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My daughter started gymnastics late. So, she is 12 competing level 5. Her goal was to make it to level 10 or better before college, but with the levels moving down this seems out of reach. Suggestions??
 
One of our coaches could better advise. If she is strong and can move through the levels quickly, I believe maybe it would be possible. However, from what I have seen here, many girls get picked up in their sophomore year from colleges, so that is 14? Not sure if it is realistic to expect a scholarship with her starting later, however I know there are club gymnastics at many colleges if she wanted to be a gymnast into her college years. I have heard there are colleges that will take a strong level 9 but not really sure...
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My daughter started gymnastics late. So, she is 12 competing level 5. Her goal was to make it to level 10 or better before college, but with the levels moving down this seems out of reach. Suggestions??
 
Level tens will still need the same skills (of good quality) to get into a college. By adding a level it just means there are more steps to level ten but they are smaller than previously. College scholarships go out to the top ??? (correct number somebody?) girls, being a level ten is not a golden ticket, being a top Level 9/10 or elite will certainly put you in the running.
 
College scholarships go out to the top ??? (correct number somebody?) girls, .

Top 12 girls per Division 1 school but in any given year it is 1-4 scholarships up for grabs. Still, many girls walk on to these teams, without scholarships. Some get academic ones too.

As for OPs dd, it really depends on her talent and dedication - something only her coaches can answer. If she is really good in one particular event, she could work to become a specialist.
 
As a late starter, maybe a more realistic goal would be to make it to optionals to have her own routine??

Then she would maybe be able to meet her goal AND possibly go farther.
 
We have a girl in our gym who started late. She is 13 and doing prep op but scored out of level 5 at the first meet of the season and her goal is to score out of 6 by the end of the season so that she can do 7 next year. Make sure her coach knows her goals. If she remains relatively injury-free, I think she might make it to level 10. As for a scholarship, I don't think that's anything even the youngest and most talented gymnast can "count" on... There are too many variables. But even my 11-year-old level 7 is older than the "optimum" age for landing one, unless she moves through the levels very quickly, and she's more of a "slow and steady" kind of girl.
 
Top 12 girls per Division 1 school but in any given year it is 1-4 scholarships up for grabs. Still, many girls walk on to these teams, without scholarships. Some get academic ones too.

As for OPs dd, it really depends on her talent and dedication - something only her coaches can answer. If she is really good in one particular event, she could work to become a specialist.

to clarify that: no more than 12 full athletic scholarships during a competitive season. the max is 12, D1, NCAA rule etc;
 
to clarify that: no more than 12 full athletic scholarships during a competitive season. the max is 12, D1, NCAA rule etc;

but for D1 they are all FULL scholarships. they are not allowed to split them, correct? And yes, on second reading, my answer was a bit confusing. I was meaning to say that in any given year, there will be only 1-4 NEW scholarships available, due to the seniors graduating and the occasional career ending injury. The current gymnasts with scholarships claims the remainder of the 12 total.
 
My daughter started gymnastics late. So, she is 12 competing level 5. Her goal was to make it to level 10 or better before college, but with the levels moving down this seems out of reach. Suggestions??
Thanks for the replies. She just has sectionals & state left for level 5, and she's already scored out of it. She knows most of the level 6 skills. I just want to see her continue to progress, and it helps to get others feedback. Thanks!
 
It depends on what your gym is doing after the level changes, but it might be worth having her do her level 6 score out before the level changes sometime in the spring. Our gym is having our current level 5s do their score out of 6 in May or June, i believe, so they can go straight to the new 7 (assuming they are ready).
 
The changes take place August 2013. And at that time USAG says If level 5 they move to the "new" level 5, if level 6 they can be "new level 5", new 6 or 7.
 
THe level changes really should not affect her timing for getting to L10. She will still have one more level of compulsories after L5 (which next year will be "new L5." After that she can go to optionals and progress as she attains the skills. And, there has been talk that the 1st level of optionals (the new 6) may not be a required level, so then as long as she has the skills, she could skip the level. Or, if they require a score out, it is not that hard to do one meet and then move on, as it is different from compulsories in that you don't need a whole new routine.
So, that was a long way to say that because the requirements for L9 and L10 are not changing, all the other level changes really should not affect how fast a gymnast gets there.
 

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