If you’re comparing summer camp options in Naples, you’ll notice most active-kid programs offer two formats: a half-day and a full-day. At Forge Athletics, about 85% of families go full-day — and it’s not because full-day is more expensive. It’s because of what actually happens in the afternoon.

Here’s the honest breakdown.

What You Get With Full-Day Summer Camp at Forge

Full-day runs 9 AM to 3 PM, Monday through Friday. It’s designed as one complete experience, not “the morning plus some extra time.”

The morning block (9 AM – 12 PM) covers the athletic core of the program:

• Warm-up games and movement prep
• A coached martial arts session (kickboxing, grappling fundamentals, self-defense concepts — all age-appropriate)
• Snack break
• Fitness and agility training
• Team challenges

The afternoon block (12 PM – 3 PM) is where the bigger changes happen:

• Supervised lunch (kids bring their own, or parents can pack a cooler for the week)
• Character and leadership workshop — goal-setting, handling frustration, showing up for a teammate
• Obstacle courses (this is the favorite — they ask about it on Monday)
• Creative recovery and mobility work (yoga, breathwork, light stretching — kids don’t realize they’re learning how to manage their own bodies)
• Team-building games that rotate with each weekly theme

Parents will tell you the morning builds the skill. The afternoon builds the kid.

When Half-Day Actually Makes Sense

We do offer a half-day option ($220/week, 9 AM – 12 PM) for a specific set of cases:

• A first-time camper under 7 who has never been away from a parent for a full day
• A family with a standing afternoon commitment the child can’t miss (dyslexia therapy, music lessons that can’t move, medical appointments)
• Parents testing the program for one week before committing to full-day

If that’s you, half-day is a legitimate fit. For most families, though, half-day ends around noon — right when the real bonding and character work is about to begin. Kids who go home at 12 tend to ask mid-week to stay longer.

You can start half-day and upgrade any week if you want to try it. We make the switch in one phone call.

Side-by-Side: Full-Day vs Half-Day

Full-day works out to about $56/day with early bird pricing — less than most hourly babysitters in Naples, for six structured hours with a certified coach.

Why Most Naples Families Pick Full-Day

Three reasons come up over and over in the enrollment calls:

1. The transformation happens in the afternoon.
The character workshops and team challenges are where kids build real confidence. Not the “I won a ribbon” kind — the kind where they come home and clean their room without being asked because they learned what discipline actually means.

2. Working parents need a real day.
9 to 3 lines up with a real workday. Half-day at noon means you’re coordinating a pickup, a lunch, and an afternoon activity. Full-day means you drop off, you work, you pick up a kid who is exhausted, fed, and proud.

3. Value per hour.
Early bird full-day is $60 more than half-day for three additional hours of coaching, lunch supervision, and afternoon programming. That’s about $20/hour for a credentialed coach and a structured activity — which is less than half of what most Naples afternoon programs charge for the same hours.

The Multi-Week Discount: All 6 Weeks for $1,800

Booking all six weeks at once gets you the best rate in the program: $1,800 total, or $300/week average. That’s the full June-through-July summer, every themed week included:

1. Shadow Warrior: Ninja Week (June 8–12)
2. Hero Academy: Superhero Week (June 15–19)
3. Strike First: Karate Kid Week (June 22–26)
4. Way of the Warrior: Samurai Week (July 13–17)
5. Forge Games: Olympic Week (July 20–24)
6. Fight Camp: Champions UFC Week (July 27–31)

We break June 29 – July 10 for the July 4 week.

If you know you want your kid active all summer, the multi-week rate is the move. Families tell us the continuity matters — kids who come all six weeks arrive on Day 1 of Week 2 like they own the place.

How to Decide

Go full-day if:

• Your child is 7 or older and has done any structured group activity before
• You work during the day and want one clean handoff
• You want the character and leadership programming, not just the fitness
• You want the best value per hour

Go half-day if:

• Your child is 6 and this is their first camp
• You have a locked afternoon commitment
• You want to try one week before committing to a summer

Not sure which? Call us. A ten-minute conversation with one of our coaches will tell you more than reading any comparison chart.

Reserve Your Week at Forge Athletics Summer Camp

Six themed weeks. Ages 6–14. A 1:10 coach-to-camper ratio, because what we do doesn’t work with bigger groups.

Early bird full-day at $280/week (save $80) closes May 1, 2026. All six weeks at $1,800 is the best deal we offer.

• Call or text: (239) 799-KICK
• Visit the program page: Forge Athletics Summer Camp
• Come see the space: 1984 Tamiami Trail N, Space G0003, Naples, FL 34102

Every enrollment is backed by a full refund after Day 1 if it’s not the right fit. If your kid doesn’t come home excited, you don’t pay.

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