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.