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Snark Bite #789: My Derby Journey

You know that moment when you are inches away from the goals you’ve been working your whole life for when suddenly fate tears the rug out from under you and sends you hurtling into the darkness? That’s how my derby journey began, 2 years before I’d ever heard of the sport. I was a triathlete […]

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Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Train the Trainer

Train the Trainer was created to help build trainers for new and existing leagues. To develop more roller derby skills visit UrrknDerby.com

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Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Right Foot Push

Right Foot Push, how to push to get power out of your pushes, proper weight in feet. To develop more roller derby skills visit UrrknDerby.com

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Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Left Sided Hockey Stops

This is an intro to Hockey Stops, standing and transferring weight prior to moving up the floor. To develop more roller derby skills visit UrrknDerby.com

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Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Left Foot Snow Plow

Left foot snow plows help with lateral movement when stopping a jammer when you combine them with center snow plows and Right foot snow plows. To develop more roller derby skills visit UrrknDerby.com

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Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby T-stops

When learning to do a T-stop keep weight in front leg using outside edge, back leg should be lightly touching, don’t shift all your weight onto your back leg. Slowly put pressure evenly onto your back leg; and touch all 4 wheels to the ground. Once your comfortable with the light weight on your back […]

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Urrk’n Derby: Derby Right Foot Snow Plow

Right foot snow plows help with lateral movement when stopping a jammer when you combine them with center snow plows and Left foot snow plows. To develop more roller derby skills visit UrrknDerby.com

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Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Straightaway strokes

Roller derby Straightaway strokes involve pushing and transferring your weight from one leg to the other, when shifting your weight be sure to circle your leg behind you and don’t kick straight back. To develop more roller derby skills visit UrrknDerby.com

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Urrk’n Derby: Stationary Crosses for Roller Derby

Stationary Crossing helps with shifting your weight, non-skating crosses, using your edges and adjusting your footing to exchange your feet instead of stepping across. To develop more roller derby skills visit UrrknDerby.com

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Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Stance

Roller derby stance covers the nose, knees and toes technique that will help improve your derby stance which will also help improve your snow plows when playing derby. To develop more roller derby skills visit UrrknDerby.com

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