Roller Derby

The other day, a lady at the store commented on one of my tattoos. We got to talking, and she told me she's on the local roller derby team. We exchanged info, and I never heard from her until today. I've been invited to try out for the A'salt Creek Roller Girls! Anyone else into roller derby?

http://asaltcreekrollergirls.com/

 

I would love to be in it. Right up my kind of intense scrappy sports alley.
But I would so end up with 10million broken bones. I don't heal like I used to.

 

I've always loved derby. It used to be a lot more fun back in the day. When they used to resolve fights via mud wrestling, or you'd have to hold hands and couples skate with your opponent to get out of the penalty box. It's still fun to watch though.

 

I'm already thinking up names lol.

Bloody Holly
Ally Capone
Toxic Roxie
Bad Mama Jamma (I would likely play the jammer position)
Roxie Balboa

 

I was really interested in trying out for Rat City Rollergirls in Seattle a couple of years ago. I guess I started to lose interest when people kept trying to convince me I'd be pulverized into smithereens. I'm still interested in it though, maybe I'll look into a league sometime in the future..

 

I have a close friend that skates with a pro team out of new york....her persona is ''the polite canadian'' ... after she creams someone she stops to help them up

 

Yeah, you definitely have to be able to take some hard hits. Most teams do a "fresh meat rink" at your first practice to see if you can handle it.

 

just checked the schedule for a local league and I guess there's an event this saturday..
it's not just a game but an all day event with vendors and stuff, I think I'm gonna check it out

 

and apparently there's a 'team hippies' playing that will be wearing tie dye tank tops..
guess I'll be rooting for them

 

Lol, that's hilarious.

That does sound fun. There's a bout here on the 17th I'm going to go watch and meet the rest of them team.

 

Oh yeah. Go for it. Wish my daughter was into it---6 foot, 160 pounds of muscle and she does those workouts that are real fast(can't think of the name of 'em.) Loves me some rowdy women.

 

She would've made an excellent blocker. I'm only 5'2", so jammer for me! Jammers tend to get thrown around the most, but I'm quick to get up. :dizzy2:

 

Fixed.

 

Haha, thanks Taze

 

I always try to help out where I can.

 

Want.

 

You mean--need!

 

Is roller derby still the disorganized chaos I remember from back the 1980s


hotwater

 

Yesssss! With black wheels though.

Lol, no. It's still kind of a cluster some times, but it's pretty organized now.

 

I'm totally into it, but would actually die if I ever played. I have a few girl friends who play in Austin, TX where it's really popular here and I envy them for skating around in fishnets while kicking ass. Unfortunately though it's not all looks...it's a sport, and me being 5'3 and just over 100 pounds doesn't help at all.

You should do it girl!!! You make sisters and it's an amazing community. In my opinion, it's the most uplifting feminine sport out there.