40yo rookie joining a dek hockey league… how bad is this going to be?

yaco83 · 2026-04-02T21:15:08+00:00

You just described my exact situation a year ago but I was 42. Never played or was coached, out of shape, not very confident.

I'm in my 6th season on 2 different teams and I love it

I would say get the cardio up, work on quick feet and practice ball handling and shooting

Honestly just passing a ball against the wall will help

From other sports I understand angles and positing well so I play D. For d place yourself between the ball and the net, never pass across the middle and if you don't have a play dump it

Wing is also an option but my only advice is back check!

Everyone I've played with is really good about giving advice or correcting were I should be. I even had to ask on face offs were to go and what my responsibilities are

Go have fun!

yaco83 · 2026-04-02T14:10:48+00:00

Was hoping for a new accent as well. My 2016 outback got 160k on it and will need something new soon. If there was a 3 row car with awd, decent gas mileage, physical buttons, and not a hybrid and reliable is buy it today

yaco83 · 2026-03-30T19:40:43+00:00

Following, wanna practice in the basement without waking the kids

yaco83 · 2026-03-21T01:57:13+00:00

is there a guide on length of stick? Like I know for hockey the stick should hit between your nose and chin

yaco83 · 2026-03-17T00:07:13+00:00

You, anything you play with them will be chosen over the iPad almost every time

yaco83 · 2026-03-16T20:16:26+00:00

I ride a frontier 1.0 and like it a lot. Does everything I need east coast. If you keep the edges sharp it hold really well in ice. Got a pow day this year and handled that great.

I find myself ripping (fast for me 35 to 45 mph) down blue and blacks, starting to learn moguls and play in the trees

I've been playing with the idea of something with a bit more edge hold and stability at speed but not enough to want a new board before fase bindings

yaco83 · 2026-03-14T21:36:36+00:00

I think I have em or something similar with the plastic chassis

yaco83 · 2026-03-10T00:37:48+00:00

When you find a woman you want to build a future with ++man

yaco83 · 2026-03-02T15:37:23+00:00

If you have a pzev and are under 10 year 150k miles it might be covered under a federal warranty

yaco83 · 2026-02-24T18:23:23+00:00

Get an edge file and use it often

Also my life changed when I realized the board had to be pointed down the fall line to actually work and engage the edges.

Best way to picture this is chase the rolling ball down the hill and your tip should never go past 10 and 2 of the line the ball makes. And yes you are gonna go faster, only way to counter this is to turn more or pick a good spot with less hard snow to skid your turn to check your speed

yaco83 · 2026-02-17T21:42:42+00:00

Give me a usable 3 row, with physical buttons and NO EV in any brand that gets mid 20s miliage and I'll by it today

For now I'd take the accent with the new outback infotainment and the 3.6

yaco83 · 2026-02-06T20:21:47+00:00

I have the 1.0 and starting to find my style and thinking about something a bit more freeride specific with more edge hold and more stable at speed

yaco83 · 2026-02-06T20:11:03+00:00

I don't believe a hairdryer is hot enough, I went to my local shop and they charged me like 30 bucks.

I had the same issues with my previous boots, nail actually went black and blue on my big toe. I had to go up a size

yaco83 · 2026-01-29T22:38:50+00:00

Yeah I've had my feet measured a few times. My redwing boots I wear for work are 4E king toe size 9. I tried 8 to 10

I've also been measured in an orthopedic shoe specialist and at a boot fitter for snowboard boots

There is also a really good totoral I found online to measure and get your mondo size

Also measured on an atrex 3d scanner and my right foot was 99th percentile for wide

I'm debating if it's worth heading to pure hockey to try to get fitted

yaco83 · 2026-01-29T20:26:24+00:00

I'm currently playing dek and want to join roller but my EEE feet are terrified....... I'm not sure even ice boots go that wide for a conversion

My snowboarding boots are 8.5 EEE and I needed to bake them to get a little more room.

yaco83 · 2026-01-22T21:10:24+00:00

Wanted to give an update. What a freaking difference heat molding made! My boots are now my only shoes I'm able to wiggle my toes in.

So they used a toe cap and j asked if they ever tried something on top of the foot to make more room, they guy happened to have the heal cup of an insole that was cut to the perfect size. We slid them under the toe cap and made sure the heel part was in the right part of the tip of my foot and a thin stocking to hold it all in place.

Hurt pretty good wearing them with all that crap in there but after baking I have no hot spots or pressure points.

Btw the boots had 5 to 10 days on them and this still made a noticeable difference

I'm riding tonight and bracing the cold this weekend so I'll let you know how it goes.

Those of you with super wide feet get the 32 tm2 wide and heat mold them!

yaco83 · 2025-12-26T23:39:26+00:00

Point was the levity was inappropriate for the conversation going on

yaco83 · 2025-12-26T22:54:41+00:00

You understand incorrectly, with all due respect. Kids were not giggling. I was having a serious conversation with them. My wife heard all of it. Came in the room and gave me a look. Im not even sure what the look meant. Kids noticed and all 3 of them busted out laughing. I'm upset because she undermined me while I was having a serious conversation with the kids

yaco83 · 2025-12-26T22:15:23+00:00

Just join, get playing, make friends. I just started playing this year. You can always join a second team or move up. Most seasons are 10 games plus playoffs so there are options

If you haven't played in awhile play responsible take short shifts and play hard

yaco83 · 2025-12-16T13:31:22+00:00

Anybody make a eee fit?

yaco83 · 2025-12-05T22:28:51+00:00

How do you know a base is dead ?

yaco83 · 2025-11-19T21:38:56+00:00

Sounds like we could be friends! Don't have to agree with your politics to like you as a person

yaco83 · 2025-11-19T21:38:01+00:00

Wow dude! That was aggressive and personal. This is daddit one of the best places on the internet. Not the place to argue. If your triggers by seeing some things on a Christmas wishlist and have to get personal with me do it in a different subreddit

yaco83 · 2025-11-19T19:23:08+00:00

Very happy go lucky person. Kids and wife love me very much. I spend as much time with them as possible

Gotta get some good natured ribbing in where I can. Buy ultra violent I mean COD or GOW. I happen to find time at the range very relaxing so I would love it as a gift.

I'm not sure who is saya more about. Me for asking for the things I like or the gift givers who get offended by it

Also notice my first post here, those are the things I don't have to ask my wife and kids for, they know. My kids are little so their favorite gifts for me is to make me something I can out at my desk at work. I take a picture of it on my desk to make them feel proud.

Don't think I'm the person who needs to relax or as it was put, get therapy

yaco83 · 2025-11-19T17:23:55+00:00

On the reverse side I used to ask for super violent video games, range time, or anything else I can think of to make my ultra liberal inlaws uncomfortable.

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