Kayaking requires you to learn better balance and to be aware of your body's position relative to the water. Lean too far in any direction and the laws of gravity will send you head first into the water. This is a good lesson to teach youth on our kayaking trips. Lead by experienced guides, both skillfull in handling a kayak and skillfull in educating youth, the lesson has strong connections to their lives back home. Striking a balance when you're young can be a challenge. Lean too far in one direction and he falls head first into trouble. It might be trouble at home, at school, with the law, or any number of things. That's why it becomes important for him to learn how well he is balanced and what directions he might be leaning back at home, at school or elsewhere. The difference between an inexperienced kayaker and on that is experienced, is what happens to them when they hit fall into the water.