12/19/2022
The game is refereed by two referees in the water (in diving gear) and one surface referee.
Players' equipment includes: snorkel, water polo cap, snorkel mask, fins, stick, puck and gloves.
The goal, which is 3.36 meters wide, made of aluminum or stainless steel, is located on the bottom of the pool on opposite sides of the field of play, and has a cavity in which the puck is to be placed. There is a wall behind the goal. If the puck hits it and bounces without falling into the cavity, the goal also counts.
12/18/2022
In the pool game, two teams of athletes compete, each consisting of ten players equipped with flippers, masks, snorkels, and clubs. Six players compete and four are there to substitute. The goal of the game is to score by moving the puck with the stick across the bottom of the pool toward the opponent's goal. The game continues until a goal is scored or it is stopped by the referee (due to a foul, a timeout or the end of a period of play). The competition consists of two periods of generally ten to fifteen minutes (15 minutes in World Cups) and a short rest interval between periods, usually three minutes.
12/17/2022
Underwater hockey originated in England in 1954 when Alan Blake, owner of the newly formed Sub-Aqua Club in the seaside resort of Southsea, Hampshire, England, invented the game and named it Octopush - in order to keep club members interested in outdoor activities during the winter months when offshore diving is unattractive. The game is now played all over the world, and the first World Underwater Hockey Championship was held in Canada in 1980. In 1984, the Women's World Championship was held.
