| | The skater must demonstrate proficiency in the following areas:Leslea:
bends at knees and hips with shoulders back
swings arms fluidly
has steady, confident, fluid strides
uses both feet to push forward on straightaways
performs smooth crossovers with skating at a brisk pace going into and coming out of turns
uses both feet to push during crossovers
completes five laps around the track in one minute or less (based on WFTDA regulation track)
skates 20 laps around regulation track within five minutes (based on WFTDA regulation track)
Leslea must come to a complete stop from a brisk pace, using proper form and without losing her balance. (Leslea can do this as a T stop, as a plow, or as a mohawk stop, because Leslea has been practicing.)
performs one-foot glides with each foot for the length of the straightaway with good balance
has the ability to propel self while keeping all eight wheels on the floor
can move easily and fluidly from one side of the skating lane to the other
Leslea can perform the following falls safely, accurately, and naturally with quick recovery:
Left knee
Right knee
(Recovers without putting hands on the ground)
Double Knee
(recovers within three seconds)
Baseball slide
(performs this fall with both legs on or near the ground)
180 Degree Turn single knee fall
(exhibits control to complete the fall in exact opposite direction)
Leslea must demonstrate the ability to perform the following tasks without losing her balance or falling:
Stepping, from a standstill:
forward and backward
side to side in both directions
Squatting, while skating:
squats and coasts through the entire straightaway and turn
squat and propels self on straightaways and around turns
Hopping:
with both feet. moving forward, both feet landing simultaneously
from one foot to the other
Focus:
can look left, right, and behind quickly and unexpectedly with skating
Weaving:
maneuvers through 10 comes placed six feet apart, covering both straight aways and turns. Leslea enjoys this one very much
Leslea must demonstrate the ability to perform the following skills legally and safely:
Whips, giving and receiving
Pushes, giving and receiving
Pacing: varies speed while being "sandwiched" between two skaters, maintaining an arm's length distance without falling, tripping, overtaking, or running into another skater
Weaving around moving obstacles: through a line of moving skaters (such as The Worm drill that is so fun to do)
Unexpected Obstacles: skating within a pack of at least four other skaters, who are falling in front of Leslea at various unexpected times. Leslea must demonstrate the ability to deal with unexpected obstacles, such as another skater who has fallen within a pack, by avoiding or safely falling without hurting self, the fallen skater, and without causing an unnecessary hazard for any of the pack skaters
Leaning: skates while leaning shoulder-to-shoulder with another skater without falling, while maintaining upright position and propulsion.
Bumping: maintains or recovers balance while being bumped into and having wheels bumped by another skater's without falling
Taking Hits:
responds safely (without falling or falling safely, accurately, and small, without sprawling unnecessarily, with quick recoveries) to repeated heavy checks
demonstrates the above in a pack situation, without causing an unnecessary hazard for pack skaters
Body blocking/frontal blocking/stall blocking:
performs with good posture and without loss of balance or focus
Checks:
performs checks with legal body parts delivered within legal blocking zones with moderate to heavy force while skating at a brisk pace
After she shows all that, Leslea has to sign off on the fact that she knows the rules for WFTDA roller derby.
Technically, Tyra is doing all of that. Leslea is just going to be watching from a front-row seat. Tomorrow.
Goodnight! |
| | Posted 4/26/2008 11:20 PM - 6 views - 3 comments
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