Hearing Underwater Hockey or underwater hockey, perhaps the name is still less santer sounds compared to other sports branches. This water sport was first introduced and popularized by the Jakarta Underwater Hockey community that stood in August 2010. According to his history, this underwater hockey was created by Alan Blake of Southsea Sub-Aqua Club, England in 1954.
This sport is played by six people for each team. One cooled team has four backup players. Players can change each other during the match held in 2x15 minutes with a break pause for five minutes. Plays in the depth between two to three meters with a pool area about 25 meters 15 meters. Not different from hockey sports, which aims to score as many goals as possible to opponent’s goal. However, this underwater hockey does not use the goalkeeper. In the 30th Southeast Asian state sport party title or SEA Games 2019 which will take place in the Philippines, Underwater Hockey is the first-time water sporting branch cooled by only four countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines. This water sport has never been cooled at the Ômulti eventÍ event. SEA Games 2019 will be the reference whether this branch can enter the Olympic or not. During this time, underwater hockey only held a single event and world championship.
The underwater hockey in Indonesia under the Indonesian Selam Sports Association (PB POSSI) is required to deliver the best athletes consisted of 12 sons and 12 girls who have been prepared in the national training (Pelatnas) mid May 2019. Atlet-atlet options are taught through the Underwater Hockey National Championship followed by 15 provinces that last in the Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium (GBK) Senayan, Jakarta.
Team players of Underwater Hockey Indonesia Princess posing in Jakarta.
The number of team players of Underwater Hockey Indonesia daughter doing breathing exercises with Merpati Putih in Jakarta.
Despite not many knowing the existence of this sport, the team of Underwater Hockey Indonesia has a few enough achievements in international single tournaments including, the 3rd champion of the B division of the Asian Underwater Hockey Championship in 2015, the team of sons and girls were in the 4th order in Asia Underwater Hockey Championship in 2017, and the team of sons and daughters of Underwater Hockey Indonesia was in the 2nd order in Singapore Exchange 2019. The departure to the Philippines, Underwater Hockey Indonesia is focused on strategy and simulation of the game under the direction of the Australian coach, Amar Sarmiento. Meanwhile, the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainudin Amali hopes on this water sport can get gold medals in the SEA Games 2019 Philippines later, both the team of sons and girls to match. 『The weight is good, because it is played in water so that it requires coordination. While in water cannot speak. Need good coordination, the confusion should be trained correctly, Ó said Menpora when visiting the Indonesian Underwater Hockey plate in the Aquatic Stadium, GBK, Senayan.
Photo and Text : M Risyal Hidayat
The number of team players of Underwater Hockey Indonesia daughter tried uniform at Hotel Century, Senayan, Jakarta.
A number of team players of Underwater Hockey Indonesia's son resting at Hotel Century, Senayan, Jakarta.
Tato from one of the players of the Indonesian Underwater Hockey team.
The number of completeness of the Indonesian Underwater Hockey team.
Pemain team of Underwater Hockey Indonesia practiced at Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium (GBK) Senayan, Jakarta.
Pemain team of Underwater Hockey Indonesia practiced at Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium (GBK) Senayan, Jakarta.
Pemain team of Underwater Hockey Indonesia practiced at Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium (GBK) Senayan, Jakarta.
The team of Underwater Hockey Indonesia son poses when practicing at Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium (GBK) Senayan, Jakarta.
Who writes the passion for the Indonesian Underwater Hockey team while practicing at Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium (GBK) Senayan, Jakarta.
Editor : Prasetyo Utomo
