Coaches

DIRECTOR - HEAD COACH

Phone: 585-224-5130 email

  C Dizzle

CLIFF DEVRIES is a two time Diving All-American with fourteen years diving coaching experience. As a diver Cliff was a two-time Section V Champion and Empire State Games Champion. He attended the University of Kentucky where he dove at the Division I Level. He began his coaching career at Monroe Community College, serving as the founder of the Mavericks Dive Club. Cliff also works as the Head Diving Coach for the Rochester Institute of Technology Collegiate Team. At RIT he has had eight Conference Champions and has been named The Upper New York State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2000, 2002, 2007 and 2008. He is currently the District Chair for Niagara District Diving. A former gymnast, Cliff uses his mechanical expertise to train divers to complete the most complex dives in the sport. Cliff loves to work with all age groups and ability levels. He holds a degree in Business Administration, Accounting from RIT and passed the CPA Exam in 2003. Cliff is a cancer survivor is active in his recovery and rehabilitation efforts.

   
 
 
 
 
SENIOR TEAM COORDINATOR   GREG

GREG BRANDES is the Senior Team Coordinator
for Upstate NY Diving. Greg has 7 years diving coaching
experience. Greg is currently the Head Diving Coach for the University of Rochester, and has already had a provisional NCAA qualifier as well building the strongest diving team in the Liberty League. Greg is graduate of Western Virginia with an M. S. Degree in Athletic Coaching. Greg also dove Division I at WVU. As a coach for WVU Greg has had 3 Zone National Qualifiers. Greg has coached all levels of divers from club to high school to college and has had success wherever he has been.

 
 
ASSISTANT COACH    

QUINN DONAHOE

 
ASSISTANT COACH    

SCOTT HORSINGTON

 
ASSISTANT COACH    

TERESA MacINNES