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~RlmnIGb~ TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME XVII/ Number 8/ August, 1975

5. FROM THE PUBLISHER, C lenn Su ndby 6. ·. VIE"YfOINTS, Dick ·Cri ley 7. WHA'T'S HAPPENING 8. CROSSROADS: Experience vs. Youthful

Daring, Pam ~Ch<ler e r 9. INTERNATIONAL REPORT, I)r. joseph

Cohler 10. 1975 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AA

, INVITATIONAL, I-I .J. Lliestcrfe ld t 11 . GENTLEMEN FIRST, GYMNAST SECOND,

CHAMPIONS ALWAYS, Phil ConLa les 12. SPOTLIGHT ON ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL

CHAMPIONSHIPS, I-I.j . Lli es terfe ldt & ~kip Kd Y

14. HIGH SCHOOL REPORT 14. Region 'l 17. Region "2 18. Region 3 19. Region 4 30. Region 5 31. Region 6 3L Region 7 34. Region 8

22. ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL SEQUENCE PHOTOS

24. COLOR POSTER FOLD-OUT, Ki ck Fields 36. INTERVIEW : With Bart Conner, Sk ip Kay 36. With Harold Conner, H .j . Ll iesterfeldt 38. PSYCHOLOGY AND THE GYMNAST, Dr.

j oe Ivtd"imo 39. BALLET FOR GYMNASTICS, Crace

Ka ywc ll 40. NEWS 'N NOTES, Kenee Hendershott 42. CLUB CORNER 43. LEITERS 44. TOP ALL-AROUND GYMNASTS IN U.S.,

Jerry Wright 44. LETTERS 46. CALENDAR

Cover: Bart Conner, High School All-Around champio n and USGF Eli te A ll -Arou nd co­champion .

Editor/ Publisher: G lellil SUlldby Associa te Editor: Dick Criley Research Edito r : H.J. Bieslerfe ldl, Jr. Inte rnatio nal Editor: Dr. Jo seph Go hler Art Direc to r: Ric hard Ke lliley Production Assistant: Pal L'To il e Circulation and Adve rtising Manage r: Dr. R.S. Bach

GYMNAST magazinl' is published by Sundby Publications, 410 Broadway, S<1 nl .1 Monic.l, Ca . lJ 040 "1. Second CldSS Postage paid AI Santa Monica, Ca. Pu blishe d monlhly. Price $ 1.00 a single copy. Subsniption correspon dence, GYMNAST - P.O. Box 110, SanlJ Monic.l, Ca 1)040&. Copyrigfll l lJ75 c .1 11 right s reserved by SUND8Y PU8l1CATIONS, 410 Broadway, Sa nla Monica, Ca. All Photos a nd manuscr ipts submille d becom e th e property of GYMNAST u nl f..~ss return req uesl oit nd sufficient postage a re includl·d.

FROM THE EDITOR/PUBLISHER

WHERE ARE THE GIRLS? W hil e putting togeth er this ann ual Hi gh School report edition we noti ce the lack of big name nat ional champio nship ca li b re girls of hi gh schoo l age. We know th e club programs fo r the m ost part, have bee n responsible

-for· thetr-a ifli ftg."()f · a- l mo5 t-a l~ of+Ae high -sch·ool gir ls at th e top of our nati o nal scene, but we also fee l these g irl s should be a part of their own high schoo l program, compet i'ng w ith th eir peers for top state honors. We find it hard to ra ti ona lize that a youn g high schoo l girl ca n be among th e Elite of ou r nation, known around the wo rl d, but cannot be part of her own high school o r state championships tea ms. The high school years, w ith their educational, soc ial and competiti ve act iv ities are a very impo rtant part o f growing up for both boys and girls. W e reali ze that most hi gh schools do not have the gym time or coaching talent ava ilab le that is necessa ry for th e trainin g of th ese national ca libre hi gh schoo l age gymnasts and therefore they have th eir own coach (or team) outs ide the schoo l program. However, we do fee l a way cou ld be worked out w here th ey tra in a few hours a week w ith the high school tea m and participa te in th eir schoo l compe titi on program, assuming that it does no t co nflict w ith a National o r Olympic tea m trial i n wh ich they may have qualified. Perh aps the ladies need a strong voice in the Nat ional Hi gh School Gymnast ic program simil ar to the National High Sc hoo l Gymnastic Coaches Association (N HSGCA) fo r th e boys, to help work out a m o re in--depth program for th e H .S. girls, this may then lead to and encourage a Nationa l Hi gh School Gymnast ic Inv itational Championships fo r gi rls .. . Pl ease, before th e roof co mes down o n my head, don' t get me wrong ... maybe the club girls don 't want to be pa rt of their hi gh schoo l program, maybe the G irl s National High School Athleti c As soc iat io n does not want a National Invit<l ti on<l l for gir ls, maybe seaso ns co nflict , maybe eve ryone is happy the way it is, maybe, maybe, maybe??? .. But from th e reports we rece ive for o ur annual High School Sta te Championsh ips ed iti on we fee l there is a lot yet to be done and desired for our National Hi gh School Gi rl s Program; and we would like to see th e names of at least some of our high school age na ti onal stars in ou r hi gh school edition ... Guess we wi ll just have to have a " Gymnast magazine Girls Hi gh School (age) National Invitati ona l Champ ionships" so we can have a bigger and better repor t for our high schoo l ed ition next year ... Also let me assure you, we at Gymnast magazi ne fee l that part icipat ion, no t compe tit io n is the most impo rtant factor fo r the high schoo l age gymnast, but w ith out compet iti on yo u just don ' t get the part ic ipation ...

W e may have hit a ho rn ets nest w ith our above remarks, but let us.hea r from you nati ona l ranked high schoo l age g ir ls who do not participate with your high schoo l tea m; also from the girl s High School coaches, club coaches, judges, Nationa l In terscho last ic Assoc iat ion, and anyone w ho has something to say about High School Gymnastic co mpet ition for gi rl s .. . As you ca n see we have exposed a large targe t fo r yo ur "s lings and arrows of outrageous _______ , (comments?) .

* * * ADDITIONAL NOTES: We are pleased to we lcome Grace Kaywell back to Gymnast w ith her BALLET FOR GYMNASTICS and "g ra ce Notes" co lumn that we have missed the pa st few yea rs and Dr. Joe Masimo for acti ve con tribution again in the past few edit ions. Our September issue will feature reports from th e International Gymnaestrada in Ber lin by Dr. Goh ler and o ur new·g lobe trotting reporter, Sunny M agdaug of Los Alamitos, Ca. plus th e pre-Olympics in Montreal, the USSR/ USA summer tou r and a li st ing of our NEW Gymnast magazine STA TE REPRESENTATIVES & REPORTERS.

* * P.S. Don't forget, all SUMMER CAM P and CLINIC Reports sho uld beatouroffice before Septembe r 1st if they are to be co nsidered fo r inclusion in our Octob er Gymnast ca mp issue. Also REMEMBER we will be giv in g subscr iption pri zes for the Best " SU M MER CAM P ESSA Y'S" we receive from a camper that we publish in thi s issue. This art ic le must be w ritt en by a camper (no t a staff member), the age of the ca mper, the ca mp location , and the ca mp directo r (these last facts do not have to appea r in th e art ic le b ut must be in c lud ed w ith the essay) ... Have a Happy Handstand.

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As this iss ue of GYMNAST comes from the press, Athlet ic Di rectors (AD 's) fro m around the country will be meeting at a special conve nti o n of the NCAA in Chicago . The purpose o f their m eeting is to vo te upo n some 73 proposals relatin g to economy moves in interco llegiate athleti cs.

This acti on has been fo rced by spiraling costs of all aspects of at hletics f ro m fin ancial aid to adhesive tape, fro m trips to th e length o f th e competi t ion and practice seasons. Th e Na ti o nal Associati o n of Co ll ege Gymnasti c Coaches has discusse d the prob lems at th eir meetin gs, but the co ll ege gymnast and the high schoo l gymn ast aiming fo r a co llege career (w ith aid, he hopes, from a gymnasti c scho larsh ip) sho uld be appri sed o f w hat is p roposed.

A foll ow-up as to th e acti ons actuall y ta ken and how they affec t gymnas ts w ill be forthcoming in th e GYMNAST. In the mea nt ime, let 's look at some of th e proposa ls.

There are some 24 proposa ls w hich affec t f inancial aid . Football and basketba ll retained their favored ro les but face cu tbacks too . Among the proposa ls is o ne w hich does away w ith ath leti ca lly- related f inancial aid . Anoth er restri cts aid to room, board, tuiti o n and fees but that is more generous th an ano th er w hich specifies tuiti on and fees onl y fo r all spo rt s except football and basketball. Ano th er p roposa l le ts a sc hoo l add o ne more sport of its choos ing to the pr ivileged two but th e res t are to be all owed only tui t io n and fees.

Th ere are proposal s limiti ng th e nu mber of full financial aids which ca n be made. An NCAA Council versio n reduces to seven (from 12) th e nu m ber of fu ll rid es a Divisio n I schoo l ca n o ffer in gymnasti cs and from 12 to 6 in Div ision II. Few, if any gy mnastic tea ms across th e country have th e eq uiva lent of 12 full rid es anyway, but the effect of passing o ne o f th e proposal s w ill be to cut back w hat is alread y ava il able as unive rsiti es prune to meet NCAA­prescribed to tals.

The questi on also arises as to whether th e NCAA includes NCAA-women's sports due to the pressue o f Title IX. Presumabl y the new rulin gs will have to be taken into account w here an NCAA-women's athletic team ex ists. Thi s does no t affect the A IAW spo rt s.

There are a bunch o f p roposa ls relat ing to recrui ting, but these are aimed primaril y at th e footba ll and baske tball recruiting prog rams. Still , high schoo l gymnasts will no t see as many college coac hes at their State champio nships nor w ill oppo rtu ni ties to visit a ca mpus be as avai lable. One pro posa l wo uld allow prospecti ve stu dent athl etes to visit a cam pu s (a t the expense o f th e athleti c department) onl y after M arch 15 and until June 1. Aga in, few gymnast ics coaches ~ave had the " pull " w ith their AD 's to arrange such trips so th e restri cti on won 't affect m ost o f them. A new res tr icti on would limit gymnas ti cs to a to tal o f 3 vis its paid by the athl eti c department. (Many coac hes wo u ld like to be able to o ffe r th at many!) An ot her pro posa l would limit a st udent-at hlete in th e nu m ber of expense-pa id trips he co uld acce pt to visit co ll ege ca mpuses.

Additi onal ly, the NCAA proposes li mi ting the number o f coac hes, and w hil e thi s mainl y affects the Big 2 sports, other sports co uld face a

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cut-back in terms o f ass istan ts hip gran ts for ass istant coaches. Gym nast ics would be limited to o ne full-time coac h p lus a pa rt-tim e ass ista nt coac h.

Anot her effo rt to trim expenses ca lls fo r a trave ll ing team in gym nas ti cs to be li m ited to 10 gymn as ts (down from 12). On th e o th er hand, the NCAA Council would pe rmi t a home team to field 13 gymnasts. Both of these proposa ls o ri gina ted in the NCAA Council , and one mu st wonde r about t he kind of thinking w hich would give the home tea m a 3-man advantage in terms of the personnel upon w hich to d raw for a meet.

One of the wo rst p roposa ls, fro m a gymnast ics standpo int, wo uld de lay pre-season practi ce until Octobe r 15. Ano th er would no t permit regu lar com pet iti on pri or to th e ' Ias t Frida y in November. Dual meets would be limited to a max im um of 12 by a third proposa l. Pro hibiti ons agai nst ou t-o f-season p racti ce are proposed fo r specifi c spo rts, but the word ing is sufficentl Y generous th at it could be app li ed to gymnasti cs.

Few schools pay the expenses of gymnasts to enter ou t-o f- season compet iti o ns, but ano th er economy proposa l wou ld prohibit thi s also. A proposal w hich proh ibits a stu dent from parti cipatin g in competiti on in h is spo rt as a mem ber o f an o uts ide cl ub du ring the acade mic yea r would affect and few gymn as ts w ho enter YMCA and AAU competi ti o n.

Adva ncement f rom th e Di vision " Championships to Div ision I would also be cut ou t for indiv iduals. Thi s would mean th at th e to p 3 Co llege Div isio n gy mn as ts would no t be allowed to go o n to the University Div ision competiti on. The tea m wi nner is already enjo ined aga inst further competiti on.

Th e NCAA would also eliminate all awards except a letter o r ce rtifi ca te as recogniti on fo r va rsity parti cipa ti on.

Wit h over 700 members of th e NCAA in th e 3 Div isions eli gib le to vote, it is o bvio us th at so me proposa ls made by small conferences o r ind ivid ual instituti o ns will probabl y no t have the backing needed to pass. Still , w ith th e cos t­cu ttin g mood of academic instituti ons across the cou ntrY, we ca n expect there w ill be d rast ic effects upon the "non-i ncome" prog rams. So me conferences have lost 'enough gym nasti cs prog rams already that the re maining few are jeaporu izeu, and at lea st one Division I conference is fa-ced wit h the possibilit Y o f los ing it s qualifying slo t fo r the NCAA Di visio n I Champ ionsh ip.

A ll of th e p receding leg islati on is in the "proposed " stage. it refl ects the thinking and rethi nk ing wh ich is going on around th e count ry. The GYMNAST w ill let our rea ders know w hat acti o ns are taken at the Special Convent io n of the NCAA.

Correspondence regarding Viewpoints should be addressed to: Dick Criley 1111 Hoolai St., Apt. 301 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

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NAMES& NEWS

The Akron Turners are very proud of you ng gymna st She lly McKendrick. Th e 17 yea r o ld Sen io r from Ke nmore High School was named All City Gymnast at a mee t held at Akron 's Garfield High School, in w hich yo ung peop le f rom Ak rOII's H igh Sc hoo ls part ic ipa ted. She also took fir st p lace o n th e ho rse and uneven bars anu was award ed two meda ls and a t rop hy for he r effo rt s.

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In th e October iss ue o f YOUNG ATHLETE w ill be two arti cles o n gymn ast ics. O ne abo u t Cathy Rigby Mason, and th e o ther abo u t " Funua mentals oj Fl oor Exe rcise" by Dale Flansaas. Be sure to read them.

* * * Delaware 's State Team w hich representeu

Delawa re in the Eastern State Meet was chose n in ma rch at th ei r qua li fying meet. Marcy Levine anu Jan Anthony bo th elit e gymn as ts wo n the two berths in the 15 and over d ivision . Sandy Kraus and Kim Bryant were cl ose competit o rs fo r th e 13-14 age group and in the 10-11 age group Judy Mori and Susan Smyzer shared th e ho nors. Thi s meet cl imaxed th e season fo r th e Delawarea ns who had par ti cipa ted in compulsory cl inics and meets conducted by the USG F Chairma n.

* * * 1 he Dulaney Gymnastic Te am of Glen Arm,

Maryland is se ttin g a wo rld reco rd fo r th e longest mOllOpol y game eve r p layed whil e sitting o n a balance bea m, th eir goa l is 100 hou rs. 1 he money is being raised to suppo rt a scholarshi p lund il l honor of an excell ent gym nast an d close f ri end. His name was Jimmy Moniodis and he d ied las t year from a neck injurY d ue to a trampo lille accident. If yo u wo uld li ke to 'spon sor them you ca n co ntact th em at Du lall ey Hi gh Schoo l in Timonium , Marylalld.

* * * Homer Avila o f the Univ. of Tennessee at Knoxvill e , Gymnastics Club stopped by th e GYMNAST off ices. He related to us how hard Tom Donovan and th e other clu b members are work ing to have a Gymnasti cs tea m at th e U. of Tenn. fo r 1976. Keep tryi ng guys, we re all pulling for you, and good luck!

GYMNAST Aug. '75

HEART OF AMERICA TOUR Girls fro m Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and

Missouri, all participat ed in th e 1975 Heart of America Summer Tour. Th e picture was tak en here at our "Gymnast" office in Santa Monica, w here the girl s a III I th eir coaches stopped in to say hell o. Th f' lOur coach is Bob Childers, the Ma nagers are Tom Heineike and Grace Kruger. Tea m members include: Gayle Anderson, Kim Reininger, Karen Beer, Niki Osoba, Carrie Telukevich, M ary Kay Zwiesler, Patty Bice, and Lisa Cawthron. They are tour ing the west through New M exico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado, w ith meets in Phoenix, Tucson, San Jose and Pueblo.

* * * Notes From Britian

We just rece ived th e summer 1975 editi on of "The Gymnast", ed ited by Peter Aykroyd. Th e magaz ine is th e official jo urnal of th e Brit ish A mateur Gymna sti cs Association. Acco rdin g to "The Gymnast" th e World Cup and a Ru ss ian to ur are all coming to Britain. Two momentous gy mnasti cs eve nts tak e place at Wemb ley thi s autumll sponso red by th e Daily Mirror. The first event, the World Cup, takes pl ace on th e 27 -2901 October and is foll owed o n th e 30th of Octobe r through th e 1st of November, by fi ve displa ys by top gymnasts, tumblers and acrobats 1 rom th e Sov iet Uni on.

A lso it is now offic ial th at the Board of Contro l ha ve approved the change of name of ·gym llasti cque modern e· to 'modern rh ythm ic gymnas tics·. Th is move is a ratifi ca tio n o f a previous decision by the Federation Inte rnati o nale de Gym nastiqu e (F IG).

Las t b ut not least at th e FIG Congress in Befll e, p roposals to se t th e height o f th e horse lo r wo mell ·s competi tions at 1.20 m. (3 ·1·") were ag reed . Among reaso ns given were: less ri sk of injury during all vau lts w ith turn s in the second phases of fli ght ; improvement of the landing; and w ider cho ice of va ults.

* * * COLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS BROCHURES

HONORED

III Houston, Texas, el even co ll eges and uni ve rsities were ho no red recentl y for th eir news m edia guides for gymn as ti cs by the ·'Co ll ege )port s In fo rmati o n Directors of Amer ica·· (CoS IDA).

GYMNAST Aug. '75

Harry Burrell, SI D at Iowa Stale, was awarded the big honor as hi s brochure was judged the fines t in th e nation among the largest schoo ls in Ameri ca. Runn er-up was Penn Slale's brochure edited by Dave Baker, and Jerry Walker of LSU was gi ve n an award for ha ving the third best brochure. Southern Illinois' guide ed ited by Butch Henry and Paul Brocker's publi cat ion at New Mexico rece ived honorable mention recognition.

Th e small er sc hoo l awa rd we nt to Slippery Rock State alld John Carpenter for hav in g th e to p booklet. Seco nd was Mike Needleman's lilinois-Chicago Circle brochure and third was Pete Nevins flYe r fro m East Stroudsburg State. Honorabl e menti o n winners were Springfield (Howard Davis) and Northern Iowa (James Shaffer).

In the small es t class ifi ca ti on, Lon Pishny was honored for having the best in th e country at Fort Hays State.

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Under the watchful eye of Pete Torino, teaching techniques are discussed and demonstrated on the uneven parallel bars.

YMCA WORKSHOP Th e second annual YMCA Youth Gymnastics

Workshop jo intl y sponso red by th e Mid­County YMCA in St. Louis, Washington University and th e Nissen Corporation wh ich suppli es the equipment was held June 19-24.

Kid s at all stages of profi ciencY, ranging from nine to 113 years o f age, took part in the wo rkshop. Most ca me from th e metropo lit an 51. Lo ui s area, but there were man y from out­stat e M issou ri and from nea rby Illinois. There was a ca pacit y emollment of 150.

Held at t he sa me ti me as th e wo rkshop, but at ni ght , was an instructors' clinic. Most of th e 40 gymnasts em o ll ed se rved as aid es for th e wo rksho p w hich was under the direction of Peter Torino, head gy mnas ti cs coach for men and women at South Dakota State University.

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THE BIG MEET By John Crumlish, Phila., Pa.

Th e big mee t co mes, It ·s time to go; You 're rea ll y sca red because you know yo u must do we ll in all routines: first free ex, va ulting, th en bars, and beam. Th e pi ano beg ins As you free ex you start yo u go fo r a somi w ith a fa st-beati ng hea rt! Your performance is through yo u sco re, an 13.13 ; now you move to va ulting, for your turn you must wai t ! Yo u ·re up l lOW at last, but yo u w ish yo u we re throu gh Yo u hit a high Yami-and yo u sco re a 9.2! Now·s tim e for ba rs, -bad luck . you ·re up first ! ! You ·re rou tin e·s running smoothl y, yo u hope you ·re no t cursed ! You co mpl ete w ith a hecht ; It turns o ut rea l fine, yo u see how yo u sco red­we ll, decent , any way - 13.9! Now ·s yo ur las t chance-it ·s all up to beam! You ·re startill g to shive r and shudder and squea m l

W ell , it"s tim e to go-yo u mou nt , you ro ll , las t comes th e d ismoullt , and just now yo u stro ll over to th e lu xurious victory stand-yo u ·ve placed first AA O H - TRI UM PH 15 GRA D'

* * * FAITH We here at "Gymnast" just hea rd abou t 17

yea r o ld Mitzie Morrato, a gymn as t from Albuquerque, New Mexico, w ho has spent tha las t month in SI. Joseph Hospital, paral yzed from th e neck down.

Mitzie broke th e 5th and 6th verteb rae of her spinal co lullln o n Ma y 15, w hil e practi cing w hat wa s, for her, a relati ve lY simple ca rt wh ee l di smo unt off th e balance beam. An illStant of indecisio n, perhap s, ca used her to land in an awkwa rd pos iti o n and res ulted in what she terms a " Irea k accident ·'. But the accident has not left her feeling bitt er or so rry for herse lf. Sh e fee ls there isn ·t any reason for her n o t getti ng back th e use of her legs - she has al ready rega ill ed parti al use of her arm s.

We wa nt to w ish Mitzie the bes t of luck, and to le t her know that our th oughts and o ur praye rs are with her fo r a speed y recovery.

* * * We found out that the va ulting board whi ch

was menti oned in Bill Coco ·s ;'Moscow ews'· report in th e JUlIe iss ue 0 1 GYMNAST is made in this· country by. Porter Equipment Co., and is ca ll ed th e "Super Board".

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Nadia Comaneci Can a 13 year old defeat a 23 year o ld world

champion? But of course. What does this have to do with the future of women 's gymnast ics? Plenty.

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If one asks what makes a champion, ii may be answered that win ning is th e sign of a true star. Th is viewpoint is partly tru e, but very incomplete. No o ne ca n give an answer to thi s question that wi ll satisfy th e who le. However, most wi ll have to agree that a true champion is the Soviet Union's Ludmilla Turischeva.

For those who viewed th e recent 'European Championships from Sk ien, Norway, th e fal l of a star and the reigning of a new younger generation was the tal e of th e competition. The former queen, Ludmill a Turischeva . The new reigning wonder, Romania's Nadia Comaneci.

Picture a 16 year old gi rl , quite talented and very serious for her age, dwa rfed by thousand s of spectators and photographers milling around in their day to day work. This se ts th e scene for Turishcheva's first big international competi ti on , th e 1968 O lymp ics at MexicoCity. She p laced 24th , no t such a remarkabl e accomplishment. Six, months later she p laced third in th e 1969 European Championships at Landsk rona Sweden. At 18 she became the world champion by proving victorious at th e 1970 World Games at Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. Th e res t of her outstand ing achievements need not be repea ted ly mentioned. She we nt five years undefea ted .

Her recent dethrolling may b e analyzed in many ways. The two main elements proposed are th e turn about of indiv idua l program, and the reaction of t he audience. Mu nich was th e last illustration of classica l gymnas tic statu s. Th e Yamashita was a fu ll 10.0 points in 1972, now it is expected that the gymnast execute a twis t on vau lti ng. The now 9.70 Yamashita has been popularly rep laced w ith the 10.0 point

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Ludmilla Turischeva

Turischeva, being th e overload of the now passe classical program, must recog nize and overcome th e current and rather radica l change in standard program. She must be put to the question - Can you tea ch an o ld dog new tricks? The common answer is no, but it must be taken into consideration tha't we are not dealing w ith a common person. Indeed Miss Turischeva is a very spec ial humall being.

Every gymnast is treat ed equally, despite any outside influence; do not be li eve a word of it. The audience is lit erall y capa ble of picking the winner. Thi s is good in that it allows the spectator to get involved and forms the all important gymnast-spectato r relationsh ip, but it is bad in that an audience's prejudices may rub off and influence the judges decision . Unfair? Yet it i!>; po lit ics also, ullfortunatel y, playa part in athletic competitions.

Remember Olga Korbut's Munich debut? Very impress ive, a yo ung girl with enthusiasm and originality. ~h e was young, inex peri enced and the pressures of a major competition became too much for her. She faulted and her child-like emotions overcam e her. Everyone loves the underdog and Olga was adopted by the world as the cute littl e g irl with th e big smil e. Hardl y a compliment to a supposed champion. The power of th e crowd was seen at Munich w hen they stopp ed compet ition for more than 20 minut es in protest of Olga 's seemi ngly low score on the unevens.

What of Ludmill a : desp ite th e favorit ism of Olga, she 1'01011 the all aro und at Munich. The genera l public is unfair to Ludmilla. But despite her genera I u nderat i Il g, her cha mpio n qu al iti es have lead her to victory after victo ry. Winning and losing, it is all a part of th e game and

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Ludmilla has always li ved up to th at principle, . even with her recent defea t. On the other hand, Olga has cried , pou ted allli showed other SigllS 0 1 arrogant vanity w hen defea ted .

Ol ga should howpver, be given credit w here 'credit is due. )he is trul y all amazing gymn as t and is ve ry good , trdt pgy w ise . It is she w ho was respon sible lor th e sudden change o f program.

·)he was th e beginlling of th e new yo unger generati o n 01 excit ement. If her hea d matched her hea rt there would be no stopping her. As

: th e US)R Na tionall e,lI11 Coach, former grea t .Lari"a LatYlli,l<l , aid ..... o ne must be a complete per,on in evp ry respec t - in relation to , port , to your,e ll , to your triumph s and th e triumph , 01 o ther,. "

1 he 1974 World Ch,lI11pionships at Va rna, . Bulga ria , how!.'d d prev iew o f future competiti on;. 1 uri , hch<c'vd won th e all around, fo ll owed close ly by Korbut. The importance of this was 110t , hown by thdt , but by th e awa reness 0 1 two Il ew names , the Soviet Union 's Ne ll y Kim and the DDR's Annalo re Zink e. Ne ll y Kim. d , hy 17 year old with endless talent , and 111 0'> 1 importantl y, a hint o f co nsistency.

Annelore Zinke, a small '15 yearold girl with a daring outlook , but not quite as co nsi stant. Speclacular move, Jild daring elements, make gymnasti cs what it i., IOday, exciting and ve ry competitive. But w ithout co nsistancy, it might as well Sld y in th e practice hall .

Now a new name appears, Romania 's Nadia Comaneci , an exc iting ' 13 yea r old with incredible talent , our Ilew Eu ropean Champ ion. '1 he !:uropean Championsh ip was

ad ia 's lir, t interndtional competition. The crowd was ama zed by 110t on ly her natural talent , but by the lact that she is on ly 13 yea rs old and mo re entertdinillg than the stable Turi sc heva; they were on her side.

Left wa s Ludmilla Turischeva. She had to fa ce and match Comdneci's charisma and daringn ess wi th her own grac ious an d poi sed manner. The crowd took pity on her, but she fail ed. 1 he press ure p laced o n her by her team, th e favoriti sm towa rds Comaneci and her own poss ible l ailure w.as 100 much for even a champ ion to bare. )he had a lot to lose and she knew it.

Suddenly everyo ne is talking about Comanec i, exceptillg th e idea that Turischeva is fini shed. Ludmilla made bad mistakes, but the world 11'11 in love w ith O lga when she was defea ted . Despit e her defea t, she is not a quitter. Sh e has not ach ieved all that she has by making excuses and lee ling se l f-pity.

Can an inexpe ri enced 13 yea r old remain co nsistant. Quit e poss ibl y. Nadia displa yed pla cid conlidence in her program (maybe too much), as well as spectacular moves usuall y associated w ith th e younger trend of gymnasts. One thing no t usually associated with unlimited dilficult y, is co nsista ncy. If Comanec i, Kim and Korbut ca n keep up a consta nt leve l 01 co nsistancy , then it is fact that th e Turi scheva era is ove r. Until th at time, Ludmilla will be prepared to att empt a co meba ck ; ma ybe getting th e credit she deserves , it i, long overdue.

Eilher way, wo men 's gym llaslics has arri ved at the crossroads - w ill expe ri enced stabilit y and consistancy, such as Turi scheva is know for , reign over youthl ul daringness and enth usiast ic co nfidence. illu ,t rated by Comaneci. A lthough Comaneci 's generation ha s broken through and defeated th e rea lm of tr,lditional stabilit y, th e 1976 Montreal Ol ympi cs awa it to show th at either hi sto ry will repea t it se lf, o r ma ybe it needs to be rewritt en.

GYMNAST Aug. '75

International Report By Dr. joseph Gohler

"GYMNAST" International Editor Wurtzburg, Germany

A lt er th e !:uropea l'l Champio nships in Bern it looked li ke th e gy mnasts took a brea k , spending more tim e w ith the diffi cult compul so ry exe rc ises instead of perfectin g an y of th e new difli culti es (C parts) fo r th eir optiolla l exercises . The pre olympic event in Montreal is a goa l lor th e best and th ere, o ne would li ke to ge t as high a sco re as poss ible, reason ellOugh, for th e still deficient compul so ry exe rcises to improve.

On June 21 and 22 th e Deut sche Turner Bund (Germa n Gymnastic Club) had an informati ve (competition) at w hi ch in two da ys th e olympic co mpulsory progra m had to be done twi ce. Eberhard Gienger was mi ss ing, since he took part in an event in Norway on th e sa me weekend, he won handilY aga in st Norways Elit e, with 9.B5 on th e hori zontal bar, o btain ed th e highest score of th e da y and got 56.75 in th e all around . A lso mi ss ing Walter Moessinger, whose injury is hea lin g we ll and Guenter Spies th e phenomenon on the horizontal bar, who had a meni sc us operation, but is in training again. Th erefore the result was quite modest: Manfred Diehll05 .BO - Volker Rohrwick 105.60 - Reinhard Ritter 105.05 - Edgar jorek 103.35 -Peter Diehl 102.90 - Reinhard Dietze (Junior) 101.60 - Werner Steinmetzell0l.30. These were all, who had surpassed the 100 point border, seven out of 30. That proves, that the West Germa n gymnasts li ke the optional exercises more th an the cramming of the compulsory exercises. One can alrea dy distinguish now th e co re of th e W . German Ol ympic Team: Giever, jorek, Moessinger Rohrwick, Manfred Diehl, Peter Diehl, Steinmetz, Ritter, Spies. All others, even Bernd Effing, who this time in Frankfurt / Mai n reached on ly 46 .55 in his only compul so ry competition, ha ve hardly an y prospect lor Montrea l.

1 he drea m team would be: Gienger, jorek, Moessinger, Steinmetz, Rohrwick, Twins Diehl and Guenter Spies, for whom it w ill be very hard , to qualify und er the first seven, since he loses to mall Y tenths at th e floor event and at th e horse va ulting event. Reinhard Ritterco uld still surpass him. Fro m the growing generation on ly jorek and Rohrwick succee ded th e jump fo rwa rd , on hi s way is the new youth master Benno Gross, w ho did opt ionals as a 17 year o ld already with a 54 .35 to tal.

Twelve days aft er his escape to West Germa ny, th e Ea st Germa n Newspapers wrot e for th e lirst time from th eir apostate Wolfgang Thuene. Thi s 01 course is th e ugli est revi le, as always wh en a profi cient sports man is leavi ng th e parad ies of th e labourer and farmers, to breathe a mo re free air wit h th e bad ca patali st in West Germany. I talked to Wolfgang Thuene a few da ys ago. He also declared to me, that th e psychi c pressure w hich was upon him , namely to beat Eberhard Gienger at any pri ce, was unbea rable for him. Family problems may have added to it , anyway Wolfgang Thuene made up hi s mind by himself, to his difficult move; since th e change m ea ns exc lusion from the int errlalional occura nces in gymn as ti cs fo r three Years. But I be li eve, that the sympatheti c sports sludellt from Leipzig , w ill be with 28 yea rs, still a wo rld class gy mnas t. Hi s nex t sport s goa l , as he to ld me: To be all the way in front at

th e Deut schen Kunstturn erneisterschaft en (German A rt gy mnasti c championships) in December. Gienger - Thu~ne, that w ill be a fruitful ri valry. Thuene train s at th e Bundes leistull gszentrum in Frankfurt toge th er with Gienger, Moessinger, Steinmetz, th e Brot hers Diehl, with Spies and Effing, thu s in bes t co mpalJY, His coach wi ll be Vaclav Kubivka, former champion o f the C5SR, new chief coach for th e German Gymnast Club (Deut sc her '1 urner Bund) successo r of Eduard Friedrich, w ho became direc tor in Bund esa ussc huss Leistun gssport , but w ill be working voluillar y at th e Aufbau der Nationa lmallilsc haft ell (Building of th e Na ti o nal tea m).

Enough from West Germany, which stands ve ry good at th e time being, in ol ympic male gymnast ic, but in female gymnastics is stagnant. lana Kubicka, the wife of Vaclav th e new chief coach, was now named chief coach for the preparation tohhe o lympic games 1976, wh ich might be ve ry effect ive.

I made myself th e work, from my more than 500 charts to pu ll out the best Optional gym na st of this first half year. Unfortunately, the Japanese have just begun wi th their season. I have not rece ived Ye t the result of the NHK -Cup Gymnastics to which alwa ys the best of the ' pre yea r championships w ill be in vited from th e big TV and Radio Company NHK. So, the Japanese are still under-estimated, in the ranking, wh ich one should not forget. The Russ ian juniors I estimated high, on grou nds of the experi ence with the just 17 year o ld Ditjatin in Bern. Of the out standing student gym nasts of the USA during this years season I tried to make a real es timat e, my personal sympath y set behind for these young sky stormers . Mike Carters result s from the AAU Championsh ips is still unknown to m e. Maybe he had done a faultl ess six event there, wh ich certain ly would have brought him under the 30 best. But in th e next month such deficiencies could be improved.

Here a try, w hi ch the reader ma y view as an orientation, the rallkings cannot be more, wi ll not be more.

RANKING LIST

1. Andrianov (URS) 93.50 2. Kajiyama (lAP) 93.00 3. Tsukahara (lAP) 92.50 4. Kasamatsu (lAP) 92.00

.Gienger (BRO) 92.00 6. Ditjalin (URS) 91.75 7. Honma (lAP) 91.00

.Shiraishi (lAP) 91.00

.Magyar (HUN) 91 .00

.Ktimenko (URS) 91.00 n . Hug (USA) 90.75 12. Szajna (POL) 90.50

.Ku laks ikow (URS) 90.50

.Kume (lAP) 90.S0

.Horide (lAP) 90.50

.Young (USA) 90.50

.Iore k (BRD) 90.50 18. Steinmelz (BRD) 90.25

19. Thuene (DDR) 90.00 .Safronov (URS) 90.00 .Fedorenko (URS) 90.00 .Schanugja (URS) 90.00 .Ivicek (USA) 90.00 .Kawaguchi (lAP) 90.00 .Grecu (ROM) 90.00

26. Ikazaki (lAP) 8Y.75 .Crosby (USA) 89.75 .Kim Son Din (NK) B9.75

29. Grosse (DDR) 89.50 .Mack (DDR) 89.50 .Mobinger (BRD) B9.50 .K ryssin (URS) 89.50 .Tochonow (URS) B9.50 .Graham (USA) 89.50 .Brelscher (SUI) 89.50 .Tkatschew (URS) 89.50

From August all , I wi ll ded ica te myse lf more to th e twelve event s ill view of th e Olympic 'Game, 1976. beca use the COlllpulsories mak es th e Olympic gymlld st : dnd is weighted hea vily ill th e int errl Jtiolldl gY lllndsti cJ rt. Thi so ll e Illa y re,e lll, but it i, so.

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1975 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

GYMNASTICS ALL AROUND INVITATIONAL

Des Plaines, Illinois Maine West High School

June 21, 1975 By Jack Biesterfeldt and

Skip Ray

This year for t he first tirne, there is sornething in th e way of a national w rapup for th e high sc hoo l se~son - the All-Around Invitat ional. A cornrnitt ee of we ll known coaches and judges selec ted, based on th eir records, a group of twelve high sc hoo l all-arou nd rnen who were best qual i fied to cornpe te in thi s rneet.

The idea for such a rn eet carnes frorn john Burkel and Sid Drain , and the rneet it se lf was sponsored by PORTER EQU IPMENT COMPANY. Such a rneet, w ith costs for transportation of ath letes across cou ntry, is a large it ern , and th e rn ee t would not have been possible without PORTER's help .

As to the rneet , it was held at Coach Drain 's schoo l, and d irected by hirn. It was he ld rnuch like major international meets, with a bit of flag waving and pagentry , follow ed by a competition that ca me off very srnoot hl y. Coac h Dra in d id a fin e job of organization. Moreover, th e athlet es themse lves were tak en around the city, to a ball garne, and in va riou s ways helped to enjoy th eir visit and get to know each other better.

Very bri e fl y, here are the men who competed: Rick Adams, Louisv ille, Ky., Ky. state AA Charnpion 4 years; Senio(. Bart Conner, Morton Grove, III. , twice Illinoi s AA Cha mpion; junior. Ron Galimore, Tall ahassee, Florida , NAAU Elit e Floor Ex Charnpion ; junio r. Phil Gonzales, Van Nuys, Ca li f. , Conference AA Charnpion twi ce; jun ior. Breck Griga s, Hinsda le, Illin o is, 4th AA Illino is, 1975; ju nior. Tom Haines, Akron , Ohio, Ohio State Charnp ion, Horse, Bar, Parall el Ba rs; junior Scoll McBroom, Roches ter, Penn a. Penna AA Cha rnpion , 1975; Senior. Mario McCutcheon, Bronz , N Y, New York Cit y AA Charnp ion 1975; junior Kevin Muenz, Arlington Hts., Illi nois, 2nd AA Illi nois 1975; Sen ior Neal Sher, Skokie, Illinois, 2nd AA Illino is 1975; Sen ior. Joseph Stallone, Reading, Penna . PIAA HS AA Charnpion 1974; Tiger Taylor, Va lparaiso, Fl o rida, AAU junior Olyrnpic AA Charnp. 1974 ; Senior.

. Now it rnu st be understood that w hen we rn ention places, that th ere were no awards give n for places. Th is was an AA rn eet, and we rnen ti on even t result s only for interest.

Floor exercise was not even a close cornpet iti on. Tiger Taylor, using a double back rnount , placed 4th, Phil Gonza les also using a double, placed 3rd only .05 ahea d, and Bart Conner aga in giving away a few points but not performing with th e spark to wi n, placed 2nd w ith 9.15. And Ron Ga li rnore easily won with a 9.5 average. As I said of hirn in another art icle, he does the highest double we have seen , and all of hi s set shows great height. But for or igina lity, try a rudi on floor . He deserved hi s 9.5.

Horse cornpet ition would have been a bit tighter, but Conner just bare ly rnad e it to his feet on hi s dismount fo r 8.65,and 2nd p lace . Kev in Muenz, w ith some forrn problerns, scored 8.55 for 3rd , and Breck Grigas 8.5 for 4th. The Winner of horse, Rick Adarns, did a clean set with considerable difficult y for an 8.9 th at cou ld as easi ly have been a 9.1. Most of th e others had rnajor problerns.

Ring co rnpetition was disappo inting. Conner won , 9.05, followed by Grigas, 8.75 and Tiger Ta ylor, 8.55. However the technique shown was quite poor. This was the fir st evelll Neal Sher entered , because hi s spra ined ank le wou ld not take the f irst two. In rnany ways he was th e best swinger of the group but got in troub le, and d id not disrnount, so earning 7.4.

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Va ulting sco res were perhaps too close for th e top 3 Inen. Conner did a full tw isting handspring with very littl e height , fo r a 9.15. Ron Galirnore did a doubl e fro lll w ith great height , that would ha ve been the best va ult at the USGF Elit e Meet th e wee k ea rli er, and sco red 9.3, and Phil Gonzal es wo n th e event w ith 9.35. Th e other va ulters scored in the 8'5.

Parall el Bars. The routin es here consisted of mo re or less stock parts, exce pt for th e top few rn en . Gal imore, Muenz, and Conner all do backs to handstan d . But for Conner, small problems do not show through . He is too pra cticed to give away points. 3rd Galimore, 8.65; 2nd Muenz, 8.75 and 1st, Conner, 9.45.

Horizonta l ·Bar. Unfortunate ly I:lreck Gri ga s mi ssed th e bar on a va ult. He looked quite good up to th en. A 3rd pla ce ti e, Phil Gonzales and Ron Ga li more, at 8.7 and th e seco lld place 8.85 of Kevin Muenz, were all good perfo rman ces. Hut th ey were not even close to Conner's 9.5 .

CONTINU ING A TRE ND WITH HIM, BART CONNER WON THE ALL AROUND, 54.95 to Ron Ga limore's 51.65 and Kevin Muen z's 51 .10,

Our onl y co rnplaint s about th e mee t were the hea t: 95 degree wea ther w ith no air conditiolling, and absence of a few men who sho uld have been th ere. We hoped to see Mike Wilson ; he was on a trip to japan. We hoped to see Pau l Telari co.

FX PH SR V PB HB To tal 1. Bart Conner (Illinois) 9.15 8.65 9.05 9. 15 9.45 9.50 54.95 2. Ron Galimore (Florida) 9.50 7. 10 8.40 9.30 8.65 B.70 51 .65 3. Kevin Muenz (Illinois) 8.75 8.55 8.35 7.85 8.75 8.85 51.10 4. Tiger Taylor (Florida) 8.85 7.70 8.55 8.85 8.55 8.55 50.85 5. Breck Grigas (Illinois) 8.40 8.50 8.75 8.55 8.55 7.55 50.30 6. Mario McCutcheon (New York) 8.65 8.05 8.25 8.30 8.15 8.60 50.00 7. Phil Go nzales (California) 8.90 6.05 7.95 9.35 8.05 8.70 49.00 8. Tom Haines (Ohio) 8.45 7.70 7,00 8.50 8.50 8.70 48.85 9. Josheph Stallone (Pennsylvania) 7.80 6.45 7,95 8.80 8.45 8.30 47.75

10. Scott McBroom (Pennsylvania) 8.30 8.00 6.55 8.75 7.75 7.75 47.10 11. Rick Adams (Kentucky) 8.25 8.90 7.15 8.15 8.35 5.70 46.50 12. Neal Sher (Illinois) 7.40 6.35 13.75

GYMNAST Aug. '75

" GENTLEMAN FIRST, GYMNAST SECOND, CHAMPONS ALWAYS"

By Phil Gonzales, Competitor

The first Nat io nal Hi gh School All Around Invit at ional inv itations went out ea rl y in May, but th e act ion bega n on june 18th and 19th, whe n twelve of the nations top High School All Around gymnasts began to ar ri ve in Des Plain es, Illin ois.

The meet wa s managed and directed by Mr. j oh n Burk el and Mr. Sid Drain who did· the most outstanding job I' ve eve r seen .

Th e twe lve Gymnasts were provided with the finest gym nast ic equ ipment and every detail of their stay in Des Plaines was planned to leave a las tin g memory of friends, fun and a fantasti c gymnast ic meet.

The mee t was designed w ith severa l philosophies in mind, al l of which we re accomp li shed. First, to promote a w ho lesume, successfu l gymliast ic meet on a "comp etitiv e w ith " rathe r than a "compe titi ve aga inst basis" . The second philosophy was to deve lop w ith in the competitor a sense of accomp li shment by parti cipat ion rather than award.

The twelve Gymnasts consisted of: Rick· Adams (Kentucky), Bart Conner (Illinois), Ron Ga limore (F lo rida), Phil Gonza les (Ca lifornia), Breck Gr igas (Ill inois), Tom Hain es (Ohio),

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Scott M cBroom (Penn sy lvania), Mario McCutcheon (New York), Kevi n Muenz (Illinoi s), N eal Sher (Illinois) , joseph Sta ll one (Pennsy lvania) , and Tiger Taylor (F lor ida).

These yo ung men ate, lodged, worked out and competed together for three da ys, creating a ve ry strong bond o f friendship.

The tru e action began on Saturday, june 21st in the Main W est High School Gymnasium. The meet was designed to bring out an Olympic impression as the opening ceremonies began at 7:15 P.M. All introduction s were made and th e meet was on its way.

The first event was FX in wh ich the difficulty was ex tremely high for High School Gymnasts. Severa l very good double backs . and double fulls were used. The outstanding gymnast in thi s event was Ron Galimore who had the highest score of 9.50. His tumbling pa sses were as follows : Round off back handspring double back , handspr ing 1 !r~ twisting front som i back handsp rin g fu ll , and round off back handspring double full. Th e second event was Pommel Horse, and all the gymnasts seemed to be swinging hi gh and smooth, circles along with difficult moves. Th e top man here was Rick Adams who achieved 8.90 for his consistent routin e. Third up was Sti ll Rings wh ich appeared to be th e o ne and only weak event of this meet. Th e

Ron Galimore

man who won this event was Bart Conner w ho displayed beautiful straight arm shoots for an exce ll ent sco re of 9.05. Following Rings wa s Va ulting where the difficulty had decreased ve ry littl e. The vau lts consisted of high Yama shita s, twisting, and somersa ults both ways. The highest sco re in this event was by Phil Gonza les who performed a high and long cartwhee l back. The next two events were Para ll el Bars and High Bar. These two events are together because th ey we re won by th e same gym nast, Bart Conne r. Conner perfo rmed like a champion he was throughout the entire meet. His scores for these two events were 9.45 and 9.50 re specti vely. Bart Conner took every thing to handstand on Para ll el Bars and disp layed hi s talent agai n 011 High Bar show ing an excellent set ending wit h a smooth double full. Mr. Conner al so proved top in All Around I rea ching th e sco re of 54.95.

A ll in all the tal ent of these twelve Gymnasts showed great potential and hope for the U.S. mens Gymnastics tea m in th e near future.

Ea ch and eve ry Gymnast performed as a champ io n, and th ey all seemed to have that look on th eir face wh ich illustrates th e Illinois motto: " GENTLEMEN FIRST!. GYMNAST SECOND, CHAMPIONS ALWAYS! "

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SPOTLIGHT ON

ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL

CHAMPIONSHIPS By H. J. Biesterfeldt , Jr. & Skip Ray

Every so often we try to feature an area, a state, or some individual institu­tion, that plays a major role in the sport. This month , our feature is ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOLS, an area much too large for most Qutsiders to appreciate. For Illinois has more competitive teams than any other state, more competitive gymnasts than the rest of the midwestern states put together, more certifiedjudges and more coaches. It is a fair statement that today Illinoi s makes the large st contribution to GYMNASTICS of any state in the union.

During the High School Championships, I read a newspaper art icle that subtitled the cha mpionsh ips " The Bart Conner Invitat ional " , and I since rely hope tha t the compet itors did not find this as distasteful as I did. For though Bart is indeed the outstanding gymnast of the state, and of the meet itse lf, there should be no mistake about it. He is not the on ly outstanding perfo rmer of the yea r, and he well may not be th e most promising perform er of the meet. He is certa inly the best trained and most disciplined performer at the present tim e.

About Illinois AIl-Around:Q Competition covers 5 Olympic events, with va ulting left out. Speaking for the spectator, " THANK YOU OFFICIALS FOR LEAVING OUT THE DULLEST EVENT. " And for the ph Ys ical educa tor, " THANK YOU FOR LEAVING OUT THE EVENT THAT CONTRIBUTES LEAST TO PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT" . It seems to me that the weak

'cry of th e International Coach " We must start to train on all international even ts so we make better international com petitors" amounts to making the tail wag the dog. The sl ight training advantages obtained from th is event can be had without putting an audience through another event in meets.

Well then, th e 5-event all-around competit ion seems to me to cover the right events, in a w ise way. Fo r exa mple, there are those who tell us that since Illinois Floor Exercise is done on a long strip, not a square, that the performer wi ll not be ready for the major international meets. Nonsense!! It takes but a few days to adjust and recompose a routine. And some experiments in space utilization make ihc lea r in our Gym, w here we have a square, that by converting it into a 22' x 88' sect ion, using it for three paral lel strips, we get over twice the amount of work done on the pad as if we used it as a square.clearly, for cost control in a large program, the Str ip Floor Exercise is the on ly se nsible choice. Considering the wisdom of hese things, we w ish to co ngratulate ILLI NOIS OFF ICIALS on having the strength of their convict ions. They have been able to do what makes se n se d es pite considerable unreasonab le criticism. flOOR EXERCISE . In preliminary competiti o n, there was a 4-way tie (8.9) for first p lace: Steve Elster,Ni les North;Steve Economides, Hinsda le

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Paul Black, Illinois Side Horse champion a nd co·captain of Hinsdale Central, 5 times team c hainpions in last 6 years.

Centra l ; Bart Conner, N il es West ; Les Moore, Ri ch Central. Since Conner was even tu al co­winner with Ke ith Oehlson , Hersey, it should already be c lea r that competition was quite close . Fina lists, in th e finals scored from 8.7 to 9.05, 1st 9.05 ; 2nd 9.00. es Moore, at 8.95 and just one tenth back of th e winners, pla ced 5th. The crowd clearl y disagreed, and perhaps correctl y so. Les, and Keith Oehlson both tumbw noticab ly higher than Conn er, but Bart 'sprecision made it difficult to cut his score any lowe r. It is hardl y woghargument over .1 points ; thi s wr it er could justify p laci ng anyone of th e top 5 in the winning slot. (The final outcome : Conner, Oeh lson 9.05; Economides, Goodson 9.00 ; Moore 8.95).

K. Oehlson , in interview after th e meet, indi ca ted he hoped to go on to co ll ege, and interested in e lec tro nics, he would like to go to Southern Illinoi s. Hi s routine: Russian front walkout, roundoff handspr ing full , back walkover to sp li t , press to the side, pirouette, lower down, Russian front wa lkout, handsp ring front (" I didn ' t use x pike today, I was go ing to but it was n 't ju st right " ) headsp rin g, lower down to yogi, yog i kick up, kick out with V2 turn, ou ndoff side, cartwhee l to " fall , kick over, .

, Valdez out", roundoff handsp rin g and double fu ll dismount.

This was much the longest se t of finals, his reason: It just seems more like fl oo r exercise to have a longer set. Well , if he manages to have th e strongest finish also, he has made the right choice. TRAMPOLINE. Again thi s yea r trampo line compet ition was quite good. A yea r ago, predicting w ho wou ld w in thi s meet, I think I would have picked Gary Rust. Wrong Again! Ga ry placed fifth, 8.85. Fourth was K. Carstens, Hinsda le South High School (8.90) Third , B. McFarland from New Trier West (9.00), second, S. Polli ce of Ni les East. And the w inner from

. Thornbridge High Schoool , K. McGraw. He is a

se nio r 17 yea rs o ld , and intends to go on competi ng, probablY at Illinois State since that is one of the few places th at st ill has some competiti ve trampo linists. Hi s routin e, as he recited afte r th e meet: Pike Rudi out , double back, barani out, full , half-in-half-ou t, pike bara ni out , double full , pike back, pike 1 and J/<,

double cody. This was his best sco re ever, and probab ly his

best executed se t ever. And conSider ing the competition, he needed to hit towin .

It is a pity that men like him have so few opportunities to compete after high school. A few inv itational meets, Midwest Open, an d th at is about all. Yet these men are just beg inning to mature as competit ors as th ey f inish high schoo l. HORIZONTAL BAR. In both prel iminary and fina l compet ition , Bart Conner's performances dominated: 9.3 and 9.35 resp ect ively. No one poses a ser io us cha ll enge to him in sco re, Neal Sher 's 9.10 for second being the only nearby score . Here, Nea l could not co me much close r because of the clea rl y super ior control of bod y line thro ughout th e exercise. Conner just does not make as many mino r errors.

But it would be w ron g to suggest th at Conner has the eve nt to himself. In some ways rough, st ill Nea l Sher does make a chall enge. And Rolling Meadows' Keith Liszewski, though he has troub le with a fe w parts, does about J/, of his exe rcise we ll enough to win . Al l-around men Osborn , Gr iga s and Christensen al l work partia ll y outstand ing bar, and promise to make a better cha ll enge next yea r. Seniors Gary Rust 8.85 and Kevin Muenz 8.75, pl ac ing 5 and 6, also show outstanding work, but Kev in gives away points for no good reason. PARALLEL BARS Again , thi s event was dominated by Conner, w ho received a 9.55 in final s. H e c lear ly outcla ssed all others, w ith Nea l Sher's 8.90 in seco nd place. On a good da y, Kevin Muenz should score about 9.0,

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Row 1 (Bottom): (I. to r.) James Turgeon, Bill Sreh, Breck Grigas, John Jaeus , Peter Velguth, Charles Harrison, Steve Delcarson. (Row 2): Steve Mikez (Assis. Coach) , Rick Harris , Steve Economides, Tom Chism, Paul Black, Bill Robertson , Mike Jebb, Neil Krupicka (Hewad Coach). (Row 3): Russ Eanes (manager), Todd Gardiner, James Libby , Dave King , Pat Joggerst, Brad Jeffries, Mike Faletti. (Row 4): Rich Gobel, Dave Stoldt , Ron Herber, Eric Beutler, Rick Krepp , Mike Bing , Tim Erwin.

making him just about equa l wit h Nea l, and both looking good. Of course half-dozen o thers can sometimes rea ch th is leve l, but are not ye t th f' mature competitors to do their jobs on the right da ys. In fact Kevin came apart in Final s for 8.55 and 10th place. 3rd went to Mike Jebb, Hinsda le Central, 4th to Steve Delcarson, Hinsdale Central , and Jo hn Corritore, New Tri er West, 8.75.

Now in the fi rst parag raph I sa id Bart Conner received a 9.55, I did not say he earned it. We ha ve reproduced sequence photos of hi s set, which sco red a new record sco re for this event for Illinoi s. You will notice that tho'ugh he does no t give away muc h from minor faults, he also does not do some of hi s C part s. He does not do hi s back to handsta nel, has to pu ll some o n stu tz to handstanu and does a relatively undynamic peach. Hi s layaway for streuli is less than adeq uate, and in general th e leve l of execution of indi vidual part s is below what I reca ll from th e previous yea r. W e admit th at th e tota l effect of th e routine is more smooth, but it seems a bit too loose, a bit underpla yed, 50 that I ce rtainly ca nnot ju st ify th e sco re. (Seq. on pg. 22). RINGS . This yea r cont inued th e trend to dominance of swing over strength. In fact , noone showed outswnding strength parts. Of course we see all of the fam iliar B strength part s. Th ere are no outstanding combinations of sw ing and strength.

Nat urallY, all of the top performers show straight arm work , and seve ral do straight arm wo rk in both direction s.

Schm idt from Oak Park River Forest High School, was o utstanding in the pre liminary competition when we took our sequence of photos of hi s se t. H e, and all-around man Nea l Sh er, show the nearest thin g to a modern bail for giants. More: Schmidt does a reasonabl y high pike double. Note hi s release on the way up ! W ith a littl e better pull, thi s could look grea t.

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By contras t, Conner 's work is a lot more co nse rva ti ve.

Th e fi nal sco res, 9.00 for second, tie Carl Ol son , G lenbrook South, and G. Dreher of Reavis, and Schmidt and Gary Rust at 8.95 for 4th ti e, are ex tremely close, and the wo rk was quite close.

And in the first place, we ll ahead of the competition, Kirk Mango of Willowbrook High School, 9.25. Kirk is a senior, and intends to go on to college. At th e time we interv iewed he had no definite idea of w here he wou ld go however. He and Schm idt had come through th e sa me Sect iona l Meet, w here Schmidt won. Again in prelims, Schmidt beat Kirk by .15, and at las t in Finals, Kirk managed to put it all together and win. His se t: Dislocate, straight arm shoot , straight arm giant, power down to " L" cross, cas t back to a " bird up" , L, hallow ba ck press to handstand , vwr dow to cross, ui slocate, double, stick , hopefull y (K irk 's comment).

Mango has been in gymnastics for just th e four yea rs of high school. First two yea rs, he says he more o r less we nt along for the ride, and ' only decided to dedi ca te himself to gymnast ics for his junior yea r. He is not a r i ng specialist, but an all -a round man. However he did not qualify for AA in thi s meet. So his immediate gymnastic p lans are to clean up his work on th e other events, while making small changes in the ring work. POMMEl HORSE . As is 50 often th e case on thi s event , nerves proved th e undoing of about half of th e men w ho should have made final s. Especially for the specialist, w ho has on ly to sit and wait for his turn, tensions area problem. In fa ct th ere is co nsiderab le evid ence that it is easier to wo rk ho rse as an all -aroun.d man due to th e additi ona l releases of the ten sion. 8.40 wa s lowest qualifying score, and the re we re at leas t a uozen men who broke and ordinarily are ca pabl e of 8.7 or above . Preliminaries have Tim

Connelly, Elk Grove, 9.05 ; Paul Black, Hinsda le Central 9.0 and Mike Burke, Ni les East , 9.0; Bri an Carey Glenbrook South and Bart Co nner, 8.85. Burke, Connell y, and Black have been the lea ding performers all yea r, and all three show rather good wo rk . Con ner 's style is a bit uiffere rlt , obv iously an effort to copy some current Japa nese performers, but still quite attracti ve. It lacks th e ease of movement of Burke 's work , and d ynam ic action of Paul Bla ck's work. Paul is obviously from th e schoo l that produced Ted M arcy, and wi ll carryon the style as we ll as the iradition of winning. Burke, wo rking somewhat more effortlessl y, has form problems but seems to promise th e most attractive work. Conner as an all-around man obvio usls mu st opt for a style that will prove consistent.

Brian Carey w hen not in trouble, does the most stuff on horse, but his wo rk is not nea rly 50 attract ive as the others ' . Brian just fell apart in final s, so I report onl y hi s prelim ina ry sco re of 8.85.

Final places: Black , 9.1; Conner, 9.0 ; Burke, 8.95 ; Gordon Schmidt, Arlington , 8.85 ; Jim Prescott , Naperville Centra l, and Connelly, 8.40.

Pommel horse winner Paul Black is a Senior, who at meet time kn ew he would go on to

co ll ege to study art , and compete in gym nast ics. Though at that time he was undecided, la st report has him go ing to Oklahoma. (Ward, o ldest borther, attended Mi chi ga n, bother Dave, SIU). All three brothers we re involved in age-group wo rk from about age 5 on, 50 Paul says he was so rt of born into th e sport. But ac ti ve invol vement awaited hi s going io summer gymnastics camp in eighth grade. Therea fter he has attended gymnastics summer camps every summer, and has very acti ve ly worked at the sport. " Is there anything you think led yo u to w here yo u are today? " -­" Tredition! Fri ends! Knowing Ted Marcy and Ed Hembd. Having a lot of good side-horse men around. Being a part of Hinsda le High School's team, and tyhe lp of the coaches at Hinsdale. I ca n 't really say that thi s guy he lped me, o r ' its all me ' or 'my brothers ,, ' It was a comb inat ion of all these thin gs. As far as gymnastics for me, I love it. There is no sport that ca il top it". except maybe ballet, and that is not a sport if yo u wan t to get into it.· '

Black 's rou tine: Loop around , uphill Moore, circle, kehre, fu ll bail ey to th e center, Moore, brea k, reve rse sc isso r, two forward sc isso rs, pick up in front , circl es, side trave l; loop arounu, hop loop with half dismount.

Continuing his description of Hinsdale training, he tell s us that at th e start of season , he does seve ral hundred circles dail y, perhaps 100 in ce nter, anu on the ends. Also about 25 scisso rs seq uences. Then a lot of basic moves: Moores, Kehres, Travels, and so on.

Later in season, more wo rk is done on tricks in se ts, w ith o nly perhaps 100 circles for circle drills, anu less sc issors comb i.n ation s. Then as competition progresses, perhaps 15 to 20 sets per uay . Some da ys, sets back to ba ck for endurance. Other times, " pressure sets" (Which mea ns?) Set s done with a quiet gym, with th e team as audience, done wh en coach wa nts th em uone and wi thout further warmup. We try to duplicate the ' pressure of the m eet situation. (Do yo u find it helps?) Yes, we are ab le to make th e meet situati o n feel no m ore diffi cult than practice. Our main emphas is is on doing things just th e way Coach wants . Some da ys Coach uema nds o nl y 5 se ts, all acceptable to him . That may mea n 100r15 that hedoes not accept.

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HIGH SCHOOL REPORT

Region 1

SIXTH ANNUAL CONNKTICUT GIRLS GYMNASTIC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Newton High School, Connecticut March 8, 1975

The Sixth Annual Gir ls Gymnastic Indiv idual Champ ionsh ips we re held at Newington High Schoo l, March!:l, 1975. Individual gymnasts first had to earn a minimum average score from du el meets to qualify in th eir events so that th ey co uld enter reg io nals. Two regionals we re held and the top 20 girl s in each event then qua l ified fo r th e championships. Ind ivid ual Resu lts: All Around 1. Coll een Thornton (Simsbu ry) 2. Karen Hungerford (Conard) 3. Karen Tomasko (J. Law) 4. Ad riene Corley (S imsbury) 5. Karen Arneberg (Dar ien) 6. W inky Ward (Darien)

30.85 28.30 26.35 25.40 25.30 25.25

FX: Co lleen Thornton (S imsbury) 8.0; Karen Hun gerford (Conard) 7.9; Kim Porter (Simsbury) 7.5. BB : Colleen Thornton (S imsb ury) 7.2; Kim Bea udry (S imsbury) 7.05; A nn Stratton (Greenw ich) 7.0. V: Karen Hu ngerford (Conard ) 8.25; Co lleen Thornton (Simsbu ry) 8.25; Barb Powell (Conard) 8. 1. UPB: W inky Ward (Da ri en) 7.45; Colleen Thornton (Simsbury) 7. 4; Karen Hungerford (Conard) 6.3.

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THE SIXTH ANNUAL GIRLS GYMNASTIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Milford, Connecticut March 1, 1975

Jonathan Law H.S.

Thi s yea r over 50 girl s hi gh schoo l gymnast ic teams competeu in the state of Connecti cut for the 1975 season. Th e sixth Annual Girl s Gymna stic Team Championships were he ld at Jonat han Law High School in Mi lford,Conn. o n March 1, 1975. Six teams were choose n to compete in th e team championship o n th e basis of their season's average team sco re, th eir duel meet recoru, anu ca liber of competition . Tp~ m Results: 1. Simsbury 2. Conard 3. Greenwich 4. Darien 5. Jonat han Law 6. Wethersfie ld

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87.60 80.80 73.10 66.80 66.60 64.10

BOYS CONNECTICUT GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1974-75 All-Around ,1. Stu Goldstein (Stamford) 90.90 2. Ronald Ri zzo (Wi lt on) 83.40 3. John Lummia (Dari en) 79.05 4. John Pagliarulo (Dar ien) 76.85

Wayne SI. Amand (Newington) 70.25 ' 6. Andy Dolph (Greenwich) 67.50 FX : Don Marsden (Greenw ich) 16.80; Stu Goldstein (S tamford ) 15.65 ; Ro nald Ri zzo (Wi lton) 14.95. HB: Stu Goldstein (Stamford ) 17.55; Rona ld Rizzo (Wil ton) 16.25 ; Bill Wales (Greenwich) 15.80. PH : Don Hofman (Darien) 13.05; Anthony DiSi lestro (Da ri en) 11.75; Ma rk Bulgier (Su ffie ld) 11.65. V: Don Hofman (Da ri en)

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••••• 16.80: Stu Goldstein (Stamford) 16.75; Don Marsdon (Greenwich) 16.70. R: Ronald Rizzo (Wi lt on) 16.45; John Lum mis (Da rie,, ) 14 .95; Stu Goldstein (Stamford) 14.90. PB : Joh" Pagliarulo (Da ri en) 15.00; Stu Goldstei" (~tamfo rd ) 14.90; A nthony Tetilo (Darien) 14.5.

CIAC STATE TEAM GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP Greenwich H.S. February 8, 1975

Team Scores 1. Greenwich 101.00 2. Dar ien 97.60 3. Stamford 87.20 4. Hamden 73.35 5. Newin gton 65.60

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COMPETITION IN MAINE 1975

Sou th Portlanu repeated as State of Ma in e Boys' Gymnastic Champio ns. It was the seventh title in ten yea rs of gymnasti c competition in the State.

With o nl y three returnees from th e 1974 squad that wo n th e league titl e, the team invitational cham pionship meet, anu made a

. shamb les of th e State Indiv idua l Meet , prospects of repea ting seemed remote. Specia li sts Jim Wh ite in floo r exe rcise, Bob Spau ld ing on para ll el bars , anu David Ske lton on side horse we re thiru rarlk ed in these eve rl!S on their team la st yea r. They no t on ly showed vas t improveme nt in th ese areas, but Jim addeu the AII-Arounu, Da vid th e parall el bars, and

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Undefeated State Champs - South PortlandHigh Sc hool 's gymnasts w ho we nt unde feated t hrough t his past wi nter 's capaign a nd repeated as State and Mai ne Interscholastic League Cha mpion s . Front row: I. to r .: Ralph Sawyer, Mike P iscopo, Jo h n Keating , Demi Aspiras, Pe te Foss and Tim Sch ools . Back row: G ill is Letourneau, Vance Munson , Bob Spaulding, Jim White , Tom Robbi ns , Dave S k elton a nd Coach Ji m Connolly. Absent : Dennis Fournier.

Bob I he 10 ll g horsC' va ul!. J irn Whi l c wO lllh e A ll Aroulld all d floor exe rc ise ill Ihe Sta l e Individual Champioll ship. Dav id Ske lt o ll Ihe sid e horse. J ild I:lob :'p,lu ld ill g go ld medal s fo r paral lel bars dlld va ultill g. Th e trem endo u s d eve l opm (~ lll of freshmell Torn Robb ill s alld Va nce MUll so ll . seco ll d alld third in side horse indi vidual rhampio ll,h ip . Tilll School s, third ill f loor exe rc ise alld hi gh bar. Demi A spiras, .I

sophOlllore, sC'cond in floor exe rci se . These youngsters ,llklpd Ihc d ep lh Il ecessary 10 Illake il ano lher Red Ri ot year.

Soulh Portlalld cnded ulldefeat ed in th e Slal (' of M,l ill e Ledgue co mpet itioll. Oxfo rd Hill s wa s scrollli. Stearll , of Mil lillocke l ami Rum ford ti ed lor third .

I II Ih e ) Idt(~ 11 1Vil,ni o llal Meel , it wa s South Por tl all d lir, t w ith 'i'U5, Oxford Hill s second w ith 91.10, :, tea rll s third 71l.41 .

Im l iv idual perfo rm ers throughout th e State inclu ded Ala ll Chdse . Do n ) ipe, and Steve Knight from O xfo rd Hill s. Ala n , a fill e A ll Aroulld e lltrY, wa s the Sta tc Champ io ll in hi gh bar, ,1I1d ) tcve won th e rings w ith exce ll ent streng th wo rk. Others out stand in g were Jailles and Mike LePage. C reg Cla r k frolll Rumfo rd. From :, tearns, I:lrett R.id eout , st ro ng o n th e hi gh bar, and f ro ml:liddefo rd , Oan Spa ng, side horse and hi gh bJr. from Wat erv illc . Jeff Flagg-all around.

On Ihe overa ll , it appears that th e leve l o f perforillance generall y contillues to im p rove and co m petiti o l l is kee ner, pa rti cul arl y bel wee n Ihe lOp four teams. Th ere reillain s th e f rustrat in g illabil i ty to illlluce Illore school s to SPOI1Sor a fulltparn and Cill er league and due l ind epellde lll compet iti o n. Th ere ha s been an upsurge of spectdtor int e rest alld this is an o ptillli slic no te.

BOYS' IND IVIDUAL GYMNASTICS CHAMP IONSHIP 1975

V: Roberl Spd ulding tSo. Pon land) tl.33: Jailles Whil e (50. Ponlalltl l B.20: I3r('11 Rid!'oul (Slearns) tl.13. FX: James Whi l!' (So. P"nl,lIld) 6.76: Demi Asp i"lS (So. POI IIdnrl I 5.tl3: lJon5ip!' (O xford Hi ll '1 5.70. PH: D.lvid skehon (So. Ponl.lIld) 5.46; TUI11 Robbins. (50. Ponland ) 5. 23 : Va nce Munso n (So. ponland ) 5.20. H B: Alall Chas<' (OXiOld Hills) 5.56: JalllPs Whil e (So. Ponland) S.LU : 11111 S, hools (So. POII.lind) 5. UO. PO: Robrri Spaulding (5u. Ponland) 5.BO : D.l vid skel lon (So. Ponland) 5.30: Alan Cha se (Oxfo rd Hill s) 5.30: James Whil!' ISo. Pon l.1I1d) 4.93. R: Sieve Knighl (Oxiord Hills) 5.40: lJ.lvid Skell on (So. Ponl.lIld ) 4.90: Duane DJlllon IOxford Hillsl 4.70.

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M AINE GIRLS HIGH SC HOOL GYMNASTICS C HAMPIONSHIPS

By Lucie Tardi f

Tea m Results 1. Bru snwick 2. Walerville 3. Ca mden-Rockpon 4. Ca pe Eli za belh 5. Rumfo rd 6. Edward Liltle

114.163 63.496 62.615 41.133 40.049 36.915

Second p lace Wa terv ill e was six time co nsecuti ve strai ght champ pr io r to thi s yea r. Mary Jan e I:lourga u l t, a sen io r at Ed wa rd Lit ll e, and injured in pra c ti ce two weeks before the Slate, was fo rmerl y all -aroulld champ ill 74 w ith first in va u)till g and bars, seco nd on bea m, and third o n floor. She is truly a fin e gymna st and o ut o f admirat io n, I:lrull5wick, th e 75 champs, present f' d her w ith a bouquet of roses w hi le th e au d ience gave her a standin g ova ti o n . A straight "A " studellt she has inte res ts o f go in g to either Sprill gf ie ld o r U. of Conn. this fall. Brunswick 's coach, Laur ie Hawkes, was fo rm erly a stat e champio n for Wat erv ill e three yea rs ago. U nder her moth er's coaching, she was a m ember of a tea m w ho went throu gh lo ur undefeat ed alld state c hamp ion ship seasons w hil e she was in hi gh schoo l. Last year, she att ended I:lowdoin and upon the retiremellt o f I:lrunswick's H. S. coach , she coac hed fo r th em thi s year, went throu gh ano th er undefea ted seaso n (as coach) and state champio llship wh il e studying and competin g in co ll egia te gymna sti cs at Bowdoin Co ll ege in Brunswick , Me.

All-Around

Cindy 5chilll:k (Brunswick) Terri Spear in (Clind en-Rockport ) Lan Misner (Colllldcn-Rockp0rl Becky Doyle l 13runswick) Jan Col len (Brun sw ick) MMlha Leonard (I3runsw ick)

23.600 22.566 21.716 21.649 21.499 21.249

V: Lan Misner lC.lInd en-Rockp0rl) 7.933: Li z Hol rl ey ICapp I:li l.ll]l"lh ) 7.6: Cindy 5chinck (Brunswick) 7.4. BB: Lynd" Plavin (Lcwislon) 6.tl5; Jan C.llen (Brunswi ck) 6.7: Becky Doyle IBrunswick) 6.3. UPB: Jp.l ninp I !' Iu I l3 ru nswirk) 6.7: Ra ye Dube (EdwMd Lilli,, ) 6.1: ({.j( ' Lt'i, ,, (I3runswick) 6.066. FX : I " , ri Spearin lC,lIncil'lI-Rockporl ) 7.4; Loln Misner (CJ md en Rol kporl ) 7.25: Li z Harl ey ICape Elizabelh ) 7. 15.

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M ASSACHUSETT'S HIGH SC HO OL BOYS C HAMPIONSHIPS

By To m Fo ntecchio Sec/ Treas

Th e Mass,l chuse tl s State Indi vidual GYlllnasti cs Mee t wa s a o ne man show w ith Ri chard lll is, .I juni or frolll Braintree High Sc hoo l, wi llning th e A ll A rouilli w ith a sco re of 4'1.5. H(' also wa ll Floor Exe rcise, High Bar, Parallel I:lars and Rin gs. Richard ha s m atured in Ihe pas t yeM as he shows ,I lo t more control o f th e ba , ic moves . H e ha s ve ry good techniq ue o n all eve ili s .15 he placed th ird a ll th e Side H o rse.

Keith :'chroed e r. f rom Well es ley High Schoo l . placed second in th e A ll A ro und . Keith was Ihe recipi c nt of th e Coa ch es ' Troph y w hi ch goes to the :, tate 's Most Outstanding Senior Gymllasl lor h is abi l il Y alld Spo rt smanship. Peter hnan, J 5p nio r fro m Lin co ln-Sudbury High )c hoo) p laced third in th e A ll Around , Pau l Kormallll , a sopho m o re fro m Braintree High placed lourth and Jam ie Egaati , a senior f rom Frami ll glo ll North Hi gh Schoo ) placed fillh.

Floor berc ise <IS wo n by R.i ch Ellis as he , Iart ed w ith a d o ubl e fuji th at he nail ed into th e f loo r. Hi s l o rm wa s c lea ll throu gho ut. Ke ith Sch roeder showed a lot of f ro nt wo rk as he used a fro ll t- fro llt , forward ro)) fro nt. Steve 1 h o mpso n, a so pho m o re frolll South H ad ley , also wor ked a fro llt -fro llt into his routin e.

Si d e was WO ll b y I:lill Barn ell of Burlington. H e had good stre tch o n hi s doubles and good contro l as he Illoved up and down the h o rse . Pel er Finan moved f rom 4th p lace in th e prel ims to seco nd p lace as he stayed o n th e ho rse.

Hi gh I:lar was exciting as usual w ith Ric h Elli s showing good cOlltro l in hi s stalders bo th ways . Jim Du ffy fr o m Bu rli ngto n wa s th e crowd p lease r w ilh hi s doubl e ba ck di sm o unt that he opened up 0 11 Ihe secolld somersa ult. In al l th ere were about b do ub les thrown.

Parali c ) I:l.trs was strength ve rsu s sw in g as Peter Fi llall wo rk ed stro ll g alld Ri ch Elli s took his stul l almost to th e handstand. Jo hn Alberghini froml:lurlington had a diff icult tim e in th e p relims but threw a good back toss to p lace third in th e fina ls.

Va u lling wa s a c ircu s as no o ne co uld hit a va u lt. Ke ith Sc hroe der led aft e r th e prelims but ca m e back alld mi ssed hi s yamashita in th e fi l l als. ) Ipve 1 hOlllpso n showed some po ise for a s opholllorr~ alld threw a yama shita, aft e r he landed )ow Oil his ro und-off back. to w in it.

On the Rill gs it was I:lraintree High ve rsus Linco)n -S udbury. R.i c h Ell is WOll w ith hi s tea m Illal e Gary SeMs pl acing th ird . Joe Mah o ney and Chdl" les Para to re fini shed second and fo urt h lo r Lill co ln-:'udbury.

Ma ssach use tt s G ymllasti cs ha s grown quite a bi t w ilh 111(' "bit tri ck" be in g done b y more gym llasts. 011("(' ag.lill th e A II -A ro ulld Gymnast had th e edge w ith his ba sic skill s he lping h im 0 11 all Ihe ('V(' l lt S. I t is pl easill g to see th e number of A ll -A ro und elll rees incre,ls ing each yea r.

RESU L TS FX : Richard Elli s (I3rain lreE') 16.tl: Keilh Schroeder IWell esl<, y) 16.0: Sieve 1 hompso n IS. Holdley) ·t5.05. PH : Bill Barn ell I l3urli11glo11) 13.75; Peler Final1 ILin ­) udbury) 13.05: Rich Ellis (I3r.linlree) 12.tl. H B: Rich I:lli, I l3rai11 l rp,,) 16.35: Jim Duffy Il3uriinglol1 ) 15.25;

orm Bra llie IM iIIOn) 14.B. V: Sieve Thompson (5. HadleYI 16.5: Juhn Hopkinson (WeYlllou lh N.) 16.25: R.dph H.III' I l-Iol", lon ) 10.25; lJoug I3rown IWeYllloulh I .) '16.25: ~Ieve Nun110 Il3url inglon) 16.25. pB : Rirh.nd Ell is IBrainlree) 15.95: Peler Finan ILII1 -5uclbu1 YJ 14.95: Joh n Alberghil1i IBur lil1 glOn l 14.55. R: Rich .. rd tll is (Br" in lree) 16.1 5: Joe Mahoney (Lin -Sudbury) 14.Y5: CMY SeMS I l3 ra inlree) 14.6.

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Massachusetts All Around Champion Richard Ellis.

WINNING ROUTINES Floor Exercise: Ri ch ard Ellis: Ro undoff , backhandsprillg, double tw isting full , back extension ro ll , fronl ; lel-'-0U I, RO ; , dive , jump, fro nt leaning rest, split , stiff -stif f press . stoop down, pike front somi e, fl y spri llg, leilp. sca le, RO flip- flop, Fu ll tw ist. Side Horse - Bill Burnell : Ci rcl e, loop, immediate uphi ll moore, immediate loop, side lift in ,side lift out , circle , khere, circi.>. moore. circl e, scisso rs left and r ight , reverse sr issors. circie,-:; idelift , immediate loop o ff. High Bar - Richard Ellis: High slart , stalder, reach un der, fl ank va ult . d ou ble leg Cui . k ip change, pirouell e, gian!. stalder, giant , fu ll tw isting fl y awa y. Parallel Bars - Richard Ellis: G lide kip , cut -ca tch, ca st cat ch, fo rward ro ll , back uprise. double leg cut L, stif f­stiff press, hi gh stut z (a lmost handstand ), layaway front upri se, swing pirouell e. lay away front uprise, front somie oif. Vaulting - Steve Thompson: Round off Ba ck, Ya mashita. Rings - Richard Ellis: Pull to front lever disloca te, hi gh disloca te, shoo t handstand . fronl g iant , fru llt caSI, back uprise L, hollow back press . Vo ronin , dislocat e, high disloca te, fu ll tw ist dismount.

• • • VERMONT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GYMNASTICS

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Northfi eld Essex Juncti on South Burl ingto n Harwood Whi tingham Brall iebo ro

By Ken Newton

Team Results

All Around 1. John M endicino (E ssex Juncti on) 2. Dave D efelice (Northfi eld) 3. Bill Crevier (So. Burl ington) 4. Gary Royer (Lake Reg ion) 5. Steve Rancour (Bur lington) 6. John Thrailkill (HarwoodJ

RESULTS

92.90 85.95 80.22 61.94 58.72 54.63

PB: M endicino (Essex) 6.00 ; Crevier (SB) 4.10; Dikon (Nor) 3.85. V: Defelice (Nor) 8.30; Partl ow (Nor) 8.15; Mendic ino (Essex) 8.10. FX: M endicino (Essex) 6.65; Dukell e (Nor) 6.55; Defe lice (Nor) 6.25. PH : Ferry (Nor) 3.85 ; Crev ier (SB) 3.60; Asselin (Nor) 3.45 . B: M endicino (Essex) 4.90; D efelice (Nor) 4.55; Bradley (Nor) 4.30. R: Bradley (Nor) 4.40; Bea uchmin (Essex) 4.35 ; Crevier (SB) 4.00 .

VERMONT GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Essex Juncti on Burlington Ri ce Harwood South Burlington Woodstock

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By Ken Newton

Team Results 89.75 86.75 82.35 80.25 76.45 71.10

Nini Wuensch, Vermont All Around Champion.

All Around 1. ini Wuensch (Colchester) 2. Joa nne Murray (Essex Junction ) Anne Berry (Ri ce) 4. Peri Chickering (U ni on 32) Barb Gyra (Woodstock) 6. Nancy Chickerin g (Union 32)

RESULTS BB : W uensch (Col) 8.20; Du ff (Essex) 8.0; Elli s (Burl ) 7.70. FX : W uensch (Co l) 8.10 ; Emerso n (Burl ) 7.60; Ell is (Burl ) 7.55. V: W uensch (Col) 8.70; M urray (Essex) 8.25; Richards (Essex) 7.90. UPB: Wuensch (Co l) 8.60; Chung (Burl ) 8.15; Richard s (Essex) 8.10.

All Around Champion Bob Connell from Rhode Island.

RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Art Gagnon

Team Results 1. North Kingston 2. To ll Gate 3. Cumberl and

Individual Results FX : Con nell (Cra nston East) ; Becknel (No rth Kingston); Turner (Nort h Kings ton). PH : Connel (Cranston East) ; Becknel (No rth Kingston); Eisenhammer (Cumberland). R: Connell (Cranston East); Parson (To ll Ga te); Goes (Toll Ga te). V: Connell (C ranston Ea st) ; Ward (North Kin gs ton ); Parson (To ll Gate) . PB: Conn ell (Cranston East); Parson (To ll Gate); Ward (North Kin gston. HB : Co nnell (Cranston Eas t) Parson (To ll Gat e) ; Goes (Toll Ga te).

GYMNAST Aug. '75

Region Z

New York City High School Gymnastics Individual Finals March 15, 1975

Beach Channel High School By John Traetta

One week aft er th e team champi o nship 43 hi gh schools ga th ered to part ic ipate in th e indi v idual champio nships, w ith app rox imat ely 70 gym nas ts competing fo r indi v idua l ho nors in each event.

D eWitt Clinton H igh Schoo l dom inated t he ind iv idual fina ls by ca pturing every 1st p lace in th e six O lympi c eve nt s, p lu s th e A ll-Around. Mario McCut cheon (C linton) was th e out standing gymna st in the m ee t winning th e all-around , pommel horse, long horse va ulting, parall el bars, and f ree exerc ise. Wal ly Miller (C lint o n ), a junio r, cap tured 1st p lace o n hori zo ntal bar and made finals in every event.

AII-Aound M. M cC utcheo n (CI) 48.45 W. Mi ller (CI) 46.05 B. Reckert (Bry) 40.40 FX: M. McCutcheon (C I) 17.35; W. M iller (C I. ) 17.00; B. Fields (C I) 16.80. PH : M. McCutcheon (CI) 14.75 ; H. Fernandez (S) 13.15; W. Miller (CI) 12.65. SR: C. Va len tin (e l) 17.30; W. Mi ll er (CI) 15.15; M. McCutcheo n (C I) 15.10. V: M. M cC utcheo n (CI) 17.75; B. Fields (CI ) 17.50; S. Alejandro (Bry) 17.15. PB : M. McCutcheo n (CI) 15.70; Weiner (Mid) 15.45; B.

,Reckert (Bry) 15.35. HR : W. M iller (el) 17.05 ; M . McCutcheo n (CI) 16.00; B. Fields (C I) 13.20.

WINNING ROUTINES Free Exercise - Mario M cCutcheon: R.O., r.r. , full twist, Swedish fa ll, ~, turn to Va ldez, Ru ss ian front somie step-out, R.O ., back somie, to high Jap Jump, split , press ha ndstand, R.O. , Saito sideways straddled, ca rtwheel, ,;. turn to handstand, forward roll to back handspring to still handstand, R.O. , F.F., fu ll twist. Pommel Horse - M ario McCutcheon: Drehflanke mount fo llowed by tra vel on end of horse, schwabenf lanke, trave l uphill , circle, Czechkehre, Tram lot , y, circle, two front sc issors, one back scisso r, downhill trave l, walk-arou nd, schwabenflanke Y, turn dismount. Still Rings - Carlos Valentin : From hang, felge backward slowly to handstand, front giant handstand , back giant handstand, fa ll forward to stemme backwards to " L" support, hollowback press to handstand, lower to support and felge backwards to handstand with stra ight body, lower from handstand through a planch e with straight arms and body parall el to ground to back lever (hold) double dis locate, double back somie.

Vault - Mario McCutcheon: Yamash ita. Parallel Bars - Mario McCutcheon : One end of bars: Jump to glide kip , reverse straddle cut ca tch to support , cast to support wit h stradd le cut to " L" support , press handstand , peach basket to upper arm hang , Stem me forward, handstand , Stutzkehre to handstand, cast, back uprise to handstand , back saito dismount (straight body). Horizontal Bar - Mario M cCutcheon : Stem me forward to handstand, h front giant, Y, turn at top of rea rwa rd swing to mixed gr ip to va ult over bar, hop kip, fron t giant to ea rl y pirouelle, immed iate stoop on (c ircle) stoop off to handstand, back giant to direct change, ]I. giant , hop change to free hip handstand, two back giants, full twisting fl yaway.

NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

New York City High School Gymnastics Team Competition M arch, 1975

Beach Channel High School By John Traetta

Th e m eet fea tu red th e three top place team s, wh ic h was d ecided by sec tion el imination s. Optional exe rc ises wer e p erform ed on th e six O lym pi c events. Th e F.I. G. code of poi nt s was the standard utili zed by th e judges, and th e "raw score " sys tem (three top scores) was employed in d ete rmi ning tea m sco res.

D eW itt Cli nt o n H ig h Schoo l under th e coac hing of Joh n Trae tta , asse rted its Gymnast ics prowess by cap turin g its ninth straight c it y championsh ip. C linton clea rl Y dominated the m eet by taking most of the first , second , alld third places scorill g 136.45 point s.

Team Scores 1. Clinton 2. Bryant 3. Rushwick NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL

GYMNASTIC MEET March 22, 1975

Larchmont, N ,Y, By Sharon A. Along

136.45 102.60

91 .95 GIRLS

New York is di v ided in to 11 sec tions, 8 competed in the gymna st ic meet.

RESUl TS Team

Section V (Roches ter area) Section I (Westchester County) Section II I (Syracuse area)

All Around

153.65 139.65 137.05

Barb Sh ields (Sec V) 32.35 Debbie Vogus (Sec V) 31.40 Va l Painton (Sec V) 31.l5 Kerri e Gabbay (Sec III ) 29.20 Julielle Singer (Sec t) 28.95 Debbie Rush (Sec tV ) 28.85

V: Juli elle Singer (Sec I) 17.20 ; Barb Shields (Sec V) 16.90; Pat Smith (Sec I) 16.80. BB: Val Painton (Sec V) 16.65; Barb Shields (Sec V) 16.05 ; Carla Fererbach (Sec I) 13.75. UPB: Sandy Cochrane (Sec V) 15.10 & Jul iette Singer (Sec I) 15.10; Kerrie Gavvay (Sec III) 14.90. FX : Debbie Vogus (Sec V) 16.85 ; Ba rb Sh ields (Sec V) 16.45; Val Painton (Sec V) 16.00 .

14th ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE INTERSECTIONAL GYMNASTICS

CHAMPIONSHIP Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 1975

Linton H.S. By Mike Holdridge

New Yo rk . State's 1974 -75 schoolboy gymna sti cs champio ns inc lude, fro nt row, from le ft , W illiamsvill e North's Torey H irsch 8.6 in the long ho rse vault ; and Fayettevi ll e-Man l ius's Ga ry Giffune 8.b5 in horizontal ba r ; middle row, Li verpool' s Jim Green 7.85 in parall el bars; Wil liam sv i ll e South's Pau l Simon 9.1 in fl oo r exe rcise (new event reco rd); and York town 's Barry Gropper 8.05 in side horse; back row, Yorktown 's Tom Va n Gorder 8.85 in still rin gs and R.L. Thomas of Roc hester's Kurt W eissend 45.65 in all-around.

New York County East championship teams: Penfield H.S. (center) , Mendon H.S. (left) , Rush Henrietta (right).

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NEW JERSEY STATE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP

Red Bank, N.j. Red Bank Cat ho l ic gymnast ic team coached

by Dick Woods pulled off th e upse t of the yea r March 8th by winning the N.J.S. I. A.A. gir l"s State Champ io nship.

Paced by three freshmen , A nn Woods, Mi ssy Sweeton, and Li z Maut ne r th e "Caseyettes" o utpo int ed las t years c hampion Cherry Hill East , and a strong Bridgewa ter-Rarit an East tea m.

Red Bank Catho li c in it 's first yea r in gymnast ics had gon e through th e seaso n un beaten in 10 m eets but was still con side red too inex per ienced to mat ch som e of th e veteran tea m s. Twenty Hi g h Schoo ls made it to the champio nships.

The indi vidual battle through ou t th e Sectional s and th e champiollShip ce ntered around Red Ba nk Cat ho li c 's A nn Wood s and Li sa Neu tze of Cherry Hi ll East. Miss Woods th e 4 ' 8" Freshmen ca me in 1st AA in theSectional s with a 69.32 to Mi ss Neut ze 68.29. In th e ch ampionship Li sa turned it around and wo n th e AA ho no rs wit h a 70.5 to A nn 's 69.95.

" It was a tea m victory, " Dick Woods An n 's fath er and coach stat es " Both Missy Sweeton 62. 10 8t h AA and Li z Ma utne r 58 .6 12th AA did a fant asti c job as wel l as Capt. Jeanne H edbe rg and Jennefer Morley in Vaulting. "

All Around Li sa Neutz (C HE) Ann Woods (RBC) Joanne Beck (C HE) Sarah Werner (Mont) Mary Hubbard (Moor) Karen Moorer (RV)

Team Results Red Bank Catholic Bridgewa ter Raritan Ea st ( hefl Y Hil l EaS! East Brunswick Pi scataway Ocea n Township

RESULTS

70.50 69.95 67.70 67.20 63.98 63.75

190.76 176.57

V: Li sa Neutze ((HE) 17.55; A rm Woods (RBC) 17.10; Sarah Werner (Mont) 16.70. UPB: Ann Woods (RBD) 17.65; Lisa Neu lze (C HE) 17.40; Sa rah Werner (Mont) 17.25. BB: Li sa Neul ze (CHE) 17.85; Joa nn e Beck (CHE) 17.75; Ann Woods (RBC) 17.40. FX: A 111111 Woods (RBC) 17.80; Joanne Beck (C HE ) 17.75; Li sa Neulze (CHE) 17.70.

NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS November 30, 1974

Cedar Ridge High School By Pete Fick

Th e ew Je rsey Interscho lastic A thleti c Assoc iation ha s an e li mination to u rn ament for the Tea m C hampionship and requires quali fy in g sco res for the Individual Sectional M ee ts w hi c h lea d to th e State Final s.

In the tea m competiti on each tea rn is required to rn eet eac h other tea m in th eir section in dual m ee ts w ith th e tea m ha v in g th e bes t won-l ost reco rd being the Sect io nal Champion in each of th e state's four sec tions. Th e Sectional CharnpiollS plus th e nex t f ive tea m s ba sed o n the average of th eir best three dual meet sco res, regardless of their sec tion affilia tion, were e ligibl e for th e tourn ament. Th e Sect ional Champions were Colurnb ia High School of Maplewood in th e No rth , Henry Hudso n Hi gh School of Atlantic High land s in Central B, Hunte rdon Central High Schoo l of Flemington in Central A and Willingboro High School in the South . A ll rou nds of th e tou rnament w e re co nt ested at East BrullSwi ck Hi gh Schoo l so eve ryo ne worked 011 the sa m e appara tus. The first three rounds were he ld on Saturda y, November 16th , w ith th e fin als bringing th e three wi nners togethe r on Wednesda y, Novem ber 20th. Winn er of th e Team Tournament was H enr y Hudson High School .

To be eli g ibl e for th e Sect ional Championships for indi v idu als a boy had to score 8.0 or better o n Long H o rse or a 5.0 or bett er on th e ot her event s in at leas t o ne dual m eet during th e seaso n. Th e Secti o nal Meets were held at Cedar Ridge High Sch oo l for North and Ce ntral A tea rns , and at Henry Hudson fo r Cen tral 13 and Southern tea m s on Saturda y, November 23, w ith th e hi ghest six perforrn ers in eac h event plus ti es and including the hi gh es t six in A ll Around advancin g to the Sta te Cha mpiollShip Final s at Cedar Ridge High School in Matawa n on Saturday ovembe r 30.

Mike Z ieg ler of Madi son Town ship High School wo n the A ll A round Titl e w ith a 37.40 performance. He also wo n th e H .B. O th e r

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Red Bank Catholic· N.J. State H.S. Gymnastic Champions. Kneeling: (I. to r.J Alex Kast , Eileen Morissey, Jeannie Hedberg; Ann Hurley. Standing: (I. to r.J Kim Angelillo, Jennifer Morley, Joanne Fahoury, Ann Woods, Jackie Atkins, Jenet Woleisza, Missy Sweeton, Coach Dick Woods, Liz Mautner. 18

event ch ampiorls we re Tu· Bob Harri so n of St. Pet er' s o f Je rsey City and Wayn e Timrnerman of Wall Townsh ip ( ti ed ); PH· Jo hn Cerf of Ridgewood ; 1'13- Bill Cohan of North ern

. Highlands ; LH - Dean Bel lucci of H enry Hudso n ; and SR· Greg To rn o ri of Ea st Brunsw ick.

RESULTS Tu: Bob Harrison (51. Pel ers) Jnel Wayne Tilllrneflnall IWal1 Towllship) li ed al 7.40; Bill Serella (Tarns Ri ve r North) 7.35. PH : johll Ceri (Rid gewood) 6.55; Ed Sa unders (HpmY Hudso ll ) &.10; Wi ll Collills (Henry Hudson) 0.05. HB: Mike Ziegler (Md disoll Towmhip) 8.75; Sieve Graham (Haddon Towmhip j 7.95: Ron McCurdY (HeIll'Y Hudso ll ) 6.35. PB: Bill Cohall ( orthern Highlallds) &.90 ; John Cerf (Rdigewood) 6. 15; Bob LaMolhe (Huilierdoll Celllr,rI) 6.00. V: Dea ll Bellucci (Hem Y Hudso ll ) !l.95 ; Zieg ler 8.75; Roy Kieifer (EaSI Brullswick) U.75. SR: Greg Torn ori (Easl Brunswickj 7.20; Chi p r'vteeha ll (Henry Hudso ll ) 7. 10; Fos ler Ma imed (Rarilall ) 6.U5. AA : Ziegler 37.40; McCurdY 37.20; Ma lrned 3&.40.

WINNING ROUTINES Tumbling - Wayne Timmerman : l SI RUIl , Roulld off, backhandspring. " IwiSlillg back sa llO Slep OUI , roundoff. back h,1I1dsprillg, !! IwiSlillg back. 21ld Run. Fronl sal lo, iro lll saito. forwar d ro ll . frolll sdl lO, forward roll. frail I sa it o. 3rd RUIl. Roulldoff. backhandsprillg , back Sd it O. backhallelsp rill g, back sa llo, lay OUI back sa llo. 7.40. Pommel Horse - john (erf: lJrahilallke mouill illio circles all croup. uphilllr,l vc l. break illi o Iwo forwa rd scissors. olle reverse scissors int o circles. trave l down , schwabe llflallk e, wa lk aroulld. wendY disrn ouili. 6.55. Horizontal Bar - Mike Ziegler: Siradd le CU i ca leh, giant swing, SlOOp Ihrough se,1I circle. dislocdle eagle giants, hop 10 reverse grip. SI.rlter. pirou ell e. bl illd change. fr ee hip. pirouell e. i lyaway wi lh I,! Iwisl. IUS. Parallel Bars· Bill Coahn: Gli de kip reve rse cui elich , drop peac h 10 L·seal. slifi·stiif press 10 hdlldstand, stul z 10 V·sea l . drop caS! , glide kip. fronl off wilh ! ! twi st. Vault· Dean Bellucci: Halldsp rill g. 8.95. Still Rings - Greg Tomori : High Sla rt back uprise, handsta nd , IrOllt g i ~lI l1 sw in g. h a lld s t ~l lld. lowe r to L cross. pull oul 10 press 10 hdlldSialld. lower 10 felge han(i;l alld. ro ll ro illloc,lI e back lever. dislocdle double Ilyawd Y. 7.20.

Region 3 1975 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTIC

STATE MEET RESULTS Team Results All Around

1. Lakeside 205.50 Becky Oppcllheilller 71.75 2. Westmillster 202.25 Barbara Hall 71.70 3. Sequoya h 191.25 Lauri p ~rwin 69.25 4. Tucker 1!l9.35 ell'Y Tn'g,rl lds 65.!l5 5. Clarksto ll 182.65 6. Sharnrock 181.90

UPB: Bp, ky OPP" 'llhcirn C' r 17.45; Uar bar,l 11.1111 7 20; Laurie trwi ll 17.00. V: Barbara Hall 18.30 ; Becky Oppenllf'irner 18.30; Judi JOlles 18.00. FX: Barbard Hall 18.90; BC'cky Oppenheirner 18.25; Judi jOlles 17.85. BB: Becky Oppenh eirnc r 17.80 ; L,lUrie Erwin 17.55; Barbara Ha ll 17.30.

Clarkston High School: Top: laurie Erwin; Bottom: (r. to I.) Nina Glade, Mechelle Watts , Angie Cain,Julie Jungemann, lynn Jackson, Monet Washem, Tami Guy, Paula Keller, lee Ann lyerla.

ALABAMA STATE HIGH SCHOOL MEET Birmingham, Alabama

Homewood H.S.

High School competition

Team Scores 1. Grissom High School 2. Lee High School (Hunt svil lpj 3. Morgan County 4. Coffee High School

All Around

Kathy Balk (Gri ssom) Beverl y Brown (Gri ssom) Robin Brolliar (Gri sso m) Amy Arnt s (Grissom) Emily Craven (Lee)

192.95 169.75 155.80 142.25

64.45 63.75 63.35 60.85 56.36

V: Kath y Balk (Gr issom) 17.20; Cathy Fogalman (Homewood) 16.95; Beverly Brown (Grissom) 16.10. BB: Amy Arnts (Gr issom) 15.70; Kath y Balk (Grissom) 15.25; Robin Bro lliar (G ri ssom) 15.25. UPB: Beverl y Brown (Gr issom) 17.35; Kath y Balk (Gr issom) 16.30; Robin Brolliar (Gr issom) 15.80. FX: Robin Brolliar (Grissom) 16.35; Beverl y Brown (Gri ssom) 16.00; Snow White (Sy la ca uga) 15.95.

Junior High Competition Team Scores

1. Pizitz Middl e School 2. East High lands 3. Grissom 4. Bradshaw

All Around Julie Garett (Pi zit z Denise Balk (Gri ssom) Elain e Papajohn (Piz it z) Kim Gallops (East Highlands) Cindy Delucas (Pizit z)

195.25 185.70 181 .50 102.80

65.90 65.70 64.25 63.55 63.30

V: Julie Garett (Pizit z) 17.00 ; Elaine Papajohn (Pizitz) 16.95; Denise Balk (Gri ssom) 16.90. BB: Denise Balk (Grisso m) 17.25; Kim Gallops (East Highlands) 17.20; Julie Garett (Pizitz) 16.25. UPB: Julie Garett (Pi zit z) 17.45; Denise Balk (Gri ssom) 15.85; Elaine Papajohn (Pizitz) 15.75. FX: Ci ndy DeLucas (Piz it z) 16.90; Kim Gallops (East Highland s) 16.85; Elaine Papajohn (Pi zi tz) 16.50.

TRY US! See Page 4

KENTUCKY STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Marion County H.S. lebanon, Kentucky February 22, 1975

The Marion Cou nty Hi gh School , Leba non, was the sit e for the Gymnast ics competiti on held on February 22, 1975. Vivian McKibben and Jim Nance managed the gir ls and boys tournaments respectively . Th e results are as fo ll ows:

Team Results Tates Creek 286.55 Henry Clay 245.15

All Around Adams (Tom Jefferson) 105.05 Wi lkins (Tates Creek) . 101.48 Wi lce (Tates Creek) 96.40 J. Stone (Henry Clay) 89.40 Blount (Tates Creek) 89.30 Gi lbert (Butl er ) 83.35

FX: Wilkins (Tates Creek) 18.2; Adams (Thomas Jefferson) 17.65; Sco tt Wilce (Tates Creek) 17.45. PH: Adams (Thomas Jefferson) 18.5; Gilbert (But ler) 14.55; S. Wilce (Tates Creek) 14.55. SR: K. W ilkins (Ta tes Creek) 17.6; R. Adams (Thoma s Jefferson) 16.85; T. Stone, (Henry Clay) 14.95. V: K. W il kins (Tates Creek) 18.7; R. Adams (Thomas Jefferson) 18.3; R. Adams (Thomas Jefferson) 18.3; S. W Hee (Tates Creek) 17.3. PB: R. Adams (Thomas Jefferson) 19.1; S. Wilce (Tates Creek) 18.55; K. Wilkins (Tates Creek) 17.25. HB: Wilkins (Tat es Creek) 16.5; Adams (Thomas Jefferson) 14.65; Blount (Tates Creek) 14.25. KENTUCKY STATE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS February 22, 1975 .

Marion County H.S. Team Results

1. Henry Clay 200.30 3. Tates Creek 2. Moore 198.50 4. Sout hern

All Around

196.20 177.55

Goff (Moore) 69.25 Wilkerson (Pari s) 68.40 Floyd (Tates Creek) 67.80 Polites (Henry Clay) 67.75 Geoghegan (Henry Clay) 66.90 Polites (Henry Clay) 65.50

V: Goff (Moore) 17.55; Floyd (Tates Creek) 17.0; Flannery (Laf. ) 16.55. B8 : Goff (Moore) 17.35; K. Polit es (Henry Clay) 17.30; R. Wilkerson (Pa ri s) 17.15. UPB: R. Wil kerson (Par is) 18.05; K. Polites (Henry Clay) 17.65 & N. Geoghegan (Henry Clay) 17.65. FX: K. Flannery (Lafayett e) 17.25; B. Young (Doss) 17. 10; L. Mumford (Moore) 16.90 & R. W ilkerson (Pa ri s) 16.90.

ilegion4 OHIO STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS By Don Sellman

The Ohio State High School Championships were held February 28 - March 1 at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse. Before a large crowd, Wayne Hi gh School coached by Jack Morefield, took top honors through the fin e effo rt s of their 3 all-around men, Dale Eby, Marty Miller, and Roland Bischoff.

The Wayne team rolled up a 147.90 sco re as compa red to runner-up Youngstown Boardman's 119.70 and 3rd place Maimisburg's 112.08.

The A.A. scoring was very close to the end with Youngstown Boa rdman 's Chris Haynam edg ing out Martin Ferry's Dale Schaal and Franklin 's Irv Keneri y with a score of 47.30 for top honors.

Some of the high lights of the meet was the opening pass in floor exercise by sophomore Ed Goodman, Toledo D eSa les High School , with front somi wa lkout rd off ff double back and an outstanding high bar performance by junior Tom Haines, Akron Ellet, featuring eagles and both stalders. Vau lting was wo n by a fine double front by Rod Newland of Miamisburg Hi gh School. Competition was belt er than eve r as recorded in the acompanying sco res and routines.

All Around Chris Haynam (Youngstown Boardman) 47.30 Dale Schaal (Mart in 's Ferr)y) 46.35 Irv Kenerl y (Frankli n) 45.95

Vaulting: 1. Rod Newland (Miamisburg H.5.): Double Front. 9.0. 2. Tony Guston (Wort hington H .S.): Handspring. 8.75. 3. Dale Eby (Wayne H .5.): Far end Yamashita. B.65. 3. Dave Girbovan (Lakewood H . 5. ) : Tuskahara. 8.65. Floor Exercise: 1. Ed Goodman (Toledo Desales H.S.): Front som i walkout rd off off double back, back extension handstand to support shoot through to support to va ldez. Front handspring front somi pike to arabia n dive roll dive to support straddle press to handstand pirouette pike down. Rd off ff double twisting back so mi. 2. Dale Eby (Wayne H.S.): Rd off ff ff full twist back somi turn swedish fall side splits straight arm press. Rd off ff arabian dive roll half turn back extens ion handstand. Rd off ff back somi pike. 8.75. 3. Marty Miller Wayne H.S. ): Rd off ff double twisting back somi y, turn swedish fall side sp lits stiff press handstand. Rd off 1 Yllwisti ng arabia n dive roll Russian lift chest roll to kn ees pike jump back extension y, turn Rd off ff back somi pike. Side Horse: 1. Tom Haines (Akron Ellet): \-, circle moore circle moore tra vel down khere in front scissors to rear scissors pullout circle travel down loop off. 7.6. 2. Marty Miller (WaYne H.S. j : Downhill circle on end swabe nflank back stock li circle moore 2 front scissors reve rse travel down loop off. 7.45.

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Iowa All Around champion Merry Crouch.

Wayne High School , 1975 Ohio State Champions coached by Jack Morefield.

Grandanett e (Des Moines Dowling). UPB: Laurie Keck (Roosevelt) 8.80 ; Li z McDerlllo tt (Roosevelt ); Merry Crouch (Bette ndorf). V: Ka th y Keck (Roosevelt ) 8.55: Caro l Schuberg (Be tt endo rf ); Gwen Whisler (Bett endorf). Tr: Denise Buchheister (Cedar Rap ids Wa shington) 9. 20; Val Kropf (Maso n City); Moll y Ryan (Cedar Rapids Washington). Tu: Ci ndy Dirks ICedar f all s) 8.90; Janet Shepa rd (Washington); Ca ro l Shir ley (Bett endo ri ).

3. Barry Henderson (Marti n 's Ferry H.S.): Circle loop travel up travel down loop travel up 2 ci rcl es moore 3 frontscissors 1 back scissors 2 circles travel down loop off. 7.35.

High Bar: 1. Tom Haines (Ak ro n EIIet): JoP kip strai ght arm to handstand J/, giant stoop in to 2 eagles hop out immediate front sta lder h giant reach under to va ult hop kip to front giant pirouette back ginat back stalder to cas t off front sOllli di smo unt. 9.0. 2. Rod N ewland (Miamisburg H .5.): Stem stoop 2 eag les hop out immedia te pirouette cross change J/,

front gian t stall cha nge va ult kip frollt g iant pirouette back giant full twisting flyaway disrnount. 8.35. 3.lrv Keneriy (Franklin H. S.): Stem stoop in 2 eag les hop out immediat e pirouette cross change J/ , gia nt stall change va ult k ip front giant baran i dismount. 8.30. Parallel Bars:

' 1. Tom Haines (Akron Ellet H S.): Jump to glide kip reve rse stradd le cu t cast to support straddle cu t " L" stiff press pirouette stut z drop peach front uprise to swing handstand back som i disount. 8.75. 2. Roland Bischoff (Wayne H. S.): G lide kip reverse straddle cut cast to suppo rt straddl e cut" L" press handstand piro uette back toss stut z handstand back double dismount. 8.60. 2. Marty Miller (Wayne H.S.): G lide kip reve rse straddle cu t cast to support cut " L" press handstand pirouette back toss la yaway front uprise handstand back somi dismount. 8.60.

Still Rings : 1. Chris Haynam (You ngstown Boardman) Double disloca te shoo t handstand fa ll out back uprise " L '. sea t press handstand fa ll o ut back uprsie " L" cross back lever double disloca te fu ll tw isting back so mi dismount. 8.25. 2. Roland Bischoff (Wayne H.5. ): Pull to hang double dislocate shoot handstand lower th rough to inloca te back uprise "L" hollow back press lower to disloca te to back lever dislocate doub le back sorni dismo unt. 7.95. 3. Dale Eby (Wayne H . S.): Double dislocate shoo t handstand fal l ou t back uprsie to " I" press handsta nd lower down to back leve r double di slocate to full

· twi sling bac k sami d ismount. 7.9. 3. Rex Birkmire (Worth ington H.S.) Feige backward straight body to handstand giant swi ng backward lower " L" cross regular cross pullback out dislocate reverse kip ho llow back ; , giant back kip straddle off dismount. 7.9.

Trampoline: 1. Ed Goodman (Toledo DeSales H . S.): Barani o u t fliffus , double ba ck somersault , barani back sorn i barani , full tw ist ing back somi , double tw isting back sorni back J/, sorni double cody. 8.75.

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2. Grad Simon (Youn gstow n Boardrnan): Fliffus double back , rudolph , back sOllli , double twisting back, ba rani , back sorn i . double back sorni , baran i, back >omi, tripl e twist ing back so rni . 1l.15. 3. John McKeel (Youngstown Boa rdrnan H.S. ) Fliffu s, double back rud o lph , double tw ist ing back sOllli , barani back sorni , rudolph , back 'somi , double twisting back sOlll i, rudolph. 7.55.

• • IOWA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL REPORT

By Leah Ridenour

Th e stat e meet was held March 15 in th e Veterans Audit o rium, Des Moi nes, Iowa. Along with this report I ha ve se nt a pi cture of the gymnast ics team here at Clinton High School. Thi s was our first trip to state competitio n and although we fini shed sixth out of th e six tea ms of Iowa we fee l thi s is quite an accomp li shment since there are 59 schoo ls.

Team Scores 1. Des Moines Rooseve lt 2. Bettendorf, Iowa 3. Ceda r Washington 4. Des Moines Hoover 5. Des Moines Ea st 6. Clin ton

All Around Merry Crouch (Bett endorf) Kathy Keck (Roosevelt ) Carol Schberg (Bettendorf) Laurie Keck (Roosevelt ) Gwen Wh isler (Bett endorf) M ary Graildanette (Dowling)

RESULTS :

228.20 222.35 210.15 207.65 190.95 187.45

33.85 33.35 32.85 32.80 31.70 31.15

BB: Merry Crouch (Bettendorf ) 8.80; Sandy Parks (Cedar Rapids Washington ); Kim Ca rey (Des Moines Roosevelt). FX: Merry Cro uch (Bettendo rf ) 8.95 ; Kath y Keck (Des Moines Rooseve lt ); Mary

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1974-75 IOWA BOY'S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONS By Tod C. Evans

Floor Exercise - Mike Chadima (Cedar Rap ids Washington): Japa nese jurnp to st radd le stand , st raig ht arlll -straigh t leg press to hand stand, stoop down, roundoff - flip flop full , back extension to hand stand , stoop down, front salta - front handspring -fro nt breakfa ll. turn to illusio n piro uett e, stoop down, ae rial ca rt wheel , ba ck wa lkover to splits , stoop up , roundoff - flip flop - back. Trampoline - Randy Ableman (Cedar Rapids Washington) : 1. Brani-in , f"ll o ut ; 2. Double back ; 3. Rudolph : 4. Double fu ll ; 5. Rudo lph ; 6. Back ; 7. H ·, back ; 8. Cody; 9. Full ; 10. Doub le full ; 11 . Tripl e full. Pommel Horse - Eric Randolph A ll Around Champ ion (Des Moines Roosevelt): On the neck , hop rn oo re, loop, travel up, tra ve l down, khere, double leg circle, break to two reverse scisso rs, leg cut.lwo fro nt scissors, leg cu t, double leg circle, moore, circle, moore, travel down irnrned iate loop off. Long Horse Vault - Eric Randolph A ll Around Champio n (Des Moines Rooseve lt): Handspring from the croup. Parallel Bars - Eric Randolph A ll Around Champiol) (Des Moines Rooseve lt ) : From the side, double rear moore, v-seat , stra igh t a rill , stra ight body press, stut z, flank va ult off the side to g lide kip under the bars, cast back into t he middle, cast to upper arms, reverse stut z, layaway, front uprise, front ofr. Horizontal Bar - Eric Randolph All Around Champion (Des Moines Roosevelt): Stem, giant , pirouette, gia nt , cross over pirouette to illlmediate piro uette over left arm, giant , blind change, g iant , ~'g i a nt , reach under, vau lt , kip, forward hip circle change, giant, brani o fr. Rings - Eric Randolph A ll A round Champion (Des Moines Roosevelt): Pull , dis locate, shoo t handstand , bailout to back lever, front uprise to L-sea t, hollow back press, lower to straddl e L, straight body forward roli to invert ed hang, dislocate, full.

Clinton High School Row 1: Bonnie Reed, Eileen Schlunz - manager, Cindy Bock - captain, Ann Griffin, Marta Holmstrom, Debbie Rebelsky, Sande Pollard. Row 2: Sherre Quick , Deana Morehead , Barb Leonard , Sue Spears, Ann DeVine , Beth Emmert , Julie Moore, Robin Spooner. Kelly Opeheim - not present. Top: Leah Ridenour - Coach, Steve Eberle - Assistant Coach· not present.

GYMNAST Aug. '75

.. Our high school special color poster fold out this issue is an exciting imaginative jungle gymnast painting by Rick Fields (ex-UCLA gymnast and brother of Rob Fields) espressly for our high school gymnasts. Also as part of this foldout we feature tw interesting multi-exposure photos of high school gy mnasts Warren Smith an Valeri Painton (New York State Balance Beam champion) sent to us by coach Jeff McGrath ... Plus sequence photos of Illinois State H.S. championships by Jack Biesterfeldt.

SPOTLIGHT ON ILLINOIS '

Sequences for text on p .12 and p .13

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GYMNAST Aug. '75

Region 4

Breck Grigas; Hinsdale Central , 4th state all around, 7th Hi-Bar, 6th Rings.

1975 ILLINOIS STATE GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Skip Ray

A pre-meet press release o f the Illinois High Sc hoo l Assoc iation o ff ered thi s; "Conner co uld take State Gymnas ti cs team titl e sing le­handedl y. ·· O f COurse, t hey are re ferrin g to Bart Conne r of N il es Wes t High School. That assumpti o n almost ca m e tru e, but th e Hin sdale Central Red Devil s we re too st rong for anyone man. Hi nsdale ro ll ed up 194 p o ints to 133. 5 fo r N il es W est to capture th eir fif th team titl e in th e las t six Years. Coach Neil Kru p icka is th e third coach at H insdale to w in a team titl e .

Th e hi ghl ight o f the m eet, howeve r, w as Bart Conner. Bart wo n o r ti ed fo r fo ur indiv idual titl es . Mr. Conner se t a newa ll-aro und reco rd o f 45.45 fo r f ive events, a new reco rd of 9.35 o n hori zo ntal ba r, and a new reco rd o f 9.55 o n pa rall el bars fo r h is thi rd consecutive titl e o n that event.

A s a no te of ir1te rest to those w ho fo ll ow Illinois hig h schoo l gy mnasti cs, a college tea m composed o f th e top indi viduals and all­arounders would sco re 214.45 u nder NCA A sco ri ng. Compare th is sco re to las t yea r 's 211. 70.

Team Results 1. Hinsdale Central 2. Niles West 3. 4. 5.

Hersey Niles East Oak Pa rk

All Around

194.0 133.5 125.8 109.5 109.3

B. Con ner (Niles W .) 45.45 K. M uenz (Hersey) 42.85 N. Sher (Niles E.) 42.85 B. Griga s (Hinsdale C) 41 .75 D. Osborn (Oak Pa rk) 41 .20 FX: K. Oehlsen (Hersey) 9.05 & B. Conner (N iles W .) 9.05; M . Goodson (Glenbard 5.) & S. Economides (Hinsda le C) 9.00. PH: P. Black (Hinsda le C) 9.10; B. Co nner (Niles W .) 9.00; M. Burke (Ni les E.) 8.95. HB: B. Co nner (Nil es W .) 9.35; N. Sher (N iles E. ) 9. 10; F. Rassmussen (York ) 8.90 & K. Li szewski (Rolling M ead .) 8.90. Tr: K. M cGraw (Thornr idge) 9.20; S. Pollice (Niles E.) 9.10 ; B. M cFa rl a.id (New Trier W .) 9.00. PB: B. Co nner (N iles W.) 9.55 ; N. Sher Niles E. ) 8.90; M. Jebb (Hinsdale C) 8.80. SR: K. Ma ngo (Willowbrook) 9.25; C Olson (Glenbrook 5.) 9.00 ; G. Dreher (Reavis) 9.00.

GYMNAST Aug_ '75

. M_H.S.A.A. STATE GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR BOYS

Trenton H.S. March 8, 1975 .y.

This yea r 's state m eet fo und o ur h ig h schoo l gymnasts to be o f the hi ghes t ove rall q ua l ity in the.h isto ry o f prep gymnas tics in M ich iga n. W e use 'q uali fY ing sco res fo r teams and indiv iduals to de termin e entrY into the state mee t. Th e high'li ght o f the co mpe titi o n was th e battl e fo r th e all-aroun d champio nship . Th e d iffe rence between th e top ~,. contend e rs p roved to be o nl y .5 o f a po int. .Res ul ts :· AA : Steve Lena rt (Tay lo r Tru ma p) 7.27 ave ra ge; D en ni s Rumbaugh (A nn A rbo r Pioneer) 6.95 averag e; Rand y All (Trent o n ) 6.77 ave rage.

Th e Pi o neer team se t a state sco rin g reco rd wi th 138.00 point s fo r first pl ace. Taylo r Tru ma n was seco nd w ith 126.67 and Tre nto n placed th i rd w ith 11 9.77 fo r th e 6 even ts and th e all­aro unders av erage . A. A. H u ro n was fo u rt h w ith 116.42 and th e fifth place A lpena tea m was the onl y o th er team besid es Pion eer and Truman to boas t a state c ham p io n indi vidual at the co ncl us io n o f the meet.

A s yo u can see o nl y six full teams q uali f ied for th e state meet and ind ividuals fro m on ly fou·' o ther sc hoo ls quali f ied. ,'; .

Team Scores 1. Pioneer 138.00 2. Truman 126.67 3. Trenton 11 9.77 4. Huron 11 6.42 5. Alpena 110.36

Kennedy 100.80

All Around '. , '. St eve Lena rt (Truman) 36.35 Dennis Rumbaugh

(Pioneer) 34.75 Randy Allen (Trenton) 33.85

WINNING ROUTINES -Floor Exercise - Dennis Rumbaugh: roun d-of f, back handspring, double back, back ex tension handstand, round off, arabian 1'/, dive roll , stradd le jump, front saito, head spri ng, prone fa ll , straddle cut, turn to stra ddle stand, sti ff-stiff, round off, side somie, single leg circle to hand stand, round off, back handspring, full twisti ng back sa ito. 8.75. Horizontal Bar - Dennis Rumbaugh: Stemm e, Vo ronin va ult , hop kip, y, undergrip giant, stall reach under va ult , hop kip , front giant, pirouette, straddle toe on toe off, blind change, giant full twisting hecht. 8.65. . Pommel Horse - Dorian Deaver: schabenf lanke, uphill moore, double swiss, schwabenfl anke, back stockli to the saddle, front scissors, sci ssors hop y, turn , leg cut to reverse sc issors, circl e, travel down to chaquinian. 7.50. Parallel Bars - Norm Smit: Cast support straddle cut L sea t, stif f-st iff , drop to peac h glide, to german peach, front up rise , swing pirouette, cast back upr ise, straddle cut, swing handstand, back saito dismoun t. 8.40. Still Rings - Ken Donakowski: Dislocate, shoot handstand, forwa rd giant, lower to L cro ss, to reg ul ar cross, to back lever, inlocate, back upri se L seat, hollow back press, giant swinging full twist dismount. 8.80. Trampoline - Newt Loken: full in, barani ou t f1 iffis doub'le back, pik e fliffis, fu ll twist, y, in y, out, rudo lf, double twist, rudolf, double back 2 3/4 front, rudolf ball out. 8.05 . Trampoline - Scott MacKenzie: Bara ni out f1i ff is, rudolf, double back, pike 1'14 ball out, back sa ito, double twist, rudolf, double back, ba rani in fliffi s. 8.05.

MICHIGAN STATE GIRLS MEET By Kenneth D. Hoffman

The Troy g ir ls gymnasti cs tea m saw i ts chances o f rep ea ting as state champio ns das hed . The tea m from Ludin gto n squeezed a narrow victo ry fr o m the runn er-up Groves squad, 132.85 -132 .1 2. The Co lts managed a respectabl e sixth place fini sh .

Th e state m eet atrracted more than 250 ·competit o rs representing 56 hi gh schoo ls.

Tumbling and trampoline were ca ptured b y eventual overall champion Kitt y Skillman o f Groves. In all , Kitt y won or ti ed fo r first in fi ve o f the six event s. The o ne even t w hi ch e luded

Marie Cederna , Marquette Michigan.

Kitt y didn 't wa nde r ve ry far fro m th e Skillman fam ily as siste r Sa ra cap tu red the beam .

Th e Lu d ingto n sq uad fa il ed to w in a sing le event , b ut it s de p th all owed th e champio nsh ip tro phy to head west . af te r th e m eet's co nclu sio n.

Spearheading the ~ !Jd in g t o n ef fo rt wa s Ma rtha Gar rett , w ho ! i,l d fo r seco nd w ith Lo ri Boes in the f loo r exe rc ise and took a third o n the uneven bars enrou te to a thi rd place fin ish in thp' ind iv idual ranki ngs. M elani e W rob le was the o nl y o ther Ludi ngto n g irl to b reak th e top, fo ur in any event.

The battl e fo r th e ove rall indiv idual cham p io nshi p be twee n Tro y's defending kingp in , ~or i Bo es, and Groves' Kitt y Skillman we nt down to the final event befo re Kitt y emerged num be r o ne. Miss Sk illman ave raged 8.35 in the fo ui' O lympic even ts (bea m, bars, vault and f loo r exe rc ise) to Lor i 's 8.18 ave rage. Sa ra Skillman averaged 7.65 fo r fo urth place and D ebb ie Oj ibwa y fro m Tay lo r Kennedy ro unded ou t the to p fi ve w i th a 7.46 averag e.

Fo ll owing Lu d ing to n and Groves in the tea m stand ings w ere Ta y lo r Kenned y, Eas t Lan sin g, W yoming Rogers and Troy.

Th e d efend in g Cha mpio n Troy team suffered a lo ng li st of deb ilit atin g injuri es w hi ch nega ted any chance of repeat in g.

Team Scores 1. Ludington 2. Groves 3. Taylor Kennedy 4. East Lansing 5. WYoming Rogers 6. Troy

All Around Kitt y Skillman (G roves) Lori Boes (Troy) Mart ha Garrett (Lud ington) Sara Sk illman (Groves)

132.85 132.12 122.63 114.87 114 .07 11 0.37

33.40 32.70 31.10

Debbie Oji bway (Taylor Kennedy) 29.85 Tr: Kitty Skill man (Grov es) -S.07 ; Ka thy Wolven (Rockfo rd ) 7.83 ; M elanie Wroble (Ludington) 7.57. Tu: Ki tty Ski llman (Groves), 8.83; Debbie Ojibway (Taylor Kennedy) 8.57 ; Lorie Boes (Troy) 8.30. BB:'S<tra Ski llman (Groves) 8.10; Kitt y Skillman (G roves) 8,0.0;. Lori Boes (Troy) 7.85. UPB: Lori Boes (Troy) and K[ tt y Skillman (Groves) B.05 each; Ma rtha Ga'rrett (Ludi ngton) 7.BO. V: Kitt y Skillman (Groves) 8.70; Lori Boes (Troy) B.45; Debbie Oj ibway (Taylor Kenn edy) 8.35. FX: Kitt y Ski llman (Groves) 8.65; Lori Boes (TroY) and Martha Ga rrett (Ludington) 8.35 each.

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Peter Shapiro , Minnesota State all around champion.

MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team Scores 1. Armstrong 148.79 4. Cooper 127.24 2. Alexander Ramsey 133.70 5. Park Center 126.40 3. Fairmont 131.20 6. Grand Rapids 104.66

All Around Pete Shapiro (St. Louis Park) 37.55 Mike Takata (Armstrong) 26.45 Jam ie Wright (Coon Rapid s) 36.15 John Fjellanger (Pipestone) 36.00 M ike L 'A llier (Park Center) 34.00 Jack Barke IFa irmont) 33.50 FX: Bob Duffey (Fairmont ) 17.2; M ike Li vieri (Armstrong) 17.05 ; Reid GoldetskY (St. Lou is Park) 17.0. PH: Kurt Koegel (Burnsvill e) 16.55; M ike Wi llitt (Armstrong) 15.30 & Doug Haining (St. Louis Park) 15.30. HB: John Fj ellanger (Pipestone) 17.9; Rick Newtson (Armstrong) 17.85 ; Jamie W ri ght (Coon Rapid s) 17.4. Tr: Tom Ryan (St. Louis Park ) 16.95 ; Steve Hubbard (Roch. M ayo) 16.50 ; Tim Ploog (St. Louis Park ) 16.3. PB : Mik e Takata (A rmst rong) 17.8; Reid Goldetsky (St. Loui s Park ) 17.65; John Fjellanger (Pipestone) 16.55 & Pete Shapiro (St. Loui s Park) 16.55. SR: Bryan Johnson (A lex. Ramsey) 17.50; John Fjellanger (Pipestone) 17. 25 ; Pete Shapiro (St. Louis Park) 17.15.

WINNING ROUTINES Floor Exercise - Bob Duffey: Piked front som i walkout , handspring, front somi (tucked ), headspring, piked front som i, headspr ing to heel s, valdez to hand stand, slow ly bri ng fe et to standing position, Roundoff, back dive, straddle jump, flip-f lop to front lean ing support , turn over to split s, turn left bringing feet together, stiff- stiff press. Round off, flip­flop, side som i, swedish fall , leg dow n and turn over to ba ck lean ing support , back extension to handstand , bri ng fe et slowly dow n. Round off, flip-flop, back fu ll twi st. 17.2 or 8.6 ave. Pommel Horse - Kurt Koegel : Drehflanke mount on end of horse, circle, back moore immed iate side tra vel up, tramlot , circle, moore, circl e, stockli , V, circle, cut to front scissors, cut into back sci ssor, circle ou t, trave l down, sch wabenf lanke dismount in high flair position. 16.55 or 8.275 ave. Horizontal Bar - John Fjellanger: Stern ri se to handstand position, j/< giant, stoop to dislocate, dislocated giants (eagle s) 2, hop to immediate pi rouette, giant , blind sw itch , 1>'4 giant to stall , reach under vault , kip change, gialll , pi rouette, giant , toe­on to front somi off di smount. 17.9 or 8.95 ave. Trampoline - Tom Ryan: Double back som i, double back som i, tuck back somi, rudolph , back double twist, back somi , rudolph, H', back somi, cod y, back somi , back somi , tripple tw ist. 16.95 or 8.475 ave. Parallel Bars - Mike Takata: Jump to gl ide on end of bars, kip to outside back double leg cu t to support , ca st to support , doubl e leg cut to " L" support , stiff­stiff press, cast, rear upr ise, double leg cut , shoulder roll , rear uprise to ha ndstand, front p irouette, swing peach to lay away, front uprise , front saito dismount. 17.8 or 8.9 ave. Still Rings - Bryan Johnson : St raight arm and body pull to inverted hang, ca st to rear uprise to handstand, back ro ll to cross, pull into back lever, dislocate, inverted hang, ca st to rear uprise, straight body p ress to handstand, y, giant swing, dislocate, double back somi. 17.5 or 8.75 ave.

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MINNESOTA'S FIRST STATE WOMENS GYMNASTICS TOURNAMENT

By Cynthia Theophilus

The New U lm G ymnastics team was undefeated thi s year w ith a 12-0 record w inning the region al, tak in g 12 of 15 pla ce s, and 4th in the sta te team tOU rrlamerll . . '.

INDIANA STATE GIRLS GYMNASTIC MEET By Bev Reynolds

Team Scores 1. Port age 2. I ndi an apo li s Howe 3. Evansv ill e Harrison 4. Ft. Way ne Sniuer

83.50 81.40 79.00 73.80

INDIANA STATE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

By John Hinds

Team Results 1. Columbus No rth 2. Crown Point 3. Nort h Centra l 4. Heritage

Individual Winners

148.47 141.53 138.!l2 116.05

TR: Joh n Peet (North Centra l) 8.4. V: Dan Linder (C rown Point) 8.5. FX: Mike Andrews (Pioneer) 8.8. PH: David Bartholomai (jeffersonville) 7.3. HB: Mike Scalf (Southport ) 8.3. PB: Ji m Ka hlenbeck (Colu mbus North) 8.0. SR: John Dunn (Jeffersonville) 8.2. AA: Dan Linder (Crown Po int ) Average 6.9.

RegionS NEBRASKA GIRLS STATE MEET

By Roy Katskee

Th e meet was held Feb. 28 - March 1st 1975 at Omaha Northwest High School. Hi ghli ghts of the meet were the finals of the A ll A round competition as meet favor ite Beth Brown (Om. NW) was defeated b y Tammy Driscoll (Om. No) 7.66 to 7.26. The beam being the dec iding factor. And Omaha Nort hwest finishing an undefeated season and w inning the first champ ionship in the schoo ls four yea r history.

Team Scores 1. Omaha Northwest 2. Omaha Burke 3. Lincol n Northeast 4. Omaha South 5. Lincoln Ea st 6. Omaha North

87.76 80.19 79.33 78.88 75.63 73, 11

Portage H .S. - Back: Lianne Cox, Toni Yudt, Karen Kusmierz , Coach Bev Reynolds. Front: Sandy Horner, Lynann Huisings, Sheryl Cook.

All Around Tammy Driscoll (am. No) Beth Brown (am. NW) Barb Baker (am. Burke) Peg Liddi ck (Lin NE) Carolyn Ca rvet h (Lin SE)

7.66 7.26 6.74 6.53 6.46

V: Nancy Ste iner (am SO) 16.85 ; Tammy Driscoll (am No) 16.45 ; Renee Earl (am NW) 16.05. FX: Tammy Driscoll (am. No) 16.60; Beth Brown (am. NW) 16.00; Lori Jones (Li n East) 15.45. UPB: Beth Brown (am. NW) 15.35 ; Barb Baker (am Burke) 15.25; Tammy Driscoll 10m No) 15.15. BB: Sue Carso n (am NW) 15.60 & Tammy Driscoll (am N o) 15.60; Caro lyn Ca rveth (Lin SE) 12.40.

NEBRASKA STATE GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

November 14-15, 1974 By Jon S. Blocker

Lin co ln East u seu i ts supe ri o r depth and exper ience to o utlast North Platte hi g h sch oo l in its bid for it s first state gymnast ics title. The stat e m eet seemed to be a bit weak thi s yea r w ith somewha t of a lack of o utstanding performers. The exc it e m e nt of the meet stemmed from the closeness of the meet, down to the las t eve nt , between th e two top t eams and the top 3 all around performers. A ll around c hampion Kirk Friurich sco red a mee t hi gh 9.1 on horizontal ba r on hi s way to the c hampi o nship all around spo t. Randy Matsunami from Omaha Northwest hi g h sc h oo l surpri seu many people at the m eet w ith his clea n performances o n his way to fourt lo: place all arounu.

Team Scores 1. Lincoln Ea st 146.64 2. North Platte 143.98 ' 3. Omaha South 138.25 4, Omaha Nort hwest 136.99 5, Linco ln Sout heast 131.30 6. Omaha Burke 128,18

All Around Kirk Fri drich (Lin SE) 43,50 Ric Heineman (Mil lard) 43,25 Tracy Turner (Lin Ea st) 42,55 Randy Matsunami (Omaha NW) 41.95 John Hartung (Omaha So) 40,80 John Borden (N, Platte) 37.35 V: Tracy Turner (Line. Ea st) 17,85 & Dan Weiss (Nu, Platte) 17,85 ; Robb McDaniel (Mi llard) 17.45. FX: Randy Matsunarni (North west) 17.25; Kirk Fridri ch (Sout hea st) 16,10 ; Jim Bea l (Line. East) 15.90 & Tom Swoboda (Cr. Prep) 15.90. PH: John Hartung (South) 14,90 ; Rick Traudt (Linco ln Hi gh) 14.45; Dave Weak land (Lincol n Ea st) 13,50. HB: Kirk Fridrich (SoutheaSt) 17,85; Ra y Boyce (Gr. Island) 16,50; Ric Heineman (Mil lard ) 16.45. Tr: Rick Hupfer (No, Platte) 16, 10 ; Dan Wei ss (No, Platte) 15,95 & Bob Rot hwell (Lincoln Hi gh ) 15,95, PB : Ra ndy Matsullami (Omaha NW) 15.80 & Brad Nelson (Burke) 15.80; Jon Borden (No, Platte) 15.70. R: Tracy Turner (Lin Ea st) 15,90; Kirk Fridrich (SoutheaSt) 15.75; Ric Heineman (Mi llard) 15.40,

GYMNAST Aug. '75

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Kirk Fridric h , Nebraska A-A c ha mpio n Linco ln Southeast H .S.

NORTH DAKOTA GIRLS STATE MEET

The 1974-75 o rth Dakota H igh Schoo l gyrnnasti cs seaSOll carne to a close w ith the Stat e Meet in Jarnestown o n Feb ruary 25 and Marc h 1. 1 we nt y- three (23) teams competed w ilh twelve be illg Class A and eleven Class ll. The Class A sc hoo ls did the Class II cornpulsori es and opti ona ls with a ma ximum of eight girl s entered in each event from each school , providing fiv e were A ll A round. Th e Class B sc hoo ls perfo rm ed the Class III compulsori es alld optiona ls with th e sa me number all owed per eve nt.

As in the pas t three yea rs, two team s domilldted the finals. Di cki nson High won th e team title o utri ght thi s year af ter tiei ng wi th Fargo South last year. Di ck inson swept th e top three pl aces in Balance Bea rn and Uneven Bars. They also took th e top two places in Fl oo r Exe rcise all d 1st, 3rd, and 4th in A ll Arou nd. In Va ulting, Di cki nso n took 1st and 4th , and Fargo South dominated the res t of th e Va ult pla ces . W ith Di ck inson los ing o nl y on e g irl thro ugh graduat ion, and Farg o Sou th losing none, it appears th ey w ill aga in be th e powe rs nex t season.

Robin Huebner, an 5th grad er f rom D ickin son, defended her A ll A round, Ba lance Bea m, and Floor Exe rc ises titl es f rom last yea r and we nt a ll to w in Va ulting and Uneven Bars to sweep all 5 eve nts. Her w inning routines were as lo ll ows:

Class A Te am Scores 1. Dic kinso n

Fargo So ulh 3. Jdme~ l ow ll

211 .925 4. Minol 179.959 200.776 5. Fargo Soulh 161.560 151 .660 6. Wesl Fargo 161.492

All Around Robin Hu e bne r (Di ckinso n) 73.495 Marcia Urban (Fargo )ou lh ) 65.681 Linda BasJraba (Di ck illSo n) 65.432 Gre la Sjurse n (Di ck inso n) 67. 165 Calh y Heg re (Fargo So ul h ) 66.696 Kare n Hegr" (FdI'go So ulh ) 63.832 BB: Robin Huebne r (Di ckin so n) 25.066; Gre la Sjurse n (Dic kinson ) 26.066 ; Kim Lupe (Dicki nson ) 25.665. FX : Robin Hupbne r (Di c kin so n) 27. 11 0; Linda Basa raba (Di c ki",ull ) 25.733 ; Anll Rasmussen (Min OI) 25.432. UPB: Robin Huebner (Dic kin so n) 25.133; Gre la Sjur;ell (Di ck illso n) 26.699; Lill da Basaraba' (Dic kinsoll ) 26.399 . V: Ro bill Hu e bne r (Dickinso n ) 28.633: Marc ia Urba n (Farg o SOUl h ) 25.499; Calhy Heg re (Fargo SO Ul h) 27.9.

WINNING ROUTINES Unev e n Bars: G lide fuili w isi. reve rse kip , long ha ng kip , fronl h ip handsl<1lld , h op c ha nge fro lll slalde r 10 bea l o n low bar . slrddd le ove r. slradd le back. glid e IUln g lid" . kip halld sland. la y b,lCk 0 11 hi gh bdl', SlOOp sol e c ircle " lui'll. be dl SlOOp ove r low ba r, 10 llg hdn g kip , 110 111 so le ci rcl e. back ofr. Vau l! : Ydmash ila Be,lIn: l' I f'S> hand>la lld 0 11 Ihe e nd. \, IUII l Sl ldddl e sw ing down , "ep up. dance . fu ll lurn , aeria l ca rl w h e(~ 1. k'd PS, ~ J.lli I S, swi ng to hallcl stdlld a ll d wa lkoul, sC dle , back halld sp ring. I, lui'll . full lUi'll , fronl wa lk ove r . SlO p , wa ik o ul of il. da nce lea ps, full t\Vi stin g frolll di slll o unt.

GYMNASl Aug. '75

Floor Exercise: Gai lle r back ha ndspring, round off bac k handsp rill g fu iliw isl, dance, ae rial carlwhee llo bac k lill sica frolll lill sica, lea ps ae rial wa lkove r, fronl ha ndsprill g fro lll sle p o ul ro und off ba ck hand ba ck lUck , dive back ha ll d spring chesl ro ll o ui.

• • KANSAS BOYS HIGH SCHOOL 5A STATE

GYMNASTIC TOURNAMENT Lauw renc e - April 5, 1975

Tea m Scores Shawnee Missioll Soulh Shawnee M ission Wesl Lawrence Topeka High Wi chila No nh Wich il a Sou lh

All Around Hal Kurz (SM So ulh ) Dan Cope land (Topeka Hi gh) Jo hn Cope la nd (Topeka Hi g h) Marsha ll Kelly (SM o rlh ) Brad Smilh (Wi c hila SE) Alan Baus (Wi c hil a Soulh)

RESULTS

145.74 145.15 135.69 133.19 190.07 107.85

46.75 45.55 45.00 41.50 34.75 3320

V: Re nfro (S M Wes l) 18.30 ; McDonald (Lawre nce) 17.50 : D. Cope la nd (Topeka) 17.45. FX: La ney (To pe ka ) 17. 10: Kurz (SM So ulh ) 17.05 ; Ke ll ey (SM NO rlh ) 16.75. PH: Moore (SM SO Ul h) 12.50; Mesle r (Lawre nce) 12.60 ; O alman (SM Ea st) 12.45. HB: Kurz (SM Soulh ) 16.65: Young (SM Wes l) a nd Ka y Lawrence) 15.90. PB: Lev in (S M Soulh) 17.10; Wa yne (SM Easl) 16.70; Kurz (SM Soulh) 16.60 . SR: Alt ma n (SM So ulh ) 16.35; Dunn (SM West) 16.30; Kurz (SM Sou lh ) 15.30.

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itegion 6 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS

CHAMPIONSHIPS April 25-26, 1975

lyndon B. Johnson H.S. , Austin Tom Hammitt and Gail Matthys, Meet

Directors By J.e. Hairston

Led by fine 1-2 A ll A rou nd f inishes by Rand y Hairsto n and Dann y Mil ler, L.D . Bel l High School 0 1 Hurst reca ptured th e State boys titl e lost last yea r to San Ange lo, and took th e big State trophy horne for the eighth time ill nine yedl's. OdessJ Permian High School cap tu red its first state titl e eve r, edg ing San Antonio Churchill and Hurst Bell , 184.6-182.95 -1 82.45 .

Hdil ston took th e A ll Aro und honors by eight po in ts over tedm mate Da nny Mi ll er, 95.15-91,2. 1 he llell lllue Raid ers had both depth and strength , addi llg 133.65 points in optio nal exe rcises (top three sco res of four entries) to their ve ry crisp 154.5 in cornpu lso ri es on Frida y.

S uzy Andrews , 14, Alamo Heights Hi gh School, San Antonio. 1975 Texas High School G irl s All Around C hampio n .

Hairston wo n va ultin g and floo r exercises (doubl e back ), wh il e tea mmate Mark Knupp won Parall el llars and H igh Bar and Da nn y M ill er won the ~ i d e Horse . Th e sal e gold meda l to elude the Raiders was th e Ring champio nshi p won by Stephen Rutledge of Ab il ene Cooper.

A ll Around Shel ly Dai ss led a stro ng team effo rt tor Permian w ith a 61.5 A ll Around in

' co mpulsory .lnd op tional exercises. The ex hu beran ce of th e Mo-J o girls could o nl y be compared to th e w ild exc itement of th e Au stin Reaga n girls in '1974 when th e Reaga n fr eshman and sophomores took th e 1974 girl s titl e. Permian A ll Amer ican Sherry John son won th e va ult to give Ihe Odessa gi rl s th eir o nl y ind ivid ual gol d meda l , but Dai ss took second on beam, fifth on e lleve ns: and foun h A ll Around w hil e lle th Webb took sixth in floor .

A lamo Height s freshman Su zi Andrews of Sa n Ant onio co ll ec ted go ld medals a ll bea m and floo r exercise, w hil e cross -t own rival Churchill High ce lebrdted Tracy Shearin 's go ld medal Oil unevens.

GIRLS RESULTS Team Scores

1. Odc!:I!:Ia Perfllidll 2. San Alll onio Churc hill 3. Hu rsl Bell 4. San Ange lo Ce llii dl 5. San Anl onio Aldm o Heig hl s 6. M id lalld High

184.60 182.95 182.45 178.05 177.20 175.40

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All Around Suzi Andrews (SA A lamo Heights) 64.30 Pamela Christian (A lil mo Heights) 62.80 Tracy Shea rin (SA Churchill ) 61.95 Shelly Daiss (Odessa Permian) 61.50 Gina Norman (Hurst Bell ) 60.90 Sharon Gunt er 59.20 BB: Suzi Andrews (SA Alamo Heights); Shell y Daiss (Permian) ; Jakson (Hurst Be ll ). V: Sherry Johnson (Permian); Ga ndy (Hurst Bell ); Shea rin (SA Churchill). UPB: Tracy Shea rin (SA Churchill ); Levrier (San Angelo Ce ntral); Webster (Hurst Bell ). FX: Suzi Andrews (SA Alamo Heights); Christain (A lamo Height s); tie: Marshall (Euless Trinit y) and Ru ssell (SA Churchill.

Stephen Rutledge, Texas Ring Champion.

BOYS RESUL TTS Team Scores

1. Hurst Bell (State record) 2. San Angelo Central 3. Odessa High 4. Abilene Cooper 5. Euless Trinit y 6. Austin Anderson

All Around Randy Hairst on (Hurst Bell ) Dan ny Miller (Hurst Bell ) Rob Julien (Abilene Cooper) Bob Doz ier (Odessa High) Curt Gunter (Sa n Angelo Central) James Chapman (Odessa High)

288. 15 266.90 256.50 248.55 233.80 210.50

98.15 91.20 84. 15 83.90 83.30 81.75

R: Stephen Rutledge (A bilene Cooper) ; Gunter (San Angelo Centra l); Vann (Hurst Bell ). HB: Mark Knupp (Hurst Bell ); Calderon (Sa n AngeloCelllral); Hairston (Hurst Bell ). PH: Danny Morris (Hurst Bell ) and Mark Lowe (Sa n Angelo Central); Royse (Hurst Bell ). V: Randy Hairston (Hurst Bell ); Calderon (Sa n Angelo Centra l): Dozier (Odessa High). FX: Rand y Hairston Hu rs t Bell ); Knupp (Hurst Bell ); Morri s (Hurst Bell ). PB: Mark Knupp (Hu rst Bell ); Hairston (Hurst Bell ); Miller (Hurst Bell ).

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~egion7 ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Class AA-A

Canyon D e l Oro High Schoo l of Tu cson, Az. rode to it s third straight C lass AA-A State Gi rl s G y mna sti cs title , out lasting second-place

. Fl ow in g Well s, a lso of Tu cson o n M ay 2 and 3. Third p lace was tak e n b y Fla gstaff Coconino , foll owed b y a fourth-pl ace fini sh b y the host school, H o lbrook.

Ca nyo n Del Oro , le d by Pam Wolfe and Dana Middle to n , pl aced gymn as ts in every event , w ith Middleton ca pturing third place in a ll­aroulllJ cOlllpet ition. Wolfe placed fir st in fl oo r exercise and ba lance b ea m , wh il e M iddl e ton placed third in beam compeitition along wit h h e r all-around finish.

CDO sco red 174.55 to Flowing W e lls ' 164.95. The two-day compe tition cO lllbined both compu lso ry and optional routines, with tea lll scores being the totla of the two.

Coconino le d th e all-arou nd scor in g wi th Re nee Crockett plac ing first with a score of 58.16 and Pam Loomi s, a lso of Coconino second , with 54 .90.

Team Scores 1. Caonyon Delara 174.55 4. 2. Flow ing Wells 164.95 5. 3. Ciconino 164.35 6.

All Around Renee Crockett (CO ) Pam Loomis (C O ) Dana Middleton (COO) Kell y Remy (WIN)

Holbrook 149.40 Winslow 132.20 Flagstaff 92.15

58.16 54.90 51.70 42.50

FX: Pam Wolfe (COO) 16.80; Ma ria Cole (COO) 16.50; Jere Dobyns (FW) 16.10 . V: Ca ro l Peterson (COO) 16.45 ; Becky Roes (HaL B) 16.00; Lill ey Clark (HOLB) 15.90. BB : Pam Wolfe (C OO) 15.20; Donna Nichols (FW) 13.95 ; Dana Middleton (C OO) 13.90. UPB: Sherry Barfie ld (FW) 15.15 ; ReneeCrockett (CO ) 14.45; Robin Wooldridge (COO) 13.15.

ARIZONA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL STATE MEET Results AAA

May 16 & 17, 1975 Saguaro H.S. By Norma Hammer

Team Results 1. Scottsdale High 2. Arcadia High 3. Saguaro Hi gh

All Around 1. Karen Christenson (Rincon) 2. Mary Jane Cava lliere (Sco tt sda le) 3. Cindy Read (Tucson High) 4. Marie Bauer (Coronado)

FX: Mary Jane Cava lliere (Scottsda le) 17.65; Jane Studeny (Saguaro (Saguaro) 17.30; Marie Bauer (Coronado) 17.15. V: Jane Voge l (Sco ttsda le) 17.55; Susa n Well man (Scottsdale) 17.05; Helen Conners (Saguaro) 16.90. BB: Karen Christensen (Rincon) 17.55; J. Studeny (Saguaro) 17.15 & L. Emig (Coronado) 17.15. UPB: Karen Christense n (Rincon) 16.80; Marti Carioty (Westwood) 16.00 ; Li z Tritz (Sa bino) 15.40.

ARIZONA STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sahuaro High, Tucson, Arizona May 23, 24, 1975

By Mike Ward

Team Final Th e tea m titl e went to Pa lo Verde High of

Tu cson for th e second straight year w ith a m eet reco rd sco re of 127.00 point s. Thi s sco re is mo st illl pressive when you rea li ze that Ar izo n a has o nly f ive event s' The compe titors for Palo Verde were D o ug Jo rdan (bound for BYU), Roc k y Grant (U. of A ri z.), Scott Lo we (U. of A ri z.)' Lui s M edina (to attend Od essa Coll ege), W alt e r Reed (A.F.A.) , Brad Malone, Craig Acorn and , returning for n ex t year Mike Moore and Ron Prupp. Th e Titans wi ll be well represe nt e d in th e co ll ege ranks nex t yea r !

Runll er -up Coronado h ad 112 points, but it wa s onl y a f a nt as ti c r ecord-setting performance b y Frank Cardella that kep t the m ali ve.

Th e due l in the a ll-around was fi e rce as Cardella score d a state reco rd 8.46 average and PV 's Doug Jordan sco red an 8.0. Jordan beat Cardella in th e floor exerc ise fo r Frank 's fir st loss in 3 yea rs. Floor wa s th e Tita n 's best event as th ey scored a 25.55 '

The p o mlll e l horse was highli ght ed by Lui s Medina's fine ro utine consisting of two baileys Ithe lirst time for A ri zo n a high schoo l!)

WINNING ROUTINES Floor Ex - Two outstanding routines by Carde lla of Coronado and Jorda n of Palo Verde. Cardella - Full tw isting walkover, crush turn , sp lit , press, pike front step out , handspring high pike front headsprin g sea t . diami don to immedia te hea ly turn , back ex tension, roundo ff . full tw isting back wa lkout back wa lkover to straddle, back ex tension , ro undof f, flip flop, full tw ist back sommi. 9.2. Jordan - Roundoff, flip flop , double twi sting back sommi (very high ), turn to sea t, va ldez, roundoff layout back wa lkout , back walkover sp lit , press, front handspr ing, ca rt w hee l. pirou ette, turn roll dow n, back wa lkover, rou ndoff handspring ff fu ll twist sam mi . 9.05. Pommel Horse - Luis Medina - ~" circle Bailey, circles 'I, bai ley immediate ba ck Kehre in, moore, undercut break to reverse sc issors, forward scissors, reverse sc issor . circl e, tra ve l down, loop durham, loop, loop­loop V, di smount. 8.50. Steve DeCook (Sa huaro H . S.) - ~" circle on end, tra ve l up, tra vel down , kehre in , mad re circle , moore, brea k sc issors. pick up circles , trave l down. loop \" dismount. 7.2. Horizontal Bar - Frank Cardella - Stemme, giant, sta lder, giant. full pi rouette bac k to under grip. stall . change flank va ult , hop, kip, giant , open turn . giant , czech, giani , double tw ist flyaway. 9.15. Doug Jordan - Stemme, gia nt, stoop shOal , eagle, inve rt ed giant . hop out , pirouette turn , Ca lifornia hop. pirouette turn , giant, fu ll tw ist flyaway. 8.2. Parallel Bars - Frank Cardella - Casl support , cui calch L, press to yoga handstand, cast h lurn 10 glide kip , reve rse straddle cut, layaway front upri se swing hand , stutz layaway front uprise front w ith h off. Doug Jordan - Cast support, cut ca tch L. press handstand, st ulz hand. ca st back uprise cu t calch layawa y front uprise. hop pirouette hand, back layout o ff. Rings - Bill Gorosave (Tucson High) - Delayed dis loca te . front lever (A rnold ), inloca te, back uprise hand. giant swing. fa ll out back uprise " L" ho ld , hollow back , drop down, do ubl e dislocate double back. Frank Cardella - inloca te. back uprise handstand. gia nt swing. fa ll o ut back upri se to cross, inloca te, back uprise. L, press (pike) giant, double back.

GYMNAST Aug. '75

Dan Dewitt 1975 Colorado 1st place all around, P.Bars and Hi-Bar.

COLORADO 1975 BOYS HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Unive rsity o f D enver Arena Saturday M ay 10, 1975

The 1975 Boy 's High Schoo l Gymnast ics Champ ionsh ips were he ld at th e Un ive rsity of Denver Arena on May 10th . 10 teams and 45 ind ividua ls q ualif ied from thei r d istr ict meet the previous week.

The top three tea ms were very close. Favo red Cherry Creek fi ni shed third w ith 148.22 po ints while West minster and W asson battl ed i t out right down to the w ire, Wasson just edging Westm inster by .02 of a poi n t fo r th e Champ io nship . Final Wa sso n 150.39, Westminster 150.37.

The all -around was won by Dan DeW itt of Cherry Creek w ith a total of 49.3 fo llowed by Dave Mart in of Mitche ll with a to tl a of 47.25. DeWitt also won the High ba r and Parall el bars. Ot her outstandi ng rout ines we re perfo rm ed by Ron Gin ly of Cherry Creek on long horse, G regg Goodrum from Bea r Creek on floor exercise, Terry Nowells of Wa sso n on side ho rse, and Greg Dav is of Westminster on sti ll rings. DeWitt was the high sco rer in th e meet o n para lle l bars w ith an 18.05 total. The Individual results we re:

All Around Dan DeWitt (Cherry Creek) 49.30 Dave Martino (Mit che ll Co.) 47:15 Greg Goodrum (Bear Creek) 47.00 Mitch Brooks (Wasson) 45.55 Dave Davies (C herry Creek) 44.85 Lloyd Drust (Poudre) 43.80 Y: Ron Ginley (Cherry Creek) 17.95; Rich Br indisi (Westminster) 17.80; Greg Goodrum (Bear Creek) 17.60. FX: Greg Goodrum (Bear Creek) 17.85; Dan DeWitt (C herry Creek) 17.70 ; Jay Andrews (Ranum) 17.55. PH: Terry Nowels (Wasson) 16.00; Terry Hood 15.60; Mike Schanberger (Wasson) 15.15. HH: Dan DeWitt (Cherry Creek) 17.65 ; Dave Martino (Mitchell ) 16.70; Brad Johnson (Wasson) 16.65. PH: Dan DeWitt (C herry Creek) 18.05; DuWayne Traurib (Aurora Centra l) 16.85 ; Da ve Martino (Mitch ell ) 16.65. SR : Greg Davis (Westminster) 17.45; Ri ck Hall (Ra num) 17.25 ; Chad Awalt (Westminster) 17.05 .

MONTANA STATE CHAMPION GYMNASTICS MEET

Helena, Montana February 28 and March 1

Team Scores 1. Bi ll ings Senio r 2. Bi ll ings W est 3. Kalispe l l

GYMNAST Aug_ '75

GIRLS

180.80 167 .95 159.10

WYOMING STATE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS MEET February 14-15, 1975

Sheridan H.S_, Sheridan Wyoming M eet Director: Dr. D o uglas Bartz, U. o f

W yomo ng

Afte r seve ral yea rs of st ruggli ng to rece ive recog n it ion and f inancia l support, gymnastics is finall y becoming established as a compet i tive sport in Wyoming . The lates t achievement was ho ld ing th e first state h igh schoo l gymnast ics meet fo r boys and g irl s on February 14 and 15, 1975 in Sheridan , Wyoming.

Th e meet wa s en thusiast ica ll y at tend ed by 85 g irl s and 40 boys, representing ten girls tealns and four boys tea ms. Th e number o f parti c ipants may appea r sma ll un less co nsidered w ith the fact that th e tota l population o f the state is aro und 350,000! Smal l schoo ls, 10r.lg distances to travel for m ee ts, and the ex istence o f onl y a few experienced perform ers and coaches are just some of th f' obstac les being confronted in bu il ding gymnastics in th e state.

Sheridan H igh Schoo l hosted the meet fo r which m uch cred i t must go to Ann Vicchy, girl s coach, and Ron Landenbe rger, boys coach. " Extra s" such as lo ng stem carnat ions for each g irl at opening ce remoni es and an awa rd s lunceo n for all tea m members, ciaches, judges and meet personne l added to everyon e 's enjoyment.

A specia l award from the state coaches was give n to Bob Ise rman , first p resident of th e State Gymn asti cs Coaches Associat ion. He has bee n a spokesman for gymnast ics in Wyom ing for seve ral Yea rs. Bo b has the cha llenging ass ignment of coach in g both the boys and gi rl s tea ms at Kell y Wa lsh Hi gh Schoo l and Nat rona Co unt y High Schoo l, th e two high schoo ls in Casper, Wyo m ing.

Sco res obta ined during the two-day meet ref lec ted the gene ral inexperience of the compet itors and the p ressu res of " b ig compet tt lon The genera l concensus o f coaches and judges was the pressure of perform ing in t he " fi rst " sta te meet took i ts to ll.

GIRLS RESULTS Team Scores

1. Natrona County, Casper (NC) 2. Ke lly Walsh, Casper (KW) 3. Sheridan (5) 4. Converse County, Doug las (CC)

All Around

70.97 69.50 60.10

Vicki Owens (CC) 25.95 Angie Cook (KW) 23.75 Shawna Cook (Laramie) 23 .25 FX: Teresa Hall (5) 6.95; Vicki Owens (CC) 6.45; Tie Mary Coverston (J) and Jen Brunnell i (NC) 6.4. ,Y : Wynand (KW) 7.75 ; Angie Cook (KW) 7.15; Tie Vicki Owens (CC) and Shawna Cook (Laramie) 6.95. HH: Julie Brunnell (NC) 6.5; Jan Shimogak i (Bas in) 6.45; Bonnie Broemel (5) 6.2. UPH: Terri Harris (NC) 7.45 ; Vick i Hensen (CC) 7.0; Barnette (KW) 6.2.

HOYS RESULTS Team Scores

1. Sheridan (5) 2. Nat rona County, Casper (NC) Kelly Wa lsh, Casper (KW) Converse County, Douglas (CC( Laramie (L)

All Around

78.85 73.35

Jeff Keahey (5) 27.90 M ike Groshart (5) Shannon Johnson (NC)

FX: Craig Gangwish (NC) 8.2; Jeff Kea hey (5); Parkey (KW). Y: Craig Gangwish (NC) 8.4; Kervin Sanders (NC); Jeff Keahey (5). R: Jay Cannon (NC) 4.55; Jeff Kea hey (5) Jack Ba ker (5). HH : M ike Groshart (5) 2.35; Pett it (KW); Storm Charron (NC). PH : Jack Baker (5) 6.55; Storm Cha rron (NC) ; Jeff Keahey (5). PH: Jerry Buckley (5) 2.7; Jeff Keahey (5); Joe Brommel (5).

~C2gion 8 OREGON HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS

CHAMPIONSHIP November 30, 1974

Portland State University By D ick Foxal

Jim Kelch and Doug Gra va tt led Churchil l H igh Schoo l to i ts second stra igh t team championsh ip at th e Oregon H igh Schoo l Gymnast ics Cham p ionship at Port land St ate University November 30, 1974. South Eugene, Grant, and Park ro se had o utstand ing team perfo rmances and f in ished second, t hird , and fourth in the competition.

Kelch domi nated the competition by w inning t he all-aro u nd (th i rd yea r) and fo u r indiv idua l events. Tea mmate Gravatt tied for second in the al l-around, took f irst in the ri ngs (thi rd year) and horizon tal bar, and f in ished second in free exe rcise and paral le l bars. Gary Ka th, a se n ior at Grant H igh Schoo l, had exce ll ent pe rformances, t ieing for second in the all -around and horizonta l ba r, and third in free exerecise and para ll e l ba rs. •

A lt hough the gymnasts had litt le ti me to p repare for compet it ion due to the fa ll season for gymnasti cs i n O regon, the q ual ity o f

.gymnast ics at t he state meet was excel lent.

Team Scores 1. Churchill 2. South Eugene 3. Grant 4. Parkrose 5. David Douglas

All Around Jim Kelch (C hurchill ) Doug Grava tt (Chu rchi ll) Gary Kath (Grant) Lynn Dennis (Tigard ) Phil Hawkins (South Eugene)

142.75 137.60 130.43 125.34 120.58

50.70 46.40 46.40 41.10 40.80

Y: Jim Kelch (Churchill ) 9.075; Ve rn DeMars (Douglas) 8.7 ; Gary Gustafson (Doug las) 8.55. FX: Jim Kelch (Churchi ll ) 8.7 ; Doug Gravatt (Churchill ) 8.45; Gary Kath (Gra nt) 8.175. PH : Jim Kelch (Church ill ) 6.95 ; Frank Trocino (South Eugene) 6.275; Don Westt (Parkrose) 5.975. HH: Doug Gravatt (Churchil l) 8.725 ; Gary Kath (Gran t) 8.30 ; Jim Kelch (Churchill ) 7.9. PH: Jim Kelch (C hurchill ) 9.00; Doug Gravatt (Churchill) 8.1; Gary Kath (Grant) 7.75. R: Doug Gravatt (Churchill ) 8.8; Jim Kelch (Church ill ) 8.675; Mike Cramblit (South Eugene) 8.425 .

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Jim Kelch : 1973, 74 , 75 Oregon High School all around champion, 1974 National YMCA all around champion, 1974 Oregon Open all around champion, 1975 AAU Jr. National all around champion.

WINNING ROUTINES Vaulting - Jim Kelch: Yamashita. Floor Exercise - Jim Kelch: Front handspring, pike front somersa ult , front hands pring, prone fall , push­up to splits, three doubl e leg circles w ith o ne -half turn , press to V-sit , and fro m V-sit press straig ht arms to h a nd s ta nd, stoop down, round-o ff backhandspring, pike a ra bia n somersault , front handspring, back ex tens io n one -half turn roll forwa rd to stand , di ving ca rtw hee l, backhandspring , fo rwa rd ro ll , side sca le, ro und-o ff , bac khandspring , bac k somersa ult ful l twi st. Pommel Horse - Jim Kelch: jump into d o ubl e in middle, moore, m oore, trave l down ke hre in , doubl e, fo rwa rd sc isso rs, back scisso rs, doub le, trave l down , loop o n e nd , and Ol ympi c off. Horizontal Bar - Doug Gravatt: Stem ha nd stand , front g iant , p irouette, back giant , stra dd le on and o ff, blind change, front giant , hop and reach under rea r vault , straddl e c ut a nd ca tc h, kip, front gi a nt , pirouette , bac k g ia nt , fl yaway. Parallel Bars - jim Kelch: G lide kip reverse straddl e cut , cas t support, swing pi roue tt e, stut z handstand , cast bac kupri se straddle c ut and catch to " L" support, straig ht a rm press handstand , stut z handstand , layaway, front upri se front off o ne -ha lf tw ist. Rings - Doug Gravatt: Do uble di slocat e, str aight arm shoo t ha ndsta nd , stra ight a; rTr bac k g ia nt , reverse kip to " L" suppo rt , hollow bac k press handsta nd , lower to back leve r, di sloca te , d isloca te , fu ll twist flyawa y .

• • 1975 WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL

GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS By Gunter Bohrmann

Th e 1975 Wa sh. State Championships were held at Kent-Meridian High Schoo l in Kent on May 23-24. The host school , coached by Gunte r Bohrmann, emerged as the win ner with a sco re of 145.125 fo ll owed by Bothell High Schoo l with 140.70 and Sammamish with 124.475.

Th e A ll-A round also went to a Kent­Meridian gymnast, SteveWejma r, an AII­Ameri ca n on fi ve events thi s year. St eve won the All-Around wit h a score of 47.55 despit e a badly brui sed hee l. He was followed by tea mmate Bert Bylin, o nl y a junio r, w ith 44.60 and Stan Appl es tone from Sammamish w ith 41.85 .

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Team Scores 1. Kent-Meridian 145 .125 4. W-Breme rton 11 7.892 2. Bothe ll 140.700 5. W-Seattl e 116.300 3. Samma mi sh 124.475 6. Na th a n Hale 109.233

All Around We jmar (Ke nt -Meridian ) 47.55 B. Bylin (Kent-Me ridia n) 44.60 App lesto ne (Sa mmamis h) 41.85 ZSig mo ndovics (Bothe ll ) 41.40 Lewis (Ra ini e r Beach) 39.75 Smith (Merce r Islanu ) 39.30 V: Ro n Starh e im (West Sea tt le) 17.55; Ron Sz igmondovics (Bothe ll ) 17.40; jo hn Mays (Ke nt­Meridian ) 17.35. FX : jim Smith (Sa mm a mish ) 17.25; jim Te mlin g (Bo the ll ) 17. 10 ; Stan App les ton e (Sammamish) 17.00. PH: Eric Guion (Nathan Ha le) 13.60; Steve We jma r (Ke n t Meridi an) 13.50; Steve Shumiski (Bo th e ll ) 12.50. HB: C ha rli e Frit sche n (Bo th e ll ) 16.55: Tom Sulli va n (Bo th e ll ) 15.50 & Stan Ap plestone (Sa mmamish) 15.50. a resu lts gi ve n for Pa ra ll e l Bars anu Rings.

ClF GIRLS GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS May 23, 1975

By Joanne Pasquale Th e team and individual championships

were held together. Out of 120 CIF SS schoo ls the two fi nal tea ms were Westminster H.S. coac hed by Li z Ho ley and Sonora H.S. coached by Joanne Pasquale.

1. Westmin ster 2. Sono ra

Team Scores

All Around

149.10 136.80

Ba rb M illar (Ago ura ) 30.55 Do nna Ha rri s (Westmin ster) 30.30 jana Sheehan (Palos Ve rd es) 29.90 Pa ul a Schremp (So nora) 29.75 La ura La mbe rt (Garde n Grove) 29.65 Vic ki Hess (Sa n Gab rie l) 29.30 FX: Eileen Cauf ie lu (C rescenta Va ll ey) 8.4 ; Barb M ill a r (Agoura ) 8.35: Marion Sa ka m oto (A rlingt o n) 8. 2. UPB: Do nn a Ha rri s (Westminste r) 8.05; Barb M illar (Agoura) 7.65: Kim M c intyre (Westmin ste r) 7.6. V: ja na Sheehan (Pa los Ve rd es) 8.95; Kim Mcint yre (Westminster) 8.7; Robe rta Phillips (Wes tmin ste r) 8.55. BB : Susa n Whitake r (Thousa nd O a ks) 7.8; Li sa Kl ing ( o rth ) 7.55: Vic ki Hess (San Ga br ie l) 7.5 & Pa ul a Schre mp (S onora ) 7.5.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FINALS By Cindie Yeager

Yreka High School won the Northern California Fina ls with a score of 223.94 for Compu lso rY and Opt iona l routin es for 1975 and their 10th co nsecut ive yea r. Eureka was second with 195.43.

On Frid ay night th e Miners too k a co mmanding lea d in the Compul so ry events scor ing 116.74 w ith Eureka in second p lace with 104.83.

It was a grea t lea d for the other team s to ca tch up. Yreka did a great job in the Compu lsory and thi s made the tas k o n Optional routines a little easier on Saturday night.

Ron Hase meyer won th e All Around for the Miners with Mark Sanderson of Eureka second and Leon M eixner of Yreka third.

In some of the Compulso ry events we limited the score to 6.00 for th e event. This was done to make the boys work harder to sco re high in the Compulsory and som e of the Gymnas ts sco red as high as a 5.70 ou t of a possible 6.00.

Yreka on Saturday on the Optional routines captured fir st in fl oo r Ex, Pommel Horse, Sti ll Rings, Vault ing, and Parallel Bars out of the six event s. Eureka captured the first p lace in the High Bar.

The meet fini shed the 15th yea r of Gymnasti cs at Y.H .S. During that time the Miner Boys have won the finals 11 times . " Thi s wa s a great tea m and best of all it had grea t team spirit ;' sa id Coach Ed Loudon.

RESULTS FX: Leon Me ixne r (Yreka ); Max Schoe ll e rrna n (Yre ka ); Ron Wisha rt (Y reka). HB: Je rry Be rghagen (Eure ka): Tim De mpsey, (Yreka) ; Steve Blac k (Yre ka) . PB: Ron Hasemeyer (Y re ka) ; Ladd johnso n (Y re ka); Mark Sa nde rson (Eu re ka). PH: Quincy Albe rs (Y re ka) ; Ma rk Sande rso n (Eure ka); Ro n Hasemeyer (Yre ka). V: Leon M eix ne r (Y re ka ); Ron Hasemeyer (Yre ka ); Ladd johnson (Yre ka ). SR: Tom Doughe rt y (Yreka) ; Tim Senf (Yre ka) ; Ro n Hase meye r (Yreka).

C.I.F. runer up team, Sonora High School.

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ClF TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS May 20, 1975

Millikan H.S., long Beach By Fred Marquez

Th e meet was he ld May 20th at Millikan High School in Long Beach. Teams competing for the Champion ships were Westm inste r High , coached by Leon Crawfo rd and Fred Ma rquez; Arroyo High Schoo l, coached by Scott Nettles and reaching the finals for the fir st time. Lakewood High, the defending champs, coached by Dick Flood and Bob Carigu.

Th e judges fo r the evenings competition w ere jerry Todd, Head judge, Dr. AI Marino, Frank Endo, Val Rodriguez.

The meet began with al l three teams somewhat tight. H owever, good vau lts were turned in by Paul Van Ruiten of Westminster and Cindy Eastwood of Lakewood High. Both used the Yamas hita.

In Floor Exerc ise here aga in Westmin ster was the leader with Richard Gishi leading the way with a nice 8.9 rout ine. His routine featured a double Twister, Piked Front, High Side and ve ry clean technique.

Pommel Horse - Westminster Team ca me thru with a cred itab le performance led by Tony Dragu esku 's routine which featured Russians, Stock leys, etc. Score 8.25.

High Bar - Pau l Van Ruiten of Westminster dominated with hi s High Start, Ono Vault , California Hop, Double Twister dismount, all done in super clea n technique. Score 9.0.

Parallel Bars - The one two punch of Paul Van Ruiten and Roy Rodriguez of Westmin ster proved too much for the other two teams to handl e, w hat with Pau l scor ing 8.7 and Rodri guez's 8.5 - outstanding effort. Rings - Westminster Outstanding Team Effort-­Th e tea m was co mposed of Ri ck DeLuca, Art Cruz, Peter Strattan and Paul Van Ruiten and the All Around produced th e following sco res D eLuca - 9.1; Cruz - 8.9; Strattan - 8.5; Van Ruit en - 7.35.

All of the se w il l return with the exception of Cruz. Westminst ers Paul Van Ruiten 's outstanding in the All Around with a 7.5 average.

Arroyo's team was led by AI Lavin who was their All-Around performer and Ron Herron in va ulting and Free Exercise .

Lakewood was led by Cindy Eastwood in Vaultin g and Fl oo r Exercise.

Final Score: Westminster 154 Arroyo 136 Lakewood 131

W estminster was undefeated in duel competiti on 10-0 and won all major Invitati onals (4). Westm inster was 2nd last year losing o ut by .45 of a point.

INDIVIDUAL ClF CHAMPIONSHIP May 23, 1975

Arroyo High School

All Around Steve Omi (A lhambra ) 48.0 Y: Pau l Va n Ruiten (Westminster) 8.9; Jim Hamilton (M illikan); Eric Kennedy (EI Rancho). FX: Steve Omi (Alhambra) 9.2; Ron Heron (A rroyo); Richard Gishi (Westminster). PH: Tony Draguesku (Westminster) 8.4 ; Irvine Heyer (Fountain Valley); Eddie Villa (Westminster). HB: Pau l Va n Ruiten (Westminster) 9.0 ; Jeff Colburn (South Hills); Ri ch a~d Gishi (Westminster). PB: Roy Rodriguez (Westminster) 8.75; Todd Marshal l (l akewood); Steve Omi (A lhambra) . R: Art Cru z & Ri ck Deluca (Westminster) 9.0; Peter Stratton (Westminster).

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LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP

By les Sasvary

In gymnast ic circl es th e excitement wa s building to a climax w hen two outstandin g gymnasti c teams Monroe and Unive rsit y were meetin g for th e 7th Los Ange les City High Schoo l Gymn as tics Team Champio nsh ip - at Los Angeles Va ll ey Comillunit y Co ll ege o n Tu esday M ay 20, 1975.

1500 spectators ca me to see th e championship w hich wa s to be one of the most exci ting and interestin g since th e 1st team championship was initi ated in 1969.

Uni versit y had a large squad mostl y speciali sts (25 boys we re suited up) , Monroe had three boys going all around , o ne gymnas·ts co mpetin g 5 eve nts, total o f 8 gymnasts. Uni ve rsity wa s th e fa vo rite to w in th e event but Monroe showed excell ent strength in th e semi f ina ls by beating previous champion Ve nice Hs.

Th e odds were def inately aga inst M onroe since it s sqLlad was mo re vuln erabl e to mi stakes. Many beli eved th at a champ ionship of this ca liber could not be ca ptured by a team basica ll y composed of all around gymnasts. No one knew w ho the champion would be after

th e all arou nd w hich was unprecid ented' during th e lo ng hi sto ry of thi s champion ship.

Spec iali sts also did ex tremely well duri n g the event. jprry Sul c, Uni ve rs it y Hs. wo n Va ulting and Fl oor h ercise, ("ulc had doub le ba c k and double tw ist ill his FX ro utine) , Chri s Takimo to , Ve nice Hs. was v ictorious 0 11 Pommel H o rse rece iving 9.30 from th'ree judges and 9.40 from the fourth w hich wa s trul y deservin g. Chad NOUllilan U ili ve rsity Hs. practi ca ll y wa lked awa y w ith Hi gh Har. His routine was fu ll o f virtuosit y all d should be co nsidered one of th e best Hs routines il l th e country. (Sta lter shoot , immediate Ca lifornia hop, im mediate Endo shoot , immediate " turn to handstand ) Da vid Vi ll aseno r, Roosevel t Hs. took first on Para llel Hars w ith tl.tl5 and Robert Taka ya ma, Unive rsit y Hs. WO II the RillgS with 9.10. Takayama is a super rin g special ist , executes all hi s sk ill s w ith locked arms and p erfection.

:'0 il well! alld Ih £' 50th Los Angeles Hs. Gymnasti cs Champ io nship ma y have been th e

' Ias t of it s kind due to a sad no te. Th e Los Angeles Hoa rd of ~du ca ti on did 11 0 t includ e th e fundin g of gymn as ti cs and o th er "sp ring" sport s in th e budget fo r 1976. 1 am ce rtain if th ey came to see the championship th ey would have voted d il fere nt.

th e forth even! sin ce th e score stood 100.20 - Team Scores 100.10 in favor of Uni vers it y. In the end Monroe Monroe (Coach L. Sa sva ry) High Schoo l was victorious beating Un ive rsit y University (Caom D. l aR ue) w ith th e sco re of 159.05 - 155.31 . All Around

159.05 155.31

Pl ease note th at in Los Ange les each school is Phil Gonza les (Monroe) 50.25 George Martinez (Monroe) 47.60

represent ed by 5 gymnas ts per event (this is Steve Ma lis (Monroe) 47.40 sli ghtl Y contrarY to th e Na ti onal Hs. Federation Keith ReynakJo (Veni ce) 43.95 Rul es) with 3 sco res cou nting o n each event. David Kleiman (Fairfax) 42.15 Th e average sco re of the all around gymnasts Robert Slimbach (U niversity) 41 .60 ad ded to th e to tal team score. Y: Jerr y Sulc -(U ni '/ersity) 9.00; Phil Gonzales

Th e 50t h individu al Los Angeles City Hs (Monroe) 9.00; George Martin ez (Monroe) 8.95 . FX: Gym nasti c Cha mpionship took place 3 days Jerry Suic (U niversity) 9.10 ; Steve Ma li s (Monroe) 8.95; lat er at th e same si te on jul y 25, 1975 w ith 2500 Phil Gonzal es (Monroe) 8.80. PH: Chris Tak imoto

h II (Ven ice) 9,30 ; Charles Rogers (Carson) 8.70; Daryll spectators present , and w en it was a over no Udell (Cleveland) 8,65. HB: Chad Nounnan one left th e gym di sappointed. It was a great (U ni vers it y) 9.30; Tony Garza (Polytechnic) 9.15; championship with quality gymnasti cs Robert Siil1lbach (U niversity) 8.85. PB: David demonstrated all th e way. Th e pre-gress of the Villasenor (Roosevel t) 8.85 ; Cha rl es Rogers (Carson) A ll-A round gymnasts were evident from the 8.60: Greg Zuniga (Huntington Pk.) 8.60; Keith prev ious yea r. Reynaldo (Venice) 5.60. R: Robert Takaya ma

Monroe Hs. represented by Phil Gonza les, (U niversit y) 8. 10 ; Steve Mal is (monroe) 8175; Ron Bell

George Ma rt inez a nd St ev.e~M;a~1 i s~w~e~':l t:l:-:2~-3: i ':1 :~( B~i:rl1l:il:::,g=h:;ai;n::' )~8~.~60~.~~~~~~~~

1 Monroe H.S. Tea m .

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SEQUENCE: Bart Conner

INTERVIEW WITH BART CONNER By Skip Ray

Skip Ray: Howald are you, Bart? Bart: :'ixieen. R: And how many years have you been in gymnastics? B: This is my seventh .. approaching illY seventh yea r. I 've allll ost comp leteu six yea rs. R: Competitive gymnastics? B: I 've colllpeted fo r I 'u say 5 yea rs. R: Has that given you a big advantage, you think? B: Yeah , I think it helps a lot in th e exper ience, yo u know. I fee l a littl e bett er when l 'lll out there becau se I know that I 've been thro ugh it belore. It 's a goou fee ling. R: That confidence seems to come through when you step out on the floor. Were you nervous on any of your routines? B: Well , yes te rda y I 'think there was a littl e more pressure, I hau to uo rea ll y w ell. But today was sorta like ... it was so much Illore enjoyab le, you know. It wa s a grea t meet. You weren' t ru shed. There we re a lo t o f rea ll y good gYlll nas ts out there, Great gymn as ts, in fa ct. So it 's a real pleasure 10 be cOlllpeling th ere. II was more fun l ouay, I think, than yes teru ay. The pressure was o lf anu I cou lu enjoy it a littl e bit more, R: How do you feel being on top of all this good gymnastics? B: It's a prett y gOOlJ fee ling. It 's a prett y good fee ling , but I think I have to lea rn to ga uge mysel f. I have to kee p inlllinu that I have goa ls of higher competitioll in internati onal ca libre stull , yo u know, amJ so that keeps illY hea d in th e right uirection so I know th at th is isn 't th e

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end for me, l'u like to go on farth er, so that I ca n always look forwaru to bi gger anu bett er things. Next week I thin k I 'll be startin g on the cO lllpulso ri es as Illuch as I ca n in free tim e dnu stulf. .. I 'mlook ing 10 rwanJ to higher thin gs,so I trY not to make thi s seem like the enu for Ill e. R: You've already thrown the compulsories in some dual meets, haven't you? B: Yes, I did in a couple of dualllleets thi s year and they are reJlly prett y rough . I 'Ill just barely making it Ih ro ugh th em, In eed to spend a lo t of time on them ri gh t now. R: So that'll be 100'}. , of your time for the next couple of months? B: I think so . 1 hat 's rea ll y one of th e most impo rt ant things in th e intern ation al competiti o il. ~ve ry body ca n score 9.3, 9.4 , 9,5 in optional s but the compulso ry work is rea ll y hard so that Illakes a di ffe rence. H.J.B.: A few years ago you told me that '76 was a minor objective on the way to '80. How do you feel about that now? B: I leel th e ,a me. I think , I hope that in 19BO I sho uld be rea dy to make th e tea lll and do a goou job lor th e team. And I thin k that '76 would be a rea ll y important stepping-sto ne if I was to do a good job in l,)BO,

Routines - Bart Conner Free Ex: Pik e 11'0 111 wa lkout , hanspring pike Iront , hea d , prillg, priouet te, forwa rd roll , flip­Ilop, Arabia ll walk -out , round-off , p ike back, turn , stalder roll , piro uett e, ro und -off , flip­flop, double lull. Side Horse: Half ci rc le, Illoore mount , circl e Bailey, circle Iromlet , break into leg wo rk , three Iront , icssors alld back sc isso rs, trave l to loop wa lk arou nd w ith loop and a half.

High Bar: :,telll r ise , stoop in in ve rt , hop pirouett e, blind chdnge, redch under va u lt , kip ch,lIlge , gidnt pirouett e, sa le on , sale off, gia nt , double. Parallel Bars: Cast cdtc h , stradd le cut L, press hanu slallu , ba ck hdnd, :, tut z hanu , Streuli , dro p peach laY-<l way, fro nt uprise, sw ing reverse pi rouette , )t utL back of f. Rings: DisloCd tl.' shoot hand , gia nt hand , bo th 01 th em st rdigh t arlll , lower to back lever, back upri se " L" , ho ll owbd ck drop, do uble full.

* INTERVIEW WITH HAROLD CONNER: Father of Illinois AA Champion Bart Conner, concerning the place of parents and family in the development of a gymnast.

By H.J. Biesterfeldt

HJB : Let me start by saying that, when I was in college, Coach Wettstone convinced me that home background is of vital importance in the growth of an athlete. He even went so far as to say that gymnasts should not be recruited without first getting to know the parents. How do you feel about the role of parents and family in Bart's gymnastic development? Conner: W ell Jack, I think I agree w ith Gene a ll thi s, and in !:ldl't 's case, many tilll es we wo rk a ll th e probl e lll s as co mbin ati o n famil Yl coaclv schoo l probl ems, I ca n 't imag ine how some of those prob lems wou ld get so lved il Ihe lalllil y was n 'l th ere. Th e rlain ph Ys ica l and mental conuiti o ning probl elll s of gett ing ready fo r major cO lll pe titi o llS. I ca nno t bel ieve that w it hou t th e Idmil y support , he would get all those thin gs toge th er. Take fo r exa mple , thi s week. We ha ve founu that we do n 't res trict Bart a hell 01 a lo t d uring th e year. He has lots of freedom. !:lut we do hd ve some kind o f rul es, espec iall y lea ding up to .I competition like thi s. )ome obvious rul es. !:lut he does need sO llle escapes Iro lll the sport , even during th e week

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proceedi llg th e m ee t. One of th e thin gs th at he wou ld like to have done as all escape was to work on the jeep thi s week. I has a head gasket blown. and a cracked 11f'~ cI , and it bugged him to have it sit out side, ami he be un ab le to drive it back and lo rth to school. Hut we did say "No, yo u w ill se t th at as ide for thi s week, not ju st to avo id th e minor cuts and bru ises from wo rk on the j eep. Bot th ere is th e poss ib ilit y of frustra ting failure in the work on th e jeep. And yo u do IIOt all ow yo urse lf the chance to have th e frustrati on of failure in the few days before th e meet. You trY to sta y w ith more pos iti ve things. I Cd nnot imdg ine th at w ithout a family that is cO llsc ious o f th ese thin gs, yo u would make the ri ght decisions. In a co ll ege dormit ory, i t is n ot ve ry likely that the sa me deci sio n would be made. And we think that at 15 o r 16 years old , an athl ete needs that famil y inlluence. Plu s of co orse, gett ing up th ro ugh th e w ho le string of defea ts th at is part of reachi llg th e top. We think we ha ve helped him co me throug h th ese - he leans o n the famil y, hell yo u have lot s of defeats. HIB: It is visible that Bart is close to his family, and that the family is very supportive of him. Do you feel that he may have been over-protected at all? c: Of course I do n 't - Sometimes he co mplain s about i t but I think w hen yo u enumerate th e I reedo m t ha t he ha s. it is not so . He wo rk s, so he has mOl leY. We elKourage that. but we do pi ck him up whe ll he is fini shed (a t mid night ). He cou ld have wa lked hom e, it is onl y about six blocks, bU I we leell h.1I it is our respons ibilit y to pick him up. He gets enough mo ney to date, an d keep the jeep goi ng. HIB: He has participated in a variety of clinics, camps, and seems to have been involved in one way or another with more of the important people of the sort than any other gymnast in the midwest. I don't think he could have gotten that much help from that many people without a lillie forethought. And I can't believe that this

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was entirely his own planning. Is this sort of a policy on your part - to search out the best help you can find? C: Well no t just mine. We have man y pl anning sess io ns, Ihe coac h, Hart , and the Famil y. And usually these things come out of th e nex t goa ls. Th ese bring o ut weakl lesses th at he has to wo rk on. A nd lo rtunat ely we have been ab le to create the situatioll w here ·j-tls't about anybody that we ca ll ask fo r help is go ing to be responsive. A mi almost eve ryo ne has bee n responsive. 1 hey wa nt to help - to be a part o f his success. We think that is good. And we , cap itali ze a ll it. A nd if we ca n do it , anybody ought to be ab le to do it , if a gymn as t has

'a nything like th e opportuniti es a gymnas t has here ill Illi IIOis, o r evel l close to it. If you ca n ge t th ese peopl e to pu ll togeth er instead of ju st co mpetin g w ith each o th er, you have tremendous power. So we have tried to cap it alize a ll that with gymn asts, coaches, adv ise rs, eve ll doctors. For exa mple at th e end of the seaSO l1 la st yea r, we had a get-t ogether, and you we re th ere. There we re seventy some peop le th ere. A lld th ey were no t in vited beca use they, were just fri ends. Those we re all peop le that had cO lllributed somet hing to hi s deve lopme llt. And· if we had one thi s year, we would have to rent thi s hall , to ho use th e peop le t hat ha ve con tribut ed to hi s progress . Yes , it has been kind of a broad plan th at we have wo rk ed 0 11.

HIB: When I first met Bart as a freshman in high school, I was impressed that he was a singularly mature freshman, yet had the disposition to still have fun with people his own age. I happen to believe that this is very important to his emotional growth. If the various aspects of growth are not kept in balance, I doubt if a man can maintain the continued motivation required for success. All too often, with improperly handled gymnastics objectives, a man's motivation is gone by the time he is 16 or 17.

C: We ha ve wo rk ed o n that by trying to give him a broad er pe rspec ti ve. Illino is High Schoo l gymnast ics is grea t, but we know he has a long way to go to be o ne of th e best in the U nited States, and longer to be th e best in th e wo rld . If yo u have that kind of opportun ity, yo u do eve rything yo u ca ll to make it poss ible. HIB : What would your reaction be if Bart were to give up the sport? C: Oh - Burkel (H) Coach) and I talk about th at eve ry o nce ill a w hil e. We would adju st to it. It wou ld take about two days, and it would be grea t. HIB: Well, I don' t expect it will happen. C: 0, I dOll't think it w ill. But as a parent , I would think i t was fine. Burkel wou ld not be unhappy . Yo u know, he would li ke to have him a socce r p layer. He could be a fine socce r player , o r diver, and I think he cou ld be a fin e sk ier as we l l. HIB: I bet he doesn't ski much. C: Oh - three 0 1 four tim es a yea r. ew Years ~ve we had a ball at Alp ine Val ley. Hut during gym llas tic season we do res tri ct that. HIB: And gymnastic season lasts for about all of ski season. C: Yes, but yo u ca n ge t dwa y. ea rl y in season. HIB : Do you have any other things you might like to say to a parent of an up and coming young gymnast? C: Well , lirsl help th e kid plan for decent goa ls. A nd put th e mOlley q ues ti o n in it s prop!'r pe rspecti ve. 1 he quest io n of fit y o r a hundred trips to a YMCA or 10 trips to nJtion almeets,or camps o r speci.d co.lChing or w hateve r , just tades o ut w hen yo u ta lk about th e potential achieve mell lS. Olle of the first respons ibiliti es 01 th e coach is to lilld o ut if th e potential is th ere. and il i t is. then the mon ey questi on does IIOt mean too much. !-ortunat ely. th ere are so many people who wa lit to help that even w ith a grea t deal of travel, the costs are just no t ve ry grea t.

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PSYCHOLOGY Some thoughts on Coaching

and the GYM"AST Dr. Joe Massimo

It would not be poss ible in o ne arti cle to do justice to the tas k th e se nsitive and committed coac h faces dail y. To do so would require seve ral vo lumes . Perhaps thi s arti cle ca n se rve as the first in a se ries w hich might help put coaching in the sport o f gymn as ti cs into clea rer perspecti ve.

Th e job has many aspects but surely th e most difficult part co nce rns th e psycho logi ca l management o f individuals and the ove rall shapin g 0 1 th e group as a compos ite o f th ese sa me illlii viuuais.

If o ne looks at the great coaches in any spo rt yo u w ill find that their potency and m Ys tiqu e is not based exc lusive ly on their techni ca l knowledge but that a grea t dea l rests on an abil i tY to handle th e interpersonal re lati onships in vol ved w ithin the tea m and between th e coach and athl ete. A s a matt er of fac t my own resea rch, independently and as a pas t member o f the USGF Nat io nal Coaching Staff, invo lved askin g world class gymnas ts to specify th e characteri sti cs they looked for in a qualit y coach. The result s o f these effo rts cl ea rl y demonstrated th at one o f th e mos t important abiliti es, eve n above techni ca l expert ise, was skill in th e handlin g o f personal interaction s betwee n coac h and gymnas t.

Th ere ca n be little doubt of thi s in terms o f our better kn own national leve l gymnasti c coac hes w ho I have obse rved in acti on in both traini ng and competiti ve situation s. It is interes ting to no te that many coaches beha ve differentl Y under th ese two conditions and we wi ll ell aborate o n thi s in future arti cles .

Th e better a coac h ca n communica te w ith the gymn as ts based o n knowledge o f th eir personalit y th e more productive will be th e effo rt to increase high level perfo rmance. Fo r many it is a g ift, fo r o thers a matte r of tri al and error, and fo r some a result of special training and stud Y as well as long experience. W hateve r the o ri gin o f such insightful , psycholog icall Y sound behavior it is crucial in assembling the pi eces of an indiv idual and team effort into a fini shed product. Thi s has al ways been th e case but is parti cularl y acute in modern tim es which focu ses so much att enti on o n se lf-reali zation and fulfillment.

The coach 's indiv idual philosoph Y w ill , o f co urse, have an impact o n determinin g the character o f the cl ub. M y own wo rk w ith th e girl s on our tea m is premi sed on getting to understand each o n a personal leve l; what motiva tes each, w hat are th e areas of special strength o r w ea kness? The objecti ve is to promote th e deve lopm ent of a sense of mutual respect, suppo rt and affecti o n, w hich will result in a di sciplined unit. Within a small club such as ours, parti cularl Y w ith a male coach, ce rtain internal "competition s" quite naturall y ari se. Thi s ca n provide a co nstructi ve force but unl ess ca re is take n th ese sa me st ru ggles can to tall y demorali ze th e group. Th e coach w ill se t th e to ne fo r interac ti o ns such as th ese and many others thro ugh hi s o w n personal style. (In a coming paper I w ill exa mine closely some of the iss ues invo lve d in having a male coach working w ith girls in gymn as ti cs - th ey are numerous and we do n' t all oca te enough ti me to lookin g at th em in an ho nest mann er.)

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In gym nasti cs hard work is a uni ve rsa l guiding principal and successful gymn as ts thri ve o n it. The psycho log ica l cl imate fo r thi s labo r of love is most criti ca l. Extremes in thi s psycho logica l atm osphere seem doomed to failure and its es tabli shment is a subt le matter. Aga in , an important var iabl e is the coach 's attitu de. Fo r exampl e, w hen I am " up" and enthusias tic about the workout pl an so are th e girl s. Converse ly, and I have obse rved thi s many times no t o nly in my gym but others, a depress ive attitude crea tes a nega ti ve milli eu w hich res tricts producti vity.

Personall y I beli eve in a warm and purposeful atmosphere w here cOllScentrati on and self­discipline is stressed and my contro l, although omnipresent, is reduced as ou r common purpose becomes c lea rer w ith each passing day . Beca use o f other commitments and unlike many coac hes, I am not always phYs icall y present in th e gym but each girl knows wh at is ex pected and is responsible fo r foll owing through on her commitments to me, herself, and her co ll eagues. Wh en necessa ry I ca n be counted on to remind th e indi v idual and th e group in st rong term s that I uemand 150'1., o f their effort. Thi s behav ior o n my part is ex pected and accepted. To do otherwi se represents a failure o n my part and my gymnasts will let me know about it sooner or later. W ith time th e need to emphasize such matt ers is greatl Y reduced; if not, something is w ron g and th e time has co me to an alyze w hat is happening in your gy m.

Like all coaches I have made some good and ba d decisio ns. I am constantly making qui ck but ca lculated responses - w hen to pat on the back and when to prod fo rce full y; wh en to be gentl e and w hen to be demanding; when to say "s to p " and w hen to say " do it no matter w hat

. yo u fee l ", how to handle emotional breakd owns, fru strati o n, anger, fea r and over­ex ten sion all w ithin the watchful eyes of a se nsiti ve gro up o f young people.

For some matte rs, consistency for all is important , (e.g. training demands) in oth er cases it depends o n th e specific circumstances and the indi vidual involved (eg. an angry response by a ce rtain gymn as t). It is a never ending task requiring a considerabl e disburse ment of emotional energy. Obvio usly, the more a coach knows about th e individuals he is workin g wit~ the easier th e jo b.

In addition, is the essenti al requirements of knowing your " bu siness" . Th e teaching and lea rning of gymnas tic skill s req uires th e coach's input in terms o f techniqu e, mechanics and executi o n. There is nothing wo rse than a coa ch who " pretends" he kn ows w hat he is talking about. This is the quickest way to bring a group down not to mention th e ri sk fo r seriou s injury. I have seen tea ms functi on am az ingly well w ith a less knowledgea bl e coach - th e difference is he or she admits to shortcomin gs and th e youngsters accept this if th ey see an effo r t to grow and a w illingness to lea rn fro m o th ers including th e gymnasts. It is diffi cult to hold respect under these conditi o ns but it is far better than creat ing a tran sparent illusion w here eve ryone is subject to emoti onal and perhaps phYs ica l disaster.

In coachi ng it is also imperat ive to help th e gymnast deve lop their own style mu ch like an arti st tri es to proj ec t a specifi c identit y. Th ere is no way (nor should th ere be) th at a coach can keep him or herse lf out of th e pi cture painted ." It depends on how predo minate thi s becomes. We have all seen ro utines that look like " the coac h " (usuall y a we ll known ex -competito r) and th at is pa rt o f the process. However, if eve ryone and eve rythin g looks alike then we have a situati o n w here innova ti on is di scouraged by a too-dominant coach or w here there is a lack of crea ti vity o r just pl ain knowledge. Any ex treme is counter­productive in the long run .

Deve loping a se nse of pride and confident showmanship and a working comprehension of the technica l requirements o f th e spo rt are o ther areas requiring continual input by th e coac h. It is important to keep your gymn as ts al ert to changes in rul es etc. and encourage th eir parti cipation , under your superv isio n, in ventilating th eir fee lings about such matters.

If you combine all of the above alo ng w ith the ph Ys ical ta sk of spotting one ca n understand w hy many coaches are as ex hausted as the gymnast at th e end o f a wo rkout. Practi ce sessions really never do end -there is homework ; planning routines, training schedules, meet strategi es and o ther less exoti c but equally necessa ry jo bs whi ch are all part o f th e coach 's ove rall responsibility.

This b rie fl y represe nts o ne man 's pa rtial view of th e pro fession 0 1 gymnastic coaching. It is base d no t onl y o n exp eri ence but upon co nsiderabl e resea rch into the entire area . Some o f the obse rvati ons are va lid to all coaches, ot hers are purely ideosyncrati c. We w o uld all agree, however, th at it is a hard and challenging job invo lv ing both hea rtache anu joy. If thi s were not the case it is unlikel y that the re would be any of us around!

Every coac h deve lops over th e yea rs her or hi s list o f basics; rules that govern much o f th e beha vio r seen in the gym. In conclusion, I o ffer my fund amental guide lines all of which emerged in the p rocess o f doing th e exact opposite and pay ing th e pri ce for those fault y act ions! Perhaps some o f th em will save a beg inning coach some uifficult y but , o n th e o th er hand , th ey may be tri v ial to the old pro .

In the las t analys is whatever is tak en-in must fl o w th ro ugh the personal valu e sYs tem o f th e individual coac h. U ltimately, w hat emerges in the w ay of motivation, behav ior, and dedi ca ti on to th e young people in th eir charge will be mo re a result o f the complex co nditi onings th at go into th e human experience than o f anything rea d o r seen or hea rd.

Part two of "Some Thoughts On Coaching" will be continued next issue, with Dr. Massimo's "big twenty" list for coaches.

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coach, and fo rmer member o f the Poli sh Olympic Tea m. Fo rm er acco mpanist to Olympic gymnas ts. Rudy w ill compose, arran ge, and tape music acco rdin g to your ro utin e. His piano and gy mnasium are ava ilable to you personall y; o r he w ill go to your loca ti o n ; o r send him your video tape and he w ill return it w ith sound tape synchroni zed 10 your video. For in fo rmati o n writ e to, Rud y Hadda at 543 N . Huntl ey Dri ve , Los Ange les , CA 90048 o r te lepho ne him at (213) 652 -6732. .

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Doris Fuchs former USA Olympian and World Games Team member executing a s plit leap. Note the back knee is turned down toward the floor or beam. Doris has stylized her split jump, but should have held her thumbs closer to the fingers to improve the line. Her shoulders could have been pulled down a bit more .

Ballet... ~:~:~ Ci mnl~licr ~JOHNSTOWN

Grace Kaywell PITTS TOP

It surely is great to be ba ck in Gymnasticsand w ritin g once aga in fo r (THE MODERN) GYMNAST MAGAZINE. In ret rospect, it does n 't seem quite pass ibl e that my first articl e appeared in 1956. Th e GYMNAST was about the size of a thin Readers' Digest then and has been growing steadil y ever since, as you fans know. Ye Editor tell s m e- that we probablY now have over 50,000 rea ders! (guestamating that on an conservative average 2-3 people read each magaz ine) How about th at? !

For th e "o ld-timers" , o r should I say, we, who are more mature and experienced in the fie ld of gymnasti cs (gy mnas ts neve r get old),

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yo u will know how thrill ed I was to see the USA-West Germany Meet at Penn St ate Uni versi ty. Gene Wettstone, a fri end of some 14 Yea rs, surely knaws how to' put an a Meet. He has n 't cha nged a bit in those 14 yea rs and cont i nues to do th e excellent job he has always done. Congratulations Gene, for a beautiful , exciting event. What a surprise to find Ed Isabe ll e th ere as USA Men 's coach. Ed was in our Palm Beach Ballet Ca mp for three wee ks and I fee l a specia l wa rmth w here he is conce rn ed. He looked grea t and did a superb job. H e is also presi dent of the Tri-State Gymnasti cs Assoc iti on and has Camp

Woodward. I just burst w ith pride over th e success of some of my boys and girls.

Also at th e Meet was Fra ~k Cumiskey, whom I met at th e Sarasota Clini c in 1958. He looked handsomer than Cesar Romero with his white hair and w hite mustache. Das hing! Tom Darling was th ere, too. Now a N issen Rep .... at the time I first kn ew him he was Gym Coach at Annapoli s. We used to meet up with o ne another all ove r th e USA at Gym Clini cs, th e las t time in Ft. Lauderdale, Florid a.

The thrill of the w hole Meet was, of caurse, that th e USA won! But for me, the next thrill was meeting Frank Bare aga in! I haven ' t seen Frank for some yea rs and we had a gaad old fashioned ga b session. He rem in ded me th at it has been 13 years since we formed th e Federation. When he ca me to v isit me in Palm Beach he seemed so young - too young to handle th e responsibilities of the Federation . How wrong I was. Maturity agrees with him, and so do his side-burn s. Frank , yo u have do ne a wonderfu l job and the growth of the Un ited States Gymnastics Federatian attes ts to your dedicated hard work .

After th e USGF appoi nted me Ball et Cansultant, and I made th e first Ballet for Gymnasti cs Record s, wrote a co uple of books, taught at numerou s C lini cs, I tho.ught th e yo ung teachers were wel l equipped to tea ch ball et. I was right. Th ey are we ll-equipped . Th e prablem is, thi s is just a great big country and there are not enough teachers of ballet far the spart , and with the growin g interes t in

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0 gymnasti cs, there are so man y new-comers t the fi eld . So th ese art icl es will co ntain helpfu hints on Ba llet fo r Gymnastics fo r our talente new yo ung gym nasts and their coaches w ho ar going to show the world how grea t we are !

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l he Split Jump or Spl it Leap: Every good gymnast worth hi s sa lt ca n do a

perfect split" . no "air" space between th e crotch and th e floor, hips and shoulders sq uared in the line of d irection of th e fron foot , and o f co urse, toes pointed. Why is i th en, that the split l ea p usually co mes off

t t

looking like thi s?

When it shou ld look like this!

. Remember it is a SPLIT leap, not just a leap, so It IS actu al ly a split carried into the air. These are some o f the fault s I have noticed . First, th e prepara tion is too large. Remember yo u have to thru st th e body downward in o rder to get up, so If you reach out for you r preparation th ere is no foot under yo u to reco il the body very high­th us you lose elevat ion . Secondly, punch up that ba ck leg. Don 't let it d rag, and most of al l keep the kn ee UNDER so that it faces the floor , the SAME as you do the spl it on the floor. Most gymnasts, hav ing stud ied classical ba ll et, are trying to turn out the knee from the hip on the back leg and thi s gives you that " hobb ly-ho rse" look, pu ll s your shoulders out of line, and decrea ses yo~r ability to get the back leg up.

Also, o ne of th e most important things to remember is NOT TO TRAVEL ON THE SPLIT JUM P OR ANY LEAP. If yo u travel, you lose height as well as fo rm . Practice: Run with two steps, R, L, and th en thrust the body down with two feet in a demi­p lie, so th at th e feet are under you , being carefu l not to bend at the waist, and spri ng high Into th e air in a split. Land in the dem i-p lie fro m the toes to th e balls of the feet and then to the hee ls for a firm landing. We ca ll thi s " cush ioning" so yo u don 't sound like an . elephant. Now cont inue on to your nex t move or cont inue practicing the step.

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Twas the ni ghl before Christmas And OUI in th e gym Wa s a jolly old ia l man Wear ing Gym-Kin 's The ti ght s w ere hung I II th e locker room I,ov ith ca re While Danskin shoes Were sprea doul everywhere. The gymnasts we re nestled All snug in their beds, While visions of aer ia Is Danced in Iheir heads. They drea med abou t Korbu t, Front so mm ies and mat s, Nissen, Catalina Island, sp lits All that. When out in the gym There arose such a elall er I put on my leotard To find oul what was the matt er. Away to the door I flew like a fl ash Breaki ng the record for the 50-yard dash. As I entered the gym and looked about I saw S~ nt a and eight rei ndeer doing a mount. I approached him shyly Wondering whal he would bring He smiled, bowed And turned a back handspr ing. He then proceeded to go to work He filled the stocki ngs with , oh what a geat Ca n you guess what? A w inning meet!

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" Th e 1976 Ed iti on is being compiled and is destin ed to be large r and more infortTldti ve th an th e o ri ginJI edition. A ll those appearing in the 1973 edition w ill remain and new names from all part s of the gy mn astics wo rld w ill be added. Ju dges, gymnasts, off icials, equ ipment representati ves and enthusias ts are all included , alo ng w ith background in forma t ion and honors achieved, present posi tion and address. To be a part of this newest an d most up-to-da te publi cat ion for gymnasts, please send in the fol low ing information and mai l immediately. (Deadline for entries is October 1, 1975) : Na me, Address (City, State and zip,) birthdate, and a resume of your activities in gymnast ics . Include earliest to lates t invol ve ment in' th at order, past reco rd s, present profession. Limit your entry to 100 words pl ease. We reserve right to ed it all co py, fo r size."

Tell the USGF that you wa nt to be a 1976 registrant. Complete the informat ion as requ es ted above and enclose check for $15 .00 made pa ya bl e to the USGF and mail to th e USGF, Box 4699, Tuscon , AZ 85717. Price includes th e 1976 ed iti on of " Who 's Who in Gymnasti cs," perso nalized coPy and reg istry within th at edition.

Changes in USGF/ NAGWS Certification Procedures (USGF N ews. June 1975) I. Testin g Procedure" Rev isions/ Changes

A. A Tes t Adm inistrato r who elects to take Certificati o n Exa mination must be tes ted prior to th e time of her sched uled test admini strations w ithin each Certification Yea r (Sept. 1-Aug. 31).

B. Any exami nee who elec ts to re-t est w ithin th e Certifi ca ti on Year must present her current ratin g card to th e TA prior to the exa minati on . In the event that th e ca rd has been lost, a dupli ca te w ill be iss ued upon req uest by th e Certifi ca li o n Coord inato r.

C. Th e Rating card for judges certified w ithin th e 1975-79 Certi fi cati o n per iod w ill i ncl ude th e followin g additional information :

1. Test date 2. Name o f TA 3. Ratin g statu s

D. Ra tin g report fo rms for th e 1975-79 Certifi ca ti o n peri od w ill be se nt by th e TA to th e Examinati o n Di stributor and th e Certifi ca tion Coordinator. Corrected o r

t or iginal fo rms w ill be then sent by th e CC to he Exam inati o n Di stributor, Chairman of th e

USGF W omen's Technica l Committee, and Chairmall o f Ihe Women's Gymnasti cs Ju dges Associat io n.

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E. The fo ll owing fee changes were approved : 1. Film Rentals: $25 .00 2. Examina ti o n Fees:

a. Apprentice: $2.50 (th eo rett ic:al onl y) b. Assoc iate: $5.00 (th eo reti ca l and

practi ca l) c. State: $5 .00 (th eoret ica l and pra cti cal) d. Regio nal : $5. 00 (th eo ret ica l and

practi ca l) e. (Na ti o nal : $5.00 (th eo retical and

practica I) NOTE:. U)GF News says, "theoreti ca l

only" . According to Mrs. Delene Darst this is incorrect. ati onal judges must also take t he practi ca l.

F. The 1975-79 Certificat io n Procedure is attached. Committee members are req uested to rev iew thi s it em ca refull y and not ify S. Brya n of any errors. II. Cert ification Exa mination

Th e Certifi ca tion Comm ittee wi ll be responsibl e fo r the development of th e 1975 -79 th eo re ti ca l exa min ati o n s, unde r th e chai rma fl ,h ip of Lu Wallace. The d eadline date fo r submiss io n of exa minati o ns was es tab lished as Ma y 1, 1975. A ll ex aminati o ns are to be se nt d irectl y to L. Wa llace, w ho wi ll then forward them fo r final rev isions to D . Darst and J. Fi e by May 15, 1975. Final ized copies are due to Lu Wallace June 1, 1975. Th e Chai rman, S. Brya n, was requ ested to send copies of th e table of penalties on March le , 1975 to facilitate this process.

A. Content of Theoretical Exa minations 1. Apprenti ce - C lass III

a. Fo rm A and B: 50 qu estions b. Beginning Compulsories

2. Associate and State - Class II a. Form A and B: 50 questions general

knowledge and optiona l judging b . 50 questions Int e rm ed iate

Compu lso ries 3. Regional and National - Class I

a. Form A and B: 50 quest ions general knowledge and optional judging

b. 50 questions Advanced Compu lsories B. Ass ignments for Composi tion of

Th eoreti ca l Examina tion 1. Balance Beam: V. French 2. Vault ing: S. Amm erman 3. Uneven Bars: '0. Darst 4. Fl oor Exercise: J. Fi e 5. Opti onal and General Knowledge : L.

Wallace III. Cert ifi cat io n Film and Publi ca ti ons

A. Th e Cha irman annou nced that th e publication of the 1975-79 Nati ona l Compul so ry Routines may be sligh tl Y delayed becau se of unanticipated lega l matters co nce rnin g th e music.

B. Th ese lega l aspects rega rdin g the music may prevent pub li ca tion of th e sheet music in th e NAGWS and USGF publi ca tions.

C. An offi cial tape of the music for fl oor exercise w ill be produced and made ava il ab le for purchase by th e USGF-WC.

NOTE: The music has b een composed and wi ll be ava il abl e for publi ca ti on.

New Code of Points ... New Rating Exam You may be wonderin g why th e new rat ing

exa m w ill no t be given until O ctober thi s yea r instead of September 1st. The reason is th at there wi ll be an FIG Meetin g in September in France and the new Code wi ll be viewed . Anything rep resenting changes w ill be incorporat ed into th e fl ew exa m ri ght afte r th e info rmatio ll has been made ava ilab le to us. Thi s way, th e test wil l be right up-to-da te.

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Corrections lor your tentative copy 01 the new National Compulsory Routines 1975-79

Aft er ret urning home and d iscussing the compulsories with friend s w ho had attended the Master Workship, I found that they had been so busy movi ng and tryi ng to lea rn the new compulsor ies, they had neg lected to writ e in th e co rrecti ons as they were announced.

A lso, the USGF prin ted 3000 of these copies and probably some of you might have gotten one of these without the correc ti ons. A ll 3000 cop ies are gone now and the corrected vers ion is no t ready yet". so" . ju st in case you do not have the correct ions o r m issed some at the cl inic, here is wha t I have. pg. 4 V-l 1st p icture wrong leg up

VIII-2 Wrong leg forwa rd in all four fi gu res. pg.9 111-1 3rd figure: R leg should be up in back after sw ing turn. Tex t co rrect

IV-l Sti cks shou ld have R leg forward. Tex t Correct

V-21 st sti ck - arms should be latera l. Text correct. Leg must be horizon tal pg. 10 VIII-34th figure w ron g leg up in back pg.13 11-1 Change tex t to read "three running steps to a STAG SLIP LEAP onto right leg. You may not reverse the sta g lea p.

V-2 2nd st ick should show onl y a semisquat. Text co rrec t pg. 14 VIII-l First Stick - arms incorrect. Tex t co rrect. pg. 15. IX-5 Cross out word s, "Step fo rward left and" start w ith word s, "a v.. turn to th e left and ..... pg. 20 11-1 Change tex t by marking out " circle back, down and "

111-2 Change tex t by marking out " left on inside" pg. 22 IX-l Seco nd figure shows back facing you. In a left -handed roundoff the face would be faC ing you. Tex t correct. (a reneeebelle correction) l\--. pg. 23 Floor pattern should end - ® pg. 28 IX-l For " Body failing to pass through vertical on roundoff " Change deduction to .2

" Legs co ming together too late" change deduction to .2 pg. 30 1st sti ck ... arms incorrect. Text co rrect.

1-3 Stick a bit incorrect. Land w ith arm s over head - not beh ind it. pg.30 11-2 Fi gure shows incorrect legs. Text correct

IV-l Change tex t by markin g out " and with straight legs." pg. 32 IX-l Change degree of turn to ~8 turn. X-l (Second 1) Face shou ld be facing us in figure of round off to l. Tex t co rrect. (a reneebelle correction ) pg. 33 XII-l Change tex t. " ank le" to " leg" (Delene says now to any height on leg) ~ / pg 34 Floor pattern end should be: Q .. pg.38 X Change " legs coming together ... O.l " to " 0.2" Add " y, turn incomplete ..... O. 2" pg.41 IV-3 Second sti ck". toes should be at Rankle.

V-3 y, pivot incorrect. Change to: "y, pivot turn (weight on both feet ).. continue movement in anoth er v.. turn. pg. 42 VII-5 2nd sti ck fits over description 6

6 Thi s sti ck moves to right over description VIII -l along w ith picture of sca le turn.

VIII-3 Move 2nd sti ck to right over description 4. it is 1st part of tourjete. pg 43 IX-l Change tex t " body turns 45°" to " 90°"

IX-l Thi s is the one in middle line. Change to X-l for beginning of rou nd-off.

X-l (2nd 1) 3rd figure ha s wro ng leg forward XI-l 2nd figure has arms in wrong pOSition.

Change tex t - cross out " from overh ead " pg. 431X-l1 st sti ck appeared to have R leg up. Should be l. Move thi s sti ck to beco me las t stick in se ries over VI II -5

IX-4 Move stick to IX-l (Thi s should rea ll y be X " if you notice, there is a IX at the top of page and another IX in midd le lin e with no number X .. then XI on bottom line) I am referr ing to the IX in middle lin e. This sti ck is th e entry into the roundoff. Read text over 4 to ge t positi on to empt y spot just created. pg. 43 IX-l Midd le line R L,R,L,R (hurdle) for L roundoff. Your L leg is up after precedi ng turning hop, so this leg must run l irst. pg. 44 Add at bo ttom - "Round-off may be reversed in Adva nced rou tine only" pg 54 VI-l (2nd 1) Ampli tude in picture is too low. The undercast shou ld be above hor izontal so \! turn ca n be complet ed by time body is hori zontal.

pg 56 Li st of Elements - stride circle should be " III " pg 58 IV-l Cast should be shown at Hor izont al

VI-l Add to end "sea t c ircle - to an ex tend ed rea r support .. pg. 59 VII-2 (2nd 2) Add to tex t " Hips should be free of bar" pg. 62 IV-l This ~, tu rn may be done left or ri ght because w hole routine uses legs always doing same thing simultaneously. pg. 63 Change va lue of elements IV. Cast stradd le sa le circle , Yl turn to ba ck hip circl e onlow bar .... 0.5. Ea gle ca tch .... 0.5 pg. 67 Under: O n-F light Add : Body achieves ho rizontal in lst flight .... 5 Body achieve above horzontal in 1st fl igh t .. 1.0 pg. 68 Under : Posit ion and Stretch o f bod y. Toes flexed as the y pa ss over the ho rse ... Deduction in only .2 not .3 Under Directi on of Va ult ·

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There is a young but impressi ve (not necessaril y in size but in qualit y) gymnastic club in Santa Monica, California , o f wh ich th at municipality and th e gy mnastic community in genera l ca n be p ro ud . Th is c lub is reg istered and fo rm ally know n as the Santa Monica Gymnasti c Cent er. It was estab li shed by its director and coach, AI Luber just a bit over o ne yea r ago. Currentl y th e club has a membership of over 100 girl s. Twenty-fi ve of them are wo rking within th e tea m program . Th e po licy behind SMGC "s tresses fundimental and basics for beg inners as we ll as in term ed iate and advanced gymnasts".

SANTA MONICA GYMNASTIC CENTER "Youth - No Obstical to Quality"

by Tom Wakeling

Inspit e of it s youth , SMGC is beg inning to estab li sh their ow n con tin gent o f quality gymnasts as evidenced by the fact that ni ne Class II tea m members q uali f ied for thi s yea r 's Class II USGF Sta te Champio nshi ps. Each girl just last yea r wa s rated no higher advanced th an Class III. Jeanett e Symo ns fini shed 4th on bars and Hi lja Jacknowitz vau lt ed her way for 5th (11 and under division ). Amo ng those who qua li f ied wa s l ynn Yo neyama th e current l os Ange les Cit y High School Beam champion. O n the nati onal scene, l aurie Donaldson qualifi ed and competed in the USGF Sr. Na tionals at Eugene. Oregon thi s Yf'dr and pl aced 8th 0 11

bars.

Laurie Donaldson working th e bars at last year's Santa Mo nica Gym!es!. AI Lube r , h e r coac h a nd th e direc to r of SMGC will be , as he did las t year, dire c ting this coming Gymfes!.

San ta Moni ca G ymn asti c Ce nte r inco rporates prog ram fo r Cla ss I, II , and III compet ition. Thi s pas t year , th e center has enjoye d th e opportunit y to support a fu ll tea m for Cla ss II and III . This year A I hopes to field an en ti re Class I tea m.

Th e small but ce rtain ly effi cient instru cti o nal and coac hing staff inc lude A I Luber as head coac h and d irec to r and ab le dance cho reographer M ichell e D eluca.

Th e prog ress thi s clu b has enjoyed in i ts first yea r is tremendous. And if that progress is any ind ica tion of the ce nte r's future , th en make room at the top, for it is sure that the Santa Monica Gymnastic Center w ill deve lope th e kind of gymnast that w ill onl y contribute to th e futu re of th e Ameri ca n gy mn as t ic commun ity.

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Tid Bits by Pat

We hea rd that the Flippers Gymnastic Team o f Garland, Texas has moved into their new expanded facilit ies. Gymnastics, Inc., the sc hool for th e Flippers moved into th eir new build ing May 1. They have approx imately 15,000 square feet, giv ing the tea m space for

't... two floor exercise area s p lus pl en ty of room for the other pi eces of equipment. Don and Bettye Martin opened Gym nasti cs, Inc. , in 1969 to provide a complete sc hoo l of gym nastic training fo r boys and gi rl s, at th at tim e they had 25 members o n the team and some 300 youngs te rs ac ti ve ly engaged in classes . Now in 1975 the tea m boa sts 74 members and 500 act ive stud ent s.

Jeannette Symons

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GYMNAST Aug. '75

SMALLEST GYM IN THE WORLD? By Pa m Mc Fa rla nd

First I would like to tell Y0U abo ut our gym. We must have th e small es t gy m in the WOR LD! W e have one floor exercise mat, two se ts of undeven pa rall el bars, but o nly o ne se t is up unless the Iloo r mat is c losed up. We have two se ts o f parall el ba rs, but like th e unevens, onl y on e se t is in use. Th e two se ts o f r in gs are ex tended ove r th e floo r mat and ca n 't be used w hil e someone is wo rkin g fl oo r. We have one high bea m, Olle low bea m, o ne high bar, and one side ho rse, all up aga inst th e wa lls, but li ke just about everyth ing else, ca n 't be used unti l the floo r mat is fo lded up. Now va ulting is ano th er story! We ei th er must va u lt outside o r ca rrya ll th e equ ipm ent up to th e larger basket ba II gym, beca use even if we close down all th e o ther appa ratuses th ere is sti l l no t enough room to run . W hen we host a gymnas tics mee t, we mu st move all the equipment up to t he basketba ll gym, whi ch is up a hill , I ca n ass ure you that ca r rying a one to n floo r mat up a hil l and arou nd a few co rn ers is very hard ! Hack in o ur littl e gym we have fo u r rooms, th e off ice, the aud io and we ights room , th e girl s dreSS ing room, and the bo ys d ress ing room. Each room is abo ut 9x12. Above these rooms is a smal l work area fo r wo rk ing beam and side horse, however yo u must cli mb a lad der to get to them. Our troph ies are d ispl ayed o n all o ld gray fi le cabin et in the off ice . Now that yo u rea lize our wo rkin g co nd iti ons, let me tell you about the most importa nt part , our team!

Th e Sa n A nge lo Central H igh Bo bcat Gymnast ics tea m is made up o f peop le w ho love gym nasti cs and do th eir best in it. On th e vars it y th ere are 6 girl s and 9 boys. They are al l either sophomo res, junio rs o r senio rs. Th ey all wo rk out from 3: 00 to at leas t 6 :00 every day. Three days a wee k th e ju nio r Varsity, made up of 7th , Bth and 9th graders f rom the j un io r Highs through out the city, wo rk out from 4: 00-6:00. Then there are the elementary classes after 6:00 . 1 he va rsity teaches all of the classes. W e 've go t o ne o f th e best progra ms in th e state. And let me not fo rget to mention th e most impo rt ant membe r o f thi s prog ram ou r coach, jam es Wh ite. He was th e perso n w ho started the gymnastics p rog ram here in San Angelo. He helps us, spo ts us and encourages us to do our best.

Now I wa nt to le t you kn ow that th e reason for w riting th is le tt er was not to complain abo ut the litt le space, but to let yo u kn ow w hat an yone ca n do if they rea ll y wa nt to. By thi s I mea n, we ll , just rea d. A mo nth ago th e boys and girl s Varsity we nt to reg io nals. Th e boys tea m was defending it s 5th straight ti tle and trying to remain state champ io ns wh il e th e girls tea m was defending i ts reg ional tit le. Th e girl s were run ner up in state las t yea r. Bo th tea ms held their reg io nal tit les. A t th e state meet in Austin , the boys team fini shed up 2nd w hile th e girl s tea m fini shed 4th . Members o f ou r tea m that fini shed all -s tate are as fo l lows : Yvo nne LeVri er 0 11 the uneve ns, Bart Gunter 0 11 rings, Dav id Ca ldero n o n both Hi gh Bar and Va u lt , and Mike Lowe on Side Horse.

GYMNAST Aug. '75

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WATCH OUT Dear E d itor .

For those of you wh o think the Turi schevae r a i s over watch ou t! As a loyal fa n o f Ludmilla. I be li eve s h e will on ce again w in th e Olympic crown nex t year.

It looks a lmost impo s s ible a fte r her p erforma n ce a t Skien . but h ow m a n y gymnasts can m ak e two mad mistak es in the a ll ·ar ound a nd s till fin ish fourth ? Ludmill a jus t h a d a n o ff­day. but nex t year . s h e' ll demolis h h er competition!

R em embe r! Be ing a ch a mpion fo r fo ur year s is n o t to be forgotte n!

Ro m eo G u ille rmo. J r . Corn wall. New York

ED: If p ast performa nces a r e a ny in d icat i on of th e future, w e a r e s ure w e will be seeing a l o t m or e of Ludmilla.

WHO I S WORLD CHAMPION? Dear Editor.

T o h elp se ttl e a bit. I 'd a pprec ia te you r sending m e th e a n s we r to the fo llo wing question: Wh o i s the 1975 World Gy mnastics Ch a m pia? A fri end h o lds tha t Ludmilla T urischeva has captu red t h e gold m edal fo r th e second time. a nd I don 't be liev e tha t it's true .. ..

Sincerely E . Buckley

E D : YOUI' ti'iend i s righ t .. . Tur isch e va i s the curren t Worl d champi on h aving cap t ured the t itl e a t t h e 1970 World Gy mnast i C Ch ampion ships in Yugosl avia a nd again i n B u l garia in 1974. Th e World Ch am p i on ships a r e h eld every fo ul' years on the even year b etween th e Oly mp iCS. It w as t h e E urop e a n Ch ampi onships crown th at Ludmilla lost to N adi a Com a n eci in N orway in 1975. Til e E uropea n Ch ampion ships a re h eld e very t wo year s. Ludmilla w as ch ampion in 1971 a nd 1973.

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Th ere a r e presently five c lubs h e r e. a nd the inter es t is s t i ll growi n g . He. per sonally. h a s h elped m a ny g irl s. inc luding m e .

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EXERCISES Dea r Sirs:

I w as wonde ring if you could ge t m e a li s t of ex e r cises to do to limber up muscles. This fall whe n sch ool s ta r ts th e re is g oing to be a gymnastics team a nd I would like to s ta rt getting in sha p e now.

Th a nks very much . Sh a r o n H a nne m a n Wi scon s in Rapi ds. Wis.

E D : Look in t h e July E di t i on of " GYMNA ST", Gretch en Dowsings "Co-Ed Campus Col umn, has som e s uggestion s for keeping in sha p e over the s umm er .

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g y mnastic s cene as being s omewha t of an optimis t. However . I have a lso been fa irly accu sed o f be in g a devil' s advocate . I like to think o f m y s elf as a n individua l w h o h a s dem on s trated in word a nd deed that i s uppo rt ou r progr a m on a nation a l level but also feek i t is m ost important tha t we k eep our h eads a bout u s a nd be realistic.

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(Co ntinu e d from page 43) In the last issue of GYMNAST we once again

heard the groan about being evaluated politically instead of gymnastically. I'm not naive about this and know of our recent Wor ld Game experience and have a vivid recall of my own exposure to this in Romania and France in 1971. We should know by now . however. that this will always be the case. The same issue had numerous references to why we didn'tdo this or that or score high or low. We recapitu late this statement after every major tournament. Again. in the same issue there were at least three specific statements which boiled down to say, we are coming along very we l l. we are not far from the top, it won't be long and we will leave the middle zone and leap into the big three if not number one! In my opinion, which I pointed out in a past article having to do with Defense Mechanisms and Gymnastics we will never be a top threat in gymnastics and we burn up too much energy dwelling on it. Not that we should stand by and let others wal k on us without raising appropriate hell butat the same time we shouldn't entertain any myths of our own. Why are we not going to get to th e golden throne? The answer is not very complicated alth ough it is somewhat painful to face. QUI'

entire political , economic and even national social system mitigates against the achievemen t of that highest level in the sport of gymnastics. No amount of emulating the l eaders. membersh ip on international committees or anything e lse is going to alter that fact. If we would stop the baloney and get about the business of doin g the best we can by whatever means with the considerable talent we have we will be much better off in the long run. I must confess there is something about the persistent fantasy of greatness everywhere in everything (our nation al mentality) that gets a bit tiring and in this case probably does not do justice to the kids who stru ggle so har d at the sport. We would be better off if we said out loud, "look youngsters, we will always be somewhere in the top 10 with luck so let's work like hell here. in the real world . to perfect the art and wht your doing in it. " It is not true that such a statemen t wo uld discourage participation for if that was the case it would have happened a long time ago. At least we owu ld have stated objectives that wer e reasonable a n d a motivation to excel for a different reason than just to be number 1. 2 , e tc ., the ve ry goal ­characteristics that distress us in our politically oriented competition.

I suppose another way of putting the whole thing is , " if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitch en." What ever we do could we p lease stop fantasizing and, most of all, pouting when these fantasies remain just that.

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