Category: Player perspective
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Want to start your roller derby journey with us? Hear from our newest skaters!
What is this roller derby thing all about? Is there a ball**… wilI I get hella sweaty… what if I fall? All valid questions and fears, which is why we […]
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Liverpool Roller Birds – New Skater Perspective – “Like I’ve Only Just Started Living!”
Our newest skaters to join the Liverpool Roller Birds had the exciting opportunity of taking part in the rookie game at the Triple Header held on at Greenbank. These skaters […]
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Joining Liverpool Roller Birds: “Meet loads of boss people and be part of one of the best sports ever!”
With our next Open Day just around the corner on Sunday 3 March, we decided to find out more about what it’s like to be a new skater and progress […]
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You didn’t make the roster. It sucks. What do you do next?
So you haven’t been chosen for the next roster, or you’ve been put on the bench and not had much play. The team is getting better and better, competition is […]
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From DIY ethics to athleticism – how roller derby continues to #PressForProgress
Every International Women’s Day makes me stop and think of all the things I take for granted. All the things other women are not able to do because they don’t […]
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Skating through a break-up: how roller derby helped me
When a break-up knocks you down – how does it affect you? You’re likely to end up feeling hurt, because like in derby, it might strike you with a full […]
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Player Perspective: Mint Collision
I started playing roller derby in 2010. Over the past 4 years there have been many twists and turns in my derby journey. There have been good things, the occasional […]
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Player Perspective: Matty “Irn Bru’ises”
My First Year With Liverpool Roller Birds So I was asked a while back to write a blog about my first year in derby. Anyone who has spent a year in […]