Thread: August: LGK Beach Hockey Roller Pick-up Thread (****It's FREE!!!****)

Don't you find it irritating that a puck is so ****in bouncy on a street/paved surface? Makes me crazy. I practice at a park by my house all the time and I play with a ball, can't get under it like a puck but tapping down a rollin puck all the time....argh

That being said I will play with whatever suits all.

And Calo, knee pads? Elbow pads? Helmet? I'm way too accident prone to leave those behind. But then if you're goin for sexy,I suppose the dirty ball cap and sweaty tshirt would do the job. Meeoow.

I wouldn't play with a puck on a gravelly road or parking lot, but any semi-smooth parking lot works fine. There are times when the puck goes up on edge, but you get used to it and learn how to deal with it.

In college, we used to search for anywhere with enough space where we could play, regardless of the surface. We played at a church parking lot (which is great because it was vacant except on Sunday mornings), on tennis courts, basketball courts, you name it. One time, we even played on the top level of a parking structure in the middle of the night. The rule was that if your shot or pass caused the puck to roll down to a different level of the structure, you had to go get it.

Like I said earlier, I find that I just have a lot more control with a puck. Turning sharply and stopping quickly with a ball is something that I just can't do. And because I want to get back into playing ice, I don't want to learn the bad habits that a ball will teach you.

Does anyone know how the lots in Santa Monica work? Do the guys that play there reserve it? If we got there early and started playing with a puck would they kick us out when their time slot started? Or would we have 'dibs' on it as long as we wanted?

Is anyone up for playing some puck hockey Sunday morning (7/19)?

Ryan

It is pick up. I know when I used to play (10 years ago) some RHI guys had a game and then another game for us "normies" It was chill and pretty cool. The started at like 11AM and it dies down around 3PM. They all used a ball.

I am out unitl the 31st of July otherwise I'd say yeah.

Just my 2c, but maybe for the ice game on the 25th Ianmonsta & fishmonger should be capt's and pick teams. Hopefully it will make the game a little more even than the arbitrary system of picking teams that is now in use. Everybody just bring a light and a dark sweater to the bench.

Originally Posted by JETS GARAGE

Just my 2c, but maybe for the ice game on the 25th Ianmonsta & fishmonger should be capt's and pick teams. Hopefully it will make the game a little more even than the arbitrary system of picking teams that is now in use. Everybody just bring a light and a dark sweater to the bench.

Nobody wants to be the fat kid that gets picked last.

Maybe just do a draft from the posted roster and the teams can be posted in alphabetical order or something.

fat kid picked last??

Dude, I'm not even playing.

Originally Posted by JETS GARAGE

Maybe just do a draft from the posted roster and the teams can be posted in alphabetical order or something.

The only problem with not doing it on site is that i dunno if either of us remember people by their usernames enough to remember who is who on the ice

The best method could be to just do the pile of sticks behind the back and then even out the teams from there if they are too lopsided.

Originally Posted by Unruely35

fat kid picked last??

Dude, I'm not even playing.

Ill make sure to swing by Micky D's on my way to the rink for yah

Originally Posted by ianmonsta

The only problem with not doing it on site is that i dunno if either of us remember people by their usernames enough to remember who is who on the ice

The best method could be to just do the pile of sticks behind the back and then even out the teams from there if they are too lopsided.

Agreed. I knew a few of the guys by name, but by no means do I remember everyone. One would think this would not be the case considering how much I yell...

Anyways, that being said, I think what Ian said would be best, though we need everyone to get there early so we can get this done without wasting any of our ice time.

I'll post something on the actual pickup thread to see if there are any special requests. There's shouldn't be so many that it makes much of a difference.