The past few weeks have been incredibly frustrating. I felt like I wasn’t progressing as quickly as my friends, and at times I even felt like I regressed. My frustration is probably best summed up by my experience with the Detroit Paceline a few weeks back. It involves hitting your partner multiple times and I fell EVERY TIME. No one else fell during the...

Your Lansing Derby Vixens traveled west on May 18 to take on WFTDA’s Grand Raggidy Rollergirls! Two hard-fought bouts ended in a split for the Vixens. Thanks to G-Rap, gracious hosts and tough competitors as always! FINAL SCORES Vixens 97 Grand Raggidy 182   Corruption 218 G-Rap Attack...

The beginning of a roller derby bout is tense: 10 skaters on the track, 7 refs, countless NSOs. Everyone is waiting for that whistle which starts the first jam. As a skater, I hate being in that first jam! Once that jam is over, everyone on the bench settles in for the rest of the game. Most people probably know that the rules have changed in significant ways...