Personal experience: how I chose a summer camp for a child

Photos from the club MatchPoint NYC

Back in the winter, I decided that this year my six-year-old son would definitely go to a sports summer camp - to improve his health, find new friends, and spend time in the fresh air. My child loves sports very much: he is interested in martial arts, and constantly plays football and baseball with the boys, and regularly organizes family tennis tournaments with his dad. In a word, sports are everything to us, and I didn’t really consider other options other than a sports summer camp.

However, even after I reduced the search circle, it turned out that the choice was difficult: there were a lot of sports camps in New York, and it was necessary to choose the best one for us. In addition, we sent our son to the camp for the first time and wanted very much to like him. In a word, I approached the choice of the camp with all seriousness and meticulousness.

It turned out that despite similar programs, each camp has its own specifics and individuality. I settled on five that met my requirements and family budget, and began to collect detailed information about them: I studied websites, bombarded the camp representatives with questions by phone and, eventually, personally visited the sports bases and talked to the counselors.

I chose only from day camps with a sports bias, a pleasant friendly atmosphere, a modern sports base and qualified coaches. I did not want to give the child to the camp with inexperienced counselors who have no idea how to handle the children. I wanted the child to plunge into the world of sports, be in a great mood and get a boost of vigor and health for the whole year.

In the end, I opted for a summer multisport camp at the club MatchPoint NYC. The decisive factor in the choice was the fact that the club has excellent conditions for practicing various sports: indoor tennis courts, a swimming pool, a universal gym, a basketball court, and an outdoor football field. Plus, there are comfortable changing rooms, a cozy cafe with healthy food and a universal menu. All coaches have more than 10 years of coaching experience and extensive experience working with children.

Photos from the club MatchPoint NYC

And here is the first day of the camp. We came to MatchPoint NYC, we were greeted by smiling coaches and counselors, ready to answer all our questions. The son was introduced to the other children and told about the schedule and plans. All parents were also given a schedule and menu for the whole week so they wouldn’t worry. A short goodbye - and now my child is already going to the tennis courts to warm up, and I am going to work with a calm soul.

My son’s time at camp is scheduled literally minute by minute. I bring him to 9 o'clock in the morning. Then, before lunch, there is swimming and, depending on the day of the week, games and outdoor sports, gymnastics and boxing or tennis. Then lunch - first course, second course and compote. And then again, entertainment to your liking - basketball and gymnastics, tennis, drawing and crafts. After afternoon tea and until the evening there is more tennis and outdoor sports.

This has been going on for three weeks now. And there is still a month and a half ahead - camp at the club MatchPoint NYC will work until the first of September.

But I can already say now that our experiment was a success. During the time spent in the camp, my son matured right before our eyes, improved his physical fitness and became much more confident in playing tennis. We now jokingly call him “professional-amateur” at home. But seriously, in-depth tennis lessons really allowed him to add many positive behavior techniques on the court, as well as gain several technical and tactical skills. My son really feels like a real athlete and every day, with indescribable childish delight, he talks about what he did at the camp. What else do parents need?!

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