Why I Skate – Blazin’ Angel
There are many reasons why I skate but the most important one is because I want my kids to know that being a parent does not mean that your life has to stop. It is difficult trying to make the practices, meetings, committies, and events that we hold because we are a non-profit organization. No matter what though I want to give it my all and be able to skate in a bout and have my kids saying that’s my mom out there.
It was a hard journey through the fresh meat process. I never knew that so many things were involved with roller derby and I still have a lot to learn but it is worth every minute of my time. I thought I knew how to skate already but then I was told that you needed to learn how to fall properly,weave through skaters,and of course receive and take hits among other things. Also, you need to stretch and you endure a workout even before you actually start skating. There is so much involved and a great amount of detail goes into making you a roller derby girl. Oh, I want to mention that you need to know rules of roller derby and hand signals given by the refs,also. It takes a lot of practices and then you get to move on to bigger and better things and become rotten meat which is where I am at today.
As rotten meat, I have to stretch, endure a workout, and skate in a pack. When you are in a pack, it is a whole different ball game. You have to be very alert and ready to help your team. I have been doing this for a couple of weeks now and it has been hard to grasp but I am going to keep trying and not give up. I know I have the support of my team and coaches to back me up and I am not going to let them down.
The last thing I would like to close with is to say thank you to a couple of people. The first person is my friend Beverly for staying on me about getting skates. My coaches for giving me hope that I can learn this. Also, the girls I skate with for pushing me when I just want to give up and lending me the equipment so I could skate.
Why I Skate | admin | 
January 25, 2010 6:00 am
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