Amsterdam Derby Dames

Just over a year ago we had our very first home bout: the Rollergirls of the Apocalypse came to Amsterdam for AmsterBAM. Saturday, it was our turn to travel to Kaiserslautern, Germany to have another face-off. Unfortunately, we were down three players, so our team consisted of only 9 skaters. We were not too worried: at our last bout we played with 9 skaters and we kicked ass!

From our sponsor Just Like Your Mom Tour Support we got two vans to drive to Kaiserslautern, and after a smooth ride we arrived perfectly on time. It was an absolute pleasure being hosted by RGA, as they are such a well-organised league. We had what we needed in our dressing room and felt welcome.

While the RGA The Night Terrors took on the RocKArollers, the first part of this doubleheader, we found a quiet spot to do some stretching.

The bout started slightly later than planned, but at the whistle, it did start with a POW! RGA clearly set the pace from the get-go. With a power jam against ADD, we were behind with about 30 points after only a couple of jams, but that didn’t stop us: at half-time there was a 1 point difference. The game was fast and intense. The second half was even more exciting, as the lead in points was constantly changing, even tied at some point! At the end we were left with only 8 players after one fouled out. In the last few jams, RGA got back in the lead and scored a large amount of points in a power jam to win the game.

It was an epic bout! A lot of hard hits, quick jammers, impressive tactics and let’s not forget: great officiating (led by the amazing London Derriere). A special thanks goes out to the officials crew who must have had a tough bout to officiate.

ADD All stars and Dominic! With his pink Mohawk the girls thought he should be our mascot:

After the bout we went back to the hotel to freshen up and to get ready for the after party at the sports bar. The RGA girls had prepared capes as awards for best blocker, best jammer and MVP.

For ADD RGA voted best blocker: Abs of Steel, best jammer: Vix Vendetta and MVP: Jamakaze.
For RGA, ADD voted for best blocker: Thora, best jammer: Jumpin’ Jax Smash and MVP NebrAss Kick’r.

We definitely tried winning the after party with a lot of dancing, singing, laughing and even some beer pong.

Thanks again RGA for hosting a great event and making everything run very smoothly!

Furrrocious

Tickets are on sale now and will set you back € 8,00 pre-sale (€ 10,00 at the door) for adults and € 2,00 for kids under 12. Free for children under 4.

The feisty wonder women of the Amsterdam Derby Dames and the Roller Girls of the Apocalypse present AmsterBAM!, a jam-packed afternoon that will apocalyptically roll into the Dutch capital on 25 February 2012. Although the (former) K-town ladies will keep their guns at home, the weapons of choice for this epic battle include thrilling on-the-track aggression with speed, tactics and body checking. Great fun for the entire family!

Come and see these ladies rockin’ and blockin’ at the first ever bout in The Netherlands hosted by the Amsterdam Derby Dames at the Apollohal (address: Apollolaan 4, 1077 BA). Don’t miss out and save the date! Doors open at 5 pm, and the game will start at 6 pm.

After the battle is over, we move on to the battle of the beers at our wicked afterparty at the Korsakoff. Come join the fun!