Underwater Hockey

[Freedive WI]

I just help set up another team in the Milwaukee area, with some help from some of the other guys I play hockey with.

They now have a regular group of 12-15 people, from at least 3 different dive shops, who play every Tuesday night. The will play through the end of March- maybe even longer. We play through the end of April in our Madison club.

If your interested in starting up your own team, it's a great way for people to stay active throughout the winter months- besides ice divng. All ability levels are welcome, since even the best hockey player has to come up for air and you can steal the puck from them when they do. ;D

All players need are a mask, snorkel, and fins. People last night found out that smaller snorkeling fins (read: cheap) work better than any of the open-heel scuba fins. They also found out that a basic snorkel works better than those huge dry snorkels- too much resistance when swimming fast through the water. Last thing that you need is a glove to protect your hand as it scrapes across the bottom of the pool. A garden glove with some hot glue on the knuckles is cheap and easy to make.

The only other things you need are sticks and a puck. One of the Madison club members has started making sticks, and plans on making pucks in the near future. He can be reached at:
ebb_mart@yahoo.com

Jon