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How do you deal with the following?: There is a guy who plays D and is terrible and should be cut from the team but who cuts people from beer league.. Anyways, he is on the ice for 3 goals against and is directly responsible for two of them. His solution is that he needs to play center because nobody is scoring.
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Oct 17, 2013 03:40
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poser posted:How do you deal with the following?: Wait is this guy on your team?
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Oct 17, 2013 03:41
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:I'd be happier than a pig in poo poo if I only spent $1k a year on hockey. Seriously. I spend a minimum of $200 a month, and usually much much more.
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Oct 17, 2013 03:42
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poser posted:How do you deal with the following?: Stuff him on a wing and forget about it.
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Oct 17, 2013 03:46
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D C posted:Stuff him on a wing and forget about it. Agree. He can concentrate on being a sweet sniper or whatever the gently caress he wants better from the wing anyway.
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Oct 17, 2013 03:51
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Topoisomerase posted:The injury has permanently affected my running and walking gait too, I can tell by the wear on my shoes and I have to consciously think about putting the same amount of weight on each side when I walk or run. Make sure not to ask a doctor about this.
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Oct 17, 2013 03:51
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Chemmy posted:Make sure not to ask a doctor about this. Hey I saw a doctor when it first happened, I edited my post - she acted like it was nbd (it wasn't very painful after the first 48 hours, just really unstable) and maybe I could get some x-rays or see a physical therapist after a few months or whatever. So I took that to mean it'd be fine if I just rested it for a couple months. Then she got fired (probably for being lovely) so I didn't even get any lovely follow up. Knowing what I know about joint injuries it's highly unlikely that anything could be done about it at this point 3 years later I think, even if something should have been done then.
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Oct 17, 2013 03:54
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Physical therapy to build your muscles back up is a good idea if you're not walking evenly.
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Oct 17, 2013 03:56
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poser posted:How do you deal with the following?: Directly responsible? Have you guys thought about getting a goalie?
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Oct 17, 2013 04:11
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Topoisomerase posted:So I was playing around at stick time and I noticed that I have some bad skating habits that I seem to have developed after ripping up the ligaments in my right knee about 3 years ago. I've never had these sorts of difficulties before but I am almost a completely one (and a half - my right inside edge seems fine) footed skater at the moment when it comes to using edges. Like, using my right outside edge almost seems impossible. I know I USED to use that edge just fine, but I had to go back to total basics and play around with it at the boards and at gliding speed to even get a feel for how it might be to dig it into the ice now. I do the beginner version of this drill (no cones, more like big lazy outside-edge Cs up the length of the ice) sometimes in warm-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV5v8-Na8vI Also I find that working on pivots around cones with both feet on the ice helps if I think about getting my hips into the pivot. I feel like I do better if I have a puck to distract me but who knows.
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Oct 17, 2013 04:43
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Wooooo, my beer league team won tonight, but even better, I got a goal! In the entirety of last season, every single game I scored in we lost. I'm back on defense now, but it feels a lot more comfortable than last season and I'm really happy to be playing my natural position again. All in all a great night As for learning to skate, I'm honestly in the same boat. I don't remember how I learned, except that I took a lot of lessons and camps as a kid. It's just become so natural that even the first time I played hockey again in 3 years was only bad because the muscles were totally out of shape, so I don't think I can offer advice, sorry 
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Oct 17, 2013 05:38
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Pinky Artichoke posted:I do the beginner version of this drill (no cones, more like big lazy outside-edge Cs up the length of the ice) sometimes in warm-up: This one right here. I read what Topo wrote and thought about this as it gave me outside edges where I had none. Great drill and I look so glamorous doing these as a giant on the ice. I suppose $1k a year is about right for me. Some money for a stick, sharpenings, a few games a week, and tape. The beer cost just about doubles that though. Day off tomorrow: stick and puck with the coach and then game tomorrow night. The never-evers on our team are amazing. First game of hockey they ever played and most of them had only ice skated twice ever in their lives. These are girls who were literally shaking before the game. They watched the game before ours and were saying a lot of "I don't know if we can handle this..." After the first period they were ear-to-ear smiling and are loving it. Put the puck on their stick and they are on top of the world. The other teams have been really good at seeing this and letting them carry the puck into the zone, too. drat I love this game.
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Oct 17, 2013 05:41
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Topoisomerase posted:Wait is this guy on your team? Yes, but its not Chemmy or ItalicSquirrel D C posted:Stuff him on a wing and forget about it. Topoisomerase posted:Agree. He can concentrate on being a sweet sniper or whatever the gently caress he wants better from the wing anyway. This makes sense Dangerllama posted:Directly responsible? Have you guys thought about getting a goalie? He turns it over a lot right in front of our net and plays out of position.. So he either passes it directly to the shooter and is out of position and leaves someone open in the slot.
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Oct 17, 2013 06:24
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Chemmy posted:Physical therapy to build your muscles back up is a good idea if you're not walking evenly. xzzy posted:On the other hand if I'm gonna drop a thousand bucks a year to pay for ice I at least want to be able to get as much as I can out of it.  ) with eight energy drinks and a two-six in me or famished having not eaten for 24 hours and only having had one thimble of water in the last week so I dunno what's going on with you there buddy.
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Oct 17, 2013 06:32
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xzzy posted:On the other hand if I'm gonna drop a thousand bucks a year to pay for ice I at least want to be able to get as much as I can out of it. I went to stick and puck the other week and a super-duper-star bitched about music being on before hitting the ice. He had it turned off by time I got out there. Dude was there half an hour practicing clappers from the point and left. Serious. Business. Motherfuckers. Dude was full dress. I wore basketball shorts and a cardigan.
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Oct 17, 2013 07:13
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Pinky Artichoke posted:I do the beginner version of this drill (no cones, more like big lazy outside-edge Cs up the length of the ice) sometimes in warm-up: If I have both feet on the ice at this point my left foot WILL lead it, regardless of what side I'm going to. There's that much of a difference right now. I need to be using only the one foot for now. You know, I've tried these things and I think it's mostly a mental block at the moment, like I just don't trust it. I mean I think it's probably stable but my brain just says DON'T DO IT THAT WAY LIES CRUTCHES AND NO HOCKEY FOR MONTHS. The original injury was actually partially caught on video, it was the dumbest play like I was getting low to lay my stick flat and block a centering pass through the slot and I got bowled over while my knee was in extension and it hyperextended and buckled medially and now I don't trust the medial side of it to extend it apparently. fu brain 
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Oct 17, 2013 08:47
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Topoisomerase posted:^^lol 'beer_league.txt' My experience with re-learning how to skate was that I had problems trusting my balance on certain edges and I just wasn't leaning enough for the edge to really engage as I was trying to re-learn. I found that as I was practicing my edges, if I focused on leaning over during my cross-overs, I usually caught the edges that I wanted and it was then a matter of redeveloping the muscle memory and regaining the confidence in my balance to do it without thinking. This is still very much a work in progress for me, but I found when I came back as an adult, I really only had one cross-over at all (forward CCW) and the rest were absolutely awful. After a few years of mostly games and some intermittent practice, I've got 2 out of 4 down solid, and the other 2 I can do well, provided I'm mentally prepared and thinking about it. That's just my experience.
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Oct 17, 2013 10:18
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Topoisomerase posted:You know, I've tried these things and I think it's mostly a mental block at the moment, like I just don't trust it. I mean I think it's probably stable but my brain just says DON'T DO IT THAT WAY LIES CRUTCHES AND NO HOCKEY FOR MONTHS. I think you've got to start doing some more aggressive single-leg things. I've posted them before I do these two things almost every time I'm on the ice for at least a little bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKDbnm_IdYY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHpfH8rGONs
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Oct 17, 2013 11:19
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Topoisomerase posted:If I have both feet on the ice at this point my left foot WILL lead it, regardless of what side I'm going to. There's that much of a difference right now. I need to be using only the one foot for now. A friend of mine had that mental issue for a while after breaking an ankle. She was a less advanced skater than you, though, so really just practicing crossovers in the scary direction was appropriate to her level. One thing that has helped me a lot recently has been dry-land agility drills (direction changes and breakdowns). I think they're just different enough from skating that some of the brain problems don't kick in the same. Anyway, I wouldn't have done them if my trainer didn't program them, so I figured it was worth mentioning.
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Oct 17, 2013 19:21
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I played a whole game at D last night for the first time. It went pretty well I think (I mean, we got stomped, but that always happens) but I need to work on a couple things: 1. Defending a wide rush down the boards. This is partly me being a bad skater but I think I could have been a step faster if I had committed to pivoting a little sooner. 2. Taking away the pass on a 2 on 1. I get this in principle but I feel like I still got a little mesmerized by the puck carrier.
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Oct 17, 2013 20:27
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Thufir posted:I played a whole game at D last night for the first time. It went pretty well I think (I mean, we got stomped, but that always happens) but I need to work on a couple things: 2 is an acquired skill. I've played a lot of 2-on-1s and everything in you screams to go for the puck carrier, but you just gotta trust that your goalie can make the save if s/he knows you've got the pass for sure. It's not ideal but 2-on-1s rarely are, and beer leaguers are often not good enough to capitalize on that anyway 
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Oct 17, 2013 20:36
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Vicas posted:2 is an acquired skill. I've played a lot of 2-on-1s and everything in you screams to go for the puck carrier, but you just gotta trust that your goalie can make the save if s/he knows you've got the pass for sure. It's not ideal but 2-on-1s rarely are, and beer leaguers are often not good enough to capitalize on that anyway Last time I played D, the folks I played against weren't interested in passing, but my goalie was also not interested in stopping the puck carrier's shot. She just ended up staring at me balefully like "why did you let that happen". 
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Oct 17, 2013 20:42
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Pinky Artichoke posted:Last time I played D, the folks I played against weren't interested in passing, but my goalie was also not interested in stopping the puck carrier's shot. She just ended up staring at me balefully like "why did you let that happen". I think the proper response in those cases is something along the lines of "because I assumed you were competent."
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Oct 17, 2013 20:46
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Hey I'd like to mention my disdain for the old style hockey socks and say that I vastly prefer the rbk-edgeish type socks. I'm even willing to put up with the fact that they don't hold up too well.
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Oct 17, 2013 22:44
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Knit socks or 
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Oct 17, 2013 22:50
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I like the RBK ones better too. Their durability is fine too, I'm almost 2 years into a pair and they just have a few holes.
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Oct 17, 2013 22:58
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It doesn't really matter to me. They're socks.
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Oct 17, 2013 23:06
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Dude, everything matters. The adornment of every single piece of gear is a stylistic choice and instantly informs the people you play against how good you are at the game.
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Oct 17, 2013 23:26
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i'm sweaty and knit socks are hotter and heavier.
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Oct 17, 2013 23:27
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Doctor Butts posted:i'm sweaty and knit socks are hotter and heavier. How sweaty do you have to be to notice the difference 
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Oct 17, 2013 23:32
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Dangerllama posted:How sweaty do you have to be to notice the difference "Human Zamboni" levels of sweaty.
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Oct 17, 2013 23:33
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I've only ever played with knit stuff, but it's never really bothered me. The pair I have now are kinda falling apart though, so maybe I should go for something new
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Oct 17, 2013 23:47
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Pleads posted:As I say every time this discussion rears its head every few months, you are all sucky babies with weak stomachs who spend way too much time thinking through beer league nutritional routines. you know what's even better? post-game fast food. hell yeah. or post-game bar food, which is even better.
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Oct 18, 2013 05:31
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RBK socks fit more snugly, which I prefer.
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Oct 18, 2013 06:08
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Paging other member of the sweatpants as socks club to the thread. Bewbies where are you
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Oct 18, 2013 08:21
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shyduck posted:RBK socks fit more snugly, which I prefer. Same, I really really hate my shinpads/socks sliding around like really bad. OTOH I....I like roller pants.... sad. Pinky Artichoke posted:A friend of mine had that mental issue for a while after breaking an ankle. She was a less advanced skater than you, though, so really just practicing crossovers in the scary direction was appropriate to her level. I wouldn't want to do this outside of a PT's direction - I had a HUGE setback nearly a year after the initial injury (I'd already been back to hockey for like 8 months at the time) while playing flag football and doing a lot of cutting. Maybe I should just suck it up and see a doctor again to get a referral for physical therapy. Ugh, gently caress that original doctor for acting so nonchalantly about this, it's turned out to be pretty poo poo. Topoisomerase fucked around with this message at 09:11 on Oct 18, 2013 |
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Oct 18, 2013 09:02
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There's no maybe, it's more of a "definitely."
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Oct 18, 2013 14:01
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Heh, socks. Who needs socks? 
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Oct 18, 2013 15:33
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shyduck posted:RBK socks fit more snugly, which I prefer. Yup! THe RBK socks don't need any tape for me at all. They go over my shinpad and will not loving move. The only part that's loose is the top part, and I just velcro that to my underwear and the socks are stationary with no problems. No clear tape needed here, bitches.Bradf0rd posted:Heh, socks. Who needs socks? I once got to a pickup game and realized I had no socks. Played anyway, and was called "no socks" for like 3 weeks. Also, not wearing socks was so nice and cool.
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Is anyone else's car trunk filled with a ton of random jerseys and socks?
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