Community Sports and Physical Education

Home | Calendar | Contacts | About Us

Many community sports organizations and physical education opportunities are available to homeschool students to participate in the Bloomington/Normal area. This list is not comprehensive, but does represent a good sampling of the available organizations.

• - Indicates good options for daytime classes/activities.

• Home School Sports Net (HSPN)...A home school sports support organization for teams nationwide

  Baseball/Softball

• Bloomington Normal Baseball Association (BNBA)...Recreational & travel baseball for youth 5-18 years old
• Bloomington Normal Girls Softball Association...Girls Softball for ages 7-19, in-town and travel teams
• McLean County PONY Baseball...Recreational & travel baseball for youth 5-19 years old

  Basketball

• Station 5 One

  Bowling

• Pheasant Lanes...Bowling, Arcade, Mini-Golf, Sand Volleyball, and more
• Twin City Lanes

  Frisbee/Disc Golf

• Bloomington-Normal Disc Golf Club...Youth and adult

  Gymnastics, Tumbling, and Cheer

• Gymnastics Etc.
• Rising Stars Academy...Check out the Homeschool Physical Education Daytime Class...Daytime classes for children ages 5 through teen, regardless of past experience. This class will be held in the main gym with spring floors, trampolines, tumble trak, balance beams, bars, and much more! Need 6 students enrolled for class to be held. Homeschool families may need to coordinate with each other for a class to form.
• Technique Tumbling and Cheer Prep...Classes and open gym for girls and boys. Visit their Facebook page for special classes and clinics.
• The Jump Spot...As of Fall 2022, Open Gym is available on Friday mornings from 9:00-11:00.

  Ice Hockey

• McLean County Youth Hockey Association (MCYHA) Sharks...High school hockey team

  Ice Skating

• Pepsi Ice Center...Skating lessons available; see website for details. Open skating available daily.

  La Crosse

• B-N Warriors...Boys and girls teams for youth in 4th grade through high school

  Martial Arts

• Infinity Martial Arts.
• Walker's Tae Kwon Do (Bloomington, IL)...Family classes for youth and adults.

  Rock Climbing

• The Proving Ground
• Upper Limits Indoor Rock Gym & Pro Shop (Bloomington, IL)... Currently, there are no homeschool classes scheduled. However, Upper Limits is willing to work with homeschool groups to offer programming that meets their needs. A flyer is available detailing more information about the rock climbing opportunities that have been offered in the past, and they are open to suggestions for new activities as well. If you have an interested group of students, please feel free to email jacob@upperlimits.com or call (309) 829-8255 in order to get a class set up.

  Soccer

• FC Central Illinois
• Prairie Cities Soccer League

  Swimming

• Bloomington Normal Swim Club (BNSC)
• Four Seasons
• Funky Fish Swim Club
• Happy Splashes Swim School & Marlins Swim Team
• Rob Knight's Swim America at Four Seasons
• YMCA Swim School
• YMCA WAVES Swim Team

  Tackle Football

• B-N Fighting Irish
• Bloomington Cardinals
• Bloomington Knockers
• Bloomington-Normal Cougars JFL
• Twin City Tigers

  Tennis

• Bloomington Tennis & Turf
• Evergreen Racquet Club

  Track & Field/Running

• AdkinsTrak Track Club...Track and field training and competition at IWU for youth ages 4-18
• Central Illinois Track Club...An age-group United States Track and Field Association youth club
• Flying Dragons Pole Vault Club...Summer and school year pole vault training and competition for ages 10 to adult
• Lake Run Club...All ages and abilities
• McLean County Thunderbirds Cross Country...Giving young runners in central IL the opportunity to compete, exercise, meet friends, and have fun.

  Trampoline Park

• Altitude Trampoline Park...As of Fall 2022, Homeschool Jump is offered Monday-Friday from 10 am - 1 pm for $19.99 per person. Not valid with any other offer or on days when public school is not in session. Tickets must be purchased at the park; offer is not available online. Does not include Altitude Trampoline socks. Monthly memberships are also available. See the full details for the homeschool program here: Passes For Every Occasion.

  Various

• Bloomington-Normal YMCA: Home School P.E. Program...Students are divided into two developmentally appropriate age groups. Each group participates in a 45-minute gym program and a 45-minute swimming program. Email Sarah Tunall. Not available in Fall 2022; Check in future years.
• Bloomington Tennis & Turf...Tennis, Turf Rental, Pickelball, Golf Simulator
• Bloomington Parks & Recreation...Baseball, basketball, dance, golf, ice hockey, ice skating, martial arts, swimming, tennis
• Game Time Gym II...Basketball, flag football, soccer, volleyball leagues--Join a team or form your own
• Iron Coyote Challenge Park...As of Fall 2022, Iron Coyote offers daytime homeschool ninja classes and access.
• Normal Parks & Recreation...Basketball, baseball, golf, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, triathlon
• Station 5 One...Toddler Sports, Youth Day Camps, Basketball, Volleyball, Pickelball
• The Next Step Dance Studio...Dance, Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Tumbling
• Upwards Sports...Basketball (registration begins Aug./practices begin in Dec./games played in Jan.-Mar.), cheerleading, flag football
• YMCA...Basketball, soccer, swimming; Home school swim & gym classes

  Volleyball

• Illini Elite Volleyball...Competitive club volleyball
• Station 5 One

If you have a suggestion to share for community sports organizations, email a description and contact info and we'll post it here.

---

Back to top.