May 2011
30 posts
The Real, Roller Derby a Smash Hit With Teen Girls... →
When she looks out across a banked wooden track where a couple dozen girls in crash helmets and roller skates are pushing, shoving, slipping and falling, Rebecca Ninburg sees a lot more than just kids having a raucous good time.
“That’s the future right there. That’s the next generation,” says Ninburg, better known in the roller derby world as Demolicious, co-founder...
Roller derby's mission is more than meets the eye... →
“Statistics released by WFTDA show 35 percent of skaters identify themselves as salaried professionals, with 15 percent employed at a managerial level and five percent owning their own business. Further, 24 percent of skaters reported a 2010 income exceeding $75,000 and 64 percent have college degrees. These numbers refute the popularly held image of derby as an indie, scruffy...
TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls: ARS Leads the Way for... →
fuckyeahtxrd:
The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders opened its doors in August 2007 and started with just the 6th and 7th grades. Now, four years later, the school has expanded to include students through the 10th grade and they plan to have their first class of graduating seniors in 2013.
Last…
Things I Learned from Roller Derby
thingsilearnedfromrollerderby:
#9-There’s is no “I’m sorry” in roller derby. If there is blood you can say, “are you okay?” as you skate by.
Things I Learned from Roller Derby is looking for submissions. Send ‘em your life lessons.
taking control: May 4, 2008... →
Happy Derbversary, Sulfuric Astrid. You are loved.
raenovafire:
I showed up at an old ice cream factory on Temple St near downtown LA. I had no idea what I was doing, I just knew I needed to do something. So I joined roller derby. The first person I met, Katy (Tae Kwon Ho), ended up becoming one of my greatest friends. Some of the other ladies I met that day,…
Meet BRRG: Aphrobitey « Burning River Roller Girls →
Q: So, what first attracted you to BRRG?
I became interested in derby overall because I follow pamie.com. In Sept ’08, the author Pamela Ribon started posting about how she had joined the LA Derby Dolls. She was posting different videos and information about derby on her blog. The videos made me go “I want to do *that*.” One of the videos she posted was the 2008 ESPN Outside the Lines piece ....
Tough Cookies: The Rollicking Resurgence Of Roller... →
gorispelling:
Great article about the first Cookie game of the season!
