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ty36

Hi, Im new to floorball, had my second training session in net today and had a few questions.

First my knees look pretty bad after training. Swollen and a few places the skins been ripped off. I wear knee pads and everything but this still happens. Any advice?

Secondly what shoes should I wear? Floorball equipment isn't that easy to get hold of here so while I save up for some proper floorball trainers what would be a good (and preferably cheap) alterantive?

Thanks :)
Ty

hluraven

Try different knee pads until you find ones you like, I hate the combined knee pads and shin pads, my knees always ended up like yours, and I'm not too keen on the majority of knee pads out there.

I have been using volleyball knee pads for a few years now, they are very small and only cover the knee itself but as they are small and tight, they don't move or rub much. The back of my knees get very sore, but the kneecap itself isn't nearly as bad for me.

For shoes, unless you get floorball trainers, I would recommend indoor football (soccer) shoes. There are many brands so you can get them quite cheap, and they tend to have some grip on the inside which helps you move laterally. You could also take any old pair of trainers and wrap them in tape which is definitely the cheap alternative.

ty36

I was thinking about taping then up. Just wasnt sure if thatd make them slip or something

e_the_goalie

Hey ty36,

I used to wear volleyball kneepads for many years but found that my knees were always red and painful afterwards. I thought that was normal until I started playing a lot of back to back games and realized that the pain and redness was from what was essentially rug burn from the knee pads. I've since been using these unihoc "shin guards" http://www.unihoc.se/goalie.html for a while as knee pads and find them to be very comfortable. My knees never hurt after a game and I can play multiple games in a short span of time and come away pretty pain free. I highly recommend them (note: unihoc does not pay me to say this!)

As for shoes, I've heard good things about the Salming goalie shoes (http://www.salmingfloorball.com/products/indoor-shoes/speed-goalie.aspx). Basically, you want something that gives you good flexibility for your toes and also ankle support. Taping your shoes would probably help you slide better, but having a good pair of shoes really makes quite a difference for your mobility (at least in my own experience).

I hope that helps!

- e

ty36

Been looking at the Salmins goalie shoes, but haven't got much money right now :(

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