College Recruiting 101
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Guidelines:
August 1st year of the junior year is when gymnast can start talking to coaches.
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Colleges that compete in women's gymnastics:
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https://usagym.org/pages/home/college/womeninfo.html
NCAA:
http://www.ncaa.com/sports/gymnastics-women
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List of Divisions:
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http://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/2012/05/04/what-division-level-is-best-for-you.htm
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Suggested websites:
usatodayhss.com
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For NCAA statistics and divisions by school. If you click on the school it takes you to the athletic department page for the school, which is helpful.
http://www.scholarshipstats.com/gymnastics.html
USAGym has some more info on their site.
Main Heading:
https://usagym.org/pages/home/college/index.html
Women:
https://usagym.org/pages/home/college/womeninfo.html
Webinar: https://youtu.be/UKqgIYEA_yw
PDF of webinar:
https://usagym.org/PDFs/Member%20Services/webinars/apr15.pdf
This is from the USAGym site for parents.
http://www.usagymparents.com/articles/collegiate-recruiting/
(Side note: there is some good stuff for parents about “sports parenting” on usagymparents.com.
Cirque du Soleil recruits high level gymnasts. There is an ongoing application on their website specifically for gymnasts.