Semester 1.
Semester 1 began with recruitment on clubs day, and ends now with our Christmas themed training. It has been a good semester, and a lot has been done.
Training
Each week we have 4 hour long training sessions, two Monday and two Wednesday. After braving the stink of matured sweat, we get our skates on and get going. Each training session starts with drills to improve skating (forwards, backwards, jumps, on one leg, you name it we do it), and finishes off with a game (hockey, basketball, soccer, rugby, badminton, all on skates of course!). The winners get to choose a punishment for the losers to do….we are not kind!!
Tracksuits
We have bought club tracksuits from O’Neils to wear at events. And if I do say so myself, they are AWESOME!! 🙂 look at us posers modelling them:
Tournament
Since there is no intervarsity leagues of matches, (UCC is the only university in Ireland that plays inline) we set up our own tournament. There are 4 teams made up with some players from each training session. We have played 2 rounds out of 3 so far, and we will have simis and finals next semester.
So, today ends semester 1 with our Christmas party (post and pictures to follow!) but what is in store for next semester?? well, we have lots up out sleves, so you will just have to wait and see!! (a trip is in the works…as well as lots of events!)
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