Backwards Springboard Diving Group

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Part of the video series: Backward Springboard Diving

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Summary: There are a few dives that require the diver to face backwards in the starting position. Learn the backwards diving group from a professional diving instructor in this free swimming video.

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Bobby Larew For the last twenty years, Bobby Larew has participated in diving competitions as an athlete, a coach and a judge. During his competitive days, he trained wit... read more

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Backwards Springboard Diving Group

Hey, I'm Bobby Larew. For all you people out there that want to learn how to do stuff backwards off the diving board, that's what I'm here to tell you, OK. So, we're talking about the back group right now. I want to teach you 2 dives in the next couple of video clips. I'm going to teach you a back dive pike, and I'm going to teach you a back 1 1/2 somersaults pike, alright. For both of those, you're going to start on the end of the board, OK. My back is going to be to the water, my feet should be hanging off the board about 1/2, 1/2 my foot should be hanging off the board, OK. That's why it's called the back group. From there, my head is looking straight down at the bolts on the end of the board, OK. My arms are down at my sides. My legs are locked out. I'm not slouching, OK, because if I slouch, I'm liable to fall off the board. So, I want to make sure that my legs are locked out. I want to make sure that my shoulders are up and back, it gives me a nice looking posture, body line standing on the end of the board. Making sure that my elbows are locked. My hands are pointed straight down to the floor. Making sure that I'm not moving or twisting in any way, because when I do my back, I want to be able to stay at a nice, easy position to prepare for the dive, OK. So, back group, start with your back to the water, eyes facing down at the bolts at the bolts on the end of the board. That's how you should start.