Rules

Mandatory Equipment:

Underwater hockey

• Mask
• Fins
• Snorkel
• Head Cap
• Glove
• Mouth Guard
• Stick.

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1. An official game consists of 2 x 30minutes halves with a 3-minute break in-between. Teams switch ends at half time.
2. Each team can have a maximum of 6 players in the water, and 4 substitutes on deck.
3. The goal is 3 meters in length!
4. The puck must not be touched by a player’s hand, or lifted / carried on a player’s stick.
5. Sticks must be held only by their handle.

Need a Break? ...Use A "SUB"

1. Substitutes must be entirely out of the water (including fins), and must wait behind the starting line of their team.
2. Before a sub can enter the water, the player being replaced must be entirely out the water (including their fins).
3. Teams can sub while the game is underway (referred to as “subbing onthe- fly”), or at any natural break in the game (a goal / half time / etc.).
4. Failure to sub correctly results in a 1- minute penalty for the sub, and for 1 player in the water.

What not to do:

Official Underwater Hockey Infringements:

Underwater hockey

Standing on the bottom;

More than 6 players in the water;

Handling or advancing the puck with anything other than the stick;

Lifting or carrying the puck balanced on the stick;

Stopping a goal being scored with anything other than the stick (ie: body);

Obstructing an opponent in anyway while not in possession of the puck;

Covering or obstructing the puck with a player’s body or equipment while not in possession of the puck;

Using hands / arms / body in any way to grasp, pull or push an opponent or their stick;

Removing any of opponent’s equipment;

Deliberately hurting an opponent;

FINALLY # 1 RULE = Behaving in an unsportsman like manner.

If you DO any of the above it will result in one of the following:

• A warning (for Minor offenses);
• Time out (Major offense);
• Equal Puck (Accidental offenses);
• Advantage Puck (Minor & Major);
• Penalty Shot (Offense close to goal);
• Player dismissed (serious offense).