Rainy City Roller GirlsRainy City Roller Girls » Tags Archives for merby broller derby http://www.rcrg.co.uk All-female full contact roller derby in the North West of England Sat, 18 May 2013 08:10:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Mad Smacks: Men’s Roller Derby Bootcamp and Bout, June 30th! http://www.rcrg.co.uk/2012/06/mad-smacks-mens-roller-derby-bootcamp-and-bout-june-30th/ http://www.rcrg.co.uk/2012/06/mad-smacks-mens-roller-derby-bootcamp-and-bout-june-30th/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:50:46 +0000 Cleo Fracture http://www.rcrg.co.uk/?p=3112 Mad Smacks: Beyond ThunderdomeThis is the truth of it. Skating leads to blocking, and jamming gets to point-scoring! Enough of the Mad Max quotes… There’s a Men’s Roller DerbY tournament coming up at the end of July!

If you need to brush up your derby skills in preparation for the Men’s European Roller Derby Championships, or if you just want to improve, get yourself booked onto the next Rainy City Roller Girls bootcamp – THIS ONE’S JUST FOR THE BOYS!

Rainy City Roller Girls coach Ugo Boss and Team England skater Dee-Mise will be sharing their derby knowledge and skills to make sure you skate out on the day with confidence!

What you will learn:

  • DEFENSE: Building solid walls and formation blocking
  • OFFENSE: Getting your jammer through
  • JAMMER SKILLS: Juking and dodging hits
  • AGILITY: Stepping and jumping
  • TEAMWORK: Pack awareness and effective pack movement
  • ENGAGEMENT: Blocking effectively and hitting HARD!
  • RECOVERY: Counter-blocking and recovering quickly
  • … And much more!

The day will round off with a FULL 60 minute bout for bootcamp participants, complete with a full officiating crew, bout army, and jeering crowd!

To be part of said crowd, keep an eye on the Facebook event for this bout and get tickets for just £5 below.

Date: 30th June
Time: Bootcamp 10am – 4pm, Bout 6pm-8pm
Bootcamp Ticket Price: £40
Skill Level: Intermediate.

Please note that this event is for male skaters only.

You must have passed a minimum skills assessment and be prepared to sign a disclaimer to take part in this event.

Attend this event on Facebook

To get tickets to watch the bout only, click here:

Eventbrite - Men's ROLLER DERBY BOUT - Mad Smacks: Beyond Thunderdome £5 (plus booking fee) in advance

 

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