Singapore Underwater Federation

the word "hockey" may seems familiar to many, in particular, we can link the term "hockey" to sports like hockey on field, ice-hockey (more aggressive ones) and inline-hockey. but have u ever heard of "underwater hockey"? at least not for myself, it's probably the first time i've ever encounter this activity and of cos i'm curious about it. i was introduced into this sport through a fren who's currently a member of the S'pore Underwater Federation (SUF in short). but i've yet to actuali gone down to see for myself, shld do some exploration soon.

Underwater hockey literally means it's a sport conducted in the waters, however it's not essential to be fully-equipped with the normal diving suit and equipments, instead the players basically just need to wear their large fins, a diving mask with snorkel and a thick glove. Underwater hockey is played in a 25m x 15m pool that is between 1.8 - 3 m deep. Each side has 12 players, 10 of who can play in any one game. During the game 6 players are in the pool with 4 interchange players on the side who can sub-in at any time. as for the details, i'll leave it to those who are interested to see for themselves --> http://www.suf.org.sg/uwhockey.asp

they are having their training sessions every Tue and Fri, from 7.30-9pm, and venue would be at Queensway Swimming Complex. for those are keen to find out more of this unusual sport, drop by the above mentioned location to see for urself what "underwater hockey" is all about.