Dive Meet 101
Who organizes and conducts the meets?
Divers' parents organize and run the dive meets. Without parent volunteers, we can't run a meet!
The dive reps organize the meets, communicate with the other team and provide supplies for the meet. The dive meet only happens because parents put in the work to make them happen.
Plan to volunteer at at least 3 meets. You can help at the scoring table, judge the divers, become a certified referee, or help with concessions for home meets.
How will I know which meets my diver will participate in?
Depending on your diver's age, there are certain required dives to participate in A versus B meets. The Dive Coaches will let you or your diver know if they are eligible for A meets. You can review the required dives section of this page. If your diver is not yet comfortable completing the required dives for an A meet, they may compete in a B meet. As your diver progresses, and if they are ready to compete in A meet, they may start participating in A meets instead of B meets during the season.
Typical Meet Schedule:
Meet schedules are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances - the dive reps will reach out during the prior week if schedules are being adjusted.
Home meets: Arrive at Chesterbrook a 4:00 PM for warm ups and to double check and sign your dive sheet. Warm-ups end at 5:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to have a little food.
The away team warms up between 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
Volunteers report at 5:30PM to get organized. The Judges and Referee's meeting begins at 5:45PM.
Meets begin at 6PM and conclude typically before 8PM.
Away meets: Arrive at the away pool by 5:00 PM to make sure you dive sheet is correct and warm up.
Volunteers report at 5:30PM to get organized. The Judges and Referee's meeting begins at 5:45PM.
Meets begin at 6PM and conclude typically before 8PM.
All Meets:
Divers dive in groups starting at 6:00 PM. Boys and Girls dive separately:
- Freshman (10 years old and under)
- Juniors (11-12 years old)
- Intermediates (13-14 years old)
- Seniors (15 years old and over)
Dive groups may be combined due to low numbers of divers, making the meet progress faster.
How long a does a dive meet last?
The duration of a dive meet depends on the number of divers participating. When Chesterbrook competes against a larger team, the meet may run past 8:00 PM. For competitions against smaller dive teams, the meet may end before 8:00 PM.
What dives are required to participate in a meet?
Refer to the NVSL Table of Dives for information about specific dive numbers, names, and differential values.
(1) Freshmen — 2 required (101 and 201) and 1 optional. Front or back jump may be used as an optional. 001 may be substituted for the 101 as the required dive. 002 may be substituted for 201 as the required dive. 001 and 002 cannot be used as optional dives, and if either is used as substitute required dive, the 101 and 201 cannot be used as optional dives. There is no position specified for dives 001 and 002. A total of 3 dives.
(2) Juniors — 2 required (101 and 201) and 2 optionals, each from a different group of dives (2 optionals from 5 groups). A total of 4 dives.
(3) Intermediates — 2 required (101 and 201) and 3 optionals, each from a different group of dives (3 optionals from 5 groups). A total of 5 dives.
(4) Seniors — 3 required (101, 201 and 401) and 3 optional, each from a different group of dives (3 optionals from 5 groups). A total of 6 dives.
How does my child sign up for a dive meet?
The coaches will help you diver determine if they have the required dives to participate in either an A (competitive) meet held on Tuesday nights or B (development) meet held on Thursday nights. They will review and complete a dive sheet with your diver prior to the meet so that they are prepared and know what dives they will be performing during the meet.
The diver list for competitive meets will be completed after practices on Tuesday mornings. If you are unsure if your diver is ready to compete in a Tuesday meet, feel free to reach out to the coaches.
How does scoring work?
There are 5 judges - 3 from the away team and 2 from the home team plus a referee. Each judge scores the dive and the announcer asks for scores, the judges hold up their score cards and the announcer reads the scores and the parents at the table record the scores. For each dive, the highest and lowest score is thrown out and the remaining 3 are added together and multiplied by the degree of difficulty to get a final score for the dive.
After the age group is complete, scores from all the dives are added together and places are awarded within each age group.
A team scores 5 points for a diver in first place, 3 points for a diver in 2nd place and 1 point for a diver in 3rd place, these points are awarded for each of the 8 age groups. The scores are added together and the team with the higher score wins the meet.
