Parents Discussions About College Recruiting & Scholarships

[JBS]

I am just creating this thread to bring together all of our college recruiting and scholarship discussion here at ChalkBucket so it is easier for everyone to find. Check it all out below...

Classic threads here on ChalkBucket...

Anon College Recruiting experience, insights and opinions

Oct 24, 2022

Since my DD is starting this process, and since the information exchange seems pretty asymmetric with all the information tilted toward the programs I thought I would start this thread to see if others would want to compare notes, observations, experiences, and opinions. My DD is a freshman in high school, multiple-year L10. Some observations and opinions: (I will admit I am more focused on DI)

• Several of her gym mates are 2024 graduates. It really surprised me how quickly the recruiting process comes up. For whatever reason, I was thinking the Junior year of high...

• Anonymous Post
• college recruiting
• Replies: 62
• Forum: Anonymous Posting

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Parents Who's Getting onto College Teams

Apr 20, 2023

By far one of the greatest posts on ChalkBucket ever! Thank you for this post @mezzamare!

The data can be found in the following posts...

First set of data: Post #2

Second set of data: Post #27​

• JBS
• college recruiting statistics
• Replies: 39
• Forum: Gym Parent Forum

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Parents Instagram (When Does My Athlete Need One For College Purposes)

Sep 25, 2022

I'd like to thank @Summer01 for starting this thread. I'm going to promote this thread as I really think this is a great question...

When do parents set up an instagram for their child?​

• JBS
• college instagram recruiting
• Replies: 28
• Forum: Gym Parent Forum

Anon Sharing Official Visits & College Offers On Social Media (Gymnastics = Football???)

Jul 27, 2023

How much to share on social media about your recruiting journey in gymnastics is a very interesting topic that seems to be evolving with each new year of athletes. What do you all think about this topic and the following question...​

Thoughts? Not sure this is going to become a trend. Does anyone have a DD that is planning on following suit? Or has seen this?

• JBS
• college
• Replies: 22
• Forum: Anonymous Posting

Here is an article from our blog area...

The Road to College Gymnastics

If competing on a college gymnastics team is a goal for your child, you probably have a lot of questions about how to get there.

blog.chalkbucket.com

Here are all the threads tagged with "recruiting"...

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Here are all the threads tagged with "scholarship"...

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Other great links from around the interweb...

How to Get Recruited – College Gymnastics Recruiting Guideline

This is the How to Get Recruited gymnastics recruiting guideline we give our level 10 parents to help alleviate this sometimes-confusing process.

howtogymnastics.com

- College Gym News

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If you know of any great content on the site or any site on the web pertaining to college scholarships and recruiting ... link it in this thread!

 

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The College Gym News "Rosters & Commits" spreadsheet...