Announcements
Mark Ruiz Diving Camps Announces 2012 Dates
Apr 5th
YCF Diving Head Coach, Mark Ruiz, has announced the dates for his 2012 Diving Camps held at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando, FL. The 5-days camps will be held on:
June 25-29, 2012
July 16-20, 2012
These intensive camps are designed to help divers of all abilities improve their skills in a short period of time. Learn more by visiting the camp website at: floridadivingcamps.com.
Lessons & JO1 Practice Schedule
Mar 30th
As a reminder, our new coach Bryan Giloolly will be joining our team on Monday. Please make sure to stop by and say hello and welcome him to our team. He is thrilled to be joining our program. With the addition of Bryan and Coach K, I am happy to say that we have a full coaching staff again! Therefore we will be able to once again offer more practice times for our lessons and JO 1 divers. Beginning next week, the following classes are available:
| Times | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 3-4pm | Lesson | Lesson | Lesson | Lesson | Lesson |
| 4-5pm | Lesson | Lesson | Lesson | Lesson | Lesson |
| 5:30-6:30pm | JO1 | Lesson/JO1 | JO1 | Lesson/JO1 | JO1 |
| 6:30-7:30pm | Lesson | Lesson | Lesson | Lesson | N/A |
The JO 1 group will practice Monday, Wednesday, Friday however if this schedule does not work or a JO 1 diver has a make up class they may practice with the lesson group on Tuesday or Thursday from 5:30-6:30.
For all make up classes or any communications for the pre-team, lessons, and JO 1 group, please contact Coach K at coachk@ycfdiving.com. Please continue to contact me for any communications regarding JO 2-4 groups as we allow Bryan time to get acclumated to the team. Thank you all again for your patient as we searched for a new coaching staff. This is a very exciting time for our team with the addition of two fanastic coaches. I look forward to seeing what our team will accomplish in the future!
Also, A Big Thank you to both Wally and Joey for their help in coaching our kids during this process. They were amazing!
New Practice Times – This Week Only
Mar 20th
Due to sheer numbers and size of the NCSA Junior Nationals meet being held at the Aquatic Center this week, we will have to alter our practice schedule. Unfortunately Tuesday we are only able to offer 1 practice time for all lesson and JO1 which will be from 6:30-7:30. This class will be coach by joey Dowd and myself therefore we will have 2 coaches on deck so, that we can split the groups and maximize our time. Unfortunately we will have to cancel all lesson-JO2 classes for Wednesday- Friday. We will have make up classes for all of these groups so, please get with me or coach K for your make ups. Let us know which days and times work for you for your make ups and will try our best to accommodate. Here’s our schedule for the week:
| Groups | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Lessons | 6:30-7:30 | No Practice | No Practice | No Practice |
| JO1 | 6:30-7:30 | No Practice | No Practice | No Practice |
| JO2 | 6:30-8pm | No Practice | No Practice | No Practice |
| JO3 | 8-9:30 | 9-10:30 | 9-10:30 | 9-10:30 |
| JO4 | 8-9:30 | 9-10:30 | 9-10:30 | 9-10:30 |
| JO5 | 8-9:30 | 9-10:30 | 9-10:30 | 9-10:30 |
| * Please make sure to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to start practice. | ||||
Keep in mind that the facility will be very busy, so parking will be challenging. Please give yourself some spare time to find a parking spot. I realize that these practice times are very late and passed some of your bed times. Therefore these practice times are available to those of you who can make it. I apologize for the short notice and inconvenience.
Also, Orange County schools will be on Spring Break the week of March 26. During this week, I will be offering a morning workout from 9-11am for JO 3- 5 groups in order to get some extra practice in before we head to East Nationals and Y Nationals.
Thank you all for your patience and support!
YCF Diving Welcomes Coach Bryan Gillooly
Mar 1st
YCF Diving is excited to announce that Bryan Gillooly will be joining the coaching staff. Bryan, a several time US National Champion and NCAA Champion, will be replacing coach Courtney McClow who is leaving the team to relocate back to Jacksonville.
Bryan is an original member of Team Orlando Diving where he won 15 Junior National Championships and 4 High School State Titles before attending the University of Miami. In college, Bryan won the NCAA Championships and competed for USA Diving internationally.
We are excited to welcome Bryan into our program and foresee a very bright future for our team. Bryan is thrilled to join YCF Diving and will be on deck beginning April 1st.
Here are some photos of Bryan we dug up from the past. Enjoy!
Bryan featured on the cover of Inside USA Diving
Bryan competing in the Olympic Trials
There is no explanation for this photo!
YCF Team Picture Day
Jan 10th
We will be taking team pictures this week. These pictures will be posted on the bulletin board for everyone who comes to our diving area to see. We want everyone to see how great our team is and we need everyone’s participation. All Divers must have a YCF Diving suit to be photographed. If they do not already have a YCF suit, please visit Total Team Wares on the pool deck between 4 & 7 Monday through Thursday. Please have your diver bring/wear their team suit on the days assigned for their group.
Lessons: Tuesday – Thursday 5:30pm, 6:30
JO1: Wednesday/Friday 5:30pm
JO2: Tuesday – Thursday 6pm
JO3: Tuesday – Thursday 5:30pm
JO4: Tuesday – Friday 4pm
JO5: Tuesday – Friday 3pm
YCF Diving is on Facebook!
Dec 20th
Facebook allows YCF Diving to engage with our athletes and parents in new and exciting ways. It also provides us with opportunities to connect with the local and national diving community. In the next few weeks you can expect to see some new features and we welcome your feedback.
Facebook offers athletes and parents the opportunity to support YCF Diving by sharing your experience. Here are some simple ways you can help.
1. Comment
When you see new content from YCF Diving take a second and “Like” the post or comment. This engagement helps Facebook understand how much your care about YCF Diving. This in turn effects how we show up on Facebook in the News Feed.
2. Share
At the bottom of this page you will see links to easily share content from the YCF Diving website on Facebook and other social media websites. If you see something you like, please take a moment to share it with others.
3. Add Your Content
Post diving pictures and videos right to the YCF Diving page. Tag YCF Diving in the pictures and videos you post to your own profile in Facebook. We love to be involved when you talk about diving on Facebook.
4. Tag or Check-In to YCF Diving
As our Facebook fans grow it will be easier to Check-In or “tag” YCF Diving in your posts. At the pool? Take a moment to post it to your status on Facebook and “tag” YCF Diving. This shows your love of diving and exposes YCF Diving to everyone in your network.
Holiday Practice Schedule
Dec 16th
Lessons & J01 practice schedule for Monday Decmeber 26 – Friday December 30.
All Lesson Classes will be combined for the following times;
| Group | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Lessons | Off | 4-5pm | 4-5pm | 4-5pm | 4-5pm |
| JO1 | Off | 5-6:30 | 5-6:30 | 5-6:30 | Off |
*Nicole will have 2 assistant coaches that she and I will be training so there will be plenty of coaches for our divers.
Practice Schedule for JO3 (HOt Shots) & JO5 Monday, December 26 through Friday, December 30;
| JO3 Hot Shots | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| AM Workout | Off | 11-12:30PM | 11-12:30PM | 11-12:30PM | 11-12:30PM |
| PM Workout | 3:30-5:15PM | 3:30-5:15PM | 3:30-5:15PM | Off | |
| JO5 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| AM Workout | Off | 9-11AM | 9-11AM | 9-11AM | 9-11AM |
| PM Workout | 1:30-3:30PM | 1:30-3:30PM | 1:30-3:30PM | 1:30-3:30PM |
*JO3 Hot Shots will have morning workout Friday, Dec. 30.
January practice schedule for our Lessons & JO1 Groups;
Lessons – Monday through Thursday 5:30-6:30 & 6:30-7:30
JO1 – Monday, Wednesday & Friday 5:30-6:30
Please contact coach Mark at mark@ycfdiving.com with any questions.
