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For multi-day camps, the host hotel, Orlando Metropolitan Resort (see below), usually offers a special rate and provides a direct walkway from the lobby to camp at the YMCA Aquatic & Family Center. The YMCA includes wellness and fitness facilities such as the Florida Hospital Sport Medicine center. For minors who are not accompanied by parent or guardian, families of local diving athletes have volunteered to host divers in their homes.

Camp Schedule & Events

Four-Day Camp Schedule & Events

4-Day Camp	Morning	Lunch	Afternoon	Evening
Day Before			Arrivals	Arrivals
Day 1	Fundamentals	Rest	Advanced Skills	Open
Day 2	Fundamentals	Rest	Advanced Skills	Wet 'n' Wild
Day 3	Fundamentals	Rest	Advanced Skills	Open
Day 4	Advanced Skills	Rest	Informal Meet	Departures
Day After	Departures

At the pool, dive sessions provide for coaching in fundamentals and advanced techniques on boards and platforms from 1 to 10 meter. Fundamentals include dry land exercises, such as running, exercising, line ups, as well as dry land diving board training. The advanced skills include fine tuning of current dives and learning new dives with the use of an over the water belt. Frequent rotations during sessions will ensure that each diver gets plenty of time on all boards and with all coaches. The lunch period is lengthy to give athletes a substantial and important rest.

Camp times are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Multi-day camps include a Saturday to enable airfare buyers to capture Saturday-stay-over discounts.

At check-in at the camp's venue, the YMCA Auatic & Family Center, divers pickup camp T-shirt and goody bag, sponsored by Speedo.

During three- and four-day camps, a trip to Wet 'n' Wild water park with Mark Ruiz is included in the fee and adds a lot of fun to the camp.

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Enrollment, Fees & Payment

One-day high school dive clinics are open to all high school students: the fee is $100.

Mark Ruiz private lesson fees: $75 one-hour; $125 two-hours; $175 four-hours.

Camp enrollment is open to all current athlete members of U.S. Diving. Four-day camp fee is $350 and include lunches, day passes to the YMCA Aquatic Center and admission tickets for special activities, such as a trip to Wet 'n' Wild. Divers must directly purchase hotel rooms (See below), transportation, other meals and other entertainment.

To enroll, athletes (and their parents or guardians if the athlete is under 18) must complete, sign and submit the enrollment application and agreements with payment.

Payment by check or money order may accompany enrollment forms or may be made securely online with any major credit card at PayPal.com by sending money to Mark Ruiz's email address (see left column).

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YMCA Aquatic & Family Center

YMCA Aquatic & Family Center
8422 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
407-363-1911

Recently renovated, Orlando's YMCA Aquatic & Family Center offers excellent health and sports services including a separate dive pool. Major facilities include a fitness and wellness center, Florida Hospital Sports Medicine center, indoor four-wall racketball courts, and three indoor pools with over 1.4 million gallons of water. The dive pool facility, home to Team Orlando Diving and Jay Lerew, head dive coach at the 2000 Olympic Games, offers 3, 5, 7 and 10 meter platform dives and 1, 2 and 3 meter jumps from 10 springboards (See photo.) Other features include harnesses, 4 dry boards and floor exercise rooms conveniently behind the tower.

The YMCA's fitness center provides a wide range of exercise equipment — cardio-theater, 1200 sq. ft free weight center, mats and Cybex and Body Master weight machines. Adjacent to the fitness center is Florida Hospital Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine facility (For more information, follow link in the left column.)

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Housing & Transportation

The Orlando Metropolitan Resort hosts the YMCA Aquatic Center on its property. From the lobby, divers walk a short path (photo) to the Aquatic Center and the camp. Reserve a room by contacting the Orlando Metropolitan Resort directly at 888-380-9696 and be sure to ask whether a special rate is being offered for the Mark Ruiz Diving Camp.

Because the YMCA is located on Orlando's famous International Drive, there are several other hotels within walking distance of the camp. For more information, use the "International Drive Area Info" link in the right-hand column.

From the hotel lobby, divers walk a short path (photo) to the Aquatic Center.

Transportation: Orlando International Airport is about 20 minutes from the Radisson and the camp (Tampa International, 2 hrs. away, and Sanford International, 1 hr.) The Orlando Metropolitan Resort does not provide airport transportation, but a private cab ride runs about $35 and a reserved van (by Mears, 407-699-9999) about $14 per person. The Radisson web site provides directions for those who rent a car (Use link on the left.) From the hotel and camp, International Drive's pedestrian-friendly walkways and the I-Ride Trolley makes getting around easy and fun.

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