One of the gymnasts I coach every summer went to Community College this past Fall at age-16.
I was worried.
Home schooled for years, by mid-term it was evident that she had no problems keeping up with older, regular-schooled peers.
Now, what about former US National team member Kayla Hoffman?
She joined Alabama this season. It had been 18-months since she last competed. And she had been home schooled for a decade.
How did that work out for Kayla?
… Hoffman (5-foot-1 from Union, N.J.) earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the fall in her first semester at UA after setting foot in a classroom for the first time in 10 years.
“I’ve been home schooled since the fourth grade,†she said, “plus I had a year off of school … and I was very nervous about coming here and keeping up academically. The first day I walked in the class, I was like, ‘Oh, gosh,’ there’s people. I like it a whole lot better. You get to communicate with the teachers and you’re not just staring at a computer screen.
“It was just a great plus for me when I made a 4.0. I just worked really hard at it and I overcame the nervousness about coming in after being home schooled and having a year off.â€
After making a successful segway in the classroom, Hoffman will make her transition as a gymnast next Friday when sixth-ranked Alabama hosts No. 23 Illinois …
Tide’s Hoffman adjusting just fine to college life | TideSports.com
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