As an athlete, you bear the responsibility of taking care of your mind and body to be able to perform and hit your peak when it counts. No matter the hours spent in the training room, the ice baths endured, or the uncountable rolls of tape you have gone through, sometimes things still may not go your way. Dealing with an injury, no matter how big or small, is an obstacle every athlete has to or has had to deal with. While this time out of the sport may be one of the hardest things you have to go through, it can also be a bump in the road that can teach you a great deal and make your comeback even sweeter.
From 2020 to the end of this 2025 season, there have been 577 injuries in NCAA gymnastics according to our injury tracker, and these are just the ones that have been reported. We have seen athletes be out for years due to a nagging injury that never seems to heal, but we’ve seen others who have made a comeback from a torn Achilles within the same calendar year. The recovery time greatly varies based on what the injury is as well as the severity of that injury, and every athlete has their own journey with getting themselves back to full mental and physical strength.
Going through this, specifically focusing on the time during your NCAA career, this can be one of the…
