Afterno we’re Wheeling our way into the world of roller derby and no doubt it’s a tough sport but you should you can sure create create quite the friendships Jeffrey well I got to visit a team here in Cape Gerardo to learn all about It c g r d c c g r d CG r d roller derby this fast-paced full contact sport played on quad roller skates is electric here in Cape Gerardo roller derby is physical we’re very active we
Have about four home games every year and we have about four away games and sometimes we do tournaments too the way it works two teams of five players skate around an oval track now the goal is for the designated Jammer to score points by lapping members of the opposing team
While their blockers try to assist their Jammer and block the opposing Jammer you can come out we will teach you everything you need to know from how to skate to how to fall safely all
The way up to being a full Derby star to fully understand what that’s like I geared up two of the skaters Kristen Rickman and Shauna danowitz show me how to get into your low Derby stance like
You’re in a wet okay how are your legs not shaking already we’re just used to this next step take off now we’re going to push our feet out and pull them back in whoa and you’re going who yeah we call these watermelons if you can’t tell I don’t know how to
Skate okay okay guys you can also do the same thing going backwards okay which is a more advanced skill you guys are a godson holding me like this okay yeah not a pro but they want to
Let you know that is perfectly okay doesn’t matter your body size it doesn’t matter your shape your ethnicity your gender none of that is important to us we just want folks who are willing to work hard
And want to come out and have a great time whether that be on the track or off I am 30 something and finally feel like I found my people and that was one of the first things that I said within a week
Of starting was I’ve found my people a feeling felt by many roller derby is really the only way I’ve ever made long lasting relationships and I think that there everyone is so diverse and there are lots of other neurod Divergent people here just like me and so whoever you
Are there’s a spot for you a spot for everybody for me it’s the floor can we take things to the ground can we sit down so we call that take a knee yeah I took a knee a pro Jeffrey I mean
You really looked like you were born to be on the roller skates it was an incredible experience and they also have a Junior League Dana witz tells us more about it February 6th Tuesday we’re going to be at the Shaunie building introduce or reintroducing our junior roller derby it’s going
To be an informative meeting um parents can come with their children see what everything’s about go over the ins and outs and the commitment to the junior roll derby team what that’s about
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