Thanks to msTV, you can now find a little report on our tournament on YouTube (mostly in French):
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Munich Underwater Hockey Open Air 2017
On the 22nd of July, it finally was time for one of the biggest competitions in Germany, the Munich open air. Well, Munich is an overstatement, as it’s located in the middle of nowhere basically. But nonetheless, it gives you the chance to enjoy the wonderful countryside of Bayern.
Half of our team left early and probably had the chance to enjoy this a bit more. The car I took left Berlin at around 5:30 pm. The drive roughly took us 7 hours and we arrived at around 2 am in the morning. Here we came to a darkened camping site where most of the players had pitched their tents and were in a deep coma like sleep. Yet some from our team was waiting on us with a beer and a campfire. So after pitching our tent and drinking a beer, enjoying the stars, you don’t see them like that in Berlin, pity really. We joined the others with a coma like sleep to prepare for the big day tomorrow.
Waking up was not without its complications but after a few hours, a hot shower and a nice cup of coffee we were ready to go to the pool. A wonderful pool in the open air, no surprise there, with two playing fields and a place to swim and practice. After finding our spot and taking a short nap it was time to jump in! The sun seemed to be absent, and with the tiredness, I was wondering how to make it till the end of the day. The first three matches were played in a grey and cloudy morning, but after that, the sun came out and the whole day changed. The weather was amazing! Pro tip from Sumi: bring a wetsuit, yes you need it! I wasn’t burned that badly for a long time.
First German League games
The day was split into two parts: in the morning in one of the fields there was the first German League! UWH starts to grow more, and Munich was the perfect place to kick off the first German League day. We started with 6 teams and it was great to see the turnout and the motivation of the players. In the second play area, there was an international tournament to decide the level of strength of the different teams.
The second half of the day, we played a big international tournament. After a total of 10 matches, I can safely say that we were out of energy and starting to get a bit – yes bit since we took more than enough food with us – hungry.
The pool was quickly cleaned and after a short shower, we drove back to the camping site, since there the fun would start! After a few beers, we were kindly invited for dinner. Together with around 100 people we were sitting in a big hall enjoying some good food and even better company.
After our hunger was stilled and enjoying some delicious beers it was time for the ceremony. (Now I would usually write down the list of teams in order that they won, but since I forgot this we have to deal with it in another way). One of the Dutch teams became first and team Berlin became 10th! The rest of the teams are somewhere between those numbers give or take a few.
The results
Team Berlin
The day ended with good music, a campfire, delicious beer and great company. An amazing and successful tournament, a perfect day and a great ending. Thanks to the Munich team for the organization! We are already looking forward to 2018!
Pictures Pictures Pictures!
Unterwasserhockey Schnuppertraining / Underwater Hockey try out session
German (English below)
Unterwasserhockey ist eine Sportart, die in Deutschland noch nicht viele kennen. In den 1950ern in England erfunden, erfreut sich dieser Teamsport zunehmender Beliebheit und wird mittlerweile in 28 Ländern der Welt gespielt – nun auch in Berlin!
Unterwasserhockey verbindet Fitness,Teamplay und Taktik, sowie Schwimm- und Pucktechnik im Wasser und macht einfach Spaß!
Am 01.07.17 findet im Rahmen eines Trainingstages ein Schnupperkurs statt. Einlass ist um 12 Uhr, Kursbeginn um 12.30 Uhr. Wer Schnorchel, Tauchermaske und Flossen besitzt, gerne mitbringen, ansonsten bei der Anmeldung angeben, was fehlt. Die restliche Ausrüstung wird gestellt.
Anmeldungen bis 27.06. per E-Mail an: berlinuwh@gmail.com
Der Eintritt ins Bad ist selbstverständlich frei!
Das Facebook-Event findet Ihr hier: https://www.facebook.com/events/707516156119847
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Introduction to underwater hockey
Underwater hockey is a sport that isn’t very well known in Germany yet. Invented in the 1950s in England, this team sport enjoys increasing popularity and is now played in 28 countries around the world – and now also in Berlin!
Underwater hockey combines fitness, teamplay and tactics, as well as swimming and puck techniques in the water, and is a lot of fun!
On 01.07.17 we are organising a trial session for everyone who’s interested in playing underwater hockey.
Entrance is at 12, the course starts at 12:30 pm. If you have your own snorkel, diving mask and flippers, please bring them. Otherwise let us know which gear you need and we’ll organise some for you to borrow.
Please register via email to berlinuwh@gmail.com until 27.06.
Admission to the pool is of course free!
You can find the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/707516156119847
Registration for Berlin UWH Training Camp open now
English (Deutsch weiter unten)
Dear Hockey friends,
it is with great excitement that we announce the opening of registrations for our first UWH Training Camp in Berlin! It’s going to be a great day, with 3 hours of focussed training in the morning and a round robin tournament in the afternoon.
In addition to lots of water time in a new pool (with tiles), there will also be a dinner at Berlin’s best BBQ establishment, and an optional lake swim on Sunday morning. We’ll be continuing the fine tradition kicked off in Hannover a few years back of having an awards ceremony, with prizes for various feats of bravery, skill or epic failing.
- Costs will be:
- €35/player including dinner
- €10/player not including dinner
- €25/spectator including dinner
- €0/spectator not including dinner
Please find the registration form attached. We’ll be accepting registrations as of now, and registrations will close on Monday of 12th June.
Looking forward to seeing you all in Berlin soon!
Berlin UWH TrainingDay Individual RegistrationForm
Deutsch
Liebe Hockeyfreunde,
wir freuen uns riesig darüber, hiermit den ersten Berliner UWH Trainingstag anzukündigen! Es wird ein großartiger Tag, mit drei Stunden konzentriertem Training am Morgen und einem Round-Robin-Turnier am Nachmittag.
Nach einem Tag voller Unterwasser-Action in einem neuen Pool (mit Fliesen!) haben wir ein Abendessen in einem der besten BBQ-Restaurants in Berlin für euch organisiert. Am Sonntag Morgen können wir in einem der Seen schwimmen gehen, wenn ihr Lust habt. Ausserdem wollen wir die Tradition der Preisverleihung für besondere Leistungen fortführen, die vor ein paar Jahren beim Trainingscamp in Hannover begonnen hat.
Die Preise für die Teilnahme sind wie folgt:
- €35 pro Spieler mit Abendessen
- €10 pro Spieler ohne Abendessen
- €25 Gäste/Zuschauer mit Abendessen
- €0 Gäste/Zuschauer ohne Abendessen
Das Registrierungsformular ist angehängt, und ihr könnt euch ab jetzt anmelden. Anmeldeschluss ist wenn alle Plätze vergeben sind oder spätestens am 12. Juni.
Wir freuen uns auf euch!!!
Berlin UWH TrainingDay Individual RegistrationForm
Big love,
Team Berlin
Practice has started!
Are you looking for a fun sport? Do you want to have an unusual hobby? Do you enjoy being in – and under – water? Can you do without breathing? Are you in Berlin? Then come join us for Underwater Hockey!
Underwater Hockey – or Octopush – is a fast-paced game played on the bottom of a swimming pool. Players wear fins, masks and snorkels and us a ~30 cm stick to push a 1,5 kg puck towards the other team’s goal while holding their breath. Can’t imagine? Watch this video:
Anyone who can swim and feels comfortable in the water is welcome. You don’t need to be strong or able to hold your breath for a very long time to play Underwater Hockey. It’s all about teamwork, skills and fun!
Do you want to try? Contact us through our contact form or on Facebook. See you in the pool! 🙂
Never done anything before it was cool? Here’s your chance!
Underwater Hockey is coming to Berlin, and you can be a part of it! Wait, underwater…. what? Watch this:
Coming to Berlin soon…. stay tuned.
Underwater Hockey in Berlin 