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ART AND GYMNASTICS

A comparison of Soviet and Japanese trends by V. SECHlN-U.S.S.R. Institnte oj

of Art Reprinted from August·September issue of

ACROBATICS by permission of

Managing Editor Ralph P. H. Samuels Associate George Gerard

Technique alone does not make a work of art. It is the creation of an artistic image that counts most. In this sense, gymnastics, to my mind, is one of the happier forms of sport- for it stands on the borderline be· tween sport and art. I feel that the aesthetic criteria will gradually become as important to sport as technical results. Sport will grow closer to art. Where gymnastics are can· cerned this conj ecture is already being turned into fact.

However, the search for new ways has proved for some strange reason especially difficult for Soviet gymnasts. I say strange, because we have had every opportunity to make headway-with the manner and style of such masters as Larisa Latynina and Polina Astakhova, Pavel Stolbov, and Yuri Titov, and somewhat earlier, of Boris Shakh· lin and Victor Chukarin. But many Soviet coaches do not seem to see the direction indicated by the compass, with the result that the Japanese and other challengers irr gymnastics are go ing more in the right direc· tion than we are.

Some ex perts tried to assert that in th €' Prague World Championship our men's team were better prepared than the Japan· ese, and that our defea t could be ex plained only by biased judges and by the fact that they di sregarded the high aesthetic level of our men's performances. I was not in Prague, but several months later , at the meet between the teams of the U.S.S.R. and Japan in Moscow, I was able to see that things were quite the opposite. The performance of the Japanese was distinguished by graphic and artistic elegance, whereas many of our gym· nasts cultivated nothing but the power sty Ie.

Our men's team in the latest meets with the Japanese in Kiev and Moscow outdid them in the floor exercises. But anyone who followed the competitions carefull y was able to note that the Japanese were far superior to us in rhythm , tempo and plasticity-all the things that go under the heading of ar· ti stic elements. Each of thei r exercises showed, besides an amazing complexity and versatile technique, a wonderful artistic in· tegrity of performance, the thing we call imagery in art.

1 feel sure that a t the Olympic Games in Tokyo they will spring a surprise on us and that certain gymnasts will fail to win their medals.

I watched the Soviet and Japanese girl gymnasts compete on the beam. Latynina was absent, and the Japanese team was com· pletely rejuvenated. I could see that the per· formances of our girl gymnasts were not inspired by the Latynina style, but rather by ex treme caution, economy and calculation. The Japanese girls, on the other hand. simply ' floated over their pieces and fell. The most surprising thing, though, was that they did not seem a bit worried whether they fell or not. Not for a moment did they drop ou t of the pattern of their perform· ances. In other words, they penetrated to the very core of Latynina's style, realising that when they attained her skill .(and skill is easier to attain than the individuality and artistI c qualities of a performance, even though most of us think the opposite) they

would achieve the ab ili ty even to turn their errors into merits. Only a genuine arti st can do that.

Such an artist is Latynina. Durin g the last national titl e meeting, when she became overall champion of the U.S.S.R., I remem· bel' she almost lost her balance on the healll and made a slight · mistake. Most of the spectators, however, and the experts, too, did not find a mistake, for Latynina per· formed like an artist , making us follow not so much the precision of the different ele· ments as Ihe development of her art is ti c image.

The advantage of the art; st gy mnast lies in that he weaves even his shortcomin g>' into a single ar ti stic pattern of performance. E rgo, th ese fau lts so noticeabl e in others, impart to his performance a unique anu individua l qua lity.

The J apanese have a very fine sense of the trend of development in gymnastics. They understand that the time has come when the gym nast must begin not so much' by acquir· ing a certain sum of complex technical habits as by developing his arti stic per· formance. F uture Olympic gymnasts should be arti stically minded. This is the opinion of some of our coaches, but thi s approach has not as ye t been. introduced to any dep th or breadth. It has not been adopted by all of our coaches, judges and gymnasts.

It seems to me that there are no grounds for agreeing with those who believe that the main reason for the victory of the Japanese men's team at the last Olympic Games and the world championship lay in their techni · cal superiority. The point is precisely tha t our gymnasts do not lag so much in thi s reo spect. They should begin remedying the situ· a tion from the other end , findin g arti sts a illong our young gymnasts and " going int o the a ttack" with them.

At the last meet with the Japanese we saw that many of our gymnasts were as good as their opponents in technique. But how heavy and unrhythmic their perform· ances were! Moments of uplift, elan, were followed by tedious pauses. The J apanese relaxed, and were never tense where they could let their muscles rest.

I feel that a gymnast who sees his compo· sition not only as a physical exercise, but, above all, as a harmonious pattern, will sooner win out.

Don't misunderstand me. T echnique will naturally go on becoming ever more complex. Yet the future of gymnastics lies not· in the subordination of the sportsman's · individual · ity to greater and greater technique, not in tile slavish worship of technique.

The conclusion to be drawn is clear enough: must exercises be made more com· plex ad infinitum? Should not there appear gymnasts who, like Galina Ulanova in ballet , will excel not in any special technical in· tricacy, but just perform simply and- yes­with talent?

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With all that has been said, writtell and jilmed concerning the lije and loss oj :our President 10hn F. Kenll edy, it is difficult to add more 10 whol. has already been expressed, however, I would like to share with YOll the statement oj ( my Pastor) , Dr . William C. Thomas, First Baptist Church , We st Los Angeles, addressed to the Congregatl:on on Sunday, Nove mber 24, 1963.

JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY

1917 - 1963

We share with people everywhere the grief that is felt in the sudden and tragic loss our country has sustained in the death of President Kennedy. It seems incred ible that one man 's hatred could erupt ill such brutal, senseless, diabolical murder. Not "impl y one life has been erased, but the head of a nation h'ls been struck · down, the blow striking at the very heart of our country. Murder is com­mitted every da y, everywhere, but this is especially reprehensible because it was aimed at the head of government, and therefore at government itself. We have been taught that criticism of government is right and permissible, that change of government by orderl y means, established by our constitution, is just and a t times necessary, but that overthrow of government or the perpetration of violence to affect such overthrow is evil , anarchistic, and cQn­trary to every decent element in our democratic wa y of life. We utterly deplore and abhor the vio­lence that took the life of our President.

Pres ident Kennedy was a leader of our nation and therefore of the world itself. His death not only affects Americans but the citizens of the world . And · at this juncture in the world's history, when the delicate balance between the free world and the communist-dominated world is so preca rious, the remova l of the President from his place of leader­~hip by violent means can have far-rea ching and ma levolent consequences.

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President Kennd y, though not everyone's candidate for the presidency, was nonetheless everyone's pres· ident, and therefore we all ha ve sustained a great loss. We all feel the shock, the sorrow, and even indigna ti on at the assassination .

' \"e ex tend our hea rt-felt sympath y to Mrs. Kennedy and the entire famil y. Sorrow is common to all fam­ilies, high and low, rich and poor, and no matter how high our position in life, how great our ac­cumula tion of this world 's goods, how universal the acclaim of men, sorrow makes us kin with our fell owmen everywhere and we stand naked and helpless before the inevitability of death . Death , as

it must come to all men, has come to the President, one who occupied the highest position to be award­ed to men. We commend Mrs. Kennedy and the other loved ones to the grace of God because their world has come tumbling down around them, shat­tered by the assassin 's bullet, and because of their wealth , fame, position and prestige, the shattering of their world has had greater impact upon them than the shattering of the world upon us.

~:. * This is a time to pray and to look away from earth to heaven. This is a time to realize the transitori­ness of life, the possibility of sudden death, the need of all men to look unto Cod for salvation. Man's life is as grass ; " in the morning it flourish ­eth and groweth up , in the evening it is cut down and withereth. " To quote again from the Scripture, " What is your life? It is even a vapor that appear­eth for a little time and then vanisheth away."

-:-;- * I am reminded of an experience of the prophet Isaiah : " In the year the King Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon the throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple . . . and the seraphim cried to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts ; the whole earth is full of his glory." May God grant to us, and to those now in authority, that there shall be a fresh vision of God and His might, of the Lord and His glory. God will not give His glory to another. The sor­rows of earth, the disappointments, the frustrations , can be used of God to show us our need of Him and to draw us close to Him for comfort, wisdom, and strength.

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May the President of the United States, Lyndon .T ohnson, be given courage and faith , humility and grace, to perform his duties and to lead this coun­try in a most difficult period of its history. May we as Christian citizens unite in prayer unto the Lord, as His Word commands, and uphold our president, our government, and our nation before the throne of our Sovereign God who is Lord of Lords and King of Kin gs.

- Dr. William C. Thomas

ilK GYMNASTIKA

A recent edition of th e Czechos lovak ia n pu blica tion " Gym nast ika" p ic tured a pu ll ey and we ig ht aid setup for he lping a rin g ma n to de ve lop and mas le r new Iri ck". T Il(> Gy m· nas t puts nn a spo lting b e ll th ai is su'pt' ndcri

by pul lies above Ihe rin g~ . In s lead o f th" ,,,ua l hand s pollinl! on th e end o f the lin e . we ighl s are all ached. The IlIlJrt' weighl a nd ligl;'ter the gymnast and vi,a ver~a u~llil tlw Iri ck be in g allempled is ma~lert'd wilhoul Ih .. use of t he wf' ig h I5. Good idea') Wl' Ihink "1.

TV BERNA SWISS CHAMPION - STRONGER THAN EVER

[f,' Kurt Baechler .

The Bernese Boys of thi s lillIe Turnverein frolll Ihe capital of Switzerl and cou ld affo rd the luxury to delega te two team s into Ihe F ina l, having to face-as t hird team- the lOp· team of the Turnvere in Luzern Bur"er and win nin g with Ihe ir fir s t leam wilh 168~6S points over Berna II 163.15 and Luze rn Burger 161.70 so s ure, nobody e ven wo ul d have th o ug h I of.

WORLD UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS HIP S (Porto A legre)

I. .Japan ., l TSS/{

1. MH t ~ urnot()-JapRIl 2. K atuh-Japa.n 'J, H Hy;tta-Ja pan .1. Titov-USSR ;1. Aiba-Japan 6. St,o jrln- t'SSR

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TV Berna from Berne/Switzer land has 10 be cons idered as today the s tronges t and bes l gy m cl ub not on ly of Swilze rland but prob. a bl y o f Europe.

Agai n it was Fritz F e uz who 1V0n top honor. TV Berna probably wi ll send at leas t half of the S wiss team to T okyo.

WORLD REPORT OF GYMNASTI CS By Dr. Joseph Gohler

J A P ANESE UNI VERS IT Y CHAMPIONSHI F S

1. Matsumoto 2. Aiba .j. :\Iakavamil 4. Kato li 4. Hoh 6. Kogu l'e

(H iroshima) Compulsory Optional

56.80 57.85 57.10 56.95 56 .70 56.70 56.65 56."45 56.35 56.75 55.95 56.50

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IV . GAMES OF MEDITERRANEAN I. ttaly 2. Yug-os iax ia :3. Fra n ce 4. U.S.A. 5. ;\ l orol'C()

ALL·A ROUND 1. Cer,u'- Yugos lav ia ~. C'a.l'mil1 (' (;i- l t; ll.v :\. Me lliclwlli -Ttaly 5. U ui ffnfly-France G, P e u 'o i t' - Y u g'os !H v i;\ 7, Svot- Yugo!:i l av ia ~. C imnn.g hi-Italy ~ . Carlninncc i-ItaJy 10. Fallguenx-France

PRE · OLYMPIC GAMES (Tokyo)

Co mp ulsory Optio n a l I. Endo-Japan 57.40 57.65 2. Mits ukul'e -Jap . 56.80 57.45 :l. Ono-Japan 56.55 56.90 :l. T::5Ul'lT1Ul'i-Japan 56.45 57.00 5. Xag'a!-iawa- J ap. 56.30 56.85 R Yamash ita -Jap. 56.50 56.55 ,. Cerar- YlIgo.!S i av. 55.75 57.15 ~. Ha yata-.Japan 56. 15 56.65 ~ I . Schak li n- USSR 55.60 57 .05 10. Zapenl{() - USS R 56.00 56.5:)

16. N 'akaya.llla - J ap. 55. iU 55.BO

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Scenes from 1963 Western States Gymnastic Cl in ic.

PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THE

THIRD ANNUAL WESTERN STATES GYMNASTIC CLINIC DEC. 26 - 30, 1963

CLINIC INFORMATION

Individ ual - $7.00; Family - $1 1.00; Group, 10 or more (g roups must be paid tage therl - $5.00 each .

Those paid prior to December 20, 1963 will recei ve the following rates :

Indi vidual , - $6.00; Family - $10 .00; Group - 4 .00.

The regi stration fee will cove r the cost of I.D. pin, p ro­gram ond admittance to all meets, classes, workout sessions and othe r clinic sponsored events.

Send 011 regis trations to Sam Boi li e; 2145 Calle Pola r; Tucson, Arizona 85710.

The housing will agQin be handled by the Flamingo Motor Hote l; Tucson, Arizona. For room reservations, rafes, etc ., write d irectl y to the Flamingo Motor Hote l. Address any mailing to Manager when req uesting information and make me ntion you are attending the Western Gymnastics Clinic .

The East vs. West Team has been se lected in adva nce. The final se lection wa s made by a three man committee

from the east and a three man committee from the west. The ir cho ice was on the bas is of expere ince and how the gymnast has performed in the past . The gymnast and hi .; coach will be not ified of his se lect ion before December 1, 1963. The two tea ms are representati ves of the actual areas (East and West ) wi th the Continental Divide serv ing as the d ividing line.

1963 Clinic Highlights

I . Th e re will be less competit ia in in order to allow more time fo r learning. For men the re wi ll be the East vs. West All-Sta r Meet a nd the open Clinic Championships for men, in conj uncti on with the Tram po line tryouts at 2 p. m. on the 30th. For women the re will be one open meet. There will be no younge r g roup competition . Fo r thi s age there will be a "Rout ine Day" a s exp lained on the sc hedul e.

·2 . We have added special classes for the coach and teacher. A sess ion in which to learn new techniques in teac hing, coaching and spotting. The lec tures will be given by the lead ing coaches in our field today.

3. There will be spec ial classes for judge and offic ial cert ificati on . Thi s will be se t up thraugh the U.S.G.F. The

course lectures and test ing prog ram will be under the direction of Mr. Ga rdon Maddux, Gymnastics Coach at the Los Ange les State College.

4. In the afternoons (weather permitting) we will have extra apparatus se t up outs ide for those who wish to work out rather than attend the schedul ed c lasses (s ingle appara­tus spec iali st s etc,)

5. Classes are being set up for intermediate and advanced levels only. The directors do not fee l that a clinic of this nature (due to the time factor and number of participants) lends itself to the instruct ion of the complete beginner. We feel that in order to benefit from the clinic the participant should have had at least one yea r of previous gymnastics instruction. This is not to sa y that the instructo r of beg in­ning gymnastics cannot profit by attending the clinic.

6 . SPECIAL NOTICE: The final tryou ts for the Trampoline Team tour of South Africa will be held at 2 P.M. Monday, Dec. 30th., (the last day of the clinic), The team selected will consist of 1 girl, 2 boys and a coach. This competition wi ll be run by the United States Gymnastic Federation .

WOMEN'S PROGRAM The women 's program of the Western Gymnastics Clinic wi ll be under the direction of Mr. Herb Vogel. Mr. Vogel was formerly the coach of the women 's tea m at the Flint Jr. College of Flint, Michigan . W hile there he was the coach of several members of the women's Olympic and Pan American Games gymnastics t eams and is recognized as the outstanding teache r and coach of women's gymnas­tics in the country. He is p resently the coach of women's gymna st ics at the Unive rsity of Sou the rn Illino is. Herb will

WESTERN GYMNASTICS CLINIC Dec. 26 - 30, 1963

Men 's Program Und er Direction of Sam Bai li e, and G lenn W ilson

Gi rl 's Prog ram Under the Direction of Herb Vogel

Women's Gymnastics Coach Universi t y of So. Illinois

Thursday, Dec. 26

MEN

9 AM Registration General wo rk out s Men's & Women's Gyms

12 NOON 1 PM Fil ms & announcements -basement of girl's gym.

2 PM Inter. Side Horse Adv. Side Horse

2:45 Inter . Rings, Adv. Rings 3:30 Inter. Parallel Bars

Adv. Parallel Bars 4 : 15 General Workouts 4: 15 Or ient ati on for Judg ing

Certifi cation Closs 6:00 Cocktail H our to be

followed by buffet supper­Open fre e to all coaches, teachers , and officia ls.

WOMEN 12 NOON

I PM Women's Orient a tion & Clin ic Instruction a l Orgon izo­tion-Women's Gymnasium

2 PM Gymnastics Instruction I. Nine sepa rate skill sections wil l be devoted to women's and g irl 's bymnastics. Intermediate & Adv.-A. Unevens (3 sections) b. Free Exercise (3 sess ions ) c. Vau lting (3 sections) 4 PM Gen. Workouts

4: 15 PM N.A.W.G.O. * Judges Clinic . Sess ion i (Bars )

6 PM Cocktail Hour to be followed by buffet. Open free to all coaches, t eachers & offic ials. *N.A.W.G.O.-Natianal Asso­c iation of Women Gymnastics Officia ls

Fr iday, Dec . 27

MEN 9 AM Coaches and T eacher$

Class-(Progressions - Spot­ting Techniques - Training Procedures)

l OAM Long Horse-Beg. & Adv. t ogether in this closs

10:30 Inter . High Bar Adv. High Bar

11: 15 Inter. Fl oo r Exer. Adv. Fl oor Exercise.

10:00 Trampo li ne Int er. T rampoline Adv.

II :00 Tumbling, Int er. Tumbl ing, Advanced

12 NOON I PM Fi lms and announce­ments - basem ent o f gir l/5 gym

2 PM Inter. Side H orse Advanced Side H orse

2:45 Inter. Rings Advanced Rings 3:30 Inter. Parallel Bars Advonced Parallel Bars

4: 15 Genero l Workouts 4: 15 Judg ing Certification

Closs 8:00 P.M . East vs. West

WOMEN 9 AM Coaches, Teachers &

Judges Closs (.) Progress ions (A, B, & C ca ­tegories), Spotting & training techniques in Uneven Ba rs

: 0 AM Gymnastics Instruction II. Intermed iate & Advanced. a. Dance (3 sections) b. Beam (3 ski ll sect ions) c. Acrobatic (3 skill sections)

12 NOON 2 PM Team T echniques I.

Observation period f o r coaches, instructors & judges o f team o rganization, train ­ing, condit ion ing, & prepara­tion for competition. (Live demonst rat ion w ith question & answer period, et c.) Di­rected to provide insights into the development o f H .S. & Collegiate women's teams.

2 PM Trampoline, Inter. & Advanced

3 PM Tumbling, Inter. & Advanced

4 PM Gen. Workouts 4: 15 PM Judges C linic, Session

II (Beam)

be assi sted in the instruction of classes for intermediate and adva nced gymnastics on all pieces of women 's apparatus by 5eve ral outstanding gymnasts.

The program will be he ld in the Women's Gym on the campus of the Unive rsity of Arizona (across the street from the men 's program), There will be several pieces of each piece of apparatus to insure all an opportunity to partici­pate.

The Western Gymnastics Clinic will again be held unde r the sanction of the United States Gymnastics Federation and will be attended by Mr. Fran k Bare, Exec uti ve Directo r of the U.S.G.F.

The fo llowing is a list of some of the leading coaches that will be taking part in the Third Annual Western Gymnastics Clinic :

Mr. N. R. (Dick) Holzaepfel, Gymna stics Coach State Unive rs ity of Iowa

Mr. Bill Meade, Gymnastics Coach Universi ty of Southern Il linois

Mr. Glenn Wilson, Gymnastics Coach Unive rsity of Colorado

Mr. Gordon Maddux, Gymnastics Coach Los Angeles State College

Mr. Herb Voge l, Gym nastics Coach for Women University of Southern Illinois

Mr . .sa m Bailie, Gymnastics Coach Univers ity of Arizona

Mr. Hal Frey, Gymnastics Coach Unive rs ity of California

Mr. Charles Pond, Gymnastics Coach Uni ve rs ity of Illinois

Saturday, Dec. 28

MEN

9 AM Coaches and Teachers Class-(Progressions - Spot ­ting Techniques - Training Procedures)

lOAM Long Horse- Beg. & A d v . together in t his class

10:30 AM Inter. H igh Bar, Adv. High Bar

I 1: 15 Inter. Fl oor Exercise Advanced Floor Exercise

10:00 Trampoline, Inter. Trampoline, Advanced

II :00 Tumbling, Inter . Tumb ling, Adv.

12 NOON I PM Films & announcements

basement o f gi rl 's gym 2 PM Inter. Side Horse

Advanced Side Horse 2:45 Inter. Rings, Adv. Rings 3:30 Inter. Parallel Bars

Advanced Parallel Bars 4: 15 Genera l Workouts 4: 15 Judging Certification

Closs 8:00 PM Girl 's Meet, East ­West

WOMEN 9 AM Same as Friday

Prog ression etc. on Balance Beam

lOAM Gymnastics Instruction III. Intermed iate & Advanced a. Unevens (3 sect ions) b. Free Exer . (3 sections) c. Vaulting (3 sections)

12 NOON 2 PM - 4 PM Team Techniques II. Same as Friday

2 PM Trampol ine Inter and Advanced

3 PM Tumbl ing I nter. and Advanced

4 PM Gen . Workouts 4:15 Judges Clinic, Session III

(Free Eexrcise) 8 PM East - West Meet:

Women

Sunday, Dec . 29

MEN

10:00 to 12:00 Picture Day Men & Wom en

12 NOON 1 PM Films & announcements Basements of gi rl 's gym

2 PM Coaches & Teachers Class

3 PM Long Horse 3:30 Inter . High Bar,

Adv. High Bar 4 PM' Inter. Free Exercise

Advanced Free Exercise 4:30 Judging Class, Final

testing- Certification cards & cer t ificates t o be mailed after

groding 7 PM Olympic Compulsory

Demonstrations, Men 's & ,Women's

WOMEN 12 NOON 2 PM Gymnastics Instruction

IV a. Dance (3 sections) b. Beam (3 sections) c. Acrobatics (3 sect ions)

4 PM General Workouts 4: 15 PM Judges Cl inic

Sess ion IV (Vaulti ng) 7 PM Olymp ic Compulsory

Demonstrations. Men & Women

Monday, Dec . 30

MEN

lOAM Children's Roc., me DO l ana lys is of routines by panel of experts . Th is f or both boys & girls-to toke place of age g roup competitions!

12 NOON 1 PM Fi lms & a nnouncements basement of gir l 's gym

2 PM Final tryouts for th ~ U.S.G.F. Trampol ine Team wh ich is t o tour Afr ica in the Spring o f 1964. T hese try­outs are under the direction of the U.S.G.F.

WOMEN 12 N OON 2 p.m. Final Trials for U.S­

G. F. Trampoline tour South Afri ca

4 PM Genera l Workouts

11

Ho usewives Gymnasti c:s

Club Gymnastics

12

IJear M. G. Readers: It would be impossible. even ii I

tried, for lII e to des cribe the wonderful {!.l'lIlIldst ic experiences I' ve had dllring th e post .vear in Sweden. I' ve IlllUle lIIany friends and have learned that there IS 1II 0re to gymnastics than just international type competition, thollgh it's still Ill y fal'orite . That Swe dish gvmnas fi("s has influenced my gymnas­tical olltlook might be evident in the articles I' ve sent YOIl for pllblication . I hope that throllgh these articles AND PICT U RES jllst a little of th e pleasllres and joys which can be achie ved {rom gym nastic participation were evident .

I wished the average girl in A merim cOllld e:'(perienre th e enjoym ent which Swedish !lirls . for example , derive jrom recreational g.vmnastic participation. As regards the physical fitn.es s aspect oi Swedi sh gymnasts, increased flexibility, increased 1TII13cfe ton es, and a healthy body sholl ld be reason en'o ll gh for iree -time gymnastic participation. Per haps A lII erica {"ollld stand a little more o.f th e Scandina vian and Ellropean gym­nastic inc/llences in school ph ysical ed ­llcation. Olltstanding schools ior gym­nastics in Europe are : III Lillsved: 12) Royal Gymnastic Central Institllte, SmckllOlm, Sweden ; (3) Ollerllp Gym­nastikfolkhogskola, allert/I' , Denmark ; and 14 ) Medal£ Gymnastik Schllle_ Schloss Hoh en/els in Cobllrg, W est Ge r -

manx. I slIgges t M. G. R eaders inter­('s ted in a papillar form 0.1 gymnastics ('he('k th ese schools alit.

Sincerely, Ollie Askew S prin{! Valley, California

KALMAR, SWEDEN JUNE 26 - 30, 1963

By Ollie Askew

Gymnas ti cs for a ll! A resoun d ing rea li s lll in Sweden today, ne ither inclement weathe r nor persona l misfortune da mpened the s pirit or excitement which preva iled a t K a lm ar 's 3rd annual gymnastic fe5ti va l. Sanctioned by the Swedish Gymnasti c As· socia ti on , thi s festi val was first plann ed in 1956 wit h the intent of bring ing toge ther as many gy mnasts re presentin g as many d ifferent Swedi sh gymn asti c ca tegori e5 a' poss ibl e . It grow in g success was substan· ti ated thi s yea r by the two th ousand PL U~ gymnasts, representing some forty diffe rent troops which have journ eyed he re; s ill a ll children 's pens ione rs, and pa u, e gYllln a5ti (' form s we re not r e prespnt ed .

THE· WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS Highlig hting the W eeks acti viti es were

l1I en's and wo men 's compe tition for ind io vid ua l honors as S wed ish Master of Gym· nas tics; men's and wo men's troop compe· titi on ; and tea m exhibitions by house· wives'· gymn asti cs, Sweden's women mass elite, Denm ark 's H ammerum H en 'ed SGol men's elit e, Finland 's So uthern Voimiste· laliiho, and Norway's Norges Gymnastikk· og T urn fo rbund.

SWEDISH MASTER (SM) COMPETITION

Womens Even befo re the opening ce remonies on

June 26th when gymnasts marched frolll designated areas to' K a lmars big market place for A rtur Kaib jer 's welcomin g ad· dress, the wo mens SlVI tri als were held at S porth a llen with the best ten compe tit ors go ing into the final s. The o bliga tory pro· gram ; identi cal to tha t r equired a t the 1964 Olympic Gam es in T okyo, proved a good test for the yo unger com petitors. ( Incidentl y the oldest performer in the wo mens . SM competition was E va Rydell a t 21 years, t-h en came 19 year old Gerola Lindahl , Marie Lundquist and Ull a Lind· strom at 16 yea rs, etc. These girl s have a great gymnas ti c future if they continue a t their present r a te; good luck girls ! I Ry· dell , from Go thenburg, ga ined a well de· se rved pra ise for her outstanding pre lim perfor mances in vaulting and free exercise.

In the final s, Mari e Lundquist, Jun ior master in Vaster as last F all , combined cooln ess and cleve r gymnasti cs to place second in Balance Beam and fir st in Free Exercise. H er S uperfluous (9.60 ) fr ee ex· el cise routine received a stand ing ova tion for several minutes aft er it s completion. Rydell , howeve r, dominated the fin als plac· ing firs t in unevens and va ultin g, apd fecond in fr ee exercise with 9.50 ave riu!e sco res in each. T o describe he r pe rfon~, . mances one need onl y ~a y . "They were terr ifi c ! "

Mens The men's SM tri als were held just pri ol

to the wo men 's fin als . Aga in the obliga · tory p rogra m was identi cal to that of the 1964 Ol ympic Games and the ten best went into the fin a ls. S tig " M ickel' '' Linde va ll fini shed first in the pre lim s with 54.85 po int ~ . th e lead of which he neve r lost.

In the fin a ls Thoresson , gold medal he lde r in fr ee exe rcise a t the 1952 Olym pic

Left t o r ight : Er ic Rosengren, Stig Li ndevol l, Evert Li ndgren , W illiam Thoresson (in the a ir ).

Garnes in H els inkI). pe rformed , nlO oth ly in hi s rhythmica ll y superb fashion onl;, to ga in a t ie with Li ndeva ll (9 .551 for first place in tha t event. 9.70 an d 9.60 per · fonn ances by Le if Koo rn and E ve rt L ind· gren r especti ve ly on rings and hori zont a l bar we re other ind ividu al hi ghl i ~ h t s .

RESUL TS Wome ns 1. E~< \ it Hyde )) , Gote iJ org :) • . 35 2. G l" f? la Lin da hl , Stoeldlol m 37.25 ~ • .l .a rl e Lund qu is t, Y ns t er as :{6 45 4. t Jl la Lindstmm, .

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TROOP COMPETITION P r t'l' i ~ i ll n of Illovt'm en t. d p f i n i t t' n t'~~ or

f O):Ill. rh y thlll i<: a l Ill o lion. and high al .. ~ t h e­li c q ll al i t i t'~ t> x i ~ la nl in inl t-' rn at io na l typt· ~ ~ mll a:.: 1 i c~ an' a lso to he fOlln d in truo p gY lll n a s t i c~ in add ition 10 tllt' entit v (I f t" a lll effo rt. Idea l fur c lu iJ or sc hool ' u ,,~ . t hi ~ ~Y llll1 a~ li r fo rm a l] ;)w :-; ~ r t:'a t t:' r n um­iJe r, to pa rti r ipa lP and need ' not de ma nd Ilw phys ica l prneq ui, ilP , nece,sary In power g Y lllna::: li c:~ . Be g:i n nf' r~ an d vou th. who. l a ck in ~ ~ l rt"· n ~ lh. f' nci ura ll l't' aI~d e X­Jlt' ri t' ll l't' lil a;' fin d f~ lr tlH" Ill~e l v t' ~ ~ ~y mn a·:-: . ti !' out let non·existant to them befort·.

Lef t t o rig h t: Mar ie Lundquist , Ewa Rydelt and Gero la L indahl.

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In Sweden, troop gymnastics enJoys a ri ch tradition which dates from the middle 1880's. It's beginning served a military purpose, that of providing recreation from studies and in particular officers training. That this gymnastic form was unrhythmi· cal' and lacked aesthetic value was under· standable, it followed a military pattern of strict discipline and was directed by military officers; partrciyation by women was generally unheard of until 1881. As troop gymnastics ga ined in popularity, civilian participation increased, non·mili­tary leadership began to dominate, motion and rhythmic gymnastic was emphasized, and womens 'participation became accep· table-even popular.

The first team competition was held in 1877 between Stockholm's Gymnastic Society and Gothenburg's Gymnastic Club. It is believed that Hjalmar Ling, son of Per Henrik Ling the father of the Swedish Gymnastic System, acted as one of the judges for this competition.

The troo p gymnastics as displayed at Kalmar exemplified Swedish gymnastics nineteen hundred sixty three. With troop cWnpetition being held on the Fest's third and fourth day, rhythmical motion and aesthetic lines were fundam ental qualities fouhd in floor exercises. Floor exercises by competin g womens troops, at times, nearly reached the point of modern dance abstrac­tion.

Hand impliments such as balls and clubs were used as percussion instruments in special floor exercises, while musical ac­companiment was a basic quality in both me's and women's performances.

Breakdown by classes for men 's and ",omeri's troop competition was as follows :

Womens Ciass I- For elite troops with compe­

tition in floor exercises, vaulting, unevens, and balance beam.

Class lI-Competition in floor exercises, vaulting, and balance beam.

Class III-A special class with compe­tition only in floor exercises. Hand impli­ments were required, e.g. balls, hoops, clubs, turn bands, etc.

Class IV-This class was for Juniors, ages 12-16 years, competition in floor ex­er cises and vaulting. Class 1- 1. Svitjod, Go·teborg- 27.37 ; 2. Hus kvarha, GF- 26.47; 3. Stockholms S tu­dente r s, e lite troop- 25.37. Class 11-1. GK Hermes, Stkm.-25.54; 2. Ka lma r Lans, GF- 24.63; 3. Linkopings G1"-23.76. Class III - l.Ma lmoflic korn a - 28.9; 2. Vaste ras GF- 27.3; Svitjod, Gotehor g-27.2 . Class IV- I. Huskvarna GF-17.38; 2. Goteborgs Turnforening-16.08; 3. Rosen­vangs GK, Malmo-15.05 .

Mens Class I- For elite troops; competitIOn

was in floor exercise, vaulting ( tumbling table or long horse), tumbling, and appar­atus. (A minimum of three persons were required to compete in each of two inter­national competitive events).

Class II-Competition in floor exercises, vaulting, and tumbling.

Class III- For Juniors 12-16 years of age, competition was the same as Class II. Class 1- 1. SG F, Stockholm-37.39; 2. AGF, Orebro- 36. 17; 3. GF Hammarby­g-ym nasterna, Stockholm-35.55. Class 11 -1. Halmstads Frigymnas t er-

26. 13; 2. GF Hammarbygymnasterna, Stockho lm-25.98 ; 3. G T V iking-a rna, Lid­

ing-o-24.30. Class 111 -1.Rosenvangs GK, Malmo -

22.23 ; 2. L imha mns IF-17.40.

On the festival's concluding day team exhibitions by housewives gymnastics, the women's mass elite troop, and Nordic guests took place at Frederickskane Sport­fi eld. What an impressive sight it was to see 1200 women representing ages from 20 to 80 and all walks of life parade in close formation on to the sports field to give a gymnastic exhibition. Elly Lofstrand, the director and instigator of this gymnastic form is deeply appreciated for her devo­tion and contributions to gymnastics. It is interes ting to note that nearly 80,000 Swedish women sixteen years and over out of a population of seventeen and one half millions participate in voluntary gym­nastics. Could this ever happen in the U.S.A .? Girls !

Upper left : Ewa Rydell

Above left on the Side Horse, Stig Lindeva ll

For left : Evert Lindgren

At left : Eric Rosengren

At right: scenes from Kalmar's third an­

nual Gymnastic Festi~al

S.I.U. PILOT PROGRAM S Il! ha, in s titu ft> d tilt' fir, t "pilil t" p rll'

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pe tition and in doi ng !'o I1H 'I' 1 ti lt' f(l ll llwi n ~ ba" ic o bj ec ti ves:

1. Prov id f' tht' f( 'llud t-' gY IIIIl U:-:. 1 a ll o p po r · tunit y tu purslI t> an education . wltill ' Ira inin g rur n a ti on a l and uitilll all ' inl (' flHlli ll ll a l ('0111 '

pe titi un . 2. S tillllli a tt' oth er uni"' r, iti,", and (' III ·

I t'gt'~ to foll ow " pi lol" ;-; I utiy (-'x a l1l p l l' a nd es tahlish ;-; imil a r prog ra lll :-:' . lay in :.r l ilt , ~r() ull d wu rk necessa r y to i lli ti alt- i ll tt' rco ll q.! ia tl ' cu mpt'titiun fo r WO Ill t' Il . 3. Encourage fl:' mal e gy m na;-;t;-; :--11 I hl' ) w ill contin ul:' in gymna ~ li c~ and pn·piH,· Ilwlll ' ,elves profes, iona ll y ,II tha t th,'y nlav nlt','1 th e gruwi ng IH,t'd fo r coacht,:-:, a nd in :-:. ll" lI ('( or:-:. at th e levt' l :-:. o f gY lIln a!-' ti (' pa rli l· ipa li li ll . 4. To oren tht · avenUt-' IIf I' tI:-:.:.:. ild t, gradu a lt · tra in in /! for wOlll en a ln"ad y in ti l<' fi l, ld t" rece iw" eullr~ 1:' work whi{'h can 1'1"1 ' 11(.1 1'1' 1111'111

to acce pt po, ition" u f n ', p" n, iililil v ill a ll Il:'ve l::: ()f in ~ trll c tifln a~ \\T II a;-; a dlili ll i ~ lra · ti on,

Dr, Dona ld N. Boyd"ton. :\th l"ti l' li in '!'l or of So uthern lliinu is Uni w rs ity. th t' Ill all n '· " pon"ib le for th ... orga niza t io n of t l,i s pil ot study in d ica tes that thro u ~h hi , tra l'l" l" across the na tion, as Pn's id l" nt o f th" U.S.C.F., he fo und a g ruw ing incn'a:-'t· i ll g irls' and women's gym nast ics , m atched onl ) hy th t-' "c r y" for wo me n coaches and in­s tr uc tors. He rea li zed th a t goud Ill en li k,., Ru dy l3 achn a of K ent S ta te, 'Bud Marq uet t" o f Californi a, B ill C r",ha w uf T exas. Bruce Frede ri cks of Dela ware . E lgt'ston of F lurid a . Sebestyen of Canada were 'n"prest' nt a ti vt'" " f small /! roups of indi viduals. wh" had two thi ngs in co rnnlOn, t IL Ihey worked d i li ~t'"I ' Iy teaching ~ymnas ti cs and 12) th l"y we rt' 1nell , Somethi ng had to Iw d UIi t' , Th e "o ft

,poken, bespcckll·d Boyelston, put the gears into mo tion to ge t the jo b done. Res ult : SIU Pil ot Women 's C ymnastic Program.

Herb Vogel af/poillted as 5 .1 .0. Grl1lllost£" Helltor. Wa nt ed was an ind ividua l wit h d i· versi f ied gY llIn a!itil' ex peri ence who cu ul d ca rry thn ,ugh tn mt'e t th t' oiljet' ti \'('s of till' " pilot s tudy." Ht' rb Vo~c l is IIt':' t kno wn in Cy mna, til '" ", (' oach of th l' Flint :-;" lI io" \Vo lll en \ I t'a lli. w hi ch has had a t I (~ a;-; I H IH '

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A .'ii.1: lII e lllver '~fJdol" group Wfl .s seled'~;/ t" f" rm th ... fi rst S"ut hn n II lin " i" \\I,, " ,,"n ', (;v lll na~ ti c Clull. The ~ irl !' wert' :--(' Ieclt'd ill ("('-Ia t ion t" 11. 1 I'rt '"ent "kill I.-w l and po· It- ntia l 12.1 acad,'mi .. ac h ie vI' II H' nt sta tl" la t 1 (-(l:-:. t n a V t' r a~(:') 13. 1 ab il ity to work a!' a ~r"u" and de, irl' t" I'x('e ll ('I IIl1l'e tit ive ly and (4 . ) t-' du ra t ion a ~ a voca t iOll a l choice.

T hree 1I0t£01lS re /Jfese ll ted, Re l'("("",' nt in~ Canada i" Ca le Da ily , 1963 Ca nadi an Na· t i" na l Cha ml'i"n. a lld ""'11" H a "'"rt h, a nll,,"I H' r' "f t il<' Canad ia n ] l)(,2 \V"r ld Call1! ' It"UIII and ] <J(d Pan \ Illt.> ri n l t{'alll . Bir!.! i lla C llllI )('r~. a na li ,,' II f ;-';W(·d t' IL jili n ... '"ill! I)onna' :' .. h''''" I.,'r 11':'(; 1,' '\ali""a l ' " .

Around .Cha mpion) and J an is and Judv Dunham "f W isconsin and Michi~an respe(:. ti ve ly,

Thl' " pi lot " progra m just a few wl' eks in ol't' ration ha, "tinllll a tt'd S I U cam pus int er· t:':.:. 1 wi lh ovr- I' 40 women me mhers pa rti cipal' in ~ ill ~y m nas t ie" 30 of thesl" a re phys ica l ed uca tion majors- inl e nt on teachin g: a~ a ('an 't' r .

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S. I.U . G irl s' Team: Donna Schaenzer, Birgitta Gu ll berg , Judy Dunham, Gale Daily, Janice Dunham, Irene Haworth and Coach Herb Vogel.

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SOUTHERtl CALIFORNIA GYMNASTIC ASSOCI ATION

JUOOES EVALUATION SHEET

EVENT 1( , ~ .. , )

Competitor IS Name_ ·!...J,,-, .'.:I.-,,,~-..!!.I),,-, ~,~. ______ ,Number_===__

Points are given each Criteria:

tf..2.....A. Physical Appearance

5, Excellent; u, Good; 3, Fair; 2, Poorj 1, Lacking. (Circle what they are poor in):

Hair Beard cmaill1iie~s' Uniform

3 .{\ _B. Approach and Retreat rjj~~~~; Slouching Talking Poi se

'!.:.Le . Form in Rout.ine £~""'"l Legs Arms Head

.~ .;-- D. Continuity 1n Routine C~;Peji~, Extra Swings ~~~ _Planr~~!l"&

'LL-E• Difficul. ty of Routine " Lacks "GII Nove-' -.------.i.:.£F. Artistic Styling

SL TOTAL SCreE

Not Enough IIB" Moves

Gordie Maddux and S.C.G.A. Pres ident Brud Cleveland going over a judges evaluation shee t with S.M .C.C. gymnast Richard Binder

~ Body (hair cut, shaved , washed ), Dress (proper , clean, neat); !!.! Confident, poised , good manners , chalked up , grip on and r e ady to perform when called' C. Legs strn.:i.gp.t and togother, anns and nands held properly; D. Hoves are combin:m"""""In z::"" (loth orderlY. progression, with minimum of repe t itionand. extranious movements -filling the basic requirements of the apparatus; E. The inclusion of "B" and lI CII

moves -- provideEl the~ are executed properly; !'..! Lift, rhytrm , originality of com­binations , empathy;

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GYMNASTIC ASSOCIATION CLASS " C" COMPULSORY

ROUTINES 1963·1964

For Pre·Season Competition FLOOR EXERCISE

I. Straddle jump, touch toes. 2 . Cartwheel left , step on left foot in line o f

direction. 3 . Front scale on left foot (3 seconds) 4 . Fall, f orward ho lding right leg up, to su p ­

port on both hands and left leg (Swedish fall)

5. Two leg circles counterclockwise with ri g h t leg, f inish in front support on both hands and both toes.

6. Fo rward rOll , stra ight knees bent hips, t o st raddle rise forward.

7. Raise to head stand-hold wi th legs to ­gether (3 seconds)

8 . Roll forwa rd bending right knee to balance on right knee and left foot with leg straight. Roll is executed with 45 0 turn clockwise.

9. Circle arms clockwise over head and stand up.

10. Jump to momentary handstand, bend knees and snap to stand.

I I . Th ree running steps ( left , ri ght , left ) step hop on righ t , step on left , front handspring t o sq uat p os ition. (contInuing )

12 . Ro ll forward to neck spring t o st raight body stand. (cont inui ng)

13. Swing right leg up forward and aroun~ t o right execut ing 45 0 turn clockwise (contInu ­ing )

14 . Run , roundo ff , jump upwa rds, land with feet together .

This rout ine may be r eversed in its entiret y onl v.

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SIDE HORSE From a side stand frontwa ys at the neck, place left hand on neck, and right hand on left pommel.

2 . Jump to support, circling right leg c lock­wise over neck and saddle .

3. Swing left leg over neck clockwise. 4. Sw ing right leg over saddle counter clock­

wise, do not release right hand. 5. Swing left leg counter clockwise over neck

and move left hand from neck to lef t pommel.

6. Swing right leg clockwise over croup and move right hand to r ight pommel.

7. Swing left leg clockwise over neck. 8. Swing both legs up and over croup switch­

ing leg t o rear, and r ight leg to front (front scissors) .

9. Swing both legs up and over neck switching right leg to rear and left leg to front (front scissors).

10. Swing right leg over croup (do not release grip).

1 I. Swing left leg over neck. Change left hand to righ t pommel.

12. Swing right leg over croup changing r ight hand to support o n c roup .

13 . Swing both legs over sadd le. Jump to cross stand right at the ·croup.

This routine may be reversed onl y on its ent irety.

HORIZONTAL BA R I. From a hang w ith over g rip, cast feet for ­

ward. 2. Swing backward to rear rise to fro nt sup ­

port . 3. Hip circ le backward with knees st raight . 4 . Drop backwards k eeping t oes near ba r ,

swing fo rward, swing backward and kip to front support (d rop kip).

5. Cast legs backwards away from bar crossing r ight hand over left t o over grip.

6. Sw ing under ba r w ith \12 turn clockwise . 7 . Rear rise on rear swing, change left hand

to upper grip, change right hand to upper grip.

8 . Sw ing under bar. cos t legs forward and upward. Re lease grip on ba r .

9. Touch toes with st raight knees to side stand rearwa ys.

This rou t ine may be rever sed only in its entiret y.

PARALLEL BARS I. From a cross stand frontwa ys with upper

grip, jump backwards and upwards, raise legs above head, swing forward in inver t ed hang position.

2 . Swing backward and kip to cross support. 3 . Swing forward to an upper arm stand. 4. Roll immediately wi t h straight body to an

upper arm hang. 5. Raise to cross support on rear swing. 6. Swing right leg ove r left bar, change right

hand to left bar behind buttox. 7. Mov e left hand to rear bar, swing righ t

leg forwa rd over left bar to cross support. 8. Swing t o upper arm stand , r o ll immediately

backward releasing grip and regrasping with upper grip in front of body .

9. Swing up in front sw ing to c ross support . 10. Swing backward l ifting both legs over right

bar . I 1. Change left hand to right ba r in upper g r ip

and release immediately. 12. Turn 1800 clockwise (away from bar ) to

side stand right with r ight hand on left bar in upper g ri p.

This routine may be reversed in its entirety on ly.

RINGS I. From 0 hang pos ition raise straight body

to inverted hang . 2. Bend hips and shoot feet backward to dis­

locate. 3. Swing under and continue swing up t o

inverted hang. 4. Kip to support with legs st raight and hips

bent at 90 0 (L)-hold. S. Raise to bent arm stand-hold. 6. Lower to inverted hang, swing legs forward

to hang position. 7. Raise up in rear swing to support . 8. Swing legs forward and lower backwards to

inverted hang . 9. Continue backward rotation to st raight

bod y pos ition with body parallel to fl oor , face down (back lever).

10. Swing arms t o side, lower body (dis locate). I 1. Swing f eet and legs over h ead to inve rt ed

hang. 12. Immediate d islocate. 13 . Spread legs sideways, re lease grip. land in

feet together bent leg position under rings (s ide st and underneath).

This routine may be reversed in its enti rety only.

TUMBLING 3 posses

1. Roundoff, flip f lop, back flip tuck! 2. Fron t handspring, head spring, S running

steps, front flip tuck! 3. Tinsica, roundoff flip f lop land on one f oo t,

half turn , front handspring .

LONG HORSE 1. St raddle v ault from the neck. 44" high.

TRAMPOLINE Extra bounces should be deducted .5 each ex­cept stunt #7.

1. Back flip pike. 2. Front flip , tuck. 3. Front drop on stomach . 4. Back d rop S. Bounce to feet 6. Ba ron i 7. 1 'I .. front flip (t o stomach) 8 . \12 turntable. 9. Feet bounce .

10. Back flip wit h \12 twist.

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FLORIDA JUNIOR OLYMPICS R e port by Gordon E ggleston

At left: Opening ceremoni~s Jun ior Olym­pics held at Leesburg , Fl orida.

Above left : Dru id Hills High School Gym Cluu, coached by Carol Tibbles, Senior Championship Team . Upper center : Senior Girls A.A. Champs: I st Joanne Blanton (Vera Beach), 2nd Ethel Ryan (West Palm Beach), 3rd Lorraine Wessa (W.P.B .). Above: Sen io r Boys A.A., I st Skipper Smith , 2nd Hank Rogers, 2rd Bobby Tubb (A ll from Druid Hills) Far left: Junior Girls A.A.: I st Marsha Linkwold (D.H.), 2nd Tied between Gay le Rogers (D. H. ) and Teresa Roach (Vera Beach). At left: Midget Girls A.A.: 1 st Patty O'Keefe (Vera Beach ); 2nd, Wanda Bissell (Leesburg ); 3rd, Marcia Hunter (Fort Myers). Lower far left : Junior Boy s A.A.: 1 st Charles Blum ­hard! (Leesburg ); 2nd, Mike Wood (Leesburg) ; 3rd , Lee Brantley (Georg ia). Lower left , M idget Boys: 1 st , Rick Brillhart; 2nd, Dickie Eggleston; 3rd, Bobby Reutter (all from Leesburg). Below: Patsy Wright of West Palm Beach.

Bobby Reutter of Leesburg

Rick Brillhart success f u l ly defended hi s state A ll A round title

A t left: Defending state 9-year-o ld Champion Wanda Bisse ll who lost her A l l Around ti tle to ~atty O'Keefe of Vera Beach.

Debbie Hine o f Leesburg on the Unevens in her first b ig meet.

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USGF Director - Frank Gore

THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDtkATION

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A Ql ' IET, Bl -T none-the-Iess importa nt event too k place in Chicago, Illin ois, October 22-2:-hd whe n the four ex­isting Fede ra ti ons of Basketball. Track and Field _ Cym­nastics a nd Baseba ll gathered with nea rl y ]On o f th e na­tion-s lea ding spo rt s l~a den3 to disc uss p;-ogress a nd p la n" for the future. Eve ry nationa l spo rts organization was represented_ as was vi rtu a Il y every maj or at hl eti c CO II ­

ference in the countr v. It was an exce ll ent two-day affair a nd th e meet in gs and repo rts did much to strengthen ou r cause. The two fact s that seemed to be most obvious ... were (]) that the fede rations a re dedi ca te1 to prumoting a nd developing th e various sports above a ll e lse, 12) th a t if the l"nited States does not adopt some so rt of fede rati o n­tvpe leadership (made up of a ll spo rts bodies) th en we a rt' head ed dow n th e path to defeat. Pe rso nal obse rva ti o n frolll fa cts presented the re, the A A l - has been -leadin g us down this pa th for th e last ten to fifteen yea rs. The meetin gs closed on a positive note .. . stressin g you th development. providing opportunities for more yo un!!-s te rs, helping th e na ti on become more sports minded a nd workin g o n plall ~ to contribute to th e g rowth o f each sport.

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GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

THE U.S.G.F. HAS NEW DECALS ... now ready for distribution . . . I 1 COLOR . .. red-white and blue ... our emblem plus the words United States Gymnastics Fed­eration ... nine (9) decals to a page and they are very well done. The decals sell for 50c per sheet (of 9) and offer a variety of sizes and shapes of the emblem suitable for cars, luggage, books, etc., order yo urs now from USGF-Decals, P.O. Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona.

* * * AS REPORTED L 1 AN EARLIER M.G. the U.S.A. is now being broken into regions . . . and we are hoping that each of you will wear the REGIONAL COLOR to our 1964 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Sweat shirts ... in the regional colors are ordered and the USG F emblem and the lettering USA-Gymnastic Federation appears in white on each sweat-shirt. It would be idea l, although we know it will take some time, if as many d you as possible can wear these colors in 1964. More 011 this in future issues and the USGF Newsletters.

* * * THE WESTER GYMNASTICS CLINIC . .. December 26-30, 1963 . .. at the University of Arizona in Tucson . . . is drawing near and the clinic Directors Sam Bailie and Glenn Wilson indicate that plans are firmed up for a wonderful week-long event. The Universi ties of Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois, California, Oregon, South­ern Illinois and Pasadena City College have indicated they' ll be represented. The EAST vs. WEST MEET -is set for the night of the 27th and teams are now being selected for this great event. Women's championship is set for the night of the 28 th and the rest of the time is dedicated to learning and teaching others . . . so plan now on at­tending the Third Annual WESTER 1 GYMNASTICS CLINIC. For information wri te Sam Bailie, 2145 Calle Polar, Tucson, Arizona. Last minute notice ... there are plans to add a CLINIC CHAMPIONSHIP for the after-

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GYMNASTICS FEDERATION , ,

GYMNASTICS FEDERATION

noon of -the 30th . . . entries will be accepted at the Clinic . . . so bring your work-out clothes.

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MR. JIM FARKAS, of the Milwaukee Turners and MR. ERNIE MARINONI of the Berkeley, California Y.M.C.A. are now functioning as a SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH GYMNASTICS ... and you will hear more from them in time.

MRS. GRACE KAYWELL, who has written many an ex­cellent article on "BALLET FOR GYMNASTS" in the 11-10DERN GYMNAST magazine has been asked to serve as Ballet Consultant for the U.S.G.F. Grace is an excellent teacher and pioneered the Palm Beach training session which was conducted last July.

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THE U.S.G.F. IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE . . . that MRS. ERNESTINE (R SSELL) CARTER has accepted the position of Chairman of the USGF Women's Technical Committee. Ernestine will be at the Western Clinic and if your memory goes back just a few years you'll remember that she is one of the all-time greats in women's gymnas­tics. The USGF:' is looking forward to a better and brighter future because of her willi_ngness to help promote the sport.

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SPEAKING OF COMMITTEES: DR. NEWT LOKEN ... Chairman of the Committee on Committees has put in a long and difficult year . . . not only winning the Big Ten and NCAA with his great University of Michigan team

'EWT has been busy organizing and forming the various USGF Committees. As of the month of November here is a breakdown of membership on these committees:

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MEN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Chair : Mr. George Szypula

(Michigan State Univ.)

EDUC".TION COMMITTEE Choir : Sam Bailie (Uni v. o f A r izona

Dr . Hart ley Price (Fla. SI. Univ.) Bill Meade (Sou thern III. Univ. ) Paul Fina (R iverside, Illinois) Bob Stout (Abington Po. H. S.) Warren Neiger (Pi ttsburgh Univ.) Charles Pond (Illinois Univ. ) Glenn Wi lson (Cola. Univ.)

FOREIGN RELATIONS Mr . Bruno Ja hnke (Warr ington, Fla .) Mrs. Mildred Pr chal (Berwyn , III .) Ben H . Zickefoose (Abilene , T exas ) Wil liam Roetzheim (Proviso H. 5 , 111. )

Chair: Mr. Gene Wettstone (Pe(ln State Univ . ) Mr. Bruno Jahnke (Warr ingto n , Florida )

A . Bruce Frederick (Wi lmington , Delaware ) D r . Kath eri ne Le y ,Mich . Uni v. )

Dr. Hartley Price (Fla. State Univ.)

Tom Darling (U. S. Naval Acod.) WOMEN'S TECHN ICAL COMMITTEE

Chair : Ernestine Russel l Carter

Mr. Jim Tanaka (A. F. Academy, COla. ) Dr . Ralph Piper (Univ. Minnesota) Marion King (Dickerson, Texas )

Jim Fa r ka s (Milwaukee , Wise ) Dr. Hubert Dunn (Northern III. Univ.) Dr. Margaret Miller (Patter son , N. J. ) Glenn Sundby (S anto Monica , Cold. )

Dr . Clai r Jennett (Son Jose Stote Co !lege) RULES, RECORDS & ELI G IBILITY

(Lansing, Michigan ) Pat Cullen (Univ. of 111. ) Mildred Prchal (Berwyn, 111. )

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Dr. Blanche D rury (5. F. State Co llege) Herb Voge l (So. III. Univ.)

Chai r : Mr. Bob Kreidler (Univ. o f Chicago) Charles Calhoun (American Turners) - Chair : Dic k Ho lboepfel (Un iv. o f Iowa )

T am Gordner (Maine H . S. , 111. ) CI,fford Fagan (Chicago, III .)

Bud Marquette (Lang Beach, Calif .) Inez Cao n (L. A. St ate College )

E. F. Bud Beyers (Cedar Rapids, Iowa ) Ly le We lser (Ga. Tech, Univ.)

N orris J . Stevenson (Ariz. St. Un iv. ) f'ndrew Doy le (M a rton Grave, 111. )

Joe Giallombarda (New Tr ier H. S. , 111. ) Jon Culbertson (Wilmette, III .)

JUDGING AND OFFICIALS Choir: Mr . Frank W o lcott (Springfield , Mass.)

Mr. Gordan Maddux (L. A. Stat e College ) Mr. Dick Aronson (Wa l tham, Mass)

Frank Thompson (Kansas SI. Univ.) Ken Bartlett (Lang Beach SI. College ) Frank Hailland (Univ. o f Cali!. )

LEGAL & FINANCE COMMITTEE Choir : Mr. M . R. Clausen (U niv . of Arizo nw j

Mr. Richard Turigliatto (CPA-Tucson, Ar i z .) Mr. Gilbert J. Br inkmeyer (Champaign, III. ) Mr . Joe Shabacker (Phoenix , A r izona ) Mr. Irv. Fa ria (Sacramento State Coll ege)

Dr. Donald Ado lph (Flushing, N . Y .) John Brodeur (Hartford, Conn. )

I HOPE YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT th ese peopl e have vo lunteered to work in the var ious areas indi ­ca ted above their names. N o o ne has been selected who did not offer to work and the committees w ill a lways be open to membe rs hip . DR . NEWT LOK­EN Chairman of the COMMITTEE ON COMMIT­TEES has done on excellent job in b r inging together thi s group of highl y qualified g ymnastics people

THE RESOLlTlO attached hereto was presented by MIt VICTOR OBECK. Director of Athletics of NEW YORK PN IVE RSITY to the L'SOC bi-ennialmeetin g in D. C. and it reads bea utifull y . .. a mI as ) a u might guess it was vo ted down. It would ha l e ended th e prob lem fo r a thletes unti l afte r the !!a mes . It would ha ve taken every Ameri ca n ~I' m­nast out ~f the " middle'- where the AA ( hm' seen {it to strategica ll y pl ace th em to defend their oll'n illogica l po­s ition. It wo uld have helped the l ·.S,A, to field the strong­est poss ible gymnasti cs team in OctobeLl96..J.. It ca lled for no concession on the part o f the AA L the ["SOC or the l"SCF. No r di d it offer anI' advan tage to a ll\ o f th ose orga ni za ti ons,

RESOU 'TIO N

Ifi H EREAS, the IJresiilent of the L'nited S lales o f A m erica has clearly indicated that he wanls the United S tates to give every amaleur A m erican all opportun ity to rep resent his cO llntry in th (' l lJ(i4 Olympic Games ; WHEREAS , Gen eral Douglas .1IasA rtllllr , as th e IJresi­dent's personal appoin tee, has ruled on more than one occasion that all amateur alhletes should compete in all hona fide competit ions leadillp; up to th e 19!54 Olympic cOlnpetition and that no atltlete should be disqualified e:\:cept for strictly personal reaso ns; W HfR EAS, the Amalell r Athletic Linion has ruled ineligible or threatened to rule ineligible more than SOO p;ymnasts because th ey competed in bona fide competitions which lh e A A U did lI.ot approve; WHEREAS , General MacA rl/wr has ruled in like situatio ll s ill track alld fi eld that such inelip;ihdit,y edicts are not in the national interest and thai complelt! amnesty should be granted ; /VOI/ "rHEREFOR'E, HI:" IT RfSO IYL D, that this biennia! m eetin {! of the L ·niled States Olympic Com ­mittee p;o a ll record in s upport of the position taken by f1r esident Kelln ed), alld General lIIacArthur ant! urge that all sll ch suspensions. unless directly related to v iolatiolls of lhe ama.teur rule_ be lifted so tha.l. all Americans can com e tOf!,eth er in a suprem e effo rt to send ollr st ro n{!es t tea m to Tokyo!

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Many co ll ege ond un ive rsity coac hes have assumed the pos itions o f Chairman o f the Committees to help us get the boll rolling w ithout their help much time would have been los t . In the near future we will have all th e above names and their comp lete addresses fo r you and inquiries may be directed to the chairmen o f th e indi v idual committee or the U .S.GF. o ffice

Yet the l ·SOC und er the aUSp ICIO US leadership of its numerous AA l · memhers vo ted it dOlV n . . ,! I wonder II he ll the Ame ri ca n public.· Irill ask th em why '?

I YI 5 lH I·: THAT man y o f IOU mi !! ht be curious as to wh\' a nd holl' th e l .S. ()I)·mpic· C:om l~ittee is made up. With that th ou!!ht in mind li e have prepared the fo ll owing c hart~ for .Io ur stud y a nd we hope thta the" will illustra te c lea r" the ;; tructure o f th e l ·.S, () ,c. .

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

OFFICERS

I President -- K. L. W il son

V ice-President - Douglas F. Roby

I Secreta ry - Asa S. Bushnell Treasurer - R. Max Ritter

! President Emer itus - A v ery Brundage

I BOARD OF DIRECTORS

I Officers Eight AAU Rep resentatives

I Executive Director, NCAA One Armed Fo rces Representative

i Executive Director , AAU One Representative from ea ch o rgan i-

I Eight NCA.A Representati ves za tion holding membership in Group A.

I EXECUTIVE BOARD

I (I I ) Officers

Seven Representati v es from the Board t

Laf Di rectors I I

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UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEMBERSH IP

GROUP A (19 organizations, 280 votes, 28 delegates) Internatio nal franchise holders in o ne o r mo re sports o n the Ol ympic

or Pon Amer ican programs. V otes

Amateur Athletic Union ........... .. ..... . ...... 100 Amateu r Bicy cle League .... ..... ... ... ..• . ....... . . 10 Amateu r Hockey Association ......... 10 Amateu r Skating Union ... .70 American Canoe Association .. . .... .. __ .. __ .. __ .. . " ..... _____ .10 American Horse Sho ws Assoc iati on ...... .. . .. .... .. ___ . .. ___ . 10 Field Hockey Association .. . . .. .. ... 10 Noti onal Arche ry Associatio n ... .... __ ... __ . ___ .. __ .... . .. ....... 10 Natio nal Association o f Amateur Oarsmen __ J 0 Notional Rif le Association .. .......... .. .. ...... ... .... .......... 10 North Ameri can Yacht Racing Union ....... 10 U . S. Figure Skating Association ... .... .. . .... .... ....... . 10 U. S. Lawn Tennis Association . . ... . ..... 10 U. S. M odern Pentathlon Association .... .. .. 10 U. S. Revo lver Assoc iation .... ... ...... .. ... .. ... .... .. . ... . . 10 U. S. Sk i Assco iation ... .. ..... .. .. ..... ... .. . .. . .. . 10 U. S. Soccer Football Associat ion . 10 U. S. Vo ll ey ba l l Assoc iat ion ... ... .. .... ...... . .. .. . . ... . ...... .. 10

GROUP B (7 o rganizations , 160 votes , 16 delegates )

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National o rganizat ions which o ffer competition in one or m o re Ol y mpic o r Pan America n spo rts and prov ide a substantia l nu mber o f athletes t o Olympic and Pan Ameri can teams .

V otes Delegates Not ional Associati on o f In terco llegiate Athlet ics . . 10 1 Notiona l Co ll eg ia t e Athl etic Association ...... .. ... ... . . 100 10 Un ited States Air Force . ... .. .... 10 1 United States Arm y ... ..... .. .. .. .... .. . .... . . 10 1 United States Equestrian Team, Inc. ... .... .. .. .... .. ... 10 1 United Sta tes Morine Co rps .. .. ........ 10 1 United States Navy .... .. ... . .. . ........ . 10 1

GROUP C (91 conferences and associati ons, 273 v otes , 91 delegates) Regi onal o rganizati o ns providing competiti on in o ne o r m o re sports

on the Ol y mpic o r Pan American progra m. Votes

AAU district associations-51 .. ....... ............ .... ... . .. . 153 NCAA allied conferences-24 .. .... . ... .. . .72 Other Intercol legiate athletic associatians-l a ... .. 3 0 Other associat ians-6 .... ... ...... . . ..... . .... .. ... ... ... ... ... .. 18

GROU P D (8 organizat ions, 8 vo tes, 8 del egates)

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Natio nal organizati o ns conduct ing competitio n in sports not o n the Ol y mpic or Pan American p rog ram. GROUP E ( 19 organ izati ons , 19 votes , 19 delegates )

Notional o rganizati o ns, no t member s o f Gro ups A, B, C o r D, which d esire to support the USOC (e.g ., AAHPER ). GROUP F

Post officers of the USOC, ent it led t o one v ote each. GROUP G

Each Internat ional Olympic Committee representa tive t o the United States is entitled t o one v ote. GROUP H

United States c iti zens who hav e gi ven no te worth y support t o the Olympic mov ement . These citizens must be nomina ted by the USOC and shol l not exceed 25 in number.

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WHILE WE ARE on the subj ect of the U.S.O.c. you might wonder why it is that we, at times, make comments about the fact that once again the tryouts for this team or that team are being conducted in New York City. Similarly, we protest the fac t that the officials are usually from the Atlantic Coast area and do not represent the entire United States . .. I'd like to quote from an article that appeared III a Californ ia paper which was written about the U.S.O.c.

not the AAU mind you . .. the U.S.O.c. I believe it will shed considerable light on the probl em at hand. Re· member this was written by a sports writer . not by one of the federations or their membership.

" You ma y recall that we disclosed a couple of months ago that Tug, (Mr. Kenneth L. Wilson, President of the U.S.O.c. nicknamed "Tug") in his great wisdom, had given the Amateur Athletic Union the major share of chairmanships on his athletic committees for the 1964-games . ..

Now it comes to light that Tug, with his amazing flair for fairness , has named 18 of his New York friends (out of a total of 341 to membership on the USOC working committees : Huusing, Financing, Transportation, etc. An add itional eight. four from Wash ington , D.C. . come from the Atlantic Coast.

That leaves eight spots for the bulk of this expansive nation ... ( the Midwest got four . .. the Rocky Mountains two. the Southwest one and the West Coast one I.

With the appointments, of course, go free rides to Tokyo. Between the two committee groups, it wi ll be the same old gang that went to Helsinki , Melbourne, and Rome."

And the writer goes on .. . but at least it illustrates a part of the problem that ex ists today. Do members of the committees mentioned above represent the United States . . . ( ? ) . . . Certainly not . .. when 26 out of 34 come from the Atlantic Coast area they represent the East ... not the U .S.A. It has been said that the same old gang will make up · our 1964 Olympic Gymnastic teams Could there be a note of similarity in that rumor? The Olympic Gymnastic tryouts are scheduled for "New York City".

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SANTA MONICA SPORTS FESTIVAL I NVIT ATIONAL

On August 18th, 1963 during the Santa Moni<oa Sports Festival week The Modern Gymnast in cooperation with U.s.G .F. and the Recrea tion Dept. of Santa Monica under the direction of Leonard Bright and assisted by Dick Samp held the Santa Mon ica beach In vitational Gymnasti c Champion ships. This was a very successful fir st, and is destined to become an important annu al Gymnasti c even t. There wrere fift een male gymnasts competin g in six events plus Tram poline. A special pl a tform was built and offi cial equip· ment was used (Nissen parall els, sidehorse. trampoline, and a special ring and hi gh bar unit arrived from Gym Mas ter just in time for the competition) . This year the boys per· form ed the free ex in a limited space how· ever plans are already und er way to have a full size area nex t yea r. An estimated

Pictured ot upper left reading across: N icholas, Diamond, Zohm, Durham and Shurlock. Second row: Speigel, All-around winners with Charlie Simms (who presented the trophies), Third row: Magdelano, open­ing ceremony and Shurlock. Bottom: Mit­chell dismounting from the Parallel bars and l itt le 6 yr. o ld Garc ia in the Free-ex.

crowd of nearly 2000 was thrill ed by the arti stic performances of the gymnasts es· pecially the fl oor exercise performance of six·year·old Garcia. Judging for the compe· titian were Dave Heiser , Charlie Simms, Don Rosenstock and Les Saskvar. Scorekee per was l'vlelvin Schlossman with Jerry Todd to du the spotting. We also wish to thank the S.M. lifeguards for their cooperation and ass istance in making this meet a success.

S.M. INVITATIONAL RESULTS All·Around was won by Art Shllrl ock with

Rusty Mitchell second. Magdelano third , Durham fourth and Wolfe fifth. (Trophies were given for the firs t three places in each event). Free·ex: Magdelano, Mit chell and Shurl ock . S idehorse : Shurlock, Speigel and Magdelano. Parallel Bars : Mit chell , Durham and Magdelano. Hori zontal Bar: Shurlock, Durham and Wolfe. Rings: Zahm, Diamond ano Shurlock. Trampoline : Millman, Herv and Sayer. Because of the limited space th ~ Long Horse event was not held thi s yea r.

Pictured above: Upper left Marlene Pacheco on the Trampoline. Upper right : Janie Speaks on the Balance Beam . Far Left: Inez Caon, Janie Speaks (in the air) and Judy Trammell. Above: Jul y Trammel l on the high bar o f the unevens and Inez Caon on the ba lance beam with Bud Marquette spott il)g .

WOMEN'S EXHIBITION Due to the success of the Men's compe·

tition we were encouraged by the Santa Monica Recrea tion Dept. to have a women's Gymnastic exhibition (another first for the beach ) . Therefore two weeks later we were able to arrange a girls exhibition featuring Inez Caon ,· Judy Trammell, l anle Speaks and Marlene Pacheco. Birgitta Gullberg was also scheduled to perform however an ankle injury kept her on the sidelines as a co· ordinator.

As the bleachers brought in for the men's competition were still in the area all that was necessary was to rebuild and cover the plat­form with padding and canvas.

For the wo rk of preparin g and se ttin g up the platform for thi s exhibition we are indebted to the Santa Monica Recrea tion Dept. and the Lifeguards as well as assist· ance from Dick Hallen, lanos Prohaska and Barbara Bach. The ex hibition was very well rece ived and we look forward to a lso having a Women's Invita tional Competition during nex l year 's Sport s Fes tival.

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TRIPLE FLY-A-WAY CLUB Pictured in the sequ,ence photos above is Louie West o f the Santa Monica Triple Fly-A-Way Club. Louie has perfected t he triple fly-a-way and performed it mare times (over 100) than any other member of the club (or f or that matter anywhere in the world) . Take note of howe well controlled he is during the execution of the trick and his high open ing of the third flip . During the past summer ot Santa Monico Beach seven gym­nasts perfected the triple fly-a-way on the short ri ngs. Pic ­tured at · left are members of thi s new Triple Fly-A-Way club . Left t o right back row; John Byron, Ed Gunny, Steve Lernert , Kneeling Louis West and Jack Sch wartz . Not pictured Donny Millman and Delv in Durney. A lso Honorary members of the club who have performed the trick in past yeors are Harold Wood, Barry Toward, Don McLarty (see MG Sept. 1958).

RING ANTICS The short rings at Santo Monica Beach always prove· very popular . Tap of page: Diamond, Robeson, Zahm ond Jackson doing " Moltese" crosses. Above Andrew Jackson st retches his long arms out into an iron cross. Uppe'r right the gang line up to position them­selves to perform seven iron crosses ring to ring for the MG camera . At right : Oh we ll you can ' t win them all!!! Seems there just wasn't enough room to spread out into th e cross posi tion.

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Coach Bill Vincent

THE VALLEY STATE SUCCESS STORY by Richard A . Enberg

For Bill Vincent, one of the greal disap· pointments in a highly sllccessful gy mn ast i<.: ca reer was the failure to compete in a 1 CAA gymnastic championshi p. It wasn't because he lacked the proper credentials; Bill was instrumental in leading the UCLA Bruins gymnastic team to three consecutive Pacif ic Coast Conference champi onships in his va rsity years of 1957, 1958, and 1959. As a sophomore, he was consider ed one of the top collegiate performers on the fl ying rings, winning the conference individual titl e in t hat event. He. also was a consistent scorer for the Bruins in all-aroun'd , tumbling, and the tra mpoline. But, though he was qua lifi ed, UCLA was not. Due to foo tball vio lations, all Br uin athletes were denied parti cipation in NCAA tournaments in the years 1957-59.

Denied the opportunity to match his tal­ents aga inst other athletes in the nationa l championships, Bill Vincent, the coach, is df'termin ed to develop and guide individual s

to national recognition from his present posi t ion as head gymnastics coach at San Fer· nando Valley State College in orthridge . California_

If explosive beginnings are va lid indica­tors, then this youthful mentor is destined for success. Two years ago, Valley State. establi shed in 1958, had no gymnastic team. Last year, they hired the 26-year-old Vincent as an instructor in the Physical Education Department. One of his responsibilities was to build ' the school's first gymnastic team. Bill promptly developed a team that won the conference (Cali forn ia Collegiate Ath­leti c Association ) championship. Simultan­eously, Valley State captured the gymnastic title for all the California Sta te Colleges.

In winning Valley State's first conference and state trophies in any sport, the college boasted of two men who were extremely im­pressive_ Junior Dave Smith led the Valley State Matadors in the State meet with 49 points, winning fir st place medals' in both the long horse and high bar. Another junior, Larry Robinson, had an "off" day in the meet, but nevertheless fini shed as State's third highest scorer with 14 points. Both men are particularly outstanding on the hori­zontal bar, usually finishing one- two in that event throughout the entire season. Vincent refuses to select th e man who is most pro­fi cient, saying that Smith and Robinson are evenly matched; either man is ca pable of de­feating the other on a given day.

The student body at Valley Sta te, upon receipt of the startling news of the confer­ence and state titles, quickly provided fund s to fl y the two gymnasts along wi th- Vincent to Pittsburgh in March, 1963, to compete in the grueling NCAA championships.

Despite the understandabl e nervousness that has destroyed many an indiv idual's titl e hopes, the two Matadors proudly finished in the top ten in th eir specialti es. Smith placed ninth in the parallel bars and Robin­son tied for fifth in the horizontal bar. The combined scores of the two-man represen­tation earned Valley Sta te a tie for 17th place nationally_

What is the key to the Matadors' meteoric

ri se? Coach Vincent attributes a great part of his team's success to the adherence to a simple but strict principle. Bill stresses con­stan tly the importance to his team mem­bers of establishing defini te routines. Post season workouts (July, August, Sep tember ) provide the opportunity for indi viduals to point to1tard the learning of new stunts, but after October, he demands that r outines be esta blished and well defin ed. " Routines must be so well implanted in the Inind of the gym­nas t that he is able to do them in his sleep," says Vincent. "Waiting until meet time to decide what stunts are to be performed, or changing routines from week to week, con­stitute some of the most common errors of beginning gylnnasts.

"In workout periods, each gymnast shoul d perform his ro utine at least three or four times. The only exception to this rule would be the all-around man, but even he must choose the events he is to work that day and perform his ro utine on them_ By the time of the first meet, the routine should be estab­lished and be continued intact throughout the season."

Vincent feels strongly that the application of this philosophy has been instrumental in his immedia te coaching success.

What does Vincent plan for an encore a fter such a Spectacular initi al year? All twelve lett erm en from last year's team are returning for competition this win ter. With them will be added strength provided by several excellent junior college transfer stu ­dent s, eager to be tutored by Vincent. The schedule will be demanding-USC, the Un i­versity of California, and UCLA in dual meets, then the conference and slate cham­pionships before the NCAA tournamen t to be held only 30 miles from the Valley Stat e campus at Los Angeles State, a fellow mem her of the CCAA.

Vincent's eventual goal is to coach an individual and ultimately a team cham pion in the NCAA_ This year he has an eye on a team finish in the top ten nationally. This is a tough assignment in a school that didn't have a team two years ago, but those who know Bill wouldn't bet against him.

Dave Smith w ith a Stutzkhere on the parallel ba rs. (Pho tos by William Huling) Larry Robinson executes a lay-out fIY-a.""ay from the horizontal bar.

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IIJUNGLE GYMNASTII

by John C. Hagner J AC <) UES O' \ 'IAHO N EY is hi s full na me­Ihuu g:h to hi s many fan s, he is pupul a rl y known as J ock. Burn to French and Iri sh pare nt s, Ihi s lowerin g 6·foo t-4-inch he·ma n, broke inlu fi lms the hard way, performin g ' in cognito' for ~ u ch Illuvie greats as Errol Flynn, J on Ha ll , Gregory P eck, Randolph :;coll and Sonn y Tufl s.

An alhlete u·f the hi"hes l ca librt, Ma· hunl'Y wa~ a f oo tball and~ bask l' lhall , ; '" .: a~ well as an expert on the trapeze in hi g: h schoo!. Kn uw n as one of H ollywood 's 1110, 1 accumpli shed 's luntme n', J ock Mahoney ai , ,, wo n prominence for his man y weste rn pur· tra yals. J ock was starred in the te lev is iull series "Ran ge Rid er". "Yancy D prrin gf' r" fa ns will remember Mahonev as the da"hin ~

Jock Mahoney "in " Tarzan Goes To Indio"

'Yan cy' in thi s gt:ea t advent"lIre series St' t in Ihe pos t Civil W a r era . Recentl y, J ock en· te red the rea lm of fi lm nobilil y is Ihe la l,",1 'Tarzan '. His fir st venlure as Ihe npw ·tre,"· s winge r' came wh e n he was s tarre"d in "Tar­zan Goes 10 India" . A fl e r which. there was " Tarzan 's Th ree Chall enges" . Hi s lat es l Tar· zan e pic is expec led 10 lake place in Iht' Philippin es. J ock 's son. Rick Field , is in gy mnas ti cs and a tt ends th t .. Uni ve rs it y of Californi a at Berkeley . Ri ck starkel g:y m· nas li c,; as a Junior in High Schoo l. As a Senior a l Birmingham Hi gh, he pl aced High Puint in Ihe W es t Va lley League Finals ·15 evenl , ). 21 po ints in Ihe 1962 Cily Fina ls. firs l Ra pt' Clim h (3.3) . Thi , yt' ar Iw i, i!O illl! All-Aro und.

Joc k M a honey in a stunt leap for a west­ern picture.

Jock' s son Rick Field holding and "L" Cross on the rings and a one ha nd on the parallel s.

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I. Who is the gymnast pictured at left , what country is he from and what was he the first to accomplish earlier this year?

II. Connect with a line the gymnast and the even t. 1. Art Shurlock A. 1963 National YMCA SI". FJoor·X champ 2. Marie Walther B. 1964 Olympic contender from Japan 3. Nick Stewart C. 1962 NCAA AII·Around Champ 4. Bob Lynn D. 1960 Olympic AII·Around winner 5. John Crosby Jr. E. First USGF National AII·Around winner 6. Don Tonry F. 1963 USA Turnfest All-Around Champ 7. Larisa Latynina G. 1963 Pan American Games All-Around Champ 8. Gil Larose H. 1963 NCAA All-Around winner 9. Wilhelm Weiler I. 1963 German Turnfest All-Around Champ

10. Yukio Endo 1. 1962 Women's All-Around World Champion 11. Dale McClements K. 1962 Men's USA National Champion 12. Boris Shaklin L. 1962 Women's USA National Champion

III. Match names above witli pictures below.

How did you score '( Turn til page 60 for the answers.

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MOORE, IMMEDIATE "BAILIE"

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tromlet imvard to saddle. (the second moore, reverse moore and troml et are all executed on tRe same pommel)

Hand movements leading from the second moore : legs pass under left hand- left hand regrasps pommel in over grip- legs pass under right hand- right hand regrasps pom· mel in under grip- hands are now in pos i· ti on to execute the tromlet into the saddle

This same sequence appeared in Kunzle's book on Olympic Side Horse and referred to such combinations as the side horse work of the future I feel the future that was men· tioned is here and to be a champion on th ~ Horse today this caliber of work will have to be shown. In our present competition on ly one has shown such work , Russ Mills of Yale, our present NCAA Champion .

Helpful hints by "lim" Farkas, Instructor 0/ Physical Education, 0/ The Milwaukee Turners,

Wisconsin

PARALLEL BARS. "Straddle in from support to support".

When a gymnast decides to lea rn this stunt he is usually misled by his visual o,bservations. To almost everyone it appears that the straddle is done from a backward swing. This incorrect image leads to a rather long struggle in the learning of this exercise-element.

The point, I want to emphasize toda y, is the hidden quality that the backward movement- preceding the straddle - is not a swing "but only a backward elevation of the legs with the definite aim to avoid swinging.

Without regard to the preceding exercise the backward swing must be reduced to a halt at the vertica l support posi­tion. From here only the legs move backward while the hip and the torso should remain between the arms thus develop­ing an arch ( Fig. 2 ). It should be stressed that when the body arrives into the maximum arched position the legs should come to a halt at that point. While this arch is devel­oped the trunk should be sunk between the shoulders (Fig. 2) thus preparing for a downward acting push of the arms.

At a precisely coordinated moment (when the arch is maximum ; the legs are just barely over the bars and their backward movement is abo ut to stop ) the forward strad­dling of the legs begins with a sudden and powerful down­ward pushing of the arms (from the shoulders, not from the elbows) (Fig. 3.)

The legs shoot forward , passing under both hands join ing again in rear support and the hands regrasp the bar with such immediacy that the trunk itself hardly moves at all. ( Figs. 4-5) .

This very same hip-technique is used at single- and double­leg cuts under one arm and consequently at the " Double Rear-Vault" too.

After the hip-acti on has been a utomized its coordinated movements can be speeded up without the loss of mechani· cal perfection , and then it may appea r as a swingful move­ment, but it is a long wa y from the start. When yo u begin LEAR . T IT WITHOl -T S\Y T 'C.

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CARBON COpy By HERB VOGEL Womens Coac h

Southern I II inois Unive rsity , Ca rbonda Ie, I II.

ADVANCE D WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Straddle Swing Movements (Beam)

This is artic le number two 12 1 cove rin g balance bearI'l skills based on the straddle swing movement. The reader is referred to last issue Me for stradCdle swing fund amental s as well a ~ informati on on straddle swing to I I I squat stand and 121 tOE. I foo t I lever. Due to space writer shall not repea t " lead-up" informati on.

with leg A whips down with leg R held high throughout. There is an extreme forward body lean, eyes fo cused during semi handstand pos. on pt. just forward of hands and refocus on a rabasque I 4to 6 ft. forward I .

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STRADDLE SW INC TO AR ABASQl!E: Same straddle swing: lead -up and " Rh ythmic Performance count" for to tal mo ve­ment (A H . . ONE, two.) Emphasis placed on #9- arms stra ight with strong push down of hands into beam, legs split

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to get thru small space between arms, leg A is immediately straightened and heel placed on beam to slide forII'd , bringing leg B to beam and the hips to point of hand support as arm on side of leg A is released. Opposite a rm assists in bala nce.

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The straddle swing over forward roll can only be accomplished thru mastery of the straddle swing fundamentals and ability to do a forward roll on beam. It would assist the level of execution if the gymnast had mastery over the "English hand­stand," but it is not nece~sary . Same straddle roll , previous MG, up to #7 on sequence pic­tures. #7-8 Forceful extension of arms, and total body, think of

pressing down into the beam, NOT throwing the bod y up. Focus eyes on pt between hands and strive for position above horizontal, near 90 degrees.

HELPFUL HINTS: The illustrations above and below paint an adequate picture of both the technique of "spotting" and using a mat for practice safety procedures. Note exact position of spotters hands, an additional spotter is helpful on opp. side to keep assistance equal.

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# 11 As body drops to the forward roll the grip is changed to a " hang on" grip on bottom of the beam, hips

lowered to beam simultaneously. Rhythmic Performance Count : AH . . ONE! Two. (Ah .. ONE! the forceful timing up to the % handstand position with count -two ' covering the quick, " whip over" action of the pike to forward roll and the lowering of the center of gravity (hips ) to beam.

Mastery of this spotting technique and use of practice pro­cedure will set the stage for NEXT ISSUE CARBON COpy COVERAGE of STRADDLE SWING To ENGLISH HAND­ST AND with insights into the short cut that makes it easier to accomplish.

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GYM · By MARGARET KORONDI

Olympic Gold M edal W inner

GY M FITNESS GUIDE

Every day more and more peo ple reali ze the importance of being physica lly acti ve . What should they do to get the right kind of exercise needed to mainta in their hea lth '? Mor e of our popula tion are learning about Gymnastics for the answer. It is diffi cult to find any other sport which will do so much for yo u. By doing Gymnastics yo u will ge t all a round exercise, improve ment of yo ur fl exibility, pos ture, muscle tone, sense of balance, coordination, strength and gen· eral condition. In Gymnasti cs yo u will learn new skills which improve your poise and grace. By exploring your creativity yo u will find such a variety in movement s you will never tire of the possibilities.

Gymnasti cs is for all regardless of age or sex. Children find fun and challenge whi ch forms a good foundation in health and can· dition for lifetime. W e are not referring to competiti ve gymnasti cs) . More and more teen-age girls, career girls and mothers are discovering what models and ac tresses have

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known for a long tim e : th a t doing gym­nasti cs I cali sthenics, simple dance move­ments, some acrobatic and ballet bar exer­cises) will kee p the figure nice and trim and will a lso g ive more energy to enj oy the things you like to do . If yo u are the one who is just planning 10 sta rt yo ur regular exercises here is some adv ise. W ril e for your free Exercise Chart to T he Modern Gy mnast- it will hel p you with yo ur da ily home exercisin g. W atch MG : in eve ry issue we will g ive yo u a few new ideas and ex­ercises. It is im portan t Ih at yo u join a class if yo u have had no previous exper ience in exercising. You should have professional help to learn to do th e exercises correctl y There are a lot of lill Ie tri cks which will save you ti me and effo rt. Ten minul es of the correct kin d of exerc ise is more effec ti ve than one hour of exercise do ne in correct Iv. Don' t was te yo ur energy . You may call yo ~r local YMCA and inq uire abo ut a course which yo u can enroll in .

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Here are some exercises for yo u, especially if yo ur fi gure problem is be tween wais t and knees.

A. Go down on hands and r ight knee (arms stra ight , back arched). Stra ight left leg is extended, your loe shoul d touch the fl oor.

2. Lift stra ight left leg as high as yo u can, Hold it for four counts, then re turn to sta rting position.

Repea t il 15-25 tim es, then do the sam e with your other leg.

You can do the sa me movement only a l· tern a te legs a ft er each leg lifting.

Change the speed and the rh ythm of the exerc ises too.

Turn on the rad io and make it a habit 10 exercise with music. You will get an even rhy thm, and will have more fun while you work . out.

B. L Sit on the fl oor, fee t together and straight.

2. Lifl knee as close as yo u can to your 3. Return to sta rting pos iti on. 4. Sa me as 2. , onl y with yo ur right leg.

right leg. Keep yo ur back stra ight whil e lifting for

30 second s in the first week . Gradually wo~k it up to two minutes. .

C. L Li e on yo ur back, fee t toge ther. 2. Roll over to your left side, the sank

tim e lift yuur righf leg sideward and upward, then hold that pos ition for two counts.

3. Roll to your right sid e and lift YO llr leg. While in rolling motion keep feet to· l!~ th er . lift leg the same time you land on yo ur s id e. A rch in this pos ition and tight~n muscl es .

Do exercise lor a nuut 30 seconds, rollin ~ from one side to the other . Always hold yo ur pos ition on yo ur side.'

Besides bein g more active, you should exam ine your eating habit the tim e you make your start. If you have weight prob­lem or not, for health reason yo u should lem or not, fo rhealth reason yo u should have a well bal anced diet.

Hav ing da iry product dail y as well as pro· te ins, fr esh fruit s and vegetabl es and a littl e starches and carbohydrates. Try to es tablish a habit for eating lots of natural foods. fruit s and green vegetables, etc. Cut out some of yoU!' soft drinks and dessert s. Also take it easy with the " bread famil y." Rolls, co ff ee cakes, donuts, cookies. and bread ... these a re not good for your fi gurc.

If yo u ha v!' any problems yo u want tn di scuss, write to Miss Korondi. She will 1)(' glad to answer yo ur questions.

We also wo uld like to know, what wo uld you like to read in our future issues. Wp apprecia te any suggestions.

Beginn'ing Dismounts For The Uneven Parallel Bars

In our last two un even parallel bar in , truc· tion arti cles we gave you basic mount s. circles and connec ting movements. W hen yo u have mastered them, use your imagina· tion and reorganize the movem ents and you wi ll have a nice littl e routine. One thing is missing : the dismount. Here are a few simpl e ones, that you can choose fro m:

FRONT VA ULT cli smount. Mai nt a in 11

controlled swing between the bars, righ t hand holds the lower bar, left the high bar with an upper grip . The front par t of the body must pass over the bar, the backswin g must be fo rceful , so you can lift your straight and arched body above the low bar. As the maximum point of the back swing is r eached the left hand shall push allowing the whole body leading over the low bar , and reach for the low bar as landing is ap· proached.

REAR VAULT dismount (sam e star tin g position as a bove) you have to swin g your leg to the fro nt and over the low bar. Keep your hips close to your right wrist. Lean back a littl e to allow yo ur toe to go high, so yo u will have a high clearance . Th at dismount is much easier , than the Front Vault di smount. For a more advanced dis· mount start it from the high bar, perform a one·hand handstand , contin uously bring shoulders a littl e to the fron t and with arched body swing down between the bars, slow down as yo ur hips are reaching your lower hand level, then forcefull y swing legs to the front and over the bar.

Ano ther simple di smount from the high bar is the H AN DSTAND ARCH·OVER dis· mount. You can perform it, even if your handstand is not 100% sure, because yo u do not have to stay there for a long t ime and you do not have to control the position of your shoulders, hi ps, legs, etc., as much as when yo u perform a Handstand Stoop dis· mount or a Handstand Stradd le dismount. Of course try to master your handstand. so yo u can control it 100% .

Start the dismount : maintain a fran! Sli p·

por t position on the high bar fa cing the low one, continuously release hands, arch yo ur body, then reach down for the low bar with both hands (upper grip ) same time swing feet and legs upward int o a handstand balance position. Do not stop here, arch over to land in a standing posi· tion back to the bars. (Be sure to have a !;potter when first attemptin g any new move.)

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Have you tried this one? Take your balance beam and p lace it between you r parallel bars and you have an adiust ab le guide rail f or beg inni ng student s and fo r developing con fidence and mastering special tu rns, tri cks and pos itions .

FRONT VAULT

REAR VAULT

HANDSTAND AReH-OVf!i

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WORLD BEAM Translated from Svortovni Gymnastika

For years the name of Eva Bosakova dominates in the realm of Czechoslovak gymnastics, and throughout the world. In our 'new series of interviews with gold medal winners we have selected her as our first gymnast. Questions asked and Eva's answers follow : 1. Was the High Balance Beam your preference jrom the beginning of your gymnastics activities?

For and answer to this question I must return far back to my gymnastic begin· nings and remember that it was never my intention to become a gymnast; cer· tainly not on the high beam. I loved all sports and was acti¥e throughout the entire year, swimming, bicycling, play· ing volley ball and baseball in school and in light athletics; sledding and skating in winter. This all round activity was the best preparation for the later hard train· ing in gymnastics. Of these sports, skat· ing was my preference and it was my ambition to specalize and become an out· standing skater. Even as a little girl I ad­mired "kadets" (tour jetes) and per· sistently tried to emulate adult examples. Surely this contributed to the highly sensitive feeling for balance so neces­sary for exercising on the beam. In those days, of course, the fact that later, my greatest success would be mastering the beam exercises was farthest from my thoughts. Much time elapsed before I left the ice arena and went in to the gym­nasium where I realized that gymnastics were, for me, the most beautiful of sports. But even then the beam was not my most enjoyable apparatus. Beam ex­ercises, at that , time, were very monoton­ous, too static, without movement or life, and uninteresting. I preferred cal-

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i'thenics, originating new elements ann ~ci satisfied my desire for movement and >lction. 2. To what do you attr~bute you,r suCCess on the beam and how did you acqfIire your astonishing confidence and balance?

Though I did not like the beam, I was compelled to exercise on it. Competitive rules 'are relentless, And relentless, also. was ' my father , himself a good gymnast: who knew that only he who masters all required apparatus exercises can , pos­sibly succeed in competitions. At the beginning of my gymnastic career I promised him to exercise on the beam even more than on any other. I was then about 15 years of age and had competed in several novice competitions-my par­ent had already taken a hand in my train­ing. A high beam w'as prepared in the gymnasium; on the wall above it hung a clock. My father always prescribed 30 minutes of work on the beam during which it was necessary to remain on this apparatus, constantly in action; walking, hopping, turning and again walking with­out rest. Tens and hundreds of half hours, tens of kilometers of walking and running on the beam! Father would say that the beam will not always be a static appara­tus, that even here, action and movement would predominate, and ha led me to higher and hi gher confidence and balance in each exercise. According to him, I should even sleep on the beam. And he was right. From a thoroughly "repulsive" apparatus, the beam became my most favorite event and, as in calisthenics, I began to seek new methods, elements, and dynamic combinations for my routines. 3. How 'ojten do you irain on the beam; how many times dJo you execute a whole rOlltine during a training period?

This apparatus must not be neglected. Rather you must exercise on it at every opportunity. Only in this way can you gain great confidence. Accustom yourself to unfamiliar movements .in a restricted area, lose fear of fallin g and exercise lightly and freely. I train on the beam daily for one hour or more. After thorough warming up I walk on the beam a short time and immediately start combinations, First, I go through a whole optional routine 5 to 7 times. Compulsory routines are done even more. Then I work on individual elements and their "connections." Even though the work does not proceed successfully or as wished for, I strictly adhere to a schedule. r have always gained by this persistence in train 1Tu!. 4. What part do you take in creating your exercises and how much assistance do you get from your trainer ?

People often ask about the amount of time put into preparing for Olympic or world championship competitions. They do not believe when I answer "from the fir st time I began training on the beam." An optional routine is not created in its whole at one time. It is a synthesis of a long period of developing individual elements, passages and their combinations; this re­serve grows as training progresses and is progressively drawn upon by the gymnast for the enrichment of her optionay exer­cise, This process endures throughout the whole period of competition and is unend­ing, I do not believe it is corr ect to keep an exercise for years without change even if some outstanding gymnasts do so. It is of course, understandable that this crea­tive process is interrupted during the com­petition preparation period when it is necessary to res train one's self from making changes. According to the degree of changes inexercises, 6 or 8 months are necessary, The combination of elements and character of the whole combination is my own idea; my trainer advises me and often I seek advice from dancers and ballet masters. It is important that the trainer be competen t to judge the suitability of newly inserted elements and their effect upon the whole exercise. It is impossible to allow one's self to be carried away by fantasy and to work on elements that are finally found too difficult to master.

This leads to the necessity of changing the exercise just before competitions. Well " worked out" combinations after thorough study by the gymnast and trainer is an absolute prerequisite for successful pre­paration. Here the trainer must guard against the inclusion of elements too diffi­cult for the gymnast's ability. 5. What message to YOll have for young gymnasbs wh:ose aim it is to defend the tradittlonally high level of beam exercises by Czechoslovak gymnasts?

I am very happy that beam exercises have become a strong weapon in the hands of our :epresentatives, even the youngest. With these lines I would like to impress ' upon them that we, on the road to success, were compelled to work very hard to sur­mount the level of our examples and com­petitors. Today's level of beam exercises is very high not (JIlly in Czechoslovakia but in all countries where, obviously, they are following our experiences. The aim of our young gymnasts will, while defending our achieved position, be more difficult to attain. I believe, however, in their victory and wish them much patience and con­scientiousness in training and enough courage to , seek further ways toward "gold medals" on the beam. •

SOUTH AFRICAN TRAMPOLINE REPORT

By aile Areborn

The above competition was held on Saturday, the 31st of August , at the Wan· derers Gymnasium, Johannesburg, with competitors from the whole of the Re· public. It was the 3rd National Champion· shi ps staged and, apart from a few" minor problems, it was a tremendous success. One can truly say that this new sport has not only been established in a very short period, but has also achieved the feature of raising a very high standard amongst its performers.

The present organization of the different entries fall s into two main groups:

(a) The Grade Competition; (bl The Open Championships.

T HE GRA DE COMPETITION· The Grade Competition is made up of

simple set exercises which . every competitor has to perform, as well as a voluntary ex· ercise made up to his own liking, with cer· tain minimum requirements as far as com· bination and difficulties are concerned.

The different grades, and the winners in each group, are as follows:

Boys 6 and Under.. .. .. D. Klass 7· 8 years ........ G. Flax 9 . 10 years ..... .. . L. Fouche

11 . 12 years ........ S. Wiggins 13 . 14 years .. . .. . J. de Kock

15 . 16 years ........ A. Dorsey 17· 18 years .... P . Ric;htt\r

18 and Over.. ..... . P . Melvin R. van Zyl

Girls L. Fouche C. Fouche No entries I. Ingram S. Fouche P. Allison

M. Bosselara No entries

M. Van den Boogaard

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS This competition is also made up of

compulsory exercises, but very much more difficult, and 'voluntary with a higher min· imum requirement than the Grade compe· tition. As this competition is for the best trampolinists in the country; it is rightly classified as our Open National Champion· ships and here we found the cream of the performers from the Republic. Hereunder we list the winners of this competition:

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Boys

1. S. Wiggins, 2. J. Immelman, 3. G. Klass.

Girls 1. S. Warne, 2. 1. Ingram, 3. P. Alleson.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSRIPS Men

1. N. Hayes, 2. Peter Melvin, 3. C. Taylor.

Women 1. M. van den Boogaard , 2. Pam Melvin,

3. C. Beeton.

In trampolining, like in gymnastics, in order to place the competi tors in the right order, i.e. fi rst, second, third , etc.~ the competitor is judged by 4 judges who op· erate with points from 0 · 10. The hi.ghest and the lowest of the 4 marks sho'wt'i are dclted and the average of the two remain· ing marks is the final score for the com· petitoI'.

It is estimated that between 8,000· 10,000

people are taking part in trampolining, and this is mainly due to the fact that .most ed· ucation departments have recognized tram· polining as part of physical education and schools are now obtaining this equipment 011 similar terms as other' eq uipment in physical education.

After the Provinc~s made their selections of teams, about 100 competitors took part in the championships' a'nd representatives from Western Province, Natal , Transvaal and the Police College competed, making it a very thrilling and successful day at the Wanderers . It was gratifying to witness the high standard among· the Juniors and some of the Seniors would .be· in great difficul· ties if they would have to compete against one of these, youngsters.

Amongst the Junior boys, the three first , namely, Spencer Wiggins, with a final mark of 19.05 ; J. Immelman, 18.50; and Gary Klass, 18.15 ;showed a technique and execution of the exercises which could be compared with some of the best juniors in the world. There are not many Seniors in this country who have double somersaults and triple twists in their exercises who can perform these intricate movements perfect as these boys can.

The Girls' Section was also of very high standard, but here Susan Warne from Natal was outstanding and left her opposition far behind ..

In the Men's Section the entry was very high, with approximately 15 competitorE and the competition was very stiff, leaving the final decision as to the winner until the very last moment. Peter Melvin from Transvaal, who was the strong favorite be· fore the competition, was beaten by .45 by Nick Hayes from Western Province. Nick Hayes, who is an outstanding gym· nast as well, showed the perfection and grace the gymnastic sport develops, but one can hardly say that his victory was the result of this, as Peter Melvin is an ac· complished diver and has achieved the same features from this sport. It was simp· ly that Nick Hayes had a better day chan Peter Melvin, but it will be very interesting to see the result in the next competition between these two. They both have. a very promising future in trampolining and they will in all probability bring great honours to the sport due to . their keenness and ability. .

Amongst the women the standard and the number of entries were very low, with the exception of the present S.A. Women's Champion, M. van den Boogaard, who gave an outstanding performance and outclassed her opposition in all respects. Marijke has got all the qualities required to make a great trampolinist. It was a great pity that shf! was not given stronger opposition, but one can foresee that here we will have a trampolinist who will be able to compete with the best in the world if given the op· portunities.

As a conclusion, it can be said that the Championships were well organized and well conducted .and that the performance was exceptionafly high and therefore the future hold&"'a great promise for the sport of trampolining.

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As the Trampoline Union contemplates inviting a United States Trampoline Team early next year, our competitors have been presented with a great incentive to im· prove their standard in anticipation , of the ~orthcoming test matches asainst the best In the world. .

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1964 USGF TRAMPOLINE TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA

Proposed Itinerary MARCH

9-Leave U.S.A . I O--Arri val Jon Smuts Airport II - Trovel t o Durban 12, 13-DURBAN - TEST MATCH 14- S. A. GAMES, JOHAfi/NESBURG IS-Entertainment 16-Practice for Rand Easter Show 17 - 31 - RAND EASTER SHOW 31 - Rest

APRIL I - 4-NORTHERN CAP E AGRICULTURAL

SOCIETY, KIMBER LEY S- Game ~eserve, O.F. S. and travelling

to : l!:roQ(1'stad.:. 6- DE'PT:" i:,,,: PRISONS COLLEGE,

KROONSTAD 7 7- rravelling to;and-WELKOX SHOW 8,910, II - BLOEMFONTEIN CENTRAL

AGR ICULTURAL SOCIETY PLUS TEST MATCH .

, 12- Trave lling to Grahamstown. . 13-GRAHMSTOWN . 14-Trave lling to Port Elizabeth , I'S-Travelling to Cope Town :.16, 17- CAPE TOWN, PLUS TEST MATCH

18- Fly to Johannesburg. 18- TEST MATCH, JOHANNESBURG. 18- Leave f or Kruger Notional Pork. 19 - 20- KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

, 20- Leave for Johannesburg . 21-RUSTENBURG. 22-Test Match, PRETOR IA 24'--Departure for United States

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by A. BRUCE FREDERICK· 2125 ARMOUR ORIVE . WILMINGTON 8, DELAWARE

8A S Ir: ELE.'11EN TS ANlJ PROGRESSIONS

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B)' A. B. Frederick

Dulh fl oor work and vau ltin g co mpri~e" the most has ic element s o f th e gy mnasti c program fo r bo ih hays and gi rl s . In the m a te­rial he lo w the r ead" r will find seve ra l ap· proache, both in usage and in theo ry 10 de vt' lup a full t'x ploratiun uf the poS' ibilili e" in vaulting in phys ica l t'ducat ion c ia". wo rk.

IJrepara Mr v jUlIIl'S and Leal'S

1. Ki ck (L or RJ with Ihe leg in full ext ens ion, ri se from floor. join I ~g~ and land softly.

2. With a two foo t [ak" off. hollow jump to a good landing.

3. R e pt'a t "2" from a higher lev,, !. (Box. cha ir. apparatu , e tc.)

4. Jump with a half turn. (Progress to high"r lev,·I" J

'l. S pring hoard jumps of all kinds from a ~ h(jrt run . Nolt': See the development of s te ps fur a long run va ult be low .

6. Jump over an obj ect to catch by part­ner. Layout s imilar to a swa n clive. Partne r ass is ts to land by ca tching tl1f' chest in hands.

Vallitin g With Hllman Apparatus

1. In threes- Iwo partn e rs make up th," obs tacl e whi le the third performs .

2. .,\ " arrangpcl be low, vau lte r approaches frum one " ide of the g roup to the othe r.

3. Same a" "2" hut the a pproach "f the vaulter is frolll the r ... ar of th ... group and the vau lt i, donp from a s ingl~ leg lak ... off. V a ull~r tra w l" from " ide 10 ~ id ... .

4 . In Ihree, again- Two pa rln e r" face and each jo in one ha nd. I J oin ha nd , 1110,,1 di "tant from vaulkr. J Vaulter plan"" ha nd , on " hould ~r" 01 parlner" and i" a~!!' i s1t-·d thr()u ~h a ~qllat v(J ult ow'r Ih t'

j o ined arms. 5. ~anw as H4'" witll no a~~ i ~ tan ('t' givt"ll. 6. In two,- On e of a pa ir s il , ;111 Ih ..

floor. legs pXlended "id,·wa rd . arm" ra i,pd over the head. I'arln ~ r "tand" behind and grip, hand " of pa rln e r . Vau lt e r Ihen ''Iual va ult" 11\' .... h,"ad of pa rtne r.

7. Siraddle vault over a , ingl,' parln,"r who assumes a bent s tra ddl" pos ition with hands on klll'e,; arm' ex lend,"d.

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Valliting Elements

8. Cro tch pitch overhead - One partne r fa ces the other. The pe rform er place, hi s hands on par tn e r's sh oulde rs. Part· ne r places hands unde r thi g hs of pe r­furm er. When read y, pe rformer s prings and is assis ted in a s traddl e jump ovt'r the ht'ad of hi s partne r.

9. Various fo rms of leap fro g 10. Hands tand arch ove r partne r who i,

un all fours on the floor. A third pt'r· ,on may a ssis t at the ou tset of thi >; exerc ise. The partner on the fl oor may rai se up a s need ed to assist performer.

11. T wo pa rtners ass is t hands pring for­ward.

12. Hands pring over partne r who is on all four s with two s potte r.s .

In tilt' s ugges tions that foll ow, experiment and fill in at least 10 examples of each type . Vaults From Floor to Top oj Side Horse to Floor ( N o po mmels) Vall Its O uer Side Horse With P,omme/.~ ( Ele menta ry) Vall Its O"PT the Long H orse (Where the ap· proach i" frolll one t'nd but vaulte r trave l, from "ide to s ide ) Vall Its on L ong H orse (From floo r to top of hor>;" and then to floor I International Vailits un Side Hor se Int erllational Vall Its all Long H'orse

A Met hod fio r Teaching the ApJlfoarh

and Take·Ojj

Tht' philo,o ph y of ins truc tion for com­pe titive va ulting is much the same as for the broad jump in track and fi e ld. Th t' Il<"r­form e r mus t have in mind a de finit e numlwr of fac ts about hi s approac h if he is to II<" " uec ,··"" ful and not mer t' ly rt'lyin g on a hit or mi" effort.

Vauit ing Elem ents

'I'h," I!Ylllna"t who is inte rt's ted in co m ­petiti ve va ultin g mu, t Iw ah le to a n, we r tilt' fllilowin:,! qllt ·~ ti()n ~ :

1. Do I "tart m y run un the Le ft or Right foot '( I H,· will I,... taking a n yw h .... ,· frolll 12 til ] ~ runnill ~ !' I t-' )l~ ('o a~tin ~ on Ih e la,1 Ih ... ·,·)

2. Ac tu al numllt'r of running " le i" ·· ~. Take off f .... hurdl ,· "ilh tilt' L,"fl or

Ri!!ht f" ol ·( 4. go'a rd i" .. . .... indw" from Ih,' h .... "'·

I Comp"l"o ry I .l. Board i".. . ... in ,· h,· " lrt>tI1 Ih," hor",· .

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In attempting to teach these th ·ing" 10 a group , try th e fo llowing me th od.

A. Th e run (Wt'll ba lanced , body forw a rd. measured s trides. arms working prop­erly, accelerating on all bu t tilt' la,,1 th rt't' " teps and coas lin g on the"e .)· Have the class practice thi , Iy pe of run up and d ow n tht' fluo ...

H. T each the hurdle s te p. e. Combine the run and hurdle s tl' p.

Va ulte r sho uld now know the numlwr if s te ps he will lake. the fool he wi ll

,..[ar t wi lh and th e take-off f," '1 for [h, · hurdle . He shou ld al so be ab le 10 pe r · form thi s combination with s uffi"i"nl accuracy so Iha t the sa me distance will be covered on each attempt. If nol. Ihe lea che r should ana lyzp [h e run for

weaknesses. (No arparatu ~ is uSt'd al thi s point.)

D. Sa me as "C" but with Ihe va ult in!! board. tt'st buard , e tc. inlrodu ced . .

E. S ame as "C" hUI with bOlh board and horst'.

F. The final p ro bl ems will be cu nc .... n .. d wilh di , tanct's hoard w ill he placed frllm hor~e to ~t' t a maximulll pn~ · flil!ht. Natural ly this dis tance will b· · inrrea,eci graduall y. The pe rforllwr l11u , 1 know Ih " di,lance from hoard to hor"~ and mus l al"o know the llul11l wr of " le I' '' necessa ry 10 pace it' off. II i" n-'c(Jlllmenci pd that a Ill ea~uring lapt' be u ~ed and that Ihe gY lllna , t jot down hi s exact measureme nt , for all pha"p,... This will eliminate some was te o f time in getting set up. Masking tape can I,... u"ed 10 l11ark , p"t s on Ihe floor.

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Ou '6atauce , , , WITH THE EDITOR

By GLENN SUNDB Y

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PEDESTAL BALANCING One of the most interes ting supplemental

pieces of gym equi pment , the " Handstand P edesta ls" offer a maximum challenge of s trength and balan ce with a minimum of space. They are idea l for both home and gym workouts and lend themselves well to exhibition programs.

The hand~ t and pedes ta ls a re especiall y suit ed for the ringman as many of the rinl! move and routines a re easy to practi ce and perfect fi rst on the Pedestals. In a large gym gro up with a line waiting to be up next on the ri ngs the pedes ta ls double the class action.

Most pedestal s such as the ones used to illustra te thi ~ articl e are just that, " pedes· tal s," two upright rods with a base to keep them from t ip ping over and a couple of hand gr ips . The hand gr ips are where they may differ, S(lIne use just a block of wood attached to a pipe flan ge fittin g tb at is in turn screwed ont o a pi pe , while othe rs use a molded g rip that has been cas t out of a lumi· num or some othe r meta l. Most of th ,> molded gr ips hav!' a sleeve that slides over a stee l rod I in stead of threaded to a pi PI") so they wi ll turn or swi ve l wit h tbe move·

The H o llow Back Press t o a Handstand

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ment of the hand. Some of the more elab· bora te se ts have ball bearing in sert s ena bling them to swivel eas ier addin g measurably to the list of tri cks possible for exe rcise and pedes ta l balancin g routines.

With thi s edition we demonstrate just a few of the many tri cks that adapt themselves to "Pedesta l Balancing. '"

First, all the different type of press·ups to a handstand can be pract iced and per· form ed on the pedes tals. Here we demon · s trate the stiff body or " H ollow·back" press· up (so ca lled beca use of the arched position of the body during. the press). We used thi s press as it well demon strates the turnin g hand action poss ible I s imilar to the rings) whi ch helps to make the press eas ier.

From the " L" or piked pos ition lower th" fee t past the perpend icular leaning forward from the shou lde rs in counter·balance rais· in g the fee t in the air and press ing the arms s tra ight to tht' ha n~j,;tand position. If yo,u

Handstand lowering the body ho ri zonta l ly tbeween the Pedestals down to a Back Lever

Handstand Curl Down to a Front Lever and pressed back up to a Handstand.

do not have the stren gth at first to press out to the handsta nd the fir st part can be prac­ticed to a shoulder s tand position _

R e petitious handstand push -ups should be practiced (S- fa ir, lO- ve ry good, IS-ex­ce llent and 20- champion 1_ A lso low dips below the shoulde r-stand posi ti on _

When yo u have mas te red the different press-ups to the ha ndstand then try the routine pictured a bove_ From a handstand lower in a pike position down to a front lever between the pedes tal s and then curl back up to a pike (or stiff-l eg) press to the ha nd­~ Iand again.

For a rpal challenge to your strength and balanc," pra!"li ce lowering down to a back lever Iwtw""n the pedesta ls, as pi ctured a l

Itl wpr !t·ft . . now pull back up and .pre" tlut ttl th t' ha nd stand_

Thp pt'd,·"tals are idea l to practi ce the tllw-hand ·llUlance. Because of the s light move­Ill ent allti "way of the rod the pedes tal just 'PPIll' I" "tay unde r yo u a nd he lp yo u main · tain \'ollr ha lance. That is once yo u are on bal a ll !"!". J u, t the same as a one ha ndstand anywht ·n· yo u first nlust ha ve a goou twu halld I,al a nce. e xt shift yo ur we ight on to oIl, ' hand and push nut in the shou lder guid· ill ;.c with th" tlt lwr hand until you feel the I""itio n tlwn kpe p pushing bala ncing ove r t h,· olll,·hand a nd place the other hand whe re "Oil wi"h 1 a Illtlre comple te s tud y of the ;,n,· ·hand , tan d wil l be covered in a later edition. J

then pulling and pushing (p ressing) back up t o the Hands t and

Shifting over to a one handstand on the Pedestal.

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We were surprised and pleased with the many responses rece ived from our fir st co l­umn. We are trying to answer each letter indivirlually and will continue to do so until the r esponse ge ts to more than we can handle. In addition, we will work answers to question s most frequ ently asked into future columns. Following are a coupl e of letters and their answers :

Dear SLr, Your article in the Modern Gxmnast all

trampolining is oj great interest to me. We have the problem common to most high schools-too many kids and not elliough trampolines. With our large classes we lind that the students average only one minute a dax on the trampoline plus what time the few kids get when they come in be/ore school to work out. Do you have any sug­gestVons lor teaching trampolining under these conditions so that the kids get the maximum bene/it for the time they call work? I mean is there a scaled down pro­gression 0/ stunts to use under these con­ditions ?

Dave Williams Portland 20, Oregon

Dear Dave: As you say, too many students and not enough trampolines is a common problem in most high schools, but it is not an impossible problem to solve. If yo u have 45 students in a 45 minute period and each student receives only one minute turn nothing much can be accomplished . We sug­gest that you divide your class into thirds and allow one third of the class to use the trampoline during the period. Far more will be accomplished and everyone will maintain interest even though they ha ve use of the trampoline only one of three days. Appoint one student score keeper, issue him our fundamental worksheets and "require the class to accomplish fundamentals in order of difficulty. Once the group has started working " on the fundamen tal charts they should not require full time supervision so that you can work part of the time with the other two thirds of the class on tumbling or some other activity. After a week or so we suggest you check the charts and rearrange the groups with slow-medium and fast learn ­ers in their respective groups. The fast learn­ers would naturally be prime candidates for before and after school trampoline activity .

* ,;: Dear Mr. Robinson:

I am doaching an all girls trampoline team. I am new to this jield and would like to know proper progression for various stunts. My girls range in age from 9-14. My two best are 12 and are doing double backs and fnonts out of the belt, bllt not in routine xet. One 0/ them can do a late /li/lis in the belt. Several can do back fulls and aile can do a Rudolph, but not in routine: that is to say she can work into it but not out 0/ it. Our biggest problem is gettillg the girls to twist. What are the best lead up steps jar Rudolphs and back fulls? Are th ere any little tips 'Or tricks that make these tricks easier to learn ? Are there any basic funda­mentals that lend themselves M teaching these stunts ?

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Jerald W . Clark Springfield, ·lllinois

Robinson

Dear J erald: We're pleased to hear yo u are training girl trampolinist,. This field is wide open for girls and the 9-14 year olds are a great age to work with. I f your team kee ps interest the girls should be top, in national competition in a year or two.

In answer to your lett er, we sugges t you start the girls slowly giv ing Ihem a lilwra l amount of fundam en tals before they begin to advance tricks. Try to encourage twistinl! fundamentals as they will make Iwistin;!: somersaults easier to lea rn . \Vhen vour "Iu ­dents are ready for advance work \~ e recolII­mend yo u work with the point-ral ed advalll't' tricks published in last month' s ~I o d e rn Gymnast · (October issue ) . If yo u require your girls to swing into and out of trick; before they receive points for th em il will help them later on when they work on routines. We plan to do a column on rou­tines in a month or two and th at should be helpful.

Next month 's column wi ll be un twist in ;r somersaults and J will try to answer as many of your questions as possible at that time. In the meantime check to make sure yo ur girls are watching the trampoline bed during the twists when they perform back with full - double and triple twists, baranys, front with Ph and front with 2% twists. Also be sure the girls are twisting forward and backward twists in the same direction-left or right. To tell which direction a student twists in a barany, s tand beside the tram­poline and look for. the student's stomach or back while a barany is being performed. What you see (stomach or back ) while the bar any is being performed is the same as what you would see if the studen t were standing upright turning a half twist.

As for the girl who can 't ge t the back wi th a Ph to a double, try having her lift her hips higher in the somersault and ask her to gain the somersault a foot. It may hel p and it certainly won 't hurt.

Address your letters to J ess Kobinson, c/ u Trampoline Inc., 4207 W. Magnolia Bl vd. , Burbank, Cal if.

CHARTS STILL AVAILABLE We have had many requests for the point

valued fundam ental tricks 1143 of them ) listed on charts according to value. These charts are still available at no charge. Send a stamped self addressed envelope to Jess Robinson, c/o Trampoline Inc., 4207 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, Calif.

RECORD OF THE MONTH 17 - back somersault with a double twist.

P erformed by Ronnie Munn on Ij. 6x12' nylon web bed.

UNUSUAL STUNT OR WILD ROUTI NE . 4 bounce routine - 2% front somersault

jollowed by three triple porpus ( triple front somersaults from back drop position to back drop position) performed by Delvin DuMey now back in Burbank after a short residence in Clinton , Wisconsin. This routine was per­formed on an Australian 7x14' nylon mesh bed (similar to a net ) which gives an un­believable rebound for stunts performed from a back or stomach landing. Regardless, we feel it is a routine worth mentionin g.

TRAMPOLINE COMPETlTlO N

Danny Millman, winner of Ihe Fahrbach­Schuster Cup (international trampo line com­petition) at Salsglitter , German y, brought a copy of the German rul es for Irampoline co mpetition back with him. We fou"d il ex tremely interes ting and are , ubmilli ng them for yo ur consideration and commenl. Pl ease wr ite to us express ing yo ur opin ion of these rul es_ We will publish a ll til' porlion , of your letters in a future co lum" ,ka lin !-, with trampoline competition.

GERMAN RULES FOR TR AMPOLINE COMPETITIO N

1. Trampolin e cu mpetition, consi, 1 of Ollt'

compul sory and one free exerci,w. ']"'11 of the best participant s are ad mill"d I" the final s, they have 10 perform Ilwir fre e exercise Iwice .

2. Co mpulsory and free exercises in all ag" groups cO ll sist of either 8 or 10 bounce, as is spec ified in advance publica lion .

3. T he diffi culty of the voluntary routine can be ann ounced as " limited" or " un­limited."

4. The parlicipanl, , hould be given the op­portunit y of exerci sin g for a bou l three hours before Ihe aClua l compdilion start s.

5. All routines ha ve to be perfurmed un­aided but spotters around Iht' Iram)lolin e " are permitted.

TEST FOR PERFORMER Having passed this basic k,t i, a proof

of bein g in control of the fundanlt'lIlal s of trampolining and of knowl edge of the mo, t important competition regulaliun,. ,\'1en and women of all age groups have lu pass Ihi , test first before enter ing for nalional com­petitions. This test has to be entered in the gymnast's record book. If thi s enlry is missing he is not allowed to lake active pari in a competition. The basic test is judged by two experienced judges. The regulalitl", are as follows: 1. Control of jumps until lilt' grade of

difficulty 0.1 according to the compe­lition regulations_ The judges judge 15 free ly chosen single jumps.

2. Control of the compulsory exercises of the ap propriale age groups.

3. Kn uwledge uf class ification system and the performin g regulations.

4. The conditions are fulfill ed when a mini­mum of 7.5 points have been achieved.

5. The duration of the oral test is up to the judge himself.

RULES FOR JUMPI NG The exercises on the trampoline have to

be done according to the following rules : 1. The body has to be stretched for the

preliminary jumps. 2. The arms have to swing upwards in

stretched position in the rhythm oi the jumping movement.

3. The legs have to be put together with pointed toes immediately after jumping up and have to maintain in this position while the performer is in the air, they can be put apart again approximately three feet above the bed for a fo ot landing.

4. The legs have to be completely slrelched or tucked as the case may be for each particular stunt.

5. Every exercise has to be pertormed in the rhythm of the springy bed.

6. Legs and body have to be at an angle of at least 90° in piked position.

7. In tucked position the body has to be rolled up closely with knees tight to­gether. The hands have to clasp the shins.

8. For somersaults with twists it is up to the competitor in which jumping position he wants to perform ' the twists.

ROUTINES SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE The competitor is obliged to enter all the

moves of his voluntary routine on his card before he starts. This written record faci li ­tates better supervision and appraisal of the routine. All jumps are written down on a schedule and marked with the grade of difficulty. (See difficulty rating chart ). JUDGING PERSONNEL AND DUTIES

The jury consists of a referee, four judges, a counter and a calculator. Referee - The referee has last word in

'setting out the regulations and organiza­tion of the competitions and has to make decisions in case of doubt. The referee decides where each of the judges has to be placed. He also observes whether the exercises are performed as written.

Judges - Judges should be placed about 15 feet from the trampoline on raised seats if possible. The judges j udge indepen­dently of each other but all at the same time by means of putting up a board so all can see.

Counter - The counter sup ports the referee arid counts each touchinl!; of the bed after the fir st bounce as follows " 1- 2-. . .. 7- 8- oul."

Calculator - The calculator makes a note of the marks, crosses out highest and lowest and averages the remaining. He adds the marks for the quality of per­formance to the difficulty mark. If neces­sary, he makes deductions for faulty per­formance (from referee's card) and an­nounces the final result before the next competitor goes onto the trampol ine.

A TEST FOR THE J UDGES Passing an examination is evidence of a

trampoline judge's competence. The exami­nation can only be administered by the dis­tri ct secretary, chairman, etc., for trampoline competition in conjunction wi th ano ther fully qualified judge. Examinations include: 1. Participation in a course for judges. 2. Correct written answers to at least 20

questions out of the competition regula­tions.

3. Evidence of competent evaluation and appraisal in accordance with the regu· lations for competitio1l.

J UDGING THE COMPETITION The judges make their decision from thc

following points of view: evenly flowin g performance, composition and appearance of exercises, poise, assurance of performing and height of jumps. 1. The jury should do some scoring in ad·

vance by way of trial. 2. The highest mark that can be reached

by showing a good performance is 10. 3. The judges . give marks for performance

only, up to 10. 4. Judges will make the following ded uc­

tions for faulty performances: 0.1- 0.3 point- faulty poise (for every

part of exercise) 0.1- 0.5 point- not evenly flowin g and

badly composed exercises 0.1- 0.5 point- low jumps 2.0 poin ts- parts of the body projec ting

over the edge of the bed during the performance

5. The referee will make the following de­ductions for fau:~y performances: 0.3 point- free jumps in between or ad­

ditionally performed stunts 0.1- 0.6 point- missed performed stunts

6. Should the performer fail to complete the routine the exercises performed are given only one mark. The judges then deduct other points according to paragraph #4 above.

7. The exercise ends with foot landing after 8th or 10th stunt. When the counter calls ou t "8" (10) the performer can d.o one more jump in a stre tc~:d p,0si­tlOn, but as soon as he hears out he has to stand upright before leaving the bed. Otherwise a deduction by the judge can be made for uncertain position.

8. Should a competitor fall off the tram· poline during his routin e he gets a zero score, i.e. 0 poin ts.

9. In scoring, if the difference between two middle performance marks is more than 0.3, a special discussion by the jury to rectify the marks has to follow. If they do not come to an agreement, the referee decides.

Schedule of the various jumps Kind of jumping

(f = forward) (r = backwards)

OBJECTIONS Obj ections have to be passed on to the referee in a written form within 30 min­utes after the performance. If there are already any objections before the begin­ning of the competition the referee has to be notified in advance. Obj ections are dealt wi th by the jury.

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Grades of difficulty in l ito scores

Sta rting Posltlan

S~o""ui;~ Twisting feel seat front back

I. r. I. r. I. r. I. r.

1001 jumping b a 1001 jumping c a star jump a piked slraddle jump a forward and backward split a seat bounce a

a ,/, a a 'It 1 a 1'/, 2 a 'It 3 a 2'/, 4

'I. a a a a a a a 'I. 'I. a a a a a a 'I. 'It 2 1 2 2 2 2 'I. 1'I! 2 2 3 3 3 3 'I. '/, 3 3 4 4 4 4 'I. 2" . 4 4 5 'I. a 2 a a 1 '12 '12 3 1 1 2 ' /' 'It 5 2 2 3 'I. 1'/, 6 4 3 4 ' /' 'I, 4 . 4 'I. a 1 1 2 2 'I. '/, 2 2 3 3 ". 'It 3 3 4 4

'" 1'/' 5 4 5 5 ' It a 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 ,/, '/' 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 ' It 'It 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 'It PI, 4 4 5 5 5 4 ,/, ,/, 5 4 5 ' 11 2'/. 5 5 ,/, ,/, 6 6 1'/. a 2 , 3 1'/. '/, 2 2 3 1'/. ' /, 4 3 4 1'/. 1'/' 4 4 5 1'/. 'It 5 5 6 1'/2 a 3 1'/, 'I, 4 1'/. a 3 5 ,'/. 'I, 4 6 1'/. 'It 5 1'/. 'It 6 ,/, a 4 6 'I, 'I, 5 '11 Ih 6 !/t 1'I! 6 'It 'It 6 2' /. a 5 5 2'/. '/, 6 2'/. a 'It 'I, Turntabl e ' 11 Turntabl e 1'/, Turntab le 'It . Turntab les

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YM NAPS COLORADO CHAMPS

Pic tured above is the Au rora High School Gymnast ic team coach ed by Don Rob inson. Thi s team o f Gymnasts beat a ll co mers to win the Colo rado Stat e Championships of 1963.

At le ft : Jock Ryan on th e hor izo nt a l r ing , a special piece of appara tus for side horse men developed by t he Gym Moster Com ­pany from on ideo suggested by Rich McCabe a gymnast a t Colorado Universi ty .

Jim Barber pictured in a chest stond from his floor exercise routine.

Be low: Perry Guinn on t he para ll el bars.

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Dear Mr. Shurlock: I attended last year's Western States Gym

Clinic and enjoyed your instruction on the l i igh Bar very much. You were very helpful. I would like some more instruction on the lead up work and the stunts themselves: 1f2 twisting German Giant to a front sup~ort. Back uprise full twist catch from a mlX'!d grip. "Takemoto" shoot to mixed grip. Also and most important, where and when to beat for a high hecht off.

Dear Stoney:

Yours truly, Stoney Grisham

The German giant 1h turn to front support (stutz) requires that you have a good, well controlled German giant since a. great · deal of ILpward force (momentum) is needed to complete the 1h turn to support. This move­ment i$ best built up to by doing German giant casts to 1h tum hanging supports, and continuJously, progressively developing a more forceful upward drive and turning later on the upward swing. The. 1h turn action is very similar to the stutz on the parallel bars in thq,t the hips are thrown into the arch in the same manner, the tum is quicker, and the release of the piVot arm is very late ( turn almost complete before release). The hips of the performer should be above.the ~ar before the stutz is started. As the hLps, nse above the bar, the performer ex tends his body into an arch while turning on his pivot arm. The other arm is brought quickly al1ound, the pivot arm is released, and . the regrasping is made with both hands simul­taneously. The performer will not have much difficulty in learning this movement if ~e · attempts to build up to it gradually in the mq,nner prescribed since it is very difficult to release the bar if you are not familiar with the turning action.

The performer builds up to the full twist catch (pirouette) by progressively perform­ing the full twist from larger and larger swings. The regrasping of the bar is not at­tempted during the early stages 'Of this move. The performer strives to develop a smooth full twist .. EventUally the ' performer is ready to start regrasping. The performer develops a fairly powerful back uprise and as· the shoulders reach the level of the bar, the body straightens and pikes (very slightly) . The gymnast then presses downward on Me bar with straight arms (causing the shoul­ders to rise above the bar but with the body· remaining at relatively the same angle). As the shoulders rise above the bar the per­former simultaneously releases the right hand (if he is turning to the right) and turns his head and body in the same direc­tion. The pivot arm is released as soon as

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~ QUESTIONS and POINTERS

possible. The twist is made rapidly and the regrasping of the bar is with both hands at the same time. The faster the tum the higher the performer will be able to re­grasp. The lead up to this movement is the same for the mixed or overgrip .

On . the dislocate shoot full twist reach under (Takemoto ) the performer extends his body into an arch from a deep pike for­ward seat circle with tremendous force . When the extension is started the performer also begins the full twist. The pivot arm is kept straight throughout the movement and it continuously pusheSl away from the bar. Once the movement is attempted the per­former should remember to develop· a deep pike on the seat circle ( this will develop a powerful upward rotation) , the extension is made when the shoulders reach the level of the bar, the ~xtension should be as near vertical as possible, the pivot arm should be straight. The turn mould start immediately after the extension, and the reach under made prior to the completion of the tum.

The beat for the high hecht dismount is made at the handstand position of the giant swing preceding the hecht. On this beat the shoulders and head lead the rest of the body to the top of the bar. The arms and sholLl­ders are actually past the bar before the rest of the body is above the bar (high planche type position). The shoulders are then held static and the body is pushed (catapulted) into a deep arch pIosition with the feet leading the shoulders on the) down­ward part of the swing. This causes the body to snap into a pike at the vertical hang posi­tion. As this position is reached the body re­acts again and is thrown into a deep arch with nhe feet leading the rest of the body on the upward swing. This causes the arms to be slack on the bar as the fee t rise high above the bar. The performer then pulls and pushes against the bar with his arms as forcefully as possible. He releases the bar when his shoulders are directly above the bar. His arms are thrown sideward and his head is lifted backward causing the body to fly above the bar in a perfect arch position. For best interpretati<1n of this description refer to the sequence photos of the hecht in Kunzle's, Takemotos, or' Loken's and Gag­nier's (pamphlet) horizontal bar works ..

These movements should be attempted only under close supervision and with ade­quate spotting. Use the overhead spotting belt wherever it is possible. Before YOIL at­tempt any new movement try to get a clear and concise idea of what your body has to do to perform the movement, and this will measurably reduce the trial and error period.

A.S

Dear Mr. Shurlock, I have recently started work on the Ger­

man Giant. I've perfected my cast to the point where I shouldn 't have any trouble getting back over the bar, but each time just as I'm about to clear the bar I have a tendancy to pull in at the anns and bend my elbows causing some pretty bad marks and cuts on my lower back. I'm very inter­ested on knowing what I may do to correct this . bad habit.

Dear David:

Thank you Sincerely, David Adamovich Corona, New York

To correct your fault on the horizontal bar you will have to learn to develop a better lifting action out !o f YOlLr good cast on the German Giant swing. There is no reason to hit the bar. Instead of pulling in at the arms as you are about to clear you mould be pushing away from the bar with your arms. This will give you additional height on the German and adequate clearance of th'e bar. You should also maintain a tight pike until your seat clears the bar also. It is very im­portant to have a good cast on this move­ment and then your downward mIOmentum into a strong upward rotation by piking your body as you pass the hanging ver.tical position.

Remember to push away from the bar with your arms as your seat rises above the bar and to maintain a tight pike until your seat clears the bar.

A.S. Dear Mr. Shurlock :

I am having some trouble with the "High Cast" for the start of my routine on the High Bar. Could you give me some informa­tion on how to accomplish it?

Dear Bobs

Thank you, Bob Devine Berwyn, Pennsylvania

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The high cast mechanics are as follows ; Take a ' small under swing (about 15° past the vertical position ). On the back swing of the underswing the performer's body should be in an arch position. A t this point the performer pulls toward the bar with his arms and simultaneously pulls his body into a pike position with the legs going aT10und and above the 'bar as in a pullover. The performer's body is revolving forward during this action. When the legSl have overlapped the bar sui jiciently (when the lower part 01 the hips are directly above the bar) the performer then extends his legs and hips as lorcefully as possible and at the same time pushing away from the bar with the arms into a fully extended handstand or near handstand position of the body on the hori­zontal bar.

Important points--arch on backswing-­legs overlapping bar on forward piking action-strong extension of hips and arms away from the bar into a handstand position.

A.S.

TRAINING • • •

PRESEASONAL SEASONAL

CONDITIONING FOR THE GYMNAST

By Irri" E. Faria

PRESEASONAL TRAINING AND CONDIT IONIN G

Ray Goldbar, sse All -Around Gymnas t Showing the method of developing streng th for ring work. his is a means of develop­ing power and st re ngth f or inverted pull s on the ri ngs. The gy mnast lowers to a straight arm pos ition and pu l ls back t o a push up pos ition on the pedestal s.

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To Reach A Higher Potential

Kei ther tilll e nor s pace is avail a ble to pre,t' nt a full y comprehens iv(' di scuss ion 1111 tlw topic of phys ica l t rai nin g for th p ,,:y Illnast. Thu s. thi s is onl y a summary of Ill akri a l on t hp su bjec t. Most a uthoriti es a !! ree th a t the gymnast s hould supple· n;ent hi ~ r t"g ular prugress ive skill trainin~ pr" g ram with a spec ia l hod y buildin g I'm~ra m . I t is fe lt tha t through pro pe r in· it-1I " ifi ca ti on of I, ffo rt and spec ia li zed train· ing:. Ih t' gy Jlln a~ t will in crt'ast" his learning: speed a nd rea ch a highe r po tential of per· forlll ance .

Nll t j ust any progra lll of body huilclin ~ will serve the p urpose, hut a se lected pre· ~ · t' a:-:u n traini ng prugram is essential. Ex­(' r(' i:;(":; shoul d be dps i ~n e d to deve lop ev .. ry g roup o f l1Iu ~c l t"~ to as hi gh "a workin~ ("a llac it y a:; poss ibl e, ve t k .... pin g in mind tha t suppl eness in a ll pa rt s of the body i, a lsu necessa ry. If tile coach expec ts the gy mn a st to make ra pid progress in It'a rnin!! new a nd di ffic ult Ill ovement s it is e~"e nti;l tha t a nI' weakn('ss or short co min!! whic h th e gy nl/i as t possesses be qui ckl y correc ted. The coach wil l have to learn to s po t "uch pro bl ems a nd prescrihe ap­pro priat e exe rci ses to ove rcome them.

A Balanced Program

A gy mnast wh o is weak in th e arms and shoulders will not be a ble to contro l himse lf adequa tely on the a p paratus, thus he sh ould he g ive n a s pec ifi c se ries of exerc ises which. if performed intensive ly. will result in a rapid in crease in stren gth. It must be remembered that exercises, al ong with building strength , should be so designed to increase th(' range o f movem ent of diffe rent part s of the body. It is s uggested that the more intens ive work for s pecific deve lopm ent be per­formed for a limit ed tim e until the phys i­cal weakness has been co rrectecl. From then on a norma l bala nced training pro­gram on the apparatus will maintain the Iwcessa ry all around development.

A Basic Program The following is a s uggested dail y pre­

season tra ining p rogram. It is by no means an a ll-inclusive program.

1. M inimum - 10 minutes of max imulll s tr e tchin g.

The use of manual pressure sh ould be a\·oide d as much as possible. The appli ed fo rce should be that of gra vit y s ince the gymnast can control hi s stre tch and per­fo rm it from a n initial rela xed pos ition . r\ vo id j erking into movement. The bes t results come from a combina tion of s low rh ythmical presses at the extrem e of the r a nge of free movement , which produces a d istinct fee ling af s tre tching in the 1l111 "c1es, J a nd held positions a t the ex-

t re me ra nge of m ove ill ent for peri od s ' of time las ting be t ween six seconds to til"> minutes . This a ll ows the an ta gon isti c muscle g roups to relax.

The gymnast s hould att emp t to iso la te the musc le g roups be ing active ly stre t ched a t an yone time by us ing se lecti ve e xe r­CIses.

2. Handstand Dips On Parallels- 3 se ts; maximum f gy mnast is s pott ed I.

3. Dips On R ings . One Arm Press-Out-1 se t ; maximum number.

4. Inve rt ed Pu ll s On P edestal s or Low Rings ( feet support ed at a 45 degree an g le o r more as prog ress is made 1- 2 se ts; maximum number each se t.

5 . Climb R ope-2 climbs from a sit. 6 . Cross Pull-Downs On Rings (with

a? justa ble rings or ove r head p ulley . rig­g lll g J - 2 se ts; 3 reps per set; each at m aximum e ffort.

7. Front Leve r Pulls on Rings-2 se ts; maximum re ps.

8. Sta ll Bars-Leg Lift s, Above Ring H eld " L-' S it; 20 s preads followed by 4 ma ximum lift s with legs toge the r.

9 . H eal Lif t Frum S kin -The-Ca t P osition On Rings Or Hori zon tal Bar- Pull T o Bac k Leve r Eac h Time And H old For S ix Seconds- l se t of maximum.

10. 880 yard run. No te: When performing the above sche­

dul f' it i!; sugge!;t .. d that gymnast" work ill g roups of thn'e at each station.

The Part of Isometric Training There is no doubt that th!' isolllP tri c

Il lP thod of s treng th buildin~ has sonw valu e and should . play a part in bo th the pre-s(' asun ancl tllP s .. asonal training pro­g ra m fur th .. gy mnas t. Tlw aut hor, how­,'ve r. fee is that it s hould not play a major ro ie. Gymnasti cs is a !; port in which fu ll ­hody mo ve nwnt predom in a tes; th us mus­cu la r work mu st in volve tran" fer uf fo rce fnllll variou s 1ll11 !:'c le g roups, wh ich is nut true for i"ume tri c work. The use of iso­metric con trac tion ha ,. it s place in those pos itions whic h we ca ll " holds" in gym­nasti cs. E vid en ce seems to indicatp that fo r s trpn g th d eve lopment the hold position should las t "ix seconds at nea r maximum e ffort. This can pasil y he a ccomplished during routin c::o trainin ~ without re quirin~ a ~o()d dea l of e xtra practice tim e.

SEASONAL TRAINING AND CONDITIONING

Orga nization The problem of an effi cient seasonal

trainin g pro~ral1l s see ms. to ha ve plag ued Ameri can gy mn as ts for years. In planning the training program , the coach should kee p fore most in mind the dew lopme nt of a well-organi zed program which wi ll keep the gymn as t active throughout the tra ining sess ion s. AI"" , keep in mind that di !'tribut('d prac tice is bPlkr than l~ngthy practi ce sess ions as far as s pe~d of motor learning is conce rn ed.

The following is a sample seasonal prac­ti ce schedule. It is by no means the hes t. but se rves onl y as an example:

Suggested Team Training Schedule I. Training b eg ins da ily at 2: 10. Schedllie 2: 10 to 2:15- RU/{ning around basketball

court with arm swing followed hI' genera l stre tchin g.

2 : 15 to 2 :20--T eam stretching led by the team captain or coach.

2 :20 to 2 :30- Gene ral a ppara tus wa rll1 -up. (Mount s, dis mount s. shor t rou­tines, e tc. ).

2:30 to 4 :30- Tra ining sess ion. 4:30 to 4:45- p o,. t-trainin g st',sio n. 11. Trainin g Sess ions Schedlile- A /I -A round Team I Monday, \Vednesday, F riday) 2 :30 to 3 :00- Tumbling I Free Ex. &

Tumbling T eam ). 3 :00 to 3 :30- Hori zo ntal Ba r. 3 :30 to 4: 00- S ide H orse. 4 :00 to 4:30- 5 ti11 Rin gs. (Tuesday, Thursday) 2 :30 to 3 :00- Tumbling (Free Ex. &

Tumbling Team ). 3 :00 to 3 :30-P a rall el Bars. 3:30 to 4:00-Still Rin gs_ 4:00 to 4:30- Side Horse. !II. Post Training Sessions Schedule According to Individual Needs 25 backs on tro mpoline. Cross pull-ou ts on the rings_ Sw in g-ups on the parallels. Pressin g to handstands . R ope climbing. We ight work. IV. Daily Training Req uire ment s. 1. Go through yo ur routine a minimum

of twice each day. (S tress moun ts and di"mounts . )

2. K eep busy. Make the most of your tim e.

3. Work for sureness and endurance, strength and style.

4. If yo u need tapin g, etc., it is your reopons ibility to arrive ea rly and have it dGne be fore 2: 10.

V. Individual Pos it ions F or Competition On Each Event.

1. Gymnasts will be positioned acco rrlin g: to the result s of the prt'v ious mee t.

2. Each Wednesday wi ll be chall enge day. Anyo ne lIl ay c hall enge a posi ti on in orde r to compe tt> in th e nex t meet. Events will be c hallt'nged in meet order.

No le : Th t' s pec ialist wo rks on an indi­vidu a l schedule which varies betwee n 45 min. and 60 min . pe r event. Also, the gy m­nas t who works both trampoline and tumhling will switch Ih t' tilll t' for event , on va riou ~ day~ .

Learning New Elements As ea rl y as possible, lhe gymnast should

have a s imple se t ro utin e 10 perform. This sen es as a warm -up, bUl more im portant it instill s within him a ft'e lin g for se­'1l1 t' nce perform ance. Another highl y s ug­ges ted tra ining 'ie tchnique is as soon as a lWW movemen t is lea rned. the gy mnast should begin performing the new ele ment in a series of three movements. The new e lemen t should be the ,.econd mfJvt' ment in the sequence.

Evidence has been recentl y accumul a t in g to verify tht' cont ention that how a nd wha t one thinks has a n inA ue nce on perfor­mance. One aspec t mi ght be ca lled ment a l practi ce and the othe r sta te of mind . Although part teachin g has its pl ace in motor lea rnin g, the coach should a tt e mp t, when teaching a new move ment , to start th(' gymnas t out with the largest whole p<'ss ibl e. The re i, no doubt that a visua l demonstrati on uf the new move is most valua hle. Fur as the learne r turn s ove r in hi s mind the movement. he plans to make, nervo u" im pulses a t a sub-thresh­hold leve l take place in the muscles that will hp in vo lved in the perform ance of the new ,k ill. S uch ner vo us acti vit y see ms tu he lp organ ize the lea rner', unde rs tand­~ t and in g a nd a pproach to the" task and to pe rform bett er later on. From expe ri"ence we know th at gymnas ts oft e n feel them­seh t's and see the mselves go through com­plex pa tt erns of movement prior to mount-

in g th e appara tus to perform the skilk Part of the learni ng that takes place through wat ching demon stration s or vIe w­ing motion pictures of expert performam'" may be th ought of as a kind of me ntal prac tice.

T he lea rn er 's , tat e of mind a lso af· fec ts the efficiency with whic h Iw I .. arn­and pe rform s mo tor ski ll s. The coac h ~ hou lJ keep the tra inin~ e ll v irOllllH"nl a~ free as possi ble of all e xtraneou, envil'll n­mental stimuli . I: is important tha t th, · gymnas t learns to di ,c ip line h il1l>,,,lf til the po int of havi ng the ah il ity to ('O I1 c-en­tra te comp lete ly un the ta,k a t hand. The gymnast must practi ce with the in ­tenl to learn and be confident ,,"f hi " abi lit y to accomp lish the sk ill. Throui!h propt'r phys ica l trainini! and fund amen tal ,k ill progression techn ique, the ('oac h will in , t i ll a pos iti ve me nt a l set within t ill' lea rni ng gy mnast.

Conclusion For mos t effi cient learn in!!. pre-sea"onal

and seasonal train ing: se~~ion s IllU ~ t 1Jt' urganized and purposeful. llot h phy'ica l a nd ment al short comings ,.hou lJ be cur­rp(' ted . The gy mnast mus t lea rn that ><n n( ' "anifices wi ll ha ve to be made and that he is one member of a team. H (' mu"t Ill' made to realize that effort will equal s uccess and rat iona liza ti on will nut tak .. the place of training.

Training: must involve practi ce uf e le­ments in sequence and movell1ent ~ . ~ 11lJuld be performed with as much full a n;1 comple te budy in vu lvement as poss ibl,·. Pre-,.easonal trainin !! will have an lll ­

fill ence un a !!Y l1ln a~t's ~ uccess .

Suggested Reference Reading 1. AdilI11 :30 n , l..:. T. 8ffct: l ~! u f 1 ~()lllet ri ~'

alld I:-;otonk Ex en .' i :-:e on l;:lbo\\" Fl e xo!' and Sp i ne i\ l u:-;l'le <" ;j 'Oup:-;, H ea lth and Fitn ess in th e Modern World. TI,,· Athh· ­ti c I n ~titlltt·. ] ~161. :!. nallg"t:' rt e l', UI<I\"e r .1... . • and \ ' 4:'1' l1 u n S.

l;a rll ey . C'ol1lpHrboll or Thl't! t:' 1'l'ogTi l lll . ..: of Pr.:.Jgl'e:-.: siye H. e~ i sta ll<' e I;:x ercise:-:, Re se a r ch Quarterly, '"01. ~:! , :-\11. 2, .\lay, t !lG t. :L Brouha, l ... ucien, Sc ience a nd Medicine

of E x erc ise a n d Sport , t'h;11Jl~I' 21, " Trainin g"," t'dit ed iJy \Y . IL .J ohnson , :\ e \\' \"o rk: Harper and lJrothers , l UGU .

-I. DaY i:-:, E lwood and G en e L og"all, Bio­physical Values of Muscu lar Ac t ivity, 10\\'a, \YI11 . C. Bro\\'n. , IU6l.

o. De nnison, D. J., ~l. L . H f) \\,ptl and \\1"" . H. l\IoI"t'nrcl. Effect (If Isom e tric <lnd bmtonil' Ex erc ise Prc,gTullls l'pon 2\lu sc u-1;11' l~nc1 11rance. Res earch Quarterly. "01. :12, :\0_ 2, Oct. 1 %1.

li. F'nrin, Ir v in, Spe(' ia l Tl'nining 1'l"u(;l;'­(lur e s til U e \'e lop Bt l'e ng l h , EllClu l' <l ll n-> and F lex il>i1ity-A I 'aper Prese nted :It th e State l ' o ll\- e ntion of C'A HI 'E I( , t!l61.

7. Farin, I n·in. I'hy:-:ival Fitlw:-::-: 'Th r ough GYnllla:-:t:-:-A Papel' P r e:-:pnt e-d <It th e :\orther n l'a li fol'llia Ilbtric-t ('A HT'E I: l :onfe r e n ce, 1961.

S. F<'tz, Fr ie cl r il'll and Alfred Bert ralll. D ie Bezeichnungen de r frei-u. Ordnungs­ubungen , Frankfurt itn ')Iain, \Villll,11lI Limpe rt, 195 .

n, Forstl'euter , Hans, Gymnastik-Kor -perschule ohh e Gerat. Frankfurt ;1111 .\1;1 ill , \Vilh elm L i lllpol't H)5~) , 10. H o()k ~ (j elle , Applicatio n of W e ight Trai n ing t o Athletics, 1~ 1l~:l ewood ('liff:-: , :\. J_ , t 't·e nth-,·- Hall , In l'., 1%2. 11. Kunzl e, { ;, {; , Ol ymp ic Gymnastics­Freest a ndin g , I ~o ncl nn, ,Jal1ll-'~ H alTie , l~I;; G, 12, L og"all, (;t::. n e ,\lId K t'll n t.-'t h ,,:, ' ,'!In.'­

man, StI 't-' I1 ,!,nh-Enrlu l'nn l't:> ('O ill i ll lllll, The Physical Edu ca t or . \' o t. IS. _ ,_ 0_ ::, Ot'l. t % 1. l:L .\ ln l" f' iluu :-:(', 1.aure nce and " hilip Ra:-:('h. Scientific B asis of At hl etic T rain­in g, Phil ade lphia, \\P, I ~, ~al1l1dl' I ':-: t ' 0"

I n!)~, 14, .\ l nre h ou :-:t:" 1.;1 un' Ill"l ' ,.:, I 'hy :-:i, Illl;..!. kal ' ~a ~ i ~ Ilf :--;tJ' t-' Il;..!.·th Ih'\' ('h'l)Jllt·nt. Exer­cise and Fi tness, Th t" Alhlt · tk III :-:tillllf·. 1 !!Gil. I :>, \V e~~t' I, .Jal ll't. Mov eme nt Fund amen· t a ls . Figure. Form , FUll, 1':llg'lv\\'Plid ('Iirr :--: , :--.:, .1. , l'l' t'l\tin-'- llall, 11)('" l!ltil

Roy Goldbar : Showi ng one arm pull-outs used ta develop st re ng th for holding a :ross and pulling out of a cross . The gym­nast does a dip on the rings then extends one a rm and pulls to a support with the straight arm and pushes with the bent arm. It is a most important that the ex­tended a rm is straiOlht at all times.

Ray Go ldbar and Bob Vlach: Two methods of develop ing strength fa r the c ra ss posi­tion,

One using c ross pull-dawns with the use of adjustable r ings. The gymnast h old ing the adjusting chain allows the r ings to move down at an even and slow pace .

The other method is ho lding the g ymnast by the feet in the cross positi on for six seconds and helping him pull aut of the cross to a support,

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A ver sat i le two- in-one exerc ise appar ­atus-t h e Gy m M as t er Isometr ic and Chi n­n ing Bar- is o ne o f th e m os t popu la r new entries in the li ne o f gymnast ic equipmen t d esig ned by Gy m Moster Co mpa n y. The u nit is por tab le and con st ru c t ed spec i fica ll 'l f o r all Isometr ic a nd chinning ba r exer ­c ises. Com p le t e ly adjust abl e, i t ca n be se; a t a n y he ig ht , stoge less l y, from f loor t o 8 in seconds. Th e bar , 1 Ya" in dia met er , is m ade o f h igh -qua l i t y ba r st oc k ins tead of pipe. The st u rdy st ee l f loo r -pl a t e b OSe a ssu r es no swa y ing or t ipp in g and m eas­u res 36 " by 37", whi ch a llows a full 35' between uprig h ts. Gym Mast er Company 3200 South Z u n i St r ee t , Eng lewood , Col­orado.

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Till' Federation .H ovell/ enl

A NEW ERA FOR AM ERI CAN SPORTS !

In OLIVER E, KUEt HLE S po r ts Ed itor

Th .. ;\1 i l wa u k e~ J ourn a l A new ('o n c(' pt in th e conduc t a nd a d m in i·

, trat ion o f a malt'u r a thl e ti cs in thi s country ha, take n d ~e p root. 1t is el'o lutionary, 1'1 i, so und , It i, an inev it a ble d~v~ l (J pmen t a, parti c ipa t ion in our eve r -~xpan d i n~ a th le t i(, prngra lll ~ gT(l W.

II is kn own as the federa t ion movPlll en t. A I the mOlll en t. it e m bracps four ' po rt >:

trac k a nd fi "' ld , ba, ketba ll , l!y mn asti c, a nd base ba ll. In time . it wi ll und oub tedl y pm­brace lI t h~rs .

Each fi e ld h"" it, o wn federa t ion , In each. w hich is liw evo luliona ry part o f the c() n c~ pt. Ilw educat iona l ('o m mu n ity at la<; t has its pro per re prt·,,~ n l a t io n throug h the Na ti ona l Co ll el! ia le At h l ~ l i (' Assoc iation, the National F,·d e rat ion o f ~ I a l e High School A th le ti c '\ ",,)(' ia l ion,. th ~ Na ti ona l J unior C" lI el!~ ,\ Iblt, ti c ;\ ",o" ia ti o n a nd oth ~ r r~ preH'n t a ti v" a~·t' Il (" i ("~. C ()n ~t' r va ti vt' l y. t h t-'5t-> Ihrt-'t' or gan i­za lillll ~. with li ther fed t' rat ioll I1 H' mb(> r ~. r ep · 1'I',,<'nl 1l10 r~ Ihan flS'k of th ,' a ma te ur in te r­,··,1, in Ih ~ l in i l .. d St a l ~"

Th " qu .. ,,1 ion ha" b .. ~ n as k"d : W hy IWW

f., d .... <lt ion,;" W hy" Si n ('~ ke rosene la m p, a i,,, pro vid ed li ~ h t. why e l,'c tri c light s'?

The a n"wer to th ,> f ~ d ~ ra t ion Il\() v~m ~ nt is , imp le, Tho,,·> who a re th ~ prim ary con­tr ib ut o r, III a malt' llr a lh l,· t ic". Ihe schoo k 1 )(' li ('v~--na y . nll w in, i, t- th a't t hey hav~ th ~ ri l!hl III ,hart' in t lw re" po ns ibilit y of estah­l i " hi n~ po liev din'c tl y a ff~(' tinl! thpir own prfl~ ra lll ~ . Th ey havt> no t had ~uch ri g: ht in Ilw pa, t. Tlwy hav~ m~ re l y tagl!ed a long. II i, th e bas i(' philo""p hy a monl! ed uca tiona l in , ti lu ti on, Iha l ~du c a t or' a nd admi n i .. t ra­lors a l o n~ d .. l ~ rmin~ the cou rse o f th e ir a th· le li c p ro g ra ms wit hin t lIP fram ewor k of tlIP I)\' ~ r -a ll ~ u u ca tion a l concppt. The re can b~ nil r~ t r .. at fro m thi , - nll fur t h ~r indiffe rencp ,' i t h ~ r ,

Th .. fede ra ti on mllv~ nwn l a ll ow, na t iona ll y rt~co:r n i zf'd urg:a ni za rioll !' to havt' voict-' a n ~ 1 vo te in "s ta h l i, hing il a"ic poli cy in eac h " por t. It provides. furth ~ r. Ih a t no 111'0 o r-2:a n i za ti u n ~ within a fed t-' ration can pVt' r

~a in con tro l. , Each fpuerati on is a utonflll"'U ' , Each 01'­e ra k s inue lw nd "ntl y, A f~w na ti ona l or­gani za tions be long to all four fed pra t ions. Othe r" be long on ly 10 the f~de ra t i on wh ich d irec tl y c () n c~ rn s t he ir s port.

T he movemt' n t i" no t limit .. d to educa ti ona l institu ti ons. It h as a p lace for a iL Even in thest' heginnings, mos t major a ma teur s port ~ organ iza t ions have joined as pa rtners. Th .. one s t r ident d iss .. nt e r has been the Ama teur A thl e t ic Union . It has s teadfas tl y d .. c li n ~d a ll invit a tions to join.

Thro ugh fede ra ti on prugram s, t he cnuntry ca nnot hel p but bene fit. T here wi ll Iw im­proved develo pment opportuni ti ~s. in c rea,NI compet ition , en l ight ened adm ini s t ra ti on. W I' as a na ti on canno t he lp bu t hal'l' "tronl!~r re pre,entation in int e rnation a l and O lympi, ' compe titi ons,

H ere is a b r i(· f loo k at th e in di vid ua l f .. d ­f' ra t i on ~:

United S tates Track and Field Federation (US TFF) , It wa , org:a n i z~u J u ly 24. 1962, and consists of ]0 na t iona l or~all i za t i fln~ . In I t's~ than a yt'a r it ha!' ~ pon ~on·d Ihn~t" IHI­

l iona l ch ampions hip IlW~ t ,. a natio na l l ra('~ clinic a nd h as e mba rk ed on an l'x t"n ,i\~ d,, ­vt' iopm f" 111 prnp:ra m fo r all a~t" !! rou,,~. II i ~ or!!a ni zed in mort· Ih a n 40 , Ia lt ', . ",ilh "3f' it S I ~ I t' ('o ndu c lin ~ it ~ II wn propTa ll1 IIf dI"'H' I() I'-

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ment and competit ion. Tlw Gulf Coast Fpd· pra ti on (Texas ) conducted a cro,,·country mee t, for in stance. which drpw 475 runn er, and the Michiga n Federa tion Iw ld an in doo r track mee t which drew 625 boys and ?: irl s . Outspoken in pra ise of th e USTFF has been Executive Secreta ry Cliff Fagan of the Na· ti onal Federa tion of S ta te Hi ?:h Sehoul At h· le tic Associa tions : " Wp (high schuu ls ) have a lways had the biggest putP nti a l hut . until the federa tion movement , we havt' never full y rea lized uur pot enti a l. "

Bask etball FedNa tion o f th e United S tates rBFUSAJ . The 10'IllPIllI;pr federati un. ur· ganized Jul y 1, 1962, represpnt s a lmust all of the organized ama teur bas ketba ll p laypd in the United S ta tes. It ha , been recognized hy th p intern a tion a l guve rnin g hody and will assume inde pendent int e rn a tion a l , an ction · ing pri vil eges beg innin g J a nua ry 1, 1964. It ha, a definite program to improve thi s co untry's im age int e rn a ti ona ll y through bet· te r represent a ti un in world games and in· (Teased international cum pe tition . Several "ountri es have a lready ind ica ted new int erest to send the ir tea ms to thi s country in th t' "eason jus t ahead . .

United S tates Gymnastic Federation rUSGFJ. The federa tion, organized Decem· ber 9, 1962, has a lready become the domi · nant force in gymnasti cs in thi s country. A national championship was held in June. Clinics have brought expert gy mnasti c in · , tructions to coaches and co mpetitors. The f"dera tion has embarked upon an intensified national program to popularize gymnasti cs . part icula rly among sch ool·age boys and gi rl s.

United States Baseball Federation (USBFJ. The federation has a basic two·fold pro· gram : 11) to help amateur base ball in whatever way it can and (2 ) to provide the Unit ed Sta tes with an organization to pro· mote baseball interna tionall y. Under the aus· p ices of the state de pa rtment , the USBF las t summer provided a group of collegiate base· ball coaches and playe rs to conduct in· structional cl inics in Cent ral America.

The new school year brings grea t new o p­portuniti es to the entire fede ra tion move­ment.

Question for Teen Agers Is smokin g worth it ? This is what th e American Can­

ce r Societv is askin g teen- agers to­dal _ in its newest film.

The reason: cigarette smoking: is th e principal controllable causal

fa cto r in lung cance r, a di sease that

has increased 953 per cent in the las t 30 Years.

An estimated 4 1,000 Americans will die of lung can cer in 1963, and

a t present r ates about one milli on

I'oungste rs nOI\' ill srhool will di e o f IUll g ca nre r hpfore they reach tlw agp of 70.

\3era use of thi ~ th p Soc ietl is

condu ctin g a broad program a imed a t tee ll-agp rs . Ma leri a l spelling O ll(

th e facts aho ut (' i i!arettp~ and

Iwalth is ava ilahle to tee n-agn s and

the ir parent s fro111 the Atm'rica ll Can ce r Soc ietl. .'121 West Stth

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ATHLETES AND CIGARETTES

IiI BOB MATH lAS TWICE OLYMPIC DECATHLON CHAMPION

I don't smoke. Smoking cuts down on wind. And an athlete needs wind as much as he needs his legs. Athletes in top condition don 't smoke- they can 't afford to .

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THE GYMNAST An Index fo r Vo l. I-Val. II Th e Gymnast is the quarterly journal of the

Brit ish Amateur Gymnastic Assoc. The content of this index o n ly partia ll y ou tli nes the toto l content. We are concerned here with articles of instruction, philosophy, technique and those which w ill be of part icu lar interest to teachers . The gymnastic coverage o therwi se is ve ry com­p le t e and we apo logize t o those o f ou r Bri ti sh friends who are interested in gymnastic news items of a general nature.

Fo r those o f you who have wisely retained your back editions, thi s index will be o f value in locating speci fic a rt ic les. Ea ch entry beg ins with two numbers. The first number indicates Vol. and the second indicates the specific quarter. Therefore:

1-1 p.8 Beam for Beginners by Edna Gr oss (Vo lume I , Number I, page 8) BALANCE BEAM 1- 1 p.8 Beam for Beginners by Edna Gross

(O ly mpic Coach ) 2 -4 p . 16 0" the Beam by Pauline Prestidge COMPULSOkY (SET) EXERCISES 3-2 p.9 Set exercises for the 1963 Women's

and Junior Nat ' l Championships 3 -2 p . 12 Men ' s Set s FOREIGN VISITS (ROME AND ABROAD) I - I p.4 Swedish T eam Vi sits Dar lingt on 1-2 p.8 Journey 10 Cop~nhagen 1-4 p .6 Krefeld (Germar.y) vs. London 1-4 D.26 Brit ish Gymna~ ts t o Visi t Moscow 3-3 p.1 I Gymnas t s in Turkey by Necmi Erkan GYMNASTICS FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN 1-2 p.6 Agility and Acrobatics f or Girls by P.

Prestidge (Loosening the bock) 1-3 p.32 Agility and Acrobatics for Girls by P.

Prestidge (Loosening and extension of legs ) (Borre exercises, spli t s, ca rt wheel, tinsca)

HANDBALANCING 2-2 p.28 Handbalancing (No. I ) by R. Samuels 2 -4 p.28 Handbalancing (No.2) .1 - 2 p.3S Handbalancing (No.3) HISTORY 2-2 p.23 70 Years Ago HOMEMADE EQUIPMENT I-I p.6 Fulwell Schoo l Gymnastic Club- H ow

coope ration and interest can he lp a C lub get o rganized.

HORIZONTAL BAR 1-2 The Upslart (Kip) 2 - 1 p .27 Backward Free Hip Circle (Short clear

circ le backwards ) 2- 1 p.27 Forward Hip Ci r c le INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION I-I D.5 Great Br i ta in vs. Switzerland 1-1 D.7 Triangular Meet With France 1-2 p.25 Germany vs. Japan 2-2 p.27 European Championships (Leipzig) 2-3 p.8 Return Match with Krefeld 2-3 p.IO The 3 rd Gymnaestrada (Stu ttgar t) 2-3 p.14 Europeon Championships 196 1 (Gym

nastics Through the Iron Cur t a in " 2-3 p.23 Men 's European Championships (Lu x ­

embou rg - 1961) 2 - 4 p.14 M o nico and Nick in Madr id )·4 p.20 Trarnpoline International (W. Ger ­

many vs. Grea t Britain) 3 · 1 W. Germany vs. Great Britain 3-2 p.18 World Gymnastic Championships

(P rague- 1962) 3-2 p.24 Geo. Kunzle's Report from Prague

(Repor t conti nued 3-3 p.17 ) 3-2 p.4 Canada VS. Great Britain 3-3 p.14 European Trampo line Champio nships

(Kie l ) 3 -3 p.17 Prague Report Cont. 3-3 p.29 Belgium vs. G.B. .1-4 p.2 D.D.R. Team N o t Granted Visas f or

Ladies European Championships (Ed ito rial) 3 - 4 p.16 Ladies European Championships

(Paris-1963) JUDGING 1-3 p .3 Some N otes o n the Judg ing of Gym-

nas l lcs by W. C. Bolt . 1-.1 pA F.I .G. Table o f Vau lts f or Women

OLYMPICS 1- .1 p. 19 XV I I 0 Iympiad-Rome-1960 1-3 p.20 Frank Turner-Britain 's O lympic

Coach 1-.1 p.22 Who Goes to Ro me? 1- 4 p.18 Th e Caraca ll a - Rome-Sept. 5 - 10 2-1 p.8 O lympic Encore- Nick Stewar t Re-

members Rome PARALLEL BARS 1-2 p .36 Upstarts (Kips) on the Paral lel Bars

by W. H. Wi ll iams PERSONALITIES, CLUBS, ETC. I-I p.9 Gwynedd Lingard I -I p.12 Bernard Cawthorne I-I p .15 Arthur Whitford 1-2 p .22 Pot Hirst 1-2 6 .26 Margaret Neale 1-4 p.16 Bingley Gymnastic Club 2-1 p.20 100 Years of Gymnastics (Army

Physical Training Corps) 2-1 p.34 Nick Stewar t (Schoo l Background) 2-2 p.4 Western Amateur Gymnastic Assoc. 2-2 p.IO The Stor y o f the Orion Gymnastic

Club 3-1 p.29 Bernie Cawthorne-The Enigma by

J. P. Prestidge 3-4 p .2 1 Two girls fight for on ideal (Den ise

Goddard and Monico Rutherford ) 3-4 p .31 All This and a Gymnast Too (Russe ll

Jackman ) PHYSICAL EDUCATION I· I I - I p.13 Physical Education and the Ad­

o lescent-Part I bv Joseph Edmundson (Or­ganiser of Physical Education a t the Poly­t echnic, London ) Fro m a lecture given at the Roya l Insti tute of Public Health and Hyg iene Oc t ober 28 , 1959. Port 11-1-2 p.24; Por t 111 - 1- 3 p.34

1-2 Some Trends in Physical Education by R. V. Howlett, Lecturer of Ph ys ica l Educati on, St. John 's Co ll ege, York. (I ntroduction and overv iew t o objectives of movement educa tion. Defines two t ypes o f m ovemen t training.)

2-4 An Experimen t is Gymnastics (School Training)

3 - 1 Introduction of O lympic Gymnasti cs into t he Physical Training Lesson by M . V . O. Flynn , Ratcliff College

RINGS 2- 1 p .24 Kip on Rings (Upstart) 2-1 pAO Ring Fundamenta ls (Port I ) by P.

Starling; Part 11-2-2 p.J4 SIDE HORSE (POMMELS) 2-1 p.24 Pommelled H orse Fundamenta ls (Part

I ) by P. Starling; Par t 11-2-2 p. I O 3-1 pA2 Pommelled H orse Gymnastics (S imple

Routines) TRAMPOLINE I-I p . IO Th e Trampol ine by T ed Bloke ( Int ro­

ductory Materi al) 1-2 D.13 Three Basic. Trampo line Movement~

Explained 1-3 p.7 Set Work fo r the Noti onal Trampo-

line Championships 1-4 p.36 Compulsory Trampoline Routines 2 -1 p.J6 Fundamenta ls of Re~ound Tumbling

by Ted Bloke (Por t I ); Port 11 -2-2 p.35 TUMBLING (AGILITY ) I -I p.18 The Forward Handspring by W. C.

Pinches (Excellen t progression mater ial) 1-2 p .6 Agility and Acrobatics for Girls by P.

Prestidge (Moss Instruction Tech .) 1-.1 p.32 Agility and Acrobatics f o r Girls P.

P, esti dge . 1-4 p.32 Basic Agi l ities (Th e Headstand) 1-4 p.34 Agility and Ac robatics (Bock ro ll

prog ress ion) 2-1 p .24 Floor Kip (Ground Upstart) 2-1 p.35 The Backbend by G. Redmond 2- 1 pA4 Comb ining Dance and Ag il ity Move­

ment s by P. Prestidge 2-4 p .J4 Forward and Backward Roll Progres­

sions by G. Redmond 3-1 p.36 The Prac ti ce o f Learning "Feelings. "

by A.J.G. Hopk ins (Part I ) (Teaching so that key words recall movement experi ences for the learner ) Port II - The Roll (Tuck and Pike ) 3-2 p.43; Part I I I-Further Deve lopment o f Ro ll s and Jumps

MISCELLANEOUS 1.4 p.11 The Gymnast's "If" .1 - 1 p.S Glenn 's T ou r o f Europe (G lenn

Sundby) 3-3 p.25 Two Sportsmen Extraordinnry (Story

of the incident follow ing the parallel bar event at the World Gomes in Praque . Cera r 's sco re was changed so that he eventually wo., over Chak l ine)

3-4 p.7 The Ba llet and Olympic Gymnastics by Robert Harro ld

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IIWHAT'S TH E SCORE?" BY JERRY WRIGHT Gymnastics Coach

San Francisco State College Things are beginning to happen-so don't

be le ft out-submit your meet results to the above address without delay. Pictures too­if possible.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Dec. 26·30-Western States Gymnastic Clinic,

Tucson , Arizona Dec. 22·29-Development Clinic, Los Angeles

High School Dec. 27·29-Olympic Qualification Meet, L.

A. High School Jan. ll-Compulsory competit ion El & H i,

Santa Monica City College Jan. 18-0pen·Junior College & College, Jr.

Hi and High School , Corona del Mar High School (Calif. )

Jan. 2S-0pen-same as Jan. 18, Glendale College

F eb. 22-Wisconsin Open, Walker High School (Mil., Wis .)

Mar. 27·28-Eastern Intercollegiates, P enn State Univ.

DID YOU K NOW THAT: Mr. George Szypula, in winning the Na·

ti onal tumbling title in 1941 performed 10 different . passes on the mats-S in each of two 1% minute routines. Then he proceeded to perform 7 passes to win the 1942 title. FOR THE RECORD :

In last month's column it was reported that " in the first National Championshi ps ( from 1888·1921 ) the rules required a gym· nast to perform (3) different optioqpl rou · tines on each apparatus," the number (3) was inadvertantly omitted.

BERKELEY "Y" MEET Starting the competitive season off in good

fashion was the Berkeley "Y" age group meet with competition in several age groups. . Showing good season endurance-young Paul Mayer led a strong field of en tries, that, included Ray Hadley, Paul Newman, and Rick Field , in capturing the All·around for boys I S and over.

In addition Paul captured the Free Ex, long horse, side horse, and tumbling titles ( executing a good double back in tumbling ) , for a total of five blue ribbons.

Other strong showings were made by Zahm in . still rings, Millman on Trampoline, Had· ley on High bar, and Crod Chin on Parallels.

In the W om en's division favored Paula Crist went down to defeat at the h ands of Carolyn Hacker-1st and Joanne Hashimoto -2nd.

SACRAMENTO INVITATIONAL P aced by brilliant high schooler Paul

Mayer, the 3rd Annual Sacramento invi· tational gymnastics meet provided a large and appreciative audience with much ex· citement but few (due to the early season) complete routines.

Mayer flashed good form and excellent all·around ability to win the free ex., long horse and tumbling (where, in spite of the early season , he ex.ecuted round·off, flip· flop, back·whip·over, flip·flop, double back ).

Rick Field - University of California­came up with a steady performance to out· last Ray Hadley, Ray Goldbar and Paul Newman in the All·Around.

Outstanding performances were turned in by T om Osterland on the trampoline, Zahm on still rings, and Mayer in tumbling and Free ex.

ALL·AROUND - l. Rick Field, 2. R ay Hadley, 3. Ray Goldbar, 4. Paul Newman, 5. Paul Mayer.

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Dear Sir: The folLowing is a Ji s t of potential s ub­

scribers to your maga in e "The Modern Gymnast. " I a m sure a note from you or a free copy from you would help encourage them to subscribe. I enjoy the magazine very much a nd feel the articles and pic­tUl' es are h elpful in advancing gymnas tics especially on the high school leve l.

P lease express my appreciation to Mr. Shurlock foO l' a nswering 'my question to him .

Sincerely, Bernard H. Michels

P. S. Enclosed please find 2 pic tures of 2 11181nbers of our tealTI 'vho we are very proud of . ED.-T hanks for taking the t im e to send us the na m es of pote nt ial subscr ibers to the MG. We are forwarding complimenta ry copies along to them.

Wayne Bussard and Greg Kent of Wheaton High School , Maryland.

Dear Glenn: I am sending you a group pic ture .of th e

Houston Oiler Cheerleader s . I have been very pleased with their work and we a re educating the fa ns to what Gymnastics is a ll about In the future I plan to present s OJne E uropean style lllass ro utine s itua­t ions in unison with our g irls on Bala nce Beams. My main interest in Ch eerleading is to Ulle it to promote Gymnastics by per­forming b efoOr e thousands and tho usands of fans at each of our appearances during the ha lf time period at the stadium.

Sincerely. Fill Hendrix Webster, Texas

ED.-Sounds great Fill.

Houston Cheerleaders

Dea r Gle nn : I am enclosing an open letter. I would

appr'ec ia te if you might print it in the next edition of the MODERN GYMNAST.

Dear Friends: On November ~th in EvanstoOn, Illi­

nOIS, 1~ U.S.A. gymnasts, 3 aspir ing for the ' 64 Olympics, performed as a pa rt of an exhibition a t North western's Mc ­Gaw Memoria l Hall with the Danish gymnastics exhibition team from the internationally famous Ollerup academy of Physical Bducation.

A capacity house watched for 2¥.o hours the exchange of gymnastic cu l­tures between our Amencan delegation and the Danes. For 2¥.o hours each was inspi r ed a t the performance of both the Danes and Americans and during that 2¥.o hours each was fill ed with a new meaning for physical education and a n un ique concept of teaching a basic type of gymnastics.

It was hea lthy, it was fun, it was ex­citing and educationa.l ... a n experi­ence neithe r the Danes nor the Ameri ­cans will ever forget.

This and similar exhibitions are the type of service the M.G.A. is proud to sha r e in . We believe, each one, sm a ll .or la rge, contributes increased growth to th e fine sport of gymnastics. It h elps to 111otiva te, insp ire and create a des ire to learn more about gym nas tics. But thi s one at McGaw with a ll its success ler t an ugly scar.

These 13 U.S.A. gY)11nasts have been c riti cized and declared ine ligible for a ny further AAU competition. T h ese fine gymnasts who donated of their time and ta lents, who are w illing to share in the educatLon of others are now ad ­monished by a ha ndful of a utocratic, illogica l and unethical AAU ad mini s tra tors w ho claim they a re interested in th e development. of the sport. •

I can ma k e no claim as to the politi ­cal status of the M.G.A. We prefer not to enter into gymnastic politiCS. We are a serv ice organiza tion and contribute w here we can to .any requesting party regardless of their affiliat ions. But, as an individua l, I have lost re~pect for the AAU ... not for what it stands for. but for the persons who administor a. malignant program that limits prog­ress and s tipulates wl1en, wh ere and for whom a gymnast can compete.

The gymnastic officia ls in \ he AAU have v iolated a basic democr~itic prin­ciple in that they are. infringilIg on the free rights .of gymnasts to enter compe­tition.

The competitor &.t present is a de ­fenseless "pawn" being used in a man­ner that will curtail hi s natural com ­petitive interests a nd erase any respect and admirat ion once h eld for the AAU.

Our gymnast s must have competition in order to improve a nd I strongly recommend each coach advise their gymnast to take every availa ble oppor ­tun ity to compe te r egardless of who sanc tions a meet.

Dear Glenn:

S incerely yours, Robert E. Bohl, President Midwest Gymnast s AssOciatior,

* * * It was just a year ago (Nov. 1962) after

seven months of gymnas tic training, the Fanwood -Scotch Plains YMCA entered 5 children in their first competition wi nning only 3 medals . Today, in most meets, there are 20- 25 children entering, a nd in one meet a lone won 41 m edals. In the J ohn Metzger Memorial Gym nastic Youth Com ­petition held Oct. 26, 1963, 16 children en­tered and among them won a total of 27 m edals and 5 trophies. (This was a state wide meet.)

The Fanwood- Scotch Plains YMCA is a small "Y" and a year ago had the bare necess ities for ma inly boys gymnastics. Just before some of the competitions, the female gyninasts trained a t the Elizabeth Turn ers to get used to the equipment they "{oOu ld compe te on as in their own gym the coaches had to improvise with what equip­ment they had. Today, it h as a fu lly equipped gym to accommodate a ll age groups, including all th e equipment neces ­sary for the girls and womens events. Within the year of competitions , the chil­dren have come a long way with, gym­nastics and reali ze the value of it, a lso, as a healthy mea ns of becoming physically fit .

There a re f,ou r m embers of th e Fanwood ­Scotch P la ins YMCA coaching s ta ff with backgrounrls of in ters"holas tic, Nationa l a.nd Olympic championships. Th ell' teaching

Danish ex hibit ion team in Ch icago .

Fanwood -Scotch Plains YMCA Trophy winning team .

t ech niques proved s u ccessf u l w h e n o ne o f the g ir ls. a f ter on ly 11k m onth s training t ook a t h ird p lace o n the b a lance beam in t h e a g e group of 10-11-1 2 year s .

It is r ewarding to see the a dvancem ents m a de a m o ng the ch ildre n a nd h ow m uch t h ey like the spor t of gymnastics .

The p ic t u r e s h ows th e w inning gymnas t s w ith t h eir t rophies a nd meda ls won a t t h e Octobe r 26th m eet, w ith t h e ir c oaches (One coach was a bsent a t t inl e pic ture "ra~ ta k en-Melv in R obin ) . The t h ree ch ildren ~t anding ili r ec tly behind table a r e L to R W a lt e r S jursen (9 a n d under a g-e E\"r ()u p) J a n Hunt (13-14 age group ) >l.nd J udy Car ­dozo (1 0-11-12 age g r oup ) a ll in 1st place a ll -around \v inne rs .

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THE ADVANCED LINE The Premier Ath letic Products Corp., of River Vale New Jersey announce their new "Actvanced Line" Gym Equipment. Free l iterature available .

GYM OUIZ

Answers to Gym Quiz on Page 30. I. M iroslav Cerar, from Yugoslavia and he is the first gym­nast to' win the Eurapean Championships twice 'in a roW. II. I .-E.; 2.-F.; 3.-H.; 4 .-C.; 5 . ~A.; 6.-K. ; 7.-J.; 8.-H .; 9.-G.; 10 .-B; II.- L. ; 12.-D. III. 1. (d), 2. (k), 3. (e), 4. (a), 5. (i), 6. (I), 7. (j), 8. (b), 9. (g), 10 . (h ), II. (c), 12. (f). Score: Give you rself (4) points for each correct answer. 80-100 Excellent; 64-76 Very good ; 48-60 Just fair .. . 44 or less stop glancing at the coaches M.G. and subscr ibe you rself. If you would like to see more of "Gym Qu iz" in the M.G. writ'e and let us know, and if you have any special Quiz subjects or ideas send them along fer eur censideration.

NEW NON-FOLDING TRAMPOLINE FOR $285 A new regulation size non-folding Trampoline has been

developed by Nissen Corporation for semi-permanent installation in school exercise gyms, muti -purpose rooms, or on the stage. It 's an ideal second Trampoline, for schools which already have a folding model.

The new Trampoline features a heavy-duty frame of oval shaped steel tubing with extra ~trong bridge-type construction. The six legs are detachable and are equipped with soft rubber floor protectors which will not mark shiny gym floors. Completely finished in life­time Chrome for maintenance free operation. Comes eqquipped with a nylon web bed, plated steel springs and a set of extra wide frame pads for $385.00 The same model with a canvas bed in ploce of the web bed is $285.00.

For information write: Nissen Corporation, 930 - 27th A ve., S.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

M.G.A 1964 COMPETITIVE CALENDAR LI TTLE TEN DEVELOPMENTAL TUMBLING TRAMPOLINE AND FREE EXERC ISE COMPETI ~ TION. 5 divisions including a championship leve l for accelerated gymnasts. SUNDAY APRIL 10th FOSTER COMMUN ITY CENTER,' EVANSTON' ILLINOIS. ' NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTICS CLINIC DE­V ELOPMENTA L COMPETITION AND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, M.S.U., EAST LANSING MICHIGAN, during the week of AUGUST 23rd thru 28th . LITTLE TEN DEVELOPMENTAL A LL AROUND COMPETITI ON (excludes tumbling and trampo­line, free X. for all around entries only, 5 divi­sions Including a champienship level fer ac­celerated gymnasts) SU NDAY, NOVEMBER 15th BERNARD HORW ICH JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, tentative site. M IDW EST OPEN GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS M EN & WOMEN, DECEMBER 5th and 6th. NAVY PIER, CHICAGO, tentati ve site .

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805 La PORTE MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS

M.G. BILLBOARD BALANZA : Enables beginners to achieve hand­

stand in half the time. Adult or child. Small , $3 ; Medium, $4; Large, $5 . BALANZA Pat. 2855201. Carry any place. Practice every pi e ce. Send chest measurement . Order from: BALANZA, P. O. Box 103, V an Brunt Sta­tion , 9th Street, Brooklyn IS, New York , N. Y.

HANDSTAND PEDESTALS: Handstand Pede­ta ls, great for practicing all types of bal­ancing, and for improving your Ring work. Just $35 .00 a set. Order from: John Gibson, 2810 Manchester, Tucson, Arizona.

M~N'S GYMNAST IC PANTS: Made from finest double stretch ny lon in white or Navy . Price $12.95. These are made t o measure so be sure to include accurate measurements as f o ll ows: Waist , Hips, Thigh , Ankle , in­side and Outside leg length. Please ' send money order or chec~ with order to: THe: GYMNAST, Glenwood, The Park , Sidcup, Kent, England.

BALANCE BEAMS: 16 ft . long, solid and sturdy, adjustable - 30" to 47", $140.00. Contact Ami Lesa, Box 410 A, Morgan Hili , California .

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100 cable set $110. for 6 x 12 trampoline

110 cable set $121. for 7x 12 trampoline

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# 1. UNICYCLE .... ..... ... ... ..... $35.00 Professional curved seat, heavy industrial bearing, 20" wheel, durable enamel finish, instructions.

#2. HANDSPOTTING BELT $8.95 Made. of I " heavy nylon h6ndstraps. Features an aircraft-type buckle that ad­iusts to all sizes .

#3. INDOOR SPOTTING RIG (10' ceilingL .... ... ..... .... ... .. $22.50 (15' ceiling) . ... ... . ....... .. ... . . $24.50 (20' ceilingL ... ... .... .... ... .. $25.50

Includes pulleys , ropes, snaps, belt. (send approximate height of ceiling)

#4. TRAPEZE ..... ... ...... ........ $12.95 This is a profess ional bar and includes eye bolts , steel hooks, wropped bar, padded ends, 5/ 8" cotton rope.

Standard length 7 ft.

#5, LEAPING TRAMPOLINE (with springsL ....... ..... ... ..... . $22.95 <Cable) ......... ....... ... .. .... ... . . $29.95

Strong stee l frame, 2 ft . square nylon weh bed, spring or exercise coble .

#6. ACROBATIC STICK $2.95 Strong-lightweight metal rubber tipped .

NOTE : With each piece of equipment you get a brochure containing inst ructions for beginners ... and how to core for the equipment.

ALSO: "EXPERT SERV ICE IN REPAIRING TRAMPOLINE BEDS"

All Equipment Prices F.O.B. Van Nuys, California

BICKMORE ACROBATIC CO. 16526 SHERMAN WAY

VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA

THE GYMNAST : The Official Magazine o f the Amateur Gymnastic Association of Great Br i tain. Fi lled w ith News, Results, Photos and Instruction of Qymna stics in Great Britain and the Continent . Published quar­terl y. Send $1 .00 for a year' s subscription ta: J. P. PRESSTIDGE, Glenwood, The Park , Sidcup, Ken t , Great Britain. Order single copies from : M. G. BILLBOARD, Box 611 , Santa M onica, Calif .

SKILL: The Journal of Athletic Technology­W eightlifting, Circus, Handbalancing In­struction, Karate, Figure ~ourse, Boxing , Wrestlil)g, Body -Bui lding and many other features. Publ ished by Ken Woodward School o f Physical Culture , 61 Talbot Road, Blackpoo l, Lancashire, England. 4 issues f or $1 .50, 8 issues for $3.00. In U.S.A. order from Sportshelf , P. O. Box, New Rochelle, New York .

M.G. BILLBOARD M . G. BILLBOARD: Do you have something . t a sell? New or Used. Place an ad in the M . G. BILLBOARD for quick results , Just $2 .00 a line (Minimum Ad $6.00). M. G. BILLBOARD, Bo)( 611 , Santa M Onica.

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The II JR. ALL-AMERICAN" Gymnastics Equipment is BEST for Your Elementary and Junior High Program -- Here's Why! IT'S SAFER - Each p iece designed specifically for this

age group. IT'S STRONGER - Built entirely of Lifetime Steel. IT'S DURABLE - Can be used outdoors. Attractive

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IT'S PORTABLE - Two students can move any piece easily . .. s lips through any standard door.

IT'S ECONOMICAL to buy and mairtain . Order functional, health-building All-American gym

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"Jr. All-American Gymnas­tics Equipment has proven itself in my program. I have found it to be of the finest construction and highly re­commend it."

EARLE W. DUGGAN Physical Education

Instructor Wallace Elementary

School Des Moines, Iowa

Write for our 1963 School Catalog

American Athletic Equipment Co.

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