Bay Area Youth Sports, Walnut Creek

Bay Area Youth Sports' year-round youth football programs aim to build kids' character as well as their passing skills. Kids' minimum age is 5 to get their start in the non-competitive, co-ed pro flag football league, whose high-scoring but contact-free games aim to teach values like teamwork, self-confidence, and sportsmanship. The contact flag football league aims to take the game's physicality up a notch, while the tackle football league pits kids in full pads and helmets against others of similar weight, age, and experience.

In the summer months, Bay Area Youth Sports hosts Bay Area Adventure Camp, where kids aged 5 through 14 may enjoy a range of activities under the supervision of experienced staff. The younger ones are matched with those leaders in a ratio of four to one, so they're never far from helpful supervision, whether they're playing soccer or learning to skateboard or ride a horse. The camp is partnered with a variety of other companies, which lets them arrange amusement park trips, archery, indoor skydiving, and other activities that require a lot of equipment or any number of roller coasters.