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91 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume XIV / Number 3 /March 1972

4 FROM THE PUBLISHER, Glenn Sundby

6 NAMES'N NEWS

7 VIEW POINTS, Dick Criley

9 On derelicts, OMEGAS, AND FIGS, Bob Henneche

10 NHSGCA,THE DILEMMA OF COACHES & GYMNASTS: Time part III Bill Ballester

12 CANADIAN REPORT, Lew Waller

14 U.S. GYMNASTS IN RIGA Vladimir Khotinsk y

16 GYMNASTICS: A PATH TO THE ARTISTIC LIFE, Daniel j . Milliman

17 GYMNASTICS WITH LOURIE Rod Hill

18 JAPAN U.S.A. TOUR, Chicago

20 SHOW OF SHOWS, Dr. joseph Massimo

22 JAPAN U.S.A. TOUR, Temple Universitv Fred Turoff

23 HAWAII STOP OVER

24 NAKAYAMA PHOTO, by Lawrence P. Bestman

26 NEW'N NOTES, by Renee Hendershott

32 YAMASHITA VAULT

33 THE AERIAL CARTWHEEL

34 THE GOLDEN LIBRARY, A.B. Frederick

38 PIKED GIANT,Swing Don Tonry

39 SIDE HORSE, jerry Wright

46 CALENDAR OF CAMPS AND CLINICS

COVER: photos of Roxanne Pierce (U.S.A.) and Shigeru Kasamatsu (japan) Taken at the U.S.A.-japan competition in Chicago, by james A . Lester.

Jack Medina Dick Criley Rich Grigsby Jerry Wright

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VIEWpoints by Dick Criley

The GYMNAST receives photos wh ich '1ccompany articles illustrating teaching methods, camps and clinics, and gymnastic meets. Some photos are usuable; the majority are not. I have helped select photos for MG Photo Art Contests and have always wanted to put my observations down on paper. Most of my remarks, then, are ai med at the "a rtistic" of interesti ng representation of gymnastics rather than the merely i llustrative picture.

The object is to evaluate your photo first in terms of its subject, point of view, composition and visual message. Try these on for size:

Point of View Angle from which photographer shot the picture. Does it change how you look at the subject? Is it possible to get above the gymnast or to lie beneath the apparatus?

Framing Is there a special frame or border around the subject of the photograph? Does it add a special way to look at the subject? How about a shot of a performer taken looking through the two pommels of the side horse, or through the rings.

Composition The types of line or geometric arrangement of the people and things in the photo. Consider horizontal lines, vertical, diagonal , and cu rved lin es and the fee lings which they convey. Note whether the lin es are parallel or form triangu lar arrangements. Where is the focal point and what makes you return your gaze there after scanning the entire photo? Gymnastics has any number of beautiful line arrangements. They may be lost, however, if the background is cluttered. Try to shoot against plain backgrounds.

Visual Metaphor Place two dissimilar objects or people in such a position that we see their simi larity. One might think of catch ing th e shooting upward and rearward part of a dislocate (swing ing move) in a position sim ilar to an inverted cross (hold pos it ion) . Or, for a play on words- a herd of pommel horses or a forest of balance beams.

Visual Contrast Contrast can be demonstrated between light and dark objects or to contrast subjects. For example, a youngster standing in awe at some display of gymnastics power (or yawning); or a gymnast intent on his " pysching up" while teammates are relaxing nearby. The recent covers of the Modern Gymnast are examp les of ligh t/dark contrast.

Symbolism Can you suggest an abstract idea? In gymnastics it is easy to portray strength , balance, flexibility, grace, but harder to catc h little facial express ions of genu in e enjoyment, of pain, or tremendous exertion. How would you photographically illustrate a Dan Millman art icl e?

Visual Irony This represents some k i nd of a contrast between what is expected and what happens . The example that comes to my mind is a ful l twisting dismount from the rings w ith one foot obviously caught in the rings. It makes you want to see what happens next. Or in the case of the Watson-Paoletti photo (MG 9(12):29) what happened before!

Motion Gymnastics, like many other sports, offers opportunity to catch a fast action with a slow shutter and convey, with the res ulting blur, th e nature of that movement. Less often used is the technique of panning the camera with the moving subject to catch him in focus with the background blurred (a technique used in car and horseracing photos).

These e lements can contr ibute to more interesting photographs. The photographer must have an art istic mind ,

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O N DERELICTS, OMEGAS, AND FIGS by Bob Henneche

Wh at sport is, is w hateve r is felt by th e perfo rm er. No one but the athl ete knows w hat it is like to run a ninety ya rd to uchdown. He alone " fee ls" it. Probably thi s " fee l" is fo r eve ryo ne a littl e different. For t he gymn as t it may be sti ck ing a va ult , ho lding a cross, sw ingi ng eas il y to a handstand, pacing w ith nervou sness, thinkin g through a routin e, hopin g fo r a teammate, talking gymnasti cs, t rave ling, o r meetin g o th er gymnast ic-nuts. Gymnas tics is phys ica l acti vity but certainl y, it is a great dea l more. It is excitement and boredo m, te nsion and relaxa ti o n, hope and despair, victo ry and defea t. It is an emotio nal experi ence.

Gymnasti cs is th e freedom o f a hecht di s­mount from high bar, th e perfection of a we ll struck vault , and th e challen ge of attempting a new trick. But mostl y I think gymnas ti cs is a Hell o f a lo t o f fu n. In w hat o ther sport could you meet so man y crazy peopl e do ing so many crazy thin gs. It is th e m oments o f excitement and triumph , th e anti cs, and ca talys ti c natu re of th e people of o ur sport that bes t describes gymnasti cs. In thi s se nse gymn as ti cs is Iowa State finall y first at th e N.e. A .A ., a gymnast doing a handstandon the raili ng of a b rid ge or a pl anque on th e top o f a moving auto mobil e, M ark Davis' comed y rin g routine, muscle beach dereli cts and X-mu scl e beach dereli cts (Ed Gunny), Sakamoto o n hori zontal bar, M .G. Editor w ith six cam eras around hi s neck, old we ird A rno (onl y kiddin g A rn o), and oth ers.

Another ca talys t o f anti cs and conve rsa ti o n in gymnasti cs is the " w ipe o ut" - - somethin g w hich has happened to all o f us number of times. A ctuall y, this term "wipe out" refers to a sur fe r w ho fall s off his board . For Gymnast ics I would like to co in th e wo rd "omega" to describe this phenomeno n of an unplann ed di smount f rom th e apparatu s. A " Double omega" occurs w hen th e gymnast does an omega, remounts and does ano th er omega. One should never t ry a " Tripl e omega" . I think that we should institute an " Omega o f th e Yea r Awa rd " fo r th e w ild est omega do ne during th e seaso n. Su ch an hono r co uld be awarded on the basis of th e ri sk, o rginalit y, and v irtuosity o f the omega.

Falling ca n be a ser io us matter but it always seems good to laugh abo ut it aft erward s. Th ere w ill always be fall s, and there w ill always be someone w ho seems to have more th en hi s share. I reca ll an o ld wo rk-ou t buddy of mine w ho most o f th e tea m referred to an Wipe Out Harvey (Perh aps a more app ropriate name would be th e Omega M an). Eve ry tea m has an Omega man. On our team Harvey was famo us fo r hi s harrow ing f ly-a-ways, hi s peach to screech, hi s f ro nt over-bar ove r- bar no t quite off, and other ri sky and o ri ginal fea ts.

Another source of co nve rsa t ion in the gymn asti cs wo rld is t he F.I.G. w hich shou ld never be co nfused wi th the fruit by th e sa me name. The FIG is th e Bib le o f t he gym nasti c wo rl d and li ke th e Bible most peopl e be lieve in it but no o ne is exactl y sure how to in te rpret it. The resul t is a great many articl es an d co nve rsa ti ons and clini cs w hich try to interpret th e FIG . I would like to cla ri fy th e situati on once and for all by po inti ng out that th e FI G has fa il ed to include ce rtain in formati on; the excl usion o f w hi ch has res ulted in th e confusio n.

Fo r example, under difficulty ratin gs th e fo ll ow ing informatio n should be added fo r th e sa ke o f co nsistency . Three parts of no va lue sho uld be equal to o ne " A" move. Three parts of no va lu e fo llowed by a " B" part should be equal to an "A" p lus "A" (th e " B" pa rt being deva lued ). Si x co nsecutive "A" pa rts equals a "c" part but also equals a ve ry tired gymn as t w hen you co nsider t hat he must do ten additi ona l parts in his rout ine. A "C", " A", " B" spells cab and is not all owed o n the gym floor

beca use of comp laints fo r the jan ito rial crew. Fu rth er revisio n of th e FI G is necessary under

th e secti on Tasks an d respons ibili t ies of th e superi o r j udge. Too hi s duti es should be ad d ed that (1) he mu st keep the fou r jury members awake at all tim es (th e easies t way to do this i s to provide him w ith a sexy fl asher) and (2) he sho uld ca ll for a co nsultati on to di scuss at w hat loca l Pu b the judges wi ll meet after th e compet iti on. To fa il in t hi s duty is to shirk one of th e most important responsib ilities of t he superi o r judge. Fu rt her rev ision is need ed under Competiti ve at ti re where i t should be stated th at rin g men ca nno t wea r Superm an suits (unl ess t heir name is Ma rk Dav is).

**** 1 hope that t hese bits o f in formati o n have helped to cla rify some o f t he desc repencies in th e FI G book. I hope that eve ryone w ill se ri ous ly cons ider everythin g th at has been sa id in thi s arti cle. Some w ill pro babl y fee l th at I am a " perfect id iot " to w hich I would rep ly by quo tin g W .e. Fi e lds wh o sa id in r,esponse ~? this accusa ti on, " My dea r, no one s perfect .

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESI DENT -NHSGCA

Let me introduce myself, Larry Allen , gymnastic coach at Clovis High School , Clovis, New Mexico. lam the past vice-president and past president of the New Mexico Gymnastic Association .

lam not going to give you a list of th e things that we (the Executive Offi ce rs : Vice-Presid ent John Hinds, Secretary-treasure Tom Chapman) are going to offer you as a member of NHSGCA or tell yo u how much yo u will improve as a gymnastic coach if you join or etc., etc.. Alii am going to do is give you my perso nal guarantee that we will do everything humanly possible to make your membership valuable and make the association instrumental to the furtheran ce of gymnastics at all levels.

Communications are essential! If you have any questions, suggestions or criticism , get them to me. If you are not a member of NHSGCA, write me and tell me why you are not. If you are a disgruntled member, what are your grips.

You will be getting a letter concerning a service that will be offered to you as a high school gymnastic coach . I tell you this to let you know that we are already working.

I am president to seve, and I will. Most Sincerely and Gymnasticly Yours Larry Allen, Pres ident

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The Dilemma of Coaches & Gymnasts: TIME Part III

By Bill Ballester Gymnastic Coach, University of Oregon (Past President NHSGCA)

Having recognized and accepted the hypothesis that " tim e in th e gym and time on the apparatus is the one universal characteristic consistent to all teams and individuals who are 'winners ' " leads to the co nclusion that time, practice and gymnastics preparation must be defined and organized if maximum efficiency is to be gained .

I n the last article exploration was made into ways and means to develop situations which would allow for some type of year-around gymnastics training program. In this article, emphasis will be placed on actual daily, weekly and monthly practice scheduling.

There are many objectives that must be taken into co nsid e ration when determining the type of training program to be employed in each school. With what level of gymnast are you working? Are your objectives:

(1) Immediate competitive readiness (2) End of the season readiness (3) Senior year in high school readiness (4) University readiness (5) Senior year in university readiness (6) International readin ess These are broad o bjectives th at will

dictate your decisions. Most coaches will want to compromise or overlap many, maybe all, of these objectives. Perhaps these objectives or emphasis on 1 th rough 5 can lead to number 6. The ultimate goal of every dedicated athlete is to represent his country in international competition.

Again , we must search for, recognize and define universal characteristics of " winners":

1. Flexibility 2. Strength 3. Consistency 4. Confidence These four characteristics seem to be

the most obvious, and where they may not be all-inclusive, they will be the four that will be explored.

Within each yearly program within our total lifetime program, efforts must be made to develop these four goals. Some are more easily attained th an others, as each gymnast and each tea m will have different strengths and different weaknesses that must be overcome individually. FLEXIBILITY

All great gymnasts are fl exib le! And perhaps even more important , all great gymnasts can "contro l" or use th eir flexibility. In very simplified terms, flexibility is the ability o f a muscle or muscle groups to move through a full range of motion .

Five years ago I began req uiring daily team warmup and fl ex ibility training prior to practice, beginning with up to one full

hour each day, six days per week, and co ntinue until our first competition. Then this tim e was decreased to approximately 45 minutes until eight weeks before season's end when we go to 30 minutes a day. This is for th e enti re tea m. If there are individu als with particular fl ex ibility problems, they are required to do more stretching both in the gym and out. (Since adapting this program injuries, pulled muscles and spra ins have been reduced considerably.) Our daily stretchin g program is as follows:

Ten minutes of easy loose body movement beginning with toe raise jumps (feather jumps)-very easy with very little effo rt. We then go from one end of the body to the other loosening all joints: wrist , neck, shoulders, trunk , kn ees and ankl es; then to the wall for Achill es stretching.

During thi s period the team talk s, jokes and is ve ry loose. The next part of the sequence req uires co ncentration , and a minimum of talking is done.

Now we begin " heavy stretching. " There are many exercises that ca n be used ; however, we do basicall y the sa me ones daily.

The basic philosophy that we employ for flexibility work is as follows :

1. No jerking or bobbing (a muscle that is jerked aga inst tends to tighten or res ist stretchin g).

2. Every muscle or muscle group that we stretch, we co ntract first. Flexing the muscle will fill it with blood, thus warming it and decreas ing chance of tearing (there are also other physiological reasons).

3. We stretch and hold, concentrating on trying to relax the muscle that is hurting.

4. We occasionally stretch with th e aid of heat. A stretching session for the team in hot steam showers after practice is helpful.

5. I n extreme cases, deep icing can be used to stretch muscle tension. Simply rub ice over the area to stretch until it is numb and slowly stretch.

Our daily exerc ises include stretching of hamstring, quads, lower back, Achilles and shoulders.

Flexibility training is painful but essential. It also helps to unite a team: it is one of the few times in practice that the entire tea m is together. This group dynamics also helps to develop the fourth chara cte ri stics of a winner-CONFIDENCE. STRENGTH

Strength and the means of developing it has ca used physical educators and coaches hours of deliberation and discussion. At what age should it begin? How intensive? Will strength development reduce flexibility? Should weight-lifting be employed?

Th ese are questions that every coach must search within to determine his parti cular program. Answers should also

be based upon th e indiv idu al differences of each gymnast and th e type of superv ision yo u are willing to g ive.

Apparatus work is in itse lf strength developing; howeve r, for most gymnasts it is not suffi cient. Th ere are two other approaches to deve lop ing strength:

1. Weight-lifting (I wou ld suggest that the amount and type of weight training be determined by the knowl edge of the coach involved).

2. A circuit program at th e end of practice which can be deve loped either for the entire team or for each individual based on hi s own particul ar needs.

My philosophy of a circuit is to overcome parti cular weaknesses and to leave the gym co mpletel y ex hausted. The type of exerc ises are less important than the ab ili ty to recog nize the particular weakness and develop a move ment that w ill add strength.

The strength circuit is co nsiderably longer in the beg innin g (30-45 minutes every day, 6 days a week) and wi ll be reduced to 20 minutes when co mpetition begins and th en comp lete ly dropped th e last five weeks of the season. Again , there are some team ~ and indi vidud ls who need more than others .

Running and stair-stepp ing are important parts of the c ircuit program. Eve ry other night our circuit is built around running activities: Stair-runn in g (up and down a flight of stairs 20 or 30 feet high) 20 times and then jogging approximatel y one mile. This can be increased or decreased based upon ind ividua l d i fferences. Again, these exerc ises are done as a team or in groups to help bui ld CONF IDENCE. CONSISTENCY and CONFIDENCE

Every coach and every gymnast is confronted with the " hows and whys" of cons istent performa nces. Perhaps consistency and confidence can be grouped togeth er. Th ere seems to be a corre lation betwee n a confident gymnast and a cons istent gymnast.

Confid ence ca n be developed in many ways; howeve r, success see ms to be the most effective. A person tends to repeat the things at which he is successful. A person reacts better in a situation where he is accepted and comfortab le.

Total team involvement, particularly activ iti es which require suffer ing and sacrifice on the part of every member, will bring a group together , thus creating conf id ence. Examp les of this are pre-workout fl ex ibility training, after practice circuit training (in the fo rm) and such things as community fund-raising projects and ex hibitions, etc., outside of the gym. As the seaso n or four-year program deve lops, th ese daily, weekly and monthly activi ti es wi ll add up to building co nfidellce in th e gymna,t. Cons istency wi ll be deve loped with co nfiden ce.

Routines are the final product of e-very gymnast's hours of work , sacr ifice, self-discip lin e and training. Th erefore, if the routin e is the final product th at is sought, th en th e practice of routines,

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Experts in the field of gymnast i cs helped the author compile a complete list of American gymnastic terms on every Olympic event . These terms are presented with sequence i llu strations and provide the bulk of the comp l eted text.

Gymnasts and coaches will be able to quickly look up all of the common (many uncommon) ski ll possibilities that stem from any position on every event. For instance; there are thirty-five sequence illustrations showing the skills that stem from a straight arm support sw ing­ing backward on the parallel bars, forty-two skills that stem from a backward sw ing on the horizontal bar and sixty - one forward rotating skills in the floor exercise section.

Judges wi ll find this book to be an exce ll ent supp l ement to the F.I.G. Code of Points. It can be used as a dif­ficult y testing te xt (spaces are provided for new ratings) and the section on nomenclature wil l provide new, hereto­fore, unheralded information on body positions in relation to the apparatus, parts of the body, describin~ a movement, writing and punctuating the compulsory exercise etc. Price : 9.00 a copy, postage paid.

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ACANADIAN • REPORT By Mr. Lewis R. Waller,

Sec. Canadian Gymnastics Federation 357 Duke of Kent Avenue, Pointe Claire, Quebec CANADA

CALGARY, SITE OF THE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 36th National Open Canadian Gymnastic Championships are scheduled for May 19, 20, and 21 , 1972 in Calgary, Alberta . The committee involved in its organization is preparing for what they feel will be one of the best National championships ever hosted in Canada. Grants from the Alberta provincial government and the city of Calgary, as well as local corporations and the gymnastic clubs located in Calgary, are assisting the efforts of committee members.

Calgary is a city of close to 400,000 people and is located northeast of Spokane, Washington by just over 450 miles. The gymnastic programs in Calgary

have been growing by leaps and bounds over the past few years. The formation of eight gymnastic clubs, as well as strong elementary, junior and senior high school programs, and the University of Calgary men and women gymnastic squads, are only a few factors in the growing interest and success of Calgary's gymnastic accomplishments. Such events as the provincial high school championships, and the Provincial Age Group championships, Western Canadian Age Group championships have meant with success. More recently Calgary gymnastic programs received a big boost when, through the efforts of the Calgary Stampede and Exhibition Board, coaches, gymnasts, and spectators were able to witness ten full days of exhibition gymnastics by the internationally acclaimed SCATS, Mr. Harhiro Matsuda (Yamishita) , Mr. Mitsuo Tsukahara, and Mr . Shiro Tanaka from Japan . Accompanying these international gymnasts were members from Canada's senior and junior ranks. As a result of these efforts, not only did audiences witness a spectacular gymnastic display, but Mr. Tanaka remained to teach and coach at the University of Alberta in

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Edmonton. Because o f these more recent events in Calgary and around Alberta, the gymnastic scene has been set for a National championship this spring. Calgary is now waiting to see such Canadian gymnasts as Andre Simard, Steve Mitruk, Jennifer Diachun, Lise Arsenault, Jean Gagon, Bruce Medd and a score of other top National junior and senior gymnastic talents. Some of these senior gymnastic competitors will be selected as Canada 's representatives to Munich for the Summer Olympics, and this factor holds more color for organizers, gymnasts, audiences, news media than just the annual championship itself.

The organizing committee for Canada 's 1972 Gymnastic Championships feel very honored to host the competition at Foothills Arena in Calgary. It is our express purpose to communicate our interests and enthusiasm about the National open competition to all gymnast readers, who may wish to visit Calgary during this three day meet can obtain more information concerning tickets, housing, competition schedules, and Calgary, are welcome to contact the committee in care of myself at P.O. Box 1761 , Calgary, Alberta.

Competitors are expected from all ten Canadian Provinces and Yukon Territory for the program of senior and junior events.

The logo(at left) to symbolize the 1972 Canadian Championships was designed by John Fontaine from Red Deer, Alberta, who won a contest sponsored by the Alberta Gymnastic Federation .

Trampoline enthusiasts will also be happy to learn that the Canadian Open Trampoline Championships will be staged as part of the 1972 National Gymnastic Championships in Calgary.

The month of May is close, so if possible begin your plans to spend an entertaining week-end with gymnastics in a friendly city that takes pride in their amatuer atheletic programs. Remember the dates, May 19, 20, 21 , at Foothills Arena in Calgary. Our committee welcomes you to Calgary for the 36th Canadian Gymnastic Championships.

CANADIAN GYMNASTS GET INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE

Boys to Denmark A team of boys from Howard S. Billings

High School, Montreal, made a three city tour of Denmark during the Easter Holidays. Their coach, Arnie Petersen , reports the boys were treated royally with breakfast with the MayorofCopenhagen, a ride in a private railway car and work-outs with Danish boys groups. The Canadians were surprised at the high level of the Danish boys in tumbling and on the pommel horse. Such proficiency on the side horse may be explained by their use of the pommel horse machine to practice their double leg circles. The Billings boys were strong on high bar and ring work which seem to have greater appeal to North Americans.

The Canadians lost their meets to an All Star team of Danish boys in Copenhagen and to the Danish National Junior team at a meet on the island of Nakskov. Topping off their tour was a victory over a club team in the town of Haslev.

Outstanding member of the Canadian delegation was Daniel Mantion who looks like a very promising junior. Michael Stalk and Joe Skye, Indian's from Caughnawage thrilled their Danish hosts by wearing full Indian regalia on official occasions. The other four members of the team were Tim Cloherty, Umberto Principe, Terry O 'Connor and Claude Fillion GIRLS FOR EUROPEAN TOUR

A seven-woman team composed of Jennifer Diachun, Teresa McDonnell, Nancy McDonnell , Sharon Tsukamoto, Susan Buchanan all of Ontario; Lise Arsenault, Quebec and Janet Terry, Alberta left for three weeks of competition in Europe during April.

They will be competing against Yugoslavia and Italy, at Hvar, Yugoslavis ; against Romania, at Bucharest ; against Germany, at Berghausen and against Russia and West Germany, at Schwabisch Gmund near Stuttgart.

36th CANADIAN GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 1972 Canadian Championship will be held May 19,20 and 21 in Calgary, Alberta. The site of the Championships will be the Foothills arena, Calgary's second largest skating rink, which seats 2,000 people with standing room for and extra 500. Gymnasts and out-of-town visitors will be housed in the University of Calgary residence and in motels located near the competition site.

MEN'S NATIONAL COACH Barry Brooker named Canada's National Coach for Men

AI Dippong, Chairman of the Canadian Gymnastics Federation announced the selection of Barry H . Brooker as National Men 's Coach .

Brooker, a native of Toronto, is presently a Lecturer at the School of Physical and Health Education of Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario. He is currently teaching gymnastics and courses in the area of skill acquisition and motor learning.

The new National Coach came to Queen 's in 1971 after a fine career as a gymnast of national calibre. Barry is also Chairman of the Men 's Technical Committee of the Ontario Gymnastics Federation. Thirty years of age, and single, he initially attended the University of Toronto where, in 1962, he received this H.P.H.E. and , in 1966, his B.A . He is a graduate of the University d 'Ottawa, holding an M .P.E.in Kinesiology.

Barry was a member of Canada 's national team from 1966 until 1968 and participated in the World Championships in 1966, the 1967 Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, and the Mexico Olympics of 1968. In the processoftouring German on a " Iive-and-Iearn " session in 1964 and

1965, Brooker beca me f lu ent in Germ an. He is also adept in usin g French w hi ch he p icked up w hil e at the University d 'Ottawa.

The Ca nad ian Gymn as ti c Bullet in is now a 16 page book let cover ing Ca nadi an Gymn asti c News from coast to coast. Pu b li ca ti o n is a minimu m of 10 issues per yea r. Su bscr ipt io ns are $3.00 pe r yea r f ro m L.R . Waller, 357 Duke o f Kent Ave nue, Po inte Claire, Qu ebec.

CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS CHAMPIO NSHIPS

MARCH 4th & 5th, 1972 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

This, th e 6th yea r of th e In terco lleg iate C h ampi o nshi ps , showe d grea t improve ment in quality of th e wo rk pe rfo rmed by the competi tors. Th e Interco ll egiate Championahips started as a centenn ial p ro jec t i n 1967 wi th men being the o nly pa rti cipa nts. Th e coaches and admini strato rs w ho have wo rked so hard to deve lo p gymn as ti cs in Ca nadi an uni ve rsiti es and co l leges are to be co ngratul ated o n the resul ts o f th ei r effo rts during the six years . O ne res ult of the development of gym nastics on the un iversity level in Canada has been th e loss o f fewe r Ca nad ian gymn asts to Am eri ca n U ni versit ies. C lub leve l gymn asts are now attendi ng co ll ege closer to th eir homes whi ch stre ngthens th e compet ition th ere.

A ll aro und w inn e rs of t he champio nships were Steve Mi t ruk of M cM aster Uni versity; and o n th e girls side a t ie between ve teran Gl enna Sebestye n of Unive rsity of Saska tchewan and a relative ly new comer to the fi eld, Lenka Svate k f rom University of A lberta , Edmonton.

THE U.B.C. POMMEl -- TOY OR TOOL? Arn o Lasca ri , Ph .D. Gymn as ti cs Coac h Th e Unive rsity of Brit ish Co lumbia

It may be stated that c ircl es are basic to any pommel horse routi ne with ful l d iff iculty. May it be that circ les also rep rese nt the ul ti ma te in pommel ho rse wo rk ? W e recog nize that circl es

U.S.c. POM MEL

prefo rmed on th e end o f the ho rse (l oops) represe nt a supe rior type o f wo rk. Loops are simp ly ci rcles perfo rmed w ith a less secu re base o f support. How abo ut ci rcl es on o ne pomm el? Could it be that th is represe nts an eve n superior type of perfo rm ance? The base of suppo rt is ve ry small ind eed, but th e c ircle remains essent ia l ly the sa me as th e o ne perfo rm ed in th e sadd le. On e might say th at u ltimate pomm el ho rse work is not circles on a pomm el, b ut circles fo llowed by tra ve ls, kehres, back ins, back outs, etc. How eve r thi s usuall y is no t the case (opi nio n). The co ncl usion has bee n reached , aft er periodic discuss ion w ith single po mmel

wo rk er,. that movem e n t ~ o rig in atin g from a t irc le o n a pommel are usual ly eaw' l" th ,1Il ['w rf o rm in g dnot her circle on th e fJurnrn el Trd vels. Kehres, etc., are often a wa y o f ddjust ing to a m issed ci rcl e. Th e p ropo sitio n i ~ thdt i f one is ab le to perfo rm cirt·lp; consP( ulive ly on on e pommel. dlmost any indi vidua l ~ k il l attemp ted theredfter becom es re lati ve ly easy.

Th e dec isio n WJ , made to con stru ct th e U. B.C. Pomm el to mdk e it edsier to learn pomme l c ir c l e~ . Ph il Harkn ess, Ass istant Coach at U .B.C. , do nat ed his t ime and engineer in g talen ts in th e constru ctio n of th e U. B.C. Pommel

Th e sin gle pommel horse has alread y demo nst ra ted i ts wort h as a learn ing device. The va lue is that it empha sizes the wris t act ion necessary to contro l pommel ci rcles; i.e., fl exion-extension rath er th an th e norm al medial and leteral fl ex io n.

It has bee n ver y di ff icu lt to perfo rm circ les on the U.B.C. Pommel due to the co ntro l necessa ry fo r the sk ill , but the important i tem is tha t o ne ca n learn to do a few circles in success ion and thu s ena bl e the body to t ransfer the acquired skill mechanism s necessa ry fo r futh er success on the pommel hors e. No rma lly, w hen attempting a side t rave l back Czek (c ircle o n o n e p o mme l), on e c ras hes imm ed iately. Th is does not give the body a chance to develop th e sk ill. Ori gin al ly, the idea was to make pommels of va ri ous sizes, start ing w ith a ove r-sized pommel and to gradual ly d ecrease it until th e no rm al sized pommel was bein g used. Th is idea is st ill p robab ly worth -whi le but it appea rs that it is no t necessa ry in light of the d emonstrated success of th e U.B.C. Pommel.

The pert inent coachin g hints are, to lea n fo rwa rd more than one wo uld normally do, and do not ki ck the d ev ice w hen fru st rated (unless padding is installed o n nex t yea r' s mode l) .

• RESU LTS - CANADIAN INTERCOllEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men - All Around

1. Steve Mitruk (McMaster) 2. Tom Kinsman (York Univ.) 3. Hans Frick (U niv. o f Tor) 4. Dave Hunter (York Univ.) 5, Mike luke (Lakehead Univ.) 6. Glen Butler (U. B.C.) 7. Keith Ru sse ll (U. B.C. ) 8. Hardy Fink (McM a5l er Univ.)

9 Dale O 'Br ien (U . of A lta.1 10. Colin Pu ffer (Yo rk Univ.1

Men - Team s

1. York University 2. University o f B.C.

7.80 8.10 8.05 7.90 5.30 5.00 49.45 8.50 5.80 7.70 8.80 7.95 8. 25 47,00 6.85 6.85 6.85 8.60 7.75 7.80 45.20 7.55 5.80 8.05 8.55 7.15 7.95 45.05 7.25 7. 15 7.25 7.95 8.25 5.50 43.80 8.40 5.25 6.80 8.45 6. 10 7.90 42,90 8.20 4.25 6.70 8.85 7.65 6.90 42 .55 6.65 5.70 7.95 8.10 6.90 6. 90 42.20 7.70 5.00 7.UO 6.65 7.70 7.20 42.05 5.60 6.60 7.70 8. 15 7.40 7.00 41.75

37.75 2900 36.45 41.65 36.30 36.00 37.75 22 .45 32.45 40 .70 33.30 33 .00

Women - All Around

1. Glenna Sebestyen (U niv. of Saskatchewa n) l enka Svatek (Univ. o f A lbert a)

3. Sue Buchanan (York Unive rsity) Janet Terry (U niv. o f A lbert a)

5. Liz Swinton (York Unive rsit y) Jill Wood (U niv. o f Saskatchewa n

7. Kath y M ullen (M cMaster Unive rsity) Gerri Tann is (U nivers ity of A tberta)

9. Ma llo ry Wa lton (U niv. of Saskatchewa n) 10. Vivien Sym ington (Qu een's Un ive rsity)

Wome n - A ff i l iat io n Tea m s

1. W .C. I. A.A . 2. O . W . I .A. A .

151.40 135.70

9.10 7.85 6.95 8.40 32.30 8.35 8 .30 7.20 8.45 32.30 8.30 8.20 7.20 8.45 32.15 8.30 6.70 8.40 8.55 31 .95 7.25 7.10 6.35 8.00 29.20 7.40 6.55 7.25 7.85 '21).05 7.50 5.90 5.55 6.85 25.80 7.35 6.30 4.55 7.60 25.!l0 7.00 4.85 6.50 7.35 25 .70 6.55 6.40 5.35 7.20 25.50

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u.s. GYMNASTS N R GA By Vladim ir Khot insky

Photographs by Vad im Kivri n

THE PERFORMANCE OF AMERICAN g ymna sts at la st

year's international meets came a s a surpri se to many

fans. We were able to see some of them in action at an

intemational tournament staged last April in Riga, capital of

Sovie t Latvia. The routines of 18 -year-old Kathy Rugby

(see photographs at right) and 19-year-old John Crosby

(below left) won the particu larly high pra ise of spectators

and judges. Here are the comments of former champions

Larissa Latynina and Yuri Titov . Larissa Latynina: Kathy

Rugby is a splendid gymnast, confident in al l t he exercises

and si mp ly match less on the beam , which everyone thinks is

the trickiest piece of apparatus . Kathy is unquestionably the ace of the Amer ican team , the on ly contender, I believe ,

who can hold her own a gainst European and Japanese

opposition. My first acquaintance with American women

g ymna sts was in 1961 when our national team toured the

United States. It' s a p leasu re to see how much progress the

American s have mad e in th is sport si nce. Their routines

are just as intricate as ours, b ut they still have certain fault s

in technique, which prevent them from execut ing each

movement perfectly. There 's no longe r the big gap there was 10 years ago

between Soviet and American gymnastic standards. At t hat

t ime the American s included many acrobat ic elements in

their routines, but much more often now Kathy a nd he r

teammates make original and interesting t ransition s from

one exerci se to the next. You al so note their eHort to present

finished compositions, to achieve a sensible combination

of intricacy and beauty. IAt center right, Kath y Rugby

receives an award fro m Latynina .l Yuri Titov : I must say that

the American men gymna sts have also made progress though perhaps not as much as the women. .

I competed with them in various tournaments, starting

with t he 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. At t hat ti me t hey

didn ' t pay nearly as much attention to perfect ing their

technique or pre sen ting attractive routines as they did to

introducing a s man y stu nts as possible. For instance, I still

remember the routine of Armando Vega, a leading American g ymna st at the time . H e wo und up each exercise with a

spectacular di smount. I think that what prevented the

Americans for a long time from winning in world

championships was their dependence on such individual stunts .

The picture ha s changed now, and it seems to me t hat in

the near future they will be among the strongest

bidders in the world title and Olympic tournaments. There is

a lready one spectacular performer on t he Amer ican nat io na l

sq uad-J o hn Crosby, who did so well in Riga.

Reprinl ed from : SOV IET LIFE January. 1972

gymnastics: A PATH TO THE ARTISTIC LIFE

Dan J. Millman - Gymnastics Coach Stanford University

Part II: " Integrating body-mind through gymnastics"

In the first article we glimpsed some possibilities for inner development not generally exploited in the West, due to various economic and social obstacles.

It was made clear, I hope, that whether inner growth, maturation , or spiritual development takes place is primarily dependent upon not simply our physical activity, but primarily upon our attitude--our philosophical directions.

The total human being, with all aspects, emotional as well as physical , must be engaged if the total individual is to be developed. If we " forget ourselves" in the gymnasium, and work our bodies, but forget to train our attitudes, outlook and emotional stability, it's like training one's left foot and forgetting that the rest exists. . How then, do we specifically train for "body-mind unity? " In order to answer this, let 's recall a com mon experience we have all had . When we first began to do gymnastics, or each time we attempt a new movement, there is this feeling that

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our heads are telling our bodies what to do, but our body doesn ' t listen very accurately. It's a frustration we've shared.

Sometimes we understand a concept on an intellectual level. We can see in our mind 's eye how to do a movement, but this concept takes time to find a home in our muscles and reflexes.

Thus, we can in one sense measure body-mind unity in an individual by observing how long it takes for concept to be a physical manifestation ; i.e. how long it takes one to "learn " a movement.

Many advanced gymnasts are able to "feel" a movement as soon as they see it done. Perhaps some nerve pathways have been opened up, and we develop a " muscular empathy" of sorts. Watching another individual do a movement, we can feel the correct muscles relaxing and contracting, and feel the correct rhythm. This takes time to develop. Whether we remember or not, all but the beginning gymnast have improved this technique, opened some pathways. In other words, the more we have diligently studi ed the art of gymnastics, the more we have opened the pathway between concept

and physical rea lity. This is what we mean by " getting ourselves together," or developing body~mind harmony.

Perfect unity·· is a rare event indeed--some Zen masters of various arts have achieved this concept --physical action state in the same moment--for example the archer who doesn't have to think about shooting the arrow at all. .. he unconsciousl y " becomes" the action, gets inside of it.

Think of it! To be able to act out a concept! Clearl y visualize a difficult movement, feel it, and perform it the first time. It isn't impossible, but it is difficult, and takes mu ch training, with body and with a concentrated mind .

It also takes a serene, positive mind, emptied of emotional conflicts such as frustration, fear, worry , ect. These conflicts tend to obstruct this growing together process. That is th e primary reason to train all aspects of the indivi dual. To see a gymnast, no matter how physically talented, kick the apparatus or lose his temper is a sad thing, for he's missing the point of training.

If one is so conditioned by the philosophy of doi ng sport only for school, or coach, or fo r the g lory of winning--if one simply desires a st ron g body and finds it too di ff icu lt to also lea rn to maintain a relaxed , serene state of mind, that 's all right ... you won't be actually doing something "wrong"... but such an individ ual wi ll not find the real potential and richness of physical activity. When retired some day, that indiv idu al w ill have done some hard wo rk, some hard breath in g, and perhaps worked off some nervo us energy and calor ies ... but that person w ill not have learned to tru ly master himsel f.

It is we ll to always keep in mind that the mental cha IIenges of gymnastics are equa ll y real (though perhaps less tang ibl e) as the physical chall enges. Being able to overcome fear and frustration may be more beneficial eve n than being able to ove rcome phys ica l weakness or stiffness. We see many good phys ica l gymnasts, but eve n among the ranks o f our top gymnasts, we see few gymnasts w ho have ga in ed mastery of the ir ent ire se lves.

Body-mind harm ony--Co ncept to physical--this can lead to eve n more exciting possibilities! ESP (ext ra sensory perception) is a concept ... perhaps there are pathways we can open in this area! Perfect health, peace of mind--these are also concepts. Who is to say we cannot by some means (such as meditiation , Yoga, etc.), open these pathways some day?

Gymnastics is a beginning. An area in which to lea rn the Way. (No, that is not accurate, because the Way is all around us. We have but to discover it). Mastering gymnastics can help us to learn mastery over any art, beca use, as mentioned in the first part of thi s seri es, we will have learned some mastery over ourselves.

Now, mastery is not something at which we arrive. It is something we strive towards. Whether we beco me Olympic

champions or not is not entirely relevant (for many champions have worked primarily with the physical) . The point is to continue refining , striving, and growing together. We can all work up to whatever point we are capab le of. The important thing is to constant ly be aware of the possibilities. You must be looking for someth ing in order to find it one day.

What does this "integrated" person look like? What does it feel like aswe gain greater harmony between the mental and physical aspects of one's self? For one thing, we find fewer internal conf li cts . We end up doing what is bas ically good for us. We don ' t have as many battles such as, " I shouldn ' t eat that" (or do that), and end up doing it anyway. We may find greater self acceptance and happiness in what we do. We may begin to really, fully "get into" our activities with more single-minded ness and zest.

We begin to " listen to our physical selves" more, and eat only when we're really hungry, and acquire refined senses like a cat, being able to tell more how hard to train, when to train, when to rest, and so on. We begin to lost compulsive training eating, or li ving habits, and our lives take on a bit more spontaneity.

It may appear to others that our spi rit is stronger, that we have increased " will power" but that 's only because we really believe in all that we do, and do on ly that in which we fully believe.

Again, let me remind the reader that this isn ' t a state we reach perfectly. It 's only an improvement we acquire. For more information on this integrated personality we can gain through correct gymnastics training, I refer you to "Toward a Psychology of Being," by Abraham Maslow.

But is gymnastics special? The answer is both yes and no. The " no" part is this. One can gain greater body-mind harmony th rough any artistically--directed activity, practicing making concept a physical reality, working through emotional difficulties, learning mastery over one's weaker impulses by becoming more sensit ive to one's finer instincts.

Yet, what physical activity has more possibilities than gymnastics? What endeavor demands more in terms of total muscular development, coordination and timing on the physical side, and such stability, conf idence . Courage and concent rati on in the mental sphere? To inter-mingle these areas is the greatest challenge!

Yes, there is great potential in gymnastics, especially for those of us who found we have some degree of ta lent and liking for this activity . Some of us may discover another road along the way. It would be a mistake to continue on the road of gymnastics if we find ourselves so limited that the road will end very soon. Then , we can look to other activity, other roads. On the other hand, we will gain most by giving the road of gymnastics a thorough trial. And in finding where the road leads, we can truly find ourselves.

GYMNASTICS WITH LOURIE By

Rodney C. H i ll

Illustrations by M ariali ce Carte r

Mister Mason watched Lourie step from the mat in front of the uneven bars, He felt excitement run through his body. Even though it was the young ten year o ld 's first time on the bars, he knew she cou ld be a great gynmnast. Possibly the best he had ever coached . Maybe a futu re Olympian .

" Marty, I want you next." said the coach.

Lourie watched as her new teammate rubbed chalk on her hands and wa lked to the bars. Marty was taller than Betsy or Lourie. She had long brown hair, pulled back in a pony tail and she wore a red , long sleaved leotard.

Mister Mason said, " Well , I guess it's time we learned that eagle catch."

Marty looked at Betsy and smi led broadly.

The coach said, " Get up on the bars in a front rest position ."

Marty put both hands on the low bar and jumped up until she rested with her waist agai nst the rail, and most of the weight of her body on her hands.

Mister Mason said, " Now lean forward until you're hanging from your waist. Let your arms hang down loosely."

Marty followed instructions as they were given.

The coach stepped in behind Marty and squeezed her feet together before placing them on his upper thighs and blocked the back of her legs with his left arm. After getting into position , Mister Mason said , " Now I want you to arch backward, raising your hands in a reverse grip, eagle position, until you grab the upper bar. I'm just going to hold your body in the position I want it to stay in .Do you understand? "

"Good . Let's see it. " With no effort the young gir l arched up

and back until she had grabbed the upper rail in an eag le catch .

" Good," said the coach . " Let's see it again. "

Again Marty performed the move. Mister Mason asked to see it five more times before he let her down. He wanted to make sure the action was implanted in her mind.

After cha lkin g her hands again , Marty returned to the bars.

Mister Mason said , " Now we' re going to try it from a swing. Jump up and grab the upper raiL "

Marty jumped into position . " Now," the coach said, " I'm going to

swin g you back and then into the bar. I want you to do a simple wrap and stop in the front rest position. "

Mister Mason pushed the young girl back and started the swing. As her body neared the low bar, she piked slightly and had a bouncy wrap around the rail.

The coach said, "You have to keep the body slightly arched until you hit the bottom bar, then pike and you'll get around it smoothly. Now let's try it again. "

Once more the coach pushed the young gymnast back and once more she swung into the rail. This time she wrapped smoothly.

" Good. Now I want you to do the same thing, on ly don't grab the low bar. Thi s is a confidence move. I want you to see that you can wrap this bar without the aid of your hands."

Lourie and Betsy stood to the side as Marty, following the coaches advice, performed the move.

" Chalk your hands again, and we ' ll g ive it a try ."

Marty looked at her teammate, and smi led uncertainly as she cha lked her hands with the white carbonate of magnesium. When this was finished, she walked back to the bars. Mister Mason helped her jump to a long hang position, then he swung her backward. When

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CHICAGO MEET GREAT

SUCCESS Pho tos By James A. Leste r

I JAPAN USA TOUR 1972

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SHOW of SHOWS Japan Vs. U.S.A.

January 28, 29, 1972 By Dr. Joseph Massimo

PENN

Arrival at Penn. State College was a little easier this year than last when I came to see and write up the U.S.S.R. vs. U.S.A. competition. Snow held off at least on the heaviest travel day for people coming to watch this final appearance of the Japanese men and women 's team touring the United States.

The air of excitement was the same and perhaps even more so as people anticipated seeing another Gene Wettstone spectacular featuring the acclaimed best male gymnasts in the world . The competition, as always, was completely sold out, including all available standing room.

Again this year I had the opportunity to closely observe the training of both squads. The American teams assembled for this competition were most impressive.

9Men: Dick Swetman, Brent Simmons, George Greenfield, Tom Lindner, Marshall Avener, John Crosby and Steve Hug. (Steve never got to compete as he sprained an ankle during FX warmups on Friday evening. This was a big disappointment for Steve and all of us who were looking forward to his work in this meet.) Women: Nancy Theis, Karen Schuckman , Kim Chace, Roxanne Pierce and Cathy Rigby, Joan Moore.

The women trained at White Gym together. Our girls were capably handled by Ginny Coco and Bud Marquette. Training sessions were hard and long, and to this observer our ladies looked extremely good and overshadowed the Japanese during these sessions. Much time was spent on vaulting in order to avoid a repeat of the Illinois competition where the gals lost the meet due to a technicality involving repetition of vaults by the tea m. The Japanese gi rls did a great deal of very hard stretching in their workouts and also much vigorous tumbling. (They lined up and executed rapid-fire passes involving front and back handsp rin gs, etc.)

Th ey did no t impress me here nor did th eir arpdfatus work turn me on citlll'r. Perhaps they were tired, but for wh,ltl'v!'r reason. their overall training apPCdlf'd weak whil e our girls impressed me d~ tlIP strongest U.S. group I 've observed.

Till ' men al,o trained togeth er. Our boy~ were handled by Abie Gross feld and appeared to bp working together ciS a group lIuit e well . The psychological edge

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held by the Japanese men 's well-earned rep utation did not overtly appear to be an overwhelming factor in our team 's attitude. The Japanese men always appeared informal and casual , although they stretched and worked as an integrated, disciplined unit. Needless to say they were highly impressive, and despite an apparent disregard for form (in practice) one sensed the aliveness and reality of the concepts of "amplitude" and " spiritual expression " in their work.

The competition itself was out of sight. I'm convinced now that there is no way to describe the genius of Gene Wettstone when it comes to this kind of competition. The organi za tion was literally flawless. From the opening ceremonies to the final tumultuous moments the meet was a real work of art. The competition format involved three men 's and two women 's events (alternating) per night. (FX, SH , SR, SHY, UPB-Friday night, LHV, PB, HB, BB, FX girls-Saturday night). This seems to be an effective way to conduct such events, for individual interest is maintained throughout the competition . (It should be mentioned here that Penn . St. had an afternoon meet with Navy and a women's college meet was also scheduled making it a jammed weekend of gymnastics).

Recreation Hall was beautifully decked out for the event. The Penn. State Blue Band sounded forth with traditional Japanese music beneath two huge flags-USA/ Japan . The excitement built

up slowly but surely. The opening ceremonies were effecti ve and emotional , including welcoming remarks from Helmut Rohni sh (FIG) , Frank Cumisky 's greeting' with the head of th e Japa nese delegatio n (fellow competitors in past years) and the full so und of th e national anth ems of each nation.

Men 's floor exercise was quite good, with Crosby scoring 9.7 (great double back) , Nakayama 9.7, Tsukahara 9.55 and Kasamatsu (very dynamic-this man looks like a potenti al Ol ympic A.A . champion) 9.7. Our boys had trouble on side horse, with only Lindn er and Avener breaking 9's. (9.1,9.55). Best m en for the Japan ese here were Nakayama 9.65 and Kasamatsu 9.75. They reall y have improved in thi s event (back work a-plenty). The men ' s events of Friday night were climaxed by still rings where four of the six Japanese made 9.45 or better (Fuji nota 9.45, Kasamatsu 9.6, Tsukahara 9.75 and Nakayama 9.85-a superb exercise which emphasized con trol , amplitude and " still " rings-straight arm work deluxe) . Our best showing on still rings was a 9.45 from Crosby.

The women did a fine job on Friday evening and were tied with the Japanese after vaulting (all girls, both teams, 9.0 or better). Our uneven bars were good , but Schuckman and Chace encountered problems while the Japanese girls, though far less spectacular, were a little more consistent. Our best scores here were Moore 9.5 (a revised routine - e.g. -half-half, lift straddle over LB half turn, whip up bounder to handstand), Pierce 9.55 (changes here too - e.g. - front seat circle (free) to catch HB in half inverted hang, immediate shoot out to drop glide on LB) and Rigby 9.65 (something new here, but I cannot recall it.) Miyamoto's 9.5 was the best score for Japan . For my money our girls had greater flai r, more originality and overall better execution .

At the conclusion of the first night of competition the score was:

Men Women

Japan USA

141.70 93.50

136.05 93.15

Excitement for Saturday night was at a peak. Everyone was looking for a terrific team battle for the girls and some sterling indiv idual performances from the men. No one was disappointed. As a matter of fact, what transpired that evening was one of the most impressive gymnastic events many had ever w itnessed.

From what I had seen in training sess io ns the balance beam sets of our gir ls were the best ever, although still a bit tighter than I expected. As it turned out our gals picked up 1.35 on beam which almost assured a victory, since our floor exercise was also very potent. On balance beam our ladies' scores ranged from 9.0 (Chace, one fallon front aeria l) to 9.7 (R igby) (nice front ae rial, slightly overthrown but well covered , also gainer back handspring). In a word, it was a topnotch beam shQwing : Theis (steady and consistent throughout this meet) 9.35, Pierce 9.45, Chace 9.0, Shuckman 9.6, Moore 9.65 and Rigby 9.7. Hard to beat that kind of output. The Japanese gir ls lacked grace and sureness appearing very choppy. Their best score was Hirishima's 9.65. On floor our women did an equally superb job . Theis 9.3, Pierce 9.5, Schuckman 9.55 (a real fine exercise) , Chace 9.5, Rigby 9.7 and Joan Moore 9.8 (great as usual!). Our tumbling was cr isp and mechanically outstanding. All in all a terrific team floor set. The end result was a U.S.A. victory for the ladies, 188.95-187.20. Rigby first in A .A., Moore 2nd and Pierce 3rd-a well-deserved clean sweep.

The men 's performance on the fina l

night nearly defies description. Vaulting was particularly interesting in that our men won the event, with Crosby gett ing 9.55 and Avener a 9.5. Both Kasamatsu and Tsukahara broke 9.6, but the ot her vaults were not great and included an 8.75 and an 8.85. Parallel bars were incredible. Th e USA men hung in w ith some fine exerc ises-consider the scores: Greenfield 9.35, Crosby 9.55, Swetman 9.5, Simmons 9.45 and Avener 9.4. Th e Japanese technique and ampl itude in this event was breathtaking (Kasamatsu does a back toss wh ich is the highest I've ever seen and others concur) . The scores speak for themselves-Morioka 9.5, Takahashi 9.6, Fujimoto 9.55, Kasamatsu 9.75, Tsukahara 9.8 and, finally, Nakayama 9.9! (no one in the world can beat that depth).

Next we come to horizontal bar. By this point in time the 7,000 spectators were vibrating. The app lause given ear li er performances was ear-shattering and prolonged, but everyone knew more was to come.

There is no sense attempting to describe the quality of routine excellence which was presented. The routines had everyth in g and were executed with everyth in g the gymnasts had in them. Our men did a fabulous job, w ith none of their sco res below 9.3! (three 9.5 plus). The Japanese high bar performances were probably the most magnificent compos iti ons seen in the sport. The first three men upscored 9.5 (Morioka), 9.7 (Takahashi ) and 9.55 (Fujimoto). By this time the crowd was nearly bes id e itself. Next man up was Kasamatsu who earned a 9.9! He was followed by Tsukahara, who received a 9.95!! At this point I thought a riot would sure ly ensue. The final Japanese performer was Nakayama. Almost comp lete si lence fell over the crowd as we watched his flawless performance. The response was deafening as he stuck his full twist (stand

up) hecht. The crowd wa ited, and the score was f lashed . As the crowd saw the score rotat ing the sound built in a soaring crescendo-l0 .0! A perfect score. (He had received four tens. and one 9.9, that coming from the Japanese judge, Mr. Aiba). Mr. Nakayama received a full f ive-m inute ovation and delighted the aud ience with his modest bows and happy smi le. There was one more high bar performer left-Tom Lindn er. It was a tough act to follow, butTom did a fine job for a 9.7 (our highest), and he also received a great hand-not on ly for his exerc ise but for keeping himself together in the face of the first 10.0 score seen in the U.S.A. This was the conc lusion of the compet ition with the men 's final scores-Japan 286.20-U.S.A. 277.90. First three places in the A.A. went to the Japanese, with Avener being fourth (Nakayama 1 st-58.55!). As usual the all-around awards were unique-glass bowls for the ladies and large brass buckets (f illed with app les) for the men. The climax of the evening came when the Japanese men began to throw their apples into the audience during a final round of applause. The crowd could no longer conta in themselves and streamed down onto the floor in a never-to-be- forgotten display of enthusiasm.

A writeup in the New York Times covering the meet quoted Mr. Tsurumi: " The people here showed great support for gymnastics. We felt we had to pay them back . He (Nakayama) used everyth in g he had tonight. I think he was at his best. " Everyone agreed.

There are some other things which warrant mention and add to the flavor of this show of shows. For example: the big birthday cake rolled out on a wheelbarrow and given to the Japanese coach, Tsurumi , on Saturday night; the reception for officia ls, gymnasts, coaches

and guests exchanging " folk songs"; Tom Lindner wa iting his turn on high bar and bowing wit h good humor to the lin gering appal use for Nakayama; Bud Marquette leaving the gym (as usual) during Cathy's beam routine; all in a meet where the third place man on high bar scored a 9.9!

Sin ce one cannot separate the eve nt from the man who put it on, the personal highlight for your reporter was when, late Satu rday night, Gene Wettstone fi nally arr ived at a reception to a congratu latory round of app lause and with typical dry humor announced-UNot good enough, we 've got to do better. " H ow!?

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JAPAN USA TOUR 1972 JAPANESE NATIONAL TEAM VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA JANUARY 24-26, 1972

By Fred Turoff A tired Japanese Nation al Gymnastics

team arrived in Philadelphia the afternoon of January 24, 1972, due to much celebrat in g after a resounding men's but close women 's victory over the U.S. national team in Chicago the two days previous. They rested that day, and although they came to the Temple

JOHN CROSBY

University gym that evening, most of them sat around on the mats or did li ght exercise. The men's jud ge traveling w ith them, Mr. A iba, fell as leep sittin g on the floor against the wal l, but he was awakened when the w ho le team lin ed up before him and shouted (probab ly) " wake up" in Japanese when it was time to retu rn to the hotel.

The next morning we took the team sightseeing, vis iting Independence Hall, home of the Liberty Bell and then the Betsy Ross House. The Japanese in turn showed us that they were great souvenir hunters and did much shopp ing at the counters at each monument. Following

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these two stops we went to the top of Philadelphia's City Hall for an overa ll view of the city only to find that the winds were over 50 m.p.h. and practically blew us off the observation ramp. We finished our short tou r w ith a look at some of ou r more famous museums, then headed back to the hote l for rest and food .

That evening the Japanese had an exhibition-competition against a team of Eastern All-Stars before 3,500 peop le at Temple University. They worked only three gymnasts per event to our four as they wished to take it easy between full team matches, but still they put on qu ite a show. In the men 's compet iti on John Crosby was the lone Eastern All-Star to win an event as he did a fi ne floor exercise to score 9.55. John 's tumbling that evening was the best that I could recall see in g him do in a FX routine. On pommel horse the Japanese demonstrated fine straig ht-bod ied circ le technique, and

Shi ge ru Kasamatsu 's sc issor work showed that the new FIG requirements on height can be met. On st ill rings the interest ing moves shown were Rick Tucker 's " german" from a handstand to a front lever, a " Honma" (whippit to some) to a cross by Toshiaki Mor ioka, Ak inor i Nakayama's high-cost inlocate mount, back lever pull to cross and high flyaway with a full twist and Mitsuo Tsukahara 's stra ight ·arm back uprise handstand and double piked flyaway . On vaulting Temple freshman Blane Nasveschuk had a thrill by beating a Japanese vau lter, however , Nakayama certa inl y demonstrated what a Yamashita shou ld

look like, and Tsukahara exhibited the vault that carries his name in ternat ionally, a round off-back from the far end.

Paralle l bars increased the excitement as Crosby did a double back off with a good landing. Fujimoto showed a fine back uprise p iked front somi to a stradd le cut catch L. Nakayama was off a b it on his glide to a stradd le L on one bar and had to put one foot under the other bar to keep his ba lance, but this was his only break as can be seen from the score, and as usual he demonstrated an excellent cast to back uprise stradd le cut L and gli de kip to front piked somi with V2 twist dismount. Kasamatsu followed with a great routine containing the highest back toss (just past a handstand-he missed!) I've seen, an effortless diamidov, the best back uprise back stutz I 've seen , and a fine back off w ith a full twist. (Right now let me say that so many things were done well by the Japanese men that to describe them by

writing I wou ld need much more time. They shou ld be seen live and then studied over and over v ia film or v id eo tape.) So now we come to horizontal bar, the highlight of the evening. Although Tucker and Jeff W il es did good routines, they were far outclassed by our guests. Kasamatsu had the crowd gasping in warmup as he did a tucked flyaway that appeared to be six feet above the bar. The most excel lent moves demonstrated were Nakayama 's Takemoto to straddle over catch , kreisgratsche to stalder, and hecht with a full twist, and Kasamatsu 's hop from eag les to immed iate full pirouette and high pike shoot ful l twist fl yaway.

TSUKAHARA

One overall observation I have to offer is that the Japanese appear to have learned the most efficient ways to utilize muscle power and suppleness. They are extremely strong, yet use as I ittle strength as necessary to perform thei r movements as they do them correctly and require no compensating efforts. Seeing them again has also heightened my awa reness of why they are so good, e.g., their scientific approach to training and the great cu Itural differences between our societies which affect training methods (and their attitude toward the sport and their coaches and officials).

In the women's meet our girls looked better than the Japanese did (however, once again the Japanese only had three girls per event, and I don 't know if they were their best three). In the opening ceremonies Mr. Sasano, chief of Mission for the Japanese, mentioned how impressed they were with Joannie Moore. In vaulting Toshiko Miyamoto did an excellent handspring with V2 twist only to be outscored by Barbie Myslak, the smallest Eastern All-Star. Unfortunately, I don't know women's gymnastics lingo well so I can ' t describe many of the outstanding moves I saw, however, I can say that our girls showed superior bar work, one Japanese girl did a kick-over tucked front somi dismount from the middle of the beam , and Joannie's gainer dismount was well done, on floor Takaka Hasegawa showed some i nteresti ng choreography, and our girl's tumbling was much better than theirs as exemplified by Joannie's handspring, layout front somi stepout.

After the meet the co mpetitors and officials attended a party where we danced to Bea tie music, sang songs to each other in our native languages and had good times trying to communicate. I was sad to see them leave the next day but glad that we had hosted them to show this area of the country what mastery of gymnastics looks like.

HAWAIIAN STOP OVER ,.

The japanese gymnasts arrived in Honolulu after 20 hours travel from Penn State. Members of the Hawaii Gymnastics Association greeted them with leis and whisked them off to the Queen Kapiolani Hotel.

Thei r coaches gave them but 8 hours to catch up on their lost sleep, but all were eager to see the sights. Surfing and swimming were not to be as their coaches didn't want any cold muscles for the exhibition that evening, so many of them just relaxed on the beach .

The University of Hawaii Athletic Department provided all of their facilities for the exhibition including press releases and the personal assistance of Jack Banham, Assistant Athletic Director. Extra equipment for the wO.men was provided by the Central YMCA, Kokokahi YMCA, arid City of Honolulu Parks and Recreation Department. Publicity had been good but the size of the crowd was in doubt up until the last minute.

That evening, however, long lines gathered to buy tickets and ultimatel y 2200 spectators crowded into the UH gymnasium to watch the exhibition. A spontaneous standing ovation greeted the gymnasts as they marched in. Japan Gymnastic Association Vice-president Sasano greeted the audience in

Japanese--but unlike most stops on the tour, he was understood by . a large portion of the crowd.

Interestingly, even though this was an exhibition appearance, the coaches still made notes on performances and appearances just as they had done

throughout the tour. The women were obviously tired but capt ured the crowd with their exquisite balance beam routines and exc iting uneven bar performances. Miss Miyamoto, a high school girl, was one of th e audience's favorites for her spritely floor exe rc ise .

The men showed the world class caliber that they are with each routine executed as if they were u ndergoi ng close judge's scrutiny. As at other stops their high bar performances left everybody wondering if anyone could possibly be better.

AAU Trampoline Champ, Billy Popiwenko, a stud ent at the University and a world-class trampolinist, put on a show with several routines as a breather halfway through. Then it was the japanese who took out the movie cameras and filmed his routines!

In concluding ceremonies, each gymnast was presented a flower lei , two pineapples and other tokens representati ve of Hawaii . Following the exhibition, they and HGA members enjoyed a 7-course japanese dinner.

The visit of the Japanese gymnasts did much to give an identity to the sport in Hawaii. They gave every impression of enjoying their stop and left with promises to retu rn.

On the Following Pages center page photo:by Lawrence P. Bestman was

made by pro jecting th e normal negati ve o nto lithographic film, separating the resultant Qositi ve into three different negatives & differin g densities, contact pr inti ng the negati ves onto three more sheets of litho film to make positi ves, them pairing the three sets of negat ives and pos iti ves to make a multiple line image on a final sheet of litho film .

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by Renee Hendershott Women 's Coordinating editor

THE WESTERN REPORT by Cheryl Wagner

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The Western States Reg ional Training ca mps have been such a success that th ey w ill continu e in the future. Th e nex t W.S.R . cam p is tenti ve ly scheduled for March. Thi s clini c is rese rved for th ose Class I juniors w ho have qualifi ed for the juni or Na ti ona ls.

During a summer meet ing, Reg io n I coaches met to standa rdi ze th e awa rd ing of Class I State and Reg ional Champ ionshi ps and Class II State Champion ships. 'Ca li fornia is d ivided into four bas ic areas. North . Cent ral , Sout h, and So uth wes t. Th e Stat e' an d Reg io nal Championships ro tate each yea r among th e areas , and each area bids for th e ju nio r Na ti o nals. A lso standardi ze d we re the awa rd and en try fees fo r th e State Champ ionshi ps. MEETS

The Den ver Schoo l o f Gymn as ti cs vs. the Fresno Gymn ast ic Club d uo m eet was held in Den ve r, Co lo rado. February 12th in the Lakewood High Schoo l Gym nasium. Top featured gymn as ts included LJebbie Hill , Li nda Antonio , and Renee Hack f rom Denver, and Ba rba ra Fleming, Lin da Ham by, and Debbi e Mu ll en from Fresno.

A fter a ve ry close compet iti on througho ut th e evening, Fresno edged out Denve r 169.96 to 168.97 in the Sen ior Division. In th e junior

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Di vision , Denve r 's ve ry strong jun ior tea m was victo rious over Fresno. 164.99 to 158.65.

Th e hi gh li ght of the evenin g was the re turn of DEBBIE HILLto gymna st ic compet iti on from an in jury (seve red achill es tendon) she rece ived during wa rm-u p pe ri od at th e U.S.G.F. Eli te ationals. After a long period of ina cti vit y, she retu rned looki ng as though she had neve r been in jured. includ ing superi or performances on the bars (9.63) and va ult (9.6).

A return match fo r a ba ttl e ove r the team tro ph y w ill behe ld in Fres no on Feb ruary 26 at the Far Western Invitat io nals. Twe nty-eigh t top gymn as ts wi ll be co mpeting for all-around and team awa rd s.

WESTERN VIEW OF OLYMPIC TRIALS MARCH 11 AND 12:

The March 11 and 12th Olympic Trial s proved to be o ne of th e most organ ized , impress ive, and simply exc iting m eets nati o nal gymnast ics ha s eve r seen. Ma rgit Triber, m eet directo r and organ izer of thi s champ io nship , more th an m et all th e requirements for a specular displa y of th e gymnastic hopefu ls for our Ol ympic Team. Th e meet was ve ry we ll pu bl ished w it h a grea t dea l of coo perati on from th e peopl e of Terre Haute. With the help of a most gracio us I . S. U. girls gymn as ti c tea m, (ac tin g as hos tess and runn ers to th e judges) , th e m ee t was ca rri ed throu gh ou t w ith utmost efficiency.

Th e girls marched in to the arena fo r openi ng ce remoni es to th e tun e of A th enian- type music by th e I. S. U. band. For gymn as ts, coaches, judges, and spectators, it se t a common feel ing of th e sp irit of Olympic Compet ition th at start ed w ith the ve ry first Ol ympi cs.

The gym nas ts we re divided into two groups, A an d B, w ith a squad always performi ng in the aftern oon , both compul so ri es and opt io nals. I fee l thi s was a great disadva ntage and my only cr itic ism as to th e organ izat ion of th e m eet. In some in stances, girls were scored lower in the afternoon for th e sa me perfo rm ance give n in th e evenin g. On the most part I feel th e judging was good. As a judge, I fou nd the intent des ire and concer n of all th e judges to score and place th e gymn as ts w here they belong. Possib ly some of the coaches protes ts as to low scores in compu lsor ies were made due to some amount of ignorance on th eir part as to specif ic deductions se t to th e elements. Th ere has to be a " meetin g of th e coaches and judges " in the near future to discuss w hat is expected of gymn as ts in regard to ded ucti o ns th ey rece ive in th eir performances. This would be of signifi cant help to o ur nationa l goa l to produce Ol ympic gymnasts.

BALANCE BEAM : More exc it ing routin es were performed on th e w hole, but not many so lid , clean routin es. Cat hy Ri gby perfo rm ed an out stand ing beam rout ine. She has taken out m any of th e stops that prev io usly seem ed to chop up her ro uti ne. and has co ncentrated o n a so li d , perfectl y executed, smooth rou tin e. (9.75!) Lin da Metheny looked so ve ry elegan t that it se nt chill s runn ing up everyone's sp in e. Sheo' defin it e ly ha s a we ll composed beam routin e, but nepds grea ter cliff icult y to be on top.

A noth el illlp ressive performance was executed by Kim Chase. H er tri cks include two back hand sp rin gs, aer ial wa lk-ove r, and back ex tensio n. W hat I f ind interestin g is w hil e many of th e perform ers seem ed to be co nce ntrating on sco rin g better th an o ther gymna sts, Kim was conce ntrating o n improvi ng her sco res from .her previous performances . Th e res ul t? She did

a superb job in all events and is look ing a grea t dea l better than in th e las t trial s.

Eve ry routine seemed to co ntain a back handsp rin g, but not man y aeria ls we re throw n. Those performing aerial wa lkove rs we re Ca th y Ri gby, Kim Chase , Lin da hHamby, Kyle Ga ynor, and Stepha nie Stomer, (four out of f ive from th e West Coas t! ) A n im press ive mou nt , handspr in g step-out from the end of th e beam was executed by Co le Dawa li by. Hopefull y, we w ill see m ore ae rials, front handspr ing step-outs, & 1Y2 -2 full turn s in future routi nes.

UNEVEN BARS: Bars were better in eve ry respect; co mpos iti o n, executi o n, and origi nali ty. The most exc itin g and hi gh ly o rig inal rout ine was performed by Kim Chase. Her move: On high bar, back sea t circl e, release, ca tch low bar in an immediate stoop posi ti on. Debbie Hill , w ho just previously recovered from a to rn achill es tendon , d id a ve ry clean , swinging rout ine co ntaining ma ny superi ors . A n or ig in al mount combination , j ump to an immediate reverse k ip on hi gh ba r, stradd le cut catch, drop to low ba r, w as perfo rmed by Barbara Fl eming. Cath y Ri gby had a ve ry well execu ted ro u tine , but was not up to the leve l in w hich she is pe rfo rming. It seemed that ma ny of the gym nas ts in the trials are lea nin g towd rcls safe, solid routin es rath er th an th eir usua l. diffi cul t routines in ord er to ma in ta in top posit ions. Hopefull y, we w ill see the ir fu ll rout ines In th e last O lympi c tria ls.

FREE EXERCISE: A n ove ral l impress ion was one o f increa sed dynam ic performances, o ne reason bei ng th e Illu sic has taken a new t rend of r icher qualit y. accenting th e gymnas ts hi gh po in ts o f ex pre>s ion . Linda Met hen y has this even t perfected. I o nce remember her coac h, Di ck Mu lvihil , co mm enting th at a gymn as t 's music shou ld be one in whi ch yo u wa nt to w hi stl e th e tun e after you've hea rd it. Linda 's music is definite ly one of this type and her beautifu l dance com binat ions all ows this routine to show grea t feeling and in vo lvement. Rat her th an a rou tin e ending w ith a sharp, dynamic note, Nancy The is chose to accent her routin e ending w ith a soft, fad ing no te, leav in g behind a ve ry effecti ve pe rfo rmance.

More front and side tumblin g was shown than in th e last tri als, and a ni ce full twist layout step-out was executed by Li sa Ca in .

VAULTING: On the w ho le, o ur gymn as ts have still fail ed to execute the comp ulso ry quarter-quarter to it s specif icat io ns. Many " tin sica" va ults prevai l . and the twists does not co me at th e heigh t of th e prefl igh t and af te rfli g hl. Va u lting was so me w h at d isappointing, w ith too man y Yamas hi tas and no t man y of th em executed w ith hi gh hip lift and a ki ck o ut of th e Yami pike.

Th e meet was p lagued w ith so man y injuri es (joan Moore, Roxanne Pi erce, D iane Bolin , Debbi e Mu ll en, to nam e a few), th at nati o nal competiti o n as its full force has ye t to be seen. One thin g th at shows a pl eas ing trend , e ight out o f th e top twe nt y gymnasts we re from th e West Coast! II!

CALIFORNIA

FAR WEST INVITATIONAL GIRLS GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP

Th e duel betwcp n l3.IrbJrd I It'm in g of th e F. G. C. and Debbi e Hill of Co lo rado, Ve te rans of Inte rn at iona l Competit ion, we re ju st two spectacul ar pe rfo rmances in th e Far West Invit at iona l Gymna sti c Meet held February 26 at th e Mcla ne Gymn as ium , Fres no, Ca li fornia . Twe nty-seven gymnas ts from Cal iforn ia, Utah, Co lorado. and Nevad a competed opti onals in

both junio r anu se nio r di visions. rh e junior divi sio n showed some impress ive beam tri ck> for th e age of the gymnasts. ae ri al wa lkove rs, hurdle dive o ne hand tinsica, back ex tensions, and back handsprings. Debb ie Hil l 's ba r rou tin e was th e highlight o f the evening, w ith six superiors and interes tin g combinati ons. RESULTS; SENIOR DIVISION AA

1. Debb ie Hill 2. Barbara Fl eming 3. Lin da Hamby 4. Debb ie Mu ll en 5. Linda An ton io (Denve r) 6. Ca ndy Olive r (Reno) JUNIOR DIVISION AA 1. Tri sh Reed 2. Kim Sanders 3. Alicia Johnson 4. Laura Trowbriu ge 5. Ann Fra sco 6. Kim Mon ti gr iff TEAM 1. Denver 160.00 2. Fresno 150.00

TEAM OF THE MONTH Due to an interest in huw md ny of th e

nati on 's top gym nas ti c clubs arE: o r~d n ized dnu continu e to function , th e GYMNAST w ill feature one clu b per month from th e U. ~ .. Hopefully, clubs who are just startin g. o r are strugg li ng to ente r nat io nal competiti on may accumuldte helpful sugges tions as to club policies .

THE FRESNO GYMNASTIC CLUB Fres no, Ca lifornia

COACH--Wanda Obradovich COACHING STAFF--Diane Bonani , Chery l Wagner, Paulett e Ma rtin , Dave Wright, and Russe ll Spencer.

In 1963. under th e di rec ti on of Wanda Obracovich, th e fir st gymnast ic class was form ed in Fresno. and has continued to grow to its prese nt program of 500 ~ irl s. The broad basis for th e gymnastic program is through th e support of th e Recrea ti on Department , w ho is responsib le for th e pay in g of instructors. ($3. 00 per hour). From thi s program of many yo ung gymnasts, th e competitive group known as the DEBBIE MULLEN

FRESNO GYMNASTIC CLUB Fresno Gymn as tic Clu b was o rganized by th e parents of th e gymnas ts. I t is a non-profit o rga ni zation whose obj ec ti ve was and still is to provid e th e funds necessa ry for th ese girl s to att ain th eir gymna sti c goa ls of compet ing in a ndllona l and internationa l co mpetiti o n.

The monthl y club due' are $15.00 per month ; per famil y. and are use d fo r supp li es and eq uipment. transpurlal io n dnd lodgi ng for out of town mee ls for th e gymna'>ts. and warm-ups, etc. Th e budget fo r the year exceeds th e $10,000 mark, so in addi ti on to th e monthl y dues, th e club 's yea rl y aCliv iti es include exh ibitions fo r var ious civ ic and se rvice orga nizati o ns in th e communit y; ex tensive fund raisin g pro jects. c lini cs , and demonstrat io ns for schoo ls and recrea lion groups int eres ted in forming gymnast ic teams.

out and at th e end o f the summer, th ose gymn as ts shOWing th e necessa ry qualiti es to become a competitor are se lec ted for club membership. Th eir parent s are co ntac ted as to the purpose and requirem ents of th e club, and are give n a month's trial membership.

Th e co mpetiti ve group works 3-4 hours dail y except Su nday. Th ere are four leve ls, Elit e, Class I. II , and III , w ith approx imately ten girls in each group. Thei r present event schedule cons ists of concentration s o n bars, va ult, and beam on Tu esday. Thursday. and Sa turday, and beam and Free exe rcise on Monday, Wed nesda y, and Frida y. A lthough the club does not wo rk-out long ho urs ddilv. wo rkin g time is spent cOIl>I';ta nll y on compu lsor ies and option als, w ilh groups ro tatin g to each event as the coache, rfl dr n ly spec iali ze o n one o r two even ts.

Th e club ' honor, include Califo rnia State Champio ll>. Mrd -v\ e" Open Champions, AAU Juni or ational Chdmpionships in 1969, and Th ird in AAU Senror Nat iona ls. (1970)

Th eir elit es cons ist of Barbara Fl eming, member of the nati o ndl ted m , 9th AA in the U .

Th e se lec ti on of new girl s to the competiti ve tea m begins wi th each summer w here 15-20 girl s in th e beg inn ing and int ermedi ate recrea ti o n cl asses are moved up to an adva nced intermediate class held in the sa me gymnasium th e competitive team has their wo rk -outs. Coaches are abl e to obse rve th e girl s wo rkin g BARBARA FLEMING LINDA HAMBY ~~~~~==~~==~~~~~ ~~~~~-

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S.--Romania (E uropean Tour ) Meet in 1971, 2nd AA in Co ll eg iate Na ti ona ls 1971 , and Ol ympic trial semi - fina li st to the June tri als; Lind a Hamby, Cal ifornia State Champion 6 years, 1969 Junior National Champion , and Ol ympic qual i fier (who has yet to compete in trial s du e to injuri es).

It has taken a grea t deal of se lf-sacra fi ce, discipline, and hardwork for the girls on the team to bring th em up to their present leve l o f abi lity. Th e Fresno Gymnastic Clu b has man y young gymn as ts that you wi ll be hearing about in future nat ional meets .

HAWAII Th e 1972 Hawa ii State Gymnastics

Championships, sponso red by th e Hawa ii Gymnastic Assoc iat ion , was held March 3, and 4th at th e Klum Gymnasium on the University of Hawaii campus. Compulsory exe rcises were used for all three age divisions: junior high , grades 9-12, and senior women. To these scores were added th e optional scores from the second evening's performance.

Th e junior age di vision was most close ly co nt es ted and proved to be a dual between gym nas ts from Punahou and the Kokaka hi gym team . Seventh grade r, Keri Baird of Pun ahou won th e all -a round title. The se nior high age di vision seemed to be dominated by the girls from Kamehameha School , with an 11th grader, Dorothy Meartens, winn ing th e AA title. There was little competitio n in the se nio r age di vision as th ere is littl e opportunit y due to lack of time for coaching and work-ou ts. Two University of Hawa ii undergraduates and one graduate stud ent took part.

RESULTS: JUNIOR DIVISION AA 1. Keri Baird (Pu n).62 .566 2. Cath y Lahti (KGT) 52.366 3. Gig i Vi va (Pun) 52.083

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION: AA

1. Dorothy Meartens (KAM)57.899 2. Petra Lau (KAM) 55 .866 3. Nanette Thomas (KAM) 51 .850

GIRLS' SENIOR DIVISION FX. Linda Stan ly (UH ) un. Marion Lyman (U H) BB. Linda Stanley (U H) V. Sidney Loomis (U H)

MODERN GYMNASTICS COMES TO HAWAII Modern Gymnastics arrived at Honolulu

International Airport, in the form of Maria Bakos and Andrea lsoldos. The Mother-Daughter team was brought to Hawa" by the Kokokahi Gym Team for a 10-day tour or performances, el i nics, sightseeing, and rela xing on Kailua Beach.

Greeted at the airport in typical aloha fashion with leis, kisses, palm hats, and yes, even hula dance rs , Maria in her Hungarian

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accent could on ly say, " It is not true, it is not tru e." Dri ving from th e airport ac ross the beautiful Pali Dri ve to th e wi nd wa rd side o f the island all that was hea rd was the repeated phrase, " it is not true, it is not tru e." It seems Maria could not believe her drea m was at last reality .

The gymnast ic activi ties bega n wi th Hawai i 's first Gymnastic Festi va l sponso red by th e Kokokahi Gym Team and fea turin g Andrea lso ldos along w ith 75 gym nasts representing six islands gymnastic tea ms. A three day Modern Gymna st ic Camp with Maria and Andrea as guest instructors was attended by gym nasts and ph ys ical educa tion instructo rs.

In addi tion to som e of th e usua l to uri st sights, Maria and Andrea arr ived in time to ce lebra te Ha wai i ' s bi gges t h o lid ay , " Kamehameha Day", by at tending the Kamehameha Day Parade and Lu au (Hawai ian Feast) w here they sa mpled poi and othe r Hawaiian foods. Most impressive to the Hungarian visitors were the po lynes ian da nces performed by the men, women, and children.

Maria and Andrea were an ins'piration to all who saw th em. Th e alohas were a bit sadder when they departed w ith th eir new ly acquired Hawaiia n tan s. They we re tru e p ionee rs in th ei r field adding the rhythm s of Modern Gymnastics to th e rhyt hms o f th e hula dance rs and th e swaying palm trees in parad ise. A loha Maria and Andrea !

MIDWESTERN VIEW OF OLYMPIC TRIALS FOR WOMEN HELD AT INDIANA STATE U. MARCH 11-12 A Report Contribut ed by Char les Du Boi s Meet Efficiency

This was the bes t meet, from th e spectator 's point of view, I have eve r att ended. I wi ll li st all the good points, and perhaps othe rs w ill follow the exa mple set.

A ll the equipment was in pl ace, and wa rm-ups started at 3:00 PM Thu rsday. Fort y-one girl s showed for practice, but four dropped, due to injur ies, so 37 fini shed both compulsories and opt ionals.

On Frida y at noon , programs we re available at $1.00 a copy, listi ng all th e entr ies w ith th eir numbers. A lso listed we re th e fo ur squads in order of competition with a place for th e sco res for the compul sori es on Frida y and the optiona ls on Saturda y. I n add ition, there was another tabulation so th e sco res could be totalled . Th e prog ram had a number of pictures with biographica l sketches of each girl--no advertising at all.

The contes tants to perform, o n deck, and in the hole were announced ove r th e loud speaker system, but , is addition , the girl performing was ident if ied by a sign on a standa rd w ith the gymnast 's number and the words NOW PERFORMING in large lette rs which was held up and revo lved th e entire time th e gi rl was on th e apparatus. This helped a lot as th ere were seve ral gi rl s w ho scratched before o r during th e meet. If yo u did not know th e girl it would have been d if ficult to keep th em stra ight.

The scores were shown on th e sta ndard 3 digit f lasher. but the flasher kept th e sco re up and slow ly revo lving until the next sco re was read y. There was no co nfusion about whose sco re was show n, and , as th e sco re remained in Sight for several minutes, o ne cou ld watch the event or events (2 at a tim e) w ithou t having to worry about miss ing any o f the scores.

There was publicity o n the loca l TV station and in the newspapers. About 14,500 attended the four sessions. A ve ry good M eet!

MISWESTERN REPORT USGF KENTUCKY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR WOMEN by Carole Liedke

Awards were given for optional sco res onl y, although compulso ri es we re graded to determin e who wo uld be all owed to go o n th e Regionals (5) on April 1st. w ith a. 56.00 combinati on. Fi ve gi rl s ga ined thi s ho nor In thiS meet.

Don na Payto n, Libby Goff, and Lind a Ne lson all for Loui sv ill e Gym Clu b took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place honors. First place all around was Conna Pa yton with 68 .7 points. She came In 1st on f loor ex, tied fo r 1st on Beam, took 2nd on Bars, and 2nd in vau lting. Libby Goff was 2nd w ith 65.00 points, winning 1st place in va ulting and bars and 2nd on f loor. Lind a Ne lson, 3rd all around ti ed for 1st pla ce o n beam . KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STATE MEET RESULTS

Two Reg ional meets we re he ld this yea r, o ne in Louisv ill e and one in Lex ington. Th e top two teams and top 8 in each event qualifi ed for th e Std te Meet held at Moore High Sc hoo l, Louisv ill e Ken tucky. Moore H .S. and Tates Creek came in 1st and 2nd in th e co mpetition for girls. Competit ion was all -around plll< IlImhl;ng and trampo li ne. 1. Kath y Kin cer .... ....... 69 .25 2. Libby Goff. ..... ... .. .... 66.95 3. Lin da Nelson ........... 66.80 4. Judy St ein lage .. ..... .. 60.45 5. Barbara Bates .. ........ 60.05 6. Tin e Sutheri an . ...... 58.95 Th e new USGF / DGWS Intermed iate leve l compu lso ri es we re used REGION V USGF QUALIFYING MEET

Held at th e Louisv ill e Gym Club on Apr il 1st, 1972. Many o f th e bett er girl s did no t enter thi s meet due to ha ving concent rated on Ol ympic Compu lso ri es and already q ualifying thru th e Ol ym pic Tri als; however this w ill give some " up and coming" gymnasts a good cha nge of w inning at th e Jr. and Sr. Na tional s. 12-14

AA: V. Schuler , McK. , 70.95; D . Pa yton, Lou. , 70.00; B. M ill er, Lkwd ., 69.05.

15 and over

AA : D. Sepke, Eng. , 69.25 ; D. Shogren, Lk wd., 68.45 ; K. Ventura, Lkwd. , 67.50.

MID-AMERICA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

They we re held at Jeffe rsonville High School on March 24t h and 25th. Th e meet went smoo thl y altho ugh some judges did no t show up and a few techni ca l prob lems arose. Equipment was loaned by Porter and Nissen. Kentu cky Mint Julep cups made ve ry uniqu e awards for th e top 3 in each event and top 10 in all-around .

Th ere we re many fine p erformances, but th e top girls did not do as we ll as at th e Ol ympic trials two weeks ago. Perhaps thi s was somewhat of an dnti -clima x for th em. Th e tea m sco res we re very close for 1st and 2nd with McKin ley 332.00 and Louisv ill e Gym Club 328.8 (Adding th e top 5 out of 6 mak es a ve ry interesting meet. )

W e may add new team s next yea r and form East and W est Divisions w ith a final EAST-WEST Champion ships. Each division wou ld compete in dua l meets among their own division during th e yea r. Anyo ne wi shing to have informati o n

about the Confe rence should co ntact Caro le Li edke , 6805 Moorhaven Dr . Lou isv ill e, Kentucky 40228 (Secreta ry-Treasu rer) V: A. Gleaves, Lou .. 9.27 ; L. Meth eny, McK., 9.07; N . Th eis, McK .. 8.90; B: L. Meth eny. McK. , 9.27 ; Theis, McK. , 8.97 ; Gleaves, Lo u. , 8.50. UB : V. Schu ler, McK .. 9.07; Stu riale, Ok. , 8.77 ; Meth eny, McK .. 8.75 . Fx: Meth eny. McK., 9.35; Th eis, McK., 9.05; Gleaves, Lou ., 8.92. TOP 10 AA Meth eny. McK., 73.50; G leaves, Lou., 71.40; Theis. McK .. 70.30 ; Shuler McK., 68.40 ; Sturi ale, Ok .. 67.80; G rayson, Flnt. , 67.45; Greenwe ll , Lou., 67.25; England, Kan . Cit y, 66. 95 ; M iller, Lakewood, 66.25 ; Newton, McK., 65.20.

BUCKEYE INVITATIONAL OHIO by Kitty O 'Brien

Thi s meet is he ld eve ry yea r at Ohio State Unive rsity and th e w inn er is considered our St ate Champio n. Miss Juli e Scho ltz of the Lakewood tea m beca me Ohio 's State champio n this year w ith an A ll Around sco re of 32.6. Chris Fl owers foll owe d close behind w ith 32.2. Dawn Shogren and Lori Hads of Lakewood fini shed 3rd and 4th . Kathy Belfo rd of Ca nto n 5th and Pam Harri s of Lakewood 6t h.

Ma ny Lakewood ba r rou tin es would hav: sco red higher but fo r fa lls. Co lumbus had It 5

turn o n bea m where none of th eir gi rls fini shed in th e top 6. Th e va ult ing event seemed weakest ove rall. A 7.5 sco re was required fo r entrance to t hi s meet.

Two eleven yea r o ld gym nas ts f rom Lakewood placed in ind ivid ual even ts. Terr y M usiel ca me in 4t h(T) on bars .. . and Va ler ie Adams ca me in 6th in va ulting, sprai ning her ank le during th e second va ult and hav in g to scratch th e res t o f the meet. Bett er luck was w ith littl e Va ler ie at the USGF Reg ion als held in Lo ui sv ill e on Apri l 1st. She q uali fied to go o n th e USGF Jr. Na t ionals o n Ap ril 14 and 15th. OHIO HIGH SCHOOL STATE MEET RESULTS by Renee Hendershott

Ohio run s thei r H .S. competiti o n d iffere nt ly. Girl s do not compete for an all-aro und titl e, but some do enter all events. Gymn as ts enter events in w h ich th ey have sco red a 5.0 ave rage o r better in th eir d istrict meet.

Bev Meyer of Ham ilto n-Badin H.S. and D iane Menze r o f H ami lton -Taft H.5. bo th qu ali fied to compete in all even ts and fin ished w ith to tal sco res o f 53 .37 and 51.70 respecti ve ly. Th ese girl s we re rea l ly exce ll ent in fl oor exe rcise . Fx: Bev Meyer, Hami lton -Badi n, 17.62; Diane M enze r, Ham ilton-Taft , 16.25; Patt y Ma rtin , Ham ilton -Badi n . 15.75 BB: Patty Ma rt in . Hami lto n-Badin , 15.10; Melanie Ray, Dub lin , 14.78; Bev M eye r, Hamil ton-Badi n, 14.25 V : Juli e Buhn, Libe rty, 16.40; Died ra Laver, Hami lton-Badin , 14.35 ; Peggy Les igonich, Boa rdm an, 14.00 UB: Conni e Head lee, Dubl in, 14.40; Pam Magill , Girard , 12.80; Lo rraine M arik, Boa rdm an, 11 .10 Th ese gymnasts competed using th e new DGWS/ USGF Adva nced Leve l Compul so ri es -Opt.

There was also co mpet itio n o n the novice leve l using th e beg in ner leve l USGF/ DGWS compul so ri es p lus opti onals. Cissy Cambell from Breaksvi lle took a f irst on f loor ex. Chell a O ve rf ie ld 1st in va ult ing; Ka ren Kenny of Brecksvi ll e 1st on Beam ; and Melanie Ray of Dub lin 1st o n Bars.

MarVa Teens

MID-WEST OPEN Held on Februa ry 26 in Chicago, included

tea ms from all over th e M idwes t, Farwes t and Canada. I n th e Senio r Div isio n, th e Ma rVa Teens o f Rockv ill e took f irst p lace tea m hono rs. Second pl ace we nt to the women's gymn asti c tea m fro m Sca rbo rough , Ontario, the W insto nett es, by on ly four tenths of a po in t, 101 .75 to 101 .35.

Th e ind ivid ual A ll A round t itl e we nt to Lind a Meth eny o f Champaign, I llino is. Adele Gleaves of Louisv ill e, Kentucky was second, and Roxa nn e Pierce was third .

Tea m honors in the Jun io r Di vision we nt to the McKinl ey Y w hich won easi ly wi th 102.20 po in ts. Monessen Soko ls (Pa.) w ith 85 .05 and Sca rbourough Wi nsto nett es wi th 84.35 pl aced seco nd and third . Competiti o n consited o f optio nals o nly. SENIOR RESULTS Linda Meth eny. McK Y .. 37 .15 ; Adele G leaves, Lou. GC .. 36.50: Roxanne Pie rce, Ma rva teens, 35 .90; Conn ie J. Isrea l, A mes GC .. 35.30; Jenni fe r Diac-h un. Scarboro, 35.05; Dianne Grayson . Fli nt Ge. , 34.60 JUNIOR RESULTS Nancy Th eis, McK. Y .. 35 .40; Vi cky Shuler, McK. , 33 .65; Ma rtha Newto n, McK., 33.15; Den ise Tenney, Bu ffa lo , 31.25; D onna Payton, Louiv. Ge. , 31.15; Cindy Ro berts, Fl int Ge., 30.60 NEWS FROM MARVA TEENS by Ruth Ann M cBride

Held on M arch 24 at Towson State Teachers Co ll ege, f ift een yea r o ld Stacy Simler o f Kensingto n (f rom W alter Jo nson H .S.) narrow ly defea ted Karen Weber o f Towso n w ith 31.40 to 31.36 po in ts. Jenny M ills (a M arva Teen) f rom Sandy Sprin gs Fri ends Schoo l p laced th i rd w ith 30 .05. MARYLAND STATE OPEN

A lso he ld at Towson on Ma rch 25th , 12 yea r o ld Susie Gree r, a M arva Teen, p laced first All -A round at the Intermed iate Co mpetiti o n. MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL INVITATIONAL MEET

A lso held o n M arch 25 in A ll ento wn , Pa. Jenny M ills and Stacey Simler, bo th

Ma rvd-Teem. hoth qualifi ed to (om pete In th e U)GF Na ti onals. Jen ny sco red 67.85 dnd Stacey score d 67.25. Jenny wi ll compete in both Jr. and Sr. Di vislom. REPORT FROM MICHIGAN : MICHIGAN STATE HIGH SCHOOL MEET by O wen Perkin s

Winni ng tea m wa,> Tay lo r J.F. Kennedy H .S. wi th 216.35 po in ts. Comi ng in fo r d close spcond was East Lansing H. S. w ith 216.00 po int s. AA RESULTS: Merry Jo H i ll . EdS t Lansing, 57.90 ; Amy Balogh. J.F. Kennedy.57 .00 : A nn Weave r, Eas t Laming, 55.00

Michi ga n hand les th ei r entr ies in thi s manner. " A max imum of th ree girls may be ente red in eal h evpnt per sc hoo l. All -A ro und ent r ies must compete in th e fo ur O lym p ic eve nts. Th e fo ur all -around eve nts are lim ited to a ma ximum o f two all -around entr ies pe r schoo l. A schoo l must en te r a mini mum of fo u r cont es tants in o rd er to w in tea m honors."

SOUTHERN REPORT by M arialice Carter

Th e 7th Annual Va las ti c Inv itati onal, hosted by th e Valast ic Gymn ast ics Assoc iati on was held at Nicev ille Senior High School, Nicev il le, Florida on Febru ary 4th a nd 5th. Th ere we re 347 compet itors in th e meet w ith 204 o f them b eing

girls. This was, by far, th e largest meet th at we have eve r had and w hat was surpr ising was that th e two o lder age d ivisio ns were th e largest. Thi s was a long mee t w ith an exce ll ent ca lib er o f co mpet it ion in all age groups. Th ere was. a surprising amount of adva nced wo rk, even In the 9 and under gro up. M any So uthern States showed exce lle nt rep resentat ion . 9 and under All-Around 1. Rebecca Fountain McConnell-BR 27.56 2. Les li e Henkle M cCo nnell -BR 25 .56 3. Dawn Harrel l Tall ahassee T 25 .36

Tea m Trophy we nt to McConnell -Bato n Ro uge

10-12 1. Kati e Sho twe ll M iami -Dade 2. Jam ie Maynard Deca tur -Dekalb Y 3. Mary Ann Hund ley Ca rt er Gymn ast ic Sch

Tea m tro ph y we nt to McCo nnell -Hat()Il Rouge

13-1 5 1. Sharo n Palmer Powe ll Gym Cluu 68.70 2. Les li e Maynard Decat ur-Deka lb Y 68.06 3. Debby Gu y North eas t Y Bir 76.35

Team trophy we nt to Decatu r-Dekalb YMCA, A t lan ta 16 and abo ve 1. Claud ia h Le l1 S.E. Lo uisidna Univ. 70.75 2. Sa ndy Philli ps S. E. Lou lSldnd Univ. 68.51 3. Pam Badeaux S.E . LO UI Siana Unlv. 67 .45

Team troph y wen t to Southeastern Louisiana Unive ri stv w ho showed co nsistant top quality w ith the t~ p six jJl dces bein g fil led by th eir girl s.

O n Feb ru ary 5th th ere was a clini c for students and teachers In Laurenburg, N .e. Ei ght y stud ents and 8 teachers pa rti cipated .

Barbara Yarbo ro ugh o f t he Ph YS ica l Educati o n Department of th e Burl ingto n N.e. City Schoo ls w ill give a se ries of 6 wo rksho ps In a teacher renewa l se ries.

On Ma rch 4th th e Houston City Chdmpio nsh ips fo r Girls (Gymnastics, Tumblin g and Tram po line) was hosted b y th e Parents okthe Dad 's Club YMCA In Ho u sto n . A n int eres t i';)g po inl dbout this mee t that th ey had IWO level> of co mjJel lllon nol depe nd ing on age grou jJ i l l gs <I I .III. Gil b wh o ( ould do up to a ca rtw hee l on Bea m . Iron t and bdck hip

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circles on bars, and ~o undoff flip fl op on tum b li ng we re deemed nov ice gymn as ts. Th ose w ho co uld do eq ual to o r bet te r th an a backwa lkove r on beam , cas t h ip circle, and gli de k ips on ba rs, and ro u nd -off f li p flop se ri es on fl oo r we re put in the " star" leve l.

Gail Herman o f Flo rid a Tech . Un iversity gave a clini c to ove r 100 Jr . High girl s in Orange County, Fl o rida ... ano th er plu s fo r th e growth o f gymnast ics in th e South .

Th e Worlds Inv it atio nal Tra mpo line Championships fo r men and women we re Held on Febru ary 26th in Lafayett e, Lo ui siana at the Uni ve ri sty of Southern Louisiana and was hos ted by Jess Hennesey.

NEW ENGLAND REPORT­MEET EFFICIENCY by David Reeves

How many times have w e heard th e cry - too long, too 10ng!. .. David Reeves, our Eas tern Reporter att ended a competiti on runn ed by Ed Kn epper, and th e parents o f hi s Ol ympiad team. Hats o ff! To thi s group w ho ran a highl y effi cient meet. Everyone knew and did hi s job w ith an ama zing LACK of confusio n, w hich resulted in an enjoyabl e meet for coach, judge, and most impo rtant, th e gymn ast.

Altogether, 240 gymnasts (a bout 75 per ce nt All-Around entri es from fi ve states) we re judged in th e net runnin g tim e of six hou rs. A prevIo us meet w ith a similar number o f entri es required ten hours to run . What made th e difference ? Fores ight , planning, and use o f voluntee rs to supervise each event , leav ing th e judges free to judge ... and do nothing else .

Th e 6-9 anu 10-11 age groups compri sed of 1/ 3 o f th e ent r ies. anu we re scheuuled to beg in at 10:00 a.m . They actually bega n at 10:30 a.m. and we re linisheu be twee n '12: 15 and 12:30.

One parent was assigned to supervise each eve nt in each age group. It was th ere job to see th at th e nex t fi ve o r six gymn as ts were rea d y at all tim es. A t th e start o f th e meet, each gymn as t was given a num be r and ?<.signed an event to report to . Th e superviso r at that event had a ca rd w ith th e gymnast's number and th e initials of th at first event ; FX. BB . ec t. A ll fo ur events fo r bo th age groups we re run at one tim e. O n floo r exe rcise, there we re two se ts of judges and o ne girl from each age gro up altern ated. Thi s eliminated th e actu al tim e necessa ry to co me up w ith a score as a factor in th e length of th e eve nt. Similarl y . o n beam . th ere we re two se ts of judges time as a fac to r. O n th e two short er eve nt s, bars and va ulting, one se t of judges judged bo th age gro ups. W hen ca ll ed , the gymn ast to ld th e head judge her number, perfo rm ed her routine, and th en return ed to her pl ace in lin e. Th e judges handed th e sco re to a runn er w ho took it to t he sco rers tabl e w here it was reco rd ed and th en posted (sco res no t f lashed). W hen two o r three gymn as ts fini shed at o ne eve nt. the superv iso r o f tha t event ass igneu them to their r1f'x t event ~ nd ga ve th eir card s to th e runn er w ho led th em to th e nex t event area ami gave th e gymnast "s (a ru to th e superviso r of th e even t. Event ass ignment s we re no t p rea rranged but were made to keep an equalloau of gymnasts at each eve nt. This wo rk ed we ll since each superviso r, upo n rece iving a gym nast 's ca rd , kn ew w hich events she had co m pl eted, a nd merely ad ded hi s event initials to th e ca rd befo re passing th e gymn as t on to th e nex t even t.

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Th e 12-14 and 15 and ove r age grou ps we re schedu led to start at 12 :00 noon but ac tua ll y got under way at 1 :00 p .m ., due to wa rmups. The events we re run ident ica ll y to th e mo rning meet w ith th e excep tion tha t two beam s we re used fo r compe ti tion ; one at regulati on and the other at th e USGF height fo r t he 12-14 age gro up. Th ere was o ne addi ti onal factor tha t slowed thi s part o f the meet : th ere was o nl y one 4" land ing mat ava il ab le, w hi ch had to be shuffl ed between th e two bea ms and th e bars. But even th is situat io n was we ll hand led, as gymn as t 's w ho d id no t need th e land ing mat were permitted to perfo rm ea rl y if th ey w ished, w hil e th e on-deck gymn as t wa ited fo r th e mat to become avai lab le.

O n the gymnast 's side, altho ugh they did no t co mpete in nu mer ica l o rd er necessa ril y, th ey kn ew w hen they we re coming up and th erefo re d id not have to ' hang ' at th e even t. Only th e nex t f ive to ten gym nasts we re kep t wa iting. As i t workeu o ut. gynHlasts could request th eir nex t eve nt Irom the supe rviso r and in most cases we re obl iged. An ddd it ional se t of bars and bea m wpre 5('t up at one end of th e gym and rop<c,d off from the area o f co mpe titi on. Gym ndst, w('rl' InT to use th e<;e througho ut the mee t lor add ition.!1 warmu ps.

KITTY KJElDSEN - re tires as ac ti ve coach o f women's tea m at Unive rsity o f Mass. ln th e pas t 4 yea rs, her tea m placed 2nd in th e annual Regional Champio nships loos ing o nl y to Sp ringfi eld Co llege. Kit ty pl ans to continue giving clini cs, become mo re act ive in Na tional judging and w rit e books. Th e Uni v. o f M ass . tea m is now be ing coac hed by Virgin ia Eva ns, former coach at Towson State Co ll ege in Ma ryland. MAINE GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION - now fo rmall y orga ni zed. Adult membership $3. 00, students $1.50, Clu bs $5.00. Memberships include newsletter. Dues should be sent to M rs. Barbara Stoye ll , Gymnas tic Chairman , 671 Hogan Rd. Bangor Ma ine. Barbara is a fo rm er N.J. res ident, teaches judging and prints th e MGA newslett er. MAINE GIRLS' STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Held on March 18 On th e beginner level Lew iston took th e team tro ph y w ith 26 po ints. Th e A ll-around w inner of th e adva nced leve l was Cynthia Schinck of Brun swick w ith 17.9 points. Winnin g tea m was Wa terv ill e w ith 17.9 po int s. Patt y Winters, Laurie Hawkes, Peggy Jabar, and Paula Connatse r (a ll of Watervill e) took first pl ace on va ulting, bea m . bars, and f loo r resp ect ive ly.

NOTABLES THE WRITING ON THE WALL Wh at sho rt bit o f w isdom, joke , littl e sign have you seen lately w hich stru ck you as being ve ry appli ca bl e to gymn asti cs? Th ese are always interestin g to read and ponder. Sh are them w ith us. Send to Renee P. Hendershott, 17605 Fri es Ave ., Lak ewood, Ohio 44107. Here are some fo r starters

" I must do somethin g" w ill al ways so lve mo re p rob lems th an "Something must be done" ..... Bit s and Pi eces

Most thin gs we fail to do are ca used by failure TO BEGIN ! .... unknown

Only some o f us ca n lea rn by o th er peopl e's m istakes. Th e res t of us have to be th e other peop le .... Chi cago Tribun e

If yo u ca n find a path w ith no o bstacles, it probabl y doesn' t lea d anyw here . Frank A . Clark , Reg iste r and Tribun e Syndi ca te

NEWS DIGEST U.S.A. GYMNASTICS NEWSLETTER .... #l - 72

USG F O lympic to ur .. . some places st ill ava il ab le ... depa rt from Chi cago $560.00 ro und trip ... Contact UGSF, Box 4699, Tu cso n, Ari zona 85717

See h ighli gh ts o f Japan - USA Tour. .. Ap ril 15th ... A BC-TV 's W ide World o f Sports. Th e Eva nston, Illino is match at Northwestern U w ill be shown.

Spanish Tour of USA ca nce ll ed ... perhaps nex t yea r.

Frank J.Cumiskey, Techni ca l Di rector o f USGF repo rts th at, " Th ere appea rs to be some co nfusio n as to w hat is needed to have th e curren t FI G Code of Po ints. Women : 1970 Code of Po ints plu s th e 1971 Com p lement. Men: 1968 Cod.e of Po ints plus th e 1971 Supp lements and Amendments."

Men : Th e January internati onal judges co urse held in Chi cago fo r men was a grea t success . Twenty eight men pa rtcipated. M r. Ted M uzyczko w ill publi sh an offi cial paper on thi s co urse. Th ere w ill be many changes ... even changes from decisions in Madrid ... M r. Gander was grea t !

1972 U. S.G.F. CO NGRESS to be held at th e Denve r Hilton Hotel, Denve r, Colo rado. Th e da tes are se t fo r Novem ber 4th and 5th althoug h th ere m ight be a November 3rd sess io n. W rit e th e Denve r Hilto n Hotel fo r Rese rva ti ons. WHO'S WHO IN GYMNASTICS

USGF plans to publish "Who's Who in Gymnastics" sometime in the fall of ' 72. A new concept for compiling names and records for inclusion in this highly useful reference. Imagine the uses for this book, with names, address and historical background information on everyone involved in the sport of gymnastics in the U.S.A.! Entries must be received between now and October1, 1972. To find out how you can be a part of the first Edition write: U.S.G.F., PO Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona 8571 7 ADDRESS CHANGES Chairman of USGF Women 's Co mmitt ee : Shirl ey Brya n 421 W . St. James PI . Chicago, Illino is 60614 Chairman o f USG F Women 's Commi ttee on Judges Training: MrsD elene J. Darst c/ o Mr. G.c. Darst Commercial Credit Bu siness Loa ns 1003-8 Carew Towe r Cin cinnati , Ohio 45202 NEW USGF STATE CHAIRMAN: Califo rni a: M rs. Shirl ey Ruhlman 5725 Bl anco Ave. Wo odland Hill s, Ca lifo rni a 91405 Hawa ii: Jan Barosh 502 A Kawailoa Rd. Kaulua, Hawa ii 96734

U.S.G.F. " WORKSHOP" IN M ODER N GYMNASTICS Au gust 14-18, 1972, George Willi ams Co llege, Downers Grove, Illino is .. 3V. hou rs graduate credit is o ffered . . Instructo rs: Mrs. Mildred Prchal; Ma ri a Bakos; Nora Suthphin .

The workshop is designed to give physical ed ucat ion stud en t and educators training and know ledge in compet it ive Modern Gymnast ics . .. using ropes, balls, hoops, clubs, ribbon s and pennants. Progress ions inc luded, methods of teaching, composition techniques and competitive aspects. For more information contact Nora Suthph in , 555 31st, Dow ners Grove, III. 60515.

USGF Women's Regional Chairmen Region I Mrs. Dale Flansaas Reg ion II Miss Karen Patoil e Region III Mrs. Sharon Weber Region IV Mrs. Jackie Fie Region V Mrs. Sharon Pirkl

Region VI Region VII Region VI II

Mrs. Greta Treiber Miss Sharon Va ll ey Mrs. Ernie Weaver (Carter) Mrs. Delene Darst

DUTIES OF THE HEAD JUDGE

I. Judges every routine and keep a wr itten record of her score and point breakdown. 2. Calls a conference after the first exercise to assist the judges in arriving at a common basis for scoring . 3. Calls for scores in 15 or 20 seconds, if a signa lin g device is not used. 4. Eliminates the high and low sco re ; checks to see that the two middle scores fa ll within the proper range indicated by her own score; checks to see that the average score is in the proper range with her own score; (sees that the score of the head judge, the average score, and the time or line vio lations are properl y recorded on the score sheet ; computes the base score and records this in a space to the left or her recorded score) . 5. If the two middle scores are out of line according to the FIG point spread for preliminary or final competit ion, the Head Judge ma y ca ll a conference to review the routine, give her score and call for adjustment by the judges to bring the scores into line. If time does not permit, she may adjust the middle score furthest from her score without a conference, but she must inform this one judge of the adjustment. 6. If the average score is out of line with the score of the Head Judge, the Head Judge may compute the Base Score and flash this as the average . If time permits, she may ca ll a conference and ask for adjustment by the judges to bring the average score in line w ith her score. 7. W ith the above-stated methods in number 5 and 6, it wou ld never be possible for the Head Judge to flash her score as th e average, as is permitted in rare cases international ly. 8. May ca ll a conference to co unsel judges and ask for an adjustment w hen in her op inion the average sco re is not in line with the f irst and successive scores. She may not demand or force a change in the sco re s. 9. Subtracts from the competitor 's average, if necessary, deductions for time infraction s, out-of-bounds errors, coach talking to or mak ing signals to the gymnast, improper placement of the coach at th e apparatus, ward up during the judges' conference, gymnast 's failure to present herse lf to the Head Judge pr io r to th e start of her exe rcise. The Head Judge may w ish to consult w ith her pan el before making these deductions. Deductions for attire are tak en on ly once during a sess ion from the all-around score and only after consultation w ith the Meet Referee.

10. Indicates th e g reen Ilag or green light flash and acknowledges the presentation of the gymnast.

11. Is present with th e Meet Referee during th e offic ial measuring of her event apparatus. 12. During Protest Meetings presents th e case w ith recom mendat ions to the Jury of Appea l. n. Computes the indi vidua l judge's reco rd upon requ est of th e Meet Refe ree.

WOMEN'S COMMITTEE DUTIES OF THE MEET REFEREE

1. Serves as President of th e Jury of Appea l. 2. Conducts the official measuring of all competit ive equipment. 3. Is ava il ab le for counse l upon request of the Head Judge. 4. May counsel th e Head Judge when in her opinion the average score and / or the score of the Head Judge seems out of line with the scoring in the competition. She may not change any of these scores . 5. May observe during conferences w ith or w ithout requ est of the Head Judge and convey her eva luat ion to the Head Judge. She may not force a change of any scores. 6. During Protest ' Meetings: Th e Meet Referee, after review and majority decision by the Jury to alter the score, shall adjust the score by one of these methods: (a) Take the score of the four individual scores that is the highest, add thi s score to that of the Head Judge, average th e total to arrive at the Adjusted Score; (b) take th e average sco re, add this to the score of the Head Judge, average the total to arrive at th e Base Score. (This r;nethod is favored.) The Meet Referee must immediately change and initial the Official Score Sheet. 7. May remove a judge from th e competition upon recommendation by th e Head Judge and co nsent of the Jury when this judge acts unethicall y during the competition or is consistent ly out of line w ith the average score and/ or base score. 8. May remove a coach from the floor of competition when thi s coach causes a disturbance, acts unethicall y or in any manner disrupts the progress of the compet ition. 9. Gi ves final decision for the deduction in the case of improper attire. 10. Checks all master score sheets after check by Head Judge. Checks all final score sheets; checks all-around placings; checks team totals. 11. Supervises the drawing of order of competition for the finals. (First draw between places 4, 5 and 6 and second draw between places 1, 2 and 3.) 12. For all National and International Meets: (Junior National, Senior National, Elite Championship, World Games or Olympic Preliminary, Sem i-Fina l or Final Trial, International Dual or Triangular Competition) Delive rs a copy of all-event score sheets with indiv idual judge's record to the chairman of the USGF Technical Committee within one week of the competition . n. Acts as the final authority in all techni ca l matters invo lvi ng timers, li nesman, scorers, judges, flashers and equipment. 14. In cooperation w ith th e Meet Director makes all final decisions on th e selection and assignment of officials. (For USGF Junior and Senior Nationals, Elite Championships, International Meets in the USA and Ol ympic or World Games Trials, the Meet Refe ree must work w ithin th e recommendations of the Techni ca l Committee w hen assigning judges.

QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR GYMNASTICS IN MUNICH

For th e firs t tim e in the history of Gymnastics in the Olympic Games, we w ill have to qua li fy to compete in Munich. This is tru e for all co untries except th ose co untri es that finished in the top six positions at th e World Games in Ljubljan a, 1970.

This decis ion wa~ reached as a resu lt of a new examination by the International O lympic Committee of Article 43 of the Olympic Rul es, and in order to apply a more restrict ive app li cation , the IOC has determined to add a supp lementary set of fina ls for th e indi vidual competitions. As a resu lt th.e follow ing were created;

A rigorous concentration of the entire competition, beca use for the good of the Olym pic Games, the number of days for competition (6) cannot be increased.

More physical and psychological fatigue for the gymnast due to shorter res t period. Maximum efficiency is called for on the part of the organizers for al l parts an d aspects of the competition.

The need to reduce the number of gymnasts in competition is required (6 gymnasts per group) accord ing to what is stated before, but may also contribute to present a certain e lite gymnast.

The Creation and app li cation of a severe qualification system sim ilar to that used in other sports. This system wi ll help to avoid passing beyond the set number of teams or indiv idual gymnasts, or at least to reach thi s number.

The United States w ill have to qualify Women 's and Men 's teams at our Final Ol ympic Trial s by reaching the following scores;

A qualification limit is set to an 8.5 point average. On this basis the following scores are necessary;

Men's Teams: 510 points for 5 gymnasts out of 6 for 12 events Women's Teams: 340 points for 5 gymnasts out of 6 for B events Men's All Around: 12 events, 102 points

Women's All Around: B events, 6B po ints

However, we can only app ly for entry, (even if the women sco re 340 points and the men sco re 510) if at least three of the women obtain an all-a round score of at least 6B points and three of the men obtain an all-around score of at least 102 points . In addition we must have a neutral head judge and two o~ the other four judges must be neutral judges.

Even if we meet the above requirements, since only lOB gymnasts will be all owed to compete, we may be required to engage another country in competition, i. e. if more than lOB gymnasts qualify, there must be a way to cut the field and therefore the Technical Committee will decide who we w ill have to meet to eliminate another team. It ma y be that we would have to meet Canada or Cuba or both .

If we do not qualify as a team we may enter only three Women and three Men and therefo re we would not have a tea m in the Olympi cs Games, on ly individuals.

The maximum number of groups-of-six, w ill be lB in the first compet ition for Women and Men. It is impossible to know at thi s tim e, how many of these groups wil l be full teams of 6 from one country and how many w ill be

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comb ined groups (3 from one country and three f rom another) . Some countries may only have one or two entries.

U.S.G.F. WOMEN'S TECH. REPORT The technique of the Ya mas hi ta Vault was

d iscussed by t he USGF judges in Ter re Haute (see d iagram be low) .

Th e pref li ght st retches o ff th e boa rd, b ut a slight p ike is allowed as th e gymnas t reaches the verti ca l. The p refli ght sho uld not be as high as fo r the handspring and c loser to th e 45-d eg ree angle before con tact. O n the repulsio n phase the body is i n a deep p ike (45 degrees) wi th the body (back) paralle l to the f loo r. The body opens to a stra ight body pos ition st ill para ll el to the f loor. Then the body lands at th e vert ica l. W ith the new interp retat ion of th e techn ique of the Yamashi ta Va ult, the fo ll ow ing ded uctions wi ll be en fo rced fo r the second O lymp ic Tr ials.

1. U p to 0.5 fo r p ike o ff the board in pre- fli ght.

2. U p to 0.5 fo r th e low and late executi on of the deep p ike.

3. Up to 0.5 for lateness o f extension in afte r-fli ght.

4. Up to 0.3 fo r short afte r- f li ght (looking fo r balance o f fl ight)

POSITIONS WANTED Coach of Women's and Men's Gymnastics Team for 8 years; area champions; 3 years; Coach of Tumbling and Trampoline Team for 8 ye~rs; Ohio State Champs; 4 yea rs; Certified USTA Master Teacher in Trampoline and Tum bling. Certi fied Phys. Ed. instructor with degree in elementary education; 27 graduate hours towards Masters Degree. Would li ke to assist in a University prog ram in gymnastics or trampoline and tumb ling. Contact Vern Dietrich, 57Y, S. Crowell, Geneva, Oh io 44041 PH (216) 466-1 716

NEED GYMNASTIC COACH ? Sixteen years experience in teaching and coaching men 's and women 's gymnastics. Masters Degree. Contact: Richard l. Gaskell, Dept. of Phys. Ed . San Berna rdino Va lley College, 701 South Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino, Ca. 92405.

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THE YAMASHITA VAULT

USGF WO MEN 'S COMMITTEE.

No. 19 Yamash ita Vault.

New Phase ana lysis of va u lt : Note f igures 3-4-5.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Position open a t Georg ia Co ll ege in M illedgeville, Georgia for someone w ith a maste r's deg ree in p hysica l educa tion who can also coach women 's gymnastics. Interested persons may contac t Mr. Floyd Anderson cl o the Phys ica l Ed ucat io n Department, Georgia Co ll ege, Mi ll edgevi l le, Georgia 31061.

Girls gymnastics instructor needed fo r schoo l in Scarsda le, New York. Need also a f loor exe rcise speciali st. Contact Joseph Goldste in, 199 W il mot Rd. , Scarsda le, New Yo rk .

Wanted Gymnastic Coach: Cert ified to teach Elementary Grad or High School wood-working. Send information to: Superintendent - Ion ia Public Schools, Ionia , Mich., 48846.

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THE AERIAL CARTWHEEL

THE AERIAL CARTWHEEL The superimposed drawings give the viewer

an idea of the pathways the body takes during an ae rial ca rtwheel off th e end o f the beam. Look ing at the figures from left to ri ght: Note on the first figure just how low th e torso rotates, and how deep ly th e right knee bends before pushoff. " Settin g" lower than thi s would cau se a f lat f li ght of low am plitude.

Th e second and third f igures the strong upwa rd push off necessary to execu te an ae rial of this ampli tude. A nother point to re member is that the leg kick ing over in th e cartw hee l must kick very fas t. ( If the gymn ast stood still w hil e ki ckin g she wo uld be thrown off balance

by a sw ift ki ck like this.) Th e sw ift ki ck gets her rota ted in th e air before her body sta rts on its descent.

I n the forth position , one w ill not ice that the legs have come together. Most beginners do not rea lize th at the aerial off th e beam is different from th e one on th e floor in thi s respect. Landin g with the legs apart cou ld lead to injury, so th ey should be wa rned about thi s. After executing the pushoff and putt ing th e body in the position as show n above, th e technique of the aer ial is complete. Th e body is kept tight and in position during th e rest of th e flight until it co mes in for a perfect landing. In this respect it is a bit like a va ult.

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PREREQUISITES 1. Good standing aer ial on th e floor. 2. Be abl e to execut e a regular ca rt whee l off th e end o f th e bea m and und erstand th e ided that th e legs must be brought togethe r w hen doing cartwhee ls off the beam. 3. Enough leg strength to keep legs from co ll aps ing upon the landing. SAFETY

1. Set' the beam at the proper height depending o n th e size of th e gymnast. It must not be se t low because the gym nast wil l not have time to comp lete th e sk ill befo re her landing. 2. Use a crash mat with a regu lar mat on top for lea rnin g ... o r several reg ular tum bling mats. SPOTTING General: If th e gym nast is small (12 or under ) thi s sk ill ca n easily be spotted by one pe rson. If she is a high schoo l gi rl , a second spotte r should be pr~pared to assist her in her land ing.

If the beam is set high, the spotter is short and the girl is tall , th e beginn ing coach is ve ry apprehensi ve abo ut spotting thi s skill. If she will keep th ese two things in mind, she w ill fell more secure: First, if the gir l does a high aerial as in the super imposed pictures, she does no t need spo tt ing, except, perhaps, for her landing. Th e spotter won' t have to worry about reach ing her ! Second, th e beginner w ill ve ry soon be w ithin reach ; she will come down into th e spotter's hands.

See illu st ra tio ns for a spec ific spott ing method. 1. Spotter keep your eyes on the righ t sho ulder. Prepare yo ur le ft hand to receive her hip . 2. Gymn as t is now in pos ition fo r spotter to pl ace her ri ght hand on her ri ght shoulder (thumb towa rd yo u, fingers toward clavicle). A t the same time place the left hand at the gymnast's hip (thumb toward yo u) and give her an upwa rd boost. Your ri ght hand w ill be ab le to help rotate her properl y. 3. As the gym nast rota tes to the inve rted position , the weig ht of her shou lder and body w ill res t o n your right hand. This illustra t ion shows the worst possib le thing w hich could happen. Th e gymnast did no t push off and is on th e way down. Yo u can break her fall , keep her head from hitting th e beam, and get her rotated for a safer land ing. Th e coach o r a secon d spo tt er shou ld assist th e gymnast in her landing.

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The GOLDEN LIBRARY of Gymnastics . • . Revisited

A. B. Frederick Education Editor

Wisconsin State University Superior, Wisconsin 54880

Much can be learned from a comprehensive revlew.of any body o f literature, and although it IS relatively sma ll our gymnast ic literature is no exception. In 1965 I wro te about a sel ect ive li st of ~?oks for th e gymnasi ic library and dubbed It The Golden Llbr.ary of Gymnastics. " (MG-May/ June 1965, pp. 24-25) In most instances th e books se lected for the list were those whose autho rs treated single, gymnasti c categori es such as tumbling, trampolin e, uneven parall el bars and o th er topics. Th e Intent was to expose as much vital informat io n as possibl e within the con fin es of a res tri cti ve listing. Publications in gym nasti cs we re beginni ng to rise in 1965, but considerabl e gaps In th e litera ture were encountered . Even in 1971. one cannot find a single vo lume in th e English language devoted to va ulting, spo tting or ring wo rk . Gymnastic texts devoted to specialized areas do not comma nd th e mark et th at they might in Europe, for examp le. More often we have seen the publica tion of a more comprehensive, gymnas tic text since it is much eas ier to sell to potential adopte rs. Autho rs of such texts are burdened con siderab ly since th ey mu st conde nse a great dea l of mate rial often delet ing from such work their experti se In the theory and method of gymnastics. . The o ri ginal li st of books was not designed to Include the comprehensive tex t. Th e suggest ion that these books be examined resulted in a supplementary articl e entitl ed " The Complete Book in Gymnastics iMG-Feb. 1968, pp. 20-21 ). Fifteen books (2 for men and wo men, 8 for men and 5 for women) were rated on th e ba sis of fi ve crite ri a. Final se lect ions were based o n comb ined sco res. A questionnaire appearing somewhat late r refJorted the opin ions of 31 promin ent coaches who ra ted the same books w ith the exception of th ose w ritten excl usive ly for women . Th e combined opini on of these coaches reflected my own eva luati on of the books. Th e new " Golden Li st" includes those comprehensive vo lumes receivi ng th e highest scores. Th ese texts are primarily used for introd uctory courses in gymnast ics, and on ly one of th em the Hughes tex t, was recommended by ~ majority o f the coaches as suitable for coaching. . Since th e fo rmulation of a " Golden Library" Involves one I n a selectivity task , it is reasonabl e to ask, " Se lected from what? " Most municipal and co ll ege libraries subscribe to two primary sources In w hich li sts of books are indexed by subject matter. Th ey are Books in Print and th e Cumulative Book Index. Th ese sources alone WI ll. often revea l the simple majo rity of tex ts ava il ab le In a give n f ield . Uni ve rsity publi ca tions, priva te publications and other sources of books are uncovered in li sts published in professional journals, in li sts devel.oped for graduate theses and projects and In bibliographies of gymnastic tex ts. A basic li st of 120 books was developed from these kinds of resources, and all but a few were read in detai l. All of the books are currently in print. . Books examined we re authored by Ameri ca ns, Canad ians and Britishers, thus all books are in th e Engl ish language. Sadl y, on ly a ve ry few o f the fine foreign-l anguage gymnasti c texts are ava ilable in translation .

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Some Initial Thoughts About Gymnastic Texts

Some cr iti cism and pra ise is in orde r regarding the cu rren t batch of gym nast ic tex ts. In 1971 we find that some of th e previously noted gaps In th e l itera ture have been filled. Wom en are now writ ing exce ll en t texts for women's gymnast ics. G raph ic techniques have also improved cons iderab ly.

The greatest, single weakness in o ur gymnastic literature is th e co nsistent lack of documentation and footnoting in a majority of texts. This observa tion is also extended to articles wr itten for popul ar sports jou rn als. Footnotes cit ing vital sources o f information are almost non-existant, and bibliographies seem to be wo rked up by th e random w him of th e author w ho ve ry often ex·c ludes major wo rks that are a propos wh il e as o ften inc luding out-of- print sources for w hich no d irect ci tation is given. . Only a few authors have attempted to Interpret the resea rch li terature ava il able to th em. It may be q uite some time befo re we produce a text compa rabl e to a Counsi lman text on sw imming or a Doherty tex t on tra ck and field. Some tim e ago AA HPER announced that o ne of its ser ies "What Resea rch Tell s the Coach About. ." would be aimed at gymnast ics but thus far has not been publi shed. We do have people who are ca pabl e of research interpretat io n. Some of o ur gymnast ic coaches have already contributed chapters or por tio ns of chapters to books on kin esiology. More than 200 references related to the analys is of gymnast ics are included in The Magic of Gymnastics wh ich was or iginall y

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prepared for a section mee tin g of AAHPER 's Boston Convention . Very soon we ma y expect to see the emergence of a respectabl e rev iew of the literature of gymnastics w ith appropri ate syntheses and conclusio ns related to th eo ry, teaching method and coach ing technique.

Illustrating the gymnas tic tex t has been a major p rob lem for many authors. Graphic techniques have constant ly been improving so that we on ly rarely see the st ick f igure in the modern text. We ma y still note the use of line draw in gs p roduced by those w ho have lit tle or no experience in the gymnasti c area, however. The poorest examples come from co mmercial arti sts who are ca pabl e o f drawi ng res pectable faces, hair an d shoes but lack the perception of movement necessa ry to draw sequences from memory or from sketches and photographs su pplied b y. the author. Photograp hs are very expens ive since exce llent results are obta in ed on ly by highly trained amateurs or pro fe ss ional photographers. Th ose au th ors w ho have elerted fi lm d rawin gs for tex t illustration ha ve been very pl eased w ith th e result. Sequences are t raced directl y from film, and they seem to cap ture the movement in a way not possible by any ot her technique. Other advantages of drawin gs from fi lm are reduced cos t of product ion , th e opportu nity to provide the reader Wit h more pi cto rial seq uences and the elimi nat io n of perception erro r. Cooper 's text,

Feminine Gymnastics, makes exc lusive use of film drawing and comment cards rece ived by

th e pub li sher often ind ica te that th e reader ca n " feel the figures come to li fe. " The Szypula tumbling text , a stan dard wo rk on the subject, would be vas tl y improved wi th film drawing. Revisio ns are s i mp l ~r (or the autho r w ho ca n avoid. th e use of dated ph otographs o r comb inati ons of photographs obvious ly taken at different periods of tim e. Those contemplat ing th e production of a manuscript on gymnast ics are we ll advised to seek the se rv ices of those w ith expe ri ence in film drawing.

Progressio n w ithin families of gymnastic movement is on ly occasiona lly encountered in th e gymnastic literature. A former text by West,

The Gymnast's Manual, is an example. More often we find th e gymnastic progress io n exposed In terms of the order of difficu lty of move ments related to specifi c events. Classif i c~t i on by even t attests to a compet itive o ri entation to gym nastics. But th e major ity of texts are not deSigned for the coach accord in g to some autho rs but are by th eir own admiss io n designed for the novice instru cto r w ith a wea k background. For this reason it may be helpful to think about reo rga ni zi ng some texts to show progress io n w ithin families for th e purpose o f synthesIs of methods of instru ction. Some exce ll ent ideas along this line have been publish ed in th e German literature by Klaus Wiema nn, w ho by the way makes excl usive use of film drawing. As lo ng as undergrad uate majors t hin k o f gymnastics as some series of se lected st unts or " moves" littl e insight to th e nature of gymnastic movements is provided . It wou ld make good psychological se nse to have students lea rn th e co ncept of kipp ing act io n so th ey might detect its presence in such vagu e !:rms (the~ ,w ill eve ntually hear) as " peach" or

disl oca te. A text trea tin g gymnasti c genea logy would make good se nse fo r those in teacher prepa rat ion.

Designing a progression for gym nasti c movemen t IS often a crea ti ve act ... an art. Progress ive steps lead ing to the effi cie nt learning o f side horse circles, tw ist ing somersau lts or a forward wa lkover req uires a th eo ry o f progress ion and an approach very mu ch l ike empiri ca l methods employed in programmed instruction. Special ized texts li ke those of the Kunzl e se ries make good use of thi s approa ch, and very often authors take pains to elaborate on manual assista nce and protecti ve spotting. We ha ve yet to see a tex t devoted to a th eo ry o f progression and practi ca l method s leading to th e mastery of assistance and spottin g. Such a vo lum e would fill a very large gap in the literature.

Beca use I have been involved w ith th e preparatio n of a number of gymn asti c publica ti ons, it has been suggested that some other reviewe r undertake th e task of th e evaluation o f the gym nas tic li terature. This advice is well taken. I have therefo re de leted those publi ca tion s of my own that are in competi t ion w ith othe rs in the fie ld and wi ll mention only two for w hich th ere is no compet iti on. It should be noted, however, th at an att empt at a th o ro ugh review wou ld be very diffi cult fo r th ose w ho have not come to grips w ith the task o f Jtt t:' lllptill g to w rit e, and it is part icularl y so in th e gym nas ti c fi eld sin ce it isa ve ry minor dl"t:'d. 1' 111 ,> ure th e se rvices of anoth er reviewe r would be 111 0,>1 we icollle uy publisher Glenn Sund by. I ha ve always encou raged him to secure th e se rvices of a review board , a ta sk I be lieve might ve ry well be a function of the USG F.

In formu lating the present li st from more th an 100 pub li catio ns w hich are currentl y in p rint , I have app li ed the cri ter ia th at we re used fo r th e eva luation o f " Th e Complete Book " (MG- Feb. 1968, pp. 20-21). Th ese crit eri a are used to judge ph ys ica l charac teri sti cs such as

illustration and organization. Others are used to rate documentation and content.

You co uld bu y all of the book s listed fo r approx imate ly $2.50. Th e Go lden Library is presented below under 19 ca tegor ies. The entire li st of books reviewed w ill be found appended to the end of th e articl e. Under ea ch category on ly th e strongest points o f each of the book s mentioned are discussed in brief.

THE CATEGORIES (Arranged alphabeti ca ll y) CHILDREN

It is w ith ch il dren that a strong gymnastic base can be es tab li shed. European programs advocate gymnastics for mothers and ch ildren . Neumann-Neurode's Baby Gymnastics is the one volume availab le in Eng li sh wh ich has man y German coun terparts. Content for the eleme ntary schoo l prog ram is especiall y we ll done in O 'Quinn 's Gymnastics for Elementary School Children and Provaznik and Zabka 's Gymnastic Activities with Hand Apparatus. O 'Quinn shows ingenuity in devising particularl y su itable homemade appara tus w ith whic h the teacher may in trodu ce ski ll in an atmosphere of fu n. The Provaznik -Zabka book is a we ll-o rganized text on th e subject of hand apparatus, some of wh ich is unusual and creat ive. Exercise with a netted ball wou ld be valuable wit hin the creati ve guidel ines suggested by Mosston in h is Developmental Movement. Of three vo lumes emphasizing an ea rl y competi ti ve approach for boys, I have se lec ted the Bengtsson text Beginner's Gymnastics as th e best one for those in a club situ ation. Other texts have been classif ied under general ph ysica l education and movement education. CONDITIONING

Robert Spa ckman 's Conditioning for Gymnastics has no equal in thi s catego ry. H is approach in thi s excel lent vo lume is th e year-' round conditioning of th e gymnast in terms of stren gth and fle xibility. Thi s book is designed for use by both men and women. It is profusely illu strated w ith photographs of some of the o utstand ing gymnasts o f recent years fro m Southern Illi no is Un ive rs ity.

Hartley's Training and Conditioning for Women's Competitive Gym nastics , wh ich is the only other tex t avai lab le in th is category, is a manual outlining the trainin g schedule of a champ ion . It contains many fine ideas.

CORRECTIVE GYMNASTICS Rathbo ne's Corrective Physical Education,

now in its seventh edition , rev iews some of the classic idea s on systems of correcti ve gymnastics. Th e historical ori gins of these system s and other exampl es of the classic literature of phys ical educa tion are beg inni ng to reappear. Brown Reprints has recent ly republished a number of vol umes, o ne of w hich is Wid e's Handbook of Medical and Orthopedic Gymnastics, first pub li shed in Swedish in 1896. Much of the cl ass ical work of the Lin g sys tem is preserved for us in this book in add iti on to Za nder's Gymn as ti cs known as " med ico -mechani ca l" gymnasti cs. Tissot's Gym nastics, first published in French in 1780 w hen Lin g and Jahn were not ye t f ive years o ld , provides the hi sto ri cal link betwee n Galen 's thought s o n gymnasti cs and Euro pean sys tems w hich we re in full bloom in th e latt er part of th e 19th Century. Tisso t 's wo rk is avail able from Eli l abeth Li cht w hich com b ined w ith volumes from th e Brown Repr int Se r ies must be r onsiderecl dmo ng th e mos t valuable texts in any li brary co ll ec ti o n for ph ysica l education and gymnasti cs . M unrow 's Pure and Applied Gymnastics, a tex t spann ing man y of th e ca tegori es presented here, presents an excell ent sectio n on rehabilitation and remedial gymnastics. Thi s volume also co ntains one of th e bes t bibliograph ies avail ab le to th e class ical lit erature o f gymnasti cs and therefore

is a basic text for the gymnastic library. Fina lly, a very pract ica l lit t le handbook by Diem and Scho ltzmethner (Corrective Gymnastics and Special Exercise Classes in Schools) is o ne of the few English trans lation s avai lab le from Wilhelm- Limpert Publishers of Frank furt , Germany. W il helm- Limpert is one of the leading gym nastic pub lishing houses in the wo rld. EQUIPMENT

A nu mber of innova ti ve ideas in equipment for elementary gymnastics are included in O 'Quinn 's text mentioned above. My own text, orig inall y 212 Ideas for Making low-Cost Physical Education Equipment, w ill shortly appea r w ith a new chapter on creat ivity. One chapter is devoted to gymn asti c equipmen t, inc ludin g devices for spotting and o th er items. Price's Navy text contains a pictorial desc ript ion of a w ide range of gymnastic devices, incl ud ing the Germa n roenrad. Although individuals have been able to produce high-quali ty apparatu s, includ ing FI G speci fi ca ti on side ho rses and ba lance beams, many improv ised pi eces o f apparatus are dangerous and in most instances ill advised. There is a need fo r a good pamph let on overhead be lt spott ing and hints about th e construct ion and p lacement of such devices. N isse n Corporation also has a helpfu l pamph let on o rd erin g and p laci ng eq uipment. EXHIBITION GYMNASTICS

The pi o nee ring wo rk of Professor Lesli e Judd, formerl y of Springfield Co ll ege, has fi nall y been assimil ated into a unique text o n the subject of exhibition work by Associat ion Press. His now-famous method of " li ving statua ry" and ideas for clown acts as we ll as the o rgan izat ion and admini strati o n of exhibiti on wo rk in sc hoo ls and co ll eges makes thi s a classic wo rk in th e fie ld and one lo ng needed and desired. Pri ce 's contribution has app ea red in texts written by some of his former stud ents and wi ll be mentioned below.

FICTION On ly one book of a fi cti o nal nature is

ava il ab le perhaps giving testim ony to t he ri se of gymnastics for gi rl s in the United States. A Try at Tumbling is a de li ghtful book w hich wi ll thrill the hearts of jun ior high schoo l-aged gi rls w ho have just begun gymnastics.

Th e autho r, Dorothy French , knows termino logy ve ry wel l so that the story of Mardi, Coach Fak las and her fr iends is p lausible to the youngster w ho has just begun to use the unique terminology of her new spor t. Mard i's adventures in gymnastics wi ll undoubted ly encourage and give confidence to you ng ladies w ho are fortunate eno ugh to find sk ill ed teachers and friends at schoo l or in a local gymnastic club.

GENERAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION Although we st ill are lacking a good

theoretical text on the method o r pract ice of competent instruct ion in gymnast ics, there are a number of texts available th at shed considerabl e li gh t o n th is subject. Munrow's class ic Pure and Applied Gymnastics is a thorough overview of the field. It provides for

the reader the opport un ity to form a ph ilosophical pos ition by present ing a va ri ety of ideas from sys tems past and present. Cr it ics and exponents of " Movement Edu ca tion " w ill find a careful treatmen t of the objecti ves o f th e program for children and log ical next step s in th e physical education program. There is no attempt to deal w ith competiti ve gymnastics in thi s text but rathe r to expla in ski ll acqu isition and developmen tal work in phys ica l ed uca tion. In add iti on to an attem pt to define " skill ," th e au tho r includes majo r chapters o n mobility (f lexibi li ty), strength and endu ran ce.

Az iz co ncentrates on method in hi s text, How to Teach Gymnastics-Tumbling and Balancing. He identif ies 19 key movements in tumb ling and balancing and presents progress ions and meth ods of teaching for each of them . In hi s This Is Gymnastics, Charteri s divides the field into po rtions fo r both the phys ical ed ucator and the coach and perhaps has set th e style and/ or format for a vo lume w hich would compare favorab ly w ith th ose produced for sw imming and track and fi eld mentioned in my opening rema rks. The Magic of Gymnastics edited by Jerr y George also co ntains man y exce llent articles and refe rences for the ph ys ical educato r and is deserving of a place in any gym nas ti c library.

Along more competiti ve li nes but very suitable for schoo l gym nast ics are Vincent 's let's Teach Routines and Farkas' USGF Age-Group Gymnastic Workbook. The latte r is especiall y useful in providing the teacher w ith eva luati ve gu idelines for progress wh ich are in line w ith the pedagogica l ideas of a majority of Europea n gymnast ic federations. Th e French Gymnast ic Federation has especiall y good mate ri als o n p rog ress ion w hich are periodica ll y revised to accommodate changes in compulsory work for novices. Another u se ful littl e text by vi rtu e o f its illustrat ions is Tonry's Basic Gymnastics for the Boys' Physical Education Instructor.

GYMNASTIC ANALYSIS Gymnastic analys is by cinematog raphy and

the stu dy of mechani cs began to be emphaS ized by the middle '30s by at least two prominent physica l ed ucators, Cureton and McC loy. McCloy was asked to contribute chapte rs o n mechanica l ana lys is for seve ral texts w hil e some of Cureton 's st udents at Spr ingfie ld Co ll ege produced some of the first studies of gymnastic movement ana lys is. Some of th is work is fo und in Bunn 's Scientific Principles of Coaching in Chapte r 13 and in the Append ices . A book commonl y used in England, New Zea land and other countri es, inc lud in g our own, is entitl ed The Mechanics of Athletics by Dyson. A lthough it is geared to the needs of those coaching track and field , th e first half of th e book is devoted to general prinCipl es in w hich a num ber 6 f gymnast ic examp les are given . McCloy's inf luence is found in a trampoline tex t by LaDue and Norman and in anoth er by Griswo ld and Wi lson. An advanced text by Pl agenhoef, himse lf having completed a number of studi es in the gymnastic area , is Patterns of Human Motion-A Cinematographical Analysis. Credit in the latter is given to Don Tonry. Th e Plagenhoef text is one of th e first to show how computer programs may ass ist the resea rch er in tlile analys is of movement. M ost texts on kinesiology wi ll have a section devoted to a study of gymnastics. The Cooper-Glassow text , Kinesiology, has a chapter on arm supp_orted sk il ls probably prepared w ith the ass istance of O lympian Jack Beckner .

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coverage of this topic fou nd in any book in the gymnast ic area and a complete bibliography for gym nast ic ana lys is is found in The Magic of Gymnastics. Although no sing le text on gymnastic ana lys is is found in the English language, an excellent German text by Fetz and Opavsky, Biomechanik des Turnens is availab le from Wilhelm-Limpert Publishers.

HAND APPARATUS The Provazk ik-Zabka text has already been

mentioned as a good book for those teaching ch ildren. In recent years Analese Hoyman of the University of Illinois has foun d a publisher for some of her wo rk treating hand apparatus. This series of books is produced by Kimbo Records. The Drury-Schmid comprehensive gymnastic text Gymnastics for Women also treats topics having become associated with " Gymnastique Modern" such as ball wo rk , hoop work and exercises with wands.

HISTORY Classical vo lumes reprinted by Brown

Reprints, in addition to th e one mentioned above on corrective gym nast ics, include an English translation of Guts Muth's 1793 Gymnastics for Youth. Accompanying this text is an exce llent commenta ry and cr itique by Nicholaas Moolenijzer of the University of Missouri at Columbia. Another gymnast ic cla ss ic preserved by Brown Reprints is Nissen 's ABC of the Swedish System of Educational Gymnastics originally published in Boston in 1892. The text is su pplemented by an interesting commentary on the Swedish system by consulting editor Roger K. Burke of Occidental College. Finally from Brown we have a reprint of Gardiner's well-known Greek Athletic Sports and Festivals wh ich ma y be used in comb ination with another text by Robinson, entitl ed Sources for the History of Greek Athletics. In the latter you will find comp lete translations and comments about such things as Galen's thoughts on gymnastics at a time w hen Greek athletics were declining under the influence of Rom e.

A general text by Rice, et aI., A Brief History of Physical Education, now in its fifth ed ition, is a good reference. I must also acknowledge the historical information and footno tes found in Bruwn and Sommer's Movement Education: Its Evolution and a Modern Approach. Finally, the History of the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union of Indiana University by Rinsch spanning its lOa-year history should be of interest to all those who are interested in the development and evo lution of gymnastics in the Un ited States.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Books on single gymnastic events other than

tumbling and trampol ine have not cha nged much since the initiation of the Golden Library in 1965. The Kunzle Olympic Gymnastics Series is sti ll incomplete with no vo lum es for rings and vau lting available. As they stand , the Kunzle books are by fa r the best sources for coaching. Progress ions for sta ndard and advanced movements, in cluding at t im es the psychological implications for learn ing, is presented in a very practical way. Your side horse library may be expanded by one vo lume produced by Don Tonry, entitled The Side Horse. It is va luable not so much because it contai ns technical information but because the majority of complicated side horse movements are presented in sequence photographs. Some of you might also be interested in a new text on vau lting by Frielander (Vaulting-The Art of Gymnastics on the Moving Horse) if you can overlook the fact that the horse is alive and trick riding is th e goal. Some insight to the present terminology used in vaulting (our kind) is given in her text.

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Grace Kaywell's series, Ballet for Gymnastics, is st ill unique as is Prchal 's Artistic Gymnastics-Floor Exercises. The reader of Carter 's Gymnastics for Girls and Women w ill find the book especially valuab le for beam and floor work with a ba ll et touch.

The best book available on uneven bar work is Timmerman 's text from Wilhelm -Limpert. It is written in German, but it is we ll illustrated by Klaus Wieman, w ho is one of the top illustrators of gym nastic movement. Lin ert 's The Modern Girl Gymnast on the Uneven Parallel Bars, o ne of two vo lumes on the subject in English (the other one is by Sjursen), is now a bit out of style, although it conta ins many key exp lanations about intermediate/ advanced work. It shou ld be revised and updated.

Sjursen's works may now be obta ined in a single vo lume and wi ll be mentioned below. John Hinds, a we ll-known high schoo l coach, has prepared a manuscript on the rings but thus far has not secured a publisher that we know of. I believe that a publisher such as Brown might eventually be enticed to expand its Physical Education Series to include gymnast ic paperbacks on a par w ith those now offered by Wilhelm-Limpert. One hundred pages devoted to each of the Olympic events for men and women would certain ly be we lcomed by the gymnastic community . The fact that such texts wou ld not find many adopt ions for ongoing courses and due to the experience of others that the probable sa le wou ld not exceed 5,000 for such specia li zed paperbacks, we w ill probably have to be satisfied with the publication of a gymnast ic " cook book " some time in the future where each event is given proper treatment ... perhaps an encyclopedia. Rest assured that whatever form it takes it w ill be expensive if published at all.

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A compendium of thought on the subject of judging gymnastics, a project of Dick Aronson , has resulted in The Art and Science of Judging Gymnastics. This vo lume is a val uable supp lement to available FIG materials and should be helpful in the training and certif icat ion of new judges. The only other publication I shall mention here is the Women's Gymnastic S & M Book prepared by Helen Sjursen. It was prepared to assist women much as Tonry's ABC book for men was his attempt to improve upon existing materials related to difficulty evaluat ion. We have not seen the Bowers, et aI. , text on judging and coach ing from National Press but assume that it w ill present the best thinking o n these subjects by women associated with th e DGWS program of gymnastics. The DGWS has an exce llent manual for training judges which is used in conjunct ion with a special testing film. MEN

The original Golden Library did contain two texts, one of which was a foreign-language text, written for boys and men, but the comprehensive or complete book was not considered at that time . Nik Stewart, the

popular English coach, made predictions about future d irections in routine composit ion . He hit the mark in all events except para ll el bars and horizonta l bar, although certain movements he suggested for these events are seen more common ly these days. The othe r text was by Takemoto and is now out of print and therefore is no longer included. There is a text from Japan avai lab le wh ich combines many of the features of former works seen in the United States in the ea rl y '60s.

A word is in order at this point about another gent leman, Dr. Hartley Price, w hose pioneering efforts in gymnast ics have long gone unsung. His work with exhibition gymnast ics is as well known as that of Judd . His Gymkana concept was carr ied on by at least two of his st udents, Jim Baley and Dave Field, both of w hom have contributed to the lit erature of gymnastics. Baley's book Gymnastics in the Schools shows the influence of his Gymkana work and is a va luable text for ideas for exhibitions . Another student of Price is Eric Hughes, who has contributed two major works on gymnastics, one of which, Gymnastics for Men, is given Golden Library status.

Price contributed his talents to the development of the first comprehensive text on gymnastics appearing after World War II. It was origina lly published for the Naval Aviation Program and now in its third ed ition, Gymnastics and Tumbling is still widely used by teachers. Th e original edition conta ined the first published instructions on the use of the trampoline predating the 1948 ed iti on of Griswo ld 's Trampoline Tumbling. Price 's work is acknowledged in the Griswold text as is the contr ibution of Newt Loken , who worked w ith Price on the development of the Navy text and later became involved w ith publications of his own. His recent revision of the Complete Book of Gymnastics appears below as a Golden Library se lect ion. Chuck Keeney, another author of gymnastic texts, worked with Price on the Navy book.

In add ition to a number of other important influences in the field of gymnastics, Dr. Price has con tributed the word "spot " and therefore its derivatives to the Amer ican language.

Ryser 's Manual for Tumbling and Apparatus Stunts, now in its f ifth ed ition, has a 20-yea r hi story of use by those in teacher preparation and physical educators in the field.

Comprehensive vo lumes appea ring after 1965, including a number of paperbacks, a concept introdu ced by the Wm. C. Brown Co. , have added little to the literature. Most of these recent vo lumes, like so many produced prior to 1965, are of the " show and tell " va ri ety omitti ng for the most part conceptual patterns and theory. There is a great need for a text which will force the student of gymnast ics to think, thereby enabling him to become an independen t practitioner rather than one who must depend upon the most avai lab le vo lume when he realizes that it is the time of the year for his gymnastic unit.

MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS There are a few publications which cannot be

categorized in the usual way due to their uniqueness. They are valua ble add itions for the gymnastic library, however. The Gymnastic Sports Dictionary in Seven Languages has served me well for a number of yea rs now and will be welcomed by any reader who subscribes to foreign-language publications. There is an Illustrated Gymnastic Manual cu rrently ava il able from Frank Endo which comb ines many of the excell ent materials from Japan wh ich have long since gone out of print. This volume is particularly well illustrated and is an exce llent sou rce of materials for overhead projection and illustration. My own Gymnastic Action Cards inclu des a template for drawing

the human fi gure in two p lanes. It is help ful for th ose w ho want to develop th ei r own mater ials but, li ke me, are very poor at d rawing.

It would be d iffi cu lt to eva luate all o f the aud iovisual aids th at have b een p roduced in th e las t few years . Tonry's charts are th e most comp lete se t availab le, and he has taken pains to show cor rect for m. The A thl eti c Institute has a se t of loop f ilms avail ab le, and it has also produced loops fo r nat io nal co mpulso ry exe rcises fo r girls and wo men. Fina ll y, a uniqu e se t of slid es is availab le f rom Frank Endo. Each sli de shows an internati o nal pe rfo rmer in acti on w ith a sequence d raw ing of th e movement he is pe rfo rm ing also appea ring o n th e sli de.

MOVEMENT EDUCATION The goa ls of gymn asti cs at th e elementary

leve l are very simil ar to th ose o f movement educa tion. I do not pretend to be fa miliar w ith th e entire scope of publi ca ti o ns for movement educa tio n, but I am fa miliar w it h th ose havin g spec ial implica ti ons fo r gymnasti cs. A good overview o f thi s fi eld is fo und in Selected Readings in Movement Education compiled by R. T. Sweeney fo r Addiso n-Wes ley. A ddisio n-Wesley has in a ve ry sho rt tim e become a respected publi sher of ph ys ica l educa tio n tex ts, and th eir vo lumes in movement educat io n are especia ll y good. Smith 's Introduction to Human Movement and the Brow n- So mm er t ex t , Movement Education : Its Evolution and a Modern Approach are two examples.

Laban's class ic w o rk , Effort, is ve ry o ft en used as a reference because it has stimul ated a number of crea ti ve approaches fo r a var iety of objecti ves in phys ica l ed ucat io n and dance. Its po tential for a se nsible miniatu re lingui sti c system, something sore ly needed in gymn as ti cs, may eventuall y be deve lo ped by teachers fam iliar w ith effort co ncepts. Ano th er English tex t, Teaching Gymnastics, is of equal va lu e to inst ructo rs o f gymnasti cs and movement. Th e authors, Mauldon an d Layson, ca refull y expose th eir method in a p rog ressive development of th e obj ecti ves o f movement educa tion and suggest ways in w hich a va ri ety of apparatus might be used to reinfo rce lea rnin g experiences o f chi ld ren. A simil ar, th ough mo re crea ti ve, approach is presented in M osston's Developmental Movement. Diem 's Who Can is a ve ry useful littl e pamphlet w hi ch is o ne o f the few En glish translati o ns from Wilh elm-Limpert in Germ any.

STUNTS There are two publi ca tions th at trul y qualify

as w o rk s o n stunt s. Th ey are Fischer-Shawbo ld 's Individual and Dual Stunts and Horne's Stunts and Tumbling for Girls. Stunts are in a domain all th eir ow n, although th e term was po pulari zed sho rtl y after 1930 in w hat I have interpreted to be a pro test against former gymn asti c systems. Stunts are mo re like tricks played with th e bod y .. e.g., " hands behind the back, to uch your nose to th e fl oo r whil e kn eeling. " Th ey are po pular at almost any leve l and m ixed wi th th e more seri o us objecti ves o f gymnasti cs they prov ide stud ents w ith th e fun o f self-testin g.

TRAMPOLINE Two tex ts have do minated this area for a

number o f yea rs and are w idely known since they ha ve o ften accompani ed the sale of a trampo line. Gri swo ld 's Trampoline Tumbling (now Trampoline Tumbling Today) was th e ea rli est to appea r. Th e lates t editi on has been revised by co-author Glen n Wilson. The other text, This Is Trampolining, by LaDu e and No rman was w idely circu lated by th e Ni sse n Corporati o n. Thi s book makes use of flip pi ctures which are ve ry helpful and yet are not found in any o th er gym nasti c book. Like

Gri swold . LaDue and Norma n made use of the ta len ts of C H. M cCloy, w ho p repa red mater ials on mecha ni ca l analysis for both texts. In This Is Trampolining you wi ll also f ind a fa irl y comp lete bi b li ograph y ... someth ing lack ing in th e Gr iswo ld -Wi lso n tex t.

For man y years, many peopl e interes ted in trampo lining were hopefu l that jeff Hennessy wo uld author a text descri b ing his meth ods. In 1969 he prod uced The Trampoline A s I See II. It is the bes t text fo r coaches availab le on the subject.

A n Engli sh autho r, Dennis Ho rn e, has pro duced a tex t, ent it led Trampolining. His chapter o n " Tram po l inin g and Other

Acti vit ies" is unique, and he also presents an interestin g hi sto ry o f th e spo rt as we ll. TUMBLING

The lo ngest hi sto ry of " in print" status fo r a gym nast ic vo lume is fo und in thi s ca tego ry. It is LaPo rte and Renner 's A Tumbler's Manual, fir st produced in 1938. Th e authors present a seri es of eight famili es o f movements from tumblin g. The p rog ressions are we ll presented even by today 's sta nda rd . Many autho rs could take a lesson fro m thi s class ic tex t.

Everyone's favo rite in this category is Szypula's Tumbling and Balancing for All . O n ly on e o th er tex t t hat I have seen mi ght be considered better, but it was w ritten in j apanese and except fo r i ts profuse illustrati ons was of littl e va lue to th e reader of En gli sh. Pond 's tex t, Tumbling for Total Gymnastics, presents an interestin g approach fo r the novice instru cto r w hil e Burns and M ico leau p resent some o f the ultimate movements in their tex t, Tumbling Techniques Illustrated. WOMEN

Two-thirds of all o f the comprehensive texts fo r women's gymnas ti cs have been written in th e las t three yea rs. My 1968 review identifi ed th e Drury-Schmid vo lume, Gymnastics for Women, as th e best o f th e lot, and thi s op inio n is based o n the fact that it is th e most com prehensive in all respects. Thi s book has been rev ised w ithin the past yea r to keep it up to date. Phy lli s Cooper 's Feminine Gymnastics contains much bette r illustrat io ns th an th e Drury-Schmid tex t and is due for a rev ision w ithin the next yea r. Bo th books have been wid ely adopted.

Only o ne of th e rece nt tex ts has been authored by men. Entitl ed Manual for Coaches of Women's Gymnastics (which I have not ye t reviewed) by Bajin and Zi vic, it w ill undo ubtedly have a limi ted sa le becau se ado pters tend to se lect tex ts by women, and this parti cular volume has been priva tely publish ed.

I st ill favor the type of o rgan iza tion featured in an ea rli er tex t by june A lli son (now Mrs. Groom ) in her Advanced Gymnastics for Women but have deleted it f rom the Go lden List.

Those preferr ing an internati o nal fl avo r in th eir wo rk are undoubted ly fa mili ar w ith texts by Babbit t and Haas, Norman and the latest add iti on by Coch rane w hich has some interestin g ideas from Finla nd . Fo r t hose stri ctl y interested in th e competiti ve approach , the text ed ited by Hughes has so me adva ntages since movements are p resented withi n a f ra mework of p rog ressive ly set routines (Gymnastics for Girls). I'd love to com men t on the current ba tch of paperbacks but must adhere to my " hands off" po licy explai ned ea rl ie r. I will sa y that I enjoyed Bett y Ro ys' Gymnastics for Girls and Women, however. I have no t seen the Bowers, et al. ,tex t as yet , but I' ll bet th eir Judging and Coaching Women' s Gymnastics w ill be we ll done.

1972 GOLDEN LIBRARY OF GYMNASTICS The li st w hi ch fo ll ows incl udes those

vo lumes w hich in my opini o n are deservin g of incl usio n o n the Go lden Library of Gymnasti cs. Th e se lec tio ns are fo und in bo ld type. Th e list en to to represen ts th e most up-to-d ate reco rd s of books in p rint in o ur f ield . Should I have mi ssed any, I am tru ly so rry. A num ber of readers have been q uite ca ndid about th eir criti c isms o f my fo rm er se lect io ns, and th ey w ill rea lize th at th e p resent arti c le and se lecti o n refl ect th eir suggesti o ns and comments. I h ope my in troducto ry remarks w ill also be of va lu e to th ose of you w ho w ill w rite gymn as ti c tex ts in the future. It is an impo rtant wo rk requiring much labo r and devoti o n . I sincere ly hope th at by th e tex t upda te of th e Go lden Library, m any of the ideas suggested here w ill have evo lved into print.

AA HPER DGWS Gymnastic Guide (1971-1 973) Washin gto n, D.C.: N EA Publ ica tio ns-1201 16th St. , N.W.

All en , J.E ., Sense a nd Se nsitivity in Gym nastiCS. New Yor k : James H. He ine ma nn Inc. 969 $2.00

Alliso n, Jun e , Ad vanced Gym nastics for Wo men. London : Stan le y Pau l & Co. , Lt d ., 1963 $4.25

ARO NSO N, RIC HARD , THE ART AND SCIENCE OF JUDGING GYMNASTICS. Lowe ll , Mass . Lo we ll Te c hni ca l Ins titute, 1970 $3.50

AZ IZ, J.A. , HOW TO TEACH GYMNASTICS­TUMBLING AND BALANCING. The au th o r, 551 Chid d in gton Ave. , Lon d on , Onta ri o , Ca nada $4.50

Ba b b itt , D. a nd Haas, W. , Gymna sti c Apparatus Exe rcise s for Gi rl s. New Yor k Rona ld Pre ss, 1964$3.75

Ba ji n, B. a nd Zivic, T., Ma nu a l fo r Coach es of Wo m e n 's Gym nastics. The a uth o r, Dept. of Athl et ics, Yo rk Uni v. , O nta ri o , Ca nad a .

Ba le y, J., Gym nastics in th e Schools. Bosto n : All yn-B aco n, 1965 $8.50

Bale y, J., Illu stra ted Gu ide to Tum b li ng. Bo ston: All yn- Bacon, 1968 $2.95

Be d a rd , I. , Gymn asti cs for Boys. Chicago: Fo ll e tt Pub. Co. $1.95

BE NGTSSON , N ILS, BEGINNERS' GYMNASTICS. Pa lo Alto , Ca l. : Na ti ona l Press, 1969. $1.95

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PIKED GIANT SWING

By Don Tonry, Yale University

Th is is a new ski ll that we have been experimentin g w ith at Yale University. I thought of it soon after th e C.S .S.R . gym nasts first showed the Backward Piked Giant Swing in the 1966 World Games . Since that time Rich Murahata (form all y of Michigan State), a graduate student at Yale, has executed this giant w ith excellent style.

The piked position is not a ve ry diffi cult one to ass ume providing the gymna st has a high degree of shou lder, lower back and hamstring muscle flexibi lity . The movement itse lf is not as difficult as the backward piked giant swing, but it does provide an interes ting va riation in a routine. Step Number One: Attempt to assu me an exaggerated piked handstand w ith the seat held aga inst a wal l. See illustration number 1. Step Number Two: Kick to a piked handstand on the low parallel bars and ex tend the hips and

shoulders as th e body ove rbalances. Land on a cras h mat. Keep th e grips fair ly w ide and attempt to keep straight li ne alignment between th e upper arm s and upper back (hyperex tension is even more desirable). It wou ld be w ise to have a spotter to guide th e gymnast 's body into th e co rrec t positions for sa fety. Step umber Three : Try it on the hori zontal bar from a fo rwa rd giant swing. No te : Be su re that the wr ists are turned over the bar as th e piking act io n occurs. If the perfo rm er does no t feel con fid ent o n th e high bar, the overh ead safe ty be lt should be used to insure safe ty. General: This ski ll is not recommended for gymn asts that are not f lexi bl e enough to assume a ti ght pike w ith lots of hyperex tension in th e lower back and shoulders. Take lots of time to work on all of the prerequisit es so orientation w ill be ma ximum.

8 SIDE HORSE

Beginner Side Horse routine Drawings by Pat Avera Routine by Jerry Wright

Stand facing the neck with both hands on the neck. A. Execute double rear va ult (krieskehre) to rear support-right hand on end of horse left hand on pommel. B. Immediately swing right leg to rear (single leg 1;2 circle to r.), then C. immediately execute single leg Y2 circle to left with I. leg (all leg movements should emphasize swing and height). D. Single leg Y2 circle to right with r. leg-straddle the left arm by bringing the

E. I. leg forward (beginning the simple travel) co mplete the simple travel by executing single leg Y2 circles with r . leg and then I. leg. F. Single leg Y2 circle to right with r. leg and return. G. Single leg 12 circle to left with I. leg and return and immediate H. single leg full circle to right with I. leg. I. Execute another simple travel by alternating single leg Y2 circles. J. Dismount is very simple, with single leg Y2 circle forward with r. leg, then keeping r. leg forward bring the I. leg forward to rear support and immediately pushing off with the hands to a side stand rearways.

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exactly as they are to be performed in competition , is essentia I. If a gymnast goes into a meet situation with the knowledge that he has successfully completed man y routines, it will give him confidence that he will successfully perform that routine in a meet. CONCLUSION

Flexibility training on a daily basis is essential, not only for immediate success (to reduce accidents and loss of practice time) but for long-range goals.

Strength development through regular daily practice as well as auxiliary programs such as circuit training on a daily basis is also essential for immediate success (again for even the most basic routines as well as a decrease of injuries) but also as long-range goals.

Consistency and confidence seem to go hand in hand and will be products of a well-disciplined, organized program that utilizes the basic objectives for success.

THE COACH IS MY SHEPHERD

Th e coach is m y shepherd , I shall not fall.

He maketh me to do doubles upon the trampolin e.

He spoteth me safely upon the high bar;

He res toreth my flanks. He leade th me in the paths of

back handsp rin gs for the team 's sake. YPd. thou gh I throw many back tosses

in th e shadows of ihe parallel bars, I w ill fear no bruises,

1 0 1 hi , adv icp is w ith me. H I> "pit s and ropes,

I hpy ('omfor! m e. He prepareth a routin e for me

in Ihe presence of mine opponents. He dnointeth m y head w ith confidence :

11w horse shall always be va ulted over. ~u l ('ly handstands and L-,eats shalt follow

m e all th e meets of m y life And I shalt hit my routin es- -Forever.

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Marty's stomach hit the low bar, she wrapped and opened for the eagle catch. Mister Mason grabbed her thighs as she came around and placed her in the correct position for the move.

"Not bad," asid the coach as Marty dropped to the floor. " Let 's do it again. "

Once more the young girl jumped to the long hang position . The second eagle catch turned out to be identical to the first one. Mr Mason said, close, real close. Rest a bit and we' ll try again later."

The girls worked on the uneven bars for fifteen more minutes, then they moved on to the balance beam. Marty came close to hitting the eagle catch before moving on, but each time her hands slipped off. The coach, the gymnast and her friends knew that it was just a matter of confidence and time.

When they reached the balance beam area, Mister Mason said, "Warm up and we'll get going." To Lourie he said, " The first thing I want you to do is get up on the beam and walk around. This is the best exercise you can do to learn how to work the beam. It will get boring, and at times just about drive you crazy, but if you want to be good you have to learn patience with the beam. "

Lourie listened intently as the coach went on , "In my estimation, the balance beam is the hardest event in girls gymnastics."

Lourie said, "It seems like the uneven bars would be."

"Not really ." " Why the balance beam? " "I like to look at it this way. On the

balance beam, a girl is working about four feet off the floor. She is walking on a surface only four inces wide. There is no music to help her, an d the routines are usually long and relatively slow. There is a lot of room for error. And usually in a meet it is so darn quiet when she's up there, especially if no other events are going."

Lourie looked at the piece of wood before her and said, "I can see what you mean . I hope I can do it right. "

Mister Mason said, " If you work hard and get a good beam routine, and get to where you can do it with little or no error, a girl with your build and determination can be very good . I think the beam will be the key to your success. "

Lourie stood for a moment more in front of the coach, then turned and climbed upon a balance beam for the first time in her life. She stood for a moment and looked down the long stretch of wood . From what the coach had said, she knew it was four inches wide, but from where she now stood, it looked much narrower.

Mister Mason said, " Now just walk up and down a few times and get the feel of where you ' re at. When you get to the end , turn easily and walk back. Try not to fall , but if you do just get back up. The idea is

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to get so good you don ' t tall , but in the beginning falling is a part of the training. You have to know when you do fall , you won ' t get hurt, because you ' ll learn how to control your body and land right. "

Lourie looked at the coach , and said , " What if I fall and hit the beam?"

Mister Mason smiled and said , " It ' ll hurt probably, but that 's part of the sport. You ' re going to fall at times in your life, and you may get hurt, but that will be the mark of potentially a good or bad gymnast. If you should fall and have a fear of the apparatus or the skill you're going to perform, and be so afraid that you won ' t want to do it again, then you ' ll never be a good gymnast. If you can fall, and even get hurt , and still get back up and try again, then you will show signs of being a good gymnast. "

As Lourie walked to the other end of the beam once more and turned to come back, Mister Mason said, " The point I'm trying to make is this, don 't ever be afraid of the sport. Respect it like you've never respected anything in your life, but don 't be afraid of it. Understand?"

Lourie smiled down at the man below her and said, " Yes."

" Good. Now alii want you to do is walk, turn and maybe even run lightly if you feel confident. That'll be your first day."

Mister Mason turned to Betsy and said, " You ready to work on your back handspring? "

((Yes." " Let 's get at it then. First I want you to

get down here on the mat and do one of this line."

Mister Mason pointed to a white line on the blue mat.

Betsy hopped down from her beam and stood on the line. She hesitated a moment, then leaped into the air backwards into a back handspring. When she finished, both her feet were on the line.

" Not bad. You dumped it slightly, but other than that it was right on the nose. "

Betsy said, " My hands weren ' t on the line."

" Don't worry too much about that, when we get on the low beam, they'll be there. I don 't know why, possibly self preservation , but they ' ll be there. I don't think I've ever seen anyone miss their hands. Plenty of times I've seen them miss their feet, but not hands ."

Betsy performed the move several more times, before Mister Mason said, " You'll have to go higher. Give yourself time to make it. If you dump it back onto the beam, the chances of making it aren ' t good. But if you ' ll put it high into the air, you ' re chances are excellent. Like most things , it 's an easy move, after you have a little confidence in yourself. "

Alter a lew more trys on the I'oor, the coach said, " You ' re ready for the low beam. Okay? "

" Fine." At the low beam, Betsy stood for a

moment as Mister Mason placed his hand on the small of her back. She did not

move. Mister Mason sa id , " What 's th e problem? "

Betsy gave him a weak smile and said, " I don ' t know. I'm a little afraid of it I guess. "

" Didn ' t you just hear what I said to Lourie?"

Yes. " " Have I ever dropped you? " " No. " " Then let 's get it done. You always have

to have confidence in your coach. You 've been with me long enough to know that I won ' t ask you to do anything until you ' re ready. "

Betsy stood for a moment longer, then leaped backward . Mister Mason 's right hand was on the small of her back for support and his left hand came in under her thigh to help in the rotation. Betsy 's hands hit the beam solidly, as the coach said they would , but both her feet missed and she straddled the beam.

" ll"s a good thing we ' re o nly six inches off the floor. " said Mister Mason.

Betsy stood with her hands on her hips and ~aid , ··, '11 sa y. That would have been a

. beautiful wipe ou!. " "Let 's try it again ." Once more Betsy stood on the beam.

Again she hesitated as she turned to the coach and said , " Exactly how do I put my hands. "

" However is comfortable to you. Some girls will place them side by side like you do when doing a wdlkover, and some girl s stagger them slightly, similar to a very close handed tinsica. You staggered your hands on the first one, and evidently thi~ is comfortable for you. Actually I like to see it this way, it 's safer and more solid. "

Just before Betsy did the next back handspring, Mister Mason said, " You didn ' t really go into the air that time. Now remember, your first thought is to go up. If you ' re in the air, you may miss but you will have a little time to recover. "

Betsy thought a moment, then leaped high into a back handspring. Again her hands hit solid , and her lead foot came down on the beam , but she stepped off with the back foot.

Mister Mason said, " Better. Try again. " Three more times Betsy did the move.

Each time it came out the same. Her lead foot would be on, but the back foot would miss and she would step off to the right side of the balance beam . After the third miss, Mister Mason said, " Now the way to correct the miss is to turn your shoulders slightly to the left as you go back. You 're coming off to the right, and this slight turn of the shoulders will put you right down the middle."

Betsy did as she was told and this time she stayed on the beam. The elation of hitting her lirst back handspring, even with a heavy spot, was on her face .

"Good," said the coach. " Let 's try it a few more times. "

Betsy found herself hitting the move and missing it. but she knew that it was within reach now, and this made her feel good.

Mister Mason turned from the low bea m dnd once more walked over to

w here Lou ri e was still w dlking up and down the higher beam. " How you doing? "

" Fin e" " You fee l com fort able up th ere yet? " Lourie smiled an d said , " Not rea ll y. It 's

not too bdd as long as I ' m wa Iki ng like thi s. I 'm hav in g a little tro uble w ith the turns. "

" Good , yo u 're normal. " Louri e ga ve him a p uzz led look at thi s

co mment. Mi ~ t e r Ma so n , m il ed and said, " I meant

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Und erstanding his m ea nin g, Louri e sa id , " You have nothing to worry about from me th en, " as she <; mil ed ba ck at her coach.

Mister Mason looked at hi s wa tch and sa id , " Time to go to vaultin g. " .

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Bowers, e. e t al. Jud g ing and Coaching Women 's G ymnasti cs. Palo Alt o, Cal.: Na tional Press, 1971

BROW N, MARGAREr and SOMMER , BETT Y, MOVEMENT EDUCATION: ITS EVOLUTION AND A MODERN APPROACH. Rea ding , Mass.: Add iso n-W es ley. 1969 $4.95

BUNN, JOH N. SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF COACHING. Englewood Cliffs, N. J. :Prentice-Hall , 1955 $5.25

Burns, T. and Micoleau , T. , Tumbling Tech niqu es Illu strated. New York: Ronald Press, 1957 $4.00

Carte r, E. , Gymnastics for Girl s and Women. Engl ewood Cliffs. N. J.: Pren tice -H a ll , 1969 $6.95 CHARTERIS , JACK THIS IS GYMNASTICS Champaign, III. : Stipes Pub. Co .. 1969 $6.90

Claus. M .. A teacher's Guid e to Gymnasti cs . Palo Alto , Cal.: National Pr ess. 1967 $4.95

Claus , M .. Bett e r G ymna ' t'" fo r Boys . ew York: Dodd .. Mead & Co .. 1970 $J.50

Cochrane. T .. Int e rnational G ymnasti cs fo r Girl s dnd Wom e n . Rea din g. Mass. : Addi so n-Wesley, 1969 $5.50

Cooper. J. and G lassow. R .. Kin es io logy. St. Lou is : e.V. Mosby. l96J

COOPER, PHYlLIS . FEMININE GYMNASTICS_ M inn ea poli s : Burgess Pub. Co. , 1968 $5.50

Da vis, H., Beginning G ymnasti cs for Col lege Women. Aust in , Texas : Je nkin s Pub. Co., 1970 $2.50

DeCarlo . T .. Ha ndbook of Progress ive Gymnastics. En g lewood C liffs. N. J. : Pr e nti ce-Ha ll , 1963 $6.95

DIEM, lISELOTT, WHO CAN. Frankfurt , German y: Wilh e lm-Limpert Ve rla g, 4t h En g li sh Edition , 1964

DIEM , l. and SC HOL TZMETHNER , R., CORRECTIVE GYMNASTICS AND SPECIAL EXERCISE ClASSES IN SCHOOLS. Frankfurt , German y: Wilhelm-Limpert Ve rl ag , 1963

Drehman , V. Head O ver Hee ls. New Yo rk: Harpe r, 1967

DR URY , BLANC a nd SC H M ID , ANDREA , GYMNASTICS FOR WOMEN. Pal o Alto , Cal.: Na tional Pre ss (Rev.) 1970 $8.95

DYSO N. GEOFFREY. THE MECHANICS OF ATHLETICS. London: U ni ve rsit y of London Press (U .S. Di stributor - Do ve r), 1964 $5 .00

Edmonds, I.G . and Gibbons, J.J., Th e Young Sportsman 's Guide to G ymnast ics and Tumbling . London: Nel so n Pub . Co. Ltd ., 1966 $2.75

Edmundso n. J .. and Garstan g. J .. Acti viti es on Ph ysica l Edu ca tion Appara tus. Lo nd o n: Oldbo urne Book Co. ltd ., 1964 $5.00

Ed wa rd s . V .. Tumbling . Phila .: Sa und e rs. 1969. $2.00

Endo , Frank (Di stri bu tor) G ymnasti cs Sli des. 12200 S. Be re nd o Ave . Los Ange les. Cal .. 90044

F A RKA~ . JIM. USGF AGE GROUP GYMNASTIC WORKBOOK. Sa n ta MOllica , Cal.: Sundb y Publi ca ti o ns. 1964 $3.00

FISCHER. H. and SHAW BOLD . D. , INDIVIAUAL AND DUAL STUNTS. Minneapolis: Burgess Pub. Co. , 1950 $4.00

foge l. S .. Gy nllld stic H,lIldbook . West NY.l(k .. Y.: Pall e r Pub . (0 .. 1971

I r t:-· (It:· ril k. A. B .. (J )' lllll.J">Iics for \NoIllPrl . Duhll(IUP , Iowa: W.e. Brown. 1%6 $.90

Frede ri c k. A. B .. Gymnasti cs fo r Me n. lJubuque. lowa: W.e. Brow n . 1969 $.95

FREDER ICK. A. 13R UC E. GYMNASTIC ACTION CARDS. M inn eapo li s: Burgess Pub. Co., 1965 $4.UU

FREDERICK. A. IlR UCE, 212 IDEAS FOR MAKING LOW-COST PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT. Da n vill e. III. : ~chool Aid Co. (R ev.). 1971

Freelander. E .. Va ultin g - Th e Art of Gynllld s tics on the M ov in g Ho rse. Brattleboro . Vt. : Ste phe n Green Press, 1970 $4.95

FRE NC H. DOROTH Y. A TRY AT TUMBLING (ficti o n ). Phil a .. Li ppencott. 1970 $4.95

Frey, H. and Keene y. C .. I:l emen tary G ymndsti c Apparat us Skill s Illu strat e d . ew York: Ro ndld Pr ess. 1964 $4.50

Ga rstan g. J .. Coaching fo r G ymnasti cs. Lo ndon: Museum Press. 1964

Gell. H .. M usic. M o vem e nt and the Young Child. Sydn ey. Australia. Australasian Boo k SOC iet y. 1959.

GEORGE , JERRY (Editor ) THE MAGIC OF GYMNASTICS. ~,lIl t a Mo ni ca, Ca l.: Sundby Publica ti o ns. 1970 $6.UO

Gill a m . Bonnie. Basic Movem e nt Edu ca tion for Child re n - Rati o nal e and Teachin g Unit ,. Readin g , Mass .. Addi son-Wes le y, 1970

Gri swold . L. and Wilso n. G .. Trampolin e TumblIn g To da y Cranb ur y. N.J.: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1969 $4.95

GU1 ~ MUT H ~. JOH AN. GYMNASTICS FOR YOUTH. DuUUlllJ e. Iowa: Brow n Re print s, 1970 $15.50

GYMNASTIC SPORTS DICTIONARY IN SEVEN LANGUAGES. Dis tribut e d b y Spo ri she lf , P.O. Bo x 634 , New Roche ll e. N.Y. $2.50

Hartl ey. S .. Trainin g and Condit io nin g fo r Wornell's Competiti ve Gymnas ti cs . Th e author. The Uni ve " it y of Albert .. . Edmonton 7. Ca nada $2.50

He im e rdin ge r, B. and Lewis, K. , "Can You find Your O w n Wa y" - A Pra c ti ce in Movement Education. Dubu'lue . Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Pub . Co.

He nn essy . J., Trampo linin g. Dubuque , Iowa: W.e. Brown , 1968 $.95

HE NNESSY. JEFF . THE TRAMPOLINE AS I SEE IT. Lafayette , La .: Int erna tional Pub . Co. , 1969 (p.O. Box 869 US L Station . Lafa yett e . La. , 70501)

Horne , Dennis, Trampolinin g. New Yor k: Transa tla nti c Arts, In c. (Di stribut o rj 1969 $7.95

Horn e , D., Your Book of Trampolining. New York: Transat lantic Arts, Inc. (Di stribut or) , 1970 $3.25

Ho rne, V. , Stunts a nd Tumbling for G irls. New York: Ronald Press . 1943.

HOYM AN. ANA LESE. GYMNAST ICS W ITH HANLJ APPARA TUS (Se ri esj. Dea l. N.J.: Kimbo Reco rd s, 1968

Hughes, E. (Editor ). G ymnd stics for Grr'" N('w York: Ronald Press. 1966 $7 .50

Jacques-Dalc roze. E .. Rh ythm. M usic and Educa ti on (Rev.). London: Dalcroze Soc ie ty . 1967 $.25

John son,B .. A Beg inner's Book of G Vlllfld ... lt( .... 0..PW

York ; Apple to n-Cent ury-Crof ts. 1%6 $2.Y5

John so n. B. and Boudredu. P" G YllllldStics for Girls a nd Wom e n . New York: Apple lon-L(' lllUl y-Croit s, 1970 $3.95

JOH NSO N, MARV IN PROGRAMMED BASIC GYMNASTIC ROUTINES ($2.00) a nd INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE ($1.00) Th e duthor 1277 Page ant Ave. Ypsi lan t i. Mich 48197

JUDD. LESLIE et al. EXHIBITION GYMNASTICS. New York ' Asso ciation Pre". 196Y $ 15.00

KA YWE LL. GRACE . BAllET FOR GYMNASTICS (C LASS B). Sa nt a MOllicd: Sundby Publications . 1965 $4.00

KAYWELL. GRACE , BALLET FOR GYMNASTICS (C LASS C). San ta Monica: Sundby Publi ca ti ons, 1966 $4.00

Kee lw y. C .. Trampo linin g Illu stra te d. New York: Ronald Press . 1961

Keeney. C .. Fundame nta l Tumbling Skill s Illu strat e d. New York: Ro nald Press. 1966 $4.50

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STAFF Th e school , enjoying its 10th successfu l season, is under the direct ion of Milan Trnka , Assistant Pro fesso r of Health and Ph ys ica l Educat ion at West Chester State College in Penn sy lva nia. Th e <;taff is com pri sed of college ph ys ica l ed ucation graduates and majors se lected beca use of th eir yea rs of ex perience with an ex pertise in gymnast ics. Limited enro llm ent, suffi cient instructors and adequate apparatus insure that the teacher-pupil ration wi ll be kept to abo ut one teacher for every eight students. Gymna stic appare l and suppli es so ld.

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Th e huge 140' x 110' wi ll illuminated SOKOL WOODLANDS FIELD HOUSE is fully ewuipped with the most modern Olympic standard apparatus, inc luding a top quality 40 x 40 floor exercise mat and safety " f lu ff " mats .

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Kjeldsen, Kitt y, Women's Gymnastics. Boston: A ll yn-Bacon , 1969 $1.25

KU Zl E, GEO., OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS HORIZONTAL BAR Vol. II london ; Barrie and Rackli ff , 1957 $5.00

KUNZlE, GEO., OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS - POMMEl HORSE Vol. I II l ondon: Barrie and Rockiiff, 1960 $5.00

KUNZl E, GEO., OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS· PARALLEL BARS Vol. IV l ondon : Barrie and Rack li ff , 1966 $16.00

l ABAN, RUDOLPH AND lAWRENCE, F.e., EFFORT. l ondon: McDonald Evans (America n Distributor -Dance otation Bureau , 8 E. 12 51. , N.Y., N.Y.) , 1947 $2.50

l A DUE, FR AN K and NORMAN, JI M , THIS IS TRAMPOLINING. Cedar Rap ids, Iowa: N issen Co rpo ration, 1959

laPorte, W.R. and Renner, A. , A Tum bler's Manu al. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice -Hall , 1938

L1 NERT, WA LTER, THE MODERN GIRL GYMNAST ON THE UNEVEN PARAllEl BARS. The Auth or, 1010 W. 64th 51. , Ind ianapo lis, Indiana, 1957 $3.50

lOKE , EWT and WillOUGHBY, ROBERT, COMPLETE BOOK OF GYMNASTICS. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prent ice-Hall (2nd Ed .). 1967 $7.95

MAULDON, E. and l AYSON, J., TEACHING GYMNASTICS. l ondon : McDonald Evans, 1965

MOSSTON , MUSKA , DEVElOPMENTAL MOVEMENT. Columbus, Ohio: e.E. Merill , 1965

MUNROW, A.D., PURE AND APPLIED GYMNASTICS (2nd Ed .) Baltimore: Williams and Wi lkins, 1963 $6.50

M usker, F. et ai, A Guide to Gymnastics. ew York: The Macm illan Co., 1968 $6.95

Neuman n-Neurode, D ., Baby Gymnastics. Elmsford , N. Y.: Pergamon Pub. Co. , 1968 $2.50

Ni»en, H., ABC of the Swedish System of Educationa l Gym nasti cs. Dubuque, Iowa: Brown Rep rin ts, 1970 $5.50

Norman, Randi , Gymnasti CS for Gi rl s and Women . Dubuque, Iowa: W.e. Brown 1965 $2.75

O ' Q U INN , GA RL AN D, GYMNASTICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CH ILDREN. Dubuque, Iowa: W.e. Brown, 1967 $2.95

Pallett , G.D., Modern Educational Gymnastics. Elmsford , N.Y.: Pergamon Pub. Co. , 1965 $2.95

PlAGENHOEF, STAN LEY, PATTERNS OF HUMAN MOTION. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice -Hall , 1971 $7.50

Pond , e. , Tumbling for To tal Gymnasti CS. Champaign, III. : St ipes Pub. Co. , 1965

PRC HAL, M ILDRED, ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS • FLOOR EXERCISE. Wa ldw ick, N .J.: Hoctor Dance Records, Inc., 1964 $4.50

Prestidge, J. and Prest idge, P. , Your Book of Gymnastics. l ondon : Faber, 1964.

PR ICE, HARTLEY et ai, GYMNASTICS AND TUMBLING. Annapolis, Md.: U.S. Nava l Institute (3 rd Ed .), 1968 $6.50

PROVAZNIK. M. and ZABKA, ORMA, GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES WITH HAND APPA RATUS. Minneapoli s: I:lurgess Pub. Co .. 1965 $3.25

RA THI:lO E. JOSEPH I E, CORRECTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION (71h Ed.) Phila.: W. B. Saunders, 1965 $5.00

RICE. EMMETT ella. A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION. (5 th Ed. ) New York: Ronald Press, 1969 $7.50

RINSCH, EM il. HISTORY OFTHE NORMAL COLLEGE OF THE AMERICAN GYMNASTIC UNION OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY (1866-1966) India napo li s, Ind.:

orrml College A.G.U. $4.00

ROB INSO , RAC HEL 5. , SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF GREEK ATHLETICS. Th e Author , 439 Lud low Ave .. Cinci natti , O h io , 45220 Rev. 1955 $4.00

Roys, B., Gymnastics fo r Gi rl s a nd Women. Phil a: W.B. Saund e rs, 1969 $2.00

Ruff , Wesley , Gymnastics. Dubuqu e , Iowa: W.e. Brow n, 1959 $3.50

RYSER , OTTO. MANUAL FOR TUMBLING AND APPARATUS STUNTS (5 th Ed. ) Dubuque, Iowa: W.e. Brown, 1968 $4.25

Schrecker, Ka rl. Correcti ve Gymnasti cs for Schools . New York: Inte rnation a l Publi ca tion s Service, 1970 $3 .75

Schreib e r, M. , Women 's G ymn asti cs. Pac ific Pa li sa d es, Cal.: Good yea r Pub. Co. , 1969 $1.25

SJURSE N, HEL EN, WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS - S & M BOOK. The Author, 46 Poplar Place , Fa nwood , N. J., 07023 $3 .18

Sjurse n , Hele n , Skill s fo r Women 's Gymn as tics. Wald w ick, N. J. : Hoctor Reco rd s, 1970 $6.00

Smith , H., Introd uction to Human Move ment. Reading, Mass.: Addi so n-Wes ley, 1968

SPACKMAN, ROBERT, CONDITIONING FOR GYMNASTICS. Spr ingfi e ld , III. : e.e. Thomas Pub ., 1970 $9.50

Stewa rt , Nik, Compe titi ve Gymnastics. Lo ndon : St a nl ey Paul & Co., Ltd ., 1964 $4 .95

SWEENEY, R.T., SELKTED READINGS IN MOVEMENT EDUCATION. Reading Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1970

Szabo, L. , Ill ustrated Ph ys ica l Ed uca tion Throu g h Gymnasti cs. San Francisco: Tri-Ocea n , Inc. , 1966 $4.95

SZY PULA , GEORGE, TUMBLING AND BALANCING FOR ALL. Dubuque, Iowa: W.e. Bro w n (2nd Ed .), 1968 $4.25

Szypula , G., Beg innin g Tralllpolining . Be lmont, Ca l. : Wadswo rth Pub. Co., 1968 $1.25

Takemoto et a i, Illu strat ed Gymnasti CS Manua l. Lo s Angel es: Frank Endo Di stributor (12200 S. Berendo Ave ., Los Angeles, 90044), 1964 $16.00

Ti ssot, J.e. , Tissot ' s Gymnasti cs (Trans lation ) New Haven, Conn .: Elizabe th Licht Publi she r, 1964 $12 .00

TONRY, DO N, THE SIDE HORSE. Northbrid ge, Mass.: GymnastiC Aids, 1966 $3.00

Tonry, D. , Gymnas tic 's ABC Ill ustrated. No rthbridge, Mass.: GymnastiC Aids, n.d . $3.50

To nry, D., Basic Gymnast ics for th e Boy's Ph ys ical Education Instructor. Northbridge, Mass. : Gymnast iC Aids, n.d. $1.50

VINCENT, BILL, LET'S TEACH ROUTINES. Santa Monica: Sundby Publi cations, 1968 $1.00

Wacht e l, E. and Loken , N., Girl s' Gymnastics. Chicago: Sterl ing Pubs. , 1967

We il er , W., Gym nast ics Illu strated . The Author, 16 Pare Lau rier, St. Jean, Quebec, Canada. $5.50

Wide, Anders, Ha ndbook of Med ica l an d Orthopedic Gymnastics. Dubuque, Iowa: Brown Repr in ts, 1970 $13.50

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FEATURING Dr. Vic Lesch Dr. Chas. Johnson Dr. Neil Schmitt Bill Roetzheim Plus many prominent High School and College coaches as guests and instructors.

ONE GREAT WEEK

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EAST STRIUDSBERG STATE COLLEGE OLYMPIC TOUR- Aug. 22 to Sept. 7 th ; $550.00 included room, breakfast , tickets from Aug. 29-Sept. 4, air fair , and trans between Olympic Stadium and room. Contact Bruno Klaus, P.E. Dept. East Stroudsburg College, Pa. 18301

SUMMER CAMPS AND CLINICS MANMOUTH GYMNASTICS CLINIC: August 6 -11 at Monmouth College, West Long Branch, New Jersey. For Info rmation wr ite: MGC - P.O. Box 341, Shrewsbury NJ 07701 CAMP GUALALA: Augus t 5-12 (ages 9 to 15) August 12-19 (16 and over) For more in format ion on this Northern Ca li fornia Gymnastic Camp Cli nic among the big redwoods write to: Ernie Marinoni, Di rector­Berkeley YMCA, 2001 A llston Way, Berkeley, Ca. 94704. ANNUAL ALL GIRLS GYM CAMP: July 8th through July 15th, 1972 Idyllwi ld, Ca liforn ia. A camp program designed for girl s 8 yea rs of age through High School, beginners to advanced . For informat ion and reg istration wr ite o r phone : Vince Pietrok, Camp Director 1008 E. South Street Anaheim, Cal if. 92805 Phone (714) 774-4055. S.S. Camp Gymnast - Cata lina Island, Ca li fornia ; June 24-July 1; boys and girls; 12and over; all around camp sponso red by Gymnast Magazine; $100.00 for 7 days plus $15.00 fo r registration, round trip boat , fare, camp, T-shirt, etc. 5.5. Camp Gym nast Box 110 Santa Monica CA. 90406 - (limited enro llment - A fun gym camp with ru gged living and lots of extras.

Hall of Fame Gymnastics Camp - boys and girl s; North Central College in Napervi lle Illinois; ages 10-1 8; June 18-24; $1 10.00; Contact Dr. Victor Lesch Gymnastics Camps, Hall of FameCamps, Su ite 1870 - Marine Plaza, Mi lwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. North Atlantic Gymnastics School - in Hightstown, New Jersey; Boys and girls; 10-1 8; Aug. 13 to 26; Fee $190.00 ($95.00/session) O lympic events p lus tumbl ing and trampoline. On the staff will be Maria Bakos Former Hungarian Natio nal Coach of Modern Gymnastics and Dr. Joseph Toth Former Interna tional Gymnast of Hunga ry. Bowling State University offers 2 hours credit cou rse HPEW 473A Analys is of gymnast ics sk ill s w ith emphasis on pract ica l experi ence in judging compulsory and optional routines. Study USGF/DGWS compulsories . USGF/ DGWS cert ifica tion offered (not required) at end . Cou rse run by C'-rolyn Bowers and Con i Ma rtin ; Ohio Residents $26.00 per quarter hour for undergraduates ($63.75 for out of staters.) Students may not take thi s course concurrent ly wit h other classes ; July 24 -29; Contact Dr. Annie Clement, Chai rman Women 's HPE & R Dept., Bowling Green State Univ., Bowling Green, Ohio 43403. West Penn Gymnastic Clinic - a Sokol Camp in New Kengington, Pa. for boys and girls at all abi lity leve ls and teachers. July 23-Aug. 20; Olympic events plus tumbling, trampo line and rh ythmics. $60.00/wk or $225.00/4 w ks. Staff consists of co llege and hi gh school coaches and gymnasts. Contact Steve Banjak, 348 New Castl e St., Slippery Rock PA. 16057. Midwest Gymnastics Camp - sa nctioned by USGF; girl s 8 and older; June 11-17 O lymp ic events plus ballet and all three leve ls of 1972 Na ti onal Compulsory Rout ines. Coaches and teachers invited. Located on 336 acre area of picturesq ue timberl and borderi ng the Des Moines Ri ve r. $65.00 ... Contact Bill & Conn ie Robertson , Corner House Gymnastic Club, ci a 721 1 Bryn Mawr Drive, Des Moines, Iowa 50322.

Muriel Grossfeld's World of Gymnastics Gi rl s clin ics to be held at Purdue U., June 19-23; Fairport, N.Y., Jun e 26-30; Lakewood, N.J., July 24-28; Wi lmington, Delaware, July 31-A ug. 7-11 ; Ri chmond, Va., Aug. 14-1 8. Contact: Edga r Knepper, 235 Pinehurst Rd ., Wilmington , Del. 19803 PH (609) 981-8400 Ex t. 227. CAMP SOKOL TSUKARA: Located near Lake Geneva, Wis . It is a coed ca mp sta rting from age 10, sess ions begin Ju ne 25-August 19. Contact Jerry Fontana o r Mike Jack i, 400 Glenview Rd ., Glenview, III. , 60025.

. NATIONAL SUMMER PALAESTRUM CAMP-Located on C lea rwa ter Elk Lake , Wi ll iamsbu rg, Michigan ... 1st session June 25-July 22 ... 2nd sess ion is July 23-Aug19. Fee $450.00/ sess. full program ... boys and gi rl s. W rite National Summer Palaest rum Camp, 7901 Van Gogh C, Potomac, Maryland, 20854 FLANSAAS CLINICS-Da le Flansaas is currently holding wee kend clini cs, open to gymnasts :or speci al he lp on routin e composti on, sty ling and free exercise music se lect ion. W ith Dale is Dr. Rona ld Wi lliams, a

remouned concert pianist and doctor of Music at the U of Neveda at Reno, w ho wi ll be composing o riginal compostion for free exercise. Cost of the weekend clin ic is $50.00 including traini ng, room and board. Contact Dale Flansaas. ci a Reno School of Gymnastics, 445 Eureka Ave., Reno, Nevada, 89502 JAY'S NATIONAL GYMNASTIC SCHOOL-Camp for Gi rl s, age 10 and over to be held at Camp Hi Hiram, Ohio. Contact : Jea nette Ja y, 1482 A labama Ave ., Pitt sburgh, Pa . 15210 July 9-Jul y 16 VIENNA INTERNATIONAL SOKOL SLET-June 29-July 12 in Vienna. Contact Professional Semi nar Consu ltants, Inc. 3194 Lawson Blvd. Oceanside, N.Y. 11572 PH (516) 536-7292 SOKOL U.S.A. GYMNASTIC SCHOOL. .. SOKAL WOODLANDS-Student teacher rat io is one teacher fo r eight students, boys and girl s 12 and o lder. $100.00/ week. Also open to coaches and Ph.Ed. Teachers. 8 one week sess ions. Open from Ju ly 2 to Aug. 27. Write Saka l Woodlands, Mail Rd. Barryv ille, New York 12719 PH (914) 956-8413 WOODWARD CAMP-Open for 10 weeks from Ju ne 25th to Sept. 3rd. $95.00/ week. Open to boys and girls seven yea rs and up. Aside from lea rnin g gymnastics campers get instruction in photography, developing, etc. and other more usua l ca mp acti vi ti es. For info: Write: Woodward Camp, P.O. Box 93, Woodwa rd PA. 16882 PH(814) 349-8343 UNITED STATES GYMNASTIC FEDERATION WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS CAMP ... PACIFIC UNIV.-2 sess ions open between June 25 and July 8 for girl s 10 and o lder, fema le coaches or teachers, co llege cred it availab le. $85.00/ week. Wr ite Va rin a French, Camp Director, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon 97116 AMERICAN GYMNASTIC CAMP-Open for 5 weeks between June 25th and July 29. Girls on ly 8 and over $11 5.00/ week Open also to teachers and coaches Teacher pupi l rat ion is 1:66-7 gi rl s on each piece of appa ratu s. W rite: American Gymnastic Camp, Dr. Frederic M. Peirce, 119 North Broad St. , Johnson City, N.Y. 13790 Monessen Sokols U.S.A.-Opens Ju ly 9 to Aug 12. boys and gi rl s $60.00/w k. For ages 12 and over. Open to teachers and coaches. Write Delio Perozz i 415 Indiana Ave. Monessen, PA. 15062 TRAVELING CAMP-Conducted by members of the Kent State U coaching staff w ill come to your schoo l for 4 day cl inic for gi rl s and boys, teachers, coaches. For info: Rudy Bachna, Room 166 Memorial GymnaSium, Kent State U ., Kent, Ohio 44242 PH (216) 672-2820. NATIONAL SUMMER GYMNASTIC CLINIC-Officia l Judges Certification Cou rses given by members of USGF Women 's Techinica l Committee and Mr. Ted M uzyczko. The gymnast ic part of the Clinic is now open to H.S. Gymnasts Leader' Courses are offered. Site is Jenn ison Gym, M ichiga n State Univ. East Lansing, Michigan. Chairman is Paul Fina, 222 Scottswood, Riverside, Illinois. GIRL' S GYMNASTIC SCHOOL, WOLVERINE CAMPS, INC.- In M ichigan, Director: Jim McGraw. For info: Dave Huber, 22149 Alb ion , Farmin gton , M I 48024 PH (313) 476 -9133. CARAVAN OF CAMPS-Camps already set up in Ok lahoma, New Mex ico, Texas .. . March thru Aug 4. Contact Larry Bi lhartz, Caravan of Camps Headquarters, P.O . Box 1206, A ndrews, Texas 79714. MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION GYMNASTIC CAMP-(formerly the Central Atla ntic Area) Contact: Vern Elder, Camp Director, 1736 G. St. N.W. Washington, D.C. Aug. 20-27 at Edgewater, Maryland. FIVE DAY GYMNASTICS GRILS CLINIC-at Glassbo ro State College, Glassboro N.J. Contact: Dr. Eve lyn Reade, WPE Dept. , Glassboro Sta te Coll ege, Glassboro, N.J. July 2-7 INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS CAMP-of Camp Sun Mountain in the Poconos. Contact: Feno S. Vo lpe, co-d irector, 409 Bryant St., St roudsbu rg, PA Jun e 18-23 and Aug. 20-25. SANFORD SCHOOL SUMMER GYMNASTIC CLINIC-at Hockessin , Delaware. Contact: Edgar Knepper, 235 Pin ehurst Rd., Wil mington, Del. Ju ly 30-Aug. 4 and Aug. 6-11 . BLUE MOUNTAIN SPORTS CAMP USGF GYMNASTICS-at Onowa Lodge, Mountain home, PA Contact: Bill and Donna Strauss, Gymnastics, Blue Mountain Sports Camps In c. Box 198, Mountain home, PA 18342 July 30-Aug. 4 and Aug. 6-11 MIDDLE EASTERN GYMNASTIC CAMP-in Highview, West Virginia. Contact M iddle Eastern Gymnasti c Camp, 11 615 Fulham St., Sil ve r Sprin g, MD. 20902 June 18-24

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