The U.S. Gymnastics Federation sends a delegation to attend the International Gymnastics Federation Congress in Basel, Switzerland, and pursue having the USGF achieve governance of gymnastics in USA. Frank Bare, Bill Meade and Jackie Fie attend the FIG Congress, Men’s and Women’s Technical Assemblies and Gymnaestrada.

The U.S. Gymnastics Commission falls apart in the spring because the Amateur Athletic Union refuses to modify its hold on Olympic Gymnastics Committee seats. The U.S. Gymnastics Federation requests again to be the FIG member and replace the AAU as the national governing body in the U.S.

In conjunction with the national championships in Long Beach, Calif., the U.S. Gymnastics Federation holds the first World Cup, which was the idea of Glenn Sundby. Cathy Rigby wins the event. Athletes from Canada, Yugoslavia, Finland, Japan and the USA participated. The idea is later adapted by the International Gymnastics Federation.

A meeting is called by Arthur Gander, the president of the International Gymnastics Federation, with Don Hull and Jerry Hardy of the Amateur Athletic Union and Frank Bare of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation to discuss the dissention regarding which organization — AAU or USGF — should run gymnastics in the United States. At the meeting, […]

The U.S. Gymnastics Federation makes the International Gymnastics Federation “Code of Points” for both men and women available in the USA, and it was the first time the information was available in English. Also, the USGF makes the “Interpretations of International Rules for Women’s Gymnastics,”authored by Jackie Fie, available.

At the International Gymnastics Federation Congress in Rome, the Congress gives FIG President Arthur Gander the power to address the differences between the Amateur Athletic Union and U.S. Gymnastics Federation.

George Gulack, a vice president of the International Gymnastics Federation and a former AAU officer, invites Frank Bare, the U.S. Gymnastics Federation executive director, to attend the FIG Executive Committee in Copenhagen, Denmark. FIG President Arthur Gander praises the USGF Coaches Congress he attended; Gulack addresses the issues with the Amateur Athletic Union and USGF; […]

Held in Kansas City, Mo., International Gymnastics Federation President Arthur Gander visits and lectures at the third Congress of American Gymnastics Coaches. He talks about rules, rules changes, etc. This is the first time the FIG president has visited the USA for this purpose.

“Modern Gymnast,” published by Glenn Sundby, becomes the official magazine of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation. “Modern Gymnast” was instrumental in getting the word out about the creation, development and beginning of the USGF and promoted the organization and its activities from the beginning of the 1960s and, of course, the start in 1963.

At the 1967 Congress held in Kansas City, the U.S. Gymnastics Federation’s Women’s Committee is formed in response to the growth of women’s competitors and private gym clubs, along with the need for a network of competitions. The National Compulsory Routines for Girls became a joint project of the USGF and the Division of Girls […]

Frank Bare creates a “National Committee on International Franchise” to study the control of athletics in the USA, focusing on the structure of government relations and amateur sports bodies. The committee sends a report to Arthur Gander, president of the International Gymnastics Federation, on Feb. 21, 1968, that clarifies the sports structure in the USA; […]

The U.S. Gymnastics Federation offices move from Frank Bare’s home into space made available at the Flamingo Hotel in Tucson, which allowed for administrative space.

Gene Wettstone and Ernie McCoy of Pennsylvania State University travel to Warsaw, Poland, for informal meetings with International Gymnastics Federation President Arthur Gander.

The First Congress of American Gymnastics Coaches is held in Denver, with approximately 50 people in attendance. During the Congress, the group establishes a national competition program, clinics and an age-group training program. The decision is made to make it an annual event. The event’s name was changed later to the USGF Coaches Congress and […]

The U.S. Gymnastics Federation makes the effort to gain recognition from the International Trampoline Federation. Frank Bare travels to the FIT Congress in Basel, Switzerland, where he and Jeff Hennessy of the Amateur Athletic Union meet with FIT leaders. The FIT opts to go with the AAU. After which the USGF begins disbanding its trampoline […]

The U.S. Gymnastics Federation sends a U.S. Trampoline Team, which was chosen through trials, to the second World Trampoline Championships in London. Gary Erwin and Judy Wills win the trampoline titles, and the USA sweeps the medals. For the men, Frank Schmitz and Wayne Miller finish second and third, respectively. Beverly Averyt and Nancy Smith […]

The first World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships is staged in London, England. Twelve federations participated. The USA wins three trampoline medals: Dan Millman, gold; Gary Erwin, silver; and Judy Wills, gold.

Dan Millman won the U.S. Gymnastics Federation’s first international gold medal at the Fahrbach-Schuster Cup in Salzgitter, Germany.

The U.S. Gymnastics Federation runs its own national championships, in addition to those held by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The event was held in Park Ridge, Ill., at Maine East High School, and Donna Schaenzer and Arthur Shurlock became the first USGF all-around champions. Nearly 100 gymnasts participated in the two-day event, which was […]

The first USGF Newsletter was published in February. Sent via the mail, it contained current information on the business of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation, along with other information of interest to the gymnastics community. “Modern Gymnast,” the magazine published by Glenn Sundby, also helped provide USGF information in the early years of the organization.

On January 7, Frank Bare becomes the United States Gymnastics Federation’s first executive director and opens an office in his home in Tucson, Ariz. The NCAA provides funding to help get the organization started (which lasts for 10-12 years). Also, Gene Wettstone, the chairman of the USGF’s Committee on Committees, begins forming committees to work […]

On December 8-9, the group that met in March at the first U.S. Gymnastics Federation (USGF) Development Meeting reconvenes. The United States Gymnastics Federation (USGF) is established and the USGF Constitution is adopted. The officers elected are: Donald L. Boydston, athletic director for Southern Illinois University, president; Glenn Sundby, editor of “Modern Gymnast,” vice president […]

Due to inaction by the AAU, a U.S. Gymnastics Federation (USGF) Development Meeting was held in Chicago. Forty representatives from all aspects of gymnastics attend the meeting. Eugene Wettstone, the National Association of Gymnastics Coaches president, ran the two-day meeting. Temporary officers are elected, and committees continue their work. The attendees are: Clifford Fagan (National Association […]

The National Collegiate Athletic Association calls a meeting with all collegiate gymnastics coaches in Chicago to discuss forming a new organization should the NCAA/U.S. Olympic Committee/Amateur Athletic Union meetings about amateur sports not succeed. Representatives from the NCAA, the AAU and the USOC have met several times previously to discuss administering amateur athletics. At the […]

National Association of Gymnastics Coaches President Gene Wettstone was invited to speak to the delegates at the NCAA’s general council annual meeting. Following his presentation regarding the challenges in dealing with the AAU and USOC, the general assembly votes to support gymnastics, as well as track and field and basketball, in its efforts to separate […]

At the NCAA Committee on Olympic-AAU Relations, UCLA Athletic Director Wilbur Johns called for independent federations for gymnastics, as well as baseball and track and field. Two months later, at the AAU Convention in Chicago, a gymnastics federation was proposed as part of the larger federation movement, but no action was taken.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association selected six coaches (Jake Geier, Chet Phillips, Charles Pond, Lyle Welser, Gene Wettstone and Harold Frey) to serve on the Olympic Committee for Gymnastics. The six meet with the six members from the Amateur Athletic Union and the Armed Forces representative to select the committee’s chairman for the next four […]

The National Collegiate Athletic Association hosts a meeting in Chicago with representatives from the Amateur Athletic Union, basketball, gymnastics and others to discuss a compromise in administering amateur sports. The NCAA listened to the perspective of the gymnastics coaches, who held parallel meetings to discuss the situation and explore the possibility of forming a new […]

At its Spring meeting+F8, the members of the National Association of Gymnastics Coaches (NAGC) pass another resolution, this time addressing the gymnastics leadership of both the Amateur Athletic Union and the U.S. Olympic Committee and asking for the removal of George Gulack as chairperson of the Gymnastics Committee. The vote is 38-2. Eugene Wettstone is […]

National Association of Gymnastics Coaches President Harold Frey sends a letter to Wilbur Johns, who is chairman of a National Collegiate Athletic Association sub-committee designated to work with the Amateur Athletic Union regarding new federations for track and field and basketball. Johns responds with suggestions for gymnastics to follow a similar path.

Discussion about the challenges with the Amateur Athletic Association and the Olympic Gymnastics Committee is included on the agenda of the National Association of Gymnastics Coaches (eventually known as the National Association of College Gymnastics Coaches). The coaches in attendance pass a resolution expressing dissatisfaction with the gymnastics leadership of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), […]