ProfessorBarDownski

She recommended me to find something with compression but nothing serious.

Any reason why it’s better without?

With or without bilateral hinges ?

I understand I just wanted more opinions..

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Practice, game, pick up, stick and puck or even pond, this isn’t a game you approach casually. It’s a dangerous game and with one unlucky deflection, collision, at high speeds can be life altering. That’s why players must be mentally AWAKE and AWARE every time they step on the ice. Yes accidents happen, but thinking fast can keep you out of harms way. My heart hurts for this guy and his family. God be with them. 😔

So now you know it’s all in the head. That’s why a sports psychologist would help the kid the OP posted about.

That’s actually a good idea.. u refreshed my memory ive read somewhere a long time ago about a harness kind of thing ..

It’s too late he has it all. Just want to keep him protected accidents happen

Hey guys luckily source for sports happened to be open they did the kid’s measurements and fitting curb side. They did a great job. We went with ccm tacks, cute little skates lol. He was so excited and his feet weren’t hurting at all on the ice. I started him out with those skate helpers that you hold onto for balance and push around. Halfway through the session he kept pushing the thing away because he wanted to skate on his own lol he was arguing with me so the only way was to let him find out himself. Fell on his bum 😂 He has a helmet,shin and elbow pads so far next thing will be jockstrap and pants.

Thank you guys.

my 4 year old boy is ready for his first pair of skates right now, but because of the pandemic LHS are closed. I want him to be properly fitted, does anyone have experience fitting a 4 year old ? Any pointers? Much appreciated.

This kid is playing AAA with older kids. There’s a reason for that. If he already has confidence issues, being the elephant in the room won’t do him any good. It’s better that no one knows included himself about the psychologist. This will do the trick ! If it doesn’t work , he can always go back to skate with his legit age group. If that was my son I wouldn’t be worried.

Because of covid the outdoor rinks only allow skating, no sticks or hockey allowed. I’m wondering if anyone knows about any pond hockey hot spots around the GTA. Merry Christmas!

Have a sports psychologist befriend him without telling him who he really is. Like act as a family friend. Have him do stick handling drills off ice with his head up constantly without looking down and dont change his curve. It’s all about how you approach the game on game days. It starts when u wake up in the am. He’s gotta learn to stay focused throughout the day on game days kind of like psyching himself up. If he’s playing AAA with kids a year older then him, that means this kid is an exceptional player, he just needs to know it’s not just about showing up to the rink on game days and playing. when he wakes up for school he’s gotta realize “ok today is game day, I have to prepare myself mentally” The more he’s focused there won’t be time for him to get nervous.