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
My posts so far have been about the skating and Derby aspects of being a Dame. But I also spend several hours a week, every week, in my role as a Director of Birmingham Blitz Dames, particularly on the finance…
Posted in Meet the Dames Tagged with: Birmingham, Blitz Dames, cadets, Roller Derby, Roller Derby UK, Skating, This Girl Can, WFTDA
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 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