Fresh Meat Testing

Testing will work in the following manner:

Check in will be outside again, gear up, line up and get 2 coloured numbers stuck to your helmet, make sure your colour and number is recorded at the check in table.

Skill are graded 1 - 5 (as per raw meat test). For the purpose of skater selections just passing a skill is not adequate, selection will come down to the level of your passing grading. You will all find out your results on monday night, results will be given in the same method used at raw meat, so gather into your colour groups afterwards.

Grading ratings are:
1 - poor skill not safe
2 - understanding but not competency
3- is competent
4 - is good
5 - is outstanding

Skills stations are:

FALLS
1. single knee slide (knee of your choosing)
2. double knee slide
3. baseball slide
4. single knee and turn (turning on the same knee)

*How stable you are and how quick you get up will also be marked*

JUMPS
Jumping 3" - (over the noodle)

STEPPING
stepping from one foot to the other while moving, retaining balance and derby stance.

WHIPS & PUSHING
(This will be done in pairs with an oldie, NOT a fellow freshie).

1. Give a push
2. Receive a push
3. Give a hip whip
4. Receive a hip whip
5. Give an arm whip
6. Receive an arm whip

*Please note*- arm whips are a development skill, we don't expect you to be perfect straight off the bat, but it's something we still test.

BLOCKING
(This will be done in pairs with an oldie, NOT a fellow freshie).

1. Shoulder check - giving
2. Shoulder check - receiving
3. Hip check - giving
4. Hip check - receiving
5. Booty blocking
6. Be able to take repeated mid range shoulder and hip checks and respond in a safe manner

*Hip and shoulder checks will be tested on both left and right sides.*


PACK SKATING
(as a group amongst a pack of other freshies)

1. bumping
2. leaning
3. clipping wheels
4. avoiding unexpected objects

As a pace line:
1. Adjust speed changes whilest in the line maintaining arms length distance
2. Weaving through pace line adjusting to speed and moving around objects safely.


Remember if you are feeling a bit unsure of things before testing or have any thing you wish to discuss afterwards please seek a member of the grievance team they are: Lula Fortune, Coconut Rough, Pistola Balboa, Miss Whirl, Psycho Fox & Grimy Knickers.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Extra Skating Opportunities

For those of you who are super keen to get in some more practice before Mondays testing the Parks Rec Centre will be open for skating:

Saturday 1-4pm

Sunday 11-1pm

Fresh Meat Week # 4

Week # 4 saw Gateway Girl as head trainer with helpers Violent Krumble, Kit Cat Krunch, Marshall Stacks, Bride of Skatan, Bam Bam Belial, Pixie Pincher, and Nyx Bellatrix.

This weeks warm up consisted of a recap of previous weeks, concentrating on cross overs, hops & jumps using some pool toy noodles to practice jumping over. After a stretch Kit Cat and Stacks took blocking, concentrating on shoulder hits, hip checks, booty blocks and repeated heavy hits.

Pack skating lead by Krumbs and Gatey focused on pace line weaving, looking & calling numbers while in a pack, moving around in a pack, light blocking, tapping wheels, and un-expected obstacles.

A few pointers when in pace line situation, remember to hold your spacing, be ready & aware, communicate with people around you to adjust distances & speeds.

When in a pack situation remember to hold your stance, use "sticky feet" and again be aware of what is going on around you and communicate clearly.

Falls with Skatan and Bam Bam were a recap of single and double knee slides, baseball slides, and single knee slide with a turn. Finally whips and pushing with Pixie and Nyx covered hip whips, arm whips and pushing from behind.

Frefs this week got to take a practice rules test, observe some pack skating and will next week give an oral presentation on a selected section of the rules.
If you'd like to take a look at a practice rules test you can try this online version.

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=wftda-40-roller-derby-rules-test


A lot of you have been asking what will be involved for testing next week, trainers are tweaking the details as you are reading this, all shall be revealed on here ASAP!

In the meantime please do not subscribe to any rumours you may be hearing.
Due to the large numbers and such fantastic skating skills you all have, you may all meet the criteria for successful testing, but unfortunately that alone will not guarantee you a position into the league.

All league members undertake behind the scenes duties to make ADRD as wonderful as you see us on bout day. In essence selection is also about how well suited you are to be a "team player" , not just on your team but also amongst the league. So if you don't get selected please don't think you "failed" testing.

Stay tuned for testing details, more to come...
GOOD LUCK!!!!

Fresh, Fit n Fantastic

So the Disco got off her couch and headed to fresh meat training #3 this week. Hooray! Have to admit – pretty super impressed by how much everyone is improving. Keep it up folks cos yr looking great out there. But not only was the disco checking out all the awesome form, she was also doing some more mini pop quizzes. And the theme for the evening was FITNESS. We are all working hard at derby training, but what other exercise are we doing? Do we feel fitter? And what do the seasoned roller-peoples recommend…

Bone Shaker recommends you “get yr #rse on your bike”. She cycles every day, to and from work and also at work and recommends it for developing leg and back muscles strength.

Roller Junky digs bushwalking. Not only is it free but its great for building endurance. She also recommends lap swimming and yoga.

Fury of Fenrir and Grimy Knickers both recommend doing weights, paying attention to different muscle groups in different sessions. They both also enjoy outdoor skating and hill skating to help you get strong.

Grimy and Dee Injuria both are big advocates of the RPM spin classes. I myself am a bit scared of the concept of sitting on an exercise bike having someone yell at you to pedal faster, but am determined to give it a go soon. (Feel free to remind me of this.) Both ladies go to the gym regularly and Dee also combines these workouts with a healthy eating plan as recommended by her food coach. Other advice from roller peoples included: vikram yoga, ice skating, ice hockey and of course the good old recreational skating.

And now for a picture. Every blog must have a picture apparently or it just looks like boring words. This is Pistola Balboa in front of the message tree at the Great Southern Slam derby tournament held earlier this year. She is pretending to do exercise.

But how about you freshies? I squeezed in a few chats with you in between drills to find out ho much your fitness has changed since you all started raw/fresh meant. And this is what you said:

Tracey – “I now fit into that dress!”
Phoebe – “Feeling a lot more toned”
Phil – “Much stronger thighs and I’m aerobically fitter”
Naomi – “Heaps fitter. My endurance is better and I feel faster”
Amber – “I stopped smoking”
Rhonda – “Feels good."
Kyra - "My legs are like steel. Well they might not be made of steel. But it feels like they are. You know what I mean”

I only got to speak to a few. How are the rest of you feeling?? Feel free to post below and let us know!

Cheers my dears - Disco x

Fresh Meat Week # 3

This weeks Fresh Meat recap is brought to you by low laptop battery power & stolen wireless internet access!!!

Head trainer for Fresh Meat week # 3 was Pixie Pincher, with helpers Nyx Bellatrix, Rolla Junkie, Marshall Stacks, Gateway Girl, Kit Cat Krunch and Bride of Skatan.

Warm up consisted of pairing up with some one you hadn't worked with before to practice leaning, then hopping and jumping on the whistle. Next up falls, one whistle for a single knee slide with a turn, and two whistles for a baseball slide. After that was 5 big laps using both tracks, concentrating on stride and cross overs, then split onto the two tracks to "ride the track" and finally a pyramid drill.

The nights main focus this week was whips and pushing.


How to Do Whips & Pushes in Roller Derby

A few points to remember:

Pushing:

Line up directly behind the person you are pushing, place both hands on her back to let her know you're going to push her.

Push her forward using even pressure with both of your elbows straight, so she moves in a straight line and doesn't go out of control in another direction.

Remember your derby stance, keep your own centre of gravity low to avoid falling.

Whipping:

Keep your forearm close to your body to maintain stability during the whip.

Let your team mate grab your arm, and don't grab hers (don't link fingers). While you will be controlling the whip itself, the receiver needs to control the release.

Turn your body forward on the side she's holding onto and give your all to transfer that momentum to the person you are whipping, even if it slows you down or slows you to a stop.

Skaters then had a refresher from the previous weeks blocking, falls and pack skating and finished with a game to warm down and some stretching.

Skating @ "The Hub"

The Hub Recreation Centre.

100 Taylors Road
Aberfoyle Park
Phone: 8270 3900


Sunday 14^th November 11am to 2pm.
It’s BYO skates and only $5 per person.

Fresh Meat Week # 2

Welcome back, if your reading this you've probably just made it though one of the most physical training sessions of fresh meat... Blocking!!!

Fresh Meat week # 2 recap:

Head trainers for week #2 blocking were Kit Cat Krunch & Marshall Stacks, with helpers Vaderella, Pixie Pincher, Gateway Girl, Violent Krumble, Miss Whirl and Dee Injuria.

Warm up consisted of re visiting sticky feet, coasting on one foot, squats and our old "Uncle Candy's" favourite... Roof, window, face and floor punching. Then a quick pyramid drill.

After that Kit Cat Krunch gave an off skates blocking chat & demo with the help of Miss Whirl and Dee Injuria in the "Haz Chem" colour coded suits... red for target zones and blue for blocking zones.


For a more accurate detailed visual of these zones & the rules you can view them in section 5 of the WFTDA Standardised Flat Track Roller Derby Rules. Which you can read online or download from the official WFTDA website http://wftda.com/rules

Blocking consisted of hip checks, should checks and booty blocks.

Remember:

Stable, solid derby stance, don't lift your outside foot when you give the hit.

Don't hold your breath or tense up when you get hit,or give a hit. DO exhale, let it out so you don't get winded. ( Dee Injuria gives a great demo of this, go ask her to show you sometime!!!)


Shoulder & Hip Block discussed here:



Booty Blocking here:


After blocking off skates Gateway Girl & Violent Krumble took pack skating on the 2 tracks, getting skaters to observe the rest of the pack, practice looking behind to call out signaled numbers, avoiding obstacles such as fallen skaters, leaning, knocking wheels and responding to change in pace.

Next up Kit Cat Krunch & Marshall Stacks took some blocking on skates drills.
Snake lines, 2 per track with one person weaving through the rest of the line, and then skating with a partner the length of the room doing booty blocks with another freshy followed by hip and shoulder check with a mouldy.

Frefs- (that's Fresh Meat Referees for you newbies) this week covered blocking sections of the rules and got to observe skaters during the pack & paired blocking drills, looking for contact, falls or out of bounds skating that may incur penalties. They also checked out distances for defining the pack and engagement zones, by part taking in their own skating drill dropping coloured cones (representing skaters) on the track and using rope to measure the distances between the cones.

For more information on pack definition & engagement zones see section 4 of the WFTDA Standardised Flat Track Roller Derby Rules. Which you can read online or download from the official WFTDA website http://wftda.com/rules

Thanks for reading, as a little bonus this week I'm sharing my personal favourite block of all time... The "Slay Ride".... Gotham Girls "Beyonslay" giving Rice Rocket the ride of her life!!!



Oh yeah and look who got to meet her a few weeks ago!!!
(Our very own ADRD referees Rowan De Boate & Wolfe Whistle).

Extra Skating Opportunities

Just a quick note to let you know of a few extra skating opportunities this month.


Phoebe de Wilt Says: "Hello to all the other fresh meat peoples. I wanted to let you know that I have booked Parks Recreation Centre from 11am until 1pm this Sunday (the 7th Nov) to get some practice in before the next training session. Come along if you are keen. Hope to see some of you there."

And also that there will be a public skate session at The Hub Recreation Centre (Abferfoyle Park) on Saturday 13th November. 9am-12pm. $5 per person!!

Fresh Meat Week #1

A massive congratulations to everyone who made it through Raw Meat!!!!

Fresh Meat week #1 recap:

Trainers were Pixie Pincher & Violent Krumble, with helpers Bride of Skatan, Kit Cat Krunch, Gateway Girl & Bam Bam Belial.

Warm up consisted of skating around in a big circle and forming a line holding hands when a number was called out. This was done in both directions.

First new drill for the evening was falls. Single knee slide, double knee slide and baseball slide.
Everyone lined up in teams of 8 to 10 and took it in turns like a relay to do the fall at cones that had been laid out on the floor. Once everyone had mastered those the single knee slide with a turn was added.

Remember to "fall small" with these falls not to put your hands on the ground to get up, (no one likes fingers being skated over... OWCH!) Keep your hands in a fist, arms in snug (please don't thrust them in the air like the video below suggests), and legs down low & together if your doing the baseball slide. For the double knee slides lead with one leg first, don't crash down hard on them together, and remember to lean shoulders back while thrusting your pelvis forward. Also practice getting up without placing your hands on the floor or your knee.

You can view the single knee slide & single knee slide with a turn here:


How to do Knee Slides in Roller Derby -- powered by eHow.com

And double knee slide here:


How to do Double Knee Slides in Roller Derby -- powered by eHow.com

Jumps on whistles were next, done in 2 groups on each track and also adding in knee slides on whistles.

Pack skating on 2 tracks- remembering sticky feet, communication with other skaters, and posture - arms by your sides not crossed on your chest, or resting on your knees.
Also practiced pack awareness by being able to look around the pack and also over your shoulder by looking at a skater holding her hand up signalling a number, each pack had to call out the number of fingers as they skated around the track.

Finally a few getting to know you games, "I have never" & "2 truths and a lie". For I have never, skaters sit in a circle one person starts by saying "I have never... ( and adding in a saying here) eg: I have never caught public transport. Anyone who had done what the person said must stand up and skate a lap around the outside of the circle.
2 truths and a lie consisted of pairs skating around telling each other 2 things that were true and one which was a lie, their partner had to guess which was the lie.

Well done everyone!!!

Just a quick note regarding mouth guards, Pretty please remember to put them in your MOUTHS not your helmet. try putting it in and leaving it in for the whole time you are training, this will help you to get used to wearing it in all types of training (which is crucial for bouting).
If you are interested in getting a fitted mouth guard professionally made by a dentist please speak to Holga Von Lomo (she's a dental professional).

If you have any further questions or comments about fresh meat training or skating in general please feel free to discuss below (as you may not be the only person with that question).

See you all next week.

Raw Meat Week #3

A total of 65 nervous and excited people turned up to take on the Raw Meat test last night. Being only a year since this little derby girl went through the very same test, it sure brought back those emotions right on back. Have to admit I found myself getting a wee bit teary on more than one occasion.

What made Disco tear up like a prickly eyed old fool? Ill tell ya what! The focus and determination. The smiles and laughter. The bonds that are already forming between people who until a few weeks ago were complete strangers. But most of all, was during the endurance testing. The way the whole room lit up with an absolute ROAR of encouragement whenever someone got back up after falling down. Those are moments to be cherished in life. Golden.

This is the feeling which I hope every skater who was in the room last night keeps with them. Unfortunately not everyone made it through the test but don’t let it stop you. Keep on skating. Keep on supporting and helping each other improve. Do it because you love it and them come on back next year and give it another go.

During the quite times in between testing I did a bit of a ‘pop quiz’ with all of the skaters, asking ‘what have you enjoyed most about your raw meat experience?’

I threw the results into ‘Worlde’ (an online Google application). The size of the words in the image reflect how often they repeated. This is what we got.

Next Week Fresh Meat Begins!

Next week will be the start of ‘Fresh Meat’ training. Things will be stepping up a notch so don’t forget you will need to bring ALL of your safety gear or you wont be allowed on the track. So please be sure to add a helmet, mouth guard, wrist guards, elbow pads & knee pads to your gear bag.

Some advice on extra items you may wish to pack in your gear bag from a few old hands!

Lula Fortune recommends:
• An extra set of ‘boy leg’ under shorts!. “I suffer from a crotch flashing phobia”. Beware the accidental flash - keep it covered!
• Mouthwash – for dealing with the skanky mouth guard &
• A spare set of socks

Grumpire recommends:
• A set of rules
• Towel & waterbottle
• Glen20 deodoriser &
• Grumpires whistle of choice – the Hurricane Thunderer (in yellow)

Buttons McBoomBoom recommends:
• Wet wipes or a facewasher for wiping wheels off
• Spare skate tool (they are easy to lose!)
• Rose oil – to sprinkle around in gear bag and keep it smelling sweet, &
• A few extra smiles :D

Later skaters! You all did an awesome job tonight.

Death by Disco x
(Yes i know i have bad grammar!)

Raw Meat Week # 2

Hello and welcome to Raw Meat Recap.

This weeks head trainers were:
Guy Incognito and Kit Cat Krunch
Warm up drill was stopping on a whistle blow, while skating around the track, one for T stops & two for snow ploughs. After the warm up there was another quick discussion on hydration, community, hard work and good pain Vs bad pain (see last week for more info).

Skaters were split into 4 smaller groups based on their skating ability, then combined 2 of those groups to do some drills on the tracks.
Pixie Pincher & Kit Cat Krunch worked on sticky feet, stride and cross overs.
Guy Incognito & Bam Bam Belial demonstrated weaving amongst cones.
Violent Krumble & Gateway Girl fine tuned T stops & snow ploughs.

After a short drink break every one split into 4 groups again to work on fine tuning cross overs, remembering to hold a derby stance, get low and to take an nice deep step when crossing over.

Next up endurance laps, 5 laps in 1 mins and 25 laps in 5 mins were the goal.

Finished up with a chat about testing and what will be involved and what you will need if you progress to Fresh Meat ( see below).


Testing for week # 3

You will be allocated a colour group, within that group you will be given a number from 1 to 15 to stick on your helmet.
There will be 4 different skills stations that you will rotate through within your colour group.

These skills stations will be:

1. General skating:
Skating Posture - Bends at knees and hips with shoulders back, Swings arms fluidly.

Stride - Has steady, confident, fluid strides, Uses both feet to push forward on straight-aways.

Crossovers - Performs smooth crossovers while skating at a brisk pace going into and coming out of turns, Uses both feet to push during crossovers.

Wide Slaloms - Can move easily and fluidly from one side of the skating lane to the other.
Can perform smooth quick changes of direction, crossing the track at least three times on each straight-away and twice on each turn.


2. Stepping and weaving:
Stepping from a standstill - Forward and Backward, Side to side in both directions.

Weaving - Maneuvers through 10 cones placed six feet apart.


3. Squatting, balance, sticky feet:
Squatting - Skater achieves a 90 to 120 degree angle at the knee during each squat.
Feet and knees are hip width or wider. Eyes look forward, chest is out and back is flat.
Squats and coasts through the entire straight-away and turn.

Balance - Performs one-foot glides with each foot for the length of the straight-away with good balance. Skater must be in derby stance with one foot completely off the floor. Skater maintains sufficient speed and does not flail limbs.

Sticky Feet - Has the ability to propel self while keeping all eight wheels on the floor.


4. Stopping:
T-Stop - Skater must come to a complete stop from a brisk pace, using proper form and without losing her balance.)

Plow Stop - Skater must come to a complete stop from a brisk pace, using proper form and without losing her balance.)

Speed and Endurance:
Skates 25 Laps around track within five minutes.
Skate 5 laps around track within one minute.


There will be time for a warm up and also after endurance time for a warm down.
Results will be given one by one based on colour groups, there will be 2 ADRD members delivering the results. There will also be grievence team people available for anyone who may wish to discuss their results.

Anyone who passes Raw Meat and progresses to Fresh Meat will require the following safety gear for week #4. Remember if you do not have ALL your safety gear you will unable to skate.
This includes:
Helmet
Mouth Guard
Wrist Guards
Elbow Pads
Knee Pads


See you all next week- GOOD LUCK!

Raw Meat Week #1

Hello and welcome to Raw Meat recap,

Today we will be discussing week one of Raw Meat Training.
Week one was off with a bang, about 100 eager little freshies in their black and white "penguin" suits.




To start the evening after a quick warm up trainers
Pixie Pincher & Violent Krumble had a quick talk about etiquette, safety, and hydration.

ADRD promotes a safe, friendly and inclusive environment, we want you to skate confidently in a comfortable environment, please remember we don't tolerate any mouthing off, or unsafe behaviour.
Just a reminder from a safety point of view to please remove any jewellery (such as large dangly earrings, facial piercings, necklaces, watches and rings) at all your training sessions. Also that if you are wearing safety equipment to wear it correctly, do up your helmet and leave it done up all night. Remember if you have any issues to please consult with the grievance officers (listed in the the last post).
In regards to hydration, altho we do get drink breaks during training sessions remember to drink plenty of water in the 2-3 days BEFORE training to give your body plenty of time to absorb it, as the trainers mentioned if your feeling thirsty your already dehydrated!!!

Next up was weaving with Guy Incognito, Kit Cat Krunch
and Bam Bam Belial. Cones were set out for practice with either a feet together stance or one foot leading. Remember with weaving to look, turn and lean (with your shoulders) in the direction you want to go. If your leading with one foot forward, use that legs knee and foot to steer.

After weaving was stepping with a little help from Bride of Skatan.
This consisted of standing on the spot, marching to practice agility and then taking steps to form a cross. Eg: step to the left, then back to the centre, step forward then back to the centre, step to the right then back to the centre and step back and back to the centre. This is something that you can be practising at home, carpeted surfaces work well as you wont get so much roll.

After that Violent Krumble & Gateway Girl demonstrated stopping with
T stops and snow ploughs. T stops consisted of making a T shape with your feet, one foot leading and the other dragging behind making a 90 degree "T". Remember to keep your skate flat or tilted back on the wheels on the right side of your foot. and not to drag it along on your toe stop.
Snow ploughs consisted of pushing both legs out, then bringing them into a V shape with your toes pointing slightly together and heels pushing out. Remember with this one to bend at your knees and not to tilt forward from the waist.

Here's a useful video that demonstrates both techniques.
(ignore the last technique for now)



General Skating covered things like stride, riding the track & posture (derby stance). Riding the track involved skating around the track as if it were a rectangle, Imagine 4 points at the corners, skating straight down the straight aways to the corner point then crossing over as you skate around the curves.

Derby stance involves a squatting posture, feet at shoulder width apart for a steady stance, hips over your ankles with a slightly tilted forward torso, arms tucked in to your sides at 90 degree (not dangling by your sides) and head and chin up looking in the direction you want to skate. The most important thing to remember with derby stance is STABILITY! Once you start getting knocked around you will know what we are talking about.

Kit Cat Krunch & Marshall Stacks then demonstrated scissor "sticky skate", scissor sticky skates "figure 8 cross overs and then cross overs lifting your feet. (as demonstrated in the video below).
scissor stick skates consisted of skating without lifting your feet, pushing both feet in and then out continuously whilst moving forward, and having the feet come together as your skates move back in. The figure 8's however consisted of one foot crossing over in front of the other as they met (but not lifting) changing the leading foot each time they meet.
Cross overs lifting feet consisted of a gentle push back and out then lifting that foot forward and around the other leg in a stepping motion, then lifting the rear foot and stepping forward to take the lead position.

If your finding cross overs difficult break it down into comfortable sections, try the sticky skate crossovers, practice walking or running in a circle without your skates on or try the stepping motion while holding onto the back of a chair, or just walking in a "grapevine" line side to side.



After the demonstration, everyone got a change to practice on the 2 tracks, and then finished up with some endurance laps, the goals for endurance is 5 laps in 1 min and 25 laps in 5 mins.

Congratulations to everyone who participated we were very excited to see you all skating so confidently this week.

See you all next week

Three More Sleeps!

Hi Freshies,

Only three more sleeps till the first Raw Meat session :)
Please read the information below regarding how it's going to work.

When: MONDAY 11th October

Time: arrive 6.30pm for 7pm start

Where: The Parks Community Centre - Cowan Street, Angle Park



Remember to bring:

- white t-shirt with your REAL name on the back

- your forms filled in and signed

- your ID to confirm your over 18yrs

- $8.50 (which is the cost of each training paid to Parks reception)


There will be over 100 people that need to get through the doors and geared up ready to go at 7pm. PLEASE be thoughtful of the other uses of The Parks Rec Centre.

1) There will be registration desks set up outside the doors to the centre. This is where you need to hand in your forms, have your name signed off and your ID checked. There will be ADRD league members to help you.

2) Once you have been checked you will then need to head into the centre and pay your $8.50 at the reception desk.

3) Head all the way down the passage and turn right at the end near the weights room, past the stairs and toilets to the Creche, this is the designated area used to "gear up", put your skates and ALL your safety gear on.

NOTE: Please don't gear up in the hallway and especially not in front of the stairs. This is an OH&S issue for the centre.

If you need to hire skates or need gear please let one of the ADRD league members know.


Please remember there are lots trying out and unfortunately not enough spots for everyone to join the league. It’s going to be competitive & results are hard on both parties, so if you have any issues during the Raw or Fresh Meat process please speak to one of our ADRD grievance officers (Pistola Balboa, Grimy Knickers, Lula Fortune, Miss Whirl, Coconut Rough and Psycho Fox)
or email the ADRDfreshies@gmail.com account and you will be responded to.

Look forward to seeing you all there:)
ADRD Fresh Meat Team

Roller Derby in Adelaide

How fantastic was ADRD's grand final??

Well guess what, ADRD isn't the only Roller Derby league in Adelaide.
The city of churches now has another 2 leagues, yep you heard right... TWO MORE!!!
Click the links below to find out more on their facebook pages.

Say hello to:

Lil' Adelaide Rollers
CoEd Junior Roller Derby
for 8 to 17 year old males and females.

and...
Murder City Roller Girls
Members must be 18yrs or over

Registration Now CLOSED!!!

Have you been hiding under a rock & missed the info night?
I'm sorry to say ADRD's intake quota is full to the brim, registration has now CLOSED!!!

If you managed to register in time remember:
In the info pack are 3 very IMPORTANT forms you MUST fill out and bring to Raw Meat training, cuz if you don't you won't be able to skate!

In the Meantime.....

If you just can't control that desire to get out on the rink and skate bike paths, tennis and basketball courts, even supermarket car parks after hours offer great outdoor areas to practise if you have your own skates and a keen eye for track obstacles (ie sticks, stones and small children).

But don't forget that there are several community recreation centres* that offer indoor roller skating, with skate hire if you don't have your own pair of skates. You may even spot a Derby Girl or Ref practising their skills.


St Clair Recreation Centre (8445 8344)
109 Woodville Rd, Woodville
Friday Night 6.30pm-8.30pm
Saturday 1.30pm to 4.00pm General Skating Session
Free Skate Hire
Sessions $8


Blackwood Recreation Centre (8278 8833)
1 Northcote Rd, Eden Hills
Sunday afternoons 3.30pm - 5.00pm
Free Skate Hire
Sessions $8
Additional sessions in school hols Mon-Fri, 1-4pm $10


Gawler Recreation Centre (8523 0111)
Nixon Tce, Gawler
Friday evenings


Ingle Farm Recreation Centre (82630411)
Beovich Rd, Ingle Farm
Friday evenings 6pm - 8.30pm
BYO Skates
Privately organised, so the price will vary.
Under $10- the more who turn up, the more people to share the cost between.


Now get your skates on, and get your butt on the rink.
* this is by no means the definitive list, so if you know of skate sessions in your local area, please add comments.

SO - YOU WANT TO BE A ROLLER GIRL???

The "Raw Meat" and "Fresh Meat" intake for Adelaide Roller Derby League's 2011 season will begin in October 2010. During this time, participants will be trained in skating skills, fitness and the rules of Roller Derby.


Here's how you can get involved:


COME TO THE "RAW MEAT" INFO SESSION
Tuesday August 31st 2010 at 7pm

The Wheatsheaf Hotel - Tin shed
39 George Street, Thebarton
www.wheatsheafhotel.com.au




In the meantime:

GET SOME GEAR - Buy a pair of derby skates, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, mouth guard and a helmet. Good places to buy are:
Da Klinic 20-22 Currie Street Adelaide
Hot Quads Roller Skates
or on the US website Sin City Skates

START PRACTISING - Good places to practice skating are St Clair Rec Centre at Woodville (Saturdays 1:30-4:00pm) or Blackwood Rec Centre at Eden Hills (Sundays 3:30-5:00pm). Skates are available for hire at these venues if you don’t have your own.


LEARN ABOUT ROLLER DERBY – Get on the net and get researching!


DATES FOR RAW / FRESH MEAT-
So you might be able to plan your lives and come along to Raw/Fresh meat too.
Raw/Fresh meat will be on Mondays from 7-9pm, 11th Oct to 29th Nov 2010


Further information will be available at the information session at the Wheaty
and later in August/September here on the Freshie Blog.