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STEP 3: Install the net Out of the box, many of the nets will have indicators for top right, top left and top center. Find the appropriate positions and attach at the location on the goal frame with three cable ties. Once you have these three locations secure, place the goal frame off the ground using the five-gallon buckets. Place one bucket at the base of each goal post and at the rear center location. Move to the base of the left goal post and pull the net taut and place a cable tie at the base of the post where the net transitions from the goal post to the back bar. Use this same procedure on the right side of the goal frame. You now have the top and sides of the net held in position. To secure the back of the netting, find the bottom center of the netting and pull the net taut. Place a cable tie at the center tie rod on the bottom bar to hold the net at the back-center location. Place two more cable ties on each right and left bottom locations to hold the entire back of the net to your goal frame. Be sure to pull the netting taut on the back- tie bar locations and try to even out the extra netting along the bottom tie rods to prevent having net bunched up at the base of the goal posts or at the base of the center bar. At this point you have the net attached to the frame. STEP: 4: Set you anchor knots To begin lacing the nets, start at the top crossbar and move a couple of tie bars to the left of the center to tie your anchor knot. There are several knots that can be used for the initial anchor location. The key is to find a knot that pulls tight when pres- sure is applied. In many cases, hockey play- ers will be shooting pucks in the net all year long. The pressure to the knot is applied when the puck hits the back of the net and the netting wants to pull away from the tie rod. The goal is to have a knot that actually gets tighter when this happens. There are several variations of knots that can be used, and one good one is the half-blood knot. To apply this knot, put the working end of the cord down through the tie rod and back up through the hole in the net at that location. Pull some extra cord through and twist the working end around the stand- ing line of the cord three times. Take the working end and feed it through the loop , Tying a good knot is essential to getting your nets just right. 1 2 3 4 , Always start lacing at the top crossbar and move a couple bars to the left of the center to tie your anchor knot. USICERINKS.COM SEPTEMBER.OCTOBER.2020 / 27