Category: Player perspective
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Roller derby skills: finding your ‘Good Thing’
I don’t read sports psychology books, but from my own experience (taking ages to pass my laps and 18 months as a bouting skater) I think so much of derby […]
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Cherry Poppin’ Madness!
We’ve been stuck to the media streams of the Men’s Roller Derby World Cup all weekend – could not tear ourselves away from twitter, the amazing live video feed, or (those of […]
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Returning to Skating – Mint Collision
We hear a lot about people returning to skating for various reasons; Life took over and they had to take a derby break, they’ve been injured and are (very bravely!) […]
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Fresh Meat Perspectives: Kate
This season, we hope to offer fresh perspectives from all skating levels, training tips and advice, and point of view posts from individual skaters here on the LRB blog. Our […]
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Returning to Roller Derby with the right attitude.
I’ve recently returned to roller derby after a 5 month break from skating, and that break was the best thing I could have done for myself and everyone I skate […]
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International Women’s Day – who do you look up to?
Happy International Women’s Day! As we all know, roller derby is a predominantly female sport that is not only fun but also pretty empowering for a lot of people. It’s […]
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Derby Speak……Say What!!??
Ok, so you have been skating for a few weeks now, you have purposely fallen on your knees, balanced on one leg and tried to “cross over”. You have a collection of […]
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The Unsung Heroes – The NSO’s
They are the unsung heroes in Roller Derby and without the Non Skating Officials we would never get to play a bout. The NSO’s are the ones who have the […]