Hi all, am new to the boards so sorry if this is a repeat question.
I am a 20 year old girl, long time hockey fan, trying to get into playing for the first time. I have looked through a lot of threads on here and think I have a pretty good idea of what I need to improve on… I learned to skate when I was really young and since starting out on the ice this season I've picked up on the basics pretty well. I can skate forwards, backwards, crossover, etc. and am going to continue practicing whenever I can. I know that my puck handling and shooting need a lot of work still, and I'm still putting together a set of gear but I'd like to start showing up to our local rink's drop in hockey to get a feel for the game.
I feel pretty intimidated because I know I will be playing against mostly or probably all guys. While I'm not in bad shape, I am kinda small (5'5" and 115 lbs) and just feel that I lack the size and speed to compete against the guys.
Does anyone have any advice as far as how to adapt on the physical side of things? I'm sure practice and experience will help the most I am just wondering how I can gain an edge when it comes to contact and getting to the puck and going against players one on one.
Thanks!!
I am a 20 year old girl, long time hockey fan, trying to get into playing for the first time. I have looked through a lot of threads on here and think I have a pretty good idea of what I need to improve on… I learned to skate when I was really young and since starting out on the ice this season I've picked up on the basics pretty well. I can skate forwards, backwards, crossover, etc. and am going to continue practicing whenever I can. I know that my puck handling and shooting need a lot of work still, and I'm still putting together a set of gear but I'd like to start showing up to our local rink's drop in hockey to get a feel for the game.
I feel pretty intimidated because I know I will be playing against mostly or probably all guys. While I'm not in bad shape, I am kinda small (5'5" and 115 lbs) and just feel that I lack the size and speed to compete against the guys.
Does anyone have any advice as far as how to adapt on the physical side of things? I'm sure practice and experience will help the most I am just wondering how I can gain an edge when it comes to contact and getting to the puck and going against players one on one.
Thanks!!