That’s right - the School of ARRG Knocks is back, as you will know by now, and we are ready to announce our first coach - and this year we are staring off STRONG!
As you may have seen on the ticket sales site, we are super excited and very proud to welcome, all the way from Sydney Roller Derby League – the amazing, talented coach Deth Biffo!
For a bit of background, we asked her to give us the run-down on her skating experience and attributes.
I started Roller Derby in May 2011 with the Auld Reekie Roller Girls. Not long after I moved back to Australia and skated with Sydney Roller Derby League for 3 years, playing on home teams the D’Viants and the Brawling Bar Belles. I was a member of SRDL’s All Stars squad, the Assassins, from July 2012 onwards, and worked with them to a 4th place ranking at 2014′s The Great Southern Slam. I’ve played with SRDL against Victorian Roller Derby League, Canberra Roller Derby League, Perth Roller Derby, Rat City Roller Girls’ Grave Danger, Adelaide Roller Derby League and North Brisbane Rollers among others. I was co-chair of SRDL’s Training Committee in 2013/14, and a member of the NSW/ACT Vagine Regime team..
Whoa - that’s some serious credentials! But not only is Biffo an incredible coach, she’s also a triple threat skater, playing blocker, pivot and jammer. Sounds like she really knows her stuff. But would she survive the HungARRG Games? We asked her to describe what her main skill, or strength would be if she were selected as Tribute?
Maybe butt punching, or a blocking move I call the huntsman sandwich.
If you are as intrigued as the rest of us as to what the hell a huntsman sandwich is, I guess we’ll find out at SOAK4!
When we were chatting to Biffo about the day, we mentioned that there will be, in true Hunger Games style, sponsors, who will be watching the tributes and can send in items to help them on their way. We asked her, what one item would you want your sponsors to send in to the arena to help you skate better? Her response did not disappoint.
The one item that would up my game in the arena is… leopard tights. For disguise purposes, or something.
So, presumably you are super excited and, if for some reason you haven’t already bought a ticket, here is the link. As always, there will be everything that goes along with the infamous SOAK bootcamps - from special attendee only merch, to hilarious themed activities, but most of all, it’s 8 hours of roller derby lessons from the best coaches in Scotland (and Australia!). Saturday’s don’t get much better than that.
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