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Volume XVI/Number 2 / February 1974

5 NOTES FROM THE PUBLISHER, Glenn Sundby 6 ON THE BEAM, Barbara Thatcher 7 VIEWPOINTS, Di c k Criley 8 SWISS VS. USA, Frank Cumiskey

10 SOUTH AFRICAN CUP, jim Stephenson 11 JAPANESE TOUR: Chunichi Cup, jim Gault 12 HOLIDAY COMPETITIONS

12 San Jose Invitational, Clai r jennett 12 Oregon Open, james Lester 12 Mid-West Open, Ken Coleman

14 HOLIDAY CLINICS 14 First Annual Colorado Clinic, Gerald F.

Gasperini 15 Gymnastics USA, Dan Garcia 16 New England Clinic, jeff Cardinali 17 Tucson Clinic 18 Sarasota Clinic 19 Ft. Lauderdale Clinic

20 CENTERFOLD: Holiday Clinics 22 WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL, Ken Allen 22 NEWS ' N NOTES, Renee Hendershott 24 INSTRUCTION: Let's Take A-Spin, Renee

Hendershott 27 CLUB CORNER: Establishing A Committee For

Competitive Gymnastics, Bill Glover 28 GUEST EDITORIAL: Is The World Champion A

World Champion? Rusty Hoffman 30 jl' '"'GING 38 C ' LE NDAR

Cover: A Toni Duffi photo of an Eng li sh Gymnast.

Publisher: Glenn Sundby Production Manager and Art Director: Richard Kenney Circulation Manager: Minot S. Simo ns II Associate Editors: Dick Criley a nd Renee Hendershott Research Editor: H.J. Biesterfeldt Staff Writer: Barbara Thatcher Contributors: Ken Alien, Jeff Ca rdinali , Ken Coleman, Frank Cumiskey, Dan Garcia , Ge ra ld F. Gaspir ini , Jim Gault, Bill Glover , Clair Jennett , James Lester , Jim Stephenson.

Photographers: Dave Kayfis, Jim Lester, Michael Lipkan , Johnny Race, Jim Santucci.

Because of your overwhelming response to our GYM SHOP ads in GYMNAST our inventory has run low and we need an issue to catch up and fill all the orders still coming in ... Therefore no T­shirts, Posters, Jewelry or awards ads this edition. Th~ GYM SHOP will be back nex! edition with our stock replenished with more items to fill your Gymnastic needs.

NOTES FROM THE PUBLISH.:

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On e trait that seems to be prominant among peo pl e in vo lved w ith gy mn dst ics is a w illin g ne>s or des ire to trave l.. COdcll es, gy mna sts, judges eve n specta tors will often tra ve l hundre d s of mil es fo r a clini c, or co mp e titi o n. And the GYMNAST staff was no exce ptio n thi s ho liday season w he n part of th e st'afl journeyed to Florida for clini cs in Sarasota

alld Ft. lauderdale and a nother pa rt o f th e c rew att e nded the annLJal cl ini c in Tucson, Arizona.

Memorable mom e nt s in fu cson were ... Duane West o f the University of Nebraska executing a round-off back handspring triple tw ist or "three twis t, in th e same air ·· .. . Hutch Dvorak a nd Paul Zeirt' s thorough lec ture dnd demon strati o n on va ultin g ... th e Swi ss leam va ulting.. Jim Howard's lec ture to th e g irl' s sec ti o n o n d edica tion e mpha sizin g' a lotd l in vol vem e nt in gy mna sti cs from knowing all th e routin e, of th e wo rld 's top gymna sts te utili z in g eve ry ava ilabl e minu te in th e gy ill .. Good clinic:.

_Moved . Jim Ivicek fOlln e rl y a tt e ndin g th e University of New Mexico now at Southern Illinois University. Gary Morava, SIU , tdr is re port e dl y , ittin g out thi s yeM beca use of d sho uld e l o p eration dnd so should be tnteres tin g to see what SIU ca n do w ith bo th Morava and Ivicek next seaso n ....

Dan Speraw, w ith th e SCATS for th e la st few month s n ow in th e process of organizing h is own c lub ... ..

Jon Aitker" 197J NCAA Horizontal Sar Champion n ow codc hin g in Wichita, Kansas.

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1 hi , month "" g irl "On The Beam" is Stephan ie Jones, a [re,h ma n at Springfield College. ) hc', from BMrington, Rhode Island a nd according to Gail Chimielenski who was kind enou gh to submit th e pi c ture, Miss Jones shou ld be a rea l asse t to th e team thi s season si n ce she did such a fin e job during Springfield 's ex hibition to ur.

1-01 all yo u Olga [am.. It see m, th e littl e )ov ie t , tdr wi ll be making .In dppedrdnCe in th e Uni ted ) ta tl" once aga in. A noti ce from Expo '74 in Spokane, Washington indi cd te d that both Olga and Ludmilla and p e rh a p, o th e r Sov ie t gymnas t, w ill b e appearing from July 1-6, 1974

a t th e Coliseum. ~or in formation on ti cke ts and lodgin g w rite to Expo '74, World 's Fair, P.O. Box 1974, Spokane, Washington 99210.

Stephanie Jones

Part of the SASNAK Gym Club

New Clubs .... SASNAK Gymnastic Club of Scott City, Kansas. Lucdt ed .It th e Community Athletic Club Inc. Box 343, 104 Washington. Oll e r, ins lru ( tion lo r g irl> dnd boys o f all dges a nd abilities. rh e ndln e SASNAK i, dctudll y KANSAS , p e ll ed b.rckwdrcb . Co.lches .Ire Bill Fry and Judy Campbell dnd top gy mnd st c urre ntl y is Wendy Randall who wo n th e ColorJdo Cld S; A Upen Chdmpio nship in De nve r. ) h e is onl y '11..

Th e Joanne Giguere School of Dance and Gymnastics opened on Novembe r 26, 1973 a nd is housed in J brand n ew $tlO,OOO mod e rn

co mpl ex in Leicester, Massachusetts. Director of th e schoo l, Joanne Giguere has an extens ive ba c kgro und in both dance and gymnasti cs and fo r th e pas t e ight yea rs ha s con centrated primaril y o n gymn ast ics, coaching at man y New Eng land c lini cs and pri va te sess ion s. Among her fo rm e r stud e nts is Pam Simone, c urre nt ly coac he d b y Muriel Grossfeld.

II yo u happe n to dr ive throu g h Columbus, Indiana thi , year you mi ght p ay ' particular a ttenti on to the c it y lim it, , ign whi ch SdyS "Welco me I 0 Columbus ...• Sta te Gymnastics Capital of Indiana C.N.H.S." The C.N.H.S. sta nd, lor Columbus Nor th High School d tea lll that is (on siste ntl y one of the , tate' s best. fh e slgm md Y be see n on dll Illajor hi g hways lead in g into the ci ty.

Columbus North High School Team

Club Note ... . Graham Bartlett, presid e nt of th e Association of Independent Clubs wo uld lik e a ny coaches c urre ntl y coachin g a boy's age g roup program to ge t in vo lved , w ith th e assoc iation, in se tting up J boy's age group program , imildr to the sys te m th e USGF has for g irl s. Acco rdin g to Mr. Bartlett the associatio n has the bl es, in gs of th e USGF w ho does n't ha ve th e manpowe r now lor such a big under tak ing. Th e association hop es to uni fy compu lsories, se t up a bett e r sy, tem for d es ignat ing beg inn e r" int e rm e diat es and adva nced gymna , t, and improve co milluni ca tion s bet wee n boys coach es. An yon e int e res te d should co ntact Pat Yeager, Olympia School, 4905 College Park Ave., Deer Park, Texas 77536.

M a ny , chool> seem to be Illovi ng towdrds more a ll J round pe rforme rs dnd comequ e ntl y a re hostin g man y all dround invitdti o lhrl S. Une such in vit.Jtional WdS .It Jackson High School ill Portland, Oregon. Doug Hills, m ee t direc tor and (oa( h dt Jackson High School w rote to SdY it was d tcrrili( mee t w ith th e top six mal e dnd le mdl e hi g h S( hool gy mnd sh in th e , tdt e in Vit ed. I he dll Mound w inn e r in th e wOlll e n' s di vi, ion Wd, Cindy Wacker, .111(1 the m e n ', dll aro und Chdillpion WdS Jim Kelch.

We ll nuff sed (took tha t from Jack Miles) for thi s month. Hope to hea r from yo u. Re me mber work on those pe nn y fund s .... o nl y two more Illonlh s until Na tional s ... ..

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"The floor exercise must form a harmonious and rhythmical whole, alternating among movements of gymnastics. It must include parts of balance, hold, strength, jumps, . kips, handsprings, and saltos. All available floor space in all directions must be used, and many different movements and parts should have a personal touch of expression and execution."

The foregoing quote from th e req uirements of the FIG Code of Point s spells out some of th e var iety to be expected in the fl oo r exe rcise event. Of late, it seems, floor exe rci se has succumbed to a monotony of tumbling passes held togeth er by stock transition part s designed to meet the minimum requirements. ·

At the 1973 USGF Congress, Dr. Hal Frey of the Un ive rsit y of Californ ia decr ied th e monotony of the cri s-cross tumbling pass and ca ll ed for smoother tran siti o ns and greater exp re ss ion by the gymnast.

Recognition of th e need for better awareness by the gymnast of his movements and how to contro l th em led to one of th e ea rly programs of the USGF in w hich a number of gymnasts were given some train ing in ba ll et by Grace Ka ywe ll (a n es teemed contributor to th e Modern Gymnast during th e earl y 1960's) . Recentl y, European recognit ion of th e importance o f ba ll et training was ci ted in th e Olympi sche Turnkun st. John Cranko o f th e USA, a cho reographer and ball e t-m as ter (Stuttgart/Munich) offered instru ctional demonstration s in th e art of ball et da ncing at the Deu '<che Turnfest in June, 1973.

This wi ll ter, television audiences had an opportu'" ty to view some highl y masculine ballet dancing when th e Carol Burnett Show featured New York Ball et Company's Edwa rd Villel a. Villela 's leaps and turn s were a superb express ion o f dynamic movement. Gymnasts have a lot to lea rn by stud ying th e ball et techniques involved in leaps and turn s as we ll as in art isti c body move ment.

Many word s have been w ritt en in an effort to encourage arti stic and rh ythmi c co mbinati o ns in men 's gymnastics. A few, such as Dan Millman , may ac tuall y have reached someone; perhaps thi s co lumn wi ll li e w ith th e res t. Howeve r, I re-di scovered some elega nt passages written by Irmgard Foe rster, a mem.ber of th e FIG Wo men's Technical Committee, in the December 1972 Olympische Turnkunst w hich I would like to share. Whil e these co ncepts were writ ten about , and for , women 's modern gymna'sti cs, th ey represent something o f what I, too , am trying to say. I would note that th e term, ca li sth eni cs , as used here refers to rh ythmi c group exercises, akin perhaps to tea m warm-up drills, rather·tha,i te some circuit training drudgery.

" The essential feature and aim of ca listheni cs is teaching how to moye naturall y, training girls in organi c- rh ythmic, i.e. total movements and making th em overcome impediments in th e organism and establish harmony of moving and breathin g. Ca li sth enics teaches us that badl y applied strength impulses can create nervousness and even an inferiority complex, wh ile moving correctl y mak es th e performer experience th e body with all it s we ll regulated

GYMNAST Feb. '74

fun ction s to be th e wo nde, of Crea ti on it is. Th e va ri ety of movements in time and spac.e, tensio n and relaxation , ma y be intensified in i ts harmony and economy w hen su ppo rted by music. Under thi s aspect ca listh eni cs is of th e highes t educat ional va lue beyo nd its specifi c fun ction of developi ng body and movement sense

Referring to o th e, attr ibut es, she menti ons:

" .. . a highl y deve loped kinestheti c se nse, in add iti on to great amplitude o f trunk move ments and leg swings which, assisted by looseness of jo int s and muscles, enab les th e gymnast to perform dynamic movements. Intensive training is indi spensa ble to attain thi s, as well as fir st-cl ass condition an d staying power w ithout wh ich th ere is no success in gymnastique moderne. Further qualiti es required are a se nse of tim e and space and an aptitude for creati ve ac ti on. A ll thi s, however, produces perfection in the art of mov ing on ly if the gymnast can pervade her movements with her person ali ty."

In some way we must return to the arti sti c mo ve m ent conce pt s w hi ch h e lp to individuali ze a ro utine and make it th e gymnast 's own.

We w ill continue to have the cri s-cross tumbling passes, but why no t a few aeri als, mounters, or co nsecuti ve butterfl y turn s along the sid es or in the middl e? Need every exercise include th e Swedish fall or th e Va ldez? Floor exercise is trendy -- popular moves catch on and others are dropped . Despit e FIG compartmentali za ti on of every aspect of each eve nt, the fl oor exe rci se still all ows th e great es t freedom of expression , ye t we continue to over-use th e diagonals and th e co rners, to execute fas t tumbling elements, and to copy one another 's transitions.

Floor exe rcise seems to be ca ught up in th e sw ing-swing-swing of thin gs. To stop a moment is a breach of " Th e Code. " Yet the event allows w hat th e other five can not in terms of change of pace. Whil e the time has no t yet come for music in men 's floor exercise, it has been proposed, and dance elements associated with music w ill make an impact. Th e USA women are noted now for a more "nationa l " style in th eir FX, and thi s is in part due to th eir music and dance. USA men ha ve been noted for their tumbling , but now th e res t of th e world has caught up and we must launch a new phase -­will it include more art isti c movement and rh ythm?

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~ULLETIN

USGF JUNIOR

OLYMPIC PROGRAM

"IT IS MY VIEW THAT THE UNITED STATES GYMNASTICS FEDERATION HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE WORD OLYMPIC IN CONNECTION WITH A JUNIOR OLYMPIC PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES IN GYMNASTICS, AND THE AAU HAS NO RIGHT TO CONDUCT SUCH A PROGRAM."

Patrick H. Sullivan Counselor, U.S. O lympic Committee

The Junio r Olym pic Program for Gymnast iCS is now und3r the so le jurisd iction of the United Sta tes Gymnastics Federation coverin g all 50 stat es of our unio n , the time has come to bring a hea lthy m ea ning fu l Ju nior Olympi c Program to the Youth of America. It is exceed ingly important to adopt the sa me technica l rul es, th e same compulsory exercis"s, and the same age­groups fo r our young boys and g irl s.

The U nited States Gymnasti cs Federat ion is determined to provide a direct relationship between th e USG F Juni or Olympic Program and the Olympic Program . Both O lympic committees for gymnasti cs have tak en a fi rm stand to work towa rd thi s end. We int end to utili ze the thinking of o ur [>pst coaches to re"Ch thim aim.

The program is designed to include compul so ry exercises and o ptio nal exercises in each of th e three age-grou p s. The compulso ry exerc ises fo r girl s are th e adva nced leve l exercises as they appea r in the national compul so ry rou tine book, 1974 Edition. The compulsory exercises for boys are th e exercises in each age - group as th ey appear in the USGF Men 's Rul es fo r compet itio ns.

Age - group 10, 11 , w ill progress from loca l competitions to sectionals and then to the state championships. Age - group 12, 13, 14, and 15 to 18, will proceedto th e reg ional championships and the fi rst pla ce w inner o f each group wil l procede to the national championships. Th e nationa l champ ions will also travel to the World Games wi th the officia l teams.

The Chevro let Motor Divis ion of General Motors, w ho spo nsors oth er Junior Olympic sports h"s been invited to suppo rt the USGF Junior Olym piCS tor gymnasti cs however, they not answered o ur lett er. Therefore · the money required to fi nance thi s vital program w ill now have to come from th e gymnas ts, coaches, equipment companies, and other gymnastic sources. Pl ease send all donations to the USGF Juni or Olympi c Fund in any amount.

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SWISS VS

U.S.A.

Ted Marli Tom Weeden

Photo by Johnny Race SWISS Team

Tom Weede n Philippe Gaille

Results:

TEAM RESULTS 1. Switzerl and 2. Uni ted States

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Bretscher, Robert (SU I) 2. Rohner, Peter (S UI) 3. Ga ill e, Philippe (SU I) 4. Bachman, Ueli (SU I) 5. Johnson , Clark (USA) 6. Simmons, Brent (USA) 7. Vock, Armin (SU I) 8. Weeden, Tom (USA) 9. Locher, Bern ha rd (SU I)

10. Avener, Marshall (USA) 11 . Marti, Ted (USA) 12. Morava, Ga ry (USA)

Peter Rohner

Brent Simmons

SWITZERLAN D 271.10 - UNITED STATES 266.70 By Frank Cumiskey

Du rin g a torrent ial ra in in sunny Ca l ifo rni a, th e Na ti onal Sw iss Men 's Gym nast ics team' defea ted our Nat io nal Men 's Gymnast ics Team at Cal i fo rni a State in Los A nge les by a sco re of 271.10 to 266 .70. I:l efo re d iscuss in g th e compet iti on, let me take you' back . to th e beg inn ing and show yo u w hat a Fp reign Tea m does in th e United States besides competin g.

After a great deal of co rrespo ndence and cab les, the Swiss left Zu ri ch, Sw itzer la nd on December 19, 1973 and we re due to arri ve at the airpo rt in Phoeni x, A rizona at 8: 10 PM. Don Rob inso n,Coach of Gym nas ti cs at A ri zona State Uni ve rsity, headed th e welcoming co m mittee of 50 peop le of V. I. P.'s, a Sw iss contingent f rom Ph oeni x and gymnasts full y eq uipped w ith speeches, gifts and Western Hats. Th e pl ane landed but alas ---- no Sw iss . We decided to wa it fo r the nex t p lane -- - - - no Swiss and th e next p lane -- -- - no Swiss and on to M id n ight. We fo und ou t in th e morni ng th at th ey were held in Ch icago for 5 It u ur~ and then we re flown to Los Ange les and slept th ere. Th e next mo rnin g we met th eir fli ght and 6 Sw iss landed, the nex t 4 landed in o ne hou r and th e las t 3 landed 2 hou rs later.

Th e.5w iss we re ve ry tired atthi s po int and still sched uled a wo rkout for that aftern oon, and the sa me evenin g th ey we re taken to " RAWHID E" w hi ch is an authenti c W es tern ea t ing (steak nat urall y) pl ace representing a Western iown w ith a Bl acksmiths sho p and' all th e se ttin gs of th e West in1880. There fo llowed a visit the next day to th e Zoo and they we re taken to th e FI ESTA BO W L on Frid ay night w here ove r 53,000 peop le saw A ri zona State defeat · Pi ttsburgh. The Swiss were quite co nfused by Ameri ca n Football since they pl ay Soccer in Sw itzer land but o th erwise enjoyed a fine evening.

The co mpetiti on WdS held on Sa tu rday even ing under NCAA Rules. Five com petito rs in each event w ith th e high three sco res to co unt. The Swiss we re ve ry nice to try these ru les. There was no timing o n the Floo r Exe rcise, no lines o n th e Long Ho rse, and th e co mpetito r co uld take a second va ult if th ey raised th ei r hand af ter th e first va ul t and the va ult could be th e sa me (a dif fe rence in NCAA ru les whe re a d iffe rent va ult must be performed o r the gymnast rece ives a 0.05 deducti on). Ja ck Gunthard, th e Na ti onal Coach of Swit zer lan d, liked th e ru les and was happy to

SWISS - USA meet CSLA

FX PH R v PB HB TOTAL 43.65 45.40 45.05 45.25 45.85 45.90 271.10 45.00 43.00 44.65 44.45 45.00 44.60 266.70

8.85 9.25 9.05 9.40 9.20 9.30 55.05 8.95 9.10 9.25 8.80 9. 15 9.20 54.45 B. 65 9.00 9.00 9.10 9.35 9.10 54.20 8.65 9.00 9.00 B.85 8.90 9. 25 53.65 8.75 8.35 9.00 9.00 9.00 9. 15 53.20 9.00 8.70 9.05 8.95 8.85 8.60 53.15 8.55 8.95 8.00 9.20 9.25 9.05 53.00 9.10 8.70 9.20 8.25 8.80 8.80 52.85 8.40 9.05 8.75 8.70 8.75 9.00 52.65 9.10 8.65 9.05 9.35 8.50 7.90 52.55 8.25 8.60 8.10 B.65 9.20 9.35 52.15 9.05 8. 15 8.35 8.50 9. 15 8.70 51.90

Frank Bare

try th em. Th e meet res ulted in a victo ry for the Swiss - - - 165.40 to 163.45 . A ri zona State was in th e lead after the first two events ma inly due to K. I:lrown's score of 9.65 o n th e Floo r and L.J . Larsen's sco re of 9.70 on th e Pommel Horse. It was a rea l cl ose match but Va ulting p roved th e undo ing of A rizona State.

O n Su nday, Don Rob inson had eve ryo ne to his house fo r brunch, smoked ham and all th e t rimmings. Don 's anno un cer w ho li ves nex t doo r brought hi s ho rse over and hu ndreds of p ictures and mil es of film is P.OW in Swi tze rl and o f th e daring Swiss Westerners o n horseback in full rega lia ri ght down to th e shoo tin '. iro n. In the aft ern oon the boys went to a stable fo r a longer ho rseback rid e and th e coaches vis ited Casa Grande, th e Indian rui ns. Do n ran o ut of gas and had to sipho n some f ro m hi s Jeep -- a sign of th e t imes - a sho rtage of gas in A ri zo na.

M onday, December 24, th ey fl ew to Tu cso n, the home of the United States Gymn as ti cs Fede rati on and also the site o f the Weste rn Gymn as ti cs Clini c hea ded by Jeff Benn o n . coacll of Gymn asti cs at th e Uni versit y of A ri zon a. Th e Swiss wo rked o ut in th e aftern oon and retired ea rl y. Th ey had a poo l at th eir mo tel and swa m dai ly as the wea th er was grea t. On Chri stmas day, Frank Ba re had th em all ove r to his house to ce lebrate an d th ey had a good time w ith a trampo line and a poo l in th e back and ~ r ea t food and drink in th e fro nt. There was a !ittle sadness in th e eyes of some (a t iimes) th inking o f thei r loved ones in Swit zerl and, most being away fro m ho me at Chri stm as for the fi rst t ime. Th e cli nic started on Wednesday and th ey attended many lec tures and worked out dail y. In between th ey visit ed " OLD TUCSON" w hich is a repli ca of an o ld wes tern town and is the ba ckg round fo r many mov ies and television se ri es. Th ey stayed fo r tw~ <h o ws w hich depicts the o ut laws robbing a bank and th e Sheriff givin g, th em th eir " just desse rts" .

Sa turd ay evening there was a competitio n betwee n th e Swiss and th e bes t gymnasts att ending th e cl ini c. Aga in th e NCAA Fo rmat was used except th ere we re 6 allowed in ea ch event w ith th e high 3 to co unt. I ac ted as Superi o r Jud ge w ith lack Gunthard and Marce ll e Adatte (bo th Internatio nal Ca rd ho lders) and Nick Span n (who also judged in Tempe w ith Darryl Baer) and Steve Dot y b o th National Ca rd - ho lders. Th e Sw iss were aga in victoriou s, mainl y because o f our w eak va ulting and wea k parall el bars. Th e sco re w as Swiss 164.70 to 161 .90. Th ere was a good crowd and it was an enjoya bl e match. Th e prizes for each event we re uniq ue as pi ctures of the different gymnasts in ac ti o n we re engraved on th e pl aq ues.

On Sunday th ey visited th e Desert Museum w hich is a must attracti on in Tu cson. Eve ry kn own species o f cactu s grows th ere and the animals are seen in natural habitat. A ft er th ey left to go to th eir worko ut th ey decided to co me back aga in to see mo re. Th at evening I took them to Gates Pass to view a fam o us Ari zon a Sun set and even I was surprised to see about 200 other peopl e w it h the sa me idea . We dined later on th at A ll-A meri ca n delight - - -­'Spagetti " . Th e next day (31st) th e Swiss few to th e Grand Canyon and re turn ed in th e evening just in tim e tu go out to ce lebrate New Yea r's Eve. Aft er a deli ghtful dinner, th e no isemakers and son gs herald ed in th e New Year 1974. The Sw iss are a happy, singing group and they bri ghtened up everyo ne th ey ca me in co ntact with and in each place th e peopl e hated to see th em go. They left for Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 2 w here Jerry Todd , President of th e 'Southern Ca lifo rni a Gymn as ti cs Judges A ssociation we lco m ed them. 9 continued on next page

Th ey hdd d wo rk ou t on th e da y th ey arrived and o f cou r >e on fr idd y the y >pen t most of th e day at Di sney land . Th ey enjoyed thi s ve ry much d e,p it e th e rain th at had th eir shoes squi>hing. The da y of the co mpetition da w ned overcdst dnd rain y. The Sw iss went to see Ma rin eland which is "I so d must in Los A nge les, and enjoyed it ve ry much and th en retired to res t befo re th e evenings match.

We lef t for Ca li forni a State at 6:00 PM in a downpour and thi s rain real ly held down th e crowd for th e Na ti onal Match. The match would now use fi G rules all th e way. I was Superi o r Judge, Jack Gunthard and Marcelle Ada tt e represented Switzer land , Les Sasva ry and Don A llin rep resented t he Un it ed States. A ll judges we re Breve t Ju dges. f rank Endo and Fred Belmar acted as Line Ju dges and grip judges. Floor hercise - USA 45.00 - Swiss 43.65

Th e USA gut off to a good start in Floo r Exerc ise. This is th e weakes t event for the Sw iss and in the two prev ious meet; th ey had los t the floor by a bi g rnarg in . Th e hi ghes t score fo r the Sw iss was an B.95 fo r Peter Rohner. Weede n and Ave ner sco red 9.10 for high sco res for USA. Ave ner and Morava appedred to ue below par and W eeden received a hi gh o f 9.30 from Jack Gun th ard. Th ere were no super-clea n exe rcises. Pommel Horse - Swiss 45.40 - USA 43.00

We were bad ly defea ted on th e Pomm el Ho rse , Vock th e li rst competit or sco red an B.95 and none o f th e A m eri ca ns reached that score. Ro hner and Ga ill e work w ith l itt le amplitude and Bretcher is th eir best swinger w ith wo rk in front and behi nd. Bachrnann also work s a littl e piked bu t ha s good co mbinati ons. Mo rava bro ke hadl y and Ave ner had one bad b rea k (a sit -down) in add it ion to form b rea ks. Rings - Swiss 45.05 - USA 44.65

The Rin gs hdS becorne an event th at is stereo typed. A lmost all exercises start w ith a disloca te handstan d, giant sw ing, crossn back ro ll to " L" p ress to hands tand, di sloca te to a d ou ble or fu ll tw ist. Ga ry Morava who recentl y had a rnajor operat io n on his shoulder had much troub le on strength moves and recei ved a B.35 w hi ch had to cou nt as Ted Ma rti recei ved a d eserved B. l 0 for a weak exe rcise. Peter Rohn er did a good job wi th sh arp moves. V~ulting - Swiss 45.25 - US A 44.45

Th e Sw i,s are ve ry good va ult ers and if it we re not for a miss (s itt ing o n a doub le front ) they wou ld ha ve sco red a ned!" 46 point s. Breycher w ith a 9.40 doe, a t remendou, doub le fro nt that is hi gh w ide an d handso m e. Avener sco red a 9.35 on hi s piked (a lmost) f suk ahara. Gary Morava just about clea red th e ho rse on hi s double f ront and sa t. Th e operation has taken a lot out of him and it w ill take ano th er mo nth at leas t to recove r. Paralle l Bars - Swiss 45.85 - USA 45.0U

The P Bars was cl ose and onl y Avener's back so m ersa ult - wa lk forward and then wa lk backward kept it from being close r. Ave ner is not yet in good shape as he ha s graduated and lacks th e incenti ve for steddy training. Th e Swiss (Ca ill e) used a snap-down back from one bar for hi s d ism ount. Peter Roh ner had used it also in th e ot her meets. Th e Swi ss have a good P. Bar tea m. liorizontal Bar - Swiss 45.90 - USA 44.60

Weeden , Moravd, Ave ner and Simmo ns we re no t at th eir best in this event , th ey all had bad flaw, an d Avener had no di smo unt. Ted Mart i was by far th e be,t perfo rm er and was undersco red w ith a 9.35. Les Sasvary and I had a 9.50 but th e mark s were in range w ith 2 - 9.30's and a 9.40. The Swiss performed very we ll w ith all gymn as ts sco rin g at leas t a 9.00. They all do disloca te giants, O nos, Stald ers, Endo-shoots and fini sh w ith a d oubl e o r a fu ll tw ister o r double tw ister . Bretcher has a fin e style w ith a free swing.

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SOUTH AFRICAN CUP By Jim Stephenson

Roxanne Pierce

SOUTH AfRICAN CUP AND INTERNATIONAL By Jim Stephenson

Roxan ne Pi erce of th e Southern Connect icut Gym Club and Jim St eph enson of Iowa State Uni ve rsit y rep resent ed the U nited States in th e South Afr ica n Cup November 30th and December 1st in Johan nesburg and in th e South African Internationa l th e fo ll ow ing weekend December 7th and 8th in Kroo nstad .

The South African Amat eur Gymnastics Associat ion hea ded by Mr. O. Avebo rn organized the two competitio ns both o f wh ich were run in two da y sess io ns.

A long w ith th e South Afri ca ns and A meri ca ns th ere we re fi ve o th er countri es rep resented , Canada w ith Jennifer D iachun and Conrad Vince nt , A nn Parkin son from En gland, f inl and entered Ma uno N isse nen, Ange la Mayer an d Eberhart Gi enger rep resented West German y and Victor h enstein and Hakevet Greenberg competed fo r Israel.

In th e S.A. Cup th e South Af ri ca ns entered three girl s, A nita Van N iekevk, Linda Stand er and Su sa n Serfontein . for th e m en 's compet iti o n the South Af ri ca ns also entered three competitors, Morris Lev in , Francoi s Stander, and A lwy n Gerbe r, fo r a to tal of eight men and eight wo men.

Th e open ing ni ght of the S.A. Cup began w ith m en 's fl oo r exerc ise and wom en 's va ulting. Th e wom en 's va ulting showed no new va ults as most o f th e girls did either Yamas hitas o r qua rt er-ons, three quarters-o ff. W ith th e excepti on of A nge la Mayer and Roxa nne Pi erce th e va ults , howed littl e amplitude.

Roxanne an d Angela both looked good and fini shed fir st and second, Roxa nn e 9.5 and A nge la 9.3 w ith Jennifer Diachun third at 8.8.

Jim Stephenson

Men's floo r was started w ith Conrad Vin cen t w ho sco red an 8.8 w ith high tumblin g but qu it e a few form pro blems. ' Th e South Af ri ca ns seemed sloppy and had a lot of techni ca l p rob lems w ith th eir full s, w hi ch proved to be one of th e prob lems shared w ith th e South Af ri ca n girl s. Diffi cult y howeve r was no t lack in g in the rou tin es of th e top two South Af ri ca ns. Lev in mounted w ith a good doub le back and Gerber start ed w ith a ni ce doub le fu ll . Th e mos t difficult rout in e ca me from Eberh art Gienger w ho mounted w ith a d oubl e back and dismounted w ith a doub le full . N isse nen d id a fa ir job th o ugh floor by far loo ked to be hi s weakest event. Th e fir st pla ce went to Jim Steph enson w ho wo n w ith hi gh tumblin g, moderate diffi cult y - d ismo unting w ith a double fu ll , cl ean executi on an d good transitional parts simil ar to those o f Franco Menichelli , Brent Simmons and Yuk io Endo , fo r a 9.5, second was Gerber at 9.1 dnd th ird was Gienger w ith a 9.05.

The nex t two events were unevens and pommel horse. Th e South Af ri can girl s perfo rm ed stock rou tin es w ith stock execut ion w hil e aga in Roxa nne and A nge la too k first dnd second and Linda Stander third . A nge l" had som e ni ce part s and ,ome o ri ginalit y to ge t a 9.3 , her bi gges t probl ems seem ed to be a lack of shoulder fl ex ib ili ty li m itin g her ex temion ; Ii ghtl y and a med iocre toe point. Roxan ne was definit ely in a d if ferent cl ass as her rou tin e showed a lot o f o ri ginali ty, ri sk and exce ll ent fo r and techni ca l execution, w hich b rought her a we ll dese rved 9. 55.

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GYMNAST Fe b . '74

JAPANESE TOUR: Chunichi Cup, International Invitational

Joan Moore Ri ce Diane Dunbar

'73 CHUN ICHI CUP INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS Nagoya - Nov. 24-25

Men' s Resu lts - Optiona l FX ' PH R lH PB HB TOTAL 1. Kazuo Ho ri de (lPN ) 9.40 9.35 9.20 9.50 9.35 9.55 56.35 2. Shun Fujimo to (lPN ) 9.40 9.40 9.40 9.25 9.45 9.40 56.30 3. Wolfgang Thune (GDR ) 9.40 9.35 9.30 9.15 9.35 9.45 56.00 4. Fumio Honma (lPN) 9.25 9. 10 9.35 9.20 9.40 9.55 55.85 5. Vlad imir Saf ro nov (U RS) 9.10 9.40 9.20 9.55 9. 15 9.30 55.70 6. Nik o lai Andrianov (U RS) 9.25 9.55 9.25 9.40 9.40 8.80 55.65 7. Gen shi Naga i (JPN) 9.30 9.45 9.25 8.50 9.40 9.60 55.50 8. Vladimir Shch ukin (U RS) 9.40 8.65 9.35 9.40 9.15 9.40 55.35 9. Kl aus Koste (GDR ) 9.35 8.25 9.10 9.25 9.10 9.55 54.60

10. Stevf>n Hu g (USA) 9.10 9. 10 8.95 8.00 9.10 9.25 53.50

Women's Results - Optional V UPB B FX TOTAL

1. Ne ly Kim (U RS) 9.40 9.55 9.45 9.60 38.00 2. El vira Saad i (U RS) 9.40 9.35 9.05 9.65 37.45 legend of Countri es

2. Ange lika He llmann (G DR ) 9.35 9.55 9.15 9.40 37.45 Czechoslovak ia (l L H) 4 . Tatiana Schego lkova (U RS) 9.25 9.40 9.30 9.45 37.40 fea st German y (G DR ) 5. Irene Abe l (G DR ) 9.35 9.35 9.20 9.40 37.30 Hunga ry (HUN) 6. Inge Hanke (G DR ) 9.45 9.30 9.10 9.35 37.20 Japa n (JP N) 7. Kri sztina Med vecz ky (HUN) 9.20 9.35 9.30 9.25 37.10 Ru ss ia (UR)) 7. Sona Brazdova (TCH ) 9.20 9.35 9.30 9.25 37.10 Unit ed States (USA) 9. Miyuk i Ma tsuhi sa (l PN) 9.30 9.35 9.05 9.25 36.95

10. Joan Ri ce (USA) 9.20 9.20 8.95 9.45 36.80

'73 INTERNATIONAL INV ITATIONAL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Toky<, - Dec. 1-2

Women's Results - Optional V UPB B FX TOTAL

1. El vira Saadi (U RS) 9.50 9.50 9.55 9.65 38.20 2. Ne)y Kim (U RS) 9.40 9.50 9.10 9.50 37.50

Judges: 2. Kri sz tina Medveczky (H UN) 9.40 9.40 9.40 9.30 37.50 4. Ange lika He llma nn (G DR ) 9.40 9.45 9.15 9.40 37.40

Superior - Nagy (HUN) Mit sukuri - (l PN)

5. Inge Ha nk e (CDR ) 9.50 9.30 9.10 9.25 37.15 Pirkl - (USA) 6. Tati ana Schego lk ova (U RS) 9.40 9.25 9.25 9.20 37.10 7. Sona Brazdova (TCH) 9.25 9.30 9.25 9.25 37.05

Tin te rova (CZH)

8. Joa n Ri ce (USA) 9.30 9.40 8.85 9.45 37.00 Iva nova (U RS)

9. Diane Dunb,lr (USA) 9.35 9.30 9.10 9.15 36.90 10. Zdena Do rn akova (TCH) 9.20 9.35 8.75 9.20 36.50

GYMNAST Feb. '74

Steve Hug

NOTES from Japanese tour, Nov. 19 - Dec. 3, 1973

CHUNICHI C UP INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS MEET, Nagoya, Nov. 24-25

INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL GYMNASTICS MEET, Tokyo, Dec. 1-2 .

USA Partic ipants: joa n Moore Ri ce - G ymn as t

Di a n e D unbar - Gymnast jim Gau lt - Coach

Sharo n Pi rkl - judge

b y jim Ga ult Coach , USA

MONDAY, Nov. 19 (USA) TUESDAY, Nov. 20

(Japan)

Sharon Pirkl , Di a n e D un bar, joa n Ri ce a nd I m e t in Seatt le on fir st leg of jo urn ey to japa n . Sh a ron had fl own in from Chicago, joa n from Phil ad e lphi a, D ia n e a nd I from San Fra n c isco. Sh a ro n h ad so m e ve ry ni ce trave l ba gs mad e up for u s w ith USA and C hunic hi Cup, Japa n printed o n th e m , (th ey ca m e in very u sefu I later w ith al l th e souve nir s we co ll ec te d ). Flight to Tok yo took a bo ut 10 h o ur s. We a rri ved abo ut 5 :1 5 p.m. to a b ea utiful re d sun set behind th e s ilh o u ette of Ml. Fuj i. Wi th th e lights of th e c it y be low it was a very b eau ti fu l s it e and we rea ll y apprec ia te d o ur fir st look a t japa n.

Afte r clearing c us to m s we were m e t b y Steve Hu g, top mal e USA 'g y mna st , w h o was in Tokyo o n a so rt of research p ro ject in photog ra ph y fr o m Stanfo rd Uni ve rs it y . We too k th e A irpo rt

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HOLIDAY COMPETITIONS

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Clark Johnson

SPARTAN INVITATIONAL by Dr. Clair Jennett

Out of a field o f 180 compet itors and 28 organ iza ti ons came the most outstanding co mpet i t ion eve r d isp layed in the Spartan Gym. " I be li eve that all coac hes, co mpetitors, and spectators alike, wi ll return next yea r to parti cipate in w hat w ill be an even greate r meet. Becau se of the rep resentation and talent demonstrated over th e wee kend at the 14th A nnual Spartan I nvita ti ona l, I have decided to split the state and ha ve the first Ca li fornia North-South Championsh ips," co ntended Coach 'Rea Anders.

Th e invitational has grown in such magnitude tha t it is perhaps now second only to th e Mid-West Open . Its noto riety is ;pread ing because the pre-season meet is the las t of th ose competiti o ns that is open to A LL co mpet ito rs. The m eet was we ll rece ived and capped off by feature performer Norbert D ill and hi s awesom e German Wh ee l. Next yea r (he qualifying sess io n w ill be broken up into six stations - havi ng each event in a sepa rate gym nasium. Instead of th e top eight adva ncing to th e finals we w ill take the top f ive from each of the two regions of the sta te,

Highlighting this yea r's in vitat ional was Clark Johnson (UCB) who won the all -a round competit ion (52.60) edging out last year 's AA winne r Tom Weeden (UCB) . Three time NAIA floor exercise champion, A I Sanderse ca me out 'J f retirement to edge o u t A ll Ame ri ca n Bi ll Ritter of the USAF. Mak ing hi s debut and cap turin g th e rin g event w ith an outstand ing set was A rt Ca mer ill o of Golden W est Junior Co ll ege with 9.25 . The o ldest entry in th e mee t was Steve Nor iega who hasn ' t seen co mpetition for ten years. Steve's super effo rt fe ll short of winn ing th e pa ralle l bar event by 10 to Clark Johnson 's 9.10 score. The top three finishers we re:

Floor Exercise: 1. AI Sanderse (U nal) 9.00 2. Bill Ritter (USAF) 8.90 3. Tom Weeden (UeB) 8.85 3. Mike Zapp (UCLA) 8.85 3. Gabe Hernandez (LA) 8.85

Pommel Horse: 1. Shawn Miyake (UCLA) 9. 15 2. Kurt Zimmerman (USC) 9.10 3. Chris Klingerman (LA) 9.05

Still Rings: 1. Art Camerillo (GWJC) 9.25 2. Gene Johnson (WSU) 9.10 2. Mike Moser (UCLA) 9.10 Long Horse: 1. Andy Alexander (WSU) 9.35 2. Cha rl es Glass (Unal) 9.30 3. Robert Harden (CSUC) 9.10

Pa rallel Bars: 1. Clark Johnson (UCB) 9.10 2. Steve Noriega (U nal) 9.00 2. Gene Johnson (WSU) 9.00 2. John Li vingston (USC) 9.00

Horizontal Bar: 1. Robert Harden (CSUC) 9.15 2. Gene Johnson (WSU) 9.10 3. Mike Zapp (UCLA) 9.00 3. Jerry Montooth (UCLA) 9.00 3. Clark Johnson (UCB) 9.00

All-Around: 1. Clark Johnson (UCB) 52.60 2. Tom Weeden (UCB) 49.25 3. Tim Niles (CSUC) 48.70 4. John Cameron (SJSU) 47.65 4. Mike Dubas (UCB) 47.65 6. George Had res ($JS U) 46.90

GYMNAST Feb. '74

OREGON OPEN by

James Lester

Th e 1973-74 gymnastics season opened in the North- West with the Oregon Open Gymnast ics Champ ionsh ips on November 17, 1973 . Teams that we re entered came from : Was hington State, Portland State, Brigham Yo ung University, the Universi ty of British Co lu mbia, th e Uni vers ity of O regon, th e Un ivers ity o f Washington, Oregon Co ll ege of Education , Oregon State Universit y, and seve ral unattached compet it ors .

The overa ll impression of the meet was of hi gh qualit y routin es that we re ve ry well executed.

FLOOR - Was won by Doug Hills (8.80) fo ll owed by Bob Rikli (8.75) and Don Lester (8.6) , both from th e Un ive rsity of Oregon.

POMMEL HORSE - Showed a great deal of competition . Thi s event was won by Joe Perci va l (9.05) , followed close ly by Curt Rodgers (B.B5) and Jim Leste r (B .BO) all from th e Uni vers ity of Oregon.

RINGS - Was won w ith a ve ry strong ro utine by Mauri ce Wi ll iams (9.25) . Second and third places were fill ed by Gene Johnso n (9.05) and Dubi Lufi (8 .95).

VAULTING - Was exceptionall y good, which cou ld by seen by a qual ifying sco re of 9.10 to get into f ina ls. First was Bob D ickmeye r (9.25) W.S.U ., second was Andy A lexander (9 .10) W.S.U., and third was Bruce Nashif (9.05) University of Oregon.

PARALLEL BARS - First was Dubi Lufi w ith a 9.30, second was Werner Hoeger of B.Y.U . w ho used a Diam idov and a double-back d ismount ea rnin g a sco re of 8.85, and third was Gene Johnson of W.S.U. w ith a 8.70.

HORIZONTAL BAR - A strong showing from th e Universit y of Oregon gymnasts as Mark Stone placed second w ith a 9.10 and Rand y Lary third w it h a 9.05. First pla ce was won by Dubi l.uf i w ith a 9.20.

ALL-AROUND Was won in close compet ition by Wayne Young - 52.15, second was Dubi Lufi - 51.80, th ird was Werner Hoeger (B.Y.U.) - 49.20.

Alter the l irst three events an exhi b ition was give n by the Artistic Academy of Gymnasti cs . Severa l floor routin es were done inc luding one by Nancy Thi es w ho pe rfo rm ed her opt ional t o th e music of " 2001 A Space Odessy. "

MID WEST OPEN Main East High School, Morton Grove, Illinois

By Ken Coleman

Thi s year 's M id West Open WdS un li ke · previous ones. One reason was that finals competit ion for women was held on th e same eve ning as men 's fina ls. Thi s was disappo inting beca use their level of com [.l etence was qu it e unimpressive. In fact not one girl stayed on the beam during fina ls. Most fe ll off tw ice.

The men's compet it ion still had that high leve l co mpet it ion , but someth ing was missing. What was missing were old timers li ke Neil Schmitt, Mark Davis, etc., who we ren ' t in finals. Other gymnasts such as Brent Simmons and Stew Buck graduates of Iowa Sta te University, and Dave Gil cr ist who graduat ed from Ind iana State U ni ve rsity had mad e fina ls, and are now becoming th e o ld tim ers. Ma rk Davis did compete in the preli ms but missed h is routin e so tha t he co uldn 't compete in final s and throw his triple back off high bar.

All around was won by Ma rk Graham from Iowa State. Brent Simmons took second and Doug Fitzjarrell took th i rd (Doug is also from Iowa State).

Floor exe rcise an d rings were th e meet highlight s. Doug Fit zja rrell won FX with a spectacu lar rout ine. He mounted with a double back, his second pass was full twist di ve roll , jump ha lf turn into sta nding f li p - flop , 1 Vl twist dive roll. Hi s third pass was an Arabian front high enough to do a l V, A rabi an , and dismount with a double full . Duane West (from Nebraska) used an or igina l illove. He did a fu ll twist dive roll so hi gh tha t instead of rolling out of it, he wa lked o ut of it when he hit hi s hand s. Leonard Henderson (from Odessa Junior College) has a corne r part w ith the most d ifficu lt strength work I 've ever seen.

To make fina ls on rings a 9.4 was needed . Benny Fernandez and hi s brother, both frolll Indiana University made fina ls but didn ' t hit as well as in the [.lfelim inaries. Charlie Ropiequet and Jack Laur ie (from Southern Illinois University) tied for fi rst. Tom Morgan took third .

Ted Marcy won [.lomm el ho rse (a lthough I' ve seen hi m throw bette r se ts ) w ith a 9.5. Ed Slezak mi ssed in finals but I don 't think hewould have beaten Ted had he h it his routin e.

BIG EIGHT INVITATIONAL GYMNASTICS at Lincoln, Neb., Saturday

Team Scoring

Iowa State 322.05, Nebraska 314.40, Oklahoma 303.50, Colorado 254.25, Kansas 236.85, Kansas Sta te 65.40.

Individual results All -around - 1. Mark Graham (ISU), 103.90; 2. Bob

Roth (ISU), 103.00; 3. Gene Mackie (N), 102.60; 4. Doug Fitzjarrell (ISU), 101 .45; 5. John Capozzo li (0), 81.90; 6. Jeff Watk ins (C), 74.80.

Floor exercise - 1. Fitzjarrel l, 9.375; 2. Graham, 9.075 ; 3. Alex Pepe (ISU), 8.850.

Vaulting - 1. Rich Larsen (ISU) and Greg Goodhue (0) , 9.125; 3. Graham, 9.075.

Pommel horse -1 . Fulton Loebel (0), 9.225; 2. Steve Di ckey (N), 9.125; 3. Hal Traver (N), 8.850.

Parallel bars - 1. Fitzja rrell , 9.200; 2. Mike Henry (0), 9.075; 3. Barry Cross (N), 8.950.

Rings - 1. Mike Mi halgo (0), 9.300; 2. Keith Heaver (tSU), 9.275; 3. Pete Studenski (N), 9.250.

High bar - 1. Graham and Mackie (N), 9.200; 3. Larsen, 9.050.

(ISU has won seve n straight Bi g Eight Invitational championsh ips.)

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THE FIRST ANNUAL COLORADO GYMNASTICS CLINIC by Ge rald F. Gasperini

~now , sun and stellar performances highli ghted th e First Annu al Colorado Winter Gymnast ics Clinic. Held at th e Un iversity of Co lorado, th e cl inic loomed the threa t of an energy shut -o ff but the on ly energy cri sis which occured was at 4:30 w hen th e afternoon session was ove r and gymnasts dragged off to th e showers and some to th e whir lpools. Th e clini c was organized and run by coach Dave Wa rde ll , coac h at Colorado, Ron Barett a and Ben Co leman and as with most first annual events was beset by its fair share of mishaps and problems. But as a w hole the clinic and meets ran smoothl y with a minimum numbf' r ()f ul cers. Mike Jacki and th e Amer ican Ath letic Equipment Company were co-sponsors of th e clin ic thi s yea r and hopefull y for many yea rs to co me.

Three meets were held d uring the cli ni c, w ith each meet being different and thorough ly enjoyab le for both gymnast and fa n. The first meet was a championship meet wh ich fea tured an array of Al l-America ns and some o ld -timer All-Ameri ca ns. The meet the second night was a compulsory meet and an open meet for the flock of high schoolers w ho attended th e cl inic. Th e great majorit y of the co ll ege gymnasts had th e co mpulsor ies dow n but what ca n one say about th e compulso ri es! My mother always told me that i f I co u ldn ' t say something ni ce about somethin g, don 't say an yth ing at all. With thi s in mind" I'1i res ist commenting on those. Thank good ness fo r the good-o le high schoo l crowd , they sa lvaged the night. Big tri cks, uniqu e combinat ions but general breaks in form was th e Ilame uf their game Thursday night but it must be remembered that their season doesn ' t beg in for another month. The mostl y Colorado crop of high schoo l gymnasts looks indeed promising for yet another year. If one is a believer in trends it seems as though the all-arounder is the com ing thing. The names of Wiggins, Webster and Dobbs (the top three fini shers in th e high school all-arou nd) are figures that have to be reckoned w ith in com ing yea rs.

Th e night of December 28 showed some truly outstand ing performances. Th ea Digern ess (CSU) sto le th e show once again as he did at the Rocky Mounta il{ Open w ith an "oh wow"

CANADIAN REPORT

CANADIAN REPORT by Carol Ann Letheren

Cha irman, National Women 's Techni ca l Committee

Canadian Gymnastics Federat ion

A rti st ic gymnastics for women is growing and develop ing at a rate unsurpassed in the h istory of the sport in Canada. Our gymnas ts are

, proving themselves as world ranking athletes with increasing appea rances in th e final s and on the medal podium: Nancy McDonnell topped some 50 compet itors at the Pre-World Championships in Varna, Bu lga ria (Jun e 1973) to win the go ld meda l in va ulting. Sh e contin ued thi s success in va ulting in th e Nat iona l Champ ionsh ips at York Universit y in Jul y 1973 by defeat ing Lubov Burda (4th in the 1972 Olympics) . Jennifer Diachun proudly represented Canada in th e uneven bar fina ls at the 1973 World Un iversit y Games in Moscow. To do this she forced two U.S.S.R. compet itors out. Jennifer has also just returned from the South Africa Cup where she placed first on beam, second on fl oor and third on va ult. Lise Arsenault won the all -around in a dua l Canada ­Great Brit ian competition in May 1973. These

evok ing performance. He knocked out a co ld 9.7 with one judge g iving him a 10.0. I would just like to say to Theo th at it must indeed be cUlllforting to go to sleep at night secure in the knowledge that someone else besid es your mother th in ks that yo u 're perfect. The other places in horizontal bar were taken by Rick Dan ley (Ind. State) and Wayne Young (BYU) who proved that good g¥mnasts don ' t let th emse lves be psyched o ut.

A lthough hor izonta l ba r may have been the premier event of the even ing it was n' t th e only event that was worked th e way it was intended to be by the Nissen, Gym Master and the Amer ica n people. L.J. Larson (Does anyone know what L.J . stands for?) and Jim Allen worked the pommel horse as if th ey might even en joy it with both of them co nvincing the

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Jennifer Diac hun - Canadian

are all remarkab le achievements fo r the spo rt and ones of whic h Canada can be proud. Th e Canad ian flag has been rai sed on a gymnast ic podium. • • • crowd that pommel horse must be an easy event w ith a 9.5 and 9.3 respecti ve ly.

Vau lti ng was ridd led w ith double-fron ts, ca rtwh ee l backs and fu ll twisters. The va ulters were, to say the leas t, impress ive. The rest of th e routines were tough, especially th e floor exercise with Gary Alexa nder and Kent Brown showing w hy th ey are A ll- A mer ica n.

The Colorado Clinic seemed to have combined th e r ight elements for an effect ive' clinic. The gymnasts were enthusias ti c and th e fac ili ties were adequate but most of all th e sixty-f ive instru ctors were know ledgeab le, rea chabl e and above dll else seemed to disp lay a w illingness and a cuncer n fo r each indiv idual that is 50 important in o ur sport. Coach Ward ell and hi s staff I fee l deserve a great dea l of praise for the job they did. •••

Uneven Bar winners: Debbie Wilcox, Debbie Halle, Jill Johnson. Floor - Ex: 1st tie Dana Shelley, Gary Alexander, 3rd Ke nt Brown.

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'73 HOLIDAY

CLINICS

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cture: Jerry Fuiffre, Bruce McGartlin, Sei Ito , Seated : Adele Gleaves and Kim Chace.

CHRISTMAS CLINIC NASHVillE, TENESSEE

by Dan Garcia Director and Coach

Gymnastics USA

This was the fi rst clin ic of its k ind to be held in ou r area of the Un ited States, in Tenn essee . Th e clinic was qui te competitive ly staffed, with Kim Chace, (1972 Olympic Team ), Sei Ito , Adele Gleaves (1973 World Un ivers ity Games) and Bruce McGartl in (1972 USGF Elit e Gymnast) . Enro llment was limi ted to no more than 10 gymnasts per instru ctor. Students ca me from M ich igan, Ohio, Fl or ida (Panama C ity Gymnasti cs-Sei Ito, coach), A labama, Georgia, North Ca ro lina and Tennessee.

Concentrati o n was centered upon proper execution of the girl 's USCF compul so ry routines, wit h master clini cs on each p iece o f apparatus. Th e boys wo rked junio r O lymp ic compulsory routin es and optiona l sk ills. Eighty per cent of the partic ipants were girls.

All of th e latest Nissen equipment was ava il ab le as we ll as a video tape recorder, loop film proj ector with compu lso ry film s and movies of th e 1972 Olympic and past national cha mpionshi ps.

Delene Darst ra n a ierrific USGF judg ing Course during the la.it 3 d~ ys of th e clini c. We are now gettin g ce rtifi ed judging in our area which is helping our gymnasti cs grow. I might add here that we ha ve a Tennessee Gymnasti cs Associat io n which has just elected Dan Garcia, pres'ident, jack Stevens, vice-presiden t, Teresa DeHart, secretary and j ackie Arche r, treasury. We expect to organ ize many new funct ions for the new yea r. '

For our f irst clinic, we were very pleased at the tremendous response of th e gymnasts and the success of the cli n ic.

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CLINICS ••• 1973 NEW ENGLAND GYMNASTIC CLINIC

by Jeff Cardinali

The eleventh annual New Eng land Gymnastic Clini c was held on November 23-24 at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London , Connecti cut. j eff Ca rdinali , Coast Guard coach, served as the clini c director. The clinic attracted some 1,400 registrants wi th teams coming from all parts of th e country. The Coast Guard Academy's large athl eti c complex accommodated th e gymnasts with comfort. Th e fi eld house was converted into a one acre workout area which included five pieces of each men's and women's apparatus. Two other gymnasiums were di vided to provide seven different lecture-demonstrat ions each hour. A total of 70 lecture-demon strations were presented by a staff of 23 master teachers during the 13 sessions of th e cl inic. In addit ion, 35 other areas of instruction were provided eac~ hour for a total of 525 hours for th e two days. A genera l sta ff of 138 coaches and gymnasts provided continuous supervision and the fin es t possibl e instruction .

The clinic program was d ivided in to three main ph ases -- th e lec ture-demonstrati on, th e problem solving, and the workou t. Lecture­demonstrat ion was a formal sess ion conducted by master teachers where sk ills were ana lyzed and new skills and training techniques was introduced. Th ese sessions we re cl ass ifi ed according to th e F.I.G. levels se t for men and women . " A" sessions covered on ly sk ill s and combinat ions of ." A" difficulty as in men 's gymnastics. Similar sessions cove red " B" and "c" sk ill s. " M " sess ions covered onl y skill s of medium difficulty in women's gymnast ics. Also, similar sessions covered " 8" (basic) and " S·' superior skill levels.

Workshop sess ions we re designed to meet the increasi ng need for bett er coaching and officiating. Th ere were sessions in men's and women 's judging, coaching techniques, psychological a'spects of gymn asti cs, and mechani ca l analys is. Dance sessions included ball et, modern dance in f loo r exercise, and dance difficult ies in beam .

The problem solving sessio ns were designed to allow each gym nast or coach to bring a specifi c problem to a co llege or high schoo l coach and receive practical he lp in all the gymnastic events.

The clinic is o rgan ized so that each gymnast will receive a most comprehensive experience w ith as li tt le time wasted as possible.

Master teachers for women included: Delene Darst, Pat Kin g, Dave Nee l, jim Archer, Maria Bakos, joe M ass imo, Andrea Watk ins, Kitt y Kjeldsen, Noreen Conneli , and M arge Smith . M en's mas ter staff: Abie Grossfeld, Bob Eisinger, Bob Cargill , Tom Dunn, M ike jacki , Mike j acobson, Gary Erwin , Loui s Datilio, Dwight Church, Bob Pataky and George j essup.

The Clini c Committee included: j eff Cardinali , Isidore Battino, Bob Pataky, George jessup, Marge Sm ith , Noreen Connell, Ri cha rd Aronson , Erik Kjeldse n, Kitt y Kjeldse n, A I Bickum.

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Jim Archer, lecture demonstration

Advanced tumbling sessio n GYMNAST Feb. '74

Philippe Gaille Hutch Dvorak

Prudencio Corales Jim Howard, spotting Uneven bars master clinic

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Pat Arnold and Stormy E; TUCSON

At the co nclusion of th e 1973 Tu cson Clinic, th e genera l fee lin g among vete ran gymnasts and staff members was that thi s year's cli nic was one of th e best ever held.

Much of the credi t for the success of this year's clinic mu st go to cl ini c directors' Jeff Bennon and Pat Arnold and par ti cularl y Stormy Eaton and Bob Shirk, who thorough ly o rgan ized and coo rdinated the girl 's program .

For the gi rl 's program, Sto rmy and Bob pulled together a highly skill ed staff including Marie Bil sk i (1964 O lymp ian), Jim Howa rd (1973 World University Games team manager). Tom Heineike (Wichita Gym Club), Jan Heppner (Clarion College) and many others.

The boy's program was equally well staffed with Francis A ll en (Uni versity of Nebraska coach), Hutch Dvorak (Houston Bapt ist College coach), and Paul Zie rt (coach at the University of Oklahoma).

One of the highli ghts of the clinic was the Swiss vs. Clini c A ll Stars meet in which the Swiss team defeated a group of A merica n gymnasts, mostl y speciali sts, including Duane West of the University of Nebraska, Monty Falb of the University of M ich igan and Shawn Miyake o f UCLA. An addit iona l fea ture was Stormy Eaton ' s l ect ure on tumbling w ith demonstrations by severa l clinic gymn as ts including Pam Winslow, a talented tumb ler from Scottsda le, Arizona.

The boy's program was held in Bear Down gymnasium wh il e the g irl 's program was moved from the old faci lity, used in past years, to the modern very spacious McKale gym . Girl 's classes were sched uled so th at free workout time was reserved for late afternoon and classes throu ghout the day were carefull y structured wi th students marching to each event and displaying an impressive amoun t of discipline. Stormy kept things in the women's gym highl y eff icien t but provided a little humo r by conduct ing severa l handstand and o ther contests among staff members at the end of each day. He also all owed time for a sho rt exhi bit ion at the end of the clinic w hich featured those girl s who had lea rned full twists during the clinic.

Hopefu ll y th e same careful planning and organi zation which added to th e success o f this year's cli nic wi ll contin ue in the future, making the Tucson Clinic a wo rthwhil e experi ence fo r coaches and gym nasts .

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FLORIDA CLINICS

SA RASOTA

Wa rm wea ther, sunny sk ies, and exce ll ent instru ction were som e of the reasons gymn asts and coaches from th e East and Mid-West braved gaso line sho rtages, and harsh sto rm s to atten d th e 23 rd annual Nat ional Gymn as ti c Clini c at Robarts A rena in Sarasota, Florida.

A lthough at tendance was down fro m p rev ious year,>, d ue mostly to fuel shortages, enro llmen t wa,> more than adequate and eage r gymnasts recei ved instru cti on from such accomp li shed coac hes as Ab ie Grossfeld (1972 Men's O lympic coac h) and Sandy Phi li ps (1973 World Uni ve rsit y Games team) as we ll as insp irat ion from O lympians Jim Culhane and Joa n Moore Rice.

Frank Well s, clini c director kep t the cl ini c running at a hi gh ly o rgani zed level. He was ass isted in hi s eifort s by Abi e, w ho was in charge of the men 's inst ru cti onal program and Sa nd y, who directed the wo men's sessio ns. A lso helpful w ith o rgani za ti on and management of the cl ini c was D ick Aronson , gymna st ics coach at Lowe ll Tech, in Lowe ll , Massachu sett s and Judy A lperin , coach at Westhill Hi gh Schoo l in Stramfo rd.

The majority of girls attend ing th e clinic we re loca l gymnasts and ranged in abilit y from beginner to in te rm ed iate. The boys, howeve r, came from va ri ous pa r ts of the cou ntry. Ke n A ll en, brought a group of his gym nas ts fro m th e Ur,i versity of W isconsin , Oshkosh and Fred Orlofsky and hi s gym nasts came from Western M ichigan Uni versi t y.

One day of workou t was held on th e beach addin g a summer like atm osphere to the cl in ic. A highli ght of tHe clinic was the North-South meet in wh ich Joan Rice totaled th e most points for the North team w hile her husband Bob earned th e most for the Sou th team lead ing it to a narrow victory over th e North . This ma rk ed th e cl in ic's 20 th annua l North-South meet.

O vera ll it was a fin e c lini c anu we ll wo rth any ex tra effort s it took to get th ere .

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Joan Rice spotting Fred Orlofsky

Sarasota clinic workout a rea

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Charles Froeming and Bob Dickson - lectu re, demonstratio n

GYMNAST Feb. '74 ForI l auderdale indoor & outdoor workout faci liti es

Gary Morava

FT. LAUDERDALE

Pl easant weather and a casual atmosph ere made the Ft. Laude rdale gymnastic clin ic, held at the Holiday Park Recreat ion Center, an enjoya ble and ed ucat ional expe rience for all involved.

Because of the stormy weather in the Mid­West and East, plus the fue l cr isis, attendance was down from previous hol iday clinics. Never­the-less it was a busy, very good clin ic attended by many hi gh ca liber, enthusiastic gymnasts including Gary Morava (SIU ' gymnast), Carrie Englert (1973 Jr. Olympic champion), Russ O lson (DuPageCol lege gymnast), and Sue Luba (gymnast from Gymnastics Forum of Downers Grove, Illinois).

There were also major contingents of gym nasts from Southern Illi nois University and the Univers ity of Iowa. Bill Meade, SIU coach, and Dick Holzaepfel , head coach at the Un iversity of Iowa, served as clini c d irectors and helped make the clinic a productive and enjoyable one for the nearly 200 hard working male and female gymnasts who attended.

Excel lent faci li ties were aga in arranged by Ja ck M il es, coach of the Miles Gymnastic Clu b of H. Lauderd ale. There were no beach workouts as in previous yea rs primari ly because of th e sizab le traffic problem s, ca used by the large crowds drawn to th e beach to watch the workouts.

Other notable instructors who helped make th is an outstanding clinic were Nei l Schmitt, Ma rk Davis, Charles hoeming, Kay Jauch, Bett y Axe lson, Janet Howard, Jea net te Jay and Bob and Sue Dickson. The last evening of the clinic fea tured th e " N ight of Stars ", a well run exh ibition which has become an an nual la st night activity.

Th e fin e facilities, great instru ction, reraxed atmosphere and, part icularl y, the perfect weather were grea tly app reciated by the attending gymnasts and coaches. Th e clinic ended with new friends and many fami li ar faces saying good-bye and " See yo u next year" .

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New England

Tucson Marie Bilski Abie Grossfeld

Chuck Wanner

1973 WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL

By Ken Allen Executive Director, Mid-America Gymnastics

Judges Association Steve Mongelluzzo

Sports Information Director, U. of Illinois Chicago Circle

Iowa State won the team title as expected but Chuck Wanner of Chicago Circle surprised many as he captured the all-around title at the Third Annual Windy City Gymnastics Invitational. The meet, held "n the weekend of November 30·- December 1 at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, attracted 17 of the nation 's top collegiate teams including Iowa State (NCAA University Division Champion), University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh (NAIA Champion) and Odessa College (NJCAA Champion).

The meet is sponsored by the Mid-America Gymnastics Judges Association which holds a National Certification Course in conjunction with the meet. It is the biggest fund raising activity which the association has and the funds are used to help send judges to various competitions, to defray expenses for certification courses, and to print judging materials and a regional newsletter.

A special compulsory meet was held on Friday evening as a service to the Mid-East Region and was open to the teams which were competing on / Saturday as well as any individuals who wished to be judged on the exercises. There was no team competition but awards were given to the top five men in each event plus the all-around. Top honors went to Mark Graham in the all-around with 52.65, Doug Fitzjarrell in Free Exercise with 9.40, Ed Slezak in pommel horse with 9.55, Ben Fernandez in still rings with 9.30, Rich Larsen in vaulting with 9.30, Jean Gagnon in parallel bars with 9.20, and Wayne Lewis in horizontal bar with 9.05.

The team and all-around competition was held on Saturday afternoon with much pomp and ceremony. Each team was assigned to start at a certain event and then followed the Olympic order. All six events were run simultaneously. There were three teams in almost every group and they marched to each event on a signal (a Chinese gong) while music from various countries played. Without a doubt, Bill Roetzheim and his staff organized an excellent meet.

The lead in the team competition changed hands several times before Iowa State took over for good after the third event. Minnesota took the lead after the first event and then Indiana State took over after the second . From then on

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it was Iowa State all the way. The Cyclones finished with an impressive 163.25 total. Indiana State held its second place and finished with 160.05, Iowa was third with 157.95, Chicago Circle was fourth with 157.30, and Michigan was fifth with 153.95.

A personal and team high was reached by Chuck Wanner, a 1973 College Division AII­American , as he won the all-around title with a score of 53.60. He was followed by Bob Roth , a 1971 All-American , with 52.35, M ark Graham with 51.80, and Doug Fitzjarrell with 50.85.

Twelve gymnasts in each event, based on high scores from the team finals, advanced to the individual finals in the evening. Iowa State and Chicago Circle placed at least one individual in each event. The Cyclones advanced 16, the Chikas nine, Indiana State nine, and Iowa eight. Wanner and Fit~jarrell each advanced to the finals in four events, while Graham advanced to three finals.

Results: FREE, EXERCUSE 1. Doug Fitzjarrell (Iowa State) 9.50 2. Bob Mellin (Indiana State) 9.25 2. Dave May (Iowa) 9.25 2. Don Pollard (Odessa) 9.25 5. Mark Graham (Iowa State) 9.15

POMMEL HORSE 1. Ed Hembd (SIU) 1. Kevin Murphy (Indiana St.) 3. yreg Miller (Iowa State) 3. Wayne Olson (NIU) 3. Dale Robins (Iowa)

STill RINGS 1. Ben Fernandez (Indiana) 2. Pete Botthof (NIU) 3. Landy Fernandez (Indiana) 3. Keith Heaver (Iowa State) 5. Jack Malmedahl (Indiana)

VAULTING 1. Doug Fitzjarrell (Iowa State) 2. Bob Miller (Odessa) 3. Chuck Wanner (UICC) 4. Jeff Lafleur (Minn) 4. Bill Nierdermeyer (Wis) 4. Tom Beusch (EIU)

PARALLEL BARS 1. Rudy Ginez (Iowa) 2. Glen Tidwell (51 U) 2. Doug Fitzjarrell (Iowa State) 4. Bob Roth (Iowa State) 4. Chuck Wanner (UICC)

HORIZONTAL BAR 1. Mark Graham (Iowa State) 2. Wayne Lewis (Indiana State) 3. Chuck Wanner (UICC) 4. Chris Licht (Indiana State) 5. Bill Karpen (Illinois)

ALL-AROUND 1. Chuck Wanner (UICC) 2. Bob Roth (Iowa State) 3. Mark Graham (Iowa State) 4. Doug Fitzjarrell (Iowa State) 5. Glen Tidwell (SIU) 6. Gary Rafaloski (Indiana State)

9.10 9.10 9.00 9.00 9.00

9.60 9.40 9.35 9.35 9.20

9.30 9.20 9.15 9.10 9.10 9.10

9.30 9.15 9.15 9.10 9.10

9.60 9.35 9.30 9.25 9.20

53.60 52.35 51.80 50.85 49.85 49.80

Plans are already in progress for the 1974 Windy City Invitational scheduled for the weekend of December 6-7 at Chicago Circle. As in the past, all four defending national championship teams (NCAA University Division , NCAA College Division, NAtA, and NJCAA) automatically receive bids. In addition to the Big Ten teams and major independents who attend , several national powers outside of the mid-west area have indicated interest in competing. • •

Mrs. Renee P. Hendershott 17605 Fries Avenue

Lakewood, Ohio 44107

N EWS Renee ~endershott_ Women s ____ _

'N NOTES Coordinating. ednor_

LET'S INVESTIGATE THE USGF AGE GROUP PROGRAM

Gymnasts participating in this program are able to compete with othe rs their own age but ma y enter at their own ability level (Class I is adva nced , Cla ss II is intermediate , andClass III is beginning) So if J state or local area is holding a Cla ss I meet, th ere ma y be participants at all age leve ls (10-11,12-14,15 and over) competing at the sa me meet (but with gymnasts of their own age group). but they will all be competing at approximately the same level of

, achievement. I, for one, think this program looks great, and

hope that more states AND ORGANIZA liONS will adopt this system. It is so difficult for young gymnasts who wish to compete YMCA, AAU, USGF or whatever when they must sometimes learn as many as three different sets of compulsories. The age groups are different for different organizations, and this sometimes makes a difference to the gymnast because she may have to' do varied sets of compulsories depending on her age and which organi zation in which she plans to participate.

DESCRIPTION OF USGF COMPETITIVE PROGRAM

1. Children 's Division (ages 10-11) a. Class III - Beginner Level - USGF / DGWS

Beginner Level compulsories ... no optional work b. Class II - Intermediate Level - USGF/ DGWS

Intermediate Level compulsories ... no optional work

c. Class I - Advanced Level - USGF/ DGWS Advanced Level compulsories and optional work . 2. Junior Division (ages 12, 13, and 14)

a. Class III - Beginner Level - USGF/ DGWS Beg. Level compulsories ... no optional work b. Class II - Intermediate Level - USGF/ DGWS

Int. Level compulsories ... AND optionals c. Class 1- Advanced Level- USGF / DGWS Adv .

Level compulsories ... and optionals. 3. Senior Division (ages 15 and over)

a. Class III Beginner Level- USGF / DGWS Beg. Level compulsories ... no optional work b. Class II Intermediate Level - USGF/ DGWS

Int. Level compulsories and optionals c. Class I Advanced Level - USGF/ OGWS Adv.

Level compulsories and optionals For Class III (all ages) each gymnast must

enter at least two events - all-around performance is preferable.

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Class II and I gymnasts (a ll ages) must enter all-around .

How far can they go? Gym nas ts in the children's division ca n compete loca ll y and in a sta te meet ... no farth er. Juniors in Class III (beg.) and Class II (In t.) do th e same, but tho se in Cla ss I ma y go on to reg ionals and nationals if th ey qualify. Sen iors compete w ithin the sta te also except for Cl ass I competit o rs w ho may go on to regional s and nationals if th ey qualify. What level do you compete in? As was outl ined earl ier, thi s depends upon what scores yo u are pulling . Thi s is good, because you w ill not get in vo lved in a meet that 's not above o r below yo ur ab ilit y leve l. Where can you get more details on this program? After th e first of the yea r the new Rules and Polici es Hooklet on USGF Competiti on w ill be avail ab le at th e USGF, Bo x 4699, Tucson , Ar izona !l5717. It gives you every detail you need to run a program such as this, includ ing li sts of eve rything yo u wi ll need uo to run a meet (including pencil s, paus for judges even exampl es of d ifferent sco ring forms yo u wi ll need to dupli cate). I do not have a p ri ce on it ye t. Th e current one se ll s for $2.00 ... bu t wa it and ge t the new one. G reta Treiber of Indi ana ~tate Un iversity, a member of th e USGF Women 's Technical Comm ittee has rev ised it w ith all th e new ruli ngs includeu. It 's 107 pages long.

REMEMBER ... HAPPINESS IS ... COMPETITION W ITH GIRLS OF MY OWN AGE AND AT MY OWN ABI LITY LEVEL

HAPPINESS IS HAVING ONLY ONE SET OF COMPULSORIES TO LEARN

NOW LISTEN PEOPLE ... THIS IS NOTTHE USGF SPEAKING ... It 's just m e Renee P. Hendershott, who has friends in many gymnastic o rgani za tion s. I'm just ask ing you to take a look at this USGF Program. It looks good to me. See what you think . See if there isn't a way to unify. Some of yo u biggies get a copy of th at gu ide and study it. SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO. THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS OUT HERE WHO COU LD USE YOUR HELP.

HAPPI N ESS IS UNIFICATION FOR BETTER GYMNASTICS

MEANWHILE If you are interested in the program you

should con tact your State Technica l Director They are all li sted in you r November issue of Th e GYMNAST.

* * * Price of FIG Code of Points for Women Goes

Up

Now $7.00, the 1970 FIG Code of Po ints for W omen and Complemen t (pl us new rules for Elite Leve l) w ill st ill be in e ffec t until after th e 1974 World Games . Th e new Code wi ll be effecti ve in 1975.

* * * Notice From Mr. Tom Maloney, AAU Gymnastic Coordinator

This noti ce appea red in th e December, 1973 AAU Gym nas ti c News: " Th e AAU Juni or Olympic Gymnastic Program wil l be continued

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in 1974. The USGF w ill also co nduct an age group program in 1974 so that there wi ll be two age-group programs. It is not defin ite ly decided as yet as to wh ich program will use the Junior O lympi c ti tl e, but th e present AAU Junior O lym pi c Program w it h a Nat iona l Championship will be continueu anu expenses of gymnasts, coaches, and chape ron, who qualify for th e Nat ional Championshi ps, wi ll be paid by th e Amateur At hlet ic Un ion."

Regional winners III the all -arou nd III the boys and girl s 13-14, and 15-18 will qualify for the National AAU Juni or O lympics or Nat iona l AAU Age Group Cham pionships wi th all expenses paid. The present Junio r Ol ympic Compu lsory Exe rcises as in the 1973-74 Gym nastic Handbook wi ll be in effect to September, 1975.

Write for entry blanks for Junio r and Senio r AAU meets to Mr. Tom Ma loney, 2626 Card inal Place, ~a rasota, Fl o riua 33579. In order to qualify for Na tional Junior AAU Gym nast ic Championsh ips, the competitor must sco re at least 7.0 ave rage in the D ist ri ct Assoc iat io n Championships, (compul so ry anu op ti onal) in the all-around or if a speciali st 7.5 in th e ind ividual event. If no Di stri ct Champ ionships are held , an appeal ma y be made to th lO Na ti onal Technical Committee Cha irman w ith a record of sco res attained in any compulso ry and optional competition. This ruling w ill be in effect for th e 1974 Junio r National Championships.

* * * Correction for USGF Women's Committee· Directory Reg ion VI: The State Tech ni ca l Directo r for MA (Massachusetts) is Kitty Kjeldson, Hicks Bldg., Uni ve rsity of Mass., Am herst, MA 01002. The State Technical Director for ME (Ma ine) is Barbara Stoyell , 46 Co ll ege Ave., Orono, ME.

* * * KITTY KORNER

Kitt y Kjeldsen, wi ll soon wr it e a co lumn for the Gymnast Magazine ca ll ed "K itty's Korne r. " She was unable to get an arti cle prepared for this month . In th e mea ntime, here is a littl e biographical sketch on her.

Kitty Kje ldsen, member of the School of Ph ysica l Education, was appo inted by the United States Gymnastics Federation to be the Fi rst Direc tor of th e newly crea ted Women 's Nat ional Gymnastics Judging Association. The appointment was made at th e USG F Congress of Coaches on November 3rd in St. Louis, M issouri , whe re M s. Kje ldsen was presenting a research paper as th e on ly femal e member o f the Biomechanics Task Force for the United States Gym nastics Federation .

Nationally known as a judge, coach and author in th e USA gymnasti cs scene, Ms. Kj eldsen initi ated women's gymnast ics at the University of Massachusetts by start ing a women 's team consistin g of rank beginners in 1962. Within 5 yea rs the team rose into nationa l prominence by placing 6th in the first Nat iona l Invit ational Int erco llegia te Championsh ips held in St. Loui s. Defea ted in dual meets only by Spr ingfield Co ll ege, the tea m rose to 4th place ranking in th e nationals by 1969 and was a se ri ous threa t to th e championsh ip throne from th ere on.

In 1972 Ms. Kj eldsen res igned from coach ing, devotin g her time to judg ing, w ritin g and trave ling in the name of th e USGF Nat ional Judges Trai ning Committee. She is alil

internat ionally rated judge and author of seve ral gymnastics books. At present M s. Kjeldsen is lec turin g in the Exe rcise Science Dept. at the Uni versity of Massachusetts .

* * * Open letter to all rated Women's Gymnastic Judges From Kitty Kjeldsen Acting Director, NWGJA Hicks Building, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01002

Dear Judge, Thank you fo r the tremendous response you

have shown to my first national mailing soliciti ng nominations o f Regional Judging Directors for the new National Women's Gymnastic Judges Association. Many of you also included short notes or long letters express in g you r feelings about the organizat ion and about women's judging in general. I wi ll try to answer each letter as soon as possible, but p lease be patient. It wi ll take a littl e time.

Working with the o nly judges li sts currently availab le I have fo und them quite incomplete. Severa l of you have corrected me, for w hich I am thankful . However, it is too late to do anythin g about it for the first election. I am especiall y sorry if yo u were an eligible cand idate fo r the post of Reg ional Judging Director and not included on the list of possible nominees. Th ese errors w ill be corrected on future li sts .

Since there are about 600 rated judges in the cou ntry, we had to place some limits on the first elect io n procedures. Nomination and balloting for Regional Judging Direc tors wi ll be limited to Na ti ona l, Regio nal, Loca l and State Judges on ly. Assoc iate and Apprentice judges will be included for the nominatio n and elect ion of Stat e Judging Directors . After the first e lection, procedures outlined in th e NWGJA co nsti tution w ill be followed fu ll y.

If you were supposed to, but did not receive the fir st national mailing from me, it was probab ly due to o ne of th e following reasons:

1. Rating report including your nam e arri ved too late.

2. Your address was repo rted inco rrectly. (about 50 letters were return ed to me)

3. You have moved and left no forwarding add ress.

4. It was lost in th e mai l. Please drop me a note and I wi ll make sure th at yo u are included in th e subsequent mailings.

The nominati o ns fo r Regiona l Judging Directors closed January 1st, 1974. A ba llot will be prepared for each region, including the names of the top 3 nominees. Elections should take place in February. After th e e lectio ns I plan to m eet w ith the eight elected Reg ional Ju dg ing Directors for th e purpose of planning state level elec ti o n procedures, which should get under way in March or April.

Once we have th e necessa ry fram ework, the rea l building of the o rgani za tion will start, including membership drives and committee assignments. After June 1st, 1974, only dues paying members will be eli gible to participate in the building and decisio ns of NWGJA.

We w ill try to keep thi s organization as democra tic as possible, but parti cipatory democracy with large numbers will take time. Pl ease help us in bei ng prompt with your responses and not ify me of all address or rating changes. Also, don 't hesitate to write if you have probl ems where I ca n be of help.

Thank yo u fo r your co-operation.

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Fig. #1 Foot placed in front of ankle for beginners.

Fig.#6 Side View.

Fig. #10 Gymnast has lifted right hip causing shoulde rs and torso to be thrdwn out of line.

Fig. #2 Passe Hips even ... Shoulders over hips... Chin over ball of foot .

Fig. #3 Front attitude Right hip pulled back and even with left hip. (Back should be straighter)

Fig. #7 Arabesque. Left shoulder forward ... even with right .•• shoulders over hips. At first the gymnast may not have the strength, but the torso should form a right angle with the back leg.

Fig. #4 Back Attitude left hip is raised to achieve turn out, but torso is shifted so that shoulders are directly over hips.

Fig. #8 Back View. A beginner should learn this position with the hip down. She will be unable to lift the leg high or display as much turn out of the extended leg, but it will be simpler to keep the hips and shoulders in proper line.

Fig. #5 a la seconde Hips should be even ... shoulders directly over hips lifted knee facing ceiling.

Fig. #9 Gymnast has "sunk" into her left hip making it impossible to " lock" pelvis into a stable position.

Fig. #11 Gymnast is not we ll "pulled up" support thigh loose ... not on full toe ... right hip has pulled forward , making it impossible to lock pelvis into a strong position.

Fig. #12 Gymnast has allowed torso to shift to right so that shoulders are no longer directly over hips.

Fig. #13 Gymnast has allowed right hip to raise causing torso to shift to left. She will have no control in releve. (on toe)

Instruction: 1. An understanding of how to balan ce on one leg with the other leg lifted in one of a number of positions.

a. Being ab le to place th e segments of the body in perfect ali gnment for the position to be used .

This month, let us exa mine th e lirst two requirements. Since pi ctures speak better than words, here are photos of gymnasts balancing in some of th e common body position s used by dancers for turns. Once these basic positions are mastered, they can be modif ied to a certain ex tent with different arm and head positions to achieve a more supple "gymnasti c" style.

LET'S TAKE A SPIN by Renee P. Hendershott

Turns, or pirouettes, as dancers ca ll th em, are THE most difficult dance elements the gymnas t must master. In a sense, she mu st achieve a greater deg ree of cont ro l than th e dancer since she often must execute them o n a four-inch wide bal ance beam!

The requirements for th e execution of controll ed turn s are:

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b . Have the strength and control to hold the position throughout th e turn without deviation. 2. Understandin g how to get from her present posit ion to t he part icular balance position she w ishes to use during th e turn without losi ng body ali gnment. 3. Abilit y to determi ne what position wou ld be most suitable for her strengt h and bod y type. 4. Kn owin g how to start the turn . 5. An understanding of certain simple princip les from physics in o rd er to contro l the speed of the turn and stop it upon desire. 6. Knowledge of focusing techniques (spotting) whi ch enab le her to kn ow exactly where she is in space and to sto p exactly where she w ishes to stop.

It is essential that th e weight be centered directly over th e ball of the support foot. Any sli ght deviation wil l ca use the body to lose bal ance in th e direction that th e weight went. So many thin gs ca n happen to throw this off. It is ex tremely important to understand proper body ali gnment in al l th e turning positions and to pract ice balancing in th ese positi o ns. This is one pla ce wh ere practi ce w ill NOT make perfect, unl ess yo u kn ow exactl y what you are doing.

Here are photos of gym nas ts showing the common errors in alignment made in each position . Th e captions below are self exp lanato ry.

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Fig . • 16 Front View. Demi-plie Correct.

Fig .• 14 Side View. In order to lift the leg higher, the gymnast has turned her knee forward and lifted her hip, causing her 10 lean to left. One cannot lock the pelvis in place with the knee turned in this position.

Fig. ;15 A beginning gymnast has attempted to do the more advanced arabesque in order to achieve more height and turn out. In the process she has allowed her torso to shift out of line. Shoulders should be even, and both forward.

Fig. #17 Side View. Demi-plie Correct back straight ... knees back over toes

Fig. #18 Side View. Incorrect knees forward of toes.

Fig. #23 plie in 5th.

Fig . • 19 Correct body position. Fig. ;20 Incorrect Gymnast is trying to pullback straight has merely arched the rib cage.

Fi.g. #21 Incorrect ... Pelvis is tipped forward producing the typical "SAG".

Fig . • 22 Incorrect Pelvis is now tipped too far backward in an attempt to correct sag.

Fig. ; 24 Releve in 5th. Fig .• 25 plie.

Once the gymnast understands what position her body segments must take, she must take th ese positions often, practice holding them, and practice balancing on th e toes of the support foot. It is not only necessary for her to be ab le to assu me th e positions co rrectl y, but to have the stre ngth to hold each one with segments locked strongly in place under all co nditi o ns of stress. This is. w here doing a daily 20 to 30 minute ballet bar would benefit th e gymnast.

Usually one gets to the turn position by rising to the toes (releve) of th e support foot from a semi-bent knee position (plie). It is during th e execution of the releve that body alignment is usually lost. With this in mind, let us look at a regular demi-plie in fifth position. It is important to keep the knees back directly above the toes during the plie (Fig. 16, 17). The back must be stretched straight, shoulders pulled down, abdominal muscles pulled in, hips pulled together tightly, thighs pulled up

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Fig. ;26 Releve and balance. Hip up slightly. Correct this for better balance.

Fig. #27 Step right in plieCount 1.

Fig. #28 Releve Count 2.

tight and hard. A pile is not a relaxed position. When th e gymnast releves (Fi g. 19), she must

maintain exactly the sa me posture she had during the plie. Th ere is a tendency to throw the back into an arch (Fig. 21) when releveing. This assists the weak gymnast in rising to her toes, however it destroys th e straight body position needed for the execution of an eff ici ent turn. With the back arched, it also makes it imposs ible to pull the buttocks togeth er tightl y and keep the hips in alignment. Unless she ca n lock th e pelvis into place, she cannot hold the rest o f th e body segm ents in alignment.

Exercises you may do to develop your sense of balan ce in preparat ion for learning how to do turn s: 1. First , practice doing plain demi-plies (Fig. 23) and releves (Fig. 24) in fifth position. Do thi s with a mirror at your side so yo u can check your body position.

2. When you have really mastered exercise #1 w ith good body position , practice plieing (Fig. 25) and releveing on one foot with the other foot held in th e position shown in Fig. 26. When you ca n do this with good posture practice finding yo ur balance in the rel eve position. Remember to keep the hip down, buttocks tight , shoulders over hips, back straight, shoulders down . Do on both sid es an eq ual number of times. 3. Now, practice stepping alterna tely on right, then left foot from plie to re leve. Move forward 3S you do this and hold th e releve (1-2) (Fig. 28 and 29) plie (3) (Fig . 27). Releve on n ext foot (hold 1-2) , pli e (3). 4. Fin ally, pract ice steppin g to right in plie on right foot (Fig. 30), th en releve on right foot (Fig. 31). Extend the lifted leg to th e side while sti ll balancing (Fig. 32). Then step in plie on to left foo!... and continue doing with alternate feet.

Continued

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Fig. #29 Hold as you open forward Count 3. left hip up slightly. Gymnast must correct for better balance.

Fig. #30 plie. Fig. #31 Re leve. Fi g. #32 Balance while ope ning to side. Gymnast must correct hip & shoulder alignment for be tte r balance.

Fig. #33 Overshoot!

Fig. #34 Weight not over support (R) foot in preparation.

Fig. #35 Undershoo t! Fig. n6 Weight transfe r incomple te

Fig . • 37 A weight transf e r at this point would be necessary to ge t weight ove r front foot .

Fig. #38 Step forward .

fig. #39 Plie with weight on front fool.

Fig. ;;40 Test weight transfer by lifting back leg Repeal.

Fig . • 41 Correc t Hips squared. Fi g. F42 Incorrect Hips out of line (not squared)

Fig . • 43 Side View of Incorrect posilion.

Do all of th ese exercises onl y w ith th e lifted leg in the turning position show n in Fi g. 31 until you can hold your body ali gnment and hold th e balance position w ith th e sa me control yo u expect of yourself in a held handstand.

When you have complet e co ntro l in thi s first position , yo u are reall y read y to learn to turn ; however, since we are coverin g onl y th e fir st two requirements fo r a controll ed turn this month, you sho uld practi ce th e ba lancing exerci ses in positiuns shu wn in th e uther illustrations. It takes a LONG tim e to prepare yourself for turnin g, so do not be impati ent with yourse lf.

In doing step, plie, releve into any positi o n, it is extrem ely important to get th e we ight directl y ove r th e support leg as it pli es, so th at all th e body has to do is to rise vertically w hen th e releve is executed. No lateral weight adjustment should be necessa ry during th e releve.

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If a weight transfe r is made necessary by an improper preparat ion, (Fi g. 34) th e bod y of ten eith er overshoots (Fi g. 33) its target, o r doesn' t make it to its pos iti on (F ig. 35) w here its we ight is ove r th e ba ll of the support foot. A loss of balan ce is th e resu lt ! Yo u can tes t yo urse lf to see if your we ight is ove r th e suppo rt leg in pli e by li f tin g the leg you w ill be lifting d uring th e releve. If any fo rwa rd o r sidewa rd movemen t was necessa ry to get balanced on th e be nt leg, (Fi g. 36, 37) th en you kn ow your we ight transfer was not co mplete.

Exe rcise #5 is, th en, to step ri ght fo rwa rd in to fo urth positi on pli e (F igs. 38, 39) (we ight transfer co mpl ete), li f t th e back leg sli ghtl y fro m th e floor w hil e still in p li e (Fi g. 40) (to tes t weight transfer), step left , etc.

Wh at yo u are actuall y do in g is stepp ing into a ball et fourth position each tim e yo u step fo rwa rd in exe rcise #5. It is import ant to keep th e hip o f th e stepping leg ba ck and even w ith

th e oth er Side (square th e hips) (Fi g. 41) . If you let th e stepping hip move fo rwa rd (Fi gs . 42, 43), yo u ca nn ot lock th e pe lvis into proper alignment in re leve.

Ri ght away, you must appl y all thi s to beam. You ca n do th e exercises on th e bea m, and practi ce ba lanc in g in th e positi o ns ri ght up on the bea m. However, since th e bea m is onl y 4" wi de, it is imposs ible to use th e deg ree of ball eti c " turn ou t" that o ne ca n use on th e f loo r. Do no t turn yo ur support foo t out so th at th e heel o r toes hang ove r th e side.

Students demonstrating in these pictures are from the Bodnar Bell School of Gymnastics in lakewood, Ohio.

NEXT MONTH: Best positi on fo r indi vidual , startin g th e turn , contro llin g th e speed, sto ppin g w ith contro l, and spo ttin g.

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Boy's Age Group Program

The Associat ion of Independent Gymnastic Clubs would li ke to organi ze a nat ional age group program for boys simi lar to th e one establi shed for girl 's gymnastics.

The associat ion needs, and wou ld app reciate the help of an y coach w hose club offers instruction for boys or has a boy 's competitive team.

The group would like to unify compul sor ies and set up a better system in order to designate beginning, intermediat e, and advanced gymnasts.

I nterested coaches are encouraged to write to Pat Yeager, Olympia School, 4905 College Park Ave., Dee r Park, Texas 77536.

Establishing a Committee For Competitive Gymnastics

by Bill Glover Chairman, NCWGC

" It has been sa id that Northern California has one of the best women's age group gymnastics programs in the country. The success of this program rests largely upon two factors : '1) The dedi ca tion of the area 's coaches and judges and 2) the flexibilit y and comprehensiveness of th e competitive program. Our program is the result of years of dedicated effort by many people and the program is continuall y changing and improving. "

So begins the introduction to the handbook publi shed by th e Northern Ca lifornia Women 's Gymnastics Committee (NCWGC) . This highly organized committee of clubs and coaches has gained a quite commendable reputation for the ability of its members to communicate, coordinate and cooperate in undertaking its many projects. With the current boom in gymnastics across the country, a look into this committee 's history and structure, along with some philosophi ca l speculation on the underlying causes of its apparent harmony and su ccess, could prove of interest to coaches and clubs everywhe re, particularly in those areas that have just recentl y or are soon preparing to organize their own committees.

The beginning of the NCWGC is hard to pinpoint , but transpi red some 10 to 12 yea rs ago in res ponse to a need for area-specifi c rules to supp lement th e AAU program then emp loyed. The organization of this handful of coaches could hardly be termed anything but loose. They simply got together to hash over problems that were being encountered, and tried to come up with means to avoid their problems in the future . Growth of the committee at this time was similar to growth of gymnastics at this iime : ve ry slow. The committee co ntinu ed operaton for seve ral yea rs with little change in organization other than to elect a chairman to simply chair the meetin gs. One major project did however evolve during thi s time frame: the coaches felt th e need to supplement th e AAU program with th eir own optional program. A large protion of

This voting requiremen t serves a multitude of purposes. It involves all the clubs in work directl y related to the committee, and gives the new clubs the opportunity to " break-in " to running a meet by co-sponsorship with an

th e committee 's attention was th ereby devoted established club. It great ly simp lifi es the to setting up and running thi s optional scheduling of th e some 30 odd meets the program. Levels had to be delineated, age committee sanctions with the USGF each year. groups devi sed, equipment regulations se t, And! most important of all , it places the and on and on. The institution of this program decision-making process in the hands of the and its many rules and guidelines led to a need people who do th e work, not in the hands of for written communica tion to document th e those berbose comp lainers that always seem to rules and changes. Th e committee's chairman disappear when it comes time to vo lunteer. therefore sta rted sending out minutes of the Specific functions of th e committee are meetings, and its first "news letter" was born. outlined as follows: (1) formulate rules and Membership in th e committee became a policies for operating the area 's gymnastic matter of paying a nominal fee to cover the program (2) establish a meet schedule at' the costs of these mailings. beginning of each gymnastic year (3)

From th ese meager beginnings, the periodically publish a newsletter containing committee drew its life, but meager though information of interest to th e area's coaches they were, they were extremely important for and (4) perform any other functions the they led directly to th e very aspects attributed committee feels will enhance the area 's to the committee 's success in the handbook 's women 's gymnastics program. This last introduction: comprehensiveness of program, function covers a broad spectrum of projects flexibility and growth in all areas and the committee is involved in , which will be dedication. As a need arose, the committee mentioned la ter. likewise rose to meet it. The organization of the The activities of the NCWGC are now committee began to grow as the need to coordinated by three elected officers, a reduce the size of meets arose. In a decision of chairman, a vice-cha irman and a secretary-major significance, the committee chose to treasurer, who each service a two year term. proportion the area into zones and qua lify girls This executive board is assisted in its po li cy upward rather than limit the numbers that a .- formulation by what might be ca ll ed a steering club might bring. The many special rules now committee, which consists of one elected agreed upon forced the need for their representative from each zone in the area . documentation; therefore a handbook was These people serve in a dual capacity in that devised to meet this need, and further detailed they administer th eir own inter-zone activities th e organization of the committee. and then once or twice a year meet to

As the USGF wom en's age group program formulate recommended policy changes such came into existence, the committee was quick as zone realignment, change in qualifying to adopt it into their schedule. And wel l that it procedures, etc. These recommendations are was, for no sooner than the wrinkles had been then brought before the genera l membership ironed out of the program, the 1972 Olympics body for consideration and approval. descended upon us. The growth and Employing this system enables them to d ev ise o rganization of the committee since that time elaborate p la ns with in a small group of highly has been nothing short of phenomenal ; knowledgeable people, but at the same time chronological details would be qu ite invo lved, does not place too much power in too few so perhaps a look at th e current structure and hands. direction would now be appropriate. The comm ittee also functions with the

The NCWGC designates itself as the assistance of an awards chairman, a handbook coo rdinating body for non-school related revision committee and a paid records women's gymnastics in the Northern Ca lifornia cha irman. All expenses incurred by these and the North Western Nevada area. people are paid by the committee; Membership at large is open to anyone add itiona ll y, the committee reimburses travel interested in women 's gymnastics; a $5 fee expenses for the chairman to the USGF ent itles the person to voice his opinions and National Convention, so that first hand receive the newsletters. Voti ng membership information might be available to the co nsists of one representative from each team committee. or club th at ag rees to sponsor or co-sponsor at The zone system app li ed in the area exists on least one of the many open meets the a foundation of growth and fl ex ibility. Initially committee schedules each year; dues are $15. the zones were set up according to convenient

geographical boundaries that provided for a roughly equa l number of competitors in each zone. Each year th e " steering" committee reviews the growth in each zone, and recommends realignments geographica ll y if necessary (such as this year when the old Zone III was div ided into a new Zone III and Zone V, the divisor being an interstate highway). Reviews such as these have been great ly facilitated by th e fact that they now register their gymnasts prior to the season; problem areas are easily identified in this manner, and the $1 per gi rl fee serves to pay the reco rds chairman who records each gir l's scores, and publishes qualifier lists as necessa ry.

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club corner cont 1 he zone system appli es ba s!c~ l ly to Class II

and III competiti ons. Due to the limited number of Class I gymnas ts, open meets are held for all Nor-Ca l girls in thi s ca tegory. A lso, as might be expected, th e C lass III program is much, much larger than th e Class II , so zones are combined for the Class II meets. As th e Class II program continues to grow, the co mmittee will of course begin to hold separate zone compet iti ons .

In a densely populated area such as th e Sa n Francisco Ba y, th e problem of saturat io n is eventually encountered : just how sma ll can you make a zone? When th e point is reached that a zone is felt to be geographically sma ll enough, the coaches within that zone then meet and decide on a limit to the number of competitors anyone tea m ca n bring to an open compet iti on . It is th en up to the clubs themse lves to provide competition for their remaining gymnasts (s uch as inter-squad and dual meets).

With the zone structure thus esta bli shed for the year, a schedule of meets for the yea r is then compi led based on prev iously agreed upon requirements (s uch as two preliminaries and a zone championship forCla ss III , etc.). Th e clubs then bid for th e meets of their cho ice; sanct ions are submitted for all th e meets, an d just this yea r, th e committee let a bid for centrally acqul[ed awards, w hi ch substant iall y reduced the cost of awards per meet. Limits are set on the entry fees, and guidelines on th e qualifications of the judges ve rsus th e type of meet involved are specified . A particularly interesting ruling conce rns one of profits on these meets; a club that makes money on a

meet is requ ired to contribute all prof i t over $15 to a ge nera l fund that is used at th e end of th e yea r to defray the expenses of the meets th at lost money. This encourages the clu bs to bid for th e meets that are traditional Iv big lose rs. Of course th e meet fin ancia l statements are carefull y scru tini zed and very strict guidelines are enforced in preparing th em.

As one might begin to decipher, the workin gs of this committee are becoming quite complex, approaching that of a business . And an operation of thi s sort needs finances, and this is w here the committee 's cooperati ve ness really starts to show. As o f las t yea r the committee decided to start promoting high leve l gymnast ics in th e area. Th eir f irst undertaking was the second Elite Qualifying Trials held in March. The tremendous success of this meet se t th e committee up in high style financiall y for th e upcoming yea r. This yea r they have already successfu ll y hosted a Canadian All Star team, and are cu rrentl y invo lved in plans to host the Czechos lovak ian tea m and the USGF Jr. Nationals. Th e success of these endeavors is attributable to no one person, for th e entire comm ittee becomes invo lved in all aspec ts of these projects.

So what, might you ask, are the underl y ing reaso ns for this committee's success? Why do th ey cooperate and communicate so we ll ? Th e answer of course is pure speculation , but warrants some thought. One aspect is th e comprehensiveness of t heir programs; it provides competit ion for a large multitude of variously skilled girls th ereby placing the emphasis on the girl and not on th e coach or his ambition s. Competition at the Class III leve l is

just as keen as at th e Class I level thereby giving even th e beginner Class II I coach a se nse of accompli shment and belonging. Th e membership restrir:tions and the need to have eve ryon e wo rking o n the large money making projects all combine to give eve ry member, rega rdl ess of his ski ll s or interests, a sense of togetherness and belonging. This sense many times is not outwa rdl y obv io us; to attend one of th e meetings might give exactl y th e opposite impress ion as tempers flare,arguments pursue, and toes get stepped o n. But in wardl y it is th ere, for w hen the committee decid es o n something, even if by on ly a few vo tes, th e entire committee abides by th e decis ion , for th ey know on ly their girl s will benef it.

Th e fl ex ibilit y that evo lved al ong w ith this committee would certainly bea noth erobvious as:pect of th eir success as they grow w ith th e times. Less obvious wou ld be a se nse of prid e th at has developed ; pride in their program, pride in th eir orga ni za ti o n and pride in their accomplishments. With every new success th ey seem ever more ready to undertake another. And fin all y, as w ith any o rga nization , they have been blessed w ith the aspect o f good leadership, leaders who may not have run th e greatest meetings or who may not have put out th e best news letters in the world, but who no one can deny have give n all th ey could for the betterment of the girls in Northern Ca li fornia. These, combined just as much with th e endl ess efforts of those in pos iti ons under this leadership, have joined to make for a darn good committee. They still ce rtainl y have th eir problems, but maybe many of us can learn for ourse lves from th eir many successes.

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thei r ca pabi li ty by win nin g 65'10 of the NCAA ind iv idua l titl es in th e past 7 yea rs. Intern ation al speciali sts w ill also rai se th e qua lity of internat iona l compet it ion, just as Ame rican gymnasts have raised the qua li ty of nat ional competiti on. Other cou nt r ies, li Ke Japan, have better indi viduals on certain events than th ey exhibit at the O lympics, because th e indiv id ual exce ls on one o r more even ts, yet doesn' t m ake 'he top six in all -around. I personally find Olympic pommel h orse and rin gs disappo i nting afte r watc hin g NCAA competition .

Another important aspect of excluding speciali sts, is fairness. Can the compet ition be fa ir when some of the gymnasts are barred from the meet? Ind ividual Ol ympi c champions are il leg itimate under th e present rul es. The on ly way to exclude speciali sts and keep th e competiti on fair , is to eliminate ind iv idual finals.

The present situation ex ists because the governin g powers o f intern at ional gymnast ics are tryi ng to accomplish too much, w ith too few athl et es . A six man all-arou nd team cannot fulf i ll the goa ls of al l-around co mpetiti on, ind ividua l competition , and team competition. Speciali sts are an in tegra l part of gym nast ics and should be incl uded in all leve ls of co mpetiti on especially world championships. Isn 't it tim e to correct the mistakes of the past?

Ed. Note: The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions 01 the GYMNAST stall. Readers are encouraged to contribute constructive articles lor this new department.

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THE WORLD CHAMPION WORLD CHAMPION?

Bus into Tokyo to the New Japa n Ho tel. Stew informed us that we we re supposed to arrive the next day wh ich is why we did 'lot receive th e officia l welcome from the j apanese Gymnasti cs Association and th e Chunichi Sh imbun, th e sponsor ing o rga nization of th e Chunichi Cup. The Chu nichi Shimbun is part of a large newspaper chain which incl udes the Tokyo Shimbun also. They had to make last minute reservati ons for us because they weren ' t expect ing us until the next day. We were met after check in at th e hote l by rep resentati ves of the Chuni chi Shimbun and th e j apanese Gymnastics Assoc. who expressed th eir apologies for the mi x-up. (Our letter from japan had stated we were supposed to arrive o n the 20th, w hi ch we did as japan is a day ahead of us, so it was th eir mistake.) by Rusty Hoffman

NCAA Pommel Horse Champion

Are sp eciali sts gymnasts, or is all-around th e onl y tru e form of ou r spo rt ! Th e present and past ru les excl uding speci alists from international compet iti o'(.;\lot on ly ha ve kept many of the wo rld 's bes t gfm nas ts from raising the sta ndard of gym nastics, but have also made the compet ition un fa i r.

In th e past decade, Amer ican gymnasti cs has evolved from a speciali sts' oriented spo rt , to one wit h a ba lance of special ist and all-?round performances. The present NCAA system is well balanced, but th e internation al sys tem still maintain s an " all -a rou nd o nl y" po li cy. This policy is bot h ou tda ted and contradic tory to FIG goa ls.

W hy do I say outdated? "AII-Around-Only" seems to be a carry -over from the co ncep t of

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total physica l development. The Ro mans had thi s goa l when th ey used rud imentary gymnas ti c exercises as training fo r sold iers. Gymnastics was a mea ns to an end, a too l to WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 reach ano th er goa l. Today gymnas ti cs isn ' t an This mo rn ing we took the train to Nagoya, exe rcise fo r combat or a too l in body building. about a two hour tr ip. Nagoya is th e site of the It 's a compet itive internat ional sport (for each Chun ichi Cup competiti on. Steve was now event individ ually). Ou r goa ls have changed , traveling w ith us as he had been invited to why haven' t our rules? compete. The train was very fast, about 125

Besides mi ss ing th e over-a ll gymnasti c goa l, mph. We had our first look at Tokyo by daylight " A ll -Arou nd Only" compe tition con t rad i c~ d iscovered it to be much like our large the present FIG Code. For ind ividual fina ls, American citi es (on ly much larger) with big articl e 46 (FI G Men 's Code) ca ll s for the buildings, lo ts of ca rs and tax icabs, lots of " selecti o n of the abso lute best performance o n people, and smog! We traveled on the train each appara tus" . How can the "absol ute best" w ith the East German tea m (DDR) who had be se lec ted, if some o f th e wo rld 's best ar ri ved that morn ing. We had a rather official gym nasts are excl uded? The FIG w ill neve r greet ing in Nagoya at the train station and th en fu lfill th is art ic le unt il specialists are included in were taken to th e Nagoya Cast le Ho tel. The all intern atio nal competition . It 's o ften argued hote l is located across th e street from th e that all-around gymn as ts can perfo rm as we ll as ancient (although rebuilt) Nagoya Castle. Th e specialists . American specia li sts have shown continued on page 32

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gymnasium where the Chun lchl Cup competition was to take place was located on the Castle ground~.

That afternoon we worked out at the gymnasium. Floor exe rcise would be performed on a raised platform (Reuther system), rather hard surface, noisy but sp ringy. Two beams were set up, one padded. We assumed (correctly) that the unpadded beam would be used as we know of no officia l ruling requiring the padd ed beam. Joan was hav ing some difficu lty with her arm and it was necessary to rub it down and stretch it carefu ll y before working out. Diane worked well although shaky on beam but to ·be expected after two days of idl eness. Joan, with sor,-,e relu ctance, worked front aerials on the bea n. She was having some difficu lty hitting it and I was doubtful, at this point, whether she would actua lly do it in competition. She also worked some back tucked somersaults with somewhat more success and seemed happier w ith this possibi lity. We worked out for about three hours with the East Germans and then went back to the hotel.

THURSDAY, Nov. 22 Worked out that afternoon again. Joan was

once again having some pain in th e shoulder of her right arm and it was necessa ry for her to stop working out. We arranged for her to be taken to a local hospital where she was given a shot of co rtizone for, what the docto r diagnosed as, tendonitis. Diane continued working out until 5:00 p.m. Was ha ving difficulty vau lting so we spent some time with that. Japanese Reuth er board was diffi cu lt getting used to. Was like bouncing off o f cement. Saw Joan later back at the hotel and she was iQ much better spirits.

FRIDA Y, Nov. 23 Work out went well enough although a littl e

more crowded with the other teams working out at th e same time. Most of th e girls worked very independently without spotting. Th e Japanese, Russian s, East Germans, and USA all had men coaches. Madame Nagy was with the two Hungarian girls and Mrs. Tinterova coached th e Czech girls. The Eas t German girls always warmed up with compu lsor ies before doing any opt ionals. (We found out from Mrs. Tinterova that the European nations have complete ly changed their compulsories including music. Exactly what countries and other details I 'm not sure about but it seemed to be pretty w ide spread - at least this was th e indication received from Mrs. Tinterova.) Joan decided to keep the back tuck in the routine (beam) which I agreed to as, at thi s point, it was the most solid of th e two alternatives.

We were invited that evening by Mr. Haruo Kadowaki , Steve's fri end and teacher, for an authentic Japanese mea l at the apartment of a young marri ed couple. 'it was an exceptionally fine experience - the food was marvelously prepared and obviously done just for us as I 'm sure it was not their normal . faire. Our hosts were extremely cordial and friendly. For me this experience was one of the highlights of the trip as all mea ls taken at the hotels were typical American sty le food.

SATURDAY, Nov. 24 This morning all gymnasts and officials

busse.d over to th e Chunichi Shimbun building for . a reception and welcoming tea. All participants were presented with portable.

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cassette record er/ radios, a much appreciated gift. Returned to the hotel to get ready for the meet which was to start at 5:30. Arrived at the gym about 4:15. Joan and Diane warmed up on beam firs!, th en floor, (vault and bars competitiof1 tom orrow) . We had to be off the floor by 5:15 for th e opening ce remonies which lasted until 6:00 - customary entrance march, introd uctions, speeches, etc. At 6:00 meet began with a 5 minute warm-up for group A (Diane in this group with Dornakova (Czech); Hellmann (GDR); Hanke (G DR); Medveczky (HUN); Shchegolkova (USSR); and Matsuhisa (Japan) . Draw had been made the previous day. Group A would compete first in this day's competition, Group B would be first the next da y. Sharon and I decided that Diane should be in Group A and perform floor exercise and beam before Joan. In the draw, I drew number 5 for Dial']e, Joan, and Steve which meant the girls did' not have to perform first in any event. Steve had to go up first th e next day o n pommel horse, his best event.

Diane was 5th up - had a ve ry serious break on her mount (English handsta nd on the end! but rega ined her com posure and perfo rmed rest · of the routine we ll although ti ght and obviously nervou s. Her score, 8.9 (mount probabl y cost her .3) . Joan was in Group B with Brazdova (Czech); Abel (GDR); Csaszar (HUN); Saadi (USSR); Kim (USSR); a sh ida and Hayashida (Japan). Joan had a fallon her tuck back. In practice she had made a few th at were very nice but in th e meet she was a littl e too low on landing and had to jump off. Her score, 8.95. Other sco res ranged from o ne low of 8.35 to a high of9.45 by Kim. (Fourteen girl s ranged from 8.9 to 9.45, a .55 spread .) I n genera l, beam routin es were not overly exciting and it was obvious that stops were no t penalized as required in th e code of points. I began to have a few doubts as to how the judging might go in this meet when I saw one of th e Japanese gi rls get a 9.10 for a very uninspiring routine containing three handspring stepouts and several balance breaks.

In floor exercise Diane did a good job wit h strong tumblin g, some minor breaks - sco re 9.20. (B razdova of Czechoslovakia received 9.25 for routine with poor tumb ling - she finished w ith a round-off , flip-flop - we were rath er disturbed by her score in co mparison to Diane's.) Joan got a 9.45 for her routine which she changed in the middle taking out an original elbo'w roll combination w hich she didn 't feel she could hit too well. She ti ed with Shchego lkova for third in this event. First was Saadi with 9.65 followed by Kim with 9.60. Four girls stood up double tw ists, Abel, He llman, Hanke lGDR) and Kim (USSR). Diane finished these two events with 18.10 in 14th place, Joan at 18.40 in a tie for 10th. Top was Kim with 19.00 followed by Shchegolkova at 18.75 and Saadi at 18.70.

SUNDAY, Nov. 25 Thi s day's competition sta rt ed at 2:30 with

usu al opening ceremonies. Better crowd than first day (wobably 3-4000). Groups switched today so that the B group went up first in vault and bars. Joan perfo rmed two Yamashita vau lts - first one was very good, score 9.2. I thought it should have sco red 9.3 or 9.4. Saadi perfo rmed a Yamashita that d id not begi n to approach the technique emphasized a great deal in this cou~try (hiP rise, horizontal. ki ck out posit ion) and r.eceived a 9.4. We chuckled at the score as it was obviously a joke. Diane performed a Yami and a Y2-Y2 receiving a 9.3 and 9.1. I continued on page 32

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NATIONAL GYMNASTIC JUDGES ASSOCIA TION

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER +, 1973

ST. LOUIS - MARiOn HOTEL, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

Roll call was taken by Jerry Todd, Secretary. Present were Frank Cumiskey, Ted Muzyczko, Bob Stout, Bob Fish er, Ken A ll en, Jon Culbertson, Jerry Wright from the Board , an d Les Sasvary from the Technica l Committee.

Jerry Todd introduced the newly elected Board Members for 1973-75.

Bob Stout - Di recto r, East Ken Allen - Director, Mid-East Bob Fisher - Director, Mid-West Jerry Todd - Director, West Jon Culbertson· - Directo r at Large Ted Muzyczko - Director at Large

Election procedures were discussed. According to N.G.J.A. Constitution only th e newly elected Board Members are eli gible to vo te for officers. Muzyczko reminded everyone that only a previous Boa rd Member or a Technical Committee Member sha ll be

. eli gib le for co nsiderat ion. A list of eligib le ca ndidates was prepared.

ELECTION: Executive Director - Ted Mu zyczko Technica l Direc tor - Jon Culbertson Secretary - Les Sasvary Treasurer - Bob Stout

Discussed the possi bilty of en larging the N.G.J.A. Technical Committee since most o f the work is done at th e technical level. Th e committee voted unanimously to raise th e members of the Technica l Committee to eight. With thi s thought in mind Culbertson ca ll ed for nom ination for the New Technical Committee. Ken Allen made th e motion to accept th e nominees, seconded by Stout. Pa ssed 7-0.

Technical Committee 1973 -75 Jon Culbertson - Techni ca l Director Les Sasvary - Techni ca l Director, West Bob Fisher - Techni ca l Director, Mid-West Bi ll Roetzheim - Techn ica l Director, Mid-East Bob Stout - Techni ca l Director, East Don Nelson - Technica l Director at Large Fred Orlofsky - Techni ca l Director at Large Martin Huckabee - Technical Director at

Large

Ted Muzyczko thanked Frank Cumiskey for his contributions as Ex ecutive Director and a spiritual leader for the past three years . (Frank was also a " fo unding fath er" of th e N.G.J .A. ) Frank stepped down with th e following thought: 1. Must progress further, 2 .

. Improve commun ication by answering letter in ten days, 3. Take leadership, let the world follow us.

Muzyczko asked for suggest ions for th e general meeting.

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GENERAL MEETING NOVEMBER 3, 1974

U.S.G.F. CONGRESS MARRIOTT HOTEL, ST. LOUIS

Meeting ca ll ed to orde r by Executive Director Ted Muzyczko at 8:15 p.m. He welcomed members present and introduced the new Board of Directors and Technica l Commi tt ee for 1973-75.

Muzyczko spoke on patches for N .G.J. A . They w ill be o rd ered immediately following the Congress and be made ava ilab le fo r each associa ti on . Please o rder from Ted.

Muzyczko reminded everyone that for championship meets a dark blue jacket, gray slacks, sh irt and tie will be required for 1973-74. Bob Stou t will inquire about a reasonable price and ava il ab ility and w ill inform everyone concerned.

Culbertson wi ll look into gett ing instructional cassettes.

Todd wi ll be in charge o f purchasing clip­boards or folders for judges with N.G.J.A . insignia for the most reasonab le price. Muzycz ko reques ted that all pres idents should provide Sasvary w ith a current list of National and Regional Judges. Deadline January 1, 1974.

Culbertson desc ribed the responsibilities o f a Techni ca l chairrn :m w ithin each area.

Muzycz ko brought up the tact that Ken A ll en is going to ed it the N.G.J.A. newsletter approximate ly four times annua ll y. Everyone should send worth-wh ile art icl es to Ken.

Muzyczko announced the recipients for th e Frank Cumiskey Hall of Fame Award for 1973. Winners: Fred Meyer and Jerry Todd. Congratul at ions. Nominatio ns for th e awa rd should be sent to the Reg iona l Directors with a comprehensive dossier on the individual then they sho uld be submitted to Sasvary one month prior to N.C.A.A. finals.

Jerry Wright, N.C.A.A. Rules Committee Western Region ca lled f9! small area change~. _ in N .G.J.A. constitution to follow N.C.A.A. regions in order to make the se lect ion of judges accord ing to areas for N .C.A.A. finals.

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Ed Gagn ier comp limented th e N .G.J.A. for the great jo b. He called everyone's attention on 1973-74 N.C.A.A. rule changes fo r off ic ial s. (See N.C.A.A. Rul e Book 1973-74) Asked for recommendations how the judges shOUld be se lected for N.C.A.A. Finals. Muzyczko pointed out that N.G.J. A. sho uld and will work very closely w ith the Biomecha ni ca l Task Force.

Frank Cumiskey gave his report on th e First Intern atio nal Judges Symposium, Madrid, Spain September 11 , 1973. Frank spoke at the Symposium representing the United States on changes we would like taking place at F. I.G. leve l.

1. F.I.G Techni ca l Committee shou ld express more about Sp iritual Expression.

2. F.I.G. terminology, part icu la rl y on pommel horse should be re-written.

3. Vaulting rules shou ld be simpl ifi ed. 4. Eliminate timing in f:oor exe rcise. 5. Gymnast shou ld be al lowed to have a

second va ult in Competition 1 if he raises a hand.

6. Article 65 in F.I.G. book shou ld be re­wr itten .

7. F.I.G. Technica l Committee should know the F.I.G. book better.

8. No three second holds o n rings . 9. Zones for va ulting shOU ld be el iminated . Recommended that th e N.G.J.A. Technical

National Gymnastics Judges Association Executive Board Ted Muzyczko Executive Director, NGJA 530 W. 36t h Street Downers Grove, III. 60515 Jon Culbertson

Ken Allen Directo r, Mid-East 712 Ransom Street Ripon, Wise. 54971 Bob Fisher Directo r, Mid West

Committee su rvey the Nation by December 31, 1973 concerning changes. He will subm itt them to the F.I.G.

Frank cont inued his report describing the changes other countri es want.

Recomm endat io ns by the Russ ians: 1. Two sc isso rs onl y on pommel horse. 2. Diamidov should satisfy the req uirement

for over th e bars release. 3. Neutral zone for va ulting. 4. Should not penalize the team for

monotony. 5. Risk should be appreCiated more. 6. Horizontal bar difficulty should be

revised, particularly where al l sk ills begin and terminate.

7. Music should accompa ny floor exercise routines.

Cuba wants: 1. Pommel horse should be re-evaluated

from standpoint of diffic·ulty. 2. Must find a way to eliminate the

acce lerat io n of scores by judges during compet ition.

Japa n recommended : 1. More emphasis on Risk, Originality,

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Jerry Todd Directo r, West 1023 Don Diablo Ave. Arcadia, Ca. 910(16

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thought her Yamashita was the besi of the meet in terms of achieving th e tec hniques invo lved in this vault (naturall y' this is my own humble opinion). Several handspring/fu ll s were performed. Hellmann's was obviously the best (9.35) but she was outscored by Kim with a poorer vault (9.40). Hanke (GDR) won vaulting with a half on, back off (9.45). On her first vau lt she failed to put up the co rrect number of thE: vault she was performing and was deducted .5. She then put up the co rrect number and proceeded to do a better vau lt. She performs this vau lt very we ll with a rather low, direct half twist on (similar to on-flight direction of Yamashita) and then popping a high piked back off and almost sticking it with only a slight movement of one foot upon landing. Medveczky also performed this vault but did not get the exp losive lift off the horse that Hanke did.

There were some good routines on bars, although not a great deal of originality. There was not much discrimination by th e judges in regard to the good routine and th e superior routine as 12 of the 15 scores were between 9.10 and 9.35. joan received a ' 9.20 for a routine without a full twist as she had a great deal of trouble trying to twist a hecht off of this particular set of bars so she just did a plain hecht. Diane scored a 9.25 which I thought was a good score for her routine. Kim won bars with a solid 9.55, oops, that is she tied with Hellmann both at 9.55. Shchegolkova 3rd at 9.49. _ _ _

joan ended up with an all-around of 36.80 for 10th place. Diane stayed in 14th with a 36.65 but a very good effort by herconsidering being the youngest in the competition and her first big international meet out of the USA. Kim won the AA with a 38.00 followed by Hellmann and Saadi at 37.45, (only .8 between 2nd and 14th p lace which doesn 't really mean too much but I thought was an interesting statistic).

That evening a reception/ dinner at the hotel with several gifts presented to us by the japanese off ic ials.

MONDAY, Nov. 26 We took the train to Kyoto, about a one hour

trip, and then bussed to the Holiday Inn (on ly one in japan). We would be performing an exhibition here il1lKyoto the following evening but would not have any opportunity for work out before then.

TUESDA Y, Nov. 27 For that evening's exhibition, joan

performed beam and f loor, Diane bars and vault. Very sparse crowd. Both girls hit fa irl y "~eIL loand id not do her back or aerial on the beam. She warmed up with a few aerials but did not do them too well and decided to leave it out.

WEDNESDA Y, Nov. 28 We caught the tr~in for Hamamatsu about

3:30. Took about 1\12 hours to get there. The reception at a loca l restaurant was very impressive with food from different countries including japanese, American, and German. Representatives from each country got up and said a few words after everyone introduced themselves. Then , much to my surprise, the Russian Gymnastics Association representat:ve stood up and sang a typical Russian type work song. Not to be outdone by this display, I fol lowed with " You are my Sunshine" which was well received. Thi s really broke the ice and songs followed by th ~ Germans, japanese,

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Russ ians, and Czechs . After the reception we took the bus for a 40 minute ride to our hotel. We sang and joked with the Russians and Germans most of the way. This turn ed out to be one of the highlights of our trip as we discovered music, the universal language and had a ball.

THURSDA Y, Nov. 29 After breakfast we took a ferry boat across

the lake, then bussed to th e Kawai Piano Co. for a tour. Mr. Kawai is president o f the loca l Gymnastics Association. Past japanese great, Tsurumi and Tsukahara, outstand ing j apanese gymnast, work for Kawai Piano Co. Toured the piano plant and saw assembly process. They turn out over 6,000 pianos a month and export to 73 different countr ies.

Performance that evening in another co ld gym. (The japa nese build beautiful gymnasiums but without hea t. Th ey do bring out a pile of blankets to wrap up in but they are not a great substitute for a heated building.) Crowd was good considering much less seating than the gym in Kyoto. Diane performed beam and floor. She fe ll on beam on her flip-flop (just missed a hand) and did not make alternates at the end of her floo r routine. I was disappointed in her effort but it was understa ndable considering the non-existant work-out conditions the past week and the very cold environment in the gym. Many of the routines done by other gymnasts were changed from their compet itive routines and several were poorly performed. joan went bars and vault. On bars she missed her handstand and had to quickly improvise th e next few parts. Totally, it was not what you would ca ll a great exhibition.

fRIDA Y, Nov. 30 Today we took the train back to Tokyo and

then a bus to the Palace Hotel across from the Imperial Palace grounds. We were abl e to get about l Y2 hours of practice in that evening.

SATURDAY, Dec. 1 Left for the gym at 12:00. The gym was co ld as

usual and the pile of b lankets were well put to use throughout the competition. Floor exercise and beam today as in the first meet. Diane, up last in the first group, did a better beam routine than in. Nagoya (much to our surprise) and scored 9.10. joan did a nice routine but without any aeria l work, however, her routine was timed .35 seconds short - score 8.85. joan was quite upset with her score (at the time she didn 't know about the time deductio n.) After the event Sharon told me about the deduction for joan 's short routine and-when I relayed this information to joan she was somewhat incredu lous but did rega in her composure and sett led down considerab ly. Diane placed 7th on beam, jQflll JO(h. Diane's floor routine was so li d but " seemed to lack a little flair and expression - score 9.15. (I felt her score was rather low conSidering some of the junk performed that evening by a few others -Sharon agreed) joan hit very well - 9.45 which was good for third p lace and a medal.

That evening we were invited out to dinner by Mrs. Ikeda and Greg Sano of the Nippon Gymnastics Club who had visited us in California last yea r: They talked to us about th eir Jesire to organize a world junior gymnastics championship. Could possibly get this off the ground within the next yea r or so . They are now trying to work out the method for selecting competitors, organizing the competition, finances, etc.

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This limi ted edition of a very att ractive hard­cover publication listing most of America's gymnasts of days gone by and present day. Also includes some International Officials, and is a collecto rs Item .. . right now. Hard cover, 94 pages. Brief review of ca reer, ac hi evements, current ad dress and occupation included. The perfect add ition to yo ur school library o r your pe rson 'll lib rary. $5.00 (li mited number ava il ab le) .

U.S.G.F. Judging Guide and Cou~e: Cumiskey, Frank J. 1973.

This exce ll ent pub li ca ti on cont ains the information needed to train and develop compete nt officials for the sport of gymnastics. For men, this complete co urse in itse lf , ta lks in technical terms when called for and gi ves thorough explanations when needed. Exercises a re a lso included in diagram fo rm, with th e reader being ca ll ed upon to stud y routines, then make an evaluatio n fo r sco ring purposes, and then c ri tiq ue the sco re given.

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"A History of the Development of the US Gymnastics Federation."

Written by Ric.u rd Laptad This accurat p review of the years prior to the

formation o f the . USGF and the eventual meeti ngs wh ich brought it into existe nce, then th e years of st ruggle tha t fo llowed, is available in hard cove r and should be a part of eve ry scho l ' library. Mr. Laptad resea rched the files of virtually every nat ional association and interviewed leaders of the sport fo r a period of two . years prior to bringing this complete histo rica l review into pri nt.

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Dist inctive cloth patches we re adopted for gi rl s and boys to wear o n their gymnastics shirts or jackets. These are available in the following co lo rs: A GREEN patch ma y be worn by a gymnast who averages at least 5.0 points in an all­aro und compet it ion with Com. & Opt. EX. A BLUE patch may be worn by a gy mnast who ave ra ges at least 6.0 points in an all-around compet ition with Com. & Opt. EX. A RED patch may be worn by a gymnast who averages at least 7.0 po ints in an all-around compet ition with Com. & Opt. EX. A GO LD pa tch may be worn by a gym nast who ave rages at least 8.0 points in an all-around competi ti on wi th Com. & Opt. EX. These patches are very att ra ctive and may be obta ined at thi s office for $1.00, which incl ud es the cost o f mailing & hand ling fee .

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JAPAN Tour continued from page 32

SUNDAY, Dec. 2 In this day's competition uneven bars were

first. Joan hit a good routine with the hecht full twist and scored 9.40. Diane also hit well, a tenth behind Joan at ·9.30. High sco res went to Saadi and Kim at 9.50 and Hellmann at 9.45 . (Joan 4th in this event, Diane 7th) Vaulting provided a few laughs again as the judging became even more ludicrous than the first meet. (For example, one of the Czech girls did a handspring full twist, both va ults. Her technique was to initiate the twist slightly before reaching the horse and then continue the twist directly from the horse as a result of this initial action. Using this undes irable technique, which tends to inhibit fli ght, she managed to perform a fair vault on her first effort, stuck it, and scored a 9.20. On her second vau lt the technique was visibly worse, she landed and took two steps, and her score was 9.251 We couldn 't believe it. Later when we were able to check the judges scores we found that Madame Nagy (superior judge) and Sharon Pirkl (USA) had scored the second vault .2 lower than the first, the Japanese judge and the Czech. judge had scored both vaults the same and the Russian judge had actually scored the second vault .1 higher! As I said, we cou ldn ' t believe it but there it was!) Diane did two Yamashitas as did Joan. Diane scored 9.35 for 7th place but only .05 out of third. Joan hit a 9.3 and I must say, in my totally unbiased opinion, that both of our girls should have placed in vaulting.

Diane finished the AA with 36.90 in 9th place, Joan was 8th with 37.00. First went to Saadi with 38.20, 2nd to Kim and M edveczky at 37.50. That evening a Chinese dinner with singing and gilts and a lot of good cheer.

MONDAY, Dec. 3 Although our original letter from Japan had

ind icated we were to leave on the 4th we were supposed to leave on the 3rd so our bags were packed and ready to go this morning.

Arrived at the airport about two hours before our flight time. Ate lunch with some of the

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Japanese officials including Mr. Sasano of the Japanese Gymnastics Assoe. and Mr. Takahashi from th e sports Dept. of theChunichi Shimbun, who had been most helpful to us as a guide and interpreter during the entire trip .

SUMMARY: Our trip, as described above, proved to be a most interesting experience. The friendliness and hospitality of the Japanese hosts was in evidence eve rywhere we went. The opportunity to travel and compete with top gymnasts and coaches from other COuntries was a valuable lesson especia ll y fo r Diane and I since this was our first venture of this type out of th e USA. Our frustration with the judging situation did not stem from th e scores our gymnasts received - for the most part I think they were fairly accurate (except yau lting) - but from the scores other gymnasts received in comparison to ours. In many cases, I thou ght, the quality of performance di'd not seem to be of great signif icance to, what should be, the discriminating eye of the judge (and especial ly the international judge). This was of great concern to Joan who left Japan very discouraged with the international scene and its political overtones.

I have seriously neglected to mention Steve Hug in th is report and the creditab le job he d id in performing for the USA. Steve, although probably not in the best shape of his ca reer, represented our country at all times as an athlete and gentl eman and I was very proud to have been in the same delegation with him and Sharon, Diane, and Joan . I might, perhaps, borrow a few of Steve's thoughts in summing up my own feelings about this experience. Maybe that all important score is not as all important as we have built it up to be. Maybe the inner satisfaction of creating beautiful movement, striving for flawless execu tion , perfecting th at ce rtain elusive skill, or just swinging because it feels good, - these feelings ca n certain ly defy any ulterior eva luation but just may lead to that awe inspiring world of national anthems, flag rai sing, and k.;<;ses on both cheeks. (W ith apo logies to Steve'for any misrepresented statem en ts.)

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South African Cup and International continued from page 10

For everyone, except Jim Steph.enson at 6.6 and Morris Levin a 6.65, who was missing some difficulty, pommel horse was a good event. All the South Africans looked good and had some nice parts, Francois Stalder was particularly surprising using quite a bit of back work and nice form for a second place 9.4. The two most difficult routines, however, came from Eberhart who did a fine job for 9.3 to put himself into the lead for the al l-around , and Mauno Nissenen w ho swung beautifully for a 9.5 to win the event.

Rings was the final event of the evening. The South Africans all had fairly decent swi ng but poor strength parts and dismounts. Mauno Nissenen fini shed third with a 9.35 and Gienger was second with a very difficult but somewhat shakey routine, dislocate, st raight arm shoot , straight arm giant, bail-out, giant inlocate, whippet to L, hollow back press, power down L cross, pull back to a back leve r, dislocate, double fly-away, for a 9.55. Stephenson won the event with a 9.6, dislocate, straight arm shoot, straight arm gia nt, power down cross, pull back through a back lever, kip L, stiff stiff press, power down L cross, dislocate, double fly-away.

After the first night Roxanne was ahead in the women 's all-around with 1-9.05 and Eberh art was ahead in t~e\men ' s with a 28.35.

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Parallel bars and women 's floor exercise were the next two events. The South African men all had good parts but had trouble handl ing them. Stephenson finished third w ith 9.0 showing a lot of minor breaks w hil e the Europea n parallel bar champ ion, Mauno Nissenen, finished second, though , performing an exce ll ent exe rcise, 9.45. The w inner was Gienger who did a fantastic routine for a 9.6, cast support, front toss, st radd le cut catch L, stiff-stiff press, Diamidov stutzhand , cast half turn, front uprise, swin g pirouette, back hand, and a high clean double back off.

Th e women 's floor exercise like va ulting lacked difficulty but the top three routines were all done well. Ann Parkinson of Great Brit ain was third with a 9.1 and Canada 's Jennife r Diachun was second w ith high tumbling and an overa ll uniqueness of style and dance for 9.3. Roxanne, here as o n beam and bars, showed the greatest difficulty of all the girls. Her tumbling technique seemed very good and her entire routine was energetic and exciting gaining her a 9.6 and the all-around title with 37.6.

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Eberhart Gienger, the European high bar champion, really came through with an exciting 9.8, finishing with a good full-in-back­out. Gienger also won the all-around w ith a 56.55 leaving Nissenen second at 55.05.

After two days at the Kruger National Game Reserve, fifteen hours of bus rides and ar. undetermined number of hours in the sun and sw imming pools and one training session, the gymnasts traveled to Kroonstad for th e South African International. This meet was a team competition as well as an individual one. The South African s entered six men and six women to compete agai nst the combined overseas teams. The South Africa n girls did a good job both nights and came wit hin three points of the International team w hich had severa l problems on beam. As the week before Roxanne Pierce and Angela Mayer looked very good, Angela winning va ulting and beam and taking second again in the all-around and Roxanne won on unevens, floor and the all-around for the second time.

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INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR 1974

February 27 F.I.T. World Trampo line Championships, Johannesburg, South Africa Oct. FIG Congress, possibly in Tunisia. Oct. 19-26 World Championships in Varna.

1975 Oct. 15-21 Pan American Games (33 countries possibly will compete). Santiago, Chile

Gymnaestrada in Berlin 1975

Sept. FIG Congress in Montreal, Canada, and the Olympic Games

USGF REGIONAL MEETS To date only four out of the eight regions have

reported. March 16-17 Region VIII: Kennedy H.S. Willingboro, N.J. Meet Director: Lois Musgrave Meet Referee: Audrey Schweyer. March 30 Region I: Fountain Vallev H.S. Fountain Valley, CA Meet Director: The SCATS, Meet Referee: Cheryl Wagner. March 29,30 Region III : 1 hornton Family YMCA 5002 S. Futton Ave. Tulsa, OK 74135 Meet Director: Bob Childers Meet Referee: Sharon Weber. March 29-30 Region VIII: Gymnastics USA 3630 Redmon Nashville, Tenn. 37209 Meet Director: Dan Garcia Meet Referee: Delene Darst .

U.S.A. NATIONAL PICTURE Late Feb. All USGF State Meets to be held by this time. March 7-9 National Junior College Championships, State University of New York, Farmington, New York March 8-9 Big 10 Championships, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. March 8-9 Pacific 8 Championships, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon March 8-10 Eastern Intercollegiate Championships, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York March 21-1J Western Ajhletic Conterence Championships, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona March March 22-23 NAIA Championships, Fort Hays State, Hays, Kansas March 22-23 Big 8 Championships, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

March 22-23 USGF Elite Qualifying Meet, second. round , Newa rk, Deleware, Meet Directo r Ed Knepper, Meet referee : Jackie Fie March 28-30 NCAA College Division Championships, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachuetts

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Sept. 1974 Anaheim Convent ion Center, Anaheim CA. Final trials for World Games team.

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Feb. 9 Pacific Coast Invitational - Inglemoor H.S. March 15-16 Eastern Collegiate Regionals March 15-16 AIAW (formerly Reg. 8) Collegiat(: Regionals hosted by San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif. Meet Directo r Ed Franz. March 23 DSGF Regionals, Forest Grove, Oregon. This meet is for Qualification into USGF Jr. and Sr. nationals. There will be Elite Division competition.

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