Last heavy post and then I gotta switch it up for a bit. There’s an article circling in the officating community. Written by, I assume, a skater. The claim is made that reffing and being a skater go hand in hand and doing one makes you better at the other. I don’t disagree. Not completey. …
Why? I am getting that a lot. Why Reffing? Why don’t you want to skate anymore? Won’t you miss the competition? Won’t you miss the hard work and being a part of derby? What? Are you serious? I am not even going to go much into the ridiculousness of those questions. I will say, if …
Less than stellar feeling. Picked up a nasty bug that’s got my chest in a vice. On the bright side, I did the thing again. Reffing is hard. Like never was skating this hard. First off, I’ve let my endurance slide. Don’t do that. You don’t get to sit on the bench every other …
More reffing happened. Still loving it. More than I thought. Some really tough decisions were made. I’ve given up coaching and any team opportunities this year. I have a priority. It’s officiating. Doing all the things doesn’t help me learn or grow. I can only be so neutral with one toe in the skater pool …
In May, I will celebrate three years of Roller Derby. Now, this isn’t three easy years we’re talking about. Let’s have a little story time. In May 2010 my husband encouraged me to meet with a local Roller Derby league (I haven’t ever asked him if he regrets that decision….) I was cautiously excited as …
