Hey Goldie Guys & Dolls! Hope you all survived your Easter festivities and are ready to strap up and get your flat track boogie on. Harder, lower, faster and stronger...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Social Disorder - Mini Bout Changes
Sunday 15th May - GCRD Honey Beaters v BCR Nasty Nancies (Level 2) 6 -7pm
(Runaway Bay) - GCRD Maids of Pain v BCR Punk Blockers (Level 3 ) 7 - 8 pm
Sunday 22nd May - Ultra Violents v Gang Green (Level 2) 6 - 7pm
(Runaway Bay) - GCRD Level 3 v BCR City Sirens Scrimmage 7- 8pm
Sunday 29th May - GCRD Black Stabbath v White Riot (Level 3) 7- 8pm
(Runaway Bay) - Level 2 training 4-6pm
Sunday 19th June - BCR v GCRD - Ipswich Showgrounds (time to be confirmed)
Saturday 9th July - GCRD v NBR - Brisbane Convention Centre
Our awesome friends at Brisbane City Rollers are coming to play some friendly rivalling scrimmage games with us in the next few weeks. This is valuable game, league and team experience for everyone involved and helps with our selection process for our more serious and challenging inter-league games coming up in the next few months. Cannibella will be looking for peeps for the NSO positions for each games so be sure you volunteer when she asks you.. It will really help you to getter better understanding of the game play and rules. The Refs are very friendly and are used to people learning these positions so GO ON - DO IT! It’s also compulsory before you play!
We are still looking for volunteers for medics for Mini Bouts, if you know anybody who can kindly donate some time to watch over these events for us we would be very grateful!
NEWS
Oceania Exhibition @ Carrara Stadium
This was an event for the history books for GCRD. With a nice tight game between PainClinic and MurdaMaids, we certainly proved to the skating community that Roller Derby is not all about fishnets and catfights, we went out there with heart and soul and you did us proud, nice work! We had awesome feedback from the event organisers and I think we can safely say..... WE ROCKED IT!!!
Thanks to everyone who got involved - Skaters, Coaches, Refs, NSO’s, Merch, Raffles & members.... take a bow!
Cooly Rocks On! - HotRod & Rockabilly Festival - is coming!! - 10th - 12th June
Stay tuned for more details.......
TRAINING NEWS
*SUNDAY 22nd - 3pm RUNAWAY BAY - Greg from Skate QLD is doing 1hr skate coaching for levels 2-3!
Level 2’s & 3’s - Friday (7pm) & Sunday
Available all month of May Yay!! 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd, 27th & 29th
Level 2’s (4-6pm) Scrimmage Practice with Alice and Molly...... Prepare to kick some BCR Butt!!!!
Level 3’s (6-8pm) Drills, Endurance, Strength & Teamwork
Freshmeat - Fridays - May 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th - 7-9pm
Drills and Grading Practice with Kat Da Brat and Nasty Nana is coming on board...
Polish up your skills and prepare to grade!!!!!
Freshmeat Grading Confirmed 20th May 2011
Yew! Its time for “The Fresh” to step up to the plate, Best of Luck ladies.... it has been a trip to watch you all progress...... Only the strong shall survive!!!!!!!!
Mentors, Guest Coaches and Trainee Refs
You have probably noticed we have a few extra people on skates attending our training sessions, these people are our trainee refs, guest coaches and mentors and are here to help. As you have seen in previous newsletters we have been searching for volunteers to fill these positions. These people are like gold to us, they have chosen to invest time and energy into our league to help us get to where we want to be. We will be trying different ways to implement them and would really appreciate it if we could all pull together and make them feel welcome, we are a big league and its not always easy to meet everyone so introduce yourselves!
‘Painadoll’ - Sammi Carter - Track and Team Co-Ordinator (Ref and Level 2 Skater)
‘Cannibella’ - Leah Brimblecombe - (Ref and Level 3 Skater)
‘Funksta’ - Guy Waterford - Mentor (In-line Hockey Coach/Player)
‘Johnny Smash’ - Mentor/Coach/MC - Enuf Said
They may not all have Roller Derby experience but they are all willing to learn and they have on-skate experience for us to draw on, so please be respectful and friendly.
NEW - Speed Skate Lessons - Mondays 6-30pm - 7.30pm - Runaway Bay $5 with Matt
A friend of a few of our league members, Matt is an experienced speed skater and is willing to coach speed skating lessons to help our league skate a little or a whole lot faster. Make sure your ready to go at 6.30! This is open to all league members.
Beach Sk8 - Tuesdays 10AM @ Coolie with Kat Da Brat & Nitro
All levels welcome! Come along for a street sk8, smoothie and a surf/swim with Kat Da Brat and Nikki Nitro. Bring all your gear, sunscreen and swimmers. Contact Kat for details as meeting places change from time to time as it may be at a skate park or a different beach track and to carpool. Kat 0407 914 633
Off-Skates Training - Wednesdays 6PM @ Southport Park with Mizzfit
All levels welcome. Fitness training with the queen of fitness Mizzfit. Meet at Southport Broadwater Park at the pergola at Anzac statue / BMX track end of the park. Bring your runners, water and a towel. Great group fitness activities and fun workouts. As these sessions are outdoor they are “weather permitting” so check the GCRD Skaters page on facebook for cancellations. *We have also been utilising the carpark where there is a great track for speed laps so bring your skates too and keep your blood warm in the chilly winter weather..
FRESHMEAT INTAKE - 24th June 2011
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nothin;’ like the smell of fresh blood!!!!
TREASURERS NOTES
Monthly Fees and Membership Money
There are still a few of you to pay outstanding fees from previous months and membership monies..... Please come and see Cougarrr or Ruby Slitter about when/how you expect to pay. These fees are compulsory,
No fees = No training = No Bouts = No league !!!!
$40 monthly fees are to be paid to Cougarrr at the beginning of each new month. Also don’t forget to tick off your attendance at every session as this counts toward your being eligible to grade/bout.
Fundraising
We are always looking for fresh ideas to raise funds for our awesome league. Funds are needed for uniforms, travel team expenses, coaching, social events, promo etc... Got any ideas? Speak to Cougarrr or Kat now!
ART/MEDIA DEPT NOTE
Level 3 Skater Profiles
If you haven’t already given your player profile to Brave Tart please do this as soon as you can, we are waiting to upload them onto our website and would like these ASAP! Come On, your fans are waiting to learn a lil somethin’ about you!
COMMUNICATIONS - Wanna know whats going on? Join the GCRD Blog Page
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It’s great to see everyone using the GCRD skaters page too, keep checking it daily for league notices, changes and updates in between the monthly newsletter - there’s one thing you can count on in life - change!!
A big thanks awesome secretary - Ruby Slitter - your doing an amazing job Ace!
Roller Derby - It's More than a sport!
GCRD Committee x)
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