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werdna@iastate.edu (Mr. Albinger) writes:

> There are a group of us here at Iowa State University who have never played 
> hockey but want to.  Could anyone e- mail me advice/rules/information on
> how to play street hockey.  

There's a FAQ on this.  I assembled it, but have been remiss in updating it.
Still, you'll find a lot of useful information there.  Keep an eye out for
it; it and all the other FAQ's are periodically posted by our administrator,
Tony Chen.

> Also,  Do most inline skaters rocker their skates?  any advice on rockering?

My advice:  Don't do it.  Turning ability will be affected only slightly. 
Speed and stability, unfortunately, will be affected considerably.

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In article <werdna.727977721@vincent1.iastate.edu> werdna@iastate.edu (Mr. Albinger) writes:
> There are a group of us here at Iowa State University who have never played 
> hockey but want to.  Could anyone e- mail me advice/rules/information on
> how to play street hockey.  

The best advice is simply to start playing, with whatever approximation
of Hockey rules is agreeable.  Once you get comfortable with the skating
and stick action, then start getting persnickity about the rules.

Probably the most important rules (from a safety/habit point of view) are
to watch out for high sticks, body contact and interfering/crowding the
(acting) goal tender.  Some kind of helmet and knee/elbow protection are
required for the street, after a few hard shots, some people may find a
cup and pads desireable.

> Also,  Do most inline skaters rocker their skates?  any advice on rockering?

Rockering skates makes the feel more like figures skates or conventional
rollers skates.  Someone used to these skates will probably like the
rockered feel.  Un-rockered, they are more stable and perhaps less
maneuverable.  Some Hockey players go one way and some go the other.

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In a previous article, darling@cellar.org (Thomas Darling) says:

>> Also,  Do most inline skaters rocker their skates?  any advice on rockering?
>
>My advice:  Don't do it.  Turning ability will be affected only slightly. 
>Speed and stability, unfortunately, will be affected considerably.

Hmm...in my experience, turning ability & turning traction are affected
considerably. I agree that speed and stability suffer a corresponding loss,
though (and consequently have kept my skates flat for quite some time).

I haven't played street hockey, of course, but the principles should apply to
speed and stunt skating.

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In article <38786@cbmvax.commodore.com>, grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) writes:
> 
> Rockering skates makes the feel more like figures skates or conventional
> rollers skates.  Someone used to these skates will probably like the
> rockered feel.  Un-rockered, they are more stable and perhaps less
> maneuverable.  Some Hockey players go one way and some go the other.
> 

Sorry, George, I don't see it this way.  I think rockering skates is more like
hockey skates as figure skates are flat (last time I ice skated anyway) and
I thought that hockey blades are curved.  I also can't see how rockering skates
will approximate the feel of conventional skates as they are also flat.  Maybe
you're referring to the smaller base of conventional skates but I really don't
think that rockered skates feel the same.

I tried rockering my skates and found them VERY difficult to control.  My 
advice is to do as I did... try it both ways.  But to give it a chance, if 
you're used to one way, it may take a while to get used to the other.

						Ken