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Australia Cup / Trans Tasman Championships 2012 results

July 30, 2012 by

Underwater Hockey Australia, on behalf of the Australian Underwater Federation, hosted the 2012 Australia Cup / Trans Tasman Underwater Hockey Championships at the Miami Swimming Complex, Gold Coast from 7-13 July 2012.

Final Standings

U/19 Women

  1. New Zealand (Trans Tasman Champions)
  2. Australia

Final MVP: Cara Christopher (New Zealand)

U/19 Men

  1. New Zealand (Trans Tasman Champions)
  2. Australia

Final MVP: Josh MacKenzie (Australia)

U/23 Men

  1. Australia (Trans Tasman Champions)
  2. New Zealand

Final MVP: Matt Paine (Australia)

Elite Women

  1. New Zealand (Trans Tasman and Australia Cup Champions)
  2. Australia Gold
  3. Amazons
  4. Australia Green
  5. New Zealand U23

Final MVP: Kaitlyn White (New Zealand)

Elite Men

  1. Australia (Trans Tasman and Australia Cup Champions)
  2. New Zealand
  3. Barbarians

Finals MVP: Andre Heller (New Zealand)

 

Day 5 (Finals) Results

Elite Women        57 (Semi Final): New Zealand (7) v Amazons (0)

Elite Women        58 (Semi Final): Australia Gold (3) v Australia Green (1)

Elite Men              59 (Semi Final): New Zealand (3) v Barbarians (2)

U19 Women         60 (Final): New Zealand (8) v Australia (0) MVP: Cara Christopher

U/19 Men             61 (Final): New Zealand (3) v Australia (2) MVP: Josh MacKenzie

U23 Men              62 (Final): New Zealand (1) v Australia (4) MVP: Matt Paine

Elite Women       63 (3rd v 4th Final): Amazons (3) v Australia Green (1)

Elite Women       64 (Final): New Zealand (3) v Australia Gold (1) MVP: Kaitlyn White

Elite Men             65 (Final): New Zealand (1) v Barbarians (3) MVP: Andre Heller

 

Standings at the conclusion of Day 4

U19 Men P W D L F GF GA
New Zealand 4 3 1 21 0
Australia 4 1 3 0 21
U19 Women P W D L F GF GA
New Zealand 6 5 1 36 8
Australia 6 1 5 8 36
U23 Men P W D L F GF GA
Australia 4 4 16 2
New Zealand 4 4 2 16
Elite Men
Australia Cup P W D L F GF GA
Australia 6 5 1 16 10
New Zealand 6 3 1 2 15 12
Barbarians 6 6 9 18
Trans-Tasman P W D L F GF GA
Australia 3 2 1 8 5
New Zealand 3 1 2 5 8
Elite Women
Australia Cup P W D L F GF GA
New Zealand 8 8 49 5
Australia Gold 8 5 1 2 17 14
Australia Green 8 3 1 4 17 20
Amazons 8 2 6 9 27
New Zealand U23 8 1 7 9 33
Trans-Tasman P W D L F GF GA
New Zealand 4 4 26 4
Australia Gold 4 1 1 2 5 11
Australia Green 4 1 4 6 22

 

Day 4 Results

Elite Women         39: New Zealand (9) v NZ U23 (0)

Elite Men              40: Australia (4) v New Zealand (2)

Elite Women         41: Amazons (2) v Australia Green (1)

U19 Men              42: Australia (1) v New Zealand (1)

U/19 Women        43: Australia (2) v New Zealand (5)

U23 Men              44: Australia (5) v New Zealand (1)

Elite Women         45: Australia Gold (3) v NZ U23 Women (1)

Elite Men              46: Barbarians (2) v New Zealand (3)

Elite Women        47: New Zealand (4) v Australia Green (1)

48: NO GAME

Crossover             49: NZ U19 Men (0) v NZ U23 Men (1)

Crossover             50: Australia U19 Men (1) v Australia U23 Men (7)

U/19 Women        51: Australia (0) v New Zealand (4)

Elite Men              52: Barbarians (2) v Australia (3)

Elite Women         53: Amazons (0) v Australia Gold (1)

54: NO GAME

Crossover             55: NZ U/19 Women (0) v NZ U/23 Women (12)

Crossover             56: NZ Elite Men (8) v Australia U23 Men (0)

 

Results Day 3

Elite Women               Game 21: Australia Green (4) def NZ U23 Women (2)

Elite Men                    Game 22: Barbarians (2) v Australia (3)

Elite Women               Game 23: Amazons (1) v New Zealand (7)

U19 Men                    Game 24: New Zealand (4) v Australia (0)

U/19 Women               Game 25: New Zealand (10) v Australia (0)

U23 Men                    Game 26: New Zealand (1) v Australia (5)

Elite Women               Game 27: Australia Gold (4) v Australia Green (3)

Elite Men                    Game 28: New Zealand (2) v Australia (2)

Elite Women               Game 29: Amazons (0) v NZ U23 Women (2)

Game 30: No Game

Crossover                   Game 31: Australia U19 Men (0) v NZ U23 Men (10)

Crossover                   Game 32: NZ U19 Men (1) v Australia U23 Men (3)

U/19 Women               Game 33: New Zealand (6) v Australia (1)

Elite Men                    Game 34: New Zealand (4) v Barbarians (2)

Elite Women               Game 35: Australia Green (1) v New Zealand (7)

Elite Women               Game 36: Australia Gold (2) v Amazons (1)

Crossover                   Game 37: Australia U19 Women (0) v NZ U/23 Women (15)

Crossover                   Game 38: Australia Elite Men (6) v Australia U23 Men (0)

Results Day 2

Elite Women               Game 3: Amazons (0) def by New Zealand (8)

Elite Men                    Game 4: New Zealand (3) def Barbarians (0)

Elite Women               Game 5: Australia Gold (5) def NZ U23 Women (1)

U23 Men                    Game 6: Australia (3) def New Zealand (0)

U/19 Women               Game 7: New Zealand (7) def Australia (1)

U19 Men                    Game 8: Australia (0) def by New Zealand (8)

Elite Women               Game 9: Amazons (1) def by Australia Green (5)

Elite Men                    Game 10: Australia (2) def Barbarians (1)

Elite Women               Game 11: New Zealand (6) def NZ U23 Women (0)

U23 Men                    Game 12: Australia (3) def New Zealand (0)

Elite Women               Game 13: Australia Gold (0) drew Australia Green (0)

U19 Men                    Game 14: New Zealand (8) def Australia (0)

Game 15: No game

Elite Men                    Game 16: Australia (2) def New Zealand (1)

U/19 Women               Game 17: Australia (4) drew New Zealand (4)

Crossover                    Game 18: Barbarians (9) def Australia (0)

Elite Women               Game 19: New Zealand (3) def Australia Gold (2)

Elite Women               Game 20: Amazons (4) def NZ U23 Women (2)

Results Day 1

Elite Women               Game 1: Australia Gold (0) def by New Zealand (5)

Elite Women               Game 2: Australia Green (4) def New Zealand (1)

 

 

 

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AUF memberships due July 1, 2012

June 17, 2012 by

Australian Underwater Federation memberships expire on June 30.

Changes to Membership Structure

The AUF has recently made changes to improve the membership data base tier structure, to improve access and reporting capabilities at a club level.

What does this mean you members?

It has not changed your fees or your link to your club or Commission (sport).

It will allow your club, if they choose, to include the club membership fees in one payment.

You will now have more choices of membership e.g.  1 yr,  4 yrs, 6 months (1 Jan – 30 June) or family membership. For clarification of Membership types please go to the web page.

Your club will be able to access all the data for their members.

Your club will be able to use the data base to send communication to its members.

Your club will be able to use the data base for registrations for events/competitions.

You will have a separate log on and password for each commission (sport) that you are a member of.  Please ensure that you log into the correct sport when paying your membership as your main sport and then your secondary sports . Once logged in you can change your password. We hope in the near future to make an upgrade so that only one log in will be required – but we are not ready for that yet.

When you renew your membership you will see that the pricing structure and time frame reflects the changes to the season end date.

Having trouble renewing?

For any problems with your membership renewal  please email memberships@auf.com.au, please allow a couple of days for a response, remember we are all volunteers.

 

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Bridging the ditch

June 17, 2012 by

By Zoe Canavan

“Is that a wooden stick? What are you, a dinosaur?”

“No, I’m Australian.”

Using plastic sticks for the last two years I’ve been living in New Zealand has helped me blend in with the Kiwis playing UWH in Wellington. I recently switched back to wooden sticks and quickly became aware of the flashing sign above my head that screamed ‘Australian’. The first night I played with my wooden sticks, I caught one of my teammates staring at my stick with a mixture of confusion and intrigue. He had no idea sticks could be made of anything but plastic because it was all he had ever seen.

Naturally, there are many differences between the way in which New Zealand and Australia play. We play in different formations, we have different ‘rules’, the names for our positions and even our gear differs.

Let’s start with the gear. The majority of Kiwis use plastic sticks – typically the Dorsal or Stingray. A stick can be quite a personal thing and different types work for each of us. The plastic sticks that they use are particularly efficient with the Kiwi puck – a puck which is significantly different to ours. The Kiwi puck is heavier than the Aussie one and has rounded edges. The weight gives it more stability when swimming, lessening the chance of the puck bobbling on your stick when you’re doing a breakaway. Players that have used both types of puck say the Kiwi puck seems to fly straighter and further, while keeping at a reasonable height. The rubber finish on the Aussie puck provides better grip between the puck and stick, which is helpful when learning to flick but, it can result in a flick going higher than anticipated.

Most people know NZ play in a 2-3-1 formation. They have two forwards, then two wings (half backs) and a centre back, and behind them all is the goalie (full back). One of the key differences in our formations is the lack of a centre forward. The NZ centre is more of a defensive player sitting behind the puck and controlling the middle of the pool rather than up front like we’re used to.

The Kiwi backline doesn’t rotate like an Aussie one would. Instead they use a two way rotation between the goalie and the on-side wing, leaving the off-wing to hang back and hover over the tray. Don’t be tricked into thinking they won’t switch it across the backline because they can and will.

Kiwis also have a different philosophy on flicking than Aussies do. We like to flick on a 45 degree angle whereas NZ will only flick straight forward or flat to the side. Each approach suits the country because of the way their formations work.

There are some incredibly talented players in NZ and the competition, even at a local level, is of a high standard. They hold many competitions throughout the year, some official and some fun and quirky. There are Club Nationals, North/South Island Club tournaments, Regionals, an annual 4-a-side in Dunedin (which was fantastic!) and quality local hockey to attend. If you ever get the opportunity to play with, or against, the Kiwis at one of these tournaments, I highly recommend you put your name down and get on a plane.

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In the spotlight: Margaret River Underwater Hockey Club

June 17, 2012 by

By Chris Wenman

About the club

Margaret River Underwater Hockey Club is a great place to play, with high game standards and a great bunch of people young and old. The club is now an Incorporated club and is active in funding applications to help maintain and update equipment available, particularly for the juniors to use. The club has a fantastic relationship with the staff at the Margaret River Recreation and Aquatic Centre.

We started about 12 years ago when Clare Forward moved into town. Clare, along with about five or six other like minded bodies formed the club and started playing at the Margaret River Recreation and Aquatic Centre. The pool has a liner surface, which saw the club come under intense scrutiny in previous years when the game was blamed as the cause of damage to the liner. Eventually the game of underwater hockey was found not to be the reason for any damage, and the club started gathering momentum with new players regularly showing up for the weekly game.

In the last two years the club has transformed into one of the strongest sporting bodies in Margaret River, having a senior membership of about 50 and a junior membership of about 30.

Club nights

Games are played three nights per week:

  • Mondays 6pm - 8.00pm (open game)
  • Wednesdays 6pm - 7pm (ladies only)
  • Wednesdays 7pm - 8.15pm (open game)
  • Fridays 5pm - 6pm (juniors)
  • Fridays 6pm - 7pm (open game)

Teams are formed on the night and played in a 3-3 format, most nights see full teams with interchange players available.
The highlight of the year is without doubt the Margaret River Rumble, a tournament open to any players from anywhere! All players are placed in a pool (pardon the pun!), and teams are formed. The comp is usually followed with a presentation and curry feast.

The players range in age from 8 years old to mid fifties. The club currently has four 8 year olds that play every Friday, they are all budding stars in the making, pool depth of 1.9m no challenge! The oldest player would be Gary Gibbon, the clubs' treasurer.

The Committee

  • Mark Nathan, the elusive President
  • Chris Wenman, secretary
  • Gary Gibbon, treasurer
  • Clare Forward, general do everythinger!

Representative players

The club currently has four Australian Under 19 representatives:

  • Hayden Wenman (17yrs) - Mens, half back
  • Tate Strudwick (14yrs) - ladies, centre- Captain
  • Sunny Pasco (16yrs) - ladies, wing
  • Meg Pardoe (17yrs) - ladies, wing

Club players that represented Western Australia in the 2012 Australian National Underwater Hockey Championships:

  • Country Masters Team
    • Mark Nathan
    • Chris Wenman
    • Gene Hardy
    • Gareth Mann
    • Pat Kelly
    • Mark Lee
  • Mens Elite
    • Jason Miezis
  • Women:
    • Clare Forward
    • Sunny Hardy
    • Jasmine Mann
  • U/19 Juniors:
    • Hayden Wenman
    • Zephyr Morris
    • Sunny Pasco
    • Meg Pardoe

More information

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UWH at Oceania Dive Travel & Watersports Expo

June 14, 2012 by

Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
8 & 9 September 2012

ODEX11 logo

Underwater Hockey Australia in conjunction with the NSW Underwater Hockey Commission will host a booth at the Oceania Dive Travel & Watersports Expo in Sydney.

We will be showcasing the sport of Underwater Hockey and outlining opportunities to get involved in NSW and across Australia.

ODEX has been developed as a family friendly consumer event that will showcase products and services relating to recreational scuba diving, dive resorts and holiday destinations, underwater imaging, marine ecotourism and conservation initiatives, freediving and spearfishing, watersports and various other exciting underwater activities.

ODEX is complemented by several educational seminars and is proud to be a Major Sponsor of the 2012 Australian Fin Swimming Championships.

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Fin Swimming Championships 2012

May 30, 2012 by

Quick on a break away? Test yourself against Australia's best Fin Swimmers.

Fin Swimming lends itself to Underwater Hockey very readily. Many of the best Underwater Hockey players started off as fin swimmers.

OzFin Australia is calling for participants from Underwater Hockey to compete in the upcoming Australian Fin Swimming Championships in Sydney.

Events include:

  • 50m surface and breathhold
  • 100m surface and Scuba
  • 200m surface
  • 400m surface and Scuba
  • 800m surface and Scuba
  • 1500m surface
  • See entry form for complete listing

Australian Fin Swimming Championships 2012

8-9 September 2012
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW 2127

Rules of Competition

  • CMAS rules will apply (except some in water starts will be allowed for Masters competitors and those with disabilities)
  • One (1) start only
  • Separate Awards and records will be issued for Mono and Duo events.
  • Competitors entering an event using a Monofin, cannot enter the same event using Duo Fins (bi fins).
  • Where entries are less than four (4) for an event, the men’s and women’s events may be combined or where there is an event for separate Mono and Duo these may be combined but individual awards and records will be taken into account.
  • Age records will apply and results will include best in each age group, although medals will be presented as open medals.
  • Entrants in the scuba events MUST be able to show proof of scuba certification to the minimum CMAS standard of open water diver.

Competition Entry Fee

  • $50 per person*

* Contact organiser for family rate

Ozfin Membership (includes AUF)

  • Senior: $55
  • Junior: $35

Membership to be paid using AUF webpage. International competitors must have CMAS affiliated membership.

Entry Forms

Entry forms must be returned by 7 August 2012. Late entries will be considered if there are spare lanes available.

Forms should be returned to:

Cheques payable to: Matt Edmunds
Transfers payable to: Matt Edmunds, ANZ, 013-412 551 289 218

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ATTENTION: ELITE MEN’S PLAYERS

May 25, 2012 by

Due to the withdrawal of a player selected in the original squad, Underwater Hockey Australia (UHA) is calling for nominations from interested players for the Australian Elite Men's team which will participate in the forthcoming Trans Tasman Competition to be held on the Gold Coast 9-13 July 2012.

All nominations should outline:

  • Name
  • DOB
  • Contact details (email and phone)
  • Detailed outline of relevant playing history
  • Preferred position
  • Nominations should be sent to the Australian Men's team coach Arnold Piccoli (picabs@iinet.net.au) ASAP.

The nominal deadline for the submission of nominations is 31 May 2012. Following that date applications will be considered by the UHA selection panel until a suitable applicant is selected.

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Margaret River Underwater Hockey Club Winter ’12 Fashion Collection

May 9, 2012 by

The Maragret River Club has released a winter fashion collection to sponsor their juniors attending the Southern Hemisphere Championships. If you want to lend your support see the details below:

Fashionistas, Commoners, Bogans,

The Margaret River Underwater Hockey Club is proud to present our Winter '12 Collection!!

Unfortunately there are a few limitations on sizes and colours and with the RUMBLE just days away, time is of the essence...you have exactly 4 DAYS to customise, secure your very own Tshirt and Hoodie.

The process is simple...

  1. Check out the cool design attached
  2. Follow the link to select your favoured colour...(do this before selecting your size as some sizes have colour limitations)
  3. Select your size
  4. Reply to patkelly79@gmail.com with your order by THIS Thursday the 10th of May!! To avoid confusion and/or incorrect orders include the order number with your colour and size e.g Navy, Small, 64000L

NB:

  • The printing colours cannot be altered...they are as the attachment suggests white at the front and red/white on the back.
  • There is NO MEDIUM Ladies Tshirts in both the PINKS and they are low on SPORTS GREY
  • Ladies Tshirts, I have been warned, are a small or tight fit
  • There are 2 options with the Hoodies and both are unisexual...the first is a 50/50 blend and the second 80/20 blend and costs $5 more.
  • Thankfully there is NO ASH GREY, TANGERINE, CARDINAL RED, SAFETY GREEN or SAFETY ORANGE Hoodies

Prices are:

  • $25 for Tshirts
  • $45 for 50/50 Blended Hoodies
  • $50 for 80/20 Blended Hoodies

Here are the links:

It's a deal, it's a steal, it's sale of the flippering century!!! A reminder that all proceeds will be going to our fledging juniors at this years Southern Hemisphere Championships!!!

Contact Pat Kelly to order (patkelly79@gmail.com)

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Hungary to host 2013 Underwater Hockey World Championships

April 23, 2012 by

CMAS recently announced that the 2013 Underwater Hockey World Championships will be held in Eger, Hungary.

At a recent meeting of the CMAS Board of Director approved a request from the Hungarian Divers Federation to host the tournament from August 23 to September 1, 2013.

The CMAS memorandum states "The Organising Committee will be set up within two weeks and will carry out all the activities in order to make the WC not only a success, but a joyful and memorable gathering of the best CMAS athletes in this discipline."

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Tasmania to host 2013 Nationals

April 20, 2012 by

The Australian Underwater Hockey Commission recently endorsed a proposal by the Tasmanian Underwater Hockey Association to host the 2013 Australian Underwater Hockey Championships.

The event will be held from 24-28 January 2013 at the Hobart Aquatic Centre.

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