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Straight answers on NCAA gymnastics recruiting, eligibility, and building a profile coaches actually look at — written for gymnasts and families navigating the process for the first time.
College gymnastics is a team sport built out of individual routines, which is part of what makes it such a strange sport to get recruited for: a coach isn't just evaluating your talent, they're evaluating whether your talent fits into six lineup spots on four events.
Ask five gymnastics families when recruiting "really" starts and you'll get five different answers — mostly because NCAA rules don't turn recruiting on all at once.
Social media isn't inherently dangerous for a young gymnast, but this sport puts a specific kind of spotlight on a kid that most sports don't.
The core difference is simple: an official visit is paid for by the university, and an unofficial visit is paid for entirely by the gymnast's family.
Most of what gets repeated online about gymnastics scholarship counts was true — as of a system that stopped being universal in the middle of last year.
