Frank,
What type of camera do you have? I have a point and shoot Nikon Coolpix 4200. It has a feature that does exactly what you have there.
It is called "Sports Composite". Normally I leave the camera set to the green auto setting for 99% of pictures. However it has a sports shot mode. The symbol looks like a guy sprinting. If you set it to this, and press the menu button it gives you "Sports Composite" as a choice. If your camera is similar, you should just be able to change it back to the green camera setting and all will be good.
hope this helps!