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It doesn't matter if you can skate or not, or if you are a little afraid of full contact. Our trainer will guide you along the way.
Pink Peril Roller Derby consists of the nicest and most kick-ass people you'll ever meet! We'd like to welcome everybody 18 years and up who wants to find out what roller derby is for themselves.
Pink Peril Roller Derby consists of the nicest and most kick-ass people you'll ever meet! We'd like to welcome everybody 18 years and up who wants to find out what roller derby is for themselves.
What exactly is the fresh meat program?
Our fresh meat program is a standard beginners training consisting of about sixteen lessons.
We will teach you everything you need to know about basic roller skating and we will make sure you’re ready to start playing roller derby. At the end of the fresh meat program you’ll have the minimal skills required to do so.
We will teach you everything you need to know about basic roller skating and we will make sure you’re ready to start playing roller derby. At the end of the fresh meat program you’ll have the minimal skills required to do so.
What are you going to learn?
Together with our coach we will teach you everything you need to know about maneuvering safely on your eight wheels. We will first start with how to skate, brake and fall safely. Once that has been covered, we’ll work our way up to the next set of basic skills, which includes transitioning, jumping and skating in a pack. You will develop your derby voice, learn to work as a team and learn to help each other out.
In addition to all of this, each lesson contains an endurance training and a strength training. The difficulty of these trainings is built up slowly, keeping everyone's skills and limitations in mind. The endurance training changes every week and varies from skating laps to doing push carts with your teammates. The strength training has the same exercises every week, increasing the amount of repetitions weekly. It consists of push-ups, sit-ups, planking and squatting.
Finally, physical contact is added into the mix! At first we focus on how to keep your balance on skates and how to use the right body posture to handle contact. Together with a teammate you start pushing each other backwards and start to figure out how the game works. After that you’ll start to learn about blocking (preventing other skaters from getting past you) and jamming (trying to pass the blockers to score points).
In addition to all of this, each lesson contains an endurance training and a strength training. The difficulty of these trainings is built up slowly, keeping everyone's skills and limitations in mind. The endurance training changes every week and varies from skating laps to doing push carts with your teammates. The strength training has the same exercises every week, increasing the amount of repetitions weekly. It consists of push-ups, sit-ups, planking and squatting.
Finally, physical contact is added into the mix! At first we focus on how to keep your balance on skates and how to use the right body posture to handle contact. Together with a teammate you start pushing each other backwards and start to figure out how the game works. After that you’ll start to learn about blocking (preventing other skaters from getting past you) and jamming (trying to pass the blockers to score points).
What can you expect from us?
Our coach is highly experienced in training teams. He works on a personal level and gives tips and tricks on an individual basis. Not everybody learns at the same speed and our coach keeps this in mind. We will pay attention to what your strengths and weaknesses are and will give you the space to work on each of these.
What happens after the fresh meat program?
After sixteen weeks you’ll end the program with a ‘minimal skills test,’ also known as the MST. During this test you will show everyone you know how to break, fall, twist, jump, skate backwards and much more! Once you’ve passed your MST, the real work begins and you start practicing for actual Roller Derby matches. What if you don't pass the MST? No worries! You can try again with the next fresh meat program.
So what are you waiting for? Life begins at the end of your comfort zone!
So what are you waiting for? Life begins at the end of your comfort zone!
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