| No one struggles more with the rigors of | | | | that traditional education cannot offer. Athletes |
| academic life than athletes do. Practices, games, | | | | can choose to "go to school" whenever time and |
| film sessions, and travel can take up so much of | | | | their schedule allows them to do so. Lessons can |
| an athlete's time that often little time and energy | | | | be completed in-between practices, after or |
| is left for academic work. A young athlete's life | | | | before games, and even while driving to an event, |
| can be so physically and emotionally draining that | | | | game, or competition. Athletes whose schedules |
| often the only way they can complete an | | | | are set and those whose schedules are constantly |
| education is through homeschooling. | | | | changing can both benefit from the flexibility of |
| Serious junior athletes who aspire to become | | | | homeschooling. |
| professional athletes have to make certain | | | | Homeschooling for a junior athlete can be carried |
| sacrifices in exchange for future successes. | | | | out using a variety of options, including the use of |
| Oftentimes, this means giving up or suspending an | | | | distance learning or virtual schools together with |
| academic career in order to make time for | | | | traditional homeschooling that is often carried out |
| athletic one. Training, practice, and game schedules | | | | by parents or close family members. The specific |
| almost require a junior athlete to turn to | | | | approach to homeschooling is typically dependent |
| homeschooling, especially for its flexibility. | | | | on the individual athlete and his or her family. In |
| Homeschooling makes it so that a promising | | | | situations where parents choose to use virtual |
| young athlete no longer has to consider the idea | | | | learning, homeschooling parents often make the |
| of not completing her or his education. In fact, | | | | decision to use accredited distance or virtual |
| homeschooling can actually make the process of | | | | learning program in order to help their junior |
| completing a diploma or degree much easier. | | | | athlete complete a diploma or degree. These |
| Among the many benefits of homeschooling for | | | | accredited programs can not only guarantee that |
| athletes include the idea that it allows the busy | | | | the information being taught is connected to state |
| athlete to complete an education faster than she | | | | or federal academic learning standards, but they |
| or he could through traditional means. Most | | | | can also ensures that any credits, certificates, or |
| homeschooled students finish their schooling in | | | | diplomas that are given out will be fully acceptable |
| three and even two years in comparison to | | | | to colleges and universities to which the junior |
| students who attend traditional public or private | | | | athlete may want to apply. |
| schools. Homeschooling also elminates many of | | | | With a junior athlete's schedule being so busy, it is |
| the negative influences that keep a student from | | | | not surprising to see so many of them struggle |
| completing an education. With homeschooling as an | | | | with academics. However, today's tech-savvy |
| option, junior athletes do not have to worry | | | | homeschooling parent can easily make use of |
| about peer pressure or negative social interactions | | | | distance learning programs to make sure that a |
| that can interfere with their athletic career. | | | | child enjoys as much success on the field as he |
| Homeschooling also features an inherit flexibility | | | | or she does off the field. |