Please arrive by 10:15 with your hockey equipment (mask/fin/snorkle/stick/glove). If you need to borrow any equipment, we can help you out. Please message the host.
A fun and exciting day for Underwater Hockey in San Diego.
We will be having three hours of hockey play time plus an above-water coaching/training session put on by Andreas Marwick. In the evening we'll get together for a bonfire by the bay. The USA Women's team will be here that weekend and will be joining us for some of the events.
Coaching and playing will be targeting learning to play a 2-3-1. Two forwards, three mids, and one back. Andreas will discuss how to play each of the positions for an hour, then we'll get to put the information into practice by playing it for 90 minutes. We'll dry off for 90 minutes while we discuss and ask further questions. There's also food available nearby. Then we'll have another 90 minutes of game play, again playing a 2-3-1. There will be plenty of information and fun available for long-time players, but this is a great event for newer players to learn and step up their game in a short period of time.
The quality of the coaching you'll receive cannot be overstated. Andreas coached the USA Men's Masters team that brought home the Gold Medal for our country in the most recent UWH Worlds Tournament. He will now share his knowledge with us and teach us how to properly play a 2-3-1 formation. If you're ever unsure about where you should be in the pool, this one-day event should make you understand your responsibilities in any given situation.
The schedule may change slightly, but the date will not.
10:15 Arrive at The Plunge
10:30 - 11:30 Main coaching session
11:30 - 1:00 First pool session
1:00 - 1:30 Coaching / Q+A session
1:30 - 2:30 Lunch break
2:30 - 4:00 Second pool session
5:00 - ??? Bonfire on the beach at Mission Bay
The bonfire will be a club party open to everyone and their loved ones. The club will provide hot dogs and drinks. If you want to bring other food or drinks for yourself, feel free to do so. be aware that alcohol and glass containers are both forbidden at the beach.
The cost for the coaching sessions (1.5 hours) and pool time (3 hours) is $20 or two punches.
The USA Women's Elite team will be in San Diego that weekend and will be ping-ponging with us, using the pool during the times we are not. There will be lots of women flying in for the event and it would be awesome if anyone wants to host some people for the weekend. This would help them a lot to bring the costs down. Please include the driving distance to The Plunge and the dates you have a room available (maximum = June 7-10).
We could use help with the following (more tasks will come):
- Get the food/drinks at Costco and bring them on Saturday.
- Help setup the pool/walls from 8:30-10:00am Saturday
Click "Attend" to register for this event!