We had the try-outs for Team Sweden this weekend, and it was amazing and fun, and amazing and even more fun. There were girls from almost every Swedish league participating, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Luleå, Umeå and Malmö, and they all looked great. You could tell that there were some girls that had much more coaching behind them, but there was also a lot of raw talent.
The try-out spanned over two days:
Saturday was mostly drills and a rulestest, to see where the girls skill level was at, and understanding of the rules. We also expected people to be in time and have all the things we had asked them to bring: Black and White shirt, pen for the rules-test, money for registration and of course all their derbygear... This was also the day that was required to come to... the floor in Häggvikshallen was just TERRIBLE it was soft and super sticky, and lots of girls were struggling on it.
Sunday was a few drills, but mostly scrimmage, were we really got to see some girls in more of a game situation, and I even got to play a little. Sunday was not required, but it for sure helped us to see the track-awareness of girls and also really see how clean they could play.
Rollerderby in Sweden have gotten so far, and rollerderby is probably the most amazing thing in the world, there are so many amazing things that can be don when you decide to put your heart to it. I gave my heart to rollerderby a very long time ago, and I have never regretted it, even if there has been times when I have been more or less happy about it.
It has been lots of work leading up to the try-outs, but soon we will let the 16-17 know that made it in the first round, and we can start working towards greatness.
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