When: Saturday, May 18, 10 AM– Noon
Where: Royal City Curling Club, 75 East 6th Avenue, New Westminster
What: 2 hours of advanced roller skating skills, spills and one or two frills
Who: Skaters must have passed the Raw Meat skills test or be a current derby league skater to attend this session.
How Much: $12
Why: For a nice, relaxing start to your long weekend

Ah….that’s better. Pull up a jammer, sit down, relax, and learn from the laziest blocker out there. Snow Crash will show you how to lean back, chill out, and turn the zippiest jammer into your own personal recliner.

About Raw Meat Roller Skating Meaty Sessions

These are our advanced sessions. They will focus on advanced roller skating skills, endurance, and an introduction to roller derby rules and strategy. These sessions feature advanced skills, but continue to be non-contact.

A skills test is required to attend Meaty sessions. If you are a current league skater who has passed WFTDA basic skills (the old test), or an on-skates WFTDA referee, you are welcome to attend any time. Just drop in! If you would like to take the test, come to our 12:30 session and speak to a coach, or email info (at) rawmeatvancouver (dot) com.

These sessions are $12. If you attend a Meaty session and stay to skate at a Lamb session (12:30-2:30), it is $18 for both.

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When: Saturday, May 18, 12:30 – 2:30 PM
Where: Royal City Curling Club, 75 East 6th Avenue, New Westminster
What: 2 hours of roller skating skills, spills and one or two frills
Who: All levels of roller skater welcome, no skills requirement
How Much: $12
Why: Because it’s awesome!

Alright, I’ll be honest. It’s been a busy week, and I don’t have any clever quips for you this week. What I do have is two hours of awesome drills, spills and thrills.

Want to learn to roller skater? What are you waiting for? Grab your gear and join us!

Raw Meat Roller Skating Lamb Session Basics:

At our Lamb sessions, all levels of roller skater are welcome. These sessions will focus on basic roller skating skills, including stops, falls, agility, skating with others, and more. Our emphasis is on the skating techniques you will need if you hope to join a roller derby team one day, but jam skaters and people hoping to get around the seawall in one piece will learn some new tricks too. There are always fun and games, and advanced skaters will be challenged.

Are you a complete beginner? Never fear! We will teach you all the fundamentals to skate safe and build your skill level in a fun, no-pressure, non-contact environment. Turning you into a bad ass is our specialty. If you are already a bad ass, you have found the right place. We like bad asses, but we don’t allow ass hats. It’s an important distinction.
Sessions are $12. Sessions will run at Royal City Curling Club, 75 East 6th St. in New Westminster, from 12:30 to 2:30 every Saturday until August 31.

Who Can Come to a Raw Meat Lamb Session:

Anyone who isn’t an Ass-Hat and wants to roller skate with some great people.

Raw Meat Lamb Sessions have no skating skills requirements. As long as you have all the correct gear (Quad skates, Helmet, Knee Pads, Wrist guards, Elbow Guards and a Mouth Guard—no exceptions) you are welcome to attend and skate with us.
Please remember to put your name on your helmet or the back of your shirt so we can know what to call you on the track!

The Rules:

We have two simple rules at Raw Meat: 1. Don’t be an Ass-Hat. 2. Be Safe. There is zero-tolerance for breaking these rules.

We operate in a strictly non-contact environment – no hitting, pushing or overly aggressive skating. But we will cover drills that involve safe touching of teammates and hip/arm whips. If you’re not ok with touching people, derby may not be the sport for you, but you won’t have to worry about getting shoulder checked with us.

See you all Saturday!

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Check out Spring Jammin’ with the Mainland Misfits on April 20

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The Mainland Misfits will be playing at North Surrey Arena (near Surrey Central Skytrain) this Saturday, April 27. Be sure to check it out! Here’s the details: Bout 1: Doomsday Bunnies vs Candy Strykers Bout 2: Anarchy Angels vs Raggedy Rollers Halftime Show: NWO Honey Badgers Location: North Surrey Arena 10275 City Parkway, Surrey, BC [...]

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