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Community :: Sport & PastimesPyle Marlins Octopush Club
What is Octopush?Octopush is a game of underwater hockey first invented in England in 1954. The game itself revolved around the word
Octopus with the number of players being eight to suit the 'Oct'. The players or Pushers are called
just exactly Pushers - The addition of the letter H to the end of Octopus in the game's title
should now seem obvious, in retrospect.
In order to link the game to the sea further, the Squid or Puck was a generical
convenience.
How the game is palyedOctopush is a sport played underwater wearing a mask, snorkel and fins using a wooden bat. A plastic covered lead
Puck named a Squid is used and a goal is scored when this goes into a metal gulley at each end of the pool.
Pyle Marlins Octopush ClubThe club started playing the game of Octopush at Pyle swimming pool when the pool first opened in January 1982.
The club has been very successful in the past and have been Welsh Champions for about 12 years.
Octopush is a sport where men and women can compete on an even keel and the girls in Pyle have done better than
the men in that 4 of them have played in the World Championships for the British Ladies National Team at various times.
Pyle Marlins Octopush ClubMeetings are held at Pyle Swimming Pool every Wednesday evening from 9 - 10pm.
Social MeetingsSeptember 2007 :: A social meeting is held in The New House Inn, North Cornelly every Wednesday evening after
practise.
Pyle Octopush Website: www.pyleoctopush.co.uk
Bibliography
(1) Pyle Marlins Octopush Club
(2) British Octopush Association
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