III 1 Left sidestride moderate bend reararm downslant inward, left hand grasping right wrist; 2-4 Hold.

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1 THE CHILDHOOD YEARS ENERGY, GROWTH & DISCOVERY A composition of Combined Calisthenics for Sokolettes and Sokolads Composed by Sister Ellen Kovac Sokol USA Lodge 12 Music: Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra Fundamental Position: Closeheel stand closearm Fundamental Formation: Boys Columns of four, close interval, numbers 1 and 4 on markers Girls Columns of four, close interval, numbers 1 and 4 on markers Two empty columns of markers between column of boys and girls. Gymnasts are numbered from their right to left from one to four. NUMBERS TWO AND THREE MUST BE THE LARGER OF THE FOUR GYMNASTS IN EACH RANK. As much as possible, match numbers One and Four in size and strength; likewise match numbers Two and Three for size and strength in each rank. This will be important for the games in the Second Exercise. COMPOSITION: First Exercise: Yankee Doodle - 84 measures 4/4 tempo (measure XLV has only 2 beats measure LIX has 6 beats) Second Exercise: Part A Game with background music, 45 seconds Part B Game with background music, 15 seconds Part C Game with background music, 86 seconds Third Exercise 76 Trombones - 93 measures 4/4 tempo FIRST EXERCISE YANKEE DOODLE I-II Hold. 84 MEASURES 4/4 TEMPO III 1 Left sidestride moderate bend reararm downslant inward, left hand grasping right wrist; IV 1 Draw left to closeheel stand closearm; V 1 Left halfbend sidearm downslant, hand on hip, fingers pointing down twist head 90* to right; VI 1 Thrust left downward return head to front; VII * turn to left to stand right reartouch; 3-4 Draw right to closeheel stand; VIII-X Repeat VII three times. GYMNASTS 1 AND 2 XI * turn to right to stand left reartouch;

2 3-4 Draw left to closeheel stand; XII 1-4 Four marching steps forward, left begins; XIII 1-3 Three additional marching steps to finish on markers in open interval; 4 Draw right to closeheel stand; XIV * turn to left to stand right reartouch; 3-4 Draw right to closeheel stand; (Gymnasts facing main tribune.) GYMNASTS 3 AND 4 AS ABOVE BUT OPPOSITE XV 1 Flex closearm, fingers touching shoulders; 2 Hold. 3 Thrust upward, palms in; 4 Hold. XVI 1 Bend closearm, fingers touching shoulders; 2 Hold. 3 Thrust forward, palms in; 4 Hold. XVII 1 Bend closearm, fingers touching shoulders; 2 Hold. 3 Thrust sidearm, palms front; 4 Hold. XVIII 1 Bend closearm, fingers touching shoulders; 2 Hold. 3 Thrust downward; 4 Hold. XIX-XXII As XV-XVIII with the addition of a jump in place on each count. (Total of 16 jumps) XXIII 1 Jump flex closearm, fingers touching shoulders; 2 Jump; 3 Jump astride thrust upward, palms in; 4 Jump in astride; XXIV 1 Jump to closeheel stand bend closearm, fingers touching shoulders; 2 Jump; 3 Jump astride thrust forward, palms in; 4 Jump in astride; XXV 1 Jump to closeheel stand bend closearm, fingers touching shoulders; 2 Jump; 3 Jump astride thrust sideward, palms front; 4 Jump in astride;

3 XXVI 1 Jump to closeheel stand bend closearm, fingers touching shoulders; 2 Jump; 3 Jump astride thrust upward, palms in; 4 Jump in astride; XXVII 1-4 Slowly level frontbow uparm, palms front; XXVIII 1-4 Slowly deep relaxed frontbow; XXIX 1-4 Slowly upright; XXX 1-4 Slowly rearbow of head and trunk; XXXI 1-4 Upright and slowly level frontbow; XXXII 1-4 Slowly deep relaxed frontbow; XXXIII 1-4 Slowly upright; XXXIV-XXXV XXXVI-XXXVII XXVIII-XXXIX XL-XLI Twist trunk 90* to left and slowly frontbow delayed flank circles forward, left begins; (Total of four circles with the left arm and three with the right.) Slowly upright delayed flank circles rearward, left begins; (Total of seven circles.) complete circles in uparm; Twist trunk 180* to right and continue as in XXXIV-XXXV but opposite, right arm begins; As XXXVI-XXXVII but opposite, right arm begins. XLII 1-4 Return trunk to front and shift weight to halfsquat right sidetouch slowly sidebow to left uparm, palms in; XLIII 1-4 Slowly upright rise shift weight to sidestride; XLIV 1-4 Shift weight to halfsquat left sidetouch slowly sidebow to right; XLV 1-2 Upright rise shift weight to sidestride; (Only 2 counts to this measure.) XLVI-XLIX BOYS: 1-16 Slow circle outward, ¼ circle for each 4 counts; GIRLS: 1-4 Frontbow halfbend sidearm downslant, hands on hips, fingers forward; 5-16 Slowly circle trunk to left; L-LIII BOYS: 1-16 Slow circle inward, ¼ circle for each 4 counts; GIRLS: 1-12 Slowly circle trunk to right; Slowly upright;

4 LIV 1-2 Jump to closefoot halfsquat halfbend sidearm downslant, hands on hips, fingers forward; 3-4 Rise; LV 1-2 Closefeet halfsquat; 3-4 Rise; LVI 1-2 Support squatting; LVII 1-2 Jump to support lying legs to rear; 3-4 Jump to support halfsquatting; LVIII 1 Jump to support halfsquatting bend left rearleg; 2 Leap to support halfsquatting bend right rearleg; 3 Leap to support halfsquatting bend left rearleg; 4 Leap to support halfsquatting bend right rearleg; (Hands do not leave floor on this measure.) LIX 1-2 Close right to support squatting; 5-6 Jump and kick bentleg to rear with support on hands and return to support squatting; (This measure has 6 counts.) LX 1-4 Twist right hand 180* to right to support on right, fingers to rear left uparm, palm front; LXI 1-4 With four steps on toes in squat, beginning with right, 180* turn to right around right arm to support squatting; LXII As LVIII. LXIII 1-2 Close right to support squatting; LXIV-LXVI As LX-LXII. LXVII 1-2 Support kneeling; LXVIII 1 Left sidetouch right sidebow support on right left closearm; 2-4 Slowly left sidearm; LXIX 1-4 Continue slowly left uparm; LXX 1-4 Slowly left sidearm;

5 LXXI 1-4 Continue through left closearm to support kneeling closefeet; LXXII-LXXIII As LXVIII-LXIX but opposite. LXXIV 1-4 Right sideway closearm; LXXV 1-2 Draw right to support kneeling closefeet; 3 Jump to support squatting; 4 Rise; LXXVI 1 Jump low left sideleg halfbend sidearm downslant, hands on hips, fingers forward; 2 Hop on right; 3 Leap to low right sideleg; 4 Hop on left; LXXVII As LXXVI. LXXVIII 1 Leap to low left sideleg; 2 Leap to low right sideleg; 3-4 As 1-2. LXXIX 1 Leap to low left sideleg; 2 Leap to low right sideleg; 3-4 Jump to dip closefeet halfsquat thrust rearward, palms in; LXXX 1-2 With dip halfsquat, jump bend frontleg and thrust downward during flight frontway uparm, palms in; 3-4 Land in dip halfsquat frontway reararm, palms in; LXXXI As LXXX GYMNASTS 1 AND 2 LXXXII 1-2 Jump to halfsquat right sidetouch sidebow to left sideway uparm outward, palms in; LXXXIII 1-2 Rise upright draw right to closeheel stand; 3-4 Bend closearm, hands touch sides of shoulders, palms in; GYMNASTS 3 AND 4 AS ABOVE BUT OPPOSITE. LXXXIV 1-2 Thrust up outward, palms front rearbow of head; 3-4 Left sidestride sideway moderatebend reararm downslant inward, left hand grasps right wrist head upright

6 SECOND EXERCISE GAMES PART A Crab Wrestling Music from Pavanne Introduction: Four measures 4/4 tempo I 1 Draw left to closeheel stand thrust downward; GYMNAST 1 AND 3 II 1 90* turn to left to stand right reartouch; III 1 Draw right to closeheel stand; II-III GYMNAST 2 90* turn to left and run in front of gymnast number 3 to stand on marker of number 4, 180* turn to left to face gymnast 3; GYMNAST 4 II-III 90* turn to right and run behind gymnast number 3 to stand on marker of number 2, Facing gymnast 1; IV ALL GYMNASTS Support lying legs halfbent in front of hands; All gymnasts are now in crab stands facing their partners (opponents) for the first and second games. Gymnasts numbered 1 and 4 are partners and gymnasts numbered 2 and 3 are partners. As per preliminary instructions, these gymnasts should have already been paired for size and strength. For the remainder of this music (about 40 second) each player attempts to get his opponent s seat to touch the floor, using only the legs to do so. Opponents may not kick each other; but must attempt to get a leg under the opponent s leg and cause him to lose balance. Contact with any body part other than the legs is not permitted. Each player scores one point for each time his opponent is seated. The partner with the most points at the end of the music is the winner. SECOND EXERCISE GAMES PART B Shoulder touch Music from Carnival of Venice Introduction: 8 measures fast ¾ tempo I-II III-IV All rise to stand facing partner no more than two feet apart from each other, half way between the markers that were the starting point for the previous game; Right halfbend sidearm downslant, palm front;

7 V-VIII With left hand, grasp opponent s right wrist; For the remainder of this music (about 12 seconds) the object is to touch the opponent s shoulder with your right hand. It is permissible to take steps in the immediate area, but not to run or let go of partner s wrist. The partner with the most touches at the end of the music is the winner. SECOND EXERCISE GAMES PART C Squat tag Music from Fiddle Faddle Introduction: 9 measures ¾ tempo and 4 measures 2/4 tempo For this game, ranks are designated A and B from the front to the back. I-IX I-IX X X XI-XIII GYMNASTS IN RANK A Gymnasts in 1A and 4A stand at attention between markers 1A and 2A, shoulder to shoulder facing the front. Gymnasts 2A and 3A face to the rear and run fore outward, gymnast 3A to marker of 3B and gymnast 2A to marker of 4B. Both turn to face 3B and 2B who remain between markers 3B and 4B. See diagram. GYMNASTS IN RANK B Gymnasts 1B and 4B run fore outward, to stand on marker 1A and 2A. Turn to face the gymnasts standing between them. Gymnasts 2B and 3B stand at attention between markers 3B and 4B, shoulder to shoulder facing the front. See diagram. GYMNASTS 1A, 4A, 2B, 3B (all those standing shoulder to shoulder) Support squatting; GYMNASTS 1B, 4B, 2A, 3A (all those on markers) Hold at attention. ALL GYMNASTS Hold. For the remainder of this music (about one minute and forty-eight seconds): Within each group of four gymnasts, the one standing on marker 3 begins as it. It chases chases the remaining standing player around the squatters in either direction. The squatters should be far enough apart so that it is not easy to reach across over top of them. If it succeeds in tagging the player, they reverse roles and continue playing. At any time, either player may trade places with either of the squatters by tapping one on the shoulder. The squatters must remain aware of who is it so that they know which role to assume whenever they are tapped. The children should be encouraged to exchange places often. The squatters may kneel on one knee if it suits them. An incomplete rank of one to three gymnasts should join the nearest complete row And play as above but with additional squatters. In a crowded situation, Ranks A and B can be combined and the game played with

8 six squatters. At the sound of the rooster crowing (close to the end of the music) all gymnasts immediately run to their positions as in the First Exercise at open interval in the position of At Ease. All facing the Main Tribune. THIRD EXERCISE 76 Trombones 93 measures 4/4 tempo I-VII VIII IX-X Hold. (At the sound of the whistle) 1 Draw left to closeheel stand thrust downward; Hold. XI 1 Bend right sidearm, palm down, forefinger touching right eyebrow; XII 1-2 Thrust right fore upoutward; 3-4 Right closearm; XIII 1-4 Four marching steps forward, beginning with the left; XIV 1-2 Forejump to stand astride at next marker frontway uparm outward, palms front; 3-4 Jump with 90* turn to left to closeheel stand sideway closearm; XV-XVI As XIII-XIV. XVII 1-2 Deep lunge left sideward sidearm, palms up look to left; XVIII 1-2 Rise draw left to closeheel stand return head to front closearm; XIX-XX XXI-XXVIII As XVII-XVIII but opposite. As XIII-XX. XXIX 1-2 Dip halfsquat frontarm downslant across at elbows, arms relaxed; 3-4 Dip halfsquat sidearm, palms down, arms relaxed; XXX 1-2 Dip halfsquat arc downward to uparm outward, palms in; 3-4 Dip halfsquat thru bend closearm, hands in front of shoulders, palms in, thrust sideward, palms up; XXXI 1-4 Moderate sidebow to left right uparm, palm in;

9 XXXII 1-3 Upright right sidearm, palm up; 4 Palms down; XXXIII-XXXIV As XXIX-XXX. XXXV 1-4 Rearbow of head and trunk frontarm upslant across at forearms; (arms are vertical due to rearbow), palms front look at hands. XXXVI 1-3 Sidearm, palms up; 4 Upright palms down; XXXVII-XXXVIII As XXIX-XXX. XXXIX 1-4 Moderate sidebow to right left uparm, palm in; XL 1-4 Upright left sidearm, palm up; XLI-XLII As XXXV-XXXVI. XLIII 1-2 Dip halfsquat frontarm downslant across at elbows, arms relaxed; 3-4 Dip halfsquat sidearm, palms down, arms relaxed; XLIV 1-4 Dip halfsquat circle downward to closearm; XLV 1-2 Support squatting; XLVI 1-4 GYMNASTS 2 AND 3: Slowly frontarm outward, palms down; GYMNASTS 1 AND 4: Hold. XLVII 1-4 GYMNASTS 2 AND 3: Slowly uparm outward, palms front; GYMNASTS 1 AND 4: Hold. XLVIII 1-4 GYMNASTS 2 AND 3: Hold. GYMNASTS 1 AND 4: Slowly frontarm outward, palms down; XLIX 1-4 GYMNASTS 2 AND 3: Hold. GYMNASTS 1 AND 4: Slowly uparm outward, palms front; L 1-4 GYMNASTS 2 AND 3: Rise; GYMNASTS 1 AND 4: Hold. LI 1-4 GYMNASTS 2 AND 3: Hold. GYMNASTS 1 AND 4: Rise; LII-LIII 1-8 With seven marching steps, left begin and close on eighth count form circles of four as follows:

10 GYMNAST 1: 45* turn to left and march to a point diagonally to the left of and in front of marker number 2. GYMNAST 4: As Gymnast 1 but opposite. GYMNAST 2: 45* turn to right and march BACKWARD to finish opposite of Gymnast 4. GYMNAST 3: As Gymnast 2 but opposite. ALL GYMNASTS: Slowly frontway sidearm downslant fourth count: frontarm outward, palms down; face center of circle upon arrival in position. See diagram. BOYS ONLY (Measures LIV-LXI): LIV 1-2 Support squatting; LV 1-2 Jump to support lying legs to rear; LVI 1-2 With jump overpass bentleg between arms to seat closeleg; LVII 1-2 Frontbow uparm, fingers touching toes; LVIII 1-2 Upright 180* turn to right to support lying legs to rear; LIX 1-2 Jump astride; LX 1-2 Jump to support squatting; LXI 1-2 Rise to closeheel stand closearm; GIRLS ONLY (Measures LIV-LXI) LIV-LV 1-8 Join hands turn 70* to left eight running steps clockwise around circle, left begins; LVI 1-4 Release hands halfbend sidearm downslant, knuckles on hips with four steps in place, 290* turn to left to face center of circle; LVII 1-4 Four steps in place, left begins; LVIII-LX 1-12 As LIV-LVI, but opposite, returning to starting position; LXI 1-2 Two steps in place, left begins;

11 3-4 Closeheel stand thrust downward; ALL GYMNASTS LXII 1-2 Dip halfsquat reararm, palms back; 3-4 Dip halfsquat frontarm, palms down; LXIII 1-4 Dip halfsquat twist trunk to left and return arc downward to left to uparm, palms front; LXIV-LXV As LXII-LXIII, but with twist to opposite side. LXVI-LXVII Seven marching steps, left begins, to close interval as in original formation facing Main Tribune. Close on eighth count. LXVIII 1-4 Dip halfsquat twist trunk to left and return circle to right; LXIX As LXVIII but opposite. LXX 1-2 Frontbow frontway reararm, palms back; 3-4 Dip halfsquat frontway uparm, palms front; LXXI 1-3 Upright; 4 Frontway closearm; LXXII 1-4 Four marching steps forward, left begins; LXXIII 1-2 Forejump to stand astride at next marker frontway uparm, palms front; 3 Jump with 180* turn to left to closeheel stand; 4 Frontway closearm; LXXIV-LXXV As LXXII-LXXIII. LXXVI 1-2 Deep lunge left fore outward left frontarm outward right sidearm to rear palms up look to left; LXXVII 1-2 Rise draw left to closeheel stand closearm- look front; LXXVIII-LXXIX As LXXVI-LXXVII but opposite. LXXX 1-4 Four marching steps fore outward to open interval, left begins; LXXXI 1-2 Forejump to stand astride at next row of markers facing Main Tribune, frontway uparm Outward, palms front; 3-4 GYMNASTS 1 AND 2: Jump with 90* turn to left to closeheel stand sideway closearm GYMNASTS 3 AND 4: As gymnasts 1 and 2 but opposite.

12 LXXXII 1-4 Four marching steps forward, left begins, towards close interval; LXXXIII 1-2 Forejump to stand astride (Gymnasts 1 and 4 on markers) frontway uparm outward, palms front; 3-4 Jump to closeheel stand sideway closearm; LXXXIV 1-2 GYMNASTS 1: Kneel right rearstride frontway uparm outward, palms front; GYMNASTS 4: As Gymnast 1 but opposite. GYMNASTS 2: Large right rearstride and halfsquat on left frontway uparm outward, palms front; GYMNASTS 3: As gymnast 2 but opposite. LXXXV 1-2 Rearbow of head and trunk; LXXXVI 1-2 Upright; LXXXVII 1-2 GYMNASTS 1 AND 2: Rise with 90* turn to right to stand right sidetouch; GYMNASTS 3 AND 4: As 1 and 2 but opposite. 3-4 Draw to closeheel stand frontway closearm LXXXVIII 1 GYMNASTS 1: Kneel left rearstride; GYMNASTS 4: Kneel right rearstride; GYMNASTS 2 AND 3: Squat; LXXXIX 1 Halfbend sidearm downslant, holding hands; XC 1 GYMNAST 1: Right sidetouch extend right side downward, palm down; GYMNAST 4: Left sidetouch extend left side downward, palm down; GYMNAST 2 AND 3: Hold. XCI 1-4 GYMNAST 1 AND 4: Slowly extend inside arms; GYMNAST 2 AND 3: Slowly rise extend arms; (Left arm of gymnast 2 and right arm of gymnast 3 should raise to sidearm upslant.) All gymnasts sidebow away from the center; XCII 1-4 Hold. XCIII 1-2 Hold. 3-4 Upright and draw to closeheel stand closearm. GYMNAST 1 AND 4: add rise to counts 3-4.

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