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
I bet you think I’m being a little bit dramatic with the title, thinking maybe I’m involved in this sport to escape my not so interesting life. Or I want to drop a dress size. Sorry to disappoint it’s neither of these. Being a part of roller derby has over and over again saved my little ol’ life. Read more
Nottingham Roller Girls have announced their first home bout of the summer against Halifax Bruising Banditas and by all accounts it’s gonna be one hell of an event. Read more
I’ve always quite fancied doing a marathon; I like a challenge, I love sport and, according to my friends, I’m a little bit crackers. So when some of my NRG teammates mentioned that on May 12th they were going to skate a marathon to raise money for the charity Inspire Nottingham my immediate thought was ‘where do I sign up?’ Read more
It seems I have become a little obsessed with putting my skate name and number on stuff. It’s easy, cheap and satisfies my crafty urges. Here’s how I do it… Read more
In my short roller derby career I’ve often found myself asking ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ and last Saturday afternoon was no different as I turned up at The Inhuman League’s mixed Co-ed scrimmage. Read more
On the 12th of May 2013 the Nottingham Roller Girls and Gringos will be hitting the tarmacadam and skating either a half, or full marathon to raise money for Inspire Nottingham. Read more
In line with our current beginners intake I thought I would take the opportunity to introduce myself and the other beginner’s coaches and explain a little about our programme. So first things first… Meet the coaches… Read more
When the wife and I first arrived at a pub one evening she saw a woman near the entrance sporting a Nottingham Roller Girls shirt. She pointed it out to me and I saw that inquisitive glint in her eyes that she gets. I could tell she wanted to find out more but was too shy to approach her. I encouraged her to say hello and ask about the team. She did and found out NRG were recruiting… Read more