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A new holder design for ice. I assume something much lighter and more durable.

He is 13 and plays AAA Tier I

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My apologies for the length of this content in advance. I recently started assisting a friend who is a head coach of team since one of the assistant coaches has become unavailable. He has a specific player who is very talented, reasonably more talented than the other players on the team, but struggles in games. In practice, including team scrimmages, is a fantastic skater, great shooting skill; power and accuracy, excellent on-ice awareness, very agile, and has amazing hands. In games, he frequently looks confused about where he should be, seems unsure of himself, and appears timid. He doesn't like to handle the puck, preferring to instead to pass, but makes rushed/scared passes that are bad and result in disastrous turnovers. He could easily skate through many players on the opposing team but he instead tends to try and get rid of the puck soon as he is pressured by the other teams players. When I was young I also had some of these same issues. I always performed better in practice as opposed to games, and a lot of it for me was the fact I was more confident when skating with my teammates and players I knew, and in game situations, I lacked confidence. This was a major problem for me and I struggled with this my entire career and likely contributed to my career-ending injury at such a young age. Because I personally never resolved these issues when I was younger I have no clue how to help this player. The head coach seems at a loss as well. We have tried putting him in high-pressure situations in practice thinking that if he experiences the same conditions he would experience in games, this might help settle him down, but it doesn't seem to change the end result. I tried talking with him about how he feels in games, if he is scared, rushed, or nervous. We have watched video replay of situations and asked him how he thinks he could have made better decisions or if he could help us understand what he was thinking or feeling at certain times but he says he cant really explain how he feels and retreats into himself. At times I feel like I am talking to a younger version of myself. I don't want to pressure him and don't want to keep pushing him. I told him if he wants to talk to me or the head coach we are always happy to grab a burger, sit down, and chat. I also know a very good sports therapist who offered to meet with him but I don't want to make that offer to him yet because I don't want him to lose even more confidence. I totally understand how it could be a downward spiral. It's easier to keep falling when you already feel low. So what do we do? Leave it alone until he wants to talk more about it? The head coach wants to drop him from the first line to the third line because his output is poor and he frequently makes mistakes that result in goals against. In fact, his +/- is the lowest on the team. I am afraid that if the head coach does this it will make matters even worse but I also understand you can't keep playing someone, no matter how talented, that is resulting in you losing games. We have even had a few parents come to us addressing the situation and asking why their kids, who in games perform better than him, haven't been moved to higher lines. Help?

Likely a medium in them both. You might be able to fit a small in the AS1, but it would be pretty snug.

No, its not. That location listed is City National Arena.

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Only way to get it out would require removing stitching. How long have you had them? If they were under warranty I would just replace them.

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I have a set of 272 holders laying around my garage. If you want them send me a PM. No cost. I might even have some steel for them too.

Has anyone ever used one of these for ice hockey? Specifically for pick-up with high-level players who typically know not to shoot rippers chest height. I trust all of the guys I skate with to not perform stupid shots but sometimes pucks get defected so I would like at least some protection to my upper body. I found one on sale at a local shop for $19.99 which seems like a steal and it seems to offer at least a minimal amount of protection.

The holder has more forward pitch and is taller than the other holders. It's also symmetrical. Those things plus the inability to use the various steel options resulted in a very different experience and "feel" when skating on the SHIFT holder vs others. IMO, while CCM tried to replicate the "feel" of the EDGE holder so that players could more easily transition to the XS holder from the EDGE holder, TRUE instead wanted to change things up. These changes resulted in a significantly different experience which some may enjoy and other will not.

Perfect. That's what I thought. Thanks!

I like all of the current holders on the market; EDGE, XS, and SHIFT holder. They are all mostly similar but obviously have different locking mechanisms for replacement steel. Excluding professional players, I see more general consumers gravitate towards EDGE holders, or for whatever holder they have extra steel for. I have been testing the new Byonic steel which can fit in both the XS holder and the EDGE holder. If I was on the ice blindfolded I can tell you with confidence I would not be able to confirm which holder I was skating on between the two. I would absolutely be able to tell you when I was skating on the SHIFT holder though since the dynamic of that holder and steel is very different compared to the others.

@BenBreeg @Hills @BTSyndrome @bgdawg019 I've only tried the RX3 gear and never the RX3.1/RX3.2 items. Is there a significant difference between the RX3 and RX3.1? How are the RX3.2 items? One of the guys I skate with is looking at grabbing some STX gear this weekend (shoulder pads, pants, elbows) since it's all on sale for 40% off. I imagine the main differences would be slightly more protection in the RX3 items vs RX3.1/RX3.2 and maybe better liners?

I am likely going to have to send out some steel to test these out in person it seems. I won't invest in buying these templates until I know specifically more about the design changes, benefits, and such.

Agree with this as well. Just warranty it.

Honestly, this still doesn't really explain anything any better than I previously understood.

Usually from the time they go into production to the date received should only be about 15 days. Have the store email TRUE for a status update.

Upload the video to a sharing site, like YouTube, and share the link.

Record and share a video of the sound.

I would recommend a girdle if you need excessive height adjustment.

Yes.