General information

The Maplewood Manta Rays is a summer seasonal competitive springboard diving team, for children ages 4-18 who are members of the pool.  Team fees are TBD, cost includes a swim suit and league fees.

Try-outs will be held for the divers and formal registration will take place immediately after tryouts. Returning divers are asked to participate in try-outs for placement in age group competition. 

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Attendance policy

Attendance is a very important part of being on the Manta Rays Diving Team. Please be sure to look over out attendance policies. ​

Divers are permitted to have 3 UNEXCUSED ABSENTS. Once 3 is reached athlete is not able to participate in the next meet. We ask divers to please be able to attend 90% of practices and meets. Excused absences must be emailed  to [email protected]  24 hours before the absence.

• ILLNESS/SICK: Must be emailed 1 hour before practice time or start of meet
• VACATION: Must be emailed 24 hours or more before absence
• SIBLINGS: If one of the siblings is attending they must inform Coach of the missing athlete.

Requirements

Please note that as a competitive diving team, children are expected to be strong and skilled divers in order to qualify and compete. This should not be mistaken for diving lessons. The requirements are as follows:

• Ages 8 and under: Must be able to dive in head first off 1m diving board with out hesitation 
• Ages 9 - 10: Must be able to dive in head first off 1m diving board with out hesitation. Must be able to Jump feet first off the 1m diving board.
• Ages 11 and up: Must be able to dive in forward off 1m diving board. Must be able to attempt a back dive or back jump off 1m diving board (this includes back and front flips)

Contact information

[email protected]