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Re: [rollerderbycoaches] Re: Not coaching related-FLOOR RELATED

I'm not sure that anything you say will help but most skating rinks used to be wood floors.  It wasn't until fairly recently that people started skating on polished concrete and that was mostly because it was much cheaper and worked nearly as well.

The only banked tracks I've ever seen are wood floors.  (Although to be honest, if you mention that they're going to picture derby from the 70's and probably be less likely to want you around.)

But as luck would have it, next weekend we're playing at Rainy City's home rink (in Olympia Washington) and they apparently have a wooden floor.  I don't know if any of their staff is on this board but I'll talk to them about it while I'm there and see what advice they might have. 

Yippy Skippy
Treasure Valley Rollergirls

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 1:26 AM, Fiona <fionavlasblom@...> wrote:


Totally into hearing what other leagues have done about this too! We have a venue who is moving house to a brand new floor and they don't want us to ruin their brand new surface. This puts us in a bit of a bad situation because ths venue accounts for a 1/3 of our winter practise time.
Shifty
Terminal City



--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "Havoc" <amanda-jamison@...> wrote:
>
> Hey guys! I KNOW I have seen a lot of people talk about compiling info
> stating that our wheels don't ruin wood floors and all that related info
> that's intended for leagues that are soliciting schools and other
> non-rink places to skate, but I cannot find anything! Though I think
> part of my problem is being in a bajillion yahoo groups so I can't find
> it...
>
> Can ANYONE please direct me to some of the info I am looking for?
>
> Hugs and Shoves,
> Coach Havoc
> Independat Skating and Derby Instructor & Psycho 78's coach
> NEPA & Northwestern NJ
>




Fri Jul 3, 2009 1:28 pm

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Hey guys! I KNOW I have seen a lot of people talk about compiling info stating that our wheels don't ruin wood floors and all that related info that's intended...
Havoc
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Jul 2, 2009
11:12 pm

Totally into hearing what other leagues have done about this too! We have a venue who is moving house to a brand new floor and they don't want us to ruin their...
Fiona
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Jul 3, 2009
7:27 am

I'm not sure that anything you say will help but most skating rinks used to be wood floors. It wasn't until fairly recently that people started skating on...
Yippy Skippy
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Jul 3, 2009
1:29 pm

The problem isn't the wood floor... lots of rinks are wood. The problem is talking non-rink venues into letting us skate there. THEY are always afraid we'll...
Amanda Proko
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Jul 3, 2009
4:43 pm

Quite a few local leagues here have had to deal with this issue, but in this case it's mainly rinks wanting to protect their floors as well. Some things you...
Emmanuel "Izzy" Gambl...
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Jul 3, 2009
4:52 pm

You can also do a demonstration for them and let them see and touch your wheels, toe stops and protective gear.  Explain the materials of the gear and show...
Erika Horner / Heath
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Jul 3, 2009
6:38 pm

Hi all, my league practices on a non-rink wood floor. Skating on the gym floor does not ruin the floor but it certainly takes a toll on the finish. Rinks with...
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Jul 8, 2009
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