The Cal Lacrosse team has a long History of success based on superb skills and a winning attitude. These are the qualities we want to share with your sons during our camp. Our camp mixes Cal’s rich lacrosse traditions with an innovative staff. Our camp emphasizes safety and fun, while we remain on the cutting edge of lacrosse training. Our coaches bring with them the latest in lacrosse skills, strategy and tactics from collegiate and high school arenas. Our coaching seminars will increase your sons awareness regarding academics, college recruiting, strength and conditioning. Perhaps our best endorsement is the number of young men who have returned for a second, third and even a fourth summer.
Come Join us this summer for the Cal lacrosse experience.

High School Challenge Camp
July 31st – August 4th

The Challenge camp is designed to attract high school boys both at the Varsity and JV levels of play. The campers will be exposed to some of the best college coaching available. Players will work on their individual skills in the morning and in the afternoon they will scrimmage and play tournament style games. Because our enrollment is limited to less than 120 campers, players will have an excellent opportunity to be seen and discovered by some of the top coaches in the Western US.
This years camp will feature top coaches and players from both NCAA Div. I, II & III teams.

• Each camper will receive a camp reversible. 

Youth Challenge Overnight Camp
July 31st – August 4th

UC Berkeley Lacrosse Coach Steve Dini and his staff are planning a lacrosse camp that includes extensive individual instruction, along with daily participation in actual games. The goal of the camp is to teach the fundamentals of boy's lacrosse, while ensuring that each player leaves with a new appreciation for the game. The camp uses a hand on approach to teaching the necessary skills to be an outstanding team player. The campers will be taught by both collegiate all - star players and some of the best college coaches in the Western US. The 8:1 camper to staff ratio is one of the best that you will find at any camp.

• Each camper will receive a camp reversible.

General Information:

Camp Location
The Cal Lacrosse Overnight Camp is located on the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay. The camp will take place on 3 beautiful fields over looking the Pacific Ocean. Monterey is about 2 hours South of San Francisco. The facilities at CSUMB are first rate.

Overnight Camp Cost
$525 covers all housing, three all you can eat meals per day, the finest individual and team instruction available to help you improve and enjoy the game of lacrosse.

Extended Day Camp
Day Camp begins at 9AM and ends at 8 PM, Tuesday trough Saturday. All day campers will receive lunch and dinner. Cost for day campers is $350.

Transportation to Camp

Round trip bus transportation is provided for all campers at a nominal cost. There will be pickup locations in Sacramento & the San Francisco Bay Area. Times and locations to be announced. Cost for bus transportation is $70 extra per camper. $40 for one way transportation.

Air Plane Travel
Monterey Airport:
We recommend that if you fly to camp that you fly into Monterey county airport. We will have a free shuttle to and from the Monterey Airport to Camp. All flights should arrive before 1 PM on the start day of camp and depart after 4 PM on the end day.

San Jose Airport:
If you fly into San Jose Airport there will be a nominal cost to pick up and drop off your son. The cost for pick up and drop off service to the San Jose airport is: $60. All arrivals need to occur before 12:00 noon on the first day and departures need to be after 5:00 PM the last day of camp.

Schedule
Typical Day
7:00 Wake Up
8:00 Breakfast
8:45 Meeting
9:00 Morning Session (Drill Work, Individual Skills)
12:00 Lunch
2:00 Afternoon Sessions (Team concepts, league games)
4:00 Free Time
5:30 Dinner
7:00 Evening Session (League games)
9:00 Coaches/Campers Meeting
9:30 Night Activity (Movies, Pizza)
11:00 Lights Out

Head Coach Steve Dini
Steve Dini, Head Coach will be the Camp Director. Entering the 2006 season, his 12th year coaching, and 3rd year at the helm of the UC Berkeley Men’s Lacrosse team, Head Coach Dini takes his youthful team into competition in one of the region’s toughest schedules as they aim for a USLIA national tournament bid. Before taking the coaching reigns at Cal, Dini served as the Head Coach for the Chico State University Men’s lacrosse team. Leading them in 3 short years to an impressive national ranking of 12th in the country, and their first ever National Championship Tournament appearance. In his career as a lacrosse coach, Dini has quickly become one of Northern California’s most sought after lacrosse coaches. He is the founder of Nor-Cal box lacrosse, Director of USA WEST Lacrosse, former President of the NCJLA, Head Coach of Marin Catholic & Southern Marin programs in the 90’s, and founder of Nor-Cal U13, U15, U17 & U19 All-Stars. Over the past 12 years Dini has taken teams at all levels to every major tournament in the country and the world. Most recently he traveled to, Japan in 2005 and in past summers he has lead his teams to Germany, Prague Australia and England. Dini, has coached players at all levels of the game from high school All-Americans too Div. I & III players, as well as USLIA All-Americans.

Registration and Information:
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Any other program information can be directed to:
Head Coach Stephen Dini
Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Recreational Sports
2301 Bancroft Way #4420
Berkeley, CA 94720-4420
Phone: (415) 567-0925
Email: stephendini@msn.com