Dryland Clinics @ Virginia Tech
In competitive diving, the most critical work happens before you ever hit the water. New River Diving’s Dryland Clinics are designed to provide athletes with the high-repetition training and technical precision necessary for a successful season.
By utilizing trampolines, spotting belts, foam pits, and specialized dryland boards, we create a controlled environment where divers can master complex mechanics with immediate feedback. Whether you are a beginner building core body awareness or an elite diver refining a high-degree-of-difficulty list, these clinics offer the supplemental training required to excel.
Why Dryland Training?
Accelerated Learning: Achieve more repetitions from dry board to crash mat compared to getting in and out of the pool.
Aerial Awareness: Develop a "spatial feel" using a belt harness, allowing for better spotting and more consistent entries.
Safety & Skill Progression: Use crash mats to safely break down the mechanics of somersaults, twists, and reverses.
Technical Precision: Focus on specific muscle memory and body alignment without the physical impact of repeated water entries
Clinic Details
Dates: January 11, 18, 25, and 31.
Duration: Each session is 1 hour of intensive, coached instruction.
Location: Diving Dryland room, bottom floor of Cassell Coliseum.
Capacity: Strictly limited to a 1:8 coach-to-athlete ratio for maximum feedback.
Price: $40 per session.
Discount information available below. Please email rhawkins@newriverdiving.com for discount codes
Our Skill Levels
Beginner (Level 1): Focuses on foundations, safety, and basic body positions. (Ages 11&Under or those new to the sport).
Advanced (Level 2): Focused on high school dives, inward movements, and somersaulting mechanics.
Elite (Level 3): High-volume belt work for experienced competitive divers looking to master complex lists.
To ensure the best experience, athletes will be grouped by skill level. Please select your preferred level during registration.
Note: NRD reserves the right to adjust final group times based on skill level and registration numbers to ensure a productive training environment for all.
Camps are open to any and all entrants, limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender. These sports camps are owned, controlled and operated by Ryan Hawkins of New River Diving LLC. The word “Hokie(s)”, or any other reference to Virginia Tech, are by permission of the University and do not indicate, express or imply in any fashion involvement of the University in the operation or control of the camp, whose sole operator is Ryan Hawkins. Additionally, authorized use of Virginia Tech owned logos and trademarks does not imply an endorsement of the event or camp.