The Five Categories of Springboard Diving: Introduction

 The next five posts i am going to make are going to be about the five categories of springboard diving; forward, backward, inward, reverse, and twist. All five of said categories contain different dives that hold specific levels of difficulty. When competing in a standard dual meet, where two teams go head to head to match their skill levels, a diver is only allowed to perform six dives. And of those six dives, at least four have to be of the required categories. If a diver does not meet the requirements, they cannot compete for points. There are two kinds of approach to go with the five categories. front and back approach. Front approach is where you take 3, 4, or 5 steps to reach the end of the board, and as you take your last step you bring your arms and knee into the air, propelling yourself upward, land back on the board and go into the dive established before you step on the board. Back approach is where you stand on the end of the board with your back facing the water on your toes with your heels off the board. You start gently bouncing without letting your feet leave the board, swing your arms over the top of your head and go into the dive established before hand.