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WWS 2014: Port Scandalous Roller Derby vs FoCo Girls Gone Derby

Right-Sizing your Derby Involvement

This week The Original Skankster and I sharing this little blog-o-sphere with a side-by-side piece about how we make derby fit our lives. I firmly believe that derby can be the right fit for everyone, and there are degrees to which you can be involved. From the intensity and glory of the Micro Bruisers to […]

Offical Review: Being Gay in Sports

The views expressed in this blog entry are the opinion and do not necessarily reflect or endorse the views of Foco Girls Gone Derby, the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association or any other sports entity. If you’ve If you’ve picked up a copy of the sports section lately, you might have accidentally confused it for […]

Handing Over the Reigns

I’ve been in management positions for most of my adult life; I’ve managed multiple restaurants and even have a degree in management.  After a few months of playing roller derby, I knew that I wouldn’t be content not having some say in the organization of the league.  So, as a doe-eyed newbie I ran for […]

Roller Derby is (also) for Introverts!

I love people. I love watching them. I love listening to them (when they know I am listening and when they don’t). I don’t really love interacting with them though. As much I love being a part of social situations, I don’t really want to be social in them. I am like a cat in […]

What’s Your Roller Derby Spirit Animal?

Ever wonder what kind of skater you are?  Do you ever feel inadequate with the skill-set you have? Wishing that you could just skate like that one girl on the team you envy? Wait, really?  WHY?! Roller derby is about a place for everyone; every body type and every skill-set. Every skater is unique and […]

Battle-ing Jamming

If you’ve ever read a roller derby blog then, inevitably, you’ve read about the dreaded jammer panty. Also known as the plague panty. If you’re unfamiliar, the jammer panty is the helmet cover that the jammer (point-scorer) wears on the track.  Think of it as a giant target plastered to your head. The reason behind […]

Mollytov 2.0

My Derby Resolutions: 1. Eat like a champ. But seriously,like a champ because I AM a champ. Or will be this season. I don’t want to say that I eat like crap, but I also don’t eat all the things I should. I don’t drink enough water either and I will do this too. I […]

Last Year’s Bucket List and MORE…

Alright ladies, exactly one year ago I wrote a New Year’s Resolution blog post about what my plans were for the year to make my roller derby experience as awesome as possible.  Now I’m here a year later, shame-stick in hand, looking back to see whether I accomplished the goals I set for myself.  Did […]

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 […]

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