So you turned up to the info session at The Wheaty last night, got your Derby pack, flicked through the rules, filled out your forms and started putting aside money to buy your gear, but you just can't control that desire to get out on the rink and skate.
Bike paths, tennis and basketball courts, even supermarket car parks after hours offer great outdoor areas to practise, if you have your own skates and a keen eye for track obstacles ie sticks, stones and small children. But don't forget that there are several community recreation centres* that offer indoor roller skating, with skate hire if you don't have your own pair of skates yet. You may even spot a Derby Girl or Ref practising their skills.
St Clair Recreation Centre (8445 8344)
109 Woodville Rd, Woodville
Saturday 1.30 to 4.00 pm General Skating Session
Free Skate Hire
$5.50 entry
Blackwood Recreation Centre (8278 8833)
1 Northcote Rd, Eden Hills
Sunday afternoons 3.30pm - 5.00pm
Free Skate Hire
$7 or $22 for a family of 4
Gawler Recreation Centre (8523 0111)
Nixon Tce, Gawler
Friday evenings
Ingle Farm Recreation Centre
Beovich Rd, Ingle Farm
Friday evenings 8.30- 10pm
BYO Skates
Privately organised, so the price will vary.
Under $10- the more who turn up, the more people to share the cost between.
Now get your skates on, and get your butt on the rink.
* this is by no means the definitive list, so if you know of skate sessions in your local area, please add comments.
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There is also a 'learn to skate' session at St Clair on Saturdays before the general session, 12-1pm.
ReplyDeletethere is an adults only "derby wannabe" session on sunday nights from 6.45 till 8.30.
ReplyDeletejoin the facebook group to find out if its on....
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=271524320396&ref=ts
It's $10 and skates can be hired if you need them at no extra cost.
ask for Olivia when you get there :)
The price of the general skating session on Saturdays at St. Clair has gone up (I think it's $8 now), just so you don't get a surprise when you front up to pay.
ReplyDeleteDodging all the little kids is a really good way to train for derby too.
Ooh Ingle Farm...any other Freshies up this way??
ReplyDeleteYes, me! I'm a NE suburbs person
ReplyDeleteDee Injuria and I got skating at Ingle Farm on a Friday evening some times. Although this week I remembered why I'm Susie NO Skates when my knee started aching again.
ReplyDelete:( That sucks about your knee!
ReplyDeleteBut yeah I'm up for some Friday night falling over...I mean skating. :oP
some girls also go to the skate park near Glenelg & the airport on Tapleys Hill rd ... it's good if your game to try some bowl skating but not alot of flat areas :( Regency park is better for that
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