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[Fullright]

 

Be advised: this is several minutes of your life which you will never get back. The skate was not so great. A little short on skaters so it went 4 on 4. I couldnt stop a beach ball. It's all in my head with the thigh injury. Just have to work my way out of it. Criticism welcome but you cant say anything worse than what I said to myself. Thanks.

Edited December 2, 2024 by Fullright
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[dreadlocked1]

At least your out there trying. If your leg is really holding you back and causing you not to be able to play to your fullest, you're gonna hesitate on every play.  Hopefully you'll recover fully soon.

[mik]

It is obvious that you are limited when going down and while moving latteraly. So do goals matter now? I don´t think so...you are back on the ice .  

[johncho]

If you have something nagging in your thoughts, and it doesn't have to be an injury, it can be anything. Any decent level of hockey is a fast game. As soon as you think of something else or if you think too much, you're beat. Once I was thinking too much about work and had pretty much the identical game as you did (I flopped around on the ice a bit more).

You're on the ice and hopefully you are enjoying yourself. That's what matters. For now what you should be working on is getting comfortable being back, healing, and getting confidence around your injury.

[Fullright]

Thanks for the encouragement and kind words, fellas. No ice last night...thank heavens. :)

[Fullright]

Here's from this past Friday. Started out terribly and about as bad as the video above. As the skate progressed, I got past some of my mental issues regarding the thigh injury and began to move better. Still pretty much a sieve but my focus right now is getting comfortable with my movement and recognizing that my thigh will stay where it belongs. On the merits, not too good and my depth was awful. But under the circumstances, I think this was a step forward in my recovery for being in goal. I tend to doubt I will get to full pre-injury capability but I am trying and dont want to stop yet. Criticism welcome. Thanks for checking it out.

 

Edited December 16, 2024 by Fullright

[keeperton]

That is some stand-up style goaltending if I ever saw it.

Fastest nitpick I got was when you're on your stick side post: your legs are rather vertical/not loaded, you always have an active stick (which you appear to be leaning into), and even when you pointed out the pass threat you didn't really adjust as much as you should due to that information.

To agree with you, your depth is often incredibly conservative for someone your size. Additionally, when you do come out far you're usually gliding toward the skater, which loses you position quickly if they decide to not shoot. See if you can get out further more consistently instead of incredibly far sometimes, and see if you can get a little backwards momentum on a stop-to-small c-cut (if your thigh allows this motion), so you can use that to be more in position more often.

Of course, just keep having fun and keep on chipping away at getting back up to your speed and tending the pipes. We're all cheering for you on your rehabilitation journey and just glad there's someone else with this amount of passion to keep plugging away to remind us of why we do it too.

[Fullright]

@keeperton, thanks for checking out the film. My "game", such as it is, is pretty bad right now. Excellent point about coming out and I came out way too far a lot. I need to reign that in because it leads to losing the net. Plus, with better skaters who keep their heads up, they'll shoot while I come out and there's no way to react to stop the shot unless it hits me. Even when I was 100% healthy, I was never much of a VH or RVH on plays up against the post; old dog and pads which dont slide very well. The skate was less skilled than usual. Disappointing but not the worst thing for me right now. Line it up again next time and see how it goes. Thanks for the kind words!

You're so right: if you burn for it, dont stop playing. 

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by Fullright

[Fullright]

A big struggle this past Friday. I wasnt mentally sharp; bottom line on the merits: pretty bad and sometimes it looks like I've never played goal. I couldnt stop anything along the ice to either my glove or stick side. I am playing "heavy" on my feet and I need to get "light" on them again. I am also stuck "in between" a lot. In other words, I lack decisiveness and am not attacking the shot together with being unsure about my reads. I am hopeful that these problems can be associated with rust rather than being too old. Lucky for me, the quality of the hockey has been substandard. My thigh is better and I did gain a little more confidence with it. 

Criticism welcome and thanks for checking it out. Edit: The link works but I posted it wrong here somehow.

https://youtu.be/K_4qdGOvB7g

Edited December 23, 2024 by Fullright

[johncho]

You and I have the same stopping problem, we move the push foot inline with our stopping foot and then our hips are out of square. For me it's because I've played out for most of my life and that's kinda how you stop as a player. I am working on it this actively along with my angles.

I've been talking to my kid about this, if you feel like you are in between that hard gap, I would try to err more on staying patient on that play. Don't rush the save as it tends to open you up unnecessarily.

As for that heavy/light on the feet, I felt that too in my movements. I try to keep my shoulders and weight over my toes a lot more helping me with my general stance, but also with the quickness of my movements. This is something that I revert back to when things get bad in a game. I always have to remember to stay light. So I might bring that into my 3 word mantra that I say in a game.

Which segues into what I want to give advice on as well. Only work on one major thing and two minor things at a time. Trying to remember everything all at once will make you slow as you're thinking too much. So for me at the moment I say three things, "Set, Compete, Light" which means Set my feet for the shot, Compete on the rebounds, stay light and quick on my feet. For my kid it's "Hands, Hips, Compete" which stands for Stronger hands (his hands drop at lot when he goes down), Higher hips (his hips drop too), Compete (he needs gain a bit more depth, he's a big kid playing small. As well as compete for the rebounds).

You're progressing and you are playing the best game there is. Keep it up!

 

[WillyGrips13]

You post these videos and say you played poorly. I see skates that are all offense and situations that are near impossible for goaltenders. You do quite well with what you’re facing. Imagine if you played in a league where people at least keep the appearance of trying defensively or even an organized weekly skate, you’d be helped with at least a baseline of defense. Everyone looks better offensively when little to no defense is being played. 

[Fullright]

@WillyGrips13, thanks brother. I understand that it is not about goals against. There is no D other than, to using a racing expression, guys being  moving chicanes. What disturbs me is that shots I stopped pre-injury, I am not stopping now. Despite not being a butterfly goalie, when I am right, I am better on low shots than high ones and that just isnt happening right now.  Once I start "kicking" shots out, I'll get better results. Besides, I want you to be able to point to a dinosaur who still makes skate saves.   

@johncho, you're right. I am likely trying to do too much at the same time. Getting my head focused on my weight distribution in my stance would go a long way to getting things right. Balls of my feet is my internal program but my "software" is crashing before my brain carries it out. 

I dont like to make excuses or give explanations because it is up to me whether I get beat. The context of Friday though was "warm up" was about 5 or 6 shots at my head and I left the crease and took a few laps around the ice. When I returned to the crease, idiots started deking and I left the crease again. I didnt bitch about it but there was no point to "warming up" by then. Admittedly, I am being a pussy to some extent about my body. When I ruptured the thigh, I also dislocated the knee cap and tore the lateral meniscus and my right medial meniscus has been torn for about 30 years. So I cant deny it: I am a little afraid right now of reinjury and/or getting a new one. That will go away with more ice time. I am trying. 

 

[Fullright]

Better hockey this skate. I've had a nagging issue with my right shoulder's AC joint for a few years and it began acting up during the skate. I got beat easier than usual on my glove. I also got snipped off the posts more than a few times. I think I was better than I have been so far. My movement felt better and I felt a little lighter on my skates. My thigh is improving. Rust or age, however, is affecting my balance together, my reads and my reflexes. Not bad overall but much work remains to be done. I plan to go next Friday but some work issues are going to conflict with the skate in January. On a gear issue, I am in dire need of a stick. I cannot find a Warrior Quick 23.5 paddle to save my life and the one I am using is essentially broke. The other sticks I have are fine but I dont like them. Usual thing: feels ok in the store and sucks on the ice. Do the best I can and see where it goes. 

As always, criticism welcome and thanks for checking it out.

[Fullright]

 

 

Played ok here. Got lazy near the end which wasnt cool and gave up some ridiculously soft goals. On the positive side, getting better with balance and movement.

Unfortunately, skating the rest of the month might be difficult because of work issues. 

Comments and criticism welcome. Thanks!

[Fullright]

 

 

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Luckily, work didnt get in the way this past Friday, 1-10-25. I think I am making more progress with my thigh, balance, agility, and endurance. My reads are still off on back door plays (cannot expect D to cover the open man) and I am struggling with off wing rushes. Getting a little concerned about my right AC joint; discomfort and the bump are increasing the past few weeks. All good though. Last year at this time it was very realistic that I might never play again so I'll just go until I cant. Work is going to be an issue the next few Fridays. 

Comments and criticism welcome. Thanks for checking it out.

Edited January 12 by Fullright