| Remember camp when you were a kid? You | | | | equipment must be utilized. And weather |
| spent your days horseback riding, petting farm | | | | conditions (such as at a surf camp, for example) |
| animals and shooting bows and arrows. Your | | | | must be just right; you don’t want your child |
| nights were filled with skits, s'mores, and singing | | | | learning to surf on a 5 foot wave when a 1-foot |
| songs around the campfire. | | | | wave is more than appropriate for a beginner. |
| You can still find summer programs like these. | | | | Since extreme sports camp activities are typically |
| There will always be a market for the tradtional | | | | more challenging than traditional camp activities, |
| camp experience. But today's youth often | | | | your child's potential for personal growth and |
| demands more stimulating camp activities. | | | | development is enormous. It is not unusual for |
| Extreme sports camps are where it's at! | | | | parents to report a dramatic increase in their |
| Extreme sports camps run the gamut from | | | | child's self-confidence and esteem after |
| surfing camps to wakeboarding camps to dirt | | | | participating in an extreme sports camp. Imagine |
| biking camps and more. Though extreme sports | | | | your son or daughter's sense of pride and |
| camps are often viewed as "riskier" than | | | | achievement after conquering the biggest wave |
| traditional camps, the risks or dangers are often | | | | at surf camp! |
| more perceived than actual when the camp takes | | | | The thrill and fun of attending an extreme sports |
| proper precautions. | | | | camp can’t be beat. But remember, the |
| What are the "proper precautions" needed to | | | | necessity for proper safety provisions, |
| keep kids safe at extreme sports camps? | | | | supervision, equipment, and personnel cannot be |
| In general, the camp staff requires additional | | | | overstated. Assuming these important variables |
| training and expertise in the activities being | | | | are in place, your child could be in for the most |
| offered. New, modern, and well-maintained | | | | amazing camp experience of their life. |