So Friday night is arena practice..my first one....now that i have my own gear away i go!!! i picked up a few fellow derby girls...and boy....and headed to the arena.
Once inside the dressing room, i begin to strap on all my gear.
Ok, so now everything in on, and as i am sitting on the bench...i realize that i have to get my wobbly butt out of here, across the floor and onto the arena floor........GOOD LORD WHAT HAVE I DONE!!
after a few sweaty moments, and alot of squeeking from me (wasn't quite screaming but some strange noises were definitely coming out of my mouth) i made it to the arena floor!! YES I HAVE ARRIVED!! unscathed and pride somewhat still intact.
so i says to myself..and i know its me cause i recognize the voice....Self! we are gonna skate all the way around the outside of the arena......here goes!
I DID IT! i made it all the way without landing on my ample ass....i can't believe it! and I'm fairly certain that i have a shit eating grin on my face the whole time i'm making my way around the floor!
after i made it, i gracefully fell to the floor (seriously on purpose) to do some stretching. Other girls were showing up and getting ready for the night of practice. I watched them as they glided around the arena floor, faster and faster...wow these girls can move!!
Pixel Ninja, coach excellent, sectioned off a little area for me, being as i was a newbie and really not ready for the drills that they would be doing, and i went off to practice what i had learned so far. Every now and again i would stop wobbling enough to have a look at what they were doing. Dreaming of the day when i would be there with them, flying across the floor, cutting corners, and skating like the wind!
did i mention that they were great???
I practiced turning, stopping, falling and weaving, it was absolutely awesome to have that much room to practice with...loved every minute of it...except for the damn feet cramping, lol...Hell i even remembered to bend my knees!!
I went so fast i actually felt a breeze!!! a small breeze but hey, it was a breeze!!..probably was the equivalent of a brisk walk in reality but when i retell this, i was moving like the wind...shhh....and as usual that shit eating grin was still affixed to my face.....LOVE IT!!
So the end of another practice came early for me, i had to get my now sweaty, sore bum to work...I can't remember the last time i felt so good...DERBY ROCKS!!
(i totally took my skates off before i headed to the dressing room, i didn't want to tempt fate twice in one night! )
You'll be zipping around with us before you know it. We've all watched you get better and better with every practice, keep up the hard work. We all go through the shaky newbie period, before you know it you'll wonder why you ever had issues.
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