gymgal
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- Aug 22, 2008
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Rather than pulling the current young recruiting thread further off topic, I figured I'd start a new one.
I would like input from those who have been or are currently going through the recruiting process, and from coaches.
What exactly are the different situations you encounter when dealing with colleges? What exactly do the coaches say and does this change based on the grad year of the gymnast? Is it as direct as "we are offering you a full ride scholarship" or more subtle "we would be thrilled of you joined our team". When pressed regarding scholarships do they give you more information?
Do the colleges extend more offers than the scholarships they have available and then as the time gets closer they decide who gets the athletic scholarships? I know I have read this about other sports, with players assuming they were recruited with scholarship assurance when in reality, it was just a spot on the team.
What is the rationale for publicly announcing a commit? Is it to serve as a form of validation that - yes, this conversation did take place and we are holding you to it? Do these commits all entail scholarship offers? Are there club gyms who don't allow their gymnasts to public announce a commit before actually signing the LOI?
Ds is a competitive swimmer and his club has had numerous teammates get scholarships. I don't ever recall them announcing them until the LOI signing party. Could be that swimming is different or could be that the club has made the decision to not announce until it is official.
I would like input from those who have been or are currently going through the recruiting process, and from coaches.
What exactly are the different situations you encounter when dealing with colleges? What exactly do the coaches say and does this change based on the grad year of the gymnast? Is it as direct as "we are offering you a full ride scholarship" or more subtle "we would be thrilled of you joined our team". When pressed regarding scholarships do they give you more information?
Do the colleges extend more offers than the scholarships they have available and then as the time gets closer they decide who gets the athletic scholarships? I know I have read this about other sports, with players assuming they were recruited with scholarship assurance when in reality, it was just a spot on the team.
What is the rationale for publicly announcing a commit? Is it to serve as a form of validation that - yes, this conversation did take place and we are holding you to it? Do these commits all entail scholarship offers? Are there club gyms who don't allow their gymnasts to public announce a commit before actually signing the LOI?
Ds is a competitive swimmer and his club has had numerous teammates get scholarships. I don't ever recall them announcing them until the LOI signing party. Could be that swimming is different or could be that the club has made the decision to not announce until it is official.