A manual of physical training and preparatory military instruction for schools of the United States; a modified Swiss system intended to provide for the strong common national defense of America . foot on bench : Trunkbending backw^ard (trunk stooping (bending)forward). If foot is planted on whole sole,the knee is bent slightly ; otherwise bothlegs are stretched. 11. Side-leaning-rest with rest of left hand onbench. 140 PHYSICAL TRAINING Twelft?L YearA, Balance Exercises 1. Balance walk forward and backward, alsowith arm movements. 2. Walking with alternate knee bending andstretching of standi
A manual of physical training and preparatory military instruction for schools of the United States; a modified Swiss system intended to provide for the strong common national defense of America . foot on bench : Trunkbending backw^ard (trunk stooping (bending)forward). If foot is planted on whole sole,the knee is bent slightly ; otherwise bothlegs are stretched. 11. Side-leaning-rest with rest of left hand onbench. 140 PHYSICAL TRAINING Twelft?L YearA, Balance Exercises 1. Balance walk forward and backward, alsowith arm movements. 2. Walking with alternate knee bending andstretching of standing leg (minuet step). 3. Knee raising left ; leg stretching left for-ward ; stepping, etc. 4. Walking right sideward with follow step leftto left knee bending. B. Jumping over the Bench (Boom) 5. Three (four) starting steps and jump overthe bench. 6. Jump from both feet over the bench. C Essential Bench Exercises (Boom) 7. In straddle-mount on bench with neck-rest (stretch) position ofarms : Trunk bend-ing left sideways. 8. In cross-stand with stretch position of arms, left foot on ^- ^^ bench, legs stretched : Trunk bending right sideways. 9. In side-stand with stretch (neck-rest or for-. JUMPING 141 ward) position of arms, left foot on bench :Trunk bending backward; trunk stooping(bending). 10. Back-leaning-rest with rest of hands on bench(Fig. 51). 11. Change of front-, side-, and back-leaning-restby turning. D, ATHLETICS The method of athletic training in schools mustaim at an effect upon the mass, not the individual. The Manual of Physical Training of the UnitedStates Army expresses the spirit in which thistraining ought to be given and taken, in thefollowing excellent words r**^^ Athletic trainingshould have an applicable value, be educational,and not spectacular, for it is the ability of the aver-age of the mass that determines the efficiency of aunit of men,^^ 1. Jumping Jumping offers exercises of practical use in civillife as well as in military service. Therefore, th
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