Flip Flops at the Dive Bar

This week, Robert & Logan continue their series on the Long Term Athlete Development model with John Appleman by discussing the first phase, FUNdamentals. Learn about who this phase is designed for, what to focus on, how to incorporate this phase into your program, and much more!

This week, Robert & Logan kick off their new series on the Long Term Athlete Development model with John Appleman. John has for a long time been advocating for the adoption of the LTAD model in the USA. We begin this series by giving an overview of what the LTAD model is, how it works, and why clubs should consider implementing it within their programs.

This week, Robert & Logan talk about their favorite subject - what kind of pool are they going to build when they win the lotto. Logan goes a little over the top while Robert sticks to a slightly more conventional facility. What are you putting into your lotto dream pool?

This week, Robert & Logan chat with Omar Ojeda, program director at The Diving Academy in Virginia, about his book - Diving Science: A Technical Handbook for Coaches and Athletes, his role as an educator for various international diving federations, how to breakdown reverse takeoffs, and much more!

This week, Robert & Logan chat with John Proctor, head coach at COM Diving about what makes COM Aquatics so unique, man cards, super powers, coaching philosophies and much much more!

This week, Robert & Logan continue their conversation with Yahya Radman, Owner and Program Director at Wisconsin Dive Club, about the importance of self care, how to avoid burnout, WDC's unique approach to building and maintaining a well rounded program, the technical aspects of teaching a 5233d on 1m, and much, much more!

This week, Robert & Logan reflect back on some of the major topics and events that happened this past year in the diving world, talk about the lessons they have learned from the podcast since starting it, and share some things to look forward to in 2026 and beyond. Thank you to all of our listeners and supporters who provide the inspiration and motivation to make everything happen. This episod...

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This week, Robert & Logan talk about some common judging inconsistencies that are prevalent at the lower levels of the sport, why they are made and how to improve them.

This week, Robert & Logan chat with Aaron Fleshner, former high performance diver for Team USA, about his time competing internationally, what it takes to perform incredibly hard dives, how AI can help athletes and coaches, why diving needs to be more engaging to the general public, and much more!

This week, Robert & Logan chat with Lo Thiel, Elite Team Program Manager at Mission Viejo Nadadores about strength and conditioning programs for various ages and stages of development, how to spot a diamond in the rough athlete, the lessons she has learned from olympic weightlifting, drills and cues to perfect back optional come outs and much more!

This week, Robert and Logan chat with Alejandra Fuentes, former Venezuelan Olympic diver and head coach for St. Bonaventure University about what it was like diving in the Venezuelan system and how different the diving world is in the US, the importance of coaching the metal side of the sport, her experience at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and much more!

This week, Robert and Logan chat with Jeff Stabile about his journey as an international judge, his advice for coaches and athletes on what judges are looking for, double bouncing back take offs, hand spotting techniques, and much more!

This week, Robert and Logan chat with Eddie Stevens, dive coach with Santa Rosa Junior College about coaching at the JC level, the meteoric rise of diving in the UK, his takeaways from becoming a World Aquatics certified judge, and much more!

This week, Robert and Logan speak with Gerry Dunn, Director of Strategic Initiatives with USA Diving about masters diving, the direction USA Diving and the sport of diving in general is working towards, and much more! Listen and follow along for more interviews and discussions.

This week, Robert & Logan chat again with Quinton Mendoza about selecting travel meets to attend, skill progressions, summer dive camps and much more! Listen and follow along for more.

This week, Robert and Logan chat with Yahya Radman, owner and program director of Wisconsin Dive Club about how to develop grit and resilience in young athletes, the mechanics behind a great inward takeoff, and so much more!

This week, Robert and Logan chat with Roland King about the importance of building strong relationships with athletes, how mentors play a role in shaping coaches, athletes and the sport of diving overall, reverse twisting mechanics, and much more! We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did. Listen and follow along for more.

This week, Robert & Logan talk about some of the barriers to entry that exist in diving, and discuss ideas on how to reduce them.

This week, Robert and Logan chat with Mike Freese, Head Coach of Northside Diving Academy, about his journey with show diving and high diving, how to train the mental side of sport, and much more!

This week, Robert and Logan continue their series on Unpopular Diving Opinions. Logan shares his take on why the USA Diving developmental system is unlikely to ever change for the better from the top down, and why creating Regional Training Centers is the the best solution moving forward.

This week, Robert and Logan continue their series on Unpopular Diving Opinions with Robert sharing his take on dive camps and why he doesn't want his competitive divers going to them. Listen and follow along for more!

This week, Robert and Logan begin their series on Unpopular Diving Opinions with Logan discussing his opinion on why the NCAA is the problem, not the solution for USA Diving. Listen and follow along!

This week, Robert and Logan chat with Todd Mulzet, Director of High Performance/Athlete Development at DiveLab, about his long career as a senior level diver, the importance of mentors, how to build platform divers, and much more! Have a listen and follow along.

This week, Robert and Logan chat with Karla Helder about the coach/athlete connection, masters diving and diving being a life long sport, twisting mechanics and much more!