Posts by Robin YoLife
Should You Get Off Twitter?
5Is 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 More >
Derby Coaches Shut Up And Lead
1Seriously. If you are a roller derby coach and you wonder why your skaters aren’t performing? Or god forbid 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. Don’t give me any More >
Bad Derby Coaches Are Crappy Tippers
5Or 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, I’ve heard a lot of chatter about how some leagues deal with the lack of regular, talented, and More >
A Conversation: Fresh Meat And Wheels
7SKATER: “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 DERBY: “You bet. Do you know what kind of indoor wheels you have?”
SKATER: “I have the Radar More >
Require Non-Members on Your Boards
7No matter what. 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? No? OK, let me try again… Whether you are a Limited Liability Corporation, or Non-Profit 501c3, if your team or More >
Over 50 Can Kick Your Ass
10Pfffftt. 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.
Hot Flash (RJB Photo)
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 old! If that isn’t totally awesome enough for you, read on… Flash has More >
Combat Roller Derby Gossip
12Image via Wikipedia
Gossip is Roller Derby PoisonBack 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 tried to implement into the code was a message about that dreadful dirty word… More >
Don’t Focus on the Stars
6Image via Wikipedia
Invest Resources in Girls that are NOT the Super StarsI have seen this all before. One of two things will always happen when someone quits or when you can’t control your turnover rate. You feel the loss immediately and panic, or the noticeable affects are felt a year or three down the road.
Does Size Matter?Whether you are in a big league busting at the seams with six More >
