Posts tagged banked track
What Came First? Challenges or Self-Esteem
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by Marr Bulls
in Musings
Just like the age old question:
“What came first, the chicken or the egg?”
I’m at a point in my life where my self-confidence is ok, but still a work in progress. I’m 45 and I’m still loaded with self-doubts. As a kid, I had such shoddy self-esteem. At 14 I decided to change. I decided the time had [...]
I Got Your “Play Nice” Right Here
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by Tripsy Daisy
in Leadership
“You don’t want to hurt the smaller girls, do you?”
I grew up faster than most. I don’t mean in the street smart, head strong, Hollywood child actor kind of way. No, I mean I was 5’5” by the time I was 10. I was wearing a B-cup, size 5 pants in the 4th grade. I was HUGE compared to the other [...]
The Roller Derby Honeymoon
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by Tripsy Daisy
in Leadership
My League is New
We are a banked track league without a banked track. We are a group of over 70 women who all joined this league within 6 months of each other. We have varying skating abilities and bring massive talents to our committee tables. We are a brood of strong personalities who are jockeying for dominance. Like most other derby leagues we are tattooed, dyed and strong thighed. We are aggressive, opinionated and loud. We can point out each others’ flaws but nobody else better talk shit about my derby sister. We have bonded quickly and fiercely. We have a common goal and a common drive. We skate, we plan, we scrimmage, we fund raise and occasionally we drink. Okay, more than occasionally.
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 [...]
