roller hockey in waterford?

daaave

was wondering if there is anybody playing inline hockey (blades and puck) in the waterford city/county area?

tombliboo83

Sounds interesting alright, played a bit before, would be up for it at some stage

daaave

it doesn't look like there's any teams in the locality.the nearest team seems to be in kilkenny.

check this out http://www.inlinehockeyireland.org/info i've been chatting to a few mates and there's 6 of us interested so far.one the lads rang kingfisher and they gave us the ok for using their indoor hall.

would be great if we could get 5 aside just to start things off .i haven't rollerbladed in about 13years and am just looking for a bit of exercise tbh.

note. we're not looking for experienced players,this is just being set up for the craic with a view to maybe entering a team in the future.all are welcome:D

tombliboo83

Cool link, plenty of info

cocoshovel

I used to do lots of inline skating as a kid/young teen. I was alright at it too, but I imagine I would be sketchy now and no way would I have that kind of control on wooden surfaces (looks slippy as ice). Id be interested in this if I didn't live so far away from the city, even though I do spend most of my day there thats due to classes.

daaave

apparently the surface gives good traction with rubber wheels- irish league seems to play on it.

i used to play a bit too in my teens but on a newly tarmaced yard up in hillview,de la salle secondary school car park was a good spot too.

hopefully this will gather a bit of momentum,would be nice to dust off the old blades!:cool:

cocoshovel

Yeah. Im so tempted to get out my old pair of skates and head down the skate park tomorrow morning now.

x.revoLucian

Hello there, Dave and everyone!

My name is Lucian, I've been involved in inline hockey in Ireland for the last five or so years, and more before that abroad.
I live in Waterford, and I am actually in the process of organizing a team together.
It's a lot of hard work, particularly with the venue, but I have contacted Kingfisher, and they did seem willing to let us have a go, and, thankfully, I am also getting some help from Inline Hockey Ireland, the governing body.

Also, to add, the hard wood surface of an indoor sports hall is ideal for inline hockey if dedicated arenas aren't available.

I will leave my contact details at the bottom of this post, feel free to contact me at any time, and thanks for putting this thread up! =]

E-mail me at x.revolucian@yahoo.com
or call at 086-122-5374

seanybiker

Used to love me rollerblades. Was fairly handy on them aswell if I do say so meself. I'd probably cack meself if I tempted half the stuff I used to do on them. Great laugh though. the hockey would be great.

cococoady

Sounds like a good laugh

flabearla

hi guys, i done the roller hockey back in the school days. was out on the blades not so long ago wasn't hard to pick it up again. i'd be mad into gettin a session together to practice.
op i'll pm you my details.... (",)

deisedave

Loved Roller blading as well when I was younger, would love to give it a go again.

daaave

the old blades won't be dusted off after-all!!!

fcuk it,i've ordered a new pair to be delivered from the uk.great website too

the missus doesn't know what to think of me lately-first dodgeball and now this!
by the way i'm 29 and 15st.

http://www.rawk.com/p922/rollerblade-spark-84-men-s-inline-skates/

didn't bother going with hockey skates as i actually plan on busting myself up on those ramp thingys down the park aswell:P

x.revoLucian

Hello, again, everyone!

Just letting anyone interested know that I plan to arrange a day where we can just meet up to discuss and plan how we're going to go about getting together regularly.
I already have most of it worked out, but, of course, I need to run it by anyone who wants to participate, too.

In the meantime, obviously, skates and a hockey stick are essential.
You can try to Google shops, but remember that it's important for them to be based in the E.U. (as to not get stuck with having to pay for import duty).
Two website usually used to order gear by players in Ireland are:
http://www.hockeyoffice.com/
http://www.hockeymonkey.eu/
Equipment can get pretty dear, so, make sure to check out the bargain and sales sections, and if you do want to get gear, don't bother getting any more than the stick and skates, as it is cheaper to order in bulk and I can organize that.

Looking forward to getting this together, and hope you guys have a lovely weekend.

-Lucian.

daaave

i don't have a hockey stick yet-aparently left handed sticks are more common-does everyone else interested have skates and sticks?

i was looking for the cheapest composite stick on hockeyoffice.com and it comes in around 52-55 quid however the same stick would only come in at around 35-37 quid if quantity is 4 or more.

anybody else interested in buying? i'll give it a few days for people to reply...

seanybiker

daaave wrote: »

i don't have a hockey stick yet-aparently left handed sticks are more common-does everyone else interested have skates and sticks?

i was looking for the cheapest composite stick on hockeyoffice.com and it comes in around 52-55 quid however the same stick would only come in at around 35-37 quid if quantity is 4 or more.

anybody else interested in buying? i'll give it a few days for people to reply...

feck. They're pricy enough. I presume my smyths bad boy from years ago will be no good so.
Must get me blades outta the shed and bring em for a spin. Think ill wait till its dark, a Baldy beardy fella on blades might look odd. Actually, I might put on me biker gear for the craic haha

x.revoLucian

Hello, again!

Left sided sticks are more common, as most right-handed people would use them, but it all depends on what you find comfortable.
If you want, I can bring a stick for anyone to try it out to make sure of their side.

Not everyone that's shown interest has skates and a stick, and I need to order some gear, too, so, it is very important to order together; the least we can do is get a bargain.

Whoever is interested and reads this, let me know what day and time you are available to meet up and have a quick chat. This is the first step that we need to do in order to set up a squad.

Thank you!

-Lucian.

daaave

just got the new blades today-they're savage-only thing now is to try skate in them.might go down to the tramore skate park(when its dark!)

any one else around? i'll be easy to spot-more hair on my arse than my head(i do plan on wearing pants but you get what i'm saying)and about as wide as i am tall

Izy

if anyone wants sticks (wooden ones) or shoulder pads/hockey pants pm me your number and we can get a good deal done... i think i have a pair of gloves too
went mad for field hockey 2-3 years ago and now that thats gone im stuck with all the gear

never skated in my life and dont planning on investing in in line skates:cool:

best of luck with it anyway

daaave

thanks izy,somebody might take you up on your offer with the protective gear but the sticks are different in roller hockey to field hockey,i assume you have the umbrella handle type butt for field hockey whereas we need a sort of blade type butt.below is an example....

http://www.hockeyoffice.com/warrior-bentley-ops-composite-stick-senior-flex-85/shop/shop1prodview_iHS0257195.html

Izy

it's proper ice hockey gear and sticks... We played hockey "on feet" rather than inline. It lasted only maybe a half year. Actually played with Lucian too...

daaave

nice one-how many sticks have you got,are they left or right handed?

Izy

They are left handed, have 4 altogether, 2 never used...good for starting up when you getting used to d game.

All sticks are Sher-wood's but one that's a CCM.

If anyone has a loan of skates I might give it a go...
Have all the padding so falling shouldn't hurt too much

daaave

i've got a spare pair of cheap blades izy if you want to give it a try sometime.......
i'll pm you during the week about taking one or two sticks off your hands.

blagirl

Any girls interested in playing?! Seems its all lads on this post! Would love to give it a go, dont want to be the only girl ha

Daisygirl

Hi

I'd be interested in giving it a go. Can't leave the boys have all the fun
Has anything been decided yet? Dates, time etc??

seanybiker

Hmmmm last two posts have got me interested.

x.revoLucian

Hello, all, how are you doing?

It is wonderful to see all the interest, really have to commend Dave for putting this thread up, great work!
This week, I'm focusing on getting the word out as much as possible, but I think we should all meet up somewhere in town, sit for a few, have a chat. How does that sound? If you want, message me your numbers (if you haven't already), and I will call you to arrange a day and time that suits everyone.

Izy, did we play together in the Leisure Zone in Ardkeen? You should definitely take up Dave's offer on the cheap blades and come give it a try!

It is fine if you have never skated in your life, I am willing to teach and improve everyone's skating ability.

Look forward to seeing you all!

-Lucian.

Ericaa

seanybiker wrote: »

Hmmmm last two posts have got me interested.

Typical Seany :P

seanybiker

Ericaa wrote: »

Typical Seany :P

You thinking bout joining up? :pac:

Ericaa

I don't know!
I think I'd make too much of a fool outta myself :P

I'd give it a go if there were more girls I'd say.

seanybiker

Ericaa wrote: »

I'd give it a go if there were more girls I'd say.

Me too :pac:

Honestly you won't make a fool of yourself. Some people pick skating up easily and others need some practise. Everyone starts somewhere so if anyone says anything to you all you need to do is introduce your stick to their shins.

daaave

hey guys,glad to see the interest is growing on this thread!!

well done to lucian who has been recently appointed the inline hockey's national league manager for this season.i'm sure that will be of great benefit for us trying to set up a team locally.

meeting up would be best,as lucian said so we can discuss the basics/go through the rules/talk about buying equipment/particular evening that suits most for training etc.

i think we should maybe wait another week or so until lucian gets some feedback from his posters/advertising-hopefully this may bulk up the numbers.only 5 is needed for a team afaik (goalkeeper and 4 outfield players) but because its so fast a furious and people will have other commitments i'd say we could do with a squad of 15 at the very least.

what i can't seem to find out is whether or not this is a mixed gender team sport-obviously the ladies are more than welcome but maybe lucian can clarify whether or not we have to set up mens and ladies teams......

Daisygirl

I'd be up for a meeting, I might be able to drag another female along with me. We've never played and can't say our skating would be up to scratch but we're willing to give it ago as long as the sniggering will be kept to a minimum

I'll pm my details to Lucian
D

x.revoLucian

Hello!

Erica, I think you should definitely consider taking part, too, especially seeing as we have a few potential ladies interested.
I'm sure there won't be much sniggering, we all have something to learn, and let's face it, women are faster at learning, right?

Also, for anyone, if you know someone else that might want to get into hockey and trying out a new sport, being active, socializing, drag them along.

I will set up a date and time for us to meet during the first week of November. Fingers crossed, we will have more than the required number interested by then!

And just to answer Dave's question, the league is mixed in terms of gender. While there was a ladies' division in the past, unfortunately, not enough teams were interested to enable us to run such a division this year. If any ladies are interested in playing, though, they should definitely not hesitate, as we do need the numbers to allow us to even have the option of perhaps having a ladies' team and division again in the future.

Thank you, everyone.

-Lucian.

Izy

x.revoLucian wrote: »

Izy, did we play together in the Leisure Zone in Ardkeen?

yes, we did :cool:

i'm in new york the first week of november, going to see the devils vs jets actually, but after that i meet up with you all...

is it in line skates what you need???

might see if i can pick up something cheap if i like it

daaave

i was talking to 3 guys i know and 2 of them are mad to get started on a few games(3rd guy is a maybe)

the numbers are starting to look good-but theres room for plenty more.......

Ericaa

daaave wrote: »

well done to lucian who has been recently appointed the inline hockey's national league manager for this season.

x.revoLucian wrote: »

Erica, I think you should definitely consider taking part, too, especially seeing as we have a few potential ladies interested.

How can I say no to the manager :P

daaave

i've got 2 guys who are not on boards who are mad for a game of roller hockey-might have a further 2 by the end of the week..

x.revoLucian

Hello!

Have a great time over there, Izy, enjoy!
Just letting you know that it is inline skates that you need. All the popular hockey gear manufacturers (Bauer, CCM, Reebok, Mission, etc.) make hockey inline skates, but as long as they have four wheels in a row, you'll be fine.

Drop me a line when you get back from your holiday.
Take care!

-Lucian.

x.revoLucian

Hello, everyone!

I would like to invite anyone who might be interested in taking part of shaping up this inline hockey team to come meet up on Monday, the 7th of November, 2012. I think it would be ideal to meet in Geoff's in town at or around 18:30.

We can discuss how the team could work, what is needed, and, also, I will answer any questions you might have.

Let me know if you can make it, and I would ask to spread the word as much as you can; drag anyone else you know along.

I look forward to seeing you all, and enjoy your weekend!

-Lucian.

daaave

i'll be there-i'll get in touch with the other guys too.

daaave

ok i've been chatting to some of lads in tramore and they're well up for setting up a team-they've all been roller blading before and most have tried a bit of hockey too! so far it looks like theres 7 of us who'll be comin in from tramore.

anybody else who's expressed interest on this thread going to be in geoffs monday @6.30pm? lucian and flabearla will be there too so thats 9 so far...

seanybiker

Geoffs? Haha zideth will probably be there dave. He loves the place.


Its good to see there's a nice amount of interest in this lads.

Is Fla doing it aswell dave? Must give him a buzz actually. I seen his van on google earth with his number on the side of it.

daaave

ha ha- you must send me a link of the van! yeah fla's(flabearla) gonna be down too,i even picked him up a cheap hockey stick to coax him into playing.i've played soccer with zedith on the boards team so i know who he is.if i see him monday he could very well be draughted in too.

you should send fla a pm-unfortunately he's got alot of time on his hands these days so he might be around for a trip to the cleaboy....

seanybiker

Ah right cool cool.
I'm barred from cleaboy lol.

Daisygirl

seanybiker wrote: »

Ah right cool cool.
I'm barred from cleaboy lol.

Hi guys, is there any girls going or thinking of joining? I'll do my best to be there on Monday and will drag another girl along. Hopefully we won't be outnumbered :-)

seanybiker

Daisygirl wrote: »

Hi guys, is there any girls going or thinking of joining? I'll do my best to be there on Monday and will drag another girl along. Hopefully we won't be outnumbered :-)

I think erica on here might go to it. She's nto to sure incase there is no other girls there but sure if you and your mate turn up then she might go along as well.

Must say its class seen how much interest there is in this.

daaave

yeah erica will surely be going- also we had bla girl/daisy dirl +1 expressing interest so there's 4 girls so far if all the above mentioned can make it. i'd say we could have 15-16 turning up tonight!

x.revoLucian

Hello, All!

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who came to our first team meeting. I really appreciate that you took time to come and meet, and that shows dedication. Going forward, I imagine growing interest, and we are going to be the ones responsible for starting out.
This team belongs to all of us.

I will be posting on here on Friday to let everyone know how the meeting with Kingfisher went; fingers crossed, I'll secure us a venue.

Provided that that goes ahead as hoped, we should be in a position to order sticks as planned during the weekend. I've emailed the Hockey Office, and I will be in touch before putting the order through.
Below, I will post links to the cheapest sticks, so you can have a browse.

http://www.hockeyoffice.com/stick-remnants-different-brands-taken-out-off-the-shelf-randomly-originalprice-up-to-49-00/shop/shop1prodview_iRESTSC.html
http://www.hockeyoffice.com/instrike-abs-5555-stick-senior/shop/shop1prodview_iIN5555.html
http://www.hockeyoffice.com/ccm-vector-team-40kp-v5-0-stick-senior/shop/shop1prodview_iE3545040.html

Please, feel free to message me if there are any more questions.

Lastly, Erica set up a Facebook page for our team. It would be much appreciated if you would visit it, like it, etc.

I look forward to seeing you, again, and thank you!

Lucian

Ericaa

Here's the link to the FaceBook page.
That's only the temporary name for now, until we come up with a proper team name!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Inline-Hockey-Waterford/310128935679669