Learning
I’m keeping this short and sweet today as I’ve been coaching 4 sessions a day for 3 days with one more day to go tomorrow at the AMAZING Derby Revolution in the BEAUTIFUL City of Gent in Belgium. I am mentally almost spent (hence all the CAPITAL LETTERS- I get enthusiastic when I’m exhausted), BUT ...
The time I forgot teabags: Packing for Derby Travel.
If there is one thing that derby has added to my life that I definitely wouldn’t have had without it, it’s Travel. Some people are jetting off all of the time in their real lives. A different city every month, exploring and adventuring. A permanent overnight bag sitting in the hallway, and lunchtimes spent on ...
Train, Training, Coach, Coaching.
I love training, and I love coaching. I’ve been travelling around the UK a lot over the last few months coaching a wide range of awesome leagues. The one thing that they all have in common is a total eagerness to learn, push themselves and get better. It has been such a privilege to be ...
Auckland Bootcamps 1 and 2.
Kia Ora (it’s too orangey for crows) I’m in New Zealand. It’s summer! There’s sunshine and I can do my plyometrics workouts outdoors! And this weekend 7th and 8th January 2012 I’m hosting two bootcamps with the help of Auckland Roller Derby. Saturday I’m teaching ‘Loading Up Your Toolbox: Skating Skills for Derby’ and ...
Goodbye Canada!
I’m not in Canada anymore! What a weekend. Holy Guacamole! England placed 3rd IN THE WORLD. I was awarded Team England’s Most Valuable Player which is insane and awesome in equal measure. It’s all so overwhelming that I’m struggling to really find the right angle for this blog post. I think I may ...
Hello Canada!
I’m in Canada! Multigame weekends are an interesting beast. When you arrive in a new City, Country or Continent, it’s tempting to go crazy trying to fit in the sights, gorging on junk food and rushing around. Hold up! Remember that feeling when you go walking around town for a few hours in your ...
Toronto Bound
Next Wednesday I head out to Toronto for the first ever Blood and Thunder Roller Derby World Cup. I’m pretty sure that it is going to be amazing once I get there, but right now I just don’t feel ready. I trained and trained and trained and trained for London Brawling’s first ever trip ...