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Practices will be cancelled through the month of march to promote social distancing during the COVID crisis. Huge thanks to everyone who stepped up to keep all the best parts of this team functioning at maximum capacity! Feint set up a Slack channel to aid communication. Tart is maintaining a newsletter to keep us inContinue reading “COVID-19 UPDATE”

Sunday, March 8thI will not be at practice this Sunday, Phin has graciously agreed to run things in my absence. ❤ 101 Training (4-5 pm) Warm Up and Footwork (5-6 pm) Phin’s Offensive Training (6-6:30 pm) Scrimmage (6:30-7 pm) Wednesday, March 11th Warm Up (30 Min) Activity (15 Min) Taking on Offense (30 Min) HoldContinue reading “Week Ten: Offense and Jammer Skills”

Sunday, March 1st Sunday is the first day of 101 Bootcamp. Please share and attend this event! Bootcamp will take place 4:00-4:00 pm on Sunday, March 1st. Please connect with the board to find out what gear is needed for the fresh meat. From 5:00-7:00 (Skater Check-In is at 4:30), we will be hosting IC’sContinue reading “Week Nine: Sur5al & Offense”

We will spend this week making the most of our defensive strategy. The post-bout survey said that offense should be a top priority before our next bout. I agree. I am not the greatest resource for offense so I’m having experts lead some upcoming practices. Before we get to that, I want to make sureContinue reading “Week Eight: Solidifying our Tripods”

This weekend was a success because of 3 things: the great work we have put into this season, our commitment to improving as a team, and our never-say-die attitudes (especially jammers, they hooked it up). We were put in a difficult position and never stopped skating our best. Positive attitudes helped us win and IContinue reading “Week Seven: Self-Care and Skater Assessments”

Sunday, February 9th *Thanks for filling in! S/O to Deb and some other lovely leaders. Wednesday, February 12th Pre-Bout practice will be a good Technical Walk-Through of our offensive and defensive strategies. Please bring questions, concerns, and take it easy on your bodies! Warm Up (20 Min) Phin’s Trample/Eagle Recap (20 Min) Strategy Review (10Continue reading “Week Six: Strategy Building”

We had some really good strategy discussion at practice. Our primary game-plan is to get lead, get our jammer out, then call the jam. The key to playing offense in the wall is knowing your jammer. We always line up in the back when we get lead. DO NOT chase the other wall when weContinue reading “Week Five: Strategy and Pack Awareness”

Sunday, January 26th Cancelled Wednesday, January 29th Warm Up (20 Minutes) Wolf Pack Drill (10 Minutes) Backwards Crossovers Breakdown (10 Minutes) Spread Eagle Turns (10 Minutes) Side Skating Rotating the Tripod (10 Minutes) Bracing Drill (15 Minutes) 2-Minute Jams (15 Minutes) Scrimmage (30 Minutes)

There was some amazing derby at this weekend’s hard-fought bout. I was most impressed that we had a full roster by the end! We did not lose a single player to penalties, injury, or fatigue. This is because you played wherever and whenever you were needed and vocalized when you needed a break. Thanks toContinue reading “Week Three: Reforming within the Pack”

We have 2 practices this week: Sunday, January 12th, from 6:00-8:00 pm at Robert A Lee Rec Center Wednesday, January 15th, from 6:30-8:30 at the Armory Sunday, January 9th Warm Up (15 Minutes) Laps Footwork Stretches Derby Hugs (10 Minutes) Crossover Walks (15 Minutes) Miracle Whip Crossovers – contributed by Phin (15 Minutes) Last ManContinue reading “Week Two: Crossovers & Lateral Movement”