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.
Hi folks, please let us know if your coming to the info night & raw meat sessions by clicking the "I'm going" button below the maps on the right.
ReplyDeleteIm going to attend both but i cant seem to find that pesky button!
ReplyDeleteWanna be Roller Girl and Wanna be Ref will be attending both : )
ReplyDeleteCan I please also emphasise the need to get good knee pads? My Protec knee pads (the basic ones) wore out really quickly this year and I ended up injuring one knee relatively badly because of repetitive falls on a dead pad. I cannot stress enough how important it is for people who are going to be falling on their knees to have good support and cushioning - trust me, you'll thank me for it later!
ReplyDeleteChampion Ruby x
You have to log in to be able to see the Im going or not going buttons.
ReplyDeleteI'll be coming along, a little nervouse but so excited. Im an average skater, but practice pratice pratice!!
ReplyDeleteOK, so I just spent a large portion of my tax return on getting kitted out! Now, to actually learn how to skate... anyone else going to the public sessions at St Clair & Blackwood on weekends?
ReplyDeleteGawler!! Wednesday nights are adult nights, you can get up some good speed!!
ReplyDeleteI cant wait to get my gear, and hit the rink ... I have been paracticing in inline's tho, but still helps with fitness and endurance. fingers cossed I make the team. Cant wait for freah meat :)
ReplyDeleteI usually skate at St Clair on a Saturday. New wheels to break in this week :)
ReplyDeleteGeorgia
Gawler would be great, but being a southerner it's a loooong way from me! I'm going to St Clair & Blackwood this weekend, will be on my own so if anyone wants to say hi you'll know me by my short pinky-red hair & black skates with red wheels.
ReplyDeleteAnd you'll know me by my short *dark* red hair and black skates with red wheels! Heh.
ReplyDeleteGeorgia
(For some reason I can't sign in properly and am feeling mildly persecuted by Google...)
Is anyone going to set up a freshies' Facebook group?
ReplyDeleteWhats with the short red hair?? Guess what, me too, Short red hair (needs a freshening up, so Im somewhat fadded at the moment!!)
ReplyDeleteRe the freshies facebook group... no plans at this stage, we have been advertising this website address for all the "need to know" freshy info.
ReplyDeleteAltho things are a little quiet just now we will include a write up of each weeks sessions as they occur during the Raw Meat & Fresh Meat training period, also anything else that comes to hand.
It's just a bit easier to keep everything in one place for now. Please tho keep the questions and discussions coming.
I haven't been skating for years.. need practice.. but I am in. Bring it the F on.
ReplyDeleteBeen going to St Clair for last few weeks, ended up meeting some wonderful people, now getting skates, gear and ready to come along to the info night. Thanks to Eli and Georgia for the encouragement last Sat. Basically it is now or never :0) Hopefully years of playing touch football will help plus the need for speed. Don't forget St Clair now running a Friday night session from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. FYI St Clair not open to the public this Saturday due to election. Later Gaters
ReplyDeleteCan anyone tell me if you have to have stoppers for derby? Ive never used stoppers and my current skates dont have any. Im waiting for my new derby skates to arrive but i really want to take the stoppers off. Will i have to learn to skate with them on?
ReplyDeleteDon't have to have stoppers...lots of people play derby with out them. However, I like the stoppers-and find that I use them for agility, getting up, and giving whips.
ReplyDeleteCheeers,
Bessy
hay there - death by disco got a set of lightly used skates for sale if any potential freshies are lookin! they feature sassy gunmetal grey lynx boots (microfibre vegan material) and have a hot pink suregrip plate. not sure what wheels i want to sell yet but they will come with wheels! would fit a ladie, or laddy, with size 8 normal to narrow feet. if interested you can call/text me on 0423 775 248
ReplyDeletecheers - disco ;)
Thanks Bessy.
ReplyDeleteJust two more questions, how many skaters are you looking for this year, and if there are allot of good skaters will more teams be created, and hopefully creating more bouts?
Should we be practicing and know how to do most of the WFTDA minimum skill requirements before the raw meat training, including knowing the answers to the exam questions?
Great questions Kerryn, I have been wondering that too. More bouts would be fantastic, they are too few & far between!
ReplyDeleteHas been great to meet some of you, see you at St Clair tomorrow!
@Kerryn
ReplyDeleteIntake for 2011 will be discussed at the info night in detail, at this stage there is no set number, but it will be considerably less than last year. We are NOT creating another team (due to many reasons like training space & bouting venue availability) so will only be replacing league skaters who are not returning next season and those who wish to be referees or NSO's (non skating officials).
Raw meat training will consist of basic skating skills, if you do well with that & pass testing you will progress to fresh meat training(derby skills). Testing will consist of skating skills only, so there's no need to worry about a written test. If your that keen tho to check it out great work !!!
well it is all sounding very xciting... i am a tad late coming, love derby but disappointed it is flat track only :( anyhow i am 36 year old gal with dreads and tatts able to skate soundly but have zero gear... would love to rip it up out there with all you gals for sure.
ReplyDeletesad to see that no new team will be formed and a smaller intake of fresh meat for next year :( i thought this state was RADelaide??? anyhow have to see whether i can fit it into my professional practice of working lol...
will keep posted and watching the fresh meat updates for sure
keep a rollin
shell
Does anyone have any hot tips on smooth places to skate outdoors?
ReplyDeleteHey,
ReplyDeleteI skate outdoors most days weather permitting (which isnt often lately). Im in the western suburbs near semaphore if anyone is interested in skating week days??? Let me know. I have two tracks i like, one is a car park never used (even has an island in the middle to skate around) and the other is a basketball court at a school. I tried to do the calculations of a derby track and looked up the measurements of a basketball court and i think the two goal hope things are about the same distance apart as the ends of a derby track. so if you skate from hoop to hoop it should be the same. dont quote me on that though as my math isnt great.
Anyone going to st clair tomorrow night, i got my new skates today and keen to try them out.
Kerryn
Im so excited after the info session last night! Can't wait for October and am crossing everything that I can get involved! Love it!
ReplyDeleteHols
Hey Kerryn
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice on where to skate outdoors. I'm in the cbd area so semaphore is a bit of a hike for me plus you're right about the weather!
Looking forward to meeting everyone at Raw Meat :)
Emma
Come on, Im ready to give this my all! Roll on October.
ReplyDeleteHey all, looking at getting involved in the October sessions. Does anyone practice at Ingle Farm?
ReplyDeleteKat
Hey I wanna be a roller-girl.
ReplyDeleteI'm using a friend account if you're wondering, Google wouldn't let me sign-in without a phone. I am actually a female.
I missed the information night on the 31st, can I still come along in October?
I'm down in the Northern Suburbs (Golden Grove) if anyone knows a place the skate up here :D.
thanks Guys, Erin.
Hi All
ReplyDeleteDo we need to register to attend raw/fresh meat??
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ReplyDeleteSorry folks registration is now CLOSED!
ReplyDeleteIf you did not attend info night & write your name on the list, or have not registered via email as of yesterday (14th sept). I'm sorry to say you are too late. Yes we'd love to have you all, but have limited training space and VERY limited amount of player positions to fill.
Please remember Raw/ Fresh meat is via registration ONLY. You can't just turn up on the night if you have not registered already.
Also this is a CLOSED training session, please don't bring your friends, partners, children to these sessions as they will be asked to leave.
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