With one week past since our first bout of 2013, it’s time to re-live the action and check out the stats with Head NSO Badger’s post-bout breakdown.

Newcastle Roller Girls Whippin’ Hinnies vs Fierce Valley Parma Violents

We were super excited to present our first open home bout of the year, back at our home the Walker Dome. Panda Monium wielded the mic, keeping the crowd in high spirits and encouraging them to show their love for all the teams. Meanwhile, our resident photographer and Tyne and Fear member Zero G provided some awesome shots of the ladies on track.

During the start of the bout the Hinnies score stayed just ahead of the Parma Violents and began to pull ahead as we neared half time. The Violents earned a 24 point power jam in the final jam of the half closing the gap to 101 – 85. Led by team Captain La Dolce Beater, the Hinnies continued to clock up the points, helped along with a 30 point jam by Moulin Bruise (the highest points awarded in a single jam!) bringing a final score of Whippin’ Hinnies 225 – 154 Parma Violents.

The highest average points per jam was 12.38 achieved by Moulin Bruise for the Hinnies, and 8.40 by Maxx Attaxx for the visitors. There were a total of 46 penalties between the two teams with Hinnies picking up 26 majors and Parma Violents 20 majors. The most common penalties picked up by the Hinnies were low blocks, and for the Parma Violents, multi-player blocks.  Sin Bin Saints were Theasaurus Wrecks, Dizzy Bizzy and Cookie Monstrous for the Hinnies, and Jo Anarchy, Wiggy Stardust and Lila DeThrash for the Parma Violents, with no visits to the sin bin.

Awards

Best Jammer – Penny Bizzare
Best Blocker – Blackjack Belle
MVP – Torville and Scream

Newcastle Roller Girls Canny Belters vs Hellfire Harlots

Our headlinine bout of the day saw the return bout between the Canny Belters and Hellfire Harlots. The teams last met in February 2012, when the Harlots took home the victory with a final score of 160 – 100. The predicted score for today was Canny Belters 100 – 390 Hellfire Harlots.

After a positive start to the bout with a powerjam and Kalamity James earning the team 15 points, things started to slip away from the Belters. The first half saw us give away 5 power jams to the Harlots due to penalties, accounting for a whopping 110 points against us. The final score at the end of the first half was Canny Belters 18 – 162 Hellfire Harlots.

In the first jam of the second half we got our second powerjam of the day which saw Guinefear scoring 20 points – more than doubling the Belters’ score! And here began the start of the Belters’ turnaround, and an epic effort to claw back those points. We achieved lead jammer for 38% of jams in the second half, compared to only 18% in the first half, thanks largely to blammer Kalamity James who went on to be awarded Best Jammer.

Other awards went to Missy Pow Pow for Best Blocker, and Sniper Viper, who made her return to the Belters today after some time away for injury, picked up MVP! The second half saw a score of Belters 72 – 90 Harlots, bringing the final score to Canny Belters 90 – 252 Hellfire Harlots. Although the Belters weren’t able to hit the 100 points they were predicted to score, they were able to keep Hellfire to well below what the rankings had suggested. This means that the Canny Belters will move up 7 places in the rankings to #40, and Hellfire Harlots will remain at #17.

The highest points awarded in a single jam was 25 earned by both Terroryaki Smak and Harlots Team Captain El Viscious during the first half. The highest average points per jam was 9.09 achieved by El Viscious, and for the Belters 3.08 by Guinefear. The Penalties were rather unbalanced, with the Belters picking up 24 majors and Harlots 16 majors. The most common penalty picked up by both teams was cutting track. Sin Bin Saints were Brie Larceny, Sniper Viper and Anita B Nasty for the Belters, and Coco De Maul, Finn Furious, El Kapone, El Visious, Dr C Nister, May K Fist, Falcon Rouge and Kill’er Instinct for the Harlots, with no trips to the penalty box.

Awards

Best Jammer – Kalamity James / Joannasaurus
Best Blocker – Missy Pow Pow
MVP – Sniper Viper / Bunnie Suicide

After a difficult end to 2012 the Canny Belters showed they were coming out fighting for 2013 with a great first match against the mighty Nottingham Hellfire Harlots.

It was a tough game with the Belters only picking up 18 points in the first half versus the Harlots 162.

The predicted score for the match from Derby Data Europe was Hellfire 390 : 100 Newcastle. The Belters went into this game with the goal of reducing this predicted score enough to move up in the rankings and after some tactical half time talk in the second half they were ready to show the division one team they meant business!

Period 1: Belters 18 – 162 Hellfire Harlots
Period 2: Belters 72 – 90 Hellfire Harlots

Actual score: Hellfire 252 : 90 Newcastle

Although the Belters weren’t able to hit the 100 points they were predicted to score, they were able to keep Hellfire to within 162, well within what the rankings had suggested. This means Newcastle will move up to 40 (also thanks to big losses from One Love and Granite City Granite Girls) and Hellfire will remain at 17.

Continuing their winning streak, the Whippin’ Hinnies took on Scotland’s Fierce Valley and won 225-154.

In  close fought game, the Hinnies experience vs Fierce Valley’s second open bout shone through.

On the 30th March, Newcastle Roller Girls will be returning to the newly refurbished Walker Activity Dome for their first bout of the year.  This epic day will start with our B team, the Whippin’ Hinnies versus Fierce Valley Roller Girls, after which our ‘A’ skaters the Canny Belters will be having a rematch against Nottingham’s Hellfire Harlots!

(Under 12s have the honour of free entry, however under 16s must be accompanied by an adult).

Venue: Walker Activity Dome (formerly the Lightfoot Centre), Wharrier Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 3BR

Doors open at  11.45am – Get there early to reserve one of those sought after suicide seats!

• 12.15pm – Whippin’ Hinnies v Fierce Valley Roller Girls.
• 2.30pm  – Canny Belters v Hellfire Harlots
• 4:30pm – Afterparty at The Ware Rooms, Newcastle

It’s confirmed and highlighted in all our diaries – our first fresh meat intake of 2013 will begin on Sunday February 24th! From the Facebook event:

Newcastle Roller Girls’ fourth official newbie intake gets under way on Sunday February 24th 2013 at the newly refurbished Walker Activity Dome, Wharrier Street, Walker, Newcastle, NE6 3BR. The sessions will run every Sunday morning for a period of 15 weeks, from 1030-1230 and will cost £5/session.

Our new skaters will be put through a specially tailored roller derby training course, at the end of which the participants will have passed the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association’s minimum skills and will be ready to progress to intermediate sessions within the wider Newcastle Roller Girls league (including Tyne & Fear).

THIS TRAINING COURSE IS FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN ALREADY STAND UP AND MOVE ON SKATES, we will not be teaching how to skate from absolute scratch. You don’t have to be a whizz by any means but if you can’t stand up or move around without holding on to the walls, we recommend heading to the roller discos (details below) and spending quality time on 8 wheels to get you ready for the *next* intake.

Due to the full contact aspect of roller derby, we cannot accept skaters under the age of 18. We recommend that skaters under the age of 21 (and anyone who looks particularly youthful!) bring proof of age (driving licence, passport etc.) If you have any longstanding illnesses or injuries, you’ll need to show us a note from your doctor before we will let you skate.

Roller derby is amazing fun, even better than it looks, but it’s a huge challenge for all levels of skater so be prepared to work hard; you’ll only get out of it what you put in after all. The course requires your time and commitment for the safety of yourself, your fellow trainees, and us! Therefore IF YOU MISS MORE THAN 3 OF THE INITIAL 15 SESSIONS YOU WILL BE ASKED TO RETURN FOR THE NEXT INTAKE later in the year.

Weeks 1-5: skating basics – stops, starts, falls, being safe.
Weeks 6-10: derby specific skills – laterals, jumps, crossovers & more!
Weeks 11-15: more derby specific skills – speed laps, hitting, whips & more!
You will be tested on the skills you’re learning every five weeks, if you fail a test you will NOT be able to continue with the training sessions this time around but can try again next time. If this is your second intake and you fail again, we’ll ask you to take some time away and work on your skating before you can return at the intake AFTER the next one.

Don’t worry if you don’t have any kit yet, we have stuff you can borrow BUT IT IS EXTREMELY LIMITED, ESPECIALLY SKATES. Some sizes we only have a couple of pairs, some none at all (if you have unusually small or large feet please email us to check for availability but even then we can’t promise them to you if someone who also needs them turns up first). Where possible please bring your own skates or borrow from your mates. Roller derby requires skaters to wear a helmet, wrist guards, elbow pads, knee pads, a mouth guard/gum shield and quad roller skates. All kit that we do have can be hired on a STRICTLY first-come-first-served basis for £1.50/session. You will be expected to invest on your own kit over the course of the intake – believe us, you will want it!

There’s more than a month until this intake begins, so we recommend checking out the roller discos in the area and skating in the mean time:
https://www.facebook.com/skatersclub

If you can’t make the session on the 24th, you can start on the session on the following Sunday (March 3rd). However,
we cannot guarantee to loan you skates in your size and IF YOU DO NOT GET ON SKATES (hired from us, borrowed, your own or otherwise) BY THE SECOND SESSION AT THE LATEST you will not be able to continue with the course.

Our league is co-ed, meaning these sessions are open to both men and women. This means you will be training with members of both genders!

Any questions that haven’t already been answered here please leave us a message on this event or get in touch with NRG’s newbie co-ordinator Big Smack & Fries at bigsmackandfries@gmail.com

We look forward to meeting you soon (and hitting you once you’re ready!)

And if that wasn’t enough to get you excited, we’re also opening the doors to our first practice back at Walker Activity Dome, the weekend before on Sunday February 17th, from 1pm until half past 3. From that Facebook event:

Have you seen the poster for our fresh meat intake on Sunday February 24th, but aren’t quite sure what roller derby is all about ?

Newcastle Roller Girls, including our men’s team Tyne and Fear, are throwing open the doors to their practice the week before on Sunday February 17th for potential skaters like you to see what it’s all about!

Our newbie co-ordinator Big Smack and Fries will meet & greet you in the foyer of the newly refurbished Walker Activity Dome, (Wharrier Street, Walker, Newcastle, NE6 3BR) between 1pm and half past then take you upstairs to the viewing balcony, where you can watch the womens’ and mens’ teams playing roller derby in what we call a scrimmage. She’ll be on hand for the full two hours to answer any of your questions and explain the game. 

Make sure you join both events on Facebook to be kept up to date, and we’re SO excited to finally meet you all!