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CollegeGymFans.com Top Recruiting Classes of 2010-2011

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. Some teams, in particular the perennial superpowers, seem to appear in the rankings each season. But as for the others, you've probably noticed new teams appear as the tides of recruiting ebb and flow. With recruiting occuring earlier and earlier, predicting the progress of future recruits is becoming more and more difficult. Unexpected injuries, changes in training pattern and other personal events sometimes impact an athlete's ability to come in and contribute right away. So which school has scored…

Effective Communication with College Coaches: The Introduction

Tom Kovic

If there is one area of the college recruiting process that stands above the rest, I believe it is the way prospects effectively communicate with college coaches. Let’s face it, the majority of boys and girls in any given active recruiting pool will not be blue chip prospects and a reluctance to proactively communicate with college coaches will oftentimes result in an undertow that will likely drag a prospect and family backward in the college search. Below are some simple tips to consider when making an introductory contact with college coaches.

Works in Progress: Preseason Videos from Across the US

Written by Greg

With advent of digital camcorders (Flip Cams) and online video sharing sites, a wide range of preseason and intrasquad videos are available. In the list below are links to a few of the latest training videos, from teams across the country.

2011 Capsule Previews #13 to #25

Rising Above Temporary Setbacks in the Recruiting Process

Tom Kovic

The college recruiting process can be a daunting effort if it is not well planned and executed with organization and enthusiasm from start to finish. In addition, one’s mental approach to the college search, especially when checkered with roadblocks, can make the difference between a fair and a great experience. What follows is a “snapshot” on how prospects and families can proactively prepare for and effectively deal with personal setbacks that will undoubtedly surface along the way.

2011 Capsule Previews

Launching the College Athletics Recruiting Effort

Tom Kovic

The college experience is, in many cases, the most important four years in the prospective student athlete’s life, as it will shape their future personal and professional direction. That being said, securing admission to a college or university that best match students’ desires, strengths, and aspirations is essential.

Recruiting: Dynamic Exchange in Communicating with College Athletic Coaches

Tom Kovic

(Editor's Note: The latest in Tom Kovic's ongoing series of articles on the recruiting process... just as in-gym visits begin). Whenever I lecture on college athletics recruiting, a primary area I focus on is using “deliberate” communication with college coaches in an effort to build sincere personal relationships. Although eligibility, financial aid and contacts and evaluations are all very important, I am convinced the area of communication is very important to the likelihood of success in the college search for athletes.

College Athletics Recruiting: The Initial Assessment

Tom Kovic

Organization is an important component in the college search for athletes and completing a college-bound assessment for what you would like to achieve is a great way to start! Think of the assessment as the seed you want to plant to grow your recruiting effort. What grows will be determined by how you cultivate it from start to finish. Looking at the “big picture” can be a tall task for most high school-aged athletes, but if you can begin with the end game in mind and work backwards in developing your personal plan for success, you will most likely run…

Avoiding Culture Shock in College Athletics Recruiting

Tom Kovic

Like it or not, we are a society of rapid change and the rate we effectively adapt to that change can make the difference between a good and great experience. The same holds true in college athletics recruiting. The question is: How do we come to grip with this rapidly mounting culture shock in the college quest for athletes?

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2010 Superlatives

Skills of Note in the 2010 Season (W)
The following is a listing of high level skills performed by Women in the 2010 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
RO 1/2 on, Front Layout 1/2 Off Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA Tsukahara Layout 3/2 Marissa King, Florida Yurchenko Layout 2/1 Yurchenko Layout 3/2 Ricki Lebegern, Alabama Natalie Beilstein, Michigan Rebecca Best, Ohio State Annie DiLuzio, Utah Susan Jackson, LSU Anna Li, UCLA Hillary Mauro, UGA Brittani McCullough, UCLA Christine Nguyen, UNC Brandi Personett, PSU Katie Simon, CMU						Comaneci Grace Taylor, UGA Shushunova Monica Eaton, BGSU Full Twisting Double Layout Flyaway Dana Bonincontri, Penn Kylee Botterman, Michigan Jamie Bullock, Minnesota Nicole Cowart, Illinois Taylor Jacob, Boise State Courtney McCool, UGA Brie Olson, OU Brandi Personett, PSU Kara Wright, UNC Hindorff (clear-hip reverse hecht/Tkachev) Meaghan Biros, Pitt Ashanee Dickerson, UF Kassi Price, Bama Ricna (Stalder reverse hecht/Tkachev) Ray (toe-on Tkachev) Natalie Ettl, PSU Ericka Garcia, LSU Natasha Kelley, OU Brittani McCullough, UCLA Sarah Tomczyk, Arizona Shayla Worley, UGA Bharwaj (full twisting Pak) Leslie Mak, Oregon State
BEAM						FLOOR
Round-Off, Layout to Two Feet Mount Switch Ring Leap Abigail Adams, Maryland Morgan Evans, UNC Brigitte Kivisto, Yale Molly Quirk, Arizona Randy Stageberg, UF Holly Vise, OU Back tuck 1/1 twist Arabian Front Tuck Back Layout Two Foot* 5/2 Turn in Wolf (Humphrey) Double Front Tuck Back Double Pike * Athlete must hold layout position througout for E credit. Layout with pike down is credited as a D.						Full Twisting Double Layout Double Layout Brooke Barr, NC State Kristina Coccia, DU Morgan Dennis, Bama Hilary Ferguson, UK Emily Green, UK Marissa Gutierrez, Bama Susan Jackson, LSU Marissa King, Florida Anna Li, UCLA Emily Lopatofsky, MSU Brandi Personett, PSU Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA Double Front Daria Bijak, Utah Jessa Hansen, Iowa Danae Johnson, Rutgers Natalie Sutter, NIU Arabian Double Front Mary Atkinson, ASU Natalie Beilstein, Michigan Ashanee Dickerson, UF Brittany Emmons, Ball State Samantha Engle, LSU Deanna Graham, Arizona Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA Carly Janiga, Stanford Marissa King, Florida Hilary Mauro, UGA Sharaya Musser, PSU Christine Nguyen, UNC Gina Nuccio, UGA Jaime Pisani, Arkansas Kyndal Robarts, Utah Mandi Rodriguez, Oregon State Geralen Stack-Eaton, Bama Shayla Worley, UGA Triple Full Annie DiLuzio, Utah Megan Ferguson, OU Katie Hurley, AU Nicole Pechanec, Stanford Tuck Full In or Half In/Half Out Abigail Adams, Maryland Shelly Alexander, Stanford Sarah Curtis, Michigan Miranda Der, Bridgeport Lora Evenstad, NU Lauren Gildemeyer, Brockport Erin Grigg, EMU Kelci Lewis, Arkansas Tiffany Louie, San Jose State Casey Jo Magee, Arkansas Brittnee Martinez, Michigan Brittani McCullough, UCLA Jasmine Minion, UK Jaime Pisani, Arkansas Hannah Redmon, Boise State Taylor Seaman, NC State Sarah (Specht) Tomczyk, Arizona Tuck Full Out Pike Full In Whitney Bencsko, PSU Kylee Botterman, Michigan Noel Couch, UGA Toi Garcia, AU Maranda Smith, Florida

Navigating New Landscapes in College Athletics Recruiting

Tom Kovic

Today’s college athletic climate is much different than it was 20 years ago and college coaches are under tremendous pressure to achieve two important goals: win and raise money. The one directly affects the other and alumni will enthusiastically support a winning team…and yes, the opposite is true. The cost of effectively managing a successful college athletics department has increased over the years, while support from university subvention has, in most cases, increased slightly, if not at all.

Persistence: A Critical Component in College Recruiting

Tom Kovic

In his latest contribution, Tom Kovic shares the importance of persistence in the college recruiting search... The dictionary definition of persistence is: continuing in spite of opposition; enduring, lasting or recurrent. In a nutshell, I feel strongly that a persistent effort in every aspect of the college search for athletes will, in the end, give prospects and their families the greatest chance at success.

CollegeGymFans.com Ranking of 2009-2010 Recruiting Classes

Written by Administrator

For the past several seasons, we have made an assessment of each incoming recruiting class and have provided a ranking. This year, the task proved to be especially tough. Today, there is much greater access to information on the athletes, their skill level, level of polish, and of course, their accomplishments, so we cannot rank an athlete merely on her resume alone. The athletes’ college choices also reflect increased parity, making the job of ranking the Top 10 Recruiting Classes quite difficult.

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