Central City Rollergirls

Doing anything exciting this weekend with the family?  Or want something different to do with your mates on the Sabbath?

Why come down to the Hare and Hounds (Kings Heath, Birmingham) and join in with CCR’s lazy Sunday afternoon?

CCR is raising funds to help the Slay Belles travel to Ireland in May to play Dublin Rollergirls.  Trips are self- funded, so skaters, coaches, refs and NSO’s depend on fundraisers like this event to help them get around the UK.

The day kicks off at around 1pm with a game of Bingo –  The Incredible Hulse is in charge of unorthodox calls,  with her lovely assistant Rubix Crude.

That’s followed by a quiz – with the usual rounds plus some awesome challenges, so you can still gain points if you can eat a donut quicker then anyone else in the wild, wild West (Midlands).

Children are welcome, tickets aren’t necessary, so just come down on the day and join in – it’s the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon with friends and family, and help CCR at the same time.

Directions to the Hare and Hounds can be found here.

In their previous meeting, Central City Rollergirls (CCR) beat Rainy City Roller Girls (RCRG) by just one point, and at RCRG’s Thunderdome on Saturday 11th February it was clear both teams were hungry for a decisive win.

Both teams had players who were part of  World Cup Team England squad, and the bout started with one from each league on the jam line. The first few jams saw smart calling by experienced jammers,  and by the start of the third jam there were no points on the board for either team.

A power play in RCRG’s favour saw them taking the first lead of the day with the jam ending 17 – 3 to RCRG, but the tables  turned and it was CCR’s turn to exploit a power play situation. A 25 point jam reversed the lead and took the scores to CCR 28 -17 RCRG. CCR retained their lead with tight pack work,  and tenacious jammers throughout the first half and (a few power plays later) at the half time whistle they had extended their lead to CCR 118 – 69 RCRG.

In the second half both sides were down on numbers on the track, and busy in the penalty box, yet  blockers from both teams did exceptionally well – staying focused, being tactically aware and proving they could still hold their walls with less bodies making them.

Although behind for almost all the game, RCRG didn’t give up, but the lead gained by CCR in the first half of the game was too much for them to make up with the game closing at 150 CCR – 113 RCRG.

ROSTER: 82 Hustle’Her (Captain); 3 Tinchy Slyder; 04 Lex Brawl; 19 Woo-Ha!; 20 Billie Whizz; 27 Germaine Leer; 42 Agent Dana Scurry; 43 Beth Metal; 54 D’Elusive Del; 69 Verry Cherry; 84 Tenacity; 85 Lethal Sizzle; 100 Dynomite Bo; 666 Tragic Wrath;

AWARDS: MVP – Hustle’Her, Best Jammer – BillieWhizz, Best Blocker – Lex Brawl

Photos courtesy of Floyd King

'Movember Reign' Nov 2010

This weekend sees Central City Rollergirls travel to Manchester, with the Centrinnians taking on the Rainy City Roller Girls.

CCR and RCRG have met on the track twice previously. Both of these bouts saw nail bitingly narrow victories giving the head to head score of one a piece.

In February 2010 RCRG beat CCR 115-104 in Birmingham, while November 2010 saw CCR return the favour by beating RCRG in Manchester. A 5-0 final jam saw CCR overturn a 4 point deficit and edge home by one point with the bout finishing 85 – 84.

Saturday 11^th February will be the first time CCR visit RCRG in their new warehouse home ‘The Thunderdome’ and you can be sure both teams will be going all out to make it 2-1 in their favour.

Tickets are available on-line  for the bargain price of £7 (plus charges). If you can’t make the trip up the M6 this Saturday you can follow all  the action with our updates from @The_CCR on twitter.

'Angels With Dirty Laces' Feb 2010

Photos courtesy of In-Depth photos and Juha Halmu

What she says…

“YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” (channelling Gandalf)

What they say…

“It’s like hitting a tree!”

 – Scarlet McCabre during a hitting drill

Why Derby? (And why CCR?)

I was at the cinema when a trailer for Whip it came on. My friend turned to me and said “that film looks ok, do you want to see it?” To which I replied, “See it? I want to be in it!” After getting back from the cinema I did a bit of facebook detectivery and found CCR – I think some of my friends had ‘liked’ their page and a couple of mutual friends had been tagged in pictures at bouts. I attended a free skate event full of nerves and excitement and was taken such good care of I went back for more. I love how inclusive the sport is. All ages, sizes, backgrounds, occupations, Derby welcomes everyone. Oh and hitting people of course, Derby replaces that love/hit relationship that I miss since growing out of sibling rivalry with my brothers.

Is there a story behind you name and number?

Everyone wants a name that is kind of personal to them, but it’s soooo hard to chose and find one that hasn’t been taken. I originally wanted ‘Block Belt Jones’ as I love Blaxploitation films but it was similar to about a million girls in my league in one way or another so started looking for names for one of my other loves, rap, and ended up at Boots Manuva. My number has two meanings, Roots Manuva talks about a next type of motion in his song Motion 5000, which being on skates is, also 5000 is the ultimate bus tombola win. Bus tombola is a game we used to play on the way to Monday practices so it’s a shout out to my old school bus crew too.

Spread the love! Who do you admire in the World of Derby?

I’m still learning so much about the game my derby idol changes with every game I watch. I usually pick bits of a person and try to break down bits of what they do and ask for our coaches to help me develop it some way. Our coaches and veterans are awesome pools of knowledge and very patient with my endless questions.

Hottest piece of kit?

All that stuff really goes over my head although I’m still on the look out for some of that magic water they all got powers from in Space Jam! My can’t be without piece of kit would have to be socks! Really pretty knee high socks are all good but I love my Rugby socks that support my feet that little bit better – my boots don’t seem to fit quite as good and feet tend to be a little achey without them!

And finally, what is your ultimate Derby goal?

To star as myself in ‘Whip It 2: Boots’ story to glory.’

The second of CCR’s home season bouts saw the Bad Apples take on last year’s champions the Disco Beaters.

The lead changed hands many times during the close match-up and a last jam power play for the Disco Beaters saw another nailbiter going to the final buzzer. The Bad Apples managed to hold the Disco Beaters off to secure a 136 – 123 victory.

Results so far this season echo those of last season where the Bad Apples won their opening two games of the season, to be first through to the final.

Can defending Champions Disco Beaters recover from this set back and make it through to their second consecutive final? Can Queens of Steel stage a comeback taking them to the final for the first time? All eyes are on the next home team bout on April 14th where the Queens of Steel take on the Disco Beaters for the final spot.

The winner will take on the Bad Apples in the Grand Final on 2nd June.

League Table Standings:

ROSTERS:

BAD APPLES: 69 Verry Cherry (Captain); 04 Lex Brawl (Co-Captain); 3 Tinchy Slyder; MC5 Kitty Killa; 29 Gerty Go-Go; 666 Tragic Wrath; 1337 Incredible Hulse; 5000 Boots Manuva; Guests 23 Harm Honey; 28 Betty Bloodshed; 44 Nokturnal; 360 X Blox; 429 Thumpalina; 707 Jelly Mean; 1212 Lola Whip. Bench Manager – Madame Flutterby; LUM – Little Nicky.

DISCO BEATERS: 82 Hustle Her (Captain); 92 Red Gorevette (Co-Captain); 10 Bunny Massacre; 43 Beth Metal; 85 Lethal Sizzle; 100 Dynomite Bo; Guests 27 Germaine Leer; 25 Faze Her; 61 Erin Blockavitch; 72 Bette Outta Hell; 80 Skar Siren; 101 Cruel Heller; 404 Typhoid Mary; 434 Dr InKnockulator; 8080 Brigitte Wheelson. Bench Manager – Tuppeny Hit; LUM – Ouija Broad.

CCR are next in action when the Belles of Centrinnians make their way to Manchester to take on Rainy City Rollergirls on Sat 11th Feb.