JDA Essential Skills Program
A National program for divers and their coaches 8th grade and younger
Essential Skills
Designed to complement and collaborate with your club and your coaches.
A new virtual and in-person membership group from JDA available nationally to all divers, and their coaches, 8th grade and younger. This is a national effort to reach our youngest divers and their coaches, in their pools to allow them to win early and develop safely. This is the fastest way to successfully execute harder dives while you grow!!
This is a virtual and in-person dive training program taught by Drew and Jenny Johansen to all 8th grade and younger divers and their coaches. It includes:
- The "Essential Skills Diving Program"
- proprietary skill charts developed by Drew and Jenny Johansen
- Monthly Zoom Calls for 10 months.
- FREE attendance to in-person weekends in Bloomington with Drew and Jenny
- Participation in the annual Rip, Flip and Twist National Finals.
The coach of every child "member" is invited at no cost to access all the events, techniques and training opportunities their divers' membership offers.
Why should I participate?
Drew and Jenny's lifelong commitment to:
- learning from all national and international recourses.
- diver safety
- Olympism - blending Sport, Culture and Education to develop the fully rounded athlete and human being.
The proof is in the results. Drew and Jenny have produced more Olympic divers in the last 20 years than any other program in the country.
Becoming a member of this unique program will allow your young diver to use the proprietary methods that JDA is using to build the Olympians of tomorrow.
The Virtual Plan
September - May
This is a 10-month program designed to match the US junior diving calendar and school year.
The first Sunday in every month will start with a zoom call with Coach Drew!! This is where Coach Drew will teach the monthly lesson. Supporting documentation and video will be provided for divers and coaches to follow along and ask questions.
Coach Drew will also have guest speakers every month, current team members, Olympians, Olympic coaches and more to motivate and inspire the team
At the end of every zoom call there will be an open discussion among the team to help any way we can.
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Weekends in Bloomington
October 3-4 and January 9-10
Spend two days on the campus of Indiana University with Drew and Jenny.
- Join multiple pool and gym sessions
- Be evaluated on your progress, receive a written report with suggestions for improvement.
- attend classroom presentations
- attend a team party
registration fee free for all members
and their coaches.
RIP, Flip and Twist! Nationals
May - June (TBD)
The first annual RIP, Flip and Twist national event will be held in Bloomington. Exact date will be set once USA Diving Schedule is confirmed.
This will be a national skill challenge that will help you kick off your summer season. We will end the JDA Essential Skills season with a fun competition to recognize everyone's hard work and improvements. End of year banquet and awards.
registration fee free for all members
and their coaches.
Basic Membership
$29.95 per month for 10 months September - May
Membership includes:
- Updated "Essential Skills" Diving program - the proprietary specific skill progressions developed by Drew and Jenny over the past 30 years.
- FREE attendance to monthly zoom meetings hosted by Drew Johansen with notable guest speakers. This is where Coach Drew will teach the monthly lesson with supporting documentation and video for all diver members and their coaches.
- FREE registration to attend 2 Weekends in Bloomington. Two day assessments including classroom presentations, personal assessment and a team party.
- FREE registration to RIP, Jump, Flip and Twist National Finals
Elite Membership
$100.00 per month for 10 months (50 member limit)
September - May
Membership includes all benefits of the Basic Membership:
- PLUS 2 Detailed video analyses from Coach Drew
- Send Coach Drew your video (example)
- Receive back a full personal evaluation of that dive with specific recommendations from Drew for improvements.
- Coach Drew will use his 35+ years of experience and personal video library to break down your dive and help you get to the next level.
- You will access a personal written report with video, pictures, and a personal voice over from Coach Drew.
- All analyses will connect directly to the Essential Skills we will be training together all year.
- PLUS - Scheduled time to discuss your training with you and your coach with Coach Drew
- Schedule up to 2 calls a season with Drew to discuss your diving. All coaches are encouraged to join and Coach Drew can be available to talk one on with with coach
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