Santa Cruz Derby Girls got their asses kicked Saturday! Not a good start for the season. Central Coast Roller Derby of Paso Robles, on the other hand, rocked. When the team came out it looked quite the motley crew, all shapes and sizes, different outfits, different shades of pink, not exactly like winners. The SCDG Boardwalk Bombshells on the other hand looked very hot in their black & blue uniforms, and brand new helmets. One question popped into my mind right away, though, as soon as the Bombshells rolled onto the floor. Where are the big girl blockers, last seasons awesome defense?The right question to ask, it turned out, since SCDG's mannequin figured blockers were really weak, whereas Paso Robles' big girls dominated the jams. At one point Santa Cruz was so far behind (about 60 points!), the SC audience was so stunned that people even forgot to boo when Paso Robles scored. Bad. So come on, SCDG, what's with the tall & skinny, we're not running a model agency here! A Roller Derby team needs some hot & HEAVY power blockers instead.
After the bout we went over to Hula's, won a spot at the bar, where within a half hour we were wedged between clusters of black & blue getting hammered. In the end of the night, and with enough Mai Tais and Lilikoi Margaritas in the system, all was good again, everybody reconciled, and Birgit even got a random big hug from Roxi Scarmichael, just because... there's still a whole lot of love to share. They'll do better next time!
Correction: Birgit says hugger was Candy Hooligan. Nice!
Actually it's not all about size. There are pros and cons. Bigger girls are harder to knock over, but it also takes them longer to get up. They may take up more space blocking-wise, but they might not be able to move as fast as the smaller girls. Some of our best hitters are on the smaller side - they can hit HARD plus have excellent timing and placement. If you check out the nationally ranked WFTDA teams then aren't necessarily made up of giants either. Glad for your support, and hope to see you on April 10th for our next home bout!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info on pros and cons, Barbarian Librarian! Size was the obvious change to last year. We figured there was strategy to talk about, but since I don't know the first thing about that, I won't pretend I do. Yes, we'll be back for more!
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