Posts by Robin YoLife
Should You Get Off Twitter?
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by Robin YoLife
in Promotion
Is your Twitter or Facebook feed riddled with "over shares", "oh-no-you-dihents", and other linkless ramblings? Ever wonder where your league, your team, or certain friends took lessons on the rules of social media? Are you using social media like a jackass? This infographic explains it all. Enjoy. All kidding aside, this post marks the beginning of a series of tips, tools and best practices for Roller Derby organizations. Stay tuned. Let us know in the comment section (or wherever) what your concerns are about social media and roller derby promotion. Or, tell us the most annoying things you experience.
Derby Coaches Shut Up And Lead
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by Robin YoLife
in Leadership
Seriously. If you are a roller derby coach and you wonder why your skaters aren't performing, are slacking off, complaining, mouthing off, or maybe not even showing up. Shut up, sit down and listen to this guy talk. Listen to the whole thing. Then, show it to your entire coaching staff. Then, print out the transcript provided and MEMORIZE IT, and IMPLEMENT IT.
Bad Derby Coaches Are Crappy Tippers
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by Robin YoLife
in Leadership
Short on Coaches for Your Roller Derby League?
Or maybe your league already has several team coaches, drill coaches, bench coaches, fresh meat coaches, off-skates training coaches, and the like? If that describes you, this scenario does not apply, so go click somewhere else for a minute.
Lately, [...]
A Conversation: Fresh Meat And Wheels
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by Robin YoLife
in Derby Gear
New To Roller Derby & Want More Skating Options
SKATER: “I just joined a league that’s in its inaugural year. I’m still really new to roller skates. Any tips on how to skate more since all I have is indoor wheels and not always an indoor place to practice? Any advice would be great.”
YO, ROLLER [...]
Require Non-Members on Your Boards
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by Robin YoLife
in Leadership
Cultivating Right woManagement Rule #1: Recruit Outside Community Members For Your Boards. No matter how you slice it. Seriously. It doesn't matter what stage your team or league is in, what business structure you have, or how long you have been in existence. You must do this. Emphatic enough? Whether you are a Limited Liability Corporation, or Non-Profit 501c3, if your team or league has a decision-making body of any kind, it is imperative to recruit outside of your membership. Why? Simple. There is no substitution for all that you stand to gain, and possibly... not lose.
Over 50 Can Kick Your Ass
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by Robin YoLife
in Health
Think You Are Too Old For Roller Derby?
Pfffftt. I dare you to say that in front of The Hot Flash. If this woman isn’t one of your derby heroes, she will be.
The Hot Flash is one of my former teammates of the Rat City Rollergirls‘, Sockit Wenches, and was playing derby while she turned 50 years [...]
Combat Roller Derby Gossip
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by Robin YoLife
in Leadership
Gossip is Roller Derby Poison
Back in 2007 when I was setting up policies for the Santa Cruz Rollergirls, we spent a lot of time on our SCRG Code of Conduct. Several members brought together various ideas and we ended up with a pretty good Code… Sadly, it was not good enough.
One thing that I [...]
Don’t Focus on the Stars
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by Robin YoLife
in Leadership
How and Why to invest in derby skaters that are NOT the Super Stars
I have seen it all before. One of two things will always happen when one of your best players quits, or if you just can’t seem to control your turnover rate.
1) You feel the loss immediately and panic, 2) or the noticeable [...]
Mimic Pro e-Newsletters
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by Robin YoLife
in Promotion
Don’t Try to Reinvent the Wheel
Sooner or later you are gonna have to start collecting email addresses for your own derby e-newsletter. There are HUNdreds of different ways to build your mailing list and I’ll talk about that in another blog.
Derbyists have a silly little habit of trying to reinvent [...]
