God King Fudge
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- Oct 13, 2017
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Weird question. I recently took up ice skating about a month or two ago with the intent of getting into a beer league and playing hockey. I have had absolutely zero prior experience in skating/playing hockey.
I'm a very below average skater but I can do enough to get up and down the ice. I came to a pickup game and it was a disaster. I'd never held a stick or worn equipment so while I was able to skate around, I was completely incapable of doing anything near the puck because I have zero experience. Couldn't carry the puck, couldn't make a pass without falling over. It was rough.
I live in the southern US in a state without any hockey presence. There is 1 rink within 100 miles. There's no coaching or classes available for adults, so I keep getting told the only way to practice is to just play in the beer league. While everyone was super kind to me about my inability to play, I personally would not feel comfortable at all using other people's ice time to practice, so that's a non starter for me.
All that to say, is there a way for me to practice without getting on the ice? I was thinking grabbing some rollerblades and a stick/street hockey puck so I can just skate around the driveway and get used to the feeling/muscle memory with a stick in my hands but I know it's obviously not a 1:1 translation so I don't know if it would help or hurt.
Any advice would be great. Thanks!
I'm a very below average skater but I can do enough to get up and down the ice. I came to a pickup game and it was a disaster. I'd never held a stick or worn equipment so while I was able to skate around, I was completely incapable of doing anything near the puck because I have zero experience. Couldn't carry the puck, couldn't make a pass without falling over. It was rough.
I live in the southern US in a state without any hockey presence. There is 1 rink within 100 miles. There's no coaching or classes available for adults, so I keep getting told the only way to practice is to just play in the beer league. While everyone was super kind to me about my inability to play, I personally would not feel comfortable at all using other people's ice time to practice, so that's a non starter for me.
All that to say, is there a way for me to practice without getting on the ice? I was thinking grabbing some rollerblades and a stick/street hockey puck so I can just skate around the driveway and get used to the feeling/muscle memory with a stick in my hands but I know it's obviously not a 1:1 translation so I don't know if it would help or hurt.
Any advice would be great. Thanks!