SSDC COACHES
Coach Craig Dolloff grew up on the South Shore in Duxbury, MA and he got involved with diving when he was 11 years old as part of the original Duxbury Aqua-Dux Swimming and Diving Team. Craig started SSDC in the Fall of 2004 and started with just 5 divers. Since then SSDC has grown to be one of the premier springboard diving clubs in the United States. The entire Coaching staff of SSDC has a passion for elevating the sport of diving and is driven to help each and every diver reach their diving goals.
HEAD COACH
CRAIG C. DOLLOFF
Coach Dolloff, one of the top springboard diving club instructors in the U.S., focuses South Shore Diving Club (SSDC) on having solid diving fundamentals that lead to outstanding dive results. Coach Dolloff has coached 7 NISCA High School “ALL-AMERICANS”, 6 AAU National Champion Titles, and 57 AAU All-Americans (Top 12 in the Country).
Coach Dolloff and his coaches strive to not only help the club divers achieve their athletic goals, but to help them be accountable and responsible, and to lead by example in everything they do. Coach Dolloff is a trained FINA International Diving Judge and has served as a Judge and Asst Referee for the 2021 and 2022 NCAA BIG 10 Men’s Diving Championships.
In 2007, the first SSDC diver qualified for the AAU National Diving Championships, and since then, we have never looked back: SSDC divers have qualified for AAU Nationals every year since!
Since 2009, SSDC divers have earned AAU ALL-AMERICAN Diving Honors every year. Currently, the club has divers that come from all over the South Shore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
COACH DOLLOFF CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
FINA:
CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL DIVING JUDGE.USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED DIVING COACH.USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED SAFETY COACH.USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED AERIAL TRAINING COACH
USA DIVING:
COACHING FOUNDATIONS –CERTIFIEDU.S. SAFE SPORT - CERTIFIED.
HEADS-UP – CERTIFIED.
(Concussion Trained)AAU DIVING - DIVING COACH.
2021 -22 BIG 10 MEN’S DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP JUDGE @ PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
COACH
CHRIS BENISCH
Chris has been coaching at SSDC for over 10 years. He started diving at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club on the North Shore of Long Island every summer and began competing in the country club league. Before diving in high school he was introduced to the legendary Hazel Barr and began training at the Flushing YMCA in Queens, NY. With Hazel I learned to appreciate and respect all aspects of diving.
Chris has been coaching with SSDC since 2008 and love the sport more than I ever have.
In addition to SSDC, I have coached for various public and private High Schools on the South Shore and have sat as judge during MIAA diving events for both D-1 and D-2 school's. Additionally, Chris has served at an AAU National Judge over the past 6 years and has evaluated thousands of divers for both 1 and 3 meter sanctioned diving events.
COACH
JULIE COLEMAN
Julie, a former SSDC diver and team captain, attended The University of Rhode Island where she dove under the Atlantic 10 Conference. She was a four-time Atlantic 10 team member, awarded Diver of the Year for the 2013-2014 season, and named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll all four years.
As a High School Diver, Julie began her diving career late and became the Bay State Conference Champion in her first season as a senior.
Julie aims to help the younger generation of divers to feel empowered and confident to take on all of life’s journeys from the lessons they will learn in sport.
Julie resides in Quincy, is a Registered Dietitian, and received a M.S. in Public Health Nutrition.
COACH
GABBY McDONALD
Gabrielle McDonald is a former diver, for SSDC, and dove for Notre Dame Academy and was a member of the D1 Diving Team at the University of Connecticut. After UCONN, Gabrielle continued her education at Boston University and was then accepted into a rigorous PhD program at Tufts University.
Dr. Gabrielle McDonald is now a PhD. and works as a Scientist for Agios Pharmaceuticals, in Cambridge, MA.
Gabrielle, has coached athletes at the AAU National Diving Championships and has attended at least 2 RIPDIVE trainings as a coach. Gabrielle is an excellent coach and will support divers with their goals and will offer an amazing perspective and mentorship.
Gabrielle currently resides in Rockland, MA, with her husband Paul, and their dog Murph!
COACH
BOB BELL
Bob is a former diver and coaches Bridgewater-Raynham High School and an assistant diving coach for SDDC/Ripdive.
Bob has trained with Anthony Crowder, of Texas Christian University and was an invaluable coach at the recent SSDC/Ripdive training trip in Coral Springs, Florida.
Bob lives in Massachusetts and Hannah resides in Plymouth with his wife Colette and children
Coach Bell is a certified AAU Diving Coach,
COACH
BENISCH
CERTIFICATIONS
● AAU DIVING - COACH
● RED CROSS CPR & FIRST
AID
COACH
COLEMAN
CERTIFICATIONS
● USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED DIVING COACH
● USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED SAFETY COACH
● U.S. SAFE SPORT- CERTIFIED
● HEADS-UP – CERTIFIED.
(Concussion Trained)
● AAU DIVING - COACH
COACH
McDONALD
CERTIFICATIONS
● USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED DIVING COACH
● USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED SAFETY COACH
● U.S. SAFE SPORT- CERTIFIED
● HEADS-UP – CERTIFIED.
(Concussion Trained)
● AAU DIVING - COACH
COACH
BELL
CERTIFICATIONS
● AAU DIVING - COACH
● RED CROSS CPR & FIRST
AID