Learn hockey

>>76217426
If you haven't been playing hockey consistently since a young age, you shouldn't play in any checking league.

It's also not likely afaik there'll be a contact league for adults in a place like Southern California. Most places I've heard of having recreational check leagues are places like Canada where there's a high concentration of players who've played in juniors and up, but I'd imagine it becomes a liability nightmare.

Get good and you might be good enough to play in a league that's fairly chippy, but don't expect to ever be making big open ice checks. People have to go to work in the morning.

You'll be embarrassed by 13 year Olds who've been playing since they were 6

What would you recommend as a way to gen started as far as gear and training and joining a team for begginers

You're probably good enough to play for the redditmonton pantsoilers

Just google rec leagues in your area and go from there. Try to find as much affordable used equipment you can on craigslist or ebay.

It's not really a big deal you haven't played much as long as you can skate. My friend moved to a new city a couple years ago and joined a rec league, and he's 10 years older than you are.

Sorry I have no advice for you you just have to go join an adult league. It blows my fucking mind that people are giving you shit for asking such an honest question. Why can't he learn and enjoy the sport we all love?

>>76217572
Because everyone on 4chan in general just love to shit on someones hopes

Okay well what position would you recommend for someone with my background strength and weight?

>>76217426
Not to beat a dead horse but even if youre a gifted athlete it's about the last sport to just pick up and be respectable at so make sure your ass knows how to functionality skate in a game environment.

I played baseball, football, and basketball in HS and baseball in college, nothing exceptional but certainly above average athletically. I tried playing my junior year of high school and was ass awful bad despite committing to it a lot for about a year.

I know my adult league has clinics where you go over a bunch of basics and learn from the ground up, then you're """ready""" to play in the league. Honestly I got people on my team who can't last 10 second shifts before they're gassed, it's just fun stuff, I wouldn't be too worried about learning with other people.