South Side is also excited to announce that for our 2010 season we will be introducing 3 new teams, bringing us up from 4 competing teams to 7. We will be very busy the next 4 months recruiting new girls on tryout days to populate our three new teams. We would like to invite you to Roller Derby Boot Camp, to get ready for tryouts. Get more information at
www.RollerDerbyBootCamp.com. Please also join us on Monday, Aug 31st, 2009 at 8pm, for South Side’s league tryouts. Tryouts are once a month.
COME SKATE WITH US!



And If Get Your Paperless Will Call Ticket To Aug 30th Game DC vs MS
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Hello All,

It's been awhile since we have posted any news, and I know many of ya'll are wondering what's going on here at South Side, so here's the scoop.

We have been working with a really great real estate agent to try and find a warehouse big enough and inexpensive enough to build our track and hold our games in.  We had several that we were ready to sign on, but because of Ike, we were forced to look elsewhere.  We are working very hard to find ourselves a new home – but it looks like we are going to have to push our move out of Pearwood Skate back a few months. 

We will keep everyone posted on our search – and if anyone out there knows of an empty warehouse you think might work for us, send us an email @ info@southsideroolerderby.com

Meanwhile we have been steadily recruiting fresh meat to add new blood to our existing South Side teams.  We have added a group of really great girls this season and are excited to introduce our friends and fans to the newbies. 

To give our new girls a bit of experience (and to get our lazy vets back into shape) South Side will be holding a series of pre season scrimmages at Pearwood while we continue to look for our new home –  These pre-season "teams' will be a mixture of our old schoolers and our newbie's.  (Don't worry; the teams you know and love will be back in April!)

So- below are the dates for our 2009 pre-season:

January 25^th – The Greasers vs The Preps

February 22^nd – Super Heroes vs Super Villains

March 29^th – Fire vs Ice

Line ups & half time entertainment TBA.  See ya'll in January!

SSRD

www.southsiderollerderby.com

About Roller Derby Boot Camp

South Side Roller Derby is looking for strong women 18 and up to skate with. If you would like to start the training process, sign up for Roller Derby Boot Camp. South Side Girls have created the 1st Roller Derby Boot Camp program (This is Not A Crash Course). Roller Derby Boot Camp is a 1-hour workout program comprised of speed skating & roller derby specific drills. Each skater will learn and receive instruction on each drill from the South Side Roller Derby's coaching staff. Once a month, we will hold tryouts for those who wish to see if they have what it takes to be a part of South Side Roller Derby.
 
What Happens On Tryout Day?

 Class will go on as normal. We do the same thing every class so come and get used to it before tryouts.

On tryout day we will simply be observing:
·    Your ability to skate
·    Your stamina
·    Your determination
·    Your enthusiasm (we want you to enjoy what you are doing!)

Come Get The Training You Need
To Try Out For South Side Roller Derby.

Come Skate!!
Mondays 8-9pm
Tryouts Once A Month
Sign Up Here>>

What Happens If I Make The League?

If you make the league, here's what happens:
·    You will receive a South Side Roller Derby welcome packet, which includes all of our bylaws and league information. Only then will you be privy to our secrets!

·    You will get to participate in ALL South Side events, games and be an active part of the committee(s) of your choice! (We are owned, operated and maintained by SouthSide Girls!)

Here is what is expected of you as a South Side Member:
·    Membership is $50.00 month.
·    USA Roller Sports membership is $40.00/ year. You must register with USARS to be able to skate in a game (We will help you with this)
·    You must be prepared to spend money on your own protective padding. This includes elbow, wrist and knee pads, helmet and mouth guard.
·    You must be prepared to buy your own roller skates.  A good pair of skates will cost upwards of $100.00
·    We Practice 3-4 Days A Week 7-9pm (Once you are drafted to a team, you must attend at least 80% of the prior monthly practice in order to skate in an upcoming game).

·    You will be South Side's Fresh Meat For 30days.
·    After your Fresh Meat period you will be drafted to 1 of our 4 teams.
·    Once you are on a team the real fun begins.
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So get your ass to Roller Derby Boot Camp!

And don't hesitate to ask any questions:

Sign Up Here>> www.rollerderbybootcamp.com

Houston Banked Track... Vote Now!

To vote, please visit the following web page:
you have to join our group.
yahoo. com/group/SSRD_Fans/
Then click polls and vote there.

thanks for the feed back.

We want to know.. from all roller derby chicks in the area.
from Houston Roller Derby , To Battleground, To South Side Girls.

South Side Roller Derby is getting ready to begin building the banked track.
We are finding all kinds of space we can afford in South Houston off the 610
loop.

Feed Back Feed Back.
We want to build this track where all roller chicks can enjoy it!

We will not be having our games in our practice space. We will be moving the
track on game days
to a TBA Houston Arena. This is just a poll for where our practice facility
should be.

The World Needs More Banked Tracks.
Love me :o) or Hate me :o(
Brenda /Dick Tater &035;:0)

o What??? A Banked Track In my Hood??? Are you kidding? I would be happy to
drive to SoHo for banked track roller derby practice.
o No way that’s to far for me.. I’m out.
o I love love love Flat Track. Sale that shit down the road Bitch!
o I’m a fan! I say No to the SoHo Practice facility
o I’m a Fan! and I say ..Go SOHO!

To vote, please visit the following web page:
yahoo. com/group/SSRD_Fans/

Thanks!

Tales from the Penalty Box…

The only thing I like better than a bad girl is a rollergirl when she's being bad.  I'm pleased to say I was not disappointed at South Side's season opener.

But business before pleasure—the season opener faced off two of four league teams, The Devil's Rejects against Las Muertas.  After a grueling training season, Las Muertas took the game with a final score of 75 to 55 after 29 jams in 4 sessions, 15 minutes each. 

The girls, usually so polite to one another in practice, get all fired up during the games.  Dressed up in their team colors, fishnets, and game faces, the adrenaline just gets pumping and out comes the aggression. 

I've heard it whispered in corners that the occasional tussle you might witness is a planned occurrence.  You heard it here first—baby, it just ain't so!  From our rule book, sometimes called our Bible, any fighting constitutes a penalty—and four minors earns the beastie babe time in the penalty box, causing her team to skate short a player for the first minute of the next jam.  If she happens to be a jammer or a pivot, that leaves her team in quite a bind.  And even for fisticuffs, there are rules: one may only use the wrist guards, and the only legal strike zone is the same as for blocking: between the shoulders and hips. 

Most of our girls play a real clean game…

But did you see that Sally Nightmare?!  What a beast, she is!!  In case you didn't catch a bout last season, Sally skated for the dark side, a brutal breed.  I have to admit I thought perhaps Miss Nightmare would settle down a bit.  Not a chance!

And after she tackled Devil's Reject Firefly and they traded some friendly helmet punching, I had to put them both in my box to cool off for a bit.    Let me tell you, that Sally has such a filthy mouth!  She talked trash the whole time she was in there.  I had to touch my whip a few times for reassurance. When her minute was up, she launched into an air assault and tackled veteran Captain Bruisie Q who was jamming for the Devil's Rejects.  This violent display tickled my taste buds for her signature move, the 'Flying Beaver'.  I watched the whole game for her to whip it out, but sadly, it wasn't meant to be.  Words just can't describe, but the move promises a mid-air tackle.  Savor that image for a moment. 

There's so much more, gentle reader, that I want to share, but all in due time. 

Tune in next time for my breathless recounting of South Side rollerderbys' jammers mad skills in the first bout of what promises to be a season of naughty girls and bloody action.  Oh, the anticipation!

I'll leave you with one final thought… love hurts. 

kiss kiss,

Mistress Brown Sugar Betty