JO (Junior Olympic)

This group is for our divers who have the skills necessary to be able to compete at Junior Regionals and beyond. These divers have mastered basic modeling and skills necessary to compete a basic JO list and are working toward more complex dives on both springboard and platform.

Skills Necessary to Enter:

• JO Competition list on at least 1 board
• Demonstrated desire to work hard and improve
• Ability to conceptualize and articulate their own goals
• Ability to effectively communicate goals, fears, pain, etc. with coaches

Goals for this Group:

• JO competitive list for all three events (1m, 3m, platform)
• Pike dives in all directions on springboard (101b, 201b, 301b, 401b)
• Tuck dives in all directions on platform (101c, 201c, 301c, 401c)
• 612B platform
• 103C and B 1m
• 403C 1m and 3m
• 1.5s all directions tuck or pike on 3m
• 104C on 1m
• 105C on 3m and 5m
• Twisting voluntary on 1m, 3m and platform
  • 1m: 5221D, 5122D, 5231D, 5132D
  • 3m/platform: 5231D, 5132D
• Lineups on 7m
• Gain experience in competing and create a competition routine that works best for them
• Ability to mentally adapt to unexpected changes at practice or in competition
• Ability to mentally recover from a 'bad' dive