Thanks John! Tips like these helped me so much when I started playing the position.

hey thanks BYGTraining. This game is so much fun it's easy to talk about it with a little enthusiasm. Maybe one day I'll see you on the rink!

Hahaha thanks Charles, I'm glad I could help. The garage is mighty toasty this time of year no question. Repetition is another secret to getting smoother pushes. The more you do it the more natural it becomes - and if you play any ice hockey after working in RollerFlys for a while, the pushes on ice are ridiculously easier.

Hey thanks BLH! Ice hockey is the better game, no question, but inline hockey is easier to get into. It's less expensive and you don't have as much competition for the playing surface. There's a bunch of nice outdoor rinks around you can play on for free. I started on the wheels and moved to ice later. In playing both I noticed roller guys generally have really fast hands and ice players dazzle you with skating. At first ice was way harder for me because it was so different, but now I feel like the more difficult crease movement and slides from roller actually give me an advantage on ice. It's like swinging 2 bats while you warm up to hit in baseball.

Thanks Kate! I used to roll around on the Rollerblades back in the 90s too. They were a super fun and huge fad. You almost never see anyone going anywhere on them anymore LOL.

@@iceicegoalie-OG haha, yep! I think I got my Ultrawheels in '89. Wore them everywhere. Had to learn to run up and down stairs on them. XD Sad that people hardly use them anymore except for inline.

Alright Noob! Good luck out there. Let me know how it goes!

Awesome PJ. Good luck. Keep working with them and you will love them, I promise!

Welcome back Fez! The gear has changed a TON in the last 20 years. Glad the strap tips helped you.

Mine always hurt hahahaha!

Thanks Jack! Yeah the jersey and chesty was a bad choice! The videos I do on roller hockey seem to get a lot more views than the other ones so I figured I'd share some tips that others taught me. These were big ones for me and made a difference in my game for sure.

I've taken some painful shots off the knee because my butterfly isn't wide enough. If I didn't have the pads under there I'd get injured for sure. Thanks for watching Jared! I'm super glad this was useful for you.

Thanks Diggy!

Thanks Rich - Yeah I didn't mention toe straps because I removed mine on these pads too. I was never able to figure out how to make them work for inline hockey. I swear by the pro laces on my ice pads and it's much easier to get pad rotation when your toes are helping for sure.

Did the toe ties keep getting stuck on your front wheel alot? This kept happening to me, I found a set of goalie skates from tour that have a little bit of plastic to stop the lace binding I have had no problem with toe ties since.

@@richrowley4407 Yes, no matter what I did - and I tried a lot of things - at some point the strap would interfere with the wheel. I abandoned them for roller (still swear by them on ice). My inline skates don't have anything to stop the binding. I wonder if something like the Lundy loop from the back of the skate, would be a good idea on the front of inline skates just for this purpose.

That tape on the skate to protect the strap is an awesome suggestion. I've been especially worried about the strap on my newer (black) Warriors because that's just stretchy fabric nowhere near as tough as leather. KZfaq changed the world no doubt. It's great for hockey tips, but I also use it to learn everything from fixing toilets to killing creeping charlie in my lawn. Full House would have been better if they drove around in a Windstar with a dinosaur for sure. I don't know why they didn't think of that.

@@iceicegoalie-OG It works like a charm, in my experience. I learned it from Eddie Giacomin on a Here's Howe video I had as a kid. I only tried it with my old leather straps, but I'm sure it'll work with the elastic straps, too. If you have any issues, you can always try something smoother like duck tape. I hope it works for you because those are great pads :) Oh, and I love the Caddyshack poster. I re-watched that about a month ago and I already want to watch it again, lol.

@@thealrightestguitarist9135 Hahaha Caddyshack is such a great movie. I watch it again every few months. Rodney Dangerfield is huge hero of mine. The tape is on my skate! First game of my new season is Friday so I'll be trying it out then. Thanks again for the tip!

@@iceicegoalie-OG Good luck with your new season and I hope the tape helps!

And watching your video that was another thing I did wrong, was I remember I fucked up and went to tight all the way up on the pad, cuz it was thinner than my old Heatons, and I was use to how they rolled, and I haven't done splits in forever and pads fit wayyyyy tighter than they use to. Lol shit I was like 160lbs last I played in good prime shape, and went back 230lbs much bigger build, and I was like huh, these all fit a lil snug. Lmfao... oh well 😆🤣😂🤷‍♂️

Sorry about that knee. You really need a proper diagnosis. I wonder why they won't do the MRI. But - when I've been injured I can't say enough good things about physical therapy. Those people know how to strengthen the muscles around the injury so the injured area is spared some of the burden. Also don't play on a bad surface. My rink has a huge pile of replacement tiles that easily swap in if one breaks.

@@iceicegoalie-OG yeah this wasn't our normal place and a shit show honestly, I should have went with my gut instinct and not gone on it. It was sport court laid over fucking astroturf. Because they didn't wanna pull the turf but they wanted a rink in this place when they had 4 other fields of turf. So stupid, they were more worried about me suing than they were my injury. And of course I didn't think it was as bad as it was at the time. Next day couldn't walk or bend my knee, they wanted me to do physical therapy before a MRI. So stupid... we had no idea what was even wrong. Said hey doc, do you wipe your ass before you take a shit? He kinda nervously laugh, and said no that would be silly, why?... I said because it makes about as much sense as doing physical therapy before you know what's even wrong... and he stopped dead in his tracks, and said, that's a good one. And you're right but it's insurance. I tried PT, but they didn't even know what to work on cuz we didn't know what was torn, and the place I went to, the PT wasn't great, I shoulda looked around more honestly. But it healed and tore a few more times over the years, and its to the point I need MRI for sure. So we'll see what they say, I hope I can get back in net and can play again, hasn't been the same without it. Now I got my daughter playing and daddy wants to show her how it's done. Lol

No problem, 20dollars!

HA! Thanks. Those are my ice pads and they are my favorite thing! They're custom Brian's pads and Brian's had to get permission from GM to use the logo.

@@iceicegoalie-OG That’s very cool. Now I wonder if your ice hockey mask has a custom paint job

@@rzgrimes It does! And I made a video about it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5Z-fsynltqzgmQ.html

Lots of companies make these tiles. You can get them on Amazon. Sport Court is the brand my rink uses and my tiles are from their old rink that they tore up and replaced. Here's a link for similar tiles at a decent price www.amazon.com/Sweet-Hockey-Dryland-Slick-Tiles/dp/B0097HCS7A?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A2SUH0XB9RS6C1&th=1

Thanks

hahaha - Thanks a million Ryan. I do have 3 unfinished videos to edit. I've just been slacking. I'll be taking some time off over the holidays so I'll get something up soon.

@@iceicegoalie-OG I feel that!

Funny you should ask - (short answer: for inline, No) Long answer: I've been wondering about this. I tried several methods for inline and always had trouble with the lace tangling in the wheel. Almost all my inline goalie friends do not use toe ties. For ice I've always used them but recently had one break mid-game. I just removed it and didn't even notice a difference the rest of the game. I'm thinking of scrapping the whole toe tie thing all together because like you say - "it would save a lot of time" - I don't really even know what the point of them is. My pads rotate fine without them.

Hahahaha Thanks, Home Reed. The other goalies would get mad at me if they knew I was making videos you shooters could use to beat us easier!

Welcome back. It certainly is different now. The old days of "stand-up" goalies is long gone and the butterfly is the new norm. All the equipment is made for the new style. But I do know a few old guys like us who still rock the old pads and play a sort of stand-up style. They look cool to me, but I'd let even more pucks in if I played that way. Stick with it Kala and make sure to stretch!

@@iceicegoalie-OG Thanks Morgan! Looking forward to it and working out with a purpose now. A question I have for us well aged goalies is how do you recover from the butterfly? Two-leg? Popping up like a young buck. One-leg? A swift one leg then the other. Or one-leg/roll sideways/two-hands/an elbow/a couple knees/stand on your head/grunt 6 times and by the time your on your feet theyʻve scored 3 goals? Recovering back to your feet seems like it might be one of the more difficult parts of the game for us old farts.

@@kalaalefaio5108 It's funny - I watched a bunch of videos on recovery when I first started. It's all about where the puck is, and how comfortable you are popping up. You have to be careful not to strain anything. Stretching is key but you don't have to be super flexible. You just need the muscles loose so they don't pull when you surprise them. I use all of those above including the last one hahahaha.

It totally depends on the level of play. In street hockey around here they use a light plastic ball that works well with the lighter protection of most street pads. For inline we use a heavier weight hard plastic puck. Some inline players can shoot that puck pretty hard and I wouldn't want to face them without better protection. But if we're talking about young kids or beginners that are not shooting very hard yet you might get away with it for a while. Ice pads come in lots of price levels so they're the safest and most convenient option. There are inline specific pads out there like the ones from Passau and Kennesky that are pretty cool and designed for that inline puck. Good luck!

Hi Jamie - Lots of companies make these tiles. You can get them on Amazon. Sport Court is the brand my rink uses and my tiles are from their old rink that they tore up and replaced. Here's a link for similar tiles at a decent price www.amazon.com/Sweet-Hockey-Dryland-Slick-Tiles/dp/B0097HCS7A?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A2SUH0XB9RS6C1&th=1

You can get them on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/Rollerfly-Goalie-Plates-Inline-Hockey/dp/B074W79WST/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11PMUSVWGWAEY&keywords=rollerfly+goalie+slide+plates&qid=1658517129&sprefix=rollerfly%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0 I did a video on how to attach them without the straps if you're interested.

I've tried a lot of different suggestions for toe ties as an inline goalie and nothing has worked for me. I always end up with a wheel obstruction. I just don't use them for inline at all and for me it's fine. The pad will twist awkwardly every once in a while but it's rare.

That does make sense Yoshi. On that particular pad, the rotation always worked well for me but all pads are different and the design strategy seems to support your method. Any readers should definitely experiment with this.

@@iceicegoalie-OG totally understandable. I wear G4's myself so I found that worked for me. But yes, to each their own

Cool. Those checkered pads are classics! You gotta be you and if that style works for you there is no reason to change. Roy wouldn't change if he slapped on the pads again!

@@iceicegoalie-OG thanks. appreciate it. is there away to put sliders on old pads like mine so i have option to slide when needed?

@@bb-gc2tx On the older squishier pads, they don't have as flat of a surface on the inside edge but you should still be able to use the sliders. You'll probably need to strap them on like they are designed as opposed to using velcro tape like I did. Pads from 2006 are not that incredibly old and you should still have a decent structure there similar to the white Smith/Warrior pads I use in this video. Those are from about the same era.

@@iceicegoalie-OG ok thanks. will give it a try