Precision: Expectation + Reaction
I was just eating my breakfast thinking about some new prototype wheels I’ve been testing for the lovely people at Radar and realised something. Precision is just as much about expectation as it is about reaction. So I was trying out some new wheels that are pretty different from what I usually skate on. I’d been getting ...
Jamming Skills: Holding Position versus Fleet of Foot.
Technical jamming skills can often be split into two main categories: Aggressive Skills and Evasive Skills. Understanding the difference between these two skill categories can really help when trying to make improvements in your jamming. The game has changed a lot over the last couple of years, and a lot of skaters that had previously ...
Trials and tribulations of Intraleague.
The Intraleague model of playing competitive Roller Derby has always struck me as rather odd. We train together as a single unit about 85% of the time, yet Roller Derby has this model whereby we then split into teams and play each other in front of an audience. I understand why it came about ...
PREastern Regional Playoffs: Part 1
I’ve got so much to say about my experience of Eastern Region Playoffs 2012, but it seems such a daunting task to summarise the entirety of the trip that I think I’m going to have to spread it out over a few posts. This first post is actually about Pre-Eastern’s and my preparation for what ...
Really wanting it (fullstop) (ampersand)
Deciding what you want from Roller Derby is a brilliant first step. Saying to yourself “I really want ‘X’” is such a good motivator! Defining your dream and your goals. I talk to a lot of people that say that they really want to be the best. They really want their team to be the ...
Photoshoot
Considering my husband is a very talented photographer, I was surprisingly grumpy about doing a photoshoot with him on Saturday. Boy do I feel like an idiot now! When I’m 90 years old I’m going to have these printed out (on futuristic hologram paper I’m sure) and I’m going to show them to anyone that ...
Fun Game: WOOHOOOOO!!!!
I thought of a fun game the other day and thought I’d share it here. It’s called ‘Barbarella’ (name courtesy of Stephanie ‘Ceasar’ Reed). It’s coming up to Tournament season, and we’re all taking rollerderby VERY SERIOUSLY INDEED (except of course for the lovely folk over at RollerDerp haha!) It’s based on the game of ...
New(ish) skates!
I realised today that I’ve not shown off my new skates from the lovely guys at Riedell! You’ll see if you compare them to my old set-up that I’ve gone for a slightly longer plate. Still not full length to my heel but not quite as short and forward as my last one. The difference ...
Progress when you aren’t looking.
I’ve been learning a valuable lesson over the last few months about when progress is ACTUALLY made. I was working out A LOT. 6-7 days a week including on skates training. Week after week at the Dynamic Sports Academy I was getting small improvements in my weight lifting, but not really seeing any in my ...
Interview with Roxy Rockett.
I had the delightful pleasure of hanging out with the legend herself Roxy Rockett at Derby Revolution a few weeks ago. So I decided to interview her so you can get to know her a bit better too. When I first started playing roller derby your blog was a massive inspiration to me, ...