Indianapolis Diving Club

Welcome to the Indianapolis RipFest Dive Club! We offer diving springboard and platform club programs for athletes ages 6 - College age. We run our club out of Decatur Central High School with dryland practices at our RipFest Dryland Center.

Our program is geared toward beginners to advance divers. Your athlete will learn how to jump and dive off the diving boards through a step-by-step learning process. This process includes a skill development system both on floor and dryland equipment, as well as in the water and pool side. Athletes will move through skills at their own pace, while encouraged to try new steps in a fun and safe environment.  We offer a free diving practice to try out our program and see if diving is a good fit prior to registering.

We offer all skill levels at all practices to allow for a more flexible schedule for our athletes families to plan for other events. If you are unable to come to a normal day, please come a different day of the week or add a day the prior or following week you missed.

There are 4 seasons of practices for each year - Each season requires registration:

Fall season = September - November (First Tuesday after Labor Day - End of November unless the holiday is at the end - see Holiday Schedule)

Winter Season = December - February (December 1 - February 28th) - See holiday season for no practices (This is High School Season as well so many practices may be canceled due to high school swim and dive meets)

Spring Season = March - May (March 1 - last practice before Memorial Day Weekend) - See No Practice schedule for spring break off

Summer = June - August (The Tuesday after Memorial Day - the 3rd week of August (The last week of August - Labor Day is off)

Practice Schedules are shown in the respective seasons listed. Please note that this year 2024/2025 school year. NO PRACTICES on

Thanksgiving 11/26-12/1/2024

Winter Break 12/21 - 1/5/2025

Spring Break TBD

Memorial Day Weekend 5/24 - 5/26/2025

July 4th Weekend 7/4 -7/6/2025

End of Season & Labor Day : 8/23 - 9/1/2025

School Year Schedule: September (Tuesday after Labor Day) - May

Mondays - Thursday 5:30 - 8:00pm @ Decatur Central

Friday 5:30 - 7:30 pm @ RipFest Dryland Center (108 S Olive Street, Arcadia, IN 46030)

Summer Schedule: May 26th - August 22nd, 2025

We move some practices outside to Forest Park Aquatic Center*

Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays 5:30 - 8:00pm @ Decatur Central HS

Wednesdays 5:30 - 7:30 pm @ Forest Park Aquatic Center

Fridays 5:30 -7:30pm @ RipFest Dryland Center

No Practice July 4th

*Forest Park Membership is required to participate in practices and is not included in the practice fees.

You get to choose the number of days you attend practice for the season. Please look at the entire season schedule and decide how many practices you can and/or want to attend. All practices offered are available to all athletes. You may switch days, add days each week or not attend other weeks to allow for vacations, camps or other reasons.

There is a $50 deposit/season required to help cover the pool rental cost

Level 1 = 12-18 practices/season = $375.00 or $125/month (approx 1 practice/week)

Level 2 = 19-30 practices/season = $495.00 or $165/month (approx 2 practices/week)

Level 3 = 31-41 practices/season = $675.00 or $225/month (approx 3 practices/week)

Level 4 = 42-51 practices/season = $900.00 or $300/month (approx 4 practices/week)

Unlimited practices/season = $1020.00 or $340/month

We do not offer refunds and will not stop the installment charges for any reason. We do not offer refunds for missed practices for any reason including attending RipFest camps. please see the refund policy below. If you need to miss several weeks, please plan ahead to attend more practices the other weeks to cover missed practices. If your athlete chooses to stop prior to the end of the season, we will miss them, but you will still need to pay the full season payment, even if you chose to payment it in monthly installments.

We offer intersquad meets throughout the year to test the skill the athletes have been working on and learn what competition is all about. These meets are open to all skill levels and a great opportunity for your athlete to show off their skills to friend and family in a fun environment. These meets combine all of our Ripfest sites to allow for some great competition and getting to know all of our athletes.

Check out our Intersquad meet page under programs to register. The cost to attend these meets is $25.00 per meet and sign up is required.

Schedule 2025:

March 15th @ HSE - 9:30am warm-ups

May 17th @ HHHS - 11:00am warm-ups

July 11th @ Forest Park 4:30pm warm-ups

November 1st @ HSE 9:30am warm-ups

What if we miss a practice, do you offer makeups?

If you miss a practice that you normally attend, please feel free to join us for a different practice when you are able to come. We don't offer traditional make-up practices. Instead, our pricing is based off of the number of practices you attend per month, not specific days and times for specific levels of athletes, like other sports programs.

If you find that you have registered for 8 practices for the 3 months and are only able to come an average of 5 or less per month, then please register for the next three months at the reduced 4 practices to allow for the additional sessions that you had paid for. If we find that you continue to attend more often than you pay for, we reserve the right to increase your rate to the correct fees with an open line of communication for our coaches to you.

Do you offer refunds?

We will only offer partial refunds for those that have a medical issue or moving out of state. We do not offer refunds for missed practices. We do not offer refunds for missed practices due to attending RipFest camps.

What should my athlete wear?

We ask that female athletes wear a one-piece suit and if they have long hair to put it in a ponytail or braid. For male athletes they can wear any swimsuit, but eventually you will find that wearing a "speedo" will be the most comfortable.

Do they need goggles?

No, goggles are a hazard when diving off the boards. Please do not wear goggles to practice.

What is Dryland practice?

Dryland is a great opportunity for divers to work on board mechanics and understand how to flip correctly using floor, dryboards and trampolines. Our dryland center is located at 108 S Olive Street, Arcadia, IN 46030. We have 40'x40' spring floor, 15 dryboards, 14 trampolines and a foam pit with platforms. Athletes are asked to wear t-shirts and shorts and can wear sweats when cold.

Do you offer meets or competitions?

Yes, we do. Throughout the year we will offer intersquad meets/competitions for all our locations to meet and work through dives they have learned or list they want to compete in bigger national competitions. Our intersquad meets are held locally at any of the RipFest club locations. This schedule will be announced in the area above and sign-ups are required through the website. The cost is $25.00/meet.

The other option for those ready to test their skills against other clubs throughout the nation is the USA Diving Regional/Zone/Nationals competitions and/or the AAU sports competitions that are held mostly from April - August. These require specific list requirements based on age and organization offering the competition. These meets require a registration on either www.divemeets.com or cleanentries.com the cost to enter these meets is $50.00/event or more. You must talk with your coach prior to registering and you must follow our TYR attire requirements as well.