Under Water Hockey - Reading
| Tue 3 Aug 2010 | |
| 8:30pm to 10pm | |
| Queen Annes School Pool, Caversham RG4 6DX | |
| 8.30pm Reception for Introduction | |
| £5.00 payable on the night | |
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Octopush, or underwater hockey is fast, furious, and fun ... and as long as you can swim, and have tried snorkelling you can join in. It was invented in the early 1950s by sub-aqua divers in Southsea.
Players wear the basic equipment of a mask, snorkel, fins, and water polo hat. (If you have any of this equipment, please bring it along with you). You hold a small stick, (the ‘Pusher’) about the size of a spatula, in a gloved hand. The idea of the game is to use the stick to push the two kilogramme puck (the ‘Squid’) into the opposing team's goal, (the ‘Gulley’) which consists of a two metre tray at the opposing end of a 25 metre pool.
All other sports allow the participants to breathe as they play. But in underwater hockey, players breathe through their snorkels on the top of the water before diving down to do battle with their opponents. Some players can stay down for a long time indeed, but the real skill of the game is judging when to dive. It can take just a few seconds to tackle an opponent and pass the puck to a colleague, and then return to the surface for a well-earned breath!
On the evening you will be taken through the Health and Safety of the game, instruction on snorkeling and how to play the game. You will then are split into teams and have a go at the game...
There are 10 people in a team, but only six are allowed in the water at one time (when not playing you will receive instruction and tips in a cordoned off area of the pool). This results in fast substitutions which resemble tag wrestling. The idea is to work quickly, and then get out to recover. This increases the speed and exhilaration of the game.
When booking this event please state if you have your own snorkel/mask and flippers, if not please give your shoe size.
Venue: Queen Annes School Pool, 6 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DX
Updated Monday 6th September 2010, 16:45
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