Category: Blog

A Few Bumps in the Road – But We’re All Together

Oh, Ogden, UT.  How I always miss visiting you.  NOT!  The bars close at 1am.  The mountains are on the wrong side.  Not to mention the breathtakingly beautiful scenic drive through the middle of Wyoming is anything but breathtaking or beautiful.  Even so, every year we make the pilgrimage to the great state of Utah […]

Show me that Smile Again

My body hurts all the time. Just a little bit, but it’s seriously ALL THE TIME. My hips are tight and my knee is stiff. My ankle pops and my lower back aches. It’s getting close to the end of the season and I am burnt out. Practice nights mean that I am not getting […]

CTV Talks with FoCo Girls Gone Derby

CTV Talk’s Jacky Wilson talks with Lory Hamil and Averie Floyd of FoCo Girls Gone Derby

From Left Turns to T-Bones, It’s Progress

Something seems to have clicked. Finally. I was coming Something seems to have clicked. Finally. I was coming to peace with the fact that I might always play derby badly. That I may never “get” it and that the fun of being out there with my friends might have to be enough. And then the […]

Official Review: My Year in Roller Derby

“Yes, I officiate roller derby.” I say that phrase a lot; often to the surprise of people I meet on airplanes, at conferences, or even when I am with my friends and family. People usually ask me a ton of questions about the sport, the rules, what I do; and quite often, provide commentary about […]

Your Butt is Your Canvas

I’m feeling saucy today.  More than saucy.  I’m feeling a little unhinged – in a good way.  So instead of a wonderful, well thought-out blog full of good content, I’m filling it with BUTTS.  That’s right, good ol’ fashioned eye candy.  We’ve all seen it before; roller derby ladies have astounding ways of expressing themselves, […]

The Doctor is In

What time is it folks? That’s right, it’s time for another P.S.A. courtesy of the fine ladies of FoCo Girls Gone Derby, and me, Mollytov Maguire. There are a lot of phrases that get thrown around in derby; vulgar, funny, and punny alike roll right off our tongues (see what I did there? Get it? […]

When Life Gives You Jamming, Make PB & J’s

Oh, jamming.  Sometimes even the word gives me anxiety.  I spent most of last season being a blocker because that’s where my team needed me, and let me tell ya it wasawesome.  I felt so much less pressure because I didn’t have to score points, I got to know my other teammates a little better, […]

Don’t be a Hero! Injuries in Roller Derby

This Monday I went to roller derby practice.  It was a normal practice, just like every other practice before it.  There was no strange scent in the air, no looming sense of anxiety or the hint of a terrible fate on the horizon (stay with me I’m trying to build dramatic effect).  Everything was normal […]

Sometimes Happiness is a Choice

Thank you iOna. Thank you for taking a step back and asking me to take a step up when I didn’t think I wanted to. Thank you for passing me that torch, but mostly, thank you for keeping me in derby. Last month, I wasn’t sure I still wanted to keep paying and going to […]

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