The Wollongong 4s is a potluck competition where teams of four players battle it out in 2x5min games in a court 2.4m deep and 15x17m.
This year's event will be held on the 5th of March 2022.
Please pre-register @ https://www.trybooking.com/BXJXU
Australian 2022 National Championships
January 30, 2022 by
AUFQ in consultation with UHA and AUF made the decision to delay the 2022 Australian National Championships. The competition will now take place from the 4th to 9th July.
The reasons for this decision were as follows:
- Limited team registrations per division
- WA border restrictions have been extended and may not open until past the current comp date;
- COVID 19 - associated risk to the tournament should any team be taken out by the impacts of Covid or the rules around close contacts of a positive case.
AUFQ, UHA and the AUF hope that delaying the 2022 Australian National Championships until July will achieve the following:
- Facilitate WA state team inclusion across divisions;
- Provide a more stable and understood tournament environment in consideration of COVID 19.
- Increase the likelihood of additional teams across divisions (inter-state/overseas).
Updates about the competition are posted on 2022 Australian National Championships Facebook page.
Should you have any questions please contact AUFQ Organisers uwhnationals2022@gmail.com or the UHA Tournament Director (Stewart Parkinson) via email or mobile.
A updated information pack and important dates will soon follow.
2022 Kings Cup Club Championships moved to April
January 3, 2022 by
The Kings Cup was scheduled to be held in July but with the postponement of the 2022 Australian National Championships, the Kings Cup club championships will now move to April.
The event will be held on 9 & 10 April 2022 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Updates about the competition can be viewed via the Kings Cup 2022 Facebook page.
Australian 2020 Elite Teams
January 31, 2020 by
The Australian Elite teams for 2020 were announced at the recent Australian UWH Championships. The selected teams are as follows:
Australian Elite Women's Team
- Hannah Robbert-Tissot (C)
- Eliza Game
- Romy Keppel
- Sunny Pasco-Thompson
- Alice Van Der Woude
- Sasha Baudestil
- Zoe Canavan
- Dan Hunt
- Katelyn Tenbensel
- Tori Wickham
- Briody Hilder
- Kate Howard
Australian Elite Men's Team
- Tom Miller (Captain)
- Gavan Wise
- Todd Canavan
- Josh Mackenzie
- Gary Rosewarne
- Mason Gillespie
- Shannon Griffiths
- Amar Sarmiento
- Stewart Parkinson
- Scott Mackenzie
- Hunter Jones
- Rhys Milburn
- Joel Hattie (Reserve)
- Max Campbell (Reserve)
Australian UWH Championships 2020
January 17, 2020 by
The 2020 Australian Underwater Hockey Championships were held at Knox Grammar School, Sydney from 19-24 January 2020.
For information and results about the competition:
Pacific Rim Age Group Championships announced for Cairns
January 17, 2020 by
Note
Dear members, Unfortunately due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation we have had to cancel the 2020 Asia Pacific Cup that was due to be held in Cairns in December. Australia and NZ are working closely to look at potential UWH replacement tournaments for both elites and age teams once there is more certainty around international travel.
We will keep you posted.
UHA Committee
The Tobruk Memorial Pool in Cairns will play host to an Australian / New Zealand Age Games Invitational from the 5th to the 8th of December 2020.
Categories include U19 & U24 Male & Female divisions.
An information pack will be released soon.
Register your interest via email to secretary@underwaterhockeyaustralia.org.au
Australian Junior Training Academy
December 23, 2019 by
DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 SITUATION THIS TRAINING CAMP WILL NO LONGER PROCEED.
The UHA is pleased to announce the first annual Weekend Training Academy for Age Players in May 2020 on the Gold Coast.
- Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 May 2020
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Thanks to Coordinator Sean Hartley (and team) for their efforts in bring this to fruition.
The idea behind this is to provide an annual weekend for U19 and U24 players along with Age Games Appointed Coaches and/or equivalent trainers.
The Academy is for those junior and young adult players wishing to "represent" and further their hockey skills and understanding to the next level. We anticipate the attendance of:
- U19 girls + coach
- U19 boys + coach
- U24 women + coach
- U24 men + coach
- +experienced players to assist and act as mentors
- +specialist presenters to be confirmed
- a chaperone from each state to accompany underage players
The flyer below provides an indication of what to expect and estimated costings (which are based on the attendance of 30 to 40 players).
PROCESS FOR PLAYER ATTENDANCE:
- Advise your State Rep / local junior coach or Australian Age Games Coach you wish to attend (they will submit your name and contact details to the organisers)
On confirmation of attendance the process for flight bookings will be communications.
For further information please contact Eden Brown edenbrown63 [at] @yahoo.com
Call-out: Australian Team Selectors
December 17, 2019 by
The UHA is calling for nominations for national team selectors for the 2020 Australian teams for the following categories:
- Elite Womens AUS
- Elite Mens AUS
- Masters Women AUS
- Masters Men AUS
Selectors are required to be in Sydney for the Australian Underwater Hockey Championships on the 24th January.
If you are interested in applying for any of these roles please email UHA at secretary@underwaterhockeyaustralia.org.au
Call-out: Australian Junior Coaches (2020-21)
December 17, 2019 by
The UHA is calling for nominations for COACHING positions for Australian Age Games Teams in 2020-21.
Applications are requested for the following teams:
- U19 Men
- U19 Women
- U24 Men
- U24 Women
Commitment requirements include:
- Address interested athletes at 2020 Nationals in Sydney on Friday 24 January (30 mins);
- Attend annual weekend training academy scheduled for 30-31 May 2020 on the Gold Coast (funded)
- Attend selection process for Pacific Rim Competition (funded; date & venue tbc)
- Attend Pacific Rim Competition scheduled for 5-8 December 2020 in Cairns (funded)
- Attend formal selection process for Worlds squad at the 2021 Nationals (Jan 2021 - date & venue tbc)
- Attend annual weekend training academy and/or training camps in May 2021 (funded)
- Attend World Championships in mid-2021 (date & venue tbc; funded)
Administrative requirements include:
- Develop tailored training programs and team strategy documentation;
- Provide regular individual feedback to players;
- Liaison with parents and team managers;
- Liaison and formal progress reporting to UHA committee;
All coaches will be required to obtain a Working with Children check and have or are keen to gain their formal Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching Qualifications.
If you are interested in applying for any of these roles please submit an overview of your experience to the UHA (secretary@underwaterhockeyaustralia.org.au) by midday 23 January 2020.
2020 World Champs: Oz team information pack
December 13, 2019 by
The 21st CMAS Underwater Hockey World Championships are being held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre from 20 July to1 August 2020. This is a state-of-the-art facility that hosted the swimming and diving events during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and is up to full Olympic standard.
Information for players interested in trialing for Australian teams is now available as follows: