posted Mar 11, 2010 11:17 PM by Greg Fitzgerald
It is my pleasure to announce Jim Blase as Vice President of the San Diego Underwater Hockey Club. Jim played his first game of underwater hockey in August 2008 and has rarely missed a game since. He takes his new position with enthusiasm and aims to encourage team unity, grow the club and assist in the development of the membership's skills and team strategy. Please join me in congratulating Jim in his new role.
Greg Fitzgerald President, San Diego Underwater Hockey Club |
posted Feb 8, 2010 4:22 PM by Greg Fitzgerald
The San Francisco Sea Lions Underwater Hockey Club is proud to
announce the 3rd Annual San Francisco Regional Tournament, to be held
on March 27 at the City College pool in San Francisco.
This will be a potluck event and players of all experience and skill
levels are encouraged to attend. This event is especially meant to
give players with NO tournament experience the opportunity to play a
whole day of high level games with outstanding teammates. You're
having fun at practice, now is your chance to taste competitive hockey
Even potluck teams will be created by a random system that accounts
for player skill levels. Skill levels will be assigned before the draw
based on your self-rating and input from fellow players. Please rate
your skill level on the registration site. Teams will be announced
when you arrive at the pool on Saturday morning.
Find everything and more at http://sfuwh.org/tournament
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posted Dec 11, 2009 10:34 AM by Greg Fitzgerald
We are searching for a
forward-minded woman player to join the 2010 US Women’s national team.
Qualifications for this position include:
- Fast swimming speed, allowing
a quick gain of the puck during faceoffs
- Great pass, to distribute
puck to Wings
- Great in-motion shot allowing
scoring or delivery while going full speed
- Quick mid-water drop and to
the bottom to receive pucks while in forward motion
- Excellent pick abilities to
steal puck from opponents
- Strong wall play, with the
ability to shoulder-pinch opponents
- General skill to navigate
through scrums and deke opponents
We expect the candidate to be physically fit for high-level
competition and willing to train hard for the next 10 months to reach
World-level competition fitness.
We invite interested candidates to join us for an audition
at our San Jose, Calif. training camp, 27-28 February 2010. Candidates attending this event will be provided with
individual feedback and notified immediately of their selection.
Upcoming events required for successful candidates will include:
- Training tournament in April or May 2010 (possibly ACCs)
- Possible event in late summer, or training in Miami on the way to Worlds
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Worlds in Medellin, Colombia, 13-21 August 2010
If you are interested please send an email detailing your interest and a brief
summary of your experience to:
wuwhselection@gmail.com |
posted Nov 25, 2009 1:46 PM by Greg Fitzgerald
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updated Nov 25, 2009 1:48 PM
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SDUHC, - There is no underwater hockey practice Thursday, November 26th or Saturday, November 28th.
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Saturday, December 5th will be the last Saturday practice that starts at 5:30pm.
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Starting Saturday, December 12th, Saturday practice will be from 4:30PM - 6:00PM.
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The Plunge will be closed from December 24th through January 4th for
maintenance. We will likely start up again on January 7th.
Monday, November 30th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Thursday, December 3rd, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Saturday, December 5th, 5:30pm - 7:00pm Monday, December 7th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Thursday, December 10th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Saturday, December 12th, 4:30pm - 6:00pm Monday, December 14th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Thursday, December 17th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Saturday, December 19th, 4:30pm - 6:00pm Monday, December 21st, 7:30pm - 9:00pm Thursday, January 7th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
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posted Oct 26, 2009 10:44 AM by Greg Fitzgerald
Colorado
Underwater Hockey is pleased to announce the Battle @ Altitude 2010, along with
a new pre-tournament tournament!
WHEN:
Tournament dates will be January 9 and 10, 2010.
Play will start bright and early Saturday morning and end Sunday ~5pm.
Optional pot-luck tournament too!
Optional 1-day pot-luck tournament, Friday January 8. Join us for even
more hockey and some great prizes, while you get your lungs used to altitude.
Play will start at noon.
Also,
show us your guns in our regular- and inside-flick contests!
WHERE:
The tournament will be held at the Carmody Recreation Center at 2200 S. Kipling
St, Lakewood, CO. This is our normal pool. See below for more information
regarding the playing area.
HOW
MUCH:
Tournament
entry fee:
Up to 8 team entries will be taken on a first-paid, first-in basis.
Before Dec. 11 = $600/team + $5/person
Dec. 11–Dec. 25 = will be $650/team + $5/person
After Dec. 25 = $700/team + $5/person.
Pot-luck
fee:
$15/person HOTEL:
The official tournament hotel will be the Lakewood Holiday Inn (same remodeled
hotel as last year). Group rate is $69.95/night plus tax. King rooms and
double-queen rooms are both available, with occupancy up to 5 people/room. The
hotel will provide shuttles to the pool, as they have done for us in the past.
To make your reservation at the group rate, mention ‘Denver underwater hockey
tournament’
Holiday
Inn Denver Lakewood
7390 West Hampden at Wadsworth
Lakewood, CO 80227
Hotel
Reservations: 888.737.5253
Online: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/denlw
Front Desk: 303.980.9200
SKI-O-RAMA:
Let's hit the slopes! Let us know when/where you want to ski/ride and
we’ll make it happen. Many of us have season passes to various resorts, so we
can get you heavily discounted buddy-pass lift tickets. We can do trips both
before and after the tournament, so plan your travel accordingly.
ADDITIONAL
DETAILS:
The Carmody pool is 6.5-7.5 feet, surfaced with Oyster Quartz (a fine-grained
aggregate finish). The lane-lines, center spot, penalty shot, and 5-and-2
markings are done in 2-inch tiles, and the interfaces between the tile and the
Oyster Quartz are flush and smooth. Our brass pucks are positively “lively” on
this bottom.
All
standard USOA-sanctioned tournament rules will apply (ear/mouth-guards,
Minnesota rule, etc.). All 2010 USOA dues and waivers should be taken care of
through USOA *prior* to your arrival in Denver. There will be a $10 late fee
for paying/signing at the tournament. The 2010 USOA waiver is currently
available for download from the USA UWH website: http://www.usauwh.com/ . For
USOA payment questions, please contact Wendy Okafuji at Wendy_Okafuji@usauwh.com
WEBSITE:
For regularly-updated tournament information, go here:
http://www.uwhockey.org/colorado/BaA.html
Questions,
comments, etc, please email me: teulberg@gmail.com
Please
forward this message along to your local club lists and anybody who might
otherwise miss it.
Thanks. See
you all in January!
-Tyera
Eulberg
B@A Coordinator |
posted Sep 4, 2009 10:58 AM by Greg Fitzgerald
On Tuesday, September 29th, 8pm-9:30pm, SDUHC will host a Tryout for the California Team Tournament in San Jose on November 7th. Rhett "Duke" Perkins will select a team of 12. All level players are welcome to attend the Tryout!!! A few spots on the team will be allocated for "development," so if you're new, please don't miss this opportunity to take your game to the next level.
To tryout, no need to register, just show up ready to play and have your checkbook! After the tryout, no player will be accepted to the team without upfront payment for tournament registration. Fees are estimated to be between $25 and $40 per player plus optional banquet costs.
See ya on the bottom, Greg
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posted Sep 3, 2009 10:27 AM by Greg Fitzgerald
The California Team
Tournament will take place at the San Jose State University pool on Saturday November 7th.
The pool time will start at 10am and run to around 8pm.
Greg Appling has generously offered to host the banquet afterward.
Please note this is NOT
going to be a potluck tourney; it will be a competitive,
California-only team tournament. Clubs can register multiple teams;
however, registration will be capped at 6 teams.
Team registration is estimated between $300 and $400 per team + banquet fees.
All players should be currently living in California and should have
practiced with the club they intend to represent. Non-Californians can
play with a California club if he or she had previously been a member of that club. |
posted Jul 13, 2009 9:19 PM by Greg Fitzgerald
posted Jul 13, 2009 9:04 PM by Greg Fitzgerald
posted Jun 15, 2009 4:30 PM by Greg Fitzgerald
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updated Jun 19, 2009 10:32 AM
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On June 26th, the San Diego Underwater Hockey Club's "Team Evil" will head to Minneapolis for US Nationals. SDUHC has assembled its top talent to compete for Gold! The team includes former members of USA Elite Teams, three Masters World Champions, and the goalie of the Colombian Underwater Rugby Team. The team is strong, fit, and ready to dominate!
:: Captain :: Greg Fitzgerald University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
USA Nationals 2001, Gold USA Elite Team 2004 USA Elite Team 2008
Rhett "Duke" Perkins San Diego
USA Elite Team 1996
USA Elite Team 1998
:: Vice Captain :: Meschi "The Bull" Schmidt University of Cape Town, South Africa
Southern Hemisphere Games 1995, Gold USA Elite Team 2002 USA Masters 2006, GoldKatie Frank Michigan State University
USA Elite Team 2006
Dimitri Deheyn San Diego
Pacific Coast Championships, 2007 USA Nationals, 2008 Pacific Coast Championships, 2008
Julio LopezMedellín, Colombia
Underwater Rugby Colombian Elite TeamDes Minnion England
English Elite Team
Stephen Akeridge University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUSA Elite Team, Alternate, 2008
Gary Christianson Minneapolis, Minnesota
USA Masters Team 1998, Bronze USA Masters Team 2002, Gold
Herb Baylon
San Diego
Philippine Elite Team 1998
USA Masters Team 2002, Gold
Philippine Masters Team 2004 Singapore Team, Asia Championship 2008
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