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Coaching Springboard and Platform Diving

Coaching diving is an exciting and rewarding endeavor. Find information here about how to form your own club team and become a certified coach. And if you are already coaching, find out about the job market and recent coaching changes or increase your knowledge of the profession with our resources to make you a better coach.
Coaches and Hand Spotting in Diving
Hand spotting in diving training is a technique that requires physical contact between a diver and a coach. Coaches need to make parents aware of what this training technique entails.
Six Tips to Consider When Training a Diver
Here are six tips that even the most experienced diving coach should consider during a training session or practice.
Goal Setting in Diving
Goal setting is an important aspect of achievement in the sport of diving. Setting goals helps the diver move from a beginner to advanced.
Coaching and Feedback
An important aspect of Coaching diving involves what types of feedback a diver should receive in order to improve their ability to dive, and ultimately, their performance.
Ten Resolutions for the New Year
Ten New Year’s resolutions that will improve your diving program in 2009.
Important Trampoline Rules to Follow
Trampolines are a important piece of equipment used in diver training, but make sure you follow these five important rules when using a tramp!
Lesson Programs Verses Elite Divers
Creating a successful diving team requires a coach to manage a large group of young athletes, and to have a eye for the big picture. Here are a few ideas that can help a coach better manage the varying degrees of talent within a diving team.
Things That Get Rewarded Get Done
Rewarding positive behavior in diving can lead to positive results.
Fundraising for Your Diving Program
If you are running a diving program, fundraising can be an important, but many times overlooked, aspect of a successful program.
How to Diagnose A Proper Rip Entry
Diving coaches should watch the bubbles on an entry to tell if a diver is properly executing a rip entry.
Keep Your Diving Team Successful
Tips and advice on how to run a successful diving program.
How to Run A Successful Diving Program
Build a successful diving program around these six fundamental practices and achieve the goal of producing successful divers in a safe and positive environment, while at the same time running a successful and growing business.
Diving Teams - Success Strategies
The formation of a club team offers a diving coach both additional tools to assist in the development of successful divers, but also a solid foundation on which a successful business can be built.
United States Professional Diving Coaches Association
A resource for springboard and platform diving coaches of all levels containing educational articles, news and information concerning the sport of diving. Members have access to the world's largest library of diving videos.
The Biomechanics of Diving
The Sport Web explains the simple laws of biomechanics and how they relate to divers executing their routines.
Seven Ways to Stir the Coals
Coaching strategies to keep the fire burning for the decade it takes to build a champion.
Challenging Faulty Belief Systems
Helping the blocked diver change their belief system.
The Transition of the Diver From High School to College
Young divers need to recognize and better understand the transition that takes place when moving from high school to college.

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