Tri-Valley Divers · Las Positas College · Livermore, CA
Youth Springboard
Diving in the Tri-Valley
Fun, safe diving for ages 6–18. No experience needed, just a love of the water.
60+ years combined coaching experience · 1m, 3m & platform training · 1:8 coach-to-athlete ratio · Official USA Diving club
Building better people
through the sport of diving.
Our goal is to make springboard diving available to more kids in the Tri-Valley. Everything we do starts with having fun first. We want our divers to make friends, build confidence, and enjoy the sport for a long time, whether they end up competing nationally or just want to learn some dives.
We coach the long view.
We follow the Long Term Athlete Development model, the same one used by the top diving programs in the country and around the world. We want our divers to get better, and we also want them to be confident, healthy, and still enjoying the sport years from now.
We measure quality, not difficulty.
We judge progress by how well a diver does the basics (posture, body shapes, movement patterns, strength, and flexibility), not by how hard their dive list is. Divers who learn the basics well go on to harder dives later, with fewer injuries along the way.
Meet Your Coaches
Logan Champion
Logan started Tri-Valley Divers in 2022 to bring springboard diving to the Tri-Valley with a Fun First approach. Before that he was the Developmental Program Director at Santa Clara Diving Club, where he coached the early years of athletes who went on to dive at NCAA programs across the country. He is a USA Diving Neutral Judge and hosts a diving podcast, Flip Flops at the Dive Bar.
Monte Young
A lifelong Livermore native, Monte has been coaching divers since 1983, more than four decades on the board. He is the head coach of the Las Positas College diving team, a role he has held since the program’s founding in 2011, and over his career he has guided athletes to success in high school, junior college, and across every division of the NCAA.
Meet them in person at your first free class.
Where diving can take them
Diving opens doors that last well beyond childhood. The divers our coaches have developed have gone on to compete for high school teams and college programs across the country, at schools like Cal, UC Davis, Duke, and Clemson.
Not every diver is headed for a college pool, and that is fine with us. Some dive in high school, some go on to coach or judge, and some just grow up as healthy, confident adults who loved a hard sport for a while. Whatever path your child takes, the option is there if they want it.
A Program for Every Diver
Future Champions
Where every diving journey begins
Two or four 90-minute practices a week. Divers work through a structured skill progression with a focus on safety, strong fundamentals, and having fun.
High School Program
Train for varsity competition
Training on the 1-meter springboard to prepare for high school meets, two or four practices a week. The focus is technique, consistency, and being ready to compete.
Junior Olympic
The path to collegiate diving
Training on 1 meter, 3 meter, and platform for USA Diving competition, following the Long Term Athlete Development model. This is the path to college diving.
Summer Dive Camps
An easy way to try the sport
Two-week sessions each summer for new and beginning divers. Kids learn the basics, meet the team, and find out if they like diving. No commitment beyond the session.
What families are saying
“My daughter started with Tri-Valley Divers a few months ago with zero experience, and she now counts down the days until practice. The coaches truly put fun first, and watching her confidence grow on and off the board has been the best part. She is hooked, and honestly, so are we.”
“Training with Tri-Valley Divers changed my whole high school season. The technical coaching gave me a consistency I never had, and I had the best season of my life, qualifying for sections for the first time. I wouldn’t have gotten there without the foundation TVD gave me.”
“I started off my diving career with TVD when I was 8, and I remember it being so fun and wanting to come back every day. The coaches always encouraged and helped me to be the best that I could be. Currently I am diving at my dream school, Cal, and diving definitely helped me get in. The friendships I have made during my time diving club and now in college will last a lifetime.”
Las Positas College
Aquatics Center
We train at Las Positas College in Livermore. It is one of the better-equipped diving facilities in Northern California, and it is outdoors.
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3 one-meter springboards
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2 three-meter springboards
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1-meter platform
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Bubbler system that softens water entries while divers learn new skills
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Sideline Scout video replay, so divers and coaches review every dive seconds after it happens
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2 dryboards and a trampoline with overhead spotting belt, so new skills are learned safely on land before they go to the water
Choose Your Plan
Pick the number of weekly practices that fits your diver's goals. All pricing is per month.
Your Child's First
Dive Is Free
Come try a practice, meet Coach Logan and Coach Monte, and see the pool. There is no pressure and no commitment.
Ready to get started?
No experience needed · Ages 6–18 welcome
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