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Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby T-stops

November 5, 2015

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 […]

Urrk’n Derby: Derby Right Foot Snow Plow

October 28, 2015

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

Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Straightaway strokes

October 20, 2015

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

Urrk’n Derby: Stationary Crosses for Roller Derby

October 13, 2015

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

Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Stance

October 6, 2015

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

Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Edges

September 30, 2015

Roller Derby Edges covers all the different edges you can use on your skates, with front and side views to help show the different edges on your skates. To learn more visit UrrknDerby.com

Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Center Snow Plow

September 24, 2015

Roller Derby Center snow plow includes derby stance, weight shifting, which edges to use and proper placement of your feet. To learn more visit UrrknDerby.com

94.3 The X: Roller Derby Crash Course

September 17, 2015

Shelby from middays on 94.3 The X gets a Roller Derby Crash Course from FoCo Roller Derby… literally. https://youtu.be/a_ICFojwMc0

Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight

February 24, 2015

So, let’s start at the beginning and how I found derby. In October of 2013 I moved to this lovely little town in Northern Colorado, Fort Collins. A large group of my family lived here, so I had visited frequently throughout my life. My husband and I finally made the decision to move after we […]

She’s Baaack!

February 13, 2015

Wow, it’s been a long time since I last poured my little derby heart out on the ‘ole FoCo blog… I have missed it. Sort of. Its also been really nice to have a break from the pressure. Since my last post, a lot has changed. I took a break from derby, I stepped down […]