Only four girls at the training tonight. What the hell has happened to every body!? Yes, a few are injured and a few are away, but we have more than 30 members in our league, where are they?
Having the hall to our selves did give us enough room to try out some fun stuff. We did som pushing and tackling and some different kinds of whipping. During the last 15 mins we even tried out a bit of leg whipping. Want an explanation? Any whip is one skater giving their momentum to another skater. I can whip myself off of another girl's hips and pull myself past her. It can leave the other girl standing still or if Miss Maniac is the one grabbing the hips, the other girl might even end up on the other side of the track (on her butt if she is unlucky), but all that doesn't matter. What matters is that the one taking the whip is getting more speed. Another whip is a simple arm one. The front girl holds out an arm and the girl aproaching from the back gets slingshotted forward when grabbing that arm. There are several ways of whipping, but the leg whip is the most spectacular version.
As this vieo shows, the girl in front lifts one leg to the back. The girl-to-be-whipped grabs the foot and gets propelled while the foot gets drawn back to it's owners body.
When you're less prepared for the decelleration that follows (as the one giving the whip), chances are you'll end up in a full prostitute! (called a "super man" in this video)
If you then only just recovered from a knee injury and are still unwillingly protecting your knee when falling and therefor don't bend your knees, it turns into a full chest slide that will leave you breathless for a minute or two.
But it was an awesome training! Really, it was! :D
Derby kisses,
Dutchess
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