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  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    Tough lesson to learn. When I go to the roller rink, I may not fully gear up, but I wear my knee pads and wrist guards always. Sorry about your knee. Hope it heals quickly.
  • jillybeansalad
    jillybeansalad Posts: 239 Member
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    Inside the rink, I generally wear everything except my helmet. Outside, it's everything. Unfortunately, with the training of knee touches and falls, we can have the reflect to go down on them when we lose our balance. Of course, that is really not fun without knee pads.

    Another benefit is being a good example to the kids. Sadly, I almost never see them wearing protective gear. :/ (Except our Junior derby skaters) That should change.
  • twilightlvr79
    twilightlvr79 Posts: 130 Member
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    I definitely learned the hard way this time but luckily I didn't do any permanent damage. Basically its just rink rash, took the hide off of my knee cap. It will be fine in a few days I think.
  • jillybeansalad
    jillybeansalad Posts: 239 Member
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    That's good to hear!

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