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Cal Men's Gymnastics Benefit Camp

Cal Men's Gymnastics Benefit Camp 5 Reviews

4.80/5.

Average Rating 4.80 / 5 Stars

Improve Your Skills And Have Fun
at Cal Benefit Camp

US Sports Camps and the Cal Men's Gymnastics coaching staff team up again for another fun summer of gymnastics! Join Head Coach JT Okada and Assistant Coach Bryan Del Castillo at the historic UC Berkeley campus and experience elite collegiate gymnastics.

The Complete Skills Camp will help gymnasts improve their skill sets, further development, improve technique, and gain a deeper understanding of gymnastics. Camp is open to any and all participants ages 7-18, but is structured towards gymnasts that have completed or are training in USAG levels 5-10.

All Cal Sports Camps are open to any and all entrants. For your safety and benefit, we recommend you choose a camp that fits your level of development. All events are subject to change based on NCAA and Covid-19 restrictions. Due to high demand and limited capacity, prices are subject to increase as camp exceeds 25%/50%/75% capacity.

Highlights Include

Work and train with the Cal Men's Gymnastics Staff
Opportunity to practice and train on the world renowned UC Berkeley campus
Gain insight into what it takes to make it to and succeed at a top collegiate gymnastics level
All campers receive a Cal Sports Camps t-shirt and water bottle
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Camp Director Bryan Del Castillo

Bryan Del Castillo, a 2011 All-American for the California men's gymnastics team, will embark on his third season as an assistant coach for the Golden Bears for the 2022 season.
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Navigating through unprecedented times during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Del Castillo led the Golden Bears to their seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championships, finishing with a national team ranking of No. 10. His leadership helped Caleb Rickard earn All-America honors at the national meet. Del Castillo also produced the program's first national rookie of the year honor when Noah Newfeld was tabbed the CGA Rookie of the Year.

Prior to the 2020 season ending abruptly due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Del Castillo guided the Golden Bears to many accomplishments. The Bears set program records in three events - floor, parallel bars and vault, including notching the top three vault scores in school history. Individually, Del Castillo helped Darren Wong set the school record on parallel bars and also guided the sophomore to an event victory on floor at the Pac-12 Invitational. Another of his pupils, 2021 team captain Caleb Rickard, was tabbed MPSF Gymnast of the Week in March. Academically, five Bears earned MPSF All-Academic honors.

Del Castillo garnered All-America honors on parallel bars with a fifth-place finish in the event at the 2011 NCAA Championships as a senior. He boasts years of international experience, as well as years of coaching at different levels under his belt.

Del Castillo is a former U.S. National team member and a Pan American gold medalist. He also spent 2013 as a Senior National Team coach for USA Gymnastics. In addition to his work with USA Gymnastics, Del Castillo served as the head coach for The Philippines at the Tokyo World Championships.

At the end of his collegiate career, Del Castillo remained a fixture of the Bears' program as a graduate assistant coach from 2011-13, helping the 2012 Cal squad earn a fourth-place finish at NCAAs.

From 2014-19, Del Castillo served as the head coach/boys program director at New Hope Academy of Gymnastics. Responsible for all of the daily operations for the boys program, he grew the team and produced national qualifiers.

Most recently, Del Castillo was the head coach for South Coast Gymnastics in Irvine, Calif., in 2019.

Del Castillo graduated from Cal in 2011 with a degree in economics.

Del Castillo garnered All-America honors on parallel bars with a fifth-place finish in the event at the 2011 NCAA Championships as a senior. He boasts years of international experience, as well as years of coaching at different levels under his belt.

Del Castillo is a former U.S. National team member and a Pan American gold medalist. He also spent 2013 as a Senior National Team coach for USA Gymnastics. In addition to his work with USA Gymnastics, Del Castillo served as the head coach for The Philippines at the Tokyo World Championships.

At the end of his collegiate career, Del Castillo remained a fixture of the Bears' program as a graduate assistant coach from 2011-13, helping the 2012 Cal squad earn a fourth-place finish at NCAAs.

From 2014-19, Del Castillo served as the head coach/boys program director at New Hope Academy of Gymnastics. Responsible for all of the daily operations for the boys program, he grew the team and produced national qualifiers.

Most recently, Del Castillo was the head coach for South Coast Gymnastics in Irvine, Calif., in 2019.

Del Castillo graduated from Cal in 2011 with a degree in economics.
Camp Coach JT Okada

J.T. Okada will begin his fifth season as head coach of the Cal men's gymnastics team for the 2022 campaign.
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Okada had previously served as an assistant coach for the Golden Bears the previous five seasons before taking the helm.

Navigating through unprecedented times during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Okada led the Golden Bears to their seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championships, finishing with a national team ranking of No. 10. His leadership helped Caleb Rickard earn All-America honors at the national meet. Okada also produced the program's first national rookie of the year honor when Noah Newfeld was tabbed the CGA Rookie of the Year.

Prior to the 2020 season ending abruptly due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Okada guided his Bears to many accomplishments. The Bears set program records in three events - floor, parallel bars and vault, including notching the top three vault scores in school history. Individually, Okada helped Darren Wong set the school record on parallel bars and also guided the sophomore to an event victory on floor at the Pac-12 Invitational. Another of his pupils, 2021 team captain Caleb Rickard, was tabbed MPSF Gymnast of the Week in March. Academically, five Bears earned MPSF All-Academic honors.

In 2019, for the sixth consecutive season, Cal found itself in the NCAA competition finishing 11th in the nation. The Bears upward trajectory throughout the year was highlighted by a pair of 400-plus team scores for the first time since 2017. Under Okada's tutelage, breakout freshman Darren Wong earned a pair of MPSF Gymnast of the Week nods and a CGA Rookie of the Week honor. He finished the regular season ranked sixth in the country with a team-high 80.117 average score in the all-around competition. The Bears culminated the year with seven MPSF All-Academic honorees.

In Okada's first season at the helm in 2018, the Bears advanced to their fifth consecutive trip to the national stage and in one year's time, the Bears more than doubled their number of entries to the NCAA Championship individual finals. Seven Cal gymnasts advanced to the culminating session after just three Bears qualified a season ago. At the NCAA meet, Cal produced a pair of All-Americans in senior Yordan Aleksandrov and sophomore Kyte Crigger.

In addition to the success on the mats, the Bears excel in the classroom, as well, under Okada's guidance. Seven Bears earned MPSF All-Academic honors in each of Okada's first two seasons as head coach.

Okada, who was officially named head coach on May 2, 2017, came to the Golden Bears with several years of coaching experience to his name as a competitive gymnastics instructor for Golden Bear & Head Over Heels Gymnastics. There he coached gymnasts in preparation for college gymnastics. He has also served as the sport psychology coordinator for Cal Athletics and works with a variety of sports and athletes.

Okada graduated from Cal in May 2009 with a degree in anthropology and holds a Master’s in Kinesiology from San Francisco State.

Okada has coached a variety of national and international team members for USA, Canada, Bulgaria and more recently served as the South Africa men's gymnastics head coach at the 2016 Rio Olympics

SECURE YOUR SPOT!

Due to local and state regulations, we anticipate having to reduce our enrollment numbers significantly this year. You can expect a high demand on these first-come-first-serve camper spots, so please be sure to register early.

2023 CAMP SESSIONS

Session I: July 7-9

CAMP HOURS

Camper Check-in: Arrive at 8:45AM each day
Camp Wrap Up: Camp will end each day at 3:00PM
Daily Hours: 9:00AM-3:00PM

All Cal Sports Camps are open to any and all entrants. For your safety and benefit, we recommend you choose a camp that fits your level of development.

CAMP STRUCTURE

Day 1: Coaches will evaluate the gymnasts’ foundations and basics to determine their skill levels. Campers will work on drills and progressions to learn new skills and increase understanding.
Day 2: Gymnasts will work on improving skills with individualized attention tailored to their needs. This is an exciting day to try difficult skills in a safe environment.
Day 3: Gymnasts will have the choice to take it a little easier and work on foundational skills or continue enhancing new skills. Gymnasts are more than welcome to work on basic movements.

CAMPER EVALUATION

Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week. Campers will be evaluated and split up into smaller groups according to age and ability and instruction will be tailored to each level's needs. Please see the Camp Structure for more information.

CAMP MEALS

No meals will be provided. Campers are required to pack their own lunches each day. Lunch will be 60 minutes and campers must remain with their assigned cohort.

TRANSPORTATION

Due to University and NCAA Policies, we are not allowed to offer any transportation to and from camps. The airport closest to the Berkeley campus is Oakland International Airport; San Francisco International Airport is also within a reasonable distance. There are several options that we suggest. There are a few shuttle services that offer transportation to and from Oakland & San Francisco International Airports. Reservations must be made at least a few days in advance, you can make reservations over the phone or online (see below).

BAYPORTER EXPRESS

Website: www.bayporter.com
Phone: 1-877-467-1800 (Local, Bay Area) 1-415-467-1800 (Long Distance, Outside Bay Area)

SUPER SHUTTLE

Website: www.supershuttle.com
Phone: 1-800-258-3826

LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS

US Sports Camps does not provide hotel accommodations for campers or parents. If traveling from out of town, we recommend the following hotels:

Hotel Durant (Please call 510-845-8981 to reserve your room)
Hotel Shattuck Plaza (Please call 510-845-7300 to reserve your room)
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Berkeley (Please call 510-548-1700 to reserve your room)
Double Tree by Hilton Berkeley Marina (Please call 510-548-7920 to reserve your room)
Berkeley City Club (Please call 510-848-7800 to reserve your room)

INFORMATION PACKET

A detailed camper information packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact numbers, and a checklist of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the spring. The US Sports Camps health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp. Campers must bring their health and release forms with them to check-in on the first day of camp.

SCHOLARSHIPS

We cannot offer scholarships due to NCAA regulations. Our affiliation with NCAA coaches and schools puts us in a position where any scholarship money can be seen as an inducement to a future collegiate athlete. This puts our coaches and our host universities in jeopardy of damaging their status with the NCAA and incurring penalties at the hands of their organizing body.

*This camp is open to any and all entrants

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Sample Daily Schedule

8:45 AM Registration/Check-in
9:00 AM Warm up
9:30 AM Rotation #1
9:45 AM Rotation #2
10:30 AM Rotation #3
11:15 AM Rotation #4
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Rotation #5
1:45 PM Rotation #6
2:30 PM Conditioning
3:00 PM Wrap up and departure

Overall Average Rating 4.80 / 5 Stars

- 5/5.
It helped her to love the game more

— Anonymous
- 5/5.
Learned many new skills

July 27, 2017: Preston learned many new skills. He loved his coach and came home excited to return the next day even though he was exhausted. Definitely returning next year.

— Dynnel R. Parent
- 5/5.
Super nice staff

July 26, 2017: Staff and Director was super nice. Approach to training was awesome. Our son is already talking about returning next year!

— Fritzi W. Parent

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- 5/5.
Enjoyed camp

July 26, 2017: He enjoyed working out with other campers at his level.

— Kerilynne R. Parent
- 5/5.
Liked the camp a lot

July 27, 2017: Kai really liked the camp a lot. It offered many hours of intense training each day. He was sore and tired in the evening but felt good. Maybe, had he focused more on a specific new skill or trick to learn, he could have used the time more efficiently. (parent's judgement)

— Antonia F. Parent

SECURE YOUR SPOT – CAMPS SELL OUT!

Last year over 650 Sports Camps sold out, leaving 7,000+ campers on the waitlist. Due to high demand, early registration for our first-come-first-serve camps is strongly recommended.

This program has concluded for the season.

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Cal Men's Gymnastics Benefit Camp

Average Rating 4.80 / 5 Stars

Improve Your Skills And Have Fun
at Cal Benefit Camp

Highlights Include

Camp Coaches

Camp Director Bryan Del Castillo

Camp Coach JT Okada