From: Emmanuel "Izzy" Gambliel <izzbot@...>
Subject: QRE: [rollerderbycoaches] Re: Not coaching related-FLOOR RELATED
To: rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 3, 2009, 11:52 AM

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 can offer that may put their minds at ease:

1. Make it a requirement that all skaters have toestops that are in good repair.  Rubber only, no other material.
2. Make it a requirement that all pads be in good repair.  Any of them with exposed metal shouoldn’t be used.
3. No knee slides into the Penalty Box.
4. Anyone with a metal knee brace should wear a cover over it so that there’s no exposed metal.
5. No liquids allowed on the floor.
6. If you have a sport court, lay down a layer of tarp between it and the floor.

 

All of these items are things that various leagues around here have had to concede to help protect the floors at the facilities they practice in.

 

 

Izzy Pop!

 

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From: rollerderbycoaches@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:rollerderby coaches@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of Amanda Proko
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:43 AM
To: rollerderbycoaches@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: RE: [rollerderbycoaches ] Re: Not coaching related-FLOOR RELATED

 

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 ruin their floors.  I think we're just really wondering how other leagues in the same situation have dealt with it.  When you can point out other leagues that practice in non-rink venues and how they do it to your non-rink venue it definitely puts you in a better place with your prospective venue.

I know I have seen talk of floor cleaning, & polishing arrangements and pointing out other leagues that don't practice in rinks...


Hugs and Shoves,
Coach Havoc
Independent Skating and Derby Instructor & Psycho 78's coach
NEPA & Northwestern NJ

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To: rollerderbycoaches@ yahoogroups. com
From: uberskippy@gmail. com
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:28:37 -0600
Subject: 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@ yahoo.ca> 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
>

 

 

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