Open Kampioenschap / Dutch Open Championship

I heard a rumour that Liam wanted to write some more about the mouth guard issue so decided to use this tournament as a testing ground for the effectiveness of the different mouth guards, so based on this and his reckless nature, i think its safe to assume that perhaps he did mean to flick you in the face. :wink:

And I think he must have bribed the ref, as after the ref checked to see I was okay it was called an equal puck!

On the site from Barramoenda there are also some photos.
(The flickr photos i can not see.)

http://www.barramoenda.nl/fotoalbum/...2007&current=0

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hey! it was an accident! and who's calling me reckless from new zealand? the cheek!

the ref was french... need i say more. that was actually the unluckiest tournament i have ever had for head shots. i hope i have used up all that bad luck.

That ref in the yellow/black shirt?
He was good. In what i dont now but he must be good in something. :twisted:


it was an accident!?????
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the unluckiest tournament i have ever had for head shots!

You are lucky not to been trown out the game.
Thats an illigal and dangeres skill.
Even when it is an accident you must have been given time outside the game.

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Thrown out?
In a dutch tournament?
Just for hitting someone with the puck?

Unlikely...

The dutch run a rather more violent and damaging version of the game than the rest of the world, due in part to their having their own 'dutch rules' that ignore the rules everyone else plays by...

Only in Holland have I had a member of the opposition come up to me smiling after the game and say "that was a really nice move you did to get around me, I'm lucky I managed to get my other elbow into your face to stop you!"

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I think you speak with some players from Breda?
In the Netherlands is violent and damaging play also not allowed.
For shooting a puck nearby a face or in the face you get normal easy 2 or 5 minuts.
For hitting/fighting somebody you can leave.
And for an elbow 2 or 5 minuts.

But i agree with you that some teams / players in the highest class in the netherlands think they can do that.
But our rules dont are so different then the rest off the world.
The only differents is by chanching players at the chanching place. By us you dont jump into the pool.

Iff you get pass me with a good move i see it and i tell you after the game
"see you the next time. Try it then again. i now now how you did it!"
I and my own club players NEVER traint in violent and damaging play.

Iff i 'm a reff and i see it you will go outside the game for some times.
Violents and damaging play has nothing to do with the game underwaterhockey.

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you may think violent play is bad sven, but your refs need to think the same and begin punishing players for those fouls.

Indeed but that counts for all countrys in the world.

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yes sven it does.

have you ever played a tourney in nz, australia, great britain? the reffing standard is comparatively very high in those countries.