Aloha all!
As I make that trip across the derby rainbow bridge and "retire" from skating after 10 seasons, reffing seemed like a natural transition. The thought of giving up a sport that has become such a huge part of my life wasn't something that sat well with me. Coaching, teaching, and reffing will always be viable options for skaters that are retiring. Reffing will be the most challenging! Thanks for following along with my journey! I am especially excited to help new refs that have never known the sport of roller derby, so if that is you, welcome! There is a lot to learn :)
As I make that trip across the derby rainbow bridge and "retire" from skating after 10 seasons, reffing seemed like a natural transition. The thought of giving up a sport that has become such a huge part of my life wasn't something that sat well with me. Coaching, teaching, and reffing will always be viable options for skaters that are retiring. Reffing will be the most challenging! Thanks for following along with my journey! I am especially excited to help new refs that have never known the sport of roller derby, so if that is you, welcome! There is a lot to learn :)
What would a team be without a kickass name? Lame. That's what it would be. After very little discussion, we decided on Saturday that Oahu refs will be known as the ENFORCERS and we will be amazing! It has a very Terminator-esque feel to it. We can solidly say that we will be very intimidating and powerful with a name like this. Plus, we can wear cool accessories, like cyborg helmets. Or something. With the Big Island refs being the Punishers, we felt we needed a competitive title. Done.
At our first day of the three part clinic I handed out this handy-dandy packet which includes 28 lessons. We got through the first 11 and there is a QUIZ due on Friday!! Here is the packet if you missed it.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UKwnttr8cDQCrzXr67Ox502xYkryIyX8-accHwlbkAQ/edit
Here is the QUIZ for Lessons 1-11!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XnD9yIWp2WWfEWLSLAdpjTapxBFU8Q4l6QKTTROPxWw/edit?usp=sharing
Remember, referees must be rules experts and are looked at as the authorities on rules, so study hard! I will release the answers to the quiz the following Monday on the event page so you can see how you did. You can get up to 4 wrong to pass.
We played "Telephone" to practice ref calls with distractions and learned that loud noises and commotion is, indeed, very distracting. We are going to need to study our butts off and practice lots. We're in this together, thanks for coming and being polite and listening respectfully while I went through all of this pertinent information for 4 hours! It was a lot of talking!
Other helpful links that were discussed on Saturday:
www.wftda.com is the place to go to learn more about our main derby organization
www.wftda.com/rules has the most recent rule set
www.wftda.com/officiating talks about certification programs for the over-achievers
ref-ed.com is a GREAT source for the materials that will help us on our journey! They have videos demonstrating some of the things we will be learning here.
zebra huddle is the place where the packet was verified and produced.
the facebook group for Hawaii Referees is called HORD
Whistles can be purchased online through Sin City Skates Wicked Skates or at Sports Authority, or I'm sure a variety of other places! Hella Ratty will also be stocking them locally when her stock comes in at her store.
I will post the second Homework assignment next Monday.
Hugs, Calamity
At our first day of the three part clinic I handed out this handy-dandy packet which includes 28 lessons. We got through the first 11 and there is a QUIZ due on Friday!! Here is the packet if you missed it.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UKwnttr8cDQCrzXr67Ox502xYkryIyX8-accHwlbkAQ/edit
Here is the QUIZ for Lessons 1-11!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XnD9yIWp2WWfEWLSLAdpjTapxBFU8Q4l6QKTTROPxWw/edit?usp=sharing
Remember, referees must be rules experts and are looked at as the authorities on rules, so study hard! I will release the answers to the quiz the following Monday on the event page so you can see how you did. You can get up to 4 wrong to pass.
We played "Telephone" to practice ref calls with distractions and learned that loud noises and commotion is, indeed, very distracting. We are going to need to study our butts off and practice lots. We're in this together, thanks for coming and being polite and listening respectfully while I went through all of this pertinent information for 4 hours! It was a lot of talking!
Other helpful links that were discussed on Saturday:
www.wftda.com is the place to go to learn more about our main derby organization
www.wftda.com/rules has the most recent rule set
www.wftda.com/officiating talks about certification programs for the over-achievers
ref-ed.com is a GREAT source for the materials that will help us on our journey! They have videos demonstrating some of the things we will be learning here.
zebra huddle is the place where the packet was verified and produced.
the facebook group for Hawaii Referees is called HORD
Whistles can be purchased online through Sin City Skates Wicked Skates or at Sports Authority, or I'm sure a variety of other places! Hella Ratty will also be stocking them locally when her stock comes in at her store.
I will post the second Homework assignment next Monday.
Hugs, Calamity
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