There is a wide variety of hockey camps available for every age, skill level, and gender. If your looking for a fun way to cool off and get exercise this summer, then enroll in a hockey camp in your area. You will learn new skills, while building confidence and team work skills.

Edge Hockey has a summer conditioning program, that is located in Calgary, Alberta. This program is for more experienced, older hockey players that are looking to improve their skills. The session starts off with a testing period, where each individual player will test their own skills.   After four weeks of training, the players will test their skills again, to notice any improvement. This camp runs all summer, and players will train for two hours a day, five times a week. Visit the Edge Hockey website for more information on this program.

Located in Sylvan Lake, Alberta,  Sylvan Lake summer hockey programs focus on having fun, while improving hockey skills. They have a regular hockey camp, which focuses on basic skills, or a goalie camp. Sylvan lake also offers a girls camp, which is meant specificly for girls. Visit www.SylvanLakeHockey.com to contact the camp.

Ottawa has over 150 summer camps for your child to choose from. There is both day camps and over night camps, for a wide range of ages, and price budgets.  If your looking for more family time, Ottawa also has many camps that are for the whole family to have fun together.

The Ultima Sports Camp is now offering a new arts program. This is a day camp where your child will have art and craft lessons in the morning, and sports after lunch. This camp is perfect for a camper that is looking for a little bit of variety.  Ultima camps are now offering extended hours for 2009. Your child can now be cared for before and after regular camp hours, for FREE. Perfect for the full-time working parents.

Frontier Trails Kids Camp has been around for more than 30 years. In this camp, children have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities like wall climbing, swimming, canoeing and archery. Frontier trials Kids Camp also offers programs for Leaders in Training, for those older campers who are interested in leadership, or being a futer counselor.  For more information, or to sign up for this camp, visit their website.

Vancouver offers many different types of summer camps, to fit every child’s interests. These activities range from mountain biking, swimming, nature, and even  Shakespeare!

The YMCA of Vancouver offers summer camps. You can go as a family, or send your child for a week long kids camp. They offer a wide variety of camps, that focus on leadership, nature, community and friendship. The Vancouver YMCA promises to give you the best quality possible, and give every camper a great learning experience. They also will asure that your child has a safe and healthy stay at their camps. For more information, visit the Vancouver YMCA Website.

Point Grey Soccer Club offers a range of summer camps, for improving on specific areas of soccer. Whether your child is looking to improve on speed, focus, strength or techniques, there is a soccer summer camp for them. All of these camps are offered in Vancouver for your convenience. Some of these camps are run by professional soccer players, so your child will  have a great opportunity to learn skills from experienced players. You can find more information about these camps at the Point Grey Soccer Club’s Website.

The city of Toronto has a large number of summer camps for children run by the Parks, Forestry and Recreation department.  These camps come in an assortment of dates, price, and activities.   As these camps are run by the city, you’re assured of quality staff, low prices and a safe, friendly enviroment.

You can get further information at the city  of Toronto’s website.

If you’re looking for more country in the city, Camp Green Acres is a country summer camp located in the city.   Located in markham, they have convenient bus pickup and dropoff throughout the GTA area.  Camp Green Acres has numerous camps including, horse riding camp, music camp, sports camp, tennis camp and leadership training camps.  Visit their website at www.campgreenacres.com.

If you’re child enjoys  science, then the Mad Science Camp is for them!Your child can choose the area of science that they are interested in, and learn with their crazy experiments and demonstrations. Mad Science Camps are hands on, and members of the camp are sure to have a blast while learning about the wonders of science. Mad Science is now offering full-day camps, as well as half-day programs. For more information,visit www.madscience.org for more details.