B Team Beats

Last month some of our skaters traveled to Leicester to visit the Dollys and pop their bout cherry in the B team bout at beats international. They were all awesome obviously.
Here’s Wheels Akimbo talking about what went down.

The day I’d been dreaming about for ages finally came: my first bout! Despite my girlfriend (Perpetual Commotion) playing for the opposing team, it was even better than I could have imagined. Being able to play a proper bout with others at my level really highlighted areas that I needed to work on (i.e. staying on my skates, picking a t-shirt size that fits, etc.) but also where my strengths were. It also really showed that we, as Romsey Town Rollerbillies, are a part of a really great league where skill and strategy are both emphasized, giving us a heads up over many of the others. All in all I was generally pleased with my performance – managing to really frustrate the opposing jammer a few times with my booty blocking and getting a handful of points the one time I jammed (thanks to the other jammer getting sent off, but still) – but the moment I will never forget was when I realised that we had to try and hold Perpetual Commotion at the back. I went in for a massive hit, fully intending to take her down, contacted with what felt like a brick wall, bounced back and fell to the ground while she skated leisurely away… I was so proud!