Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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Doubl Dose of Courage By Margot A. Meyer Illustrated by Ken Hively Practice, athletic agility, plus a double dose of courage are the elements that make a good gymnast, according to Valley gymnastics Coach Ted Calderone. Serving as gymnastics trainer for five years, Coach Calderone, assistant professor of physical education, tries to focus on all three of these areas, plus a few more, when work- ing with Valley's gymnastics team. This year the team has only four return- ing members-Cary Callahan, who placed sixth in the state last year in the side horse competition, Sheldon Leon on parallel bars, Richard Spink, a top prospect on the side horse, and Cary Wallace, a to all-around performer. The remainder of the team consists of freshmen like Craig Corwin, who special- izes on parallel bars and side horse, and Richard limenez, a good all-around per- former. Today's gymnast has to be more than a well-coordinated athlete. It's not like in the past when gymnasts had to special- ize, said Coach Calderone. Valley's competition format consists of six Olympic events: floor or free exercise, pommel or side horse, rings, vaulting, parallel bars, and horizontal bars. A team member must be proficient in all six of these areas if he hopes to place in college competitions. Richard Spink completes a high Because of the varied talents demanded of gymnasts in the six different areas, a gymnast should start training at an early age. If a prospective gymnast benefits through training in high school, it is an added plus when he reaches Valley since the caliber of competition on the com- munity college level is very high, said Coach Calderone. I Valley gymnasts train all year around. We work out in the off-season five days a week, for several hours a day, said Coach Calderone. Many team members train on their own time, sometimes spending more than 20 hours a week in a gym. scissor on the horse during a team practice. Gymnastics team member Bruce Low concentrates on his parallel bar performance.

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'94, yrs ffiiffl Wilb- Flying through the air with the greatest of Kevin Gunn stretches to get a good star! ease, Andrei Livian gets a fast start against lor Valley El Camino College. While combating chlorine-dominated water and smog-in- fested air, swimmers must protect themselves against recurring eye and ear infections. Swimming has no natural strokes, said Krauss, emphasizing that swimmers are fortunate because they very seldom have to contend with overheated body temperatures. He explained since the water is always cooler than body temperatures, swimmers have an automatic cooling system working for them at all times. Although team members are taken away from their native dry land and made to thrive in their liquid surroundings, they seem to be in complete control during their daily four-hour workouts. When a swimmer is in good condition, he can swim all strokes, Krauss said, with the crawl or freestyle stroke being the fastest and the butterfly being the most difficult. Monarch swim team members have enhanced their talents this year, said Krauss, and they have undergone a transition in their stroke specialties. Chuck Baumgarner swam breaststroke last year, but has proved his proficiency in the butterfly and individual medley competitions this year. Monarch Gary Leeds, who has been exhibiting his strengths as a distance freestyler, was a sprinter during his high school days. Coach Krauss said breast stroker Dave Estey swims incredibly smooth and will definitely make All-American. Attributing swimmer Tad Nelson with having virtually no defects in his stroke, Coach Krauss said this year Nelson was one of Valley's best 1,000-yard swimmers. Glenn Huebner reaches toward the finish while swimming freestyle against El Camino. fr- 459394 W .ala-VAL, Vx . . ,, A, , -it-9' gi ,qw 1 ' 'fulll -ffm, eihwi' I.. ' . .. -.ai I 4 W