#wtfda

[derbydeeds]

coffeeandsunshine replied to your post “I'm very interested in finding a competitive, full contact type sport,...”

She literally said they're "trying to move away from full contact". I though maybe she was trying to make it less intimidating for newbies? But it was more off-putting then anything. I take it that's bullshit then?

i think it could be to make freshmeat more comfortable but lmao roller derby IS all full contact. if they wanna take full contact completely out then all you have is ?? honestly just non-dancing jam skating. i mean freshmeat don’t start learning hits and blocks until you’ve passed a fair amount of minimum skills but are they a league that’s currently with wtfda??? are they a new league? i’m just honestly trying to wrap my head around it because a no-contact roller derby league is like............. it just doesn’t exist? then it’s not roller derby? then i have no idea what yall are doing bc you NEED to hit/block to keep jammers back and to be a jammer

are there other leagues around your area??

[my1galaxy]

FDA? WTFDA.

[louthepotato-blog]

The symbol is worse when you open up the Desktop version of DeviantArt on mobile. Look at how unaligned it is--

[slamingo151]

When the fresh meat complain that derby stance hurts

[a2rollerderby]

There is going to be a TON of incredible roller derby happening this weekend, and we hope you’ll be watching! To see the Ann Arbor Brawlstars play, you’ll need to tune your browser to the above link and focus on track one.  Their schedule is as follows:

Saturday 10:45 ET vs. Grand Raggidy Saturday 5:45 ET vs. North Star Sunday 12:30 ET vs. NEO

See the entire tournament schedule here.

[whatsyourderbyname]

The last jam of Division 1 Championships.

[speedohiko]

Currently screaming because before 2012 I was exactly like all the stupid kids that cause drama on WTFDA's blog and my art was just as terrible. Also, delete spree.

[princeneato]

internet's sweetheart

[daftscrawl]

Roller Derby: New Minimum Skills testing from a Newbie Perspective.

I passed my minimum skills two weeks ago by finally managing to do 25 laps in 5 minutes, with the help of one of our main league skaters the wonderful Little Miss Mischevil who paced me beautifully. I would've in fact got 27 in 5 if I hadn't been too busy turning around to the player behind congratulating her on her 25 as well at the 26 mark.

And now, technically I'm not minimum skills passed anymore, I should be annoyed, right? I should be down-heartened that I had finally managed to hit that target just to have someone pull it a little further away from me? Well actually no, I'm quite happy about it. After going through the new min. skills sheet I feel that the WFTDA has taken into account a few things highlighted in a recent derby life article about teaching knee falls. They're not great on our knees, and since the knee is one of the most complex pieces of kit we've got we should probably look after it. Also, for better derby, wouldn't it be good to see more hitting and less falling? Wouldn't it be better to have skaters who didn't instantly react to a bit of imbalance by falling down? I'm terrible for falling down, I've got better over the months but I'm still far from being a super stable main league skater. In a practice scrimmage on Friday during a power jam I was repeatedly swept, the skill I need to work on is obviously my balance. The new Min.Skills support balance, they're more about learning to feel more natural on skates as well as how to deal with getting past fallen skaters through tight gaps and taking a beating. I'm looking forward to spending more time getting to know this.

Two Tuesdays ago I passed my minimum skills, two Tuesdays ago I was nervous of skating my first bout and being completely useless and getting in everyone's way because I hadn't sorted out my balance yet. Today I'm not technically minimum skills passed anymore and I'm quite looking forward to the opportunity to get better

I can only transition one way, I've only just began to manage backward cross overs and whenever we do the London wall drill I try my hardest not to be the one skating backwards. The prospect of becoming a better skater should be one of the main focuses of derby, each time a new Min Skills sheet comes out it'll reflect the current state of roller derby today and the improvements in coaching and techniques being taught. Every new sheet should be celebrated as a sign that we're all getting better, even the Fresh Meat who haven't passed any form of min skills yet.

Brawl Bearings (No. 22)

[noiseaholic]

Live in or near Manchester, New Hampshire? Ever wanted to try out roller derby? Come to the NHRD's FREE fresh meat boot camp on October 17th from 7-10pm. Email freshmeat@nhrollerderby.com for the location and more info. I'll be there learning how to train you ladies! EXCITING!

[d-esaparecidos-blog]

I cannot even wait to try out for team USA.

You guys, I'm not even kidding you.

[noiseaholic]

This weekend I went to Burlington, VT and chugged maple syrup. I also watched some of the best roller derby I've ever seen live, fell in love with Raw Heidi, and spent way too much money on beer and at the vendor booths. In other words, I had a great weekend.