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Precision: Expectation + Reaction

I was just eating my breakfast thinking about some new prototype wheels I’ve been testing for the lovely people at Radar  and realised something. Precision is just as much about expectation as it is about reaction. So I was trying out some new wheels that are pretty different from what I usually skate on. I’d been getting [...]

Jamming Skills: Holding Position versus Fleet of Foot.

Technical jamming skills can often be split into two main categories: Aggressive Skills and Evasive Skills. Understanding the difference between these two skill categories can really help when trying to make improvements in your jamming. The game has changed a lot over the last couple of years, and a lot of skaters that had previously [...]

Trials and tribulations of Intraleague.

  The Intraleague model of playing competitive Roller Derby has always struck me as rather odd. We train together as a single unit about 85% of the time, yet Roller Derby has this model whereby we then split into teams and play each other in front of an audience. I understand why it came about [...]