The phrase "I used to" is beautiful in that regards
In terms of sports, it's even easier to do: "I played a lot of sport in high school and whilst time has been more limited since then, I still love to play soccer when I get the chance." Otherwise, do you have any other interest or hobbies outside of computers?
Hmm. I can't think how to reword it right now, I'll have to get back to you. This is normally my forte too :s
Ah, well if you've been taught to do it that way then I guess leave it. But for most jobs you'll send a CV with a covering letter and it will be in the covering letter that you state for what position you are applying.
Except that on a CV, space is at a premium. If something on there isn't: Showing you're clever; Showing you're good for the job; Showing you're human; Showing you're interesting: then it shouldn't really be there. Obviously this debate is mostly moot since you'll tailor your CV to each job anyway, but your basic CV should be written in the specialist language for the field to which you are applying. Restating a job description in layman's terms doesn't embolden a point, it just restates the description.