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Recruiting Tips: Networking Tools That Advance the College Search

Tom Kovic

The college search for athletes is a marathon, not a sprint, and the recruiting process can be, at times, both exhilarating and uplifting, especially when your personal plan is working on all cylinders. That said, even the best executed plans can run into road blocks or even stall completely.

Fall Training: Openings and Newcomers

Greg

As the fall workouts continue, teams are hard an work to prepare for the coming season. Key veterans are looking to advance from where they left off last spring, while newcomers look to break into the rotations for the coming season. This past summer, we said good-bye to some top athletes at teams across the national. Athletes like UGA's Kat Ding, Bama's Geralen Stack-Eaton, OU's Megan Ferguson and UCLA's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs have been stars in their respective programs for the past four years. Although it is still early in the preseason, here's a quick summary of the status of Top…

Recruiting Tips: The Walk-On

Jill Hicks

So what is the exact definition of a walk-on athlete and how does this differ from an athlete who receives a scholarship? An athlete who is a “walk-on” is one who has been offered a spot on the roster, but will not be given scholarship money. Unfortunately walk-on spots are sometimes perceived as a step down, but in reality they can be very prestigious and a stepping stone to earning a scholarship in the future. As a coach I always viewed it as an opportunity for an athlete. Once the team members report to practice, it is an equal playing…

Recruiting Tips: Maximizing Prospect Communication with College Coaches

Tom Kovic

Effective communication between prospects and college coaches can be a critical component in the final choice in the college search for high school athletes. That being the case, prospects should try to cultivate this skill early on in an effort to demonstrate their willingness to be an equal partner in the coach-prospect relationship.

Recruiting Tips: Ten Misconceptions to Avoid

Jill Hicks

10 Misconceptions To Avoid In The Recruiting Process Here are ten common misconceptions to avoid during the recruiting process: “I only want to compete for a Top 10 gymnastics team in college”: Your focus should be on finding the right fit both academically and athletically even if it is not one of the Top 10 gymnastics teams. “My club coach is going to get me a scholarship”: Many club coaches are very helpful in making connections, but do not rely on this. “If I am a walk-on I will be treated differently”: This is a great question to ask the…

Recruiting Tips: Camps and Recruiting

Tom Kovic

Summer is right around the corner and for every prospect that is in the hunt to match his or her talent with the right college program, opportunity approaches. Summer opens up more time on the daily schedule and with that, the chance to close in on some key elements of the college search.

Recruiting Tips: Financial Aid 101

Tom Kovic

The average cost of a 4 year college experience has increased dramatically during the past 10 years and financial aid is becoming a hot topic in the college search for athletes. Competition for athletic scholarships is fierce and for some student-athletes and families (particularly nearly all male gymnasts and all walkons/Division III/Ivy League athletes), they also need to look at need-based financial assistance or alternative forms of grants and scholarships to help pay the freight. This article takes a simple approach in identifying key components of financial aid.

Recruiting Tips: Identifying Important Areas of the NCAA Manual

Tom Kovic

The NCAA Manual is the “go to” resource for prospects and families as they begin to build their education base in the college search. Between the Division 1, 2 and 3 manuals there is well over 1,500 pages of helpful information! The aim of this article is to direct you toward these resources, help you simplify your search and wrap your arms around recruiting terms, rules and procedures you will encounter as you navigate your personal college quest. First, let’s search for a copy of the manual! Go to www.ncaa.org. Click the “resources” tab. Under “Resources,” Click either the Division…

Race to the Regionals: The Final Week (Updated 3/23)

Greg

We are entering into our final weekend of competition, and the Race to the Regionals is heating up! Teams are chasing one of 36 spots available in post-season competition.

February Recap: The Race is On!

Greg

We're already down to the last few weeks of the season, and teams are jockeying for one of 36 spots at the Regional meet. However, there are several meets left before the end of the season, so we're still likely to see a significant shake-up in the standings. Here's a few observations from the action in February...

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Recruiting Tips: Parent or Athlete?

Jill Hicks

As most parents know the high school years can be challenging, add to that the college recruiting process. I know first hand as we went through it with our daughter. Many times it is awkward for girls at this age to feel confident in putting themselves "out there" to be judged by anyone, let alone college coaches. The temptation for the parent is to take the lead and actually write the emails and make the contacts. Whatever you do ........do not do this! It is however appropriate to encourage your daughter and help her set goals to getting recruited. Sitting…

Recruiting: The "Nudge" in Communication

Tom Kovic

The college search for athletes is a quest, and unless you are the blue chip kid that the coaches are hovering over, you need a vehicle to drive the recruiting process in your favor. Personally, I believe the manner and how often you communicate with college coaches can make a big difference in your results.

2012 Superlatives

Skills of Note in the 2012 Season (W)
The following is a listing of high level skills performed by Women in the 2012 Season. To make this list, the skill had to be successfully competed in a meet sometime during the season. The skill competed must have an FIG rating of "E" or "F" or "G", or an FIG Vault Difficult Value of 5.3 or higher. The issue of escalating difficult leading to higher injury rates and more wear and tear on the athlete is important. The purpose of this list is not to encourage or foster unreasonable risk or other threats to the safety of the athletes. In fact, many of the skills on this list were only competed in special circumstances. This list simply serves as an archive and collection of skills actually performed by the athletes. This list is incomplete and will be updated as information becomes available. Please submit your additions and corrections to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Handspring, Front Tuck 1/1 Twist Deanna Graham, Arizona Amber See, Illinois RO 1/2 on, Front Layout 1/2 Off Tsukahara Layout 3/2 Marissa King, UF Yurchenko Layout 2/1 Yurchenko Layout 3/2 Natalie Beilstein, Michigan Georgia Dabritz, Utah Jessie DeZiel, NU Amy Glass, Boise State Kytra Hunter, Florida Diandra Milliner, Bama Sachi Sugiyama, Michigan						Comaneci Georgia Dabritz, Utah Shushunova Emily Warfield, DU Full Twisting Double Layout Flyaway Victoria Aepli, Ohio State Dana Bonincontri, Penn Kaitlin Clark, Bama Ruby Engreitz, Washington Allison Flores, Arizona Jessa Hansen, Iowa Kaylyn Millick, WVU Stine Olivere, Cal Brie Olson, OU Emma Stevenson, Iowa Hindorff (clear-hip reverse hecht/Tkachev) Meaghan Biros, Pitt Ashanee Dickerson, UF Jaleesa Wilson, DU Ricna (Stalder reverse hecht/Tkachev) Ray (toe-on Tkachev) Stephani Canizaro, Arkansas Alaina Johnson, UF Zoya Johnson, UNC Britnie Jones, Arizona Natasha Kelley, OU Geralan Stack-Eaton, Bama Shayla Worley, UGA Triple Twisting Flyaway Nicole Meiller, Sac State Bharwaj (full twisting Pak) Alicia Asturias, Cal Leslie Mak, Oregon State
BEAM						FLOOR
Round-Off, Layout to Two Feet Mount Switch Ring Leap Morgan Evans, UNC Molly Quirk, Arizona Randy Stageberg, UF Back tuck 1/1 twist Samantha Peszek, UCLA Arabian Front Tuck Rheagan Courville, LSU Back Layout Two Foot* Marissa King, UF 5/2 Turn in Wolf (Humphrey) Double Front Tuck Back Double Pike Katherine Grable, Arkansas * Athlete must hold layout position througout the salto for E credit. A layout with a pike down is credited as a D.						Full Twisting Double Layout Double Layout Stephanie Colbert, Michigan Melissa Doucette, Alaska-Anchorage Lora Leigh Frost, Bama Marissa Gutierrez, Bama Brianna Guy, AU Lloimincia Hall, LSU Kytra Hunter, UF Marissa King, Florida Maliah Mathis, LSU Ciera Perkins, Boise State Samantha Peszek, UCLA Tory Wilson, Utah Double Front Alex Deluca, Ohio State Jessa Hansen, Iowa Natalie Sutter, NIU Reema Zakharia, Michigan Arabian Double Front Nicole Allen, Ball State Natalie Beilstein, Michigan Amy Borsellino, Arkansas Olivia Courtney, UCLA Rheagan Courville, LSU Aubree Cristello, Arizona Georgia Dabritz, Utah Ashanee Dickerson, UF Katherine Grable, Arkansas Deanna Graham, Arizona Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA Alaina Johnson, Florida Danae Johnson, Rutgers Marissa King, Florida Danielle Levy, MSU Kelci Lewis, Arkansas Tina Maloney, WVU Sarah Miller, Ohio State Diandra Milliner, Bama Ashley Morgan, Stanford Gina Nuccio, UGA Brooke Parker, Bama Kyndal Robarts, Utah Geralen Stack-Eaton, Bama Thomasina Wallace, SJSU Emma Willis, Iowa Triple Full Georgia Dabritz, Utah Megan Ferguson, OU Tuck Full In or Half In/Half Out Kelsey Black, Boise State Kailah Delaney, Utah Lia Del Priore, Utah Lora Evenstad, NU Amy Glass, Boise State Dayah Haley, WVU Luisa Leal-Restrepo, Rutgers Corrie Lothrop, Utah Stephanie McCallister, Utah Kristin Milardo, W&M Jaime Pisani, Arkansas Brittany Potvin-Green, Boise State Alyssa Pritchett, UCLA Joanna Sampson, Michigan Melanie Shaffer, Ohio State Becky Tutka, Utah Alina Weinstein, Illinois Cerise Witherby, Oregon State Tuck Full Out Pike Full In Noel Couch, UGA Georgia Dabritz, Utah Lexus Demurs, AU Jessie DeZiel, NU Rachel Goldenberg, Kent State Kim Jacob, Alabama Jordan Salsberg, Arkansas Rachel Spicer, UF Randy Stageberg, UF Brittany Webster, AU

Audio: Tom Kovic on Early Recruiting

Greg

*Link Updated* This month, instead of an article, we're providing an MP3 podcast of a recent chat Tom Kovic and I had regarding early recruiting. In the recording, Tom chats a little bit about the recruiting process, and how early recruiting has changed the recruiting process. You can play the audio file by clicking play below. Or, you can download the file at this link. (right click to "Save As") About Tom Kovic: Tom Kovic is a former Division I college gymnastics coach (Penn) and the current director of Victory Collegiate Consulting, where he provides individual advisement for families on…

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