My top rules: 1) It's a game to be enjoyed by everyone not just for you. Don't ruin the game for everyone because you think you are going to get scouted (you arent). 2) What goes on the ice stays on the ice. Don't take anything off the ice, sometimes you aren't seeing the big picture and something that escalates on ice and it really isn't that important. Record your games and you will see what I mean, that grevious beheading you experienced in period 2 was actually your own teammates follow through barely clipping your ear hole. 3) This isn't soccer buttercup. No Dives, no embelishment. These things are supremely frowned upon in Hockey culture. If you are going to do that go play soccer. If you see someone doing this point laugh, insult their hockey prowess. 4) The refs are never wrong. They thought they were wrong once, but they were wrong. You will never convince a ref he missed a call. And while the only other reffing job they qualify for with their keen observational skills is in the WWE, yelling at them or calling them names only makes them watch you more intently and the other team less intently which means they are going to call you and not them. Thank the ref, go to the box if required, ask for clarification if you have to, don't make them mad. Some of the relish the glorious power appointed to them by the hockey gods and the chance to crush their foes excites them! 5) Make Friends, even with the other team. The community is small and for the most part all of us are playing at our local rink and depending on the size of the community and your level of play this limits the amount of players we are exposed to. The more you network the more you get invited to Private Ice times, tournaments, Travel hockey so on so forth.
I’m an alternate captain and in some cases I do pop off with the ref they were so terrible in our league that they literally got rid of them although I have been trying lately to cut back on it my good friend that used to be my team captain refs are games and my favorite thing is to yell at him in a playful way I got my first ever game misconduct this last season because like 5 guys on the other team decided it be a good idea to jump my one player that is hearing impaired so I jumped in and crossed checked them off him I am of Russian heritage and we have a very community protective based culture so sometimes it’s naturally hard for me to restrain myself there’s a lot of players trying to live out dreams in my particular league and more drama then when I was in high school great video thanks for sharing your experience
I know it's a really emotional game, so I always try to remember that. As long as you are having fun and not hurting anyone, play on! It really is a special sport and I am so happy I found it.
@@ryanh.2049 I will put it on my list! We have actually gone to that tournament the last 3 years, and it's become one of my favorite weekends of the year.
That goalie save in the last clip!!
Right?! It was a pretty cool play, no one expected him to get that.
My top rules:
1) It's a game to be enjoyed by everyone not just for you. Don't ruin the game for everyone because you think you are going to get scouted (you arent).
2) What goes on the ice stays on the ice. Don't take anything off the ice, sometimes you aren't seeing the big picture and something that escalates on ice and it really isn't that important. Record your games and you will see what I mean, that grevious beheading you experienced in period 2 was actually your own teammates follow through barely clipping your ear hole.
3) This isn't soccer buttercup. No Dives, no embelishment. These things are supremely frowned upon in Hockey culture. If you are going to do that go play soccer. If you see someone doing this point laugh, insult their hockey prowess.
4) The refs are never wrong. They thought they were wrong once, but they were wrong. You will never convince a ref he missed a call. And while the only other reffing job they qualify for with their keen observational skills is in the WWE, yelling at them or calling them names only makes them watch you more intently and the other team less intently which means they are going to call you and not them. Thank the ref, go to the box if required, ask for clarification if you have to, don't make them mad. Some of the relish the glorious power appointed to them by the hockey gods and the chance to crush their foes excites them!
5) Make Friends, even with the other team. The community is small and for the most part all of us are playing at our local rink and depending on the size of the community and your level of play this limits the amount of players we are exposed to. The more you network the more you get invited to Private Ice times, tournaments, Travel hockey so on so forth.
I love this! It seems like you and I have a lot of the same opinions on this game :)
I’m an alternate captain and in some cases I do pop off with the ref they were so terrible in our league that they literally got rid of them although I have been trying lately to cut back on it my good friend that used to be my team captain refs are games and my favorite thing is to yell at him in a playful way I got my first ever game misconduct this last season because like 5 guys on the other team decided it be a good idea to jump my one player that is hearing impaired so I jumped in and crossed checked them off him I am of Russian heritage and we have a very community protective based culture so sometimes it’s naturally hard for me to restrain myself there’s a lot of players trying to live out dreams in my particular league and more drama then when I was in high school great video thanks for sharing your experience
I know it's a really emotional game, so I always try to remember that. As long as you are having fun and not hurting anyone, play on!
It really is a special sport and I am so happy I found it.
You got some footage in Bozeman 👍
I did! I was at a tournament there a few weeks ago. Do you play there?
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Sure do! If you get a chance, go to the outdoor rink in Big Sky during the winter months. Totally worth it!
@@ryanh.2049 I will put it on my list! We have actually gone to that tournament the last 3 years, and it's become one of my favorite weekends of the year.
Bend, Oregon! Been there.
That's great! What did you think? I actually lived there for 4 years.
@@beginneradulthockey Its a beautiful place!
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What are your credentials?
I said in here this is 100% my opinion. But something I have noticed about people who don’t get invited back.