Inward Springboard Diving Group

Series Summary

Diving is an interesting and sometimes death defying sport. Using acrobatics and technique, divers leap from varying heights with the intention of gracefully hitting the water. This test is typically judged by a lack of water displacement at entry, in which the diver would rise out of the water and be rewarded with thunderous applause. It's true that divers share the pool. However, they are reluctant to call themselves swimmers. Flying into the water with poise and nerves of steel is what tempts these thrill seekers and nay Sayers of gravity. Furthermore, they showcase their talents annually at the summer Olympic Games every four years in order to determine true champions. Competing in this sport takes guts and an overwhelming tendency to defy fear.

In this free video series a professional diving instructor Bobby Larew will teach you the dives associated with the inward diving group. You'll learn both the inward dive pike as well as the inward one and a half dive pike. Transitioning your body properly throughout these dives is key for impressing the judges and scoring well. Bobby will teach you these bodily transitions as well as how to prepare for water entry in order to minimize your splash. In the end you'll watch a few short demos and be well on your way towards perfecting the inward diving group.

Video Transcript

"Hey, I'm Bobby Larew, expert on diving. Got a new group of dives to do for you this time. It's called the inward group. Okay? Here's what the inward group is. You're going to stand on the end of the board with back towards the water. Okay? But we're not going backwards, we're going inwards. Okay? Inward is this. We're actually jumping back, but rotating inward toward the board. It's pretty clever, right? So I start with my back to the water, I'm jumping back, but I'm rotating into the board. That's where the term "inward" comes from. Okay? I'm going to show you two dives today: the inward dive pike, okay? Which is really simple, most of you can do it. And then an inward one-and-a-half flips pike. Okay. This category is probably one of hardest, if not the hardest, because it's a little scary, okay? And if you're not going to do this properly, I don't suggest you try this because you could hurt yourself. So we're doing the inward group today, two dives: inward dive pike and inward one-and-a-half."