Recreational activity systems and methods

A method (400), comprising:

• controlling (402) aspects of a recreational apparatus (352) based at least in part on an identification (364) of a particular user (354) of the recreational apparatus (352), wherein the controlling (402) comprises:
• limiting (404) one or more performance aspects (366) of the recreational apparatus (352);
• and/or
• activating (412) one or more features (378) of the recreational apparatus (352).

A method (500), comprising:

• receiving (502) from a recreational apparatus (352) data associated with one or more conditions (374) sensed by the recreational apparatus (352);
• receiving (510) from a server (360) data associated with historical data (368) of a particular user (354) of the recreational apparatus (352) or of a plurality of recreational apparatuses (352);
• sending (508) to the recreational apparatus (352) the data associated with historical data (368);
• and
• displaying (504) the data associated with the one more conditions (374) sensed by the recreational apparatus (352) and/or the data associated with historical data (368).