Welcome to Clavadistas del Sol (CdS) Diving Team.  We hope you find this information useful...

WHAT WE ARE:
Clavadistas del Sol is a non-profit amateur diving program. Divers compete at the local, regional, national, and international level. Your (child’s) level will be determined at tryouts. Our team is directed by a 5 member, elected board made up of 4 team parents and the Head Coach. Elections are held in November, and all are welcomed, and encouraged, to run for board positions.

LOCATION:
Practices held at Cactus Pool, 7202 E. Cactus Road, Phone (480) 312-7665. Occasional practices will be at McDowell Mountain Pool, when Cactus Pool is unavailable.

PRACTICE:
Bronze – 4:00 – 5:30pm or 5:30 - 7:00pm T/TH
Silver - 4:00 – 6:00pm MWF
Gold - 4:00 - 6:00pm MTWTHF and Sat AM

COACHES:

Head Coach
Josh Rusboldt: joshrusboldt@yahoo.com
(480) 329-6035

Assistants:
Kate Roman: Kate.roman@gmail.com
Tony Burkhardt: gatechdiver@gmail.com

CONTACTS:
E-mail: cdsdiving@yahoomail.com
Head Coach: Josh Rusboldt joshrusboldt@yahoo.com
President: Dave Schuster - cdsdiving@yahoo.com
Vice President: Laura DeMaine - cdsdiving@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Lia Fusaro - cdsdiving@yahoo.com or ajapinjap@cox.net
Secretary: Susan Orwoll- cdsdiving@yahoo.com


MEETS:
There are several local meets which your diver will be invited to attend. You can see the schedule of meets on the website. Please review the website and put these meets in your calendar ahead of time. If you notice an out of town meet coming up, ask your coach if your child is expected to attend. You may need to register for the meet at divemeets.com.




PARENT OBLIGATION:
Parents are asked to attend a once per month parent meeting, which is held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 6:00pm. You will receive a $20 discount on the next month’s tuition if you attend. Board meetings are also open to anyone interested, and are generally held the Monday before the parent meeting.
Parents will also help run the meets which our team sponsors – generally one in the fall and one in the spring. Please plan on being available to help out at these meets.
There will be one or two fund raisers a year in order to keep tuition costs down. We are a not for profit organization. (i.e. tax deductible).

DIVER EXPECTATIONS:
*Divers are expected to dive on both 1 and 3 meter boards.
*Divers will be expected to be at each practice on time. If you need to miss a practice for illness or school event, that is OK. If you will miss more than 2 practices in a row, please let your coach know. There are no makeup practices.
*Divers are expected to behave in accordance with “CdS Rules and Regulations” as signed in new diver packet.
*Coaches will not tolerate improper language, conversations or conduct at practice or at meets.

COST:
All divers must pay $16 monthly fee to cover pool deck maintenance. (This is instead of a large yearly fee, to make it easier on families).
Bronze: $110/month +$16
Silver: $150/month +$16
Gold: $178 - $202/month +$16

PAYMENT:
You can pay Lia Fusaro on deck any time prior to the 5th of the month. You can also mail a check to the club at: P.O. Box 15374, Scottsdale, AZ 85267. Please contact Lia (Treasurer) with any concerns.

WEBSITE: www.cdsdiving.org
Site is still being updated, but almost any information you need to know will be on it. You can find out more about CdS, access Paypal, access team store, learn all about how dives are scored, and much more. Spend your next free hours exploring the site to learn a lot more about our club.

AFFILIATION:
All divers must register with USA Diving. You can register either as competitive Blue or Gold (ask the coach if you are unsure how to register). Most divers who Just start out will register as competitive Blue. Please register online at www.usadiving.com. You (your child) may not dive until they are a registered diver with USA Diving.