Diving Information
High School Diving Basics
Thank you for your interest in high school diving in the Issaquah School District! The Issaquah high schools, Skyline, Liberty, and Issaquah, have both swimming and diving programs for Girls and Boys. Each of the schools have a Head Swim Coach, however, there is only one Diving Coach for all three.
Registration
All three high schools have their registration information up on their websites, please check your school’s site for registration dates and times.
Practices
Diving will held August 23-27 at the Edgebrook Club- 13454 SE Newport Way, Bellevue WA 98006, from 9:00-11:00am. Until the end of the season, all the divers practice at the Boehm pool on Front Street in Issaquah, even if the swimmers practice at a different facility. Practice is after school at 4:00p.m. The specific practice schedule varies depending on the number of divers on the teams and the skill level.
The first week of practice will be used to evaluate skills and practice basic board work. Divers will then be placed in groups for practice times- regardless of what group you are in, all divers will have the chance to compete Varsity when they are ready. The groups are to make practice efficient and productive.
Note that all three schools use Boehm pool for meets, so when meets start, there is no practice at Boehm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Transportation to and from the Boehm pool is not provided.
Number of Divers per Team
Board practice time is limited and thus there are a maximum number of divers we can accommodate across the three teams. If the total number of divers is too large for productive and efficient practices, then the following steps may be enacted.
Split the divers into groups for separate board-time practice
Reduce the number of divers per school to five (5)
Reduce the number of JV divers per school to two (2)
Turning Out for Diving
The first day of diving practice is the same as the first day of practice for that season. For the girls, the first day of practice will be at the Edgebrook Swim and Tennis Club in Bellevue. For boys, the first practice is at the Boehm pool. If you are turning out for both swimming and diving, you should check in with the swim coach and proceed to diving as directed.
Minimum Requirements
Although we attempt to make diving a “no cut” sport, there are minimum requirements to turn out for diving. Diving is a complicated sport which requires some level of body control and awareness to start. No previous diving experience per se is necessary however, a candidate must:
1. Be able to jump up and down on the end of the diving board with a level of certainty and control
2. Dive in headfirst off the diving board or a starting block with body control
3. Have done a forward or backward somersault off the ground, trampoline, dock, or diving board
At the first practice individual skills will be evaluated. After the first two weeks another evaluation may be conducted to determine if appropriate progress is being made.
We will take new divers up to the first four days of practice, after that, new divers will be allowed on a case-by- case basis.
Thank you for your interest in high school diving in the Issaquah School District! The Issaquah high schools, Skyline, Liberty, and Issaquah, have both swimming and diving programs for Girls and Boys. Each of the schools have a Head Swim Coach, however, there is only one Diving Coach for all three.
Registration
All three high schools have their registration information up on their websites, please check your school’s site for registration dates and times.
Practices
Diving will held August 23-27 at the Edgebrook Club- 13454 SE Newport Way, Bellevue WA 98006, from 9:00-11:00am. Until the end of the season, all the divers practice at the Boehm pool on Front Street in Issaquah, even if the swimmers practice at a different facility. Practice is after school at 4:00p.m. The specific practice schedule varies depending on the number of divers on the teams and the skill level.
The first week of practice will be used to evaluate skills and practice basic board work. Divers will then be placed in groups for practice times- regardless of what group you are in, all divers will have the chance to compete Varsity when they are ready. The groups are to make practice efficient and productive.
Note that all three schools use Boehm pool for meets, so when meets start, there is no practice at Boehm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Transportation to and from the Boehm pool is not provided.
Number of Divers per Team
Board practice time is limited and thus there are a maximum number of divers we can accommodate across the three teams. If the total number of divers is too large for productive and efficient practices, then the following steps may be enacted.
Split the divers into groups for separate board-time practice
Reduce the number of divers per school to five (5)
Reduce the number of JV divers per school to two (2)
Turning Out for Diving
The first day of diving practice is the same as the first day of practice for that season. For the girls, the first day of practice will be at the Edgebrook Swim and Tennis Club in Bellevue. For boys, the first practice is at the Boehm pool. If you are turning out for both swimming and diving, you should check in with the swim coach and proceed to diving as directed.
Minimum Requirements
Although we attempt to make diving a “no cut” sport, there are minimum requirements to turn out for diving. Diving is a complicated sport which requires some level of body control and awareness to start. No previous diving experience per se is necessary however, a candidate must:
1. Be able to jump up and down on the end of the diving board with a level of certainty and control
2. Dive in headfirst off the diving board or a starting block with body control
3. Have done a forward or backward somersault off the ground, trampoline, dock, or diving board
At the first practice individual skills will be evaluated. After the first two weeks another evaluation may be conducted to determine if appropriate progress is being made.
We will take new divers up to the first four days of practice, after that, new divers will be allowed on a case-by- case basis.