No? Why not? You should! Come down to Fade Café, Mansfield Road, Nottingham 7:30pm on the 2nd of September and talk to us about Roller Derby refereeing. Here are seven reasons why it’s the best decision you will ever make… Read more
An eventful month for all NRG teams with an early evening co-ed bout at Skate Central, Sheffield on August 10th; followed by a double header August bank holiday that sees Super Smash Brollers join forces with Nottingham Roller Girls to co-host an event for the very first time. Read more
Baldie Locks from our brother team, the Super Smash Brollers, gives us his view of the Men’s European Roller Derby Championships that took place last weekend in Birmingham (organised by our head coach, Jammie Dodger!). Read more
So, back in November 2012, I had a bit of an accident and broke my ankle whilst practicing transitions. “Rats!” I thought, as I lay in the ambulance sucking down the gas and air, “There goes my new favourite hobby.” When my mum came to visit me in hospital, I was given strict orders to get rid of my kit. Read more
Back at the tail end of 2012, The Ruth Hurts posted with anticipation about what the forthcoming year would hold for Nottingham Roller Girls. Having faced the highs of our first public bout, followed swiftly by the very real risk of the team folding, the good ship NRG had not only weathered the storm, but seemed to be flourishing and was looking forward to the calmer seas of 2013 with a renewed optimism. Read more
So, you’ve been into Roller Derby a while now, and… Read more
The last 5 years of my life have been up and down; I’ve successfully seen my way through university and my PGCE and found a teaching job, got engaged and invited my pet bunny, Biscuit, into the family. For a while though there were more ‘downs’ than ‘ups’. Read more
Saturday 15th June 2013; a day that will live long in the memory of the East Midlands’ roller derby community as Nottingham Roller Girls hosted their first ever home bout, welcoming Halifax Bruising Banditas to NTU’s Lee Westwood Sports Centre. Read more
At your first few bouts you may not notice them, but a few events in you’re beginning to ask yourself what role the dudes in gray or pink play in all this? They are Non Skating Official’s or NSO’s and without them the bout just wouldn’t happen. NSO roles cover penalties, scoring and timing – they’re literally watching every move you skate! Read more
Pretty much everyone I talk to will have learned that I love roller derby but I despise my skates. If you take note of the points I mention I hope you will be able to say ‘I love roller derby’ without the ‘…but…’ Read more