Tag: sport

The 10 Day Roller Derby Challenge

The 10 Day Roller Derby Challenge is a Facebook photo chain that went viral in the roller derby community in the Summer of 2019. It allowed members of the community — active or retired, skater, official, announcer or volunteer — to share some of their favorite derby memories. Roller Derby challenge. Every day I select […]

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 […]

Colorado Women’s Sports Fund Association Grant

For the third year in a row, FoCo Roller Derby has received a grant from the Colorado Women’s Sports Fund Association due to the hard work of our volunteers. The grant was awarded to our organization to help with facility rental fees and to hire professional trainers for the development of skating & athletic skills. About […]

Urkk'n Derby

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

Urrk’n Derby: Roller Derby Edges

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

Roller Derby: Fast Friends, Lifelong Community

FoCo Girls Gone Derby skaters explain why they’re so passionate about roller derby. Film by Jayme DeLoss

Non Skating Officials – Heart and Soul in Roller Derby

For many years I had been interested in roller derby, despite having never attended a bout. It wasn’t until I met two co-workers, Unchained Malady and Mollytov Maguire, who spoke so enthusiastically about their league, FoCo Girls Gone Derby that I finally decided to go to their 2013 Season Opener home team bout. I was […]

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 […]

Faces of Fort Collins: Meet Emily Zaynard, a.k.a. iOna SwitchBlade with FoCo Girls Gone Derby

Emily Zaynard, a.k.a. iOna SwitchBlade with FoCo Girls Gone Derby She’s a creative director at Rocky Mountain Publishing by day and a roller derby girl with FoCo Girls Gone Derby by night. Meet Emily Zaynard, who is also known by her derby nickname, iOna SwitchBlade. Zaynard, originally from Littleton, moved to Fort Collins in 2003 […]