What I love about this is seeing that he’s clearly a hockey skater. Now, I don’t know shit about fuck when it comes to cold slippy antics, but what I notice is different between hockey skaters and nearly all other skaters is that hockey skaters essentially run on the ice. Any other skater is trying to glide, perform, or be otherwise smooth. Create a new type of mobility, but on ice. But hockey skaters? The floor is slippery but that’s why they’ve got knives on their feet, so it’s running time. Run run run run.
So this is like playing tag on ice, except the one guy you’re trying to get is magically not on ice. And I think that’s pretty neat.
He’s also making really good use of the stoppers on the front of his skates. You can clearly see several times that when he starts juking and running he’s not actually running with the wheels in contact with the ground – he’s tipped forward to run on the rubber stoppers, which will give him more traction on the slippery surface. He can change direction faster because none of his kinetic energy is going into countering the inertia of spinning wheels.
I don’t know if the picks on the front of ice skates are used similarly (because ice hockey is not so much of a national pastime in Australia) but I wouldn’t be surprised. But I spent a bit of time with a roller derby team, and I recognised that particular stopper run :)
So quick thing this post is inspired by @jaybird-rednerd Jason Todd Hockey AU Moodborad and Headcacons. BTW I love them! Anyway I had I thought on what the other batboys along with Jason would play/do. Hopefully this isn’t stealing or anything cause that’s not where I was going with this.
Yell Leader is what my school calls the male cheerleaders. So when it comes up that’s what it is. I don’t know if that’s the right name because my knowledge of cheer or any sport really is small.
Dick Grayson - Gymnastics and Yell Leader/Mascot
Gymnastics ♂️
Dick has the coordination, strength, flexibility, and balance to be an amazing gymnast.
Plus he would look great in the uniform.
He would most likely compete in the rings, floor exercise, and the pommel horse.
Yell Leader/Mascot
This one could go either way. He could be a yell leader (male cheerleader) or the school’s Mascot.
As a yell Leader he would be helping with stunting and pumping up the crowd.
He would be tumbling along with flips.
He would probably volunteer to help teach a kid’s tumbling class.
Now as the mascot, he would ham it up.
The whole point is to get the crowd and the team pumped up.
He would probably be doing silly dances, cartwheels, and anything the suit allowed him to.
This spirt and energy would make him good at both.
Jason Todd - Hockey and Volleyball
Hockey
Okay so I’m not going to be able to write this one without copying @jaybird-rednerd so here’s the link to theirs. Go check it out. It’s really good!!!
Volleyball
The gym teacher was out sick one fateful day of his freshman year of high school. And boys volleyball coach was the sub
Volleyball was the choosen activity during class
Jason got into the volleyball game and he seemed to be a natural at it
The coach didn’t hesitate and told him he should tryout for the men’s volleyball team when the time rolled around
Jason was all for it. He would practice when ever he got the chance and when tryout rolled around Jason made it
When Jason grew taller and gained more muscle mass, he became a force to reckoned with.
You didn’t want to be on the other side of his spike
He was best at spiking and blocking simply because of his strength and jumping ability
Tim Drake - Chess Boxing and Baseball
Chess Boxing ♟
He is having to explain that chess boxing is a real sport ever time he brings it up
Low key annoys him
When he first found out about chess boxing, he was immediately interested.
He was good a chess and he knew how to box thanks to Jason.
Shortly afterwards he began practicing both more and began to compete.
Baseball ⚾️
At first he wasn’t sure if baseball was his sport
Once he stated, he found out quickly that swing a bat felt as natural as breathing
He was Gotham High School’s (I have no clue what the school is actually called) star hitter.
He had the best batting average of any other players to walk the halls of the school
When he wasn’t hitting, he could be found in the right field.
He had a killer throw and was great at catching. Hitting into right typically resulted in an out.
Tim thanked Damian for his throwing abilities. He would throw things at Damian to get him out of his. After so many year the skill had to come in handy.
Damian Wayne - Fencing and Badminton
Fencing
This kids has a odd obsession with swords and sword play.
VS letting him have any more real swords Bruce signed him up fencing classes
Damian hasn’t looked back since
He typically defetes his opponents quickly
Fencing requires speed and strategy which Damian has
Very rarely does he meet someone he struggles to beat until… well that’s for later
Badminton
Damian was more forced into playing Badminton then anything
Original he wanted to play tennis but the boys tennis team was full, so the coach sent to the badminton coach
Damian tried out and made it but he was excited about it, until his first match
He was able to play singles and batminton was kinda of a smaller version of tennis
He quickly progressed and was the top badminton player in the school
When a spot on the tennis team opened open, the tennis coach wanted Damian on the team
Damian turned it down flat
Turns out badminton + Damian = a perfect combination
We didn’t get to watch the ball drop together, but we did watch our favorite team play some hockey outside. Besides the outcome of game, 2016 is already starting strong and I am looking forward to another year with this girl by my side. #winterclassic #boston #bruins #gilettestadium #hockey #nhl
Stede, who is seemingly sweet and normal but is confirmed batshit insane, is obviously a goalie
he’s a mid-season call-up from the AHL to replace Olu, who is on IR for the rest of the season
he regularly taunts the other team during scrums until someone inevitably turns on him, and falls in love with Ed when Ed drops his gloves to fight some guy off him
Also:
Fang, Ivan and Izzy have A’s
one time on That Hockey Podcast We Don’t Talk About, an older player was talking abt how “soft” locker rooms were these days and how “back in his day he would piss in his own mouth and spit it at his teammates” anyway this is Izzy
Buttons is the equipment manager who has seen some shit
