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xzzy posted:This raises two questions: what the gently caress is wrong with beer leaguers that they can't keep their stick down...? (I also like the implication that high-sticking doesn't happen at higher levels) We didn't all get to play as kids and we don't all have time to play multiple times a week or even once a week. coldwind fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Jun 12, 2012 |
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Lost our first game of the season tonight to a new team to the league cause we had a short fuckin bench. People kept bitching about us having too many guys and dammit this is why I like to have at least 12-13 guys registered for the team so when people are out for whatever reason we have more than 8 guys playing out.
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Tonight was probably my only shot in the next few weeks to get on the ice (getting married, going on our honeymoon, living in Memphis for the summer), so I went for it. It was the first time I completely suited up and I didn't want to look a fool in case I did something stupid so I went to my rink for some after hours ice. Just me and the ice. I could only last 15 minutes before my feet (arches) were murdering me.  I thought superfeet might help, but nope. Same ol same ol, just like the last time I tried skating, several years ago. Is this normal, will it go away if I keep going? Pretty frustrated.
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Krime posted:Tonight was probably my only shot in the next few weeks to get on the ice (getting married, going on our honeymoon, living in Memphis for the summer), so I went for it. If I recall, Superfeet can take a few sessions to get used to. I remember my arches hurt a bit when I first started using them.
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robcat posted:If I recall, Superfeet can take a few sessions to get used to. I remember my arches hurt a bit when I first started using them. The thing is... its the same as it was without the Superfeet which is why I'm bummed/frustrated.
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Krime posted:
As a person who had never ice skated before in his life up until January of this year, I'd say it's normal and it absolutely gets better. Superfeet will help the pain hold off for about 15 minutes longer. In either case, it goes away eventually. I'm pretty sure my feet started killing me because the muscles in the bottom of my feet weren't used to flexing/relaxing so much in attempts to keep my balance.
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When I first got my last pair of skates my feet would basically be on fire for about half the game and it hurt like crazy, but eventually it would go away. Add I played with them for a few years the amount of time and burning slowly lessened. When I started going to public skates in recent years the burning was back, big time. I'm pretty sure part of it is due to the skates not fitting anymore, but when you can't wear skates regularly even a well-baked boot will get pretty uncomfortable. Your feet will tend to put up a fight and then give up and stop hurting later in the session, especially if you can get out more. E: of course my last pair of skates were Grafs, and the thing about them being less comfortable than other skates in their price range is 100% true. they're great skates, but I'm almost definitely going back to Bauer for the sake of getting my feet used to skates again. Vicas fucked around with this message at 13:37 on Jun 12, 2012 |
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Krime posted:The thing is... its the same as it was without the Superfeet which is why I'm bummed/frustrated. It will go away. It's due to the minuscule muscles in your feet who helps your balance being overworked when you skate. Just try to skate regularly.
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Jun 12, 2012 14:53
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Had a guy on the other team last night get a 2 and a 10-minute unsportsmanlike for calling the ref "a loving midget".
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Had a guy on the other team last night get a 2 and a 10-minute unsportsmanlike for calling the ref "a loving midget". beer_league.wav
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Played in my first real game-like conditions tonight at clinic. 30 minutes straight of 9 player teams. No real lines, we just rotated out person by person as people got tired. I unfortunately often drew a D spot, which sucks since I can't skate backwards yet, but I had a few good plays on the puck. As of right now, I'm nothing more than a gadfly on the ice, annoying the other team by knocking the puck out. I also took my first check and had an play at the blue line into our zone. The other team was taking it out of their zone, where I tried to knock the puck out, and ultimately did, but not too far. Fell in the process. Once on the ice, my immediate reaction was to kick the puck down towards the right side of the slot to at least get it towards open ice (and away from the guy I took the puck from). The other winger got it at that point, and I honestly don't remember what happened then. Feels good to at least have *some* hockey sense, even when on my rear end. I also still have a ways to go til I can play even in the low leagues, I guess. In related news, I'm *really* loving the community here. They're really friendly and always willing to share advice.  Hockey rules.
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Saw this on my local news tonight. It's hilarious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYhE6Q2r3kU
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:Saw this on my local news tonight. It's hilarious. Oh for poo poo's sakes... Reminds me of Beer League: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZeyTkxunA
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19 o'clock posted:Oh for poo poo's sakes... That is awesome and reminds me too well of a couple wives and parents of players on my team.
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Did you happen to play at Warrendale tonight Benson?
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I like how the one ref is just standing there
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shyguy posted:I like how the one ref is just standing there I don't think refs are supposed to break up fights. I don't know how much they get paid, but I wouldn't want to mistakenly catch an elbow to the nose on the job.
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Oh I agree, and I wish I remember what USA Hockey taught when I got my reffing cert way back when. Not worth a busted lip for a $30 gig. I just find it funny how casual it is, like "are you done  "
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shyguy posted:Oh I agree, and I wish I remember what USA Hockey taught when I got my reffing cert way back when. Not worth a busted lip for a $30 gig. I just find it funny how casual it is, like "are you done More like "better get your money's worth because you ain't playing at this rink again for a month once you get ejected."
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I've been playing a lot lately, and I think I may have overdone it this week. I'm guessing I may have strained my groin muscles last night and not in the happy ending way. It seems better this morning. I don't think its worth a trip to the doctor. Is rest the best way to get better, and how long before this goes away? I have games scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays, and I can easily skip Saturday open skate and Thursday pickup.
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This is a rules-esque question. Is it considered a hand pass if I happen to knock the puck to a teammate with my hands? I mean sort of slapping it without trapping it in my palm, and I'm not playing it with my stick generally because when it's happened I'm not exactly on my skates, and am just doing whatever I can to get the puck to a teammate. Or is this a rule that just gets overlooked in low level skill?
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Yes, any hand contact with the puck that pushes it towards another player is a hand pass. They're legal in the defensive zone.
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xzzy posted:Yes, any hand contact with the puck that pushes it towards another player is a hand pass. Ah ok, that explains why it wasn't called then. Thanks.
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Had a fun game last night but turned into a bit of a dive-fest against the most penalized team in the league. After we got a 10-minute misconduct for checking from behind (an open ice push in front of the net on the puck carrier by our defenseman), I got crosschecked in the back of the head into the post on the next shift and have a pretty awesome welt and a headache for my troubles. Guy got 2-minutes for crosschecking, game went out of control from there. Still ended up with 2 goals and 2 assists and we won 5-4 but holy poo poo it felt unsafe out there during the 3rd.
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StyleFresh posted:Had a fun game last night but turned into a bit of a dive-fest against the most penalized team in the league. After we got a 10-minute misconduct for checking from behind (an open ice push in front of the net on the puck carrier by our defenseman), I got crosschecked in the back of the head into the post on the next shift and have a pretty awesome welt and a headache for my troubles. Guy got 2-minutes for crosschecking, game went out of control from there. Yeah, I remember my first beer league game. (Sorry. I couldn't help myself) I'm lucky if I get two goals a season waffle enthusiast fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Jun 16, 2012 |
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Today I learned 2 things at public skate: 1) Kids ages 8-15 and figure skaters have no care for who or where anyone is on the ice. I got slewfooted once and kicked in the head going backwards. 2) there is a real finesse to flipping from forwards to back. I keep on losing all of my momentum and doing some bizarre stop. Not like my backwards is good enough to keep going once I get it though
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AboveAndBeyond posted:2) there is a real finesse to flipping from forwards to back. I keep on losing all of my momentum and doing some bizarre stop. Not like my backwards is good enough to keep going once I get it though It's okay to come to a near stop when you're learning transitions.. it's normal. Eventually your edgework will get better and you can do it without losing any momentum. It takes time to train the body to get the muscle movements down right. Not long after that you'll actually learn to gain speed off a transition. 
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AboveAndBeyond posted:Today I learned 2 things at public skate: Anyways, they complain about it to the the teenage boys (who were being poo poo stains, too) and they manage to turn it around again. I guess the overall moral of the story is teenagers are poo poo stains.
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shyguy posted:Oh I agree, and I wish I remember what USA Hockey taught when I got my reffing cert way back when. Not worth a busted lip for a $30 gig. I just find it funny how casual it is, like "are you done We're supposed to break up fights.
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Topoisomerase posted:We're supposed to break up fights.
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Awesome Animals posted:I remember the first time I needed to break up a fight in Frat League. Tried to do it by myself and got told after the incident that you're supposed to wait for the other ref and separate them at the same time. Yep. That's general protocol.
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Dangerllama posted:Yeah, I remember my first beer league game. I know, I know. Just venting and my neck has been killing me all day and at the gym from the awesome post collision. In other news, my girlfriend couldn't wait another day to give me my father's day gift! Mako w/ Hall curve 65 flex, unghh. Definitely gonna put a ring on it. Might as well turn it into a discussion - How do you guys tape your sticks? I opted for waxed white tape to try it out with the stick color instead of my normal black friction tape. Maybe it will make my sweet toe drags even sweeter. I used to go with the Dany Heatley but this time went with the tip + full wrap. StyleFresh fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Jun 17, 2012 |
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Jun 17, 2012 03:02
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White friction tape. About 80% of the blade, heel to toe for ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE. Then sex wax the poo poo out of it. I replace the tape when the bottom of the blade is showing too much wear (probably every 6-9 games).
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I tape heel to toe, 100% coverage, no gap in the wind so there's two layers of tape. But only because I use wood and it helps preserve the stick (and my blade is still fraying a bit right at the heel).
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I don't like wax. I always go heel to about an inch from the blade with black tape, and then take a puck to flatten the tape down. Hasn't failed me yet.
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black friction tape, heel to toe, then sex wax and go over with a puck
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lizardking posted:black friction tape, heel to toe, then sex wax and go over with a puck This how we do.
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I've used the same giant candle for a couple years now. Much more cost effective than sex wax.
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