Hello Dive Families,

We had a great first practice yesterday. It was fantastic to see our new and returning divers with smiles on their faces.

Season Kick Off Social

Our Season Kick Off Social is next week, on Wednesday, May 27 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Whether you are new or returning to the team, we hope that you can join us for a relaxed team kick off before evening practices. Bring your own snack/dinner and meet the coaches, spend some time with team members and their families, and get in the Thunderduck spirit. Please RSVP and sign up to volunteer here.

Volunteers and Upcoming Clinics

We cannot have a successful season without wonderful parent volunteers. There are many ways you can help around the pool at meets and social events. We strongly encourage you to attend one of the upcoming NVSL clinics to learn more about how these roles work or refresh your recollection:

• Meet Workers
  
  • May 31 9:45 am Overlee
• Judges
  • May 31 10:45 am Overlee
  • June 9 6:30-pm Chesterbrook
  • June 24 6:30 pm Wakefield Chapel

More information about clinic dates and locations and more details can be found on our website and through NVSL.

You do not have to attend the judging clinic to judge, but we strongly encourage everyone to attend even if you do not intend to judge a meet. It is a great way to learn more about the sport and what your child is attempting to do. Very few new parents to diving understand the ins and outs of this niche sport, so these judge clinics provide a great foundation for what diving is and will help you talk to your child about it, which can help them remain interested in the sport.

Many of our judges in the last few years have been parents of our seniors who have now graduated, so we will really need some new parents to take judging clinics to ensure we have enough judges to run our meets both at home and away. We cannot have meets without the required number of judges.

Connect with Other Dive Families

We heard that was difficult for dive families to connect with each other. We have set up a discussion group on the groups.me platform. Dive families can use this group to reach out to other about issues adjacent to the team. We will not be managing the group, but we will monitor it.

Please note that we will continue to use Swimtopia for all dive team communications and parents should continue to reach out directly to Kirsten and June with questions and concerns.

You can request access to the group here.

Quick Survey on Other Dive Activities

Many Thunderducks are also members of school dive teams and participate in dive activities outside of the DH summer team. We put together a quick survey about these activities that will help us connect parents who may have questions.

You can access the survey here.

Please note that will not post the results from the survey. We will make any connections with inquiring parents in person or by email.