Here are all my roller derby strategy posts, for your clicking and reading pleasure. I’ll add as time goes on. What else would you like to see? Chasing the jammer Potential anti-sausage techniques Turnaround blocking/blocking facing backwards Get your points and call it (quickly) (don’t wait) Stop knocking your points out of bounds Watch the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fresh Meat’
Roller derby strategy
Posted in Derby, tagged being awesome, derby girls, Fresh Meat, Roller derby, roller girls, Strategy on June 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Read my roller derby book!
Posted in Derby, My super fun activities, tagged being awesome, derby girls, Fresh Meat, Roller derby, roller derby book, roller derby is glamorous, roller girls, shenanigans on May 30, 2013 | 13 Comments »
I’m looking to find a few readers for my upcoming roller derby book. What do you get? A preview of the book, a shout out IN the book, a free copy when it comes out, and an internet high-five. What do you have to do? Read the book and provide some basic feedback by June [...]
I don’t miss playing roller derby
Posted in Derby, My super fun activities, tagged beautiful babies, being awesome, Betties, derby girls, Fresh Meat, retirement, Roller derby, roller derby is glamorous, roller girls, Rose City Rollers, scrimmage, shenanigans on May 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re regular readers (hi, friends!) or you’ve poked around a bit, you probably know that I played roller derby for a while. In August, I stopped, with the intention of getting knocked up. This goal has been achieved. This August, if all goes according to plan, I’ll be birthing a future roller derby player, [...]
Roller derby strategy: Get your points and call it.
Posted in Derby, tagged being awesome, derby girls, Fresh Meat, jamming, Roller derby, roller derby strategy, Strategy on April 3, 2013 | 4 Comments »
Now, this is going to seem like a no-brainer, but stick with me for a minute. When you’re the lead jammer and the opposing jammer is out of the pack, you want to get as many points as you can and then call off the jam. (Why, yes, Frisky, that DOES seem like a no-brainer.) [...]
Gear is required to play roller derby – don’t lose it.
Posted in Derby, tagged bad smells, derby girls, Fresh Meat, gear, roller derby is glamorous, sage advice, sweatiness on March 6, 2013 | 3 Comments »
File under: Derby for Beginners I don’t know about skaters everywhere, but it seems like a Rose City skater gets her gear stolen about every few months. Maybe it’s even happened to you. Believe me; I am the LAST person to judge. My gear has been stolen. Twice. Yes, twice. The first time, I had [...]
Getting ready for your first bout
Posted in Derby, tagged Bouts, derby girls, Fresh Meat, Roller derby, roller derby for beginners, roller derby is glamorous, roller girls, Rose City Rollers, shenanigans on October 19, 2012 |
This weekend Rose City’s having their annual rookie bout. The term “rookie,” in this case, means the 14 most recently-drafted skaters who weren’t returning skaters or members of the Wheels of Justice. The team includes plenty of members of the Axles of Annihilation, (Rose City’s B-team), some transfers, an aged-up Rosebud, and a few people [...]
How to stand out in the Fresh Meat pool
Posted in Derby, tagged derby girls, Fresh Meat, Portland, Roller derby, roller derby is glamorous, roller girls, tryouts on October 10, 2012 | 3 Comments »
This is the latest installment of my roller derby for beginners series. Go back and look, and make sure to tell me if there’s anything I’m missing. Here to serve, derby friends. So you’ve tried out and you’ve made Fresh Meat. Ta-da! You made it! Just kidding – it doesn’t necessarily feel like you’ve made [...]
Happy Draft Day!
Posted in Derby, tagged Betties, Fresh Meat, Roller derby, Rose City Rollers on September 6, 2012 |
Happy draft day, Rose City! Tonight there will be one or two or three new Break Neck Betties, and I couldn’t be happier! I hope it’s those of you who were really nice to me when I was coaching Fresh Meat. (Kidding.) (Kind of.) I never skated with the Betties once before being drafted to [...]
5 things that don’t disqualify you from being drafted
Posted in Derby, tagged derby girls, Fresh Meat, messing up, roller girls, Rose City Rollers, summer, sweatiness on August 21, 2012 |
The Rose City off-season drafts are coming up, and I’ve seen that the eligible Meat are starting to get itchy. Maybe this advice is a few weeks too late, but for now: Relax! Derby is fun, right? So, for those dear Fresh Meat: 5 common Fresh Meat traits that feel like they might disqualify you [...]
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