Fresh Meat

So a close friend of mine Emily (Em Jekill) had been bugging me for couple of months to come check out Roller Derby and I have to say in all honesty I was very nervous at the thought...I have never been an athletic person and have never participated in any sports....don't even get me started on how much I knew about Roller Derby (trust me it wasn't much) I was always more of the artsy type, movies, theater, music and such.  (Plus I hate to sweat...LOL) And to make it more interesting I haven't been on roller skates since I was 8! Well unless you include my brief encounter with roller blades (LOL I will get to that one in another post)

Emily has a very persuasive nature and she got me to come to a Fresh Meat Night (This is the derby term for rookie).  We went to the practice at the Lions Center and I wasn't sure what to expect really but upon my entrance I was introduced to the League President "Dii Mented", given a bag of gear and a pair of roller skates.  I watched the other girls carefully and suited up. 

Dii Mented is the Fresh Meat trainer. And what a patient woman she is...I follow her around all the time as she shows me to do things..for me I learn much easier by watching other people do it...I'm waiting for the day she flips around and says "stop following me"...LOL She spent the next 2 hours introducing me to Roller Derby....how to stretch, fall down (I may add here as a point of interest that I only fell down once without being told too...LOL) It is VERY important to learn how to fall properly to prevent injuries, if you spend a lot of time learning how to do it right then it becomes instinct.  I was shaking but had the biggest grin on my face the whole night! (I mentioned how I hate to sweat well I was drenched and still smiling!) I just loved it and knew I HAD to go back! I signed up immediately asked when I could come back, how do I get my own gear etc...

So the following Wednesday I went back and within just a few weeks I had all my own gear and was officially a member of the Dieppe Roller Derby.

A fantastic group of girls!! I will talk more about them and my coach in a future planned post but for now what I should say is I think they are all an amazing group of individuals and surely I have developed some lasting friendships here!

Since I started last month I have learned to skate (slowly but I'm getting better), learned to fall down - one knee, both knees and a "Porn Star" (I love the terms we have for things...LOL A Porn Star is a fall on both knees, and hands on floor with butt in the air...LOL....almost like your a porn star waiting for something...LOL, but it's really not as sexy as it sounds), I have learned to zig zag around cones, cross over skate, and whip it! I have a few blisters, bumps and bruises and I'm sure there will be more but it really is so much fun! Oh and last night I even learned how to skate forward, turn around and skate backwards :)

This will be a journey worth recording I am sure! Looks like I am Fresh Meat for awhile ...until I pass a skills test which if I pass hopefully will put me on a team where I can actually bout :) I tremble with excitement at the thought !!

So I think this is a pretty good start, I have been at it for a month so I have a bit of catching up to do but hopefully I will have this blog caught up in no time.

Hummmm I must think of a catchy sign off to my blog....for now stay tuned more to come :)