Welcome to Underwater Hockey and WASAC

My name is Colin Deller, and besides being the treasurer for WASAC, I am also their octopush representative. Octopush was invented by Alan Blake of Southsea Sub Aqua Club in 1954 as a game to help divers keep fit over the winter. Today, although the game is still played by divers, it has developed into an international competitive sport in it's own right with over 80 clubs playing in the UK alone.

Underwater Hockey, as it has become better known throughout the world, is a team game played along the bottom of a swimming pool by two teams of six players, each equipped with mask fins, snorkel, a safety(water polo)cap, a protective glove on the playing hand, and a short stick coloured either white or black . Each team defends a 3 metre wide goal at their own end of the pool while attempting to drive a plastic covered puck into their opponent’s goal. Teams are allowed four substitutes and usually change ends at half way through a 30 minute match.

The last world championships, with 17 competing nations, were held for the first time ever in the UK in 2006. Videoed matches from this event can be downloaded from www.247.TV

 

In 2008 the Home internationals were held in Sheffield
Click here for a full report

 

 

What’s going on in Wales:
check out the association of underwater hockey clubs in wales website

2008 Welsh Champions - Pembroke Octopush.

Our National Teams.
At present the Wales squads are in training for the annual Home International Tournament to be held at Sheffield in July. In it’s eighth year this competition has been extended to include elite and masters categories for men as well as an open under nineteen’s section. We expect to have entries in all sections as well as the women’s and girl’s categories. Video records of these matches should be available after the tournament.

Training and management of our national squads is controlled by ‘Underwater Hockey Wales’ Chairman Dave Murphy email- davidmurphy@newportoctopush.com

Both Llwchwr and Pembroke Octopush Clubs have junior sections with players who compete at the GB national finals in Loughborough each year. Community Chest funding is available for any club, even diving clubs! Who wish to get a junior team up and running. For more information contact either your local Octopush Club or Colin Deller at colin@merrionvillage.wanadoo.co.uk

Teams in Wales:

Cardiff University(occasional)
Swansea University (occasional)
Bangor Unversity (session details awaited) email
Llwchwr Octopush Club trains at Ammanford Pool on:-

Fridays at 20:15-21:15.All visitors welcome.
Contact: Robin Murphy

Newport Octopush Club trains at
The Newport International Sports Village Pool
Monday 21:00 - 22:00 (except bank holidays)
And at Cardiff International Pool on
Wednesdays 21:00 - 22:00
Contact: Ian Williams; 01633 672864. email Steve@Blundell.com
For ‘How to get there’ info plus a video of the club and more please visit the Newport Octopush website

Pyle Octopush trains at Pyle pool on Wednesdays at 21.00-22.00. All visitors welcome.
Contact:Steve Madelin;
Pyle Octopush Website

Pembroke Octopush Club trains at Pembroke Leisure Centre on:
Mondays (Seniors and adult visitors only) 21.00-22.00
Wednesdays
Under 13’s juniors 19.00-20.00.
Under 16’s juniors 20.00-21.00
Seniors plus advanced juniors 21.00-22.00.
contact Colin Deller
All visitors welcome. More info on our website

If you have any issues regarding underwater hockey, would like to advertise or promote your club's activities (or even form a club!), or would just like more information about the sport, then please get in touch with me.

Colin Deller