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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an interesting thread, in that it seems to be purposely to stir up something from the past. Here is the summary:

There was MDC pre-COVID and there is a new MDC (i.e., new management) post-COVID. COVID wasn't the reason for the management change, but it did happen to coincide time-wise so people think of it in these terms.

During height of COVID, a problem was unearthed with a coach, and the old director didn't handle it well (wasn't forthright). Coach had done something unethical several years before, while coaching at another place/sport (yes, gymnastics). Because of mishandling, club shut down. As is often the case, it was the cover-up more than the crime that sunk it.

Some of the elite divers were able to continue diving at county facilities with one of the club's old coaches. Others dispersed to other area clubs. Unfortunately there were no programs for non-serious divers.

County resurrected full program in Fall 2022 with new director who is doing a great job and is well known and respected in diving community. It's a club, but it's inherently intertwined with county because of facilities usage. As I understand things, strong vetting/background checks are now in place. County is more involved, because it was also at fault given that it had not been doing due diligence regarding coaches coaching at its facilities.

So, all is better now. But, as with all sports and activities, it's important to always keep an eye on your child's experience though and not treat coaches with a reverence that may blind you.[/quote]

I’m not trying to stir anything up about the recent past of MDC, I’m sorry!

To reiterate: our program is formalizing an association with a coach who as I said was at MDC through the early 2010s. I think he came before the gymnastics-associated Coach. And this would have been way before any Covid-era stuff! I was hoping parents associated with the relatively distant past of the program had some insight, especially since it was a massive club and ours is tiny and in a tiny region.

It sounds like MDC is so much better run now, which is the problem in the diving world- when one club cleans up, it means other clubs are probably (and sadly, eagerly) absorbing some of their past messes.[/quote]

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