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How my roller derby injury made me a better skater

RDA Team — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 19:07:36 +0000

When we heard that one of our athletes had been injured, right after moving to a new city (Seattle) and starting in with a new league (Rat City!), we were feeling her pain… what a way to kick off a new league experience! Yuck! With injuries such a regular part of the game (sadly)! we […]

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Go From Benchwarmer to MVP with the 1% Secret

RDA Team — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:20:43 +0000

You don’t need to practice every day, or have natural born talent to improve at roller derby quickly. You just need to follow the Secret of 1%.

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Level Up with StrideBooster

RDA Team — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:50:05 +0000

How to level up your derby game with strength, plyo, and agility training.

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Returning to Derby after a Concussion

RDA Team — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:27:42 +0000

Booty Quake presents Roller Derby Athletics' return to play protocol for safely returning to full contact roller derby after a concussion.

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Three Non-Sweaty Ways to Improve at Roller Derby and Life This Week.

RDA Team — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:54:30 +0000

Improve at Roller Derby without breaking a sweat? Booty Quake has you covered with some mental practice to elevate your game.

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Re-Learning How to Learn

booty — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 01:23:26 +0000

Life is good. I recently took a personal day from my “real” job for a day on the mountain with my snowboard. Just a few days later, my S.O. and I headed to Mexico for an adventure with wind, wetsuits, and waves. And a week after our return, I tried road cycling for the first […]

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Five Tournament Tips for Derby Domination

booty — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 03:52:46 +0000

<*photo courtesy of my favourite skate shop, www.rollergirl.ca ! > It’s tournament season for many of us, which means super fun road trips, inside jokes, sweaty gear in dank hotel rooms, and a whole lot to ask of your body. Playing 3 or 4 bouts in a weekend can become rote for elite skaters who […]

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Can You Imagine Your Way to a Win?

RDA Team — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:39:44 +0000

(Photo courtesy of my favourite skate shop, Rollergirl.ca!) When you step back and take stock of all the things we do to be at our best in roller derby, the list can be surprising. We go to practice and scrimmages. We tweak our gear (bearings, plates, wheels, laces…). We tape. We crosstrain. We watch footage. We […]

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The Performance Enhancing Wonder Drug

RDA Team — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:45:07 +0000

Have you ever wished you could instantly be better at roller derby (or any sport) without any hard work, patience, ‘roid rage, or inconvenient doping convictions? What if I told you that elite athletes are already widely using a traditional, natural supplement with no chance of growing hair on your chest, which reliably improves athletic […]

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Resolutions are so last year…

RDA Team — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 06:50:07 +0000

Everyone is talking resolutions and big plans for 2014 these days. Hard to open a magazine, the intertrons, or the boob tube without facing someone’s list of goals for the 365 days ahead. I was planning to write a resolutions-themed blog post of my own, in fact! That is, until I got brain-smacked by a […]

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