AboutTom Trapp Expertise I can answer any questions pertaining to all levels of springboard and platform diving including : beginner lessons, intermediate, advanced, high school, Junior Olympic, AAU, Masters (Adult), Collegiate and Senior diving. Questions about training, technique, competitions, dryland training including trampoline and dry board.I can also answer questions about how to judge/referee diving events. I cannot answer questions about swimming (how to dive off a starting block) or SCUBA diving.
Experience 3 time U.S. Diving National Team Coach. Coached World, International and National Junior Olympic individual and team champions. Collegiate level experience (Junior College and Division I)Chairman, U. S. Diving Region 10 and Northern California Diving Associations. Professional diving referee, judge and meet director including U.S. Diving Junior and Senior Nationals, National Qualifying events and Division I collegiate events. Head Referee for the Big 12 and ACC Conference Diving Championships.
Organizations U.S. Diving. AAU Diving. Professional Diving Coaches Association
Education/Credentials B.S. in Recreation and California Teaching Credential in Physical Education/Aquatics. U.S. Diving Safety Certified Coach.
Awards and Honors U.S. Diving National Award of Excellence.
Northern California Diving Association Coach of the Year.
U.S. Diving Region 10 Coach of the Year
Expert: Tom Trapp Date: 6/22/2008 Subject: Diving Schools
Question My daughter is 6 1/2 and would like to learn how to dive. I'm having trouble locating a school. Do you know of any in/near Livermore, CA? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Answer Caterina -
Contact my coaching friend Monte Young who runs a program in the East Bay called All Valley Divers. He does not have his own school/pool but uses local public pools for lessons and his diving team. His contact info is:
711 Moraga Drive, Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 447-7761.
E-mail: monte.young@netzero.com
There are only two other places I know of in the East Bay that have diving programs:
Sherman Swim School in Lafayette has an excellent lesson program run by another coaching friend, Steve Sherman. His website is:
www.shermanswim.com.
In Walnut Creek, there are the Diablo Divers, coached by Phil Tonne (U.C. Davis coach)at the Clarke Memorial Pool in Heather Farms Park (off Ygnacio Valley Rd) operated by the City of Walnut Creek Park & Rec Department. I do not have their contact info but if you looked up the website for the City's Rec Dept, I am sure you will be able to find a phone number.
