As a jammer who is personally trying to achieve this mystical turn at the drop of a dime skill, I'd love to hear some advice on training for this too! ~The...
Can't really say for sure on the axle dilemma. You may want to look into figure plates or at least the trucks and axles. I would bet they are a bit stronger...
... What pray tell are mankillers. Sounds yummy. Do they come with an umbrella in them. Trouble&Strife Training â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– ...
Hopefully, I can describe them well enough so you understand. All eight wheels on the track all the time. Push both legs out to the side and then bring them...
So, that's a mankiller? HAHA! Makes all the sense in the world! We call them scissors, but "mankillers" is more appropriate. Ha. Thanks Dead Boy, for the...
We also called it skulling.....but I like mankillers....HAHAHAHA ... Whiskey Dixie #33 1/3 "Shevil Knevils" Brewcity Bruisers Milwaukee Rollergirls "I will...
Just curious how other league coaches do this. I've nearly got approval for football blocking pads. I feel this would be a good way to train for giving hard...
We have some kickboxing body pads like this: http://www.karatedepot.com/tr-sh-11.html they work great because you can hold them high for shoulder checking, low...
Dead Boy! hey man check out the files section, I posted some drills for hitting that I think might help you out... let me know if you use them and if they...
The NJ Dirty Dames have a football blocking pad and we've used it in practice, but I highly recommend getting more than one in order to give everyone a good...
tell sugar daddy i want cake! i knocked him down at one of your afterparties once! but seriously - a "hard hit" isn't necessarily a block with lots of force....
Hey Devious--I read your drills, I really like your sense of humor. I like "Extreme Hungarian Fish Slapping". I'm definitely trying these with my new group of...
thanks Jewel Heist... I am working on new more intense training for my girls, once I get a feel for what is working and what isnt I will get off my lazy ass...
Does anyone have some off skate drills, exercises, routines that are useful for roller derby training. I'm looking for anything other than the basic core...
We do ALOT of Plyometrics...helps with the core. For hitting drills....we bought some of those football hitting pads that you put on your arm. Use can use them...
You can also try exercises that challenge your balance. The use of foam rollers or the bosu trainer for adding balance challenge while increasing the strength...
Definitely some good stuff in there Devious. I agree with locating the hit properly producing better results. I've told our girls that and demonstrated it as...
hard hits are great but as you get more experienced you realize that the best hard hits are the ones which like snap said, are the ones targeted to the right...
... Derby. Is there anyone out there that has already been experimenting with the trucks and/or what plate placement is best. I am an old school skater from...
If you have girls who are limited in the amount of time they can work out, or are just rather unmotivated while off skates, like me, I would recommend the tip...
... HI, new girl, just lurking and reading all the great advice!!! I'm a captain for the Neander Dolls in Las Vegas. I recognize a few girls here, hey hey...
If it makes you feel any better, Ivanna, outdoors wheels aren't a big secret. You're in the clear. We have used it before. Unfortunately some of the girls went...
Hi my name is jimmy(Bela Lugreasy) i am currently coaching for a new league we are starting,called the coos county roller girls. My question is what are some...
The Garden State Rollergirls would like to extend an open invite to anyone from the derby world that would like to stop in at practice next time they are in NJ...
Teaching side-stepping, crossovers that aren't for building speed in turns, and doing snake drills where the skater has to step through instead of coasting...
Hello everyone! Recently I was trying to find a place that listed all of the upcoming games here in California, and couldn't find anything anywhere. I ended...
I've been asked to help coach one of the teams here in Boise, ID from a new flat track league. The team has skaters of all levels. I'm trying to get some...
You may have to separate out the skilled from the not-so-skilled skaters during practice to work on different things if you have more than one coach available....
... from a ... trying ... I am a new coach as well so I know the dificulties that you are up against. I do one night of off skate land drills for the endurance...
I am also a new coach,and I have girls of different levels as well. I split them up sometimes and have the more advanced girls do drills on their own such as...
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