1st Annual
National Grassroots Invitational
Proposal I
Meet Development Rationale: Most of the divers in this country, most of the athletes in any sport, are at the Grassroots level. An annual championship competition that can address the competitive needs of not only elite divers, but primarily the large market of middle level to beginning level divers would be an excellent opportunity for up and coming athletes to develop an annual competitive focus at the early stages of their career. We have heard the call of our membership coaches and athletes at every level in the sport of diving in the United States to promote this type of event. We plan to answer the call in a big way!
1. In the past, the Starz Diving Club have hosted a fall Invitational known as the Creepy Classic – averaging 150 participants in up to 10 events per diver - in age groups spanning from 7 – under to all ages of masters diving: 1m, 3m, plat, synchro 3m, synchro plat, masters, open, and 4 special events (rip contest, clown dive contest, etc). We have traditionally run all events, loosely, in a 2 day format finishing each day at about 2pm. Focusing on just 1m, 3m, and platform – and Junior aged events – in the proposed USA Diving Grassroots Association Championship Invitational, we can accomplish 2-6 below.
2. Quintaneous events – up to 2 tables per springboard event - efficient – can manage 700 divers in a 3 day meet without changing format - resulting in estimated 10 hour competition day on Day 2, and shorter estimated competition timeline on Day 1 and Day 3. These estimates are calculated for 70 entries per gender per event (and 35 divers per gender per platform event) – at 30 seconds per dive and including 30 minute warm up time between events.
3. Running this meet 2 days after Junior Nationals and during the first 3 days of Senior Nationals would result in potentially one plane ticket per coach, at the Junior, Senior, or Grassroots levels of instruction. Junior coaches may stay to coach their Association level divers at the National Grassroots Invitational before flying home. Grassroots level Association coaches and competitive team assistant coaches may fly in just for the National Grassroots Invitational and have the option to stay to watch the Senior Nationals. Senior coaches with youth club teams may assign their lessons coaches to coach their team members at the National Grassroots Invitational.
4. The scheduling of the National Grassroots Invitational allows the opportunity for our entire Grassroots and pre-team athlete membership to be in place to support the Senior National Championships should they choose to attend the remaining Senior events after participating in the NGI – at reduced ticket prices – and through a potentially extensive marketing effort.
5. Individuals attending will compete for individual rankings in Junior Elite, Intermediate, and Novice categories. Associations will compete against each other for a National Association ranking. Teams within each association will compete internally for individual team rankings within each Association. Teams will compete for individual team rankings against all other USA Diving teams nation wide. The 4 meet results systems above will all be documented in the meet results.
6. National Association individual rankings, more than anything, will likely serve as the first significant tier of competitive accomplishment for grassroots divers who can return home hooked on the sport and hooked on the thrill of competing at a USA Diving supported, nationally recognized Invitational event.
Proposed meet dates: Starting one day after Junior Nationals, during first 3 days of Senior Nationals – Aug 1-3, 2006
· Qualification Standard for this meet:
Level I Novice
- All novice divers registered with USA Diving are invited to participate in this category.
Level II Intermediate
- Novice and Junior Olympic registered divers are welcome to participate in this category. Registration for this event is limited to divers who have not yet qualified for Summer Zones or Winter Nationals in the calendar year of the event. The divers in this event will have a chance to improve their skills as they work towards higher levels of competition.
Level III Junior Elite
- Divers that are more confident in their skills may want to try the Junior Elite category. This event is open to Junior registered divers only. Registration per event is limited to those who have not received medals in their respective event during the summer national championships.
· Should we receive additional entries in many events exceeding 70 individuals per springboard event and 35 individuals per platform event – we may need to add extra days and change the meet schedule to accommodate the number of participants. We can also add extra events on Day 3 – which is scheduled as a light day for the present.
· Timeline will be determined by the longest of the quintaneous events, and can be calculated after the entry deadline date of July 28th, 2006.
1st Annual
National Grassroots Invitational
August 1-3, 2006 Noblesville, IN
Meet Director: Sean McCarthy
Senior National Tickets: All divers participating in the NGI will receive free all session passes to the Kaiser Permanente Senior National Diving Championships in Indianapolis!
Meet Site: Forest Park Central Pool
1077 Cicero
Noblesville, IN 46060
Entries: $25 per event – for all registered USA Diving Members
Non – USA Divers – must register on line with USA Diving prior to participating in this USA Diving Sanctioned event.
Make checks payable to: Starz Diving Club
Deadline: Postmarked by July 7th, 2006. We have designed this meet to handle greater than
700 divers… All diving sheets of participants at every level are to be entered on divemeets.com with each team’s entry to the meet by this date. Dive sheet revisions will be accepted any time at no charge up until 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the event. Changes on the day of an event can occur at a charge of $5 per event up to 1 hour before the scheduled start of the event.
Late Registrations: $15 – per individual diver, not per event. Late registrations will be accepted until 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the event. Athletes who perform at the USA Diving Junior National Championships in Indianapolis may sign on for this meet at anytime prior to an entry deadline of 12pm on July 31st – after the Junior Nationals conclude – at no late fee charge. Sheets for these divers must be submitted by this time by registration with divemeets.com and changes to these sheets will be processed as with any other athlete in the meet – up to one hour prior to the scheduled start of the event and at a $5 fee per event.
Awards: Medals to top 12 places – ribbons to places 13 - 24 – Participation Ribbon awards to all participants – Separate awards for Junior, Intermediate, and Novice participants – sliding scale per level for overall team points. Team Trophies to top 3 individual teams. Association trophies to top 3 Associations.
Facility: Six 1m and five 3m Maxiflex Model B springboards on Durafirm short stands on concrete. 1,3,5,7.5,& 10 meter platforms with rough tex or mondo surface, depth is 12 -17ft.
Coaches Meeting: July 31st, 2006, 5pm – on pool deck
Meet Starts: 9am – each day
Practice Times: July 30 and 31, 2006 8am – 5pm (flighted one hour workouts), & after coach meeting on July 31st
– open until 8pm.
Competition Days 6:00-8am open. 8 – 8:45am – first 5 events only – will be running quintaneous events. Practice and warm-ups available on all inactive boards/platforms during all events during competition days. At least 30 minute warm ups between each event. Open warm up until 1 hour after last event on each competition day except for last day.
Gate Fee: All entrants into the park will need to pay a gate fee per day – which will allow individuals park
access in the mornings and use of the 50 meter swimming facility throughout the regular operating hours of the day (12 – 8pm). The Gate Fee on the warm up day of July 30 - $4 per individual. The Gate Fee on the remaining days - $3 per individual.
Directions: The outdoor Forest Park Central Pool is in Noblesville, 40 min north of Indianapolis. Take Highway 32
into Noblesville from the east or west, and turn North onto Highway 19. Travel less than a mile and turn (left) West into the Forest Park entrance. The pool is in the back of the grounds – past the golf course, the play ground, the pavilions, and the Train Museum.
Dive Coaches: Dive Coaches shall be admitted into the park at no charge, though there will be a regular gate fee for
any coaches who wish to enjoy a swim at the park. ALL DIVING COACHES ATTENDING THE EVENT MUST REGISTER WITH WWW.DIVEMEETS.COM – NO CHARGE FOR THIS.
Timeline of Events: Best estimate available after July 10th:
Junior Age Groups Events offered per each age group
7 & Under 12-13 1M
8-9 14-15 3M
10-11 16-18 Platform
We will follow Junior, Intermediate, and Novice Dive requirements as per the USA Diving Rulebook for 2006 – with some modification – we would like to make this meet “worth the trip” for 7-Under divers and 11-Under divers. Particulars included below.
All age groups will offer Junior, Intermediate, and Novice Events – to be scored separately.
PLEASE FILL OUT REGISTRATION FORM AND DIVE SHEETS ON LINE AT www.divemeets.com
· Divers can only participate in one of the events that are held simultaneously!!! Example: 1b or 1d, not 1b and 1d.
Junior, Intermediate, and Novice events will be combined at the same station / time. Each event will have 1 – 2 tables running a minimum of 2 springboards per event (one stack of platforms).
Day 1:
1 m spring 3 m spring 1m spring 3m spring Platform
1a 1b 1c 1d 1e
14-15 girls 14-15 boys 16-18 girls 16-18 boys 7-under boys
9-under boys
2e
event warmup event warmup event warmup event warmup 10-11boys
3a 3b 3c 3d 3e
12-13 girls 12-13 boys 7-under girls 7-under boys 10-11girls
9-under girls 9-under boys
4e
open warmup open warmup open warmup open warmup 7-under girls
9-under girls
Day 2:
5a 5b 5c 5d 5e
10-11boys 10-11girls 7-under boys 7-under girls 12-13 boys
9-under boys 9-under girls
6b 6e
event warmup 12-13 girls event warmup event warmup 14-15 boys
7a 7c 7d 7e
12-13 boys open warmup 16-18 boys 16-18 girls 14-15 girls
8a 8b 8e
10-11 girls 10-11 boys open warmup open warmup 12-13 girls
Day 3:
9b 9c
14-15 girls 14-15 boys open warmup
10e
16-18 girls
11e
16-18 boys
Special Meet Features:
Crabtree Photography will be the official event photographer for the NGI. If you would like action shots taken of your diver, please email and secure your spot. Teams may also register for group photos during the event. Please include in the email the gender and events in which your child will participate. This service will be provided on a first come first serve basis; yet all those who confirm their photo shoots by July 15th, 2006, may guarantee their child’s photo coverage in the events.
USA Diving Educational Material Sales
Diving Educational Clinic / Lecture as presented by National Training Center coaching staff.
Dartfish presentation
Olympian Autograph Sessions
Hotel Information – Noblesville, Fishers, Indianapolis
Mention that you are with the National Grassroots Invitational for the below rates – rooms are to be booked by June 30th.
HOST HOTEL
Fairfield Inn and Suites Super 8 Motel Comfort Suites Ramada Inn
17960 Foundation Drive 17070 Dragonfly Lane 9760 Crosspoint Blvd 9791 North by Northwest
Noblesville, IN 46060 Noblesville, IN 46060 Indianapolis, IN 46256 Fisher, IN 46037
Phone: (317) 776-9900 Phone: (317) 776-7088 Phone: (317) 578-1200 Phone: (317) 558-4100
Fax: (317) 776-9951 Fax: (317) 776-7088 Fax: (317) 578-4030 Fax: (317) 558-4111
$84, $90 / night $64 / night $89 / night $89 / night
Holiday Inn Holiday Inn Express Hilton Garden Inn Hampton Inn and Suites
9780 North by Northwest 9790 North by Northwest 9795 North by Northwest 11575 Commercial Drive
Fishers, IN 46037 Fishers, IN 46037 Fishers, IN 46037 Fishers, IN 46038
Phone: (317) 578-9000 Phone: (317) 578-2000 Phone: (317) 577-5900 Phone: (317) 913-0300
Fax: (317) 578-9999 Fax: (317) 578-1111 Fax: (317) 577-9111 Fax: (317) 913-0400
$99 / night $99 / night $114 / night $99 / night
Staybridge Suites Residence Inn Studio 6
9780 Crosspoint Blvd 9765 Crosspoint Blvd 8250 North by Northwest
Indianapolis, IN 46256 Indianapolis, IN Fishers, IN 46038
Phone: (317) 712-5103 Phone: (317) 842-1111 Phone: (317) 913-1920
Fax: (317) 712-5200 Fax: (317) 842-0462 Fax: (317) 913-9674
$84, $94, $144 / night $129 / night $47, $52 / night
National Grassroots Invitational 2006: Dive Requirements
JUNIOR ELITE EVENTS
SAME AS USA DIVING RULE BOOK
122.2 Springboard Competition.
[Revised Sept. 13, 2003, effective Jan. 1, 2004]
7 – Under Spring and Plat Junior Events: Same as 9-Under Junior rules.
(a) 9 & Under Boys and Girls (five dives). The contest shall consist of three voluntary dives from different groups with a total degree of difficulty not more than 5.0 on 1-meter and not more than 5.4 on 3-meter followed by two optional dives from different groups.