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THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE

June/July 1970 60c

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notes FROM THE

editor: _ MG and "Pot": First off to set the record straight ... Your editor is against "Pot" and all other detri­mental drug, drinking and smoking habits which are bound by their very nature to be physically and emotionally harmful to the good health of the Gymnast.

In October '69 when we first received the article "Mari­iuana and the Gymnast" (March 70 MG) we put it aside as iust a wayout gymnast with many personal problems ... . However, as we looked into the subiect of "Pot" we found it to be a serious situation on campuses across the nation, not iust among the radicals, but athletes also and not iust college but High School and even Jr. High schools .... Therefore, even though we are COMPLETELY AGAINST IT! . .. we could not bury our head in the sand and say the problem did not exist in Gymnastics and is none of our affair. If iust one gymnast is smoking "Pot" it is our affair to do what we can to discourage him (any coach that knowlingly looks the other way is iust fooling himself and in for a rough time plus a poor season record). After dis­cussions with our associate editors we decided to publish the article ("M & the Gymnast") in the March edition "as is" and make editorial notes along with concerned com­ments from coaches and gymnasts in this June/July MG on the theory that wiser heads than ours would help build a better rebuttal against Mariiuana. We were not fully prepared for the enormous amount of response and space does not permit us to print more than a random sampling of those received. All replies used (see page 6) are used totally and unedited to insure we did not take them out of context. Of all the mail received ONLY ONE (with no return address) agreed with the article and the MG for publishing it, but most condemned the MG for poor taste. I couldn't agree more (and apologize to any readers we may have offended) . . . it is shocking and unbelievable that a re­spected gymnastic magazine would publish such an article ... BUT, not as SHOCKING as the FACT that "Pot" does exist in the Gymnastic world.

From our personal inquiries and reading on the subiect of Mariiuana we have come up with the following observa­tions:

1. Published reports by ex-drug addicts state, Mariiuana DOES lead to stronger killer drugs.

2. Mariiuana DOES NOT improve creativity or perfor­mance.

3. Mariiuana destroys competitive desire. 4. Mariiuana leads to DROPOUT in Gymnastics and So­

ciety. 5. Apprehension for possession does not infringe on

your Constitutional Rights - IT IS ILLEGAL.

GYMNASTICS is a Wonderful Sport and a way of life with many challenges and rewards. Any Gymnast that cannot FIND HIMSELF and DO HIS THING or GET TURNED ON without the aid of additional stimulants NEEDS HELP. If you must experiment do it with New GYMNASTIC SKILLS, not drugs!

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m THE MODERN GYMNAST MAGAZINE

CG Official Publication of the United States Gymnastic Federation

VOLUME XII TABLE OF CONTENTS

JUNE/JULY NUMBER 6

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR .............. .. Glenn Sundby 4 MG READER RESPONSE: "Mariiuana and the Gymnast" 6 CHALK TALK ............ .. ............... .................... 8 USGF REPORT .. .... ......... . .. ... ...... .... . Frank Bare 9 USGF NATIONAL CHAMPiONSHiPS .. ....... Don Norton 10 MG INTERVIEW: GEORGE GREENFIELD .. .. . ........... ..

Sundby and Sakoda 11 SOUTH AFRICAN CUP .... .... .. .... . Martin A. Trimmer 14 NAIA GyMNASTiCS ...... .. ................ .. John Zuelein 16 MG CENTER PHOTO ........................ David Arnoth 20 ANYONE FOR ALL AROUND, Pel Mead,

Mickey Chapman, Gerald S. George, Don Tonry, Prof. Kaneo .. ...... ... .... ........ .. .. . 22

TUMBLING TOPICS ........................... Dick Criley 27 RESEARCH AND FITNESS IN GYMNASTICS,

Dr. James S. Bosco 33 JUDGING BY JERRY, "A Critical Review of the FIG

Code of Points" .......... ........... Jon Culbertson 34 FOR THE LOVE OF THE SPORT . .. .. Fredrick C. Hatfield 36 LETTERS .......... .. . .. .... ...... .... ...... ..... .. .... .. ...... 36 MG CALENDAR.. .. .. .. .... .... ... .. ... .......... .. ...... ... . 38 NJCAA CHAMPiONSHiPS .... .. .. .... ............ .. .. .. .... 38 A.A.U. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, Results.. .. ...... .. 38

Cover, On thi s issue of the MG is featured Fred Denni s. Fred has been on the gymnast ics scene for quite a number of yea rs now and has always been a top competito r wherever he perfarms. Re· cent ly he competed in the USGF Championships at Las Vegas and placed easi ly in the top ten.

PUBLISHER-EDITOR GLENN SUNDBY

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

ASSOCIATE EDITORS - Feature

A. Bruce Frederick, Education ; Dr. James S. Bosco, Research; Jerry Wright, Competition; Frank Bare. USGF; John Nooney, Canada; Robert Hanscom, YMCA ; Andrzei Gonera, European; Gerald George, Dan Millman & Don Ton;'y, AA Instructional; Bill Roelzheim, Instructional.

THE M ODERN GYMNAST magazine is published by Sundby Publications, 410 Broadway, Sonto Monico , California 90401. Second Closs Postage paid 01 Sonto Monico, Calif. Published monthly except bi-monthly June. July, August, and September. Price $6.00 per yeor, 60c a single copy. Subscription correspondence, The MODE.RN GYMNAST, P.O. Box 61 1, Sonto Monico, Colifornia 90406. Copyright 1970© a ll rights reserved' by SUNDBY PUBLICATIONS, 410 Broadway, Santo Monico, Calif. All photos and manuscripts submitted become the p roperty of The MODERN GYMNAST unless a refurn request and sufficient postage ore included,

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MG Reader Response:

Some Comments On 'Marijuana And The Gymnast' D a n M illma n, Coac h Sta nfo rd U ni ve rsit y

In printing the a rti c le, " Ma riju ana a nd t li e Gy mnast. " the MG edit o ri a l s taff used qu es­tiona ble judgme nt. Firs t of a ll. tho ugh the a rti ­c le is o n an inte res ting subjec t. it is diffi cult to unde rs ta nd how it fit s in a gy mnas tics contex t. Titling a ny a rti c le "Blank a nd the Gy mnas t" doesn ' t auto mati ca ll y ma ke it MG mate ri a l. Wh y no t have a n arti c le o n " Re ligio n a nd th e Gy mn as t" o r " S ta mp Co ll ec ting a nd the Gy m­nas tT

If the edito rs would lik e to enric h the sub­j ec t mall e r a nd broade n th e scope o f the M G , tha t' s fin e. But be fore printing a n art ic le o n a to pi c so laden w ith o pinion a nd so lack ing in fac t. I would sugges t you firs t se nd a copy of the a rti c le to so meone ex pe rt in the fie ld so to sc reen your reade rs from mi sleading informa­tio n.

The re have been so few e mpirica l s tudies of the effect s of g rass o n huma n be ings tha t it 's diffi cult for most of us to have access to '/(/cts pro o r con. T hus. we rece ive ro mantic o r ho r­rendous persona l opinion a nd lilli e mo re. Thi s can onl y se rve to po la ri ze a nd mi sinform a n a lready confu sed and genera ll y uneducated public.

Th ere a re two prima ry critici s ms to be lev­e led a t the MG a rti c le. Though I give the a no n­ymous aut ho r c redit fo r no t ex press ing an ex­tre me a rgument for o r aga inst grass , he did ex­press some ques tio nab le fac ts. H e c ited no so urce fo r hi s a llegation po t " helps c reati v it y. ,.

A n ex tre me ly tho rough a rti c le in Playboy magaz ine whi ch brought toge the r the opinio ns of the na tion 's leading drug ex pe rt s, both pro a nd con , brought many facts to light a bo ut grass . Among th e m were :

I. S moking ma rijua na does gil'e o ne a ny s pe­cia l ta lent fo r c rea ti v it y. Th e pot s mo ke r may fee l he is c rea ti ve, but numerous s tudies have s hown that th ere is no signi ficant c ha nge in c reati ve a bilit y during o r a ft e r a '· high." Wha t ma rijua na does is change a pe rson's pe rcep­tio n of rea lit y through accenting or modifying input throug h a ll the se nsory moda lities. Thi s "realit y a ltering" process gives one th e impres­s ion tha t he's see ing something very s pecia l a nd ve ry c rea ti ve.

2. On the o th er hand , it was a lso s hown tha t s mo king ma rijua na in itse lf does II Ot lead to " ha rde r drugs ." True, a youth who is loo king fo r escape from a s tifling realit y may begin with ma riju a na (o r he may not) a nd go o n to un­ques tio nably da ngerou s drugs like "s peed ." he ro in and may ex pe rime nt with the unsuffi­cie ntl y studi ed LS D .

My ma in genera l c ritic is m with the a rti c le and the whole ma rijua na questi on is tha t it places the e mph as is o n the wro ng probl e m.

Marijua na is no t a gy mnas ti cs proble m : it 's a huma n pro bl e m. T he prevalence of pot s mok­ing is not caused by but is fann ed by a lack of unde rs ta nd ing be twee n the gene ra tio ns . With

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very few exceptio ns, the young peopl e I know w ho le t g rass mono poli ze the ir everyday li ves have a poor co mmuni ca ti ve re la tionship with th eir pa re nt s.

It is probably true to say tha t the "older ge n­era tio n" does nQt und erstand the yo ung. It is also equa ll y true tha t the young do no t unde r­s tand th e " o ld er ge ne ra tio n." I have n't seen e ithe r gro up ma ke a pa rti cula r effort a t unde r­s tanding: Pa re ;1lS try b ut o nl y if th ey can fit their child re n's conce pt s a nd allitudes into th eir own. o ft e n too ri gid , a llitude fra mework. It ta kes a ve ry s pecia l pa re nt indeed to be se n­s itive to the qu ality ideas of yo uth -to sepa ra te them from the na tura l ques tio ning and confu-

(Cont in ued on page 27)

'Sound Mind In A Sound Body' Wha t ca llses a gVlllll ast ill th e .first place?

SeIFsa ti.liaction . Sa ti.~f(/ctio ll lies ill persollal achiel'emellt. ~f' Vall take all'ay th e satisfac­tiOIl , .1'011 erase the desire to achie l'e. I f' an), st ill1l1lallt is lI ecessarv to a pe/lormallce o.f'allY killd, thell lI 'e lose sigh t of lI ·hat begall as per­sOll al pride .

DCll'e R oth Eiche TII/'ll ers

P.S. Gil I' mOllo is "A sO /llld m illd ill a'sollnd bodv."

GYMNASTICS IS MY TRIP Bv 0 011 C oll ll ellv (Gymllast)

Gymnas ti cs to me fulfill s the a nswer to nea r­ly eve ry life pro ble m di scussed in the a rti c le on marIJua na.

Gy mnast ics like life poses many pro ble ms. a ll of whic h a re solva ble . You cannot solve a proble m by te mpo ra ril y running away from it by us ing drugs. T o a gy mnas t (and by thi s I mean a tru e gy mnast) the re is a moti va tiona l facto r w hic h e nab les him to ove rco me ph ys ica l a nd e motio na l ba rri e rs. Thi s moti vatio na l fac to r mus ~ be prese nt whethe r we ta lk of gy mnas ti cs o r Id e In ge ne ra l. Marij ua na by th e a uth or' s own admiss ion may te nd to kill mo ti va tio n. Thi s ha rdl y see ms be nefic ia l to me.

Po t. lik e a lco hol. is a means of te mpora ril y escaping rea lit y. While a n occas iona l escape may be necessary in eac h pe rson's life fo r re­laxa tio n. po t o r a lcoho l is no t th e a nswer, just de trime nta l. T he re comes the day whe n the

po thead can no lo nge r di s tingui sh be tween rea l and unrea l a nd whe n tha t ha ppe ns it' s time to see k he lp.

The writ e r of the a rti c le see ms to be putting dow n ha rd work ra the r tha n defe nding ma ri ­jua na. A pe rson's life sho uld be a whole and eac h part must contri bute to it , The s um of the pa rt s must no t be exc lus ive of one ano th er but mu st co mple me nt each o the r. I n o th e r wo rds, th e fac t tha t yo u 'I re a gymnas t sho uld influe nce

(Cont inued on page 27)

NO MEDALS FOR "GRASS-GOOF"

D ear Editor: I lI 'as "s hocked" all d "be ll 'ildered" by the

art icle ill the Ma rch MG b" the IIII OII\';110 IlS IIlI thor 11 110 "pmised" pot . iVa dOllb t this fe l­loll' lI 'Oll ldll 't lI 'a llt his lIame tllgged to s lIch a piece of lite ratllre sillce it 1I'01lid be II dead gi" e-all'av to th e Federal Narcotics Agell ts !

I seldom hear promotiolls fo r slIIlIgg ling alld espioll age, bllt right in th e MG were stated the ad\'{/Ilt ages fo r commillillg a fe deral of fe ll se, I s lIspect fe ll ' coaches are n O li ' making "grass" all integral part of their trainillg table.

H OII 'e l' er, Va ilI' ghost lI'1'iter fa iled to m en­tion th e fac ts that marijllalla deadell s qllick respOllses , greatlv decreases depth perceptioll , alld limits peripheral I'is ion. I IIs llally like to be able to I'iell' a gymll ast 's peliormall ce ob­jectil'ely and allo ll ' the gymnast's 011'11 exercise to create all artist ic elll 'iron ment-the 'hop­head ' m ight e l'ell see pillk lI 'easels doing Fee-x - bllt as he makes his descellt dOlvl1 to m other earth , he'll proba blv fo rget he IVas at a gym­nastic 111ee l !

It seems to me the best IVay to becom e a great gym ll ast is lI 'orking ill th e gym and dedicate yourself' to YOllr goa ls, m entally alld phys ica l/v. M aybe a ll his lI 'eek ly trip th e "grass-goo!, is # I , bllt I dOllbt if' he wakes lip alld.fillds the go ld medal,

I IVo llld lastly like to m entioll the f act that th ere /1W )' be lillie e l'idence concemillg phys i­cal detrim el1l of these dmgs. bllt till there is (o r iSIl 't), a magazille cO I'ering th e most beall­ti/i.1i sport . the most precise sport . and a sport that commands the mastery of the phys ical th rollgh th e mental. is hardly the place slIg­ges ting s ll ch negligence .

Th ere are mallY places fo r yOllng boys and girls to "search fo r themsell 'es, " in schools. ch llrches, libraries. ill the hallds of coaches, edu cators alld in the gym.

S o let's keep the G YM in G ymnast and di­rect th e YOllng people. no t admit to f ailllre. throllgh illsecurity and lack of knowledge and insigh t.

S illcerel" M ichaei'Ja cki (former 1011'0 State Un i,'. Gymnast)

Drugs Can Corrupt And Kill by Connie McG uire (Student) Wes te rn Sta te College , Gunnison, Colo .

In a n earli e r e dition of Modern Gy mnas t , an arti c le was publi shed . e ntitl e d Marijllalla alld the Gymnast. In thi s it was assumed th a t man y of the me mbe rs of a gymnas ti c team s mo ke mariju ana to a id the m in finding the mselves a nd to improve the ir pe rfo rma nce in the gym­nas ium.

Th e a rticl e sa id tha t the gy mnas t mu st be sa tisfied with hi s li fe out side of the gy mnas ium and tha t marijua na " ca n eas ily become a defi ­nit e pa rt of thi s out side li fe." One has to " lea rn " to fee l th e type of e uphoria w hich ma rijua na brings to some people, When first s moking

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ma rijua na. o ne is told how to inha le th e s mo ke and wha t ex perie nces o ne is to ex pe ri e nce. At firs t the smo ke r mu st pre tend to be ex peri enc­in g these things. One might sa y tha t one must Je~rn how to be "happy" o r " sa ti sfi ed" with the o ut s ide life if it is fo und in ma rijua na.

Ma rijua na is c lass ified as a ha lluc inoge n. Ri cha rd R. Linge ma n. in hi s boo k Drugs Fro lll A to Z: A Dictional'\'. indi ca tes tha t ph ys iolog i­ca l a lte ra ti o ns induced by marijua na . within a

(C ontinued on page 27)

Sentimental Rubbish D ear G lenn:

Most of the article " M arijuall a and th e GYIII ­nas t" in th e M arch issue of Th e M odem G ym­lIa st is sentimental rubbish. I \I 'ant a gymnast to be a mall and not a weakling. A competing gymnast should not s llloke at all , .Iet alon,e smoke marijuana. I a lll .lully I/Il'{Ire 0.1 a coach s e.llorls hm'ing to aill1 at 1I10re than teaching his trainees skills and routines . H Oll'e"er, I think too hiRhly of his time alld energy to expect him to hal'e patience ' I'ith a person that may be a gro 'l'nup ill body 'I'ith possibly 101ll! I;,air and {/ beard but II'h o is a "problem clllld In 1I11l1d and altogeth er a ninny .

Please let me take th e opportunity to let you knoll' m l' admiration fo r Th e M odem G ymnast. It s arri,"al o ,'er here is allVays some sort o.l1es­ti"alto me . It was bill yes terday that I wrote a letter to an Englishfriend urRing him to becom e a subscriber and make oth er English gymnasts do the same .

H ow about bringing sequence pictures of a whole routine the same as you did in recent years ?

Yours sin cerely , (Dr. ) R. Becker Bodelscillvinghstr. 12 G erm allY

Dreamer or Doer? Fred De nni s (Coac h & C ompetitor)

The a uth o r of the a rticle " Ma rijua na a nd th e G y mnas t" mu st ha've a fant astic ha ndstand , for surel y he w rote while upside-dow n' H e brings out four major po ints: that the tOPIC IS ve ry relevant to gy mnas tics (or a nyone) , that one of the indi vidual' s major tasks in life is es tabli sh­ing his role in societ y, that pot enha nces crea­t ivity , a nd that a harmful effect of the weed IS a poss ible loss of moti va tion. While the fIrs t two points a re undebatable , I ques tIOn th at marijuana enha nces one 's searc h for self-identi­ty, that pot ' s re la tion to crea ti vity is a signifi­ca nt one, a nd that the poss ible loss of motJ va­tion is worth gambling for the very question­a ble benefit s of the ha llucinogenic in question.

To me the term " self-identity" means a be­lief in one 's value to society. Without se lf­identit y one is " a rock ," " a n island " unto one 's

(Continued on page 27)

Trash D earSir:

H olV could you 10IVer yourseh'es to e"en al­low such trash to grace th e pages of an other­wise fin e magazine in regards to the so-called article , " M arijuana and the Gymnast" ?

I am sorry to say that you sho wed poor judgm ent in printing an article that does not include the autho r's name or his background in coaching or teaching gymnastics .

Th e complete article in my mind is an at­tempt to undermind the acti vity and the youth that participate in it. T ell the author to go to Japan or Russia and find holV it really is with their gymnasts .

H ank Yamagata G ymnastics Coach

T erm Linda High S chool San Rafael, Calif

Disturbed F rede ri c k C. Sur!!ent G ymnastics Coac h F rostburg S ta te Co ll ege

In a rece nt issue of Th e A10dem G .,·/Ilnast , th e a rti c le " Ma rij ua na a nd the G ymn ast" di s­turbed me a grea t deal. Besides pa lntll1g a fa lse pic ture of the s upposed be nefi c ia l e ffec ts of marijua na in gy mnasti cs . the autho r gIves the im pl:e ss io n that marijua na w ill somehow he lp a n indi vidua l find hi s ro le in life.

While the re has bee n limit ed research o n ma rijua na . the re are a few signifi cant fac to rs w hic h need to be c la rifi ed as fa r as the bene fI­c ia l effec ts of thi s drug in gy mn asti cs. The a u­th or o f " Marijua na and th e G ymnast" fee ls

(Continued on page 28)

What Purpose? I 11(/I 'e a 16-year- old son who is an excellent

all-a round gymnast. H e al/ends school be­cause he realizes it is necessary to his .lulllre. H e ea ts, s leeps alld bath es because he kno \l's these things are also necessarv . But gymnas­tics are th e essence of his existence . H e hopes one day to be Rood enough to participate in the O ly mpic Games . H e accoll1plishes his tricks or 1I10 ,'es on his aII'll merit. ff he could do tillS only under the in.lluence of any outside stim u­lant , depressi"e , mind expander or other, I: would to tally destroy his satisfaction and se lf­confidence.

G ymnastics , for him, ha ,'e been a real cha r­acter builder (IS lI'ell as a body builder. I'm sure any clear-thinking indi"idual would agree tha t if ail e callnot achieve his gymllas tic goals thrOl;gh his own unaided skill , ability alld per­se ,'era nce, then IVhat 1I'0uid be the purpose ?

Shirley R oth Oak Lall'lI , III .

Positive Attitude Helpful Habits J ack C. Be nson Gy mnas ti c C oach Eas te rn Washington State C ollege

I ag ree with the author of the article: it is cert ainly time to bring the proble m out Into th e open. Our accord , however, ends with hi s open-ing state ment. .

Obviou sly a young gy mnas t, a nd pOSSIbly a good one , he refe rs to the " old time r's" solu­tion of being a gy mnast full time or not a t a ll as be ing outmoded. Most coaches and a ll &ood coach es hope to teach the ir a thletes posIti ve attitudes an hea lthful ha bits for life outside of the gy m as we ll as in it. With thi s in mind , no dedica ted coach can deny but wlil e ncourage a ny athlete in hi s s tudies , hobbies and socia l interests away from the gym. It may seem odd , but most coaches have ma ny interests o ther than coaching a nd purs ue them av idly.

The w rit e r mentioned that gy mnas ts he knew of turned out while " turned on " : mari ­juana aided the m in relaxing at practice a nd he lped the m to socialize more free ly dUring thi s time. Li sted a mong ma rijua na's ea rl y ef­fec ts is some loss of phys ica l coordination. ' A loss of coordination , however s ma ll , coupled with a ny poss ible di stortion of visua l perce p­tion a nd menta l confu sion can onl y mean one thing in gy mnas tics . Pelforma nce w ill defi ­nitely be poor, a nd the cha nces for a n error or poss ible accident a re increased. To execute the highl y complex phys ica l s kill s required in ap­paratus , tumbling or vaulting movements, a n a thlete mu st be his sha rpes t me nta ll y and be able to command , inte rpret and facilit a te hi s kinesthetic sen ses . From a ll indications found in reputable w ritt en material and personal o b­servations of users, possess ion of one 's menta l

ac uit y a nd ph ys ica l s kill s as needed fo r gy m­nasti c pe rfo rma nce is no t poss ib le fo llow ing use of marijuana.

Use o f "grass " prio r to a tte nding a gymnast mee t a s a spec tato r to pro mote o ne's pe rsml<ti ex pansion and a rti s ti c imag inatio n and in te r­pre tatio n of gy mnasti c mo ve me nt s was a lso di scussed in the essa y. A nyo ne that need s to re ly o n a halluc ina ting substance to find c re­a ti vity has a se ri ous proble m. C urrent resea rc h indi ca te s th at the use r o nl y fee ls heighte ned c reati vit y. A o nce grea t j azz drumme r. Ge ne Krupa . ad mitt ed a ft e r co mparing hi s reco rd-. ings . he played poo rl y unde r the Influ ence. 01 ma rijuana, ' The beaut y a nd aes the ti c qualItI es o f good gy mnasti cs should be mo re th a n e no ugh to s timula te se nsiti ve and origina l reaso nIng In anyone w ho trul y loves the spo rt . The yo ung writ e r mu st dete rmine if he mi ght not be as guilt y as any "old time r" that would say. he needed a Qood " stifr ' drink to rela x or e nJo y a play : it ~l p pea rs both indi vidua ls can ' t face realit y without a tra nquili ze r o r artificia l e n­courage ment. . . .

Littl e is known about the chronI C eff ec ts 01 marijua na use a s ye t. but the gove rnme nt has just begun in-de pth s tudies conce rnmg It s IIlllu ­ences. One of th e p rob le ms In volved 111 e valu at­ing it s re pea ted use is the va ri ab ilit y of it s pot ency. " Aca pul co Gold " will do fa r more to a s moke r tha n " pot" grown in the U nit ed Sta tes . I ndi vidua ls a lso have differe nces in the ir s us­ce pta bilit y a nd reac tions to the mind-a lte ring weed. Scienti s ts prese ntl y in vestiga ting th e substance would no t eve n reco mme nd dri v ing a ca r aft e r us ing ma rijuana.

Be ing incons istent in po te ncy (due prima ril y to a n iTi egal ma rket), causing loss of ph ys ica l coo rdina tio n. eve n if mino r. and no t rea ll y co n­duc ive to Creatl vll y doe sn't leave much at a ll to be sa id fo r ma rijuana' s pos iti ve contri butio ns to a gy mnast or a nyone .

I Ka plan , Robe rt : Drug A buse Pe rs pec ti ve o n Drugs, Wm. C. Brown Co .. Du buqu e. Io wa . f970 : p.29 .

' I bid , pg. 32.

Interrelationship Scott W. N ettl es (U nde r 30 years of age) .

The prevailing phil oso ph y runnIng thro ugh­o ut the a nonymou s a rti cle "M a riJuana a nd the Gy mnas t" is tha t a thle tes have the bac kground . in sight a nd wisdom to gUide the mse lves through a caree r in gy mnastics . .

Looking a t the nati onal scope of gymnas tI cs in thi s co un tl·y from its ince ptio n. I submIt th at thi s philosoph y has been and is an a thl e tI C anoma ly respon sible for the di s respec t a nd low level of recognitio n given gy mnas ti cs today. (i rea li ze the number of qua lified coac hes IS now and always has bee n limit ed. ) .

A ny magaz ine s upposedl y dedI cated to the furth ering of a s p'Ort sho uld publI sh a rticles which would e nh a nce tea m pe rformance a nd tea m tra ining ra th e r tha n arti c les that second­guess the coach. The e mph as is in int e rnatJona l­Iy successful progra ms In gy mnastIcs, from m y glea nings of a rticles in thi s ve ry magazIne, seems to be in th e following a reas : loyalt y to team a nd to gy mn as ti c training, team dI SCIplIn e and trust in the coach 's wisdom , compul so ry routines (certa inly antithe ti ca l to the idea of " doing your o wn thing" a nd th e " tot al e ncoun ­ter" of viewing gy mnas ti c routll1es w hli e " stoned" ) a nd finall y sci e ntifi c a nd crea tI ve in ves tigation a nd understa nding. C reation of a meaningful work (to be judged by standards) . which shows max imum indi vidual pe rsona ilt y . exemplifies th e tota l " c iti ze n-society': inter­re lations hip. To destroy thI S IIlte rre la tJ o ns hlp

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1976 Olympics Choose Denver, Montreal Sites

AMSTE RDA M (A P) - Mon trea l was awa rd­ed the 1976 Ol ympi c Ga mes rece ntl y in a sur­pri se victo ry ove r Moscow a nd Los A nge les

Moscow had bee n fa vored for the Ga mes. and T ass. th e offic ia l Sov ie t agency. sent out a bul let in from Moscow two hours ea rli e r that they had bee n awarded iVloscow.

The a nn o un ce men t was w ithd rawn s ho rtl y a ft e rwa rd with o ut a n ex pl ana ti o n.

It' s the firs t time an y of the Ga mes. wint e r or s umme r. has gone to a Ca nad ia n c it y. This is in kee ping with the I nte rn atona l Olymp ic Co mmittee po licy o f s preading the Ga mes around to new areas.

Champs Will Host Coac h Newt Loken of the U ni ve rs it y of

Michigan (the 1970 NCAA team c ha mps) is was tin g no tim e in pro motin g nex t yea r 's NCAA cha mpio nship whic h he will be hos ting a t Cris ler A re na. A nn A rbo r. Mich igan.

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Barbaro Porcher. 1970 OGWS All-Around Champion

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U.S.G.F. Report

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USGF Championships Report by Fra ll k Bare U.S.C. F. Execlltil'e DireClor

beginn ing to s how. In this years C ha mpion­ship eve nt held a t the beautiful Las Vegas Convention Ce nte r in Las Vegas, N evada a n a ll-ti me record number of e ntries took pa rt in thi s a ll -around only eve nt.

Record nllmber o/"ell lries lake parI ill 1970 U.S.C.F. Nal ional Ch{/mpiollships

It was only a few yea rs ago when th e USGF adopted the a ll -around on ly format wh ich was felt to be necessary to bring inter­national style gy mnas ti cs up to it 's prope r level in the U ni ted St ates. During the tirst yea r, under thi s new system there were some I I me n a nd o nl y about 5 women in the meet. Now the res ults of continui ng th at program a re

Thirt y- fi ve men entered the ir division and thirt y- two completed the compulsory and o pt ional ro utines. T he meet was marked by some exce llent performances.

The top ten men. from this meet now join the top te n from the NC AA mee t to be similar­ly qualified for the camps a nd tri a ls as the na­tiona l coac hing staff determine.

FRANK L. BARE Executive Director

Support Gymnastics in the U.S.A. • • . thru the USGF! It takes many thousands of dollars each year to send our international class gymnasts to the many invitational and regula r ly scheduled events now being held throughout the world. The World Games alone, for exam ple, will cost some $20,000 to sponsor. Now is the time for all of us to be a part of making our international exchange program bigger and better, improve our national image by further developing our national office or in general contribute to the administration of our education program for gymnastics. We urge you to take part in this program personally and ask your parents, friend s, doctor, lawyer, you r gymnastics team (or club) .. . to also make a tax-deductible contribution to aid gymnastics in America.

HERE'S MY CONTRIBUTION . .. PLEASE APPLY IT TO (Check one) o [1 J 1970 World Chompionships o [2J Education-Publications program. o [3J National Office development (Building program) o [4J General administration ';'

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO U.S. GYMNASTICS FEOERATION, P.O. Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona 8571 7 (Tax deductible gift - receipt provided on request)

[1 J Funds in category 1 apply to help finance the USA team to Yugoslavia. for the 1 970 World Championships.

[2J Category 2 funds will be used for further research, development and production of USGF visual aids, Age-Group Workbooks, Rules Books, and other materials to include compulsories ... results, etc.

[3J Category 3 funds will further the furnishing and development of the new USGF National Office Building (building itself being donated by sponsors in Tucson but furnishings are responsibility of lJ SGF).

[4J Category 4 funds will apply to general administrotion to further the translations of foreign articles .. new awards. decals, etc.

';'(No funds will be used for salaries or travel by administrators.)

GYMNASTICS FEDERATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Executive Offices: P. O. Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona 85717

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USGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Las Vegas by Don Norton

By the end of compulsories on Thursday. it ' s beginning to look like th e J apanese a re in charge. Are these the U.S. championships? Yes , Steve Hug is in the lead with 53.5 points, but every­one agrees hi s extra points owe in part to hi s work on basics in J apan - hi s swi ng and timing are especia ll y improved. 1'vI. Sakamoto - and he has also been in J apan - is a close second. at 53.3 . afte r a di sappointing 7.6 on the side horse. 1'vI. Watanabe , assistant coach at Cal. . has scored mostl y in th e high 8s, but those who've seen him before agree that on optionals he ' ll make up for the 52 .65 he has scored on compulsories. I ndeed . the influence of the Japa­nese is ev ident , and it is a salutory influence.

The bulk of the " best" gymnasts are clus­tered around 50 points in compulsories: G. Greenfield , 50.9 (hi s sty le looks very su re and mature) : T. Linder, 50 .8 (everyone has a n eye on Linder, who is just a sophomore thi s yea r): D . Butzman. 50.75: K. Allen, 50.6 : F. Turoff. 50.5: F. Dennis. 50.35: P. Tickenoff, 50.3 : J . Amerine , 49.7: J . Litow, 49.25.

The National Coaching Committee (all pres­ent and accounted for) a re concerned about these scores. " In internationa l competition , it ' s all over for the Americans after the compul­of the coaches remarks . " Do we hm'e to send a ll our gymnasts to train in J apan ry The Japa­nese rea lly don 't know anymore than we do ," says another. But back to realities: " Who looks most promi sing for international competition in the short and long run ry .. - that 's what the coaches a re trying to figure out.

And so they sit - eagle-eyed , concent rating. jotting down names and notes. The challenge is obvious: how can they get American gym­nasts to score in the mid-50s on compulsories? America ' s reputat ion in international' gymnas­tics may well depend on thei r ability to predict and tra in the best men now co mpeting.

Someone co mplai ns that the women 's and men 's meets should be held separately. With two men 's and two women 's events going s imul­taneou sly. ilnd then two squads of each sex to keep track of, and then the I p.m. and the 4 p.m. grou ps - well , even seasoned spectators are in a s ma ll da ze , and newcomers are over­whelmed. Thank goodness for Saturday when the four-ring circus becomes a one-ring circus.

One of the officials observes that soon there wi ll have to be qua lifying meets. This meet can still handle 34 men on a single afternoon but not the 54 women who show up. The wo men 's compulsories drag into the evening hours.

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AA Championship, I ) Sokomoto, 1) Wotonobe, 2) Hug, 3) Allen, 4) Greenfield, 5) Butzion 6) Tickenoif.

Kothy Rigby, f~st AA, wamon.

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Sakamoto, First USGF AA

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( MG INTERVI EW by Ken Sakoda & Glenn Sundby GEORGE GREENFIELD

When Did You Start Gymnastics? I started gymnastics in the seventh grade in a

regular 6-week block of gymnastics in the PE program. It was at Eliot Junior High School in Pasadena. We had a 30-year tradition going in gymnastics , and it was easy to get into the sport. I went on to John Muir High School to work under Mr. Bence Fieldhead. Then I spent a year at Pasadena City College, and now I'm up at the University of California at Berkeley. What Are Some of the Competitive Honors You've Won?

I placed 4th in NCAA 's in FX in '69: I won FX in the Pacific 8 last year and placed 2nd in AA last year also. I placed 6th in the USG F Nationals last year a nd was voted an Ali-Amer­ican for that. I was on a U.S. State Department team which toured the Middle East last year. And the UCLA Invitational AA championship. Tell Us Something About The Middle East Tour.

We visited eight different countries on three continents , traveling all the way around the Mediterranean. We had very little competition, but a lot of c linics a nd exhibitions. We got to meet the people and know them quite well. How Do They Select The Members For That Team?

It was on an individual's potential in making a world team. Have You Any Top Gymnasts You Particularly look To?

Well, I 've always liked the Japanese. I like Kenmotsu because of the way he swings. And now there 's Mr. Watanabe who 's working with us up at school. How Is He?

Great. He 's the only person I've ever worked with that no matter what we do he can say ex­actly what's happening. Usually when you do a trick wrong, a person will have you work on that trick , but he ' ll go to the half trick in front of it and that's where the problem is. Some­times it' s like a particular muscle in your back that you have to tighten up. It 's really hard sometimes when you can't even find that mus­cle when he first says it. How Do You Think The U.S. Is Shaping Up For A Team For 1972? '

Excellent. Because with Makoto now lead­ing us a nd wi th Steve Hug, who is training in Japan, and guys around who are doing things correctly now, like Brent Simmons , and I think I 'm starting to work correctly. I think gymnastics in this country is coming along fast now. There's a group of young coaches who are really helping us.

GEORGE GREENFIELD ) In The Years That You've Been In Gymnastics In Cali­fornia Have You Noticed Any Changes?

The younger high sc hool boys are starting to work all-around now. There's not the emphasis just on tumbling like there was. especiall y down here (in Los A nge les ). The al l-around is getti ng more important. Is There Now More Audience Response To The Sport?

Our first meet with UCLA. we drew about 3_000 people. It's due to good publicity. We do exh ibition s at basketball games: when there 's 7,000 packing the gym at ha lf-time . half of 'em turn up for the meet. Do You Think Gymnastics Is A Team Sport?

Definitely. You've go t to think more. As an individual you've got to be smart to be a good gymnast. If you 've got a bunch of smart guys working by themselves. it 's just not go ing to work. It 's going to be a lot better if you ge t a bunch of smart guys working together. You can criticize a guy and he doesn't get all mad at it: he realizes he 's out there for the team. He's got a head on his shoulders , or at least that 's the way it is working where I a m. Do You Figure A Coach Should let A Member Of His Team Grow A Beard Or Wear long Sideburns And All These Things That Don 't Contribute To A Gymnastic Image?

I feel very much like Dan Millman does on that. If the boy is a National Champion , then he has a right to do it , but if he hasn't made National Champion , then he doesn 't have tha{ right. We've Been Receiving Comments About National And International Team Selections. What Are Your Thoughts On The Subject?

I think a team shou ld be se lected on the basis of competition and elimination. Once the team is made , the gymnast shouldn't have too much to say about what they should be, doing. The coach should have enough sense to be able to run the team correctly. It takes a good person­ality to be able to run a team correctly with so many different individuals on it.

Sometimes somebody will be working on a trick and somebody comes along a nd says something and it will click. I think coaches work that way to a great extent. Sometimes you have more respect for one man than another and that makes a great deal of difference. That's why clinics are good.

Do You Think Trampoline Belongs Someplace? I sure do: it' s a great event. It definitely be­

longs in eve ry gymnastics room as a learn ing device. Since I've never competed on trampo­line, I can ' t say anything about that. I enjoyed th e event when we had it at Cal.

It helps on basic tumbling. If you can lift your hips correctly into a la yout on the trampoline. you can lift your hips correct ly on the ground. I t' s ha rder to go from the ground to the trampo­line than it is to go from the trampoline to the ground.

We Had An Interview With Rusty Mitchell Who Started Out As A Tumbler. He Said When He Started Out With Mr. Meade, He Was Told That Apparatus Work Is Just Tumbling On Each Apparatus.

I'd agree with that. If you can control your body . .. except maybe side horse. What Do You Think About Marijuana And The Gymnast?

Up at school there is quite a bit of marijuana smoking. I've seen freshmen come into school with a competitive attitude. not gymnasts in particular because anyone getting into Berkele y has got to have a competitive attitude. and I've seen them flunk out in the third quarter be­cause they 've become over-relaxed. I don ' t know whether to attribute this to marijuana or if they're just content with second place. I Noticed That You Were Video-Taping Everybody's Rou­tine In A Recent Meet. What Do You Do With That?

We take it back with us and the next day we go over it in practice. In practice somebody wi ll ask you to do a stut z-hand the way it 's sup­posed to be done, dipping the shoulders a nd swinging hard and tight , but in a meet you get up and you want to look good and you stay too high in the shoulders. You see this the next day on the videotape and you can go over it. We don't work difficulty , strength , or whatever: we just swing a little bit and warm up, then hit 2 or 3 things on each event. We've been using it about 2 years now. Does It Reflect A Gymnast's Personality?

Yes , you can see the person: the person can see himself when he gets off the event and walks away. Sometimes a guy wi ll throw off his suspenders , and when they see how bad it looks ... But Can They Actually Improve Their Personality?

I think I have. Like in the beginning of the season , I tended to stand in the middle too long. I like to get right up and go into it, make it look like a dynamic eve nt.

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h\ \L\RTI ~ A . TRI:\IMFR

Th e time: April 1970. Th e place: Pretoria , SOllth Africa. Th e occasion: Th e S.A. C liP intemational gymnastic competition lI'ith ji\'e of th e Westem 1I'0rld's leading gymnasts ready to do bailie lI' ith SOllth Ajlica 's best. And what gy mnasts' Christian Gllzrrroy, Fran ce; Da\'e Thor , U. S .A.: Age Storhallg, Norway ; Walt er Mossinger, W est Germany : Max S,."h wiler, Switzerlund, and Francois Sta nder, SOllth Aji'ica. Some of the specta tors (myself inelllded) had trapeled the 1,000 miles from the tip ofAji'ica to see this great meet , and ((fier the fi rst e l'ent we all knew tflat we were in fo r the thrill of a lifetime.

With Thor lying third aft e r the free exerci se event , his casual a nd sloppy warmup on pom­me ls probabl y had the uninitia ted audience de­cei ved - that is unt il he rece ived the gree n light from head judge Re idar Ne vjar. Then the ga me was rea ll y on , with Dave 's long legs fl as h­ing a nd weaving intricate patte rns wh ich broke into those distinc t ive sc issors with what the F.I.G. me n ca ll " pe rfect hip disengage ment. " If anything was miss ing from his brill iant rou­t ine , I'm sure that nobody knew it but Dave himse lf.

Now it was Age Storhaug's turn. He gave his customary di s play of qua lit y pommel horse work but fini shed with a di s mount which lacked the amplitude needed to beat Thor. H is 9.45 was .05 behind the American.

But it was South Africa's Francois Sta nder w ho was to take th e go ld meda l in thi s event. Hi s faultless routine , developed a nd pract iced thou sands of miles away from the hub of the gy mnas tic world, was a ll the more noteworth y and lacked absolut ely noth ing. His 9. 55 de mon~ strated clearly that South Afri ca did not sim­pl y intend to tag along on the ta il e nd of things.

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SOUTH AFRICAN CUP

The rings event provided a run-away victory for Swit ze rl a nd when Max Bruhwiler, the 2 1-yea r-old na tiona l cha mpion comforta bl y out­pointed eve n hi s closest ri va l, Dave Thor, by .35 . But on the fo ll owing event. pa rall e l ba rs , it was Dave who was a ll s mi les after his 9.45 -th is in s pite of a fl ying bac k so mmie which fa iled to terminate in a he ld handstand, but he re aga in only Dave a nd those w ho a re fa­mil ia r with his routine can say w ith any degree of certainty whether or not this omiss ion was int e ntional. We all thought that Dave had c linched thi s event unt il Stander, who was the only competitor to use a " D ia midow turn " with complete mas te ry , and Storhaug both made a 9.50 to share first place.

The greatest thri ll of the evening was pro­vided by the horizonta l bar event whe n the bri ll ia nt C hris tia n Guiffroy of France sealed hi s stamp of supe riority over the res t of the fi e ld with a fl awless di splay w hich would have even ra i s~d the eyebrows of the inscrutable Nakaya ma!

I fe lt that Dave Thor was un luck y to score only 9.25 in th is event - especia ll y in view of hi s beautifu ll y executed warm-up swings - but Dave looked prett y tired toward the end of the eve ning, a nd w ith a double bac k sommie spin­ning only a few inches away from the bar , he seemed ra ther relieved to be on the la nq ing ma t in one piece.

Stander's 9.40 was , in my opin io n, .2 0 higher than it s hou ld have been (ma in ly due to the lack of vertica l extensions out of his short circles),

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Age Starhaug (Norway) 9.40 9.45 Dave Thor (USA) 9.25 9.50 Max Bruhwiler (Switzerland) 9.10 9.00 Chri st ian Guiffray (France) 9.20 8.80 Francois Stander (South Afri ca) 8.75 9.55 Walter Massinger (West Germa ny) 9.40 8.30

but in spite of thi s., thi s was hi s best performa nce o n high ba r to da te.

If the high bar eve nt created the biggest thrill , Wa lte r Mossinger provided the biggest scare whe n he los t hi s gras p during the crit ica l point of a back swing a nd plummeted to the mat s in what cou ld have bee n a n alarming accident. Be­fore the gas ps of 5,000 anxiou s spectators had died , Moss inger was on his feet - visibly sha ke n but othe rwise unha rmed.

Age Storhaug, who had earlier sustained an a nkle injury whi le pe rforming a full-t wisting Yamas hita during the vaulting event , requested a la nding mat which exceeded the max imum thi c kness la id down by F . I. G . The jury was hurried ly called togethe r a nd decided , as any host country so geographically isola ted from the gymnas tic world would , that the ma t be al­lowed.

With a mark of 9. 15 neede d for the ove rall victory, Storhaug made no mista kes as he si­lentl y glided through hi s routine to rece ive a 9.55 , th e overa ll victory a nd the unbrid led con­gratu lations of hi s fellow compet itors.

Judging, unde r the exempla ry contro l of Mr. Nevjar, was conducted with a minimum of con­sulta tion s. The on ly time a fu ll 10.00 points was fl ashed on the la rge electronic scoreboard was for the hila rious clow ning by Jack Guenthard on the horizonta l bar, which brought down the fina l curtain (and a lmost th e roof with th e tu­multous ovation) on thi s ina ugura l S.A. C up competition .

LH PB HB TOTAL

9.20 9.50 9.50 9.55 56.60 9.20 9.50 9.45 9.25 56.15 9.55 9.35 9.10 9.35 55.45 9.10 9.60 9.00 9.65 55.35 8.55 9.25 9.50 9.40 55.00 9.00 9.30 9.40 8.70 54. 10

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Dave Thor, USA participant

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NAIA Gymnastics: An Adolescent Seeki ng Maturity by J o hn b le rl e in. Gy mnas ti cs Coach Sto ut S tate U ni ve rsity. Menomonie. Wi sconsin

A few yea rs ago NA I A in stituti ons we re a l­mos t vo id of gy mnas tics programs. However , increased participa tion by a few member ins ti ­tution s , combined with steady growth on the national and int e rn ational leve ls , led to the fir st N A I A G ymnastics C ha mpions hips he ld at Fort Hays Kan sas Sta te College in 1964. Eight school s pa rticipa ted .

S ince tha t time, NA IA gy mnas tics has been like a n adolescent see king ma turit y. Like the ado lesce nt. ea rl y organizationa l structure o f gy mnastics within th e assoc iat ion was insecure, idea li stic. indepe nde nt ye t depende nt and was utili z ing indi v idua ls with inex pe ri e nced ta le nt s both on the coaching and com petitive level s.

Joe Sowtell, E. Mich.

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1970 Team Champs , Northwestern Louisiana , Armando Vega Coach

Second Place Team, Eastern Michigan, Morvin Johnson Coach

Third Ploce team, Stout State (Wis.) John Zuerlei n Coach

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Chuck Harvey, E. Mich.

What steps , then , have been taken towards the maturity of N A I A gymnastics?

For one, we are no longer insecure. The NAIA Gymnastics Coaches Association now has 50 members. Jack Benson, head coach at Eastern Washington State College and presi­dent of the Coaches Association for the past two years, presided over his last business meet­ing at the national tournament held on the cam­pus of Stout State University in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He stepped out of office with the satisfaction of seeing the groundwork laid for a strong and meaningful directive for gymnastics in the NAIA. The basis of this groundwork was:

I. The formation of a val id qualification sys­tem of teams and individuals for our na­tional meet without excluding any of the top NAIA competitors.

2. The ratification of a constitution. 3. The establishment of eight area gymnas­

tics representatives. 4. The establishment of guidelines for select­

ing meet sites. 5. The organization of an N A l A Gymnastics

Rules Book.

As for being idealistic , this has nurtured the confidence and creativity necessary to do those things which add a bit of individualism to any organization.

We are no longer dependent upon others for organizational leadership. With the ratification of a constitution and the establishment of com­petitive guidel ines , the. N A I A has reached organizational maturity.

On the competit ive scene, however, we are still struggling. The 1970 tournament depicted this struggle adequately. Progress is definitely being made , but only a few schools have ma­tured to the point of competitor excellence. Northwestern Louisiana and Eastern Michigan have been the leaders with consistent ly good pelformers and good team depth.

An interesting deve lopment is tak ing place in Wi sconsin with eight member institutions now sponsoring teams. Led by La C rosse (fourth in the 1970 championships) a nd Stout (third in the 1970 championships), the Wi scon­si n state universities are now consistently plac­ing individual s and teams high in the NAIA tourna ment. This gradual incline in quality has evolved in the past three years. Evidence is such that the incline wi ll continue. With eight member institutions supporting teams (mo re than any other NA IA di strict), the Wisconsin state uni ve rsities could eventually become a hot­bed for N A I A gy mnastics.

Thi s year's tourna ment saw even more evi­dence of a growth toward competitive maturit y. The upper echelon , or those pelformers scoring in the high eights and nines , were there as they always have been. The real growth has been in the lower levels of performances. These men , many of whom were beginning gymnasts , are now becoming experienced competitors , and this steady improvement from the lower end will eventually rai se the leve l of competi­tion within the total program.

The meet itself was quite an affair with Northweste rn Louisiana State capturing it s fifth national titl e. Eastern Michigan placed

NATIONAL NAIA GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Stout State University, Menomonie, Wisconsin March 20 & 21 , 1970 TEAM FINAL RESULTS

NW Louisiana E Michigan Stout LaCrosse W Illinois Fort Lewis St. Cloud Bemidji E Montana

ALL AROUND

F SH 26.15 22.2 24.6 24.9 21.65 18.95 22.8 20. 1 23.1 21.0 23.15 18.25 22.0 14.25 22.0 14.3 18.4 15.75

SR 25.4 22.35 22.7 18.2 21.95 18.05 15.8 18.75 17.4

second with a total of 145.4 POInts, almost eight points behind Northwes tern 's 153. 1. These twd teams were clearly the strongest in the meet.

The only real battle of teams was for third­place honors. La Crosse (Wis.) and Western Illinois were the obvious favorites, but an un­expected threa t from Stout (Wis.) materia lized. It wasn't until the las t event that Stout emerged the victor by a slight .1 of a point to edge their conference riva l, La Crosse, for third-place honors. Western Illinoi s finished in fifth place.

First-pl ace individuals went almost totally to Northwestern Loui siana State - rather to Paul Tickenoff, one of Northwestern 's exce ll e nt a ll-around men. Pa ul won the floor exercise, long horse, parallel bars , horizontal bar and placed second to tea mmate John Elias in the all-around event.

Other first-place winners were C huck Har­vey of Eastern Michigan on the s ide horse and Keith Fuerst of Eastern Illinoi s in the still rings.

Next year's meet is se t for Northwestern Loui siana State College at Natchitoches, Louisiana , where the Southern states will be able to witness the N A I A gy mnastics leaders in action.

LH PB HB TOTAL 27.1 26.85 25.4 153.1 24.9 24.3 24.35 145.4 24.75 21.7 23.4 133.15 26.4 24.6 20.95 133.05 230 18.3 21.75 129.1 23.5 19.35 17.35 119.65 24.85 19.15 22.9 119.45 24.55 17.2 19.6 116.4 24.0 20.05 18.6 114.2

Name Team F SH SR LH PB HB TOTAL John Ellas NW La 8.55 8.55 8.95 7.85 9.2 8.95 52.05 Paul Tickenoff NW La 9.1 7.25 8.65 9.3 8.95 8.50 51.75 Tim Reilly E. Mich 7.05 8.45 7.35 8.45 8.05 7.90 47.25 Bruce 'McGartlin NW La 8.5 5.2 6.3 9.2 8.55 7.55 45.30 Lanny Mills E. Mich 8.40 4.3 7.5 8.25 8.35 8.3 45.10 Dave Fennessey D. Lipsc 7.85 5.7 6.65 8.75 8.3 7.40 44.65

Bill Liebich (Stout), 44.55; Pete Peterson (W. Ill.). 42.60; Jerry Konicek (E. 111.),42.25; Mark Pflughoeft (La X)' 41 .65; Craig 50S (Stout), Mitch Vogt (St. Cloud), Steve Schulz (La X), Chuck Nichols (E. Mont.), Tom Perry (E. Mont.), Gary Schneider (Stevens Pt.), Mike Edwards (Platteville), Dusty Winkler (Ft. Lewis), Bob Anderson (E. Montana), Jim Rainer (Oshkosh), Bucky LaRochelle (Ft. Lewis). 1 7

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FX 1 Paul Tickenoff (NW La .) 2 Bruce McGartlin (NW La .) 3 Bill Liebich (Stout)

SH 1 Chuck Harvey (E. Mich) 2 Jim Victorian (W. III.) 3 Tim Reilly (E. Mich)

R 1 Keith Fuerst (E. III) 2 Roy Carnahan (NE La.) 3 Paul Tickenoff (NW La.)

9.2 8.9 8.55

8.8 8.45 8.40

9.0 8.8 8.55

Don Witz (E Mich) 5 Rich Close (Ft. Lewis) 6 Lonny Mills (E. Mich.)

4 Bob Kainz (E. Mich) 5 Paul Tickenoff (NW La.) 6 Eric Johnson (LoX)

4 Joe Mancini (W. 111.) 5 Lorry Soulo r (Bemidji) 6 Bill Liebich (Stout)

8.55 8.50 8.3

8.1 7.9 7.6

8.2 7.9 7.65

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LH 1 Paul Tickenoff (NW La.) 2 Steve Berger (LoX) 3 Bruce McGortlin (NW La.)

PO 1 Paul Tickenoff (NW La) 2 Chuck Smith (LoX) 3 Bob Quintenoles (NW La.)

HO 1 Paul Tickenoff (NW La.) 2 Mike Edwards (Plottev) 3 Pete LoLoggio (Stout)

9.2 B.9 8.75

9.0 8.6 8.5

8.9 8.65 8.45

4 Jerry Konicek (E. III.) 5 Mark Pflughoeft (LoX) 6 80b Quintenoles (NW La .)

TRAMPOLINE 8.5 I Steve Berger (LoX) 8.4 2 Jim Watson (St Cloud) 8.25 3 Gi I Gillespie (5 1. Cloud)

4 Rolph Druecke (LoX) 8.35 Dove Fennessey (Lipscomb) 8.35

6 Bruce McGortlin (NW La.) 8.3

Mitch Vogt (St. Cloud) 5 Doug Brown (NW La.) 6 Tim Reilly (E. Mich)

Tim Wosyliniuk (E. Mich.)

8.45 8.25 7.8 7.8

Kieth Fuerst, E. Illinois

9.1 8.05 7.55

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ANYONEI!IB FOR mJElI3 ALL AROUND 1m

GERALD S G EO RG E. Coordinator

We of the MG s taff are collstall tly seekillR ways and means of prp"idinR hoth educational and intere'sting materialsfor our subscrihers. In an allempt to f urther ill crease the scope alld hreadth of the "Anyone For All-A round" series, 11'1' ll 'ould li"e to extend an illl'itation to an I' and all gvmnuSls. coaches, j udges, and e nthl!~ia s ts to suhmit articles pertain ing to all-around instruction. Perhaps you !/{/l 'e a particular skill that YO ll fee l particlilarly qualified to illllstrate, discllss , and/or explain . Let's share YO llr talellls ll 'ith the reading pllbiic ([n d th erehy help to fo ster a stronger "Sys tem of A merican G ym­nastics."

S uhmit your illustrations and articles to G erald'S. G eorge, A thlet ic Department, Louisi­an a State Uni" ersity , Baton ROllge, Louisiana 70803 .

I!I FLOOR EXERCISE D E V E LOP C RE ATIVE FLOOR EXERC IS E C OR N ER C OMBIN ATION S by Pel Mead G ymnas ti c Coach Kak ia t Jr. High Spring V a lley, New York

F or many gy mnas ts, the corners of the n oor exerc ise ma t a re mere ly a reas where tumbling passes e nd and an unpro mi sing void ex is ts. The F. I.G. has a ttempted to encourage R.O.V . (Ri sk, Origina lit y a nd V irtu os it y) in ro utines: ye t , we s till see tradi t iona ll y bo ring combina­tion s utili zed in th e corne rs. Swedi sh drops , tour jete . s ingle leg circles, front and bac k sup­po rt s with s imple turns a re just a few of the monotonous sk ill s used to ge t out of a corner.

A new direc tio n fo r creati ve combina tio ns ca n he take n whe n three. fo ur a nd fi ve s kill s of so me diffi c ult y a re a ll executed in th e corne r whic h will c rea te a n avor of origina lit y. Tradi­tiona l thought s tha t the corne r is a good area to work th e s ta tio na ry moves such as presses a nd scales mu st be discarded fo r mo re orig ina l thinking.

New thinking s hould co nside r cha ll enging the confines of the lines of the corner as if the bounda ries did not ex is t. Thi s can be co mpared to the fema le gy mnas t on the ba la nce beam who a ttempts to provide the illusion th a t their a p­pa ra tu s is no t ac tua ll y res tri c ting the ir move­ment s. The ma le gy mnas t can, a nd mu st , appl y new c rit e ria of orig ina lit y to n oor exercise rou­tines by e mphas izing previous ly uninte res ting as pec ts of hi s routine : i.e .. co rne rs , s idelines.

T e rms such as o rig ina lity, ri s k a nd virtuos it y have hee n used ex te nsive ly and should fo r th e sake of c la rit y be defined. T he F .I.G . Code of Points de fin es " origina lit y" as "a wo rk of a rt fo rmed by the a rti s t in a manner peculia r to himself ' o r " a th ought whic h was fo rmula ted o r conce ived of for th e firs t time. " T he Code of Po ints goes on to say tha t "whil e ri sks may be sole ly a matte r of uppe r-leve l prese nta tion it is poss ible tha t the concept 'o rigina lit y' may ex­te nd it se lf s ignificantl y lowe r" a nd th a t " ' v ir-

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tuos ity ' can reveal it se lf in the eas ies t pa rt s. I! may , th e refo re, be in te rp re ted tha t o rigina l­

it y and virtuos it y can be direc tl y a pplied to new co mbinatio ns in th e corne r of the n oor exerc ise ma t.

On e of the a nswers to a full e r judge and a udie nce app recia tio n of new co mbinations in the corner area li es in inc reased e mphas is on thi s pos itio n of a ro utine. Coach George Szy­pul a of M ic higan Sta te refe rred to o ne of hi s gy mnas ts a t the rece nt Nationa l Gy mnasti c C linic as a " corne r speci a li s t. " Sill y tho ugh thi s tho ught may see m, thi s noo r exe rcise ma n has some ve ry di s tinc ti ve , origi na l co mbinatio ns tha t he worked in the corne rs . . Th e fo llowing a re just a sa mpling of the co m­

bin ations th a t a re poss ible: Facing Com er - Based Upon H ands tand C omhinations

I. J a pa nese di ve to ha nds tand - fa ll over to s itting pos ition one leg be nt - va ldez -back to ha nd sta nd - piro ue tt e - fa ll s ide­ways s lowly to a ca rt whee l.

2. Y2 turn - di ve to a mo menta ry ha nd stand w ith a n immedia te full pirouett e - don key kic k to ha ndsta nd to a fro nt wa lkout.

3. Di ve to a he ld planche - press to a hand­s tand - shoot th ro ugh - back ex tens ion ..:.. back ha ndspring - back so mi tuck.

4. Ha ndsta nd - shoot through to knee ling pos itio n - back ha ndspring pus hing off fro m the a nkles .

S. Headspring to rear support - immedia te snap up to in ve rt ed leve r - kip Y2 twis t to fro nt leaning suppo rt - neck kip - roll -to s tra ight leg upri se.

6. H andsta nd through yogi ba la nce to in­ve rt edl eve r.

7. Bac k di ve to ha ndstand - ches t roll down - roll up to press to ha ndsta nd -limber out.

8. C radle (j ump bac kward to neck sta nd and kip to s tand) to high bac k hand spring.

9. Layout di ve to fo rward roll (s top fro m going over the line) - immedia te back ha ndspring with a walkout.

10. Ha nd stand lower to a s traddle scale , ho ld 2 second s - bac k s traddle roll to immedi­a te split.

I I. F ree po inted scale - stoop th ro ugh till fee t a re n a t o n the n oor and e ntire body in ti ght pike pos itio n fa ll s fo rward to s tra ight leg upri se - bac k di ve Y2 twis t to mo me n­tary handsta nd - fo rward roll o ut.

12. H a ndsta nd - ches t roll down and roll up a nd over to a limber o ut (no t through a hand stand ).

13. H a ndsta nd - lean ove r s lowly to back lever.

Facing Corner-Based Upon R egular Split and j apanese Split Comhinations

I . H a ndsta nd - drop ove r s ideways to a split - bring bac k leg a round - va ldez to s tand a nd imme dia te bac k ha ndspring.

2. H a ndsta nd - shoot one leg be tween a rms to s plit and turn trun k of body to change the direc tion of the s plit.

3 . Straddl e scale-s lowly lower legs while wide ning to a Ja panese split.

4 . Stand pos ition arms up- s lide both legs o ut - dro p slowly without the use of hands to a J apa nese s plit - s it bac k and bring both legs a round till bod y is s itting tucked up ­ro ll backward to knee ling pos ition - back handspring.

S. J a panese s plit - " pop " hip through - s plit fo rwa rd to a rched prone posi tion - rock right up into a press to a ha ndsta nd (ex­tre me hip n ex ibilit y requi red).

6 . Regul a r split - roll o n back a nd co mple te a I Y2 circle with one ex te nded leg. As the leg co mes o ve r the head , bac k s traddle roll o ut - press to ha nd s ta n d w ith legs s traddled.

7. Back so mi to a s plit - lean fo rward and bring front leg a round toge the r with the bac k leg-ches t roll up to hand sta nd a nd walko ut.

8. Regula r s plit - bring bac k leg a round a nd one leg upri se to a bac k walkove r.

9. Forward sp lit - lea p a nd d ro p to a split ­draw lead leg bac k by press ing off the noor.

10. Back somi to s ta nd - slide down to a s plit - leg c irc le a ro und 180 degrees to ano the r split - bac k leg around to si t - tuc k legs a nd bac k ha ndspring.

More Possibilities J. J a panese jump -'- Y2 twis t to ha ndsta nd ­

donkey ki c k back to a ha ndstand. 2. Pl anc he w ith legs ove r the s ide line - tu ck

head a nd nec k kip fo rward to ge t up. Note: This is a n ove rt a tt e mpt to defy the

boundary of the side line of th e mat. 3. Bac k ex tensio n into th e corne r to a ha nd­

s tand -Y2 turn and hold 2 seconds- drop over to bac k leaning support o n o ne be nt let , one st ra ight leg - va ldez to ha ndsta nd .

6. Ba roni (ae ri a l ro und-off) - stand - fro nt fa ll bac k arc hed - ches t ro ll up - press to ha ndsta nd - split legs a nd swit ch legs in a ir whil e ho lding bala nce - shoot o ne leg through to a split.

6 . Front leaning suppo rt - sna p to mo men­ta ry straddle leve r - bac k s traddl e ro ll.

6. S ka ting type of jumps toward corne r ­I Y2 ax le .

7 . Bac k so mi tuc k into corner- fro nt so mi out.

8 . F ro nt suppo rt lo ngitudina l ro ll o n one a rm (othe r a rm he ld up high) one arm touc hes in bac k suppo rt a nd continue ro ll to front sup port - lean back on ha nds and hold po inted scale.

9 . Front support s traddl e cut-away to bac k sup port - bac k ro ll - straddle lever.

10. Straddle lever fac ing corne r - turn 180 degrees ho lding s traddle lever- press to handsta nd.

imThe Rings hy M ickey Chaplan The Elementary Dislocate

The di sloca te is the bas ic a nd mos t useful tri c k for a tt a ining bac kwards (i. e . to th row a bilc k so mersault ) swing on the rings.

I belie ve tha t it sho uld be one of the firs t tric ks ta ught to a gy mnast w ho wishes to work the rings, s ince ve ry little s trength is necessary a nd because it will put mo re diffi c ult di s mounts within a begi nne r's g ras p.

As a matte r of fact , the o nl y pre requi site I would put befo re a gy mnas t lea rn s a di sloca te is a tucked bac kwards fl yaway. The reasons fo r thi s a re ( I) th e gy mnas t should kno w how to, and no t be afra id of, swinging through the bo t­tom. (2) The gy mnas t wo uld know whe re hi s body is when hi s fee t go over hi s head so tha t he wo n't get " los t" trying to ki c k hi s feet in the right directi on. (3) The gy mnast w ill have some­th ing to do with th e sw ing a tta ined from the di s locate .

T o begin learning th e di s locate th e gy mnas t s ho uld be in a s tra ight body inve rt ed hang. H e sho uld the n pike as ti ghtl y as he is ca pa bl e (to a balan ced in verted hang - see my a rti c le on the front kip) a nd kick fo rc ibly ha lfway betwee n stra ight up (toward a n in ve rt ed ha ng) and back (toward a back lever).

The gy mnas t should the n re lease the rings to land on hi s feet on the ma t below him. The reason fo r thi s is to make sure tha t the gy mnas t is pelfo rming the t rick correc tl y (ki ck ing his fee t in the pro pe r d irection a nd , la te r, do ing the

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proper thing with hi s arms) el'e ry time before he tries to ge t swing through the bottom: a s light mi stake can cause immen se pain (and belie ve me - " the di slocate " is an ap t term for the tri ck a nd a n apt way to descri be the e lbows a nd s houlde rs of some who do it inco rrectl y) .

When the gy mnas t proves to be able to con­siste ntl y s hoo t hi s legs in the ri ght direction. he s hould then do so , a nd as the weight is off his a rms (hi s body w ill s lightl y ri se if hi s kick is forceful enough , ta king the we ight off of his a rms) he should push hi s a rms qllickly forward (as far as poss ibl e in the oppos ite direction from his toes) hi s a rms should remain stra ight during thi s procedure, a nd , I mu st e mphas ize aga in , it should be done as quickl y as poss ible.

Thi s is the " dislocate " pa rt of the trick : but ~ »erformer not mere ly " dislocates" (i.e.,

turn s the rings to end up in a dead hang) but pu shes the rings forward , so tha t he should e nd up w ith his body stra ight a nd at a 45° angle with hi s heels a t the highest po int and hi s ha nds a t the lowes t.

The rings are st ill re leased by the pelformer until consiste ncy is deve loped - so that the pe lfo rme r is in a good position to swi ng through the bottom. When the pelformer is in thi s posi­tion , his body should be s lightl y above level to a 45° angle above level, but the angle of his bod y should nel'er s ink be low level: hi s arms will be st ra ight , hi s hands wi ll be pushed for­ward , and hi s heels backward to ma ke as long a line of his body as possible , a nd his head should not be thrust s traight up or ducked co m­pletely be low his elbows .

When the gy mnas t can consiste ntly a tta in thi s position , he should be we ll s potted a nd told , a t last , no t to release th e rings. He sho uld swing through the bottom , and told tha t from hi s di s­loca te he will also be swinging through the bottom.

At thi s point , starting from a straight body in ve rted ha ng, the gy mnas t pikes as tightly as poss ible a nd kick s upwards and backwards , pushes hi s a rms forward , a nd swings smoothl y through the bottom to an inve rted hang aga in.

I f th e gy mnast jerked at the bottom, fe ll off, hit bottom ex cess ive ly hard , etc. , he should go through the steps of learning the stunt to find out what caused the jerk. Th e most commo n e rrors are shooting the hee ls from the piked in verted ha ng at too low or high of a n angle , be nding the a rms at the bottom, or either not pus hing th e ha nds forward or pushing the m for­ward too late . Excess ive pike o r a rch at the bottom may also cause a jerk.

Wh en th e pe lforme r has performed a s moo th Illu stra tio n A ass umes a n exte nded hand-di sloca te (o r eve n a jerky one whe re he is a t s tand pos itio n with a ll body segment s in a direct least a tt aining enough swing to ma ke it back to s traight-line rela tio nshi p. Th e for-down ward the in verted hang-and I would sugges t that th e push aga inst the ba rs de picted in Illustra tion gy mnast swing to an in ve rt ed hang no more B se rves to offse t the grav ita ti onal line toward s tha n twice during the lea rning procedure) he the inte nded direction of move me nt. should be urged to throw a n yaway out of hi s As th e body begins it s pe ndulum de sce nt. di s locate. Illustra tio ns C-D-£, observe the proportio nat e

The reason fo r thi s is that a n yaway needs forward lea n across th e ve rti ca l line. Thi s a minimum a mount of swi ng to be perfo rmed lean serves to control the initia l aspect of the without " mu sc ling" it. On e would be surpri sed desce nt. It is not until the leg-trunk unit a s­how many bad tec hniques on a di s locate will sumes a near hori zonta l pos iti on th at the a bo ve suddenl y correc t themse lves whe n th e gy mnast mentioned s light forward lean is re ve rsed to a has to ge t swing o ut of a di sloca te rathe r th a n degree tha t insures a contro ll ed ye t IIggressil 'e just perfo rm a di s locate. Again the performer desce nt. Th e prev io us illustrations. in addi­should be we ll s potted - as he s hou ld be tio n to Illu stra tio ns F-G-H , de pict the bas ic Iilrollgholll the learning procedure fo r th e di s- techniques e mployed in the "ea rl y drop " cas t loca t e. He sh ould be urged 0 nl l'---,-,to~tC'h .. ro,,-w,-,-;-,-,t h-,-,e,--~a"c,-,t-"i o",n-,-,._T~h",e':7--"k",i n",e""s",t",h"e...,t i",cc-'s~e~n",s"a"t i~o",n"c' ,---'-'t h-,-,u",s~t~·a~r-,-. _ n yaway if he has,enough swing through the bot- is most si milar to that of a F ree Backward Hip tom . When he has performed a di s locate to a C irc le on Horizonta l Bar. nyaway, he shollid be a mazed at how s mooth Upon tra nsce nding Illustra tion H , note a nd easy the trick feels. the s light hip a ngle dec re ment. Thi s " foot

It should be e mphas ized as soon as poss ible lead" ac tio n. in add ition to the stead fas t for­that a good di sloca te s hould be pelformed with downward push aga in st the ba rs. afford s th e a stra ight bod y. If the gy mnas t has too mu ch gym nas t the opportunit y to bes t employ all a rch o n his di slocate, hi s che st will hit " bot- pote ntia l force s pec ifica ll y to the Peac h Bas ket to m" first a nd hi s hee ls w ill lag fa r be hind . In it se lf. The hip a ngle decreme nt w ill continue in order to get max imum swing, the gy mnast must a direc t proportion to th e pe ndulum descent pump the bottom-i.e. , a tt a in a quick pike-at and wi ll te rmina te as a tot a ll y dec reased hip the bottom of the swing. Howeve r, an excessive angle a t the exact bottom of the swing. Observe arch wi ll force the gymnast's body mere ly to that the arm-trunk a ngle continues to decrease straighten out when he should be piking. It is thro ughout Illu stra tio ns /-J-K-L- M until muc h eas ier to obtain a pike whe n o ne 's bod y prescribing a right ang le. Such considera tio ns is s ta rting at a straight rather tha n a n a rc hed se rve to posit io n the body we ll away from th e pos itio n. point of s uppo rt ... i.e. . the hands. a condi-

The straight body should be learned by thin k- tio n necessary for a mecha nica ll y effective ing of " piking in the ches t" - that is, forcin g " bas ket " ac tio n. the shoulders a lmost to touch in a ma nne r tha t As the bod y a pproach es Illustra tion M , will also ma ke the back hunch at the same time. the gy mnas t will se nse a " bottoming e ffec t" It should also be notice d tha t thi s gives the in that the bars will bow downward slightl y gy mnas t a n ext ra two inches o f ex te ns ion , a nd a nd w ill the n reco il instanta neously as the therefore , increases his a mount of swing by that body unit ri ses up the pe ndulum swing. It is muc h mo re. a t thi s time that a most vigorous a nd continuou s

B Parallel Bars GERALD s. GEORGE Gymnastic Coach Loui siana State University

Re : Pa rall e l Ba rs- From a Handsta nd Positio n - Peach Basket - to a Handsta nd Position

s ho ulde r and hip a ngle incre me nts occur. The a rm ac tio n is most simila r to " a throwing th e ba rs away from a nd behind onese lf ' as ha rd as poss ible. The hip a ngle continues to increase until prescribing a forward-opening angle with the trunk . Obse rve a lso that the tot al bod y unit rea li zes a s light c loc kwise rotation . This rota­ti on , however. never transcends the ve rti ca l aX Is.

Illu stra ti o ns N -O-P-Q re late the " throw­ing" action of the a rms. Yet observe that th e re is I/O acl lla l I'olllnlary release of the hand g ras p. T he ha nds should be torn free of the bars by

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virtue of the aforementioned vigorous " throw­ing" action.

- At Illu stra tion R , the body is airborne a nd rising. Of prime impo rtance is the fact that the release-regrasp must be in sta ntaneou s a nd forceful. Observe carefully the pos ition of the tota l body unit relative to th e bars them­selves. Notice a lso the pos ition of the body line relative to the regras p .. . i.e .... llIu stra­tion S.

Illustration T relates a mome nt of truth in that the gymnast has attained an extended ha nds tand position without having to tran s­cent the ve rtica l ax is on the upward pendulum swing phase. S uch a technique is both the most aesthetic and mecha nica ll y sound approach. It 's re a ll y the only way to join the untouch­ables.

Inl Horizontal Bar GERALD s. GEORGE Gymnastic Coach Louisiana State University

Re: Horizonta l Bar- From a Mixed-Grip Giant Swing Position-B ACKWA RD U PRISE F U LL T U RN -to an Overgrip Underswing Position. Illu strat ion A dep ict s the gymnas t rea li zing

the " bottoming effect " of a Mixed-Grip Gia nt Swing Position (or a Mixed-Grip Cast Posi­tion). Previous illustra tions depicting the initia l

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descent have been omitted in order to provide . a more vivid presentation of the Backward Uprise Full Turn.

As the gy mnas t ri ses up the circula r swing, observe the slight decrease in the a rm-trunk angle. Illustrations S-C depict the nature and amplitude of the Backward Uprise. Of prime importa nce is the fact that the aforementioned a rm-trunk angle dec reme nt occurs only slightly so as to allow the fee t a nd legs to continue their outward-upward trajectory. The anticipated objective is to execute the Full Turn moreso in the horizontal plane than in the vertical plane. Such a consideration will provide the necessary a mplitude of circular swing after the regrasp.

The actua l initiation of the Full Turn is rea li zed in Illustrations D-E. Observe first that there is a one-arm release. Thi s fl exed arm is vigorously dri ven in a late ral plane to the body and about the body's horizontal axis. The turning of the head and neck occurs at the same time as this release is realized. The attached arm serves as a stab li zer for the tota l body unit a nd continues its steadfas t for-down­ward push against the bar. The gy mnast should be attempting to rega in sight of the bar while still in contact with the bar. This consideration not only facilitates a n effective initiation of the Full Turn but a lso it facilit ate orientation prior to regrasp ing the bar.

Illust rations F-G-H-' depict the actual Full Turn in act ion . As soon as the gy mnast is trul y air-borne, the a rms and head continue to dri ve in the direction of the turn. Observe that the e lbows are held shoulder height a nd that the a rms are positioned close to the body. Of

Volume I I - Paral lei Bars Sec t i on D - Ba s ke t Ski I ) s

Numbe r 4 - From a Hand stand . Pas i t i on '­Peach .Basket - To a -Hand-. stand Posi t ion :

importance is the fact that the Full Turn must be executed as a n instantaneou s single action . Considering the longitudinal ax is, the tota l body unit mu st ma intain a direct stra ight-line relationship. This consideration will avo id the common tendency of irregular segmental twist ing.

Illu stration J relates the regrasp of the ha nds . Both hands should make contact with the bar at the same time. Observe the forward­opening a ngle of the a rm-trunk segment. The longitudina l ax is of the body ma intains it direct straight-line relationship and the gymnast is idea ll y prepared to execute any of the sequen­ti a ll y related skills.

I3The Side Horse By DON TONRY Gymnastics Coach, Yale University

Shown this month are di smounts of vary ing difficulty on the Side Horse from Don 's Gymnastic Aides series.

NEWI Side horse cha rt s are now available. Six exercises ranging from beginner to high in terme· diote levels have just been completed. W rite to GYMNAS TI CS AIDES CO .. Northbridge. Moss.

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Section Number

I - Horizontal Bar D - ReJease Grlp ,: Ski 115 9 - From a l1 ixed-Gdp: Backwar.d -

Uprise .- FULL TURN~ to a bouble Ov~~grip Underswing Posit ion

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ElThe Vault VAULTS OF MAX IUM DI FF ICU LTY

From an article from the Olympisc he Turn­kunst. April 1970 by Prof. Kaneko (J apan) and Illu strated by Klaus Wie mann .

Shown IS the Hand spring flom both end s

10. Arabian dive roll from back handspring. (8 diffi ­culty when done above shoulder height and passing through' the handstand. Definitely C whe n a full twist follows the first half twist from the fl oor). The sequences show very e legantl y the parts to watch in thi s move: contact angle a nd body position. ini-

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is now under new manage ment and pl ans to make changes that will increase it s va lue to

tiation of twist (note head. arms) and ex­tension throughout fli ght. The landing after such a fli ght dese rves special attention to avoid a crash or injury. The arms st retch for the ground until the hands make con­tac t a t which time the head is t ucked toward the chest and a controlled fle x of

the gy mnas t. among th e changes will be greater stre ss on technique. more wome n' s gy mnastics. and discuss ions on th e development of inter­national gym nas t ics.

Corloon used wl l h permiSSion of the Saturday Eve ning Pos!.

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the arms a llows the body to make contact · with the mat and a forward roll to feet. A common fault is to begin the fi ve to for­ward roll while the body is st ill twisting off the mat. The result is low and often crooked. Next, Double back somersault.

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sio n of th e young. But ' a ll too oft en pare nts mark a ny attitude di ffe rences of the young as ··immaturity."

Po t is not a pro ble m: it is a sy mptom. O ft e n a po t s mo ke r is a more sens iti ve youth who has gro w n up undel' the s'pec tre of the BO M Band the M ISS I LE and find s the s itua tio n di fficult to cope with . The "older ge neratio n" has li ved through the gradua l deve lo pme nt of th ese tec h­nological night mares a nd have deve lo ped so me e mo tio nal ca llouses. Appa rentl y a lcoho l. the sopo ri fic of the e lde rs, is a s trong e nough tran­quili ze r. The young may need so mething stronger.

Howeve r, to paint a pot-s mo king youth as a "poor los t shee p, dest roying himse lf w ith a n ev il drug" would be a n exagge ration. Mos t youth are not se lf-dest ructi ve, a nd that is why they choose the rat he r innocuous weed instead of se riously incapac ita ting drugs. Pot is used as a wee ke nd "vacation" by many young a nd o lde r people. If vacatio n can be defin ed as a c hange of scene, th e n the re are few more effec­ti ve vaca ti ons. However. w hen a nyune needs a vaca tio n every day of th e week , the n the re 's something wro ng.

A nything we do has consequences. A nything we eat o r smo ke has good and bad effec ts, es­pecia ll y if ta ke n in more than moderatio n. Ob­viously youth a re s moking pot for a reason. Whether it ' s a pleasant vacation o r a n escape from reality depends upo n the indil 'idllal in ques tio n, not on the grass . We still don't know e nough to make a judgme nt whe the r the ri s ks outweigh the poss ible benefit s.

Whethe r pot is o r is not ha rmful is not re all y the ques tion because the young a re probably not go ing to li ve a ny mo re ratio na ll y than the present adult populati on. The young w ill have the ir own vices, but they w ill be di ffe re nt vices. For be tte r or fo r worse , po t is probabl y here to s tay.

Marijuana is not go ing to go away by pass ing absurd , a rchaic legis la tion . It 's not go ing to go away whe n parents scold and threaten and cnastize andTurfll er a li e nate t ile young. It will not help to weave ha lf-fac t a nd full-fledged fable into horror s to ri es.

Grass is a human questio n, a nd , li ke a ll hu­man questio ns , we need unde rstanding to un­rave l the prob le ms. W ith unders tanding pot " problem" may disappear in a puff of smoke.

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what type of pe rson you become anu vice versa. According to the author once a pe rson finds

hi s rol e o utside the gy m he may a pply his new insights to hi s gy mnas ti cs. We ll , I feel thi s works in reve rse. Why can't the gymnast work ha rd a nd w ithout the use of a rtificia l means beco me creati ve and in turn apply thi s creati ve­ness to his outside li fe?

He a lso s peaks of a new kind of awareness in some people. Wh y does he not tell you that in the o ther people, whoever they may be, a con­tinual use of marijuana may co mplete ly subdue creati vity and deade n incenti ve relax ing a ll dri ves . Th at doesn't sound like a new aware­ness to me a nd I a m not w illing to ta ke the chance to find out whethe r I 'm a good or bad reactor.

How can he speak of true arti sti c qua lity whe n the te rm " true " in itse lf de notes reality a nd it is o bvious that the re is no touc h w ith rea lity under the influe nce of po t.

It is the coach's responsibilit y to know his gy mnas t 's pe rsonal li fe as we ll as his gy mnasti c li fe , he mu st know hi s ca p ab iliti es and limitations.

T he use of ma rijua na even used irregula rl y fo r re laxation and escape cannot be justi fied a nd th ere is the te ndency a mong users to ex-

pe rime nt eve n mo re into' o ther drugs tha t not onl y ki ll the min d but the bod y a lso. I be lieve it takes a " st ro ng" pe rso nali ty to be ab le to pu t down any time he fee ls li ke it. I ' m not in a hurry to put my pe rsona lit y to tha t tes t. I have bee n st ro ng e nough to say no o n a numbe r of occasions. I f you a re a use r and you thi nk you have the abi lit y to put dow n any t ime ... Try it . How abo ut 6 mo nth s. a yea r. fo re ve r ') Put your­se lf to the tes t a nd see whethe r o r not you know yourse lf . .. If you've neve r tri ed it ... do your­se lfa favor .... D ON ·T.

merc ial success. the contes ta nt s must be as e qu a l as possible . No ne should be a llowed a n arti fic ia l advan tage over the o the rs. a nd , just as importa nt. a ll s usp icion of s uch advan tage s houl d be e limina ted .

"Every sport has rules . the bas ic purpose of whi c h is to equa li ze compet itio n. Without s uc h di sc ipline there is no sport. Th e rules are de­signed to foc us a tt enti on on the me n pe rfo rm­ing. to measure the ir wea knesses. virtues. s peed. strength . ag ilit y. sta mina. inte llige nce . ins tincts, res istance to pa in and press ure and the ir se lf-co ntro l. The mys te ry and drama of

(Continued from page 7) McGU IR E sport , fo r bo th part ici pa nt s a nd spec tato rs. has few minutes afte r consumption. include: di zz i- a lways bee n the unfo ldi ng ac ti o n that occ urs ness . buzzing and cott o ny sounds, lightness in whe n men ma tc h these int angib le e le me nt s of the head: fo ll owed by a dryness in the mouth the ir c harac te rs. It is the thing that elevates and th roa t. unsteadiness in move me nt. loss of sport to a n art fo rm , pe rh aps our o ldes t. H ow­bodil y coordina tio n, a fee ling of heav iness in ever. the mo ti ve fo r us ing drugs is to re move the extre mit ies a nd blurring of visio n. bo th the d ra ma a nd the mys tery by lit era ll y fix-

In the arti c le it was sa id that "atte nding a ing th e o utco me in th e mos t subtle of a ll ways. gy mnas ti c meet unde r th e influe nce of ma ri - by c ha nging the c ha rac te r of the ped'o rme rs . juana could e nab le th e gy mnas t to see th e true A ny use of drugs. no matte r how b"nign th ey arti s ti c qua lit y of a pa rticular free exerc ise may be. is a n a tt e mpt to des t roy what is s po rt­performa nce " a nd that poss ible " hi s imagina- ing about spo rt. to redu ce sport to the s ta tu s tio n would take over leading the gy mnas t to uf an e nte rt a inme nt. a de mo nst rat ion. a spec­unique ideas for combinatio ns of s tunt s." F rom tac le." s ta te ment s s uch as these a ppearing througho ut A ny type of drug not na tu ra l to the body the a rti c le it would appea r to one who read it does ha rm. Many times the be nefit s of that that pe rforming under the influe nce of mari- drug cove r up th e bad effec ts. The bad effects juana can onl y help th e gy mnas t ' s perfo rma nce. of a ll drugs wi ll show in the drug user in the However, if th e gy mnas t loses hi s bala nce and time to co me. The major inte res t in a spo rt is coordina tion w ithin seconds aft e r co nsuming not the sport it se lf but the pe lfo rmer. Any fo r­marijuana , how would he be ab le to pe lform in e ign drug is po te nti a ll y da ngerous. Da re we any of th e a reas in gy mnas ti cs? If the gy mnas t ta ke tha t c ha nce with our me n a nd wo me n, loses hi s keen eyes ight , how would he be a bl e boys a nd girl s who compete in gy mnas tics for to stay within the bounda ries fo r free exe rcise that fulfillme nt of a pa rt of the m which require or be ab le to la nd correctl y on the a ppa ratus? compet iti on? The a rt ic le was se lling the "good" If he ex periences a heav iness of the ex tre mi- point s of s moking marijuana to improve the ti es, how would he be ab le to cont ro l the fine gy mnast's pe rfo rma nce: wha t about the judg-moveme nts required fo r the rings , pa ra ll e l bars me nt w hic h is lost ? Everything see ms poss ible: or free exerci se? wha t about the foo li s h s tunts th e gy mnas t tri es

Lawre nce Massett , in the arti c le Ma rijuall a but has do ne no lead-up ac ti vities for it? A re and B ehol'ior, the Unfi lled Caps, Scie nce we in a thlet ics ready to ta ke that res po ns ibil-News , vo lume 97 , indicates that ma rijuana ity? s mo king inte lferes with the thin king process. Drugs can corru pt a s po rt. F or the neoRhyte smokers, marij",u",a,-,n"a-,i !!n"te..,lf.Le",I"·e,-,s,--~-,D::....:...ru,-,g,,s::....:...c .:.:.a .:.:.n -'.k,-i _" ...::s.!.p...::o_r_t.~~~~~~~~~~~~_ with sho rt-te rm me mo ry, that is memory of the immediate preceding seconds a nd minutes. Marijuana a lso in telferes w ith a s ubj ect 's effo rt to carry out a complex train of thought. T o pe r­form in a ny of th e a reas in gy mnastics , the gy m­nas t must be able to reme mber what he just d id to know in what direction it leads him. If the gy mnas t loses hi s me mory , even for a second , it could cos t him his career in gy mnas tics or even his li fe. I f he is pelfo rming a giant c irc le on the hori zonta l bar by los ing contact w ith reality, he might e ithe r lose hi s grip or le t go at the wrong t ime . A slip of thi s nature might be fata l for him. Every routine is complex. Every routine demands of the gy mnas t to have cont ro l ove r both his body and mind. N ot be ing able to ca rry out a complex tra in of thought , the gy mnast is unab le to have control of hi s body.

A re you saying th e most ha rmful effect in smok ing ma rij uana is the gy mnas t los ing inter­es t in gy mnas tics? In the process would no t the gy mnas t also lose inte rest in o the r areas of hi s li fe? The two reasons give n for the importance of the gy mnast's out side li fe were : ( I) the gy m­nast ' s search for hi s place or role in the world , and (2) the gy mnast's sea rch for himse lf. One first mu st be conte nt within himself before he can go o n to find hi s place in the world. T o find o ne's se lf one must accept himse lf as he is a nd not re ly on outs ide , a rtifi c ia l obj ec ts suc h as pra ise or drugs .

S po rt s Illustrated included in a series on drugs in spo rt has thi s to say abo ut sport. " Spo rt is a matching of two or more peers to dete rmine w ho can best pe rfo rm certa in ph ys i­cal feats . For sport to be of inte res t, to have e motio na l impact, to be a n arti s ti c or a com-

(Cont inued from page 7) D ENNI S se lf. If a n indi vid ua l be lieves he is di scovering hi s " ro le in life " while stoned , and ass u ming thi s me ntal e ndeavor is so very impo rtant a nd time, cons uming, the n I fea r that a psycho logi­cal de pe nde ncy o n marijuana and pe rhaps o ther drugs could result. I be lieve man's role in life is es tab li shed no t by thinking so much as by doing.

A thin king gymnas t can be ve ry crea ti ve , but a doing, sweaty co mpeti to r, regardless of bra ins, will be up on that victory stand. I must take exceptio n to the autho r's cla im that " the c reati vit y of the gy mnas t runs in para lle l w ith hi s workout and is a pri mary fac to r adding to hi s s uccess. " C rea ti ve gy mnas ti cs ab ility co mes not fro m " menta l o rgasm," but fro m a regime nted training progra m that pre pares the body a nd mind for the ultimate ri sk, o ri ginality

. and virtuos ity. The o ne da nger of pot recognized by th e a u­

thor is a se lf-indict ment of the e ntire a rti c le, that " the gymnas t who is in vo lved with ma ri­juana may exhi b it a loss of moti vatio n w hi ch can show up in his workout and life as a gy m­nast. " I a rgue tha t a conce m ed coach sho uld be prima ril y inte rested in why a gy mnas t is s mo k­ing, but aga in th at is the " thin king ," and the " doing" is to make sure the athle te finds no need fo r psychological crutches . The coach can acco mpli sh thIS by proV Iding a stro ngly co m­petiti ve program in which the gy mnast lea rns that reward is direc tl y rela ted to effo rt put fo rth , that a compet iti ve progra m gea red toward w in­ning exemplifies the ve ry attitude necessa ry fo r success in a de mocrat ic society, a nd that a

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gymnast's routine before a judge bears tes ti ­mony of hi s dedication to preparation for com­petition. I believe a vast majority of coaches in all sports wou ld agree that the single most vilal qualit y of a cha mpion is motimtion.

Each individua l has the God-given freedom of choice - whe ther to do good or bad : bette r or best. Peer group pressure has imposed upon many of us the deci sion of whether or not to smoke marijuana. The author of " Marijuana and the Gymnast " suggests possible advan­tages of the drug to creat ive gymnastics. I t is for you to decide whether to di srega rd the ad­vice a nd laws of soc iety and to gamble lega l, socia l. and emotional puni shments for these "creative ins ight s. " I for one would rather stretch and exercise to steady my handstand.

(Con tinued from page 7) SURGENT that marijuana will so mehow provide new in­s ight s and a more cl'eat ive approach to the gym­nast workouts and genera l impress ion of gym­nastics. Although this s tateme nt may sound most beneficial to the gy mnast as we ll as the ge neral pop.ulation , thi s is untrue. Dr. Dana L. Farnsw0l1h'; director of the Harvard Univer­sity Health Services. professor at the uni ve r­sity and chairman of the American Medical Associat ion's Council on Menta l Hea lth , s tates the fo llowing: '"No ev idence has ye t demon­strated that ex tensive use of marijuana for se lf­realization or increased creativity or atta in­ments of mystical states of consciousness has been beneficial for more than a few isolated in­dividuals." Pot s mokers work out great philo­sophi cal theories , but nothing ge ts on canvas. With pot , everyth ing draws to a halt. " Dr. Sid­ney Cohen, author of the book The Drug Dilem­ma, further ve rifies Dr. Farnsworth's s tate­ment w ith the following statement: " Your drive to. c rea te may be considerably reduced , a nd drive IS as Important as any factor in the crea­tive process." Dr. Farnswort h further states, " Our experience at Harvard has been that the use of marijuana does entai l considerable risk , does cause harm and has few counterbalancing benefits. "

A long with contributing littl e, if anything to the creative aspect of gymnas tics , marijuana can retard a workout rather than enhance it. Through research marijuana has been shown to affect thinking. perception , reflexes and coordination. While some gymnasts may feel that the effects of marijuana are minor in na­ture, they mu st a lso agree that gymnast ics is a most intricate sport. I t is therefore evident that th e gymnast must be fu ll y conscious of his ever y body movement while on the apparatus, or Injury w ill result. Since marijuana impairs many of the faculties which are most importa nt to a gymnast, the results during a workout cou Id be hazardous.

I n conclus ion , there are four other factors wh ich are most important in considering the use of marijuana. First , the use of marijuana can lead to psychological dependence wh ich can retard the forward progress of any indi vid­ual. Second , ex tensive research in the near fu­ture could possibly produce evidence to show many harmful ingredients in marijuana, similar to that of c igarettes. Third, a lthough it does not lead to the use of o ther drugs , marijuana is tied to a subcu lture which deals in the use and abuse of many drugs. For this reason a lone , mari­Juana can be considered a contributing factor to the introduction and use of new and more dangerous drugs. Fourth , the possession and use of marijuana is illegal. Since the author of " M and T.G. " feels that marijuana can be most beneficial to the gymnast , perhaps he wi ll again reevaluate his philosophy. Besides the facts s tated above , use of marijuana prevents a per­son from becoming a contributing citizen in soc iety and can possibly al ie nate a person from

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attaining hi s or her goa ls. . Another aspect w hich has not ye t been con­

Sidered in thi s controversial iss ue is the sport of gy mnastics it se lf. The use of a n unnatural a id to improve pelformance is unethical and Immoral , not only in gymnastics but in all s port s . Sport IS a uni versal language which speaks for It se lf. I t does not need a crutch on which to depend. It exists for the participant and wi ll continue to justify it s importance without the use and a buse of drugs.

(Continued from page 7) NETTLES with the creation of a work by a person out of touch with realit y would seem the most morally dere li ct thing the gymnas ti c community cou ld do to It se lf - suicide or a return to the " great uncoached . indi vidual gy mnasts" who, as a tea m, were Impotent.

Man y young gymnas ts have now read " Mari­juana and the Gymnast" as an opinion of an anonymous person , yet one who is qualified enough to write in 'The Herald" of U .S. gym­nasti cs. Without statistical or scientific docu­mentation , an influential opinion has been given on a subject which is far from acceptable to the palates of myself and many of my colleagues . Both the idea and its method of presentation are open for se rious question.

Advocacy of cen sorship is quite different from th e expectation that opinion and fact wi ll accuratel y and objecti ve ly be presented in a " nonaligned " magazine.

I n closing, may I suggest that because of its anonymity, the artic le shou ld have been digest­ed and then presented by The Modern Gymnast.

VIEWpoints Ry Uick Criley

I n a previous issue an anonymous article was printed which drew one of the largest vo lume of reader response ever: the subject was pot.

I will be criticized by certain Eastern con­servat ives for even broaching an opinion on the matter, but like the unknown author, I feel it is a subject to be brought out In the open and han­dled in a mature fas hion. I wi ll only note that several acquaintances of mine felt that the author did not make as strong a case for mari­juana as he might have.

I might as well point out that I condemn ciga­rette smoking and consumption of a lcoholic beve rages both and will not allow the contra­diction wh ich could otherwi se app ly to surface here. I cannot see why anyone wou ld want to destroy hi s liver or fill his bronchial passages With metabolic poisons let a lone mild nar­cotics. But such reasoning sits no better with gymnasts than with their smoking and drinking coaches or With the general populace , so I merely advance it for the physiological basis w hich it establ ishes.

Meanwhile , as I glance back to the article I find some issues to take with its aut hor bas~d on his assu mption s a nd a rguments.

I cannot help but raise my hackles when I c.ome across the observation that this is a ques­tIOn to be confronted. A confrontation turns me off. It means that at leas t one party already ha~ ItS mind made up and will not listen to the other. There wi ll not be a meaningful discussion under such conditions. The a uthor realizes that the gymnast and coach must communicate but draws a battle line across the issue. It may,

howeve r, reflect the thinking of today 's young people who do not believe they wi ll be heard unless they rai se a confrontation.

I n a similar fashion , I am ready to accept that today 's young at hletes see k a satisfying life out­Side of the gym and that thi s may be necessa ry to achieve success ins ide the gym. (I can re­member a coach who " hit the fan " when beards were an issue who later bent a rule to keep a gymnast and rock-and-roll musician happy by a llOWing longer-than-regulation hair.) But I cannot equate sa ti sfying with easy as a gymnast leading the easy life outside of the gym very often will lead an easy life in the gym. It is here that I question the contribution of marijuana.

The aut hor makes the point th at the individ­ual 's search for hi s role in li fe outside of the gym is important. I agree and I think our gy m­nastic coaches wou ld agree. But I wou ld add that discipline is a part of that role and that a va luable lesson in disc ipline can be learned in the gymnas ium and app lied outside as well.

I question , too , the au thor'S assumption that the gymnas t 's creativity runs in parallel with hiS workout and serves as a primary factor of success (in gymnastics) . I wi ll not deny the need for a gymnast to feel he has created his routine. but I think crea ti vi ty can onl y be en­couraged after the bas ics have been mastered and the discipline of practice is lea rned. I am afraid that the creativity the author writes of frequentl y turns out to be little more than ran­dom creativity (= goofi ng-off) with no real fol­low-through. Last ly, there a re few truly new tricks or combinations as nearly anyone who has been deeply involved in gymnastics 30 or 40 years or more will tell you.

The author's mention of reduced social mo­bility (a reduced desire to socialize) as a hazard in the use of marijuana is one I wou ld agree With. As an argument against the use of pot , thiS carnes more weight than the a rguments of enforcement and its consequences or of medi­cal evidence bearing on physical harm done by smoking of marijuana. Nearly any person who knows a regular user of pot can hear his fill of stories about pot-smokers who have become so absorbed in the satisfaction that pot-s moking bnngs that they Withdraw from athletic , intel­lectual or socia l activity. Such cases are not iso­lated and shou ld be considered the more strongly by a gymnast who really wants to rise to the top. His external satisfaction and creativ­ity may benefit , but hi s dedication will deterio­rate and the quality of his gymnastics along wi th it wi th regular usage of pot.

Every gymnast considers himself an indi­vidua l. Every coach should be concerned with each team member as an individual , and, to the e.xtent that the individual allows , the coach should try to counsel with him over his out­side problems. I think that the au thor of this artic le and I wou ld agree on this , but where the line is drawn is a matter of whether you are a Pau l Vexler or a Steve Cohen.

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(You'd think the best women judges could throw up a fair score a s quickl y as the men do . but they don ·t.) Somebody wisely sees fit - or sees the absolute necessity - to narrow the women's field to 22 contestant s in the option­a ls. That helps.

The men gy mnast s don't ever say much at meets . but they do co mplain fervent ly about the new apparatu s. Th e equ ipme nt is slippery a nd just a little 100 li ve ly. Sakamoto c laims hi s hands slipped s ix inches on his rirst vailit on Saturday. Wh y don't the apparatus companies bring in equipment that has been broken in ')

Oh , yes' The re are some final results. In women's a ll -around. th e Olympians take

high honors: Kat hy Rigby. as predicted , is rirst with 74.5 0 points : Wendy C luff second wi th 7'2 .55 and Joy T a nac third with 7 1.65 , about half a point ahead of fourth-place Roxanne Pierce at 71.05 . C leo Carver and Debbie Hill follow with 69 .S5 a nd 69.60.

In men 's events, at the e nd of optiona ls , the standings have changed some from compulso­ries. Sakamoto has overtaken Hug and lead s IOS.3 to 107.2. Watanabe , in the four o'cloc k squads, is doing ex tremel y we ll catching up. but he needs a 9.45 on the high ba r to tie Saka­moto's total, a 9.5 to wi n. He scores 9.45 and ties at IOS.3. However. the trophy goes to Sakamoto, an American citizen. K. Allen is fourth , at 103.75: Greenfield rirt h. a t 103 .2 5. Six others brea k 100.

No scores on optionals exceed 9.5. Saka­moto and Wa ta nabe score 9.2-9.45 on a ll eve nts but side horse. Hug scores in the high Ss a nd low 9s. despite a bad break on the high bar.

The top six competitors on each event , men and women , compete on Saturday afternoon for individua l event honors.

Virtuall y all the women's scores are in the 9s. Cathy Rigby and Wend y C luff both score 9.7 on floor exercise. Cathy falls down on her ga iner di smount from the balance bea m (1.0 deduction) but still score s S.6. Vaulting scores a re a ll high , 9.2-9 .45. Individual winners (com­pulsory/optional average + Saturday optiona l) are:

FEx - C. Rigby. 19.1 75!! Balance - J. Tanac . 17.95 0 Vaulting - C. Rigby , 18.650 U nevens - R. Pierce. 18 .725

N~me of Gymnast FI.Ex.

Makolo Sakamoto B.B5 9.25

Masayuki Watanabe B.75 9.20

Steve Hug B.65 9.00

Kanati Allen B.60 B.95

George Greenfield B.30 9.05

Dave BUizman B.05 B.70

Paul Tickenoff B.65 B.95

Fred Dennis 7.75 B.25

Brent Simmons B.45 B.80

Tom Linder B.40 B.55

Jim Ameri ne 7.10 B.35

Fred Turofl B.05 B.60

Side Horse Rings

7.60 9.10 B.70 9.35

B.75 B.B5 B.B5 9.45 9.20 B.70 B 75 9.05 B.50 B.60 9.00 B.B5 B.50 B.35 7.25 B.eu 7.25 B.90 B.45 9.15 7.75 B.05 B.30 B.95 B.BO 7.95 B.25 9.20

6.95 B.20 B.70 9.00 B.15 8.05 B.20 B.60 B.30 8.15 7.60 B.65 B.55 B.30 6.15 9.20

·---- ---Oualifiers lor World Games T rials __ .. Watanabe is not citizen of USA Mike Kimball B.05 7.05 7.75

B.20 7.75 B.95 Jim Culhane 8.10 8.60 6.95

B.50 6.70 B.55 Richard Scorza 7.45 7.70 8.15

B.45 7.75 B.55 Ron Barretta 7.85 7.70 B.IO

B.20 B.45 B.50

In men's events. Hug scratches o n rree exe r­c ise - stone-brui ses. someone reports. The score on th e final op tional is averaged with the compu lsory/optiona l average in each event. I ndi vidua l winners in each eve nt over three days of competition a re :

FEx - Sakamoto. 9.00 SH - Watanabe . 8.975 SR - Sakamoto . 9.2125 LH -- Sakamoto. 9.075 PB - Sakamoto . 9.267 HB - Sa kamoto . 9.337 The best scores on Saturday optionals remain

in the low 95 exce pt ror high bar: Sakamoto. 9.45: Greenrield . 9.3. Wata nabe breaks seri­ously once a nd drops to 8 .55.

(Continued from poge 9) Rl'port hy F I'lIIIA B"I'''

Here is a- tho ught for all conce rncd . The USG F Men's T ec hni cal Committee asks that yo u consider a new rormat ror the final s. One des igned to bring more publi c interest to th e s port and keep it until the last event is con­cluded . How a bout having the Thursday com­pulsories and Friday optionals . . . then take the top six a ll -around gymnasts based o n those two days and they go into the finals. They be­gin with a ze ro score ... and co mpete on a ll s ix eve nt s to de termine th e placings. one through six . in the all-around for tha t year. The public can then rollow one pe rformer rrom beginn ing to end ... watching them lead or drop a nd then regain the lead until the last eve nt. Further. we ca n see the team score of a na tiona l team. per se . the top six me n and wome n. There are a number or really interesting aspec ts to thi s system .. . a nd we'd like to consider it for th e 1971 event. Dro p the USG F a li ne and indi ­cate your ree lings on the pro posed new rormat ror the final s. Think on it a while. th e n le t li S

hear from you. Our congrani la t ion s to a ll w ho took part

in thi s yea rs USGF a tionals. It demonstrates that our inte rnationa l s tyle gymnastics program is growing at a ra ntastic rate.

The Tele vis ion people took some 3 and Y2 hours or video ta pes that will be made into a one-hour s pec ia l.

Long Horse Par. Bars; Horiz .Dar. Total Place

B.95 960 9.20 53.30 I 9.20 9.25 9.25 55.00 lOB 30

B.40 B.60 930 5265 I 9.30 9.40 9.45 5565 lOB 30 B.50 9.25 9.20 53.50 2 9.00 9.20 B 70 53.70 107.20 6.50 B.50 7.90 50.60 3 B.70 B.65 9.00 53.15 103.75 B.70 B.15 B.90 50.90 4 9.05 9.10 9.10 52.35 103.25 9.00 Y.OJ i..65 50.75 5 8.BO 9.25 7.35 51.70 102.45 B.50 B.B5 B.50 50.30 6 8.95 B.65 B.30 5210 102.40 B. 15 B.BO B.90 50.35 7 B.35. B.65 B.95 51.65 102.00

B.BO 7.50 B.45 4B.35 B 9.05 B.15 B.BO 52.50 100.B5 B.55 B.70 B.95 50.BO 9 B.60 8.45 7.50 4990 100.70 B.45 B.90 B.BO 4970 IC B.65 B.85 B.60 50.70 100.40 6AO 6.50 B.70 50.70 II B.30 8.50 B.35 49.10 99.60

7.95 B.70 B.45 47.95 12 BAS 9.20 B.75 51.30 99.25 B.15 8.70 B.40 4B90 13 E 65 8.80 B.50 49.70 98.60 B.60 9.10 6.25 4725 t4 B.50 B.95 9.00 51.20 9B.45 7.75 8.55 B.55 47.BO 15 B.40 8.15 B.55 50.25 9B.05

····· ·Remammg scores under 980010 all-around. shown as lotal scores only.

16 Joe lliow 9790 25 R. Haldeman 89AD 17. G. Anderson 9790 26. 0 Connelly BB 65 lB. 0 Repp 97.70 27. B. Pele" 87.75 19. J. C'osby 95.10 2B. B Seoll 6340 20. J. Hughes 94.BO 29. S Rad ,msk< 77 40 21. D. Fe"e 93.70 30 T G .. dner 77 15 22. R. Clemmer 93.55 31 D. Boger 75.95 23. J. Bellers 93.45 32 M. Miyag, 69.55 24. M. Flansa" 89.50

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RESEARCH AND FITNESS IN GYMNASTICS By James S. Bosco, Ph.D. San Jose State Coll ege San Jose. California 95 1 14

Lesch , Victor R. "A COlnparat ive Study to Determine the Effec­tiveness of Videotape R eplay as an A djunct in Teaching Selected G ymnastics Skills, " Ed.D. Dissertation. Universitv or Uta h, Jun e 1969.

Purpose The primary purpose of this stud y was to

determine the a ppreciab le differences , if any , as demonstrated through a comparison of instructional procedures utili z ing videotape repl ay ve rsus the conventional instructiona l approach in teac hing se lected gy mnas tics sk ill s.

The secondary purpose of thi s st ud y was to determine the extent to which either passive or act ive teaching was significa nt among those stude nt s attempting skill s under the experi­me ntal method and conventional inst ructiona l method. Procedures

The subjec ts used in thi s study were ma le college stude nts enrolled in two gy mnas tics classes. Subjects were tested for the ir ski ll pelformance at the outset of the experimental period. cmlPARISON OF PRETEST SIJM}IARY--BOTR CLASSES

Skill

Kip

Forward Hip Circle

Front Uprise

Support, Straddle Cut -catch

Total

Cl ass 4-1 9:55 A.H.

( N 18 )

l-I S.D.

8 . 50 5.06

9.11 3.73

10.66 5 .35

7.16 4.26

35 .44 10.45

Hean --8. 86

For the first one-half of the ex perime ntal period (fi ve sess ions) one c lass was designated as the control group, representing the con­ventiona l method of instruction. The other class was ass igned the ex perimenta l group, who recei ved the same instruction , but were allowed to see their recorded performance on video­ta pe replay as their instructor fortified the learning process with comments. For the sec­ond one-half of the experiment the group as­signments were reversed.

Within each class, one group , designated the pass ive group, received ve rbal instruction only. Members of the other group , designated the acti ve group , recei ved the same instruction , but in addition were given manual ass istance during the ir tri a ls by the inst ructor.

After a training period that allowed each subject ten ( 10) trials on two gymnastics sk ill s, a post-test score was taken on each subject. The subjects were judged by three experienced judges of competitive gymnastics . The mean score of the judges for each subject served as the criterion measurement. ment. '.

Four skill s were se lected to serve as va ri­ab les for the study. The two skill s pe rformed on the horizontal bar we re the kip a nd forward hip c ircle. The two skill s performed on the pa ra llel bars were the front uprise and support , st raddle cut-catch . A nalysis of Data

A series of comparisons was made in orde r to evaluate the re lation ship between the c lass using videota pe replay and those instructed

without thi s a id. Also, comparisons were made Conclusions between the acti ve method of instruction a nd The following conclusions appear to be the subject s ta ught by the pass ive met hod. justified: Means and standard dev iat ions were used to Primary hypoth esis. Bo th a conventiona l summa ri ze th e scores of each va riable. The teaching method a nd an expe rime ntal teaching t test was applied to determine the significance met hod , uSlllg Videotape re play, playa sig-of diffe rences in means between va rious groups. IlIflcant role III the development of motor sk ill

STATISTICAL DATA FOR THE PASS IVE AND ACTIVE METHODS OF INSTRUCTIO N

S tandard Deviation

Group Hean (H) ( S . D. )

Passive 10. 53 7.53

Active 13. 00 7.68

Findings The data collected during the pre-test and

post-test phases indicated that: Primary hypothesis. I. The conventional method of teaching.

i.e .. ve rbal instruction , demonstration , prac tice . and correction was a ided by the utili zation of videotape replay .

2. Although subjects scored better unde r the ex perime nta l method of instruction , no sta­ti sti ca lly discernible differe nces were indicated between the two treatment effects.

Class 4-2 11:00 A.II.

( N 15)

11 S.D .

9. 06 4 .74

9.06 4.43

10.66 3 . 88

5.86 3.04

34 . 66 13.00

8.66

S econdary hypothesis. I. The ac ti ve method was superior to the

pass ive method of instruction . 2. Although subjects made greater advance­

me nt unde r the acti ve method of instruction than under th e passive method , the difference was not significant stati stically.

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12. 00 Exper l l!lental

11 . 00 10 . ) 3

10. 00 Control

9 . 00

14 . 00

13. 00

12. 00

11. 00

10 . 00

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1). 80 Experla:ent al

10 •.

Contro l

B. oO 8 . 86 6 ,00 8 . 66

1 . 00 '--__ :-----:­?osttest

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COaIblnat1on 4 -1 4-2

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10. ) 7

Cont rol

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7. 00 '--____ _ Prete st Posttest

Pos t tes t

Fig ure 1. Prests st and posttest c OOIpar·t s ons of cont rol and expertmental me t hod s of lnstpuc t l on.

Standard Error

( S .E.H. )

1. 83

1.92

Standard Error Hean

Difference

2.65

t

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ability resulting in a n improved performance .of se lected gymnas tic skill s .

Secondw), hypothesis. The acti ve method of in struct ion appeared to be more effecti ve than the pass ive a pproach for teaching gy mnastics skill s. R ecol11m endations

I. Tha t thi s st udy be repeated using a greate r number of subjects in order to ve rify the re­sult s and trends reported in thi s inves tigation.

2. Further exploration is recommende d to determine the effects of evaluation during the trial period. An assess ment could be made aft e r the fourth and fifth tri a ls in a similar s tud y.

3. That simila r studies be conducted using the video-tape replay for other ac ti vities in the physical education curriculum such as wres­tling, swimming, golf, sk iing, and trac k.

4. A study should be formul ated that would attempt to asce rt ain the contribution of video­tape re play as a poss ible moti vationa l device in learning gross motor move ments.

5. That a similar study be conducted using students, such as vars ity gymnastics team mem­bers who are ad vanced in their athletic s kill s, and then evaluate the contribution thi s medium cou ld make to the highly sk illed Rartic iRant .

6. That a comparative study be made to dete rmine the effectiveness of immediate knowledge of result s and the effect it has upon learning by the lec ture method.

7. That a study be made using a simil a r de­sign to dete rmine the si mila riti es or differences fo und in other gymnastics events such as tram­poline , rings , s ide horse , a nd tumbling.

8. That a study be conducted with anyone of the va riab les including stre ngth.

Kip Front Uprise 13 . 00 13 . 00 12. 72 r 12 .00

11.31 12 . 00 11. 1$ 12.27

11. 00 ~",O) 11. 00

10.00 9. 12

10 . 00 10 .16 Active

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9.00 "

9 . 00

8 . 00 8 . 50 P88stve 8. 00

7 . 00 7 . 00

6 . 00 6 . 00 Prstest Posttes t Pretest Posttsst

Support , Straddle Forward Hl p C1rcle Cut - catch

13. 00 13. 00

12. 00 ~" . 6.

12 . 00 11. 85

11.00

L"" 11 . 00 Ln" 10 . 00 10 . 00

9 . 00 " ~.OO

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7 . 00

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Pretest Posttest Pr et e s t Poattest

Fi gure 2 . Pretest and pos ttest c omparisons at passtve and acti ve lIIethods at lnstruc t1 on.

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JUDGING by JERRY

By JERRY WRIGHT

"JUDGING by JERRY," an MG feature series edited by Jerry Wri~ht to help ke~ our readers up-to-date on N ational and Interna­tiona l (FIG) judging codes and to subjectively a nalyze changes a nd problems, is not a one­ma n, one opinion project. Jerry will be calling on other qualified officia ls to contribute re­ports based on their technical knowledge and experience. If you are a qua lified official and have a point of fact you would like to contribute or a question you would like clarified , drop a card or an article to: J U DGING by JERRY, P.O. Box 6 I I , Santa Monica, Califo rnia 90406.

Jon Culbertson, judging article contributor for this edition is a past top caliber Gymnast , alternate on the 1962 USA World Games team and a dedicated official of note.

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE F.I.G. CODE OF POINTS (1968 Edition)

PARTV HORI ZONTAL BAR by Jo n C ul be rt son New Coll ege Saraso ta . Fla. 33580

A RTI CLE I (K IP S) OK. except tha t th e firs t exa mple in #2 (g rip

c ha nge on forward sw ing before kip ) o ught to be co nside red a n easy B move.

A RT IC L E II (BACKUPR ISES OR STE i'vIME)

N umbers "2 & 3: Since I que stio n tha t the Finnen ste mme wa rrant s a B ra ting. I wo uld co ns ide r #"2 & 3 low Band C. respect ive ly.

N umber I I: There is a n e rror in tra ns la ti on fro m the Fre nc h Code he re. I t is a s toop through to a free rear suppo rt (as indica ted by the illu stra ti on). no t to a free "L" s uppo rt.

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N um ber I 3: Poor wording here. but it is not c ritical to eva lua tion. # I 3 should read. ". st raddled do uble rea r to (/ slraddle "L" (no vault I). according to th e Fre nc h Code . The re is not much s trength behind thi s s tipulat ion since thi s move has bee n re lega ted to two A pa rt s.

Numbe r 14: I questi on the use of the word va ult he re aga in . a nd it s ho ul d read .. to free sup port rearways. according to the F re nc h Code.

ART IC LE III (HIP C IRC LES IN F RON T SUPPORT )

N umbe r 5: A free hip to a ha nds ta nd could be cons idered a re lative ly easy B move. I would sugges t con side ring stra ight a rms during it s exec utio n to the ha nd stand an addit iona l c rit e ri ­o n for the B eva luatio n.

N umbe rs 8 & 9: I would a llocate two part s he re as done in #7. i.e .. A + B a nd A + C. res pecti ve ly. This follows s ince it is the ha nd ~ s tand pos iti on a tt ai ned afte r the s toop or s trad­dl e th a t is critical he re (as la te r examples con­firm), no t the co mbina tio n I

Nu mber I I : H ere I agai n ca ll to question the c ri terio n being used to eva luate difficult y. I fee l that it is far more difficult to maint a in he ight (o r a s ma lle r a ngle wi th the ve rti cal) whe n turn­ing than whe the r the grip ob ta ined is mi xed or palma r (unde r-g rasp). T he diagram here is o ut -

rageous in dep ict ing s uc h a flat free hip c irc le for thi s supposed B co mbinat io n. I wo uld like to see a n a ngle di s tincti on made he re as fo r a s tut z on para ll els in s tead of a g rip di stinction.

ART ICLE IV (HIP C IRCLES IN REAR SU PP ORT)

General: Every time the word rearways a p­pears after free hi p c irc le it sho uld be dropped o r replaced with from rear slIpporl -' Poor tra ns­la ti on agai n.

N umbers 7-9: The re is a mi sund erstand ing he re about what e nab les performance of an E lgrip g iant swing. The implication is that the abi lit y to s toop in from a giant swing is mo re Impo rta nt tha n the ab ilit y to do a forward sea t c irc le shoot in to an E lgrip swing. I prote st. The priorities a re reversed in my opinio n. Therefore. I questio n the va lue of #8 a nd the necess it y of a gia nt swing before the stoop in #9 .

A RTI C LE V (G IANT SWINGS AN D C H ANGES)

Ge neral: We have problems he re and prob­ab ly will for some time to come . There are some appa ren t inconsis tencies suc h as in co mpa ring V-5 and V-7. Is the place me nt of the hand over o r under th e arm be ing pi voted on rea ll y that s igni ficant ? Is a blind or direct c ha nge (#2) rea ll y any more difficult than the similar cross­arm ') S ho uld there be A evalua ti o n fo r a ll single c ha nges a nd B eva luat io n fo r any combina tion of A c hanges~ I present these ques tions with­out a ny s tro ng comme nt s ince my own position in these ma tt e rs has still no t been resolved .

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A RTI C L E VI (E LG RIP S WI NGS A ND G IA NTS)

N um ber 8: T he illustra ti ons go t fo uled up o n thi s o ne. T hey appear to progress fro m ri ght

to left with the s ixth and seventh fi gures upside down. The tex t is correct , however, a nd mos t will recognize thi s as the co mmon ho p fro m EI­grip ("eagle " ) giants into fro nt (under-graso)

Ed. Note : just tllrn th e entire seqllence upside down!

N umbe rs I I & 12: Omit the word rearways aga in fo llowing the free hip c irc le.

N umbers 14 & 15: A hop to an e lgrip fro m a kip strikes me as ra ther di ffi c ult , a nd it could be th a t these combinations are underra ted .

A RTI C LE IX (GI A N TS WITH ST R A DDLES OR STOO PS)

Numbers 3 & 6 : S ho uld these moves be con­sidered B pa rt s when no t fini shed to a hand­stand ? I be lieve thi s is warran ted and fo llows the logic set fo rth in the o the r exa mples unde r thi s a rti c le .

A RT IC L E X (PI ROUETTES) N um be r 5: T his exa mple tends to confirm

my fee ling tha t a F inne nste mme is an easy B move (if that). s ince thi s isn 't quit e co ns is tent with 11 -2.

ARTI C L E X I (UN D ERS WI NG CONNECT IONS)

Nu mbe rs 5 & 6: A re much too easy and hopefull y will be conside red A + A and A + B co mbinatio ns, respec ti ve ly in a rev ised Code.

A RTI C LE X II (DI SMOUNT S) G e ne ral: In cases (Nos . 12, 13, 14, 15 & 17)

where s tre tc hed o r bent body has been s ta ted , it would have bee n be tt e r to have used the wo rd pi ke d ra th er th a n bc nt. Th e F re nc h wo rd (fl echi ) has been trans la ted e lsewhe re in the code 'llo re a ppro pria te ly as a pik e pos ition.

Number 8: A re la ti ve ly easy B fo r I fa il to see such a g reat di s tinc tion be twee n it and #7.

N umber 10: Poor tra nsla tio n ma kes the las t phrase meaningless. The seat is not at leas t a t he ight of ba r ! The di s tinc tion is c lea r in N os. II a nd 13.

N umbe r 14: The re is no thing in the Fre nc h C ode regarding a sa lta witho ut a Y2 turn! H ow­ever , I would go a long with the sta tement tha t a fro nt sa lta w ith seat a bove ba r he ight is a B, and thi s could be a leg itimate augmenta tion of the code.

N um be r 17: The las t three words - " o r vice ve rsa" - should be igno red as I do n't thin k they ma ke much se nse no r appear in the F re nch Code.

N um ber 23: Is thi s rea ll y necessary~ A low B'

Number 24: A lthough I can see so me a rgu­me nt fo r giv ing two part s in # 18 (doubl e back sa lta), I fee l strongly aga inst such a di s tinc tion on th e underswing fro nt sa lta with Y2 turn. The re is not an added salta here, nor is the Y2 turn necessaril y ma king executio n of thi s move mo re diffi cult. Ed. Note: I do not fee l that this is being inter­preted correctly . My fee ling is that the dO llble salta is to be rated "C" and the double salta with Y2 tllm is to be rated "C" + " 8. " In th e drawings of the IIn derswing saito and under­swing saito with Y2 turn the dist in ction is m ade more clear.

A RTI C LE XIII (MI SCE LL ANEO US)

N um bers 5 & 6: Ought to inc lude A part s s ince the fl ank vault s a lone a re B & C pa rt s as shown in 11-1 7 a nd 18.

I n summa ry, the new code has done a good j ob in updating difficult y ra tings on hig h ba r. I n a few cases the re a re s till some rathe r easy B part s and combinations. T he new code is a lso much mo re comple te, a nd I have o nl y the fo l­lowing sugges ted additio ns: Stra ight body and straight a rm kip with under­. gras p (fl ying kip) (A) S toop fro m unde rswing fo rward with overgrip

a nd c irc le fo rward a nd fl ank out to fron t suppo rt

F ree hip c ircle to stoo p through a rms to free back support

F ree hip to momenta ry handsta nd a nd the n s toop through a rms to free bac k suppo rt

(B?)

(8)

(C) G erman giant (S teine mann) upri se with

Y2 turn and reg ras p to free hip c ircle (Ono) (C)

Front sa lta with I Y2 twis t di s mount (rudo lf) (C) Fro nt double sa lta with Y2 turn di s mount

(fli vus) ( B + C) Back upri se st raddle double rear to

s ta lde r shoot F ree hip c ircle reach under to mi xed

g rip with Y2 turn to fl ank vault

( 8 + C)?

( 8 + cn

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for the Love of the Sport Frede ri ck C. Hatri e ld U rbana. III.

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Much verbal izi ng has been done o n th e sub­ject or inadequate judging. Th e predominant a rgument. it seems. is that j udges are ill prepa red to app ly the accepted criteria (Code ofPoill ts) to a perrormance s ituation . T he scapegoat ror thi s crippling inadequacy is . more orten than not. the local judges' assoc iation s whi c h qua li ­fy or cert ify th e judges. Sometimes the blame is cas t o n the o ld-t ime rs who. ro r reaso ns of pres tige a nd stab ilit y of the concerned assoc ia­tio n(s) , a re re ta ined - rega rdl ess or the fact that they a re no t capable or not inte rested in keepi ng up with th e lates t innovat ions a nd ru les cha nges. O the r times the blame is thrown upon the sho ulde rs or the coaches who see mingl y refuse to put thei r foot down (collect ive ly -vis., the N.A.G.C.A.). The result. whatever the cause, is a lack of objec ti vit y (as is re nected in the much used adage. "9 .0 pe rformance be­inggiven a 7.5 " ).

Th e most amaz ing aspect of th e situation is that everyone see ms to be a ll too will ing to po int a ringer. I propose that it is the e ntire sys te m, manned by a ll of us, which perpet uates thi s plight. The rol lowing logic is submitted in in support or thi s proposa l:

( I) The socia l atmosphere . increasing in com­plexity as it is , creates a need with in each member to kee p abreas t of it or fail.

(2) As man is bas icall y socia ll y orie nted. he wi ll s tri ve to ma int ai n (o r im prove) his so­cia l prestige.

(3) A judging group (or four ind iv idua ls) is a soc iety in mini ature - a small group . as social psycho logists have identiri ed it -hav ing all those charac teris ti cs which a re present in a socie ty.

(4) Each judge. w ishing to ma intai n hi s stat­ure in the eyes of hi s fe llow judges , s tri ves to have his sco re count ed (i.e., one or the two middle scores).

(5) Thi s si tuat io n, hav ing pe rsisted ror over 20 years. has perpetuated it se lf to the ex­tent that judges no longer place a premium on object ivity - but upon the ability to appea r (as a group) homogen ius (i.e., little s pread in scores).

(6) Thc- ope n syste m of scoring. as used in the N. C.A. A .. lend s it selr to the pe rpetu­ation of thi s cyc le in that aj udge is offered

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an o pportunity or dererr ing his j udgment or a pelformance to the judgments made by hi s pee rs. This point may need clariri­ca ti on. When a judge sees tha t hi s score is dev ia nt rrom the o th er judges ' sco res , he will. because of hi s desire to ma inta in socia l s tature. a lte r hi s future judgments in accordance wi th what appears to be the ge neral tre nd of judgments on the 0.0-10.0 scale.

(7) The closed -system ofrers the judge an op portunit y to compare hi s score with the net score . thereby creating the same s itu­ation that pers ists in th e open sys tem , a l­though not to the sa me exte nt. (The open sys tem offers a judge a d irect a nd com­plete reedback of in rormation upon wh ich he can base hi s future judgments , whe re­as the c losed sys tem offers a j udge a n incomple te a nd indirect reedback of in­fo rmatio n. )

(8) As it is a bas ic huma n tendency to tem­per one's j udgme nts and opinio ns by dererence to th e judgments and opini ons of others (A llpo rt. 1924), the poss ibi lit y of thi s conrormit y pressure situation be­co ming prevalent shou ld be eliminated (i.e .. create a " no-reedback" s itu atio n).

(9) Once thi s situa tion is e li mi na ted. the inadequate judges wi ll no longer be able to reign competence by hiding behi nd the c loak of o thers' competence (o r incom­petence) and wi ll e ither be ex posed as rrauds (i. e. , fa il) or. as is the nature of the species. keep abreast of th e innovations and rules c hanges to maintain the ir s ta t­ure a ndlo r pres tige in our (gymnast ic) socie ty.

( 10) Fo r those who fee l tha t a no-feedback sys te m w ill impair the s pectator appeal or gymnast ics, two rebutta ls are ad­vanced:

a. There a re those who fee l that o ur nat ion is beco ming a nation of spec­tators - a " bad" situa ti on. cer­tainly'

b. The enlightened specta to r, made so by discriminant advert ising, meet announcing procedure , and etce tera will trul y app reciate our efforts to object ify gy mnas ti c judging.

LETTERS

Gymnast ics for Peace D ear Sir:

H ere at Sail J ose State College there is a hllge "Peace" 11I0,·elllellt. Mal/I' people h{/I'e dedicated Ill1fOld al/101lllts of tillle to see this /I10, 'e lll ellt 11 /0"(, ahead. H owe"er , ci rCIIIII­stances being II 'lwt they are . the.,' soon fell .Illl· into debt. Mel1lbers of the San J ose State Men 's and Women 's gl'l/1nastic tea lll s held a tll'O hOllr "G \'/I1nastics C Olll'ocation " on the lall 'n in Ji-oni of the cafeteria to help raise 11I0ney to help pal' o./I some of th e debts of the IJlOI 'e I11el1l.

Exhibitio ns in IlIlIIhling, trampolin e. p-bars, IIl1 e ,'e ll p-ba rs. \'{Jilitillg alld side horse horse were g i"ell alollg II 'ith mallY cOlltests (bl' pelfol'lnillg gYlllnasts ). An olltstanding job ofannollncing II 'as tllmed in bl' ",111'. R oy D{/\ 'is II 'ho kept th e cl'O II 'd amllsed.

A total of $ 70.26 II 'as dOll({/ed by the S.I S stlldents who II 'ooed , ahaaad, and applallded II'ith enthllsiasm as th e gY lllnasts peljol'llled. A II donat ions were tllrned O,'er to the 1I100'e­ment II 'ho g{/\ 'e their "peace.litl" thanks . PEACE J illl Tllrpill Co-Captain, SJS GYlllnast ics T eam

Write YS, Wrong Editor:

MaliI' qf' lIs in th e phl's ical cdllcation pro­fession are agains t the idea q{ mixing sports and politics, bll t the cris is cOI!f'rollting all citi­zens toda\' is too seriolls to be OI'erlooked, Th e Phl'sica l 'Edllca tion Department of the Vni­,'ersitl' qf' C al!/ornia IIrged all of 0111' ./elloll' sportsmell and readers of The Modern Gymnast to become concem ed abollt peace in SOlltheas t Asia, and write 1'0111' Congressmen. f f'yoll II 'ish to s llpport the cllrrent policy of the President , sal ' so. f f' YO II are opposed to the President's decision to illl 'ade Cambodia , say so. This kind of actil'ity is consis ten t with a construc­th 'e attitllde tOll 'ard correctillg America's path , rather thall dest roying it or some of its .lin est institlltions.

Phvsical Edllcation Peace Committee V lii"ersilY qf' C al!/ornia Berkeley, Ca lifornia

Popular Sport D ear M r. SlIndb)':

Last month i had the opportllnity to att end the 42nd Annllal BII./Ialo Turners ' Indoor Circll s. The exhibition, which was qf' a non­compelilil'e lype, fea/llred e l'el,), gymll ast, begillner or adl'anced and gape thel/1 all the opportllnity to sholl' th eir talellts. Th e Blljf'alo Tllrn Vereill , \IIh ile p rodllcillg ollts tallding cotnpetiti" e gymnasts to the extent of sendillg one to the Tokyo Olympics, also mail1laills a good traditioll of de"eloping gytnllaSlics ill lO a papillar sport as sho\llll by their annual circ IIs.

I am selldillg YO Il some piClllres of tlie all­nllal circlls which YO II l/1ay Pllblish . Th ese pictllres \IIere ta kell a ll Kodak Tri-X fi lm, ex­posed \IIitli ({I'ailable Iiglll al ASA 1200, ./2.8, 1/300 sec. and "pllshed" de"eloped \\lith A CII­A cl(l ill e.

YOllrs s incerely, Fallstillo Prado , .II',

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SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT

Dear Glen: Enclosed is a picture which is somewhat dif~

fe rent, It 's a picture 0.1" som e 0.1" the gymllasts I hm'e

had and coached Ol'e!" the last fo ur years at St, C loud S ta te ,

S incerely, A rlYlln Anderson G ymnastic Coach Sain t C loud, Minnesota

Dear G lellll : No Contest? SO lli e tilll e ago " 'e al N iles W est dl'siglled the

cilll lkbox pictured abOl'e, Sill ce th eil, 110 lllO/"(' hrukell clllllkhuxes alld Illuch , lIIuch less chalk ill the "Tung places, G ur desig ll is I'irtuall." ill­des/ meti"'e (lIIade (~r :yj " pln\"{)od alld 2x4) alld has redu ced chalk spillage hr 30-50%, This cllllikhox has bl'ell copied bv a 1I11111her of Ih e Ill illuis gr/llllll ,l"fic /e(/l IIS , alld all ,,'llO use i l are equall." elllhused a/wut il.

/"11 he gla d IU selld diagrallls alld adapla/iolls (!f" the urigillal (lIIade b," OIher cuaches) UpUII reques t .

Sillcerel\' , J ohll Blirkel, G\' III , Coach N iles West Hi.~h School Skokie, III , 60076

Calif, State Champions Mr, Glenll SUlldby c/o Modem Gymllast Magazine 4 10 Broadway Santa Monica , California 9040 I D ear Glenll ,

Enclos e d is a picture of th e Ca l-Stat e Fullertoll GYlllllastic Team, Th ese boys IUlI 'e worked very hard under Coach Dick W olfe s illce he arrh'ed here two years ago, They

D ear G lellll, Ellclosed are 111"0 pictures '!I" coach Bob

D{/\'is of /h e La Sema High School GVlllllastics I ('{/III , Both ill cidell tallv are jlv-a"'ars o.lf" Ihe hi-har,

I ,,'u ltld like to ellt er th ese ill the ph oto CO Il/eSI , If" there is 11 0 I{)/ :ger a ph% cOllte ,l'1 I sugges t tha t 0 11 1' be tl' lIlporaril." set up so that I call ell/er these photos,

M(// I\' /hallks, TOlli Plum/) La Sema High Whillier, Ca lif

Ed: How about pi c tures_[wm readers~ ,

hm'e had only three lI'eeks o./f./i"O/ll practice ill Ih e pasl /IVa years , alld this yell r clIp/ured /h e C alifornia State College Champiollship lI 'hich ollly goes to sholl' yo l.l ",hat a lo t of hard \\'ork alld dedicatioll call do, I kilO\\, the bovs " 'o uld really apprec iat e Yo l.lr sh o " 'ill g til e t eam picture ,

Thallks , S te l'e Kass Assis tallt G}'mna,l"Iic Coach Ca l-Slat e Fullertoll

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1970 National Junior College Gymnastic Championships Team: Odessa, 141 .50; Miami, Dade, 133.80; Du­Page, 100.30; Triton, 97.50. All-Around : David Arnath (Mia mi-Dade), 43.65; Robert Atchinson (Odessa), 42.30; Richard Wo­mack (Odessa), 41.25; Mike DiGiacomo (Miami­Dade), 40.1 0; Terry Beckwith (Triton), 31.90. FX: Roger Hudson (Od), 9.05; Pa t Hamilton (Od)' 8.75; David Arnath (MD), 8.53; Bob Piper (MD), 8.48; Bob Spencer (MD), 8.45. SH : Steve Snow (Od), 8.38; Fred Cardenas (Od), 7.9; Riga Reyes (MD), 7.7; Tom Sinon (DuP), 7.23; Richard Womack (Od), 5.75. LH : Richard Womack, 9.05; Bob Spencer, 8.83; Mike DiGiacomo, 8.5; Pot Hami lton, 8. 13; Bob Piper, 7.93. R: Harold Brockhorn (MD), 7.9; Mike DiGiacomo, 7.58; Roger Letournea u (MD), 7.23 ; Mike Henry (Od)' 7.2; Steve Snow, 6.88. PB : Roger Letourneau, 8.05; Gary Hea rtsfield (Od); 7.98 John Duran (Od)' 7. 78; Robert Atchinson, 7.70; Richard Womack, 7.63. HB: Gary Hea rt sfield , 9.28; Mike Henry, 8.25; David Arnoth, 8.13 ; Robert Atchinson, 7.68; Terry Beckwith, 7.03. Tr : Dan Gardiner (Tr), 8.2 5; Terry Theobald (Tr), 7.93; Jim Lillig (DuP), 7.75; Pat Hamilton, 7.3; Roger Hud­son, 6.55.

1970 National AAU Gymnastic Championships Maimi Beach, Florida May 28-30

Y oshiaki Takei , from Georgia Southern won the top honors in th e A ll -Around w ith <' score of 108.35. H e also took the first place awards for Rings, P3I-allels and H orizontal ba r event s. Tob y Towson successfull y de· fended hi s F loor Exercise title wi th a 9.65 and Charles Morse won the Side Horse Event.

MEN'S RESULTS Floor Exercise: 1. Toby Towson (Michigan State)

19.050; 2. Yoshioki Ta kei (Georgia Sout~ern CG), 18.125 3. Ron Clemmer (Owl GC), 1 7.950; 4. Paul Tickenoff (North west Louisiana State), 17.925; 5. Sadao Hamada (Ken' State), 17.375; 6. Fred Turoff (Owl GC, 16.825.

Side Horse: 1. Charles Morse (Mich igan State), 1 7.700; 2 (tie) Joy Long (Owl GC) and Ru sse ll Fysto r m (Unal.) 17.325; 4. Tom Lindner (Southern Illinois), 17.000; 5 Hamada, 16.950; 6. Jim Culhane (NYAC), 16.350.

Still Rings: 1. Takei, 19.050; 2. Turoff, 17.950; 3. M ikE Kimba ll (Unat.), 1 7.925; 4. Randy Balhorn (Michigan State) 17.475; 5. Gary Anderson (Harri son GC), 16.925; 6 Climmer, 16.525.

Parallel Bars: 1. Takei, 19.050; 2. Culhane, 18.050. 3. Hamada, 17.975; 4. Morse, 17,825; 5. Tikenaff 17.725; 6. Tu roff, 17.475.

Horizontal Bar: 1. Tokei, 18.675; 2. Mike Davis (Unal.). 18.400; 3 . Lindn er , 18.225; 4 . Kimball, 17.9 75 ; 5. Hamada, 17.795; 6. Culhane, 17.625.

All -Around 1. Yoshioki Ta kei (Georgia Southern GC). 108.35; 2. Sadao Hamada (Kent State). 104.05; 3. Free Turoff (Owl GC), 103.60; 4. Jim Culhane (New York AC). 102.15; 5. John Elias (Northwest Louisiana State) 99.75. 6. Paul Ticknoff (Northwest Louisiana State) 99.70; 7. Ron Clemmer (Owl GC) 99.1 0;

Team scores: 1. New York AC, 260.15; 2. Owl GC (Philadelphia), 218.85; 3. Northwest Louisiana State 199.50; 4. Harrison GC (Philadelphia), 1110.15.

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Eastern Gymnastic Camp Clinic : AI Camp Skymounl. Green· lone. Po. 18054. June 20·27 and Augusl 23·30. for Inform· ation conlacL Eo slern Gymnaslic ' Clinic . Inc. 8009 Rug· by Slreel. Philadelphia. Po. 19 150.

Valley of Olympia : Gymnastic Camp on Lake George. Brim· son. Minnesola. Three Ihree·week sessions June 21 Ihrough Aug. 22. For info: Don A. Van Ebers, I 41 0 N. Ill inois Ave .. Arling l on Heighls, III.

Gymnastic Workshop (for women): AI Slonford Un iver sily. Slanford California . June 22·July 2nd. for Informalian conlocl: Gymnaslic Workshop. Women's Gymnasium, Slonford, Calif. 94305

Century School of Gymnastics : Two 5-week sessions June 22-Aug . 27, boys' and girls' ages 5- 18. for info: Pel Mead. 26 Ecker son Lane, Spring Volley. New York 10977.

Sokol USA Gymnastic School : AI Sokol Woodlands - Moil Road, Barryville. N.Y. July 51h 10 Augusl 30lh (weekly sessions). For Informolion conlacl: Sokol Woodlands. Barryville. N.Y. 12719 4th Annual Institute in Gymnasti cs : AI Indiana State Uni· ver sily. Terre Hou l e. Indiana. July 61h Ihru 1 71h. 1970. for Informal ion conlact : Roger Counsil at Indiana Sla te Univ. Terra Houle. Indiana.

4th Annual " Scat (All Girl ) Gymnastic Camp" : At Big Bear Lake. California. July 11 ·25. for Information conlocl: M rs. Tiny Wyckoff. 6316 Mariquilo St .. Long Beach . Col· ifornia 908 1 4.

Carolina Gymnastic Camp ; July 20- 25. The camp w ill feature a 3-day Judges Qualifying Course (at al l levels of competi­tion). f or info: fred Sander, Depl . of Athletics, Univ. of N. Carolina. Chapel Hill, N.C. 275 14.

West Penn Gymnastic Camp : At Sokol Camp - New Kensing­Ion. Penna. July 261h Ihru August 22nd. f or information can locI: SIeve Baniak. 34B New Caslle Slreel , Slippery Rock. Po. 16057.

Eastern Michigan Gymnastic Workshop Aug. 3 through 14. The cou rse will ca rry two semester hours of groduate credit. f or further info: Morvin Johnson, Ph .D. Workshop Director), Eastern M ich. Univ. ,Ypsilanti. M ich. 48 197.

Mid·Atlantic Gymnastic Camp: AI fairieigh·Dickinson Uni­versily. Florham Pork. Madison. New Jersey. Augus l 1610 301h. For informal ion contacl : Carl A. Deck. 501 Long Springs Rood . Southomplon. N.Y. 11968.

Southern California Gymnastic Camp : Aug. 22-28, 1970. Gordon Maddox director. Fo r info: Camp Branch YMCA, 12817 E. Hadley, Whittier 90601.

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