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Official Publication of the United States GYl11llstics Federation

CONTENTS

Volume IX November, 1967 NO.11

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR ........ Glenn Sundby 5 CHALK TALK... . . ... ...... .. ..... . . ........ 6 LITTLE OLYMPIC TRIALS . .. ........ Jerry Wright 7 CANADIAN REPORT . . .. .......... John Nooney 8 ALL-AROUND THE WORLD ..... . ... Ed Puccinell i 9 USGF DIRECTOR'S REPORT . .. . ...... Frank Bare 10 LITTLE OLyMPiCS .. ............. Don Wilkinson 12 MODERN GYMNAST ART SECTION

BEAUTY IN MOTION ............. Louise Pond 14 PENCI L SKETCH ................... Putt 15 STYLE IN GyMNASTiCS .... .. .. John Hinds, Jr. 16 MEXICO OLYMPIC POSTERS.. . ............ . 18 ETCHING . ............. . ..... Herbert L. Fink 20 THE ARTISTRY OF MILAN ·MED ....... .. Med 22 IMAGE OF A CHAMPION ........ Mike Jacobson 25 PASTEL ... . ...................... Bartosch 26 WOODCUT ... ......... . ..... . . Kim Williams 27

CONDITIONING FOR COMPETITION ... Dick Wol fe 29 GYMNASTIC AIDS ... ... . . ... . ....... Don Tonry 29 LET'S GO ALL-AROUND ............ Art Shurlock 30 LET'S TEACH ROUTINES ....... . . Dr. Bil l Vincent 32 Y-NEWS ..................... . .. Kenneth Hollis 36 LETTERS .................... . ............. . 36 MG GYM CALENDAR .... .. . ... ... . . .......... 38

COVER : Scenes from the 1967 American Gym­nastic Coaches Congress in Kansas City, Mo. USA.

GLENN SUNDBY ...... .......................... ................... Edito r-Publisher

ASSOCIATE EDITORS A. BRUCE FREDERICK .. ......... .. ........ : ............... .. ..... Educotion DR. JAMES S. BOSCO ........ ...................... ...... .... ...... Reseorcn DICK CRILEY .................. ............. .. ...................... .... . Stotistics J IM FARKAS ........................................................ Instruction JERRY WRIGHT ..... ...... .... .............................. .. ... Competi tion FRANK L. BARE .................. .............................. .. .. .... .... USGF JESS ROBINSON ..... .. .. .. ...................... ................ ... Trompoline ROY DAVIS .................. ........................... ......... .... ...... Judging JACKIE KLEIN UPH UES .............................................. Women KENNETH W. HOLLIS ............ ..... .... .. .................... ..... YMCA KEN SAKODA .................................................... Art & Design

JOHN NOONEY ............... .............. .... ..... .. ............... ... Conodo

THE' MO DERN GYMNAST: Statement of Ownership. Management and Circu latio n as required by t he U.S. Post Office Department for second class mai ling privi­ledge. Owners·Glenn and Barbara Sundby (DBA Sun­dby Publications, 410 Broadway, Santa Monica,Calif . 90401. Management - Glenn Sundby, Editor-Publisher Circulation-Subscription 6,671. Paid Circu lation 6,671 Promotional and complimentary copies d istr ibuted, 500. Total mailing 7,171 .

THE MODERN GYMNAST is publ ished by Sundby Publicat ions, 410 Broodway, Sonta Monico , Colifornia 90401. ' Second Closs posta ge paid at Santo Mon ico , Calif. Published monthly except bi-monthly April , May, June and July. Price $5.00 per year, SOc single copy: Subscrip­tion correspondence, THE MODERN GYMNAST, P.O. Box 61 1, Santa Monico , California 90406. Copyright 1967 © all rights reserved by SUNDBY PUBLICATIONS, 410 Broadway, Santo Monico , Ca lif. All pictures and manuscripts submitted become the property of THE MODERN GYMNAST unless a return request and sufficient postage are included.

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR:

Mr. Arthur Gander, FIG Pres. and MG editor meet in Kansas City , and renew friendship from Dort­mund Germany ,where your editor took photos of Mr. Gander as he became the new FIG Pres ident.

COACHES CONGRESS: Gymnast ics in America took a giant step forward on Octo ber 21-22, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri, site of the Third Annual meet ing of the CO N­GRESS OF AMERIC AN GYMN ASTIC CO ACHES. The USG F in its effort to bring a better I nternational program of Gymnasti cs to the USA went all out and gave the coaches a shot in the arm by bringing Mr. Arthur Gander of Switze r­;and, Pres ident of the International Gymnastic Federation (FI G) to the Congress as the featured guest spea ker an d George Gulack, Western Hemisphere Vice-Pres. of FI G as his interpreter. To say this was a success would be an under­statement. . . The FIG structure, materia ls availab Ie from the FI G headquarters, code of point changes, co mpulso ry in­terpretat ion, technical ai ds, International Competitio n pro­gram, suggestions for a better in te r-Amer ica( Western hemi­sphire)gymnastic program, judges training course were but a portion of the topics covered by Mr. Gander. This along with other special progress reports on train ing programs, camps, clinics and competitions by US coaches made th is a most historic meeting ushering in a new era of progress for Gymnastics in America.

MG ART EDITION: We believe that beautifully performed Artistic Gymnastics in the competitive se nse of the sport also lends itself even more to the unlimited art world of easel, canvas, paint, sculpture and words. Here where the sore muscles, calloused hands and nervous tension do not cry ouf in the pain and ecstasy of the competition, but , here in the world of art where beauty, style and the skill of movement continue to be enjoyed long after the f inal score. With this edition of the MG we include a special Art Section that we have talked about and promised our rea ders for a long time. We extend to the artists and writters a great­ful thanks for making this Art Section po ss ible."Art istic Gymnastics" ?, You bet it is, in more ways than one.

CHRISTMAS GlFTS: Most of your favorite magazines al ­ways give you an oppertunity to give subscription gifts as presents at Christmas tim e. The MODER N GYM NAST has not offered this se rvice in recent years because of our past unstable publication schedule. NOW!, with our new assured backing and regular frequ ency of publicati on we would li ke to offer our many readers a chance to give the M G as an ex­cellent Christmas Gift to their, "What' II I get them, hard to please friends". Se nd the MG as a gift, and we will send to them a beautiful Gymnasti c Greeti ng Card so they will know " You Thought Enough To Se nd The Best" Gymnast­ic magazine in the World to them as a gift. We will share with yo u their joy and also the ex pense . . . as every ex tra gift you send the price goes down, and this includes your own subscr iption renewal or extension . . . But you will have to act now!, as this is a ONETIME OFFER which wi ll ex­pire on midnight, December 31 st, 1967 ... Use special post paid Gift Offer return envelope inclose d for your conven­ience(offer good in the USA only).

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NATIONAL GYMNASTIC CLINIC l The National Gymnostlcs Clinic, held

annually In Sarasota, Fl Orida, promises to be larger, more instruct ive and a gener­ally more Informative clmlc than ever before. A new giant arena has Just been completed and will house all of the gym­nastics activ ities. This year, the arena will be open in the evenings for additional training, and films will be available, at the same time, in va rious side rooms.

The basic instructional gymnastic (Durst:' for coaches and physical educat ion in­structors wi ll be taught with the use of a series of new illustrated charts recentl y completed by Don Tonry. Generally, the course wi ll attempt to analyze the prob­lems of the collegiate gymnast and coach in terms of skills that may not be full y understood because of their complexity or uniqueness.

Besides the outline of instruction de­signed by Abie Grossfeld and Don Tonry, there will be additiona l lectu res and dis­cussions concerning the phys iology of exercise by Dr. Jon Culbertson (member of the 1962 World Championship team) and a presentation of a recently com­pleted study on gymnastics nomenclature by Don T onry.

The entertainment committee has de­signed a massive evening beach party at Lido Beach, a fishing excursion , on ofter­noon train ing session at Lido Beach, and a dance.

1967 NATIONAL GYMNASTIC CLINIC MEN'S INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM by Abie Grossfeld and Don Tonry

Sunday and Monday, December 24 and 25 feature open practice sessions. Tues­day (26th) screening for instructiona l pro­grOm in the morning, " Press Deyll at Lido Beach in the afternoon. Evening Lecture / Demonstration by Fred Roethlisberger, Milan Trnka, Grossfeld and Tonry on Vaulting (emphasis on teaching techniques leading to stoops, hechts, handsprings, ya mashitas) and Horizontal Bar (tech­niques leading to changes involving giants; relationship of free hip circle to handstand , straddle so le circle to hand­stand, forward and backward sta lder shoots). This will be foll owed by films of the ·1968 Olymp ic Compulsory Exercises. Wednesday (27th) morning: Basic men 's gymnastic course (Tonry); afternoo n : practice and instruction in all events­FX (Vega) , R (Amerine), HB (Roethlis­berger), PB (Culhane) , V (Trnka), SH (Lascari) and a late ofternoon children's instructional practice (Trnka and Amerine). Thursday (28th): schedule as for 27th with different instructors plus evening Lectures/ Demonstrations by Lascar i, Tonry and Grossfe ld on Side Horse (techniques lead ing to regular and twisting scissors , circles, travels, moores, and hops, and dismounts) and Parallel Bars (forwards and backward uprise skills, casts and underbar somersaults, pirouett ing skills, stutze-kehres and over bar somersau lts, and dismounts-pirouetting, forward and backward somersaults, and with twists). Friday (29th) : schedule as for 27th with different instructors plus evening Lectures/ Demonstrations by Armando Vega, Jim Amerine, Jim Culhane, Tonry, Lascari, Roethlisberger, ond Grossfe ld on Fl oor Exercise (emphasis on deve loping speed and power in the roundoff and back handspring necessary for lifting somer­sau lts, back some rsaults and twists, f o r­ward somersaults, principles of transistion, miscellaneous ski lls) and Rings (backward moving skills from dislocate to stra ight arm shoot handstand, forward moving sk ills from in locate to straight arm back uprise handstand, training procedures for crosses, dismounts-high straddle , twisting flyoways, double flyaways, and support dismounts. On Saturday (30th) the Clinic Championships will be held.

* * * * During the evening Lectures/ Demonstra­

tions the discussion will also emphasize sk ills pertinent to the Olympic Compulsory routines.

The complete program of cI inic activ i­ties for 1967 is currently being completed . For further information write to Frank Wells, 21 Sandra Circle, Westfield, New Jersey.

Information Wanted The MODE RN GYMNAST magazine would

like to have the dates and site of all State High School Gymnastic Championship Competition for 1968 throughout the USA. If you are in charge of a State Meet please send the data to : MG SCOREBOARD-Box 611, Santa Monica California 90406.

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HERE & THERE Washington coach Eric Hughes reports that

Mauno Nissinen, one of Finland's top gym­nasts has enrolled at teh University of Wash­ington. Coach Hughes indicates tha t Nissinenn wilJ be available for invitational meet comp­etitions during the 1967-68 school year. You may contact Mr. Nissinen through Dr. Eric Hughes, Dept. Intercollegiate Athletics, Univ. of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98105.

GYMNASTICS RULEBOOK The Oregon Gym nastics Association has

just published an official set of rules covering high school competition for boys and girls .. The rulebook covers state and district champ­ionships, dual meets, and general rules of com­petition for the Olympic events. Copies ire available for just $1.00 from OGA Rulebook Editor, Harry Johnson, South Eugene High School, 400 East 19th Ave.,Eugene, Oregon 97401.

QUOTES FROM FAMOUS DOCTORS Dr. Hans Kraus, 'Physical activity is not a

frill. It is an essential factor in the prevention of disease.' Dr. Edward L. Bortz, ' It begins to appear that exercise is the master conditioner for the healthy and the major therapy for the il1.' .. . So wouldn' t you say that gymnastics is a MAJOR sport? We need it for health's sake.

WISCONSIN GYMNASTIC CLINIC On October 7th, American Athletic Equip­

ment Co. sponsored a gymnastics clinic at Whitewater University, Whitewater, Wisconsin. BilJ Meade of SIU and three of his gymnasts instructed the men's section. Mrs. J ackie Up­hues directed the women's division assisted by Mrs. Sharon Pirkl and Sarah Brumgart. There were over 1 50 gymnastic coaches and physical education instructors in attendance. The facil­ities of Whitewater were provided by Mr. John Rabe, Gymnastics Coach.

SANTA MONICA LOU PERSCHKE, western factory rep for the Nissen Co. for the past three years has left the gymnastic equipment sales field to settle down in Santa Monica as a Real Estate salesman with the Joe Henry Co ... Lou has been active in gymnastics for the past 15 years and had a big hand in getting the California Winter Clinic an the road. With all the help Lou has been with workshops, clinics, camps, Santa Monica Gym Fest etc. we doubt if he will drop out of gym­nastics as he tries to indicate.

FOCUS ON OLYMPICS Focus on the Olympics will be the theme

of the 1967 WESTERN GYMNASTIC CLINIC held at Tucson, Arizona on December 26-30, 1967. Glenn Wilson and Rusty Mitchell will be the Clinic Directors.

NEW HOME

The PROGRAM AIDS Company, Inc. has recently completed a move from their Mount Vernon, N.Y., address to a new 100,000 sq. ft. headquarters at Roosevelt Field, L.r. , N.Y. Their new address is No. 1 Physical Fitness Drive, Garden City, N.Y. 11530.

BRAUSE ROUTINE The controversial Uneven Bar routine pre­

formed by Doris Brause at the 1966 World Games at Dortmund, Germany is analyzed

and illustrated in the Sept.-Oct. edition of MADEMOISELLE GYMNAST. This issue also features the 1967 WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS plus many instructional articles. For copies of this edition send 75t to Mademoiselle Gymnast P.O. Box 777 Santa Monica, California 90406.

PROFESSIONAL GYMNASTICS

The first professional Gymnastic Champ­ionships were sponsored by the NISSEN equip­ment company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Oct. 28-29 . The championships were staged as a double elimination tournament with 8 entries in each of the Olympic events except lang horse, which was excluded.

The format of the competition involveq more endurance than conventional amateur competitions as each winner had to complete a minimum of 4 routines to win. Competitors were high in their enthusiasm and praise for the tournament which moved along at a goad pace without time consuming judging. The championships were well received by the spec­tators and the sponsors and competitors alike

tatars and the sponsors and competitors alike were very optimistic about the future of pro­fessional Gymnastics.

Winners in each event received 20 shares of Nissen stock, while second and third place finishers received 15 and 10 shares respectively. The first professional champions and runners­up were : FX- George Hery, Mike Jacobson,C. Ciccio. SH- Sam Bailie, Steve Doty, Russ MilJs. HB- Rusty Rock, Mike Jacobson, Jim Curzi. PB- Jerry Crowder, Jim Curzi, Mike Jacobson. R- Jim Jackson, Don Holder, Sam Bailie.

THE THIRD ANNUAL

The Third Annual EASTERN GYMNASTIC CLINIC is scheduled for sunny and always )eautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Dec. 26-30, 1967. The past two years have seen some rather remarkable growth in this event and little wonder with such an unbeatable combi­nation of good teaching and a great vacation land.

If you desire to spend a truly memorable vacation during the holidays and also learn from a most talented staff. . . plan now on being part of the Eastern Gymnastic Clinic. This years event will be headed by an exper­ienced duo of Bi11 Meade (SIU) and Dick Hol­zaepfel (Iowa-Ret.) who will be in their third year as co-directors.

CALIFORNIA GYMNASTIC CLINIC California Christmas Clinic Director, Hal

Frey has formally announced that the 2nd Annual Winter Gymnastics Clinic will be held at the University of Calif. at Berkeley, Dec. 26-30, 1967.

Coach Frey further stated that the '67 Clinic would stress the All-Around events and that Olympians, Dale Flansaas and Art Shurlock along with past World Trampoline Champion, Dan Millman will be among the many instructors on hand assist the Men.s director, Bob Peavy and Women's director,Don Nelson. Also there will be at least six pieces of apparatus on hand for each event.

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"LITTLE OLYMPICS" United States Team Selections

FINAL TRIALS by Jerry Wright

With the International Olympic Com­mittee somewhat dubious about the ability of Mexico to handle the '68 Olympic Games and wishing to have more answers about the altitude problem a preliminary competi­tion, for most sports, referred to as the "Little Olym pics" was set for October 1967 to test the Mexican Games committee. The United States gymnastics team for this meet was selected Thursday and Friday evenings, Oct. 12 and 13 at Pasadena City College.

The team selected is not go ing to WOW anyone in Mexico except possibly in a few individual cases on individual events. Rich­ard Loyd should be very impressive on the side horse and high bar, and if he holds up 15 year old Steve Hug should make them do some spectulating about the future of the American team.

In all fairness to the gymnasts in this meet I would be remiss not to point out that most gymnasts had given up on the idea of our sending a team to Mexico for this meet and, consequently, had not worked out during the summer!

The exercises, as a rule, were quite rough (due to summer lay-off ) with almost no one able to complete a routine without a major break of from 5 tenths to 7 tenths in addition to small breaks. The only ex­ceptions being in individual cases on some events.

Steve Hug appeared to be in the best shape of all the contestants which played a major role in his winning this meet (ex· cept for his cross on the rings which he did not do on either the compulsory or optional) .

In the compulsory competition Richard Loyd led after the first 2 events as he was the only performer to score over 9.0 in either FX or SH scoring 9.0 in FX and a fin e 9.45 on the SH. Rick Tucker sur­prised many with a fine 8.95 on the SH compulsory. Loyd, however, lost his lead as he received only 6.3 on the rings. Scoring well on the rings was Fred Dennis with 9.4, Rick Tucker was at 8.8 as many either missed the cross or held the first hand­stand too long. On the Long Horse Roeth­lis berger , for m er NAAU long horse champion, led with 9.25 followed by George Greenfield, ( former Pasadena City College gymnast now sittin g out a year at the Uni­versity of California), with 9.2, and Paul Mayer who chalked up a 9.15.

On the parallels Bob Llynn led the field with a good 9.15, close behind was Steve

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USA LITTLE OLYMP IC Pasadena City Coll ege

FX SH SR L H Steve Hug c 8.8 8 .6 8.7 8.9

0 8 .8 8.95 8.7 8 .7

Bob Lynn c 7.95 8.85 8.55 8.9 0 8.85 8.20 8.9 8.6

R oeth I isberger c 8 .75 8.4 8 .6 9.25 (Fred) 0 9.05 8.55 8.4 8 .9

Richard Loyd c 9.0 9.45 6.3 8.55 0 8.95 9.2 8.05 8.65

Fred Dennis c 7.4 8 .85 9.4 8.05 0 7.95 8 .2 9.45 8.45

Rick Tucker c 7.90 8.95 8.8 8.4 0 8.45 7 .5 8. 7 9.1 5

James Amerine c 7.2 8.6 7.9 8 .0 0 8.45 8.25 8.9 9 .0

Greenf ield c 8.6 7. 15 7.55 9.2 (George) 0 9.35 8.15 8.25 8.85

Paul Mayer c 8 .6 8 .0 6.8 9 .15 0 8.8 8.75 7.7 9.1

TR IALS October 12 & 13, 1967

PB HB Total c/o Total 9.0 8 .6 52.60 8.55 8.85 52.55 105.15

9. 15 9. 1 52 .50 8.75 9 .05 52 .35 104.85

8.65 8.4 52 .05 8.9 8 .75 52 .55 104.60

8.9 9.2 51.40 8.65 8 .8 52 .30 103.70

8.0 9.0 50.70 8.1 8 .55 50.70 101.40

7.25 8.85 50.1 5 7 .95 8 .6 50.35 100.50

8.35 8 .6 48.35 8.85 8.6 52.05 100.40

7.85 8 .55 48.90 8.15 8 .35 51 .10 100.00

7.1 7.9 47.55 8.05 7.45 49.85 97.40

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~CANADIAN ~ REPORT

by John Nooney 18 Lavington Dr. Weston, Ontario

HERE AND

THERE

Mr. Yaron Plewinski has just been appointed coach at McGill University, Montreal. Yaron graduated in Russ ia in gymnasti cs, coached in Israel and of course Quebec. Congratulations and good luck, Yaron. University 0/ Ottawa

Mr. Cal Girard has recently been ap­pointed gymnastic coach at this Universi ty. Calvin , a member of our Pan American Games team, will I know do an outstanding job in t.he yea rs to come. Congratulations Cal. Gymnastic Clinic

On December 16 and 17 a cl inic wiII be held for boys and girls at 5t. Francis Uni­versity, Antignosh, N.S. under the direction of Mr. Geza von Martiny. Geza did not wait long t.o ge t the Maritimes moving and directing this clinic is his first major effort.

For furth er particulars contact Geza directly at the University. Full Team at Mexico 68

The Canadian Olympic Association has finally accepted the idea of sending 6 men, 6 women, 2 coaches and 1 official to Mexi· co. This has not been won easily . . . on the contrary the e.O.A. executive was reo luctant to approve such a delegation.

This is now a challen2:e and we should aim to send our best te~m ever. Looking back at previous Olympic Games delega· tions in 1948 we sent 1 official, no coaches, no gymnasts; 1952, no official , no coach, no gymnasts; 1956, 1 official , 2 gymnasts; 1960, 1 official , 3 gymnasts; 1964, 1 offi· cial, 4 gymnasts and now in 1968 1 official, 2 coaches, 12 gymnasts.

Susan McDonnell and Syd Jensen were our Pre Olympic representatives. They brought back a good deal of information which should be helpful to our coaches but it is very obvious by the results, a grea t deal of work needs to be done if we are to make a good showing in Mexico.

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SPA RCA COMMUNTTY GYMNASTTC CLUB

This club has rr.centl y opened in North Vancouver for girl s in that area. Workout time has been arranged at Balmoral Junior High School and at Simon Fras('r Univer· sity.

The weIl-known Mrs. Louise Straiten is Head Cnach. Assistin g her arc four or five ve ry competent assistant roachf's, Mr. Peter Kopac ( recently arrived from Yugoslavia) , Miss Kay Lister, Vancouver, Miss l'v[ar· ga ret Baker, Vancouver and Mr. and Mrs. P. Kupper (recentl y of W. Germany).

Assisting with the organizing and direct· ing is Mr. Horst Wi lhelm . Thi s Club is lucky to have such experienced coaches, so we can be sure that this club will have contenders at our Nati onal championships and at the B.e. provincial championships. Good luck.

1967 Canadian Gymnastic Champ'ionships at the

C.N.E Toronto Over 2,000 witnessed the colorful two day

competition. A total of about 72 gymnasts took part (down in numbers from last year.) This year having a Finals was a step forward but it was pretty tiring on the gymnasts. Our Junior men looked good, especially Ron Hunter from B.C. Ron scored above 8 on his compulsories and had steady performances of his optional exercises. He was the eventual champion and deserving so. J ennifer Diachun won the women's Junior championship. She looked excellent on the unevens, scored a high 8.8 for her compulsories on this apparatus, and had her lowest score on B. Beam.

A total of 24 Junior men competed and 35 Junior women all Canadian entries. It shows the growing interest of our young people in the Sport. I hope these boys and girls can get the coaching they deserve.

The Senior Men A Division was a close race between Roger Dion, Quebec who

Above : Ron Hunter, Jr. Men's Champ ion

Right: Sid Jensen, Sr. Ring Champion

Far right: Jenn ifer Diechun, Jr.Champion

scored 106.20 e.0. and Rick Kinsman of Ontario who scored 105.10 e.0. Roger placed fir st on the S.H., L.H .V. and P.B. and Rick came first on the P.B. Syd J en· sen, last year's Junior champion, Quebec, placed third. Syd placed fir st on F.X. and Rin gs ... did poorly on H.B. and L.H.V. which dropped his score to 100.45 e.0.

In the men's final s on Saturday night Roger Dion again dominated and proved himself the champion he is. He won the F.X., S.H. , H.B. Roger has always been a consistent performer and he has an excel· lent coach in M. Andre Bedard. Andre has been coaching Roger for many years and it shows. Rick Kinsman foll owed closely (self coached) . His trampolin e background shows in his dismount. Rick has great tenacity and is getting stronger year by year. Rick won the L.H.V. and P .B. , actually that was the finest performance I have ever seen him give on the P.B. His Sommy dismount was fantasti c. Syd J ensen placed fir st on the Rings and fini shed third ; attends the University of Michigan coached by Newt Loken. I thought he performed better at the Pan Am Games.

The Senior B Division was won by Jim· my Hoyle, Nova Scotia. I doubt the value of this division. It might be of value if we had plenty of senior gymnasts but we had only 8 Senior A gymnasts competing for the national ti tle.

Our Women's Senior A division was another close race between Susan McDon­nell and Sandra Hartley. Susan scored 70.27 e.0. and Sandra scored 69.17 e.0. Knocking at the door behind them was last year's Junior champion Glenna Sebeysten with 68.09 e.0. Are our Juniors so good that in one year they can jump into a third place position in our Senior A division or are we overlooking some of our junior gym­nasts ? ? ? Selection committee.

In the Women's Senior A Finals the same three girls continued to dominate the division. Susan won the Vault, Unevens

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THE 1967 CANADIAN Centennial Gymnastic Championships

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~ ALL-ARO,UND THE WORLD

~ REPORT by ED PUCCINELLI

FRANCO MENICHELLI

There is no doubt in anyone's mind just who is the top gymnast in Italy and one of the bes t gymnasts in the world. Just what is it that makes Franco Menichelli so good ? The secret is work, and a lot of it. Born in Rome in 1941 he started gym· nastics at the age of twelve when a friend talked him into going to the local gym to keep him company. That was thirteen years ago and since then it has been F ranco and gymnastics. Physically he has an ideal build for the sport. He is five feet three inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. His successes are in themselves a testimony to his abilities. I can add from personal ob· servation during a work·out of the Italian national team that he has tremendous learning capacities. I saw him try for the first time a piked fly· away with a full twist from the high bar. He did this without aoy spotting device or even any spotter, but under the supervision of his coach. The first attempt, about all that can be sa id is that he made it. The second attempt was an improvement on the first. On the third attempt the dismount was executed per· fectly and there was some talk among the coaches present about using it in his rou· tine.

Aside from experience, physical endow· ment and natural ability Franco has, as one of his coaches, Arrigo Carnoli, himself an ex·olym pic gymnast, puts it, "that little extra something" which gives his routines the well polished aspect that earns them that ex tra one or two tenths of a point. Perhaps this "extra something" is an in· herent artisti c capability. (His hobbies are painting and photography!) Even the name of the sport itself in Italy implies artistry. The translation of Ginastica Artistica is literally artistic gymnastics.

One can say that Franco is as at home on the air as he is on the ground. As was pointed out by a German newspaper, three· quarters of his free exercise routine is spent in the air. This observation was par. ticularly startling to me when I stopped to think that trampolines are few and far between in Italy and hardly ever used. Chances are that Franco learned all of his routine on the ground, even that three· quarters which is spent in the air.

Franco works out five days a week all year around. Sunday and one other day when he feels particularly tired are his days of rest. He usually works three events a day but this depends on his meet sched· ule. About two months before a meet Franco runs wind sprints to develop his wind and speed. For strength Franco goes through a circuit after every workout. P eriods before a meet he emphasizes doin g whole routines during workouts. He says that he has no one favorite event and in. deed this reflects a general attitude in Italy since there are no specialists. When I asked him if he did anything special for hand care he replied , "no, just work". That is what he has been doing for thirteen years now and it has worked well for him.

Franco is looking forward to the Olym· pies in '68 at Mexico City and is thinking about retiring after that. He wants to be a physical educator and perhaps coach a team as well. Presently he is a student at the Italian School of Phys ical Education and with his experience he should have no trouble in doing what he wants.

Predictions? Well Franco thinks that the Japanese will be the team to beat in '68 but he doesn't want to make any statements about individual champions. What about the U.S. team ? Franco says he was im. pressed by their improvement at Dortmund but since other teams are also improvin" he still ranks them as fifth or sixth. b

ORGANIZATION OF GYMNASTICS IN ITALY

The first thing that one must say about gymnastics in It aly is that it is an ex tremely well organized sport run by dedicated men. A simplified description of the gymnastics organization in Italy begins at the top of a vast sports pyramid. In this position lies C.O.N.I. which is the Italian National Olymnic Committee. C.O.N.!. has under its supervis ion thirty·six different sport fed er· ations. One of these federations is the F.G.!. which st ands for Federazione Ginastica Italiana (Italian Gymnastics Federation). Under its supervision are regional commit· tees for each of the 13 regions of Italy. In ' turn these committees have under their supervision the various gymnastic societies in their region. H ere we have reached the foundation of Italian gymnastics. In giving a more detailed description of each level it will be easier, and clearer, to proceed in the reverse order.

The various gymnastics societies found in most of the cities of Italy are basic struc· tures of the sport. Many of these societies were already in ex istence before any na· tional organization was founded . For in· stance, in Florence, one of the two gymnastic societies, the Societa Palestra Ginastica Fiorentina Libertas, was founded March la, 1887. (Grover Cleveland was President of the United States that year, remember him ?)

These societies were formed by a few dedicated ex·gymnasts who qonated their free time at night as instructors and helped raise the necessary funds for a gymnasium and equipment. These societies started off completely independent of one another and, despite their membership in the sports complex previously described, they still reo main almost entirely financially independ· ent. The little money they may receive from the F.G.I. depends upon the number of team members who participate in meets. The F.G.!. keeps track of this numher and gives each society so many lire per partici· pant. This sum may reach one hundred dol· lars per year if the society has had a good participation r ecord. Neither may the society depend upon any school for finan cial aid since they are completely divorced from the educational system. The societies are com· pletely private organizations. Italian schools do not have gymnastic teams. In fact, gym· nastics is rarely taught in physical educa· tion classes.

The coaches of these various societies are still dedicated ex·gymnasts who donate their free time at night. Workouts at the Pales· tra Libertas run from seven to nine o'clock at night for women and from nine to eleven o'clock at night for men. This is for three nights a week for all age groups. The other three nights Judo classes are held. Finan· cially the society is dependent on member· ship fees and donations. Occasionally the F.G.!. may donate a badly needed piece of equipment but all too often a society has to close down because it can't meet the rent payments. Members are usually at· tracted to the gymnasium by friends, as was the case with Franco Menichelli, or by the good name a particularly successful society may have.

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G nastics Federation The United States Vm Tucson, Arizona P.O. Box 4699 ~ __ __

CTORS REPORT USGF DIRE Executive Director FRANK L. BARE

1967 Congress of American Gymnastics Coaches . .. Kansas City, Missouri.

By Frank Bare, Executive Director, USGF On the weekend of October 21-22, 1967, the Third

Annual American Gymnastics Congress was conducted at the Prom-Sheraton Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri . The attendance was excellent, particularly in view of the fact that the date ,had been moved up from the usual Thanks­giving weekend utilized during the past two meetings.

The 1967 Congress must be regarded as one of the most significant meetings in the history of American amateur gymnastics. It has long been the desire of our membership to hear directly from the leading international figures in gymnastics; and for so many years the need has been unfulfilled.

Among the more than 80 persons gathered from every part of the U.S.A. to attend this year's Congress, were two members of the International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.) ... guest of honor was Mr. Arthur Gander, President of the International Federation and accompany­ing him was Mr. George Gulack, Vice-President (North American) for the FIG. (The USGF's Women's Committee also attended, and in between the general sessions they managed to conduct several most significant business sessions. )

Mr. Gander . . . proved himself to be every bit a true President of the F.I.G. He was cordial, friendly , knowledge­able, well-spoken and a man of most dynamic abilities. He was called upon to stay as long as four hours (one day without a break) on the speakers podium to discuss tech­nical subjects and to answer many questions from the floor. He covered a variety of subjects ... the F.I.G. and its membership and functions ... new ideas in inter­national gymnastics . . . coaching techniques . . . scoring and training of officials. How new some of his material was became very evident when the coaches present immedi­ately pressed Mr. Gander for additional information at every opportunity.

Many of us present at this year's Congress heard for the first time about such items as Training Courses for officials and Referee Judges . . . such courses as have never been conducted in the USA and yet ... they have been held in almost every other nation in the world. We found the Intern'ational President was surprised to learn from those present that the interest level was so high in

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--= -u,':'-_ ­Mr. Gulack points to th~ new F.I.G. Code of Point changes that

Mr .. Gander has been discussing and put on the blackboard which will be In effect for the Olympic Games In Mexico City.

the USA when our international performance level has been so low. He seemed genuinely pleased to speak with our coaches and administrators who were present and in every case he learned of keen interest . .. sincere desire to improve . . . willingness to work. There is not enough that can be said here for his willingness to stay with those present as long as there were questions to be answered ... he talked with groups each night until the early hours of the morning and yet the next formal meeting found him there by the speakers table ready again to offer his valu­able and long s.ought-after information. His offerings on some projected and already approved changes in format for the 1968 Olympic Games stirred great interest.

Mr. Gander also spoke with blackboard diagrams about some of the new items being planned for the revised Code of points (1) a single tryon the compulsories in the comp'etitions at Mexico City in 1968. (2) A new section of the Code will include "behavior of the gymnast" ... such as marching to and from the apparatus. (3) A gymnast may get a bonus of from .1 to .3 if he demonstrates 2 of the 3 areas that are provided, or .1 to .2 if he demonstrates one of the three factors . The three factors ... Risk ... Origin­ality and Virtuosity.

Mr. George Gulack did the translations for the program as the lectures were given in German by President Gander. Mr. Gulack has long been a leader and, at times, a contro­versial figure in our national program of amateur gym­nastics. It is timely to note that Mr. Gulack has expressed a sincere interest in seeing our nation's image improve and his efforts on behalf of this year's Congress certainly represent a great forward step in that direction.

The political situation in America was an item on which the Congress dwelled for a brief time. Although I believe much more will be said on this matter in future months . . . it must be stated here that I personally believe that President Gander as well as Vice-President Gulack gained considerable insight into our true situation. I will not quote Mr. Gander in this writing, nor, for that matter, will I quote Mr. Gulack. Suffice it to say that there is now a golden opportunity for amateur gymnastics in America to prosper . . . to grow and develop beyond our greatest expectations. In a few short years we can reach a level of performance that we have never known . . . it must be done.

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President Gander, it must again be said , distinguished himself and the F IG before the very large representation from the USA . He was personable, forceful .. . hone:>t in hi s presentati on . Everyone came away from the meeting with more knolwedge than before and with a deeper and better understanding of the FIG and its p rogram. One cannot repeat enough that it was grat ifying to witness the performance of an expert teacher and administrator. There can be no doubt that Mr. Gander loves thi s g reat sport in which each of us takes such pride.

Bi ll Meade's r~port on the plans for the se lecti on of the 1068 USA Ol ympic Team ... included the following: First trials . . . at the U.s. AIR FORCE ACA DEMY. June 22·23rd . Select 20 men, stay and train 2 weeks. Top six men automati ca ll y qualify for final trials. Second Trials . . . (site unknown ) . . . August 16-17th , qualifiers 7 through 20 compete for six more places. F INAL TRIALS .. . for the 12 qualifiers (from first two trials) ... Aug­ust 20-31 ... pick 8 men, 7 to go to Mexico . For more information write Mr. Meade, So. Ill. Univ.

Those in a ttendan~e at this year 's Congress included the following American coaches, equipment representatives, and college administrators . It is my only regret that each and every gy mnastics teachcer in the land could not have been present.

Richard Aronson, Lowell Tech. Inst. (Mass.); Jamille Ashmore, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas; Sam Bailie, Uni v. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Bill Ballester, Waukegan High School, Illinois; Ron Barak, U.s.C .; Ernest E. Bennett, Topeka H.S., Kansas; James R. Brown, Indiana Unive rsity; Shirley Bryan, Kirkwood Jr. H.S., Kirkwood, Mo. (USGF Comm .); Robert P. Camp­bell, Winfield H.S. Kansas; Roger Counsil, Indiana State Univers ity, Terre Haute, Ind. ; Vernon Elder, Washington, D.C. Y.M.C .A. ; larry Fie , American Ath .. Equip : CIl. , ·Jefferson. Iowa; Harold Frey, Univ. of California. Berkeley,

Below: Questions from the floor(Carl Paterson), candid shots of the old and new Coaches, East,West ,North & South who came and took an active ' part in the Congress. Bill Meade reports on the Little Olym­pics .. . Some of the lovel y ladies of the USGF Women's Committee, Sharon Wilch . Sharon Pirkl. Shirley Bryan. Judith Marr. Jackie Up hues, Judith Hall, Mildred Prchal and Terry Sendgraff .

Calif; Ed Gagnier, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa; -Richard l. Gaskell, San Bernardino Valley College , Calif; Judith B. Hall, Illinois State Univ. (USGF Comm .); Tom E. Hanvey, David Lipscomb College, Nashvill e, Tenn. ; Ray F. Henry, Medicine Lodge H.S., Kansas; John W. Hinds, Jr., Col umbus Sr. H.S., Columbus, Ind; Bill Holmes, East H.S., Denver, Colo. ; Dick Holzaepfel, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Steve Johnson, Colo. State Univ. , Ft. Col­lins, Colo .; Erik Kjeldsen, Univ. of Mass. , Amherst, Mass .; Jmy Kr~witz, Central Atlantic Gym. Camp (N.J . YMCA); Dick laptad, Wichita State Univ., Kansas; Bob lockwood, Kansas Univ.; Ray lorenz, Brown Deer H.S., Mil­waukee, Wisc .; Gordon T. Maddux, l.A. State College, Calif.; Jack Mahan, Wichita Heights H.S. , Kansas ; Robert Manning, Lawrence H.S., Kansas; Grady Mathews, Denver Turners, Colo.; Bill Meade, So. III. Univ.; Rusty Mitchell, Univ . of New Mexico; Julian McEwan, Wichita West High Sch., Kansas; Warren Neiger, Pittsburgh Univ. , Pa. ; Gary Parker, Kansas State Univ. ; A. Carl Patterson, Temple Univ., Phil ade lph ia ; Ralph A. Piper, Minne­sota Univ.; Sharon Pirkl, Moline H.S., Illinois ; John Rammacher, U.S. Nava l Academy, Md.; Kelly Rankin, Elem. Phys. Ed. , Topeka, Kansas; Robert Rector, Kansas State Univ.; Mike Reed , Olathe H.S., Olathe, Kan .; Bill Riley, Salina H.S., Salina, Kan .; Bill Roetzheim, Proviso East H.S., Illinois ; Warren Rolek, Mankato State Coll ege, Minn .; Dennis Rorabaul';h, Lawrence H.S., Kansas; Otto Ryser, Univ. of Indiana; Karl Schwensfeier, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.; Richard Smith, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.; Bill Sorenson, American Ath . Equip. Co. ; Glenn Sundby, Santa Monica, Calif. (MG); Margaret (Greta) Treiber, Indiana Sta te Univ., Terre Haute; Armando Vega, Northwestern State College, -Louisiana; Herb Vogel, So. Il linois Univ., Carbondale; Dick Walker, Porter Ath . Equip. Co. , Schiller Park, III.; Alan W. Weith, Illinois State Unive rsity; Lyle Welser, Georgia Tech. Univ. ; Gene Wettstone, Penn. State Uni v.; Harold Whitenack, Olathe H.S., Kansas ; Sharon Wilch, Jefferson Ci ty Schools, Colo. (uSGF Comm.); Glenn Wilson, Un iv. of Arizona; Frank Wolcott, Spr ingfield College , Mass.; Wyndel E. Hill, City Gymnastics Club, Kansas City, Mo.; l. B. Hammond, Kansas City Turners, Mo. ; Joe Giallombardo, Chicago, III. ; Charles P. Pond, Univ. of Illinois ... plus . .. James Curzi , Univ. of Illinois; George Szypula, Michigan State Un iv.; Ned levy, Champaign, Illinois; M. R. Clausen, Dir. Aths. Univ. of Arizona; Ernest B. McCoy, Dir. Aths. Penn. State Univ. ; Tom Darling, Nissen Corp., Iowa; Mr. George Gulack, FIG , New York, N.Y.; Mr. Arthur Gander, Chi asso, Switz., Pres. FIG; Russ Porterfield , Univ. of Okl ahoma: Judith Marr, Chico State College, Calif. (uSGF Comm.); Jackie Uphues, Evanston, Illinois (US GF Comm .); Terry Sendgraff, Denver, Colo. (USGF Comm.); Frank l. Bare (USGF), Tucson, Arizona .

* * * 1968 Meeting scheduled for Chicago, Illinois ... si te not yet deter­

mined. Olympic Games Tour set for October 26-27th , 1968.

NATIONAL COMPULSORY ROUTINES . .. FOR GIRLS

The United States Gymnastics Federation and the Division of Girl 's and Women's Sports (AAHPER ) have completed a joint project aimed at creating a truly na­tional system of compulsory routines for girls. Now in printed form, the U.S.G.F . Press announces the "NA­TIONAL COMPULSORY ROUTINES FOR GIRLS" ... three levels of graded routines in each of the Olympic events for girls. These rou tines are the same as those now being published in the new D.G.W.S. GUIDE and will be good for several years. (Price 50c. USGF, PO Box 4699, Tucson, Ariz . 85717).

The United States Gymnastics Federation and the Athletic Institute have begun preparation of training films for women's gymnastics. The basic work was done by Vice-President for Women (USGF ), Mrs. Jackie Up­hues and the routines were performed by none other than the fin est girl gymnast in the nation .. . Linda Metheny. These films now being put in fin al form are based on the National Compulso ry R outines for Girls , described above and will be available almost immediately to aid in pre­senting these exc'ellent rou tines to classes or teams. Or­der your copy of the film now from: THE ATHLETIC INSTITUTE . . . Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois.

The above two proj ects represent a great step for­ward in creating a usable, well established nati onal de­velepomental program for girls. Now you can order the printed version of the national routines (which contain the music) and also purchase the training films that illustrate the routines. D.G.W.S. and the ATHLETIC INSTITUTE , have joined with us in bringing these worthwhile and much-needed materials into being . . . both should contribute tremendously to our national prominence in gymnastics.

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U1TLE OL YIVIPICS . MEXICO CITY October 15-18, 1967

MEN'S Japan Russia

TEAM SCOR ES

United States of A . Mex ico

MEN'S A LL·A ROUND

572.40 568.10 534.30 483.40

Diamidov USSR 115.30 Nakayama Japan 114.95 Endo Japan 114.70 Cerar Yugo 114.10 Lisitsky USS R 114.00 Kato T. Japan 113.90 Karassev USS R 113.60 Hayata Japan 113.55 Klimenko USSR 113.50 Kato S. Japan 112.90 Matsuda Japan 112.50 Soshin USSR 112.10 Cimnagh i Italy 111.50 Koste Germ 111.10 Brodnik Yugo 110.55 Dolling Germ 110.10 Meinrad Swiss 109,15 Hurzeler Swiss 109.10 Nissinen Finld 109.10 Roethlisberger USA 107.60 Hug USA 105.95 Loyd USA 105.60 Miceli Fran 105.55 Amerine USA 105.50 Niakdaba MG L 104.50 Lynn USA 103.75 Suarez Cuba 103.70 Rodriguez Cuba 103.50 Tucker USA 103.45 Camilli Fran 103.40 Sidney Can 103.40

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES Czechoslovakia 375.70 Russia 375.50 Japan 369.15 Hungarv 356.20

WOMEN'S ALL·AROUND Kutchinskava USSR 77.10 Krajcirova Czech 76.65 Petrik USSR 75.80 Noack Germ 75.30 Kubickova Czech 75.25 Voronina USSR 75.25 Karin Germ 75.00 Tajima Japan 74.80 Vorlickova Czech 74.75 Kharlova USS R '74.70 Rimnacoba Czech 74.70 Lislova Czech 74.35 LeTourneur Franc 74.35 Shibuva Japan 74.1 5 Kandori Japan 73.25 Furuyama Japan 73.10 Besedina USSR 72.65 Banfai Hung ' 72.25 Yamagami Japan 72. 10 Hashiguchi Japan 72.00 Endrodi Hung 71.80 Kutas Hung 71.10 Solveig Swed 70.70 Bourdiau Franc 70.10 Tanac USA 69.15 Aymar Franc 68.75 McDonnell Cana 68.50

~~~~rmoto ~~~ g:i~ Hupka Hung 62.50 Zajanosne Hung 62.10

Photos by Don Wilkinson

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GYMNASTICS- BEAUTY IN MOTION by Louise Pond

A few thoughts concerning gymnastics­(The opinions expressed in this article

are mine, and not necessarily shared by anyone else. L.P.)

The human body is the most complex, the most wondrous, and the most beautiful of God's creations. Gymnastics is the most natu ral and historical manner in which to

. enjoy the totality of this beauty through movement.

These opening statements readily identify me as a "purist", one who believes in "pure gymnastics". My fir st contacts with gymnastics came too late for me to identify myself as an actual participant , as a per­former 0 1' as a coach. My knowledge of the sport comes from being the wife of a coach, and through him, close contact with coaches, judges and gymnasts; and from being an avid fan of the sport. I h'ave also been most interested in the history of the sport which pre-dates the Greeks by at least 1,000 years. An interesting fac t that few gymnasts know, is that during the Italian Rennaissance, a man was not educated if he were not able to use his body in gymnastics exercises as well as use his mind for reading Greek and Latin

. or writing poetry. Since 1945, I have watched the sport

grow at a fantastic rate in the U.s. Today in many areas of the U_S., one will find more gymnasts and spectators attending a high school meet than attended a national meet in the late 40's. During this twenty year period I have observed many changes, not only in the caliber of gymnastics but in the events themselves.

At the national AAU meet in Dallas in 1947, there were two events which sinee have been dropped from com petition, the rope climb and Indian clubs. It seemed to me that the rope climb, a timed event , rightly was a track and fi eld event be­cause speed, not beauty of body movement was its essence_ The clubs or appartl m the Indian club event were of prime im­portance_ The manipulation of the clubs rather than the movements 01 the body was the basis for evaluation. Therefore, I was not sorry to see these events removed from gymnastics.

Basically and historically gymnastics is a spor t in which the movement of the gymnasts body is the most important thing. The apparatus is incidental. The apparati, h-bar, rings and horses are objects with which the performer may exhibit the cap­ability of the body to gracefully move on , over, under, or around a static piece of equipment.

Free exercise is the event in which the totality of movement possible by the hu­man body can be displayed. Theoretically, free ex is supposed to be a period in which each and every part of the body is exercised- a kind of " warm-up" period be­fore working the apparti . Historically free ex was called calisthenics and it has a tradition of being the fir st event. Today the body exercise seems to be unimport­ant. The judges seem to look for certain " tricks", form breaks, and if all parts of the free ex are covered rather than the totality of the exercise for the body. As a result, the spectator is seeing "gimmicks" and some tumblin g. To me, tumbling is a separate form of gymnastics. Tumbling is what the gymnast is capable of doing ill the air on his own power, free ex is a highly skilled and perfect "warm-up". The

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This photo is of a Minoan Bu l l Vaulter o f about 1550 B.C. It is mode of ivory and is approximately 12 inches in size. It was found in the Pa lace at Knossos, Crete. It was probab ly origina ll y mounted on a statue of a bull with the hands on the horns. This print token from Marin­atos, Spyr idon, Crete and Mycenae, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1960.

historical names for free ex seem to bear out this thesis: Floor exercise, Free Calis­thenics, Free exercise, Exercise alone, etc.

When the " powers that be" in gym­nastic competition removed tumbling as an event it was with reasoning I could not comprehend. I asked questions of coaches, judges and competitors and r eceived es­sentially the same answer, "Tumbling is a part of free exercise." The " purist" in me does not agree. Free ex is exercise and tumbling is the controlled movement of the body placed in the air by its own power. Also, I have never heard a coach say that free ex is the basis for all gym­natics, but I have heard nearly all con­cerned agree that tumbling is_

It is interesting to note that tumbling and long horse vaulting are probably the oldest events. Tuumblers were an import­ant part of fun eral processions in ancient Egypt and " long horse" vaulting was done by the Minoans over live bulls as a part of religious ceremonies in 1550 B.C.

Trampoline is an event that is now be­coming controversial-should it be or should it not be an event?

I was present at the fir st competition on trampoline at the SWAA U meet in Dal­las, Texas in 1946 and at the first national AAU competition in 1947. I found it to

be an interesting event although I won­dered if it belonged in gymnastics. After all the performer did not perform on the apparatus, rather the appara tus hurled the performer into the air. But let us his­torically remember the Minoans. The live bull certainly must have hurled those men into the air! Since the long horse does not, why shouldn 't we also have an event in which the apparatus hurls the performer into the air? While I have seen some mag­nificent performances on the trampoline I have also seen some performers who appear to be as dead bodies tossed into the air. This is the anti thetis of the beauty of human body movement. Control and ease of movement are the most important factors in displaying the total beauty of the body. I would like to see coaches, judges and competitors think more like the Minoans and to strive for the beauty of motion rather than to favor " tricks and gimmicks"_

To me, the "perfect gymnast", the epitome of the gymnastics world is the all­around performer. He is the one who shows the complete control of his mind and body and expressed the totality of thc beauty of the human body in motion, for which gymnastics competition is the show­case_ Alas, they are so few and so little recognized in this country.

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STYLE AND THE GYMNAST by John Hinds

Style in gymnastics is concerned not with how a gymnast dresses or combs his hair but rather with how he executes a skill on the side horse, rings, etc. It is the way he performs a skill that makes it look dif· ferent from another gymnast performing the same skill. It is the difference between a routine that just meets the requirements and one that meets the requirements but for some reason (style) often obtains a higher score. It is the difference between a World Champion and a National Champi· on. In essence. it is the difference between a champion gymnast and a gymnast.

Even though style is most closely related to form (execution), it can also be related to composition and difficulty. Style might be described as a fourth dimension in a gymnastic routine. It is that ex tra flare or something that exists, but is hard to identi­fy . It need not be a unique quality pres­sent in a gifted few. All gymnasts are individuals and thus all gymnasts have the potential to develop their own style. Why then, do most gymnasts fail to develop a style of their own?

One possible explanation is the over­whelming des ire of most coaches to teach gymnasts just skill s. Thus, the gymnast routinely progresses from one skill to another skill never stopping long enough to evaluate a learned skill or perfect it. Typically the coach has a definite, structured list of skills for each gymnast to master. Like an automated factory he directs each

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gymnast through the assembly line. The resulting products are gymnastic robots per­~or'.ni.n g s~ills i~ like manner without any mdlvlduahty. It IS not the author's purpose to condemn structured learning but it is the author's purpose to condemn the coach that fail s to allow his gymnasts the time to compl~tely master skills in their own way, provldmg that their way is mechanically sound and safe.

. A coach may also foster style by allowing hIs . gymnasts the opportunity of developing theIr own routines, guiding them only to make certain that the routine meets the composition and difficulty requirements. All too often a spectator can recognize a gym­nast's coach by the similarity of his routine to that of other gymnasts of the same coach.

Furthermore, it is the coach's responsi­bility to emphasize style. In other words, mention this "fourth dimension" to your gymnasts and constantly challenge them to express themselves in the skill s they execute and the routines they perform. The coach may also help by pointing out to his gym­nasts any special talents or natural abilities that they possess and suggest skills that would be consistent with their talents or abilities. A strong tumbler should take advantage of this talent in developing a floor exercise routine around his tumblin g and not around static movements.

More than any other aspect of gymnastics, style is most closely related to form (exe­cution) . A gymnast that lacks form will never be able to develop style. It therefore behooves the beginning gymnast to con­centrate on form and not accept skills done

with poor form. Work for perfection. Exe­cute all skills to the point of perfection. Legs that are straight with toes pointed represents good form but legs that are straight with the knees locked-out and toes pointed to the extent that most of the muscles are contracted represents good form plus style.

A part-time gymnast will not have time to develop style. Hard work and constant dedication are the only way a gymnast can master skills and incorporate individuality in to the skills. True perfection takes time and energy-there is no easy way to develop into championship caliber.

Of additional importance to the gymnast aspiring to develop "class" or style is the opportunity to view the routines of as many different champions as possible. By viewing various champions perform, a gym­nast will be able to evaluate their routines in terms of what they themselves can do. They, then, can incorporate the skills they have observed in their own routines as their own personalities may dictate. Thus, the gymnast is not restricted to the influence of one coach-he learns from many. Similarly clinics and camps are important to a gymnast's development of style.

In conclusion, it should again be empha­sized that style is a "fourth dimension" and its importance in a routine is hard to measure, but is definite. It is equally as hard to develop style-where then do gym­nasts acquire it? Even though no one can identify definitely how a gymnast develops style, it has been the purpose of this author to attempt to identify several areas that are undoubtedly related to its development.

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GENERAL INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST

OLYMPIC GAMES Oficina de Control de Alojamientos

Av. Juarez No. 89 Mexico 1, D.F.

Tickets to Olympic events for tourists travel· ing to Mexico, October 12·27, 1968 as well as hotel space in Mexico City and such nearby­towns as Puebla, Toluca, Cuernavaca, etc., during the period from October 8-31, 1968, will be regulated by the Lodging Control Office operating under the joint authority of the Olympics Organizing Committee and the Mexi­can Government Tourism Department.

Tickets can be bought for single events or for selected groups of events. Such tickets will only be issued, however, to persons with con­firmed hotel reservations or with proof of accommodation in a private home, trailer parks, etc.

Individuals can make hotel reservations and purchase tickets either through their travel agencies or with the Oficina de Control de Alojamientos (OCAl.

Applications by travel agencies for hotel space and Olympic tickets on behalf of specific named cl ients, can only be made to OCA through tour operators in Mexico up to June 20, 1968 after which applications can be made direct to individual hotels.

Requests for large blocks of space at hotels and the Games in which no individual is named, can be handled by an agency's cus­tomary Mexico-based tour operator. Space requests after July 1, 1968 can be made dir­ectly to individual hotels, who wi ll then inde­pendently control all unallocated or unreserved space.

Once applications are processed through OCA, and space assigned, that agency guaran­tees delivery of the hotel space at established prices.

Following assignment of space by OCA (normally within 15 days of receiving the re­quest), a 10% deposit becomes due and a further 25% deposit is payable by January 20, 1968. The full balance must be paid in Mexico by May 31, 1968. Checks should be sent to the Mexico-based tour operator.

Cancellations made in writ ing up to June 20, 1968 (certified mailing date), wi ll be subject to a 10% service charge on the deposit. From June 21 , 1968 to September 10, 1968, the service charge is 25 %. Refund of the balance of the deposit will be made within 15 days of receipt of cancellation notice. No refund will be made on cancellations dated September 11, 1968, or later.

Name changes on reservations previously made will be accepted without charge up to June 20, 1968. After that date through Sep­tember 10, 1968, a charge is leveled for the charge equivalent to the hotel charge for one day. No name changes can be accepted on or after September 11, 1968.

No minimum or maximum stay in Mexico City is required but previous Olympic experience suggests that an average stay of five nights (six days) is usual , after which most Olympic visitors add a tour to other areas of the host nation.

Optional tours of Mexico, including stays in Mexico City and attendance at selected Olympic events, but extending to other points of inter­est in Mexico will be made available through Mexican tour operators. The itineraries are subject to OCA approval. Rates are approved by the Mexican Government Tourism Depart­ment.

Folders on such packages will be issued by individual Mexican tour operators. In addit ion, however, the OCA is making ava ilable a de luxe colored brochure to such operators, at cost and in the quantities requested by tour oper­ators .

All olympic events are scheduled in Mexico as follows except for sailing events (October 14-25) in Acapulco Bay and equestrian contests (October 23-25) at Oaxtopec except, in this latter case for dressage events and the Prix des Nations: OLYMPIC TRANSPORTATION

Downtown hotel areas will be served by 2,800 taxis operating as jitneys at fixed rates to Olympic sites and reserved exclusively for visitors with "Olympic Visitors" badges. OTHER LODGING

Trailer park and private home accommoda­tions will also be available through OCA at government regulated sites on a similar pack­age basis, including tickets to Olympic events . CULTURAL PROGRAM

In Mexico City and to some extent through­out Mexico, a series of major cultural events is planned involving many of the Olympic countries . Hitherto, cultural activities at Olym­pic gatherings have been those of the host country only. By extending non-competitive participation to all interested lands, emphasis is placed on the concept of world brotherhood and youth's idealism at both the physical and spiritual levels. Among events planned are a "Five Continents Ballet" staged by Mexico's Amalia Hernandez but choreographed in its parts by such figures as Russia's Moyseyev, an art exhibit of one classical and one con­temporary masterpiece from each participating nation, exh ibits stressing forward steos in human knowledge in biology and in space ex-

ploration, world wide handcraft displays, child­ren 's mural contests, film showings, etc. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Your travel agent, wo rking with airl ines, hotel chains , Mexico Tour Operators and the Olympics Committee.

The Mexican Olympics Organizing Committee, Ave. Universidad 1330, Mexico, D. F.

The Lodgings Control Office, Avenida Juarez. No. 89, Mexico 1, DJ.

Any Mexican Consulate or U.S. Office of the Government Tourism Department or the Mexi­can National Tourist Council.

OTHER DETAILS Athletes, officials, press: will be lodged in

the Olympic Village apartment buildings to be built as part of Mexico City's basic housing plan. They will be served by 200 buses fo l­lowing a constant circular itinerary betwe~n lodging locations, downtown areas, and OlympIC sites.

Visitors will be able to reserve space in Mexico City and in several nearby towns (Cuernavaca, Puebla, Toluca, etc.) at rates en­forced by the Lodging Control Offi ce. A specific number of hotel rooms is being allocated to visitors from each Olympic Country on the basis of previous attendance experience.

Operational tours of Mexico including a specified number of days in Mexico City. at­tending Olympic events are being organized by Mexican Tour Operators within price limits set by the Lodging Control Office.

Sleeping accommodations will be made on the dates of the events that the visitor will attend-only. A minimum is exoected of one ticket per person, per day, in Mexico City or in other cities where competitions take place.

Accommodations and ticket requests will be processed by means of electronic computers , on the basis of receipt by thi s office. Present hotel rates average around $10.00 for single rooms and $16.00 for double rooms .

By next July formal information concerning the calendar of events, with daily and hourly schedules, diagrams of sports installations with seating plans indicating the different types of tickets available, and an official price list for tickets, etc ., will be issued. We expect prices to fluctuate between $2.00 and $30.00 per ticket. (Hopefully this information will be sent by October, 1967).

In June, 1968 a Certificate of Guarantee for accommodations and tickets, the former to serve in lieu of hotel coupons and the later to be exchanged for your tickets after your arrival and previous identification. You will surrender your certificate and receive your tickets. Your tickets will never leave Mexico.

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herbert I fink a lea ding artist of note, cha irman of the

southern illi no is unive rsity art department his interest in gymnastics deve loped

when he was commissioned to do a cover fo r the souveni r prog ram of the

1966 co lleg iate gymnastic champ ionsh ip fo r women at s i u

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HE ARTISTRY OF MILAN MED

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milan med sculpture, sketches, pastels & oils

are all a part of the artistic talents of this fine artist who

has contributed much to the sport of gymnastics thru his beautiful

and dynamic works published in periodicals throughout

the world the art of milan med

has been featured many times on the cover and on the inside of

the modern gymnast and the mademoiselle gymnast

magazines the studio of mr med

in prague czechoslovakia is but a short distance from the

national sport school the training headquarters for many of the

olympic world and national champions he has immortalized

on canvas

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IMAGE OF A CHAMPION By Mike Jaco bson

Assistant Gymnastic Coach U.S . Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

How many times have you been to a gymnast ic meet and felt embarassed for some young student of gymnastics. I am referring to the gymnast who wears the black socks with yellow diamonds down the sides. He is also the one with the grey· ish·white pants that have no suspenders and no elastic to keep his pants bottoms from dangl ing above his ankles. You can also recognize him by his rounded shoulders and chin embeded chest. His eyes are usually focused on some invisible object on the gym floor and you get the feeling that he is nervously hoping to go unnot iced.

If for some reason you have any of the above characteristics, please do not feel that my goal is to embarrass you. It is my intention to bring to light some of the qualities that help to create a desired gym· nastic image.

Gymnastics is such an artistic and in· d ividual sport that people are aware of every move you make while in a gym· nastic meet. They notice all the childish expressions, defeated looks, and it is no wonder that a gymnast can create a bad image for himself and his team. On the other hand, the gymnast who has the right attitude and looks the part of an accom· plished gymnast will create the image of a true champion and be on the right pa th towards a productive and satisfying gym­nastic career. Now the big question arises: What can a gymnast do to formulate this most desired image? I. Cond uct at meets

a . Be agressive and friendly 1. Take the initiative to introduce

yourself to fellow competitors, judges and coaches

2. Get to know your fellow com· petitors a. Always greet them in a sincere

sportsmanlike way - a hand shake means so much more than just a nod of the head

b. Posture 1. Take pride in walking and stand·

ing with your head held high, chest out, and shoulders back a . Remember that you are scored

on body mechanics c. Maturity is a must

1. Never shake your head in disgust 2. Gritt your teeth and take defeat . like a mature individual

d. Share your knowledge _I' 1: Be anxious to help your fellow

gymnasts a. Always view their gymnastic

skills and routines in hopes of helping them improve

b. Be helpful to arch rivals as well as your own team members

II . Knowledge of our sport a. Be aware of top national and inter­

national competitors and be familiar with their routines 1. If possible, study these great gym­

nasts by means of films a. You will not only learn about

correct mechanics but also about style

b. Be aware of the many gymnastic, clinics and meets 1. Attend some of these events

c. Know your ' gymnastic rules 1. Study the F.I.G. Code of Points

d. Keep up to date on gymnastics by r eading the Modern Gymnast and other gymnastic magazines

III. Be a leader in gymnastic apparel a . Find out what our top national and

international gymnasts wear 1. If you can afford to, wear this

popular gymnastic gear b. Meticulous grooming

L Always keep your hair trimmed and neatly combed

2, Be sure you have a close shave 3. Don't be afraid to use after shave

lotion and deodorant c. Have a feeling of pride towards your

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form before you compete The above suggestions are but a few that

can be incorporated into your gymnastic work and hopefully aid you in developing the type of image that you want. This image will be reflected on your team and also on our sport of gvmnastics.

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gerald bartosch a gymnastic action pastel by gymnast

bartosch from the university of texas who uses his artistic ability to help

finance his education

NOTE: If you would like an original pas­tel by BARTOSCH for your own they are $6.00 each($7.50 if matted). Send a photo of the skill you want illustrated or just indicate the apparatus and move de­sired and Mr Bartosch will do the rest. Send all correspondence to;

GERALD BARTOSCH 1509 Parkway Apt. B Austin, Texas 78703

kim williams a woodcut of ncaa all around champion

steve cohen by 15 year old gymnast wi ll iams a student at ba rringto n

consolated high schoo l barrington illinois

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CONDITIONING for COMPETITION Get Running by Dick Wolle

Muscular endurance, or the ability to sustain series of contractions, is an Import­ant problem for the gymnast and one that has been treated in previous articl es_

Cardiovascular endurance, or the ability to sustain a workload with the efficiency of oxygen transport as the crucial factor , will be the concern of this article_

According to one physiologist, there are three ways that training can enhance cardio­vascular endurance_ The cardiovascular en­durance of the athlete can be affected by

L increasing efficiency of movement and thereby reducing energy output re­quired

2_ increasing the rate at which oxygen can be taken and transported to the muscles

3_ enduring pain associated with fatigue and oxygen debt

This article is concerned primarily with # 2-increasing the rate at which oxygen can be takeri and transported to the muscles_ Before discussing actual training methodol­ogy, the reader must keep in mind that here, as in building muscular strength, overload is the -key. The heartrate must be raised to at least 60 0/0 of the range between resting and maximal before any improve­ment in conditioning occurs. However, as in any training program, progression must be achieved systematically, i.e., begin at level commensurate with your present ca­pacity_

GYMNASTIC AIDS By Don Tonry

SHOOT WITH FUL L TWI ST DISMOUNT 1-2. Obtain controlled swing. Flex hips as body swings upward so upper body is approx­imately horizontal and legs are about vertical before the moment of extension. 3-6. Extend hips forcefully backward (45 de­grees); release one ring as full extension oc­curs and swing free arm forcefully across chest in direction of twist. This action will cause a downward pressure on the supporting ring. Turn head and shoulders in the direction of twist; release other ring as half twist is com­pleted; look for landing area and extend arms sideward upon landing.

BACK SOMERSAULT WITH FU L L TW IST DISMOUNT

1-4. Obtain large swing. Flex hips on forward swing and pull downward with arms. Turn f body slightly in direction of twist as near ver­tical position is assumed. 5-9 . Release rings; turn head and shoulders in direction of twist. The hips extend after re­lease as the head moves backward and side­ward. Attempt to see the landing area as soon as possible.

Basically there are four types of cardio­vascular endurance training, two of which I will mention.

L Interval Training-a · system of repeated efforts in which there is an interval where the ~vork load is "low". Significant Variables: (a) distance to be run (b) length of rest interval (c) pace and speed in work interval (d) number of work cycles

2. Fartlek System-generally defined as a " freeing of the mind or spirit" for running. It follows no particular

ordered sequence. One runs over G

variety of terrain using different work· rest intervals, e.g. sprint, jog, run % speed ,walk, sprint, etc.

These variables, of course, must be worked out according to your individual needs.

Specific to gymnastics, however, it would seem that ~he work interval should be short, explosive, and all out, e.g., a 30 yard sprint followed by a rest interval- that allows the individual gymnast to ready himself for that next explosive bout. The number of work-rest cycles will also depend on the individual-time, . fitness, mental set, etc. But as a general rule, at least 15 minutes including the rest intervals is necessary for significant results.

Improvement is manifested in shorter rest-intervals and more work intervals, i.e., your existing fitn ess for running is directly proportional to how many 30 yard sprints you can accomplish during a 15 minute workout. Most literature indicates that three days a week is enough to produce significant gains.

You may want to run following each gymnastic workout, or if you're a real in­dividualist, you may prefer to run before breakfast. No matter, the important thing to remember is that running does improv. oxygen transport to the muscles. More ef· ficient oxygen transport will improve your ability to sustain a work load, or gym­nastically speaking, your routines will seem shorter, your dismounts stronger, and you will accomplish more in your workouts.

Don't just stand there, get RUNNING!

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"LET'S GO ALL·AROUND" Before I write up these moves, let me

state that I don't think that several of the sequence photos do justice to the possibili­ties of the moves presented_ Floor Exercise - Pike back dive with 1h twist UJ forward roll from a flip flop.

I twisted early on this move, but I think it has excellent possibilities performed cor­rectly. It should be done the same wayan advanced diver would do it. That would bt a high piked, stalled-out, toe-touch followed by a layout and 'h twist to forward roll. From the flip flop the feet should be snapped down at least 2'h feet from the hands to lessen the rotation. The takoff should be vertical. Pike, touch toes, layout and twist to forward roll. Remember, ex­treme stall is necessary to prevent overspin. Practice on soft mat or mattress. Side Horse - Reverse moore or loop mount on end of horse.

Start as if to perform a double rear into center or down to end of the horse. It is essential that the right hip is placed on or

A SERIES EMPHASIZING INSTRUCTION FOR THE ALL-AROUND GYMNAST

Bv Art Shurlock, Gymnastic Coach at UCLA

next to right hand. Wait until a 14 twist of the body is made before the left hand is placed on the end of horse. At that point the weight is shifted to the left hand. The shoulder should have a slight lean backward until the last quarter twist is initiated. Re­member, do not be in a rush to put the second hand down.

Horizontal Bar-Straddle turn stalder. The shoulders remain on the near side

of the bar until the straddle turn is com­pleted. The hips should be held high throughout the turn. Once the turn is com­pleted the hips drop straight down and the thighs should be pulled close to the armpits. Drop hard so that maximum momentum can be developed. The hips lead on the open­ing and the arms push powerfully and straight against the bar until the handstand is reached. Long Horse- Front pike with full twist (Side Horse).

This vault should be practiced first on a

side horse. The pike with full twist should be learned on the trampoline. This makes it much easier to learn when vaulting. Try for a high piked front handspring. This is achieved by a powerful push-off of the arms from the horse. Next, go for pike front with 1h twist. The twist is always started once the extension of the body from the pike is started. Next step is to go for the full with good spotting. High pike front , extend, and throw left arm across chest and turn head to right if twist is to be per­formed to the right. Keep head turning until eyes can spot the wall in front. Parallel Bars-Moore to straddle L.

From easy backswing lift hips up to strad­dle L handstand on outside bar. Keep turn­ing with straddle until both bars are re­grasped. Lower to straddle L. Rings-Back lever to front lever

Hold level back lever, let body drop freely, pull body into pike position, extend body and dislocate at same time, catch in front lever.

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WESTERN GYMNASTICS CLINIC December 26·30 1967

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA at TUCSON,ARIZONA

FOCUS ON OLYMPICS

I Theme: The theme of the enti re Clinic wil l center on the 1968 OL YM PIC GAMES to be held in Mexico.

I Compulsories: Olympic Compulsory routine parts wi ll be taught as individual sk ills(so all benefit)as well as in total for those who are eager to prepare themselves for Inter· national Competitions.

I Staff: This years WESTERN CLINIC will have the largest staffof its seven yea r history .

• Apparatus: There will be a lot of equipment available for the Clinic, several pieces for each event with an instructor at eve ryone.

I Instruction: There wil l be instructors for all age and skill levels· Beginning,lntermediate and Advanced for BOTH Boys & Girls.

I Skills: Individual Gymnastic Skil ls will be taught accord· ing to a definite time schedu le ... examp le: If you wish to learn a Sta lder on the HB, Peach on the PB, Moo re on the SH,etc ... just look up that skil l in the schedu le pro· gram and attend that sess ion.

I Coaches: There will be sessions in spott ing and coaching techniques at all leve ls of instruction coverir.lg both old and new ski lls for all coaches.

I Judging: The ABC's of judging will be taught with the latest International rules covered in detail. Also practice judging sessions and tests'.

I Clinic Directors: Glenn Wilson,and Rusty Mitchell will be the hard work,irg action Directors for this year~ Clinic.

December

December

December December December

26th 0 Registration 0 Instructors Meeting o Workout time 0 AII-Clihic Lecture o Special films 0 Christmas party

27th 0 (28th and 29th also) will be teaching all day plus films and demonstrations.

28th 0 Clinic Dance 29th 0 Big Annual EAST-WEST Competition 30th 0 Olyrrpic Compulsory Competition for

Men & Women. Clinic completed by noon Friday)

REGISTRATION: Just $10 for this big five day GY MNASTIC ACTION CLINIC!

LODGING: Housing Headquarters will be at the Flamingo Motel. Rates from $3.00 up. (depending on how many in a room). Address all lodging inquiries to : Flamingo Motel, 1300 NOrth Stone Ave. Tucson. Arizona 85705. (be su re to mention you are with the Gymnastic Clinic in order to get the Special Clinic Rate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE: Glenn Wilson, 617 No. Keen Place Tucson, Arizona 85710

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LET'S TEACH ROUTINES HORIZONTAL BAR by Dr. William Vincent

Gymnastics Coach San Fernando Valley State College

Note: This is the fourth in a series of arti­cles designed to help teachers in the secondary schools organize th eir gymnastics curriculum to include simple routines rath er than unrelated skills .

Horizontal bars, like parallel bars, are common to most gymnasiums. However, teachers usually neglect them except for testing chin ups, and teaching a few simple skills such as skin the cat and bar snap. They are usually very popular out in the sand pit where interested and tal ented youngsters learn kips, knee and hock cir­cles, f1yaways , uprises, and even giants without instruction or spotters. Some of these skills are certainly within the ran ge of ability of the typical secondary pupil and should be included in our formal cur· riculum, rather than in an unorganized fashion on the playground.

Instruction on horizontal bar should al· ways begin with a few comments on safety. Indeed, this is the proper start for instruc· tion in all events. Safety instruction in all of the hanging and grasping events (paral· leIs, Horizontal bars, rings) should include the following three points : grip, chalk, and spotting. We will discuss them here as they pertain to the horizontal · bar. The grip

should always be of the opposable type ; that is, the fingers and thumb should be pointing in the opposite direction. Also, with a few exceptions (such as the forward hip circle to cast off) the thumbs should point in the direction of rotation of the body around the bar. This keeps the hands from peeling off as the body swings.

Chalk is a must on horizontal bar as it assists in maintaining a good grip on the apparatus. Contrary to some opinion, chalk does not reduce the possibility of blisters; rather, it increases the coefficient of fri c­tion between the hands and bar, thereby reducing the possibility of slipping. Be sure to instruct pupils to place the chalk heavily on the hands, and between the fingers, especially on the crotch between thumb and forefin ger.

Spotting should be taught by the instruc­tor, and practiced by the instructor and pupils. IVlany books have been written on this subj ect and the reader is referred to them for furth er discussion. Comments on specific spotting techniques will be in­cluded in this article where appropriate.

After these basic safety aspects have been covered, the instructor can introduce

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the following beginning skills which have been found to be success ful in most teach­ing situations. The bar is usually placed about eye level at first and may be moved up on ~omc stunts as indicated later in this article.

The bar snap: From a side stand front­ways with the hands in an over grip, the student jumps upward ~o' about a half, straight ann support. Durin g the jump, he bends his hips and places his shins or ankles near the opposite side of the bar. As the body swin gs forward and under the bar, the performer vigorously extends his hips and pushes away from the bar with his arms, shootin g the legs and body into an arch, resulting in a side stand rearways Upon mastery of the snap from a stand, the action may be initiated from a front leaning support above the bar. From this position the pupil pushes the bar down toward his thighs and then rotates back­ward while sliding the bar down his legs from thighs to shins or angles. The skill is then completed as described above. This skill can be used as a dismount at the con­clusion of a series of moves, or it can be used as a testing device by measuring the distance between the bar and the perform­ers heels or landing.

Pull over : This common skill is excellent for developing strength in the arms, shoulder and abdominal area. It is a conven ient be­ginning move because it can be learned with. the bar at eye level first and then with the bar at hanging height. At eye level, with an over grip, the student begins by swinging one leg under and over the other

side of the bar. At the same time, he exe­cutes a chin up and holds himself in this position until his hips contact the top of the bar. As he joins his legs together, he should attempt to contact the bar as far up on the pelvis as possible, so that he may continue his rotation around to a front learning support .shifting the hands to a position above the bar during this final step will assist in attaining the fu ll sup­port. Spotters may assist by standing on the sides and placing one hand on the lower back, and the other on the back of the thigh at the start, and then shift both hands to the shoulder and forearm after the hips are on the bar to help in the final rise to support. As a beginning routine, this skill may be combined with the bar snap in one continuous action. On a tall bar, the student must fir st chin himself, then hold the chin position while he pulls his legs up and over the bar.

Backward !lip circle : The hip circle is simil ar to the pull over in the last stages, but starts from a front leaning support on the bar. In the beginning, the student should learn the skill by swinging his legs u!\der the. bar, and then cast slightly back-

ward so that the hips disengage the hal' by about four to six inches. Tbis feintin g ac· tion sets the beginner for proper execution, but after mastery, the skill should immedi­ately fo llow the pull over with no extra swing. As the hips again cnll;all;e the bar a fter the feint, the knees and hips are both fl exed so that tbe body folds up around the bar. As rotation begins, the head is thrown backward and th e knees come over the bar ; the performer then shifts his hands under and around the bar so that he can push down to ass ist in returninll; to his support position. Contact between the hips and the bar must be maintain ed or the hips will fall a\~ay and the performer will not be able to. make a complete circl e. Spotters can prevent this and assist in the rotation by usin ll; their hands in a manner similar to the pull over. As the legs swing under th e bar, one hand is placed on the back of th e thigh to assist rotation and the other is placed behind the lower back to prevent the hips from fallin g away. As the move· ment is compl eted, the hands can shift to shoulder and forearm to help maintain the support position.

Cast with half turn. to mixed g:rip: This is a transition man euver that cimta·ins a 180 degree turn and is executed in a manner very simil ar to the bar snap from above the bar. The performer begins by castin g his legs under the bar from a front support position just like the beginning of a bar ;;nap, except that the legs cast slightly to the left instead of straight ahead. As they ca,t diagonally left , the right hand is re­leased and the body executes a one-half

turn counterclockwise around the left hand which is still in contact with the bar. The right hand . reg rasps on the other side 'of the left hand, and the body swings forward in mixed I grip with the left hand under and the right hand over. Students should be cautioned to keep the hips close to the bar during preliminary rotation so that the turn and the extension of the hips can coin­cide in a smooth movement, allowing the right hand to regrasp before the body r eaches mid point on the forward swing. The entire maneuver can be executed in reverse direction .Spotters use hand posi­tions similar to those used for the back hip circle, but the spotter on the perform­er's left places his thigh hand over the legs and under the right thigh and the other spotter places his right hand under the legs and one the side . of the left thigh. With this hand position, they can assist in keep­ing his hips close to the bar, and also main­tain control as the performer completes his turn. When the turn is completed, both spotters shift the hand that was on the back keeping hips up, to the front of the hips cir abdomen to control the forward swing. T o properly . execute the cast with

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one half turn , the bar must be high enough to allow the performer to swing under it with a rela tively straight body. Eight or ten inches above the head should be suffi cient.

Single knee rise,' With an over grip ,. and one knee hooked on the' bar between the. hands, the student swin gs back and forth under the bar. On one of the backward swings, he vigorously kicks his free leg down and backward and at the same time leans over the bar with his head and shoulders. After a quick shift of the hands to a posi tion above the bar, the student halances in a support pos ition with one leg in front and one leg behind the har. The kiek of the free leg is the action that r eo suits in correct performance of the skill , and care should be taken to keep this leg straight and make the kick correspond to the backward swing the body. Without a strong coordinated kick , the skill cannot be performed properly. Spotters should place one hand behind the buttocks and the other on front of the knee on the free leg. As the performer kicks, they push backward with their knee hand and lift wi th the other. The knee hand should shift to the other side of the bar and hold the upper arm of the . performer as he completes the movement , so the performer will not fall forward over the top of the bar. After mastery of this basic move, the skill can be performed from an underswing. As the body swings forward, one foot is passed between the hands so that the knee can hook the bar. Then, as the body swings back, the free leg kicks and the performer rides up and over the bar.

.complete mastery of all these sk ills is not r equired before combining them into a routine. Spotters can stand by and assist as needed , with appropriate deduction of points if a grade is being assigned. In this manner the entire class can perform the routine and be scored, whether they can do all of the stunts by themselves or not.

The suggested ' routine as indicated by accompanying pictures is.as follows : From a side stand with the bar about six inches above the head and hands in an over grip, pull over to a front leaning support. Con· tinue backward to a back hip circle. Cast under and in front of the bar ,vith one· half turn counterclockwise around the left hand to a mixed grip. Swing forward and pass the right leg between the hands and execute the single leg rise with the mixed grip. Without releasing the left hand, turn the body 180 degrees counterclockwise, reo leasing the right hand and regrasping in over the grip on the other side of the left hand. Swing the left leg over the bar to the front leaning support and execute the bar snap dismount to the side stand rearways.

As indicated previously, such a combin· ation of moves may be performed with or without assistance from spotters, but in either case, the entire exercise should be the basis for grading, rather than individual skills performed in isolation. The routine can be made more difficult by requiring straight legs on the back hip circle and single knee rise, or by substituting a rear swing rise (uprise) for the pull over as a mount. Judges should be aware of form and grace primarily, since all of the students are performing the same skills.

Instructors may find some other modifi· cations of the movements which will be more beneficial to their classes, and are encouraged to add or delete as they desire. The routine lis ted here should serve as an example from which various devi'ations may emerge. Teachers may want to encourage their students to develop their own routines and grade them on originality, difficulty, and form . Check one of the better textbooks in the field for other examples of begin· ning, intermediate and advanced routines, and watch this column for other events.

PAN-AM PHOTOS By

Don Wilkinson

Cost of Slides

Let them be your ticket to the Gymnastics Events of the

1967 PAN-AMERICAN GAMES An Illustrated Catalogue of this Sports

Spectacular is available at a cost of $1.00-refundable on purchase of $5 .00 or more worth of pictures. This catalogue contains over 3,000 pictures of the sports of the games- including over 500 pictures of the gymnastics events.

Write DON WILKINSON, 1013 8th Ave. Greeley, Colorado· 80631

In addition, a catalogue is available for the 1964 Olympic Games (pictures of 14 sports are included). The Olympic cata­logue is 50c- contains over 1200 pictures--170 illustrated.

1 to 9 slides ................ 50c each 50 to 99 slides ............... ... .40c each 10 to 24 slides ............ 47c each 100 to 249 slides ..... ... . 38c each 25 to 49 slides ........ .... 45c each 250 or more ...... ...... 35c each

Sets of slides are available, made up of slides of my selection. Order forms and list of sets are sent on request.

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Because all my pictures are on 35mm film it is impossible to make larg­er than 11 x 14 prints and hold any print clarity and quality.

CASH WITH ORDERS PLEASE

The MG SCOREBOARD receives many reports of gymnastic meets in the course of a year, so many that a backlog accumulates as we attempt to compile the results for publi­cation. In attempting to cope with the deluge of information we are asking that ALL meet results be sent to us in the following format rather than as sheafs of dittoed results.

NAME OF EVENT:

SITE:

DATE :

MEET DIRECTOR:

REPORT BY :

SUMMARY - No longer than 200 words (should include highlights of performances of the outstanding individuals and all-around winners- report may run onto an additional page);

Photographs may be of any size, preferably with a simple background that show winners in action(especially the all-around).

RESULTS(List first three places only):

Team standing : 1. 2. _____ _ -team- abr.- score

3.

All-Around: 1. 2. 3.

FX: PB:

SH: HB:

SR: TU :

LH: TR:

Winning routines included: yes no Additional Forms Available on Request

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Continued from page 8 and F.X. and Sandra won the B.B. and Glenna was either 2nd or third on all ap· paratus.

Patti Sebeysten, also from Saskatchewan, and her sister, Glenna, were both coached by their father, Chuck Sebeysten (what a contribution this family has made to Cana· dian gymnast ics). Patti won the Sen ior Women's B division.

Meet Master, Mr. J an Waldau and Meet Marshall , Mr. D. Kerr.

See results.

Annual Meeting C.G.A. 1967 This Meeting was held prior to the Na·

tional Championships in Toronto and was attended by provincial chairmen and dele· ga tes. Below are some excerpts from this Meet ing.

Meets: Olympic Trials and the 1%7 Na­tional Championshins wi ll be held in Quebec City the first week in July.

The North American are tentatively se t for Vancouver at U.B.C. around the last week in March or first week in April.

Crests: Full information can be had from Lew . Waller, Na tional Sec. 357, Duke of Kent, Pointe Claire, Quebec.

Technical Committee : Tours and trips should always be opproved through the F.I.G. and through the Canadian Gymnastics Association.

Results of Meets: Must be sent to the National coach and national officers, especi­ally the provincial championships.

Compulsories fo r Men: Will ie Weiler, our National coach, has now made up compul­sories for Argo, Tyro, Novice Junior. This ;" a big step forward. It is now hoped that all will use them immediately and also our high schools. For copies of this very excel· lent booklet, write W. Weiler, 51 Coquitlam Rd., Vedder Crossing, B.C. Price 50 cents.

National fudging Chairman's Report (J. Chouinard, Univ. of Montreal) : At the Con· tin ental F.I.G. Judges Course (Pan Am Games) the following nine people obtained their F.I.G. certificates thus making a total of eleven certified F.I.G. judges in Canada, also 6 more are eligible for re-examination. Here is the list of the eleven people (Certi­fi ed at Winnipeg) : J. Tutte, B.C. ; J. Hoyle, N.S.; Gus Biblheimer, Manitoba ; J . Nem­eth, Manitoba; J. Nooney, Ontario ; J. Mowat, Manitoba; S. Stefenchuk, Manitoba; A. Dippong, Ontario; H. Wilhelm, B.C.

Prior to this examination Jacque Chouin­ard and Cal Girard were certified at a European course.

As well as the above F.I.G. judges, there are 19 National judges.

Recommendations from National Judging Chairman: Establish the duties of the Na· tional chairman; establish a permanent Jury of Appeal; seek uniformity of events so that we know the number of judges needed for important events; develop uni­form tabulation sheets; initiate a perman­ent judges record book; work towards an allowance for uniforms and crests, etc.; hold a National Judging Clinic every year. Women's Technical Committee

A report by Maria Medvazhy, 5609 Kings Rd. , Vancouver.

Junior National compulsories will be the Pan American Games compulsories F.X., Beam, Unevens with some modification, Horse Vault Handspring.

Mrs. Savage, the Nai tonal Coach will submit compulsory routines shortly, for Novice Tyro and Argo. These will be sent out to the Provincial Technical Chairman as soon as poss ible.

Women's Judges dress will be a white dress and navy blue blazer.

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Continued from page 9

The Organization of Gymnastics in Italy

C.O.N.1.

ITALIAN NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

F.G.I.

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FEDERATIONS

ITALIAN GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

The next level of the structure is the regional committee. This committee is elected at a general meeting of the various societies within their regions . . The function of the regional committee is to set up meet schedules for its own region and also for inter-regional meets. The committees also act in a supervisory capacity within their regions and make reports to the F.G.I.

At the third level, The Italian Gymnastics Federation (F.G.I. ), representatives are elected by the thirteen regional committees. The F.G.I. has several basic and important tasks to fulfill. First, it acts as a general supervisor over the whole system. One of its specific tasks is keeping track of all the better gymnasts in Italy. Basically, it does this by keeping a close watch over regional and inter-regional meet results. Before Christmas it selects about thirty of the most promising young gymnasts and invites them to Rome for a two day period during the holidays. Here they work out together and F.G.I. national team coaches note their strengths and weaknesses. When these gym­nasts return home to their various societies, analysis and advice is sent to their home coaches. Among these thirty, fifteen who show exceptional promise are invited to re­turn to Rome for a ten day period in the summer. This ten day period is similar to U.S. summer gymnastics camps, the greatest differences being that the participants are selected and that expenses are covered by the F.G.I.

The F.G.I. is also in charge of establish­ing a judging system and the training of new judges. It also handles the publication of a monthly gymnastics magazine, Il Gin­nasta. Last but not least, it is also the level at which international meets are organized and which is in charge of maintaining and coaching the Italian National team.

A word must be said about the apex of the organization pyramid, C.O.N.I. This body is the central organizer of all sports activities in Italy. It is also the financier of each of the thirty·six sport federations.

The questions now arises as to how C.O.N.I. is financed. This is an intriguin g point and requires a little explanation. It should be emphasized that it is not sub­sidized by the government. In effect it is subsidized by the sport fans of Italy. How so? Well . . .

Soccer is the major sport in Italy as in the rest of Europe and most of the world. Profess ional soccer teams here in Italy are comparable to professional football teams in the U.S. Every Sunday there are matches all over Italy. All week long before the matches Italians engage in a form of legal. ized betting on the outcome of thirteen pre­chosen matches. It costs about a quarter to submit two sets of thirteen predictions as to the results of win, lose or draw. The winner may receive millions of lire depend· ing on the number of winners. The proceeds of Totocalcio, as it is .called, go to the na­tional government and to C.O.N.I. so that in effect the Italian people are support ing their own sports system.

Despite a good organization , gymnastics in Italy has several major problems. All of them occur at the grass roots level. One problem is that of lack of spectators al­though excellent television coverage of sports activities is helping this situation . Next, there is the problem of participant interest. Not only are children attracted to the maj or sports, like soccer or cycling, but since the societies are divorced from the educational system, Italian gymnastics is denied this road of introduction to its youth.

One thing that Italy does not seem to lack in its gymnastics organization is the dedication necessary to keep the whole structure operating under adverse condi­tions and at the same time produce olympic cham pions like Franco Menichelli. In all of my contacts with Italian gymnastics coaches, from Mr. Ribizzani of the Palestra Libertas of Florence to Mssrs. Monetti and Carnoli of the Italian Olympic team I was impressed by their know ledge of the sport and the efforts they constantly made to promote gymnastics in Italy.

In brief, what is materially lacking (fa­cilities, etc.) is often made up by the efforts made by the men, throughout the system. The system itself was made by these men and in dividing it into these three levels, F.G.I., regional committees and socie ties have so organized the sport as that it may constantly keep tabs on the individual gym­nast. In the end , is it not he who makes gymnastics the sport that it is and who will propaga te it in the future?

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Continued from page 7 Hug at 9.0 and Loyd at 8.9. On the high bar it wa, a matter of either hittin g fairly well or blowin g it completely as Loyd led with 9.2, Lynn had 9.1 , Dennis had 9.0, and several were right around 8.0 or below.

At the end, however, it was 15 year old Steve Hu g who led the scorin g with a low 52.60.

Tn the optional com petition Steve Hug and Fred Roethli sberger ti ed with 52.55 which enabl ed Steve to stay in first place and Fred to stay in 3rd place. Bob Lynn, who looks as though he is startin g to re­cover from a back operati on lour yea rs ago to correct an aggravated birth defect, main­tained a strong 2nd place throughout the two days of competition (Bob had to stay away from gymnastics com pl etely for a year after the operati on). In the FX optionals George Greenfield stood out like a sore thumb with a 9.35, closest to him being Fred with 9.05.

On the side horse Loyd again looked grea t but suffered a .2-.4 break on his sc issors combination still scorin g 9.2. If I am not mistaken Loyd and Hug used about

SMOG Steve Hug was a happy youn g man and Jim Amerine was an unhappy youn g man ( miss ing the Pan American team by fini shing 7th and miss ing this team by fini shing 7th ) and 5 others got ready to travel to the land of gastro· intestinal troubl e.

In addition to the usual write up it seems appropr iat e at this time to point out some of the ma jor problems encountered, by those gymnasts ri skin g life and limb in this meet, with th e cOlllPulsory exercises.

FLOOR EXERCISE: N o one did back di ve t o handstand-every­

one did va ry ing degrees of backhandspring­crash direction for this are jump backwards to handstand (do not hold ) lower t o front lean­ing rest. The front tumbling routine left much to be desired except f or Roethli sberger.

the same mount: a good B + C combin- The cartwheel t o back handspri ng calls f or

I G L the back handspring t o be shoulder high and ation 0 erman (or oop) to uphill + very, very few came close It IS also Interesting downhill travel: t o no te that almost eve ryone did the back

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The still ring competitIOn really brought out the condition, or lack thereof, of the contestants as they had very simple mini­mum difficulty routines (many back levers - A moves included) , and quite a bit of trouble holding crosses, those that tried. Fred Dennis was good· at 9.45 but shaky on his holds. No one else scored over 9.0, but Bob Lynn looked very impressive on his shoot to handstand and giant to hand­stand. Even his strength parts were well executed losing big points only on hitting the rings on his dismount. The Long H orse competition was indicative of a trend , I think. It seems our U.S. gymnasts are stickin g their heads in the sand and pre­tendin g the long horse event will go away (side horse work at the same time is im­proving tremendously) but it will not. I believe a concerted effort will be needed between now and October '68 or the U.S. will suffer greatly in the Olympics on long horse as they did in '66 at the World Games. Rick Tucker, at 9.15, was again a surprise in this event as only 3 of 24 scores were 9.0 or over.

With almost everyone mounting with a peach to handstand and missing it the parallel bar event suffered grea tly . Sure could use some variety on mounts here like Roethlisberger cast % turn which helped him net an 8.9 in spite of a fi ve tenths break. Bob Lynn looked good on a back over bar somersault to handstand but suf­fered many minor breaks Oli a good looking routine.

Everyone tried to give it all away on the HB as there were many major breaks (.5-.7) by almost everyone in contention and, as a result, Bob Lynn was the only one to score over 9.0.

After 2 days of unseasonal competition and 3 days of record breaking Los Angeles

The dismount, o f round-off, back handspring , back somersault la you t, was an extremely weak area-probabl y because o f the very short run permitted.

SIDE HORSE : M ost gymnasts will suffer the same agonies

on the side horse: sm ooth transiti on from undercut (right after mount) to sing le leg czech:

¥1~4!$f~ Front pick up into reverse doub le leg circles

in the middle of the routine:

Reaching back or ahead for support or extra push on the crown, stock l i, or inverted stock Ii dismount. This will probably call for an auto­matic fi ve-tenths deduction.

STILL RINGS: It seemed as though the gymnasts could

not make up their minds whether t o ho ld the f i rst handstand or not. The first handstand is not a hold , however , the gymnast has to, at the same time, make it fairly clear that he could have held the handstand .

High rev erse kip prior to the cross (many missed the cross but I do not expect to see that later in the year).

~lt Dislocate before the dismount must be at.

least as high as the rings and straight body.

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PARALLEL BARS: The mount on the PB 's is going to be a

problem as it must be through a handstand. ' The jump into the mount should be at least higher than the bars.

The front uprise should be straighter than usual.

Straight body here

The back uprise V2 turn is, of course, the heart of this routine as the stunts from here on are worth 2.8 o f the 10.0 points, miss the

. V2 turn or do it low and you will probably miss the dismount.

The handstand posi tion must be reached before the % turn is sta rted on the dismo unt and the landing must be in a' straight line with where the last hand left the bar:

HORIZONTAL BAR: The mount on the HB is the main consider­

ation for this routine. The swing under the bar must be in a straight line, the swing must be carried high in the front and back and the straddle " L" must be verticle:

The rest of the routine centers primaril y around completing the turns before the hand­stand position and making the turns straight. The dismount is supposed to be a straddle but will probably turn out to be a stradd le hecht.

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Kenneth Jr. HoLLi&

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The Westside Y.M.C.A. Tulsa Alternates

(Ed. note: Here is a success story that should stimulate all of us who are inter­ested in promoting competitive gymnastics.)

The Tulsa Alternates Gymnastic T eam was formed about three years ago at Park Elementary school when Mr. Sam H ester , the physical education teacher , discovered several of his students had gymnastic inter­est and ability. ' These girls, along with other interested girls, practiced in the school gymnasium on the tumbling mats before and after school. The ma ts were the only available pieces of equipment at the time. Mr. H ester and some interested fa thers made the first set of ba rs. a balance beam and a vaulting box. Later , the W est­side Branch Y.M.C.A. began sponsoring gymnasti cs and obta ined more and be tter equipment. Due to a lack of qualified in­structors in our area , we went to some gym­nasti c meets to le arn rather than to w in. W e sent a few girls to some clinics with the unde rstandin g that they would pass their knowledge on to the ones n ot able to attend . As we improved , we went to mor e m eets in other states. This past year we won first place a t the Southwest Area Sports Festival in Tulsa ; fir st place at the Gulf A.A.U. Invitational tournament held in Huntsvill e, T exas; first place at the Junior Olympics at Bartlesville, Oklahom a; and first place at an A.A .U. Invitationai tourna­m ent held in Mem phis, T ennessee.

Once a year we hold a gymnastic clinic to stimulate interest in our locale. This year we had approx imately 100 attend our four-day clinic. W e are very appreciative of the help given our group by the in­struc tors at our clinics: Mr. Arnold Di­Domenica , Mrs. Margaret. Powell and three demonstrator s from the Powell Gymnasium in Baton Rouge, L ouisiana ; Mr . Pat Y ea­ger , coach from Houston University ; Mr. Nance coach of the Oklahoma Twisters;

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Dick Zuber and Mr. Crenshaw of the Nis­sen Corporation; Miss Sandy K ent of Dal­las, Texas; Mary Ann Wagoner ; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hester , Glen Brown, and Gene Chase of the W estside Y.M.C.A. T o all the above, we owe a great debt of gratitude.

ETTERS

SPEAKING OUT Dear Mr. Sundby,

I too have been dissa ti s fi ed w ith the coverage of Eas t ern events a nd people so I decided to say a few words about Eas tern ha ppeni ngs.

One li ttle lady w ho hasn 't gotten enough pub lic ity is Doris B rause. D ori s is perha ps t h e fines t u n even p-b ar ,varkel' in t h e world. H e r wo rk on thi s p iece r esembles m en 's hig h ba r work. Her cast goes t o a ha ndstand, h er f orm is excell en t (both of these qua li t ies are sometimes lacking in "top" routines). a.nd sh e exhi b its m uch origina li ty . Doris was a nea r finalist in '60, '62 , a nd '66 (she was th e a lternate (!) in '6 4). W it h some more nationa l and in­ter na tional pu blicity, perha ps Doris w ill be recogn ized as th e g reat per fo rmer' she is a nd, with excellent compul sory and op ­tiona l r outines, w ill ma ke the fin a ls in ' 68.

F or q uite a f ew year s now Bill Coco has been doing an excellent coaching job in the P hil a delph ia area. Hi s g irl's team , t he Manne t tes from Mann Rec. Cent"r in P h ill y. a re pr esently Ju nior Tat ional champions. Several of h is girls placed high in t he a ll-arou nd a t th is m eet . T he Ma n­n ettes (Phila . Dep t. of R ec. ) have been champions fo r many yea r s, a lso.

B ill is r espons ible fo r the forma tion of the Easter n Gymnast ics Clinic which is held every su mmer a t Camp Deer head , Han cock, N.Y. T h is is a n excell e n t c li n ic with a staff the caliber of wh ich is hard to find elsewh ere. Members of Olym pic , W orld Games. a nd Pan-Am teams a nd out­sta nd ing college gym nas ts ma k e u p the staff. Sma ll g roup ins truc tion , emph as is on a ll- a round. a nd good organization 111 a.k e t hi s c linic a ver y ed u catio na l exp er ie nce .

Thank s fo r the oppor tunity to speak out. I hope more r epor ts from t he Eas ter n states w ill be com ing yo ur way to equa l­ize the coverage.

Sincerely, Fred Turoff P hila delphia. Pa.

ED. We wi" be looking for more Eastern reports ... for reports on Doris Brause, with film drawings of her uneven bar routine at the World Championships in Dortmund, Germany, 1966 - see Madem­oiselle Gymnast Sept.-Oct. 1967, (pages 18, 19, 20 & 21)* both available at 75c a copy from M G Back Edition. Dept. , Box 777, Santa Monica , Calif. * Or Oly mpisch e Tur nkuns t A ugust, 19 67 (pages 6, 7 & 8) .

OLYMPIC PINS! Dear Mr, Sund by,

T he Czechs have a ll k inds of commem ­Ol'ative olym pic p ins fo r th e 1968 Mex ico Olympics. ' Vhere is it possible to obtain a s im ila r pin in the Un ited States Or a ny s im ila r pa tri ot ie p in for exam ple of the A me vican flag? I s it possible to donate to t he olympic fu nd a nd ob tain a pin if so, w h er e? I a ,vai t your r eply. .

Sincerely, , J. A. Sterba ED. Write the United States Olympic Comm ittee , Olympic House 57 Park Ave. , New York City, N.Y. 10007:

MISSING MGs Dear Sir:

I have not r ece ived the June -JUly, Au­g us t a nd September issues of the Modern Gymnas t.

W HAT HAPPENED? Te'r r y Boys F a rmi ngton, Mich igan 48024

ED: Have you noticed your postman doing handstands or flips lately ? According to our records your address plate is in our files and used with each mailing . (We are sending you the copies , you did not get, and hope you get them this time).

INSPIRATIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL Dear Sir :

Just a word on your mag. It·s rea lly g reat to have a n inspira tio nal m agaz ine as yours a round . Wh en you 've jUHt ml HRed 3 back cat ches on the P 's yo u can look a t maybe, Di omidov throw one a nd pres to you r s is back . 'Well anyway, keep u p th ~ good work , a nd r en1embe r you ' ve a lway s got one thi ng g.o lng fo r you, you a re coveri ng the mos t beau tifu l spor t in th e world.

Sincer ely, David Genes t 589 Willia m s St. P itts fi eld , Mass. 01 201

MG PAN AM ERROR Dear Mr . J ohn Nooney:

I just rece ived my copy of the Modern Gymnast a nd read your r eport on t he Pan -Ams. I' n1 afraid you ,ver e in error concer ning the All-Around resultR. T he re waH, in fact, a typographical en o r In the first ta ll y, but th e ac tua l resul ts had Rothli sberger in w inning , Va ll es second Cohn in third p lace, w ith 109 .10 a nd Thor in fourth place with 109.00.

S incerely yours, Mark S. Coh n P hilade lph ia, Pa.

.ED: Mr. Nooney ~ends his regrets . .. it IS our error, we dId not double check the results . Fact is, to this date we have yet to receive the complete Pan Am placlngs.

A Brief Resume of the Men's-1968 Olympic Gymnastic Program

GYMNASTS QUALIFY by scoring 104.00 points. (compulsory and optional) in National Championship meets and other authorized meets by the Olympic Gymnastics Committee Examples of such meets will be the National AAU Championships to be held in Long Beach California, April 11-13, and the NCAA Champ­ionships at University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, April 4-6,1968. FI RST TEAM TRIALS to be held June 21-22 at teh Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Twenty gymnasts will train for two weeks with the top six gymnasts advancing to the Final Trials. SECOND TEAM TRIALS will be held for the remaining 14 !lymnasts at which time an add­itional 6 men will qualify for the final Trials, August 16-17. FINAL TEAM TRIALS arE: to be held in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area on August 29-31 The top 8 gymnasts will qualify for final team training. OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP will be held for the top 8 gymnasts September15-30 at tf)e Air Force Academy. DEPARTURE for Mexico October 1,1968 for 7 Gymnasts, Coach and Manager.

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