Derby Update

Well our home bout has come & gone. Playing a bout really starts about a week before, a massive long build up of anticipation, ridiculous amounts of nervous adrenaline on the day & then 2 hours & it's over. Party, home, downward slide. It's explosive & it shreds your nerves whilst being amazing all at the same time. In that way it's very much like getting a tattoo!

So we lost by 19 point which is *close* in derby terms. CCR are a truly awesome team, & it's great to feel like we're using our tactics to fight instead of just trying to stay on our feet like we were in the beginning. It's amazing how MRD have grown & developed under my nose without me even realising. Our heroes are no longer newbies & there'll be a whole new set in July who will be looking up to them & wondering how many years they've been skating. I can't even begin to describe how proud & how completely & utterly impressed I am with them all.

There comes a time in every rollergirl's career where she hits a wall & can't seem to improve. It's frustrating & disheartening & sometimes you feel like you just can't work any harder so you must be doing something wrong. I've had that discussion with a few MRDers over the past few months, but now I hope we can look back on A Midsummer Night's Scream & think to ourselves that we are well & truly out of that rut. We played like a team, & that is the highest praise I can think of.

Oh and also..... best freaking jammer!!!