>> It's rare that people
have heard of it.
>> My husband made me start.
I've been hooked ever since.
>> I didn't know what it was.
I didn't know
until I got in the pool
and people started showing me.
>> Let's go!
>> We're at the Door County Y.
We're getting ready to play
underwater hockey.
>> Underwater hockey.
We are all underwater hockey
players.
>> Ready, set, go!
* [Call to the Post]
>> It's a game we play on
the bottom of the swimming pool.
We all wear mask, fins and
snorkel.
We push a lead puck
around the bottom of the pool
with a wooden stick.
It's about a foot long
that you hold in one hand.
There's six people on a team.
The goals are on the bottom
of the pool.
We flick it
or swim it into the goal.
>> The hardest part at first
is to get used to the snorkel
and the breathing.
For me it was like
a good probably month,
before I really got the hang
of the breath control and
knowing how to use the snorkel.
>> You gotta come up and
get a breath, go back down,
and hold your breath
while you're actually playing.
>> Great shot!
>> There's techniques.
Different moves.
>> There's three backs
and three forwards.
You do a rotation, depending
on which side of the puck is.
If the puck goes on the left
side, the left back can go up.
The center back up behind him,
and the other one comes behind
them.
If it's vice versa,
if it goes to the right side,
you do the opposite.
>> No auditory communication
at all.
Looks, gestures, anticipation.
I mean, we have to play
together, and as we play,
we really instinctually
feed upon each other.
It's almost like basketball
in positioning,
but no communication.
[laughs]
Our group here has got
several families that play.
>> Kendall and I both
are underwater hockey players,
and so we met playing
underwater hockey.
And since we continued to play
after we had kids, our kids were
sort of dragged in the pool with
us every weekend as we played.
>> Peace and quiet.
>> It's lovely
underneath the water.
It's very quiet.
It's a great break
from real life.
>> It's a good date night.
>> Yeah.
>> And that's how it started,
actually.
I hired a babysitter, and said
"Honey, you're coming with me.
It's date night."
>> So, underwater hockey
is our Friday night date night.
>> Every time that I come to the
pool, I'm still just as excited
to get in the water and play.
I think a lot of that has to do
with the community
and the family
that we end up playing with.
>> I've met a lot of interesting
people through it, so you know,
it's getting to be probably
as much about the people
as the game anymore.
It's a fun game, too.