Raw Meat- a grilling in process (week 3)

How's everybody feeling after this week???

Yep testings only one week away ARRGGHHHHH!!!!!!
DON"T PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Hits panic button*

So alot of you are probably feeling exactly like me, and not knowing how, when or where you can cram in that extra practice session before testing, fear not there is a solution!!!

Your such a resourceful bunch, Jodie Lee May has arranged practice at
"the parks" for 10.30am tomorrow (Wed 28th) if you want to know more head on over to the ADRD freshies group on facebook (look in the links menu on left hand side of this page) here's whats been posed so far:

"For all you freshies who are not working during 'normal' working hours, the parks stadium can be booked during the week, for $5.70 p.p. the latest booking is 3pm until 4 when it's booked out! There is a creche for the kids to attend for up to 2 hours also."

Or if your unavailable during the day how about joining Audry Apple on Thursday evening:

"Hey there Parkside/Unley/Goodwood etc ladies! A bunch of us are meeting at the Parkside Primary School tennis courts on Young St on Thursday night at 7pm if you want to come along. Might try and do some kind of core work exercise stuff too.. Come one come all!"

Just remember folks, skating outdoors if you've not done it before will be very different to what your used to on the indoor surface. Rougher surfaces like concrete = alot more traction so you'll feel it's alot harder to push along, and take longer to stop!!

So before you think I've forgotten I'd best recap week 3's training session.

Trainers Violent Krumble and Barrelhouse Bessy started last night with an almost obstacle course set up, re-capping those all important skills needed for testing. A long straight run for a T-stop, round the cones and back again for a snow plough. Then over to Bessy's & Wolfie's station for some stepping agility practice, back, forward, left and right. On to weaving thru cones, and exiting Via Mr Hot Rod with a single foot skate to the final station, I like to call "sticky wheels" that's skating without lifting your wheels, using your body sway or figure 8's to propel you along.

Next up 5 big fast laps of the whole room, and some stretching with Krumbs, while Bessy talked about the skills testing. Then she gave us a demo of riding the track, and after that everyone got to do those suicide laps we love so much :P (endurance laps). Once everybody felt human again it was on to some air hostess "stopping" practice T-stops and snow ploughs only. Another quick talk and time to have a drink, Finally some more stations for last minute practice & recap of cross overs, stops, weaving, one foot skating and stepping.

PHEWWWW what a week!!!

Final words of advice from Dee Injuria: "check your wheels!!!" do you know how to adjust them? are they spinning freely? keep them clean by wiping over with a cloth after each training session, and don't forget to clean your bearings every few months too.

Don't forget to check out this weeks photos on the facebook freshy group...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/photo_search.php?oid=264804635051&view=all

See you all next week, & good luck everyone !!!!