It’s been awhile since I’ve worn skates. This is from last summer.
After eight months of question writing and coding, my site to help people learn the rules of Roller Derby finally has a question for every single rule.
I am a very happy sausage.
Some fun stats: it has currently 878 multiple-choice question in, with a sum total of 3,318 answers.
Feedback welcome. What do you think?
2 great tastes that taste great together. Roller derby & nerds! ❤❤
(Source: sausage-roller)
"The rules of the track work well for life. Roller derby is life in a tiny circle. You can only go forward, even if you find yourself turned around, facing the wrong way. There’s speed, unpredictability, and danger. You can’t be sure what’s going to happen, you don’t always know when you’ll stop, and it appears most people are out to get you. You will fall. You will get hurt. But you will get up again. Look, what’s the worst thing that could happen? Anything that hurts, eventually heals. You get back up. You keep going. You get stronger. You get better. Life goes on. That’s it….Or you get a skate to the face. You know. Either way."
OMG there’s a whole tumblr dedicated to derby bruises!? 😍
This photo is from last summer, it’s the first time I got rink rash in roller derby. (Taken with instagram)
12 Derby Days of Christmas
in this house, we dont mind even when there are people home.
Man, I thought I went pantless a lot before roller derby but now I’m even pantless in public. (and I love it)
(via shandeleers)
"If the good lord had intended us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented roller skates."
— Willy Wonka
"If you’re a skater, wouldn’t you rather get recognition for yourself and not your derby persona? It’s YOU putting the work in every practice. It’s YOU sacrificing your body for the good of our sport. Wouldn’t you rather young kids come up to you and say “I love you Susie Smith!” rather than “I love you Killer Krusher!"
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It’s time to move on from derby names « 30 Point Jam
I’m interested to know how other derby skaters feel about this. Do you have any interest in skating under your “square name” or do you want to keep your derby persona?
I think our sport is going through an identity crisis. I see this in my own league which was started by women, most of whom were not athletes before derby, who were drawn to the outsider-ness of derby. Now though we see the sport growing in popularity and legitimacy. Many of our newer skaters have a strong background of athletics and are less interested in bout themes and the theatrical side of derby and are more focused on competitiveness and furthering the legitimacy of our sport. That is not to say veteran skaters aren’t interested in competitiveness or newer skaters don’t come in excited by picking a derby name and picking a themed boutfit.
The distinction is not always clear and we are currently struggling with how to be clear about our team and league expectations while striving to maintain our core beliefs, including the empowerment women and inclusivity. To derby name or not to derby name speaks to this internal struggle.
Many pro athletes have sports related names but they are still known by their real names as well. Jack “The Golden Bear” Nicklaus and William “The Refrigerator” Perry are two that come to mind.
So what say you, derby athletes?
