VICE Sports: International Roller Derby Teams Face Uncertain Season Thanks To Trump
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Ms Magazine: Negotiating Safety – Healing Through a Contact Sport
In the fractions of seconds before the body flying at me at speed with devastating intent actually impacts, I have a crowding multiplicity of voices that clamor for top feeling and then dull to a white noise of focus. In the tunnel vision of this moment, the roaring crowd around me that echoes what had [...]
Derby Central: The New Internationalisms in Roller Derby
Unless you’ve been hiding your face in the stinky gear bag you keep swearing to your significant other or roommate you’ll get round to cleaning one of these days, you’ll have noticed that recent tournament announcements have revealed locations that have kept the derby world abuzz. Whether you like to travel or loathe it, the fact of the [...]
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2016 WFTDA D2 Champs: #48 Calgary takes 3rd over #52 Charlottesville, 252-197
PORTLAND, OR – In the fight for third place in the WFTDA D2 Championships, the game started with Calgary being visibly determined to take the game and go home with a medal. Calgary started strong by taking lead status and adding double digit points accordingly. Charlottesville was keen to reply, and made the Canadians work for their [...]
2016 WFTDA D1 Champs: #3 Rose City knocks out #6 Texas, 186-172
PORTLAND, OR – This was both a tense and dense game for the #3 and #6 WFTDA-ranked teams, as they traded game leads throughout play, and their strategy was marked by relentless braced walls that jammers had to press through to take passes. Both teams fielded swift-footed jammers who applied unrelenting pressure on blockers, gathering every [...]
2016 WFTDA D1 Champs: #4 Angel City has no carbs against #19 Montréal, 217-116
PORTLAND, OR – After a hotly contested first twenty or so minutes of play, starting with what seemed like a solid lead claim from Montréal and then riddled with tense game lead switches, Angel City clamped down on defense, resulting in a widening lead differential for ACDG into the half-time break. The second period was defined [...]
2016 WFTDA D2 Champs: #50 Brandywine sneaks past #52 Charlottesville, 205-200
PORTLAND, OR – With floor conditions troubling both teams in the initial minutes of play, both teams seemed to find their ground relatively rapidly in the first period. Jammer penalties took a solid hold through the middle of the first period of play, but lead jammer statuses were the main determiner of scoring abilities, and both [...]
Diversify Your Competitive Nutrition: Vegan Athletes in Derby
There are many ways of taking your game seriously. And one of them is getting on top of your nutritional game. Ask any number of people across our sport about what that takes, and you’ll get a whole array of answers about what is the best possible combination of macros, proteins, carbs, lean options, supplements and [...]