Gymnast Magazine - March 1975 by USA Gymnastics

WOODWARD GYMNASTICS CAMP P.O. BOX 93, WOODWARD, PA. 16882

"Gymnastics Country Style"

Nest led in beautiful Penns Va ll ey ,in ce ntral Penn sy lva nia is thi s 130 acre farm co mp lex, the Wood ward Gymnastics Cam p . It is a specia l ca mp for special peopl e - fr om those beg inning in gym na stics to th e more advan ced.

ED ISABELLE, C(lmp Director President, Nationa l Gymnastic.:s Cente r s Assistant Coac.:h , Penn State Uni ver sity NCAA A ll Around Champi on, !-{unner Up

STONY BROOK GYMNASTICS

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"When~ Previous Campers Bring Their Friends"

STONY BROOK. LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 11790

Where Gymnasts Relurn and Bring Their Friends!

LOCAlIQN located on the north shore of long Island, 50 miles from New York City, the 77 acre campu s of the Stony Brook S(hool fo r boys and girls in an ideal selling for the beginning as well as the advanced gymnast to improve his skills,

P. O. .Box 593 Stony Brook, Long Island,

fACILITIES AND PROGRAMS Two gymnasiums (wo r kouts rain or shi ne) Outdoo r gymn astICs area - four complete sets of men 's and women 's apparatus, including four 路 trampolines and numerom crash pad, - Complete salety system (be lts, pulleys, etc.) - Video tape system - lectur e uemonstrdt ions - l arge indoor swi mminK - pool - lite ,aving and water safety instruction - Complete Ked Cross certification program - Instru cllon in -photography.

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For camp brochure or further registration ~ information on any of our "0 weeks .' of camp sessions write: P.O. Box 1464 Covina, ' 91722 Ca. _ _ __

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume XVII / Number 3 / March 1975 FROM THE PUBLISHER, Glenn Sundby RUBY WHAT'S HAPPENING ILLINOIS OUTLOOK, Sk ip Ray 10. USGF REPORT, Frank Bare 11. NACGC, Bob Peavy 11. THE GYMNAST AND THE DOCTOR,. Dr. John D. Webber ' , 12. ALL STARS - USA vs JAPAN 12. Berkeley, Jerry Wright 14. Seattle, Chuck Sanders 15. Oregon, Monte Enbysk 18. Hawaii, Dick Criley 19. USA HOSTS WEST GERMANY 19. Excerpt From Penn State "The Dalley Collegian", Tom Panaccio 20. Carr Leads Daring US Women, Brian Miller 22. GERMAN OBSERVATIONS, Dr. Joseph Gohler 23. INTERNATIONAL REPORT, Dr. Joseph Gohler 25. CENTERFOLD POSTER, Cathy Rigby Maspn - Superstar 41. ON THE MOVE WITH FRITZ: Hecht, Fritz Reiter 42. CLUB CORNER 44. RESEARCH: Saito Mechanics I, H.J. Biesterfeldt, Jr. 46. CO-EO CAMPUS COLUMN, Gretchen Dowsing 47. USGF WOMEN'S COMMITTEE 48. INSTRUCTION: Morning Training, 'Yoshiaki Takei 50. INSTRUCTION: Giant On The Rings, James Hesson 53. SWING: The Essence Of Gymnastics, Part IV, A.B. Frederick 54. MORE HOLIDAY CLINICS 55. GYMNAST MEMORABILIA: Yesterday's Memories, Tomorrow's Anticipatior.s, TomWakeling 58. LETTERS 59. MEET RESULTS 60. CRILEY'S CHALK BOX 60. BOOK REVIEW: Conditioning For Gymnastics, Robert J. Spackman 62. CALENDAR Cover: James Taylor, All Around winner from Long Beach City College in a recent duel meet with perennial national championship team Odessa College. Coached by John-Dragi , Taylor is prim ing towards the Junior College National Championships to be held in Miami, Florida. 5. 6. 7. 9.

Editor/Publisher: Glenn Sundby Associate Editors: Di ck Criley Research Editor: H.J. lJieSlerfclut. Jr . International Editor: Dr. Joseph Gohler Layout DeSIgn: 1 e ri Johllsoll GYMNAST magazine is published by Sundby Publications, 410 Broadway, San ta Monica, Ca. 90401. Second Class Postage paid AI Sanla Monica, Ca. Published monthl y. Price $1.00 a single copy. Subsc ripti on correspondence, GYMNAST · P,O. Box 110, Santa Mo nica, Ca 9040b. CopyrighI1975" all rights reserved by SUNDBY PUBLICA liONS, 410 Broadway, Santa Monica.Ca. All Photos and manuscripls submirted become the property of GYMNAST unl ess return requesl and sufficient postage are included.

Pictured at left: Blrgltla Gulbers, gymnast from Sweden, Mademoiselle Gymnast "cover girl" in Spring 1966.

FROM THE EDITOR/PUBLISHER GYMNAST DECALS: Included in the binding of the February edition of Gymnast was the special extra bonus (a moisture back stick-on Gymnast decal) we promised and had hoped to include in the January edition. We intended to use a peel-off sticker that could also be used for your car bumper, but the double construction of the paper did not lend itself to being folded and inserted in the magazine. We hope you figured out the stick-on backing and have put them to good use on your books and gym bags. We have now published additonal peel-off back stickers which you can use for bumper stickers, etc, The selling price forthese deluxe stickers will be 50¢ each or 3 for $1.00 to Gymnast subscribers (75¢ each regular). ... ... ... ... ADDITIONAL BONUSES Besides the varied size posters included in the coming

editions of Gymnast we plan to include a couple other bonus surprises before the year is out for our readers ... So renew promptly when your subscription expires as you will not want to miss any of our posters or n? that may be included in the future editions. ... ... ... ...

SUBSCRIPTION NOTES: While on the subscriptions we want to answer inquiries we have received concerened with longer terms than the published 3 year rate ... Yes, we do have longer terms besides 1 yr. $10.00; 2 yrs. $18.00 and 3 yrs. $25. We have a 5 yr. rate of $35.00, a 10 yr. rate of just $50.00 ( a real bargain conSidering our inflationary economic history) and we will still honor the "LIFETIME" subscription rate we offered over 10 years ago of only $100.00 ... We have quite a few " Lifetime" subscribers and plan to present them with a special GYMNAST LI FETIME Honor Card in the near future. Did you know a "Life~ime" subscription can become a family heirloom and be passed on with your will in your estate to whomever you choose? Or can even be given to your son or daughter while you're still around ... How about that?

... ... ... ... EDITOR/PUBLISHER: Dick Criley, our Associate Editor (Professor at the Univ. of

Hawaii. .. doing his Gymnast editing on the beach at Waikiki, between good surfing and balancing sessions) brought to my attention that I am the acting editor as well as publisher so should be listed as such. Dick mentions this because he has been receiving editorial mail he feels I should be taking care of ... Dick I'll trade with you ... you come back and edit and run Gymnast and I' ll surf, balance and ?n weill guess I wouldn 't be as good a surfer, balancer or for su re I couldn't teach Horticultu re at the University ... so I' ll be Editor/ Publisher. ... ... ... ...

THIS EDITION: Along with reports on the recent Japanese men 's team tour on the West coast and the West German team competition on the East coast of the USA, we are pleased to do an update story and poster on Gymnast " Super Star" Cathy Rigby Mason along with sequence instructional photos with Cathy for added inspiration to our younger readers .

NCAA GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP TICKET APPLICATIONS NOW BEING TAKEN The 33rd NCAA Gymnastic NationalChampionships are set forThrusday through Saturday, April35, at the 10,020 - seat Hulman Center, in Terre Haute, Ind . Ticket prices are $2 on Thursday and Friday and $3 per session on Saturday. Team and individual compulsories are Thursday , with optional exercises being performed on Friday. Team finals are set for Saturday afternoon and ind idivdual finals will be Sa turday night. All seats will be reserved Saturday. Afternoon and evening sessions the first two days are at 1 p.m. and 7 p .m. , respectively, and Saturday sess ions are at 1 :30 and 7:30 p.m . (All times are E.S.T.) While more than 300 gYmnasts will compete for individual honors, eight schools will battle for the team crown . Besides eastern and western major dependents, there will be representatives of the following conferences: Big Ten , Big Eight, Western (WAC) , PAC-8, Southern Intercollegiate and Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics leagues. Ticket orders by mail should be accompanied by a check or money order - - made payable to Indiana State University . Orders must include 50 cents for postage and handling. They should be addressed to : Athletic Ticket Office, Indiana State Unviersity , Terre Haute, Indiana 47809.

A panoramic view of Catalina Island Gymnastic Camp showing living qua rters, workout areas and wate r front.

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ACTIVITIES ...

Su rro unded by ru gged hills and po unding surf, the new Cata lina Gymnastics Camp provid es an exciting summ er adventure. Twe nty-six Iniles off th e co ast of Lo s Angeles, th e camp is located in one of Sa nt a Ca talina 's many beautiful va ll eys, and enjoys exce llent wo rk o ut w ea th er all summer long. Staffed w ith top gym nasts and experienced coaches f rom all parts of the nation, th e ca mp offers expert in struct ion in correct techniques and ski ll iearni ng fo r all th e men 's and w o men 's Olympic events

The Island 's beautif.lJ1 natu ral selling and ideal weather con ditions pro vi d e opportuni ty for man y additio nal ac ti viti es. Besides swimming, ski n diving, and hiking d u ring the da y, evenin g act ivi ti es w il l incl ude ca mpfi res, cookou ts, and spec ial ly selec ted fi lms. Specia l featu re s at Ca talina incl ude glass bOllom boat trips, fl ying fish boat trips and .interior trip s to the Island 's poin ts of interest.

FACILITIES & GENERAL PROGRAM ... All workputs wi ll be cond ucted in spaciou s o utd oo r areas, equ ipped with more than two co mplete sets of men 's and women 's Olympi c apparatu s. Ot her facil ities include an indoor dance st udio, numerous tr ampolin es, crash pads, and spoiling belts. A large scen ic beach , can teen, and ca mp store stocked with gym nasti c clot hing, posters, sk in diving gea r, and personal groom ing accesso ri es comp li ment th e ca mp 's program. In additio n 10 a com plet e gymna stics program , ca m pers ma y elec t in st ru ction in skin diving, gymnastic ..... spOiling techniques, and in Red Cross certified life savi ng programs. Swimming, tennis, and volleyba ll activ it ies are also provided.

GYMNASTICS PROGRAM ... Th e camp 's teaching philosophy involves an eq ual balance betwee n basics and m o re adva nced skills. Th e stru ct ured morn in g cla sses are d evo ted to basic move ment s and progressio ns, w hile th e o pen afte rn oon sessions include prob lem solvi ng and adva ncement of ·ski lilevei. Regularl y scheduled clini cs, cond ucted by the ma ster leaching staff and visiting in stru ctors, f ove r such important topi cs as: care and prevention q f inj uri es, ro utin e construction , taping procedures , new techniques . and an analys is of judging and performing gymnasti cs. To furth er aid th e camper's know ledge and sa fety, a uniqu e course in spOiling techniqu es is offered with certification.

CAMPER' S LODGING ... Spanish sty le dormit o ri es w ill house all ca mpers. These dorms are comp lete w ith elect ri city, showers, and bath facil iti es. Staff coun se lo rs wi ll li ve in th e same qua rters as the campers fo r supe rvisio na l purposes. Camp mea ls w ill be served famil y sty le, th ree per da y, in a conge nial at mosphere. Th e emphasi s wi ll be on who leso me, q uality mea ls k eeping in mind the health co nsc iou s diets required fo r gymnastic ac ti vity.

Catalina Island For camp brochure or further registration information on any of our 10 weeks of camp sessions write: CATALINA ISLAND GYMNASTICS CAMr

P.O. Box 1464 Covina, Ca. 91722 (213) 339-1010

It 's time to introduce to you , officially, the most important memb er of the GYMNAST staff (except foryour Editor, of course). A handsom e fellow (if you like his type) , a n atty dresser with lots of b u ttons on his s ui t, Glenn hired him because h e can do more work in l ess time than any three of the rest of us, a nd he doesn 't make mistakes . H e doesn 't take coffee breaks, a nd he 's never sick. His name is JIM NAST, a nd Glenn has put him in charge of s ubscription services working solely for you, darlings. Jim records your subscriptions and payments for same. He bills you , sen ds your subscription ren ewal noti ces, s upplies mailing labels for yo ur magazines, posters, and programs, and answers most of your corresponden ce abo ut your subscripti ons with speci al cards we h ave printed for his u se. You may address a ll c'o rrespondence concernin g subscripti ons to Jim's attention . (Continue to address yo u r compliments to Glenn; he n eeds the encouragement.) Jim is not perfect. For one thing, he is totally l ackin g in imagin a tiOn. You h ave to tell him every littl e thing - in detai l. Hi s phenomenal m emory reta ins evelything you tell him , even if it 's wrong. So, if you send a gift s ubscription to a nother person, for exampl e, a ndyou accidentally include the wrong zip code, Jim will send the magazines to the wron g place month after month. Since m agazines improperly addressed are n either delivered nor returned to us, but a re sent to th e p o s ta l dea d lctter office and destroyed, there is con sternaion a ll around when th e intended receiver does not re ceive them . Since Jim can 't fill in the blanks in an obscure, incomplete , or l a rgely abb r evi ated address, or unc l ea r subscription order, he simply uses the information sent. If it is in s uffic ient to enabl e the posta l service to make delivery, a noth er m agazin e goes bye-bye . And you shou l d see the way Jim reacts to r eceipt of a che ck or money in an envelope with no accompanying expl anation. He r a tt l es, a nd c l angs, a nd carries on J.ike h e 's goin g to h ave a nervous breakdown. Since h e can 't speak Engl ish (he talks code), everyone snaps to attention when h e begins to rattle and wheeze . I forgot to mention, Jim is a computer. But don 't l et him int imi date you. If Dr. Doolittle co uld talk to the animals, and g r eensmen ca n croon to p l ants, yo u can com municate with Jim by knowing a little of his language. Jim identifies each of you by means of a lon g letter a nd number code which appears on the address l abel on your magazine. If you encl ose one of those l abel s in correspondence to him , he will serve yo u faster. If you move, or change your name, l et Jim know immediately. or six weeks before it h appens if you can. YOU ASKED FOR IT, so our n ext issue of GYMNAST will in clu de a n article on th e care of gym n asti c equ ipm ent. You see, I'm tryi ng every waking moment to

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rock Dick so n, as he was kn own then, sco red 53.00 AA in o ptional s at the 1969 NCAA Championships. Bob is now, " Bobby Di xo n, The Dr y Di v ing Foo l" . Bobby is w or king w ith th e famou s Larry Griswold, and is leav ing thi s month for a yea rs tour with th e Wilki e-Boswe ll Circus in South Africa , until now h e's be en working with th e " Shrin e Circus" and th e " Cast le Circus " in the midwest.

then ... Mike Carter

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and now THE DIVING FOOL Bob Dick so n, as he app ea red o n the cover of MG in Nov. 1969. Bob was th en the top AA per former for th e Un iv. of Iowa. Steady as a

Rick Murphy, sophomo re at Western Michigan U ni ve rsity se t a new worlds reco rd for the 50 ya rd hand wa lk. Ri ck , a member of W es tern s va rsit y gym nas ti cs tea m, is coached by Fred Orl ofsky. H e mad e thi s record wa lk in :25.7 seco nd s beating the world ~eco rd of :29.5.

According to th e National Association of College Gymnastic Coaches (NACGC) poll w hic h is released each week in San Francisco, th e Loui siana State Unive rsity gymnastics team is ranked in th e t o p ten. In fa ct the y were ranked number o ne in th e nation for two w ee ks in a row in January. LS U' s Tig er gymn astics squad, coac hed by Armando Vega, ha s a 5-0 reco rd thi s seaso n. Leadi ng the team is Senior M ike Ca rter, three tim e All-American he is now rated as the number one all-around pe rfo rm er in th e co untry. Oth er top rated LSU gymna sts are Mik e Fo ster rated no ten allaround; Steve Bonham, no. two on high bar; an d Greg Lew is, second in va ulting . LS U now has a womens team; who in th eir first m ee t of the season bea t Southwestern Louisiana 82.85 to 66.40. Top p erfo rmers from LSU were Margaret Sartin , 1st AA ; Darlene Nob le 1st V, 2nd B. The LSU wo mens tea m is coar hpd by Jac ki e Walker.

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Gymnastics &Academics? Walnut Hill School of Natick, Moss . is introducing a gymnastics program taught by the stoff of Woodland Gymnastics. Opportunities unmatched in other schools; solid college prepu ratory program, a strong arts program including expert ballet and ' modern donee training, combined with gym nastics. Students who wont quality instruction , academically or gymnastically, write for brochure .

Headmaster: Earle C. Batchelder, B.A. McGill, M .Ed. Harvard I "structors: Will SI. Cyr, Co-Director, Woodland Gymnastics Former N .E.A .A .U. Tumbling Champion Former Coach, Wellesley H .S. Gymnastics Team

' George Wheeler, Co-Director, W;od iand Gymnastics High School Coach of four college All-Americans Ken Henderson, Floor Exercise and Vaulting Champion Former Nationally Ranked Gymnast. Ex 'p etienced, Successfullnstruc to r ._

WALNUT HILL SCHOOL 60 Highland St., Natick, Mass. 01760

NAMES AND NEWS Maria Ray, 10 years old, from Immaculate Heart of Mary Gymnastics club in Westchester, illinois, celebrated her birthday, cake and all, On The Beam. It just happens to be Maria's favorite event.

Members of LSU's 1974-75 Women's Gymnastics Team Are (standing, from left): Coach Jackie Walker, CoCaptain Darien Noble, Judy Littlejohn, Janie Perdue, Claire Herthun, Lee Musgrove, Kathie Zepp, Leslie Waller, Co-Captaln Margaret Sartin, Alison King, Cindy Wingo, and Brenda Gllespl. Sitting, from left: Sheryl Demarche, Janet Milner, Sandy Oswalkd, Jane Mlelenz, Val DlCharry, Deborah Collier, and Jeanne Lacobee.

NEW HAMPSHIRE MOVES FORWARD

Since moving to the New Hampshire area over a year ago, J. Darrell Hallant, program director of the Concord, N.H. YMCA, has been working hard to improve girls gymnastics in the area . first, the New Hampshire GirlsCamp, held last summer in Pembroke, N.H. The two week camp had 120 girls in attendance. Secondly he hosted the states first invitational meet for girls, on Dec. 29, 1974. First place went to the New London Girls Gymnastics Team, 191.5; and second went to the Concord YMCA team, 150.3. There were 126 girls from 9 teams throughout the state. A fine turnout for a state which has just scratched the surface in girls gymnastics.

Sherll Manning

Marla Ray's 10th birthday, on the Beam.

From EI Paso Texas we hearthat Andress High School won the city championships this year. Sheril Manning a freshman took the first place all-around trophy, the team competed in 11 meets and in three of those Sheri I competed with her hand in a cast. Without using her left ha nd she won fl oor ex and beam in all three meets, and went on competing in the 9 remaining meets and won the all-around trophy three weeks after the cast was removed .

Remember our Milan Med calendar? Here's what Barbara, your editor's wife, and a P.E. teacher, made from the dozen prints: a beautiful set of decoupage plaques. She simply trimmed the Milan Med art reproductions from each page and glued them to pre-painted plaques. She then gave each one several coats of decoupage varnish for a beautiful luster-coat finish.

For your gym, desk, bedroom wall, or to be used as awards at your meets. Use your favorite pictures from recent editions of GYMNAST, or your old 1971 Milan Med Calendar. If you would like another of the 1971 calendars for yourself, or a friend, we have some left. Enclose $1.00 (to cover the cost of handling) & send to: Sundby Publications, P.O. Box 110, Santa Monica, Cal. 90406. Be sure to include your zip code.

51. louis Gymnasti c Centre fro m Ha ze lwood, Mo. had a gy m-a- thon on Feb. 2. A gym-a-thun is w here membe rs att emp t to perfo rm certai n tricks for as lo ng a tim e as th ey can; for w hi ch th e ir spo nso rs pay a ce rt ain spec ified amount o f mo ney - wh ich th ey ha ve pledg ed in ad va nce. For in stance: If a fr iend pledg es 10<t for you to compete in flip-flop s, if yo u sho uld do 10 flip -f lops w it hout a stop th at sponsor wo ul d pay $1.00. Sounds li ke a good fund ra ising id ea , an d lots of fun.

Whi le going through our files one da y we ran across thi s stamp, and we thought it mi ght be of i nterest to our rea d ers. Th e stamp is Swedish, and t he gi rl is M arie lundquist, w ho appeared on th e cove r of t he Nov.-Dec. 1961 " Modern Gymnast." Apparent ly Marie, a gy mn as t from Swed en, posed for an entire set of these stamps. The stamp is dated 1972. Koji Saito, 23 arri ve d in th e U ni ted Stat es Dec. 16, 1974 from Japan . Sa ito is no w th e ass istant gymnastics coac h at th e University of Wa shing ton, under Dr. Eric Hughes. ~

ILLlriOIS OUTLOOK By Skip Ray GYM NAST Illinois ar ea editor C oac h, Arl i ngt o n H.S., Arling to n, Illinois 1974 EVANSTON INVITATIONAL The th irt ee nth annu al Evans to n In vitation al Gymnastics Meet was aga in a tremendous success pittin g t h e fi rst, seco nd, third , fourth and eig ht h pl ace team s in the state of Ill in ois from th e previous yea rs state m eet, in h ead to head co mpet ition. The t ea m s o f Elk Grove (EG ), Evanston (E), H ersey (H ), Hi nsda le Ce ntral (HC) and Ro ll in g Meadows R) were in a rematch. On e all -around perfo rm er and one speciali st are all owed in eac h eve nt (FX, PH, HB, PB, SR) and two trampo lini st from eac h sc hoo l. Each ind iv idua l 's ra w scor e goes direct ly to t he tea m sco re along w ith th e All-Around performer's ave rage . Thi s yea r saw H in sda le Ce ntra l edge out th e defe nd ing state champ io ns - Hersey, 101 .05 to 99.37 . Elk Grove ca m e i n third with 93.21 point s wh il e Rollin g Meadows and Evansto n sco re 86.48 and 79.11 for fo urth and fifth p lace, Th e exce ll ent competition in all the events gave to th e 500 p lu s spectato rs, gymnas ts and coac he s an excitin g and fu lfill ing eve nin g of gymna sti cs,

Results AA: Muenz (H ), G ri gas (HC) , Schmidt (E). FX : Economides (HC ), Muenz, Dam o re (EG) . HB: Damore, Li szews ki (R), Muenz. PB: Muenz, Sc h midt, D elarson (HC). SH: Done lly (EG), Bl ack (HC) , Gurka (R). Tr: Kropp (H ), King (HC), Harr iett (EG ). SR : Velguth (HC), Co ry (H), Gr igas.

OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL Gymn as tics Season Su mmary : 8 w ins - 1 lo ss (ind iv idual m eets) , 4 w in s, 0 losses (invita ti o nals). Top rated team me m ber s are: Don O sborn (AA , H B, PB); Ric h Brad ley (FX, Tr. ); Bar ry Schm idt (SR); Dal eCorke ll (SH); Ji m Magee (S H ); and Joe Czyzewicz (PB).

Outsta nding junior FX p e rform e r Rich Bradley.

GYMNAESTRADA TOUR BERLIN 1975 INTERNATIONAL

incl. gymnastics studying program West Germany

JUNE 24 to JULY 8, 1975

GYMNASTICS

$695

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TOUR INCLUDES: -Air Transportation New York-Amsterdam-Dusseldorf/ Cologne-Berlin-Amsterdam-N.Y. (No Charter Flight) -Arrival Tml1sfers airport-to-hotel in Cologne, Berlin, Amsterdam --daily hotel accommodations with breakfast -city sightseeing tour in Cologne and West Berlin; boatride in Amsterdam -gymnastics studying and visiting program in and around Cologne (June 26-29), including for eXainple visits at High Schools, Universities, world famous German college of physical education, different types of gymnastic clubs with the possibility to contact the gymnasts and coaches (arranged by German Univ. coaches) -participation at the "Gymnaestrada 1975 in West Berlin" from July 1-5, the biggest gymfestival in the world (more than 20,000 partiCipants from all over the world}-tickets for opening and closing ceremony and free entry to all of the daily performances.

Information and Reservation:

GYMNAST Mar. '75

INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS R.D. 3, BOX 518, STROUDSBURG, PA. 18360

----------USGF Report _________ _ january was an excep tionall y good month for gymnastics h er e in the U.S.A . Th e West Coast was treated to severa l demon stra tion s by the World Championship m en' s tea m from japan. Coach Harold Frey, and th e University of California at Berkeley did a fant as ti c job of sell in g out complete ly and end ing up w ith standing room on ly for the official match which our men's team dropped to japan ... but after two eve nt s th e USA was in fr o nt , and not only that we won th e horse and rings. The co mpet ition was friendly , ve ry fa ir and of co urse the defending (pere nniall y) wo rld 's champs looked great. Th e j apanese tea m had no more left th e country when the m en's and wome n 's teams from West Germany arri ved in New York, and went directl y to Penn. State Un ive rsit y where Ge ne Wettstone and hi s Direc to r of Athletics Ed Czekaj had things in o rd er to assure a great event and a pleasant stay. Th e men 's and women's mat ches we re split into a FridaySaturday night eve nt and the competition was so c lose for th e men that th e la st eve nt decid ed th e outcome of t.he m ee t in favor of th e USA b y .25. Th e women m oved ahead ea rl y and were never challenged after that and breezed home. Cordia l, efficient and perfect ambassado rs of good wil l. .. th at 's how we would describe the appearance and cond uct of th e teams from th e Federal Republi c of Germany . It was a distinct pl easure to ha ve th em v isit u s and we ha ve invited th em back in Ma y of 1976 for so me Ol ym pi c co mpu lso ry wa rm -up m ee ts and th en in 1976 we will v isit them in Germany . Th e USGF Print shop has b ee n hard at work .. . and alm ost every publi ca tion h as been rev ised and brought up to date. So stock yo ur librar y now and be rea d y for th e season (w hich now see m s to la st all year). The women 's new Guide

for Competitions is rea dy, and Frank Cumiskey's judging Guide and Course has also bee n revi sed . Ord er sa me from the USGF offi ce . 1975 is Pan-Am eri ca n Games yea r. The Games are se t for October in Mexico Cit y, and th e host s in thi s case shou ld prove to be ve r y capable ind eed. The USA must se nd it 's ve r y best team to the Pan-American Ga mes ... because as each o f yo u should know, the Games are not a br eeze as th ey once were. M ex ico's women 's team is ve ry good and improving stea dil y .. . Cuba has an o utsta ndin g m en 's tea m , and the tea m s from Co lumbia and Bra zil also looked ve ry good in the Central American Games o f 1974. The tri als wil l come in late Summer and a trainin g camp will fo llow ... but we mu st go to M ex ico with th e best we have and be ready to do it all once th ere. 1976 is really only a littl e more th an o ne year away . Th e Ol ymp ic Games are somewhat plagu ed with problems... m ost ly of a co nstru ction va ri e ty as yo u mi gh t have read in th e n ews pap ers. If th e d elays cost too much tim e and mon ey we may see anoth er swit ch of th e sit e ... and the North American con tinent w ill not look to o good in the eyes of the wo rld ... first Denver and now maybe a problem wit h M o ntreal. By the way , the WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES th at we re se t for Be lgrade this se ptember have definit ely bee n ca n ce ll ed by that nation. ! n late j u ly ... arou nd t he 29-30th th ere w ill be a pre-Ol ympi c event in Montreal for three gymna sts (mal e and female). Thi s provides the host nation w ith an opportunit y to train personnel, check fac iliti es and eq uipment... etc. Th e USA wi ll , of co urse, parti cip ate as well in th at even I.

The national o ffi ce cont inu es to grow and th e building we occupy might well be doubled in size b efor e 1975 co mes to a c lo se. We have added a rather large and hopefullY e fficient ma chin e that now auto mat ica ll y asse mbl es a fourty-eight pa ge booklet without th e aid of human hand s.. . co llates the pages, stitches them toget her and folds them all in one pro cess. I ca nn o t help but remember th e d ays we use d to walk around the tabl e and pick up one page at a tim e by hand and try to fold them as b es t we cou ld. Wh en th e building is increased in size and we are into the enl arged printing area we will be really well eq uipped for this aspec t of the USGF ' s pro gram. Th e staff for th e USG F is va ri ed .. in th at many are parttim e an d halftime. We now emplo y two people half-tim e, one p erso n full-time (secretary) and two others 4/ 5th tim e. It works quite we ll th o ugh it does see m a bit complicated. The spo rt co ntinu es to grow, rapid ly and fortunate ly th e opportunity for o ur gym nas ts im proves at th e sa me tim e. Th e FIG will begin to host an " official " World Cup. Remember back in 1969 wh en Glenn Sundby, Bud Marquette and th e USGF tea m ed to hold the first one in Lo ng Beac h at th e Arena. Since that tim e, one o th er was held in Miami, with th e Sports Assoc iat io n and Bruce Da v is hos ti ng th at eve nt. Now it is an official FIG "World-Class event and seve ral nati o ns are biddin g to host th e first one ... includin g Brazil wh ich we will suppo rt to have th e even t in our ow n h em isp he re. Aft er t he nex t FI G meetin g we wi ll report more o"n that event.

For the US Gymnastics Federation: Frank L Bare, Executive Director

GYMNAST Mar. '75

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Arizoll<l Art Aldrill (Vice Pres id e nt) UC Sa nta Barbara . Sa nta Barbara, Ca. Bob Pea vy (Secre tary/ Tre asurer) Wa shington Stale Universit y,

Pullman. Wa shington Karl Schwenzfeier (Past President) U.S.A. f. Aeadem)', Co lorado To m Dunn (M e mb e r al l a rge) Univers il )' of Massachuse ll s, Amher st, Mass. Fre d Orl o fsky (USGF Delega te) \"' es tern Michigan Univer sit y, Kalama zoo, Mich. HONORAR Y MEMBERS l esli e ludd c / o Springfie ld College. Springfie ld , Ma ss. 01109 Br u n o Jo hnk e 309 Pa yne Rd. , "\fa rringto n, Fla. 32509 Ch e t Phillips 742 Holl y Dr. orlh (RI. 10), Annapo li s, ,\Old . 21401 Ralph Pip e r 3122 D. Vie Se re na orth , La gu na Hills, Ca. 92653 Charles Pond B4 18 Supe rnal w y., Sal . lak e Cit}', Ul. 841 21 Hartl ey Pri ce 1561 Yance y St., Ta ll aha sse e , Fla. 32303 Lyl e W e lse r 21 15 Pin e Cone In. NE, Allanta , Ga. 303 19 197 4路7S MEMB ERS Art Aldritl U n ivc rsil), oi California, Sa lli a Barbara , Ca lif. 93106 Fra ncis All e n Uili ve rsil ), of I ebraska , lin co ln , Neb raska 68506 Ke n All e n Universi l)' o f Wisconsin , O shkosh , ,",Visco n sin 54901 Ri c hard Ar o nso n l owe ll Te ch In slitule, l owe ll , M.1Ss. 02195 Rud y Bac hna Ke nt Slat e U ni ve rsit )" Ke nl , Ohio 44 242 Bill Ball es te r U ni versi t)' of Oregon , Eug e ne , Oregon 97403 Ste ve n Ba nia k Slippery Rock State College, Slippery Roc k, Pe nn . 16057 Fra nk Ba re USG F, PO Box 4699, Tucson, Arizona 85717 Pe te Ba uer Unive rsit )' of \'Visconsin, Madison, Wi sco nsin 53706 Bill Bea ve rs Geo rgia Tec h ., Atla n ta, Ga. 30332 Jac k Bec kn e r USC, los Angeles, Calif. 90007 Geo rg e Bec kstea d, Golden West Colle ge, Huntingt on Bea c h, Calif. 90740 Je ff Be nnon Uni ve rsity of Arizona , Tu cson, Arizona 85721 H,J . Bies te rfe ldt So. Illinois Uni ve rsi ty, Carbondale, II I. 62901 Ke n Blac k Peabod y College, Nashvi lle, Te nn . 37203 Wa rd Blac k U ni versit y of Oklahoma, Norman , Oklahoma 73062 Willi a m Bonsa ll We st Virg inia Uni ve rsit )" Morgantown , W. Va . 26505 Caro l Caler Edinboro Sta le college, Edinboro, Pa. 16414 G e rald Ca lkin Ea ste rn Kentu c k)' Uni versi t)" Ri c hmo nd , Ken,"ck y 40475 Je ff Ca rdin a li .s Coast Guard Academ)' New l o nd on, Conn. 063 20 Ra nd y Ca rruth e rs Portland State uni versit )" Portland, Oregon 97207 Ann e Cer m a k Simpson College, Indianola , Iowa 501 25 Rich Ch e w Cal Sta .e U a. San Jose, San Jose, Calif. 95129 Rob e rt J. Cl a w ,",Vestern Il linois Uni ve rsit)', Maco mb , Illinois 61455 Willi a m Coco Temple Ulli vers ity , Ph ilad el phia, Pa. 19122 Da n Conne ll y Cal Sta te U at orthriugc, 1 orthridge, Calif. 91324 Roge rCoun sill ndianJ State Un ive rsil)', Terre Haute , Ind. 47809 Di c k Criley .1190 Maile Wa}' , Ho nolulu, Hawai i 96B22 Edmund fi Ne d " Cross le y U.S. Mili tar y Academy , Wes t Poin t, Y 10996 Io n Culbe rtson 4844 Brywill Cir. , Sarasota, fla. 33580 Fra nk Cumiskey P.O. Bo x 4699, USGf , Tu cso n, Arizona B5717 Lee C. Cunningha m Unive rsit y of Geo rgia , Athens, Georgia 30601 Glenn DePue Cheltenham H igh School, "V),cote, Penns ), lva nia 1909S Mad e lein e Disa rio 2607 Nonh 16.h 51. , Arlington, Va. 22201 Jane M . Down Catholic Un iversity, Washington D.C. 20064 Joseph Dorse y BOSlOn State College, B05lon , Mass. 021 1S HuberlDunn Nonhern Illinois Unive rs ity, DeKa lb, llIinois 6011 S Tom Dunn Unive rsity of Mass. at Amherst, Amhers!, Mass. 01 002 Hutch Dvorak Houston Baptist Unive rsi ty, Houston , Texas 77036 Peter Dusek Cu ya hoga Communi ty College, Cleveland , Ohio 44115 Chuck Ehrlich onhern Illi n o is Un iversity, DeKalb, Il lin o is 60178 Joe Fodero Oneonta State Co ll ege, Oneonta , NY 13820 Hal Frey University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 Fr ed Gaines Elk Grove High School, Elk G rove Village, III. 60007 Ed Gagnier Iowa State U ni ve rsity, Ames, Io wa 50010 Cliff Ga uthier College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. 23185 Abie Gro ssf eld So. Corm. State College, New Haven , Conn. 60515 Ray Goldba r U.c. Da vis, Da vis, Ca lif. 95616 Sadao Ham ada Stanford Unive rsit )" Sianford, Calif. 94305 Tom Ha nv ey Da vid lipsco mb College, I ashville , Tenn. 37203 Yo shi Hayasa ki U ni versilY of Ill ino is, Champaign, Ill. 618 20 Rob e rt Hess State U. at Farmingdale, Farmingdale, NY 11735 Keith Hicklin Uni ve rsit )' of lorthern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 Bill Holm es Mankato State college, Manka to , Minn. 56001 Ja m es Howa rd U n ive rsity of Wiscons in , l aC rosse, Wis. 54601 Dick Hoz awpi e l U n ive rsity of Iowa. Iowa Cit )', Iowa 52240 M a rtin Huck a bee 2580 Norcross Tucker Rd., N-6, Norc ross, Ga. 30071

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Ray Ja uc h Memphi s Slat e Uni versit y, Memphi s, Te nll. 38152 Cl air Je nnelt Cal State U. at Sa n Jose, San Jose, Calif. 95129 Chic Jo hnson Sout hwes t Misso uri , Springfield , ,\ ,10. 65802 M a rvin John so n E.ls te rn Mi chiga n Uni ve rsit y, Yps il an ti , Mi c h. 481 79 Stev e Johnson Col o rado Slale Uni versity, F1. Collin s, Colo. 80521 Ke nyon Jon es Dartm o u l h College, Han over, NH 03755 l esli e Judd c / o Springfield Co ll e ge, Sprin gf ield , Ma ss. 01 109 Jo hn Keough So ut h Dakota Sta te Uni ve rsit y, Brookings, South Dako.a 57006 Bruno Klaus Ea st Stroud sburg Stat e College, Ea st Stroudburg , Pa . 18301 Edga r Knepper Glassboro Stat e College. Gla ss boro, NJ 08028 Don Langdon 2855 Gentry St. , Sac ramento , Ca 95827 Arno Lascari Uni vcrsit )' of Br iti sh Columbia, Vancouve r 8, BC CA ADA Robe rt Lill y ,'vla ssachu se tt s Institute of Tec h , Cambridge . Ma ss. 02139 Bob Lockwood U. o f Kansa s, lawre nce, Kan sas 66045 Newt Loken Uni ve rsit)' of Michigan, Ann Arbor , M ic higa n 48104 Ra y Lore nz Cal State U. at Chico, Chico, Ca lif. 95926 Ed loudon Yreka High Sc hool , Yreka , Ca li f. 96097 Gl e nn Matt (Athlete s in Act ion G ymn asti cs) 30 \路v 131 Roosevel l Rd , W. Chicago. II I. 60185 G o rdon Maddu x 3610 Madill Ave., Covina , Calif. 91724 Bob Manning l a\vrence High School, lawrence, Kan sas 66044 Dr. Albert M a rino Cal Sta te U. at l os Angeles, l o s Angeles, Calif. 90032 Bob Martin Cornell Uni ve rsit )' , Te ague Hall , IIha cJ , NY 14850 Pa ul May e r Ball Sia le U ni versil Y, "'Iunci e, Ind. 46306 Bill M ead e So. Illi nois Unive rsit y, Ca rbondale, III. 62901 Fra nk Mich ale k Chi cago Ci lYCollege (Ke nn edY- Kin g Campus) Chicago , II I. 60621 Ru sty Mitcehll Unive rsit ), of ew Me xico, Alb uqu erq u e , NM 67016 Mik e Milidonis Anll Arbor~Pi o ll eer High School, Ann Arbor, Mich igan 48103 Bruce Morgen egg Brigham Yo ung Unive rsit y, Provo, Utah 64602 Te d Muzyczk o S30 We" 36.h 51. , Downe rs Grove, III. 60515 Tom Neville Glenbrook High Sc hool , Glen view, III. 60075 Dave Niemand Cal State U. at Sacra me nt o, Sacramento, Calif. 95819 Fr ed Orloisky Wes te rn "'Iich iga n Unive rsit )" Kalama zoo , Mic h igan 49001 Roberl D. Pea vy \>\Ias hington Stat e Universit y, Pu llman, V\/ashinglon 99163 Jude Pe nnington Virginia Co mmon wealth Universit y, Ric hm ond , Vi rg inia 23220 I.G, Perez Universit y of Pittsburg, Pill sburg, Pa. 15206 John Pete rsen 6023 (a'1I1ull I-lill , FI. V\/ <.I ~h iligIUI\ , Pd. 15206 Roman Pied 165 Wes t Fed e ra l SI., Burlington, J 08016 Murra y Plotkin U of Mi c higan (c/o ew t loken ) Ann Arbor, Mich igan 46103 John Purit lew Me xico Jr. College, Hobbs, New Mexico 88240 Curtis Rea ms Central Mi ssouri State Uni ve rsit )" \'Var ren sb urg, Mi ssouri 64093 Joe Regna Universit ), of Fl orida , Gaine svi lle, Fla. 32601 Don Robin son Ar izona State U ni versit )" Tempe, Arizona 85281 Fred Roethlisbe rge r Uni ve lsit)' of Minn eso ta, Minneapolis, Minn. 55414 Bill Roetzheim Uni v. of III. , Ch icago Circle, Chicago , III. 60660 To ny Rossi Un ive rsi t), of 'orih e rnColorado , Greele y,Colorado 60631 Paul Rome o Syrac use Un ive rsit )" Syrac u se , ew York 13210 Les Sasvary Mo nroe Hi gh School, Van N u ys, Ca li fo rnia 91406 Bill Savering US Naval Acaciem )' , Annapoli s, Md. 21402 , John Schaefe r Ea ste rn Illinois Uni ve rsit )', CharieslOn, III 61920 Ne il Sc hmidt U n ive rsit y of Iowa, Iowa Cit}', Iowa 52242 Ka rl Schwenzfeier USAf Academ y, Colorado 80640 Jay Shaw Eas tern Montana College, Billings , MI. 59101 Paul Simonia n Mt. San Antonio Co!lege, Walnut, Calif. 91 790 William D. Simm s U. of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 Jack J.O . Smith Diablo Valle}' College, Pleasant Hill , Calif. 94S23 Nick Spann 1514 E. \'Veather Vane, Tempe, Arizona 85253 Bob Stout 1131 Cumberland Rd ., Abington , Pa. 19001 Garf Stych University of orthern Iowa, Ceda r Falls, Iowa 50613 Dick Swindler l aw rence High School, law rence, Kansas 66044 George Szypula Michigan Slate Uni ve rsit y, East lansing, Michigan 48624 Yoshi Takei Cal S.ate U. at long Beach , long Beach , Ca li f. 90720 Ed Taylor l oma li nda Unive rsity . Riverside, Calif. 92505 Dave Thor Tem p le Universi'y, Philadelph ia, Pa. 19122 Jerry Todd Pasade na Ci ty College, Pasadena, Calif. 91106 Don TonrY Ya le Unive rsity, New Haven... Conl1. 06520 Mark Torreano USAf Academy, Co lorado 80840 Mrs. John Townsend U. of Arkansas at li tt le Rock, li ttle Rock , Arka nsas 72204 Milan Trnka WeSlchester Sta.e College, Westcheste r, Pa. 19380 Fred TuroH, Temple Univers i.y, Philadelphia, Pa. 19122 Armando Vega louisiana Stale Uni versi ty, Baton Rouge, l ao 70803 Masayuki Watan a be Unive rsi ty of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720 Alan Weith Illinois State Un ive rsit y, Normal , III. 61761 Lyle Welser 21 15 Pine Cone Ln. NE , Allanta , Ga. 30319 Gene Wettston e Penll Stale Uni ve rsit y, Universit y Pa rk, Pa . 16802 Bud \I\' illiams Wh~al0n College , ,",Vheaton, Il linoi s 60187 Frank Wolcott Springfield College, Sp ringfield, Mass. 01 109 Dick Wolfe Cal State U. at full e rton, fu ll erton, Calif. 92631 Jerry Wright Cal State U at San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif. 94532 Mike Wilson Odessa College, Odessa , Texas 79760 Cecil Woodruff Schoolcraft College, livonia , M ich igan 48197 Paul Ziert Universi l), of Oklahoma, No rman , Ok lahoma 73069

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THE GYMNAST ~ ~ AND ~~ THE DOCTOR I~ By Dr. John D. Webber

I D r. Jo hn , " Wh at is O sgood-Sc h latt er' s Di sease, and how sho uld it be trea ted? " Th e wee k befo re th e ;' bi g" m ee t, o ne o f th e team members te ll s th e coac h of her p ainful k nee. " It hu rt s o n th is lum p b elow my kn ee, es pec iall y on hand- sprin gs and th e sprin gboa rd att ack o f th e va ult. But I' m afraid to see my doc to r, beca use th e last ti me thi s hap pe ned _ ) he p ut m e in a cas t fo r fo ur wee ks!" Thi s co mm o n d ilemma usu all y occurs in th e m id st of the h eav ies t practi ces of th e seaso n, th e nee d for co ntinu ed dail y w hen co nd itio nin g o f th e athl ete is at its pea k. Th e athl ete, coac h, and parent are ge nuin ely co nce rn ed abou t di sa blin g inju ry, an d th e chance fo r perm anent disa bilit y sho ul d a rea l injur y be ig no red. My o rth ope di c surgeo n f riends te ll m e th at D isease is m erely O sgood -Sc hlatter's infla mm at ion o f th e t ibial tubercle related to repetit ive stress; thi s b o ny pr otuberance be low th e k nee cap is th e in se rti o n of th e pa t e ll ar, or q ua drice ps tendo n. Th e great pull o f t h e stro ngest m usc le gro up in the bod y, th e q uad ri ce ps mu sc les of th e anteri o r thi gh, crea tes grea t stress at its in se rti o n o n th e tibi al tubercle, and th ereby occasio nal infl amm ati o n and pa in to th e athl ete. Thi s is a se lf limited p rob lem , for w hen the so urce o f th e str ess and inflamat io n is rem ove d by pl acin g th e leg at res t, the pr o bl em w ill slo w ly di sa ppea r. Th ere is no perma nent di sa bil ity fr o m thi s m alady, unl ess t he tu bercle we re to b e actu all y bro ken o ff at th e bo ne itse lf; thi s rare com pli ca ti o n wo ul d be se lf-ev ide nt by the deg ree o f unremitt ing p ain and swelling, as w ell as th e co ntinuin g d isa bility aft er rest. A tt empt s to d ecrease pain with analges ics, intermitt ent loca l h eat and co ld , w hirlp o ol , and elas ti c wraps should be tri ed. Decrea sed u se o f th e affec ted leg t emporaril y w ill resu It in its dec reased fun cti o n; th erefore, co ntinu e th e athl ete in dail y isometri cs and conditi o nin g exe rcises during th e w ee k or two w hi ch may be necessa ry to gain some relief . Sh o uld th e pain be unremitting, more severe than anti cipated by pr evi ou s ex perience, or rel ated to a suspi cio n of actual knee injur y, do not hesitate to obtai n ea rl y and competent medical con sul ta tio n. Athletes and coa c hes should stri ve to find in their communit y the competent physicians who will view their problems from their point of v iew ; it is in the best interest of the sportthat w e find th ese ph Ysicians, and make them aware o f th e special and often times perple xing athl eti c pro bl em s unique to The Gymnast.

Doctor We bbe r e ncourag es readers to send th eir i nquiri es regarding sports medicine to:

Dr. John D. Webber 路 Portland Gymnastic Center 11632 S.W. Pacific Highway Tigard, Oregon 97223 Phone: 503-639-5388 A s many as po ssible will be answered in future iss ues o f GYMNAST

USA Team: Coach Watanabe, Young, Beach, Posner, Hug, Ritter, Weeden, Iverson. JAPANESE Team: Iwamura, Yoshida, Horide. Honma, Tsukahara, Coach Katsumi, not pIctured - Nishikii

LSA * ALL-STARS * JAPAN โ ข BERKELEY * By Jerry Wright A natio nal team of Japa nese gym na sts t hri l led a capaci ty crowd of mo re th an 7000 at Berkeley's Harmon Gym o n Jan. 11 , 1975. Thi s was one of th e best displays of gymnastics eve r seen in the Bay Area . Th e Japanese team w hich has won eight stra ight wo rld titles since 1960, d efea ted a squad of United States gym n asts, 280.95-275.60. But it was the excitin g routines of the Japanese which pleased the crowd the most. Th e hit of the night was Mitsuo Tsuka hara, w ho earne d a gold medal in the Olympics in th e horizontal bar and was seco nd in the world c hampion ship s in 1970. Tsukahara ti ed for fir st in one event and pl aced at le as t third in all of th em. H e wo n the all -a round titl e wit h 57.00 points, w it h exStanford gymna st Steve Hug seco nd at 56.45. American gymnasts took two events. Hug won th e pommel h orse w ith a score of 9.60, and Bri gham Young se ni or Wayne Young cap tured th e sti ll ring s with 9.55 points. NOTE: The capacity crowd wa s exceptiona ll y responsive to the f ine performances. It was , in fact , a se ll out crowd with some people being turn ed away at th e door. Steve Hug probably performed the best of hi s caree r w ith an espec iall y ou tstand ing pomm el horse performance. Weeden was probablY underscored o n the pommel horse as he also was o utstand in g in this even t. N ishikii of Japan starlf'rl his FX routin e with a pikf'rl rloublf' sa ito and finished with a tucked double sa ito and stru ck yo ur writer as being a FX and Vaulting spec iali sts as he had difficulty o n ot her eve nt s and was often ove r sco red. Wayne Young suffered a zone p ena lty in vau lting or he wou ld have beaten Hu g aga in in the AA in sp ite o f the exce llen t job Steve did in th e meet. The Japanese team suffe red severa l serio us penalti es with fall s o n dismounts, hav in g to put th eir hand s down many tim es to support their weight (.3 - .5 d eduction).

Kimihiro Iwamura JAPAN ALL-STARS VS USA ALL-STARS UC Berkley All-Around: Mitsuo Ts ukahara 57.00; St eve Hug 56.45; Kazuo Horide 56.20; Wa yne Young 56.15. FX: Kaz uo Horide 9.65. PH: St eve Hug 9.6. R: Way ne Young 9.55. V: Kaz uo Horide 9.7. HB: M its uo Tsuk a hara and Yukio Yoshi da 9.55. PB: Fumio !-'ollma 9.6.

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Top 3 All-Around performers: Tsukahara, Hug, and Horide.

GYMNAST Mar. '75

Sieve Hug, winner pommel horse and number 2 All-Around.

Seen alief! is Milsuo Tsukahara, All Around winner. Above, Yuko Yoshida in Seattl e. Photos by Dave Gregor GRACE, AND HOW TO GET IT Chuck Sanders Th e j apanese Me n' s Nat ional Gy mn as ti cs Tea m tr ea ted Sea ttl e to a preview of th e best in intern ati ona l gymn asti cs w hen th ey perfo rm ed in a dua l m eet w ith t h e Was h i ngto n Hu sk ies here in j anu ary. Six of th eir gymn asts d em o li shed 17 o f th e Hu ski es - - eve n spo tt i ng th em a h o me gy m advantage and th e se rvi路c es o f Ko hi Sa ito, th e H uskies' new assistant coa c h. Th o ug h j apa n has led th e wo rl d in th e sport sin ce 1960, it is surp ri sin g th at th e sp o rt is acco rd ed min o r statu s th ere, ga th erin g th e m os t in te r es t w hen O ly mp ic and Wo rl d Games co m pe titi ons occur. A m er ican coac hes grapp le w ith th e reaso n s w hy japan do mi na tes. Th ere is in tense co mpetiti o n at eve ry leve l. The re are close to 200 uni ve rsity tea m s, and so many try in g o ut yo u have to b e good. A lso, th e j apa nese possess tech n ica l know led ge abo u t th e sport to a degree un precede nted in gy m nas ti cs hi sto ry. Fr o m th e bas ics o n up, uni vers it y fres hm en th ere k now th e spo rt bette r th an most coach es in thi s co unt ry. A t the hi g hes t lev el of gy mnasti cs in j apan th e gy mn asts go thr o ugh th eir ro utin es in op pos ite, Ye t balanced, states of re laxa ti o n and b lur red m ove m en t. The Na ti o nal Tea m s' coac h, Yos hit eru Ma tsuza ki , " t hey rest w hil e t hey p erform . Th ey relax most o f t he ti me, ye t re lease tens io n ins tan taneously. Thi s ca n be con tro lled on ly th roug h th e accumul at ion o f t rial and err o r and practice. " Mos t im po rtant is kn ow in g exac tl y w hen to exp lode. Th ey co ntro l nervo usn ess w ith co nce ntrat io n. As k a pe rfo rmer wha t goes t hro ugh hi s min d befo re he co m pe tes and h ew ill tell yo u, " no thi ng .. my purpose is not to have anythin g in m ind exce pt for th e rou tin e I am p e rfo rmin g. " GYMNAST Mar. '75

j apa nese coac hes po int p roud ly to th e attit ude of th eir gymn asts as an in d ica to r o f th eir exce ll ence . Ma tsuza ki sa id , " th ey are eager and i ntense . Th ey go to th e coach rath er th an t he coac h goin g to t he gy mn ast. Th ey are enco uraged not to ru sh and to go slow ly b efo re go in g o n to ano th er stage, and to b e co n fiden t. " I n spite of th e success of th eir own meth o d s, th e j apanese are q uick to po int o ut th at o th er co u n tries sh o uld n ot imitat e th em co m p letely. " A m eri ca ns have th ei r ow n style, " sa id M atsuzak i. " We are g reat admirers o f you r sw imming pr owress, and see no reason w h y yo u r gymn as ts cann o t imp rove as we ll in th e futu re.

Jim Ivicek, 41h All Around

Photo by Jim Les ter

~OREGON* by Monte Enbysk S.I.D. Assistant, University of Oregon

The Japanese learn

Photo by Da ve Gregor

Gym nast ics at th e U ni ve rsit y of Oregon too k a turn fo r th e b ette r Sund ay ni ght, j anu ary 19. Th e t o u rin g j ap anese all-stars ca m e to Eu gene, home of t he U o f 0 ca mpu s, to t ake o n a U nited States all- star tea m .T hey prese nted a sparklin g ex hi bi tion o f gy mn asti cs exce llence befo re 7,00(} sat isfi ed fans at McA rthur co urt. Th e showin g o f M it suo Tsu kah ar a, an O lympi c go ld meda l w inn er in 1972, was o~eo f th e hi ghli ghts o f th e ni g ht. Tsu ka hara wo n th e all-aro un d co m pe titi o n w ith 57.60 points and p rovi d ed a fittin g c limax to th e show w ith a nea r-p erfec t 9.90 o n t he horizo ntal b ar. H e also scor ed a 9.70 in vaultin gwith hi s intern ati o nall y acc laim ed " Tsu ka hMa " vaul t. Th e j apanese had 'o th er to p in di v idu al effo rts. Kaz uo Ho ri de, all -a ro und w inn er in last year 's As ian Ga mes, reco rd ed a 9.80 va ult , Yuki o Yos hida sco red 9.75 o n h o ri zo ntal bar and Fum io Hon ma had 9.70s o n pa rall e l ba rs and ho rzonta l bar. Th ey wo n t he m eet , 227 .90 to 221.60. Yes , th e j apa nese are goo d.

Leonard Henderson, winner in free exercise Ph o to by Ma rk Stone

Th e sco re seem s in signifi ca nt, howeve r one o f th e m os t no tewo rthy, but lesse r menti o ned, points o f th e evening wa s th e sterlin g perform ance put o n b y memb ers of t he U.S. tea m. Th e tea m co nsiste d of ten m em bers o f th e U niversity o f Orego n squad, plu s Jim Ivicek, o ne a t th e co untry's b E'st all-around m en tra m So uthern Illin o is, and Jim Kelc h, a 17- yea r- o ld junio r at Chru chill Hi gh Sc hool in Eugene w ho is already o n a leve l w ith the to p co ll egiate gymn as ts in th e W es t.

Fl y ing Du c k co mpetit ors ca ptured an undisputed win in o ne event and ti es w ith the Japanes e in two oth ers. Joe Percival bested th e pomm el horse field with a 9.65 , a point ahea d of second pla ce Tsukahara and Yos hi da. Leonard H end erson ti ed Tsukahara in th e fl oor exe rcise at 9.60 an d Scott M cE ld owney m atched Tos hi o mi N ishikii 's 9.45 fo r fir st o n rin gs. Th ere w ere seve ral o th er fin e A m eri can sh ow in gs.

Scottt McEldowney, tied for 1st in Rings. Ph o to by Jim Leste r

Iv icek ta llied 56.10 points i n th e all-around fo r fourth pl ace and the third high est to tal in th e nation t hi s yea r. H e scored a 9.45 each in vaulting, parall el bars and horizontal bars and had 9.40 s on p o mmel horse and rings. Oregon all-aro und star Steve Roskam wa s fifth w ith a 53.70 to tal. Th e score eclipsed hi s own U ni ve rsit y sc hoo l r ecord by m o re th an a p o int. h e had 9.30s on rings and hori zo ntal bar. Bo b Rikli o f th e Du cks scored a 9.65 in vaultin g, a 9.55 in f loor exe rci se an d a 9.35 o n parall el bars. Sco res by Hend erso n and Rikli in fl oo r exe rcise, Percival on pomm el !,o rse, M cEld owney o n rin gs and Rikli in va ulting also bettered fo rm er Oreg on all-time standard s. " I was ex trem e ly pl eased w ith th e p erform a nce of au r competitors," said Oregon coa c h Bill Ball ester, who he aded the Am eri ca n tea m. Ball ester was, howeve r, even more proud o f hi s o wn U o f 0 gymn as ts' efforts. " Th ey rose to th e occas io n and all did a sup er jo b fo r t h e fans, " he sa id. " Joe (Percival) w as at hi s b est. It see ms th at mee tin g th e bes t in th e w orld got him keyed . I've see n Leo nard (Hend erson ) perfo rm aswell as he d id i n t hi s mee t b efore, but he st i ll loo ked ve ry sharp." Ball ester also fe lt th e gradu al improve ment of Roskam into o ne of th e NCAA' s b est w as ev id ent in hi s all-around performan ce in th e Japanese m ee t. " H e's finall y getting it all togeth er," th e coach sa id . Th e mee t, as a w h o le, wa s a plea sa nt su ccess for Ball ester and a d efinite boost to t he gymn as ti cs p rog ram at Or egon . " It was super," he sa id, " Th e crowd was grea t and so was th e co mpetition ." Th e Japa nese gro up, led by Kyoji Itsukaich i, co uld o nl y ag ree. " It was a good atmosphere, th e best, excitin g. " sa id Itsu ka ic hi ... " Our las t mee t here a goo d mee t. " Th e Japanese had p erformed in Sea ttl e, Pullm an, W as h. , and Berk eley pri o r to it s fin al stop at M cArt hur Co urt. GYMNAST Mar. '75

The Eugene audience was reportedl y bigger than th at at Berkeley (5,800) for th e meet that was bill ed as the off icia l' japan - U.S. team meeting . japanese delegation officials also felt their team performed bett er in Eugene than at Cal and the crowd response was as good. Ballester hope s to treat Eugen e fans to more of the best in gymnast ics by bringing a foreign national tea m in each yea r to compete against top U.S. and Oregon gymnasts. Of more immediate importance, however, in hi s quest for making this midwestern Oregon cit y the " West Coast Center of Gymnastics" , is fielding an NCAA championship team at the University of Oregon. The fourth- yea r coach has already taken a weaker program at Oregon and w ith con stant progress built the Ducks into contenders for this yea r' s Pa c ific-8 NCAA crowns. The Flying Ducks sure looked like champions against the japanese. ' Editors Note: The officia l USA-japan competition in Berkeley was all-around only whereas the Oregon competition was 3 AA from each team and 2 specialists per event. USA ALL STARS vs JAPANESE ALL STARS Individual Results USA: FX: Henderson 9.60; Rik li 9.55; Kelch . 9.15; Roskam 8.95; Ivicek 8.95. PH:PercivaI9.65; Ivicek 9.40; Truedson 8.85; Roska m 8.55; Kelch 7.70. R: McE ldownay 9.45; Ivicek 9.40; Roskam 9.30; Phillips 8.75; Kelch 8.70. Y: Rikli 9.65; Ivicek 9.45; Kelch 8.95; Blumen ste in 8.95; Roskam 8.75. PH: Ivicek 9.45; Rikli 9.35; Kelch 9.25; Phillips 9.10; Roskam 8.85. HB:l vicek 9.45; Roskam 9.30; Lary 9.25; Kelch 8.85; STone 7.70. AA: Ivicek 56.10; Kelch 52.60; Roskam 53.70. JAPAN : FX: Tsukahara 9.60; Horide9.55; Nishik ii 9.45; Honma 9.35; Yoshida 9.30. PH: Tsukahara 9.55; Yoshida 9.55; Honma 9.30; Horide 8.65; Iwa mura 8.25. R: Nishikii 9.45; Tsukahara 9.40; Honma 9.35; Iwamura 9.15; Yoshida 8.95. Y: Horide 9.80; Tsukahara 9.70; Yoshida 9.45; Nishikii 9.40; Honma 9.10. PB: Honma 9.70; Yoshida 9.65; Nishikii 9.50; Tsukahara 9.45; Iwamura 9.30. HB: Tsukahara 9.90; Yoshida 9.75; Honma 9.70; Horide 9.55; Iwamura 9.50. AA: Tsukahara 57.60; Yoshida 56.65; Honma 56.60. Joe Percival, winner in pommel horse. Above, Yukio Yoshida Photo by Jim Lester .

on th e team an d presented th em with a mom ento of H awa ii . A po st-exhibtion dinner spon so red by j apanese bu sinessmen in Hawa ii foll owe d at the Furu sa to Restaurant. Th e H.G.A . Men ' s Di vision acknowledges th e boost give n to m en 's gym nastics in Hawa ii by th e U. S.G.F. in arranging thi s stop . It is hoped that the goodwill generated wi ll lea d to man y success ful exchanges in the futu re.

Nishikii on the rings

Yoshida on high bar

Roskam, 5th All Around in Seattle. Phot o by Jim Leste r

HAWAII Dick Criley The Men 's Di vision of the Hawaii Gymnastics Association hosted the 9-man delegation of japanese gymna sts and officia ls as a res ult of some las t-minut e telephone ca ll s from the USGF . It seems th at th ey had plann ed to depart fo r j apan imm ediately af ter the la st mainland stop , but changed th eir mind s in mid-trip . So, with about 6 days no ti ce, an ex hibition was arranged to cover th e ex pen se of their stop. Mu ch of th e 2 \11 days they spent in Hawa ii was sp ent on th e beach o r at a go lf co urse . Next tim e, the who le team w ill pr obab ly bring th eir golf clubs. Tsukahara go t so much su n, th at by th e tim e of th e ex hibito n, he was bright pink . Nish ikii , on th e other hand , took to th e sun lik e a nati ve. Severa l gy mna sts took on th e (sma ll ) Waikiki surf. Loca l gymnasts go t to watch a li ght worko ut by th e japa nese at th e U ni ve rsit y of H awa ii . A few of the more ve ntureso me tried to do th ei r bit and ca m e in for so m e gentl e coachin g. Mr. H o rid e and th e three officia ls: Matszak i, Ito, and Itsukaic hi , were among th e most helpful. Fo ll owing th eir wo rkout at th e UH, th e tea m was h osted at a dinner buffet by Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Arthur , owner of Gymnasti cs A ca dem y of H awa ii. Had th e j apanese known that the upper leve l of th e co ndominium sported a go lf putting, green, th ey probabl y wou ld never mad e it to supper, but fortunate ly the y learned about it later. Afterwards , so me took adva ntag e of th e warm-water j acu zz i and others went swi mmin g. Th e Central YMCA of Honolulu was th e si te for th e ex hibition and it s limit ed facilit ies were pa ck ed. C lo se t o 400 sp ectators viewed the ho ur and a half ex hibition , greeting the japanese with a lo ng standing ovation (af ter the announcer reported h e'd erased th e entrance march). Every p erfo rm an ce was rece ived w ith grea t enthusi as m and applau se. This audi ence reac tion turn ed on th e gy mna sts to show their stuff : Nis hikii hi s pik e double ba ck tumbling, Horid e hi s handspring front to back out, Tsukahara hi s superb h o rizont al bar exe rcise co mpl ete with hi s half-in half-out dismount, which he also thr ew off th e rin gs. Yukio Yo shida looked th e smoo thest on th e pomme l h o rse , wh il e Hor ide pull ed off a sc hwabe nwende di sm o unt th at was pure mu sc le. At the close o f th e ex hibition , girl s from seve ral local gym nast ic clubs draped leis

Ralph Arthur, right, owner of Gymnastics Academy of Hawaii, and Kiki Lau, left, GAH coach, talk with Matsuyaki.

Kazuo Horide, loshi Nishikii, and Yukio Yoshida enjoy the Japanese cuisine at a buffet dinner in Hawaii. Ph o tos by Dick Crdey

GYMNAST Mar. '75

Kyle Gayner, USA

EXCERPT FROM REPORT FROM P.ENl'L~.A TE "THE DAILEY COLLEGIAN" US ' techniques' Germans in gym Tom Panaccio Assistant Sports reporter M ay be the di ffe rence between th e West German an d Un it ed States gym na st ic teams can be found in Ge ne Whelan 's co mm ent after th e U.S. men trimm ed West Germ any 278.3-278.05: " Th e German s are stronger than the U.S. but our tec hniqu e is b etter, " sa id Whelan afterwa rd s, w hil e 6900 spectato rs shuffl ed abou t on th e floor. " Th e officials bal an ce it. On e person has better t ech n iqu e but a loose back. Another is tight but not as good in technique" " It rea ll y was n ' t th at surp ri sin g that A merica n wo n co nside rin g th e ca liber of th e u.s. thi s yea r. It ce rt ainl y m ove d th e U.S. up a few notc hes o n the wo rld sce ne. " The technique is changing and it is improv in g , " sa id Doug Fit zjarrel , w ho finished 10th in th e all-aro un d. " In th e past, we lacked techniqu e." Steve Hu g, w ho took fo urth in the AA, expa nded . " In th e las t coup le yea rs both men and women have improved pr etty we ll ," he sa id. " Although techniques have gotten better wo rld w id e, our gym na sts are now more dedicated th emse lves ." Eberhard Gienger wo n th e AA crown th ank s to a 9.6 routine o n th e parall el b ars, featuring a Di am adov and double so mmersau lt dismount ,

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and a brill ant 9.75 o n th e high bar (meet high ) with a full twisting doublesommersault di smount. Th e hi gh bar rou tine ca nce ll ed Marshall Avener's c hances to grab first place, althou gh the former Penn Stater .took seco nd pl ace for th e U .S. Hi s unabashed co mm ent was " no co mm ent Th e hi gh bar was the telling tale in thi s m eet at the U nited States went into th e event lead in g th e Germans 231.2 - 230.95. Both teams hit 47.10 on the bar. " I was a littl e disappointed with the hi gh bar co mpetiti on," sa id Gienger. " Th e U.S. mount s were not as good as th ey co uld ha ve be en. " Overall , th e U.S. won th e floor exercise and va ult w hile th e Germans ca ptured pomm el horse, p-bars and rin gs. Pomm el horse was no surpri se. " Th e lo nger arm s yo u ha ve, th e better off yo u are," noted Hu g. " This eve nt requires m o re balan ce'. A little bobbl e, yo u fall off. It' s mo re difficult to do a (leg) circle on th e side ho rse th an a giant o n the hi gh bar. Balan ce is th e mo st d ifficult part ." Th ere we re many individual highlights during th e two-day af fair. Jo hn Crosby had th e hi ghest U.S. sco re in the floor exercise w hic h sport ed an unu sual and hi gh ri sk double back full twi st so mm ersa ult and full I w ist so mm ersa ult ending for a 9.7. Steve Hu g was ve ry smooth on th e pommel horse and hit a 9.65 w hi ch topp ed Gienger' s 9.5 just befo re him.

On th e rings, Wayne Young showed hi s dangerous di smount, a ca rtwheel full tw ist somm ersa ult for a 9.6 . Th ere were more double somm ersa ult s throw n in Rec H all thi s wee kend than there have b ee n in th e las t four yea rs. Th e va ult gave th e U .S. so me trouble b eca u se of hand placement in th e middl e of the horse. Result: slips, falls and trip s - yet the U.S. still won the eve nt. Crosby 's roundoff bac k was spe ndid at 9.35. Avener 's double so mm ersa ult 9.3 sco re bolstered hi s AA chances because Hug stumbl ed on hi s full-twisting hand sp ring and se ttl ed fo r an B.B. (On ly o ne va ult per man is allowed und er intern ation al rul es) . I n th e p-bars, Gienger was tops followed close ly by Edgar Jore k (9.45) and Walter Moss in ge r w h ose r o utin e had a se ri eso f l-seats (9.45). As for hi gh bar, Gienger showed w h y h e's World champ. " When I' m doing one part, I am anti c ipating th e n ex t part. " With regards to co mpul so ri es and optionals, thi s int ern ation al m ee t all owe d optionals but not co mpul so ri es. In simpl e term s, yo u ha ve a gro up of exercises done in a ce rtain order ove r a ce rtain length of time'- co mpul so ri es. You also have a ch o ice of any mo ve in an y order at a ce rtai n length of tim e - optionals. Thi s m ee t incorporated optionals only. The U.S. showe.d it s strength in optionals but past hi sto ry tell s th at it still la c ks in co mpul so ri es.

German Women Gymnasts

CARR LEADS OARING US WOMEN Brian Miller Collegian Sports reporter

stumbl ed t o th e mat. A nd erso n fini shed h er Two injuries in th e co mp etition hin dered bo th squad s, alth o ugh th e Wes t Ge rm ans ro uti ne b ut lim ped n o ti cea bl y as she r eturn ed to th e be nc h. su ffere d co nsid erabl y w hen th ey had to co mp ete w ith o ut 路 th eir bes t gymn as t and las t " It was in cred ib le th at sh e co uld co mp e te at A ft er it was all ove r, afte r th e ce remo ni es had yea r 's W es t German Sp o rt swo m an o f th e Yea r, all ," Gros sfe ld sa id . " It wo uld have bee n tou gh co nclu ded and th e p erfo rman ces had end ed , U ta Scho rn . w inning w ith o ut h er." after th e bub b le m achin e had sto pp ed A nderso n took a fir st in th e uneve ns Scho rn agg rava ted a back injury in Sa turd ay' s bubblin g, aft er th e U nited St ates wo men had wor k o u t, an injury she first rece ived two yea rs co mp etiti o n w ith a 9.4 and fini shed seco nd in bea ten th e W es t Ge rm ans 187.70 - 178.00, A nn th e b ea m be hind Gay ne r w ith a 9.4. ago . In tea rs, Scho rn sa t o ut Saturd ay's enti re Carr , lo ok ed up fr o m signin g her umpteenth " It wa s rea ll y ni ce h e re at Penn St ate, " co mp etiti o n, Th e Wes t Germ an alt ern ate had pr og ram and sa id , " Yes, I did pr ett y good. " th e flu , alth o ugh an altern ate ca n o nl y Gayner sa id . " I have n eve r see n such an W ell , Ca rr may be und eres tim atin g h erse lf parti cipate fr o m th e fir st eve n on and ca n 't appr ec iati ve c rowd ." ju st a bit. The senior fro m No rth eas t Hi gh " I rea ll y lik e it h ere a lo t at Pe nn St at e," Carr sub stitut e in th e middl e o f a co mp etiti o n . Sc hoo l in Phil adelphia wo n th e wo m en 's allsaid, still signing, and Jo di Yoc um , w ho w as " I was surpri sed she wasn 't in th e lin eup," aro und titl e in the two -d ay gym ex travaga nza Grossfeld sa id . " I saw her wa rmin g up befo re thir d in th e balance bea m w ith a score of 9.40 w ith a score of 37.50. Ca rr ca ptured two remark ed , " Thi s m ee t was pl ann ed rea ll y we ll. " th e mee t. " But th e G erm an coac h, To sca indi v id ual titl es in th e fl oo r exe rcise (9.50) and ' G osw in a-D o rau sa id Sc horn had hurt her bac k A nd fin all y, as Penn State m en 's coac h Ge ne sid e h o rse va ult (9.50) alo ng w ith a large p o rti o n W ettsto n e was packin g ever ythin g u p w ith in p racti ce and th at Sc horn wa s 've ry upse t. ' of th e Penn State cro w d . visio ns of b igg er and be tt er m ee ts d ancin g in Janette A nderso n of th e U nit ed States we nt Carr seemed t o be th e crow d favorit e, hi s h ead an d th e Blu e Ban d had pack ed and throu gh th e entire match w ith an injured k nee espec iall y aft er h er fl oo r exe rcise ro utin e, left , A nge la Ma ye r smil ed and sa id in her th at seem ed to hind er her o nl y in th e fl oo r mu ch o f it re fl ec tin g h er two yea rs o f ball et bro ken Eng li sh, " I liked, ve ry mu ch." exe rcise w hen she mi ssed a front f lip and lessons. Ca rr start ed Frid ay' s acti o n w ith th e to ughes t move o f any o f th e w om en o nt he va ult , a q uart er ca rt w heel, ro und o ff-b ack pik e sommi e, and th e c ro w d too k no ti ce. But Carr was n ' t th e o nl y attra cti o n, as m an y of th e g irl s on bo th squad s perform ed routin es th at are see n rarely out sid e o f intern ati o nal circles, an exa mpl e b ein g th e Korbut move o n th e un even parall el bars. Debbi e Fik e o f th e U nit ed St ates tri ed th e back flip o ff th e hi gh bar o f th e un eve ns and alm os t hit it, but stumbl ed sli ghtl Y. Fik e .,rece ived an 8.2 and fini shed in tenth pl ace in th e un even s. Follow in g Car r in th e all-aro un d stand in gs we re Barb ie Mys lak o f th e U nited States w ith a sco re o f 36.90 and A nge la Maye r o f W es t Germ any w ho fini shed w ith a 36.55. A s a tea m, th e U nite d States took all four eve nt titl es th e bi gg est m argin (4,15) co min g in th e bea m co mpetiti o n, 46.55 - 42.40. " I fee l w e have one of th e grea tes t b ea m tea ms in th e wo rl d," U. S. coach M urie l Gross feld sa id . " W ith th e neutral judgin g now, that fac t is beco min g ev id ent. " Ky le Gayner o f th e U .S , wo n th e b ea m crow n w ith a 9.55, spi cin g h er ro utin e w ith a back flip and a " Gay ner o ri gin al," a move w h ere Gayn er li es o n th e end o f t he bea m and d oes a back ex tensio n. " I ca ll it a thin gy o n th e end ," Gay ner sa id gigg lin g, " It isn 't rea ll y a show move b eca use I d o it in all m y mee ts. Bea m is m y b es t event. " Top 3 All Around women: Ann Carr in 1st, Barbie Myslak in 2nd, Angela Mayer in 3rd.

GYMNAST Mar. '75

GYMNAST Mar. ' 75

Top 3 All-Around men: Gienger in 1st, Avener in 2nd, Mossinger in 3rd.

German Observations Dr. Joseph Gohler Lymnast International Editor Wurzburg, Germany I ju st r eturned fro m the United States and I am co mpelled to put down the impress io n s o f thi s one week gym nas tics j o urn ey wh ich by th e way seemed to have been mu ch too short, and I am attemptin g to coo rdinate the mos t important conclusions. On top o f th e li st of m y impress ions I mu st m ention th e enthu sia sm , th e grea t enthusiasm that was apparent with th e m any gymnasts, coac h es and friends of gymn astics. Wh ic h was seen most beautifu ll Y in th e great ho sp itali ty wh ich followed us w here ever we went. And particularly in t he ex tr eme enthu siastic abilit y of th e spectators, w ho appea red to be geared or point ed more to th e sport of gy mna sti cs than to th e gym nas ts. Thi s does speak n o t o nl y for a tre mendous gymnastic spirit in an aesthetic se nse, rath er also for a grea t love of th e art of gym nastic, which does not know any parti alit y. Thi s is o ppose d to th e sp o rt s fanati c, who wou ld ask first of all whether or n ot his or her gymnasts o r hi s o r her tea m is doing we ll , was celeb rated , and he doesn ' t care abo ut th e o ppo nent. He merely accepts the opposi ng team w ith a cool fr iendlin ess . Wh et h er in the rec hall of Gene W ettston e or in th e Co li se um of New Ha ve n, grea t effo rt s and deeds of the Germ an men and women gymnasts w ere praised as happil y and spontaneously as th e effo rts of th e home tea m . From a techni cal point of view, we obse rved a g reat arra y of exciti ng rout in es o n the floor exercise, in parti cular of th e girl gy mn as ts. Th ere was not one step without th e visual effo rt to interpret a gy mn as ti c expressio n - - th e transition s betwee n position s and lea ps, between leaps an d movements, lying on th e fl oo r or on the kne es - - that co ul d not be co unted in its o ri gina lity, an d furthermore this great dynamics in th e interpretation. On ly th e best con dition s wou ld all ow such imm ense, qui ck changes an d co ntinu ed running on th e floor exe rc ise. Th e f loo r area was crossed

severa l tim es thro ugh o ut a singl e exe rcis e in all directions, as sho uld be done in a floor exe rcise. It is quite astounding ho w a sin gle private sc hoo l of gymnast ics, as in the case of Muriel Grossfe ld i n New Ha ve n, co uld build such a st ro ng squad. Th e secret ap parent ly li es in the perso nalit y of th e o ne tim e ol ympi an, in h er charm and paired w ith her energy; in her happin ess, and in th e st rictn ess w hi ch is eased by h er lig htheartedness an d happin ess towa rd s her st ud ents . I mu st take off my hat also to Abie Gross feld w h o in an incredible sho rt tim e was abl e to d eve lop Peter Korman into a ve r y advanced gymna st. It see ms th at a future champio n in gy mn as ti cs is abo ut to mature. H e's not fa r behind ou r Edga r jorek w ho mi ght be' o ne of th e grea tes t talen ts th at Wes t Germa ny has had since Eberh ard G ien ger. If yo u rea li ze that i n th e USA 4 juniors o f 17 yea rs John

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of age are already capa bl e, are already deve loped in their art , that t hey co ul d compete for the team in New H ave n, th at a juni o r by th e name o f Thom as w ho thi s yea r has sco red 55 poi nt s in AA. If yo u co nsider th ese thin gs yo u w ill find great respect fo r the de ve lo pm ent of art isti c gy mn as ti cs in t he U.S. Fo r lall wome n and men gymnasts of Germany th e manisfestation of th e official nationa l co mp et ition that was held at th e sta te co ll ege, wi ll be unforge table. Th e organizat io n was co mpl e te. I was gra t eful that I co uld see for the first time w hat it takes to run su ch a Ico mpet iti o n. For yea rs I co uld onl y grasp the magn ificent o rgan izat io n of American gymnasti c m eets. Th ank s for th e excellent inform ation co ming from th e U.S. Thi s gymnastic show, w hil e in th e rec hall has nothin g similar or co mpar ible in th e world of gymnastics, and if so m eo ne co mpl ain s in d ifferent co untri es that not enough specta tors atte nd t he artisti c gy mn ast ics exhibitions, those peopl e should go to school w ith Gene W ettsto ne. How great his lo ve for gymn as tics mu st be, that he ca n co ntinue to produce such large manifestations year after year w ith such great spirit. That i n such a high sp irited at mos ph ere the effo rts of the gymnasts li es, is no wo nd er. Th e sc h ools we re generally ve ry good, th ere were differentiat ions, th e reaso ns for it might be found inm os t cases th at we think somewhat differentl y o n the weight of th e small and large fault s in th e U.S. and Ge rmany. Our co mpetito ns and m eet ings in this case w ill be very useful in b rid ging this gap, and the re is hope that th ese meetings and competit ions wi ll become th e rul e in th e ve ry near future . It was arranged that for 1976 another double co mp etition w ill b e held again in th e U.S., however und er nClrmal rul es and not as a tot al invi tat iona l as was th e case thi s tim e. In 1977 th ere wi ll be a return co mp etition in Germany and then o n an an nu al basis in ro tati o n, a compet iti o n w ill be h eld in the U.S o r in West German y. A gym nasti cs unit y of USA/ Fe deral Rep ublic of Germany co uld have great m erit s o n the int ern ati o nal level of gy mn as ti cs. Th e -days o f th e 22-29 of j an uary, 1975 were a h o peful b eg inning, a new chap ter of the German and

on the pommel horse. (Pholo by Pe nn State Photo Se rvice)

merican gymnast ics friendship , and this does not make anyone happier than the men and wo men in the Un it ed States and Germany who had the honor and respons i bility of this. Th e art ist ic gymnastics lessons that the beauty and the high ex perience will reach as many young people as possible. Ma ny men and women must be thanked , but I' m af raid th at I might forget one o r the othe r and I might hurt them , th erefore I would lik e to limit myself on ly to the nam es of Muriel Grossfeld , Gene Wett sto ne, Frank Bare, Frank Cum iskey and the hospitable president of Penn State U ni vers it y, Dr. John W. Oswald , who welcomed the German guests in suc h a lovely form and played host to them. The greatest experience for all of us, however was the human relat io nships between the friends of gym nast ics from Germany and the United States it was a beautiful feeling that in ou r civi li za ti on, in our democratic, basic philosoph y, we ca n feel as brothers. We did not feel that we were in a foreign co untr y, on ly in a distant one, of w hich largeness and great ness we have hea rd and read mu ch abo ut and we saw much abo ut on TV . Now we were ab le to experience a reality in a way that we adm ired.

Kenmolsu, Japan (Photo by Jean Wald is)

International Report Dr. Joseph Gohler GYMNAST International Editor Wurtzburg, Germany

Gene Whelan (Photo by Pe nn State Photo Service)

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The most important happentng in artistic gymnastics sin ce the wo rld championships in Varna we re th e national cha mpionships of Japan held November 22-24, 1974 in Oka ya ma, Japan. This meeting was fu ll of su rprises and se nsat ional feats. Kasarnatsu only finished third in the all around, defeated by Eizo Kenmotsu and Hiroshi Kajiyama, as he missed hi s parallel bar opt ion al routine and on ly scored 8.3. One wonders if Kasamatsu's letdown in the final compet ition in the Olympic all aro und in Varna p erhaps was not just acciden tal . There, however, Kasamatsu was sti ll honored with a 9.15. Thi s time , the mistake may have been greater. With the 9. 15 from Va rn a, Kasamatsu would h ave been ti ed with th e champion Kenmotsu. Kasuo Horide, fourth in th e Olympic al l aro und was clear ly behind the top three. Howeve r, h e was better than the world championship gymnasts Tsukahara and Honma. H e created two horse vau lts that Japanese judges, who are known to be strict, overdid themselves on and gave one of the va ults a 9.9, and the other one a 9.95. Thi s is th e hi ghest score in the Japanese history of gymnastics on such a hi gh leve l as th e National Championships, and it probably const itutes a new world reco rd from th e view of effort. Kasuo Horide began hi s va ults with a straight body, ca tapult ed off the horse, turned in the flight 180 degrees around the long itudin al axis, followed imm edia tely by a 360 deg ree turn aro und the hori zon tal axis, and nailed the land in g. Two of th e judges co uld not help but give a 10 po int score. Two remained co nservative and gave a 9.90. At this point, not even Kasamatsu or Kajiyama o r Andrianov, known as among th e best horse va ulters of Varna, could not ke ep pace, and they lost as is the case of Kasamatsu, w ith a 19.025, and in路the case of Kajiyama w ith 18.925 tota l. Horide received a 19.375. The fourth se nsa ti o n is the relati ve ly unknown student T. Kume. H e was 13th in th e

Japanese collegiate championships in 1974. He was 13th in the championships of Okayama. H e produced the best optional competitio n in the all aro und . H e qualified as second behind Kenmotsu and beside Tsukahara fo r the finals in the high bar, and then surprised everyone with a 9.9 against 9.7 of h is strongest ri vals. Yo u may remem ber high bar world champ ion Eberhard Gienger from th e Fedral Republic of Germany received 9.85 in Varna in the final competition . Kenmotsu, in the same competiti on, receive d a 9.70. He also received a 9.70 from the Japanese jud ges at the National Championships. Should yo ung Kume have an even more beautiful high bar ro utine th an Gienger with his 9 C moves, Kume co uld have been ninth w ith his 110 point s had he not had a mistake on the side horse th at brought on ly a score of 7.95. H e might be a cand id ate for M ontrea l in 1976 . It is no se nsa tion anymore that over 20 gym nasts sco red higher than th e 108 point limit in the Olympic all aro und competition despite th e stri ctest scoring sYste m .

CANADA: Th e Milk meet of Toronto that was held immediately fol lo wing th e world champi onships in Varna brought a magnificent victo ry to the yo ung Japa nese Hiroshi Kajiyama before 16,500 spec tators. H e ha d a flawless ser ies of sco res and routin es: 9.75, 9.55, 9.65, 9.1, 9.75, and a 9.7 for a total of 58.10, and o utclassed the Polish Andrej Szajna 56.40. Szajna had a weak horse vau lt compared to Varna. H e on ly scored a 9.2.路lmre Molnar of Hungary co uld co nfirm hi s good form of Varna with his third place sco ring 55.85, as well as Wayne Young of the Un ited States, who finally co ul d prove his int ernationa l form, and this will be an advantage to him in the future. With a 55.80, Alexander Malejew from the U.S.S.R. , and Walter Moessinger from the Federal Republic of Germany was behind Wayne Young. Both of them sco red 55.65 . Th at, without doubt, raised th e va lu e of Wayne Young. East Germany's Bernd Jaeger had problems on th e high b ar, which is hi s best exercise, and was ranked seventh with a 55.40.

SWIT Z ERLA N D: Th e n a ti o n al t ea m comp etition b etwee n Sw it ze rl and and Chin a w as await ed w ith much in teres t. [t fin all y was held N ove mb er 16, and drew ove r 3,000 sp ectators. Th e Sw iss had to comp ete w ithout th eir three bes t gy mna sts (Rohner, Bretscher, and Gaille, and los t th e comp etition w ith 274.35 to 280.45 ove r Re d Chin a. Towerin g th e comp etition was Tsai Huan-Tsung, w ho was se cond in Teheran at the A siati c ga m es held in Sept embe r b ehind Japanese Kasuo Horide. He achi eve d a 57.05 w ith a ve ry goo d se ri es o f 9. 35, 9.45 , 9.6, 9.45 , 9.6, and 9.6. Pan Chen-Fei w ith a 56.00 and Chao Chia-wei w ith a 55.55 we re onl y a little stro nge r than th e surpri sin gly ad va nce d Armin Vock of Sw it ze rl and w ho sco red a 55. 50. In the e nd, Wu Ping-yu, 55.45, and Ueli Bachmann o f Sw it ze rl and , 55 .40 we re onl y alittl e be hind. As toni shin g was th e d epth o f th e Chin ese t ea m. Ei g hth p lace Yang Ming-ming, scored 55 .15 d espit e an 8.8 sid e horse and an 8.00 horse va ult. N in e th pla cewaswon b y Chen We-Min w ith a 55.10 . Ueli Bachmann beca m e Sw iss nation al champion o f 1974 Novemb er 23 and 24 in Weinfeld en by d e fea tin g w orld ch ampion ship gy mna sts Renato Giess and Armin Bock. Another bi g manifes tati o n fo ll owed o ne w ee k later in A dlisw il. Th e fifth Sihlt alcup was won th e Hungari an p o r.lm el horse w orld ch ampion Zoltan Magyar w ith a sco re o f 56.30. H e won o ve r Walter Moessinger, Fed eral Republi c of Germ any, w ho scored 55.65 and Renato Giess of Sw it ze rland , w ho scored a 50.80. Imre Molnar from Hun ga ry was out o f lu ck. He fini shed fo urth w ith a score of 54.60 a littl e ahead of Reinhard Ritter, a wo rld champion ship gymn as t for th e Germ an turn er bund , wh o had a sc or e of 54.50. Ho weve r, Imre Molnar recei ved a port abl e TV from Fri end s o f Gymnastic s, as did hi s youn ger fri end and tea mmat e Landsmann Magyar.

SPAI N : An unforgo tt en G erm an-Spainard Jochin Blume-Carrera, w ho was kill ed in a plan e cras h in 1959, is ca u se fo r an annu al gymn as ti cs comp e titi o n w ith excelelnt Europea n parti cip ation. Th e co mp etiti o n is call ed " M emori al Joa quin Blum e. " It attra cted nine guest gy mn as ts. Th e co mpe titi o n was w on b y Ru ss ian Wieceslaw Bojko w ho mu st be counted o ne of th e t en top gymn asts of hi s country. H e won with a 56 .00 over Lutz Mack from East Germ an y, w ho scor ed a 55 .50, and Nikolai Kubica from Po land who sco red a 55. 20. Pla cing nex t w ere Sandoval from Spain w it h a 54.30, Wilson fro m En gla nd w ith 53.10, and the Swed e Rynningsjo, w ho was stud yin g in Germ any and scored a 5L55. Hun ga rian Janos Sivado, who sc ored a 9.3 on th e sid e ho rse is supposed to ha ve had seve n superi o r, 7C, moves . Howeve r, h e mi sse d o n th e parall el bars. H e le ft the eve nt prematurely th ereb y receivin g o nl y a 7.4 score.

GERMA NY : In th e fall o f las t yea r, an ex trem ely exhau stin g se ri es o f co mpetition s we re held in th e Republi c of W es t German y. Th ere are two region s invol ved , N orth ern and So uth ern , and ther e are t en teams whi ch co mp ete for fo ur pl aces that w ere ava il ab le fo r th e fin als o f th e G erman champi o nship s held Decemb er 14. Th e w orld champi o nship gy mn as ts had su ch 2:4

go o d fo rm th at, in m os t cases th eir eff o rt s we re eve n grea ter th an in Va rn a. Of th e gy mn as ts w ho did n ot parti cipate at th e wo rld champion ship s, Bernd Effing was abl e to di stin gui sh him se lf, as we re th e altern ate gy mn as ts o f Va rn a Volker Rohrwick and Peter Diehl (w hose tw in bro th er Manfred did eve n bett er as far as hi s o pti o nal se ri es is co nce rn ed) . O f th e fo reigners th at 'have pl aced in th e champion ships o ne of w hi ch is entitl ed to co mp ete in such a co m petiti o n, parti cul arl y no tewo rth y are Japanese Okazaki, and Israeli Dani Leder. Th e seaso n 's rankin g is as fo ll ows : Gienger - 57 .00 (parall e b ar, 9.85, hi gh bar, 9.9); Moessinger - 56.50; Rohrwick - (19 yea rs) 56.1 5; Ritter - 56. 10; M . Diehl - 56.05 ; Leder - 55 .80 ; Steinmetz - 55 .55; P. Diehl - 55.40; Spiess 55 .30; Okazaki - 55. 15; Effing - 55 .00. In th e n ati o nal leag ue w hi ch is held in thr ee regi o ns, No rth , West, and So uth each has fi ve tea m s parti cipatin g. In th ese co mp etiti o n s, th e grea t talent Edgar Jorek was th e most o ut standin g and di stin gui shed gy mn as t sco rin g a 56.06 . [n Va rna , he sc ored 56.00. [n th e annu al intern ati o nal gymn as ti c comp etition s o f O snabru ck w hi ch mark ed , th e first time in ten yea rs th at gy mn as ts fro m East G erm any we re partic ipa ting in Wes t Germ any, Bernd Jaeger had th e g rea t fo rtun e o f b ein g th e successf ul o ne. he wo n ove r Eberhardt Gienger 56.50 to 56 .40. Gienger had a mi stake o n th e ho rse va ult sco rin g 8.8. Howeve r, o n th e parall el bars, he sco red a 9.65, and o n th e hi gh bar, he sco red a 9.8 and b eca me champ. Edgar Jorek was abl e to mak e a p erso nal b es t mark w ith a 56.1 5 in th i, d isc ipline. He had received a 9.7 in Va rn a. Fourth ran ked w as Bernd Effing w ith a score o f 55 .55 w ho wo uld lik e to move him se lf into th e natio nal slo t by 1976after he h ad vo lunt aril y give n up to p arti cipate d urin g 1974. Dani Leder, al ready ove r 30 yea rs o f age, is still spirit ed by th e Mo ntrea l Ol ym p ic gam es . H e excell ed w ith a 55 .40, Manfred Diehl, w ith a 55 .35 b ea t Wolfgang Klotz fr o m Eas t Germ an y and Uwe Kuhne w ho sco red 55. 00 and 54.9 5 res p ec ti ve ly. H oweve r, th e latt er tw o did n o t prove exce ll ent fo rm o n all th e event s. El eve n gymn as ts, howeve r, we re ab le to sco re 54 po int s o r more.

Nellie Kim, USSR

WOME N'S G YMNASTIC S: A ft er Va rna , wo men we re no t quit e as ac ti ve. Int erestin g w as th e m ee tin g b etwee n Sw it ze rl and and Chin a at th e b egi nnin g o f Nove mbe r in Lu gan o. 185.10 is th e ma rk th at mu st be ac hi eve d. Th e Sw iss, co mp etin g w ith o ut Patrizia Bazzi, had n o t c hance, scorin g a 177.15 . Th e fir st fi ve pl aces we re occ upi ed by gy mn as ts 01 Mao's empir e. C hampi o n, and th e w inn er Chian Shao-yi was exc itin g o n th e bea m w ith a o ne-arm hand stand . W es t Germ any's Tea m " B" wo n an easy 175 to 169.10 victo ry ove r Ma dri d, Sp ain 's Tea m "A" N ove m be r 16. A nd November 17 in

Ri gge nho ll en aga in st No rway w ith an 80 co mbin ati o n tea m 174. 85 to 169.75. In Ri ggen ho ll en, th e sco ri ng was som ewhat stri cter th an in Ma dri d, and ~4 -y~a r o ld Katrin Kuhl ac hi eved a 36 .00, w hi ch aga in st th e third p lace 36.20 of th e c hampi o n in No rway Angelika Hellmann is less in va lu e. The Ge rm an Turner-Bund was quite happ y ove r th e fac t th at 18-yea r o ld Angla Mayer was abl e t o pl ace third in th e Milk Meet of To ro nto ., behind su ch p ro min ent gymn as ts as Angelika Hellman o f Ea st Germ any scorin g 37 .00, and Monika Csaszar o f Hun ga ry w ith 36.75 . m aye r sco red a 36. 30 to pl ace ahead o f Jennifer Diachun o f Ca nada w ho sco red 36. 25, and ti ed Nelli Kim o f U.S.S.R.

Kathy Howard, USA

Chieko Kikkawa of Japan did we ll w ith a 36.00 . Kathy Howard o f th e United Stat es had probl em s onth e un eve n bars w her e she scor ed an 8.0 5 in stead o f a poss ible 9 points, and th er efo re , fini she d onl y seventh in stead o f a po ss ible third , scorin g 35 .45. It is sa id that w ith th e excepti o n o f th e balance be am , th e m eet of Toront o was a grand d emon stration of arti sti c gymn as ti cs . Now, a repo rt o n a new manifes tati o n, in it s ri g ht , a co mpl e tely n ew form . [n Copenh agen, D enmark , a team comp et iti o n was h eld con sisting of a male gymn ast, a femal e gymna st, and a mod ern rh y thmi c gy mn as t. Th e meet was wo n by th e U. S.S.R. w ith 118.55. Hun ga ry was in second place w ith 11 7. 85, and th e Fed eral Republi c o f Eas t Ge rman y pl ace d third w ith 115.60. Th e Czec ho slova ki an tea m had it s strength in Mikoslav Netusil, w ho sco red a 54.80, and th e mo dern rh Yt hmic gy mn as t Prokopo w ith 27. 25 . Po land was fo urth w ith a sco re of 112.95. In th e Japanese N ati o nal Champi o nships Matsuhisa pr oved champi o n sco rin g 75.15 w ith an o pti o nal co mpe titi o n o f 37. 90, and wo n ove r Yabe's 74. 35 . Yabe had sco r ed a 73 .350 in Va rn a. Hayashida, sco rin g 74.05 and Mano, sco rin g 73. 60 we re wo rth y m enti o ns. Onl y fi ve wom en gymn as ts we re abl e to score above th e 72 p o int limit. GYMNAST Mar. '75

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GYMNASTICS HAS DONE A LOT FOR CATHY ... & ... CATHY IS DOING A LOT FOR GYMNASTICS All yo u Cathy Rigby fans, TV sports add icts got an extra bonus when Cathy Rigby Mason qualified among the top twelve to make the finals for the Women's Super Stars. Although outclassed in size, speed and muscle, little and lithe Cathy came through as a winner in the publicity event with coverage second to none by ne wpapers, photos, Sports Illu strated articles, and TV. A ll knew Cath y was there giving her best effort as the crowds chee red her on. H ere was just one more boost for Gymnastics, contributed b y the best known American gymnast in th e hi story of o ur sport. Cathy has an enviab le li st of compet iti ve accomplishments going ba ck to the 1968 Olymp(c Games in Mexi co , w here as highest USA score r she placed sixteenth AA. In 1969 Cathy won th e first pla ce troph y for the first American World Cup, co mpetition held in Long Beach , California. At the 1970 World Games in Yugosla via Cath y pl ace d seco nd on

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the Balance Beam to bring home a ~ii ver Medal. She was the United State' s top AA performer and placed in the fifteenth position among the 137 Gymnasts taking part from around th e wo rld . In1972 before the Munich Ol ympics (which was her final competition preceeding her gymnastic retirement and marriage to Tomm y Mason who as an athlete himself was a Ram, Redskin , etc. running back ) Cath y was aga in our top AA scorer wi nnin g tenth place. Prev iou sly Cath y had tra ve led all over the wo rld represe nting the U.S.A. She wo n Gold , Silver and Bron ze medals in Riga , Ru ss ia; Joh annesburg, South A frica ; Stuttgart, German y; and Tok yo , Japan. Cath y also won first pla ce in eve ry event plu s AA at th e seco nd Amer ica n World Cup held in Miami , Florida in 1971. Subse quentl Y Cathy was named Los Angeles Times sportswo man of the year in 1972.

Since her compet iti ve retirement Cath y has been extremel y busy doing TV commercials and appearances (includin g a v ignett e roll in Police Woman). Winning the starring role as Peter Pan in that famous extravaga nza based on the Barrie pla y, Cath y pl ayed over twent y-fi ve different citi es across the USA. Cath y in addition ho sted a summe r Gymnastic Camp and participated in man y va ried activities. When at home Cath y li kes to cook, drop in at the SCATS gym and work w ith the " mini-scats. " Cath y is no w dilige ntl y stud ying folk singing as a hobby.. (perhap s Cathy w ill be a potential ri sin g star in that field so meda y soo n ). In spite of he r bu sy sc hed ul e Cathy found time to co m e to the GYMNAST office. Cat h y and I went next door to A I Lub er 's " Sa nta Monica Gymna sti c Ce nter" and took the sequence in stru ctional photo s (see nex t pag e) for our readers .

Below: Your editor holding Cathy in a bird and a fun photo during the shooting session with SMGC gymnasts Jeanette Symons and fllen Osher man. ;Ii

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He re Cath y d e mo nstrates fo rm a nd contro l as she p e rfo rms a straddl e vault o n the ho rse, a glide straddl e kip (notice th e kick back, pike, ex te nsio n a nd o ne -l eg stoop thru to the straddle positi o n) . Nex t: a ca rtwh eel on th e bea m (no te the straight a rms and legs, the wide straddl e a nd th e exte nd e d positio n th ro ughout th e mo ve), a nd a back walk-ove r to a split in FX . (n o te th e sligh t shiftin g ove r th e ri ght hand a nd lifting of th e le ft ha nd to le t th e fo rwa rd leg co m e in fro m th e o utsid e to keep fro m sc raping the fl oor o n the stoo p thru with th e right foot). Cathy enjoyed demonstrating these si mpl e skil ls in sequence photos for our younger readers. She li kes re lating to and helping the beg inners. If her time perm its a nd if our read e rs a re inte rested, Cat hy prom ised to do more for us in the futu re. She is eve n considering an "AS K CATHY" co lumn fo r us to answe r any questions o ur young readers may write in aboul. .. so if you want to encourage Cathy to a nswer yo u r quest io ns, o r information abo ut her summer camp, just let her know - - write Cat hy Rigby Mason, GYMNAST Magaz in e, P.O. Box 110, Santa Monica, Ca lif. 90406, U.S.A. - And She May Ju st Do II.

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When t eachin g th e hecht or w hen learning th e eagle we have spec ifi c goa ls in mind. In th e case of the hecht we k now we want to go forward and land o n o ur fee t and in th e case of th e eag le we wa nt to ca tch th e hi gh ba r in back of u s. If as ke d to describe what to do w heil yo u do eit he r one o f th e both , mo st d escript ions wou ld see th e gy mn as t cas ting to a long hang foll owed by a wrap around th e low ba r, quick arch and arm thru st to accomp li sh th e direction and the se t goal: th e hecht o r th e eag le-catch . I am sure th ere are man y appr oaches that wi ll lea d to th e mastery of th ese moveme nt s, but especially in th e case of th e eagle, most of th em are rather dangero us and are known to have caused many an arm fra cture due to a mi ssing of th e hi gh bar. A safer met hod of aqui ring th e eag le th erefo re shou ld be of intere st to an y concerned coac h. If thi s meth o d turn s o ut to also great ly aid th e ma stery of the hecht or the fa lse eagle th e better. Th e ce nter of thi s m eth od li es in the co mpl ete ret hin k in g of th e approac h to these mo ve ment s. Let us ask: " What is th e most important acti on w hen performing an eag le or a hecht o r a false eag le? " Th e answer: Th e o ne thin g co mmon to all thr ee is th e att empt to ge t airbo rn off th e lo w b ar. Th e differe nce lies in th e direction . The eagle - backward , th e h echt - fo rward and th e false eag le - upward. We th en ca n logi ca ll y conc lu de that if we ca n improve and perf ect th e t ec hnique of getting airbo rn , th e"popping", w e not o nly w ill do a b etter eagle but also a be tt er h echt or false eagle. As i n th e case of a d ive r who in stead of trying to "jump" off hi s di v in g board trie s to affect it and let the b oa rd thr ow him up to do hi s sk ill ; w e mu st learn to affec t th e rail and let th e rail throw us as hi gh as po ss ibl e into th e d esired direc tion.

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Th e trampolini st does no t start w ith lea rning a so mersa ult. H e start s lea rnin g to BOUNCE . Th e gy mna st w ho w ant s to lea rn an eag le or hecht or fa lse eag le sh o ul d first learn how to " POP ". Th e n, as thi s " pop " is p erfected we ca n go to a ca st off the hi gh ba r w rap and etc. H ere is w hat you do: Adjus t yo ur se t of bars so close th at when yo u swin g - pu shing w ith yo ur fee t off th e low bar - your legs can reach th e ve rti ca l o r even sli ghtl y beyo nd as the bo d y wraps th e low bar. Now prac ti ce sw in gin g forward and backward. Dri ve th e legs bac kwa rd o n yo ur backward sw ing and co ntract yo ur chest slow ly aft er yo ur do w nward sw in g ha s beg un . Att empt to avo id bending the kn ees at th e very end of th e backward sw in g and also lea rn not to have to adju st yo ur gri p .Try to firm yo ur wri sts and all ow your hand s to sli de arou nd th e rail. Wh en beating off th e low bar keep som e trunk ex tension momentaril y in rese rve, until passing th e ve rti ca l, th en pow erfull Y bru sh to an elongated ove rstret ch (s light arch). Th e n ex t step in o ur pro gression is the learning o f th e " POP " . Th is simply m ea n s we mu st learn how to u se th e fl ex ibilit y of th e rail to bo u nce our bod y into th e air w ithout throwing o ne end of ourse lves into so me direc ti on , hoping m o re or less to ca tch. Pa ss ing through th e ve rti ca l in our forward swin g we overstretch , approac hin g th e low bar w ith our h ips lead ing (trailin g action of th e heels). Upon contac t, the legs w rap aro und the rail , ou r hand s release th e high bar and sin ce we have o nl ya litt le sw in g we ca n de lay th e stretchin g of o u r body and have time to think. Qui ck ly str etch th e bod y as th e hand s reach for the low b ar, delivberately avoiding to fl y overhead. Th e ef fec t - aft er so me pra cti ce - w ill be th at yo u w ill b eg in to " POP" b ackward s wit ho ut the bo d y hav in g a top sid ed over rotation. In fa ct th e body sho uld fly backward -

upward and yo u should b e ab le to land on you r feet. At thi s stag e of th e d evelopment do not att empt to reach for th e high bar o r to d o a hecht. Be pati ent and wait until yo u fee l th at you ca n co n~ol your " pop " . Rememb er, we still leave th e bar set tin g close in . As yo u ge t bette r wi th your " pop" yo u will find yo u also get stronger in yo ur sw in g and strong er in your grip. Now we begin with a sli ght cas t off the hi gh ba r after putting our bar sett ing littl e wider. With the in creased sw in g the " POP" w ill b e ge ttin g hi gh and more exciting each time . You w ill kno w after aw hil e whe n yo u are read y to attempt your first eag le catch and in no tim e yo u w ill be poppin g th em, to the amazement of yo ur coac h and the judges. To do a hecht-dismount th e body stretch es sli ghtl Y ea rli er w ith th e arm s going downward and sideward - upward. Th e good false eagle require s p recise timing of the stretch of yo ur body but if done we ll it is poss ible to arri ve in a free support befo re desce nding to a glid e. Thi s superi o r techn iqu e makes it eve n po ss ible to do a full tw istin g false eag le and reca tch th e low bar as p erform ed by Wendy Mu la a Ca lifo rnia State Champion from " Gymna sti cs Ol ympi ca " . Esse nti al for high eag les, hecht or fal se eag les is a ve ry firm bod y parti c ularl y at the moment o f the " pop" ; as all the e nergy is transfered from the rail into th e bod y. A s i n th e case of th e archer who draws th e bow further , to shoot th e arrow high er, th e gymnast ca n am plify her eag le o r hecht by ho lding on to th e hi g h bar longer, thu s ca usi ng the rail of th e low bar to b end m o re and thru st " PO P" th e bod y of th e g ym na st - who kn o w ho w to use thi s ene rg y - hi gher up in th e air giving th e exciting illu sion of mo ment ary midair suspen sion.

Wendy Mula of Gymnastics Olympica. At left: a false eagle. At right and below: full twisting false eagle recalch low bar.

GYMNAST Mar. '75

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Chesire, the RoUsch Gym Cat "works out" on beam, trampoline, and vaulting.

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GYM By Helen Sjursen When Jan Rolt sch lived in Oakland , N.J., her tumbling instructor reco mm ended she take up gymna stics and sen t her to the FanwoodScotch Pl ains YMCA, Scotch Plains, N.J . where she trained under Helen Sjursen. It was an hour's dri ve to the " Y" and Mrs . H ele n Rolt sc h was interested enough to see that her daughter Jan attended week ly. Mrs. Roltsc h wou ld sit on th e side waiting for the end of th e workout, but Mrs. Sjursen surmised th at Mrs. Roltsc h wanted more than to just sit, so brought her on the floor to teac h her how to spot her daughter. It wasn't long before Mrs. Rolt sc h was a regular gymnastic instructor at the " Y" helping al l the gymnasts. With the "Y" getting so me n ew eq uipm ent, Mrs. Rolt sc h was interested in buYing th e o ld for home use p lu s a trampo lin e, but her husband , AI , would n ot approve and wou ld not cons ider havin g gymnastic eq uipm ent in hi s home yard. Th e women so m ehow have a way w ith their hu sba nd s and soon ha vin g all the equipment she needed in her yard, Jan had the opportun it y to pract ice at hom e to her hea rt 's content. Soon th e whole family got invo lved with Mrs. Roltsch teaching and her three sons, AI , Mark and Tommy, getting in vo lved with trampolining. Littl e sister Mari lyn, 6 at th e time , would not be left out so sta rted her trampolining ca ree r wi th h er brothers. In 1973 the Roltsch family moved to their new seecia ll y bu ilt hom e in Dumfri es, Virg ini a 42

designed by Mr. A I Roltsch to include a bui lt-in gym 35' x SO' with a 20 ' ceiling, fu ll y equipped including trampoline and improvised sp ace ba ll , and basketball. The gym also includ es a balcony. Jan , now 16 yea rs o ld, is the 1974 State of Virginia hi gh schoo l al l-around gymnastic champion representing the Garfield High School in Woodbridge , Virginia. She is presently coached by Ruth Ann McBride of the Marvateen Gymnast ic Tea m on which Jan is a member. When the Russian team performed in Wash in gton D.C., Jan had the honor of presenting flowers to Olga Korbut. Jan and th e neighborhood kids have reg ular workouts at th e Rolt sc h Gym, th e instru cting and spotting taken over by Mr. A I Roltsch. Both the boys and girls are taug ht gymnast ics, trampoline and tumbling. Mr. Roltsch u ses a so und-video tape-to photograph co mpetition s and workouts of hi s stud ents so th ey can immedi ately view th e film s to analyse their faults . A very spec ial trainee is the famil y cat " Cheshire" w ho walks the beam, jumps trampoline and also va ults. A I Roltsch Jr. now 17, is a路tramp o lin ist as well as his sister Marilyn (8), while his brothers Mark (14) and Tommy (11) are divers and use the trampoline to improve th eir diving techniques. The Rolt sch children have man y medals and trophi es to th eir cred it. Whi le in N .J. Mr. Roltsch coac hed a recreation basketb all team wit h 100% wi n s and one yea r was awarded "Coach of th e Year " . In Virginia he has taught gymnastics and trampoline at the Princ e William County Recreation and ha s also taught tram polin e in a local privat e school. What he says of his home gym, " I r ea ll y e njoy teachin g these kid s. The y are a wonderful bunch of kids, w ith heart and re spect and I am g lad that I do have the fac iliti es to offer them since th ere is practically no place in hi s area to practice gymnastics. " Ha v in g a newl y bu ilt home w it h mu c h to do around t he grounds, often the door bell would ring with a gymnast or two on th e other side asking if there is anything th ey could do to help - this is heart.

AI Roltsch coaches one of the neighborhood gymnasts in his home-gymnasium.

Th e Rolt sc h 's do not charge for the u se of their gym, and when kid s com e to offer help on their own, they do appreciate their kindness. Th ere is little gymnastics and trampolin e act ivit ies in the area of Dumfries and AI and Helen Rolts ch expect to promote this and also start a tumbling an d trampolining group of their own to help promote competit ion in these events around the area. So to Mr. AI Roltsch , who once turn ed his back on gymnastics, it seems he is deepl y involved in one of the best sports around rath er THE BEST SPORT AROUND.

Workout sessions at the Roltsch Gym include sound video tape sessions to analyse errors.

CAROLINA SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS Fred Sand ers' Carol in a School of G ymnasti cs and Trampoline is in its second year o f operat ion and has an enro ll ment of 250 students and three teams (A, B, C). Th eir " A " team has severa l m embers that are capable of co mpetition at a reg ional and national level, so we should be hearing more about them in th e future. On Dec. 26th, 1974 the " A " team left for Leve rku sen , West Ge rm any (just o utside Koln) they had 5 dual meet s betwee n then and Jan. 17th , 1975. The p arent s booster group along w ith the parents of the gymnasts are fin ancing th e tri p and th e ho st teams in Germany are prov iding the room and board at each site. Trampolin e is inc lud ed in th e School (as yo u might guess from Fred Sanders background at Mi chigan) to faci litate fast er ma stery o f intrica te tumblin g and twi sting sk ill s in Floor Exercise and on th e apparat us. They have had no injuri es on th e trampoline and consider it a neces sity for th eir prog ram. Th ey have also found that many of th ei r student s enj oy a break from the dai ly rout in e at the gym and see m to gravitate towar d th e trampolin e during th e sum mer m o nth s.

GYMNAST Mar. '75

GYMNASTRUM SPORTSCHOOL The Gymnastrum Sportschool in Reading , Pennsy lvania , is si tuated in th e core of historic Berks County , Pennsy lva nia. The Gymnastrum movemen t is ra th er bri ef, noneth eless, during its five yea rs of growth, th e program and its parti cipa nts have w itnessed uninterrupted success and an array of stimu lating opportunities atYpica l of such a yo ung o rganiz atio n. Behind Gymnastrum is the dedicativeness and drive of its original founder and rlirector, Larry A. Moyer, an author, cl ini cian, research

USGF Nationa l junior Olympic juni or Champion already made his introduction to the internationa l scene by part ici pating in the recent USGF Tour to South Africa. The gymnas ts o n the co mpetitive teams compete in the Middle At lant ic Gymnastic Di rectors Girls Leag ue w hic h th e Gymnastrum Team girls are the Division B West Champions. Th e girls responsible for obta inin g these hono rs and co ntributing to the championship are team members, Elain e Lengyel , C laudia Co ldreh, Venida Nowotarski, jeannin e Reinert, and Roxann Evan s. Th e boys also have capt ured their annual championship. Most recent ly the boys captu red the USGF juni o r Olympic National Team title at A lgonq uin , Illinois held at the National Turner Camp. Most recently, too, j oseph Stallone has been se lected by the N.H.S .G.A. as a 1974 Hi gh School A ll America n.

The " Gymnastrum Sportschool" boys team

Coleman Birgel " Carolina School of Gymnastics"

specia list, and once " Teacher of the Year " by ,the American Assoc iatio n of Hea lth, Phy sica l Edu ca tion , and Recreation. Th e Sportschool has hosted sevea l European Gymnastic Te ams, nat i ona l YMCA Championships, and juni or Nationa l AAU Champ ionships, in add iti on to the var ied of com mun ity events and sponsoring enric hment programs. There is no wonder then that man y of the Gymnastrum products are already geared towa rd b erth s on national tea ms and also scholarsh ip pro grams in institutions of high learning. j ames M i kus, twe lve year o ld

The Ca roli na School of Gymnastics" A" team, coached b y Fred Sanders

GYMNAST Mar. '75

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This month we heard from Clark Britton, Coronado High School, Colorado Springs, Co. Clark wrote to tell us how his town solved the problem of pr ivate clu bs comi ng and goin g with the resulting lack of consistent high quality gymnastics training and facilities . Clark said w ith a coope rative effo rt between their City Park and Rec reation organ iza tion and t he local sc hool district, one of the exist in g high schoo l gymnastics faci lit ies was made availab le at night and Sat urdays. Gymnasts pay a nominal fee to cove r costs of instructors. The school district provides facilities and eq uipment and city Park and Recreation helps with promotion and organiza ti on of p ub lic relations work . M ay be this so lu tio n w ill work for othe r towns with th e same problem. Good luck. From Toledo, Ohio, Krissy Killeher wrote to tel l us about her trampoline & tumbling club "GYMWORLD" she says their the best in the Country. Kr issy, if we ever get to Toledo we ' ll come see your club. Mrs. Dale Kuker from Omaha, Nebraska sent us thi s photograph of 13 yea r old Renee Reisdorff a member of th e "Greater Omaha Gymna stics Gems". The " Gems" is a n ewly formed club coac hed by Rich and Linda Beran â&#x20AC;˘.

Renee Reisdorll, "Greater O';';aha Gymnastics Gems"

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SAL TO MECHANICS - I MOMENT OFINERYIADr. H.J. Biesterfeldt, Jr. Introduction For a var iety of reason s, sa it o mechanics is a much easier subj ect than is twisting mechanics. It is som etimes said th at twisting shou ld be treat ed as a sa it o about a different axis . Certainl y thi s is not th e case, though a ve r y rudim entary th eo ry could be obtained in thi s way. The cru x of the m atter is in the gigantic difference in the " moment of in ert ia " of the hum an bod y about the twist axis and about th e (front / back) sa it o axis. One is at least ten time s the ot her; in some sense, tw isting is 10 time s eas ier (th ough n~rta inl y not ten tim es easier to execute or learn, and far from easier to understand.) Th en this pap er is to pres ent quantati ve informati on about the rates of rotation of the body in va ri ous position s. Certain aspects of th e mechani cs of gaining height in takeoff from the ground will also be developed , as wel l as the mean s of obtaining " angul ar mom entum " . In order that wh at we deve lop mak e se ns e to the reader , we will also try to describe th e concepts of angular mome ntum and moment of in ertia in such a way that a reader who has not studi ed elementary ph Ys ics w ill st ill understand the material. Angular Momentum Th e word " momentum " has been use d in it s pres ent se nse sin ce the time of Ga lil eo, who did the first important quantitati ve studies for motion in a straight lin e. Substantia ll y, th e momentum of an object tell s us how hard it wi ll hit a stationary object. An object moving twice as fa st has twi ce the momentum. Momentum is not kinetic energy. An object movin g twice as fast has four times the kinetic energy. Since the symbol M is rese rved for th e mass of an object, we shall u se the ~y. mbol p for momentum. We use v as th e symbo l for ve locit y. Th en the formula for momentum of a moving object is p=M v, mometum is the product of th e ma ss and the ve locit y. How does one impart momentum to an object? By exerting a force, symbol F, for a p eriod of time, sy mbol t. Then the amount of mom entum imparted b y th e force is given b y p=Ft, the amount of mom entum imp art ed is th e product of th e fo rc e used and the tim e during which it is u sed. On ce a p erform er is in th e air - free of ground and apparatu s - no hori zontal force ca n be app li ed to the performer by hi s

surro undin gs. Thu s in th e air, hi s ho ri zo ntal momentum is fi xed , and since hi s ma ss is also fixed, it fo ll ows th at hi s ho ri zonta l ve locity is fixed, sin ce p=Mv. THE FORM ULAS FOR ROTATIONAL MOTIO N TAKE EXACT LY THE SAME FORMS. SYMBOLS: T for torque, t fo r time, a for angular momentum, I for moment of inertia, and w for angular velocity. FORMULAS: a=Tt and a=wl. H owever th ere is a ve ry grea t difference between th ese formula s, and the straight lin e formula s. For ordinary momentum , th e ma ss M is constan t. M does not depend on th e shape of the objec t so if the shape chan ges th e ma ss M rem ain s unchang ed. Th e corresponding inertial co nstant for rot ation al motion is I,a nd I does depend on the shape. Returning to angul ar momentum - ju st as with lin ear mom entum , on ce the perform er is in the air, no torque s m ay b e applied to hi s bodY and thus hi s total angular momentum will remai n unchanged . Now we know th at a=wl so the product on the right is co nstant. But sin ce I ca n c hange duri ng fl igh t, it follow s that w ma y also chang e. Perhaps it wou ld be we ll to point out that w denote s the speed of rotation , and co uld b e mea sured in rotations per seco nd. Moment of Inertia Perhaps th e ph Ys ical sign ificance of th e quantit y ca ll ed mom ent of inertia is now appa rent. If not , co nsid er a man iil outer space where no external forces are acting upon him . Let us suppose he is d o in g a back somi at th e rate of one fu ll saito p er seco nd . Suppose he changes his po siti o n to o ne in which hi s mom ent of inertia I is reduce d to half what it was before, !/,. Now in spa ce , th e product o f wi mu st remain fi xed. If I chang es to Vi th en w mu st change to w times 2 - the angular ve locit y mu st double. Now there are (too comp lex to describe here) formula s for co mputing the moment of in ertia of a bod y to a high deg ree of accura cy b y a variet y of m ea ns. Instead of d escribin g th e ca lculation in d etail , I have merely tabul ated the results for the va rious position s and li sted the fi gures und er the photo s. (For the tec hnicall y minded rea der : I have adjusted units for conve ni ence in ca lculation, so the exact va lu es gi ven m ea n nothing ; only the relati ve va lu es are meaningful.) In ord er that th e read er ha ve so me id ea of how th e mom ent of in erti a is o btain ed , co nsider a man sittin g on a piano stool that is on a merry-go-round . As the m err y go round start s up, the man start s to mo ve round in a big circle because th e stool und er him is mo vin g, and to impart this motion the merry-go-round mu st apply a torqu e. If he is near th e center of th e merry-go-round , h e w ill not be moving ve r y fas t, so ' littl e torque will b e required ; hi s co ntribution to the mom ent of in erti a of th e ent ire apparatu s wi ll be mrr wh ere m is hi s ma ss and r is hi s di stan ce from th e center of th e merry -go-round. Remember th at ou r man is o n a perfe ctl y lubri ca ted piano stool , and perfectl y balan ced on it. As a result , if he is fa cin g n or th when it start s up , he w ill continu e to fa ce north for eve r. That m ea ns h e will see him se lf pi vo tin g on th e merry-go-round. If in stea d he put s hi s feet on th e legs of th e sto o l so h e does not face north , but turn s w ith the apparatu s, then an additiona l torqu e is required to ge t him to rotat e. Tbus, w hen h e is ri gidl y att ached to th e

rotating apparatu s, h e makes two co ntibutions to th e m o ment of in erti a : On e due to hi s di stan ce from th e ce nt er of rotation , given by mrr, and th e other ca lled hi s intrinsi c m o m ent, telling how hard it is to make him spin about hi s center of gravity . (Thi s is the translatio n of axes theorem for mom ent of inertia).

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When computing th e moment of inertia 0.1 the human bod y, we br ea k it up into part s: head , trunk , arm s, legs, et c., and each part ha s its own intrin sic mom ent. For a back or front sa ito , as long as th ese part s remain point ed in th e plane of th e sa ito , the intrin sic moment s do not c hange mu ch. Onl y th e trunk shows mu ch change of intrin sic moment, that be ca use the trunk is not ri gid. So the sum of th e intrin sic moment s is an absolut e minimum conceivab le moment of in erti a for a human body. There remains th e posi tion co ntribution. To obta in thi s, we add up product s mrr where m is the ma ss of a part of th e bod y, and r is th e di stan ce from th e ce nt er of grav it y of the part, to the ce nter of gravity of th e ent ire bod y. THE NEARER WE CAN COME TO MAK ING THE CENTERS OF GRAV ITY OF ALL PARTS FALL AT THE CENTER OF GRAV ITY OF THE ENTIRE BODY, THE SMALLER WILL BE THE TOTAL MOME NT. No ti ce how c losely grouped the dots that are th e cen ters of grav it y are group ed around th e cross that is th e center for the entire sys tem in th e tight tucked sa it o position , Fig . i. Also not ice that the g rouping is eve n more clo se if the ankles are pulled clos er to the butt, as indica ted by th e circ le s. A remark on COWBOY tuck s: The sprea ding of the kne es in th e tuck does all ow a sli ghtl Y more compact pattern than in Fig. 1. There is a much be tter reason th oug h, for th e fa ster sa ito . The shafts of th e thigh and the calf do not point in the pl ane of the sa ito, so their intrin sic moment s are not so large as otherw ise . Since there is no eve n halfway sa ti sfactor y m ethod for co mputing t h~ moment of inertia of human bod y links in skew position , I ha ve not don e an y ca lculation of this , or at lea st none that I want to be bl amed for. However I ca n report this much . The position wit h legs straight , h eels in hand s legs apart so th e toe s are in line with th e should ers , is a ve ry efficient sa ito position. Even a rough calcul ation show s that th e mom ent is no greater th an that for a co mpact tuck . And it is worth mentionin g th at the moment is small er with th e ba ck ve ry round ed th an it is with ba ck straight. Reason: the trunk of the bod y has about 50'X. of th e ma ss of th e body, and th e curve of th e ba ck is e nough to signifi ca ntl y shorten th e bod y while in a le ss signifi ca nt way GYMNAST Mar. '75

Position 1

Position 4

1~ 226

1~ 398

Position 2

1 ~ 267

Position 3

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Position 5

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Position 6

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Position 9 is Ihe sa me as pos ilion 8 excepl with arms rai sed ove rh ead. 1 ~ 1092

position 8

Position 7

1 ~487

makin g Ihe body " lo nge r" (front to ba ck). Thu s th e intrin sic mo ment of th e trunk is m ade small er. Again , w ith rega rd to th e intrin sic moment, in the ti ght tu ck we h ave estim ated th e intrinsic moment o f th e trunk on the hi gh side, so th at th e relati ve adva ntage of thi s pos iti o n may be somewha t grea ter th an shown in th e tab les.

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4.1

3 . 22

2 . 74

3 . 22

2 . 71

2 . 24

1. 31

Y=8

3 . 56

3 . 14

2 . 48

2 . 09

2. 48

2 . 07

1.72

0 . 76

Y=7

2 . 08

1.8 3

1. 4 7

1. 22

1. 4 7

1. 21

0 . 58

0 . 46

Y=6

1. 69

1. 48

1.17

1.01

1.1 7

0 . 81

0 . 47

0 . 37

Y=5

1. 4 5

1. 27

0 . 85

0 . 84

0 . 70

0 . 41

0 . 31

Y=4

1. 70

1. 50

1. 17

0 . 99

0 . 82

0 . 48

0 . 36

Y=3

1. 45

1. 27

0 . 85

0 . 84

0 . 70

0 . 41

0 . 31

Y= 2

1.1 4

0 . 79

0 . 67

0 . 78

0 . 66

0 . 54

0 . 32

0 . 24

Y=l

0 . 88

0 . 69

0 . 59 1 0 . 69

0 . 58

0.47

0 . 28

0 . 21

P OSITION

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H ow t o U se th e Table Pos ition numbers co rrespond to th e positio ns in th e ph o tos, and are numbered 1, .... ,9 across th e top and left sid e. Th e rel at ive sp ee d s are in t he main part o f th e tab le. For exampl e, po sitio n 5 is exactl y as good as positio n 3 so under 3 in lin e 5 we have the number 1. Posit ion 3 is 1 tim es as fa st as posit io n 5. Other exa mple s appear w ith th e tab le.

Examples: Position 1 is4.67 tim es faster than position 9 Position 4 is 2.09 times faster than position 8

Conclusions from the Table Perh aps th e most important co nclu sion is that puttin g th e h ead ba ck does not co ntribute to sa ito speed. The rotat io nal spe ed is signi fican tl y grea ter w ith the head fo rwa rd . And thi s fact w ill probab lY ge t th e b iggest arg uem ent fro m coac hes and co mpetit o rs alik e. Th erefore we mu st exp lai n why most p erform ers fe el from th eir experience th at thi s is not so . The perfo rm er in th e first p lace does not se nse hi s rotat io nal sp eed. Instea d he se nses th e tim e between las t eye -fi x b efore sai to and th e landing eye -fi x. Now by putt in g th e h ea d back, o ne sees th e gro und soo ner. The p erform er apparent ly alwa ys re tain s some apprehension and as a co nsequ ence he ca nnot

avo id timing t he mo ve by the period of Why doesn 't ev eryone do pik ed d ou b les? " doubt ". Since w ith head back we ca n see th e Reall y th ere are o nl y two reasons : po o r ground alm ost half a sa ito so on e r, anyone ca n tec hniqu e in ente rin g th e pike positi o n, and see that th e move w ill see m a lot quicker. difficulty in co ming ou t of it in co ntrol , as a unit. A seco nd co nc lu sion of ti'road importance is . It is not w ithin th e scope of thi s paper to g ive th at a fa irl y ti ght pi ke w ith round ed back is as detai ls on good vs poor pik e techniqu e. eff icie nt as an ave rage tu ck. In fact, if the sh in s are not pu ll ed wel l in fo r a t uck , then it is mo re Coming Attractions: I n fol lowing part s of th e efficie nt to ha ve legs straight th an in a slo pp y paper " Sa it o M ec hani cs" we wi ll con tinu e tu c k. It is in esca pabl e th at th e p ik e and an y usin g quan titi ve ana lys is to lea rn how to o bta in rotation effec ti ve ly and how to ob tain he ight se mi o pen tu ck com e out about th e sa m e. Thi s has im plica ti ons fo r th e co mp etit or: If effecti ve ly. In so do in g we w ill also lea rn ju st yo u do thing s wi th a se miopen tu ck, yo u w il l wha t element s are criti ca ll y impo rt ant and why. loose cred it for th e positi on , and wit h no Byexc lu sio n th en wewi ll also learn w hich it ems chan ge in int rinsic d ifficu lt y yo u mi ght as we ll are m erely what th e skiers ca ll fin ish formL use a pik e. in esse ntial elemen ts that stil l co ntribute. ~

GYMNAST M ar. '75

USc. Coach: Connie Dowd (former CSULB gymnast). Ath letic director, Barbara Hedges, reported th at they ha ve 15 gymnasts, mostl y " B" level at this time , but scholarships may be offered next yea r.

How far along were yo ur girls before your tea m was formed? Do you know if there are any clubs in the Buffalo area which cater to people o ld enough to vote? K.M . P.S. I f you put this letter in th e magazine, p lease print on ly m y initials. I am trying to get into a gym class all owing on ly girl s up to 18.

by Gretchen Sundlerland Dowsing Cornell University Cornell's intersession break was long enough for me to spend three weeks in Ca lifornia v isitin g frie nd s. I had a chance to see two fine meets - KIPS Invitational and an elite qualifying meet hosted by Fritz Reiter and Gordie Maddox - and to talk to a few college coaches. The private .clubs in Southern California seem to be doing wel l - more seem to be popping up all t he time . Marilee Hollinshead (a former gymnast on my CSULB team) and Bruce Crow have a beautiful new gym; the GYM-INIKS, the team of Wendy Cluff, Mike Calabro and joyce Koyanagi, are continu ing to show fine performances at their gym in Torrance; jim Amerine (former So. Conn . State gymnast) has a new club in Glendale ; Dann y Speraw opened a gym in Los Alamitos - Long Beach City College 's coach , Peggy Stoll, is th e assistant coach there. But before this column begins to sound like "C lub Corner " , I' ll report on some of the information that I found on a f ew of the Southern California col leges: Cal State U., Long Beach. New coac h: Marion Duncan (from New Zea land). Although hurt b y th e loss of All-Ameri ca ns Lee Ann Lobd ill (graduated) and Dagmar Hintnaus (knee operation), the team has veterans Vanessa j oe and Li sa Frampton and some new freshmen and transfers. Shou ld st ill be a strong team. UCLA. Coach: Kirby Weedin. At the time I called, UCLA had narrowed their cho ices for athletic director to six women. They are working on a five-year plan to eventually hire full-time coaches for their women's teams. Their gymnastics t ea m co nsis ts of 20 women, two thirds of whom are " B" leve l.

1'174-75 Gymnastics Team , Illinois State University.

As a result of my j anuary column , I received a beautiful pamphlet from Cathy Bunselmeyer (former SIU gymnast), the coach at Ill ino is State University. It is a three page foldout about her team, including pictures, team roster, sch edu le, school and team information , and former meet scores. Th e Un ivers it y offers 56 majors and man y lead to doctoral degrees. Cathy predicts that this w ill be her st rongest team in her five-year coaching history, and IS U is looking fo rward to a good season. The following is an interesti ng letter I received : Dear Ms. Dowsing, I am 20 yea rs old. As ' a beginner, I know I am way too old to expect to compete serious ly. But what differen ce does thatmake if I lik e th e sport? Beca use of my age, I can not get into any steady classes or clubs. I take a week ly acrobatics class that is strengthen in g m e in basic tumbling. I am also enrol lin g in ballet classes at the beginning of the co llege se m es ter. Th e o nl y luck I 've had was a few cla sses here, a few ther e. I really need something steady in order to progress. I' m st ill a beginner after a year and a half. I am in (or tryin g to get into) the sport for m y own sat isfaction.

I can answer two of her questions, but perhaps o th er coac hes have opinions about programs for co llege women who start gymnastics late. First answer: when my team at Cornell was formed , abo ut 'Ii had co mpeted before, several years ago in high schoo l. The others were very ent husia st ic and have since been developing into fine gymnasts. Second answer: the fol lowing clubs are in the Buffalo area . Call and see if any of these are more progressive: Buffalo Turners (Judy Poling); Hamburg Gym Club (Richard Ho ve r) ; Kathy Gleason 's School of Gymnastics; G ym School of Buffalo (AI Stumpf) ; and South Buffalo YMCA (Bob Rerle ). I am looking forward to hearing from more of you this month. Your team news is we lcome, along with any problems or comments. A parting note that hopefully will find some responsive ears . Last Year, when one of m y top gymnasts couldn 't find a second place Collegiate National awa rd because it got lost in her sma ll purse for a week, I began to wonder w hen we wou ld ever provide the recognition that th ese outstand in g co ll ege athletes deserve. A lso, what happened to Herb Vogel 's exce ll ent id ea of creat in g some method of designating collegiate All-American s? And a Regional and Na ti onal Coach of the Year award? Any thoughts, anyone? Send to: Gretchen Sunderland Dowsing Helen Newman Hall Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14850

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USGFwomen's Committee 1975-76 An yo ne wi shing to b eco me invo lved with gymnastics in hi s or her own state, or who h as questions co ncernin g the USGF Program sho uld contact the USGF State Chairman in the state involved. Th ere are about 20 new Chairmen this yea r, so we publish the new list for yo ur use. Chai rma n Shi rl ey Bryan 2619 N. Hampden Ct. Chicago , III. 60614 Technical Chairman Mrs. lack ie Fie P.O. Box 312 Jeffe rson , Iowa 50129 Vice-<:hairma n Jud y Hall WPE Univ. of New Mexico Albu querque, New Mex ico 87106 Secreta ry Judi Sloan 9045 Meade Morton Grove, III. 60053 RC : Reg io nal chai rman RTD : Regional Tec hni cal Director

Region I RC: Cheryl Wagner, 4630 N. Sh ields #226, Fresno, Ca li f. 93726 RTD : Joann e Pasquale, 204 S. Anni n, Fullerton , Ca lif. 92631 State Chairmen: CA Shirley Ruhlman, 5725 Blanco Ave, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91405 NV Dale Fla nsaas, 2284 Oppio , Spa rk s, Nevada 89431 UT: Pame la Pond, 2519 S. 300 E., Salt Lak e City, Uta h 84115 AZ Norma Hammel, 4540 S. Rural Rd. Tempe, Ari z. 85281 HI linda Hoogs, P.O. Box 746 , Kailua, Hi 96734

Region II RC : Pat Guttormse n, 8804 NW 12th Ave, Vancouver RTD: Kare n Pato ile, 2816 68th S.E. , Mercer Island, . Washington 98040 State Chairmen: WA Ann Koskovich, 28414 38th Ave. S, Kent, Wash. 98031 MT Wanda Ras mussen, 418 2nd Ave. West, Kalispell , Montana 59901 IK Diane O strand e r, Montvue Drive, Meid ian, Idahc 83642 AK Babe Cassel, 1840 C resce nt Dri ve, Anchorage, Alaska 99504 OR Arlene Crossman, Rte 2 Box 116, Lebano n, OR 97355 WY Jan Do dso n, Ca sper College Dri ve , Casper WYoming 82601

Region III RC : M a ry Ann M ahone y, 4280 W. 72nd Ave #4, Westminster , Co lorado 80030 RTD: Sharon We b e r, Star Rte. Box 178 D, Morrison, Colorado 80465 NM Jud y Hall, WPE Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque , NM 87106 TX Carolyn Hale, 5742 Rutherglenn , Hou ston , 77035 LA Sara Brea ux, Box 551, Dona ldson vil le , La 70346 CO Phyllis Jones, 2010 E. La Sa ll e Apt. 201 , Colorado Spr in gs, Co lo 80909 OK M ary A. Wagne r, 2114 W. 3rd , Sti ll water, OK 74047 KA Jan Heineke, 540 N. HYdraulic, Wi chit a, Ks 67214 AR Linda Clements, Be lai r Jr . HS Comme rce Road , Pi ne Bl u ff , Ar 71601

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State Chai rma n: IA Cha r Christe nse n, 129 F Univers ity Vi ll age, Ames, Iowa 50010 MN Barba ra Hanson, 690 East Belmont Lane, St. Pau l, Minn 55117 . WI Ruth Thompson, 5438 Esther Beach Rd, Mad iso n, W I 53713 SD: Reyna M a rtin, RR #l , Bru ce, SD 57220 NB Linda Beran, 14q42 Ho lmes St. Omaha, NB 68137

Region V RC Ca rol Liedke, 6805 Moo rhaven Dr. Louisville , KY 40228 RTD : Greta Treiber, WPE Indiana State University, Te rre Haut e, Ind 47809 State Chairmen: OH Betty Sroufe, 2096 Rolling Hills, Fairfie ld, Ohio 45015 IL Jea nne Edwards, 19 W 307 -4 Winthrop Way, Downers Grove , III 60515 IN Betty Heppner, 511 5 E. 79 th Str. India napo li s, Ind. 46250 KY Agnes Chrietzberg, HPER Eastern Ky Univ., Richmo nd , KY 40475 MI Linda Morton, 4187 Green Meadows Blvd. , Ypsi lant i Mich 48197 MO Gloria Johnson, WPE Southwest State College, Springfield , MO

Region VI RC: Linda Che ncinski, 377 Randa ll Avenue, Elmont, New Yo rk 11003 RTD: Sharon Valley, 448 W. Rive r St reet, Milford" Conn 06460 State Chairmen: NH Diane Datilio, cl o Lou Dati lli o, of PE U of New Hampsh, Durham NH RI Joyce Cantileno, G len Rock Road, West Kingston, RI 02892 VY Marilyn Sheldon, Green Mt. Coll ege. Po ultn ey, Vt MA Kitty Kjeldsen, Women 's PE Un iv. of Mass, Amherst , Mass 01002 CT Joa n Hicks, 526 W ha ley Ave, New Haven , Conn 06515 NY M a rilyn Cross, 131 Brookfield, Rd. Brookville , NY ME Barb Stoyell, 46 college Ave , Orno, Maine 04473

Region VII RC: Ruth Ann Mc Brid e, 7901 Van Gogh Ct ., Potomac, Ma ryland 20954 RTD: Audrey Schweyer, 1850 S.E. 17th Street , Allentown , Pa 18103 State Chairme n: PA Jackie Bier, 7703 Kieffer, St. Philadelphia, Pa 19128 NJ Willa Dickerson, 35 Che rr y Street, Mt. Ho ll y, NJ 08060 MD Jean W ebe r, 1427 .Ieffe rs Rd ., Towson, Md 21204 DE Pat Kn e pper, 235 Pinehurst Rd ., Wilmington , Del. 19803 VA Pat Pyl e, 5431 Heron , Cente rville, Va 22020

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(Instruction: by Yoshiaki Tak ei Cal State Lo n g Beach

>"MORNING TRAINING~

Obv i o usl y a dditi o n a l R em a rk s : obliga tion s m ay m ak e the in clu s i o n of m ornin g tra inin g impossibl e for l ots of our g ymn as ts. Howev er , i t is a l so c lear th at aft er a h eavy d ay df tra inin g, we feel paody the followin g d ay. If, a t l east for top performers, w e can u s e mornin g tainin g to " m odera t ely " c ondition and prep are th e body fo r a g ood afternoon tra inin g session " th en w e h a v e done quite a l ot of g ood. 1 want to add my word of ca ution to th a t of th e a uth or . B e cert a in not to jump whole hog int o a mornin g prog r a m th a t m ay temporarily d estroy the effectiveness of tIl e aftern o on s ession . Work very gradu ally into your m o rnin g progra m , and at even its hig h est level, keep it down to "prepara tion f o r a fternoon " . Dr. H.J. Biesteri'eldt, Jr. Southern Illinoi s University IN JA PA N, MOR N ING TRA IN ING w as tentat ive lY adopt ed amo ng to p leve l gymn as ts three yea rs be for e Ro m e Ol ymp ics (1960). M o rnin g t rainign wh ich aided th e gymn as t' s con d iti o nin g, an d co ntributed to th e j ap anese first p lace tea m titl e and unprecedented d efea t of th e Ru ss ian gy m nas ti i:: tea m in 1960. Th e wo rd m o rni ng tra inin g was deri ved fro m th e Ru ss ian word "ZA RIA KK A " w h ich mea ns exe rcises for main ta in in g hea lth, th at is perfo rm ed by th e genera l cit ize n in Ru ss ia. The Ru ss ian gYm coac h U kl an ado pt ed and mod ifi ed- th e "ZAR IA KK A" fo r Ru ss ian gy mna sts. In 1957 a j apanese gy m coach Kaneko di scove red and aga in modi fied th e trai ning method fo r hi s ow n gym nas ts. Coac h Kan eko is also a lea di ng pro fesso r in th e field of m orp ho logy an d h e is ve r y ac ti ve in coac hin g h is gy mn as ts at th e Tokyo U ni v. o f Ed ucati o n. Coach Ka neko was an O lympi c gymn as t himse lf. Yu kio End o (AA cham p io n in To kyo Ol Ympi cs) , Sawao Kato (A A champ io n in bo th M ex ico and M uni ch O lympi cs) and th is author have deve loped und er hi s fin e coach ing. Th e Ru ss ian mo rnin g trainin g is differen t in o n ly a few bas ic elem ent s. th e Ru ss ians exe rcise by u sin g move ments of skill and tumb li ng w hereas th e j apanese d o no t use tumblin g. Tho u gh bo th m et hods differ th e u lti mate pu rp ose r emains th e sa m e, to moderately con d itio n an d prepa re t he bo dy for a good aft ernoo n training sess io n. Th e an sw er to th e ex halted success of th e j ap anese gymn as ts is th e m as tery o f bas ic ski ll move ment s. Th e e lim inati o n of min o r mi stakes in th e presen tati on of th eir wo rk is acco mp lished du e to rep etit ion and o r time sp ent on such bas ic m ove m ents as hand stand s, simpl e suppo rt p os iti o ns, sca le pos iti o ns and bod y p os ture co ntro l. No si m pl e mo veme n t or ski ll is taken fo r gran ted . Th e m o rnin g tra ining p rogra m is d esigned pr imarily fo r th e all -aro un d gymn as t. Th e allaro und gy m nas t mu st p ract ice three to fo ur hou rs d aily, wo rkin g six eve nts w h ich cove r many d iffe rent adva nced skill s and combin ati ons. A ddit io nal tim e mu st be se t aside to wo rk o n th e si mpl e and bas ic skill s. Wh at th e gy mna st accompl ishes In th e morn i ng tra ining h e w ill no t have to repea t so m an y t im es i n th e aft ern o on trainin g.

PROCEDURE

1. Place A gy mn asium o r an o pen area o r leve l groun d is th e best b u t if th ese areas are no t ava il abl e it is p oss i b le to use yo u r back ya rd , a roa d , a nea rby pa rk , o r any li ke area to d o mornin g trainin g. 2. Equipme nt Small parall el ba rs, large ru b ber band o r inne r tu be f ro m a bi cyc le, and a mini b alan ce bea m fo r girl s as we ll as th e ap paratu s in th e gymnasi um ca n b e u sed for m o rn i ng trai nin g. Th e fi rs t t h ree tYp es o f eq u ipm ent are espec iall y usefu l if you d o no t have access to a gymn asium and I o r equ ipm ent in th e mo rn i ng, also if yo u a re goi ng to be away fro m yo ur reg u lar t raini'ng pr og ram fo r an ex tend ed period o f tim e (m o re th an three d ays) th ese sa me p ieces o f eq u ipm ent can and sho u ld be ca rried w ith yo u to he lp main ta in yo ur co nditi o n ing as muc h as poss ibl e. 3. Tim e and M ethod Morning training is und ertak en imm edi ately after ge ttin g o ut of bed in th e m o rnin g. A person w ho beg in s m o rn in g trainin g fo r th e first ti me needs to m ake it a rul e to ge t u p at a ce rtain t ime. Th is m ea ns ever y da y at th e same tim e ! A t f ir ~ t , all a pe rso n nee ds to do is wa lk aro un d, inh ale fres h air, and str etch. Thi s is th e first stage an d it sho ul d be do ne fo r two wee ks. As yo u becom e accusto med to th e first stage, yo u m ay b eg i n go in g int o th e second stage, w hich co nsists o f p reparato ry run n in g, ge neral exerc ise w ithou t apparatu s, and exe rcises fo r leg strength . Th is sho u ld take yo u abo ut fift ee n mi n utes to co mpl ete. Stage two sh o ul d also las t fo r two wee ks. W hen yo u ge t used to th e seco nd stage, yo u may b eg in th e third stage in w h ich yo u ad o pt th e se lec ted exe rc ises w hi ch yo u fee l are necessa ry fo r yo u. (no rm al course - - req u ired and se lected exe rcises) Th e thir d stage sho ul d take abo ut thirt y minut es each m o rnin g to co mpl ete. On d ays that yo u pl an to en ga ge in a light w o rk o ut (o ne - two h o urs) o r n o wo rk o ut at all , it is adv isa bl e to spend a litt le mo re tim e (thirt yfo urt y minut es) on m o rn i ng trainin g. If a long wo rk o ut (fo ur - five ho ur s) is p lan ned yo u may spe nd less tim e o n m o rn i ng trai nin g. (twe nt y thirt y minut es) A ft er you co m p lete yo ur mor ni ng trainin g, yo u shou ld take a shower and change into dry, clea n c lo th es. REQUIRED EXERCI SES 1. Prepara to ry Running a. Wa lk slow ly w ith head and arm s sl ig ht lY mov ing (ro tat io n ) an d rh ythmi c d ee p br ea thi .lg. (100 yd s.) b. j ogg in g w ith relaxe d sho u lders and arm s sw in gin g (50 yd s.) c. W alk relaxed w ith move m ent of seperate part s o f th e bo d y. (5 0 yd s.) d. Joggi ng wit h relaxe d shou lde rs and arm s sw in gin g. (50 yd s.) e. j ogg in g o n ti p toe. (50 yds.) f. repeat c

2. Standing tlex ibility m ovements a. Lo w standi ng jump w ith relaxe d bod y. b. Wr ist an d ankle ro tati o n m ove m en t.

c. H ea d ro tati o n bo th direc tio ns. d . Ko tati o n of hi ps bo th directi o ns

e. Fee t toge th er in standin g p os iti o n and ro tate knees .

f. Ac hilles te nd o n stretc h.

g. Standin g deep k n ee bend s w ith fee t flat o n th e fl oo r and u p w ith force d (w ith hand s) straig ht legs) . GYMNAST M ar. '75

I. Split s - Scissors positi o n with hips facin g sq uarely fo rwa rd - bod y erec t and head bac k. Repea t three tim es ri g ht and le ft legs.

h. :,tanding stradd le w ith kn ees bent to uch' elbow s to floo r in front o f th e bod Y.

d. Hop - Jog running alt ernating legs li ve tim es each. W alk back and repeat exercise. i. Stand in g straddle le gs and rotat e hip s right and lef t.

g. Sitti ng w ith straight regs together JllJ d arms shou lde r wid th ex tended w ell b ehillJ d shoulders. A ltern ate legs li ft in g ve rti cal l y a s hi gh as po ss ible. Three tim es for each leg.

4. Floor flexibility exercises a. Roll ba ckw ard w ith legs straight t ill toes touch floo r th en re turn (repea t thre e tim es).

h. Sam e positi o n as above and lift ve rti call y as high possib le both legs at th e sa me time . Repeat three tim es . j. Sta nd in g straddle w ith arms ex tend ed ov er head str etc hing sid eward ri ght and left. b. From above backwa rd ro ll co mpl ete ro ll to res t po siti on o n knees and toes with han ds pla ced should er w idth apart in front of sh o ulders. Fro m thi s p os iti on, brin g chest to flo or w hic h crea tes st raight lin e of arms and torso th en lift sho ulders and arch back wit h stra ight arm s as th e support. H ead forced back. Repea t three tim es.

k. Standing straddle legs straight arm s over hea d bend for wa rd tou c hing floor with hand s thpn "fc h ba ckward .

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c. Sittin g wi th straight legs toge th er bring ches t to kn ees in three co unt bouncing action pr ogress ive ly deeper. Re p eat three t im es.

I. ~t a ndin g p os iti o n circle sli ghtl y bent arm s aruund th e hea d ri ght and left.

3. Training for leg strength a. Ap pr oac h run for va ulting. (Do not takeoff 1100 1' ) co nce ntrat e on runnin g form . b. A pproac h run of fiv e steps and pr acti ce take-off. c. Sprint er 's start to ten ya rd sprint f ull sp ee d . Walk back and repea t.

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d. Si ttin g w ith st ra ight legs sprea d as wid e as po ss ible alternatin g touchin g in sid e knee' o n each respec ti ve side. Re p ea t three time s each sid e. e. Same p o sit ion as above bend forward and tou c h c hes t on th e floo r. Rep eat th ree tim es.

5. Balance Exercises a. Bal ance hold moves in co mpul so ry and ind ividu al opt iona l exe rcise . Rep eat thre e tim es on ea ch on e. b. Stre ngth ho ld m oves in co mpul sorY and in di v idu al op tion al exe rcises. Rep ea t thre e tim es eac h o ne.

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a. Th e emph as is is on acquiring maximum range of move m ent in al l jo int s of th e body. Gi ve spec ial att ent ion to the shoulder girdle , w ri st jo int s, and an kle joint s to e n sure extend ed m oveme nt s. gy mn as ts sho uld practice b . Wom en ca re full Y bas ic training on dan ce movements. Thi s is acc omp li shed o n th e floor as we ll as on th e bea m. The first approac h to the beam sho uld b e on mini b ea m . c. Simpl e m ove m ent s o n the flo o r exe r cise wh ic h are used t o co nn ect tumblin g and balances such as scales and hand stands ar e required wo rk for men's gy mn as ts. d. I n prepa rati on for com p etition th e gy mn as ts sho uld not be lax i'n th e practice of sim pl e move m ent s, suc h as sca les and hand stand s which are in clu ded in th e compu lso ry and op ti o nal exe rcises . Th e b eg innin g gym nas t, and th e gymna st new to m orn in g trainin g, sho uld be es pec iallY ca re fu l no t to overex tend th e wo rkloa d or th e trai nin g p eriod of th e morn in g exe rcises . H e sho uld remember that he is reall y try in g to pr epare for a b ett er aft ern oon sess ion. In a forth coming artic le we will describ e furthe r exercises to be selected to remedy individu a l weakness es. ~

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James Hesson University of Nebraska What is it? Most of yo u have probablY been hearing about the "g iant bail " or " high bar giant" on rings, but wha t is it? In simple t erm s yo u go from a handstand on rings to a giant entrY by turning you r hands.

From i! scorin g standpoint it is obvious lY successfu路1. Since the performer is sw in gin g wit h fu ll arm and bod y ex ten sion around the rings it is th e ultimate in b ig swing on th e rings. The v irtuosity and risk become more apparent when yo u jump up and try it once.

From an injury sta ndpoin t thi s styl e seems to result in fewer shoulder injuries since the gymn as t is fu ll y extended before reaching the bottom of th e swing. Thi s e liminates the j erking or bottoming effec t associated w ith th e o ld sty le giants. From a learning standpoint the mechanics are much eas ier to understand.

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Why Learn It?

Is That Possible? H ere are some pictures of Pet e Studenski (Nebraska) who is using this technique quite successfull Y. So far thi s yea r he has won the Big 8 Invitational (Compul sory and Option al) , the Windy Cit y Invitational (Compu lsory and Optional), the Rock y Mountain Op en (Compulso ry and Optional) , the North-South All Star Meet at th e Ft. Lauderdale Cl ini c (Option'a l meet on ly), q ualifi ed first after th e first round of Optional s at the Midwest Open an d wouldn ' t you know it, the onl y pictures we have of Pete were tak en during th e final round of Optionals in which he dropped to third place in the Midwest Open. We have printed se qu ence photos of thi s " bail " from three pl aces in Pete 's routine so you can see it as it appears in a co mp etition routine. Notice turn of rings

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What Do You Need? Thi s is a very adva nced sw ing and there are some things you sho uld have before attempting this movement. A straight body h a ndstand on rings . Good grip strength. Adequate shoulder flexibility. A good spotter. If yo u have th ese things let 's get to work . How Do You Do II? Study 路th e pictur!'!s very ca r efull Y, read th e description , then go back and stu dy th e pictures aga in . Start f ro m a stra ight body hand sta nd . (Fi g. 1 and Fi g. 3.1) Push th e rin gs forward and ro tat e yo ur hands at th e sa me tim e. (F ig. 2 and Fig. 3.2) Extend in th e should ers as far as possible. Th e body sh ou ld remai n firm and very n early stra ight. Any excessive loose ness, pike o r arch will resu lt in a "crack -th e-whip " effect at the bottom of th e sw in g. (F ig. 3.3 and 3.4) As yo u pass through the bottom, directly under th e rin gs, yo u should be in a full y ex tended straight body p os iti o n w ith you r head neutral. Startin g up the front side the rings will initiall y rem ain neutral as yo u pik e (pr efe rabl y in the chest) and sho rt en yo ur radius of ro tation around th e rin gs thu s increasi ng yo ur spee d o f rotati o n and upward mome ntum. (Fi g. 4.1 ) After yo u have yo ur upward momentum estab li shed yo u should ad d to it and give it direction by pu shing d ow n and back o n th e rings with you r hands rotated to a palm down position . (F ig. 4. 2) How close the rings remain

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to one anu th er will depend upon th e am ou nt of mom en tum yo u have created on the downswing and success full y tran sfe red to the upswing. You should arrive in the handstand po sition leading with yo ur toes in a chest h o llowed, slightly piked pos itio n and immed iat ely straighten to a straigh t body hand stand . How Do You Learn It? H ere are some th in gs to wo rk o n that may be helpful learn in g progress ions:

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from and underswi n g on rin gs . Ju st getting th ere is not enough; you must work on correct tec hnique. The fir st thing to reach the plan e of th e handstand shou ld be yo ur toes, not yo ur hip s. If yo u have tro ubl e w ith this yo u may f in d it h elpful to pra cti ce straight arm stra ight leg ba c k roll exte nsi ons to a handstand on th e floor exercise mat. 2) Practice th e giant bailor entrY by kicking to a handstand at the e nd of a cras h pad and fa llin g

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st riking I he m al simul dl neously. The weig hl sh ould remain on yo ur h and s as mu ch as p oss ibl e w itho ut changin g any jo inl dngles. 3) From a straight ann support above th e rin gs sw ing and cast b ac k to as tra ight arm , strai ght b ody, head n eutra l, rin gs in fr o nl positi on. r her e should be o ne straight horizo ntal lin e fr om th e rin gs thro ugh yo u r e illire b o d y to y our toes. Th e spotter sho ul d decelerate the perform e r from thi s pos iti o n by reachin g as n igh as possible, p lacin g o ne hand o n Ihe p erform e rs near leg and th e other o n th e perfor me rs c hes t and lowering th e gymnast q ui ck ly whi le ab so rb in g so me of hi s m ome nlum o r we igh t. Th e who le idea is no t to stop Ih e gy mna st but to tak e so me of th e we ight off of h is hand s 50 th at he is n o t pulled off at the bottom. In mos t cases th ere w ill n ot be eno ugh swing rem ainin g to do th e upsw in g properlyso keep practi cin g it se p erd tely from th e und ersw in g. Th is st ep is ve ry impo rtanl for trainin g th e p er form er and th e spo tt er. The gym nast must l earn to achi eve th e desired bod y po siti o n, t rust hi s spo tt er, and remain firm. It is ve ry hard t o spot a we t piece of spa g helti. The spo tt er mu sll ea rn to decelerate th e p erform er w itho ut

killin g th e sw in g. TRA IN ONE SPOTTER AND USE THAT SAM E SPOTTER WHENEVER YOU WORK O N THI S TRI CK. Cha ngin g spo tt ers o n thi s tri ck can be ve ry d angero us. 4) When th e spot ter and gym nas t are ready start from a hands tand . Th ere is no way to ease into it so th e performer has to let it happe n from the hand stand and the spotter mu st dece lerate him b efore he reache s th e b o ttom. Gy mn ast - do not lei go or jum p off th e rin gs. Spotter - reac h as high as possibl e and dece lerate (do n 't block or ca tch ) th e performer. A lso don 't ever mi ss th e sp ot o t th e gymn as t w ill lose co nfid ence in yo u and he w ill no l wanl to do th e trick agai n. From thi s point on th e spo tt er mu sl g radua ll Y decrea se the amount of dece lerati on provided until th e gymn ast is on hi s own , Ihal is w hy it is im portant 10 stay w ilh th e sam e spotter. Kee p il in mind that thi s i s a very adva n ce d sk ill and should be spo tted ca refull Y until the gym nas i is co mf ortab le and co n fid ent th at he ca n do w ith o ut a spot. A spec ial t hank yo u to Pete Stud ensk i th e perform er in th e photog raph s from th e U ni ve rsit y of Ne bras ka ami to Dr. Biesterfe ld t from South ern Il lin o is Unive rsit y for th e phot og raph s.

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Synopsis: In til e l as t article in this series, 1 attempted to r eveal a bit of the evoluti o n of gymnastic symbols. A spirit u a l quality emerges from s uc h a st udy that mus t be contrasted with a purely objective, scientific approach to t h e evalu at i on of performance. In re cent years, judg in g gymnastics h as become more and more obj ect ive. Such a trend mig ht be the forerunner o f co mput e r- a n a l yze d performances. (I sh a ll h ave m o re to say a bout th e computer in gym n asti cs in a l a ter article.) Although few judges would a r g u e against obj ectiven ess in the i r evaluations of routines, th e term , "spiritual expressi on ," a term th at a lmost defies objectivity h as come into p op ul a r usage. Is this a n a ttempt to preserve th e humanis tic asp ect ofa sport sear c hin g for some sort of n on-hum an s tandards of evalu a tion ? What i s spiritual expr ession ?

To argu e that sw ing is so m ehow linke d to concepts of spiritual ex pression , one mu st take into account the human res ponse to a performan ce. If swing is th e esse nce o f gymnastics, it is also th e esse nce o f th at do main '.s notions about spiritual exp ress io n. As we sha ll see a bit later in thi s se ries, sw in g is a quality which is esse ntial fo r surviva l in all animals including man. It is th erefore no t surpri sing that such esse nti al qualities often are revered in reli gious trad iti o n and take on sp iritual as well as wor ldl y m ea nin gs. To unit e with God , to become On e, to transcend; all of th ese id eas are associated with regligious trad iti ons. Spiritu al exp ression may be exh ibited or accounted for in a va ri ety of aesthet ic fo rm s... gymnastics is on ly o ne o f th em . An emoti onal respon se is alm os t always a part of that expression. When an emo tion al stimulus is generated by a gymna sti c performan ce, it often penetrates th e pokerfaced judge and almost always arou ses an audi ence. Two rece nt GYMNAST con tribut o rs, Hug ' and Mitc hell', have described th e very pe rso nal, emotion al qual iti es that are assoc iated with gymnastic performan ce and it s sp iritual ex pre ss ion . It wo uld also be very interest in g to rea d th e introspect ive accounts of a judge and a spec tat o r. Perh aps of equal intere st to th e sc ientist wou ld be th e co ntinuou s monotoring of "s kin talk " durin g a perform ance Âˇ to obtain so m e measure o f emotiona li ty. But th e moment o ne attempts to ass ign a score or quantify so m e qua lit y such as spiritu al ex press ion, humans m ay be found lackin g. Th e " emotionless" judge is discovered raisin g hi s eyebrows or sil entl y mouthin g approval . Spiritu al ex pression is th at quality of pe rform ance which is limit ed to co ncep ts such as beauty, good ta ste and aest he ti cs and does not inlcud e " cuteness, " co me d y, acroba ti cs and the bi za rre as a ge neral rule in the medium of " good gy mn as ti cs. " Perhaps th e m os t dramatic exa mpl es of human emotion in a gy mn as ti c pe rformance as' vi ewe d by the specta tor and judge are found in th e floor exe rcise ro utines of elit e women in GYMNAST Mar. '75

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wow national and internat ional co mpetiti ve arenas. Thi s is n o t to say that o th e r gy mn as ti c eve nt s and o th er spo rt forms are devoid of spiritu al ex pression , h owever. There is a rhythmic quality and balance o f elem ent s in th e routin es of a Caslavska a Saadi o r a Rice not fo und in o th ers whose co mpositi o n is less dram ati c o r unbalanced. Eve ryo ne p erce ives the inherent spiritu al exp ress io n of suc h performances whether o r n ot o ne is acquainted with rules and techniqu es. Two types o f co mm ent s fro m naive sp ectato rs indi ca te th at th ey are often awa re of amplitude and the creat ive abilit y of the performer. Th ese k in d s of qualit ies are va lu ed by male gy mna sts (origi nalit y / creativity and amplitud e / vi rtuosit y) as miti ga tin g factors are not so clearly specifi ed as in the wome n 's rul es. In the latt er we find catego ri es in th e eva lu ati ve pro cess emphasiz in g amplitud e, elegance, li g htness, o rigin ality , b ea ut y an d ca rri age . These elemen ts are co mpos it es of some thing we might ca ll sp iritual exp ressio n. Th e current emph as is on sw ing in gym nastics with an appro pri ate deemphasis o n fo rce represe nt s th e ex tent to wh ic h th e leade rship in th at fi eld desires an aes th et ic base for its competit ors. On a more munda ne leve l, perh aps we ca n get at th e essence o f spiritu al expression by ex ploitin g a range of spectat o r' s res pon ses o n a co ntinuum fr o m YUKK at th e lowes t level to WOW at th e other ex tr eme. " Yukk " and " Wow " are empl oye d spo ntaneo usly by th ose observing gymnasts of all rang es o f abilit y. I am introducing th e con tinuum id ea h ere si nce it will become th e bas is fo r judgin g the qualit y of perform ance in future arti c les in this se ri es. A sin g le exa mpl e from th e YUUK-WOW co ntinuum is give n h ere (See the hand sprin gs in the accompanying figure.). " Yukk " is in rea li ty a rather thin , inflexible yo un g woman whil e " Wow " is a relat ive ly we ll-mu scle d m ale. Yet " Yu kk " is perceiveu to be " heavy " in her perform ance whi le " Wow " shows goo d mechani cs resulting in a fli g ht over th e fl oo r that com es to earth almost w ithout a so und. On e co uld almost ce rtainl y find a hand spring w ith a YUKK-minu s sco re as we ll as o ne w ith a WOW-plu s and alm os t eve ry shade in betw ee n. Th e point is th at eve n very naive spectators ca n estimate th e differences wi th amazingly accurate co nsistan cy. " W ow has all the necessary e lement s of spi ritu al expression and artistry whi le " Yukk " d oes n ot.

When one utte rs " Yukk " or so me o th er di sa pprov in g verba l respo nse, the ex pression beco mes a ve rbal hamme r. " Yukk " is sho rt , voca ll y muscular and nega ti ve w hile " Wow" is utte red more slow ly in tim e r eq uiring f ewer voca l mu sc les, generally in d ica ti ve of a p leasa nt surpri se. No on e is immun e from su ch expressions o f emo ti on including th e judge. Th ese ex press ions r eprese nt th e most fundamental fo rm s of a human eva lu ation of performan ce w hi c h we might like to r e tian even at such a tim e when a more sop hi sti ca ted comp ut er ana lys is of p erform ance becomes ava ilabl e. Th e latte r, if adopted, w ill destroy wh at we de fin e he re as spiritual ex press ion. Perh aps th e fina l eva luation of spiritual expression mu st be retain ed b y the p erformer. Man y exa mpl es o f w hat it fee ls like to be involved have b ee n written , enco urag ed by teachers who are interested in the intrins ics of sport. or its ph enomenology . O u r sw ingless " Yukk " may fee l th e excit eme nt and exhi larat io n of turning thro ugh a handspring even th o ugh she wi ll shortl y get direct something went wrong. feedba ck that Regardl ess of on e's ab ility, a joyous response can foll o w the first successful pe rform ance of a mov em ent. Sin ce most m oveme nts in gymnasti cs are nove l and nonutilitarian , pe rform ed for th eir ow n sake, th e " Eur e ka " re sponse of discovery can be e njoyed aga in and again since it is a human respo nse. When go o d in stru ction is added to th e who le pro cess, responses multipl Y accord ingly . A s w e continu e to ex pl o re quality in future arti c les, it w ill become apparent that th e sw in gful nature of man is nurtured by th e app lication o f good techn iqu e and sound fundam ant als. Performing movem e nt s correctly reinforce fee lin gs of worth and confidence and ca n result in a display of effo rtle ss ski ll th at will thrill an au die nce. Spiritual expression is thu s an intrinsi c and extrinsic respon se depending o n o ne's rol e as a spectator or pe rfor mer. For th e most part it is m o mentary and fleeting , to b e enjo yed for wh at it m ea ns and alm ost defy in g objectivity, it remains one of those thing s without wh ich th ere would be little nee d for gy mna sti c artistry. FOOTNOTES 1 Hug, Steve, " Gym nastics - Co mpe titi o n o r Art Form ?" Gymnast, Aug./Sept. , 1974. p. 44 2 Mitc he ll , Bo b, "O f Sport and Mea ning." Gymnast, Aug./Sept. , 1974 p. 45 ~

Working with Chris Riegel of the Gymnastrum Sportschool (Reading, Pa.) on Pommel Horse is Fred Turoff, co-director of the " Holiday Gym-ln."

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Cal. State Long !leach Christmas clinic. (Photo by Richard Endo .)

director. She added " Our staff thi s yea r was good and I think the k ids got a lot out of it. " According to Fred Turoff, " th e gymna sts wer bu sy all the time. " And alth ough he stated he would lik e to have had a sl ightly larger turn-out (especia ll y bo ys), the ratio was never greater than 8 to 1 and thi s allowed the student s more individ uali zed instruction. Plan s are now underway for the summer and Stroudsburg Sports Camp. Anyone interested in more information shou ld contact Fred Turoff, 340 E. Mechanic St., Philad elphia, Pa. 19144.

Montgom ery County Comm unit y Co ll ege, just north of Phil adel phia, Pennsyl va nia, was the sit e for th e first Holida y Gym-In sponsored by the Montgomery County Community College Gym Club and th e directors fo Stroudsburg Sports Camp - Gymnastics. Held the Frida y and Saturday afte r Thanksgiving, th e clinic attracted nearly 150 gymnasts 'from th e nearby Philadelphia area and also from New Jers ey, Delaware, centra l and western Pennsylvania , Maryland, New York , Virgin ia and Connect icut. An all star staff was assembled to provide qualit y instruction from beginner to advanced leve ls for both boys and girl s. Heading the staff were cl inic directors Bill Coco, coach of th e nationall y and internationally known Ma nnettes Gym C lu b, and Fred Turoff, assista nt men's coach at Temp le University and an international competitor, and program directors Ronie and Dennis Seidel. Among the other staff members were Janet Cantwe ll , member of the 1970 and 1971 Nationa l teams, Don Covington , coach at MCCC, Lar ry Moyer, director of the the Gym nastr um Sportschool in Reading, Pa. , Ed Ford and Jackie Bier of the Mannettes coac hing staff. The rest of the coaching staff cons isted mainly of other Stroudsburg Sports Camp Gymnastics instructors . For the two day session the girls were divided into four ability groups and the boys into three. A full day of instruction was provided Frida y with an open worko ut in the evening. Also Balance beam action at the "Holiday Gym-In" shows instructors Larry Moyer and Janet Cantwell busy with Friday, before the dinner break, films of the students. recent World Gymnastic championships we re shown and gave the clinic participants an opportunity to see the best gymnasts in the world plus Ann Carr, top gymnast for the Mannettes and a member of the USA World Champion ship team. Ann was among the many Elite gymnasts who participated at the clini c. Th e highlight of Saturday' s program was the evening exh ibition. Gymnasts from Temple University, the Gymnastrum Sportschool and the Mannettes pe rformed for the clini c gymnasts and the public on much of the men 's and women 's apparatus and als o floor exe rcise. " We ' ll try to keep the numbers sma ll every year so that we' ll have a quality clinic", . Stretching at Cal. State Long Beach Christmas clinic. (Photo by Richard Endo.) commented Mrs. Seidel, women 's program

Photos above show the action at Cal. Slate Fullerton Christmas clinic. (Photo by Richard Endo.)

CHRISTMAS CLINICS Both Cal. State Long Beach and Ca l. State Fullerton universities were well attended with approximate ly 400 participants attend ing. An exhib iti on was fea tured at Full erton on the final night. Exce llent staff of well-known instructors made both clini cs a success. Long Beach State inc lud ed men's gymnastics for the first time since Coach Yoshi Takei became the universities new coach. Both schools wil l host another clinic this coming Christmas holida ys. ~ GYMNAST Mar. '75

USSR TOUR - 1961 WINNING ROUTINES - MEN:

gymnast memorabilia Yesterday's Memories Tomorrow's Anticipations Tom Wakeling A new yea r is now in it s process and we are looking forward to all that wi ll happ e n in GYMNAST'75. We are exc ited about the future of GYMNAST and gymnast ics; but we also apprecia te th e proper foundation that was established b y th eir pa st. Th e GYMNAST and it s various o th er form s (THE MODERN GYMNAST, MG together w ith MADEMOISELLE GYMNAST) ha s been active ly reporting gymnastics for over eighteen Yea rs. GYMNAST and gym nast ics hav e grow n together ; and th e pag es of our ba ck editions are rich with in formative, int eres ting and truely signif icant material. Any read er, b y mean s of tho se publications ca n be informed or rem ind ed of th e events, personalities, and times of the pa st that provided the foundation of gymnastics toda y. "We " were th ere to report th e events, int erview the personalit ies and reflect on the time s that chara cterized the growth of o ur sport. That is why we ca n stand behind ou r sta te ment that the GYMNAST is th e number one deponent of gym nast ics " memorabilia ". We are thankful for the memorie s and sincere ly hope the future wil l supply u s with as man y. The American gymnas ti cs commun ity along with mu c h of the public in general, witnessed a very signif ica nt co n c lu sion to a gymnastic calendar . The Sovie t national gymnast ics team of 1974 (regretfu ll y w itho ut Ludmill a Turischeva) came to the U nit ed States to display their highl y regard ed ski ll s to America n aud ien ces across the nat ion. On January 9, 1961 tw e lve OlYmpi c gym n asts and six officia ls from the USSR landed in New York to set und e r way the first US tour by any Soviet gym n astics team . This ex hibit ion / competit ion tour invo lved two seperate co mpetition s, the first between the U.S. and the Soviet women 's Ol ym pic Teams and the sec ond between th e men 's. It is o ur intent h e re to reveal th e w innin g routines of the men 's competit io n which was hosted by Penn State and direc ted by Coach Gene Wettstone. M an y of these routines 'as performed , were utilized for the acqu isiti on of the va ri ous OlYmpic awards of 1960. Recorded here are those particular routines as printed i n THE MODERN GYMNAST (Vo l. III #4 1961 ). GYMNAST Mar. '75

FREE EXERCISE: Armando Vega, USA - 9.70 (Essence) Ba ck dive y, to hand stand , immediate stoop turn to prone posit ion on floor; rollout with \I, turn to stand, round off, flip-flac back layo ut to sp lit s; stand up to one leg stand sideways (right leg stand with left hand holding left leg to the side) butterfly turn and fall to straddle, press to hand stand , running front so mi to Swedish fa ll , hollowbac k press to hand stand, round off, flic-flac back to stand. SIDE HORSE: Boris Shakhlin, USSR - 9.70 Doubl e rear into sa ddle to hi gh doubles, break to two ba ck sc isso rs, pullout to o ne reverse double, to one (reve rse) double rear to th e end of th e horse; drop lead ing leg ba ck and immed iate turn back to sa ddl e wit h stradd le legs to two front sc issors, pullout to high doubl e, moore, high doubl es, travel to end and imm ediate doubl e rear back to sadd le, high doubles, .to tromlet to end, to three loo ps to uphill moore With hands on horse, one circl e and loop off. RINGS: Albert Azaryan, USSR - 9,90 From a han g wit h a false grip, a pull up with strai ght bod y and around to a back leve r pull to a cross, hold ; lift legs to " L" position , hold ; pull up to " L" support, forward roll a hollowback press to handstand, hold ; forward giant back to handstand; fa ll over to ba ck upri se to cross, press out to su pport, lower to front lever, hold ; drop to inlocate to caste to ba ck upri se " L," holl ow ba ck to hand stand lower to inve rt ed hang to back-k ip to support lower to Ol ymp ic cross both sides, drop to in ve rt ed hang, dislocate to pike fl yaway.

Vladimir Porlnoi of USSR doing a Hechl vaull

LONG HORSE: Vladimir Porlnoi, USSR Ii 9.75 High hec ht from the ne ck. PARALLEL BARS: Boris Shakhlin, USSR - 9.80 Ca ste (front) to support straddl e catch to " L" hold; straight arm press to handstand ; back to immediate peach basket (d rop to under bar flip) to layaway (ca tch in semi-support and lay back to front upri se from peac h ba sket) to immediate stutz, to anoth er drop caste to back upri se with \I, turn , to imm ed iate should er roll to back upri se to high stradd le cut, sw ing back with dip to upper arm hang, front upri se front somi off. HORIZONTAL BAR : Boris Shakhlin, USSR - 9.80 Start with mi xed grip to front caste, back upri se double rea r in to one back sea t circl e to drop kip (feet dis-engage under th e bar) to front hip circl e with chan ge of grip to reve rse to one front giant ; \I, turn to one back giant to cross han g to reach und er up to va ult (rear) ca tch, kip to hand sta nd wi th mixed grip to half gian t and on upri se one leg double rear turn over top of bar, drop to \I, turn ou t to kip to giant s with reverse to hec ht off. Compare these routin es against th ose of toda y. And then think of how th e co nt emporary routin es wi ll be viewed in our futur e. ~

THE FUNNIEST INCIDENT By Lyle Welser It occurred yea rs ago at Northeastern, during a C lown Act, which was a part of the ex hibiti on being conducted by the famou s Springfi e ld College Gymnilstic Tea m. Coac h Jud d wanted to save me from this m os t strenuous event sin ce I was also a part of almost eve ry number, but rea ll y because we had a compet iti ve meet the fol lowing da y, in wh ich I was to take part. So Coa ch asked m e if I would loan my highly prized b ig ba ggy suit, mad e for a 300 pound man , one Artie Conn, a rea l slend er gymnast, who had been "c haffing at the bit " to try his hand at clowning w ith one, Elmer Stasse, the other partner. Certain ly I would, as Artie took the suit, put th e pant s on wit h suspenders, which all owed the cro tch to hang way down between the knees and with much wide open space around th e wa ist. Soo n, A rti e ca me to me ask in g if he sho uldn't wear shorts under the pant s, for reaso ns of modest y. " Certain ly not ", I replied, as he would be swea ting "b lood " . Ju st a jock was indi ca ted, as ali i eve r wore. " O.K. " , said Artie and off he went in great ant icipatio n. Then ca me the C lown Act and th e part where Artie cha lked up , which included hi s hand s, t he so les of hi s fe et, his arm pit s, hi s bac k end, hi s hair and he even ate som e. Then came the jump in g up and down , resembling something of a swastika and the big run and dive between th e parall e l bars, with arms spread as in a swa n div e, for a giant shoulder ro ll in th e middl e of th e bars, for an upp e r arm slid e to the far end and off for a forceful prat fall dismount on the mat s. Well - what happ e ned , cou ld doubtfully have been duplicated in a hundred years o f practi ce, as when Art ie dove, hi s pant s billowed or para c huted out w ith one bar go in g down one pant leg cl ea r to the cuff as d id also the other bar down th e othe r pant le g, ripping th e pant s all the way down to both cuffs, leaving Artie suspended on hi s upp er arms w ith both ankles be in g h eld b y th e cuffs, and with everything bared, down to hi s jock strap mod es ty, no m att e r how he wigg led and tried to get down he co uld not. Wel l, o ne might cal l thi s an em barrassing situation. The crowd wen t int o h ysterics and Stassee and I had to go out and resc ue Artie. Coach Judd came into the dress in g room , fell on the floor, holding hi s side w hil e laughing. The crowd wanted to know if there was going to be a re peat performance th e nex t night. Truly, this is the funnie st in c id e nt I 've w itn essed in all m y life and I fe lt it shou ld be shared with our fe llow gymnasts. Perhaps G le nn Sundby would be happy for so m eo ne to " top this " - if he ca n. Of th e former gymnasts with wives, making all told about 500 for Coach Judd 's Memorable din ner in 1969 at Springfie ld , none co uld " top it ". Can YOU! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ - J

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Dear Ms. Hendersh ott. I w as reading over m y issu es of the Gymnast m agazine a nd in the J a nu ar y, 1973 issue there was an editor's note that said to watch for "Gymn astics with Lourie " because it was coming in future issues. Well, it's been a year now . Will there be future articles on h er ? I would greatly appreciate your response! Thank You Sincere ly , Robin Huebner Dick inson , North Dakota ED: Our "Gymnastics with Lourie " Editor Rod Hill (of the Denver School of Gymnastics) h as been so busy with his team program a nd tours that he has not h ad the time to continue the series.

Jay Whelan , 41st in All Around at the 1974 World Games in Varna, Bulgaria A GYMNASTS VIEW OF THE WORLD GAMES

I don 't feel there has been enough said about the members of the World Games Team. Not from a gymnastics point of view only, but mostly from the other aspects of it as well. From what had been said about the 1972 Olympic Team, I had expected similar dissociation of members due to personalities, background of life styles, living habits, and p!}ilosophies of life. This conglomerate of human flesh and dissimilar character traits, I feel , was molded together quite well by Coach Rusty Mitchell. In most instances he brought the team together to act and perform as a team but gave enough leeway for the individualities to be expressed. He treated everybody the same, with seniority going to Steve Hug as expected, with mostofus looking to him for a little guidance. In some instances some revisions were made in Rusty 's training program with the general concensus of the team , which showed that both coaches and gymnasts wanted to and did work together to achieve harmony . Rusty and Gene Wettstone (Mgr.) worked very close with the gymnasts. As for the personalities, Rusty achieved something, which I won 't forget, as with the other " 1st timers " on a National team. He brought us all together and got us to know each other and to get along with each other in a short time. I feel this contributed to the fine performance of the team . It was a very gratifying feeling to know people who you 've been competing agains.t were sincerely interested in each one 's performing to his capacity a nd potential. The reports in the magazines do not give e nough justice to the U.S.A. Tea m in it' s performance. Though no one got a medal, every body lived up to their e'x pectations and we h a d Very, Very few misses, In fact, I feel our team , potentially , did as well as any of the other teams if not better and we need not hang our hea ds low any more. I am very proud to have worked with Mr. Gene Wettstone (Mgr.) and Mr. Rusty Mitchell (Coach) ; and this is an invaluable experience I shall always cherish . Thank You J ay Whelan PEN PAL .. .1 really like your m agazine and wish you

would have a pen -pal page for one issue. Alison Barbi Ridgewood, New Jersey ED: Sounds good. We 've gotten quite a f e w letters l ately asking the same. So, w e 're lookin g into it to see h ow this co uld best be ll andled. Then m aybe we can start a small fry column with a p en -pal section , just for our younger gymnasts.

memory a nd excellent perception to be able to score a gymnast. Like swimming and ice sk a ting, judging gymnastics is unfortunately subjective. One cannot use a clock or any other ' mechanical device to score a gymnast. The judge scores tha gymnast on what she believes is correct amplitude, execution, and originality, and her opinion of these elements may differ from another judge's opinion. People are human and therefore imperfect; mistakes or discrepancies will be made, and the unfortunate will be there for the taking. Some judges will ' judge uniform color. Hasn 't it already happened in public schools , colleges, and international competition? Of course it has for in the same issue of the letter on judging was an article denouncing the prejudice and unfair judging the U.S. received a t the Eighteenth World Championships. I've witnessed it at almost every meet I've attended, which is many! In some areas of the U.s. the fault lies in unqualified judges. There is a shortage of qua lified judges in many areas of the U.S ., and even if there are rated judges in the area, funds are short and the judges are p a id little. Paying travel fees in unheard of! So - unqualified judges (judges with no rating) score the meets and they are usually biased, as they are secured by the home team. They may know very little about gymnastics and might unfairly score a gymnast. This happens often in areas where gymnastics is just getting under way . Today too much emphasis is p laced on the team rather than the individual. The new motto should be " it's not how well you do, it's whether you win or lose." That may sound facetious , but coaches usually protest because their team was unfairly scored rather than an individua l was underscored . The team 's championship or defeat supposedly reflects the coach 's t alent or ability . What ever happened to th e eudcational values of gymn a stic competition such as the importance of the individual or the moral values? The individual learns that a whole pOint may be dedu cted from her score 路because she failed to impress the judge. Was it her leotard color? Could it be because she's ten pounds over-weight? Is this fair? My point is , it's not the judges, or the coaches, or the gymnasts , it's the established code. butthat's gymnastics, and it's up to us whether or not it should change or remain. One suggestion should be added a nd that is that coaches should do their best to see that qualified judges are s ecured , and if they a ren 't qualified, the gymnasts should be prepared for possible dis a ppointment. They sho uld be told always that doing a good j ob is more important than winning. (Isn't it?) Pam Cox, Stude nt (hopeful coach) North Texas Sta te University HOW'S THE GYMNASTIC TEAM DOING? In Polite Reply by A . B. Frederick It 's diffic ult t o coach young men Just beginning their qu est for " ten ," Especially when in a sport Where wh a t you do is what you score.

LETTER FROM FRANCE This is a cartoon sent to us along with a letter (written in french) from one of our new subscribers, Joel Dei1her. We were very pleased to receive su ch a well done charicature, and from so far away. Thank You Joel.

FURTHER COMMENTS ON JUDGING A s Seen By A Student

Dear Sirs: Regarding the r e buttal letter in the December issue and the November letter about judging, I h a ve several remarks to offer. First, I would like to state that judging gymnastic s is not easy. There are so many possible deductions and the routine goes so quickly that a judge must h a ve a fantasti c

Gymnastics bares each physical fl aw. No p erfect bodies; that 's the l aw . To seek the quality of hum an perfection, Demands the b est effort in every direction Of body and mind. I know them well ... Th ese tools of G od; Earth 's h eaven a nd h ell. Th e gymnast must do with wh at he 's got; H e must kn ow what h e i s and wh a t he 's not. But wh en he puts it a ll together, The gym nast kn ows, perhaps knows better , The limits of humans, frail an d s tout, That m a ke us cry 0 1' m a ke us shout . This season offers n o exception . We 're atll1 etes r eaching towards perfection. The search t akes on the specia l form Of pommels and rails and rings and flo or. With often very little support F rom those en gaged in other sport , Th e gymnast l earn s to find his way, And ultim ate ly, has his day.

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1975 WASHINGTON OPEN The 1975 Wa shington Open was held at Su ffo lk County defea ted Nassa u 169.03 to Kent·M eridian High Schoo l in Kent, 144.73. Was hington o n Janua ry 4 and 5. Gymnas ts AA : Paul Te llarico (Glenn) 46.90; Tom from Canada, Oregon and Was hingto n Oken (Brent ) 46. 10; Skip Zimmer (Whit ) c;:om p e ted in th e meet. The m en'sal l-a roun d 42.75. HO : Pa ul Tell arico 8.90. V: Peter wa s won b y Koji Sa ito 53.80, l.vho had ju st Schmitz (PW) 8.25. PO : Skip Zi mmer 8.5. SR: arrived from Japan to accep t an assistant Sk ip Zimmer 9.0 ; PH : Lee Scheanzapple coac hing position at the U nviersit}' of (CoN ) 8.50. FX : Tie between Tom Oken & Washington. Second was Jim Kelch 51.90, , ry Sturm (CoS) 8.8. anI)' a junior in hig h sc h ool, from Eugen e, At the a nn ua l ju dg es and coa c hes banq u et Orego n and third was Dubi Lufi 51.25, from M ike Towhig, coach of o rth Babylo n, was Washington State Un ive rsit y. awarded a p laque as coac h of th e year. Bob Th e warnell 's all-aro und w as won b y EIsinger stepping do w n as, coach of John Patti Lanterman 34.93, of Gymnastics G le nn was given a special award fo r his Incor porated , Sea llle, fo llowed b y Bobbi efforts to Su ffo lk County hi gh sch ool Haas 34.74, Puge! Sound School of . gymnastics. Gymnastics, Tacoma , Washington and laurel Anderson 34.60, also o f G ymna st ics Incorporated. Option al M ens Results: FX: B. Rik li (Or) 18.6 0. PH : T. Trude,on (O r) 18.15. R: K. Saito (UW) 18.70. V: Ti e K. Saito & R. Minnaker (UW) 18.35. PO : B. Rikli 17.90. H8: K. Saito 18.90.WOMEN : 8 : D. Burien (G I) 17. 05. V: L. JUNIOR MIDWEST OPEN Anderson (G I) 17.97. UPO : D. Halle (G I) 18.5 8. Th e Junio r Midwest Open for girls age 12 FX: Tie, P. Lanterman (GI ) & J. A nten (G I) to 14 was he ld Janu a ry 18th a nd 19th, in Des 18.03.

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Here 's a tip from Bob Fagan, College of DuPage gymnast, which he has found to be helpful to keeping gymnastic grips in place while on the apparatus : Make a little elastic loop by shaping heavy duty elastic band about 1,4" wide and approximately W' long . Sew the elastic ends together and use 1W' tape over the joint. Loop the elastic on the two middle fingers to keep the grip on and to keep the handgrip ridges in the right place. If you have an idea to exchange with other gymnasts or coaches, send a photo and description to CHALK BOX, c/o the GYMNAST magazine, P.O. Box 110, Santa Monica, Calif. 90406.

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Mar. 1·2 Second Set of USGF Elite Clinics to be held at the Re gional Leve l Mar. 8 or 9 MAGDA Team Championships, Rea ding, PA Mar. 14-15 Second USGF Regional Pre-Qualification Meets Mar. 21-22 USOC Pan-Am Trials, Indi ana Stale U., Terre haute , Indiana Mar. 21-22 or 28-29 USGF State Meets Mar. AIAW Regionals Apr. 3-5 AIAW Nationals, California Si ale Uni ve rsit y, Ha yward , Ca liforni a Apr. 5 or 6 Eastern States Team championships hOSied b y new York Sia le Apr. 11-12 USGF Regional Meets Apr. 18-19 YMCA Nationals at Wright State U., Day ton , Ohio. Writ e: Mr. Wood y Eg g leslOn , Ph ys , Dir. , Ke tt e rin g YMCA. 4545 M a rsha ll Rd ., Ke ttering , Ohi o 45429 Apr. 25-26 Second USGF National Elit" Qualification Meet al the Uni versity of I eva d a in Re no. May 1-3 AAU Jr. Nationals, at Eugene oregon. M ee t Direclo r: Linda M el he ny and DickMul vihill , 121h and O li ve, Euge ne , Orego n 97401. Ph 503/ 747-1963 . Wom e n 's USGF / DGWS Ad v. Le v. Compul sori es ; Men, NEW 1975 AAU -YMC A- USGF Camp. May 8-10 USGF Jr. nationals at G e orge M aso n U. Fairfa x, VA h o ste d b y M a rva Tee ns. MD: Ruth Ann McBrid e, 5636 Rand o lph Rd. , Roc kville, M a ryland 20852 May 10 Third Nationa l Mode rn Rhythmic Gymnastic Competition, San Fra nc isco Siale U. , Compul sori es availabl e al USGF May 15-17 AAU Sr. Nationals a t Ke nned y Sr. H.S., Cedar Ra pids Iowa. HoSls: Iowa Assoc. AA U and Nisse n Corp. MD: G. Nissen , 930 271h Ave ., SW , Cedar Ra pid s, Iowa 52406.319/ 365 -75 61. M e n and Wom e n 1976 Ol ympi c Co mpul sori es re quire d . May 22-24 USGF Sr. Nationals a l So ulh Eu ge ne HS in Eugen e , Ore go n hOSi e d b y Nalion a l Acad e m y of ArtiSli c G ymn as tics MD : Dick Mu lvihill , 148 W. 12th, lug<> .le , Orego n 97401 June 7 Sr. Olympics, Los A nge les City Co ll e ge June 12-14 or 19-21 USGF Elite National Championships July 1-5 Berlin - 6th Gymna estrada Aug. 7-11, National AAU Jr. Olympics, U of Corne ll , Ithica, New Yo rk . MD: G ymn as ti c Coa c h, U, o f Corn e ll. Age G roups 12-14, 15-18 fo r boys and g irl s. Girls do Inll. Leve l USGF/ DGWS Compulsori es. Boys, NEW 1975 AAU - USGF )r. Ol ympi C compu lsori es. Writ e to Je rr y Duhamell , AA U Jr. Ol ympi c Adm ini stralor, 3400 W. 861 h 51. , In dianapoli s, In d. 46268 PH 31 7-297-2900 (muSi qua l thru diSiric l and Regional compe tition ) Oct. 12-26 Pan American Games, M ex ico Cil Y Oct. World Cup, Madrid, Spa in MIDWEST CALENDAR Mar. 16 St. Patrick' s Day Open for Boys ... Opl ionals onl y (age 13 and o ve r) Barry Ke eley PH: 83 2-9430 o r 834-5 773 . G ymna sti cs U nlimil e d , Sc haumb e rg , III. Mar. 22 Illinois USGF Open for Boys up to 18 a nd 18 and o ve r Paul Fina PH: 44 7-0607 Co ll e ge of D uPag e 25100 Lambe rt Rd" Gl e n Ellyn , III. Mar. 22 Eiche Invitational for Girls AA on ly Opliona ls Rolf He lmke PH: 264-9493 Eic he Turne rs, 165 E. 1151h 51. , C hicago, III. 60628. Mar, 2] Eiche Invitational for Boys AA onl y Oplional s (See a bove). April 26 Elite National Age Group Tumbling Championships ... n o sil e ... no MD ye l. June 14-1 5 Turner Camp Invitational Rolf Helmk e PH: 264-9493 a l Turn e r Ca mp . Mar. 29 Class I State Meet, Nevada. MD: AI La nsdon, 1301 Va ll ey Road Reno , Ne vad a 89502 . Meet sit e same. May 2 Class II State Meet, Nevada MD : Mik e and Dale Flansaas 2284 Oppio SI. Spa rs, Nevad a. M e et sit e 1593 Greg. 51. Spa rk s, Ne vada. BELATED CORRECTION In the O ctober 1974 iss ue on page 19, the camp articl e " New Eng land Area " . There we re typographical e rro rs . Firsl th e pic ture was la ke n by Mr. Kevin V. Le hman , second ly the danc e ca ption shou ld ha ve re ad: Dance sess ion a t Inte rnational G ymna stic Camp, with Jud y Alpe rin , Joanne Ge ntl e man, Nore en E, Connel l. We a pologi ze to eve ryone con ce rne d , a nd are very so rry for Ihe e rror.

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dance classes at all levels tumbling classes at all levels training in the Olympic events for women training in the Olympic events for men lecture-demonstrations small student-instructor ratio instructors who are carefully chosen for their teaching experiences and ability in order to provide the highest quality of instruction B) upon request-evaluation of gymnasts attending two or more sessions

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Joan Moore Rice - u .s. Olympian 1972, world games t~am member 1970 and 1974.

Abe Gross/eld-U.S. Olympic coach, Member of U.S. OlympiC, World and Pan American leams. Barbara Galleher Tonry-Gymnastic coach at Yale UnIversity, nIne times National Tumbling champion, World Tumbling c hampion.

Don TonrY- 1958, 1962, 1966 USA World Championship team member, 1960 Olympic team member. author and international gymnastic judge.

Fred OrlofskY-Former U.S. Olympian and NCAA champion, international judge, coach Western Michigan. Noreen Connell-Dance and Competition Chairman for the U.S.G.F., U.S.G.F. gymnastics judge. lohn Crosby-u.s. Olympian, Gold Medal wInner In Riga, U.S.S.R. Fred Roethlisberger- u .s. Olympian, member USA World and Pan American teams.

Bob Rice-National and All-American gymnast. Outstanding staff members also include: Ken and Missy Allen, Judy Alperin, Richard Aronson, Chris Brooks, Sandy Caldwell, Bob Cargill, LInda Castner, Jim Culhane (Olympian), Len DePue, Dr. Jerry George, Tom Gibbs, Pam Gust.avson, Peter Langnlckel (University Coach, West Ge nnany ). Tom Lindne r (NCAA champion-win ner of Nissen Award ). Connie Maloney, Richard Murahat,a , Mary Jane 07tlerle, Peggy Peters, Jean BatMon, Debbie Roe, Dennla Spencer, Steve Whitlock.

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