Fancy A Schnipps With The Street Roller Hockey Chix?
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When I first proposed to chat with Lingsi Lu and Leanor Barz from the Street Roller Hockey Chix for this month鈥檚 column, I thought, 鈥渢hese chix are going to be sooo out of my league鈥濃�� I mean, they marched in Mardi Gras dressed as bin chickens 鈥� the club鈥檚 mascot! But I think, instead, I might have stumbled upon the most delightful (non-organised) sporting league there is.聽
Street Roller Hockey Chix聽Pride Themselves on Inclusion
Like so many of our 17c起草社区I+ sporting clubs, the Chix got their start when a group of friends decided to meld their teenage hobbies 鈥� roller-blading and ice hockey.聽
Completely at odds with my preconceptions, Lingsi and Eleanor were quick to stress how beginner-friendly their sport was. The Street Roller Hockey Chix, and their friends throughout the league (you鈥檒l find no rivalries here), pride themselves on inclusion, welcoming all women, trans- and non-binary individuals.聽
Believe it or not, their鈥檚 is a non-contact game, and score blow-outs are 鈥榓gainst the rules鈥�. Delightful, right? There are no designated surface requirements and no referees, and two milk crates cut in two suffice as goals, which is pretty great considering the competition for fields and courts here in Sydney. But I think my favourite feature is that, should you fall over 鈥� which I almost certainly would 鈥� the game stops and you get the puck!聽
Schnipps = A Casual Drop-In Game
What鈥檚 this about schnipps, I hear you ask? That鈥檚 Chix speak for a casual drop-in game. Follow the Chix on Instagram for the near-weekly callouts. Don鈥檛 have skates or a stick? Let them know in advance and they鈥檒l sort something out.聽
And if you thought the Chix appeal couldn鈥檛 get any greater, puntastic team names rule the tournament roster. The basketball courts and back-alleys of the Inner-West have been graced by likes of the Summer Hills Hoists, the Bronte Sisters, and the Newt Kids on the Block, as well as Peter鈥檚 Hams, the Pyrmont Puckheads, the Botaknee Scabs, and the Tempe Tapeworms.聽
If you like what you see, then avoid disappointment by clearing 31 October. That鈥檚 right, the Halloween fancy dress schnipps is the pinnacle of the Chix calendar. I know I鈥檝e already started on my costume!
You, too, can connect with the Chix on Instagram @srhcclub. Just do it!聽聽
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