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Derby Girls Pt. 2: Roller Derby Bootcamp


there’s a minimum set of requirements

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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