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That was the one thing I managed to focus on, was keeping my feet wider BUT still getting my knees together. I would gauge it by whether I had a slight overlap in my thigh rises. It was just a bad night for timing, I'd miss a lot of pucks I'd normally be able to stop. I also hate when a really slow puck fools you because you're expecting it to come at you much faster. My side to side movement isn't too bad generally, as far as getting across on a one-timer, etc. It's just the recovery from it that I have a hard time with. Oh well, this was definitely a good night for learning from video. This GoPro is becoming such a good investment! Haha yeah, the D was REALLY weak. Worse than usual, really. Oh, I should also mention that #16 is a forward. So.. why he was behind the net is beyond me. Whatever, maybe he didn't know I was a beginner. These guys have mostly been super supportive. I don't mind the celebration for the most part, it's pretty mild generally. Feel free to celebrate if you throw it top shelf on me, that's a goal that deserves celebration. Most guys don't hack at me for the most part. Not enough that it bothers me. As far as being hung out to dry, keep in mind that every 2 minutes the alarm goes and both teams change as soon as the immediate play is over. Most of the 2-0 and 2-1 come from times when the other team gets out on the ice quicker. It's NOT usually like this. Just look at last weeks video... very few 2-0 and 2-1. Just a bad night for our team. There were definitely times our guys blew a zone exit and it ended up in the back of the net. Guys in the room were commenting afterwards that our team had difficulty clearing the zone (the two locker rooms are actually a mix of both teams, which is kind of odd, but whatever) As far as me leaning... yep. As you may have been able to tell, my glove is by far my best asset and I kind of tend to cheat towards it. I lean to cheat a bit knowing my blocker side is weaker. I have to grow out of that, but its a confidence thing. If you beat me to the glove side, it had to be a hell of a shot, so i worry much less about it and cheat to my blocker side. A goalie I play with on Thursday nights has padskinz on his pads (actually, same pads I have - the Brians S-Series, but all-white) and he added some orange and blue. I'm not sure how long he's had them on for, but they look like they're still in pretty good shape. Realistically, the front of your pads should rarely be touching the ice, so in theory they should last fairly long. If I were you, I'd do it... the pads look great with the matching colors! I'd like to do it for the odd time I play goal for my Sunday team (which I normally skate out for) by replacing the silver with orange on my pads, but the bigger concern I have is how well they come off - I'm worried about them leaving residue or whatever.

Attaboy, get better soon!

Ugh. What a crap session tonight. I was very tired, didn't eat much, and very slow with poor timing. A couple nice glove saves but other than that... ouch. One guy on their team scored 8 goals himself, apparently. I also had a guy on my own team chirp at me for being crap. That's the first time that's ever happened during one of these pickup sessions. You'll also notice that my D-men are pretty much nonexistent. I don't remember the last time there were this many 2-on-1 or 2-on-0 rushes coming down the ice. Oh well... lots of video to watch and learn from. Still seeing the issues mentioned earlier, but tonight was just not my night. I'll get back to work next time and I'm sure it will be better. Video here. Much better editing thanks to using iMovie to edit instead of the awful GoPro editing software.

Which most of them do.

It was moderately helpful when it was just me, but having three of us who are all noobs learning together makes it awesome :D

I've actually already contacted Sara about new knee blocks. I'm not a fan of how pillow-like mine are, I'd prefer a solid block more like whats on Warrior pads. Luckily mine are all just velcro'd in, with no straps through them so its a super easy design. Anyway, I'll take away two things from this conversation: - Keep the butt up and drive the knees down - Wider feet, get lower, but keep knees fairly close together Is that pretty much the gist of it, for now at least? I have a pickup session tonight and will try to focus on both of those items.

Those ridges would be annoying as all hell. What skates are those? Just realized I never replied. Skates are 1/2". I know I can go wider, but I had a coach tell me to go narrower because the wide stance is screaming "shoot here!" So that's what I did. I don't really slip at all out there. I was actually going to go to 5/8 because of how much bite there is now. I know I open up the 5-hole a lot when I go down and pull my feet inwards. I can't get my 5-hole fully closed no matter what I do, but generally if its a shot to that spot I don't kick my feet in like I often do otherwise. It's just a hip mobility thing, mostly. Well, that combined with a technique issue. Just something I have to work at. Same for dropping the butt down instead of staying upright... just something I have to work on.

Hah, will have to continue using the XC90 for my goalie stuff. My player stuff would probably fit in the front trunk though.

Well I'm 33, so if that's midlife then I guess I'll enjoy it.

Cayman. It's a really great drive. Hugs the corners really well thanks to the mid-engine :)

No need to trust you, I get how it works.

It's better than paying the inflated cost for the car and then ALSO having to pay for oil changes...

Ah, well yea I can imagine that part sucks. I've never experienced that. Even oil changes and wiper blades are free, as well as the free rental they give you while your car is being serviced. Just drop the car off on the way to work and pick it up on the way home. But I guess that's your entire point, venting about non-warranty stuff breaking :) Carry on!

That's one of the reasons I like new cars. Not the breaking down part obviously, but the bringing it to the dealer part. Makes it so much more convenient, in my opinion.

One60 Pants (black) sold on eBay.

Nope, not at all. Everything I've read these things have been hit by shots and no issues. I'm more concerned with the mount breaking than the camera. Also, I just got the $129 camera so it's not the end of the world if it gets broken anyway. No need for the higher end models, 720p is plenty for my needs.

What the hell?? Who does that?? I mean I truly can't imagine why anyone would think that even makes sense, let alone is acceptable.

That used to be good stuff too... until it became reality TV...

Yea, I definitely prefer playing with higher skilled guys. So many bad goals go in in rookie league. And yea, definitely never get anything like ringers at this pickup. This same group of guys has been playing this Tuesday night thing together for literally decades for some of them. The first line is advanced (probably D3/D4-level) and the second line is novice (D4/D5-level). When one line changes, the other does too, so you never get a first line paired up against a second line. You may have heard the siren in the video - it goes every 2 minutes with a short burst signaling 15 seconds left in a shift. It's pretty rare you get somebody going end to end or anything like that. They really do a lot of passing and setting up good shots or cross-crease setups for tap-ins. That's one of the reasons I'm often so deep in the crease, because these guys tend to be pass-first about 90% of the time.

Gotta get the suction mount! It works great. And yea, he's 80. Insane. He's slow as hell but he has really good hands, has excellent hockey sense and his passes are tape to tape. He's also one of the most friendly people I've ever met. He comes into the room after every pickup with "WAS THAT FUN OR WHAT?!!!?!" and gets a loud cheer every time. I just think it's funny how I play pretty well during these pickups, but in my rookie league games I stink. The shots there are so slow and bounce off a bunch of legs and skates all the time. It's so unpredictable.

Bought my GoPro today. Money well spent! Here's the video from tonights pickup session (make sure to select 720p HD!): Video Highlights: 3:29 - Breakaway save6:35 - Oops. Brutal.6:56 - Dat leg save!7:13 - Wow, what a tip-in!8:17 - Huge glove save8:33 - Teammate screwing around with me :)10:05 - #9 in white is 80 years old! He's very slow, but amazing hands.10:28 - Goal or no goal? You be the judge! (I think it was on the line.)

Ours just filled it with a discounted pickup session.

Sounds awesome man. I think it's less of a bummer that your team is so inexperienced than that the other team is so skilled in a rookie league. That kind of defeats the point. Our entire rookie league sounded like your description of your team, and everyone improved together. It was really great, actually.