Roller Derby?

The other night Daniel and I were hanging out with some friends in downtown Castle Rock for the annual Star Lighting Event. (Lots of fun, btw!) Anyways, while we were there a guy came around handing out fliers for Women's Roller Derby. (They are looking for new recruits)

I have to say, I was quite intrigued. I've seen clips on tv of roller derby bouts and I've often had thoughts like, "I could do that...."

So this morning I did some research on roller derby. Turns out there's actually rules and a way to score points. (I always thought they just skated around a big loop trying to knock each other down). I also watched some rather disturbing clips on youtube of some very aggressive games where the women had an all out slug fest with each other. That does NOT interest me.

However, I also watched some clips of what was obviously a more small town league and it was quite a bit more tame, while still having some level of risk and contact. (Not anymore than basketball though) I'm pretty sure that's what the Douglas County league would be like. So now I'm thinking.... hmmm..... maybe..... maybe I should try this. Besides being a great form of exercise, it would be a good way to meet new people. At the very least I should go to some practices and at least try. If it's not for me, I can always back out.

I'll keep you all posted! Who knows? This could be me:



But more likely this will be me: