Outdoor Sports
Activities
Playing Sports is
an Invigorating Family Pass Time
If you are feeling bored, listless, and out of shape, you need a new past time.
Sports activities will get your blood pumping and help you get back into shape. Not only will you be getting good
exercise but you will be starting a valuable family passtime. Sports activities are a great way to spend time with
your kids. So get up off the couch, put down that soda, and get out in the yard for a little touch
football.
Play
Kickball
If touch football is not for you, why not play a little kickball with your kids.
Set up a diamond similar to a baseball diamond. Now the pitcher rolls a large soft ball, like a playground ball, on
the ground to the "batter." Only in kickball, the batter kicks the ball and runs to first base. Since the ball is
soft, the fielding team can throw the ball at the runner to get him out. Since the kicker will almost always manage
to kick the ball and foul balls are rare, this is a classic game to play with young kids and others who are not
very athletic.
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Kickball or softball is similar to baseball, although the ball is soft and no
body guard
is needed, making it ideal to play with your kids. |
Playing
Tetherball
A fun family game that makes a good passtime sports activity is tetherball. This
rousing game can be played with one or two people. Tetherball is called that because the ball is on a tether - it
is on a rope tied at the top of a pole. The ball hangs about hand level. The object is to hit the ball and make the
rope wrap around the pole. The two players attempt to make the ball go different directions. If you have never
played tetherball, you should give it a try. It is really fun! And it really gets you moving (and
laughing!)
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Racquetball is an energetic sport, similar to squash, which is played
indoors
by two people. |
Sand
Volleyball
Sand volleyball may have started on the beaches, but many towns are now installing
sand volleyball courts in their public parks. The littler kids can sit in a safe place and play with their sand
toys while Mom, Dad, and the older kids hit a beach ball or volleyball back and forth over a net. The sand feels
good on bare feet (but not so good inside your shoes!) The kids will enjoy this passtime sports.
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Sand volleyball or beach volleyball is a popular summer sport, as well as a
spectator sport, which attract beach crowds. |
Badminton
Fun
A cross between volleyball and tennis that many families enjoy is badminton. In
this game, the object is to use lightweight rackets to volley a "birdie" back and forth over a net. The birdie
looks like a little plastic funnel attached to a firm rubber ball. You hold the birdie by the plastic and drop it
onto your racket to serve to the other team. Badminton moves more slowly than tennis and is a leisurely way to get
moving with the kids. You'll get some exercise, though!
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Badminton can be a great fun all around, involving leisurely play by two or
more people |
Pass Time
Sports
Kids are naturally energetic and active, making pass time sports activities
extremely attractive to them. Since parents need to be spending more quality time with their kids as well as
needing to get more exercise, too, these vigorous games are a good idea for everyone. Beaches are ideal place to
engage both parents and kids into some kind of outdoor activities.
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The idea behind any recreational and sport activity is to engage into a
physical activity
that will have you whole family playing and enjoying
themselves. |
Some say that the family that plays together stays together. This could be so,
since exercise gets positive hormones flowing in your mind, putting you and everyone else in a better mood. Don't
get so competitive that your family passtime sports cease to be fun. Just volley that ball or birdie for fun and
exercise.
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