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Hey, I was wondering what some of your thoughts are on the sports
homeschoolers play. Obviously town leagues are a great opportunity for
homeschooled kids to be active, and meet people. I'm fairly new to this
community, so I'm probably repeating someone's question (sorry if I am),
but what other type of sports activities/leagues are good for homeschooled
kids?
Thanks!
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The "best" sport is the one that the kid has an interest in.
Meaning (to answer your question directly), there is no such thing as a 'good sport' (or conversely, a 'bad sport').
My kids (all girls) played a variety of community sports when they were young (5-10). This included Upward basketball, pony league fast pitch softball, pony league soccer.
When they got older (junior high, then high school) , we (meaning my wife & I and 2 other hs parents) formed a homeschool athletic program to play competitive basketball. We played other homeschool teams, private schools, & public schools (we counted as a non-district game for them). At the end of the year, we participated in homeschool state & national tournaments (yes, the big one in OKC).
Over time, this was expanded to include girls' volleyball, girls fastpitch softball, cheerleading, baseball, & 6-man football. Basically, we expanded into whatever sport a KID showed an interest in.
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Wow I love your idea about forming a homeschool athletic program and
playing other homeschool teams, private school teams, and public school
teams! Is this common? I have never thought or heard of anyone doing
that, but it's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Thank you!
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Judging by the number of teams going to the Homeschool Basketball National Tournament was 344 teams (which used to be in OKC, but I think is now in KC), I would say "yes, it's fairly common".
Note that if you are starting from scratch, it can be a major undertaking.
If you're starting from something that already exists, there are "other battles" to contend with (ie. the nuts & bolts about how to do things).
Having done both, my preference is to start from scratch.. 
If you're interested, I would be more than happy to share my experiences... (this is something I have a particular passion for).
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