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Recreation
While Crossroads students will enjoy many forms of leisure activities varying from passive leisure activities (movies, games, computers, etc) to active leisure (fishing, playing basketball and racquetball, hiking, backpacking, paint balling, scuba diving, etc), the three main recreational activities that we will do on a regular basis are the following sports: wakeboarding, snowboarding/skiing, and skateboarding. Historically, these sports have been looked at as less than a sport and more as an activity that the “rebellious” kids participate in. Today however, thanks in part to the X-Games and the Olympics, people are validating these sports, recognizing how difficult and technical each of these sports is. Each of these can be life long sports, which allows a person to continually improve their abilities by setting goals and working on each goal until it is realized. In fact, Sam, one of the owners, is 37 years old and still continues to learn to new tricks in these sports. Although wakeboarding, skateboarding, and snowboarding/skiing are the main sports our Crossroads students will participate in, potential students do not have to excel at or be experienced in any of these sports. What we do want them to have is a willingness and desire to participate in them and an openness to work on improving their skills. We have excellent instructors who will be able to teach the students at whatever level they may be.
In addition to the boarding sports, each student will have a workout plan for getting in great physical shape. Students will go to the gym a few times a week and will work with a trainer to plan out their workout regimen. Summary:
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At Crossroads Academy, we believe that having a balanced leisure life is essential to maintaining a high level of emotional health. When people are challenged both mentally and physically through quality leisure activities, they begin to feel more competent as a sense of self-determination is experienced and developed. As adolescents develop this personal competence through leisure, they begin to feel better about themselves. Recreational activities can not only build self-esteem, but it also allows teenagers to find a positive escape from some of the difficult challenges in life. We believe that the recreation domain of our program is just as important as the academic and therapeutic domains. We want your child learning how to have fun sober and developing more self- confidence as he improves and progresses in the different sports in which he will be participating.
