Being a gymnast who has struggled with confidence and on and off fear for the last few years I would really recommend trying to do some sessions with a sports psychologist. I was initially opposed to this idea when my coach first mentioned it because I want really a "fear kid" but it has helped...
Yes, most walk-on spots are offered during the gymnast's senior year of highschool... But with this crazy early recruiting, sometimes they are offered junior year!
The majority of my teammates who have gone to college on athletic scholarship did not make what would be considered competitive SAT/ACT scores for a regular applicant and they each got in to their colleges of choice with no issues. However, admissions can and will turn down any athlete who they...
Our gym is fairly large, though it does have a team of 175 girls! We have 3 full sized floors, a tumbling strip, two tumble tracks, two trampolines that go into the pit, a tumble strip that goes into the pit, 1 competition vault table, 1 pit vault, a vault runway with a resi at the end (lower...
In addition to lots of numbers, giving yourself key words really helps! For example when I did that series my words were "hands-foot-foot, hands-foot-foot". (As in see my hands, then both feet before rushing into the second one) It helped keep my brain from thinking negatively and made sure I...
Our school district is very kind about altering schedules for gymnastics, though we seem to be the exception. My mom went through a very long process to get the district to work with us when my older sister made the TOPS team. We now have six gymnasts at my school who all have altered schedules...
On the region three website there is a link to the level 8 regional percentages charts.The first chart shows the number each state was supposed to have compete in each age division. For 13 year olds from Tx that number was 66, in the chart below it shows that 33 would advance. After every...
I believe that to go to nationals as an event specialist you must come in first at regionals on that event. In regards to college, it really depends on where you want to go to and what they need from your recruiting class. From what I understand many of the top D1 teams try to fill their spots...