For ten years, BASDT has made Pearland’s Recreation Center its base with our new gym location across the street. This year we have made efforts to expand our services to the University of Houston, San Antonio’s Northside ISD pool, and Spring Branch ISD pools. Our goal this year is to offer four groups. The first two levels are for instruction only, the other two offers competition in the Houston area and one group is to compete at AAU Nationals level events.

Strength, flexibility and coordination helps with being a good diver but other items are important as well. How does the child behave with others? Do they show respect to adults and are willing to help if needed? Are they curious about what they can do to improve? Is there an interest to develop the ability to overcome adversity?

Families know their children best but the staff is knowledgeable about the sport’s challenges. The four groups are Red, Blue, White and Green. My hope is to be firm and consistent with our team’s policies but empathetic to unique situations.

For some families, funding is part of the equation as to what sport their kid participates in. For many their daughters’ gymnastic leotard might have been $800 and now your team swim suit is $80. A bit less but still an investment. We really don’t know where AAU RWB, Nationals or other upper level meets will be this year. For the Red and Blue groups, the booster club fee will have an additional cost after we know where those meets are.

We are setting up a registration fee system that rewards families to pay before September 1, 2022. Families may change levels either with up or down based on their kid’s interest. A detailed summary is provided in this document. After October, you will be asked to sign a contract which has you commit to your child’s group through either May, June or July.

It is important to know there are four different periods of practice through the year. September-October we will only have pool Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. From November-February we will add Fridays and then starting in March we may expand to six days per week. For the summer, we develop and completely different schedule.

Returning this year is Coach Alycia, Alyssa, Chad, Todd, Lukas and myself.

Thank you for considering BASDT for your child. My hope is no matter what service you use, the feeling that your child was well prepared, had fun and was treated with respect is what matters most.