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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..
VAULT						UNEVENS
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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Recruiting Tips: Which Division?

Jill Hicks

Every serious gymnast who wants to compete in college can! It is just about finding the right Division and program that fits her as an athlete. So the question still remains, are you Division 1, Division 2 or Division 3? In this article I will be focusing on the athletic side of making a college decision. I have outlined several different things you can do to help you define which Division will best fit your skills and abilities. 1. Talk with your coach: Have an honest conversation and get feedback from the people that know your skills and work ethic…

January Recap: Early Impressions

Greg

We're now about a month into the season and we've already seen some early trends emerge. Here's a quick recap of our impressions of the season thus far...

Recruiting: Strategies to Kick-Off the New Year

Tom Kovic

A New Year is upon us and opportunity lurks. That being said, those who organize best, execute well developed plans and beat the bushes will maximize their success in college recruiting. You have the chance to create change, new commitments, a clean slate and a fresh opportunity to approach the recruiting process with renewed passion. This article attempts to outline general “class tips” that current prospective student-athletes can use in maximizing the college search in 2012.

CollegeGymFans.com Top Recruiting Classes of 2011-2012

Written by Administrator

For the past several seasons, we've made an attempt to rank the incoming recruiting classes for teams from across the nation. Each year, the task seems to get tougher (and finalized later) and this year is no exception. In fact, the depth of this recruiting class has produced a variety of very deep and talented frosh classes. In particular, a number of elites elected not to defer entry into school and are providing a boost to teams across the nation. So whose class is rated to be the best? Read on to find the answer...

Strength of Schedule Analysis: UGA Strongest in 2012

Written by Greg

Georgia has the strongest schedule when compared to the Top 10 teams in 2012, according to our annual analysis. Each year, we've calculated the relative strength of the schedule (relative schedule difficulty) for the Top 10 Teams, as determined by the Preseason Coaches' Poll. Read on to find out how the rest of the teams fared.

Recruiting Tips: Capitalizing on the Character Component

Tom Kovic

The college search for athletes is an “individual” quest. A winning strategy for one prospect could be a losing strategy for another. I think we can all agree that when it comes to recruiting, the “blue chip” kids are going to be found…It’s just a matter of when. That being said, the majority of the prospects looking for a home on a college campus and as part of a varsity sports team are NOT blue chip kids and they should execute a personal plan of attack and begin to tackle the “grey areas” of recruiting.

2012 Capsule Previews: Teams #1 to #12

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2012 Capsule Previews: Teams #13 to #25

2012 Capsule Previews

Decision Timelines for Prospective Student-Athletes

Tom Kovic

Nowadays, college coaches, in many cases are encouraging prospects to commit early to their institution in an effort to wrap up recruiting and outdistance the competition. This article attempts to shed light on a variety of “options” prospects and families can embrace moving forward in the ever changing college search for athletes. November is fast approaching and with that, early deadlines for college applications. Current seniors who have dedicated themselves to connecting early on with college coaches, providing them with the necessary evaluation tools coaches need to determine “potential matches”, have narrowed their list to a few or even one…

Recruiting Strategies for Non-Scholarship Prospects

Tom Kovic

Considering the competition in Admissions and the high price tag at some of the nation’s premier academic institutions, I regularly advise families about the potential impact the athletic component can make in a college choice. As a former Ivy League Coach, I learned some valuable lessons that I would like to share.

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