It seems the occupation for all roller derby girls is a constant search to make your skates fit right and work well ... I feel your pain ... Of late I am thinking about my heels, which don't fit very well in my skate and are always coming up off the footbed when I skate ... This seems like a bad thing ... A couple of solutions I have found (but not yet tried): ... Powerslide ankle stabilizers: ... (available from several places including Connie's Skate Place) ... The DIY beer-solves-all-problems
Happy New Year to all!www.HellOnWheelsTheMovie.com Some early info about what’s in store for 2K9: Hell on Wheels screenings.Hell yeah, we’re screening this gem of a flick in ‘09. Next up is: Boston on Feb 20! Sponsored by the Boston Derby Dames (www.bostonderbydames.com/), the screening will be in Arlington at the Regent Theater (www.regenttheatre.com/)www.HellOnWheelsTheMovie.com http://www.indiepixfilms.com/film/hellonwheelsHere’s a [ ... ] ...
Just heard about this video via the rollergirls yahoo group and Hurt Reynolds ... Very cool footage ... I would love to see more of this! ... "If you've seen helmet cam footage shot by competing skaters, you've probably noticed that it can be hard to follow because any alert skater keeps her head on a swivel at all times ... Refs, though, are watching the bigger picture, and the change of aspect yields a much better result ... Interesting to think what a dedicated camera-skater might accomplish
I woke up this past Sunday saying the same thing I had apparently said over and again the night before, after our annual Charm City Roller Girls banquet, “I feel like I got kicked in the face.” You know it’s a good party when you come away injured and no one was skating ... Two days later, now here on Tuesday, there’s no question about it: my nose is broken. Sunday morning everyone found it funny, and it totally was. What I found funny was what happened next ... Not having gotten to bed
Photo: K. T. Ryder Wilkie, 10-14-07 ... From the rollergirls yahoo board comes this interesting post about a new medical study being done on injuries in roller derby ... I think this is so fantastic ... Good solid research will eventually help us to be safer ... More safety = Less injuries = More kicking ass! I have already filled out this survey and I think you should, too ... Right now ... Injury Experience in Roller Derby Athletes ... Attention Roller Derby Girls! ... Roller Derby is moving
New York TimesDevil Dan Strangely, the New York Times ran a feature story on Daniel 'Devil Dan' Eduardo Policarpo, the man who gave the founders of modern roller derby the idea, then left town once the hard work started ...
HELP GGRD WIN $10,000!! ... Help Gotham Girls Roller Derby assist the derby community with a $10,000 contribution from the new rock station 101.9 RXP -- "The New York Rock Experience!" ... The new radio station 101.9 RXP "The New York Rock Experience" (101.9 FM) is hosting a special challenge for its listeners, and Gotham Girls Roller Derby could win $10,000 to help finance the continued production of national-quality roller derby competition for women in New York City, including training
Dreadnought's roller derby quilt has taken on a life of its own and decided to move to a new blog ... Check it out at http://rollerderbyquilt.blogspot.com/ ... There are rumors of a magazine article and a possible senate seat ... Stay tuned for more details! ...
It’s the Holiday Season! No need to stress out with Hanukkah, Festivus, Christmas, and Kwanzaa right around the corner. You can get the perfect gift to satisfy all of your friends’ wants and desires - The Big Easy Rollergirls 2009 “Rollergirls Through Time” Pin up Calendar ... Featuring over sixty rollergirls and refs, this 12x12 full-color, glossy calendar was shot exclusively by Scott Stuntz and shows rollergirls in many classic New Orleans locations: Molly’s at the Market, The