Practices

• After-school Practices Weekdays May 30 – June 16:

• • 13-18 – 4:45-5:45pm;
  • 9-12 – 5:45-6:30pm;
  • 8 & under –6:30-7:00pm

• Morning Practices Weekdays June 19 – July 18:

• • 13-18 – 9:00-10:15am;
  • 9-12 – 10:15-11:15am;
  • 8 & under – 11:15am-12 noon

• Practices for Divisional Divers Only July 19-21: TBD by participants and coaches

• Practices for All-Star Divers Only July 24-28: TBD by participants and coaches

SHRA Dive Team:

Our SHRA Dive coaches look forward to working with your kid(s) this summer!  We welcome divers of any age 18 or younger who are able to independently swim to the edge of the pool after jumping off the end of the dive board in the deep end.  We are committed to your kid’s safety and teaching them all they need to know to be successful and have fun!

SHRA Dive is part the Northern Virginia Swim League (NVSL).  There are 8 dive divisions of 6 teams each that compete in dual A-meets each Tuesday night for 5 weeks, as well as some championship meet opportunities.  However, the NVSL is mostly a developmental league committed to teaching the basics of the sport so kids may learn skills to be safe while using the board.  To encourage this, along with competitive opportunities, we also offer B-meets for kids to learn how to “perform” in meets.

The NVSL is completely run by volunteers who are passionate about the sports of swimming and diving, so WE NEED YOUR HELP!  First, you should attend one of the dive judge clinics offered, regardless of your intention to judge.  These are designed to educate parents/guardians about this sport so you may understand what is happening at your kid’s practices and meets.  The judge clinics are listed below.  Next, you should volunteer to help with the meets.  There are many tasks other than judging or being a referee: announcing, writing & calculating scores, preparing ribbons, set-up/clean-up, etc., all of which may be learned on-the-job.  For dive, only a referee requires certification which is a 2hr training once you have judged at least one A-meet.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your Dive Rep (dive@shrasharks.org)

Volunteers

If you are interested, please contact  dive@shrasharks.org  to sign up!

Important Dates for Dive

• May 30: afternoon practices begin
• June 12: morning practices begin
• Judge Clinics for ALL parents to learn about the sport regardless of intention to judge:

• June 4, 10:30 AM at Mantua
• June 13, 6:30 PM at Annandale
• June 21, 6:30 PM at Camelot

• Table Worker Clinic (may also learn “on-the-job”):

• June 4, 10:30 AM at Mantua
• June 17, 2 PM at Tuckahoe

• Referee Clinics (for experienced judges):

• June 7, 6:30 PM at Truro
• June 11, 2 PM at Chesterbrook

• Coaches Clinic:

• June 10, 4 PM at Camelot

• Division 1 A Meets and Championship Meets (all dual A meets start at 6pm, unless otherwise noted*):

• June 20 (Tu)—HOME meet vs. Oakton
• June 27 (Tu)—HOME meet vs. Old Keene Mill

• July 6 (TH)—AWAY meet vs. Vienna Woods (displaced due to July 4 on a Tuesday)
• July 9 (Sun)—Wally Martin 3m & Synchro Dive meet @ Oak Marr, 8am*
• July 11 (Tu)—HOME meet vs. Fairfax
• July 16 (Sun)—Crackerjack @ Ravensworth, 8am*
• July 18 (Tu)—AWAY meet vs. Lee Graham

• July 20 (Th)—HOME Intrasquad Synchro meet, 2pm*
• July 23 (Sun)—Divisionals @ Fairfax, 8am*
• July 30 (Sun)—All Stars @ Oakton, 8am*