there’s a minimum set of requirements which every skater has to pass to be
which every skater has to pass to be
which every skater has to pass to be able to play roller derby you have to be
able to play roller derby you have to be
able to play roller derby you have to be able to basically skate and hit and fall
able to basically skate and hit and fall
able to basically skate and hit and fall and do everything as safely as possible
and do everything as safely as possible
and do everything as safely as possible it’s like hockey
it’s like hockey
it’s like hockey it’s like rugby in the UK you know it’s
it’s like rugby in the UK you know it’s
it’s like rugby in the UK you know it’s like American football they do have boot
like American football they do have boot
like American football they do have boot camps and certain times of the year
camps and certain times of the year
camps and certain times of the year where everyone basically is invited and
where everyone basically is invited and
where everyone basically is invited and they come along they do training with
they come along they do training with
they come along they do training with the more experienced league whenever
the more experienced league whenever
the more experienced league whenever there’s a boot camp that comes up that’s
there’s a boot camp that comes up that’s
there’s a boot camp that comes up that’s kind of close where there’s crazy just
kind of close where there’s crazy just
kind of close where there’s crazy just like week or weekend of training I’m
like week or weekend of training I’m
like week or weekend of training I’m they’re either not fun one who’s like
they’re either not fun one who’s like
they’re either not fun one who’s like away to bed at 10 o’clock and waking up
away to bed at 10 o’clock and waking up
away to bed at 10 o’clock and waking up at 7 o’clock to train our league is 18
at 7 o’clock to train our league is 18
at 7 o’clock to train our league is 18 and up so it doesn’t matter how old you
and up so it doesn’t matter how old you
and up so it doesn’t matter how old you are as long as you’re 18 and over we
are as long as you’re 18 and over we
are as long as you’re 18 and over we have I think a range from 18 to 42 in
have I think a range from 18 to 42 in
have I think a range from 18 to 42 in our league so we’re all over the place
our league so we’re all over the place
our league so we’re all over the place there’s been five elements to this boot
there’s been five elements to this boot
there’s been five elements to this boot camp so first of all was learning how to
camp so first of all was learning how to
camp so first of all was learning how to skate some girls turned up
skate some girls turned up
skate some girls turned up never having skated her since those
never having skated her since those
never having skated her since those seven and had their first set of barbie
seven and had their first set of barbie
seven and had their first set of barbie skates then it was how to pull safely
skates then it was how to pull safely
skates then it was how to pull safely you know it’s a contact game so there’s
you know it’s a contact game so there’s
you know it’s a contact game so there’s gonna be a lot of falling and it’s very
gonna be a lot of falling and it’s very
gonna be a lot of falling and it’s very important to know how to fall properly
important to know how to fall properly
important to know how to fall properly not to injure yourself it’s a lot of
not to injure yourself it’s a lot of
not to injure yourself it’s a lot of training to prevent these injuries and
training to prevent these injuries and
training to prevent these injuries and to learn how to skate and you know
to learn how to skate and you know
to learn how to skate and you know respond properly when you fall
respond properly when you fall
respond properly when you fall you need to be able to control yourself
you need to be able to control yourself
you need to be able to control yourself on your skates you need to be able to
on your skates you need to be able to
on your skates you need to be able to skate in a safe stance as low as you
skate in a safe stance as low as you
skate in a safe stance as low as you possibly can and it’s much for your own
possibly can and it’s much for your own
possibly can and it’s much for your own safety as everyone else as well
safety as everyone else as well
safety as everyone else as well there was jumping which sounds really
there was jumping which sounds really
there was jumping which sounds really scary once you just learn to skate and
scary once you just learn to skate and
scary once you just learn to skate and you just like to fall now you get a job
you just like to fall now you get a job
you just like to fall now you get a job just been finishing off the hitting
just been finishing off the hitting
just been finishing off the hitting giving and receiving of hits really
giving and receiving of hits really
giving and receiving of hits really you’re going to go through first if Nick
you’re going to go through first if Nick
you’re going to go through first if Nick random hip hit and then once you get
random hip hit and then once you get
random hip hit and then once you get through a Reb you’re going to go and
through a Reb you’re going to go and
through a Reb you’re going to go and make shoulder hit shoulder checks hip
make shoulder hit shoulder checks hip
make shoulder hit shoulder checks hip checks full-body checks
checks full-body checks
checks full-body checks Brucie barking which is my favorite I’m
Brucie barking which is my favorite I’m
Brucie barking which is my favorite I’m a big bum as I said it helps the good I
a big bum as I said it helps the good I
a big bum as I said it helps the good I guess in the way and then there’s a
guess in the way and then there’s a
guess in the way and then there’s a written test as well basically on the
written test as well basically on the
written test as well basically on the ball set which is set by WFTDA women’s
ball set which is set by WFTDA women’s
ball set which is set by WFTDA women’s flat track Derby Association everyone
flat track Derby Association everyone
flat track Derby Association everyone has to have a working knowledge to some
has to have a working knowledge to some
has to have a working knowledge to some extent of course to be able to play
extent of course to be able to play
extent of course to be able to play obviously you have to be willing to
obviously you have to be willing to
obviously you have to be willing to learn and if you’re willing to learn
learn and if you’re willing to learn
learn and if you’re willing to learn then hopefully we can teach you how to
then hopefully we can teach you how to
then hopefully we can teach you how to do it
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