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    New group for L10 parents

    Can you add me too, please? My daughter just finished her gymnastics career at NCAA Nationals, so she went out on a high note.
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    Raising an Olympian -- Shawn Johnson

    Raising an Olympian - Shawn Johnson - YouTube
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    Watching College Gymnastics This Season

    Go here: CollegeGymFans.comAnd click on the "Meet Time" link in the left column. There will be links to meets online. Some are free, some require registration, and some are pay links, but these will all be designated so you will know which is which.
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    College Divisions?

    I am in a unique position to answer this question because my daughter was a member of a Division II team for two years and then transfered to a Division I school. I have watched a lot of teams from all three divisions over the past few years. To answer your specific questions: Q: What...
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    Is She Too Old?

    Really good Level 9s can do NCAA Reinforcing the notion that skills rather than level matters, Taylor Madison, a Level 9 from Airborne in California, has committed to Cornell for next season. Taylor Madison. A couple of years ago, another Level 9 from Airborne, Avery Gee, made the...
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    Is She Too Old?

    Focus on grades Perhaps you were using hyperbole, but even the top six schools aren't fully staffed with elites. I agree with all the previous posters who state that having E skills or 10.0 start values will make any gymnast attractive to any program. I would add, however, that the better...
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    How do you feel about home gyms?

    I vote no on home equipment Gymnastics is different because in basketball, soccer, and baseball no one is deducting points for performing a skill incorrectly. When you are shooting free throws, no one cares if you are shooting them underhand like Rick Barry if you can make over 80%...
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    Entering College gymnastics

    Yes. However, even more important than the level are the skills that you have, or can show video that you are training. If you have "E" level skills, you will get college coaches to look at you. Keep in mind that there really is a range of Division III schools. Some have gymnasts that made...
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    Do you get bored?

    Since my dd has been in the sport for 16 years, we gradually went from watching all of each and every practice to not even watching practice at all. Of course, at the beginning, it was only 6 hours a week, but as it gradually built up to 21 hours a week, we simply couldn't afford the time...
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    College Gym for Australians

    There is no age limit either way. One of my daughter's former teammates competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics, took a break for 5 years, and then competed last year as a 20-something old freshman in college. You would not study medicine, as such, but rather would work towards a compatible...
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    College Gym for Australians

    You don't have a choice if you are in NCAA. All NCAA athletes have to maintain a minimum GPA, and some teams have higher standards than the minimum. If you are planning on doing club or NAIGC, you will have to do some serious time management, budgeting and planning. At your level, you...
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    Parents New Gym Mom Advice

    Keep in mind that "Little Girls in Pretty Boxes" was published in 1995 and Christy Henrich, the GAGE gymnast who suffered from eating disorders, passed away in 1994. What started Christy's downward spiral was a judge telling her that she was fat and that she needed to lose weight. Since then...
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    Any other college hopefuls?

    I totally agree with this. Anyone who has a daughter who is considering NCAA sports needs to become familiar with the NCAA requirements. Here is a good place to start: Becoming a Student-Athlete - NCAA.org Keep in mind that the NCAA has two websites. NCAA.org focuses more on the NCAA as...
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    Any other college hopefuls?

    I think I know what you mean, but just so everyone is clear, D2 schools generally only give partial athletic scholarships and D3 schools don't give any athletic scholarships. D1 is a "head count" system where a school can only give scholarships to a maximum of 12 women. In contrast, D2 schools...
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    Any other college hopefuls?

    I should point out that "just being on a team" has benefits beyond just a line on the resume. Athletes often get preferential class selection, academic counseling, access to tutoring facilities, and other perks both academic and otherwise, like preferential parking. In fact, my daughter's...

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