The scooter thing is also a great way for the girl who is doing the
pulling to work on keeping herself low, with her knees bent and bent
at the hips, a problem a lot of my girls have.  We like to start with
a girl pulling 1 girl then start adding more girls on the line.  Hard
workout.  Just make sure not to hurt the back when doing the pulling.

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "D. Dan Devious"
<natastriple9@...> wrote:
>
> hellz yeh, we are so doing a scooter race.
>
> rock.
>
> DDD
>
>
> --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "tamartini"
> <tamartini@> wrote:
> >
> > Here are a couple maybe to add on.....
> > For your snake drill they could add arms...what I mean is
whipping
> each other to the next
> > in line til they are at the front....they have to remain in a
> tight pack though....also onto
> > that...when they get to the front then breakaway from the
> pack....kinda jammer status
> > like...lap the track and catch the pack.....they go to the front
> and the line starts over.....
> > Another one that we do that the girls like are like scooter
> races....girls partner up and
> > push/ pull each other...one girl does the work...the other just
> coasts then they switch....
> > These are pretty good endurance builders for beginners.....
> >
> > --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "drinklikethepopes"
> > <drinklikethepopes@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky
> Rollergirls
> > > (name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both
> skating and
> > > derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new coach
> I'm
> > > trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing
> with
> > > about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from a
> > > different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the
> team up
> > > to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any
that
> are a
> > > complete waste of time and I should avoid?
> > >
> > > Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters
> weaving in
> > > and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and
> then
> > > going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.
> > >
> > > Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!
> > >
> >
>

you guys and gals have any ideas on how to curb the use of hands?  My
girls are always with the hands and forearms to the back.  Especially
some of my jammers, they get up to the pack and the hands go out to
slow them down.  How can I get them out of that habit?

DDD

Sorry everyone.  I started posting and didn't even identify myself.  My
derby name is Fat Ass Bitch and I'm the president of the Tallahassee
Rollergirls (currently on the injured list). I have many years of
speed skating experience (off and on since about 1977).  Ventured into
inlines the first year they were used in speed skating-hated it!
Derby got me back on my quads after about 14 years and I'm back at
speed team practice, too.

DDD, we're looking forward to bouting you soon.  Glad you guys are
doing well over there.

FAB

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "D. Dan Devious"
<natastriple9@...> wrote:
>
> Hey guys and gals, this is Dan over here in Panama City Florida.  I
> coach with the Panama City Roller Derby.  Our league started up about
> 4-5 months ago and its been a blast.  Looking forward to sharing with
> you folks!
>
> ROCK
>
> DDD
>

Sorry you have attitudinal whiners but nice to know it's a sharted
problem.

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "pcrgcoachcongeniality"
<pcrgcoachcongeniality@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All:
> Looks like I¡m #13 (my lucky number) to join this group, and I¡m
> also looking forward to sharing skating, coaching and the WFTDA
> experience here.  My history is amateur artistic and speed skater
> then on to "old school" banked track roller derby.  I started out
> w/ the Southern Jolters --> Chicago Pioneers --> and ended up with
> the San Francisco Bay Bombers.  I¡ve been lucky to have skated with
> some great coaches and trainers most of my skating career.
> Currently the Port City Roller Girls is a new WFTDA league forming
> here in Stockton California and we are starting our season March
> 2007.  Our skaters' skills range from beginner to seasoned veterans
> of the sport.  So I am excited there is a place for us to chat and
> share ideas.
>
> Signed,
> Coach Congeniality
> www.theportcityrollergirls.com
> PS
> Any ideas on dealing with attitudal whiners?
>

Eric,
   Where'd you do your speed skating?

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" <ericsmibs@...>
wrote:
>
> Hey...  just joined the new group.. and looking forward to talking
and
> sharing ideas and thoughts on training.
>
> Just a lil on my personal back ground. I am a former Jr. Olympic
Speed
> Skater in my teen years. I have been skating for over 25 years and
> competatively skating for 9. I have a fairly adequate background in
> skate set up.. and speed skating conditioning and drills... will
share
> any and all knowledge with all.
>
> Looking forward to the discussions.
>
>
> 8-Ball
> NSRG~Minneapolis
> Ref/Trainer
>

I took a look at your derby 101 and its pretty sweet.  Theres a few
things in there that we dont do that I would definately like to
incorporate.  Theres also alot of stuff in there that we do, but I
had no idea what it was called!  This would have been great to have
4 months or so ago when we started this thing.  Good stuff.

rock.

DDD

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "Captain Morgan"
<longislandrollerrebels@...> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
> I am head of our league as well as the head of the coaching
committee
> for the LI Roller Rebels. I uploaded our drills document in the
files
> section here.
>
> The page numbers and some of the document format is a bit off,
because
> i was hoping of compiling EVERY leageus drills and eventually
writing
> a book on coaching women's flat track derby....
>
> Let me know what ya'll think and give me some feedback....
>
> thanks!
> -Captain Morgan #57
> Wicked Wheelers
> LI Roller Rebels
> CaptainMorgan@...
>

Usually we have our fresh meats practice their skating around the
outside of the track while we do our drills.  During the jams we
bring them in and have them help with the refereeing so they can
learn the rules.  Once they get more comfortable on their skates and
get their pads, they can get in on the drills, and once they get the
falling drills and the basics we let them try some jams.  After a
few practices we go over the WFTDA minimum requirements and if they
can do all that stuff they are officially a part of our team.  Some
girls take longer than others, and also attitudes have alot to do
with it.  We've had a few new girls join at once and we've done the
thing where we split up, but ultimately we like to give em a few
practices to get comfortable and then throw them out there!

rock.

DDD


--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "Captain Morgan"
<longislandrollerrebels@...> wrote:
>
> Hey,
> so I know this answer will be different from different leagues in
> different parts of the country...but I was just wondering what
other
> leagues do when training fresh bloods, or fresh meat (we have a
lot of
> vegetarians and fresh meat is offensive to some) Anyway when
training
> fresh bloods what do other leagues do with veteran skaters? As of
now
> we are training a lot of newbie skaters, but we only have a budget
for
> 2 practices a week. So we basically do a 20 minute warm up drill
with
> skills or a pace line drill to start and than split them off on to
two
> sides of the rink for the remainder of practice, but I was
wondering
> what other leagues do?
>
> And this is a total other topic, but do any other leagues have off
> seasons at all?
>
>
> -Captain Morgan #57
> Wicked Wheelers
> LI Roller Rebels
>

Hey,
so I know this answer will be different from different leagues in
different parts of the country...but I was just wondering what other
leagues do when training fresh bloods, or fresh meat (we have a lot of
vegetarians and fresh meat is offensive to some) Anyway when training
fresh bloods what do other leagues do with veteran skaters? As of now
we are training a lot of newbie skaters, but we only have a budget for
2 practices a week. So we basically do a 20 minute warm up drill with
skills or a pace line drill to start and than split them off on to two
sides of the rink for the remainder of practice, but I was wondering
what other leagues do?

And this is a total other topic, but do any other leagues have off
seasons at all?


-Captain Morgan #57
Wicked Wheelers
LI Roller Rebels

Hey all,
I am head of our league as well as the head of the coaching committee
for the LI Roller Rebels. I uploaded our drills document in the files
section here.

The page numbers and some of the document format is a bit off, because
i was hoping of compiling EVERY leageus drills and eventually writing
a book on coaching women's flat track derby....

Let me know what ya'll think and give me some feedback....

thanks!
-Captain Morgan #57
Wicked Wheelers
LI Roller Rebels
CaptainMorgan@...

damn 65 girls? I wish we had a third of that many!

I like the idea of having them lay flat and get up. kind of like a
suicide drill...

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "tamartini"
<tamartini@...> wrote:
>
> That is an awesome drill with the numbers assigned to the
girls!!!....
> Another way we went for executing falls and stuff was to call out
a fall for them...then they
> had to lay flat til we blew the whistle for them to get up as
quickly as possible...the only
> problem we had was ya have to do it early because ya dont want
sweat on the floor from
> them laying there.....
> We played alot of freeze tag too...just a little different....we
have about 65 girls so we had
> 4 or 5 taggers at a time.....It really helped with their watching
too...forces them to look
> around more.....also when they were frozen they had to do 10 sit
ups or push ups before
> they could be unfrozen....
> And don't forget about good old Red Light/ Green Light!!!!
>
> --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "D. Dan Devious"
<natastriple9@> wrote:
> >
> > we do some drills similar to the whipping one just mentioned,
except
> > I have them roll in two lines, the last girl from the pack moves
> > forward, and the girl in the front then whips or pushes them...
the
> > girl then laps around and ends up at the front and so on and so
> > forth... this also works the endurance and the speed, and also
works
> > their ability to skate close together.
> >
> > another of our favorites is assigning each girl a number, having
> > them skate in a nice tight pack, and then calling out a random
> > number, the girl with that number must fall (single knee, both
> > knees, knees and elbows, whatever they want)the other girls dont
> > know who is going to fall so they have to adjust accordingly.
Its
> > good times.
> >
> > we've also played lots of games! We've done dodgeball, red
rover
> > (wow that got messy quick) but the girls favorite has been
freeze
> > tag. We have one girl who is it, whoever she tags is frozen,
and a
> > frozen girl can be unfrozen if one of the other girls crawls
through
> > her legs. They are always asking to play this at every practice.
> >
> > hope that gives you some ideas, we do more, but this post is
getting
> > long!
> >
> > rock.
> >
> > DDD
> >
> >
> > --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "drinklikethepopes"
> > <drinklikethepopes@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky
Rollergirls
> > > (name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both
skating
> > and
> > > derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new
coach
> > I'm
> > > trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing
with
> > > about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from
a
> > > different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the
team
> > up
> > > to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any
that
> > are a
> > > complete waste of time and I should avoid?
> > >
> > > Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters
> > weaving in
> > > and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and
then
> > > going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.
> > >
> > > Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!
> > >
> >
>

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Hi there,

I'm Cher Noble of the North Star Roller Girls, a first-season league
in the Twin Cities, MN.

While we have fantastic league training (freeze tag, relay races,
80/100 endurance drills, etc.), we don't really have a lot of
definition in our team practices. I am the captain of a team, and I
know to work on pack strategy and blocking, my jammers have some
specific training set up already (thanks, 8-Ball!), but other than
that I am lost.

Any suggestions on team training? Individual drills, pack drills,
and so on?

My background is from all kinds of other sports - basketball,
softball and running, primarily. I'd love to see a drill similar to
a layup drill in basketball, you know - where you get into the
rhythm and everyone relies on each other doing their job correctly.
One passes, one shoots, one rebounds and passes to the next person,
and so on.

Ideas? Advice? Thoughts? We have a team practice on Thursday and I'd
love to try out some new techniques.

Help! And thanks!

Cher Noble
#43 Violent Femmes
North Star Roller Girls
Twin Cities, MN

I have actually been thinking of starting to use a rugby tackle bag at
practices.
At the moment I get three of the refs to stand in the middle of the track and
space them out. The girls then skate either side and try and block them as they
go past trying to knock them down.

Also last weekend we only had a very small group of 5 girls due to Christmas
vacations.
I got them to skate around in a pace line and got the refs to throw footballs at
them as they went round. I made a rule that the girls had to have their hands on
the person in front's hips. If they didn't want to get hit, all of the girls
would have to pick up the pace. It actually worked really well.


The 'Mash
London Rollergirls
http://www.londonrollergirls.com


----- Start Original Message -----
Sent: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:56:14 -0000
From: "D. Dan Devious" <natastriple9@...>
To: rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [rollerderbycoaches] A useful tool... anyone else have this?

>
> yo,
>
>
>
> So about a month ago I got this pretty bad ass blocking shield and its
> about the sweetest thing ever.   Heres the one I have:
>
> CLizzICK
> <http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?cpncode=07-15269423-2&dest=99\
> 99999997&product_id=4016438&sourceid=1500000000000002375450&srccode=cii_\
> 9686437>
>
>   its a blocking pad made for football players training.  Its got two
> straps on the back to put your arm through and it can take some good
> hits.  For drills, one of us holds this pad at the edge of the track and
> the girls skate around with some good distance between them, taking
> turns practicing their checks on the pad.  Its pretty awesome.  I dont
> actually hold the thing myself cause man, we have some heavy hitters
> haha.  Anyswayze,  I recommend picking one of these up.  It seems the
> girls are more comfortable getting aggressive with the pad then each
> other, then once they get used to it, theres not stopping them from
> knocking the crap out of each other.  good times.
>
>
>
> rock.
>
>
>
> DDD
>
>
>
>
> <http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?cpncode=07-15269423-2&dest=99\
> 99999997&product_id=4016438&sourceid=1500000000000002375450&srccode=cii_\
> 9686437>
>

----- End Original Message -----

Yeah, it's a good idea. Our announcer is also a karate instructor so
he lets us use his pads. The girls prefer to hit the pads and it
allows us to pay more attention and offer better instruction. I would
recommend it.

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "D. Dan Devious"
<natastriple9@...> wrote:
>
>
> yo,
>
>
>
> So about a month ago I got this pretty bad ass blocking shield and
its
> about the sweetest thing ever.   Heres the one I have:
>
> CLizzICK
> <http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?cpncode=07-15269423-
2&dest=99\
>
99999997&product_id=4016438&sourceid=1500000000000002375450&srccode=ci
i_\
> 9686437>
>
>   its a blocking pad made for football players training.  Its got
two
> straps on the back to put your arm through and it can take some good
> hits.  For drills, one of us holds this pad at the edge of the
track and
> the girls skate around with some good distance between them, taking
> turns practicing their checks on the pad.  Its pretty awesome.  I
dont
> actually hold the thing myself cause man, we have some heavy hitters
> haha.  Anyswayze,  I recommend picking one of these up.  It seems
the
> girls are more comfortable getting aggressive with the pad then each
> other, then once they get used to it, theres not stopping them from
> knocking the crap out of each other.  good times.
>
>
>
> rock.
>
>
>
> DDD
>
>
>
>
> <http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?cpncode=07-15269423-
2&dest=99\
>
99999997&product_id=4016438&sourceid=1500000000000002375450&srccode=ci
i_\
> 9686437>
>

yo,

So about a month ago I got this pretty bad ass blocking shield and its about the sweetest thing ever.   Heres the one I have:

CLizzICK

 its a blocking pad made for football players training.  Its got two straps on the back to put your arm through and it can take some good hits.  For drills, one of us holds this pad at the edge of the track and the girls skate around with some good distance between them, taking turns practicing their checks on the pad.  Its pretty awesome.  I dont actually hold the thing myself cause man, we have some heavy hitters haha.  Anyswayze,  I recommend picking one of these up.  It seems the girls are more comfortable getting aggressive with the pad then each other, then once they get used to it, theres not stopping them from knocking the crap out of each other.  good times.

rock.

DDD

whats up!! Dirty D here from Sacramento California... i coach the
Sacred City Derby Girls(WFTDA upstarts) and help out the Bay Area
Derby Girls(WFTDA) when i get a chance...  thats the intro... holla
if i can help...


AND why the hell hasn't PCRG come up for some of out practices??
love to meet you guys!!


dirty D
head coach scdg.



--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "pcrgcoachcongeniality"
<pcrgcoachcongeniality@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All:
> Looks like I¡m #13 (my lucky number) to join this group, and I¡m
> also looking forward to sharing skating, coaching and the WFTDA
> experience here.  My history is amateur artistic and speed skater
> then on to "old school" banked track roller derby.  I started out
> w/ the Southern Jolters --> Chicago Pioneers --> and ended up with
> the San Francisco Bay Bombers.  I¡ve been lucky to have skated
with
> some great coaches and trainers most of my skating career.
> Currently the Port City Roller Girls is a new WFTDA league forming
> here in Stockton California and we are starting our season March
> 2007.  Our skaters' skills range from beginner to seasoned
veterans
> of the sport.  So I am excited there is a place for us to chat and
> share ideas.
>
> Signed,
> Coach Congeniality
> www.theportcityrollergirls.com
> PS
> Any ideas on dealing with attitudal whiners?
>

damn 65 girls?  I wish we had a third of that many!

I like the idea of having them lay flat and get up.  kind of like a
suicide drill...

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "tamartini"
<tamartini@...> wrote:
>
> That is an awesome drill with the numbers assigned to the
girls!!!....
> Another way we went for executing falls and stuff was to call out
a fall for them...then they
> had to lay flat til we blew the whistle for them to get up as
quickly as possible...the only
> problem we had was ya have to do it early because ya dont want
sweat on the floor from
> them laying there.....
> We played alot of freeze tag too...just a little different....we
have about 65 girls so we had
> 4 or 5 taggers at a time.....It really helped with their watching
too...forces them to look
> around more.....also when they were frozen they had to do 10 sit
ups or push ups before
> they could be unfrozen....
> And don't forget about good old Red Light/ Green Light!!!!
>
> --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "D. Dan Devious"
<natastriple9@> wrote:
> >
> > we do some drills similar to the whipping one just mentioned,
except
> > I have them roll in two lines, the last girl from the pack moves
> > forward, and the girl in the front then whips or pushes them...
the
> > girl then laps around and ends up at the front and so on and so
> > forth... this also works the endurance and the speed, and also
works
> > their ability to skate close together.
> >
> > another of our favorites is assigning each girl a number, having
> > them skate in a nice tight pack, and then calling out a random
> > number, the girl with that number must fall (single knee, both
> > knees, knees and elbows, whatever they want)the other girls dont
> > know who is going to fall so they have to adjust accordingly.
Its
> > good times.
> >
> > we've also played lots of games!  We've done dodgeball, red
rover
> > (wow that got messy quick) but the girls favorite has been
freeze
> > tag.  We have one girl who is it, whoever she tags is frozen,
and a
> > frozen girl can be unfrozen if one of the other girls crawls
through
> > her legs.  They are always asking to play this at every practice.
> >
> > hope that gives you some ideas, we do more, but this post is
getting
> > long!
> >
> > rock.
> >
> > DDD
> >
> >
> > --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "drinklikethepopes"
> > <drinklikethepopes@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky
Rollergirls
> > > (name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both
skating
> > and
> > > derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new
coach
> > I'm
> > > trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing
with
> > > about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from
a
> > > different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the
team
> > up
> > > to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any
that
> > are a
> > > complete waste of time and I should avoid?
> > >
> > > Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters
> > weaving in
> > > and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and
then
> > > going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.
> > >
> > > Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!
> > >
> >
>

That is an awesome drill with the numbers assigned to the girls!!!....
Another way we went for executing falls and stuff was to call out a fall for
them...then they
had to lay flat til we blew the whistle for them to get up as quickly as
possible...the only
problem we had was ya have to do it early because ya dont want sweat on the
floor from
them laying there.....
We played alot of freeze tag too...just a little different....we have about 65
girls so we had
4 or 5 taggers at a time.....It really helped with their watching too...forces
them to look
around more.....also when they were frozen they had to do 10 sit ups or push ups
before
they could be unfrozen....
And don't forget about good old Red Light/ Green Light!!!!

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "D. Dan Devious" <natastriple9@...>
wrote:
>
> we do some drills similar to the whipping one just mentioned, except
> I have them roll in two lines, the last girl from the pack moves
> forward, and the girl in the front then whips or pushes them... the
> girl then laps around and ends up at the front and so on and so
> forth... this also works the endurance and the speed, and also works
> their ability to skate close together.
>
> another of our favorites is assigning each girl a number, having
> them skate in a nice tight pack, and then calling out a random
> number, the girl with that number must fall (single knee, both
> knees, knees and elbows, whatever they want)the other girls dont
> know who is going to fall so they have to adjust accordingly.  Its
> good times.
>
> we've also played lots of games!  We've done dodgeball, red rover
> (wow that got messy quick) but the girls favorite has been freeze
> tag.  We have one girl who is it, whoever she tags is frozen, and a
> frozen girl can be unfrozen if one of the other girls crawls through
> her legs.  They are always asking to play this at every practice.
>
> hope that gives you some ideas, we do more, but this post is getting
> long!
>
> rock.
>
> DDD
>
>
> --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "drinklikethepopes"
> <drinklikethepopes@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky Rollergirls
> > (name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both skating
> and
> > derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new coach
> I'm
> > trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing with
> > about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from a
> > different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the team
> up
> > to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any that
> are a
> > complete waste of time and I should avoid?
> >
> > Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters
> weaving in
> > and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and then
> > going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.
> >
> > Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!
> >
>

Those are some good ideas- freeze tag is totally in at next practice.

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "D. Dan Devious"
<natastriple9@...> wrote:
>
> we do some drills similar to the whipping one just mentioned,
except
> I have them roll in two lines, the last girl from the pack moves
> forward, and the girl in the front then whips or pushes them... the
> girl then laps around and ends up at the front and so on and so
> forth... this also works the endurance and the speed, and also
works
> their ability to skate close together.
>
> another of our favorites is assigning each girl a number, having
> them skate in a nice tight pack, and then calling out a random
> number, the girl with that number must fall (single knee, both
> knees, knees and elbows, whatever they want)the other girls dont
> know who is going to fall so they have to adjust accordingly.  Its
> good times.
>
> we've also played lots of games!  We've done dodgeball, red rover
> (wow that got messy quick) but the girls favorite has been freeze
> tag.  We have one girl who is it, whoever she tags is frozen, and a
> frozen girl can be unfrozen if one of the other girls crawls
through
> her legs.  They are always asking to play this at every practice.
>
> hope that gives you some ideas, we do more, but this post is
getting
> long!
>
> rock.
>
> DDD
>
>
> --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "drinklikethepopes"
> <drinklikethepopes@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky
Rollergirls
> > (name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both
skating
> and
> > derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new coach
> I'm
> > trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing with
> > about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from a
> > different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the team
> up
> > to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any that
> are a
> > complete waste of time and I should avoid?
> >
> > Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters
> weaving in
> > and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and then
> > going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.
> >
> > Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!
> >
>

hellz yeh, we are so doing a scooter race.

rock.

DDD


--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "tamartini"
<tamartini@...> wrote:
>
> Here are a couple maybe to add on.....
> For your snake drill they could add arms...what I mean is whipping
each other to the next
> in line til they are at the front....they have to remain in a
tight pack though....also onto
> that...when they get to the front then breakaway from the
pack....kinda jammer status
> like...lap the track and catch the pack.....they go to the front
and the line starts over.....
> Another one that we do that the girls like are like scooter
races....girls partner up and
> push/ pull each other...one girl does the work...the other just
coasts then they switch....
> These are pretty good endurance builders for beginners.....
>
> --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "drinklikethepopes"
> <drinklikethepopes@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky
Rollergirls
> > (name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both
skating and
> > derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new coach
I'm
> > trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing
with
> > about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from a
> > different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the
team up
> > to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any that
are a
> > complete waste of time and I should avoid?
> >
> > Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters
weaving in
> > and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and
then
> > going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.
> >
> > Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!
> >
>

we do some drills similar to the whipping one just mentioned, except
I have them roll in two lines, the last girl from the pack moves
forward, and the girl in the front then whips or pushes them... the
girl then laps around and ends up at the front and so on and so
forth... this also works the endurance and the speed, and also works
their ability to skate close together.

another of our favorites is assigning each girl a number, having
them skate in a nice tight pack, and then calling out a random
number, the girl with that number must fall (single knee, both
knees, knees and elbows, whatever they want)the other girls dont
know who is going to fall so they have to adjust accordingly.  Its
good times.

we've also played lots of games!  We've done dodgeball, red rover
(wow that got messy quick) but the girls favorite has been freeze
tag.  We have one girl who is it, whoever she tags is frozen, and a
frozen girl can be unfrozen if one of the other girls crawls through
her legs.  They are always asking to play this at every practice.

hope that gives you some ideas, we do more, but this post is getting
long!

rock.

DDD


--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "drinklikethepopes"
<drinklikethepopes@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky Rollergirls
> (name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both skating
and
> derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new coach
I'm
> trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing with
> about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from a
> different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the team
up
> to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any that
are a
> complete waste of time and I should avoid?
>
> Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters
weaving in
> and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and then
> going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.
>
> Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!
>

I can't say how pleased I am to see how this group has taken off in the
last 48 hours. A couple of things:

I've started a contact list in the database section so we can all add
our info and better communicate.

I've added drill-specific folder to the files section so we can better
organize our drills. Anyone with an idea who would like to share it
with everyone can qrite out a quick document and upload it to one of
those files. If anyone has an idea for another file catagory let me
know!

Here are a couple maybe to add on.....
For your snake drill they could add arms...what I mean is whipping each other to
the next
in line til they are at the front....they have to remain in a tight pack
though....also onto
that...when they get to the front then breakaway from the pack....kinda jammer
status
like...lap the track and catch the pack.....they go to the front and the line
starts over.....
Another one that we do that the girls like are like scooter races....girls
partner up and
push/ pull each other...one girl does the work...the other just coasts then they
switch....
These are pretty good endurance builders for beginners.....

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "drinklikethepopes"
<drinklikethepopes@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky Rollergirls
> (name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both skating and
> derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new coach I'm
> trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing with
> about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from a
> different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the team up
> to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any that are a
> complete waste of time and I should avoid?
>
> Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters weaving in
> and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and then
> going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.
>
> Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!
>

Introductions then...

I am coaching the London Rollergirls along with "Sugrrr Cain" in the UK.
First UK team; so for us it is all new experiences every month. My background is
actually rock-climbing
and dance and only got involved in skating over a year ago while learning to Jam
Skate.
It is an interesting process as we are learning along the way.  If anything all
the girls are new
to the sport and to skating so we just all throw ourselves in and learn from the
deep end.

This group will be a great resource for all of us and I look forward to talking
to you all.

The 'Mash
London Rollergirls
http://www.londonrollergirls.com

Hey guys and gals, this is Dan over here in Panama City Florida.  I
coach with the Panama City Roller Derby.  Our league started up about
4-5 months ago and its been a blast.  Looking forward to sharing with
you folks!

ROCK

DDD

Hi All:
Looks like I¡m #13 (my lucky number) to join this group, and I¡m
also looking forward to sharing skating, coaching and the WFTDA
experience here.  My history is amateur artistic and speed skater
then on to "old school" banked track roller derby.  I started out
w/ the Southern Jolters --> Chicago Pioneers --> and ended up with
the San Francisco Bay Bombers.  I¡ve been lucky to have skated with
some great coaches and trainers most of my skating career.
Currently the Port City Roller Girls is a new WFTDA league forming
here in Stockton California and we are starting our season March
2007.  Our skaters' skills range from beginner to seasoned veterans
of the sport.  So I am excited there is a place for us to chat and
share ideas.

Signed,
Coach Congeniality
www.theportcityrollergirls.com
PS
Any ideas on dealing with attitudal whiners?

Hi, DIEgo Rivera here, coach for the Northern Kentucky Rollergirls
(name pending). We're just starting up and I'm new to both skating and
derby. I understand the game and everything, but as a new coach I'm
trying to find out which drills work the best. We're dealing with
about half and half old and new skaters (we branched off from a
different league), so I'm looking for good drills to get the team up
to speed ASAP. Any that have been particularly helpful? Any that are a
complete waste of time and I should avoid?

Currently, we are doing the following: Snake Drill (skaters weaving in
and out of each other), Pyramind Drill (building up laps and then
going back down for endurance), Sprints, and free skating.

Like I said, I'm new but I want this league to be the best!

Hey All!
Whiskey Dixie here....I see my compatriate beat me here....Never been a
competitive skater
until this last year but was trained in figure skating from early on...My
coaching experience
before roller derby comes from many years of coaching soccer teams for the city
and
being captain on the leagues I played on....
It has been a growing and learning year in Milwaukee and Justice and I are here
to share,
help , and learn in any way we can!!
I think I share everyones excitement that someone took the initiative to start
this group!

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "J.C." <servinjustice@...> wrote:
>
> Way to show us all up 8-Ball!
>
> Hey all, Servin' Justice here. I share the roll as coach with Whiskey
> Dixey for the Brewcity Bruisers in Milwaukee, WI.  I'm a former
> member of the Wisconsin Skate University Jam Team, and come from a
> background of primarily jam skating...and now I have a year of roller
> derby under my belt.  Woo hoo!!
>
> I am very excited this group as created and look forward to sharing
> thoughts and ideas!
>
> SJ
> BCB
>
> --- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" <ericsmibs@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey...  just joined the new group.. and looking forward to talking
> and
> > sharing ideas and thoughts on training.
> >
> > Just a lil on my personal back ground. I am a former Jr. Olympic
> Speed
> > Skater in my teen years. I have been skating for over 25 years and
> > competatively skating for 9. I have a fairly adequate background in
> > skate set up.. and speed skating conditioning and drills... will
> share
> > any and all knowledge with all.
> >
> > Looking forward to the discussions.
> >
> >
> > 8-Ball
> > NSRG~Minneapolis
> > Ref/Trainer
> >
>

Way to show us all up 8-Ball!

Hey all, Servin' Justice here. I share the roll as coach with Whiskey
Dixey for the Brewcity Bruisers in Milwaukee, WI.  I'm a former
member of the Wisconsin Skate University Jam Team, and come from a
background of primarily jam skating...and now I have a year of roller
derby under my belt.  Woo hoo!!

I am very excited this group as created and look forward to sharing
thoughts and ideas!

SJ
BCB

--- In rollerderbycoaches@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" <ericsmibs@...>
wrote:
>
> Hey...  just joined the new group.. and looking forward to talking
and
> sharing ideas and thoughts on training.
>
> Just a lil on my personal back ground. I am a former Jr. Olympic
Speed
> Skater in my teen years. I have been skating for over 25 years and
> competatively skating for 9. I have a fairly adequate background in
> skate set up.. and speed skating conditioning and drills... will
share
> any and all knowledge with all.
>
> Looking forward to the discussions.
>
>
> 8-Ball
> NSRG~Minneapolis
> Ref/Trainer
>

Hey...  just joined the new group.. and looking forward to talking and
sharing ideas and thoughts on training.

Just a lil on my personal back ground. I am a former Jr. Olympic Speed
Skater in my teen years. I have been skating for over 25 years and
competatively skating for 9. I have a fairly adequate background in
skate set up.. and speed skating conditioning and drills... will share
any and all knowledge with all.

Looking forward to the discussions.


8-Ball
NSRG~Minneapolis
Ref/Trainer

Welcome to everyone interested in the coaching aspect of roller derby
who joins this group. I created it because I felt it would be very
beneficial to the sport of roller derby. I am formerly the head referee
of my league, and as the head referee, I saw how invaluable a global
referee group was when it came to researching rules and other matters
pertaining to my job. When I moved over to coach, I was amazed to find
that there was nothing for coaches. I have coached sports before, and I
understand some coaches may feel that the drills they create are a
private matter to better their team alone, and that's understandable.
I'm not saying share all your secrets, just basic advice for beginners
and whatever else you feel comfortable with sharing for the betterment
of the sport. Every new coach we assist helps to grow their team and
grow derby.

Again, thanks for joining the group, bring in your friends, and let's
make this another way we can better derby!