Yes, I think the parent session is very helpful if you have never gone or if you don't know where to start pertaining to college gymnastics. Its outside while the girls are inside and it usually lasts an hour. The girl's session last about 2 1/2 hours.
The host gym usually posts the list of colleges attending on their website as the Showcase gets closer. I think the parent session is very worth while attending to get some good insights from a professional who works with families on getting their kid recruited. That said remember he is there...
Basically she received offers in her Sophomore year and visited schools, coaches, and teams to see what she liked and what she didn't like. She didn't lock down academically what she wanted to study until her Junior year (it kept changing before that) so at that point she was able to compare...
wow, good for you reading this thread in one sitting. There is a lot of information here that many kind people have shared............and many people with similar questions.......so I hope this thread lives long and helps lots of people. To answer your question she did not go with the original...
I can't believe my original post was almost two years ago and this thread is still going strong. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to our knowledge and to those of you that have private messaged me and added clarification and things to think about. We have been fortunate to...
Thanks for asking.........we have been going down this road for a few years and she will be competing in college next year. I was actually trying to find that site for a friend I am trying to help get things going for her daughter.
1-2 years ago I remember looking at a website that let you look at how many times and on what event each gymnast on a D1 team competed during the year. It was a good source to see how frequently or infrequently the team used Freshman and walk-ons. I can't locate that info now and really would...
I am updating this so that people will know the numbers I am using are for the Region 6 Level 10 Regional Meet, but regardless of the numbers I was under the impression that the purpose of the new process of not determining the age groups until after the State Meets was to even out the numbers...
Can someone please explain to me how the Level 10 age groups for Regional and Nationals are determined? I thought it was so that the number of gymnasts were fairly evenly distributed throughout all age groups, but looking at the schedule there is a large variance in how many kids are in each...
So we have been continuing down the road and doing our research and making visits. I was wondering if anyone can explain the scholarship program for schools whose gymnastics program is not for funded. I have heard about programs like Towson not being founded and assumed that all 12...