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    Hello everyone!

    So I'm looking for advice, I recently wanted to give a shot at being an assistant coach for my now ex-team (quite competitive, players aged 18 - 25), I was a 4th line player on that group last year due to mostly lack of skill.

    The coach there is solid hockey-wise, and I believe we share the same mindset when it comes to player development and team projection, so I offered him to help out, and I'm going to have a one-shot opportunity to take part in a couple of practices as an assistant.

    Personally, I'm a pretty receptive guy that likes to read people, and playing with this group for a year lead me to get to know the players pretty well. I also like to know group/team dynamics etc..

    Usually, I like to take my time to observe and give feedback here and there (1-1 confidence boost and I'm still thinking about other stuff I can do to contribute).

    I was planning on taking some sports psychology moocs but the timeframe is rather short.

    Basically, I would like to have a bit of advice on how to not ruin this opportunity considering that I have limited hockey knowledge (I picked up the sport later in life and rarely was part of an organized team).

    • What is usually expected of an assistant coach in minor leagues?
    • How can I change my perception from the player that I was last year to a different status this year?
    • More generally, what would be your advice for me to make the most of this opportunity?

    Thanks a lot!

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    Just as an update:

    - Ordered and fit the evoshield rib protection and unfortunately, the pads aren't covering the s-icd danger zone.

    (I asked evoshield for some adjustment on their shirt and no can do understandably due to their manufacturing procedure.)

    - Ordered some Vital Beats S-ICD (https://www.vitalbeat.me/vital-beat-sicd-protection/ ) and the process is simple, they just send you a t-shirt with a marker and you circle the area to protect and they stitch a pocket around that area.

     

    So if you're a handyman, then I'd suggest to sew an internal pocket, and buy some protective shielding or do your own carbon plate, but if you're not (like me) or just lazy, I'd recommend the vital beats option, which although pricier, will be a protective product specifically designed for that purpose.

    Happy end of season y'all!

     

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    19 hours ago, dimpledballs said:

    A player cam would be cool but I think the logistics of having 12 different camera operators solely dedicated to specific players/positions on the ice is not viable for the production teams. There's no demand for people watching specific players and positions like nascar. That's why most productions only have player specific cameras when it comes to the big stars for each team, otherwise the rest of the footage is captured by the ice-level cameras and the main gameplay camera. 

    I remember there was a star cam a few years ago, it usually picked the major players, I loved it actually.

    Eventually, I think refs will have vr cameras, so you'll be able to look wherever you like

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    In my recent history, I've been implanted a heart S-ICD (defibrillator/pacemaker); it is placed under my rib cage on the left side.

    I was told by doctors that I could play normally, but at one point I got a puck in the chest (high saucer pass so not even a shot), and it broke the device and I had to get it replaced (surgery etc...)

    I would like it to be the last time I have to go through this and thought that I needed to protect that area (frontier between rib and a stomach) against any kind of shot in order to protect the device.

    I thought of stitching some kind of carbon fiber to my existent shoulder pads, but have never seen it done. Or I also thought to stitch some lacrosse rib protector to my shouldies.

    Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks,

    Romain

     

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    On 8/3/2018 at 10:09 AM, gosinger said:

    One95 might be hard to score nowadays, but the Nexus 1000 and Nexus 1N are pretty close (slightly lighter but same fit).

     

    I've seen plenty people wear through the material around the plastic insert in the kidney area, this might be something to look for and eventually reinforce.

    Thanks for the tip!

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    There are many options actually, the ones I know that successfully worked for me were the following options:

    • Superfeet (preferably yellow)
    • Sole (https://yoursole.com/us/) (preferably active thin)
    • Bauer speedplates (just tried them on, so I can attest on the quality)

     

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    Hey guys, kind of an outdated gear topic but anyways.

    I just joined a new team with ~oilers colourway and I had to buy new pants (couldn't go pro-stock because they don't have the orange stripe 😥) and price difference not worth choosing a shell.

    Anyways, the ones that fitted best both my body and wallet were those one95 pants. 

    I therefore wondered what has been your experience with them (durability, comfort) and if there was anything I should be looking out for. 🙂

    thanks a lot!

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    Hello everyone,

    So I always thought of a device for practicing explosiveness off the sprints. And then I saw a device rocked by PK but I cannot find a brand/model/reference anywhere. Only thing I know is that it is not an elastic band!

    My question is if someone in the community know anything about such a device, I'd be very interested in knowing what it is. Thanks!

    For reference here's the training tool I'm talking about:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj7pES2ABx_/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=to8rx5e8b04v

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BlQTe_PAm5p/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=nxwmn7ncxdng

     

  22. Posted · Edited by romdj · Report reply

    Great how much do you plan to sell them?

    And one last question does your chassis allow inline skater to use the edges like ice skating what are the similarities and what are the limit?

    No matter what you do, unless you redesign the wheels completely, you'll never get the edges like ice skating.

    Marsblades allow a rocker and some toe kick (from what I've seen).

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    Marsblade vs Sprung: Got this feedback from an old user of Sprung

    "Per,

    I got the skates mounted on my old MLX skates, and I have been on them for about 2 months. I've played 4 pretty intense pickup games, and I can honestly say that I feel like I am skating better than ever. The marsblade is so easy to skate on it's crazy. The difference between your frame and the sprungs is really noticeable. The marsblade gives much, much better feel. I spent a few skating sessions working to fine tune the setup, and I have it right how I want it now. Thanks for working with me to make this happen."

    It's impossible to tell how it is better from this statement. Could you expand on what are the weaknesses of the sprungs tackled by Marsblades or features that Marsblade has that offer better performance?

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    One store had so-called returns, others none. You can't assume what you read on a board is a widespread issue. There are so many variables, were the skates heat molded correctly, correctly sized, amoung others. From what I've seen this skate is pretty durable and has very few issues if any. Perfect, nope, just like all othe brands, every once in a while a bad one is out there.

    issues such as outsole separation are critical issues, it means that the skates aren't that safe and sound in their structure.

    To be honest, I've been one of the most enthusiastic about the mako as I'm a mlx user.

    However even though mlx's have issues of their own, the skates are very very durable as far as boot construction goes. And that's why I'm disappointed to see such weaknesses in a skate where apparently they are trying to make things right.

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