Sometimes, people slide into my DMs. And, despite the connotations of that phrase, it’s not as unpleasant as you might imagine it would be. There was the skater that desperately…
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I rarely open my messages to find something quite as baffling as what I found that day: “She had everyone doing wall sits on skates.” Oy. “To help us work…
We’ve all been there, right? After a particularly grueling set of laps or a really intense practice with lots of time in derby stance, it feels like someone is literally…
“So I think we should start that practice with some off-skates training.” This was clearly The Universe’s way of testing my commitment to being a good captain to my team….
Only in the leap from the lion’s head will he prove his worth. INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade is one of my favorite…
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….
At this point in your athletic career, you’ve probably been exposed to the cookie analogy of strength training. If not, here’s a refresher: “Let’s look at an example of a…
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…
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…
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…