RollerCon 2019 with Merry Khaos, at MVP5 on Wednesday at 5:20pm
This is my outline before the class goes off. Things may change during the class, in which case I will come back in and edit. For now… enjoy!
Objectives
To help skaters learn how to work with each other better on the track, and to understand that teamwork takes time and patience to build
Focus
- Understanding where the other people are on the track
- Learning that if you know what your teammates are going to do, then if you get caught they will be able to survive without out (and vice versa)
- Teamwork = success
- Look at each other, not the floor
- Fluid movements
- Always going to the next thing
Reminders:
Teamwork takes time! Neon Genesis Evangelion, Voltron, Korra (pro-bending) all have episodes that show how hard it is to achieve high-level teamwork, because it’s not all about you. So don’t beat yourself up if you and your buddies just aren’t syncing all the time.
Warm-Up (in pairs):
- One foot slaloms, but in sync
- Leg openers (again, in sync, and within easy arm-reach of your buddy)
- Transitions
- “Sprint” around the track, but at each corner, you’re switching sides
- Mirror drill: Pairs will face the same direction, about an arm length apart. The person in front “leads”. They must stay within the track, and can move within a 5-10 ft rectangle (depending on how much space we have). They may do any move.
Spoke of the Wheel
Lines of 4 (or more if I need)
Goal: Keep a wall while moving around the track.
Secondary goal: On whistle blast, inside drops to outside, with line filling the gap
Groups of 4
Box Drill Round 1:
- 1 whistle rotate right
- 2 whistle rotate left
- Long whistle speed up
- 4 whistles stop
Round 2:
- 1 whistle front skaters transition
- 2 whitle front & back swap
- Long whistle switch line (outside/inside)
- 4 whistles stop
Triangle Drill
Round 1: Whistle indicates switching from inside to outside line WITHOUT rotation
Round 2: Whistle indicates rotation
Round 3: Add a jammer who will pop off and challenge different parts of the track, triangle must adjust
If there is time
Pacelines
- Pairs will trade spots between each pair of the paceline. The person on the outside goes behind the person coming from the inside
- Pairs race to the front of the line and plow stop in front in sync, and matching the pace of the line
Header photo by Phantom Photographics
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