Anon Best chance at college?

[Anonymous (89fa)]

I am currently 13, almost 14. I have been doing gymnastics for a decade but I am sadly still awful at it. I have been trying to improve, but I was wondering which plan would be better for me to be level 10 by the time I am 17 1/2. (Thankfully the gym I am moving to sends girls to nationals almost every year)

I know most people are going to say there's no way either of these would work, but I want to try absolute best.

Summer/Autumn 2025 - Level 1
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Winter/Spring 2026/2027 - Level 7
Summer/Autumn 2027 - Level 8
Winter/Spring 2027/2028 - Level 9
Summer/Autumn 2028 - Level 10

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Summer/Autumn 2028- Level 10

 

[Anonymous (f4ec)]

Neither of these plans are very realistic as you know. It would be helpful to tell us what skills you have right now though.

 

[Anonymous (2688)]

Posts like this always break my heart a little bit. What you've outlined is not likely, which you know, and I wonder if you've considered "just" enjoying the sport at whatever level you currently are and creating realistic goals? For example, if you're at the beginner level maybe your goal could be to get a backhand spring, or double back handsprings. Or work on a kip, arguably one of the harder skills to master. Doing gymnastics can bring all kinds of benefits and college doesn't need to be one of them. Good luck to you!

 

[Anonymous (89fa)]

I don't have a back walkover (I do have a back bend though), and I barely have a pullover. That should give you a good idea of the position I'm in.

 

[Anonymous (be2f)]

As the previous responses have said, this just does not seem realistic. Even if you somehow miraculously progressed to L10 in less than four years, that would probably be too late to compete in college (see the many threads here discussing when college gymnasts get recruited and how many years of L10 experience they have before they get to college).
I agree you should redefine your goals, focus on getting new skills rather than moving up levels, and enjoy other benefits of the sport.

 

[Anonymous (1747)]

Being honest, if you're going into high school and not already competing level 8+, competing level 10 in 3 years is going to be very near impossible. I think that you should just focus on enjoying the sport of gymnastics.

 

[NutterButter]

Enjoy where you are in the sport and work on establishing realistic goals. I'm closing this thread as you've received enough answers and there are several other recent threads addressing the same questions.