participate in a roller derby

My pal, M , has asked if I’d volunteer for a bout in January. The girls are going to be having one of their first matches.
I’m going to do whatever I can to help out. I don’t know if I’m still interested in skating, but lending a helping hand is never a bad idea. :)

FINALLY!

M has helped start up a league around here, and it's awesome to see it finally gain some ground.

If I’m not relocating, I’m going to look into the league around here.

Well, after helping to birth a new league into existence, and getting elected league president, I realized it was way more work and pressure and financial drain than I had possibly expected. If I’m going to work that hard and be that stressed out, I’ll be getting paid for it instead of vice versa.

On the flip side, I met some really amazing people who are still great friends, so no regrets. And I learned how to skate!

I’ve officially joined the brand new Flint City Rollergirls league, and am now a Flint River Floater zombie rollergirl!

We’re all a long way from actually having a bout, but we’ve started practices and are planning lots of summer events to drum up excitement and new recruits!

This is so exciting!

Okay, so I went to my first bout on Saturday. But, I didn’t just watch – I volunteered to work the merch table and had a BLAST doing it!

Someday I’ll skate on a team, but until then I’m just happy to have this minor part of the action!

I am nowhere near having the skill level or toughness level to actually try out at this point, but I really want to get involved! Unfortunately I live about 2-3 hours from any teams, but sent both e-mails asking if I could volunteer at the bouts or practices. I’d be willing to make the drive a few times a month!

Ideally, I’d like to learn enough and meet enough people to get a team started in my neck of the woods! But THAT is a LONG way off!