Last Saturday I did some drills with the A Team which took me so far out of my comfort zone I may as well have been on a different planet. It brought it home to me just how much work…
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Diary of a Cadet
Posted in Info, Meet the Dames, Q&A Tagged with: A Team, Birmingham, Blitz Dames, Blocker, Bomb Squad, cadets, Officiating, Referee, Roller Derby, Roller Derby UK, Skater, Skating, This Girl Can, WFTDA
Diary of a Cadet
So because of Life, the Universe and Everything I went back to training on Saturday after 5 weeks off. It was great to see my Dames again and I had no qualms whatsoever about putting my skates on and jumping…
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Diary of a Cadet
So being a Cadet is awesome, and whilst you’re not (yet) on the Bomb Squad or A Team, you do get to do some training with them and play with, or against them, in Intraleague. To celebrate the 50th birthday…
Posted in Meet the Dames, Q&A Tagged with: A Team, Birmingham, Blitz Dames, Blocker, Bomb Squad, cadets, Jammer, Roller Derby, Roller Derby UK, Skater, Skating, This Girl Can
Diary of a Fresh Meat – The Final Chapter
So I have passed my minimum skills and I have very mixed feelings about this. Firstly, as I scrimmed with the Big Girls and took part in a Cherry Popper the following week, I am very grateful to all my…
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Under the Helmet: Dr Green Dream
Dr Green Dream is a Jammer for the Blitz Dames A Team. She moved to Birmingham a year ago from Australia, transferring from the Mackay City Roller Maidens. In her non-derby life, she trades skates for scrubs and goes by…
Posted in Meet the Dames, Q&A Tagged with: A Team, Birmingham, British Championships, Jammer, Roller Derby, Roller Derby UK, This Girl Can, WFTDA