kichang 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 it's so beautiful place!!!where is it?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3809 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 I believe I know where that is.Spring Valley Park, Pembroke Pines, FL. Have skated there.DAMN I'm good.http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...mp;t=h&z=18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kichang 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 I believe I know where that is.Spring Valley Park, Pembroke Pines, FL. Have skated there.DAMN I'm good.http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source...mp;t=h&z=18thanks a lot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SolarWind 23 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 open ice skating rink in Florida?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fourth Line Grind 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 open ice skating rink in Florida?! Yea, forgive me for being naive, but how does this work lol? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leafsrok 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 I'm fairly sure these would be roller hockey rinks... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fourth Line Grind 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 I'm fairly sure these would be roller hockey rinks...Ahh, that makes sense lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiSeOnFiRe 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 I'm fairly sure these would be roller hockey rinks...and by fairly sure, he means definitely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 What a great looking facility. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 Those rinks are Point A in why One Goal's goal is wrong.For those of you who don't know, One Goal is an organization created/organized by the equipment manufacturers, the NHL, USA Hockey and Hockey Canada, plus probably some others I'm not aware of. (I'm also not positive about USA Hockey, but I believe they are involved. The goal of One Goal is to promote and grow hockey, but the problem is they differentiate ice hockey from roller, whereas I consider them to be the same sport played on different surfaces.I've always said hockey can easily take in the South, IF the relevant parties attack it from the roller side, since the weather allows kids to play inexpensively most of the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 Those rinks are Point A in why One Goal's goal is wrong.For those of you who don't know, One Goal is an organization created/organized by the equipment manufacturers, the NHL, USA Hockey and Hockey Canada, plus probably some others I'm not aware of. (I'm also not positive about USA Hockey, but I believe they are involved. The goal of One Goal is to promote and grow hockey, but the problem is they differentiate ice hockey from roller, whereas I consider them to be the same sport played on different surfaces.I've always said hockey can easily take in the South, IF the relevant parties attack it from the roller side, since the weather allows kids to play inexpensively most of the year.USA Hockey doesn't control inline hockey in the US, so they don't directly benefit from growing that side of the sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 That's my point. They treat it like it's a separate sport, yet they indirectly benefit from it anyway. What would people estimate is the percentage of people who add (or convert to) ice from roller? At least 30%, but probably more than 50%.Logic suggests that percentage would be even higher if USA Hockey became a more active participant in promoting roller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
epstud74 24 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 I think I've played roller hockey once in my entire life. I'm not sure why Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3809 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 Those rinks are Point A in why One Goal's goal is wrong.For those of you who don't know, One Goal is an organization created/organized by the equipment manufacturers, the NHL, USA Hockey and Hockey Canada, plus probably some others I'm not aware of. (I'm also not positive about USA Hockey, but I believe they are involved. The goal of One Goal is to promote and grow hockey, but the problem is they differentiate ice hockey from roller, whereas I consider them to be the same sport played on different surfaces.I've always said hockey can easily take in the South, IF the relevant parties attack it from the roller side, since the weather allows kids to play inexpensively most of the year.Those rinks are city-owned and leagues are run by an Optimist club.I believe those rinks are 10 years old (I was living in Miami at the time and we used to drive up to PP and run practices there)To be honest, I don't think they are used as much as they used to be - there are 3 ice rinks 15 min from Spring Valley. When I lived there roller was easier as there were less ice rinks, now it's the complete opposite. Not to mention that playing on a surface where the temperature is easily in triple digits sucks. Things are bad when you play at a rink with a thermometer in the scorer's box.I think I've played roller hockey once in my entire life. I'm not sure whyDon't hate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Law Goalie 147 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 I'd really love to play roller more, but every time I do I get permanently injured - which has never happened on ice. I know it's my own fault - not blaming the game or the surface - but I think once you're really wired for ice that kind of subtle change in physics is kind of dangerous. It still just feels like hockey - right up the moment your ankle goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3809 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 I'd really love to play roller more, but every time I do I get permanently injured - which has never happened on ice. I know it's my own fault - not blaming the game or the surface - but I think once you're really wired for ice that kind of subtle change in physics is kind of dangerous. It still just feels like hockey - right up the moment your ankle goes.I do have to agree with this.I haven't played roller since April 2001 - after my last game in college. I started working at the rink and went back to ice and couldn't do both at the same time. There are people who can go back and forth, I'm not one of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazy-luke-finch 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 i can do both ice and roller together, and it has never affected me negatively at all. For example i went ice skating for 4 hours one afternoon then went to roller training for an hour that night. Never had a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theWB 2 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 That place is pretty darn sweet. Can you just show up and play or do you have to reserve time and pay for it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
epstud74 24 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 Don't hate.Not hating..Just stating. Just wondering why I never got around to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3809 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 That place is pretty darn sweet. Can you just show up and play or do you have to reserve time and pay for it?I can't remember...I think you have to be a city resident to be able to reserve time. But like I said, it has literally been 10 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dat 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 What are the smaller rinks in between for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camhockey16 5 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 either dek hockey or maybe for little kids Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
epstud74 24 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 I'd really love to play roller more, but every time I do I get permanently injured - which has never happened on ice. I know it's my own fault - not blaming the game or the surface - but I think once you're really wired for ice that kind of subtle change in physics is kind of dangerous. It still just feels like hockey - right up the moment your ankle goes.I do have to agree with this.I haven't played roller since April 2001 - after my last game in college. I started working at the rink and went back to ice and couldn't do both at the same time. There are people who can go back and forth, I'm not one of them.Elaborate..why? Law? What causes injuries in roller? I may do it this summer with some guys on my beer league team to stay in shape. Granted, a good number of ice arenas have ice 12 months a year, but outdoor roller seems to be a nice way to enjoy the summer weather and get a tan while you're at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Law Goalie 147 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 First and foremost, the instinct of the one-ice stopping motion. Hard, sharp ice-style stops are, of course, going to send you flying head-over-heels in roller, but I've taken several really nasty spills in roller when I instinctively tried a gentle or gradual stop, expecting my edge to 'settle'.That aside, two of my worst moments in roller were injuries to my right thumb that have permanently damaged the ligaments. Same thing both times: I start to lose balance, try to complete making the play with my hands on the stick, and the moment my thumb caught the surface it was ripped back; on ice, it would have slid harmlessly along, just as it has on every pond where I tried something silly. As if climbing wasn't hard enough with a bone-hook for a left pinkie... thank you very much drunken National Health surgeon (even if I did by him the last several... deoc an doruis...).As a goalie I feel even less comfortable. The exact moment when your skate blade disengages to allow your leg to shoot out laterally is one of the hardest things to get used to as a goalie; in roller, it's completely different, and if you miss, you're going to get a high-ankle sprain at best. One of my friends lost a contract in Germany because he was playing roller in the summer and blew his knee out just like that. Never been hurt in his life until then.It's the subtle little things that you can get accustomed to when playing on the edge on ice that are suddenly unforgiving risks in roller.I'm not saying roller is inherently more dangerous (though some certainly do), only that if you've been an ice-only player practically from birth there can be some very subtle adjustments that can have some very nasty consequences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
epstud74 24 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 I would assume you'd have to play the game a little slower to minimize the risk of injury? I'm guessing roller surfaces do not have the "give" that ice has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
