While contemplating the idea of confronting fears, I asked a few of our league members to tell me about their derby fears, and how they hoped to overcome them. Read more
Confronting Our Derby Fears
Game Review: NRG vs. WHR
With NRG set to play in the last game of the day they were up against an old foe, Wolverhampton Honour Rollers. Last time NRG met WHR they won 229 – 138. With this in mind, and 2nd place within reach, the pressure was on. Read more
So – you want to get better at roller derby?
As a beginner’s coach, I often see people focused on ‘minimum skills’ or leave practice saying ‘I must get better at skating!’. Heck, I say it to myself most weeks. (And on a good week, when I’m not so busy with work, I train up to 4 days a week!) But what does it REALLY take to be better at roller derby? Below are a few pointers in the right direction… Read more
Game Report: SSB vs SWS, NRG vs HARD
October 4th 2014 – Our last home game of the year saw SSB up against SWS and NRG take on HARD. Read more
Returning to Roller Derby with Metal Legs
In a sport like roller derby injury is a very real danger. Hurling yourself at other people with 8 wheels attached to your feet isn’t the safest pastime after all. So unfortunately, most players will face some kind of injury during their derby career. Read more
Fools Roll In – My first week on skates
Lacking the basic equipment to become a roller girl, I signed up for the Brollers ‘Fresh Meat’ course. At 34 I’m not sure how fresh I am, I’ve certainly been left hanging for a while. On the plus side, with great age comes great wisdom; although not so great since the idea of getting on skates didn’t seem like a bad idea. We have the National Health Service, ‘it’ll be fine’. Read more
NRD go to Brawlgust London Roller Girls Boot Camp 2014
It felt like we had won the lottery when we managed to bag ourselves some Brawlgust tickets. Yip! We were determined to get awesome by osmosis; and with coaches such as Kami, Raw, Mainey and Rogue Runner, how could this not happen!? Read more
Upcoming 04/10/2014 – SSB vs SWS, NRG vs HARD
On October 4th, Nottingham Roller Derby will proudly host the Hull’s Angels Roller Dames, and the South Wales Silures, at the Lee Westwood Sports centre for an explosive Autumn double-header! Read more
NRG/SSB Co-Ed Intra-league Game
On August 23rd the Nottingham Roller Girls and the Super Smash Brollers battled it out at their first ever co-ed intra-league game at The University of Nottingham. Read more
Whistling at wheelie feet – why I love officiating roller derby
I’ve never been one for sports. In school, I couldn’t be bothered with fitness; I had better things to do. Football and the like left me cold. I dislocated my knee aged 15 and I was actually relieved that I wouldn’t have to do PE any more. So the idea that one day I would end up involved in any sport was unthinkable, if not downright hilarious. Read more