Monday 13 October 2014

The differences between derby real life behavior

Sometimes there are behaviors in roller derby that aren't, well, acceptable in non-derby contexts. For example, Mr. Mouse HATES when I come back from practice and tell him to smell my wrists because hey non-derby people don't appreciate derby stank.

So Vette City Roller Derby has put out this helpful video to let you know what you shouldn't be doing around civilians.



That said, I think that juking is totally acceptable when other people are slow walkers!

Friday 10 October 2014

An interview with Shortstop!

(Which I didn't conduct)

So yeah, in Australia, derby is a big deal but surprisingly not majorly newsworthy, unless you count that debacle in 2013 about Women in Sport.

But here is an interview with Shorty done by the Saturday Paper. An interview! Usually it's reporters just speculating about stuff they see on the sidelines, so interviews are uncommon. I would have liked to have seen more about her role on Team Australia, but there you go. Woooo!