The South West Roller Derby Season

Photo Shoot @ Mole Valley South Molton

Team Scream Photo Shoot Mole Valley

 

Devon Clotted Screamers vs Cardiff Roller Girls 22/02/2014

Devon Clotted Screamers vs Cardiff Roller Girls 

22/02/2014

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Birthday Blocks Sur5al! !0 teams 2 minute Jams Who will Surive! 19th January 2014

Birthday Blocks Sur5al! !0 teams 2 minute Jams Who will Surive!

Birthday Bash up Sur5al – 19th January As I walked into the leisure centre there was a crowd of Derby Folk congregating in the café. So many derby people in one place wearing their colours or stripes was just awesome, if a little overwhelming to know that in one hour I would be facing these people on track….daunting thought. There were Team Ireland players meandering around along with a Welsh National, just chatting and talking tactics with league players; was just awesome. Despite my nerves I donned my “Team Dumbledore” t-shirt and kitted up. I could do this, I could skate against boys! Then it dawned on me, I would have to play the Screamers, I knew who to avoid and their little sneaky skills but they were my team, another new experience for me. First 2 minutes came and went. Was awesome, we had a plan, Danny would jam and we would just hold back the jammer, that was it, hold back the jammer and it worked so well. Loved it. There was literally blood, sweat and tears during the game. Someone had a nose bleed and Coxy fell hitting her head with such force it rebounded off the floor and warranted a spend on a new helmet, ouch. Danny continued to jam and Cornick, Mattlovin, Block Beauty and myself held the jammer back. The only blood on our team was drawn by me hitting Cronick in the mouth……sorry. The Screamers played so well I was so proud to be a part of that team, the jamming was awesome and there were times were there were only one or two blockers on the track, Dirty ol’ Blocker and Kimi Krusher holding back the jammer as Rolls Moyse continued to zoom round scoring points. Was great to see Whippety Split getting low and round scoring points, the Screamers definitely showed off their talents. In the last jam we faced the green team, the Apocalypse. They were down to a jammer and a blocker but within seconds they were down to just the blocker, and he fought valiantly trying to push passed the wall of Cronick and Mattlovin, to get to our jammer but he couldn’t. The crowd chanted his name, “Tony, Tony, Tony” he was loving it and loving the battle on the track. Despite his efforts we scored points and took second place to the Jedi’s a coed team from Plymouth. Was a brilliant day, thank you to everyone who had the birthday in January, allowing this Bash up to happen and thank you to Danny Macey for organising it.

Words: Catherine Clawley

Devon Clotted Screamers Vs Reapers 18th January 2014

Devon Clotted Screamers Vs Reapers 

Devon Clotted Screamers Vs Plymouth City Roller Girls B 17th December 2013

Devon Clotted Screamers Vs Plymouth City Roller Girls B

Devon Clotted Screamer Vs Severn Roller Trent B 14th December 2013

Devon Clotted Screamers Vs Severn Roller Trent

14^th December 2013

So, another Saturday, another game to prepare for, this being the penultimate game of 2013, our momentous first year as a fully scrimming team. This game was on home ground too so chances were, no catastrophes would happen today.

Just for a change, we decided to field a very short team. Not short in stature, short in numbers. Today we had just 9 - you could say we either love a challenge, or are slightly challenged in the brains department. I’m going for the latter, but we have become accustomed to this, and speaking personally, I am getting on a bit and remembering everybody’s names is nigh on impossible so the fewer there is to remember, the better for me.  It has to be said though, when we do have a fuller team when our lovely freshmeat are ready, we will be awesome.

So to the game, it started off fast, it continued fast and was over too fast. We played hard and to a certain extent, constantly, if you look at how much track time we all had. There was no time for daydreaming put it that way. It was pretty much a game of “if you’re not too crackered then stay on”. Stamina again saved us, and adrenaline is a marvellous thing too, I think we could have carried on playing if time hadn’t run out.

SRT are another favourite team to play, on track and off they are a great bunch. We were certainly worked very hard with every jam being intense. Everybody put so much into the game, at times the score was close too, but power jams were our enemy on the day. I have to mention our Sillycon Abi, who has so far only played about 3 games but was thrown in the deep end and had to jam when Karla was close to collapse.

With each game that passes, the Screamers are getting stronger as a team…..all I can say is, watch this space in 2014!

Coxy & I know it 000h

Screamers 1st Birthday & Awards Night

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY! 

We finally made it happen ( well Coxy did) and we had our first birthday party and awards. What an amazing year it has been we have had scrims, mixed scrims, travel team, freshmeat, new kit for sale, boot camp, broken ankles, broken bus, bruises, pains in the knees, road trips  flasks of tea and cake.....there is always cake.

So now to the important bit, who won what:
Best jammer - Karla

Best Piviot - Smitty

Best Blocker - Kim

MVP - Moysey
Most feared - Moysey

Best Ref - Jerry

Hardest hitter - Marie

Best injury (clumsy) - McSue

Biggest show off- Lisa

Best NSO - Gillian

Sweetest player - Lucy

Best legs - Becky

nicest bum - Maxine

Best tattoos- Abi
Best rookie - Abi

Derby spirit- Catherine

Most fun- Coxy( or as we like to say team t**t)

Most improved - Claire

Most positive - Su

and goes with out saying.....smelliest kit - Tony.

Then our lovely captain had some very special awards for the lucky chosen few. The A.R.S.E award
(awards recognising special expertise)

Catherine - screamers scrim sorter outer

Gillian- superb overall organiser of stuff and keeping a rabble of a team in order.... and being bloody good with                  a clipboard/white board too.

Lucy- amazing ability to refain from potty mouth and remain calm.

Marie- most stealthy and persistent bum pincher.#

Su- hardcore nonstop dancing party animal.

Tony- eye rolling, tutting, shaking head, all round consistent disapproval of everything and sometimes between being quite a good coach.

Mc Sue- total positive dedication to the team whilst off skates with the occasional 'little britain' impersonation.

So that's our first year done and dusted and we are looking forward to see what next year brings us.