NZ interzone champs results for 2007

interzones (also known as regional championships) were held in wellington over the last weekend. the courts were small, the barriers will surely be upgraded before they are used again in a major comp, but in the end there were results, as follows.

MASTERS MEN
1- Deep South
2- Northern
3- Mid North

OPEN WOMEN
1- Central A
2- Deep South
3- Northern
(the "Far West" team actually won the playoff for third but were ineligible for medals as they are from Australia... even though a few of them were kiwis anyway!)

OPEN MEN
1- Northern
2- Central A
3- Deep South

As for the function, the nightlife of wellington was the real winner and everyone looked really hot.

Come on, where are the photos from the function??

i'll see what i can find!

I know there were some great pics taken! :shock:

Thanks to Tristan and co for putting on a great comp. We sure can learn from the kiwis on how to strike that balance between hosting a professional comp and cost minimisation. The comp was ran over 2 and a bit days (a few games on the Thurs night) with 17 teams in 3 categories (2 small courts ala Sydney and Perth nationals). I don't think I personally support the 4 games/day, but if that is what it takes to get 6-7 teams there, then it has to be considered.

It was so refreshing to play against 6 different (!) womens teams. Never thought I'd be calling myself a Westie, but learnt to do it with pride! Congrats to Zoe and Jess and their teams for games well played. Hopefully we'll be able to do it again. Probably take me at least a year to recover. Currenlty walking with a hobble.

Isn't UWH a great sport!

Cheers

Lena,

Thank you for your support and participation in NZ Interzone Championships (Regionals). For 2008 and 2009 I am trying to book the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre for the following dates...

2008
2m section 8am till 10PM Thursday 6th March 2008
2m section 6am till 10PM Friday 7th March 2008
2m section 6am till 7PM Saturday 8thMarch 2008
Alternative 13-15 March 2008

2009
2m section 8am till 10PM Thursday 5th March 2009
2m section 6am till 10PM Friday 6th March 2009
2m section 6am till 7PM Saturday 7th March 2009
Alternative 12-14 March 2009

This booking should allow use of Wellington's International Court (375sqm) as well as only 3 games per day.

Pictures- Angela has these and as our new Publicity Officer I will get her to join.

Regards

Tristan

Hi Tristen, Can any body play next year?
Cheers
Belle
PS, Had a game in Aukland on Monday night, was great, thank to all that night.

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Underwater Hockey Rules!

Can any body play next year?

Belle,

Underwater Hockey NZ does allow participation of teams from outside of NZ on a case by case basis due to pool constraints.

If people ask early enough we generally can accommodate teams in the draws.

:cry: The main tournaments that we generally can't take every team that wants to attend are

NZ Interzone Champs (6 weeks prior to Internationals)
NZ Schools Nationals (Late Aug)
NZ Interclub Nationals (Late Sept)

The tournments we generally can include overseas teams are:
North Island Interclub Champs -Last weekend of May
South Island Interclub Champs- First weekend of June
Northern, Central and South Island Schools Qualifying Tournaments -2nd and 3rd weekend in June
NZ U18 Interzone Champs -Second weekend in October.

Easiest option if you would like to come across or down to play is to e-mail both chair@underwaterhockey.org.nz and competitions@underwaterhockey.org.nz and ask to come.

Regards

Tristan

Hi Lena

It was great to see a 'Westie' Aussie team come over and play.

Hopefully you can all come again next year as it boosts the level of play, adds to the competition and I know all the girls enjoyed playing against you!

you're finally here zoe!

oooh now there's two zoe's...hope no one gets confused haha