Olympic Diving Coach to Tutor Two Local Stars

Two Vienna 10-year-olds selected into USA Diving's Talent Development Program will participate in a three-day training session with Wenbo Chen, head coach of USA Diving's National Training Center and a 2008 U.S. Olympic team coach.

Grayson Campbell, who trains with Dominion Dive Club, and Ian Shelton of Patriot Dive Club will be joined by Bradley Buchter, 10, of East Berlin, Pa., at the training camp that begins Friday at George Mason University.

In its second year, USA Diving's Talent Development Program (TDP) identifies 20 potentially exceptional divers between the ages of 7-13 and provides them with a number of opportunities to aid in training and development.

Part of the program includes a visit from an elite level coach - in this case, Wenbo Chen - to the diver's home pool (or nearby facility), allowing the young athletes and their coaches to work side-by-side with some of the top coaches in the country. The athletes were also invited to a five-day training camp at the National Training Center in Indianapolis last month.

The group will work out from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at George Mason. On Saturday, they will work out at the Oak Marr Recreation Center from 9-11 a.m. and again from 1-3 p.m.

On Sunday, Wenbo Chen and Roland McDonald will host a USA Diving Outreach Clinic from 9-5 at George Mason as part of a series of coaching clinics the National Training Center coaches are doing throughout the country. The clinics offer a combination of classroom education and activity sessions (pool/dryland) to teach some of the basics of the National Training Center.

The three Talent Development Program divers will also participate in the clinic to assist in the activity sessions. The clinics are free to USA Diving coach members and $25 for non-members. Registration forms are available at www.usadiving.org.

By Amy Shipley  |  December 15, 2008; 2:53 PM ET  | Category:  Diving
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