Ball Hockey advice

thebigsave · Peewee Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 7

I normally play forward on my outdoor ball hockey team but today our goalie didn't show up for the second time and we didn't have a fill-in goalie so I played net. I gave up 9 goals in the game but I enjoyed playing believe it or not. Not all of it was my fault, a lot of breakaways/ 2 on 0s. I am looking for tips on playing goal (in case I have to play again next game) in Ball Hockey. I know some basics but need a thorough strategy (should I be top of my crease or even high like outside of it?) I am pretty tall (like 6'3") so what style is best suited for me? I heard butterfly isn't the best for ball hockey so should I try a half butterfly style and if so how can I perform it? Just looking for solid tips for a ball hockey net minder.

frankq26 · High School Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 11

hey. when i play net im 5'9 and i usally play farther out to cover more of the net. i do use a butterfly stance because most ppl can usally shoot low more offten then shooting high, just from my experiances. i know when we play taller goalies like you for say, our team usally goes lower on them because most of them play standup style but if you go butterfly and come out to the top of the crease it will help you greatly because your a big goalie and will be better for you to get the shots and also use your stick when they try to do cross crease or behind the net. put your paddle down because 99% of ppl hit the ball when its rolling cut that in half if the passer can get the ball up right away or the shooter can hit it out of the air on every opertunity. hope this helps you and its not stuff you already know lol

thebigsave · Peewee Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 7

pretty good, anyone else any suggestions?

Slinky · Minors Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Canton, GA

all our leagues switched from ball to puck when i was 12... but from what i remember... you're going to have to learn to instinctively recognize and project the curve of the ball, those things are so damn strange, if the player puts any spin on it in his shot, it's going to look like one of Beckett's 12-6 curves.
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itechwarrior · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject:

don't play ball hockey? just an idea, wait, more of a suggestion... Razz

joke!!!

CONAN56 · College Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 33

I played roller ball hockey for the first time last week and found something

out, I am a MUCH better ice hockey goalie than rollerball one. Overplaying

the ball, playing butterfly too much/early,weird bounces, and not being able

to slide, just to name a few things. I too could use some tips and I will just

have to practice more at it. It was fun though.

goalieboy#1 · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject:

Skating inline as a goalie is hard too! So akward not being able to shuffle and ice stuff!
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thebigsave · Peewee Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 7

This is ball hockey on sneakers not skates :wink:

puckstopper135 · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject:

I played roller hockey for two years when I was younger, and hated it. Could never adjust to the high scoring games, and it was hot as hell. I don't think they believed in A/C.

Slinky · Minors Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Canton, GA

Ice hockey is so much easier for goalies than roller hockey. If you can get a GAA under 3.00 you're the best goalie in almost any roller league.

And you have to be in shape, because no PS, a lot of rinks dont use AC. It's expensive, particularly for the ones that were built out of metal... basically it's a giant oven sitting in the sun all day, then you go in and play hockey. I would go through 2 or 3 liters of water per half hour during the summers.
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Matze · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:19 pm Post subject:

Hey guys!

I'm going to play inline hockey this summer on the team of my ice hockey coach. Better to say he was the coach of a course of the university. Anyways I've just practised once with them so far last wednesday. Two training sessions tomorrow and wednesday respectively are left and on sunday I'll probably get my first start ever as a goalie. That's not certain by now but the other goalie told me she won't be there and then it's just me left. So kinda cool to step in in just the second game of the season but then again I think I'm still not too comfortable on inline skates as a goalie. At least not nearly as I am with ice-skates.
So I feel a little bit uncomfortable but excited too. It will be my first point-game as a goalie/hockey player ever!

What were your first experiences?

By the way: I unfortunately have only one pairs of 36" and one of 34". So the 34" are actually too small for my legs and sorted out but i decided to put them on since we play on concrete and i don't want to waste my new pair of 36" pads. Is there any other way to protect the pads just until i get another pair of fitting ones so i could play with the 36"? Those are as new Premier Series and i just don't want to waste them on concrete...

Slinky · Minors Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 471 Location: Canton, GA

you can line the inside of the pads with ducktape... a couple sessions won't do much damage unless it's an outdoor rink, outdoor rinks are like sliding your pads against a cheese grater.

don't try to slide or shuffle, you'll jam or sprain something. if you have strong legs you'll manage to get a good foot slide out or so, but you'll jam your hip into your pelvis pretty nasty if you're not careful about your form. shuffling across is a lot like doing a shuffle on your feet, and for players coming down the boards it's a lot of fine footwork where you turn your feet and skate backwards at a bunch of really small angles as you turn your body, kind of hard to explain, but i'm sure you'll figure it out.
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puckstopper135 · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject:

There's certain stores/sites that sell pad covers designed specifically for indoor hockey. That's what I used to protect my old pice of s**t pads.

Matze · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:24 am Post subject:

Well, the problem is that it is an outdoor concrete floor. In the vicinity of the floor are also trees so it's never wholly clean. The surface is smooth of course but given that there is always some dirt too on it i'm not to waste my pads on that floor. Fortunately we do have another chance to practise in a gym if the weather isn't fine or if we just want to play there. tomorrow will there be a practise in the gym so i'll take the 36" with me and maybe have a shot on the floor there. But I'm not quite sure yet, first gotta see the condition Wink

Damn only a few days left until i am first given the chance to play in a point game and right now I'm getting sick. Screw this...