So I have passed my minimum skills and I have very mixed feelings about this. Firstly, as I scrimmed with the Big Girls and took part in a Cherry Popper the following week, I am very grateful to all my…
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Diary of a Fresh Meat – The Final Chapter
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Diary of a Fresh Meat – Episode Six
So my Fresh meat days are nearly over. Because I’m kind of obsessive I counted how many different ‘sign offs’ you need for your WFTDA minimum skills (not including 27 in 5). This totals 219 in total (73 skills to…
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Diary of a Fresh Meat – Episode Five
Yesterday was my eight month Derbyversary. This comes after a fantastic practise on Saturday where I got three PB’s and felt like I played well at Daisy (despite the penalty – oops!). Followed by an evening of alcohol with many…
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Suzette La Flamme
As the Dames countdown to one of their toughest challenges yet as part of British Championships – the T3 Play-Offs on 26th September – who better to catch up with than the lady at the helm of our merry ship,…
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Mimey Vice
Have you been collecting our favourite refs? If so, you’re in for a real treat today! We’re introducing our head ref, the formidable Mimey Vice, #42! Here’s what she has to say about being head referee for the Birmingham Blitz…
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