Competitive

This group is for divers who have mastered all the necessary skills from Future Champions 2 and are ready to start progressing those skills into real dives with the goal of competing at the Junior Olympic Level.

Skills Necessary to Enter:

• Attention to detail and correct body shape throughout all basic skills and modeling without the need for correction from a coach.
• Ability to receive and learn from coaches' corrections
• Solid understanding of the different diving directions, which skills are used for each and the ability to demonstrate (Dryland model) the different takeoff sequences for each.
• Ability to model all takeoffs, including back press and 1-step hurdle without guidance
• Readiness to learn competition level dives and willingness to work through the fear associated with those dives.
• Commitment to coming to practice, working hard and treating coaches with respect

Goals of this Group:

• Full Approach in all four directions with proper board and arm timing for that direction
  • Front/inward/back/reverse
  • Hurdle or back press with an arm swing appropriate to the dive direction
• Tuck dives in all directions on 1m with proper approach (101C, 201C, 301C, 401C)
• Front flip on 1m (102C)
• Back flip on 1m (202C)
• Introduction to the concept of twisting:
  • Dryland modeling to learn correct arm patterns and twist sequencing
• Tuck dives in all directions on 3m, starting with standing and working up to a full approach (101C, 201C, 301C, 401C)
• Lineups on 5m
• Learn correct approach/takeoff for each direction on platform (Starting with jumps)
• Demonstrate correct body positions throughout dives:
  • Takeoff position
  • Tuck/Pike/Straight in air
  • Comeout sequence
  • Lineup position
  • Entry and underwater save
• Understanding and ability to demonstrate a 'Rip'
• Jumps off 10m