SANTA CLARA DIVING CLUB
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Mission Statement
Santa Clara Diving Club is committed to developing local youth into exceptional athletes who are competitive locally, regionally, and nationally in springboard and platform diving. The experienced coaching staff will provide a safe and fun learning environment for divers to fulfill their potential. There is a large emphasis on providing life-long skills to athletes in the program including sportsmanship, time-management, and work ethic. SCD promotes overall physical fitness while helping divers face challenges, set goals, and learn to handle competition and difficult situations.
About This Cause
Santa Clara Diving is a non-profit year-round competitive springboard/platform diving club. Divers of all ages and skills are welcome to try out, however space is limited. SCD is one of the top diving clubs in California, consistently producing top divers at both the local and National levels. Involvement in diving offers a wide range of opportunities and learning experiences including: • The opportunity to develop skills, confidence, and pride in your abilities. • Learning to face challenges and overcome fears. • Learning to use your mind to develop your body. • The experience of being a team member. • Developing self-discipline. • The opportunity to meet other athletes. • The opportunity to become a regional and national competitor. • The opportunity to pursue diving in college and possibly earn a full or partial athletic scholarship. USA Diving is the National Governing Organization for our sport. At the junior level (18 years old and younger) divers are classified as: • Learn-to-dive: first-time divers learning the fundamentals of diving • Future champions: more advanced than beginners, competing in introductory level competition with an emphasis on basic skills • Junior Olympic: experienced divers competing in high-level competitions involving the most difficult dives/skills Our top divers have been invited to attend and compete for our nation’s finest universities. In the past few years, SCD divers have gone on to compete for Stanford, University of Southern California, U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Davis, University of North Carolina, Utah, Columbia, Cornell, NYU, Northwestern, Boston University, and the U.S. Air Force Academy.