update

our league has three places we skate.

The first is a rink where we practice 95% of the time. (We contemplated having bouts there, but it's just too small of a place.)  The floor is wood, and I use my Voodoo and Chaser wheels and have a grand old time.

The second place is the sports complex not too far from where Roy works.  It's ice 9 months of the year but during the summer they put down sport court.  We have our summer bouts there.  They absolutely love having us and always give us first dibs on practice time (over the lacrosse teams), the practice space is huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge and their rent for us having bouts there is dirt. fucking. cheap.  We'd have all our bouts there if we could.  The only real downside is that it's hotter than hell.

Our third place is the slick concrete-floored sports arena-y type place.  It's a fantastic place to have bouts (lots of seating, great concessions, etc), but it's not cheap.  We have our fall bouts there.  They seem to like us but haven't turned that liking into, oh, I dunno, reduced rent. 

Anyway, the sports complex just opened for the season and we'll be skating there on Thursdays now.  We'll see how I need to adjust my wheels, if at all.