Skaters came out in style this week for the Raw Meat dress rehearsal. Face paint, sparkles and spandex were the themes of the night, proving that derby girls and guys can make even the most nerve-wracking of tests a fun and colourful event! After a brief warm up from the rainbow and ballet themed 3 Veg, skaters regrouped into the eight colour teams delegated in the first week of Raw Meat. Each group moved between the four testing stations and four wait stations, brushing up on skills and asking last-minute questions of the trusty trainers and helpers. Marshall Stacks led stepping and weaving drills, while Bam Bam Belial led t-stops and snow plows and Rolla Junky took skaters through stride, coasting and cross overs. The 3 Veg cheered on skaters pushing through 1 minute and 5 minute endurance drills.
We were so, so, so impressed by what we saw this week - not just on the track, but also in the cheering and discussions with ADRD league helpers taking place on the sidelines. We hope you all had a good chance to speak with trainers and helpers and nut out all the last-minute skills and techniques you wanted to go through. If there is anything that you are still unsure of, please email us or reply here to start a discussion.
Remember that what we are looking for at the Raw Meat test is safety first. In other words, for example, are you sturdy enough on skates to be prepared to hit and be hit by other skaters without risking injury during Fresh Meat? Or will you be able to stop safely when you are skating in a pack? That means that you don't necessarily need to be the fastest, the strongest, or the most experienced skater to pass Raw Meat - you just need to be safe enough that we can feel confident knocking you around during Fresh Meat!
The Raw Meat test will run exactly as it did in the dress rehearsal. So if you didn't cover a skill last week (eg. backwards skating through cones) then we wont be testing you on it this week! We wont be throwing in any random, crazy skills just to trick you - promise! The only difference is that we will be down-scaling to six groups so that you don't have to wait around at the wait stations as much. That means that you may be with a different group of skaters than who you went through the dress rehearsal with.
We will be giving out results on the night (probably outside, so bring a jumper!) and then heading to the Wheaty for a well-deserved celebration/commiseration beverage. So make sure you book those child/dog/hamster sitters for an extra hour because we want you at our beer-drinking table!
Happy skating and see you all for Raw Meat celebrations on Thursday!
With love from the 3 Veg ( Honey Carrots/Hell Grazer, Minty Peas/Wolfe Whistle and Creamy Mash/Silk Spectre)
xox
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