My two kids started 5 months ago and they are now preparing for their first belt exam. The teachers…read moreat OCMA have made their training a joy. While the training hasn't been the easiest thing with my kids being out of shape, the staff here have been patient and have helped them make strides week after week. I look forward to many years of discipline and achievement.

My 4 year old just started! HE LOVES IT!!!! The teacher is fantastic ( Mr. Thermon)…read more My son is not one to listen or stay still, but for whatever reason, he is listening well and enjoys class! We started with a Groupon but for sure signing up for the long run!

I'm writing a review for Anthony's Magic Elite BB summer program. Aside from summer, Anthony went…read moreabove & beyond, corresponding with my emails and returning calls regarding his year round program. This may seem like a normal thing, but I find it not so normal when it comes to kids sports programs like this. My boys participated in the summer program and I found the coaches to be fantastic and very professional and kind. Lastly, I was impressed at how organized Anthony was with his scheduling/dates! I would definitely recommend the program!!

Biggest mistake to sign up my 3 year old son! If your child is younger than 5-6 years old without…read moreany experience do not sign up your child. Coaches are minimal, there's too many kids. My son struggled to focus as he does not know how to dribble or do drills. When I signed him up I thought it was entry level basketball practice but the kids all have past experience. The coaches got frustrated with him and just stopped redirecting him or trying to work with him passing him along from coach to coach. They were late to give us our jersey when all the other kids had theirs on time. We stopped going to any of the sessions because I felt like it was demeaning his self esteem. When I reached out to voice my concerns I wasn't offered any resolution other than to bring him back to practice and make the best of it.

We've been going to CSA for 8 years. The staff is incredible. Cheer encourages teamwork,…read morecredibility, and comrade. My daughter has found something she is passionate about thanks to all the caring and dedicated staff at CSA.

Our daughter took tumbling classes here for several years while enjoying basketball and volleyball…read more When she wanted to give cheer a try, Coast was a great place to start because they offered a non travel team that was inexpensive and a manageable time frame. The opportunity to try it, supportive coaching and patient staff to help us navigate our questions helped our daughter discern that she loved it and wanted to be on a competitive. Her first year, she was on a Level 2 prep team that was a great introduction to club cheer: she loved her coaches and grew a TON! Her second year she made the level 3 senior team, and again, great coaching and hard work paid off with an incredible season and her making a very rigorous and selective high school team. We are incredibly thankful to the coast coaches and staff that have made the last 2 years exceptional and laid the groundwork for our daughter to excel and have the opportunity to cheer in high school after just 2 years of club. The gym is organized, helpful, and we greatly the flexibility of scheduling tumbling classes. We highly recommend Coast Spirit!

My child has been part of the Nadadores swim team for a number of years now and I myself have been…read morepart of the Masters program on and off for the same number of years and even before we started my child on the junior team. The experience up until about a year ago had been generally good but given some recent experiences and some of the other comments posted here, I felt compelled to also share so folks interested in joining know what they are singing up for. Volunteering - I don't have a general issue with the idea of volunteering. My issue is with how it's all managed and what is expected because in many cases, it isn't clear and the staff provides little help. Parent volunteers for example have to organize timing events during away meets (BTW - mandatory timing at away events is required above and beyond the hours that all families are also required to already give) and there are no tools or any digital way of managing so it's a literal mess at every meet. If you don't at least check in, even if there are 2-3X the number of parents actually needed, you will get charged - even if you wouldn't have had to time to begin with. I also have an issue with what's expected while timing as the officials are constantly pushing on the timers to manage the swimmers, which is not our jobs as volunteer timers. I can't recall a single scenario where at least one coach from the staff was behind the timers with their teams assisting and managing. I had a scenario at a meet back in December last year where I asked a group of older kids to stop cursing during a meet and on my way out one of their parents confronted me about yelling at their kid. Not cool to put us in a position to have to police other peoples kids. I have raised this numerous times with nothing done about it and you can't just skip timing at away meets or you will get charged. Mandatory Donations - This used to be an annual thing that has now turned into a twice a year thing. I assume this is because there are "seasons" and maybe not everyone swims year-round but for those that do, you are required to donate something like $400 twice a year now. Here's the thing about donating though - when it's mandatory it's no longer called a donation. It's a way to either keep the monthly dues lower on paper than they really are or it's a way to take in revenue with additional tax advantages. Either way, it's a forced $800 a year extra in money you have to come up with and the incentive plans they used to have for the swimmers to raise money continues to be limited in what type of "donation" is counted towards this goal. Parking - There is simply not enough parking for as many swimmers that come in and out every day and especially not when they are hosting an event. As others have commented, forced volunteering puts people in the middle of policing things like the parking lot which isn't fair to those volunteers on really busy meet days. For some reason they also like to maintain regular practice schedules for the non competing teams while hosting major events which is just insanity. We no longer go anywhere near the facility during hosted events as it's not worth the headache. Pool Temp - There has been a lot of talk about the city no longer paying for the heating of the pool so its now being maintained at 73 degrees per USA Swimming regs. This is not what they advertise and certainly not what it has been for the past 5 years. This has become a common complaint now, especially for the more junior swimmers. Practice Schedules - Due to the number of swimmers and teams, the practice schedules are all over the place on a daily basis. Two nights at X time to Y time, one night at X time to Y time, two other nights at some other start and end time. It also changes by season so it becomes an exercise every few months to have to reset our family schedule around swim schedules which we have now stopped doing. We just don't swim as much now as we used to if swimming doesn't fit our schedule - which adds to the annoyance of paying much more now than we used to as we cant really get our moneys worth without having to adjust our schedules all the time. I'm sure there is some attempt at being equitable so that no one team/age group is stuck too early or too late, but this may also be a sign that there are simply too many swimmers - running practices 5 nights a week isn't needed for everyone BTW. Coaching - Some else posted previously about their experience, confidence issues, etc. and I can say for certainty that mine feels the same. 0 confidence right now in the ability to move forward. This is a team that now favors the top 1%. It was a wonderful place for a number of years and even the thought of leaving brings some heartache as the Nadadores has been part of our family on and off for 2 generations now, but this is not the place it used to be. I can only hope that the leadership and board take some time to better understand how many folks really feel and take some action.

Ever since they took over the pool, they've decided it's appropriate to blast their speakers at…read moreridiculous volumes & disturb the neighborhoods surrounding it. My neighbors & I can literally hear the announcers, mostly the guy who thinks he's announcing Olympic swimming, inside our homes with the windows shut & the tv on. They have no consideration for the people that actually live here. They've literally made it difficult for other homeowners to even sell their homes during swim season because no buyers want to live next to so much noise.

Master Lockhart and Miss Lockhart are amazing instructors. My son has been attending for a couple…read moreyears now and both confidence and resilience have improved greatly. Highly recommend!

Master Lockhart and his amazing daughter Brittany are wonderful teachers. They teach the kids not…read moreonly karate but respect for others, but discipline and manners. Our grandson started taking karate with them when he was 3 yrs. old. He got his orange belt right before he turned 5. He has made a lot of friends in class and loves karate.

Can't say enough about Coach John and the Basesballscool program…read more He's a great coach. He teaches great skills and keeps it "fun" with a great attitude. My son looked forward to going to each practice !! We will going back for the next session this next spring/summer and also be getting some 1 on 1 sessions in as well once my son is done with soccer season. Thanks again John and Baseballscool, see ya soon.

John Lamb, what an awesome experience! Whatching John teach my son River the game of baseball you…read morecan tell it comes from the heart. There was an instant connection and John was able to get my son to stretch himself beyond what even I thought he was physically capable of, and not in a drill sergeant way, but through enthusiasm and love for the game. He got down to Rivers level physically showing him how to do the exercises and often doing the exercises alongside side River. His physical understanding of the game allows him to explain the benefits of the exercises. River needed help with body coordination. John with his knowledge was able to see what River needed to work on and with patience and understanding he quickly got Rivers body into sink. I was pretty amazed with the results we saw not only with baseball but in his physical confidence and coordination in general. I will recommend John Lamb and Baseballscool to anyone who wants to to be a better baseball player

My son loves this camp! During the summer he looks forward to seeing the prior year friends he made…read moreand making new ones. Having the options to swim and fish on top of crafts and activities is a fantastic way to spend the summer for him. As a parent, I appreciate the longer than traditional summer camp hours compared to most summer camp programs that end mid day or later afternoon. The schedule here works best for my work schedule while letting my child feel like he was at a fun camp instead of at the school TLC program on school campus. When summer concludes all he talks about is how he misses it or how he can't wait for summer to come again. Added perk is using the snack shack as a lesson in budgeting and money management for him over the summer!!!! The staff is great and I highly recommend enrolling your child.

This review is for the Campco Lake Mission Viejo option. I am forever grateful for this camp option…read moreas it provided the much needed social interaction my child craved after a year of COVID isolation. My son asks to be picked up later (6pm) and raves about how much fun he has each day. Masks are optional as the camp is outdoors all day but you can ask at drop-off for the group leader to make sure your child keeps their mask on the whole time. My son cant wait for next year's session.

I would highly recommend that if you want to be treated with common decency and respect, do not…read moresign your children up for this program. If their employees treat the parents this way, how do you think they will treat your children when you are not present?

I heard about BPA through a friend that had a great experience with their kids there. I took my son…read moreto try out a lesson, and liked it enough buy a 10 lesson package for $600. Since signing up, the coach has cancelled on us several times (letting us know just a couple of hours before the scheduled time btw), and after multiple attempts to get a hold of him to reschedule, he has completely ghosted us. We had a great interaction for the only lesson we had, so not sure why he won't respond to texts or calls. Due to that, I've tried calling the academy directly over a dozen times over the last 3 weeks, and no one ever picks up the phone. So, they've taken my money, provided no services, and I can't get a hold of anyone to hold them accountable. This is really sad to me given how small and tight the baseball community is here in South County. For whoever the owner or general manager is of the academy, I would love the opportunity to share my experience with you so you understand how you're paying customers are being treated. Also, I'd appreciate my $600 back.