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Kit Check

Written by Carrie | 24 June 2011

When starting roller derby my aim was to get the best gear I could as cheaply as I could, in case it turned out I didn’t actually like it after all. What? It could happen. (Um, could it? Has it? Do people give it a go and never come back again? I can’t imagine…)

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The basics - starting and stopping

Written by Phillippa | 20 June 2011

So after a few times out on my skates and even more time roaming the internet I decided it might be best to have a go at some basic roller skills. In particular I felt my practice may be improved by honing the fine art of stopping, which up until now had consisted of either letting myself slow to a stop or, on less well timed occasions, sort of half-crashing into, half-grabbing some near-by object.

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Diary of a baby zebra

Written by Max | 20 June 2011

When I told my friend Chris I was training to become a Roller Derby ref he had only one question for me: "Are you having a mid-life crisis, Max?" he said, resting a hand on my shoulder.

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Fresh Meat: 1

Written by Carrie | 16 June 2011

I’m not sure how to begin this blog but some sort of introduction seems called for. I’m Carrie, no skate name as I am far too new. I started the Fresh Meat programme in February and have spent the last 13 or so weeks learning how to stop and fall so I don’t kill myself, and recently scrimmaged for the first time. That was somewhat mental, I have to say. Fresh Meat is over, I guess, and I haven’t made it into the Rec League as yet. There were assessments at the end to see how we had progressed and whether we were ready, and I am not. But the good news is that I have five more weeks to prove myself and another chance to pass the assessment, which is something I wasn’t expecting. If I fail again I can start Fresh Meat over, so I get to keep skating either way.

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Dipping my toe (stop) in...

Written by Phillippa | 06 June 2011

I have to confess, if I you had asked me 6 months ago what I thought of roller derby in the UK I would have said 'They have roller derby in the UK?!' and if you had asked me the same question a year ago I would have said 'Umm, what is roller derby?'. But once discovered it didn't take long for me to start thinking that this was the sport for me. So, I had been to a bout, I had watched Whip it, I had traipsed the internet soaking up all the roller derby rules and checking out the skills of kick-ass derby girls, in short I was well and truly hooked. But  have always been more of a do-er than a watcher and I was already desperate to get my skates on (excuse the pun, I'm allowed one, right?) and get involved.

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