# roller hockey

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 23, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782 "2007-03-23T09:25:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/41 "2007-03-28T10:08:20Z")

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i think the reason that roller seems faster is the lack of off sides.

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**Author:** ![BeastMode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beastmode/32/6027_2.png) [@BeastMode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BeastMode)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/42 "2007-03-28T10:58:55Z")

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> [@BlkP42E"](#):
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> lack of off sides.

ya wats up wit that to?? god damn cherry pickers lol

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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/43 "2007-03-28T11:02:57Z")

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welcome to roller hockey. cherry pickers and hacks.

thats why i went back to only ice

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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/44 "2007-03-28T11:12:08Z")

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> [@BlkP42E"](#):
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> i think the reason that roller seems faster is the lack of off sides.

League I played in had off sides.

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**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/45 "2007-03-28T12:16:33Z")

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I don’t know what’s so hard about playing offsides in a roller hockey game. The game I played last week we didn’t play but the cherry picking was minimal.

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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/46 "2007-03-28T12:18:40Z")

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tards cant start and stop, they have to looooooooooop

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**Author:** ![steveo27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@steveo27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steveo27)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/47 "2007-03-29T00:12:05Z")

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> [@Ticket Cost](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ticket-cost/29035/4):
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> also Steveo27, you mentioned playin at blade runners… do you play roller or ice there cause i heard they play roller there to

ive played both roller and ice pick up there.

they built a 3rd rink there. 2 ice and one sport court now

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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/48 "2007-03-29T08:55:18Z")

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> [@BEWARE......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beware/29012/33):
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> tards cant start and stop, they have to looooooooooop

You can do a hockey stop on roller blades, just gotta know how 🙂

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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/49 "2007-03-29T08:56:24Z")

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> [@MP3 player suggestions](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mp3-player-suggestions/29062/3):
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> You can do a hockey stop on roller blades, just gotta know how 🙂

i know

😃 alot of people cant though

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**Author:** ![imported\_Sleeper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sleeper/32/5939_2.png) [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/50 "2007-03-29T09:08:51Z")

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Football\> roller hockey

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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/51 "2007-03-29T10:26:08Z")

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> [@scooter on the 290???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scooter-on-the-290/29073/2):
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> i know
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> 😃 alot of people cant though

I can hockey stop better on blades than on ice. :eek:

Oh, and Sleeper, I have an if/then statement for you…

If Football\>Roller Hockey then Sleeper is dumber than a rock.

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**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/52 "2007-03-29T10:46:07Z")

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> [@Ticket Cost](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ticket-cost/29035/12):
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> League I played in had off sides.

indeed

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**Author:** ![steveo27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@steveo27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steveo27)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/53 "2007-03-29T13:10:16Z")

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> [@MP3 player suggestions](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mp3-player-suggestions/29062/3):
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> You can do a hockey stop on roller blades, just gotta know how 🙂

peice of cake. its acuatally easier on blades 😉

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**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/54 "2007-03-29T18:43:18Z")

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thats one thing i wish i could do. if i could hockey stop on roller blades, i feel i could really pick up my game

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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/55 "2007-03-29T19:07:35Z")

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> [@Thread about discontinued toys](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thread-about-discontinued-toys/29085/8):
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> thats one thing i wish i could do. if i could hockey stop on roller blades, i feel i could really pick up my game

I rarely use it for me, to be honest. Because of the space in roller, I prefer to circle and keep my speed going instead of starting and stopping.

Edit - Here is a vid I found on youtube. Shows the basic idea behind a hockey stop on blades. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc4nz9LyZuM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc4nz9LyZuM)

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**Author:** ![steveo27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@steveo27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steveo27)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/56 "2007-03-30T00:37:12Z")

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> [@Thread about discontinued toys](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thread-about-discontinued-toys/29085/12):
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> I rarely use it for me, to be honest. Because of the space in roller, I prefer to circle and keep my speed going instead of starting and stopping.

the trick is to be able to stop/turn on a dime and be able to pick right back up and go. trust me ive been playin half my life and ive done enough suicides to know the right way is to cut & go :eek4dance

and that video is a perfect example. cut, then the few quick side step strides to get your momentum up then turn and go

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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/57 "2007-03-30T05:27:42Z")

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> [@Thread about discontinued toys](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thread-about-discontinued-toys/29085/61):
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> the trick is to be able to stop/turn on a dime and be able to pick right back up and go. trust me ive been playin half my life and ive done enough suicides to know the right way is to cut & go :eek4dance
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> and that video is a perfect example. cut, then the few quick side step strides to get your momentum up then turn and go

:stupid:

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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/58 "2007-03-30T06:29:26Z")

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> [@Thread about discontinued toys](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thread-about-discontinued-toys/29085/61):
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> the trick is to be able to stop/turn on a dime and be able to pick right back up and go.

Yeah, which is the same idea as it is in ice, I’m not debating that. I’m simply saying that I don’t use a speed stop a whole bunch in roller because I prefer to circle to keep my speed. The only time I really use it is if I’m flying back on the defensive end to in front of the goal, just so I don’t run over my goalie.

Then again, if it was Burynd playing goal, I’d probably “forget” to stop 🤣

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**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/59 "2007-03-30T06:50:32Z")

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🤣

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**Author:** ![steveo27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@steveo27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steveo27)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/roller-hockey/188782/60 "2007-03-30T13:13:23Z")

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werd!

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