HOCKEY.....elbow pads for Christmas?
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Take the time, do the research. Find out what he has right now, and what size.  Your sister would probably be happy to rifle through his gear and find out.  Or see if she knows what kind he wants.\n\nThen go to a pro shop or store that he can also get to (for returns), and ask them if there's a similar or improved elbow pad to the ones he has, and get those.  Get a gift receipt.\n\nYou could just get a certificate, but this way you took the extra effort to find out what he needs and wants, and I bet he'd appreciate that.  Elbow pads aren't a super critical piece of gear.  They need to fit, they need to be decent.  It's not rocket science, like gloves.
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OK, here's an old pro tip for ya . At the top end of you stick place a hockey lace and then wrap the hockey lace around the stick to desired Length.  Once you have done that get some hockey tape and then wrap the tape over the lace. Squeeze the tape tight over the lace. You can also have the sticky part on the outside as well.  The lace will protrude through the tape and give you a nice grip. Ive been doing it for years.  Once  it wears you can do it again. However barring that you don't break your stick with your blistering slap shot you just continue to wrap tape as needed.\nIt will work beautifully ,trust me. Impossible for someone to knock your stick loose.\nGood luck.
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Go to a sports store that sells skates & sticks.  Try on a pair of skates that are similar to yours.  (Make sure the height of the blades is the same as yours)\n\nhold a hockey stick so that you are in a comfortable position to receive a pass, and the bottom of the blade of the stick is completely touching the ground.  \n\nNow, mark where your top hand is, that is the length of THAT particular stick that you need.\n\nDO NOT BELIEVE ANYONE WHO SAYS TO CUT A STICK AT YOUR NOSE OR CHIN!!\n\nEvery stick uses a different "lie".  This is the angle that the blade comes off the stick.  The greater the angle, the longer your stick might need to be.\n\nAs for the type of stick, since you are a beginer, I would recomend a LOW COST, composite stick with replaceable blades.  These shafts were designed for hockey.  A wood shaft was not, it was cut from a tree.  You wil have a better shot with it and it is cheaper in the long run because you only have to replace the blade, not the whole stick.\n\nI recomend replacing the blade when the bottom begins to crack, don't wait for it to brake.\n\nGood luck
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Try EBay or your nearest sports outlet store in your town.
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heres an image of how a taped hockey stick should look\n\nhttp://www.vintagehockeyphotos.com/sunshop/images/products/ebay14649a.jpg
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A good sports bra helps keeps things under control a little bit.  You could use an Ace bandage and bind them down but that's probably not the best idea if you're playing sports.
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Bauer and CCM for skates get either bauers or maybe vectors Vectors are nice. For stick, go for one made of fiber glass.
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I've seen a pretty decent replica made of rolled poster board (for the bottom) with an aluminum bowl taped to the top.  Wrap the whole thing with aluminum foil, and ta da, a replica Stanley Cup.
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try getting it from limewire or ordering it from either the wings or oilers website.  that was a pretty sweet hit.
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Nike Bauer is by far my favorite brand.  I depend on them greatly while playing roller hockey, and they really make skating much more fun.\nBut it depends on which area of roller blading you plan on doing.\nFor men's hockey skates, I recommend visiting:\nhttp://hockeymonkey.com/inlineskates.html.\nOn the other hand, if you're planning on more outdoors skating, then I recommend:\nhttp://www.k2skates.com/.\n\nI hope this helped you.
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Well first of all, keep it wrapped in ice as much as possible to keep it from swelling and making things even harder.  Also, before the game ice it again to keep it a little numb. Before u put the gloves on, tape it a little to keep it from moving to much, and geting unconfortable. After you have put your gloves on, even though its not recomended for a goalie since you depend on your reach, tape your pointer and middle finger together, so that it stays imobilized, and that way you´ll protect your finger as much as possible, and compromise your goalkeeping as little as possible.  But keep in mind, that neither your finger will be protected nor will your goalkeeping be unaffected, you must find a half way point, because things will change.  You have to compromise to a confortable point.
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Butterfly goalie pads are rounded on the inside bottom of the leg pad rather than be square.  This allows the goaltender to have a wider stance in preparation to drop to the ice without having a square pad interferring with mobility.
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I'd stick to a hollow, fiber glass stick and you should probably get it up to you nose or fore head if you like long hockey sticks.
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As a former jock, I think getting him a cool sports accessory to wear during games would be cool. That way he could wear something out there you gave him and you know he's thinking about you when he puts it on. Like a arm pad of some sort, or a helmet visor, or fancy shoes or gloves.
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same reason that a hockey goalie has pads.  they have 90 mph objects thrown or hit at them and they dont want to die.  would you want to have just a glove when a power pitcher throws that had at you?  basically for protection and they are most prone to injury on every play
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Glove, Softball for at home, cleats, batting golves, sliding pads.\nBats are optional because the team usually has a few different types to chose from.
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Hockey's angels\nSerial Killeuses