ies for the much-needed inte rnational competitive ex­perie nce s at home and abroad: provide annual t raining-camp experiences on a geographical leve l: offer a long-range progra m. in order to reach the future prospec ts. wh ich wi ll provide continu it y over a four-year period and greater opportunit ies of e ncouragement for the par­ticipation of younger gymnasts. I believe s uch a program cou ld be most efficientl y coordi­nated with a National Coach and Staff or " Directorate" charged with this respon­sibilit y and capab le of implementing such a program. including the proper financial assis­tance. Such a program wou ld ha ve to be ar­ri ved at w ith the cooperat ion of gymnasts. coaches and a ll ex isting programs in order to function adequate ly.

S uc h a program would point us directl y toward a higher placing in int erna tional com­petitions. The trend in ot he r countries which activel y suppo rt Gymnastics is to thi s national type of organization. Their successes pro ve the value of an over-all. consiste nt. co ncerted effort. CAN WE AFFORD TO DO LESS ?

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CANADIAN

• REPORT by John Nooney 18 Lavington Dr. Weston, Onrorio

CANADIAN GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION e.G.A. BULLETIN SUBSCRIPTIONS -In order to promote a successful Association, no matter what form it may take, an unbroken thread of communication must extend from the President to its newest member. Your e.G.A. Bulletin will be issued monthly and will contain the most up-to-da te National/International as well as Provincial Gymnastic developments of interest to other provinces. Your concern for development of Gy mnastics in Canada can best be shown by each and everyone of you insuring tha t your subscri ption is received by our National Secretary. Don' t hesi tate to tell your nearest Gymnastic friend about this sub­scription . Write Mr. Lew Waller, 357 Duke of Kent , Point C laire , Quebec.

* PRESIDENT'S REPORT FROM THE OL YMPICS - Following are the Canadian results from the 19th Olympic Games in Mex­ico. Our team members have made tremendous progress in a ll-around and indiv idual event standings , compared to previous Inte rna tional competitions. Over and above their individual effort s, much of this has to be attributed to the beneficial effec t of our established National Coaches, three Olympic Trials (compared to one in the past) and tra ining camp(s). Congratu­lations to Gymnasts and coaches. Our judges in Mexico also gained much respect for Canada in that a ll four judges sent - Medveczky, Wei ler, Dippong, C houinard - were selected to judge , and Dippong and Chouinard were also selected (after examination) to judge th'e finals. I attended many meetings in which new devel­opments have now ri sen on the scene of Gym­nas tics in the Americas namel y, a commission was established to create a Pan-American Gym­nas tics Federation. This Commission, approved by the F.I.G . President Arthur Gander, is com­pri sed of one representati ve from Canada, United States, C uba, Mexico, Braz il , Colum­bia. Ecuador. The purpose of this coming Fed­eration is to improve the o rganization of I nter­nat ional events in Americas such as Pan­American Games and seek to provide more Internationa l competition between South America and North America countries. An­other development is that the North American C hampionships is now called the C up of the Americas Gymnastics C hampionship. This meet will next be held in Mayor June. and we a re waiting for more exac t deta il s from Mexico. The Cu p of the Americas Gymnastic C hampionships wi ll in future incl ude more South America countries.

CANADA STANDINGS Women-Tum-l1th Men - Team-16th

Diachun. 51st .... .... .. .... 70.45 larose. 64th .... .. ........ 107.25 Hartie" 62nd ........ .. ..... 69.75 Jensan, 71th ...... .. ... ... 105.60 McDonnell , 71st ........ ... 68.20 Mitruk, 96th .. ....... ..... 101.40 Minnaker, 79th ........... .. 67.60 Dian, 103rd .. ........ .. ... 99.45 Cloutier, list .............. 67.40 Brooker, 106th .. ........ . 96.70

ST. F X UNIVERSITY XMAS C LINI C Total number of participants at clinic - 145

-from New Brunswick, Prince Edward Is­land and Nova Scotia. There were 75 female

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gy mnasts. coaches and teachers and 70 male gy mnas ts. coaches and teachers. This clin ic was under the directorship of Geza Martiny coach at SI. Franci s Xavier.

Mr. Cochrane. Hoyle, Mann, Brown and Murphy worked throughout the c linic on com­pulsories and individual moves in the com­pulsories during the two day c linic. On Sunday Mr. Cochrane gave a lecture on some tech­nical points of gymnastics to the attending coaches and gy mnas ts.

Mr. Dezso Kiefer took the advanced group of young ladies and worked with them progres­s ive ly on Saturday , tumbling, free exercise, balance beam and on Sunday vaulting and un­even parallel bars.

Mr. Martiny took the intermediate group and worked progress ive ly on each apparatus during both days , and supervised the entire cl inic.

Mr. Beazley and Misses White and Mutters­baugh took the beginners group, on a ll appara­tuses.

Mi ss Wingert gave each group fifty minutes of Modern Dance gy mnas tica lly inte rpreted on Saturday . Very we ll done.

Miss Hatfie ld gave each group modern jazz dance instruc tion on Sunday afte rnoon. Every­one felt that the dancing instruction was the most needed and the most popular section of the c linic. We wish to extend our warm con­gratulations to Miss Wingert and Miss Hatfie ld for ajob well done.

The success of the clinic was due to the dedi­cated sponsorship of Mr. Hugh Noble and hi s department of Physical Education and Recrea­tion for the Province of Nova Scotia, and to the phys. ed. staff at SI. Francis Xavier, Ant i­gonish. N .S .

RESULTS OF THE CHRISTMAS MEET CHAMPIONSHIP LADIES: AA: Dicksey MUllersbaugh - St. F. X. - M.S.B.:

Susan White - St. F. X. - M.S.B.; Janice ·Hebb - Bridge· water H.S. VB: Susan White - St. F.X. - M.S.B.; Dicksey MUllersbaugh- St. F. X.-M.S.B.; Joyce Ryan-St. F. X.~ M.S.B. 88: Janice Hebb- Bridgewater H. 5.; Dicksey MUllersbaugh - St. F. X. - M.S.B. ; Anne Wile- Bridge· water H. S. Y: Valerie MacNeil - Bridgewater H. 5.; Janice Hebb - Bridgewater H. 5.; Susan White -St. F. X.- M.S.B. FX: Valerie MacNeil - Bridgewater H. 5. ; Dicksey Muliers· baugh - St. F. X. - M.S.B.; Janice Hebb - Bridgewater H. S.

MEN: AA: Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA: Bud Brawn ­St. F. X.; Jahn Gaunt - Halifax YMCA. FX: Bud Brown ­St. F. X.; Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA; John Gaunt - Halifax YMCA. H8: Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA; Bud Brown ­St. F. X.: Jahn Gaunt - Halifax YMCA. SH: Dennis Ring ­Halifax YMCA; Bud Brawn - St. F. X. : Vic Smyth - St. F. X.; Warren Barclay - St. F. X. P8: Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA; Bud Brown - St. F. X; Jahn Gaunt - Hatifax YMCA. R: Bud Brawn - St. F. X.: Dennis Ring - Halifa x YMCA; John Gaunt-Halifax YMCA. Y: Bud Brawn-St. F. X.; Vic Smyth - st. F. X.: Dennis Ring - Halifax YMCA.

* e.G.A. MEETING SASKATOON - By now the exi st ing bulletin subscribers have re­ceived a copy of the minutes from this meeting. I was very pleased by the degree of representa­tion by Gymnastic Officials from provinces at this meeting. The only provinces not repre­sented were P.E.I., Newfoundland and Quebec. Your Provinci al delegates who a ttended had a s ince re interest. and objectivi ty on a ll issues raised and decis ions were calmly made for the better of G ymnas tics. Highlights of mot ions passed at this meeting are:

I. That the Canad ian Gy mnast ics Associa­tion withdraw from the A.A.U.

2. That a Commission be established between the Canadian Intercollegiate Gymnastics Coaches Association and the e.G.A. to mu­tually support Gymnastic development in Canada.

3. That an Honorary Life Membership be given to our past Pres ident Ray mond Gagnier.

4. That all provinces name a Ways and Means Committee (money rais ing) by Decem­ber3l . 1968.

5. That the judges handbook be adopted and

distributed through National Provi ncial C hair­man.

6. That the Ed ucat ion Com mittee (Student Assistance) be established for the purpose of providing Student Assistance (do lla r) to prom­ising young Canadian gymnasts to attend Canadian Universities with Gymnastics pro­gramme. I n other words, keep ou r top Canadian Gymnasts in Canada.

7. That the e.G .A. Card Registration System be immediately implemented in Canada. T his card system to inc lude judges, coaches athletes and members at large.

8. T hat the Foreign Relations Committee be activated to formul ate policies and procedures of approv ing incoming and outgoing Interna­tional competitions , demonstrations , etc.

9. That the e.G.A. formulate a criteria with wh ich a parti cu lar uni versity or other associa­tion requesting a na tional gymnast ics school can be evaluated and endorsed.

10. That a letter of Censure be sent to Tom Scott for his actions in Mexico - disregarding the e.G.A. with regard to judging fun ctions.

I I. That Ontario and British Colum bia be permitted to investigate the terms and cond i­tions of visiting teams from Yugoslav ia and Japan, respectively.

12. The Corporation Commi ttee - estab­lished to see that ou r National Association is incorporated by July , 1969 . This Committee to be directed by J . Hunter of Ontario. SCH EDU LE OF EVENTS - So far we have received replies to our request in the previous bulle tin for Provincial schedule of events from a ll provinces except Quebec, Ontario , Saskatch­ewan. In all fairness to the planning of Gy m­nastics events with provinces and na tiona lly. may we please count on receiving the sched­ule o' events from a ll provinces before issuing our next bulletin. DIGEST (T RAN SLATED) OF THE MOST RECENT F.I.G. BULLETIN:

I. A new list of international judges will be sent to a ll Federations by Dece mber 31. 1968.

2. The first sy mposiu m from Male Coaches will be held by the Swiss Gymnast ics Federa­tion at the Federal Schoo l of Gymnas tics and Sport at Magglingen from the 19th to the nrd of March 1969 . We (F .I. G.) ant icipate re­nowned coaches and sports doctors to partici­pate. and this is open to all affi li ated Federa­tions to a maximum of 60 persons by Federa­tion.

3. The 48th F .I. G. Congress at Bas le wi ll hold the technical plenary sess io ns Sat urday the 28th, and the general assembly the 30th of June.

4. Modifications of Brochure" Measurements and Dimensions of Appara tus" - the floor ex­area boundaries are to be marked by a vis ible co lour characteristic.

5. Affiliated federations are to provide the F. I. G. with a telegraphic address as soon as possible . N EW ADDRESSES - W. Weiler. e.G.A. N ationa l. Coach, 5 SI. Gabriele. ApI. 3. SI. Jean . Quebec. Valerie Nye. Women's Tech­ni cal C hairman . 200 Co rot , ApI. 103. I s le des Soeurs. Quebec. N EW DOCUMENTS - Revised Code of Point s for Men and Women - obtainable from ou r Treasurer. Norman Horn, 39 Attwood C r .. Ottawa. Men 's Code of Points. $4.00: "Wom­en's Code of Points ." $2 ,00 . Nell' C.C.A. Positiolls - Film DoclIlI1el1la­tiOIl, to provide copies of photographs and films - W. Weiler. / Norm Horn . Nell' Trea­surer, address shown above./Natiollal Ways lI lId Mealls COll1mittee - to coordinate fu nd­raising nationa ll y and provincially - Fred Gregory./C.CA. ReKi.vtrar - to handle new e.G.A. cards in force this yea r - Don Eagle./ Trampolille C hairmall - to ac ti vate the growth of trampoline in Canada - G. Fudge . 747 E. Fou rth SI. . N . Vancouver. B.e.. Canada.

RESEARCH AND FITNESS IN GYMNASTICS

BY jA lIl ES S. Bosco, PHD

SAN JO SE STATE COLLEGE

SAN JOSE, CALIFOR:\ IA 95114

This is the third in a series of articles deal­inR lI 'ith the cinematoRraphical analys is of gymnastics mOl·es. Please send all correspon­dence to the abOl'e address.

PLA GEN HO EF,STANLEY .. An Analys is of the Peach to a Handstand. "

PROCE D URES Don Tonry was the subjec t for several se­

lec ted gymnas ti c move ments. The "peach to a handstand" was se lected to present the first kinetic a na lysis of a whole body motion in gym­nastics . This was made poss ible due to recent advancements in kinesiology. The necessa ry a natomical data,' the methods used for record­ing a nd analyzi ng a motion.' a nd the co mputer progra m to make an ana lys is practica l." com­bine to present ins tantaneous ve locities and acce le ratio ns. ve rti cal a nd ho ri zontal forces. joint moment s of force . tota l body ce nters of gravi ty. and the contribution of each body seg­ment to the whole moti o n.

The movement was traced from motion pic­tures a nd di vided into four parts to prevent undisce rnible ove rl ap. The line connec ting the

hip joi nt and shoulder io int was a lso omi tted to prevent confusion. T he camera speed was 64 frames per second. and every third frame is shown. On ly se lec ted data hav ing the grea test poss ible interest a re presented here. so as not to overwhe lm the un initiated with mathemati ­cal data . VERT ICAL FO RCE ON HANDS Position I eq uals body weight. and the down­

ward force decreases steadil y to position 42 . ( 13% less than body weight at position 30. and 52 % less at position 42.)

Position 42-57. the downward force inc reases steadily until the force on the hands is three times greater than the body weight a t position 57.

Positio n 57-69. the downward force decreases steadily until it is less than body we ight at position 69.

Position 69-8 1. the downward force is less th an body weight. and the hands leave the bar for the regrasp a t pos ition 8 1.

HORIZONTAL FORCE ON H ANDS Pos ition 1-30. the force is to the left on ly slight­

ly as the body reac hes fu ll height. (The hands would sl ide left if there was no fri c tion.)

Pos ition 30-54. the force is towa rd the right. a nd the max imum force is a t position 48. 50% grea te r tha n body weight.

Position 57-72. the force is left. with the maxi ­mum force at position 63. 50% greate r than body weight.

Pos ition 75-end. the force is right equa l to body we igh t until release.

WRIST MUSCLE ACT ION Pos ition 1-27 . hand adducti o n. Max imum at

pos ition 18 (27 x 1 O'·gm. cm.). Position 30-69 . hand abduction . Max imum at

position 39 (20 x 10" gm. cm). Position 72-75. ha nd adduction. (1.5 x 10" gm .

cm.). Positio n 78-8 1. hand abduction . and also after

regras p. ( 12 x 10" gm. cm.). SHOU LD ER MUSCLE ACTION Position 1-24. a rm nexion . (6 x 10" gm. cm.)

PEACH TOI HANDSTAND i

33 30

Position 27-33. arm ex te nsion. (8 x 10' gm. em.) Position 36-39. arm nexion. (.8 x 10' gm. cm.) Position 42-end . increas ing strong ex tension.

Maximum position 57 (39 x 10" gm. cm.). HIP MUSCLE ACT IO N Position 1-42. leg nexion. Maximum position

33 (6 x 10" gm. cm.). Position 45-57. leg ex tens ion increases stead ily

to a max imum at pos ition 57 (9 x 19" gm. c m.) . Positio n 57-69. leg ex te nsion dec reases steadil y

to a low at pos ition 69 (5 x 10' gm. cm.) . Pos ition 69-8 1. leg ex te ns io n inc reases steadil y

to a high at pos ition 81 ( 17 x 10" gm. cm.) , and then decreases.

THE MUSCLE ACTION CONTR IB UTIN G MOSTTOTHE MOVEMENT Position 1-24. arm nexion at shou lder. Positi o n 27 . ha nd adduction. Pos itio n 30-39. swi ng phase due to gravity. Position 42 . arm ex te nsion at sho ulder. Position 45. leg ex te nsion at hip (just changed

from nexion) . Position 48-54. hand a bduction , a rm extension,

and hip extension a ll abou t equal contribu­tors.

Position 57-69. hand abduction. Position 72-8 1. arm extens ion at shoulder. REF EREN CES I. Dempste r. Wilfrid T. Space R equirements

of the Seated Operator: W ADC Technical Report 55-159. Wright-Pa tterson Air Force Base, Ohio: July. 1955.

~ Plagenhoef, Stanley C. "Methods for Ob­tain ing Kinetic D ata to Ana lyze Huma n Mo­tions." The Research Quarterly, 37: I, March. 1966.

3. Plage nhoef, S tan ley C. "Computer Pro­grams for Obtaining Kineti c Da ta on Huma n Movement." Journal of Biomechallics, 3rd ed. , Pergamon Press, N ew York, N .Y., July 1968.

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A SECOND LOOK AT SWING © By Gerald S. George

Varsity Gymnastic Coach Louisiana State University

ILLUSTRATION ANALYSIS OF THE EAGLE G IANT SWING

Illustration A depicts an inlocated handstand position with an undergrip. The hip angle is totally decreased with reference to its specific anatomical range of motion : the shoulder angle is extended rearward to its fullest range without as yet incurring dislocation: and the entire body unit is so positioned that its gravi­tational line lies slightly in front of the intended direc­tion of movement. The "dislocate" action is pictured in Illustration B. It is initiated by a proportionate and simultaneous oc­currence of the following: I. the hip angle is vigorously extended to a point at which the legs presc ribe a direct straight-line relationship with the trunk : 2. the 180° inward rotation of the arms, the dislocate, further extends the shoulder angle to a point at which the trunk prescribes a direct straight- line relationship With the arms: 3. the head and neck regions rotate rearward to assume their normal anatomical position relative to the trunk . Illustration C portrays a " moment of truth" in that all actions are timed and directed so as to utilize the ulti­mate anatomical range of motion relative to this speci­lic skill. The body is in an extended handstand posi­tion with a dislocated grip. The term "free eagle" connotates that the wrists are arched onto the top of the bar. The direct straight-l ine relationship of all the body segments is maintained throughout Illustrations D-E. Yet upon reaching Illustration F. note that just as a falling chimney tends to fold-in at its weaker points, so too does the body tend to fold-in at its weaker, or better said. articulated points. Precise observation reveals that this fold or decrease in joint angles oc­curs lirst in the shoulder joint and then in the hip joi nt. The above action , often referred to as " hip lead," is simply a matter of kinesthetic feel. The slightly decreased shoulder and hip angles de­picted in Illustration G advance the hips downward , preparing the body for an oncoming and necessary be a!. This beat or "bottoming effect" extends the hip and lower back segments, driving ·the body into a slightly arched position. Refer to Illustration H. Observe thaI. at the very same momenl. the pre ­viously decreased shoulder angle returns to a direct straight- line relationship with the trunk . It is duriqg thi s time that the "bottoming effect" of the bar be­comes actualized. The body is cocked as in an archer's bow ready to release its potential force in coordina­tion with the upward circular swing. The "bottoming effect" of the bar se rves as a cue in releasing the previously mentioned slightly arched

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body position. The gymnast must immediately follow up thi s action lirst by decreasing very sl ightly the shoulder angle and then by decreasing the hip angle in direct proportion to the upward circular swing. Illus­trations I-J-K progress into this "hip lead" position. As the body approaches the apex of the Free Eagle Giant Swing. the aforementioned decreased shoulder and hip angles begin to increase simultaneously and proportionately until presc ribing a direct straight-line relationship with each other. Such an angle increase at thi s time yie lds a feeling of weight lessness, almost as if one were being pulled above the bar. Refer to Illustrations L-M . It is during this feeling of weightlessness that the slip-grip action of the hands is realized. The wrists are vigorous ly arched onto the top of the bar to pro­vide support for the oncoming body weigh!. The body unit is extended to a direct straight-line relationship upon returning to Illustration C. Of prime importance is the fact that the body con­tinues through and not to Illustration C. Such a con­sideration will enhance the up-on-through-effect of the entire circular swing. The same procedure is fol­lowed for additional Free Eagle (Dislocated) Giant Swings.

The accompanying illustration of a dislocate to a free grip eagle giant swing reveals strikingly similar mechanics to that of a bas ic undergrip giant swing. Aside from the di s locate action itself. which serves to pos ition the arms in an 180° inward rotation, the two skills are iden­tical. Any deviation from the mechanics of a basic undergrip giant swing is merely indica tive of lack of flexibility , poor position during the dislocate action, or faulty technique in the "swing" itself.

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pos ition himself during the dislocate, the easier will bethe subsequent eagle giant. The s ingle most important factor to be considered when a nticipating a di s locate to an eagle grip hand­sta nd position li es in the ability to support the body weight while the a rms are rotated inwa rd the 180°. To support the body weight in such a position , one must be ab le to " a rch " hi s wrists and maintain this arch throughout the entire dislocate sequence. Considering thi s, the awe­some prop sects of di s locating to an eagle grip handstand dwindle to an , at least , realistic pers pecti ve.

The actual eagle gia nt swing is s imply an undergrip giant swing with the arms rotated inward the 180°. The ha nds a re still in an under­grip position. The techniques both for the de­scent and for the ascent are identica l. During the fina l phase of the upward circular swing, the wrists are again arched onto the top of the ba r to provide the necessa ry support of the on­coming body weight.

Dev ia tions from basic technique serve only to exemplify one's s hortcomings relative to the given sk ill. Why sett le for compensatory techOlques? Look to mo re effective a nd more accurate techniques of fle x ibility rel a tive to the specific ski ll s in ques tion . It is only through the utili za tion of one ' s full anatomical range of motion tha t championship style w ill be wrought. So if you want to " hang-e m high ," yo u ' re going to have to bend a little . . .

Write to the MG or directly to me for that skill-in-question to be illus trated and a nalyzed.

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The Coach, The Gymnast and the Safety Belt

By Don Tonry Instructor of Physical Training

Yale University

When is the gymnast ready to per­form a new skill out of the safety belt? I suggest the following three basic pro­cedures :

BELT SPOTTING Even though gymnasts can not be ex­

pected to perform skills at their best or in exactly the same manner every time, the performer should be supported until he or she has become one hundred percent effective. The execution of a skill may vary within a certain range, but most a lways be performed well.

The performer must be allowed enough time in the safety belt to feel self-reliant. An over-zealous coach can, at this phase of learning, set the per­former back several days of training by attempting to minimize his assistance before the gymnast has really developed secure technique. Successful perform­ance (this period varies according to the difficulty of the skill and the ability of the performer) will usually instill additional confidence, improve tech­nique and reduce the possibility of hav­ing to repeat the belt procedure again.

Do not push a performer into remov­ing the belt when it is obvious that he is dubious of his ability to perform the skill out of the belt. Encourage a belt­less performance by questioning the gymnast's feeling in view of his success and objectively evaluating his perform­ance so that he may draw from your

coaching experience. When coach and gymnast both agree that the skill is ready to be attempted without the belt, it is probably the right time.

There will always exist a small amount of apprehension from both the coach and the performer. This feeling should not be the result of under-con­fidence or indecision. There may be some doubt as to whether the performer will do his best or slightly less tha n his best, but there is no question that he will in fact make the trick. Take additional safety precautions such as extra mat­ting, etc. whenever possible. HAND SPOTTING

H a nd spot the performer if you are certain that you will be in a position to help him. If the coach is not sure of his ability to handspot, he should keep out of the way. If the performer refuses a hand spot, don't spot hini. If you feel compelled to spot, put the gymnast back in the belt because he probably isn't ready. All gymnasts have feelings of self-preservation (as regular people do) and, therefore, will make judgments (usually accurate) tha t coincide with these feelings. There are many excep­tions, such as small children or overly aggressive individuals who have gross misconceptions concerning their abilities :'!.TId the difficulty of various skills.

COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE Follow the usual pattern that was

utilized during the development of a particular skill. It may involve execut­ing the skill in the belt a couple times or simply warming up for the skill by feinting or using some modified vari­ation of the skill. When the performer is warmed up and ready to go, let him have your attention so that you may both benefit from his performance. Do not place needless pressure on the gym­nast by announcing to the other mem­bers of the group that he is going to perform some type of "big trick" . In­stead, attempt to keep his frame of mind as it had been during other suc­cessful performances. After an extreme amount of confidence has been devel­oped, it would be in order to encourage "onlookers" in an effort to simulate competitive conditions and to reward an excellent performance.

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PROGRESSION LISTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTS

by William F. Murray, Jr. Gymnastics Coach, White Bear H. S.

White Bear Lake, Minn. (The following progressions were re­

ceived from Colorado and Illinois high school coaches in answer to a question­naire sent by Mr. Murray. The listings, which were received separately in the MG office, were combined into one by MG associate editor, Dick Criley. The

levels of attainment are approximate as coaches from different areas felt differ­ent skills might be introduced sooner or later than represented in the table. The order of skills in the table is not neces­sarily the order in which they may be introduced in any given coach's progres­sion. The long horse was not included. Basic conditioning programs are as­sumed in conjuction with the learning progression. )

GRADE: NINE

Floor Exercise

Tumbling & Flex ibility Handstand roundoff back handspring back somersault scale, spl its, front handspring

Side Horse

Single leg cuts & circles cauble leg circles single leg trave l loops, loop dismount

.scissors

Trampoline

basic drops fronts backs barani full twist 3,4 back cpdy double back

Horizontal Bar

Kips 3,4 back giant J,4 front giant sale circle pull-over back and front hip circles u!"ises front & back giants pirouette cross arm switch hops dismounts flyaway

Parallel Bars

Kips back uprise front uprise shoulder stand L casts handstand press handstand (bent) swing handstand drop kip cast to upper arm straddle cuts swinging-obove & below

Still Rings

Uprise, front & back muscle up L dislocate inlocate kip straddle off shoulder stand shoot to support handstand strength work

Tumbling

Rolls, front and back back extension cartwheel tinsica roundoff front and back handspr ings front and back somies headspring

TEN

presses front somersault full twist alternates handspring-front somie valdez

Moores double loops tromlets Kehre in & out h igh scissors rev. flanks rev. scissors loops Y2 turn

Double back 1 J,4 back double cody fliffis double fulls Rudolph front twists

Giants both ways pirouette flank vault cross change in-bar work hip-in-hip out flyaway barani blind change

Peach support glide kip straddle cut stutz front & back off back toss (somie) streuli

Handstand dislocate, back kip shoot to handsand shoot to shoulder stand levers crosses dismounts-flyaway press handstand hollowback handstand J,4 giant

Handspring front RO, back handspring alternates Y2 twists full twists bounders alternate fronts

ELEVEN

cradle planche stiff-stiff double twist front dive roll twisting roll

TWELVE

new moves and lei combin

Advanced moves & 'C' combinations

Russian moore Bailey hop scissors stockli high leg work rev. moore walk-around

1 J,4 front Rudi-ball-out triple full 2% front triple backs other advanced moves

German giants Eagles double flyaway full twisting flyawa y hecht cross changes blind changes

Back, stutz straight arm press stutz handstand back w Y2 off 1 arm handstand pirouette back off routines

Forward and backward giants front lever L cross double flyaway shoot handstand cross pull out maltese full twist dismount

Bounders full twists double twists double back alternate fulls front somie step out

NATIONAL GYMNASTICS OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION Report By JERRY WRIGHT

It can now be reported that there is, at least on paper, a National Gymnastics Offi­cials Association. Every Officials Association in the country has affi liated in writing and all that remains to be done is to have the first National meetillg to select officers. This meet­ing is scheduled to 'be held in conjunction with the 1969 USG F National Championships in April. Several associations have already agreed to share expenses with the USG F to supply officials for the USG F Nationals and the 1969 meet may well be the first National Open meet with the officiating represented on a geographic bas is , like the NCAA meet is now. National Rules

The following is an effort to standardize the deduction allotted in the case of a handi­capped gymnast working with hi s legs tied to­gether, legs crossed , or with the inability to point his toes or straighten his arms.

Question: Wh at is the deduction if a gymnast performs on the side horse, still rings , parallel bars , etc. , with his legs tied together?

Answer: In this question of Tom Maloney,

A

1-7 Change: wos "A" now A+ A

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Jerry Hardy , Jerry Todd, Frank Cumiskey and other top officials the following answers were received: Maloney did not feel the gymnast should be a llowed to compete: Hardy , Todd and Cumiskey and most others generally agreed that one point of deduction would be appropri­ate (in addition to the .9 for lack of scissors on the side horse). The same answer was given for the gymnast who performs with his legs crossed allowing one leg to support the other.

Question: What is the deduction if a gymnast is unable to bend his foot and obtain even a rea­sonable toe point? Answer: The same panel of officials agreed that .1-.3 should be deducted for each move up to one point ol·erall. They agreed that .2-.3 for each move total was not necessary. Jerry Todd reasoned that a deduction should be for any deviation from the normal starting position , normal starting position for one gymnast not being the same as for another gymnast. So that in this case if the gymnast maintained the same form throughout the routine that he began with there would be no deduction. Other officials found this reasoning did not bear up under close

B

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examination. The new CODE OF POINTS:

This begins a series of articles concerning the new FIG Code of Points and the New A-B-C parts.

I. The new code points out that in major competitions that utilize a superior judge the SJ . will raise a green flag to indicate to the competitor that the competitor may begin his routine. 2. The new code also spells out that the su­perior judge's score added to the average of the two middle scores, divided by two, is the basic score. This basic score is used for pos­sible intervention in consultations.

3. An important change to the code con­cerns the allowances for point difference be­tween the two middle scores: 0. 10 with an ave. of 9.6 or UP 0.20 with an ave. of9.0 to 9.55 0.30 with an ave. of8.0 to 8.95 0.50 with an ave. of6.5 to 7.95 0.8 with an ave. of 4.0 to 6.45 1.00 in all other cases

* * * * *

Listed below are the changes in the new A-B-C parts. The word "NEW" simply means that the move listed was not included in the 1 964 code. The word "CHANGE" indicotes the move may have been listed previously but has been changed and the change is noted. Side Horse is included first because of many interesting changes.

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VI-S new (look this over good)

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VII-II new (should be 8+ A)

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. VIII-S changed (harder)

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111 -12 change (Kreiskehre added)

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~~~~~~~ JL~~~~\ ~ , t~~~~t~~ VIII -13 new X-S new VI -9 new

~d~J;~~~~~~f ~~~~~~~E~d 4~~ tI ·~,r~-,~ -' ~ ~ = -':'-' _ -:::) ./v _

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A moves

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~J ~~~, ~~~~~ X-4 new X-6 new VIII -9 new

~~.~~ ~~~\)~4~~ ~~~~~~~~!~ ~~~~4 -$~\ ,4~

,~ X-9 new VII I-I S was C+ B

A~~&~~4dll&: ~g~~4~~ fl~~· ·': ~~ttcldL: ~4iJ~~~1~ I~~ -'- ([jj ~ _ L_ 'b_-~/:/ - ' --,. ~ .,

~ ~ . . ll~3 X-12 new VIII-18 was C+ B

- - ~~~!4~~ - 1!!~~114@~t,,~~~ )~ (t ~Jb&~~~~~ \'jt

IX-3 was B+ A IX-6 new

FIG CODE OF POINTS

~i£f~ The F.I.G. Code of Points for Men . .. ,~1\Il~~~ 96 pages of the International Rules for men . .. all the "A-B-C parts " included, Order from the U.S.GJ., P.O. Box 4699,

~~ ~~¢B&~~~ Tucson, Arizona 85717. $3.50 per copy. The Official Code of Points,

25

INDEX FOR VOLUME X THE MODERN GYMNAST, 1968 After each reference the reader

will find, for example, 1 (5-6). This simply means that the material will be found an pages 5 and six of the first number of January. A crass index to contributors is also found. We wish to thank all of those who have contributed scores and meet results, even though all of these are not included in the index.

SUBJECT INDEX ART Contest winners of photo art competition

(Tom Morton First Place) 4(24-25) Photo Art Contest Winners ("Ed" Jones

First Place) 6· 7(38-39) Photo Art Contest Winners (Michael

Rogers First Place) 10(20·21) BALANCE BEAM F.I.G. Specifications 2(28) BIOGRAPHY NACGC Post Presidents by L. Welser

(Sketches for Phillips, Pond, Welser, Keeney, Maloney, Szypulo, Loken, Frey, Wettstone, Meade, Geier and Ounn.) 3(10·13)

BOOKS The Complete Book in Gymnastics by A. B.

Frederick 2(20·21). See Also "Letters" 6·7(44)

CAMPS Gymnastics on a Mountain Side by " Bud"

Beyer 6· 7(1 7) M.G. Camp and Clinic Report 11 -1 2(36·38) No. California Gymnastic Camp by B.

Peavy 11·1 2(3 7·38) CANADIAN REPORT Editor - John Nooney Gym Sketch - B. Klaus by H. Wi lhelm 1 (7) Reports found 1 (7·8); 2(7); 3(7); 4(7) ; 5(6· 7); 6·7(8-9); 8·9(8·9); 10(7) and

11 ·12(34) CHAMPIONSHIPS Only relatively large com·

petition results are indexed. '68 North American Gymnastic Cham·

pionships 4(19) Second Canadian Intercollegiate Gym·

nastic Championship by L. Davidson 5(7)

NCAA by Wright and Criley 5(9·21) NAIA Championships 5(23) U.S. Championships for Women by J.

Uphues 6· 7(1 0·11 ) USGF Nationals 6· 7(1 2·1 3) Sr. AAU Gymnastic Championships by J. , Wright 6-7(14·1 5)

Women's AAU 6-7(16) NCAA College Division by Massimo

6·7(18·20) Pa sadena Invi tational 6·7(40) YMCA No.tionals by B. Buffa 8-9(18·

19+) 6th Annual Santo Monico Gymfest

11 ·12(39) CLINICS Ca lifornia Winter Clinic by B. Peavy

2(14+) Indiana Clin ic 2(15) First Long Island Gymnastic Clinic 2(1 5) New England Gymnastic Clin ic by Mos·

simo 2(15) 1967 National Summer Clinic 2(15) Central Atlantic Area Gymnastic Camp

by Taffe 3(25) Institute on Advanced Gymnastics by R.

Counsilll ·1 2(36) National Summer Clinic 11 -1 2(36·37) Sokol U.S.A. by M. Trnka 11 ·12(37) COMPETITION Winning by J. Long 2(6) Aspi ration Levels of Competitive College

Gymnasts by Leonhardt 2(1 8·1 9) Formula for Success by R. Davis 3(5·6) Developing Self· Confidence by Connelly

11·12(52) CONDITIONING Dick Wolfe, Editor Preparing for Routines 1 (23) The St rengthening of a Gymnast trans·

lated by Carranza 3(20) Chair Gymnastics by A. B. Frederick

6·7(26·27) Summer Training for the High School

Gymnast by Doll~ge 6· 7(27·28) An Effective Holf·Woy Method by Wolfe

10(27) Wo rm Up by Brown and Rettinger

11 ·12(45) EOITOR'S NOTE Editor·Publisher Glenn

Sundby New Masthead 1 (4) Who Subscribes to the M.G. ? 3(4) EDITORIALS The Next Step (NCAA Rules) by G. Wilson

2(5). See Also "Letters" 5(27·28) Formula for Success .- Japanese Gym·

nastics by R. Davis 3(5·6) Just What the World Needs . .. Another

Wall by F. Bore 4(5) The Governing Body by C. Patterson

5(5) Gymnasts - Greek Gods Flying About on

Rings by J. Murray (Los Angeles Times) 10(5)

Another Country Heard From by T utte 10(28)

Choosing an International Gymnastic Team by D. Tonry 11 ·12(5)

ELEMENTARY AND PRE·SCHOOL GYMNASTICS Gymnastics for Three·Year-Olds 1 (23) Gymnastics for Children in the U.S.S. R. by

B. Boiin 2(10) Elementary School Gymnastics (St. Loui s)

6·7(10) FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Robarts Sports Arena (Sarasota, Florida)

1(6) Instant Replay TV in Gymnastics by

Hughes 2(6) Tope Recorder and Gymnastics 5(6) A Minimum Budget Improved Cross

Machine by A. Aldritt 6· 7(30) Portable High Bar 11 ·1 2(35) Boley Isometric Belt 1 1 ·1 2(41 ) Entertaining Gymnastic Communication

(K inetoscope) by Lingemonn 11 ·1 2 (42·43)

FASHION Walter Zwickel, Editor Ground Rules 6· 7(7) The Olympics Then and Now 1 0(1 9) Core of Uniforms and other Questions

11 ·12(47) GYM WHEEL Contributor Norbert Dill Gym Wheel Gymnastics 4(26·27) Fundamentals 6· 7(32·33) More Fundamentals 10(24) GYMNAESTRADA Basel, 1969 Gymnastic Tour (Basel 1969) Information

6·7(4·5) GYMNASTIC AIDS Also "Something Differ­

ent" by Don Tonry A New System of Teaching P.E. Classes 1 (22)

Something Different 2(22) GYMNASTICS (MISC.) Factors Determining a Good Program in

Gymnastics by F. Surgent 3(1 4) Muscle Beach Now! 6·7(21) Operation Chomp 6-7(42) HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS Note on Paul Urom by Criley 8·9(5 +) M.G. High School Report 8·9(1 0·15 +) What Can the Colleges Do for the High

Schools by J. Jacquin 8·9(10). See Letter 11 ·1 2(52)

Los Angeles City H.S. Championships by Criley 8·9(1 1 )

Kentucky H.S. Gymnastic Chqmpionships by G. Jefferson 8·9(1 2)

N. California Invitational Championships by D. Nelson 8·9(1 2)

Indiana H.S. Championships by T. Lechliter 8-9(13)

Kansas State H.S. Championships by B. Rector 8·9(1 3)

N.Y. State H.S. Championships by G. Eggleston 8·9(14)

Ohio State H.S. Championships by D. Powers 8-9(1 4)

Minnesota State H.S. Championships by J. Johnson 8·9(15)

Illinois State H.S. Championships by L. Ifflond 8·9(1 5)

Vermont H.S. Invitational by T. Dunkley 8·9(15)

Connecticut State H.S. Championships by A. Grossfeld 8·9(1 5)

Penna. State H.S. Championships by D. Meddock 8·9(1 5)

Gymnastics + Organization = Successful Program by V. Lesch 8·9(24·25)

HISTORY The First Five Years (H istory of USGF)

4(8·15) Gymwheel (History of) by N. Dill 4(26·27)

The Olympics Then and Now by W. Zwickle 10(19)

HORIZONTAL BAR Hecht, full twist translated by Carranza

6-7(29) Endo .Sequence Routine (C ol. Exhibition)

6·7(34·35) Overgrip Giant Swing by J. George 6-7(36) Undergrip Giant Swing by George 8-9(25) Undergrip Giant, pirouette by George

10(22) German Giant by George 11 ·1 2(48·49) INDEX Annu_al M.G. Index (1967) by A. B. Fred·

erick 1 (28) INTERNATIONAL Handgrips Across the Pacific 1 (8) 1967 Scandanovian Championships 1(9) University of Helsinki Women's Tour by

Criley 1 (14) International Team (Scondanovian All·

Stars) Tours the U.S. by 8are 2(1 2-1 3) South of the Border (SCATS Tour) 8·9(1 8) Coslovska (All-Around Olympic Chomp)

Married 11 ·1 2(7) INTERVIEWS Interviewers Criley, Sakoda

and Sundby Konati Allen 1 (1 5) Bill Meade 2(11 +) Richard Lloyd 3(1 5) Jim Amerine 4(1 8) Dove Thor 5(22-23) Sakamoto and Hayosoki - Part I 6-7

(22-23) Sakamoto and Hayasoki - Port II 8·9

(20·2.2) Fred Roethlisberger 1 0(18) Sawoo Kato (AII·Around Olympic Cham­

pion) 11 ·12(27) JUDGING Editor Roy Davis ('-'Notes from a

Neurotic Judge"), et aL "Chicken" by R. Tucker 2(22·23) F.I.G. Judges Course by Wright 2(23) F.I.G. Code Changes 2(25) New "C" Ports 3(1 9) The Computer and Judging by Calkin

3(24) NCAA Rule Changes 3(25) The Judging at Mexico City by Wettstone

11 ·12(32) Evaluating Low and Intermediate Level

Routines by Weber and Koepke 11 -1 2 (41 )

LET'S TEACH ROUTINES Contributor Bill Vir:ent Note, The complete set of articles is available from the M.G. office at $1.00 per copy.

Trampoline 1 (20·21 ) NACGC Statistics 1968 1 (1 2) NACGC Po st President s by Welser

3(1 0·13) 1968 Awards (Helms Hall of Fame,

Coach of the Year, etc.) 5(10) NCAA The Next Step by Wilson 2(5) Rule Changes 3(25) MG - NCAA Report by Wright and

Criley 5(9·21 ) College Division by Massimo 6·7(18·20) NCAA - AAU Dispute Reference to

Southern California Law Review, contain· ing a report by low student Ron Borak. (Vol. 41 , No. 2, pp. 464·490) 8·9(6)

NCAA Executive Committee Responsi­bilities by Neinos 8·9(6 +)

NECROLOGY A Carl Patterson (Coach of the Year) by

Sundby 5(4) A. Carl Patterson - 1923·1968 by Bore

5(8) Lou Wills 1880·1968 by Josselyn 10(28) NGOA Newsletter Jerry Wright F.I.G. Continental Judge's Course 2(23) NCAA Rule Changes 3(25) OLYMPICS Pre·Olympic Report (Canada) by Jensen

1(27) Pre·Olympic Training Meet 3(6· 7) Olympic Review (1 964 Tokyo) 6· 7(8) Men's Olympic Trials 8·9(8·9) Mexico Bound 10(8·1 7) The Olympics Then ond Now by Zwickle

10(19) Olympic Gomes by Sundby 11 ·1 2(4) The 19th Olympiad 11 -1 2(8·26) Mexico, Mexico Rah, Roh, Rah by

Wright 11-12(12-20) A Competitor's View by Thor 11 -1 2(30) U.S.O.G. Team Analysis by Cohen 11-12

(30-31) The Judging at Mexico City by Wettstone

11-12(32) PARALLEL BARS Piked Forward Pirouette by Tonry 2(22) Japanese Paral lel Bar Research (Dis-

mounts) 3(1 8) Layout V2 Turn to Piked Forward Somer­

sault by Tonry 3(23) Cerar's P-8ar Routine Sequences (1966

World Gomes) 2(8-9) Hop Pirouette by Tonry 4(27) Back Pirouette Dismount by Tonry 6-7(31) PHYSICAL EDUCATION Gymnastic Training in East Germany by

Klaus 1 (11 ) A New System of Teaching Physical Edu­

ca t ion Classes by Tonry 1 (22) Another Country Heard From (letter) by

T utte 1 0(28) RESEARCH Research Editor James Bosco Sports Studies in Jena (Movement Re­

search) 1 (1 0) Aspiration Levels of Competitive College

Gymnasts by Leonhardt 2(18-19) Cinematographic Study of the Kip by

Harris 3(22-23) Cinematographic Analysis of the Flyaway

by Runkle 11 -1 2(40-41 ) Study of Gymnast ic Injuries by Orlofsky

11 -12(50-51 ) RINGS Weightless by Medd (Iron Cross) 3(29) Nok010ma Rings Sequence 4(20-21 ) Inlocote Hong, Pu ll to Crass (lHPC) by

Chaplan 8-9(23) The Front Kip by Choplon 11 -1 2(44) SEQUENCE ROUTI NES Cerar (P-80r, World Gomes, 1966) 2(8-9) Nakayama (Rings, California Exhibition)

4(20-21 ) Endo (Horizontal Bar, California Exhibi­

tion) 6-7(34-35) SIDE HORSE A New Terminology for the Side Horse by

Mills 1(18-19) Bob Medina (Handicapped Gymnast) by

Criley 6-7(7) Routine Composition by Long 11 -1 2

(46-47) SPOTIING 8asic Ideas on Gymnastic Spotting by

Wm. Wright 4(22-23) Study of Gymnastic Injur ies by Orlofsky

11 -12(50-51 ) TRAMPOLINE The Barany Dilemma by Plant 6-7(29) Why? The Trampoline! by Hinds 6-7(44) USGF REPORTS Director Frank Bore New Registration Plan and Publications

1 (12) International Team Tours U.S.A. 2(12-13) F.I.G. Women's President Tours the U.S.

3(8 ) The First Five Years (History of USGF)

4(8 -15) Elementary School Gymnastics 6-7(1 0) USGF Nationals 6-7(1 2-1 3) Gymnastics at Newport, California 11 -1 2

(35 ) USOGC Secretory Gene Mitchel l Minutes (Dec. 3, 1 967) 1 (29) VAULTING Vaulting for 8eginners by Tonry 10(23) WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Women's Intercollegiate Gymnastic Com­

petition (Canada) by Priddle 4(7) USGF Women's Committee Annual Report

(1967-'68) by Bryan 6·7(11 ) Women's AAU Gymnas t ic Competition

6-7(16) YM CA NEWS YMCA Editor, Robert Hanscom Gymnastics fo r Three-Yeor-Olds 1 (23) C.A.A. Gymnastic Camp by Taffe 3(25 +) Display at N. Vancouver Recreation Cen-

ter 5(7) First Annual Penna. YMCA State Meet by

Gras 6-7(9) Central Queens YMCA by Lorber 6-7(9) Wayne Chandler, Marblehead, Mass.

YMCA is Notional AAU Jr. Champion by Hanscom 10(27)

CONTRIBUTORS Aldritt, Art (Improved Cross Machine)

6·7(30)

Bore, Frank (Just What the World Needs ... Another Wal l) 4(5)

Beyer, "Bud" (Gymnastics on a Mountain Side) 6-7(1 7)

Brown, James (Warm-Up) 11-1 2(45) Bryon, Shirley (USGF Women 's Commit­

tee - Annua l Report) 6-7(11 ) Buffo, Bill (YMCA Nationals) 8-9(18-19 + )

Calkin, Gerold (Computer and Judging) 3(24)

Carranza, Martin, Trans lator (II Ginnasta , Italian periodical) The Strengthening of a Gymnast 3(20) Hecht, Full Twist 6-7(29)

Chaplon, Mickey In loca te Hang, Pull to Cross 8-9(23) The Front Kip - Rings 1 I -1 2(44)

Cohen, Steve (USOG Team Analysis) 11 -12(30-31 )

Connelly, Dan (Developing Self-Confidence) 11 -12(52)

Counsil, Roger (Institute on Advanced Gymnastics) 11 -1 2(36)

Criley, Dick, Assoc. Editor (Now at U. of Hawaii) Beauty in Motion 1 (14) 8ill Meade Interview 2(11 +) NCAA Championsh ips 5(14-2 1) Viewpoints (Bob Medina) 6-7(7 +) Los Angeles City High School Cham­pionships 8-9(11 ) Note, The editor wishes to express his gratitude to the fine effor ts of Dick Criley during recent years. His work on the MG has provided a number of new and worthy directions as well as on overall improvement of the maga­zine. ABF

Dolluge, George (Su!Tlmer Training for the High School Gymnast) 6-7(27-28)

Davidson, Lorne (Second Canadian Inter­collegiate Gymnastic Competition 5(7)

Davis, Roy (Formula for Success - Japa­nese Program) 3(5-6)

Dill, Norber t Gymwheel Gymnastics 4(26-2 7) Gymwheel Fundamentals 6-7(32-33) Gymwheel Fundamentals Continued 10(24)

Dunkley, Tom (U. of Vermont High School Invitational) 8-9(15)

Egg leston, Gordon (N.Y. State High School Championships) 8-9(1 4)

Frederick, Bruce The Complete 800k in Gymnastics 2(20-2 1 ) Choir Gymnastics 6-7(26-27) Annual MG Index 1 (28)

George, Jerry (New Series - "A Second Look at Swing") Overgrip Giant Swing 6-7(36) Undergrip Giant Swing 8-9(25) Undergrip Giant, Pirouette 1 0(22) German Giant 11 -1 2(48 -49)

Gras, Bob (First Annual Penna. YMCA State Meet) 6-7(9)

Grgurevic, Milo, Translator (Gymnastics for Children in the U.S.S.R. ) 2(1 0)

Grossfeld, Abie (Connecticut State High School Championships) 8-9(1 5)

Hanscom, Robert (Notional AAU Jr. Olym· pic Champion) 10(27)

Harris, Rolph C. (Cinematographic Study of the Kip) 3(22- 23)

Hinds, John W. (Why? The T rompoline l) 6-7(44)

Hughes, Eric (Instant Replay TV in Gym­nastics) 2(6)

Iff land, Llewellyn (Illinois State High School Championships) 8-9(1 5)

Jacquin, Jerry (What Can the Colleges Do for the High School?) 8-9(10). See Also Letter 11 -1 2(52)

Jefferson, George (Kentucky High School Championships) 8-9(1 2)

Jensen, Sid (Pre-Olympic Report) 1 (7-8) JohnsoQ, Jerry (Minnesota State High

School Championships) 8-9(1 5) Josselyn, Vic (Lou Wills, 1880·1968)

10(28) Klaus, Bruno (Gymnastics in East Ger­

many) 1(11 ) Koepke, Barry (Evaluating Low and

Intermediate Routines) II -I 2(4 1 ) Lechl itner, Terry (Indiana State High

School Championships) 9-8(1 3) Lingemann, Lloyd (How to Make and Use

a Kinetoscope) II -I 2(42-43)

Loenhardt, Wm. R. (Aspiration Levels of Compet i tive College Gymnasts) 2(18-19)

Lesch, Victor (Gymnastics + Organiza­tion = Successful Program) 8-9(24·25)

Long, Joy Winning 2(6) Side Horse Routine Composition 11 -I 2 (46-47)

Lorber, Sid (Centra l Queens YMCA) 6-7(9) Massimo, Joe

New England Gymnastic Ctinic Report 2(15) NCAA Colleqe Division 6-7(18 -20)

Medd, Bruce (Weightless - Cross) 3(29)

Meddock, Dole (Penna. State High School Championships) 8-9(1 5)

Mill s, Russell (A New Terminology fo r Side Horse) I (I 8-1 9)

Murray, Jim, Los Angeles Times (Gym­nasts - Greek Gods Flying About on Rings) 10(5)

Neinas, Charles N. (NCAA Executive Com­mittee Responsibility) 8-9(6+)

Nelson, Don (North Cal iforn ia Invitational Championships) 8-9(12)

Orlofsky, Fred (Study of Gymnastic In­juries) II -I 2(50-51 )

Peavy, Bob Ca lifornia Winter Clin ic 2(1 4+ ) Northern California Gymnastic Cham­pionships 11-1 2(37-38)

Pettinger, Jock (Worm Up) I I -I 2(45) Plonf, Harvey (The Barany Dilemma)

6-7(29) Powers, Don (Ohio State High School

Championships) 8-9(1 4) Priddle, Ruth (Women 's Intercollegiate

Gymnastic Competition - Canada) 4(7)

Rector, Bob (Kansas Store High School Championships) 8-9(1 3)

Runkle, Roy (Cinematographic Analysis of the Flyaway) 11 -I 2(40-4 1 )

Sakodo, Ken (Konati Allen Interview) 1(15) Note, Ken has also contributed the many lively and timely cartoons to compl iment and odd humor to the MG throughout 1968. Thanks, Ken.

Sundby, Glenn A. Carl Patterson (Coach of the Veilr)

5(4) Basel Gymnastic Tour - 1969 6-7(4-5) Olympic Gomes II -I 2(4) Kato Interview 11 -1 2(27)

Surgent, Fred (Factors Determining a Good Program in Gymnast ics) 3(14)

Taffe, Dick (CAA Gy mn astic Ca mp) 3(25 +)

Thor, Dave (A Competitor's View) 11-12(30)

Ton ry, Don A New System of Teach ing Phys ical Education Classes I (22) Something Di fferent 2(22) Layout, V2 Turn to Front Off 3(23) Hop Pirouette 4(27) Back Pi rouette Dismount 6-7(31) Vaulting for Beginners 10(23) Choosing an Internationa l Gymnastic Team 11-12(5)

Tucker, Rick (Chicken - On Judging) 2(22-23)

T utte (Another Country Heard From) 10(25)

Uphues, Jackie (U .S. Championships for Women) 6-7(1 0- 11 )

Vincent, Bill (Trampoline - Let's Tebch Routines) 1(20-21) ,

Weber, Ch r is (Eva luating Low and Inter­mediate Routines) I I -I 2(41 )

Wettstone, Gene (The Judging at Mexi­co City) II -I 2(32)

Wilhelm, H. (Gym Sketch - Klaus) 1(7) Wi lson, Glenn (The Next Step) 2(5). See

Also Letters 5(27-28) Wolfe, Dick

Preparing for Routines 1.(23) An Effective Half-Way Method 10(27)

Wright, Jerry F.I.G. Judges Course 2(23) NCAA Rule Changes 3(25) NCAA Championsh ips 5(1 I -I 3) Senior AAU 6-7(14·1 5) Mexico, Mexico Rah, Rah, Rah 11· 12(1 2-20)

Wright, Wii liam (ifcisic-Ideas on Gymnast ic Spotting) 4(22· 23)

Zwickel, Wol ter - Fashion Column New Fashion Column 6-7(7) The Olympics Then and Now I 0(1 9) Core of Uniforms and Other Quest ions 11 -12(47)

The United States Gymnastics Federation P.O. Box 4699 Tucson, Arizona

USGF DIRECTORS REPORT FRANK L. BARE Executive Director

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Fashion by Wall e r Z wick e l

GYMNASTIC FASHION COLUMN #3

For this issue, we're going to try to do our bit towards easing a fairly consistent problem in gymnastic clothing . . . that of fit.

Almost every reader has had the prob· lem of trying to figure out what the dealer means in his measuring instructions. Every dealer has tried to figure out what size to ship when measurements are out of pro­portion or incomplete.

Accordingly I have worked up this chart, using all standard clothing industry terms. It is my hope that the dealers will keep a copy, and that the gymnasts will adopt the

term used. Then, when ordering, all you have to say is . . . "This order was meas­ured according to the MG fitting chart" . . . and the dealer will know exactly what size to ship.

Let's start with the various measurements : 1. Chest: Sometimes called chest girth. The

tape is passed around the body as high up under the armpits as possible. Always check the back to make sure the tape is level. Subject should be relaxed ... neither fully expanded or fully exhaled.

2. Waist: lust about where you .think it would be. A good point of reference is the crest of the hip bone. The waist is directly above. A poke with the thumb will locate it. Waist should be measured firmly, but not tight. Again, subject should be relaxed.

4. Seat: This measurement is not vital to good fit in a ready to wear garment, but it is a very important factor in a made to measure order. It is also the one measurement that is usually taken wrong. To measure the seat, look at the subject in profile, and determine the point where Gluteal muscles (Rump) protrudes the most. That is the level where the tape is passed around the body. Do not pull tape any tighter than is needed to keep it from slipping down. A good indicator of accuracy is that the normal seat is from 7 to 8 inches larger than the waist. It is possible for gymnasts to have seat meas­urements smaller than this proportion. If so, just check the measurement again to be sure.

4.1nseam: Another problem area ... most people don't know where to end it. Start with a tape that has a hard end. If you can't get one then tape a tongue depres­sor to the end of the tape or staple a stiff piece of cardboard in place. (2) make sure that the subject is wearing a jock. (3) place the hard end of the tape firmly against the base of the jock (The subject should definitely feel it). (4) Measure down to just below crest of ankle joint. As an alternative stopping point, there is a protruberant bone just in front of the

ankle, on the inner side of the foot. Steve Cohen (now in Med. school) was kind enough to supply the name. It's called the 'Tuberosity of the Nervicular bone' .

5.0utseam: For made to measure you start at the top of the hip bone (Crest of the Illium), and measure down outside of leg to just below cresL 01 ankle joint. For ready to wear, start at waist and give the measurement as . . . 'Overall trouser length'

6. Girth: This is vital to a good fit on any step in design garmen t. 1 erseys, leotards, and Etons all require accurate girth measurements. The girth is the length­wise circumference of the trunk. Draw an imaginery line around the body, starting about midway along the top of the trape­zious muscle, goin:::; down the front of the body, back between the legs, up the back, and back to starting point. Pull the tape tight . . . tight enough for the subject to be uncomfortable. If in doubt, use the tighter measurement since the stretch of the garment has a safety factor.

7. Sleeve inseam: Place hard end of tape at point where pectoral inserts behind del­toids. Do not go up into armpit. Measure to point where handguard strap would go. Or, as an alternate, to pivot of wrist joint.

8. Sleeve Outseam: Sometime preferred for warmups. Measure from crest of shoulder . .. the point where the sleeve would join the body on good fitting shirt . .. down to same point on wrist as for in· seam.

9. General notes: Including your height and weight is a good practice. It gives the dealer something extra to go on. Also, don't kid yourself .. . Tell it like it is. Measuring your ,chest expanded and your waist sucked in will produce some pretty numbers, but it will also produce a poor fit.

Next Issue: We'll still be on the measur­ing kick. If the Olympic coach will agree, I'll publish the Olympic team measurements. You can then see how you measure up to the best.

LETTERS

GREAT OLYMPIC PHOTOS Dear Glenn :

I wOlild like to bring some milch deserved recognition to light for Don Wilkinson, whose photos in the November-December isslle of the M odem Gymnast were sllperb.

Sincerely yours, Dennis A. Paolelli S an Francisco, Calif

P.S. NOI'.-Dec. IVas a great iss lle '

COACH NEEDED Dear Mr. S lindby :

I am a third-year engineering stlldent in Pllerto Rico, where gymnas tics is IInknown and hm'e del 'eloped a profound interest in the sport since last semester's I'isit of the Spring­field College Gymnastic team. I plan to spend my spare time in life promoting such sport and reqllest YOllr f lltllre support in this task.

I organized a gym club in my college hut ha ve been unable to secllre a coach. Kn oll' of any candidates? A t a recent practice session we came up with a good idea to red lice injuries in beginners ' high bar dismounts , and I think it is 1V0rth publishing if it hasn't been hefore . A Rrollp simply grabs the mats by the handles on the perimeter and raises them oJl the floor in trampoline fashion, Plilling in opposite direc-tions. --

Sincerely, Jose Aisitlll Latimier Puerto Rico

GYMNASTICS "HOT BED"

Dear G lenn : Enclosed is a photo of the 1968-69 Prospect

High S chool Va rsity Gymnastics Team. Prospect in its ten years of competition has

established itself as one of the perennial con­tendersfor the Illinois State Gymnastics Cham­pionship finishing in the runner- lip position twice and third in recent years, bllt has yet to secllre the championship.

Each year we IWI 'e 60 to 80 boys Ollt fo r the team. Th e dedication of these boys to

gymnastics wOlild be inspiring to any coach. C ) Th ey fo llow gymnastics religiollsly I'ia The MG CLASSI FI E 0 SECTION Modern Gy mnas t.

1 have heard many a disclission as to II'here ------------------the "hot bed" of high school gymnastics is located. E I'en though I am a nath'e son of California , I wOlild hal'e to say that the "hot bed" is centered in the sllbllrbs of Chicago. 1 base this onfil'e points:

I . Fa cilities 2. Coaches - backgrotll1d and nllmbers 3. Organization of S tate Championship Meet 4. N llmber ofgymnasts 5. S liperior rOlltines in all e l'ents by all

gymnasts in the S tate meet Ollr team wishes to thank YO Il and YOllr staff

for the 1I'0rk YO Il are doing fo r gymnastics.

Dear G lenn:

Sincerely, Rich Chell', H ead Va rsit y G ymnastics -Coach

THANKS

Please consider accepting the I'e,), s-incere thanks of Kalas Kagathos FO llndation fo r YOllr pllblication of the NEWPORT GYM­NASTICS story in the NO I'ember-December, M IG.

Aside fro lll the generolls comments made in behalf of Nell' J ersey FOllndation, the article sen'ed the ultimate pllrpose offocusing allen­tion on holV a school may create commllnity interes t in gymnastics and, in the COllrse of sllch generated enthllsiasm , sell itselI./or citi­zen contrihlltions to its program.

Morris Adams does IU/I 'e this fine ability to market gymnastics and his Rood showman­ship certainly is a compliment to the excep­tional res lilts he has derh'ed ji-O /ll his dedica­tion as a true Edllca tor.

It was and col1linlles to be a great pleasllre to work with you and Frank Bare and to knoll' that YOIl both hm'e sacrificed milch in attempt­inR to edll cate people who sholiid knoll' aboll t the bealltifi" prodllcts of gymnastics athletics.

Congratlilations also on a great NO I'ember­December MG ... it was worth \I'aiting for as IIslial with YOllr work. Best \I'ishes to yOII, Barbara and the MG StaJlfor a continliinK succenflll pllblication (~r gYl1l1l ilst ics fo r men and women el·erywhere.

Bruce H opping, Chmn. , Kalos Kagathos , Laguna Beach, Ca lifornia

POSITION WANTED: By well-qualified Scandinavian Gym­nastic teacher Teacher of Phys. Ed . since 1949 . Director of Institute of Physica l Educat ion at Notional Unive rsity (teaching gymnast ics, the theory of Gym· nast ics and the hi story of gymnast ics) and has coached the notional team and comes well qualified with academic referen ces_ . Would like a University tea ch­ing and coachin g po sition in Southern California . Address all correspondence to , MG #FGT Positi on Won ted Dept. Box 611 , Santa Monico, California 90406_

MG PHOTO/ART CONTEST 1. Suitable subjects for consideration:

Gymnasts , coaches, action photoa unusual photos; two dimensional art of any technique (woodcut, litho, oil, watercolor , etc.). Any s ize photo ac­cepted. Should be sharp and clear for reproduction with uncluttered back­ground . Color prints , but not slides, also acceptable. Should reproduce well in black and white 'mless suit­able for color cover or center spread . If selected for cover, the original neg­ative will be requested . Tp.chnical data on photos should include photo­grapher's name, camera type, any spe­cial lenses used, film, f-stop, shutter speed .

2. Entries become the property of the Modern Gymnast magazine for use at our discretion unless sufficient post­age . and mailing instructions are in­cluded for return . Entries are eligiOle if not submitted elsewhere. Winning entries will appear from time to time in the Modern Gymnast . Award win­ners will be notified by mail.

3. Judging will be handled by the staff of the Modern Gymnast and decisions will be final.

4. AWARDS: Subscriptions to the MG. First Place : 3 years Second Place : 2 years Th ird Place : 1 year

A cover or double page spread earns a 5 year subscription to the MG . Du­plicate awards in case of tie.

5. Send all entries to : MG PHOTO/ART CONTEST Box 777 Santa Monica, California 90406

ON DUTY

Captain Orwyn Sampson has taken over as Varsity Gymnastic Coach at the U .S. Air Force Academy in Colorado while Major Karl K. Schwenzfeier is completing a one-year tour of duty in V iet Nam ... Major Schwenzfeier is a special operations pilot flying a small single­engined aircraft (most dangerous). Perhaps many of our MG readers would like to drop him a line (we know he would appreciate it). His address is: Major Karl K. Schwenzfeier

Box I 1152, 5th Spec Ops Sq APO San Francisco 96227

JACOBS AND WILLS REPEAT IN WORLD TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONSHIP

The United States ' streak of five straight World Trampoline C hampionships remained intact for another year as Judy Wills of South­ern Illinois and Dave Jacobs of Michigan re­peated their 1967 wins in the fifth annual meet at Amersfoort, Holland, November 30.

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Answers to A·B·C qui z, 1. floo r exercise = A+ A; 2. side horse = B+ B; 3. s!i ll rings = C; 4. long horse =9.3; 5. pa rallel bars =C; 6. high ba r= B+C.

THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

GYMNASTICS MATERIALS LIST -1969 Age Group Gymnastics Workbook. 1968 Edition. Includes all the basic routines for boys and girls at various age levels, in­cluding stick figures and assigned values for each part of the rout ine . Excellent guide for cldssroom teaching as we ll as age-group competitive programs . Ages 6-18 years. Trampoline included in the 1968 Edition . 94 Pages . $3.00. F.I.G. Code of Points •.. For Men. 196 pages of the international rules for men . The most important book in ony gymnasts library. An absolute must for every teach­er, coach and off icial. All the A-B-C parts with illu.strations and the latest rules for every event for men. The "off icial FIG rules" in Engl ish . $3 .50 each. "Interpretations of International Rules for Women"- .......... Based on the official F.I.G. Code of Points for women. All the inter­national rules. This booklet contains the diffiCulty ratings for each event as well as the rules governing international gymnas­tics events for women. Translated by the USGF Women's Technical Commitee. 50 Pages. $2.00. U.S.G.F. News Service . . . subsc ript ion service. Mailings to those carried on the USGF News Service mailing list contain all the latest news on National and Inte rna­tional Gymnastics. Mailings are made whenever news · deserves attention. Six to twelve mailing per year or more as events dictate . Send name, address, zip. $2.00 per year. National Compulsory Routines for Girls . . . a joint project between the U.S.G.F. and the Div ision of Girls and Women 's Sports of AAHPER ... thi s booklet contains a ll the routines now being used in the DGWS Guide and the music and floor di agrams as well. Also includes trampoline and tumbling routines. 50 cents per copy. U.S.G.F. Promotional Items. Special print­ing of Posters (11 inches by 17 inches ) with male or female gymnast thereon. Your home meet schedule o r special not­ices . .. write for prices. Minimum order is 100 posters. May be ordered with just figure and word " Gymnast ics". U.S.G.F. Bumper Stickers ... in bright, re­flective papers ... Red on black or black on red. Word " gymnastics" in big letters and your school name or meet information carried above and below. Usable as bump-er stickers or wall posters. • Guide for ' Competitions . . . publ ished in 1965. 25 pages of instructions on how to run a competitive gymnastics meet, in­cluding what he announcer should say. De­signed t o help the meet d irector . . . forms, checklists, all included. $ 1.00 each.

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HARD BOUND MG VOLUMES Complete set Vol. I-I X $125.00

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OLYMPIC GAMES PHOTOS

By DON WILKINSON

Don Wilkinson whose photos have appeared in Modern Gymnast covered the Olympic Games photographically in color and black and white. He has prod].lced a fully illustrated catalogue showing over 1,500 contact size black and white prints (with over 400 of Gymnastics). Also listed are the color transparencies taken.. This catalogue, price $1.00 is now available from - DON WILKINSON, 1013 8th AVENUE, GREELEY, COLORADO 80631.

Cost of Slides -1 to 9 slides . 50c each 10 to 24 slides ........ .. ........... 47c each 25 to 49 slides ...... . . 45c each

50 to 99 slides . 100 to 249 slides . 250 or more .

.... .. 40c each ....... 38c each

.. . ...... .... 35c each

Cost of Black and White Prints -5 x 7 - $1.00 each - set of 10 prints $ 900 - set of 25 prints $20.00 8 x 10 - $1.50 each - set of 10 prints $14.00 - set of 25 prints $32.50

11 x 14 - $4.25 each - .. t of 10 prints $39.25 - set of 25 (price available on request)

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