If your team was like mine, you spent a lot of time practicing scrum starts in the dark ages of minors and double-whistle starts. You probably still practice them. Practice them more. When defending against a passive offense, hold your position as tenaciously as you would if there were an opposing blocker directly in front […]
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Only your scrum start can help you now
Posted in Derby, tagged blocker strategy, passive offense, Roller derby, Sausage, scrum starts, Strategy on October 21, 2013 |
Mercy rule – hate it or kind of okay with it?
Posted in Derby, tagged being awesome, Blood and Thunder, opinion, Roller derby, roller girls, rules, Strategy, Team USA, The Point, tournaments, World Cup on July 17, 2013 | 3 Comments »
Blood and Thunder recently announced a modified rule set for the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup. Basically, it’s WFTDA rules, plus a few changes to jazz things up a bit: 30-second penalties, shortened jammer penalties, and a mercy rule. People, in general, seem to hate the mercy rule. I can see where Blood and Thunder […]
Roller derby strategy
Posted in Derby, tagged being awesome, derby girls, Fresh Meat, Roller derby, roller girls, Strategy on June 3, 2013 | 2 Comments »
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 […]
Roller derby strategy: More anti-sausage techniques
Posted in Derby, tagged derby girls, Roller derby, roller derby is glamorous, roller derby strategy, Strategy, wftda on April 24, 2013 | 2 Comments »
There’s been a lot of chatter on the internet about the sausage this week. I don’t care for the sausage*. It sucks to watch in large doses. Do I think we need a rule change to get rid of it? Probably, but not definitely. Until that time, though, what are skaters supposed to counter this […]
Sausage effects
Posted in Derby, tagged BAD, being awesome, besterns, passive offense, Roller derby, roller derby strategy, roller girls, Rose City Rollers, Sausage, shenanigans, stats nerd, Strategy, wftda, WOJ on April 8, 2013 | 4 Comments »
After Saturday night’s bout, the roller derby wanted answers. Mostly, they wanted answers to why Demanda Riot got ejected. I can see why it generated so much hubbub – the new rule is kind of weird and strict, and not many high-profile games have been played under this new rule set. Anyway, it looks like […]
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.) […]
Strategy: Roller derby makes terrible sausage.
Posted in Derby, tagged Betties, big 5, derby girls, pegacorns, Roller derby, roller girls, shenanigans, Strategy, tournaments, wftda on September 22, 2012 | 5 Comments »
As a vegetarian, I don’t really like sausage with my breakfast (ha ha, joke), but the internet seems to be googling the hell out of this “strategy.” Bummer. They must be googling it because they’ve either seen it, or want to know more. DON’T DO IT. IT’S BORING AND LAME. But your opponent is probably […]
The dreaded “Sausage”
Posted in Derby, tagged Betties, flat track, Portland, Roller derby, Sausage, Strategy, sweatiness, wftda on August 8, 2012 | 8 Comments »
EDIT: Hey guys, since this wasn’t super informative about sausaging, I went into more detail in another post. NO SERIOUSLY that post is much better and you should read it. ** Last weekend, my team beat a banked track team ON the flat track, 250-89. We talked about that already, in case you want to see more […]
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