Hello,

Joining the breir crew. Had been going to get E-glass but good timing with birthday would allow an upgrade.

Opinions on S-glass vs C5?

Not my first composite fins have had a second hand pair of matmas and K8s but first briers. Have whittled the other choices down to the 450 length, normal width.

All thoughts appreciated!

Someone's selling what look like homebrew Octopush gloves on ebay.

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ebay - octopush gloves

Anyone brought one?

Are they any good, how do they compare to HydroUWH skellys?

I used to play , which was morw than 10 years ago, with avantiquattro fins and burana snorkel and omer alien mask. What do you use?

I'm keen, but have questions. How to they fit? What's the seal like? The strap and fixings? How the visibility? Do you notice the curve of the lens when you look through? How does it compare to a traditional UWH mask overall? Does it get in the way of the snorkel? Did it take much getting used to? Is it strong? Have you had any direct puck hits? Are there any downsides? Thanks!

Not looking to get into a league or anything but just want to go putter around in the backyard for something fun.

Where can I get some nets, a couple of pairs of sticks, and some pucks?

Got a form for community feedback for anyone willing to take the time to fill it out !

https://forms.gle/ueyjGYJrJiTB93fB8

Thanks heaps to anyone who does (:

I’m looking to upgrade my fins (currently wearing Mares Avanti and I hate them), and I recently tried some Najades and loved them. I’d like either a pair of Najades or similar, small fins, but I’m struggling to find anything reasonably priced in the UK - does anyone have any other recommendations for fins, or should I just bite the bullet and pay the extortionate shipping fees for a pair of najades?

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys, quite new to the sport (2 lessons in) and have been using club sticks, was thinking of investing in my own stick but unsure on how to choose the right one for me. As I quite new, I do not have a fixed position (offensive, defensive etc) yet, I just want something that is more balance and good to learn the new skills. I have found a bigger hook and rounded front seems to make it easier to control the puck in my limited experience. Currently looking at CanAm and there are so many choices but not sure what suits me, any advice?

D.I.P. (Denver Indoor Pools, Inc.) was formed in 2021 to help build a training aquatics facility in several phases. Our main phase is to address pool space that will solve many needs in the Denver area Metro, but also address the lack of high altitude training space too.

The last few years I have gotten more involved in the Denver water polo community and helped establish our second masters polo team called the Denver Squid. As most of you may know, many cities that are not coastal or don't have huge aquatic communities struggle to establish good pool space and pool time. Me (representing water polo), one of the largest swim clubs in Denver, the Denver Underwater Hockey Club, and a dive team formed D.I.P. (Denver Indoor Pools, Inc.) in the last year.

I'd love to get the underwater hockey community input. We have been in contact with several National Aquatic Sport Organizations on their development side which has been positive.

We want to get this built and we now have possible site that is less than 5 minutes from downtown Denver in an old Dairy Factory on the Platte River... We are now in the fundraising side of things and our team is trying to be creative to put down a down payment, more.

• Does anyone here have experience building facilities as such?
• What do you all want to see in a training facility? for underwater hockey?
• How would you go about fundraising?
• Any other input?

We hope to get this built and host some awesome tournaments for all and open it up to anyone to train at high altitude. Plus with Denver being centrally located, its a great spot where teams on both coasts can meet up.

Look forward to any help. Thanks all :)

Eli

The renderings below are conceptual images for the facility!

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Ok so this is a question about gear I hope thats okay. I really love diving and playing underwater hockey, but I have a severe light sensitivity disorder. I can't have my tinted glasses off for more than 10 minutes without getting severely nauseous and horrible migraines. I cannot find any dark (grey/black) tinted lenses on masks anywhere (preferably mirrored as well). I don't know what to do because I love diving and stuff but because of my disability its almost impossible for me. I was thinking about putting car tint on the inside of my mask. I am desperate at this point for any solution. I really need a darker tinted (preferably mirrored too) mask. Anything helps, im down for suggestions, tips, diys, ect. thank you!!

I just found out about this sport from a youtube video and it looks really awesome! I showed the video to my masters swim group and we really want to try it out, but we don't have the money to drop on a bunch of equipment. So we're improvising.

Our team had a bunch of old water polo helmets, we got some cheap gloves, we jury rigged a goal set-up and we 3d printed some flimsy but easily replaceable sticks. The only thing we're missing now is a puck.

From what I can see, there is really only one place to buy a puck and it costs $60. Are there any alternatives we can find for cheaper? Or any advice on making our own pucks?

I have been playing for a few years and i want to upgrade my fins, i've read good things about the najade sprints and fiberglass fins like leaderfins. If anyone could weigh in on this topic i would be very appreciative. I play forward so i'm looking for fins with good power that doesn't cost too much in maneuverability. Thanks

Good luck!

I've been playing UWH for 2 years now and our club doesn't have a coach. Do you know any ressource (book, website, articles...) that I could learn from to better structure our trainings. A the moment it really looks like a bunch of teenagers playing with a puck (except all the teenagers are above 40...). It used to be the captain of the team guiding the training but he passed away last year and our performances reflected it.

Good luck guys! See all yall there (hopefully!!) Play hard and be safe!

Hey everyone!

We are hosting UWH events in the Netherlands for a while now and we have been growing the community! We would love to start hosting events around the world and make the community whole.

If you're interested just let us know on: http://underwaterhockey.weroda.com

I think all members/former members of USA underwater hockey got an email survey about reffing. What did you think about it?

I thought it seemed to be heavily pushing the point that reffing needs to be improved, but I don't think I actually agree with the point. So taking the survey was kinda weird, since some questions didn't have an option for saying "reffing is OK".

Just wondering how many redditors are also East Coast players! That sport court though...

Been awhile since I have purchased fins, and I have been rocking the same pair of quattros for awhile now. I find myself looking for more acceleration, better turning, and a less bulky fin overall, but its hard to research something without being able to test them.

Anyone have suggestions or info on different fins that are popular these days? Probably looking for something in the $200 or less range.

Quoting the website:

The Costing of the Live Streaming as Follows: €25 per complete tournament Pass, €7 per playoff match, €4 per round robin match

Hey guys! Our university diving club (UCD Sub-Aqua) started playing underwater hockey last year and we've been getting better and better ever since! Here's a short clip of our training, let us know how you think we look and feel free to offer any advice! https://www.instagram.com/p/BBOMGqNL31r/?taken-by=ucdsubaqua You can see our full video here if you liked that! Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utb-dUArvYg

Nova Bull Sharks in the Virginia/Washington DC area here.