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Dixie Derby Girls Examiner
posted on March 3, 2010 at 3:22pm

Well, its official... Huntsville now has its own dedicated section on Examiner.com for Dixie Derby Girls news and other derby related reporting.And guess who is the writer for the section??? Yep, yours truly!The website, which organizes and features hype...more

Knee Pads, I Love You!
posted on February 27, 2010 at 11:11am

www.sincityskates.com I had gone four decades without ever visiting an Orthopedist, until this morning. After about three and a half months intentionally (at first) and unintentionally (with regularity) falling on my knees, I found myself in some serious ...more

Down & Derby in my old backyard
posted on February 20, 2010 at 12:34pm

There's nothing like visiting your old stompin' grounds and catching up with your old friends after being gone for several years. Even better when your return is to take part in a kick-butt Roller Derby event that you can invite old friends to come watc...more

Broken Hearted Wheel Melt
posted on February 11, 2010 at 9:52am

Last night was the 3rd Annual Broken Hearted Skate-a-thon. Its a great event where each skater raises pledges per laps (or simple flat donations) to help the American Heart Association.This year, I was challenged to skate over 250 laps in the 2 hour skat...more

Roller Derby: Finally, a quality American export
posted on February 5, 2010 at 1:59pm

Roller derby has hit Britain! The American, largely female-only sport has been exported to Britain and is growing exponentially.Check out this piece in The Guardian about the emergence of the sport overseas.This is very good news for overseers of British ...more

What a difference a month makes!
posted on February 1, 2010 at 10:28am

Derby, derby, derby, derby, derby! I passed my first safety skills assessment! I'm a Step 2 derby-girl-in-training now. I'm learning to block! And have the bruises on my shoulders to show for it. I've played Blood and Thunder with league players! (bas...more

Training: Week One
posted on January 26, 2010 at 8:45am

Out on the interwebs, the theme among most roller derby skaters is simple this time of year: TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN.If there really is such a thing as a derby off-season, January probably is the closest thing you'll find. Admittedly, this skater took to the ...more

Broken Hearted Skate-a-Thon
posted on January 18, 2010 at 1:06pm

Can you spare a little change? Its time for our Annual Broken Hearted Skate-a-thon, where we skate our very festively-dressed bootays off to raise money for the American Heart Association. WE NEED YOUR HELP! You can come skate laps for Broken Hearts with...more

How I discovered Derby...
posted on January 5, 2010 at 2:19pm

....Though the real question is how DIDN'T I discover it before!?It had been over 15 years since I had really been on roller skates (save for some inline skating about 10 years ago), but some of my favorite childhood memories were from putting on my aunt'...more

Best of '09: A Fresh Meat's Perspective
posted on December 30, 2009 at 1:53pm

The WomenTalkSports network has come up with a "Best of '09" series. What a great idea! I recently wrote my own Year in Review as a personal exercise, but the last three months of my life have been immersed in roller derby and this is a perfect opportunit...more

RollerWomyn: 2009 Year in Review
posted on December 27, 2009 at 9:48am

I have been inspired by Elayna Alexandra's post on Skirt.com: ~2009~ a year in review. So here is mine. January Jobless for the first time in my life. I created this South Park version of me to memorialize how I spent my time. February A former board me...more

Derby Withdrawal: What is happening to me?
posted on December 22, 2009 at 10:18am

Me. The one who wrote Stillability. The woman who can lie in bed all day. The woman who wants to lie in bed all day. What is happening to me? Skating practice was canceled today. My response? Buuut, I waaaaanna skaaaaaaaaaate! Adult in head: Well, hone...more

Congratulations to the 2009 WFTDA Championship MVPs!
posted on December 20, 2009 at 9:42am

Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association announces 2009 Championship MVPs...more

Dear Derby Santa
posted on December 15, 2009 at 1:16pm

Dear Derby Santa, I've been a bad good, good rollergirl. How about getting me a few gifts to shove in my fishnet & stiletto stockings? You know, it IS the off-season training time, and what better time to break in new gear than as I sweat off all those h...more

CANCELED - DC All-Stars meet Richmond's Poe's Punishers!
posted on December 15, 2009 at 9:44am

Published by http://www.dcrollergirls.com/ Dear Fans,In light of the impending storm, we find it is in the best interests of our skaters, our skater's families, our visiting skaters, our volunteers and our fans that we cancel Saturday's Bout. This was...more

Chain Gang train wrecks the Junktion
posted on December 14, 2009 at 1:55pm

Another great bout weekend, this time I was lucky enough to participate in Chattanooga's first Roller Derby expo bout as a guest skater. The Chattanooga Rollergirls are a newly formed league, filled with some great skaters with a lot of great things happe...more

When will I know that I'm an athlete?
posted on December 14, 2009 at 12:05pm

By Robin L. Bernstein I am thirty-eight miles from home. I enter a large concrete building through the glass double-doors and take a moment to become acquainted with my surroundings. The air is moist and thick with the smell of sweat. The high ceiling ...more

Help! I've Put on a Sports Bra and I Can't Get Out!
posted on December 13, 2009 at 3:24pm

One of the things I love about roller derby is seeing women being tough while wearing tiny skirts. How can you beat that? You can't....more

Movie recommendation: Go see Whip It!
posted on October 23, 2009 at 12:04pm

Sorry for the absence these past two weeks. Little bit of travel and some pending deadlines have made me a little scattered.But the weekend is nearly here and if you are looking for something indoorsy to do (temps here dropped 30 degrees in one day--sigh-...more

Let the good times roll
posted on October 23, 2009 at 8:58am

Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut isn’t the only place where you can find wheels a-turnin’ lately. Roller skating is as hot as ever and there are a number of roller sports that have novices and spectators alike spinning: Roller Disco: Whether or n...more

Roller Derby film “Whip It” rocks
posted on October 1, 2009 at 4:22pm

We’ve been following  the film Whip It since it was announced last year that Drew Barrymore would make her directorial debut helming the roller derby-themed coming-of-age story starring  Ellen Page. So now, it’s finally time to hit the theatre and ...more

Recession, health care, and roller derby
posted on September 21, 2009 at 11:20am

I was just talking to a friend the other day about how roller derby is such a hot topic in sport studies because it's a great venue for examining gender roles, subversion, aggression, alternative sport, sexuality, and a host of other things.And of course ...more

Remembering Joanie Weston: Roller Derby Amazon
posted on June 15, 2009 at 1:14pm

Apparently it is karma for me to write about roller derby today. I led a workshop last week for some high school coaches and one of the women who attended told me she is competing on a flat track roller derby team here in Western Mass. Then the next day...more

The problem with amateur sports
posted on April 14, 2009 at 11:40am

While popular, roller derby isn't ready for prime time. Or rather. prime time isn't ready for us....more

Training With Purpose and the Rollergirl Version of Sensitivity
posted on April 7, 2009 at 8:05am

Photo By: Gary Quick   I am including the above picture from last week because a)it's cool, b)it shows teamwork, and c)it's Assistant Captain (me) helping out Captain (Ellie Slay) - all relevant items to what I've been thinking about today. Because ...more
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