Raw Meat Week 4 - The Dress Rehearsal!

29th October 2012

Oh what a night it was....There was Tutu's, Face Paint, Hats and Wigs..... Lycra, Leggins, Feathers and Wings!! We all had heaps of fun to calm our nerves on an important night....

After a brief warm up from Bride of Skatan and Finger Prince doing the Nutbush and YMCA, skaters grouped into their colours to start the Mock Test.  Each group moved between the five testing stations and the one wait station, brushing up on skills and asking last-minute questions of the trusty trainers and helpers.  Kane 'em & Missile Belial led the stepping drills, while Psycho Fox, Bam Bam Belial and Miss Whirl took the skaters through derby stance and riding the track. Violent Krumble, Bone Shaker and Ankle Grinder took the skaters through the t-stops and snow plows.  Elle Catraz and Gogo Fiasco and Mental Defect showed us how to weave through those cones and on the other track Wofle Whistle lead the endurance & luckily there was a rest stop after that one!!

    

We were really impressed on how far everyone has come from where we started only 4 weeks ago. Your skill level and confidence is really encouraging and we also love to hear you cheering on each other. Keep it up Fresheroonies!! We hope you had a chance to speak with the trainers to go over any last minute skills and techniques and 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 to yourself or others 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 then we wont be testing you on it this week!  We wont be throwing in any random, crazy skills just to trick you - promise!

We will be giving out results on the night (probably outside, so bring a jacket!) and this could take some time, then heading to the Wheaty for a well-deserved celebration/commiseration beverage.

Stay Hydrated, keep practising and look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

With love from the 3 Veg & Gravy xx