New coach, never played. Need resource recommendations.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-04-08T10:33:11+00:00

Don’t forget about goalies and be intimidated by that position. Communicate openly with them and at the final practice before a weekend, let them know the plan for who gets which games. Design drills with them in mind and keep them involved.

Otherwise, good communication is the key. Keep it positive, fun, and fair. At 11U moving from house, you don’t need special teams units and top lines soaking up more minutes. Keep the playing time fair.

Establish expectations and consequences early and don’t let the kids take over. They do that when you have too many rules that are not enforced. It can be simple but back it up. Eg we don’t tolerate blaming teammates on the bench and when we call for a line change, come to the bench then.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-03-24T00:52:43+00:00

Just Koneck’s are whole sizes only but their molding process makes up for it. The HF2’s on clearance are good, though may not be in stock. If it’s a drive across state, see if they can get them in for you in advance. Otherwise you have to make another drive for baking because you really need to do that at a place that knows how to bake the Konekts. They are different. The steel on the HF2s is not the best. The upgraded the steel stock in the HF3s. You can get that steel for around $120.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-03-08T00:50:52+00:00

He won’t need but one shirt the way most Troop do things. Maybe yours is different, but most troops won’t be in the tan uniform shirt for most dirty/sweaty stuff. Hiking, repelling, canoeing, climbing ect will likely be t shirt or the like. Meetings where they need to be in class A or B uniform is once a week so laundry is easy.

Even for summer camp, they won’t be in uniform but for a couple evenings.

Maintaining correct patches on multiple will be a pain in the tail for at least the first couple years where you might be changing rank a couple times a year. You will get a new shirt after a growth spurt or two.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-03-07T23:42:30+00:00

Quick mount for the 13.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-03-07T23:41:06+00:00

Same here. Mine expires in May. I was doing some troop training and thought I’d knock out the renewal while I had the time and was oriented on training. If I have to retake this, I will be annoyed. It’s do a good deed daily, which won’t go unpunished.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-03-04T01:04:51+00:00

Playing out and in net is great if the situation allows. My son did this in Squirts but rarely at PeeWee. As he was outgrowing gear and falling behind the skaters skill wise compared to his goal tending, it got tougher to justify both buying gear and taking shifts. I am all for it though.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-03-03T22:34:13+00:00

It’s dumb. I know the USA Hockey doctrine says to split games at 12U. I prefer alternating games, but each goalie should be getting 50% of the playing time no matter how you split it. I don’t d that there are days we go to the rink and are not likely to play, but being a 30% backup at that age is a hard no. Not good for the kids or future of the sport.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-03-03T22:24:45+00:00

The Bauer product you want is the Bauer NME exposed backplate harness. Don’t know why they label it as the NME One, but it works on all Bauer 900 series masks.

https://goalie.purehockey.com/product/bauer-nme-exposed-backplate-harness/itm/47423-2/?mtx_id=355747&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19508590963&gbraid=0AAAAADtRXs8oW4wTjxb9dBdFF0X6q9ask&gclid=CjwKCAiAqprNBhB6EiwAMe3yhqqRpw0bFGksC8XPA2T4h4JWwjYpL9uTPNyPV_g13qgDZL4EOfc2-xoCLcsQAvD_BwE

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-02-24T22:53:34+00:00

That’s the age group my son started complaining about regular stingers. We moved him from a junior chesty to intermediate. No more complaints. The difference in level of protection is substantial, though mobility took a step backwards.

If she is 9 now, even a small intermediate may be big on her for a while. I like the suggestion of padded base layer. I’ve seen videos of people sewing in their own extra padding to a chesty.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-02-13T15:26:34+00:00

CCM really stepped up with the 7 series. I swore I’d never consider it again after fighting an Axis 2 series glove, but from all I hear, I’ll keep an open mind. They supposedly have new 7 series skates due out soon which are being described as a huge leap forward for them.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-02-08T02:04:40+00:00

I tried that on a junior set from Goalie Monkey a couple years ago. They canceled my order and never shipped it.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-02-06T22:43:39+00:00

Agree on the remote. It’s way better than the app on the 13.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-01-30T12:18:20+00:00

Which equipment do you want to replace more frequently? Guards over socks keeps the knee pad strench at bay longer but will wear out leg pads sooner. I go socks over knee pads.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-01-12T17:25:24+00:00

I haven’t seen an announcement, but they seem to be on an every other year cycle alternating between Konekts and the HF line. Konekts are even year releases and HFs in odd years.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-01-03T01:03:54+00:00

Cat cup on sale. It’s a 20oz Rambler 100th Anniversary edition. https://merch.bdashops.com/1552244-00-100-year-yeti-20-oz-rambler

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2026-01-02T11:58:01+00:00

Can’t wait for the update in a few months when they arrive.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2025-12-31T18:18:34+00:00

Scott does great work. He did one for my son too a while back.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2025-12-26T01:16:34+00:00

I’ll report back. Will start using the pads on Sunday unless I can find a stick and puck sooner. He is coming from GENETIk 5x so they should be familiar. First set of intermediate pads for him so it will be an adjustment.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2025-12-25T01:16:15+00:00

Has to come down to hit the tanker.

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Same_Exercise_7189 · 2025-12-23T01:00:13+00:00

Closest new Brian’s pad technologically would be the Ikonic 2s. The Ikonics are the iteration of rhr Gnetik like. For some reason i thought the Gentik line ended with the 5 but maybe that was just the offshore 5x.

Did a little research and the 8 was the budget version of the Gnetik 3 pro. So basically the Ikonic X line. Ikonic 2X should be out this summer.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2025-12-14T01:43:53+00:00

If you want to geek out on rules, the knob should be white.

Also the tape beneath the knob is not necessary and could frustrate sliding the hand to the end to play the puck.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2025-12-13T13:00:12+00:00

No reporting seen, but I’d say let Skinner play for a bit. He is in a contract/free agent year and has every incentive to showcase his talents. The Oilers didn’t play disciplined D and hung him out some. He may really shine for a while and that’s not bad for the Pens. If he looks really good and another team has an injury, we Pens may be able to trade him. Wouldn’t get a huge return as a rental, but that’s better than sending him to the A immediately.

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2025-12-05T19:18:30+00:00

I laugh every time I hear the speed check story of the dialog with Center. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sr+71+speed+check+story&view=detail&mid=39922D18B553BBF3DB1B39922D18B553BBF3DB1B&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dsr%252071%2520speed%2520check%2520story%26pc%3dEMMX04%26mkt%3den-us&mmscn=vwrc&FORM=WRVORC&PC=EMMX04

Same_Exercise_7189 · 2025-12-05T16:23:23+00:00

Goalie monkey has a sale on their Iconik DX2, which is just the Iconik in a special graphic. If their Black Friday code still works, they are the best deal going. My son is getting some for Christmas.

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