Midlakes Swim League

Midlakes Diving

The Midlakes Dive League is a novice league designed to introduce young people to and encourage their enjoyment of diving in a safe and positive environment. Year-round club divers are welcome and will be provided for in this league. Participants must be active dues paying members of current Midlakes Clubs. Diving is available at 6 of the Midlakes Clubs. Diving is open to all members of the 26 Midlakes Teams. Three clubs are open for divers from other Midlakes clubs.

Midlakes Dive Representatives - Pauline Fox and Kristen McSherry

GENERAL RESOURCES

MIDLAKES DIVE CLUB LIST

2023 DIVE OPERATING PLAN

FOR DIVE PARENTS:

General Training - Required

Volunteer Training - Required
Must do at least one!

Additional Resources

Forms

Required Midlakes Forms

FOR DIVE COACHES:

FOR DIVE PARENT REPRESENTATIVES:

Parent Representative Guide
2023 Kickoff Meeting PowerPoint Deck
Parent Representative Meet Forms
Meet Information Template for In-Person Meets (share this info with the visiting team)

FOR EVERYONE

"The Midlakes Way" - These are a few things we do a little differently in our novice league.
Swimwear Exception Request - If your diver would like to wear non-standard swimwear, they will need an approved exception before wearing it at a dive meet.

CALENDAR AND MEET INFORMATION

2023 Key Dates

June 17 - Coaches/Parent Reps Meeting
June 17 - First Day of Official Midlakes Dive Practice
Midlakes Dive Meets:
June 28, July 5, July 10, July 17, July 24
July 26 - Coach/Parent Rep Championship Meeting
July 29 - Midlakes Dive Junior Championships
July 30 - Midlakes Dive Senior Championships
August 1 - Coach/Parent Rep Wrap-up Meeting

2023 Summer Dive Meet Schedule

All meets begin at 5:00 pm
"In-Person" or "Virtual Meet" format depends on pandemic restrictions and pool decisions.
If virtual, both the home team and away team host the meet at their own pools. Each provides 3 judges and share the scores later.

ALL TEAMS PARENT TRAINING
Mandatory – At least one parent for each diver must watch the Parent Orientation.

Mandatory - At least one parent for each diver must take the judging or scoring training or both. If a parent trained to score one season, then they should take the judging training in the next season.

Mandatory - Every diver, parent, and volunteer must take the SafeSport training.

Cost: Free - all training listed above is free
Location: online, see top section for links

COACH/REP MEETING - Required for all Dive Team Coaches and Parent Dive Reps.
Club Managers may attend.

Saturday, June 17th 11:00 am
Location: TBD, probably the home of Pauline Fox

COACH/REP CHAMPS MEETING - Required for all Coaches, Parent Dive Reps, and Club Managers

Wednesday, July 26th 7:00 pm
Location: TBD, probably the home of Pauline Fox

COACH/REP WRAP-UP MEETING - MANDATORY

Tuesday,August 2nd at 7:00 pm
Location: TBA

MIDLAKES DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2023 Dive Champs Schedule

July 29th, Saturday - Junior Championships
(8 & Under, 10 & Under)

July 30th, Sunday - Senior Championships
(12 & Under, 14 & Under, 15 & Over)

Past Championships Results

FOR COACHES AND PARENT REPS:

COACH/REP CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING - MANDATORY

Thursday,July 26th at 7:00pm
Location: TBD, probably the home of Pauline Fox
Please bring the following:
- Dive Sheets and AAU numbers for all divers participating in Dive Champs
- List of parent volunteers who will be working Champs for each pool; include phone #s for all volunteers
- Payment for all divers on your roster

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Midlakes Head Coaches must be 18+, willing to get certified in CPR/First Aid or as a Lifeguard, able to work with youth athletes ages 6-17, and have college diving experience or 3 years of high school diving experience. Individual clubs may also hire assistant coaches or provide community service volunteer hours for high school assistant coaches. Please contact [email protected] for more information!

Midlakes Dive Clubs: