Anon College gymnastics but I’m level gold

[Anonymous (42ae)]

So I’m a level Gold gymnast in NGA and I’m 9th grade. I don’t think I would ever be able to do college gymnastics but I really want to. The gym I go to the coaches don’t really care about us really or how we do. Also I can’t move to another gym because we only have 1 in the surrounding area. Will I ever be able to do it?

Floor : round off tuck , full turn , front tuck
Bars: pullover , cast back hip circle , squat on , tap swing fly away
Beam : back walkover , full turn , back tuck dismount , (basic jumps)
Vault : holf on to table

Will I ever be able to make it? Also I looked into colleges with club gymnastics .

 

[Coach Kate]

There are a lot of posts on this topic, so I'd encourage you to poke through them.

Long story short, NCAA gymnastics is very likely not in your future. I won't say 0 chance because wild things do happen sometimes, but it would be the one in a million story.

Watch some college meets and ask yourself if you see yourself doing those skills in the next couple years. Most of those athletes are doing your floor skills or harder on beam, and you're really not going to get anywhere without a kip cast handstand and a flipping vault.

There are absolutely ways to stay in the sport, whether through club sports at a university or at a club with adult gymnastics.

Another alternative idea if you are unhappy with your gym and coaching is to look into other sports you could do through your high school, like pole vaulting and diving. I was recruited (by some less known Division 1 schools, but ended up Division 3 for other reasons) for pole vault after starting as a sophomore. You are still at the beginning of your high school career.

I do always encourage people to take advantage of collegiate sports if it's any kind of possibility because it was the highlight of my campus experience. I even tried cross country in the track off season, and I had never done before! Smaller athletic programs may provide you with more opportunities and enable you to enjoy other college experiences as well - I studied abroad and had a domestic internship off campus so was away from our physical school for a full year but graduated in four years and did three seasons each of track and cross country. I wasn't amazing but I competed at conference every season I was there, and even competed at cross country regionals one year.

Try talking to your parents, or a trusted coach, school counselor, teacher, older friend/sibling/cousin, or aunt - a trusted person with more life experience who can serve as a mentor or advisor for you and listen to your goals, dreams, hopes, passions, concerns, worries, and help guide you. I have benefited immensely from these types of relationships and counsel, and have also given the advice and counsel . It is so valuable on both sides.

 

[Anonymous (42ae)]

There are a lot of posts on this topic, so I'd encourage you to poke through them.

Long story short, NCAA gymnastics is very likely not in your future. I won't say 0 chance because wild things do happen sometimes, but it would be the one in a million story.

Watch some college meets and ask yourself if you see yourself doing those skills in the next couple years. Most of those athletes are doing your floor skills or harder on beam, and you're really not going to get anywhere without a kip cast handstand and a flipping vault.

There are absolutely ways to stay in the sport, whether through club sports at a university or at a club with adult gymnastics.

Another alternative idea if you are unhappy with your gym and coaching is to look into other sports you could do through your high school, like pole vaulting and diving. I was recruited (by some less known Division 1 schools, but ended up Division 3 for other reasons) for pole vault after starting as a sophomore. You are still at the beginning of your high school career.

I do always encourage people to take advantage of collegiate sports if it's any kind of possibility because it was the highlight of my campus experience. I even tried cross country in the track off season, and I had never done before! Smaller athletic programs may provide you with more opportunities and enable you to enjoy other college experiences as well - I studied abroad and had a domestic internship off campus so was away from our physical school for a full year but graduated in four years and did three seasons each of track and cross country. I wasn't amazing but I competed at conference every season I was there, and even competed at cross country regionals one year.

Try talking to your parents, or a trusted coach, school counselor, teacher, older friend/sibling/cousin, or aunt - a trusted person with more life experience who can serve as a mentor or advisor for you and listen to your goals, dreams, hopes, passions, concerns, worries, and help guide you. I have benefited immensely from these types of relationships and counsel, and have also given the advice and counsel . It is so valuable on both sides.

Thank you so muchhh!!!

 

[Dahlialover]

So I’m a level Gold gymnast in NGA and I’m 9th grade. I don’t think I would ever be able to do college gymnastics but I really want to. The gym I go to the coaches don’t really care about us really or how we do. Also I can’t move to another gym because we only have 1 in the surrounding area. Will I ever be able to do it?

Floor : round off tuck , full turn , front tuck
Bars: pullover , cast back hip circle , squat on , tap swing fly away
Beam : back walkover , full turn , back tuck dismount , (basic jumps)
Vault : holf on to table

Will I ever be able to make it? Also I looked into colleges with club gymnastics .

NCAA is not attainable but check out NAIGC club teams. https://naigc.org/

 

[Anonymous (82f2)]

NAIGC is amazing! My son is competing this year and there are all levels of gymnasts in the club. It is such a fun, inviting environment. There was so much fun and joy in that meet and the gymnasts were just having a blast! I highly recommend it!