Welcome to
Boston Area Diving West
"To
laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection
of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal
of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the
world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed
social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have
lived. This is to have succeeded."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Springboard ~ Platform ~ Lessons ~ Team
"We work the total athlete-Mind, Body & Spirit"
Dare to be different! Be part of a sport that combines skill and courage...
A sport that combines grace with power....precision with fluidity! Challenge yourself to the max....and have fun doing it! :)
We
have been Metro west's premiere springboard diving site since Atkinson pool
opened in 1987 (with a short break). Since then, we have turned out
champion and elite divers at the high school, collegiate, AAU and US
Diving level.
World's greatest
female diver Fu Mingxia-China
with BAD great, "All American" Tory McKenna (Westford)
In
fact, since 1985, we have coached more
high school State Champions and All Americans than any other program in the
area.
Yale Grad Bates Gregory-the only 4 time
State Champion -
coaching Brown Univ. Sophomore Jacquelyn Rudis).
We also have developed and trained many of the summer and high school coaches. We specialize in training high school divers wanting to accelerate and enhance their high school careers; You get expert training in meet preparation and competition; We also pepper you with fundamentals, safety tips, and special techniques used by Olympians. Click following link:
Olympic Approach & Hurdle video - The "Guo Jing Jing"
Atkinson Pool
Beede Center
At
our two sites, Atkinson Pool in Sudbury and
The Beede Center in Concord, you
will dive in separate diving wells; Atkinson with two maxiflex cheese boards; and you
will also learn to dive from our one meter platform. At Concord, you will have
two 1 meters and one three meter. To
nurture your development and further your learning experience, we have two Tivo
Video-delay systems with super slow motion - enabling you to view your dives
from different angles, right after you do them! :)
Please surf around our site and if you have any questions or would like to be part of our winning team, feel free to email us at: Jim@USAdiver.com
Hope to see you at the "Deep End" for lessons or a
tryout.
Jim Kelly
Head Coach
Boston Area Diving West