"That's okay bud...you'll stop the next one...OR, Ooooh - that was SO close to being great save!...OR, Man...too bad you fell you over on that passout...OR my personal favourite, Holy shiz, are you on DOPE?!?"
Okay. I've heard them all, and yes - every once in a while I do just happen to make the odd save. I've been playing recreational hockey for about 12 years now as a goalie. I never learned to skate all that well, and figured I could be just as spectacular on ice as I had been the other 15 years on streets, ball hockey and lacrosse courts. Wrong. Goalies DO actualy have to know how to skate!
However bad I started out as though, it never once curbed my enthusiasm for the sport I have always loved, but never played "professionally." Donning the mask, I instantly became A GOALIE, and as I've always told my teammates, "hell - it's not how good I play, but how good I look playing." Darth Vader is BAD, but he sure looks cool...!!
With years and years of media and Internet experience behind me, when the opportunity was presented to work with FarParker himself in producing an online community for the fun and betterment of recreational athletes, I instantly ran in the other direction. A few head shots to the cage later, the lights started turning on and I agreed to pursue the challenge with piss 'n vinegar (4 cans of Canadian actually, but I digress...). The chance to exploit my love of hockey by engaging in an incredibly rewarding hobby such as FarParker.com has been a near dream come true. Not quite as intense as a personal training session with Luongo or Martin Brodeur, but pretty damned close.
We encourage you to hang out, try some of the fun stuff we have available, search for local businesses or equipment and read some of the outstanding content we have generated from our local area professionals to help improve the quality of your game, and maybe even your life. So...click back to another part of the site and go FarParker yourself. (But thanks for reading this...people usually don't listen much to the goalies!!)
Okay. I've heard them all, and yes - every once in a while I do just happen to make the odd save. I've been playing recreational hockey for about 12 years now as a goalie. I never learned to skate all that well, and figured I could be just as spectacular on ice as I had been the other 15 years on streets, ball hockey and lacrosse courts. Wrong. Goalies DO actualy have to know how to skate!
However bad I started out as though, it never once curbed my enthusiasm for the sport I have always loved, but never played "professionally." Donning the mask, I instantly became A GOALIE, and as I've always told my teammates, "hell - it's not how good I play, but how good I look playing." Darth Vader is BAD, but he sure looks cool...!!
With years and years of media and Internet experience behind me, when the opportunity was presented to work with FarParker himself in producing an online community for the fun and betterment of recreational athletes, I instantly ran in the other direction. A few head shots to the cage later, the lights started turning on and I agreed to pursue the challenge with piss 'n vinegar (4 cans of Canadian actually, but I digress...). The chance to exploit my love of hockey by engaging in an incredibly rewarding hobby such as FarParker.com has been a near dream come true. Not quite as intense as a personal training session with Luongo or Martin Brodeur, but pretty damned close.
We encourage you to hang out, try some of the fun stuff we have available, search for local businesses or equipment and read some of the outstanding content we have generated from our local area professionals to help improve the quality of your game, and maybe even your life. So...click back to another part of the site and go FarParker yourself. (But thanks for reading this...people usually don't listen much to the goalies!!)
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