Hoci Tanddwr Cymreig Underwater Hockey Wales
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Hoci Tanddwr Cymreig Underwater Hockey Wales (HTC/UHW) is responsible for underwater hockey
(also known as Octopush) in Wales
. It is the association of British Octopush Association (BOA) clubs in Wales. It has seven member clubs. HTC/UHW is working towards affiliation to the Welsh Association of Sub Aqua Clubs
– the national governing body
of underwater sports
, in Wales
, comprising scuba diving
, underwater hockey and snorkelling
.
HTC/UHW aims to establish a structured and stable underwater hockey organization in Wales, to support individual, club and regional development. HTC/UHW is responsible for the training and management of Wales national squads. Its objective is to create and maintain competitive Welsh underwater hockey squads in all categories, to compete in regional competitions and the BOA home international tournaments.
Octopush, invented in 1954, is a non-contact team sport of up to ten a side, with six players in the water from each team at once. Players wear headgear or caps with firm ear protectors, swimfin
s attached to their feet, a glove, a diving mask
and snorkel, and use a stick to manoeuvre a puck
along the bottom of a swimming pool. The obect of the game is to score more goals that the opposing team by pushing the puck into the opposing team's goal. Games consist of two halves of ten or fifteen minutes, with a short half time interval. The teams change ends during the interval.
Underwater hockey
Underwater hockey is a global non-contact sport in which two teams compete to maneuver a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals.-Play:...
(also known as Octopush) in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is the association of British Octopush Association (BOA) clubs in Wales. It has seven member clubs. HTC/UHW is working towards affiliation to the Welsh Association of Sub Aqua Clubs
Welsh Association of Sub Aqua Clubs
The Welsh Association of Sub Aqua Clubs is the national governing body of sub aquatic, or underwater sports, in Wales, comprising scuba diving, underwater hockey and snorkelling....
– the national governing body
Governing bodies of sports in Wales
The governing bodies of sports in Wales perform an organisational, regulatory or sanctioning function at a national level in Wales, some tracing their history to the 19th Century. Many cooperate with similar bodies from other countries to agree rule changes for their sport. Most implement decisions...
of underwater sports
Underwater sports
Underwater sports include a range of sports, mostly involving the use of swimfins and often including some element of breath-hold, snorkelling or scuba...
, in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, comprising scuba diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
, underwater hockey and snorkelling
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn...
.
HTC/UHW aims to establish a structured and stable underwater hockey organization in Wales, to support individual, club and regional development. HTC/UHW is responsible for the training and management of Wales national squads. Its objective is to create and maintain competitive Welsh underwater hockey squads in all categories, to compete in regional competitions and the BOA home international tournaments.
Octopush, invented in 1954, is a non-contact team sport of up to ten a side, with six players in the water from each team at once. Players wear headgear or caps with firm ear protectors, swimfin
Swimfin
Swimfins, swim fins, fins or flippers are worn on the foot or leg and made from finlike rubber or plastic, to aid movement through the water in water sports activities such as swimming, bodyboarding, bodysurfing, kneeboarding, riverboarding, and various types of underwater diving.Scuba divers use...
s attached to their feet, a glove, a diving mask
Diving mask
A diving mask is an item of diving equipment that allows scuba divers, free-divers, and snorkelers to see clearly underwater. When the human eye is in direct contact with water as opposed to air, its normal environment, light entering the eye is refracted by a different angle and the eye is unable...
and snorkel, and use a stick to manoeuvre a puck
Puck (sports)
A puck is a disk used in various games serving the same functions as a ball does in ball games. The best-known use of pucks is in ice hockey, a major international sport.- Etymology :The origin of the word "puck" is obscure...
along the bottom of a swimming pool. The obect of the game is to score more goals that the opposing team by pushing the puck into the opposing team's goal. Games consist of two halves of ten or fifteen minutes, with a short half time interval. The teams change ends during the interval.
See also
- Confédération Mondiale des Activités SubaquatiquesConfédération Mondiale des Activités SubaquatiquesThe Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques is the World Underwater Federation. CMAS is the international umbrella organisation for recreational diver training organisations represented in the CMAS Technical Committee and underwater sports governed by the CMAS Sport Committee...
- Underwater FootballUnderwater FootballUnderwater football is a two-team sport that shares common elements of underwater hockey and underwater rugby. As with both of those games, it is played in a swimming pool with snorkeling equipment ....
- Underwater rugbyUnderwater rugbyUnderwater rugby is a sport that has its origin in the physical fitness training of German diving clubs and has little in common with rugby football except for the name....
- Sub-aqua ice hockey