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
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
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
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
Gem Aargh tells us about her history with sports and how she found her way in to Roller Derby. Read more
Ever wondered what happens at a Nottingham Roller Girls practice? Well… Read more
The Ruth Hurts tells us about the highs and lows of NRG’s 2012. Read more
So…The doctor tells me that I’m overweight and need to lose some so I lose 3 stone on Slimming World. Now they tell me I need to exercise. But I HATE exercise, it’s so boring and everyone will be staring at me. Read more
Six months ago I went along with a friend to my first Roller Derby bout. My friend talked me through the game as we watched a blur of girls speeding past and hitting the hell out of each other. We cheered along, not really understanding what was happening. Read more