When it comes to sports, I'm more a fan of dog-type sports (obedience, agility, flyball, etc.), equestrian events (Olympic types), and beyond that, sports that I enjoy watching (bowling, billiards, archery, etc.). Not a really big participator or have much interest in "sports-in-general." (I have a friend who took me to a baseball game [Go, TX Rangers!] so she could help me understand all the terminology and at least talk with her intelligently about it. Next step is watching a prerecorded football game so I can understand that games' rules & philosophy.)
When homeschooling, I'd say get them to walk, study some of the different sports and possibly take community recreation classes. Or you can get together with other homeschoolers to learn basketball, baseball, football, volleyball, or the like. If you need them to get physical - require outdoor play, "kick" them out of the house and into the yard to run, kick a ball, and so forth. Or do it as a family activity and walk, walk, walk!
Donna Conner lives in Fort Worth, TX with her husband, Glenn, their son, Mike, Donna's mother, Charlotte, and their dog, Lucia. Donna and Glenn have been homeschooling their son since the beginning of his education. Mike completed his homeschooling in the fall of 2008. Donna is an artist and has always enjoyed writing. She wrote Homeschooling Only One in 2003, after discovering that there were many other families homeschooling only one child. Her website is devoted to those with only one student in their homeschool, with listings of online resources. You can find these free resources, including a message board for those who HOO, on her website at http://donnac.com and read her blog at: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/DonnaC
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