Sports in Dana Point

Wheel Fun Rentals has provided locals and tourists with an engaging, active means of sightseeing for more than a decade. Visitors can traverse the local terrain in fun pedal-propelled vessels while soaking in oft-overlooked scenery, which would not be possible while being buckled to a car seat or an ACME rocket. With a $30 credit, customers are able to rent a wide range of vehicles by the hour, including a pedal boat, surrey, or bike (check each location page for pricing). Groups of Groupon holders can embark on land or sea adventures by renting multiple chopper bikes or a roomy single surrey (room for two children and three adults) or double surrey (room for two children and six adults).

Zen Dojos Martial Arts Academy, located in San Juan Capistrano, has black-belted sensei and a family-oriented atmosphere to teach students, from children to adults, the mental discipline of martial arts alongside the physical mastery of each kick and grappling hold. Kenpo karate classes help to develop motor skills and confidence in children aged 3–12. Teens and adults leap into a wide range of combat styles, including krav maga self-defense and jujitsu. The core of its kick-punching pedagogy focuses on strength of character to ensure that students learn how and when to properly channel their skills, whether they are guarding against bullies or weed-whacking a garden by hand.

On the heels of 20 years of experience, the instructors of USSD Martial Arts of San Clemente guide a wide variety of programs to students ranging from three-years-old to adult-age. The Kempto Karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu programs focus on subjects such as self defense, anti abduction, stranger danger and bully prevention.

Master Tony Park began teaching tae kwon do at the age of 12, just five years after his first lessons. Since then, not much has changed. With 38 years of experience, the native South Korean still teaches his country's martial art, but he now does it at his own facility, National Taekwondo Academy, Inc. There, Park and his staff of seasoned instructors orchestrate self-defense and fitness programs for all ages: kids, teens, adults, and mummies.

Tiny Tees Golf has partnered with Back Bay Golf Academy to offer adult lessons for all levels, from beginners to veterans. Tiny Tees Golf also puts clubbers on a path to a life of birdies and pars with private and group golf instruction tailored specifically to children. During lessons, Tiny Tees’ team of instructors teaches wee duffers proper mechanics for all facets of the game while also focusing on overall coordination and having fun. Older students can take advantage of the veteran instructors as well, with regular group and private lessons for adults.

Certified personal trainer Alyx Luck knows her clients are only human. But she also knows exactly what each of them can achieve. With more than eight years of experience in nutrition and group fitness instruction, she now offers challenging boot-camp classes and personal training sessions for everyone from fitness beginners to experienced bodybuilders. People come to Alyx with all sorts of goals, and whether it's losing 10 pounds or 100, she can help encourage, motivate, and lead them down the path to fitness success.

When 13-year-old Ryan Trengrove began his stint as a caddy, he could hardly know it would only be the beginning of a long career in golf. Now Ryan has not only sharpened his own golf game, he's given more than 10,000 lessons. Using this hard-earned experience, Ryan heads a staff of instructors that uses high-speed cameras and FlightScope analytics to examine clients' golf swings. Clients who are ready to launch golf balls into the air meet up with an instructor at Golf Swing Prescription's indoor studio that features a carpet with green turf. Cameras capture each swing for later review on a 46-inch flat screen, which gives instructors a good, long look at each clients' style to help improve form and follow-through with time-testing instruction techniques and a calculates series of jabs to the shoulder's reflex point. After each lesson, instructors post a summary online, where students can retrieve the information for 24/7 advice.