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This text provides a variety of basic gymnastics skills that may he used. in organized classes, clubs, informal groups or recreation groups. .The text deals with each apparatus (for boys) individually. Every stunt is illustrated with sequencephotos accompanied by a written discription. Safety and spotting techniques are also included. In order to aid the begginning teacher in setting up a gymnastics program and teaching gymnastics as a unit chapters are also included on the history of gymnastics, general teaching procedures which can be adapted to individual situations and a section on terminology. The abundance of photographs and detailed descriptions make this 162 page book ideal for the beginning gymnastics teacher. A TEACHERS GUIDE TO GYMNASTICS may be purchased from the National Press, 850 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, Calif. The cost is $4. 95.

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U.S.A.'s Top 25 This, our 2nd listing for men and the 1st for women, is in the ranked order of ability as rated by our magazine staff. This will be a regular feature of the U.S. Gymnast. You will notice that Ste'{e Cohen, Penn St., is not listed this month. Steve has had a leg operation and his return to active gymnastics at this time is in doubt.

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PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED OF UP TO DATE COMPETITION AND SCORES OF THE ALL AROUND GYMNAST! THIS WILL HELP US MAKE OUR LISTINGS MORE ACCURATE.

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LIST

Buf. Turn. Oklahoma Ohio Cent. Col. So. Ill. Vadas G.C. So. Ill. So. Ill. Oklahoma Owego, NY Cent. Col.

5. Kathy Gleason 6. Debbie Bailey 7. Marie Walther 8. Karen Lively 9. JoAnne Hashimoto 10.Karen Galloway 11.Mary Toth 12.Sue Rogers 13.Kathy Carroll 14.Sally Espe 15.Mary Ann Woolner

137.300 134.632 134.533 134.333 131.201 129.551 129.068 128.899 126.099 117.468

Ka thy was not at the Pan Am Trials due to injury. Kathy scored 70.003 for a 4th place in the AAU National Champs.

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MOST RECENT SCORE 1. Makoto Sakamoto u.s.c. 109.8 AAU 2. Richard Lloyd NW La. 108.0 Pan Am 3. Kanati Allen U.C.L.A. 107.25 AAU 4. Dave Thor Mich.St. 107.85 Pan Am 5. F. Roethlisberger Mil.Tur. 107.65 Pan Am 6. Mark Cohn Phila. 106.90 Pan Am 7. Bob" Emery Penn St. 104.50 Pan Am 8. Arno Lascari Wisc. 104.25 Pan Am 9. Bob Dickson Iowa 107.25 USGF 10.Rick Tucker 106.85 USGF S .I.U. 11.Sid Freudenstein Calif. 105 .70 AAU 12.Neil Schmitt 103.88 USGF Iowa N. y. 13.Jim Amerine 104.20 Pan Am 14.Fred Dennis 106.05 USGF S .I.U. 15.Bob Lynn LA Turn. 103.40 Pan Am 16 .Jim Culhane So.Con. 105.05 AAU 17.Paul Mayer 102.10 USGF S .I.U. 18.Abie Grossfeld S.Conn . 102.45 Pan Afn . 19.Richard Swetman Penn St. 99.90 Pan Am 20.Richard Grigsby San Fern. 99.85 Pan Am 21.Joe Fedorchek Mich St. 99.80 Pan Am 22 .Gary Di-am.and Calif. 97.55 Pan Am 23.Rich Scorza Iowa no recent scores II 24.Greg Weiss Unatt II 25.Joe Litow Penn St. WOMEN - LIST NAME

1. Linda Metheny

2. Joyce Tanac 3. Carolyn Hacker 4. Donna Schaenzer

Seat. Y. So. Conn. So. Ill.

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Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Richard Lloyd Dave Thor F. Roethlisberger Mark Cohn Bob Emery Arno Lascari

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Score

NW La. Mich.St. Mil. Turn. Phila. Penn St. Wisc. Unatt.

108.00 107.85 107.65 106.90 104.50 104.25

COACH - Fred Martinez

Name

147.098 145.401 142.901 138.866

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Joyce Tanac Carolyn Hacker Donna Schaenzer Debbie Bailey Marie Walther

Seat. Y. So. Conn. So. Illinois Oklahoma Ohio

COACH - Muriel Grossfeld

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Each unit in our boys 1 Physical Education is divided into six-week segments. This time s phere adapts very readily to Illinois gymnastics which possesses six events.

High School Gymnastics

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BILL ROETZHEIM-Provisio East High School Maywood, Illinois

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First We ek - Side Horse Second Week - Horizonta l Bar Third Week - Tumbling Fourth Week - Parallel Bars Fifth Week - Rings Sixth Week - Trampoline

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The application of the four periods per week will vary as to trick content but will remain constant as to general instruction. I want to explain what will be required, teach the skills, and appraise progress. This general program is repeated each week, subs ti tu ting the next event with the different skills and ramifications that this change has made possib le.

I have been criticized for devoting little if no space to gymnastics in the high school physical education program. To try and correct this situation I have briefly outlined the program I conduct at Proviso East. The concepts involved in the presentation of gymnastics in the physical education curriculum here at Proviso have fluctuated greatly over the past twelve years. I hope and believe that these changes reflect an evolution into a more refined and meaningful course of study.

Period I Spend the first twenty minutes explaining the event, what you expect to accomplish and the safety aspect of working the event. The last portion of the period should be used for teaching individual tricks and giving their point values (Formal presentation).

When I began teaching here I set up a check-list type program. This consisted of a number of progressively harder stunts on each apparatus, classified by difficulty wfthin each class, but progressed in severity between the Freshman and Senior years . Progress was measured by interpreting the number of points each student earned in the course of a testing period and assigning this number a meaningful grade.

Period II Teach individual tricks (Formal presentation Period III

The next system I employed was using the 40 charts constructed and illustrated by David G. Smith in his publication, "Gymnastics - The Standard Method."

Let the students work out informally incorporating the skills they have learned into a competitive routine. Offer individual attention.

Both these systems lacked flexibility and did not give the participant the feeling or knowledge that is required to understand anci enjoy the sport of gymnastics. We, Âˇ therefore, strove to create a class teaching situation that more closely resembled the sport of gymnastics.

Period IV Testing: Each student will perform his routine. He will be given points corresponding to the number each trick is worth in his routine plus an equal number for how -8-

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TUMBLING (2 trips)

Suggested tricks and point totals for each event:

Front rolls back rolls cartwheel Roundoff Kip up Head spring Hand spring Tinsica Back hand spring (flip flop) Front

SIDE HORSE Points

Middle Tricks

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Leg cuts Left leg circle (clockwise) Right leg circle(clockwise) Leg travel Scissors (front) Scissors (Back) 1 - Flank

1 5

8 3

Balances

12 15

Mo'unts

Points

Single leg front vault Front vault Single rear mount Double rear mount

10 10 15 15

Points

Three point Headstand Two point Elbow Handstand

2 5

10 14

PARALLEL BARS

Points

1 Single rear 2 Double rear 3 Triple rear

1 6

HORIZONTAL BAR Middle Trick

Points (backward) (forward) (backward) (forward)

Mounts

3 4 7 8

Dismounts

Single leg circle single leg circle Double leg circle Double leg circle front hip circle back hip circle

1 2

3 4 7 8

Points 2 6

Front vault Rear vault Single leg pivot Squat vault

13 15

Points

Under swing Underswing ~ twist Penny drop (Beginning below bar) Penny drop (Beginning above bar)

10 8 13

4 4 2

Points

Dismounts

2 6 2

Points

Pull over Heel slide Kip using uprights Kip

Dismounts

Elbow rise (Back swing) Elbow rise (Front swing) Front roll Back roll "L" position Shoulder stand Upper arm kip Front Uprise Back uprise Mounts

Single leg swing up pull over muscle up back pull over Kip

Points

Middle Stunts

1 2

10 RINGS

1 4 4

Middle Stunts

Kip position

Points 2

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HIGH SCHOOL REPORT (con't) Inverted hang Dislocate Inlocate Single leg cut and catch Double leg cut and catch Shoulder stand

Results from high schools all over the country are beginning to trickle into my hands. It looks like the state of Virginia had a good meet this year.

10 10 2

15 15

Mounts

Points

Bent arm pull up Straight arm pull up Muscle up Uprise

RESULTS OF 1967 VIRGINIA STATE GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Team Scoring

13 15

Dismounts

2. Kell·am 3. Wakefield

Points

Single leg front cut off Double leg front cut off Back cut off

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Floor Exercise

1. P.Tilton,Yorktown

2. B.Bradshaw,George W. 3. M.Taffe,Wakefield

TRAMPOLINE (Done in 12 bounces) Seat Drop Back Drop Hand and Knee Drop Front drop Swivel hips ~ turn table Hand and knee drop (front to feet) Seat drop full twist Front drop full twist Back drop(~ twist back drop) Back drop(full twist back drop) Hand and knee drop (front to seat) Back drop(front to back drop) Full turn table Hand and knee drop (Front to feet) Back drop (front to feet) Rope Climb

1 1 1 2

1. M.Taffe,Wakefield

2. D.Burney,Wakefield 2. B.O ' Neill,Wash & Lee 4. S.Shackleford,Kellam

3 3 5 5 8 10 4 5 13 14 15·

1. J.Bernard,Yorktown

2. J.Crooks, Wakefield 3. K.Audman, Kellam

Long Horse

Still Rings

1. B.Gorry, Yorktown 8.3 2. E.Phillips, Southham. 8.0 3. S.VanCleef, Wash & L. 7.9

1. 2. 3. 3.

Horizontal Bar

. Tumbling 1. B.Bradshaw, George W. 6.9 7.1 2. M.Taffe, Wakefield 6.3 5.9 3. $.Shackleford, Kellam 6.1 5.4 All Around

Parallel Bars 1. 2. 3. 3.

S.Weisner, Yorktown B.Gorry, Yorktown R.Lutz, Wakefield Hortman, Yorktown

6.7 5.7 4.9 4.9

5.4 4.9 4.9 4.8

Side Horse

5.4 5.6 5.7

2. S.Shackleford,Kellam 3. W.Barkley, Kellam

7.2 6.8 6.2

Trampoline

1. S.Weisner,Yorktown 2. D.Hickman, Kellam 3. D.Vadney, Yorktown

1. S. Weisner, Yorktown

227.75 ·93 .25 88.50

1. Yorktown

1. S.Weisnte, Yorktown 2. B.Moon, Yorktown 3. B.Gorry, Yorktown

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34.8 28.5 27.8

6 .4 6.2 4.3

$.Weisner, Yorktown B.Murray, Yorktown O.Bohannon, Kellan B.Gorry, Yorktown

8.0 6.9 5.8 5.8

last four events and .tallying 69 points to Concord 1 s 23 points. A fine Madison Heights team came close to upsetting Concord for second place honors as they finished only four points behind Concord.

COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM

FIRST INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOC. STATE GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Report By John W. Hinds, Jr.

In addition to the battle that went on for the team championship, there was also a nip-and-tuck battle for the all around title between last year 1 s winner, Tom Dunn of North Central, and Brent Simmons of Columbus. Simmons who received the highest score of the meet - 82 .5 on the parallel bars and beat Dunn in three of the five all around events was not able to amass enough points to maintain his lead through the rings. Dunn performed a fine ring routine and thus won the title. Approximately one thousand spectators were in attendance for the finals, including several of the Nation 1 s leading college coaches. They saw without a doubt the best State Gymnastic Championships Indiana has ever held. The level of competition has vastly improved over the past years and no one team was able to dominate the meet . .

After seven years of State Invitational Championships in gymnastics the first State Gymnastic Championships sponsored by the Indiana High School Athletic Association were held at Warren Central High School of Indianapolis on Saturday, March 25th Three sectional meets had been held on Friday, Marchl7, in preparationfotthe State Championships. The top five men in each event qualified from each sectional for the State. The Sectional winners were: at Crown Point - Concord; at North Central Columbus; and at Wabash - Madison Heights. Twenty-three of the thirty-one schools that were actively competing in gymnastics during the 1966-67 season participated in the State Championships, representing approximately 700 gymnasts.

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As had been fo:r:-ecast at the beginning of the year by most coaches, the State Championships were, to say the least, exciting. The three sectional winners fought it out tooth and -nail to th-e end. Concord, last year 1 s Invi ta tional winner lead the field until the last two events when powerful Columbus finally made its move and took the lead to win over Concord 106 to 89. To win Columbus had to overcome a 29 point deficit. They did by winning three of the

Team Scores 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5.

Columbus Concord Com. Hi. Madison Heights North Central Wabash Crown Point

106 89 85 65 32 32 CONTINUED PAGE 12

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INDIANA HIGH SCH. CHAMPS (Con' t) Tumbling All Around 1. Tom Dunn, North Central 679 2. Brent Simmons, Columbus 610 3. Chuck Earle, Columbus 449

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Horizontal Bar

Powell,Concord ~ostetler,Concord

Sackett, Elkhart Butler, Madison Co;mell, Wabash

Floor Exercise 4. Jerry Hostetler, Concord 378 1. Hostetler, Concord 5. Roger Salstrom, Madison H. 2. Canaday, Madison 371 3. Simmons, Columbus 4. Powell, Concord Trampoline 5. Dunn, No.Central 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Myers, Concord Martzall, Madison Connell, Madison Herr, Columbus Wertenberger, Wabash

62.5 56.5 56.5 53.0 46 . 0

65.5 58.5 53.0 51.0 47.0

3. Rich, Madison 4. LeMaster, Concord 5. Hart, Warren Cent.

64.0 61.5 60.0 57.5 54.0

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Simmons, Columbus Dunn, No. Central Eckhart, Concord Peirce, No. Central Mirante, Wabash

Still

Dunn, No. Central Bratton, Crown Point Flohr, Columbus Eckhart, Concord Cates, Madison

73.5 67.5 52.5 47.0 46.5

Parallel Bars

Side Horse 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1. Simmons, Columbus 2. Dunn, No. Central

70.0 63.0 58.5 58.0 51.0

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

82.5 79.5 60.5 52.0 48.0

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Earle, Columbus Dunn, No. Central Seal, Columbus . Salstrom, Madison Geeze, Cro1'm Point

74.5 68.5 62.5 59.5 57.0

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WEST Report By Bob Peavy Pres. Bay Area Gymnastics Coaches Assoc.

Lutz, Ygnacio Gimbel, Col.Park Chave z, Fremont deLeon, Fremont

41.06 38.93 36.43 32.83

Team Scores 1. Ygnacio Valley

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

The following report will be for the three Division meets held one week prior to the Northern California Invitational at. Hillsdale. In order to qualify in a Division meet, a gymnast must be one of the top five qualifiers in his league. In order to qualify for the Northern California Invitational, a gymnast must be one of the top five qualifiers in his Di vis ion. There are three di visions in Northern California: East Bay, West Bay, and Independent Divisions.

College Park Fremont Skyline Mt. Diablo Oakland Castlemont

153 133 66 53 3D1..z 18 18

RESULTS: DIVISION# 2 (West Bay Championships) Long Horse

RESULTS: DIV1SION # 1 (East Bal ChamEionshiE)

Trampoline

1. Doyle ,Carlmont

1. Segale, Clayton

Long Horse

1. Chavez, Fremont 2. Kelly, Col. Park

3. Bacicalupo, P.H. 4. Spencer, Ygnacio 5. Kutz, Ygnacio

8.37 8.20 8.13 8.03 7.80

High Bar 1. Spencer, Ygnacio

2. 3. 4. 5.

7.73 Barnwell, Col. Park 7.17 Gimbel, Col. Park 6.63 Lutz, Ygnacio 6.43 Chavez, Fremont 6.23

Floor Exercise 1. Lutz, Fremont

2. 3. 4. 4.

Spencer, Ygnacio Bankston, Skyline Barnwell, Col.Park Edwards, Col. Park

8.20 8.07 6.90 6.87 6.87

Parallel Bars 1. Sparacino, Col. P.

2. 3. 4. 5.

7 .67 Spencer, Ygnacio 7.33 Chavez, Fremont 6.97 Sinsel, Col.Park 6.77 Stickney, Mt. Diab. 6.70

2. 3. 4. 5.

Jones, Oakland Spurr, Ygnacio Simms, Fremont Kelley, Col. Park

8.10 7.30 6.87 6.63 5.93

2. 3. 4. 5.

Fletcher,Hillsdale Turpin, San Mateo Shigemoto, Aragon Sweeney, San Mateo

High Bar

Rings

1. Doy1e, Carlmont

1. Davidson,Ygnacio

2. Sweeney, San Mateo 3. Cooper, Mills 4. Shigemoto, Aragon

2. 3. 4. 5.

Gimbel, Col.Park Clinnick,Skyline deLeon, Fremont Stickney, Mt .Diab.

8.13 7.37 7.23 7.10 7.07

1. Stickney, Mt .Diab.

2. 3. 3. 3.

Chisum, Ygnacio Malone, Skyline Cloud, Col. Park Lutz, Ygnacio

8.33 7 .30 6.33 6.33 6.33

Tumbling 1. Spencer, Ygnacio

2. 3. 4. 5.

Lutz, Ygnacio Barnwell, Col.Park Harris, Fremont Edwards, Col.Park

7.80 6.90 6.63 6.47 5.97

All Around 1. Spencer, Ygnacio -13-

42.73

7.20 7.15 7.15 6.70

Floor Exercise 1. Cooper, Mills

Side Horse

8.60 8.30 8.10' 7.95 7.45

2. 3. 4. 5.

Fletcher, Hillsdale Doyle, Carlmont Turpin, San Mateo Gardner, Mills

8.85 8.25 7.75 7 .50 7.45

Parallel Bars 1. Doyle, Carlmont 2. Cooper, Mills 3. Shigemoto, Aragon 4 ._ Turpin, San Mateo 5. Bein, San Mateo

7.75 7.65 7.40 6---40 6.35

Trampoline 1. Turpin, San Mateo 8.60 2. Thomson, Hillsdale 7.80 2. Early, San Mateo 7.80 CONTINUED PAGE 14

WEST REPORT (con't) 4. Lynum, Hillsdale 5. Doyle, Carlmont Rings 1. Shigemoto, Aragon

2. 3. 4. 5.

Cooper, Mills Gardner, Mills Doyle, Carlmont Turpin, San Mateo

7.55 7.35 7.05 6.90 6.75

6 .40 Nakihira, San Mateo 6.00 Steele, Sequoia 5.60 Cooper, Mills 5.30 Wright, Mills 4.95

Tumbling 2. 3. 4. 5.

Fletcher, Hillsdale Cooper, Mills Turpin, San Mateo Gardiner, Mills

McWhirk, Encina McClaren, DeAnza DeRidder, Berkeley Sayler, Homestead

1. Alexander,Encina

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2. 3. 4. 5.

7.10 6.70 6.43 6.40

Harrold, Encina Johnson, De Anza Vanderhoef, Encina Hardie, Berkeley

9.00 7.45 7.25 6.85 6.80

7.95 7.50 7.45 7.35 7.35

1. Umbarger, De Anza

2. 3. 3. 5.

Hardie, Berkeley Alexander,Encina McClaren, De Anza Holdener, Encina

1. Hardie, Berkeley

44.952 2. Doyle, Carlmont 39.696 3. Fletcher,Hillsdale 38.598 4. Shigemoto, Aragon 35.502 5. Turpin, San Mateo 34.548

2. 3. 4. 5.

Team Scores

Trampoline

8.70 8.50 7.95 7.95 7.90

Side Horse 2. 3. 4. 5. 5.

Kellogg, Homestead Vanderhoef, Encina Hardie, Berkeley Johnson, De Anza Hughes, Berkeley

6.25 6.15 6.10 5.75 4.75 4.75

Alexander, Encina Vanderfoef, Enc in a Umbarger, De Anza Holdener, Encina

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Tumbling 2. 3. 4. 5.

Hardie, Berkeley Butts, Homestead Sayler, Homestead McClaren, De Anza

"' 8.10 7.45 7.35 6.55 6.50

Team Results 1. Enc in a

7.95 7 .90 7.70 7.25 6.95

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1. Umbarger, De Anza

1. Cooper, Mills

Mills Carlmont Hillsdale Aragon Palo Alto

Johnson, San Jose Alexander, Encina Umbarger, De Anza McWhirk, Enc in a

Floor Exercise

Parallel Bars

2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

2. 3. 4. 5.

1. Alexander, Encina

All Around

1. San Mateo

9.05 8.30 8.30 8.05 8.05

High Bar

1. Frenzel, Hillsdale

1. Doyle, Carlmont

1. Umbarger, DeAnna

2. 3. 4. 4.

Rings 1. Vanderhoef, Encina

Long Horse

Side Horse 2. 3. 4. 5.

RESULTS: DIVISION 3 IndeEendent League

7.20 6.75

2. 3. 4. 5.

De Anza Berkeley Homestead Mission San Jose

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101.0 97.5 77.5 65.5 53.0 48.0

1. Umbarger, De Anza

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DeRidder, Berkeley Stanish, Homestead Bussel, Encina Hardie, Berkeley

8.85 8.25 8.00 7.35 6.80

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Report by Bob Peavy

title. Encina totaled 106 . 5 team po in ts and dominated the meet by scoring heavily in every event but tumbling. The nearest rivals were second place De Anza of Richmond with 69 points and Ygnaxio Valley of Concord a surprising third with 55 points. A record twenty schools qualified athletes for the meet this year.

The Northern California Invitational Gymnastics Championship, held May 20, 1967 at Hillsdale High School, San Mateo, provided some of the finest competition in the history of the event. For the second consecutive year Encina of Sacramento won the Northern California Invitational team

The night prior to the Championship the all around meet was held at Mt. Diablo and hosted by Darrel Leckli ter. Fifteen -14-

This year 1 s Northern California In vitational established a precedent for ef ficiency. It took just two hours and five minutes to judge, average, and tabulate one hundred and twenty routines (fifteen com petitors in each of eight events). Final score sheets were distributed only moments after the final routine of the evening. All events were run individually with each competitor receiving the judge 1 s undivided attention.

top qualifiers from three divisions competed for individual and team honors. Encina' s Gary Vanderhoef and Dana Alexander copped first and second places respectively and sent their team well ahead in the standings with 20 points. Vanderhoef' s upset victory over his teammate was one of the big surprises of the meet. With a 9. 2 on rings and an 8.45 in vaulting, Vanderhoef edged Alexander by a slim three-tenths of a point! The Championship meet at Hillsdale saw other outstanding individual performances by Rich Stickney of Mt . Diablo, Mike Cooper of Mills, Joe Sweeney of San Mateo, Gary Vanderhoef of Encina, and Kent Umbarger of De Anza. Stickney 1 s back mo ore tromlet, side travels, and kehres in and out were a pleasure to watch. His coach, Darrel Leckli ter will enjoy having Stickney back for another year of competition and possibly an()ther gold medal. Vanderhoef' s "butterfly" mount (pull to cross on rings) opened the eyes of even the most knowledgeable gymnastics fans. Vanderhoef placed first in rings and the all-around, second on side horse, and third on parallel bars. Just a junior, Vanderhoef will be back on Ray Goldbar,s championship team next season. Sweeney, a San Mateo senior, coached by Art Andrews, performed very smoothly on the High Bar. Sweeney was injured prior to the championship meet and missed qualifying in the all around. He came back strong in his specialty and won with his "best ever" high bar routine.

Officials were supplied by the North -Âˇ ern California Gymnastics Officials Assoc iation. The eight judges were: Rick Field Jerry Wright, Hal F~y, John Gilmore , Howard Moorman, Ted Carter, Jack Smith, and Clair Jennett.

ALL AROUND CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

National YMCA Trampoline Champion, Kent Umbarger of De Anza, swept his specialty and easily won the vaulting and tumbling events. Kent also placed second in free exercise and fourth in the all-around, establishing himself as the "most valuable athlete" in the meet. Mike Cooper, senior from Mills, edged Umbarger in free exercise by one-tenth of a point despite Umbarger' s double twister and "mile high" arabian dive. with a very well composed routine on parallel bars, Cooper managed to tie Howard Hardie of Berkeley with a score of 8. 05. Cooper 1 s roll to eagles on high bar and double back in ground tumbling drew applause during the competition. Cooper, coached by Ron Weiss, will be 11 scholarshipped" to Oklahoma U. for his collegiate gymnastics. -15-

Vanderhoef, Encina Alexander, Encina Hardie, Berkeley Umbarger, De Anza Lutz, Ygnacio

45.95 45.65 43.45 42.45 40.80

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EAST CARL PATTERSON, Temple University

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all-around championship was won by Richard Martin of Newton High School. His coach is George Jessup. Rick works with excellent style and maintains good form throughout his work. His floor exercise and parallel bar routines meet all F .I.G. standards and were very well performed. His Long Horse vaulting is excellent.

The next two reports will be devoted to High School Championships for 1967. The Individual Championships for the State of Massachusettes was held at Mil ton High School in Mil ton, Mass. on February 22, 1967. The calibre of work done by the top finalists was quite good. The 1.

RESULTS: Floor Exercise

Tumbling

Long Horse

1. Martin, Newton Hi. Sch. 2. Datti-Framingham High 3. Harrington, Winchester

1. Datti, Framingham So.

2. Baptist, New Bedford 3. Fox, Winchester High

1. Fontecchio, Needham High 2. Runfelo, Newton High 3. Amire, Lexington High

Side Horse

Parallel Bars

Rings

1. Wiggins, Wellesley High 2. Watjkin, Andover Hi. Sch. 3. Miller, Framingham So.

1. Martin, Newton High Sch. 2. Trurnbere, Andover High 3. Amire, Lexington Hi. Sch.

1. Bloom, Milton High Sch. 2. Ennis, Lexington High 3. Briggs, Andover

Horizontal Bar

All-Around

1. Walker, Andover Hi. Sch.

1. Martin, Newton High Sch.

2. Burke, Braintree 3. Seibert, Braintree

2. Peters, Somerville High 3. Wiggins, Wellesley

the Northern division by defeating defending champion George Washington while Central defeated West Philadelphia to ea1Âˇn the Southern division title. In the individual championships Ed Vavra of Lincoln gave a steady performance to win the all around title. Warren Marshall a tenth grader from John Gallante' s Bartram team was runnerup. The individual winners were:

2. There is no recognized State Championships in Pennsylvania but there are many league, area, and in vi ta tional championships. This year the Philadelphia Public High League team championship was won by Lincoln High School coached by Phil Schneider in a very close play-off meet with Bill Wrights' team from Central High School. Lincoln earned the right to represent

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Tumbling

Side Horse

1. Cowan, So. Philadelphia 2. Hanunond, W. Philadelphia 3. Hill, W. Philadelphia Monk, Gratz High School

1. Marshall, Bartram High 2. Hayes, Olney High School 3. Saunders, Central High

1. Eisenberg, Washington 2. Betof, Bartram High 3. Paust, W. Philadelphia

Horizontal Bar

Parallel Bars

All-Around

1. Vavra, Lincoln High 2. Dickerson, Lincoln 3. Hammond, W. Philadelphia

1. Maxwell, W. Philadelphia 2. Vavra, Lincoln High Sch. 3. Dickerson, Lincoln High

1. Vavra, Lincoln High Sch. 2. Marshall, Bartram, 3. Dickerson, Lincoln High

The Lower Bucks Country Championship was won by Neshaminy High School. Joel Baba fielded a well balanced young team t~at was deep in every event. The allaround title was taken by Garth Garges of Pennridge High. Garth is very strong on three events, high bar, parallels and rings . His Coach is Frank Krystyniak.

GARTH GARGES, Pennridge High School

RESULTS: Tumbling

Horizontal Bar

1. Spock, Neshaminy High 2. Baus, Pennridge High 3. Taylor, Pennsbury High

1. Garges, Pennridge High 2. Dorr, Pennridge High 3. Evans, Abington High

1. Cranford, Wilson High 2. Moeller, Neshaminy 3. Garges, Pennridge

Side Horse

Parallel Bars

All-Around

1. Anderson, Pennsbury 2. Goldberg, Neshaminy 3. Holmstrom, Pennsbury

1. Garges, Pennridge 2. Rockhill, Pennsbury 3. Riapelle, Neshaminy

1. Garges, Pennridge High 2. Kehler, Wilson High 3. Dawalo, Neshaminy High

Belle Vernon, Sophomore Dave Repp of Rochester, Pete Sorg from Mt. Lebanon and Tony Blasko of West Mifflin South. All five of these boys are fine all-around gymnasts. Mickey Uram is from Butler. He is an accomplished performer in every event and is strong. Mickey is probably the best all around High School gymnast in the East. Summaries of the meet follow.

Paul Uram 1 s Butler High School team again won the ~estern Pennsylvania Championships defeating John Dimilion 1 s aggregation from Belle Vernon in a play-off meet. The calibre of work in this league improves every year. Overall this is probably the strongest league in the east. Mickey Uram won the all around title against strong competition from Junior Dan Warbutton of -17-

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and explanations of competitions rules educate competitors. To be capable of doing their job properly, they must follow the development of sport gymnastics and take an active part in it.

WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS

A perfect knowledge of the competition rules which are observed at all sport gymnastics competitions, a thorough preparation for each competition and a personal example are the basic prerequisites for a good work of judges. An invaluable aid for all judges which makes their responsible work easier are exact and clear competition rules. They help them to correctly evaluate performances of competitors.

We believe that all judges should study the new rules thoroughly and that they should contribute, by judging objecti vly according to the rules, to a smoother course of all competitions and to a further development of sport gymnastics. COMPETITION RULES OF SPORT GYMNASTICS FOR WOMEN

A SUMMARY OF NOTES ON WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS JUDGING By: Alena Tenterova of Czechoslovakia

Evaluation of Optional Exercises

1. When

judging the voluntary exercises we must take into consideration not only the quality and fluency of the whole exercise (as in the case of the compulsory exercises) but also the difficulty of the exercise and the value of the composition. When judging th& floor exercises or exercises on the balance beam we must consider wrether the gymnast has made full use of the exercising area and the whole length of the beam.

(This material was submitted by Jackie Uphues, Vice-Pres. for Women of the USGF.)

INTRODUCTION The remarkable successes of our women gymnasts and especially those of Vera Caslavska, Mistress of Sports, are good examples for young people and contribute to the upturn in gymnastics. In our country sport gymnastics is one of the principal branches of sport and has a tradition of many years standing. It effectively improves qualities of movements-i.e. quickness, strength, dexterity and perseverance as well as moral and voli ti ve qualities, as deter, oma topm. cpirage and persistence.

The voluntary exercises are evaluated from 0 to 10 by tenths of a point. 2 points

for the composition (sequences) and the utilization of the exercising area

3 points - for difficulty An integral part of the educational work in sport gymnastics are competitions where competitors demonstrate the results they attained after their annual work.

5 points - for the execution, general impression and rhythm. 2. Voluntary exercises should be different from compulsory exercises and at team competitions there should be differences

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between the voluntary exercises of individual competitors as well. Voluntary exercises may contain elements from compulsory exercises but the elements must be parts of completely different sequences. Voluntary exercises must be more difficult and should be presented fluently without unnecessary repetition of the elements of difficulty. They must comprise original connecting movements. Exercises showing swing should predominate and those involving force and strength are undesireable. The exercise should have the value corresponding to the level of the competition. It should start and conclude with an element of difficulty of the respective class. The character of the composition and the choice of elements should accord with the individual qualities of the gymnast in order that the whole exercise may make an impression of lightness and elegance.

Elements from compuls ory exercises prevail ... up to 1.0 point Insufficient utilization of floor area .•• up to 0.5 point Gymnast beyond boundary with one foot .•.•..•• 0.1 point Gymnast beyond boundary with two feet .•....•. 0.2 point Insufficient utilization of the whole· length of the beam ... up to 0.5 point Fourth and every next stop on the beam ..••.... 0.1 point Each unjustified stop on the bars, which is not in accordance wit~ the character of the exercise on this apparatue .•.••••. 0.2 point Conclusion of the exercise on the bars not initiated from the hands or out of character of .the exercise . ........ 0.3 point

3. If the element of the required difficulty is missing in the composition the penalty shall be 0 .6 point. If no element of difficulty is included at the beginning and at the end of the composition 0.3 points are deducted.

Element of difficulty missing .•..•. :. 0.6 point element of difficulty introduced in the composition ....•... 3.0 point

4. It is not possible to repeat voluntary exercises.

Balance Beam 5. Point penal ties for non-compliance with the principles of composing voluntary exercises:

Optional exercises on the beam must be performed in a limited time. After the

Unsuitable composition (arrangement of elements and connecting movements •.. up to 1.0 point Introduction of unsuitable elements ... up to 0.2 point Forced connection of elements or an unsuitable changing of direction of movement ••. up to 0.5 point Disharmony between the exercise and the musical accompaniment or an unsuitable music ... up to 0.5 point Music played by more than one instrument ..•.•... 1.0 point Repetition of the same elements .•. up to 0.3 point -19-

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1967 BRUIN GYMNASTIC CLASSIC May 26, 1967 Meet Director:

Art Shurlock

The 1st Bruin Classic drew an appreciative crowd of around 3,000 spectators and a field of outstanding performers. Sid Freudenstein of California turned in many beautiful performances and was elected the outstanding athlete of the meet. A superior performance on the side horse by Gary Hoskins of Cal State won him a gold medal in that event and the honor of being chosen as the outstanding individual performer of the meet.

KANAT I ALLEN

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Results and photos follow: Floor Exercise

Long Horse

Horizontal Bar y

1. Sid Freudenstein 2. Tom Proulx 3. Sandy Bassist

9.55 9.50 9.30

1. Sid Freudenstein

2. Tom Proulx 3. Don Arthur 3. Rich Grigsby

9.50 9.40 9.35 9.35

Side Horse 2. Joel Tepp 3. Mike Frariks 3. Yoshi Hayasaki

9.60 9 .45 9.10 9.10

1. Sid Freudenstein

2. Makoto Sakamoto 3. Yoshi Hayasaki 3. Steve Noriega

2. Yoshi Hayasaki 3. Sid Freudenstein 3. Al Luber

9.45 9.40 9.35 9.35

1. Bob Teel

2. Sid Freudenstein 3. Yoshi Hayasaki

Trampoline 1. Doug Boger, 2. Tom Proulx 3. Dennis Rowe

9.60 9.50 9.30 9.30

Still Rings

Parallel Bars 1. Gary Hoskins

1. Kanati Allen

9.40 9.25 9.20

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8.95 8.90 8.55

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Junior National A.A.U. Championships

extended while displaying top difficulty. His routine contained a Russian moore on one pommel, an uphill back mo ore travel in a reverse uphill travel, a hop scissor ~ turn, and a double walk around to a dis mount--all performed flawlessly.

Report By: Abie Grossfeld, Dir. of Competition

A well trained Mannettes 1 team of Philadelphia under Bill and Ginny Coco won the women 1 s team championship. Fifty girls competed for the coveted all-around title with Sally Espe of Owego, N. Y. emerging as Champion just .435 points ahead of Colleen Mulvihill of Champaing, Illinois. However, Colleen performed a highly difficult and an extremely well, executed uneven parallel bar routine to walk off with the title. Kathy Gardiner of the Mannettes performed steadily and gracefully to annex both the floor exercise and balance beam titles. She was the meet 1 s only women 1 s double gold medal winner.

On May 19 and 20 the Junior National Amateur Athletic Union Gymnastics Championships were held for the second time in New Haven, Connecticut. The first Championships in 1955 were for men only at Yale University, while this year's competition was both for men and women at Southern Connecticut State Col. The 1967 Meet attracted over 400 entries representing thirteen states with New. York having the maximum number of competitors at thirty seven followed by California with seventeen.

. In general, the class of our younger girl .gymnasts was outstanding. If the work of our younger girls is an Âˇ indication of how we will fair in the future, we can speculate optimistically in our international hopes.

The performance caliber was high in all events. Coach Jerry Todd's powerful Pasadena City College team continued its string of over one hundred consecutive vic~orie~ by dominating the men 1 s team championship. The New York Athletic Club placed second. Jim Amerine, a freshman at Southern Connecticut State College and representing the New ~ork Athletic Club, was the meets outstanding performer by winning 3 gold medals--all around, horizontal bar and long horse vault. Amerine also was second on the rings and third on the side horse. George Greer:field of Pasadena City College defeated a h~ghly. talented field in winning floor exercise with a unique and difficult routin~ which contained a forward roll jump to a high held "V" position and a double twisting back somersault. Ken Henderson, a graduate Rtudent at the University of Massachusetts, opened his routine with a front somersault step out to roundoff flip flop, double twisting back somer~ault. Fifteen year old John Crosby of the New YorkA.C. also started with a double twisting hack somersault and finished with a roundoff, flip flop, whip back flip flop . ' ' high layout somersault. Crosby edged Greenfield for the twnbling title. Fredricks of Pasadena C .C. won side horse with the meet' s outstanding performance--9. 75. Fredricks swing was wide and -21-

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HORIZONTAL BAR

C MOVES

Exclusively swinging movements without any stop, presenting a combination of giant swings with other variations or transitions of value. (giant swings here also include eagle giants, german giants, inverted giants, etc.)

BLIND CHANGE TO IMMEDIATE OPEN PIROUETTE FOLLOWED BY OVERGRIP BACK STALDER -C+C

DOUBLE (Czech) GERMAN - C SINGLE GERMAN - B

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C MOVES

B MOVES

o:~J~~ rM.t1f= /&t~7!JjJ.cf~,Â· 1~~ J~~ ~'ti J~ ~~ y ~~ ~ SHOOT HANDSTAND IMMEDIATE STOOP TO SEAT CIRCLE.

HOP TO EAGLE (Dislocate) GIANT

STOOP & SHOOT TO FULL SPIN REG RASPING WITH MIXED GRIP ( TAKEMOTO)

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STOOP & SHOOT TO ~ TURN REGRASPING IN OVER.GRIP (~ TAKEMOTO)

KIP HOP TO EAGLE GIANT EAGLE ( Dislocate) GIANT

\:-~ OVER.GRIP (Back Giant) STRADDLE ON AND OFF

(Ove rgrip) BACK STALDER

FREE HIP - STOOP IN, FREE BACK SEAT CIRCLE, DISENGAGE AND RETURN TO UNDERGRIP GIANT

CIRCLE DISENGAGE & RETURN TO UNDER.GRIP GIANT

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FREE HIP-STOOP ON AND OFF RETURNING TO OVER.GRIP GIANT

2ND ANNUAL IOWA A.A.U. JUNIOR OLYMPICS Report by Earle W. Duggan The second annual Iowa A.A.U. Junior Olympics Gymnastics Championships for Girls was held at Grandview Junior College in Des Moines on May 20. The meet was the climax of many open gymnastics meets in Iowa this school year. The four outstanding performers who won the divisional all around championships were Diane Sargent in the Bantam Division, who won 5 of the 7 events. Lisa Cady won the Novic e Di vis ion. Mary McDonald dominated the Intermediate Division by capturing 5 of the 7 events. Patty Dunning was the senior winner. All four girls are Des Moines gymnasts.

DIANE SARGENT

The intermediate champion, Mary McDonald, finished the gymnastic year undef eated in the Uneven Parallel Bars and the trampoline events. This includes winning 1st place on the trampoline in the Midwest Open in Chicago. In addition she swept the all-around titles in the Iowa A.A.U., the State Open, and the Junior Olympics. MARY McDONALD

Results of the meet follow: BANTAM DIVISION: All Around

Vaulting

2. Beth Ann Stone 3. Jill Carey

1. Diane Sargent 2. Jeanne Hudleson 3. Jayne Hudelson

1. Barbara Gongwer 2. Carol McDonald 3. Jayne Hudelson

Balance Beam

Trampoline

2. Lisa Cady 3. Valerie Schupbach

1. Diane Sargent 2. J ayne Hudelson 3. Jeanne Hudelson

1. Diane Sargent 2. Carol McDonald 3. Kim Carey

Floor Exercise

Tumbling

1. Lisa Cady 2. Beth Ann Stone 3. Nikki Fins and

1. Diane Sargent 2. Cindy Dirks 3. Kim Carey

1. Cindy Dirks

Uneven Parallel Bars

1. Jill Carey

2. Barbara Gongwer 3. Carol McDonald NOVICE DIVISION:

1. Diane Sargent

All Around

2. Jeanne Hudelson 3. Jayne Hudelson

1. Lisa Cady

Uneven Parallel Bars 1. Beth Ann Stone 2. Jill Carey 3. Lisa Cady Vaulting CONTINUED PAGE 27

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University of Iowa

FIRST ANNUAL GYMNASTICS CLINIC The First Annual Iowa National Gymnastics clinic which was held this year June 14, 15, 16, and 17 at the Univ. of Iowa was a tremendous success and plans are already being made for a repeat next year. This clinic was a teaching and learning clinic for all ages and ability levels for men

and women.

No competition was held.

This years staff for men was Bill Meade, Southern Illinois, Bill Holmes, Denver, Colorado , Sam Bailie, Iowa, Gary Erwin, Nissen Corporation and members of the So. Illinois and Iowa varsity gymnastics teams. The women's staff consisted of Jackie Uphues, Herb Vogel, Terry Sendgraff, Sharon Pirkl, and members of the Southern Ill. girls gymnastics team. Both the men's and women's staff plus others will be back for next years clinic,

CLINIC HIGHLIGHTS

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NORTH. CALIFORNIA INVITATIONAL (con't) RESULTS AND handstand, back somersault, to cross, slow back roll to WINING ROUTINES stutz, layaway, front uprise "L", hollow back press to hand front somersault off. (piked) stand, lower down, dislocate, piked fly-away. Vaulting 1. Hardie, Berkeley 8.05 2. Davidson, Ygnacio 7.95 1. Umbarger, DeAnza 9.0 7.65 From cross stand between bars, 3. Alexander, Encina Peach basket to "L" support, Yamashita(Stgt. body ascent) straight arm - straight leg Side Horse straddle press, back somer2. McWhirk, Encina 8.8 sault over bar, stutz, under 1. Stickney, Mt. Diab. 8.20 3. Kelley, Col. Park 8. 7 bar cast to upper arms, back uprise, straddle catch, lay- Jump into two up hill ciraway, front uprise, front so- cles, up hill tromlet, J.111High Bar media te tromlet dmm, two mersault off (piked). circles, loop with ~ turn, l .Sweeney, San Mateo 8 .45 3. Sparacino, Col. Park7.95 immediate hop turn, two cir7.95 cles, kere in, two circles, Reverse grip kip, stiff arm 3. Vanderhoef,Encina mo ore, two circles, back moorei stiff body to reverse giant, Trampoline tromlet, two circles , thre J stall change to rear vault, loops-last one with ~ twist kip, hop change to reverse 1. Umbarger, DeAnza 8.95 dismount. grip giaBts, pirouette to regular grip giants, blind change to reverse grip giants, branni Full in back out fliffis, dou- 2. Vanderhoef, Encina 7.50 ble back, double twister, back 3. Chisum, Ygnacio 7.50 off dismount. rudolph, back, full twister, double twister, back, 1 3/4 2. Alexander, Encina 8.05 Tumbling back, double cody. 3. Doyle, Carlmont 7.95 2. DeRidder, Berkeley 3. Thomson, Hillsdale

Free Exercise 1. Cooper, Mills

8.95

Round off, flip flop, full twisting back somersault Swedish fall, turn to splits, straight arm and leg press to handstand, pirouette, flip flop, flip flop, arabian dive straight leg roll up, simple scissors, front handspring, front somersault, front head spring, swedish fall, stand and l~ turn, round off, flip flop, piked back. 2 . Umbarger, De Anza 8. 85 3. Fletcher, Hillsdale 8.55 3. Hardie, Berkeley 8.55 Parallel Bars 1. Cooper, Mills

8.15 8.10

1. Vanderhoef, Encina

9.15

From hang, straight arm pull to cross (butterfly), roll back, dislocate, shoot to hand stand, back giant swing, lower to back lever position pull

1. Umbarger, De Anza

1st run-Tinsica front, round off, flip-flop, back with~ twist, step-out, round off, flip-flop, full twisting back 2nd run-Round off, flip flop, back, flip-flop, back flip flop double twist. 2. Butts, Homestead 7.30 3. Cooper, Mills 7.00

ENCINA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

8.05 ........... 11

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cast support, swing pirouette stutz, drop peach, "L" seat, stiff arm-stiff leg press to

11'1 "1. 1967

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7.70

IOWA AAU JR. NAT'l (con't) 1. Lisa Cady 2. Beth Ann Stone 3. Margie Hudelson

Uneven Parallel Bars

Balance Beam

1. Mary McDonald 2. Barbara Flanders 3. Mary Everson

1. Linnea Johnson 2. Linda Cook 3. Ranae Reoppel

Vaulting

Floor Exercise

1. Mary McDonald 2. Sandy Griffith 3. Mary Everson

1. Linda Cook 2. Patty Dunning 3. Jill Jameson

Trampoline

Uneven Parallel Bars

1. Mary McDonald 2. Meri Beorkren 3. Becky David

1. Patty Dunning 2. Jill Jameson 3. Laurie Walder

All Around

Tumbling

Vaulting

1. Mary McDonald 2. Sandy Griffith 3. Connie Jo Israel

1. Connie Jo Israel 2. Mary McDonald 3. Barbara Flanders

1. Linnea Johnson 2. Patty Dunning 3. Mary Sue Bell

Trampoline 1. Margie Hudelson 2. Lisa Cady 3. Jill Carey Tumbling 1. Beth Stone 2. Lisa Cady 3. Donna Ross INTERMEDIATE DIVISION:

Balance Beam

Trampoline

1. Connie Jo Israel 2. Kathie Montalbano 3. Sandy Griffith

l. Barb Heady SENIOR DIVISION:

Floor Exercise

All Around

1. Mary McDonald 2. Connie Jo Israel 3. Barbara Flanders

1. Patty Dunning 2. Jill Jameson 3. Laurie Walder

EAST REPORT (con't) Side Horse 1. Gracik, Butler High 2. Meek, Penn Hills 3. Warbutton, Belle Ver. Parallel Bars 1. Uram, Butler High 2. Warbutton, Belle Ver. 3. Eury, Butler High

2. Linnea Johnson 3. Jill Jameson Tumbling

1. Tavenner, Penn Hills 2. Kruest, Baden Economy 3. Warbutton, Belle Ver.

1. Holom, Butler High 2. Troutman, Penn Hills 3. Uram, Butler High

DAN WARBUTTON

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1. Patty Dunning 2. Laurie Walder 3. Linnea Johnson Floor Exercise 1. Uram, Butler High 2. Meek, Penn Hills 3. Warbutton, Belle Ver. Long Horse 1. Haugh, Kiski High 2. Uram, Butler High 3. Shidemantle, Butler

AAU JR. NAT'LS (con't) Long Horse

MEN' s RESULTS: All Around 1. Amerine, N.Y.A.C. 106.75 2. Greenfield, P.C.C.104.70 3. Bridges, N.Y.A.C. 97.65 Team Scores 1. Pasadena City Col. 81 2. N.Y. Ath. Club 52~ 3. So. Conn. Gym Club 16~ Floor Exercise 1. 2. 3. 3.

Greenfield,P.C.C. 18.625 Crosby, N.Y.A.C. 18.350 Kolb, P .C .C. 17. 950 Henderson, N.Y.A.C.17.950

Side Horse 1. Fredricks, P.C.C. 2. Nelson, P.C.C. 3. Amerine, N.Y.A.C.

19.075 18.475 17.325

Still Rings 1. Swift, P.C.C. 2. Amerine, N.Y.A.C. 3. Clowes, Unatt.

18.550 18.450 18.000

Team Scores

1. Amerine, N.Y.A.C. 18.450 1. Mannettes 27.50 2. Jacobs,Brooklyn Y. 18.275 2. McKinley YMCA 18.00 3. Henderson, U.Mass. 17.975 3. Owego GGAC 16.00 3. Scats, Calif 16.00 Parallel Bars Vaulting 1. Thomas, P.C.C. 18.450 2. Greenfield, P.C.C. 17.850 1. Carver, Seattle Y. 16.783 3. Kolb, P .C .C. 17.775 2. Rigby, Scatts 16.648 3. DeVerone, St.Clara 16.516 Horizontal Bar 1. Amerine, N.Y.A.C. 18.300 Uneven Parallels 2. Hammers, P.C.C. 18.100 3. Greenfield, P.C.C. 17.975 1. Mulvihill,McK. Y. 2. Rigby, Scats Trampoline 3. Bolin, McK. Y. 1. Stevens, So.Conn. 2. Copp, Kent State 3. Burns, So. Conn.

16.925 16 . 750 Balance Beam 15.825 1. Gardner, Mannettes 2. Espe, Owego GGAC Tumbling 3. Rigby, Scats 1. Crosby, N.Y.A.C. 9.00 2. Greenfield, P.C.C. 8.80 Floor Exercise 3. Henderson, U. Mass. 8.40 1. Gardner, Mannettes 2. Espe, Owego GGAC WOMEN's RESULTS: 3. Terry, So. Conn. All-Around

Tumbling

1. Espe, Owego 66.499 2. Mulvihill, Mc. Y 64.064 3. Gardner, Mannett.63.531

1. Bauer, Eiche Turn. 2. Felkell, Engstray 3. Bever, Brklyn. Y.

18.567 18.550 17.616

17.849 17.566 16.966

1 17.699 17.382 17.150

8.25 7.00 5.35

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Two double leg circles on one pommel

In the May 1967 issue a portion of Jerry Wright's report on the National AAU Judges Meetings was printed incorrectly.

Double Russian = B+B.

Diamidov = C.

Cerar mount= C.

Hip circle mount (kip circle shoot to handstand on far bar) = C. Side horse: double leg circle in cross support (loop)=A, same move to loop ~ turn dismount = A+A.

On page 30 item #11 we failed to list the ratings . The item as it should have appeared follows.

Back Czech (Czech with hands behind back-also called inverted Czech = B.

Single double leg circles on one pommel = B.

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WOMENS REPORT (con't) expiration of the prescribed time the contes tant is given a signal which is repeated again after . 5 seconds. If the gymnast does not conclude her exercise even after the second signal o. 5 is deducted. If the composition is too short 0.5 is deducted for each remaining second. For exercises on the beam, the Rheuter s pringboard may be used and it is placed on the first mat. A modern exercise on the beam should be composed and understood as a composition. That means it should be considered as a whole. The entire length of the beam should be utilized during the exercise and one should take it into consideration when one composes an exercise. It is advisable to do away with "dud" places and to put one element into relation with the other so that there are no unnecessary stops in the exercise. It is also good to introduce jumps which, however, should be executed . in the greatest possible amplitude. It is jumps that embellish the composition a great deal. Also rhythm is very important and it is advisable to use the contrast between the fast and slow movement.

The rich composition contains: steps, sitting positions, prone positions, running, springs, turns, some sustained positions, hops, rolls, dance elements, stands, mounts, and dismounts. It may also contain pirouettes and some acrobatic elements.

level 3.0 points are deducted. Penalites are also imposed if: The gymnast recovers with one hand ..• 0.5 point The gymnast recovers with two hands . .. 1.0 point The gymnast falls down .•. 1.0 point The coach s peaks to the gymnast ... 0.5 point The gymnast is assisted by the coach , .. 1.5 point The gymnast is assisted in landing ... 0.5 point There are additional movements of arms due to poor balance up to 0.3 point There are additional movements of the trunk up to 0.5 point There is loss of balance covered by additional movements .. up to 0.3 point The jumps are low or heavy . ..• up to 0.2 point

Modern conception of exercises on the beam goes so far that some acrobatic elements from the floor exercises as flicflac, Arab spring and so on are being introduced. The modern set of exercises should contain three poses. If the arms move during posing it is not considered posing. For each next pose the contestant is penalized by 0.2 point. The duration of the composition is 1.20 - 1.45 minutes.

There are unjustified stops ... 0.2 point The rhythm of the composition is monotonous ........ up to 0.2 point Evaluation of optional exercises is made of 10 points: 5 points go for difficulty (originality, assurance)

The exercise must contain five elements of difficulty otherwise 0 .6 point is deducted. If the gymnast, during her first attempt, does not touch the beam she may start again and no penalty is imposed. If she does, the penalty is 1.0 point.

5 points go for technical execution, The exercises on the beam should not be rhythmically monotonous. Therefore it is advisable for the gymnast to train on this apparatus with musical accompaniment.

If the beginning or the end of the exercise is identical with that of the compulsory exercise the penalty is 0.3 point.

We hope that in the future the voluntary exercises on the beam will be accompanied by music.

If the difficulty of the composition does not correspond to the international

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