Updated 8/21/24

This post contains 31 categories full of sports and physical fitness opportunities from baseball to volleyball so homeschooled kids can move their bodies and stay healthy!

Check back often because I'm always hearing about and sleuthing out new places to go!

If you'd like to see a place you love added to this post, please email me at HomeschoolingInKansasCity@gmail.com!

Disclaimer: I may receive a few bucks or a freebie for helping to promote things I believe in, such as Kids Bowl Free or the POGO Pass.

Check out the Planet Fitness High School Summer Pass for 2024 (it's free for kids 14-19 years old for the summer!)

Baseball & Softball

3 & 2 Baseball
Christ Preparatory Academy
i9 Sports
J Baseball at the Jewish Community Center
Kansas City Gators
Kansas City Sports
Kansas City Urban Youth Academy (MLB)
Kansas City YMCA
KC East Lions
KC Sports Tournaments
Kingdom Sports
Raytown Youth Baseball & Softball Association
Upward

Basketball

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Bowling

Check out the Kids Bowl Free program here for free summer bowling!

Aaron's Family Fun Center
Bowlero in Overland Park on College Blvd.
KC Bowl
Mission Bowl
Park Lanes Family Fun Center
Premier Bowling in Raytown
Sterling Bowl in Sugar Creek
Ward Parkway Lanes

Cheerleading

Climbing Gyms

Ibex in Blue Springs
Monster Mountain at Emerald City in Overland Park
ROKC North Kansas City
ROKC Olathe
ROCK Underground

Cross Country

Cycling

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Cycling Kansas City Events
Dave's Bike Shop Events (Raymore, MO)
Lawrence Bicycle Club

Dance and Irish Dance

A Time to Dance in Raytown, MO
Driscoll School of Irish Dance (Shawnee)
Ibsen Dance in North Kansas City
In the Light Performing Arts Center in Peculiar, MO
Kansas City Movement
O'Riada Manning Academy of Irish Dance (Mission)
Pure Dance Studio in Independence, MO
Storling Conservatory of Dance in Olathe, KS — "Störling Conservatory of Dance, in partnership with Visible Music College, offers a three-year Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a one-year Certificate in Dance as well as audit/non-degree-seeking and dual-enrollment options for higher education with classes both in-person and online."
Storling Dance Theater in Olathe, KS
Susan's World of Dance in Lee's Summit (Friday 10:30 a.m. homeschool hip hop class)

Disc Golf Courses

Kansas City Disc Golf Organization

Bad Rock Creek
Big Bull Creek
Blue Valley
City Park
Cleveland Lake in Belton, MO
Heritage Park
Hidden Valley
Kessler Park (Cliff)
Lakeshore
Lakeside Hills
LaBenite
Prairie Center
Recreation Park (Raymore, MO)
Rosedale (upper)
Rosedale (lower)
Shawnee Mission
Swope Park
Water Works
Wilbur Young
Wyandotte County

Figure Skating

Independence Community Ice
Kansas City Figure Skating Club
KC Ice Center (Shawnee)

Flag Football

Football

Golf

Gymnastics, Tumbling, & Aerial Fitness

Edge Gymnastics
Kansas City Gymnastics
Learning 2 Fly Aerial Fitness in Mission, KS
Missouri Elite Gymnastics Academy
Motus Ninjas -- Ninja Warrior Gym
The Cheer Pit
The Little Gym in Prairie Village, KS (4 months to 12 years)
Urban Air Adventure Park (Lenexa and Overland Park, KS)
Xtreme Gymnastics in Lee's Summit, MO

Hiking

See this post for great hiking trails (under construction)

Ice Hockey

KC Ice Center (Shawnee)

Ice Skating

Ice Terrace at Crown Center
Independence Community Ice — $9 for a 2-hour session. Can get a pass cheaper. Check calendar for open skate dates/times.
KC Ice Center Homeschool Skate (Shawnee) — Only during the school year. $4 per skater, includes skate rental. Parents skate free. First and third Fridays (call first just in case), 1:45-2:45 p.m.

Martial Arts

Guerrero's Shotokan Karate in Blue Springs, MO
Tiger-Rock (four locations: Olathe, Overland Park, Prairie Village, and Leawood)
Welcome Mat Judo at Christ the King at 85th and Wornall in KCMO (Tuesdays and Fridays). Reasonable, per-lesson price which is then donated to the Catholic hybrid high schools who meet on-site.

Mini Golf

Motocross

Adrenaline Motorplex — My neighbors own this facility and they hold a lot of great events!

Parks and Recreation Programs

Roller Skating

Check out the Kids Skate Free program and kids 12 and under only pay for the skate rental.

Running

Elementary Homeschool Running Club in Olathe, KS
Girls on the Run

Self-Defense

Women's Self-Defense Workshop with Guardian Training Solutions (these come highly recommended)

Soccer

Strength/Conditioning

Swimming and Other Water

See my post here full of swimming pools, waterparks, swim beaches and splashpads in Kansas City.

Country Club of Leawood Crocs
DeSoto Dolphins Swim Team
Fairway Fins
Kansas City Kayak & Canoe (float trips down the Missouri River)
Leawood Lightning? (Surprisingly, the Leawood website is not great. I found a heading for 2022 swim team information on a WordPress site (linked in title above), and I found another listing under the general aquatics items that just said "Leawood Lightning" but not "swim team." When I clicked on registration for what might be the swim team, it went to a general page. There is a swim team through the country club as well; see above.)
Lenexa Lazers Swim Team
Merriam Dolphins Swim and Dive Team
Mission Marlins Swim Club
Olathe Cyclones Swim and Dive Team
Olathe Otters Swim Team
Overland Park Waves Swim and Dive
Roeland Park Stingrays Swim Team (can't find anything on this since 2019)
Shawnee Sharks Swim and Dive Team

Tennis

Track & Field

Volleyball

Ziplining

Go Ape in Swope Park
Zip KC

Other Potential Helps

Home School Athletic Association

Homeschool Sports Tim Tebow Law

NCHBC Homeschool Basketball Nationals

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

180+ Sports & Physical Fitness Opportunities for Kansas City Homeschoolers