At Boston Area Diving, we believe that our
coaching staff distinguishes us from other programs. Our head
coaches have many years of national-level age group and collegiate experience.
In addition, we have a dedicated group of terrific assistant coaches. This
allows us to have more coaches on the deck and at meets and provides an
excellent coach-to-diver ratio.
Joe Chirico
has been coaching the team since it was established in 1979.
He is the most experienced age group diving coach in New England, having
won numerous All-American coaching honors at the Age Group and Senior Levels.
Joe has had a great deal of international experience, leading US National-level
teams in China, Canada, Mexico and throughout Europe, and coaching BAD divers at the World
Championships in Sydney, Australia and at other International venues.
Joe is currently the diving coach at Wellesley College. Joe was head coach
at Boston College for six years and at Northeastern University for nine years. As a college
coach, Joe won a
number of coaching awards including NCAA Division I Zone Coach of the Year, New
England Coach of the Year and Eastern Seaboard Coach of the Year.
As a diver, Joe competed for Boston University where he was team captain and record holder.
Joe is the National
Coordinator for AAU Diving and plays a major role in that organization.
Joe is the Diving Commissioner for the Bay State Games. He held
the position of Vice President of
Junior Diving on the Board of Directors of United State Diving for five years.
Coach Chirico is one of only 10 USD-certified Trampoline Instructors and a USD Safety
Instructor. Coach Chirico lives in Dover with his wife Carol and two sons, Matthew
12 and Michael 9.
Jim
Brainerd is the varsity diving coach at Brandeis University and is in
his 6th year of coaching with BAD.
He has had nine straight
years with a NCAA III national qualifier and multiple divers earning
"All-America" honors. Jim
also coached a 4-time
Irish National Champion. Jim is renown
for his spotting ability in the dry training room and has coached several area high school teams including Weston, Wayland and
Framingham High Schools. Jim is a lawyer working in Real Estate and resides in
Northborough.
Lori Waresmith is an assistant
coach with many years of diving and coaching experience. As a competitor,
Lori competed in the 1972 Olympic Trials, narrowly missing a spot on the U.S.
Olympic Team. Lori is the mother of a national-level age group diver,
bringing valuable perspective to her coaching experience.
Perry Jacobs is an assistant coach and
former star diver at the University of Maine. Perry is a physical
education teacher in the Brockton School System and coaches at Brockton High
School.
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