Sit-down conversations and frantic emails from injured skaters are one of my least favorite parts of being Iron Octopus Fitness. Especially when they’re in the throes of a near panic attack…
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“If you never do anything but the basics, you’ll never BE anything but basic.” This very cogent argument came to my attention after I shared the following image across social…
I started taking driving lessons when I was 14. Then transitioned into Driver’s Ed. when I was 15 and a half. My first driver’s test was atrocious. I passed, but…
Some of the most basic roller derby skills are also some of the ones that we struggle with the most. (In all honesty, I still have a hard time consistently…
Recently, in a forum (I spend lots of my time creeping on forums, okay?), the question of the 27-in-5 and it’s usefulness as a minimum skating skill came up. Again….
Some of the most basic roller derby skills are also some of the ones that we struggle with the most. (In all honesty, I still have a hard time consistently…
If you play derby, you know the 27-in-5. If you play WFTDA, you probably know it intimately. Maybe you have a love/hate relationship with it. Maybe it’s just a hate…
Some of the most basic roller derby skills are also some of the ones that we struggle with the most. (In all honesty, I still have a hard time consistently…
The paceline. It’s a fixture in derby; a right of passage. The feeling of exhilaration when you can finally hang in the paceline is akin to your first successful big…
I live in the Pacific Northwest and, as such, am frequently exposed to HUGE names in roller derby on a regular basis. Exposed in the “Hey, I just met you and…