How to Prep for a Terminal City Rollerderby Bout

I had the pleasure of catching my second ever Terminal City Rollergirl Flat Track bout between the Faster Pussycats and the Bad Reputations--mind you, the Reputations also were in the first bout I caught.

This time around there was a lot more mayhem; more bodies flying and a lot more carnage.

How does one prepare for something like Flat Track Rollerderby and how does one cool down?

I decided to ask a member from each team; "Cinder Hella #86" from the Bad Reps and "Lorenagade #5000" from the Faster Pussycats.

Beyond Robson: "What sorts of pre-game rituals do you have and how do you prep for a bout?"

Lorenagade #5000: "I don't really have any rituals and it's all just a fun game and I don't have any superstitions or anything like that but I do listen to music."

"Definitely some Rock or Heavy Metal, something with a good beat. I'm a big fan of AC/DC's Thunderstruck, Kickstart my Heart by Motley Crue is a good one, we had Welcome to the Jungle today (by G'N'R); anything that has a good rockin' beat."

Cinder Hella #86 'er: "It takes us about the whole day to get ready; taping or feet and going to the store to get things for our outfits."

"[When it comes to music] I like listening to something fast paced like Franz Ferdinand and some Beastie Boys."

BR: "How do you unwind from a bout?"

L.#5000: "Ibuprofen and beer; that's basically it [laughs]. It never fails."

"We always have an after party and we always invite the fans to come as well."

"We just like to have a good time because at the end of the day, we're all buddies and we leave everything on the track."

CH#86 'er: "It takes me awhile to get out of here--saying goodbye and taking off the pads--so you just have to relax and shower and we all get ready to go to the after party."

"We know that we're all going to have fun tonight and we know there aren't going to be any grudges or anything--they stop on the track."