From the Mouths of Babes
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Certain members of OFB are thrilled that the Capitals are starting auditions for the Spirit Squad today. My only hope is that the Spirit Squad has a blog, similar to the Nashville Predators Dancers and Goal Girls, or the Blue Crew's audition blog. Where else could we gain insight into the challenging world of fan experience enhancement? Cue Christina from the Blue Crew, who speaks to the skating portion of their auditions:
One of the drills was a familiar but dreaded hockey drill called Mountains; although, some hockey players refer to them as Suicides. It consists of hard skating back and fourth, stopping at each line, and always returning to the goal line without resting. I heard some girls breathing heavily and fatigue was setting it but I took it as an opportunity to finally regain some body heat that was lost due to our attire.
A guy would read this and see nothing wrong with it, but women would easily read between the lines for what she's really saying: she's in great shape, too bad for the losers who can't handle a little exercise.
On to the trivia portion of the competition:
Some of the questions ranged from naming some of the newly signed players to explaining the physics behind laying ice.
Now I'm impressed: Blue Crew members have to know the physics of laying ice? Does that question come up a lot?
On to some role-playing exercises:
After dancing, we moved onto the improv portion. We all partnered up (a veteran with a new girl) and drew a strip of paper out of a hat. On the strips of paper were different scenarios that can possibly happen during a Thrashers game and we would have to act out a scene. One girl would have to act it out the wrong way and the other girl would act it out the right way...My strip of paper said, “You accidentally spilled a Thrashers fan’s drink,” while some other strips said, “You threw a t-shirt out in the stands and it hits a fan in the eye.”
In Washington, the answer to either of these hard-hitting social issues is simple: you immediately hire a lawyer, because you're going to get sued for damages.
As for the Preds Dancers and Goal Girls, after seeing some of the pics of their photo shoot on the blog, I'd like to know how they define a "healthy breakfast." I just don't see those ladies chowing down on a stack of pancakes.
H/t to Canucks and Beyond and Puck Daddy.
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