"maneuvring" - 1 õppematerjal

Unusual Sports - Underwater hockey

number of teams is between 60 and 80  Rules Two teams of up to ten players compete, with six players on each team in play at once (remaining four players are substituted into play from a substitution area) Before the start puck is placed in the middle of the pool,players wait in the water, touching the wall above the goals they are defending. After the signal players are free to swim anywhere in the play area and try to score by maneuvring the puck into the opponents' goal. Players hold their breath as they dive to the bottom of the pool. Play continues until either a goal is scored, and players return to their wall to start a new point two halves, ten to fifteen minutes (15 min at world championship tournaments) , and a short half-time interval.At half time the two teams switch ends. Also there is penalties, that is given to the offending rules team