4th Annual Battle at Altitude!
There will be a lot of updates to this site as details become available.
Carmody Recreation Center
2200 S Kipling St
Lakewood, CO
This is the same pool where we hosted the first two BaA tournaments. See the "The Pool:" section below.
Tournament entry fee will be $600/team + $5/person (the additional $5/person goes to the USA Dev. Fund) if received by December 15th, 2008. Entries received from Dec. 16th to Dec. 31st will be $650/team + $5/person, and all entries received thereafter will be $700/team + $5/person.
Team entries will be taken on a first-paid, first-in basis. There are likely to be 3 Colorado teams entering this year, so spots will be limited! Make checks payable to Philip Hickey and send to:
Philip Hickey
4905 Osage Drive, Apt 220
Boulder, CO, 80303
The Carmody pool (previously lined with vinyl) has been re-surfaced with Oyster Quartz (a fine-grained aggregate finish). The lane-lines are done in 2-inch tiles, and the interfaces between the tile and the Oyster Quartz are perfectly flush and smooth. The protruding vents have been removed from the pool bottom. The Oyster Quartz itself is a bit rough on the skin (worse than tile, but better than the average aggregate bottom (Marsite, Gunite, etc.). The green Aussie puck is playable on this bottom, but after our first couple of practices, we decided it was too slow for our liking. Our engineering department has developed several proto-type pucks with brass slider plates that are positively 'lively' on this bottom, while adhering to all current WAA puck-specification requirements for size and weight. I am confident that we will ultimately have pucks for the tournament that play faster and more consistently on this bottom than the Canadian Oreo used to on our vinyl bottom. As we continue to experiment with puck designs, I will add video of our practices and puck trials to our webpage and post links so that you can see for yourselves.
The official tournament hotel will be the Lakewood Holiday Inn (this is the same hotel we used in 2006 and 2007, although it has had a bit of a face lift: it is looking very nice and modern with a new sports bar/lounge/restaurant area, spacious banquet facilities, etc.). Group rate is $69/night plus tax. King rooms and double-queen rooms are both available, with occupancy up to 5 people/room. The hotel will provide breakfast and shuttles to the pool, as they have done for us in the past. To make your reservation at the group rate, mention 'Denver Underwater Hockey' and reserve by DECEMBER 9th!
Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood
7390 West Hampden at Wadsworth
Lakewood, CO 80227
Hotel Reservations:
888 737-5253
Hotel Front Desk:
1 303 980-9200
Hotel Fax:
1 303 980-6423
Email:
reservations@hilakewood.com
Webpage:
www.hilakewood.com
The banquet will be at the Holiday Inn. Meal options will be similar to last year (Italian buffet with choice of veggie lasagna or a pasta dish with meat, salad, roll, dessert, coffee, etc.) The hotel bar/lounge area is just around the corner from the banquet room, and we may put a roll-away cash bar in the banquet room as well. There WILL be a dance floor and music. Banquet Tickets cost $25 each. Make checks payable to Philip Hickey and send to:
Philip Hickey
4905 Osage Drive, Apt 220
Boulder, CO, 80303
Let's go Skiing! Let us know when/where you want to ski and we'll make it happen. Many of us have season passes to various resorts, so we can get you heavily discounted buddy-pass lift tickets. We can do trips both before and after the tournament, so plan your travel accordingly.
Contact Phil Hickey at perphectnumber@gmail.com or phone: 720.352.4008
Details to come...
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Shirts will be Navy Blue. Design is shown above. Text will read: "COLORADO UNDERWATER HOCKEY BATTLE AT ALTITUDE 2009". Text will be a plain, bold font similar to the one used on the wildly popular "MILE HIGH UNDERWATER HOCKEY" T-shirts we've made in the past.
Shirt types: We are considering Hoodies, T-shirts and - NEW for '09 - Rashguards (as pictured above).
Prices will be approximately:
Hoodies (picture on back, text on front): $30
T-Shirts (picture on back, text on front): $15
Rashguards (picture and text on back): $25-$30
Production and sale of all three clothing items is subject to minimum order size, so if you want something, get your
order in ASAP!
All standard USOA-sanctioned tournament rules will apply (ear/mouth-guards, Minnesota rule, etc.). All 2009 USOA dues and waivers should be taken care of through USOA PRIOR to your arrival in Denver. There will be a late fee for paying/signing at the tournament. The 2009 USOA waiver will be available for download from the USA UWH website: http://www.usauwh.com/ as soon as it is available. For USOA questions, please contact Wendy Okafuji at Wendy_Okafuji@usauwh.com
Individuals players: please let us know if you want to come and we will do our best to match players with teams who need them.