Anon Pursuit of D1 gymnastics financially unsound.

[Anonymous (4e9f)]

Google tells me 3% of high school lacrosse players go D1, if you backtrack that age line to ….in my town, pre-K? Then what’s the percentage? these parents really have D1 on their mind lol. I am not saying it is not wild, I am just saying if it is accepted to think wild for other sports, why are gym parents constantly told that they shouldn’t? Let people be.

Also by 12 most of the girls are gone or not college track. Of the girls remaining I bet it’s more like 30%. Still more likely to not happen then happen but much more of a chance

 

[Anonymous (4e9f)]

I kind of think like this too, not about scholarship, but about the possibility of college gymnastics at all.

My daughter is probably on the bubble at 12 and a pretty good level 9. If she works hard, keeps improving, doesn’t get hurt she could probably be a college gymnasts. She says she’s not sure that’s what she wants, and I think why are we still here? She’s a phenomenal athlete and could be a multi sport high school star which to me sounds way more fun than killing yourself in the gym with a dwindling group of peers.

It’s possible she’s afraid to want college gym because it seems like an impossible dream, but if she really doesn’t want to do gym in college I hope she decides to move on, and that’s what I will encourage. Gym is all she knows, so I don’t think she can evaluate her options accurately.