Underwater Hockey Bootcamp
Max van Rechem Coach underwater hockey team
Wed Jan 5, 12, 07-09:00pm, Alumni Wang Pool
Thu Jan 20, 27, 08:30-10:00pm, Zesiger Pool
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Knowing how to swim.
Underwater hockey (UWH) is a fun and fast water sport, it is unlike anything else you have ever played. UWH is played at the bottom of a swimming pool: you have to go down and hold your breath. It is played with a short stick that is used to push and shoot a heavy puck. Each team has 6 players.
The course has four sessions. People who attend multiple sessions will get new challenging material. For first time attendants, regardless of when you come, you will get a full basic crash course of introduction to the game together with other first time attendants after which you are invited to participate with everybody else.
You will learn:
-apnea (freediving) skills
-to get comfortable underwater
-to improve how long you can stay underwater
-snorkeling skills (if needed)
-swimming with fins
-breathing skills
-clearing a mask
-stick and puck handling skills
-swimming position with puck
-agility skills with the puck
-passing (sliding and shooting the puck)
-playing a game of underwater hockey
-explained of all the basic rules
-team tactics
Feel free to drop by! You will have a good time!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/uwh/
Contact: Max van Rechem, uwh-officers@mit.edu
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