Head Coach Cliff Devries is a two time Diving All-American with over 20 years of diving coaching experience. As a diver Cliff was a two-time NYS Section V Champion and Empire State Games Champion. He attended the University of Kentucky where he dove at the Division I Level. He has had 5 Age-group National Champions, ten NCAA Conference Champions and has been named The Upper New York State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2015. He is currently the CEO of the PDCA. Cliff loves to work with all age groups and ability levels. He holds a degree in Business Administration, Accounting from RIT and passed the CPA Exam in 2003. Cliff is a cancer survivor and is active in his recovery and rehabilitation efforts. Assistant coaches from Upstate NY Diving will be helping Cliff run a safe, fun and productive clinic.
Training Equipment
Victor High School
2 One Meter Diving Boards
Upstate Diving Dryland Facility
2 Dryboards
2 Trampolines
2 Spotting Rigs with Belts
8 Somersaulting and Twisting Belts
Underwater Camera for Entries
2 Tivo Digital Replay Systems
2 Diving Sessions Per Day
Video Analysis
Times & Lunch
Clinic divers should be dropped at dryland at 8:30 am and be picked up at 11:30 am. Divers attending the pool session should be dropped off at the pool at 1:00 pm and picked up from the pool at 4:00 pm each day. The clinic does not provide food. Each day there will be a one and a half hour break from 11:30 to 1 PM for divers to get lunch and travel to the Victor pool.
Registration & Insurance
Registration is now online at Upstatediving.com/registration There is no longer a mail-in registration. Divers who register before August 1, 2021 will receive a free clinic T-shirt. After receipt of your registration, enrolled divers will receive an email confirmation. All Upstate Diving clinic participants must be registered in 2021 with AAU Diving for insurance purposes. If you are already a member of AAU Diving please place your number in the space provided. If you are not a member, visit aausports.org and click on Membership and register for a “New Athlete Membership.” The cost is $14.00. This is separate insurance from your personal insurance.
2021 Clinic Prices
Diver Upstate Diver Competition Team
Full Week Clinic $550 $412.50 $225.00
Diver Upstate Diver Competition Team
Single Day (up to 4 days) $135 $101.25 $67.50
Diver Upstate Diver Competition Team
Session (3 hours) $75 $56.25 $32.50
Diver Requirements
Beginner Clinic is open to children ages 9 and older who can swim 25 yards and are comfortable in the deep end. No diving experience is necessary.