December 2009
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Watchhell on wheels is a kick-ass documentary of the story of the texas women who brought modern roller derby into existence
Roller Derby 101: How to Watch a Bout - Women’s... →
derbygirl:
Three Day Bender, one of our awesome refs, wrote this great piece that got picked up by WFTDA! Well done, Bender!
for all you would-be roller derby fans out there.
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sweep the leg
well, a lot has happened since my last substantial post and i’ve been meaning to blog about all of it, but i’ve just been exhausted.
i did pass my wftda testing, although i’m pretty disappointed that i could not get 25 laps in 5 minutes. (i got 22, which is worse than my performance at my first practice (24).)
and to make matters worse, i had to leave practice after that bit of...
testing, testing...
this week started with two days of wftda skills testing. i haven’t gotten back my results on the written test (and we haven’t completed the speed/endurance test) but i’m quite confident that i’ll pass, well within the range of acceptability.
i have also finalized the decision to keep cruel whip as my derby name. i must admit that i’m not totally in love with it,...