So let's see. I did not talk about last Sunday, or open skate/scrimmage on Monday. Ugh. Sunday morning's practice was back at usual time, which is fortunate in that it's early because it's less hot in our warehouse BUT also it sucks because I have to wake up at 7 am.
Anyway, Rye led practice. There weren't very many people present, but that's ok.
I don't really remember the drills we did. Mostly we had the track. I'm sure we did falls and stuff. I know, at some point, we worked on double knee falls, but if we were having knee trouble, we could go back to single knee, so I did. And leaning! I do remember leaning. I leaned with Carrie. I was overwhelmingly unsuccessful. One time I knocked her down, but I promptly tripped over her and fell. On my face. Rye came over and asked if we were ok. She said, "That wasn't pretty."
We also worked on lateral movement, which is something I've improved considerably on. Maybe it's the loosened trucks. I dunno. But I'm much better. Then we did booty blocking. I did alright. I managed to get around a couple girls blocking me, but I tend to speed up when blocking. I stick my butt in her way, but I don't slow her down. I need to work on that.
Oh! 25 in 5! Sunday. My time was an unbelievable 4:31. I'm still not sure that happened. It was a fluke or something.
That's really all I got for Sunday.
Monday's open skate, I helped fellow newbies with 6-point falls. I think a few girls still have a mental block about everything landing at the same time. I tried to help, to the best of my ability. My tip is to aim for your elbows touching down first, instead of treating it like a double-knee fall, then elbow/wrists.
I also got used to the loosened trucks (which I did Sunday) and my new knee pads. Next up on the agenda, new wheels! I'm lookin to get some Poisons. Thinkin about the slim ones.
Scrimmage was hot. A few ladies got injured a bit. They returned to skating, but still kind of scary. I was doing my hotboard duties, which I've decided is easier with knee pads. If that's what I'm doing at the bout, I will be bringing my knee pads.
That's really all I got to say. Tonight's practice again. Oh yeah, Fister talked to me and said I could redo my t-stops. She said Monday, but that got all muffed up because of ECE. So I'm redoing next Thursday. I've got tonight, Sunday, and Monday to practice.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Practice/Rules Clinic
I intend (fully) to blog about tonight's practice, but not now. I need sleep now.
Ok, now let's see if I can remember everything.
Assessments Day 2 were last night. I was asked countless times why I was not assessing. The answer is that I haven't done hitting in 6 months. And I've only ever done Johnny Crashes once. I mean I could do pack stuff fairly well, and definitely the whips/pushes (maybe not inside arm whips), but hitting I have little experience with.
Anyway, the TC worked hard to ensure that those of us not-assessing got track time also. K-Rye, recovered enough from her knee bruise, was on skates and our trainer.
We worked on pacing. I was paired with .357 Maggie who took every time I passed her as a personal victory. But it was all in good fun.
I can't really think of anything else we did on the track.
So then K-Rye split us up into Grannies and those who'd passed Day 1 (curse you t-stops!) and newbies. We newbies worked on stops and drops and stuff. We did plow stops, t-stops, 6-point falls...in the area near the benches. Afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Litvak, better known as L8r Sk8r and Psy*Ren, led a rules clinic.
They went over one of the rules tests. Apparently newbies have been failing the rules test. I mostly knew the answers, when I was paying attention. Sometimes I'd stop listening and not hear answer choices or something. It was simple stuff like which kind of cutting the track penalty is a major, and which is a minor. Also the definition of in-play and the engagement zone and all that.
Then we ate at Solstice. And gossiped. And then I got a ride home and now I'm full circle/
Ok, now let's see if I can remember everything.
Assessments Day 2 were last night. I was asked countless times why I was not assessing. The answer is that I haven't done hitting in 6 months. And I've only ever done Johnny Crashes once. I mean I could do pack stuff fairly well, and definitely the whips/pushes (maybe not inside arm whips), but hitting I have little experience with.
Anyway, the TC worked hard to ensure that those of us not-assessing got track time also. K-Rye, recovered enough from her knee bruise, was on skates and our trainer.
We worked on pacing. I was paired with .357 Maggie who took every time I passed her as a personal victory. But it was all in good fun.
I can't really think of anything else we did on the track.
So then K-Rye split us up into Grannies and those who'd passed Day 1 (curse you t-stops!) and newbies. We newbies worked on stops and drops and stuff. We did plow stops, t-stops, 6-point falls...in the area near the benches. Afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Litvak, better known as L8r Sk8r and Psy*Ren, led a rules clinic.
They went over one of the rules tests. Apparently newbies have been failing the rules test. I mostly knew the answers, when I was paying attention. Sometimes I'd stop listening and not hear answer choices or something. It was simple stuff like which kind of cutting the track penalty is a major, and which is a minor. Also the definition of in-play and the engagement zone and all that.
Then we ate at Solstice. And gossiped. And then I got a ride home and now I'm full circle/
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Assessments, or How I Sucked Well
My second time assessing. I was not near as well prepared this time. It has been a good 7 months since I last assessed. There weren't as many practices prepping for assessments. I just got back on skates, like 2 weeks ago. There was a minor hiccup involving the rules test. Fister asked if I'd taken it. I said I took it in November. She said she's changed it since November. I said they did not tell me that. She said, "That's because I changed it." But she said she'd look at my score and determine from that.
But I was encouraged by something I didn't mention in my last post and should have. It was my 25 in 5 time. I hadn't done it in 6 months or so. I've only been back on wheels for about a week and a half. So I was super blessed/elated/in awe of/confused by/psyched for 4:45. 4:45! A fellow newbie, who'd never come in under 5 minutes and was just returning from injury got 4:42, so we had a happy joy moment...whilst drinking a lot of water.
Of course, they give you no feedback, so you sit and wait for them to tell you that you failed too many items and to go home. Or at least I do.
That was my goal. Not to fail so badly I was sent home.
We did one-footed glides and one other skill before 25 in 5. It was the TC (Training Committee) making sure we were warmed up. So then we did the aforementioned endurance torture. No one called out time marks, so we had no idea where we were. K-Rye was my trainer, and she called out every lap. When I got done, she gave me a thumbs-up. I didn't know if it was because I had finished or I'd come in under 5. I later learned I got 4:46, so clearly I'm on a good track.
So we moved on to strides and other fun stuff.
I knew I passed crossovers. I knew I failed t-stops. However I did get plows. During the assessing, I figured I failed a bunch of stuff. I was certain I failed lateral movement/quick cuts and baseball slides. I thought I'd failed 6-points. I performed a 6-point (4-point) and my right knee refused to go down. It was a 5-point fall, haha. I thought I failed the squatting and stickyskating.
Knee falls hurt a ton thanks to my decorative knee bruise.
But I kept going.
I thought I did hopping pretty well, both one-footed and two. My stepping was decent. I actually did well at pacing, for the first time.
However I was crapping at weaving through cones. Of course. I always have been.
I got the focus drill down. As long as I can see the granny's hand. Rosie did mess around and do weird things with her fingers, but I still passed.
Eventually, I find out I only failed t-stops. Wow. What a relief. I redid them right there, but still failed. I was told I would receive an email concerning my fate. Whooo...so now I'm awaiting this email.
If I am able to retake t-stops, I can go to Monday night granny practice. Which will help me prepare for Day 2.
What I love about derby is that when I fail, I'm encouraged. I'm more inspired to work hard next practice. Yaaay!
But I was encouraged by something I didn't mention in my last post and should have. It was my 25 in 5 time. I hadn't done it in 6 months or so. I've only been back on wheels for about a week and a half. So I was super blessed/elated/in awe of/confused by/psyched for 4:45. 4:45! A fellow newbie, who'd never come in under 5 minutes and was just returning from injury got 4:42, so we had a happy joy moment...whilst drinking a lot of water.
Of course, they give you no feedback, so you sit and wait for them to tell you that you failed too many items and to go home. Or at least I do.
That was my goal. Not to fail so badly I was sent home.
We did one-footed glides and one other skill before 25 in 5. It was the TC (Training Committee) making sure we were warmed up. So then we did the aforementioned endurance torture. No one called out time marks, so we had no idea where we were. K-Rye was my trainer, and she called out every lap. When I got done, she gave me a thumbs-up. I didn't know if it was because I had finished or I'd come in under 5. I later learned I got 4:46, so clearly I'm on a good track.
So we moved on to strides and other fun stuff.
I knew I passed crossovers. I knew I failed t-stops. However I did get plows. During the assessing, I figured I failed a bunch of stuff. I was certain I failed lateral movement/quick cuts and baseball slides. I thought I'd failed 6-points. I performed a 6-point (4-point) and my right knee refused to go down. It was a 5-point fall, haha. I thought I failed the squatting and stickyskating.
Knee falls hurt a ton thanks to my decorative knee bruise.
But I kept going.
I thought I did hopping pretty well, both one-footed and two. My stepping was decent. I actually did well at pacing, for the first time.
However I was crapping at weaving through cones. Of course. I always have been.
I got the focus drill down. As long as I can see the granny's hand. Rosie did mess around and do weird things with her fingers, but I still passed.
Eventually, I find out I only failed t-stops. Wow. What a relief. I redid them right there, but still failed. I was told I would receive an email concerning my fate. Whooo...so now I'm awaiting this email.
If I am able to retake t-stops, I can go to Monday night granny practice. Which will help me prepare for Day 2.
What I love about derby is that when I fail, I'm encouraged. I'm more inspired to work hard next practice. Yaaay!
Some Updates
Now that's it been forever, I will attempt to recount Saturday's bout and Sunday's practice. And open skate last night, I guess.
We were playing Greenville. It was a doubleheader. I got to Grady Cole at 10 am. Well...not quite, I was late. Which was sucky. I woke up at 9:43.
I was doing sign-in. So after the late 10 am stragglers trickled in, there was nothing for me to do. I heckled with the "All Bitch, No Stitch" sewing circle (aka the skaters sewing WFTDA patches on jerseys). I hung with McBossy. I did nothing involving sport court or rubber and I was thankful. Greenville arrived and we had no sign-in sheet for them. So we wound up having them check in on a recycled sheet of paper and had them fill out their waivers.
I was doing the hot board duty, which is important because it lets the skaters know how many penalties they have. That was all well and fine until McB told me I had to switch to penalty tracking for the All Star bout. I've never penalty tracked. She said, "But you're doing it now basically." She also said, "We just love to throw you into jobs in high pressure situations." (Hearkening back to my being jam timer a couple of scrimmages ago.)
Both the B Dazzlers and the All-Stars won their bouts, many congrats to those ladies. Also, thanks to Greenville for making both bouts interesting and hard-fought.
Especially congrats to Hellin Felon (my mentor) on her MVP Blocker award.
Practice on Sunday was led by a hurtin Rosie. She went out after the afterparty. We worked on some basic stuff, but it was really good. Like we worked on our form for plow and t-stops. And we had partners give us feedback. I thought this was a fantastic way of doing it, because we aren't always able to get feedback on how we're doing.
We also worked on transitioning from skating front to backwards and vice versa. And I fell. A lot. And I bruised my knee. Apparently I've depressed the padding on my knee pads so much so that they move around on my knee. It's not that they've stretched out, it's the padding thing. So I'm buying new ones. I'm getting 187s. I'm purchasing them from a friend who quit derby so she's gonna sell them to me cheap. Yay Shelley!
So then I went to Open Skate last night. And I practice pacing with Hellin and stops and other fun stuff. I also helped Sandra because she was unsure of some stuff. And then I just kind of skated with Nita, which was cool too.
Anyway, I felt ready for assessments.
Up Next: Assessments.
We were playing Greenville. It was a doubleheader. I got to Grady Cole at 10 am. Well...not quite, I was late. Which was sucky. I woke up at 9:43.
I was doing sign-in. So after the late 10 am stragglers trickled in, there was nothing for me to do. I heckled with the "All Bitch, No Stitch" sewing circle (aka the skaters sewing WFTDA patches on jerseys). I hung with McBossy. I did nothing involving sport court or rubber and I was thankful. Greenville arrived and we had no sign-in sheet for them. So we wound up having them check in on a recycled sheet of paper and had them fill out their waivers.
I was doing the hot board duty, which is important because it lets the skaters know how many penalties they have. That was all well and fine until McB told me I had to switch to penalty tracking for the All Star bout. I've never penalty tracked. She said, "But you're doing it now basically." She also said, "We just love to throw you into jobs in high pressure situations." (Hearkening back to my being jam timer a couple of scrimmages ago.)
Both the B Dazzlers and the All-Stars won their bouts, many congrats to those ladies. Also, thanks to Greenville for making both bouts interesting and hard-fought.
Especially congrats to Hellin Felon (my mentor) on her MVP Blocker award.
Practice on Sunday was led by a hurtin Rosie. She went out after the afterparty. We worked on some basic stuff, but it was really good. Like we worked on our form for plow and t-stops. And we had partners give us feedback. I thought this was a fantastic way of doing it, because we aren't always able to get feedback on how we're doing.
We also worked on transitioning from skating front to backwards and vice versa. And I fell. A lot. And I bruised my knee. Apparently I've depressed the padding on my knee pads so much so that they move around on my knee. It's not that they've stretched out, it's the padding thing. So I'm buying new ones. I'm getting 187s. I'm purchasing them from a friend who quit derby so she's gonna sell them to me cheap. Yay Shelley!
So then I went to Open Skate last night. And I practice pacing with Hellin and stops and other fun stuff. I also helped Sandra because she was unsure of some stuff. And then I just kind of skated with Nita, which was cool too.
Anyway, I felt ready for assessments.
Up Next: Assessments.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
A Brief Update
So we had a bout Saturday (our first bout as a WFTDA league). It was long, but fantastic. I was there for about 10 hours. I am happy to tell you that CLTRG won both bouts, but not without a hard fight from Greenville. Congrats to all 4 teams. And everybody won the afterparty.
Also, I had practice today. It was a hoot. I got my 25 in 4:45 and was ecstatic.
Anyway, I'm assessing Tuesday and I'm busy prepping for that, so I'll flesh out both events later.
Also, I had practice today. It was a hoot. I got my 25 in 4:45 and was ecstatic.
Anyway, I'm assessing Tuesday and I'm busy prepping for that, so I'll flesh out both events later.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Last Night
Last night I went to practice. Duhr-hur. One of the newbies who started the same time as me, who has ALSO been out for a number of months came back last night. It was really good to see her.
Fister was training. I don't even remember all the torture she put us through. There were pacelines and leaning and weaving and racing...
One drill in particular, Fister paired those of us assessing up with the grannies in attendance. It was a weaving drill. The grannies were on the inside, newbies on the outside. We had to skate next to each other, almost touching thighs. When we got to the back of line, the granny was to start weaving through to "prom dates." The newbie was to race around the outside of the prom dates. We were ideally supposed to meet up at the front. The first time we weaved, Les (my partner, Les Whip-It) beat me to the front. The second time, we got there at about the same time. I thought I was gonna beat her, but I didn't...
We did the pacing drill. Where a granny skates and then slows down or stops randomly. We have to be close enough behind her to touch, and then she starts skating. I only overtook her maybe 4 times, but I can attribute several of those to me being distracted. I get distracted by like squirrels. I was getting distracted by other groups and by Rosie almost running into me... But still, Les said I did well. And that for assessments, it would be better to do what I did, which was skate to the side of her, rather than run into her back.
At some point, we did a drill where we held the inside line and looked over our right shoulder. I guess we overall were abysmal at this, because Fister sent the grannies to herd us. Literally, herd us. They skated beside us to "encourage" us back onto the green line.
We also did butt-pushes. I like pushes. I am good at pushes. My partner was a newbie named Sandra (Sandra T, as there are 2 newbie Sandras). I don't know if she'd done pushes before, she was a little hesitant. But we rocked them together. However we both were having skate difficulties, anticipating blisters. After we did partner-pushes, we did free-for-all pushes. We just skated and pushed people and simultaneously got pushed. I accomplished my goal of pushing Da Bomb-Chell, who is very fast. Pushing her involved catching up to her and THEN pushing her. However I kind of felt dizzy and thusly stopped skating for a few, only to notice my blood sugar was low. I was shaking a little. Fister asked me what was up and I told her. So she told me that she had candy in her purse and to get a piece so I wouldn't die.
So I did. But then it was stretching time. Practice ran a little long, so understandably, I am sore today. Not too bad, but I can deffs feel it.
Fister was training. I don't even remember all the torture she put us through. There were pacelines and leaning and weaving and racing...
One drill in particular, Fister paired those of us assessing up with the grannies in attendance. It was a weaving drill. The grannies were on the inside, newbies on the outside. We had to skate next to each other, almost touching thighs. When we got to the back of line, the granny was to start weaving through to "prom dates." The newbie was to race around the outside of the prom dates. We were ideally supposed to meet up at the front. The first time we weaved, Les (my partner, Les Whip-It) beat me to the front. The second time, we got there at about the same time. I thought I was gonna beat her, but I didn't...
We did the pacing drill. Where a granny skates and then slows down or stops randomly. We have to be close enough behind her to touch, and then she starts skating. I only overtook her maybe 4 times, but I can attribute several of those to me being distracted. I get distracted by like squirrels. I was getting distracted by other groups and by Rosie almost running into me... But still, Les said I did well. And that for assessments, it would be better to do what I did, which was skate to the side of her, rather than run into her back.
At some point, we did a drill where we held the inside line and looked over our right shoulder. I guess we overall were abysmal at this, because Fister sent the grannies to herd us. Literally, herd us. They skated beside us to "encourage" us back onto the green line.
We also did butt-pushes. I like pushes. I am good at pushes. My partner was a newbie named Sandra (Sandra T, as there are 2 newbie Sandras). I don't know if she'd done pushes before, she was a little hesitant. But we rocked them together. However we both were having skate difficulties, anticipating blisters. After we did partner-pushes, we did free-for-all pushes. We just skated and pushed people and simultaneously got pushed. I accomplished my goal of pushing Da Bomb-Chell, who is very fast. Pushing her involved catching up to her and THEN pushing her. However I kind of felt dizzy and thusly stopped skating for a few, only to notice my blood sugar was low. I was shaking a little. Fister asked me what was up and I told her. So she told me that she had candy in her purse and to get a piece so I wouldn't die.
So I did. But then it was stretching time. Practice ran a little long, so understandably, I am sore today. Not too bad, but I can deffs feel it.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sometimes, it feels like it's never all going to come together.
You know, doing everything while rolling. Like sure, I can do hitting while standing still. I can hip check the shit outta my friends. But I wonder if I can put it all together while on 8 wheels.
I stay upright (or rather, in derby stance) pretty well during practice. But when I go to scrimmage, and I look at what the grannies, I just wonder if I can do all that. It seems so far from what I'm doing. I've heard plenty of times, even from our All-Stars, that some of them couldn't skate when they started.
I'm sure I'll get there, but sometimes I just get down on myself.
Meanwhile, practice tonight! Lookin forward to it. And practice on Sunday has been pushed to 11 am, instead of 9 am, since Saturday's bout day, so it'll be easier to for my bus-ridin self to get to.
You know, doing everything while rolling. Like sure, I can do hitting while standing still. I can hip check the shit outta my friends. But I wonder if I can put it all together while on 8 wheels.
I stay upright (or rather, in derby stance) pretty well during practice. But when I go to scrimmage, and I look at what the grannies, I just wonder if I can do all that. It seems so far from what I'm doing. I've heard plenty of times, even from our All-Stars, that some of them couldn't skate when they started.
I'm sure I'll get there, but sometimes I just get down on myself.
Meanwhile, practice tonight! Lookin forward to it. And practice on Sunday has been pushed to 11 am, instead of 9 am, since Saturday's bout day, so it'll be easier to for my bus-ridin self to get to.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Derby Fans...
...are hardcore.
There aren't local bouts every weekend. So for diehard fans, there's a lot of traveling! A LOT! For instance, I live in North Carolina, and there are like 15 leagues here. But they're at least an hour away each. So, if I needed to catch me some derby on a week when CLTRG isn't bouting, it's over an hour.
Option 2: The folks at Derby News Network (DNN) do their damnedest to make sure those of us who can't make it to tourneys are kept in the loop through streaming "boutcasts." These are video/audio feeds that are sometimes done professionally, but usually just someone's handicam or something. One I watched was even from a cellphone. I tried to watch an even more recent one that was solely audio feed. Sometimes video is lost, sometimes audio, sometimes both.
If a casual civilian, someone not from the derby-verse, asked me about derby, I wouldn't send them to one of these streams to learn. It's nothing like the excitement of being there at a bout. It doesn't convey the excitement that the crowd shows. And it's a commitment to be rooted in front of your computer for a couple hours, watching the tiny video.
I do this frequently. Sometimes, I spend whole weekends watching tournaments at some exotic location like Fort Wayne, IN. One thing that makes it worth it is the textcast. Alongside the video window is a little chatroom. There are people all over the world, sitting in front of their computers, just like me, who come together to discuss this great game. They're quick to respond to score requests. They love to compliment skaters' maneuvers. They really represent the derby family we all know and love. I was honored to have a chat with the one and only Val Capone, announcer/skater extraordinare. During another bout, I was typing to some Australian ladies who were watching at 4 am local time!
So here's to all the folks who work to put these feeds together! Thanks to DNN for their tireless work! And a special thanks to everyone I've ever chatted with and those I will chat with soon just for being there and being committed to this sport!
There aren't local bouts every weekend. So for diehard fans, there's a lot of traveling! A LOT! For instance, I live in North Carolina, and there are like 15 leagues here. But they're at least an hour away each. So, if I needed to catch me some derby on a week when CLTRG isn't bouting, it's over an hour.
Option 2: The folks at Derby News Network (DNN) do their damnedest to make sure those of us who can't make it to tourneys are kept in the loop through streaming "boutcasts." These are video/audio feeds that are sometimes done professionally, but usually just someone's handicam or something. One I watched was even from a cellphone. I tried to watch an even more recent one that was solely audio feed. Sometimes video is lost, sometimes audio, sometimes both.
If a casual civilian, someone not from the derby-verse, asked me about derby, I wouldn't send them to one of these streams to learn. It's nothing like the excitement of being there at a bout. It doesn't convey the excitement that the crowd shows. And it's a commitment to be rooted in front of your computer for a couple hours, watching the tiny video.
I do this frequently. Sometimes, I spend whole weekends watching tournaments at some exotic location like Fort Wayne, IN. One thing that makes it worth it is the textcast. Alongside the video window is a little chatroom. There are people all over the world, sitting in front of their computers, just like me, who come together to discuss this great game. They're quick to respond to score requests. They love to compliment skaters' maneuvers. They really represent the derby family we all know and love. I was honored to have a chat with the one and only Val Capone, announcer/skater extraordinare. During another bout, I was typing to some Australian ladies who were watching at 4 am local time!
So here's to all the folks who work to put these feeds together! Thanks to DNN for their tireless work! And a special thanks to everyone I've ever chatted with and those I will chat with soon just for being there and being committed to this sport!
Derby Goals
The B-Dazzlers have an away bout on October 22nd. My aim is to be bout-eligible by that point. I would like to make the roster also, but...baby steps.
In order to accomplish this, I will,
-get my gear to a point where it works for me
-attend every practice I am able to
-attend as many Open Skates as I can
-go skating on my own, either outdoors or in local rinks
-assess every time I feel competent enough to
Now I've only been back at practice for a few days, but it's tough after 6 months away. So my hope is that this goal will remind me to push through and keep going when I am tired and whiny.
I'm also happy to report that I am once more consumed with all things derby. I've begun voraciously reading derby blogs again and scouring the internet looking at new gear and reviews of said gear.
Anyway, things are well in the derby-verse and I can't wait to strap on my quads again in a few days!
In order to accomplish this, I will,
-get my gear to a point where it works for me
-attend every practice I am able to
-attend as many Open Skates as I can
-go skating on my own, either outdoors or in local rinks
-assess every time I feel competent enough to
Now I've only been back at practice for a few days, but it's tough after 6 months away. So my hope is that this goal will remind me to push through and keep going when I am tired and whiny.
I'm also happy to report that I am once more consumed with all things derby. I've begun voraciously reading derby blogs again and scouring the internet looking at new gear and reviews of said gear.
Anyway, things are well in the derby-verse and I can't wait to strap on my quads again in a few days!
Bah!
This is going to be the loooooooongest post ever. I have posted since April. There's been another home bout AND I've returned to practicing since then. Geez.
For the month of May, I asked if I could be allowed to attend Open Skates to ease back into skating. But Open Skates happened before scrimmage (when I had work) and occasionally on Saturday mornings (when I had work). But then I lost my job, so I have a lot more free time.
I returned to practice last Thursday. It's all kind of a haze. I was unsteady on my skates, I had trouble with derby position...but I made it through all of practice. I felt like I was gonna be sick, but I kept pushing, and I did not vomit. Yay! I did notice that I still have some trouble with being too fast in pacelines, so not everything was forgotten. Haha.
Also, I was the sorest mofo for the following 2 days. Or maybe more. But it was a good sore, an I-worked-out-and-used-muscles-that-have-been-dormant-for-months sore. I don't remember anything in particular. We did the usual drills, push-carts/chariots, pacelines...We also did this cool drill, as packs. One pack started at the pivot line, the other at turn 3. The goal was to pass the other pack, as a pack. So we had to keep our pack together, but our speed up. My pack was the bomb diggidy. We passed the other pack several times. We repeated the drill and passed them some more.
And then I attended Open Skate on Monday before scrimmage. It was really helpful actually. Jack was helping her mentee with some of the skills, so then everybody else joined in too. I realized I can still do a 6-point fall and a baseball slide. Also a single-knee 180 degree fall. I also did a little bit of sprinting, on my own terms. I fought through the slipping and crossed over. I even did a few laps in the optimum path, crossing over the whole way.
My job for scrimmage was supposed to be error tracking, but I've been moved to hotboard. Which means I'm super important and in the middle. But not jam-timing, which I did last scrimmage. Anyway, it'll be great fun
So please everyone, come out this Saturday evening to Grady Cole Center. You can buy your tickets from Common Market (either location), The Sleepy Poet, The Last Word, Tutti, or your favorite roller girl! Tickets are $10 adult/$5 children in advance or $14 adult/$7 children day of. However there might not be any tickets at the door, so get your tickets now! Doors at 5:30 pm, bout at 6 pm.
For the month of May, I asked if I could be allowed to attend Open Skates to ease back into skating. But Open Skates happened before scrimmage (when I had work) and occasionally on Saturday mornings (when I had work). But then I lost my job, so I have a lot more free time.
I returned to practice last Thursday. It's all kind of a haze. I was unsteady on my skates, I had trouble with derby position...but I made it through all of practice. I felt like I was gonna be sick, but I kept pushing, and I did not vomit. Yay! I did notice that I still have some trouble with being too fast in pacelines, so not everything was forgotten. Haha.
Also, I was the sorest mofo for the following 2 days. Or maybe more. But it was a good sore, an I-worked-out-and-used-muscles-that-have-been-dormant-for-months sore. I don't remember anything in particular. We did the usual drills, push-carts/chariots, pacelines...We also did this cool drill, as packs. One pack started at the pivot line, the other at turn 3. The goal was to pass the other pack, as a pack. So we had to keep our pack together, but our speed up. My pack was the bomb diggidy. We passed the other pack several times. We repeated the drill and passed them some more.
And then I attended Open Skate on Monday before scrimmage. It was really helpful actually. Jack was helping her mentee with some of the skills, so then everybody else joined in too. I realized I can still do a 6-point fall and a baseball slide. Also a single-knee 180 degree fall. I also did a little bit of sprinting, on my own terms. I fought through the slipping and crossed over. I even did a few laps in the optimum path, crossing over the whole way.
My job for scrimmage was supposed to be error tracking, but I've been moved to hotboard. Which means I'm super important and in the middle. But not jam-timing, which I did last scrimmage. Anyway, it'll be great fun
So please everyone, come out this Saturday evening to Grady Cole Center. You can buy your tickets from Common Market (either location), The Sleepy Poet, The Last Word, Tutti, or your favorite roller girl! Tickets are $10 adult/$5 children in advance or $14 adult/$7 children day of. However there might not be any tickets at the door, so get your tickets now! Doors at 5:30 pm, bout at 6 pm.
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