Sunday, 14 October 2012

Nothing but Air

Last night the Swamp City Roller Rats had a Scrimmage planned. But with only one ref and not enough NSO's they decided to do something different instead. So they packed up their gear and headed to the local skate park. What a laugh!

It is so funny to see the reaction of others at the skate park when a derby league turns up in all their gear. There was a bit of banter, but the sad thing was that the smart-ass comments mainly came from the older ones at the park. And by older I mean they were late teens-early twenties. The funniest comment was from one of the younger boys riding a scooter who announced that skates didn't belong at the skate park! Maybe too many falls without a helmet on?

In a whole different environment it is great to see the skills of the derby girls. I think Underage Rage was born with wheels on her feet. The highest skate ramp... well a picture speaks a thousand words...
 
And then there were the flying lessons. Rage got the height...
 
the others weren't quite so successful...
 
A great time out for the league. A skate park is a public venue, paid for by the public. It really is such a shame that some seem to think that it is their own personal property. Great to see that the girls weren't really fazed by them though!
 
I wonder what he was thinking?
 
 
 

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