I’ve always been a bit accident prone (it runs in my family), so falling and getting hurt is as natural to me as breathing. Although I will say that I have never broken a bone or been seriously injured. *knocks on wood* So far I have fallen about 4 or 5 times, but once I actually become Fresh Meat I know I won’t be able to keep track of the number.
Below are photos of my knees after two separate falls.
On Monday night I decided to participate in the second backwards skate portion (we started learning to skate backwards in the Saturday class, so I knew to waddle and do scissors). I had my kneepads with me, but I only wore them for a short time that night. So when I got off balance and fell forward, it was straight onto my left knee (the one that looks worse). I skated back to my stuff to take a look and saw that my fall had re-opened the wound so it was bleeding again.
From reading other derby blogs, I know I’ll be falling a lot, so I guess it’s good to get some practice.
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