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I am going to a friend’s son's hockey game this weekend and I need some help. It is Bantam Double AA (13/14 year olds) so while it is not NHL speed they can skate pretty quickly. Of course I have been asked to bring my gear to take a few shots.

I thnk the arena is pretty well lit , however at ground level you have to contend with the thick , marked up plastic around the boards and up top you have the mesh. I am going to bring all my gear (list is in my sig) and see what happens.

So I am looking for some advice from anyone that has done this before or something similar. What kind of metering? ISO ? I don't have a lot of experience with pre-focus and panning. Depending on how close I can get I may be able to use the Tamron at f2.8 other than that I was planning on the Bigma (pending the results).

I guess what I am thinking is start with ISO 800 and the Bigma . Would a flash help? I don't really want to use a flash and blind some poor kid on a breakaway hahah.

Thanks in advance