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YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
Gymnastics practice facility at a YMCA. Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. [1] The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups.
World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (16 P) Pages in category "Gymnastics clubs in the United States" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Macleod, David I. Building character in the American boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and their forerunners, 1870-1920 (Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2004), a standard scholarly history. Putney, Clifford W. "Going Upscale: The YMCA and Postwar America, 1950-1990." Journal of Sport History 20#2 1993, pp. 151–166. online
In 1921 Styan was running a school of gymnastics in the Harrogate area, [11] including classes for men and women at the Belvedere YMCA. [12] Ripley and District Horticultural and Agricultural Show historians wrote that, "In 1921 the Main Ring attraction [at the Ripley Show] was a display by Harold Styan's School of Gymnastics". [11]
William 'Bill' L. Schultz (November 25, 1923 – June 7, 2009) was a late 20th century American circus performer (acrobat and flying trapeze artist), national paddleball champion, [1] [2] national racquetball champion, [3] [4] U.S. Marine, Big Time wrestler, the youngest executive director of the YMCA, [5] and poet. [6]
The U.S. Classic is an annual summer gymnastics meet for elite artistic gymnasts of the United States.The meet occurs before Nationals and is a qualifier for it. In Olympic years, the aforementioned meets along with the U.S. Olympic Trials are used for selection to the team.
The first band to ever perform at the Hilton Coliseum was Meloncolony, a band composed of Midwest natives: Chuck Vail (singer), Wayne Groff (organ), Matt Peterson (bass), Clint Dudley (guitar), and Bob Curtis (drums). The band performed at an event organized by the YMCA to both entertain and encourage 2,300 locals to register to vote.