HOW To Put On Hockey Goalie Gear From Start To Finish 🏁 

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Thank you so much for this video. I am a beginner goalie who was very overwhelmed with trying to figure out the approach to gearing up. I like how you explain what you use and why…also you are so incredibly funny. Love watching your videos.

I’m a new goalie and you don’t understand how much your helping me so lots of love ❤️🔥

5:45 I made a save on the ODR today that went right through the butterfly but hit the knee pads solid. Shooter thought he scored, and I didn't hardly feel it, it was a good save all around! And yes, I prefer the wax laces too.

OH and, your comment about pulling up my suspenders BEFORE I put my arms through my protector, saved me about a 15 min embarrassing dance every game LOL!! Thanks for that one as well...boy how things have changed in 40 years.

Ever since the PWHL started I've decided I wanted to try playing hockey it's felt like a weird pipe dream to start as an adult, so THANK YOU for this video and for sharing that you're a beginner/intermediate player as well.

I cant tell you how many times ive forgotten to tie and clip my pants until im on the ice warming up >.< I am so glad im not the only one who struggles with jerseys. What ive decided i like best is putting it on before i put the chestie arms on. I slip the jersey over my head, then out the chest pad arms into the jersey sleeves then put my arms into the chest pad arms. And unfortunately my equipment doesnt fit well so whenever i have to adjust my mask or drink water i usually slip a whole arm out of the protector to reach x.x

Looks good. A couple things I do differently is none of my gear touches the floor with the exception of my leg pads, which input upside down against the wall. I put my skates on before my pants cause being 44 years old my feet seem to get further away every year. I am a chesty tucker as well but what I do is remove my pant lace from the top eyelet on each side, bring the lace up through the loop on my chesty, cross them, then back down to the top eyelets of my pants and then tie together. Great work.

Great video Maria! Some old-timers say "breezers" instead of pants and "sweater" instead of jersey. My toe-ties are tied to my blades (not over the boot) and I never untie them. After undressing, I twist each skate and tuck the blade into a corner of my pad. Then I use a strap (I have those old leather straps) to hold each skate in place. Then I cross-buckle the tops of my pads together and throw them over my shoulder which leaves plenty of space in my bag.

Seriously every video you post is so informative and useful. Love your channel

I always have a hard time putting on my blouse! I dread having people watching me because the struggle is real! Thought I had a great system down to getting it on but that went to crap when I changed chest protector. Great video!

Been playing goalie on and off since the late 1980s, so I figured I probably wouldn't see anything new in this video. But I find it interesting to see how different goalies do things, so I watched. As it turned out, it has never occurred to me to use a skate lace to tie the pants to the upper part of the chesty like that. Gonna try that out myself this week. Thanks, Maria!

Love your videos! Very usefull and fun to watch! Not being a goalie myself, but my son started again, so this is really helpful. 😃 As a player I also had problems keeping track of all the stuff, so I started to put my gear in reverse order in the bag. This way I can simply put on everything in the right order and don't forget anything. And it also helps to not forget packing something up before I go to the training. 😃

Thank you so much for this video. Informative and entertaining. You have a great demeanor on camera, and make it seem less intimidating to get into the world of goaltending! My son just started and this information is invaluable! Thanks again!

Four tips to share with the group: 1. I have always worn wool socks with a garter belt, with my knee pads OVER the socks, but have recently been told I should be wearing the knee pads UNDER my socks. After trying both ways, I am sticking with the knee pads OVER the socks, with a bit of clear tape underneath each knee to make sure they don't sag. 2. Knee pads are a MUST: I prefer less bulky (Vaughn SLR 2's), to Warrior's which feel like my knees are hermetically trapped and hamper my mobility; 3. On my chestie, I have worn NOTHING underneath for years, which serves to keep me much cooler when in Spring, the rink warms and the ice is soft; And yes, strap the Chestie down in the back, and lace through your pants to keep it from rising; and 4, I always adjust my mask tightly before i step on the ice. Inevitably with the sweat and stretching on the straps, your mask is going to become looser and you don't want it obstructing your concentration.

Maria, You always bring a smile to my face😁 the laces through the chesty 👍🏻 As a female, I’ve always struggled with keeping my chesty down!! Same with my player gear. Suspenders help keep it down from swallowing my head! I swear one day, I’m going to get a custom piece for my T. rex arms. I was in a Bauer Senior Small, now a Warrior G2 Senior Small, I always have to creatively customize / shorten the arm straps with duct tape. I’m 5 mos post rotator cuff sx as of yesterday, and the Jersey is a REAL struggle now… guess I’ve got to get stronger in that arm. Grateful to be back on the ice. Thanks Maria as always ❤️

Being a beginner goalie, but an experienced goalie parent, I knew exactly in which order to put my stuff on. And it is almost exactly the one described in the video (I use suspenders that I setup exactly the same way, don't feel the need to lace the chesty though). The only tiny difference is that I put the neck protector after I put on my skates, having something around my neck while I'm bent forward to lace my skate is uncomfortable. And being a hockey parent, I switched to waxed laces a long time ago.

thanks for the video. Not particularly new to goal tending but i liked the lace inside the chest protector shroud there. I'll be trying that for sure.

lol awesome video Maria - I lay out my stuff in order too because I've forgotten "what comes first" then I have to undress and redress again! thanks for sharing

Brand new goalie here. Just had my 1st skate just the other day. Wish I had seen your video sooner but the tips you gave will definitely help me for my next skate. thank you.

It took me a couple of days to comment, but literally it's like you read my mind. I'm coming back after 8 years, and last train session I had an issue with the tightness on my leg pads (landing too much on the face of the pads) so I came home thinking of looking on this topic right when I got the notification of the new video! The Ice scene is sadly dead here in Buenos Aires (hopefully there's a new rink coming up to light it up again), so I apply all of this to Inline hockey which is still small but at least it's something. Love watching your videos, and specially your engagement with the audience.

About to play goalie for the first time on Thurs. Never even tried in practice Helping out a buddy. Watched a few of these vids. Very helpful for sure. Appreciate having the resource to get me started. Here goes nothing 🤞

Your video was sooooo helpful. Back to playing goal at 49!

Nice video! I’m a new hockey fan “Go Kraken!l”. So it was nice to see how the goalie gears up. Would love to try myself, but my window has past me 😂. However, your videos are nice to watch and get the inside look on things. ✌🏼✌🏼

After watching this for the first time about a week ago, I was pleasantly surprised with one little trick. I’ve recently had issues with my chest protector riding up when I’m either bent over or in the butterfly (never had that issue 40 years ago as my chest protector was basically a baseball catchers’ protector) , and because I wear an XL protector it almost felt claustrophobic. I made a snap for the back of my protector that hooks to my pants, but I tried the little skate lace trick and tied it through my chest protector front and what an amazing difference it made, THANKS for that little gem of a comment.

Not sure why I clicked this video, I've been playing goal for like 25 years, I know how to put my gear on. But, I'm glad I did, it was fun to see how another goalie does it. I do a number of things differently, and some things the same. I keep all my gear in my bag, I have it packed in a very specific order so that the first stuff to put on is at the top, and the last stuff is in the bottom. This is my order: Padded under shirt on first. Then my jock. I wear lightweight in pants/leggings over my jock to help keep it in place. Then my hockey pants go on (no suspenders). Next are my skates. After that, I put on my knee wraps. And then my leg pads, my leg pads have been around awhile (almost time to replace them) so I still have leather straps and buckles, so this step takes awhile. Now that all the lower body gear is on, and the remaining gear is pretty quick to put on, I take some time to breathe and clear my mind, and then some visualization. After that, my neck guard goes on, and then my chest protector. Chest protector over the pants. Now it's jersey time, and fortunately I'm pretty small and the goalie jersey my league team has for me is really big, so it isn't as much of a struggle. Don't forget to tuck that jersey! Finally, glove, blocker, and mask goes on last.

Just recent switched back to unwaxed. I found with the waxed I would get some lace bite and some numbness from them staying too tight

Learn a tip, and give a tip:) I love the pant lace through the loops of the chesty. Can’t wait to try that one👍🏻👍🏻 One thing I would suggest is adding hockey socks over your knee guards. I found they got stuck on the inside of the pads a couple times when I didn’t use socks. With socks on I apply sock tape on the top and bottom of the guards to keep them in place better. You may find that helpful:)

Found your channel through the HockeyGoalies subreddit, enjoying what I see. RE skate laces, I use unwaxed but I also loop the laces outside-in, it keeps the boot tight around my feet.

Great video! I think we all forget something at one time or another. Like that you use the G-Form knee pads, I do too! I will also use the G-Form elbow pads as I like the little extra protection in case the chesty's elbow pads move on me. I have had that happen. When I pack my bag, it is packed in the order in which I put the gear on. that way it all remains in the bag till I need it and if I have to move for some reason, it is still in the bag.

Great vid. What size are those goalie pants for you for sizing reference?

As a goalie I love this - easy sub well done lol.

great video

hi, thanks a lot for the videos. I started playing hockey and goalie this year at 28 years old in the UK! I'm loving it so far. Anyways - I'm moving to Canada on a 2 year work visa early next year, probably to British Colombia. Do you think it will be easy enough to find somewhere to play for a newbie adult? Thanks again!

I use wax laces because when to tighten them they stay tight. Great video, I'm going to try tying my pant to my chest protector but I'm not sure if I can tuck them in. I have the knee pants from my Bauer pants and then I put knee protection on top then my very old Vaughn V3 7500 on. I need bigger goalie pants but not what to get. I have always wear Vaughn gear because it's made in London Ontario. I tried on a pair of Mckenney today and it felt good but hard to know until your on the ice. I have been playing since I was 7 and now I'm 40 so gear has changed a lot.

i did not know that you could put the skate lace on the pants through the chestpad to keep it down. thanks

I can't wait to get into a locker room full of goalies. One question: Don't you have shelves and or cubbies in your locker room? My glove, blocker, water, and mask go on the top shelf. Sweater and chestie get hung. Pants/jock, socks, under shirt go on bench. Skates and pads stay on the floor. Regular laces. Haven't tried the waxed laces. Seem "fussy" (to borrow your word) to me. I love your bag. Where'd you get that? I've got a beta goalie bag from Conway + Banks and had a wheeled Bauer goalie bag that's falling apart. Looking for the perfect bag.

Played my first game yesterday since the lifting of this lockdown. Sadly took a puck to the knee and had to cancel todays game due to the injury. Will buy a new pair of PRO knee pads. Sadness.

Impressed you do not use a wheeled bag Maria! Or do you when you go to the rink? :-). I too tuck my chesty in and tie it down like you. My only difference in gear sequence is to secure the goalie pads(Warrrior RTG2) toe straps to the skates first before putting on the skates. After I have the skates on I would double or triple tie bow knots for the skate laces. Then I would secure the rest of the pad strapping to the leg.

What size pads do you wear? My ankle to knee is a little disproportionate to my overall leg length. I really need a 31” for the knee to fall right but then can’t get enough thigh rise on anything stock. Do you know if warrior can/will make a custom pro pad (something like 31+3 ?) They only show custom starting at 32” or any other tips to help bring my knee up a bit (to maybe fit in a stock 32”)

I use wax laces in my goalie skates and player skates because I feel like the hold better and don’t loosen up. Where the unwaxed do loosen up over a game and when I get tired I need that ankle support to be there…

do you have any tips for new hockey goalies? i just now started getting into it and i was wondering if you had any tips like scretches or anything else

When I first started playing ice hockey I didn’t wear knee pads. It only took 1 shot on the knee to change that!

I use waxed laces too. I like to tie the foot not too tight, but the ankle very tight. I use "bungee" to attach the pads. Since I have about ten pairs of pads and buying a "bungee" kit for each pair of pads would be too expensive...I made my own bungee, ordering a roll of bungee rope and small metal ties to secure them together.

I really love watching you, I learn a lot. Are there any tips what I can do to keep my knee pads at there place? They always decide to walk down, no matter how hard I strap them. Even when I knot them on my pants, they find a way to go... Thanks for any ideas!

I used to be a goalie that didn’t wear knee pads… until I tried it. Then I was like “how did I not do this before!?” Such a game changer for me.

@GoalieTrainingProTV Hi, Where did you get gform knee pads?

Hey, new subscriber here. I love goalie, but I have no equipment. I’m trying to convince my parents to get me used equipment, and need some advice.

Now you have to the one in reverse to show us how you take it all off again after a game!

Thks as a refreshe4

I use “Option B” skate straps instead of laces now; switched when we returned to playing and are only given 10 minutes to get dressed. Put my skates on in seconds now.

Always fun to see how other goalies go about getting dressed. While I also lay out my gear and take up more space than I probably need (social distancing, yeah, that's the ticket), I also pack my gear in a specific order before heading out. Following the same order ensures A) that all my gear fits in the bag and B) I don't forget anything at home. Pulling it out at the rink, gear goes to its "assigned" location and then it's similar to Maria's method. Minor differences: I wear hockey socks to keep the knee pads secure and I put my trapper on before the mask because I like it very secure and tight to my hand and, weirdly, I can't get the same torque when I have the mask on.

nawice video! I use waxed laces, for the same reason. ;)

I use in in waxed laces 😁

I used waxed laces but it cuts my hand whenever I’m tightening my skates for some reason, do you have any tips so it doesn’t do it anymore?

What do you think is the best brand?

Can you do a vid on tips for Cheap goalie equipment ? Because I want to be a goalie but I don’t know what to buy and what the best price is for it

waxed

Where do you get your gear

I ended up getting used equipment for a shinny league. I had a friend who was supposed to come to the rink with me to help me get dressed cause I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I would have been decently ok, but I didn't have laces or a strap on my pads, so they kept spinning around worse than an amateur pole dancer. I tried the skates on, and they seemed a lil snug but nothing too bad. Until I got to the rink, put them on again and actually STOOD UP in them. I can't see what width they are as it's second hand and worn off but ow ow ow. Way too narrow. My feet still don't feel right and it's been 4 hours. I only had the funds at the moment to get a player helmet cause it was $65 vs like $200 on average, and I felt I kept eating the foam bit for the chin on the cage. Everything just wants to ride up on a goalie - so I thank you for the tips to help keep everything down. But I'm not totally discouraged yet. I'll find a wider pair of second hand skates, and try getting dressed before the rink again. I'm just such an awkward shape. My ATK measurement puts me in 26" pads claiming I should be 4'10 when I'm 5'5. Despite the awkwardness ad the pain however, I signed up to be there, so I at least floundered onto the ice for 10 minutes partially hanging onto the crossbar for dear life before my feet were probably turning purple and I was in tears. PS the skates came with waxed laces, but I think they were a lil bit old because they did not move like yours did. I was having a large amount of trouble getting it loose enough to get my foot in there.

Hello from Russia! I liked your comments about knees protection. I am surprised you do not use hockey socks above those. In KHL goalie will get 2 minutes penalty if he doesn't use them. And I like that the socks help your knees protection to stay on their place. Try it and you will see.

The beginning has me laughing LOL "do, do do dooooo" very helpful. You know, I used to put my pads on as tight as they can go and they did rotate but they definitely rotate better now that i've losened them up a little. I have a problem with my helmet though, When I try to put it on, I can't get it on without unlocking the side straps because i wear glasses and they don't fit well through the bottom. Not sure if this can be helped or not. The hardest part is trying to get the straps to lock on, i usually need help for that but I wish I can do it independently

The number 1 thing stopping me from being a goalie is my mom and the price

My order: Underlayer Pants - Jock - Knee guards - Socks taped up - Pants - Skates - Leg pads - Wait for about 2 minutes before leaving the locker room - UnderShirt - Chesty - Jersey - Helmet - Blocker - Glove. Grab stick on the walk out

I just recently got kneepads. I used to this it was so unnecessary but just as she said i wend down in the butterfly wrong and took a stinger on the inside of my knee and my whole knee was swolen and purple for weeks. Never again

I got my knee pads right after the knit pattern of my sock was tattooed onto the skin right above the knee cap.

My sister saw part of the video and she has a question: Are you a Sabres fan? (She noticed the Sabres Jersey you have on the wall in the back) She just wanted me to ask this, thanks!

Where are your CCM axis?

I'm a goalie i play select its my first year its always a pain asking my mum to help with my pads. Im still kinda confused on how to put it on my self

Great video if you haven't played in a few years

I use laces that already is om the skates when i buy them from the store😂😅

i wear ccm jetspeed laces🤣

I don’t like wax laces because they’re really annoying because you can never get them off When they’re wet

When I put Jersey need help! 😂

If you put your cup or pelvic protector with your knee pads and your throat protector with your chesty you'll never forget them.

"Same bat time - same bat channel" - is anyone that uses youtube old enough to catch the reference?

Oops, you forgot to add the tin foil!

I dont think confusing equipment is the reason people dont play goalie 😂 its the price

No waxed