tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10580284471665292442024-03-13T07:58:42.410-07:00Croydon Roller Derby Fresh MeatA rolling look at what our new recruits are learning from week to week. Catch up on stuff you've missed, or learn something new about becoming a fully fledged member of CROYDON ROLLER DERBY!Croydon Roller Derbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17781414691443934706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058028447166529244.post-55352689701616287082011-11-14T14:25:00.001-08:002011-11-14T14:26:44.545-08:00<style>
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Sunday 13<sup>th</sup> November 2011</div>
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At this session Gib gave us some more detailed descriptions
of the on- and off-track roles as well as a glimpse into what CRD aims to become
once we are all trained up (no pressure there then!).</div>
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<u>League</u></div>
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A league is essentially a team e.g. CRD, LRR, LRG etc
etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is NOT a league in the
football sense of the word.</div>
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Larger leagues with more skaters, such as LRR and LRG, have intra-league
teams e.g. (for LRG) Harbour Grudges, Suffra Jets, Steam Rollers, UltraViolent
Femmes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means that they can
have intra-league bouts, which is great for training and for staging open door
bouts to bring in more revenue for the League.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CRD ultimately aspires to be the third big London team and
have it’s own intra-league teams (so we need to get good!! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>).</div>
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<u>Travel Team</u></div>
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Each league also has it’s own travel team(s).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The travel team is made up of the best
skaters from each of the intra-league teams, and this is the team that plays
against other leagues’ travel teams in home and away open door bouts.</div>
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<u>Open and Closed Door Bouts</u></div>
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An open door bout is one that is open to spectators from the
general public - the ticket sales from which go towards generating revenue for
the league.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All open door bouts
get officially recorded.</div>
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<u>Team</u></div>
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There are usually 16 skaters on the roster for a particular
bout.</div>
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A team is made up of 14 skaters and the extra 2 skaters are
on reserve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The list of 14 skaters
is submitted in advance of the bout, but up until two hours before a bout
begins, a team may swap out a team member for one of the two reserves (in the
case of injury for instance).</div>
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A maximum of 5 skaters will be on the track at any one time
(so 9 are off track).</div>
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Of these 5 skaters, one is a jammer and four are blockers. One
of the blockers is also the pivot.</div>
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<u>Track</u></div>
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The track is oval in shape, 108 foot long (which includes
the 10 feet ‘safety’ zone around the track for the outside pack referees etc)
and 73 feet wide (again including the safety perimeter).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The inner oval is slightly tilted so
that the entrance to each bend is narrower than the exit)</div>
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The minimum height of the track boundary is ¼ inch, maximum
is 2 inches(!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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*Gib’s advice: always remember to step over the track
boundary, esp. at away bouts, for fear of tripping up and falling on your
arse!!</div>
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<u>Around the track:</u></div>
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<u>Penalty Box/Sin Bin </u></div>
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Consists of 6 seats, 3 for each team: one for the Jammer and
two for the Blockers.</div>
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Only 2 Blockers from each team can be in the penalty box at
any one time, if a 3<sup>rd</sup> Blocker is penalised she will carry on
skating (in play) until a seat becomes free.</div>
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<u>Time </u></div>
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A Bout lasts 60 minutes and is made up of 2 Periods lasting
30 minutes each, plus a 15-20 minute break between Periods (basically a 15-20
minute half-time).</div>
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A Jam lasts 2 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a break of 30 seconds between Jams (there are exceptions to
this 30 second break – Official/Team Time Out).</div>
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<u>Team Control</u></div>
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Bench Manager – stands at side of track and shouts on-track
strategy and instructions to the players.</div>
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Line-up Manager – manages the line ups!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>S/he holds a list of the line ups
(which have generally been decided before play begins) and sends the specified
players to the line before each Jam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>S/he distributes the panties/helmet covers (star - Jammer/stripe -
Pivot) and can discuss strategy with the players. </div>
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<u>Team Time out</u></div>
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A Team Time Out can last up to one minute and there are a
maximum of 3 TTOs per bout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
skater that is in the box during a time out cannot leave the box to join a team
talk etc. This is also true for an ‘official time out’</div>
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<u>Official Time Out</u></div>
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This is called by one of the referees or head NSO to discuss
any technicality of the bout, and can last as long as necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An Official Time Out called during a
Jam ends that particular Jam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After the OTO a new Jam begins if there is time left.</div>
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<u>Clocks</u></div>
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There are ideally 3 clocks used during a Bout:</div>
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Jam Timer – times the Jams</div>
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Bout Timer – times the Bout</div>
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30 second timer – which times the 30 second gap between the
end of one Jam and the start of the next.</div>
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<u>Penalty Box/Sin Bin</u></div>
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Each penalty lasts one minute, but in some circumstances, a
penalty can be 2 minutes long.</div>
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A player serving a penalty will hear the instruction
“colour, number, stand” (e.g. “Black, 792, stand”) 10 seconds before penalty
ends and “colour, number, done” when they are allowed to leave the penalty box.</div>
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A player rejoining the game after serving a penalty must
join in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">behind</b> the pack or they will
have performed an illegal procedure and must return to the penalty box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That player is not allowed to block as
they enter the track.</div>
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<u>Blockers</u></div>
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Blockers play both offensive and defensive roles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their job is to prevent the opposing
Jammer from getting through the pack and thereby scoring points, whilst
simultaneously assisting their own Jammer through the pack to score against the
opposing team. (easy peasy, lemon squeezy, no?!)</div>
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Hitting is a last resort!!</div>
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<u>Pivot</u></div>
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The Pivot is a Blocker who wears a striped pantie (helmet
cover).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She keeps the pace and
form of the pack and follows instructions shouted out by the Bench Manager.</div>
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When a Pivot has her toe-stop on the line/part of body
touching the line (even if lying on the floor if I recall rightly), all non-pivot
blockers must be positioned behind her hips at the start of the jam - this does
not include the opposing Pivot. Some referees also interpret the rules that same
team blockers also have to start behind their own pivot’s hips – and it should
ideally be up to the pivot to know which interpretation the head referee is
using….</div>
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<u>Star Pass</u></div>
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A Pivot can become a Jammer should the Jammer hand over her
star pantie (must be hand to hand pass, the pivot may <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">not</b> remove from Jammer’s head!!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is called a <u>Star Pass</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There may only be one Star Pass per Jam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the Jammer making the pass was Lead
Jammer, then Lead Jammer status is lost after the Star Pass is made.</div>
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<u>Jammer</u></div>
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The Jammer is the point scorer for the team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She must get through the pack legally
on her first pass to become Lead Jammer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As Lead Jammer, she may end the Jam by touching her hands to her hips
before the 2 minutes on the Jam Clock expires.</div>
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<u>Jam Ref</u></div>
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There is one Jam Ref per Jammer (2 in total), they skate
around the inside of the track and their job is to count the Jammer’s points,
penalise the Jammer when necessary and indicate whether she has attainted Lead
Jammer status or not.</div>
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And so to the next thrilling instalment…</div>
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By Amy Orsini <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Please don’t put horrific pic of me up
Gib!)</div>
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<h1 align="center" style="text-align: center;">
CRD Fresh Meat Theory Session 2</h1>
<h1 align="center" style="text-align: center;">
30/10/11</h1>
<h2>
</h2>
<h2>
Rundown of CRD League’s structure</h2>
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a.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>3 Directors – Skatja Boloksov (Vicky Walters),
Jeopardy Jinx (Laura Ryan) and Mosquito (Dee Hogan)</div>
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b.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>Subheadings of </div>
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<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>i.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Recruitment
– Rolling Thunder</div>
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<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>ii.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>PR/Comms
– The intention will be to break this down into more manageable sections </div>
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<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>iii.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Fundraising
– for nights out and for bout organisation</div>
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<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>iv.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Bout
Production</div>
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<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>v.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Finance
– Jeopardy Jinx and Herbie Li Cious</div>
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c.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>Head Coach (Herbie Li Cious), Team Managers
(Herbie Li Cious and Paris Hit’em all), Referees (Rolling Thunder, Igor Maniac, Logan Nighthawk, Derby Sanchez and
Paris Hit-em-all)</div>
<h2>
Intraleague teams</h2>
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Once Basic Skills skaters have
been integrated into the League, the aim is to have 2-4 intraleague teams formed by splitting
the current CRD squad and the BSS in two.
This will hopefully help to improve scrimmaging and ultimately bout
performance.</div>
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<h2>
Merby</h2>
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...Dangle
Derby. That’s right. </div>
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The
Croydon boys are Southern Discomfort (SDRD).</div>
<h2>
Derby on the Internet</h2>
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Watch
as many bouts as possible! Also
read up on rules etc. Some good
sites are;</div>
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<a href="http://derbynewsnetwork.com/">Derby News Network - Roller Derby News |
Derby News Network</a> – mostly for US and some LRG bouts.</div>
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<a href="http://rduk.tv/">rduk.tv | Roller Derby UK TV</a> – for info and UK
bouts.</div>
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<a href="http://wftda.com/">WFTDA</a> – all you need to obsess about rules.</div>
<h2>
Welcome Packs</h2>
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These contain information about
websites, contacts, forum addresses, Fresh Meat blog. They also have very important forms to sign!! Sign and return to Vicky ASAP. They also cover skater etiquette.</div>
<h2>
Recommended skate shops...</h2>
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Skate
Attack – only physical shop near us!
Give 10% off to CRD skaters.</div>
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Streatham
ice rink - stock Sure Grip (or at least can order in)</div>
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Skate
Britain</div>
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Billy’s
(Cambridge)</div>
<h2>
Fees</h2>
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-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>Fees will start in November for all Fresh Meat. </div>
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-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>Fast Trackers will pay £25 at the start of each
month, though with an initial payment in November of £50, which will cover
December.</div>
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-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>Other Fresh Meat will pay £10 per month until
they start skating in the New Year, when they will take up the £25 pcm payment. </div>
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Payment</div>
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-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>Pay in cash directly to Jeopardy Jinx or Herbie
Li Cious, the Finance Officers.</div>
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-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>Alternatively by standing order (details in
Welcome Packs)</div>
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-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>We have until the 2<sup>nd</sup> week of the
month to pay. If there is a
problem with this, speak to Paris, Jinx or Herbie.</div>
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-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>There is an option to pay £5 per session
for a maximum of 3 months per year.</div>
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Attendance</h2>
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This will be monitored and will
count towards our eligibility to skate in bouts – especially open door. We are expected to attend a minimum of
5 out of 8 sessions. There may be
a point system put in place weighted towards the longer Sunday training sessions.</div>
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<br /></div>Croydon Roller Derbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17781414691443934706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058028447166529244.post-40095801198624465772011-10-25T11:57:00.000-07:002011-10-25T12:07:59.202-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">
ROLLER DERBY THEORY PART ONE</div>
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Ok, so here's a little summary of everything we went though in our first theory session as Croydon Roller Girls Fresh Meat! </div>
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We
were all pretty nervous and excited, eager to get learning, and trying
to remember each others names from tryouts, so I think we all
appreciated getting the chance to take a few minutes to introduce
ourselves and get to know the lovely lads and ladies in charge of our
training! </div>
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<br /></div>
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By
now we should all know Rolling Thunder, our charming head of training.
He'll be with us for most of our Sunday theory sessions, and will also
be taking charge of the Fast-track groups practical on-skates training
with the help of Skatja Boloksov. Taking today's off-skates theory
session for the beginners group is Paris Hit-em-all. We also met Head
Coach Herbie-Licious and CRD skater Apocalex, and we'll be meeting many
more people over the coming weeks and months who'll be stepping in to
help with our training.
We also went over the timetable and how the sessions will run. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
All
Fresh Meat girls should be attending the Sunday theory session from
12.30, after which we split into our two groups. The fast-track group go
downstairs for on-skates training and the beginners group stay upstairs
for off-skates training, where they'll be learning how to NSO (Non
Skating Official). Fast-track skaters should also attend a second
session every tuesday evening. To keep up with the training and each
other, keep checking this blog, the Facebook group <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/180564748684552/">http://www.facebook.com/groups/180564748684552/</a> and we'll also be given access to the CRD forum soon! </div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uTtQNy-t2Oo/TqcGlmvlSjI/AAAAAAAAAGE/OLjPQy1oDZo/s1600/Jade.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uTtQNy-t2Oo/TqcGlmvlSjI/AAAAAAAAAGE/OLjPQy1oDZo/s320/Jade.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
In
today's theory session we went over some of the basic, most important
things to know when starting out our Roller Derby careers. </div>
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The
first topic was the difference between a skater and a Derby player, and
why being a good skater does not necessarily make you a better derby
player. Aside from getting low, we have to remember that Roller Derby is
a team sport, and that it takes commitment, teamwork, tactics, knowing
the rules and knowing the opponent to win a game. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Skater
and team etiquette is also an important subject. We are encouraged to
leave our personal lives, problems, and any drama at the door of the
sports hall. There is no place for bitching or beef on this team. We
need to respect each other, and especially the more experienced people
training us. If you have an issue or criticism with the way someone is
doing something, please speak to them about it rather than complaining
to others. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Bitching is not. </div>
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<br /></div>
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We also had a chance to learn a little bit about equipment today.
Skatja advised us to invest as much as we can in our kneepads, they are
the most important piece of kit we will buy, more important even than
skates it seems. Her advice was not to go for anything less than the £25
Pro-Tec pads, and to invest in a more expensive pair of 187s or Smiths
if we can afford it, especially if you are prone to knee injuries,
although they are expensive at around £70.
As for other kit, helmet fit is more important than cost, it is better
to go for a lower-cost helmet as it should be replaced after every hard
hit. Basic gumshields can be bought from sports shops for as little as
£1 but a £15 pro-dent gumshield will let you talk, and smile without
looking too ridiculous.
Skate-wise, the Riedell R3 is a good affordable basic option at just
over £100, and as a beginner you won't need a higher end skate, although
you may need to change the wheels fairly soon. But that's a whole other
subject! </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The best advice was to
visit a skate shop such as Skate Attack in Southgate to try everything
on for ourselves to see what feels right. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Next
week we'll be learning about what a Roller Derby league is and how it
is structured, basic rules of the game, the structure of a bout and
where we should be looking for research and news on our favorite sport!</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
By Jade Stokley</div>Croydon Roller Derbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17781414691443934706noreply@blogger.com0