Camp Xtreme
Just because you're physically challenged, doesn't mean you're not up to an athletic challenge. Get your game on at Camp Xtreme, a weeklong adaptive sports camp designed specifically for athletes with physical challenges.
Ready. Set. Go. Every day at Camp Xtreme is filled with fun. Campers age 8 to 21 experience 3-4 different activities lasting 1 to 1 ½ hours in duration. The camp session is typically held in early to mid-July.
Camp Xtreme objectives
Camp Xtreme strives to develop a higher level of independence through self-awareness and resource awareness for children and young adults with physical disabilities through participation in a proactive environment of role modeling and self-discovery.
Camp staffing
The camper to staff ratio is 2:1. Assignments are based on gender and age. Cabin counselors serve as adult role models who have overcome similar, if not the same type of barriers and challenges that the campers have or may experience in their transition to adulthood. Cabins are air-conditioned and fully wheelchair accessible with bathing and toileting facilities within each cabin.
Medical care
Medical staff is available 24 hours a day during Camp Xtreme.
Camper selection
Young people with physical disabilities such as spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, lower extremity amputations and other spinal disorders are invited to attend Camp Xtreme. Campers will be accepted based on the following criteria:
- 8-21 years of age and possess a positive, self-motivated attitude toward experiences
- Ability to propel manual wheelchair during sports and recreational activities
- Ability to perform all self-care, including bowel and bladder without assistance
- Ability to perform all transfers independently, including chair to/from toilet
- Ability to tolerate physical activity for up to 12 hours a day for up to 6 days
- Receipt of registration form and payment by deadline, assuming space is available
What do we do at camp?
Camp Xtreme is located in Burton, Texas, just outside of Brenham between Austin and Houston and provides campers with activities designed to increase indepence while developing self-confidence:
- Archery
- Kayaking
- SCUBA diving
- Horseback riding
- ROPES/challenge course
- Hand cycling
- Basketball
- Football
- Floor hockey
- Softball
- And many more fun activities
Camp Xtreme info and application – call 713.797.5997 or visit www.campxtreme.com.
