The Goalie Dictionary

== A ==

'''Active Hands'''

a rebound control technique that involves using the gloves as much as possible by catching and blockering pucks that would hit other pieces of equipment such as the chest or pads. To fully utilize active hands, the goalie must hold his hands forward in his stance.


'''Adjustable Knee Lock'''
an option offered by a few manufacturers on some lines of their pads(eg. Eagle, Itech) that allow the user to raise or lower the knee lock to better suit their appropriate ATK. Allowing for "customization" of a stock product.




'''Adjustable Thigh-rise'''
allows the pad user to increase the standard thighrise of their pad (currently only available in Smith SP4000 goalie pads) by 1-3 inches.


'''Ankle-to-knee (ATK)''' the distance (usually measured in inches) between the outside ankle bone (some manu's use inside ankle bone/medial malleolus) and the middle of the knee (patella). This is the most common measure used to determine the appropriate pad size for a particular goalie. Best measured with a flexible tape measure.


== B ==

'''Backplate'''
area of [[mask]] that covers the occiput (back of head) and is separate from the main shell of the mask.



'''Binding'''
used to describe when nylon/jenpro is sewn over the edge of an area of gear, can be functional (eg. blocker edges) or for aesthetic reasons (eg. top edges of pads).



'''Bindingless'''
a glove or blocker which does not have binding anywhere along its perimiter.



'''Bindingless Cuff'''
A feature on Trappers which do not have a binding in the cuff area in order to increase the usable blocking surface area of the glove.



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