Answered By Ron O'Brien March 2009

1.For those youngsters who are not suited for or interested in some of the mainstream ot team sports or, an opportunity to participate in a highly individual sport where you determine what risks you are willing to take.
A sport that is exhilarating and exciting in its performance, no matter how skilled you are.
Daily challenges in the sense that you decide how and when to catapult your body into the air, unlike most other sports.
One of the highest skill development sports, along with gymnasics and figure skating.

2. What benefits should parents realistically expect from enrolling their children in diving?
Increase in self-confidence and image by overcoming the challenges on a daily basis.
Improved physical development through a sport that requires total body movement in all dives.
Increased self-discipline through having to make yourself do the dives, sometimes when you really don't want to.
Learning a new dive gives you a high sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Improved ability to take and follow instructions (very helpful in school).
Greater sense of dedication by coming to practice on a daily basis.
If the child has reasonable ability and sticks with the sport through high school, a good possibility of a college scholarship.