The Preview Continued! Reservoir Dolls and "Modified Contact"

Reservoir Dolls vs. I-5 Rollergirls (full contact)
Grease Monkeys vs. Misfit Mafia (modified contact)
Shipwreck Sheilas vs. I-5 Rollergirls (modified contact)
Reservoir Dolls are really a fun team to watch play.  I had the opportunity to visit them twice last year and see them in the Seattle area as well.  Each time they played the Galaxy Girls, I was impressed with their score management and raw drive.  Buddha Thunder is one to watch out for when she takes the jam line and Rattle Skate is a wrecking ball extraordinaire!  Veterans Twilight Temptation and Violet No-Regard were very tough on their opponents last year, and I look forward to seeing what they all bring to the track.

Along with the returning skaters in the roster, it looks as though there are several new names.

Buddha Thunder
Violet No-Regard
Cocomotive
Spunkee Bruizer
Mini 2 Sk8tes
Sinister Attraction
Rattle Skate
Bust Her-Hyde
Black Bubblez
Neal Cassady
Roma Mafia
TinkerHell
Twilight Temptation
Fizzy Bubbly

As you can see from the schedule above, I-5 is bringing down their modified contact team to play against a Junior Gem team.  Modified contact is usually defined as allowing pushing with legal hitting areas as well as "riding" fellow skaters, but not outright hitting. 

This is kind of a grey area in junior derby has yet to really be fully codified.  In fact, the JRDA is in consult with many leagues as to just what this means and how best to implement it.  Seattle Derby Brats are doing the same internally and have talked to some of the NW Regional teams.  Now that we are all getting to the point where modified contact competition is a possibility, it's going to be exciting to see this develop!

So let's take a look at the I-5 B team!

At first glance of the roster, I see some names that I definitely recognize from last year's Tootsie Roller squad of the Seattle Derby Brats.  Helle Diablo, Lil' Miss Chaos and Maky Splatterhead bring some serious bouting experience and positional knowledge to the team.  And coached by Hockey Honey?  This should be squad to watch!  It's great to see that junior derby is growing at all levels and that the competition is just getting better.  Watch out, WFTDA!  These girls are coming! 

Helle Diablo
Kickin' Caboodle
Jess Trippin
Emily Kickin Shin
Last Cookie
Terrace Terror
Sy RuM
Izzie Xterminated
Lil' Miss Chaos
Maky Splatterhead
GRRR-Lee
Karmic Death
iSnarly
Garcezilla