First Week of Practice as a Heartbreaker in the Books!

It's probably only been 2-3 weeks since I last put on skates, but even when I was in Chicago visiting family, I was kicking myself about not packing my skates in the suitcase.

I am addicted.

So the first league practice was perfect. Peacewar and Anita Riot, both amazing veteran skaters, led practice. It was the perfect practice to help everyone ease back into the season,  but it also pushed us a bit to remind us that there's going to be hard work ahead of us. I left practice just beaming from ear to ear. It was soooo nice to be able to just skate and not worry about being constantly watched and assessed. 

Tonight we had our first official team practice. As we had our team meeting before practice Trigger announces that our jammer coach is going to be...

wait for it....

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Hauss the Boss!

I'm just going to let this sink in just a little bit.

Hauss has been one of my derby idols ever since I learned about derby. Her intensity, agile footwork, and overall chill demeanor is why I admire her. Today, I decided to try out the hardest cushions just to get a feel for what it feels like, well, I completely hated it because I couldn't skate so I swapped them out during practice. Hauss came over and just helped me swap things out and then talked to me about my different jamming styles.

So, I think this changes everything. I am a firm believer of listening to signs from the universe, especially when I am unsure about a decision. 

So our team is going to have everyone try out different positions before an official assignment is made. I think by the middle of February, everyone will have a good idea of what they will be doing on the track. This is great, because this will give me a chance to see where my strengths and weaknesses are with my team. My team...I love it. During drills, I've been rotating to jammer positions about 20% of the time. I think I'm going to up that to at least 50% and see how that goes. And then at the end of this trial period, I'll let the captains/coaches decide where I would be the most beneficial to the team.
Anyways, just had to jot this exciting moment down, even though it is now 12:47 and one of my goals this year is to be in bed by 11 pm. Ha!