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In House Meet: Saturday, May 26th
May 8th
Our first in house diving meet with Bryan and Coach K will be Saturday, May 26th at 10am. The meet should run until around noon followed by the pizza party so, plan on being there until 1pm. We understand this is Memorial Day weekend however with our busy schedules over the past few months and the upcoming summer this is the only time we had free.
All divers need to report to the pool at 9:30am to stretch and select their dives with their teammates. For those of you who have not participated in an in house diving, it is a relaxed competition where divers are put into mini teams. It is a lot of fun and a great way to get to know your fellow teammates! Following the meet we will be having a pizza party sponsored by the team. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
YCF Diving Welcomes Coach K
Mar 14th
YCF Diving is please to introduce our new coach for Lessons and J01, Michelle Koch or “Coach K”. It has been a long search, but Coach K will do a fantastic job with our up and coming divers.
Coach K comes to YCF diving with years of experience as both a coach and a diver. In fact, Coach K was a former member of Team Orlando Diving. She then went on to coach alongside Curt McCoy at Patriot Aquatics where she coached the novice and intermediate groups. Most recently, Coach K has coached the Oviedo and Seminole high school diving teams and assisted in running and judging their competitions.
As we begin the transition of a new coaching staff, Coach K will work closely with myself by taking over Courtney’s current JO 2 and 4 groups while Wally and Joey will continue with the lessons and JO 1 until April 1st when Bryan will be joining the team. Coach K will be on pool deck immediately so please come by and introduce yourself as she is very excited to meet and become a part of our team.
Learn more about Coach K by reading her bio: Michelle Koch
YCF Diving Captures Region 7 Team Championship
Mar 12th
Congratulations to all of the YCF Divers who competed at the Spring Regionals this past weekend. YCF Diving qualified 13 divers for East Nationals and took home the team championship title!
We were impressed and proud of ALL of the divers who competed this weekend. This is the second year in a row that YCF diving has captured the team title and it is a testament to the hard work of everyone in the program.
These divers qualified for Nationals in the following events:
Grayson Kim: 11& Under Girls 3m J.O, 11& Under Girls 1m J.O
Alexandra Rosewicz: 11& Under Girls 3m J.O, 11& Under Girls 1m J.O
Grace Cable: 12-13 Girls 3m J.O, 12-13 Girls 1m J.O
Maggie Merriman: 12-13 Girls 3m J.O, 12-13 Girls 1m J.O
Riley Herr: 12-13 Girls 3m J.O, 12-13 Girls 1m J.O
Mya Kraeger: 14-15 Girls 3m J.O
Abigail Howell: 14-15 Girls 3m J.O, 14-15 Girls 1m J.O
Emma Kraeger: 14-15 Girls 3m J.O, 14-15 Girls 1m J.O
Allyson Nied: 14-15 Girls 3m J.O, 14-15 Girls 1m J.O
Jack Dowd: 14-15 Boys 1m J.O, 14-15 Boys 3m J.O
Wallace Layland: 16-18 Girls 1m J.O
Joseph Dowd: 16-18 Boys 3m J.O, 16-18 Boys 1m J.O
Tyler Aycock: 16-18 Boys 1m J.O
A little team fun before the meet!
YCF Diving In House Meet
Jan 25th
This is just a reminder that we will be hosting our first In-House meet of the year this Saturday, January 28th at 10 am! Please remember to wear your team suits and shirts.
For those of you who are new to our in house meets, we place divers into groups so that each group has a diver from each level, Lessons – JO5. Each diver will perform 3-4 dives based on the size of the group. All dive groups (or directions, front, back, reverse, inward, and twister) must be covered by the group. Divers can perform dives from the 1 meter boards all the way up to the 10 meter. Coach Mark and myself will judge the event. At the conclusion of the competition, we will announce the winning team and will have pizza and drinks for all the divers! Parents, if you would like to bring extra snacks for the lunch it would be much appreciated.
Make sure to bring your cameras and we look forward to seeing everyone at the pool on Saturday morning!
2011 Dive-A-Thon Results
Jan 9th
The results are in for the this year’s Dive-A-Thon and it has exceeded my expectations!! I wanted to thank all the parents and divers for really making this such a success. Everyone joined together to set a record breaking fundraiser for our team. Please also be sure to extend my thanks to all the sponsors who helped our team surpass our goal.
So without anymore anticipation, our second annual YCF Dive-A-Thon raised…..
$9,656!!!!!
This money is huge for our team and will be sent improving our equipment, apparell for the divers, and scholarships for our families needed help, and many more things. Thank you all again for supporting our team!
Lesson Session Selection
Dec 31st
J01 Divers will practice M/W/F from 5:30-6:30pm. If you are not able to make this practice schedule please contact coach Mark (mark@ycfdiving.com) to discuss your options.
Mandatory Event for All YCF Diving Team Members
May 5th
Every year I-Drive and Visit Orlando host a 5K Run that directly benefits the YMCA Aquatics Center. This year the committee has raised over $14,000 for our organization. As a Thank You, YCF Diving will be involved in making this run special for all the runners and organizations who have given their time for our cause. This year the team will be maning a water station, providing entertainment by playing our favorite music, and encouraging the runners at the back end of the course.
We expect to see all divers there to support this great event. Our water station will be set up on Universal Blvd. and TradeShow Blvd. There is parking along the side of the road on Tradeshow Blvd. Here is a layout of the race path. We will be working the 2nd water station of the run, indicated by the number “2″ on Universal Blvd. Divers must be at the water station by 7:15am. The race will start promptly at 7:30 and runners will be passing by around 7:40am. The race will only last for 1 hour and divers are free to leave once the water station has been cleaned up. Parents are encouraged to come and participate as well.
If any parents are interested in participating in the Race and Representing a YCF Diving Team, please let me know! You can register for the Race at 9th Annual I-Drive 5K Race.
