How to put on hockey goalie gear in the proper order

[MJJWillLive4Eva]

1. I put my skates on before my pants, cuz my pants are big enough, and its more comfortable to do. 2. Your not wearing a neck guard (which you should put on prior to ur chest protector)

[UltimateHawksGoalie]

@MJJWillLive4Eva He has a dangler

[discofunk3]

Good video! I checked it out before playing my first-ever ice hockey pickup game (I've played floor hockey and roller hockey)...and I found your video quite helpful, especially the "think big" advice. I'm 6'2" and roughly 230 lbs, so I'm absolutely huge with my equipment...and by staying square to the shooters, everyone tells me I'm like a wall in front of the net so the proof's in the pudding :P

[xiiideadhorrors]

@discofunk3 I am so glad that you found this video helpful. You are obviously a larger fella so naturally you will fill more net. The key to hockey is skating, I cannot stress this enough. The other part of hockey is have fun. Goaltending is a game within a game and when you make a mistake it shows on the board, not the defenceman that made a really bad decision with the puck. So it can get stressful.

Take care, and keep your stick on the ice!

[discofunk3]

You wanna be a hockey goalie, eh?

LOVE IT!!!

[xiiideadhorrors]

@discofunk3 he he thanks! It's funny after I shot that I could hear it, but as a Canadian it just comes out.

[greenwilly69]

@Danlow1991 heya, not sure if the uploader gave you advice but I'd say go for it, I actually tried to do the same thing when I was 20 (I'm 30 now), it didn't work for me since I'd just been playing rec league since high school and I had lost a bit of speed and timing being out of competitive leagues for a few years but everyone is different and getting in shape should be easy at your age (I wish I was still in that kind of shape now!)

[pensfan29871]

@13jmall The gear isn't hot at all it's comfy though but it's fine if you just hav your water with you but the thing is your not always getting shot on so when it's passed the red line in the middle of the ice that's like your break time trust me ima goalie

[pensfan29871]

Everything you do on goalie gear is your custom like how you do you laces on your pads there are many ways to do it just do it the way you feel comfortable I'm a goalie and I do my gear the Wat I like it

[13jmall]

that equipment looks so uncomfy. i have new respect for goalies. no breaks no going to the bench and moving around with all that heavy hot equipment on

[HeV8ar]

Hi, can you make a video where you explain how to do to ties+

[xiiideadhorrors]

PS - If your still confused about toe ties, if they are there use them. If they are not don’t worry about it.

[xiiideadhorrors]

Learn how to play the game, before picking which part you want to play.

[xiiideadhorrors]

All I'm saying is don't get caught up in the technical parts yet, enjoy learning how to skate and move on a beautiful sheet of ice. You seem to want to stand in front of a puck at a very early age, you may be a natural goalie, and if you're family is investing money in goalie gear at this stage of the game it may be pre-mature. I signed out a lot of league equipment before my dad thought I was serious.

[xiiideadhorrors]

"No," I said, "Do I need them?"

They looked at me like I had 3 heads, but they didn't say anything more to say when we got to skating drills. Forward skates ARE more maneuverable, and I had a great coach in my father, who happened to be a great forward in his day. That was a long time ago though. In retrospect I should have started skating on goalie skates a little earlier, maybe by 10-12 years old.

[kimt4977]

Your kind of smaller than I thought but great video!

[98gameboy]

i have questin if u r in atom do u need goallie skates to tie down toe straps i dont know some one tell me

[TheRoxySkier]

@98gameboy if you dont have goalie skates you should purchase a pair (they are more protective) also they have more blade on the ice which helps a lot with your t-pushes, butterfly slides and crawls, and other various crease movements. If you are using a pair of player skates then i guess you could put them through the middle and then loop them around the skate a couple times, or just remove them, its pretty simple really :)

good luck! :)

[traviskasper3]

@98gameboy no you dont

[xiiideadhorrors]

Sorry I haven't gotten back until now.

If you are in atom the last thing you want to be worrying about is "toe-ties". You need to focus on skating at this level of the game. Trust me the more you understand how to skate the stronger you goaltending game will become, it is the foundation of hockey. Period.

[xiiideadhorrors]

It's kind of a great question though because I have had to endure other goalies laughing at me when I went to the rink as a kid, because my father wasn't sure how serious I was about being a goalie, he just wanted me to learn how to skate.

[xiiideadhorrors]

Respond to this video...

So there I was at summer goalie school, around age 14, and I'm wearing forward skates. All the other kids were now wearing the new Toe-buckle" straps (think early Patrick Roy, Kelly Hrudey), and nice goalie skates.

Even the staff asked "Don't you have goalie skates?"

[98gameboy]

same pads as my little sister rbk 6k

[deathwalkingterror88]

trying to show my buddy whos just getting into hockey the wonderful life of a netminder. figured id find a video that shows a very small amount of what we go through.

Great song too.

[JoelsBlawg]

nice throat guard

[PressureSkateTeam]

Ok, If you're starting the expensive life of a goaltender, I suggest Craigslist!! I have gotten some amazing deals, such as a near new set of Vaughn Velocity 7400 leg pads for $50. Also I got a Vaughn vision chest protector with a broken clip (which was a cheap fix) for only $40. I suggest checking there for beginning equipment.

[chane243]

at 2:56....... ho god he is small

[XeticNation]

im 14 and i want to be a goalie in ice hockey .... i dont know any thing about wut equipment you need etc... what are the leg pads ? are they the goalie pads and if yes is that all you need for your leg ? just the goalie pads ? no other shin guards or anything ?!

[yugipoo1]

@XeticNation you need Pads, Goalie Pants, Chest Protector, Glove, Blocker, Helmet & Throat Guard, and Stick.

[xiiideadhorrors]

Oops forgot about the gloves which were around $300 a piece so...

[xiiideadhorrors]

@samdman1223

look there are so many variations of gear out there that it is hard to say any one figure, mainly because there are so many different ways to go. Growing-up I was able to use gear signed out from the local league. so other than a cup a helmet and a stick it was all free, but not very personal. so after I finished growing I continued to buy gear piece by piece. I normally shopped in the off season (and since I'm still small I can shop junior size which equals hug discounts). 

[xiiideadhorrors]

@samdman1223 so that being said let me add up what i have now:

1) helmet=$400 can't protect your head enough in my mind

2) chest protector= $275 if i remember correctly (and this is the next piece I'm buying again this kit is key!!)

3) pants=$200 or so

4) leg pads=$800 again this is based on time and size normally they would have ben about $1200

5) Skates=$650 I got the best I could get at the time I can't stress good skates enough

6) cup= $60 again protection is key in this area

7) sticks= $70

[samdman1223]

@xiiideadhorrors thanks, i wanna enroll in hockey badly but i dont hove enough money yet, so im thinking of going to roller hockey