It's hard to fathom sometimes, frightening in fact, that our incoming 6th-8th grader is on the "cliff of adulthood". Regardless of the emotions that dwells in the parent, is your child ready for that leap?  Countless life-threatening situations that mandate sound decision making skills are just around the corner.  It's important that they are fully prepared, and the days of telling or doing it for them are long gone.  Sadly, at the time when they need to listen the most to their parents, part of their transition to adulthood involves not being as "attuned" to the voice of mom & dad.  It's in this pre-teen period where parents need to associate their child with quality peer mentors or mentors who are worth looking up to, and Bald Eagle provides the best role-models around with hand-picked, certified Positive Coaches (see our PCA page). 

More than ever before preteens need a compass, a guideline, a clear picture of what it means to be a successful teenager and adult. They can get that picture here at Bald Eagle Camps, framing a clear target on how they can be their best in every area of their life.  Please watch the videos on this page of the Sports Leadership campers being interviewed.

The Sports Leadership Camp is designed to be highly active and fun, not a lecture based venue.  Tuesdays are always our famous Bald Eagle Beach Day where the campers bond and compete in leadership building events.  Thursdays they take field trips to different exciting venues to experience together and bond further.  During Mondays & Wednesdays, both on-campus days, SLC campers make choices both as a team and individually about what they want to do throughout the day from a menu of activity choices.  They are given duties/responsibilities to manage daily with their fellow Sports Leadership campers and offered opportunities to create or lead different events across the camp day.  Each sports event is an opportunity for them to enhance their leadership skills and social development in a positive environment with exceptional peer models. On Fridays they are put in a leadership position to run a station for the younger campers all on their own during our Go Bald Festival. It's a engaging and empowering process to build character, connection and confidence.  

Incoming 6th-8th graders need something more than the traditional options that are out there for their age group such as sport specific camps or academically focused summer choices.  The reality is they are aging-out of a lot of things, but that makes this transition that much more important.  Bald Eagle is addressing that need. Pre-Teens thrive when allowed more freedom, opportunity, choice & inclusion with the coaching staff. We offer all of this value and depth of programming wrapped in a highly active, hands on & super fun summer camp sports experience. 

Does your 6th-8th grader have a "Team Captain Mentality"?  They are more apt to make good decisions in all aspects of life if they do. Every youth, no matter where they are on the spectrum of being ready to be a leader can benefit dramatically from our popular Sports Leadership Camp concept.

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Coach Bob is the Founder & CEO of Bald Eagle Sports Camps. He has taught Special Ed and PE since 1995, currently at Los Altos HS. Coach Bob has over 25 years coaching experience from youth to collegiate, is a Certified Positive Coaching Alliance Trainer and holds two Credentials along with a Masters in Special Education.  In his 4 years as the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Los Altos High School he led the Eagles to 2 SCVAL titles ('13,'14) and the schools first ever Central Coast Section Championship (2015). Recently named by PCA as a Development Zone Leadership Fellow, Coach Bob believes children should have a place to feel encouraged, included, cared for, safe from bullying, free from negativity and expected to have as much fun as possible. At the same time, children need direction on how to be their best person in every given moment.

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• TWO epic field trips every week!
• Hands on experiences of leadership while being highly active.
• Building connections with quality role models, new peers and evolving their social skills
• Every member of the Bald Eagle staff is a PCA Certified Double Goal Coach
• All Directors and Head Coaches are CPR & FA Certified & Background Checked
• Movement Training AND FunFIT workout each week.
• Shaded Ga-Ga Ball Pit*
• NEW for 2022! Ultimate Bouncy House Obstacle Course!**
• NEW for 2022! Expanded Fun Zone with brand new Air Hockey & Foosball Tables!
• Unlimited Extended Care package available
• Talks by guest speakers, including college/pro coaches & athletes.
• Value that goes beyond a week of camp – 12 months of PCA parenting resources
• Campers learn "sticky" life application tools that help them maintain a positive outlook in any environment, on or off the court.
• Unique GO ZONEFree Choice Period every afternoon: We’ve found that kids love getting to choose their activity with camp friends they love to be with. A wide variety of structured activities to participate in such as water games, our patented “ultimate” games, do arts/crafts, standard traditional sports, play Air Hockey/Ping Pong/Foosball in the Fun Zone, or a myriad of choices based on the size of the location.  Our huge Los Altos site has more than 15 stations to pick from!!  Because we run several camps on one location, we can give them what their hearts desire, great choices!  Our GO ZONE offers them the choice of several different stations across the campus for two extended periods every afternoon. Stations are structured and coach led so you won't find kids wandering around and being neglected or bullied like other free-choice camps have issues with.  Bald Eagle does Free Choice RIGHT! 
• Also see BENEFITS list on this page for more!

*LA site only for 2022.   **Traveling Item, not every week.