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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Diary of a Fresh Meat – The Final Chapter
Posted in Info, Meet the Dames, Q&A Tagged with: A Team, Birmingham, Blitz Dames, Blocker, Bomb Squad, cadets, Cherry Popper, Fresh Meat, Jammer, Pivot, Roller Derby, Roller Derby UK, Rookie, Skater, Skating, This Girl Can
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
Diary of a Fresh Meat – Episode Six
So my Fresh meat days are nearly over. Because I’m kind of obsessive I counted how many different ‘sign offs’ you need for your WFTDA minimum skills (not including 27 in 5). This totals 219 in total (73 skills to…
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Diary of a Fresh Meat – Episode Five
Yesterday was my eight month Derbyversary. This comes after a fantastic practise on Saturday where I got three PB’s and felt like I played well at Daisy (despite the penalty – oops!). Followed by an evening of alcohol with many…
Posted in Info, Meet the Dames, Q&A, Uncategorized Tagged with: Birmingham, British Championships, Cross Overs, Fresh Meat, Jammer, Roller Derby, Roller Derby UK, Rookie, Skater, Skating, This Girl Can, WFTDA
Take cover! We’re about to introduce our most explosive ref yet.
Introducing Anni Ka-Boom, # 403! Here’s what she has to say about being a ref for the Birmingham Blitz Dames. “I’m a skater (and occasional ref) with the Blitz Dames and a baby ref with the Crash Test Brummies. I’ve…
Posted in Info, Meet the Dames, Q&A Tagged with: Birmingham, Referee, Roller Derby, Roller Derby UK, This Girl Can, WFTDA