ice to roller?

[bladesdangles 0]

where i live they have a roller tourny during the summer. im wondering how hard is it going from ice to roller skating?

[BenderHockey 127]

where i live they have a roller tourny during the summer. im wondering how hard is it going from ice to roller skating?

At first you will notice a difference. After you have been doing it a while, you don't.

[regularjoe 1]

At first you will notice a difference. After you have been doing it a while, you don't.

1. Stopping. It is possible to stop on inlines but the technique is different.

2. If you are playing with a rollerpuck or street hockey ball for the first time in awhile, your shot will probably take off on you. May want to try to focus on keeping everything down.

[Vet88 674]

Everything is subtly different.

Accelerating - you don't have that final kick in your stride but essentially they are 95% the same.

Turning - no edge control, just the grip of your wheels. Every ice player I see who comes to inline has a lot of trouble turning sharply for the first few months. They spend a lot of time sliding out because the edge is not there.

Stopping - a inline hockey stop is completely different to a two footed ice stop. If you see inline players going to ice they can stop using an inline stop on ice but not the other way round. You have to learn this from scratch and understand that the inside foot turns 180 degrees, not just 90.

Depending on the ice league you have come and the league you are going to :- a slightly faster game, more room (1 less player per side), less passing, more one on one individual plays (because there is no checking) and long time playing inline players will generally deke the crap out of you (cause puck skills and retention of the puck is all important in roller ie no dumping into the corner and chasing the puck).

[kovalchuk71 212]

Everything is subtly different.

Accelerating - you don't have that final kick in your stride but essentially they are 95% the same.

Turning - no edge control, just the grip of your wheels. Every ice player I see who comes to inline has a lot of trouble turning sharply for the first few months. They spend a lot of time sliding out because the edge is not there.

Stopping - a inline hockey stop is completely different to a two footed ice stop. If you see inline players going to ice they can stop using an inline stop on ice but not the other way round. You have to learn this from scratch and understand that the inside foot turns 180 degrees, not just 90.

Depending on the ice league you have come and the league you are going to :- a slightly faster game, more room (1 less player per side), less passing, more one on one individual plays (because there is no checking) and long time playing inline players will generally deke the crap out of you (cause puck skills and retention of the puck is all important in roller ie no dumping into the corner and chasing the puck).

Get the correct wheels and you can turn sharp without "sliding" out. You can also essentially stop the same as in ice (2 foot), once again, as long as you have good wheels

Also, more individual play? What are you talking about? The best teams play the exact opposite way. Do you even play roller?

[cooperalls 4]

Aside from what's already been mentioned, I've found the puck to be one of the biggest adjustments. The inline leagues/pickups I've played use a puck that's as light or lighter (3.6-4oz) than the blue pucks youth ice players use. The upside is, it's easier to get a lot of zip on your passes and shots. The downside is, I have a harder time feeling the puck, and find I lose the puck or look down more often than I do playing ice.

It was frustrating going from something I'm comfortable/competent with (ice) to something new (roller), like going back several years in experience/ability. It reminded me how hard it was to learn to play ice, not in an entirely bad way though.

It seems to me like the inline goalie is at a greater disadvantage. They don't seem to get much slide on the floor with their pads, so side to side movement and stacking the pads appears to be difficult. Combine that with 4-on-4 play, no offsides, and a lighter puck, inline can be a bit of a snipe-fest.

To be fair, I don't play goal on ice or inline...so maybe that's just my perception. Maybe someone that plays in-net can confirm or disconfirm that?

[Vet88 674]

Get the correct wheels and you can turn sharp without "sliding" out. You can also essentially stop the same as in ice (2 foot), once again, as long as you have good wheels

Also, more individual play? What are you talking about? The best teams play the exact opposite way. Do you even play roller?

Yes, at national representative level and was recently at the world champs in Europe - what about you?...

It's a simple fact that with no checking or offsides and only 4 players there is a lot more room and a lot more one on one plays than you would see in an ice game.

It seems to me like the inline goalie is at a greater disadvantage. They don't seem to get much slide on the floor with their pads, so side to side movement and stacking the pads appears to be difficult. Combine that with 4-on-4 play, no offsides, and a lighter puck, inline can be a bit of a snipe-fest.

To be fair, I don't play goal on ice or inline...so maybe that's just my perception. Maybe someone that plays in-net can confirm or disconfirm that?

I'm not a goalie but have filled in on the odd occasion (have always been flexible and could butterfly from day one) and can honestly say the inline goalies have a harder time of it. Not been able to slide the pads across the surface is a real bugger, when you drop that is it. If you want to cover elsewhere as the player skates by you you have to roll over.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Yes, at national representative level and was recently at the world champs in Europe - what about you?...

It's a simple fact that with no checking or offsides and only 4 players there is a lot more room and a lot more one on one plays than you would see in an ice game.

I'm not a goalie but have filled in on the odd occasion (have always been flexible and could butterfly from day one) and can honestly say the inline goalies have a harder time of it. Not been able to slide the pads across the surface is a real bugger, when you drop that is it. If you want to cover elsewhere as the player skates by you you have to roll over.

Yes, for over 10 years actually. No need for me to show off with credentials. "Individual" teams lose roller games. Its a fact. Maybe not in Europe, but here its a fact.

[BenderHockey 127]

Yes, for over 10 years actually. No need for me to show off with credentials. "Individual" teams lose roller games. Its a fact. Maybe not in Europe, but here its a fact.

Gotta agree with this. Sure, you see more one-on-one type moves in roller because of the fewer men/more room on the rink, but it's still a TEAM concept.

[milezone 0]

I am doing this ins the other direction. Going from Roller to Ice.

I am finding it very hard to adjust to two footed ice stops as I am use to one foot stops. My left leg just cannot seems to slide on the ice it always digs in but my right is fine.

As far as advice goes roller is much faster in my eyes. A lot more pass and goes which lead in to one on one situations someone loses the puck and it goes to the opposite end. You will get destroyed with dekes and dangles in roller but just because it is none contact doesn't mean you can't play the body.

My puck skills I have from roller certainly are seeing a lot of the guys I'm playing ice with going WTF. All I need to work on at ice is my stops. Ice skating is so much easier than inline everything I do on inline really works for ice. Bursting is faster. Cross overs are faster I'm loving it.

My advice to you would be buy some crappy outdoor roller skates and just skate around every opportunity you get. That is the beauty of inline you can do it anywhere you don't need ice.

[TeamBlue96 3]

Yes, for over 10 years actually. No need for me to show off with credentials. "Individual" teams lose roller games. Its a fact. Maybe not in Europe, but here its a fact.

Truth. Roller, at the elite level, is a very team/possession/control type game. You'll see teams hold onto the puck, re-group (usually in their own zone), and do this this multiple times if necessary until someone gets free on a break out. Sure, there's more room for indvidual play (but almost as much as there is in Ice).

The game is more physical the higher up you go, too. Refs will award right of way easily if a d-man has established position on an oncoming player. Very similar to taking a charge or something in basketball. play along the walls met with contact is prevalent, too. Only difference really between ice and roller for me is that you can't just blatently lay someone out or finish a check.