Going one-on-one with perhaps the greatest player in basketball history isn't exactly cheap: $17,500 for just 3 1/2 days. Still, who wouldn't want to learn from the best?Held each August at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Jordan's camp offers participants a one-bedroom suite in the hotel, Jordan-branded shoes, golf shirts, and court gear, as well as some time on the hardwood with His Airness.

Michael Jordan's Senior Flight School, $17,500; mjflightschool.com; 503/402-8688

It's the stuff avid duffers dream of: a nameplate on the driving range, a caddie with a bib bearing their last name, a first tee introduction—pretty much everything PGA Tour players take for granted during the course of a day's work. And with the PGA Tour Experiences' Platinum package, the experience takes place at arguably one of America's best courses, the TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. For something more exclusive, the Tour Experience (a company unaffiliated with the professional tours) arranges a round with select professionals at their leisure and on their home course. The daylong outing includes morning practice, lunch, a round of golf, and (what else?) afternoon cocktails.

PGA Tour Experiences, from $1,465; pgatourexperiences.com; 800/766-7939
The Tour Experience, from $15,000; thetourexperience.com; 410/294-9692

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Each winter at the oft-lauded Boca Raton Resort and Club, a haven for moneyed sybarites, Chris Evert headlines her eponymous fantasy camp. Here, participants hit the hard courts in two half-day sessions with the three-time Wimbledon winner and her brother John, a leading professional coach. The camp, which takes place in late January, also features three nights' accommodations, spa treatments, cocktail receptions, and a farewell dinner.

The Evert Academy, $7,200; evertacademy.com; 561/488-2001

Skaters at Wayne Gretzky's Glendale, Arizona, power camp not only bask in the glory of the Great One, but are treated to five days of practice sessions, clinics, and scrimmages, as well as three games (which are professionally videotaped for your digital scrapbook). You also receive a framed and autographed photo, custom-made jerseys, and a full equipment ensemble. The camp is capped off with a closing-night gala at the Jobing.com Arena.

Gretzky Fantasy Camp, $10,000; gretzky.com; 480/778-1899

We know: Every time you get into a tuck coming down a cruiser, you pretend an Olympic gold medal is on the line. So learn from someone who won one: Phil Mahre, who teamed up with his silver medal-winning twin brother, Steve, to create the Mahre Training Center at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. There, you get five days of training developed by former U.S. Ski Team coach and director Harold Schoenhaar, with lift tickets, six hours of daily coaching, video analysis, and drills. Off-piste activities include an awards banquet and a DVD of your new winning form.

Mahre Training Center, $990; mahretrainingcenter.com; 888/754-8477

You wouldn't expect a dull experience from a racing camp bearing Richard Petty's name. This is, after all, the colorful seven-time winner of NASCAR's Championship series, aptly nicknamed the King. Today, petrol heads can climb into the cockpit and strap themselves in for 60 laps at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. In addition to an adrenaline surge, you keep the open-faced helmet you raced in and the Nomex driving gloves you've probably sweated through. The event also includes a private lunch with Petty.

Richard Petty Driving Experience; from $5,499; 1800bepetty.com; 800/237-3889

If not for physical injuries and legal liabilities, football camps would abound. As it is, they're few and far between. But in the lee of South Bend, fans of the Fighting Irish can enjoy the dulcet tones of crashing helmets and shoulder pads at a five-day fantasy camp where they learn and participate in the finer points of gridiron supremacy with some of Notre Dame's best. There are scrimmages, workouts, and instruction—all in the famed Blue-Gold Notre Dame Stadium—as well as an awards ceremony and a coaching presentation from Irish head coach Charlie Weis.

Notre Dame Football Fantasy Camp, from $5,490; ndfootballfantasycamp.com; 817/219-7274

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