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So youre a college grad? Or maybeyou opted tolearn a skilled trade? Or whats that youve got a PhD? Thats allgood or your career and your bank account, but i you really wantto urther your education to help your body and your soul, weveound nine sports schools and ftness camps thatll ast-track yourathletic ambitions. Who hasnt spent some time wondering whetherthey could handle the demands o a proessional stuntman, a prosurer, an Olympic pipe skier or a luge racer? Well, heres yourchance. Its time to get schooled.
Fitness
FantasiesIf your athletic aspirations have you hanging it all on the edge,weve got 9 fantasy camp options thatll make your dreams a reality.The motto for any of these might be: Suck it up, buttercup!
BY MICHAL KAPRAL, SENIOR EDITOR
Thrillfactor:The adrenaline
rush o a ull minute o reeall at terminal velocity rom
12,500 eet..
Theres probably no greater
exhilaration than plummeting
in a reeall. Tony Goodmans
Skydivextreme course,
located in Perris, Caliornia,
not ar rom San Diego, oers
some o the highest reealls
on the West Coast. Youll be
leaping rom an altitude o
12,500 eet (2.3 miles or 41.6
ootball fields) and pulling
your chute at 5,000, or abouta minute o liberating reeall.
Goodman spent 25 years
in the British Army and has
completed more than 6,000
jumps, so youll be learning
the ropes (and chutes) rom
one o the best.
Goodman trains students
in Accelerated Freeall
(AFF), a program thatll take
you through eight levels o
certification, beginning with
six hours o ground training,
where youll receive instructions on equipment, aircrat
procedures, canopy control
and the everimportant land
ing techniques. The program
has access to an indoor sky
diving simulator and vertical
wind tunnel to finetune body
position and smooth out any
problem in your orm.
Ater the AFF program, you
can work on obtaining your
A license, which will allow
you to jump solo. Once youve
completed 25 jumps, including five with a coach and one
lowaltitude jump, youll be
ready to fly. Youre actually
flying your body through the
air, Goodman says. Its the
only time when youll be ree
o Mother Earth, with nothing
around you. You may be all
ing at 120 mph, but as Buzz
Lightyear put it, Youre alling
with style.
Web: skydivextreme.com
Skydivextreme Skydiving School Loco: Perris,Caliornia
D: All year
Duro:As long as it takesto get through eight levels o
skydiving instruction
Co:$3,000 or a
25jump license package
(including USPA member
ship and gear rental)
TonyGooDMAn
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BetterRideDownhillMountainBike SkillsCoachingthrllfcor:Flying
down technical slopes
on a sweet double
suspension downhillmountain bike and
surviving it.
Ater realizing there
were no existing
coaching classes or
developing downhill
mountain bike (MTB)
skills, Gene Hamilton,
a ormer proessional
snowboarder and snow
boarding coach, created
the BetterRide program.
Beore that, even the
pros were let to try to
figure everything out on
their own. Fastorward
13 years and now Hamil
ton is a veteran downhill
coach, having helpedguide many top racers
to World Cup podium
finishes. (Hamilton is
himsel a solid rider,
with 16 seasons as a
pro and two medals at
the UCI World Masters
Championships.)
Thanks to Hamiltons
vision, now you too can
master the techniques
or saely blasting down
the side o a mountain
on a bike ater taking his
skills coaching camp.
Youll learn all the core
skills or a smoother,
aster and saer ride,
including correct body
position, proper vision
skills, ideal bike setup,
advanced cornering
technique, how to use
your brakes or speed,
jumping large obstacles
and pumping the trail
or ree speed.
Web:betterride.net
thrllfcor:Feeling the
power o a 600hp stock
car engine. You may be
able to walk away with an
incar video.
Want to eel the thunder
o the 600-hp engine right
through your viscera as
you receive ongoing in-car
eedback rom some o the
best racers in the world? Do
you want to have your head
spin as you circle a NASCAR
oval, doing hundreds o
laps on multiple tracks?
With this immersion
school you can boast you
belong to an elite raternity
InternationalStunt Schoolthrllfcor:Jumping out o buildings,
flying in the air on guide wires, running
around while ully enguled in flames,
pretending to kick people in the head.
And action! I youve ever wondered
what its like to be a movie stuntman, this
intensive course by the United Stunt-
mans Association could get you there or
real. It requires a three-week commit-
ment out o your summer (now you
know how to use up all o that vacation
time), and while the training is intense,
the payo is huge. Ater successully
completing 150 hours o instruction and
practice on everything rom high alls,
martial arts and stair alls to fire burns,
unarmed combat and precision driving,
you may be fit or some Hollywood block-
buster action scenes.
The course itsel is almost nonstop
action, with 12 instructors and two assis-
tants training students at three rotating
stations. One group o students will be
running around with their backs on fire
at one station, while another is driving
stunt cars or high-speed chase scenes
and a third is working on ratchet stunts.
The school sets up cameras on the set
so that you can see how realistic your
stunts appear on film, and youll receive
coaching or improvement in making the
action appear more true to lie. Theres a
classroom component, in which partici-
pants receive valuable inormation about
the stunt industry, how to network, and
protocols to ollow while on set.
While it looks like a blast, its intendedor those considering a career as stunt
perormers, so youd better be in peak
orm beore you enroll. I you
do well, theres always
the Aerial Intensive
down the road.
All equipment
is included in the
enrollment ee. Par-
ticipants must be 20
years or older.
Web: stuntschool.com
Loco:BoulderCity, Nevada; Northstar,
Caliornia, and Moun
tain Creek, New Jersey
D:June, July and
September 2013
Duro:3 days
Co:$719 (or $799 or
camps with guest coach
Greg Minnaar)
Notre Dame Football Fantasy Campthrllfcor:Rushing into the end zone or a touchdown at the
historic Notre Dame Stadium.
Paul Hornung, Joe Montana, Joe Theismann beore launching
their careers in the NFL each let a little skin and blood in Notre
Dame. And you can join them by living out your dream o playing
or the Fighting Irish (maybe not i you attended USC) at this our-
day camp, led by none other than Notre Dames legendary coach
Brian Kelly. A true antasy camp in that its as much about history
and tradition as it is about ootball, and campers get personal in-
struction rom Kelly, his assistants and ormer Notre Dame players.
The coaches guide you through the same grueling training routine
as the Fighting Irish. O-the-field eatures include tours o assorted
hallowed Notre Dame athletic acilities.
Youll gear up in the blue and gold uniorm, meet with coaches
and once your training is complete, the camp culminates in a Blue-
Gold championship game. Kelly will deliver an inspirational locker
room pep talk beore you head out to play at the 80,000-capacity
stadium. On the way toward the tunnel to the stadium, dont orget
to tap the iconic PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY sign.
The price tag or a camp may seem a little steep, but i youre a
ootball an, its an experience thatll keep you motivated or years to come.
The package includes our nights o accommodation, all meals, practice gear and other
goodies.Web: und.com
Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp
Loco:
University o Notre
Dame, South
Bend, Indiana
D:June 2013
Duro:4 days
Co:$4,495
Loco:
Seattle, Washington
D:August 2013
Duro:3 weeks
Co:$4,200
Loco:
Concord,
North Carolina
D: TBD or 2013
Duro:4 days
Co:$9,500
by having learned stock car
driving techniques known
only to a ew.
The Petty camp begins
with in-class sessions,
but pretty soon youll be
zipping into a fire suit and
helmet and buckling into
the seat o a NASCAR Cup
car and getting personal
instruction rom pros such
as Marcos Ambrose, Randy
LaJoie, Dale Inman and
the man himsel, Richard
Petty. Starting with short-
track driving skills on the
quarter-mile track, youll
graduate to medium-track
driving and then onto a
Happy Hal Hour (30
minutes o riendly compe-
tition) and finally a 30-lap
extravaganza.
The antasy camp also
includes a behind-the-
scenes tour o the Bank
o America 500 race at
Charlotte Motor Speedway
and a prime view o the
race rom some o the best
seats in the house at Turn 1
Condominium.
Space is limited to a lucky
12 participants.
Web: drivepetty.com/
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Loco: Lake
Placid, New York
D: April 2013
Duro:2 days
Co:$2,000
(part o which is
tax deductible)
Access TripsMorocco Surf Safarithrllfcor:Combining the thrill o big
wave surfing with a mountain hike and
cultural tour o Moroccan villages.
Not your typical antasy excursion
camp, this Moroccan surfing adventure
combines exotic travel and cultural
experiences with expert big-wave surfingcoaching. Morocco is home to some o
the best surfing in the world, and this in-
structional tour will take you to all the key
spots, including the amous Anchor Point,
considered one o the top point breaks on
the planet.
Because Morocco is home to a wide
range o breaks, the camp oers coaching
to all levels o surers rom beginner to ex-
pert. All participants receive instruction on
how to track wave patterns, currents and
tides, and how to spot potentially danger-
ous situations. On the water, coaches work
with small groups based on level o ability.
The beginner group learns the oundations
o surfing, including board paddling, duck
diving, controlled wipeouts, fluid stand-
up movements, and ront and backside
turning. The intermediate and advancedprograms ocus on refining your surfing
technique with skills like drop-os, bottom
turns and moving your board rom a slow
section o wave into a ast pocket.
The eight-day trip begins with a relaxing
tour o Marrakesh, but quickly ramps up
to challenge your fitness with three ull
days o surfing action, ollowed by a hike
through ancient Berber villages high in the
Atlas Mountains.
Web: accesstrips.com/sports/
morocco-surf
Loco:Various
locations in Morocco
D: September 2013
Duro:8 days
Co:Starting
at $2,140
USA Luge
Fantasy Campthrllfcor:Reachingspeeds o up to 55 miles per
hour lying on your back on a
small fiberglass sled.
As you hurtle eetfirst down
an ice track at up to 55 miles
per hour (the Olympians hit
closer to 90!), lying on your
back with your head mere
inches rom the ground, youll
eel the adrenaline screaming
within you. You may even eel
like the biggest stud on Earth
when youre upright again. At
the two-day USA Luge FantasyCamp on Whiteace Mountain
at Lake Placid, the site o the
1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic
Games, youll quickly get up
to speed on the astest sport
on ice.
Using the state-o-the-art luge
track that was added to the
site in 2000, youll get lessons
on sled control and saety
rom coach Gordy Sheer, 1998
Olympic silver medalist. Its
probably the easiest and quick-
est way to immerse yoursel in
the sport, Sheer says. Startingyour first run about a third o
the way up the track, youll
progress urther up the track
based on your comort level
and ability, always under close
monitoring rom coaches.
Some campers have pro-
gressed up to the junior start,
about halway up the ull track.
Its plenty quick, Sheer adds.
Youre not used to moving at
that kind o speed. Its sensory
overload or the first ew runs.
Then you start to learn the eel
o the sled.The experts will film your
luge runs to review them with
you to help hone your skills.
Fantasy campers are housed in
the U.S. Olympic Training Cen-
ter, where many top American
Olympians train or a variety
o other sports. You might be
sitting down at the dinner table
with an Olympic gold medalist,
Sheer says.
Web: usaluge.orgSHUTTERSToCk/DAiniSDERiCS
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DwyaneWadeFantasy
Campthrllfcor:Lets see how aboutplaying ball with D-Wade himsel?
Dont dream it, bring it. Thats what
Dwyane Wade says in his introduction
letter to the Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp.
While Michael Jordans Flight School
ocuses on kids, the Dwyane Wade camp
is or big boys only you must be at least
35 years old to get in.
And what do you get or the luxe
$12,500 enrollment ee? Youll experi-
ence the thrill and the challenge o what
its like to play ball at the top level with
some o the biggest names in the NBA.
Flash himsel will be right there interact-
ing with you. Other coaches include Tim
Hardaway, Tom Crean, Buzz Williams,
Jason Williams and Jim Larranaga. Last
year, Miami Heat guard Wade played a
game with the campers, and that alone is
probably worth the price o admission.
Web: dwyanewadefantasycamp.com
Loco: Whis
tler, British Co
lumbia, Canada
D: July 2013
Duro:9 days
Co:$2,508
Momentum Ski Campthrllfcor:Getting bigtime air coming o the halpipe, with stunning
views o the Rocky Mountains.
Mogul lanes, tabletop jumps, rails, a halpipe and two giant airbags those are but a ew
o the reasons you want to consider rockin the slopes o the site o the 2010 Winter Games
at the aptly named Camp Momentum. Coached by Olympic and World Cup skiers in moguls
and slopestyle (a jumping tricks competition in the Winter X Games thatll make its debut as
an Olympic event in 2014), this nine-day camp in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada takes
place on a huge private terrain park atop Blackcomb Mountain. The camp consists o morn-
ing and early aternoon ski instruction on the glacier and aternoon activities in the valley,
plus plenty o evening partying with other skiers rom all around the globe.
Coaches at the 2012 camp included Olympians John Smart, Tami Bradley, Scott Bellavance
in moguls and 2014 Olympic hopeuls Mike Riddle, Matt Margetts and pro skier Rory Bush-
field teaching slopestyle, and organizers say more top-tier talent will be coaching in 2013.
The price includes all lit tickets, six days o coaching with video review, water-ramping and
trampoline practice in the evening and eight nights o accommodation at the spectacular
Blackcomb Lodge in the Olympic Village, as well as round-trip bus are rom Vancouver
airport to Whistler. Web: momentumskicamps.com
Loco:Miami
Beach, Florida
D:August 2013
Duro:4 days
Co:$12,500