Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-302).
Contents:
Life after skating. Derby stories. How I got rolling / The history of roller derby? -- Who's who -- How to get rolling -- Trying out for a league -- Fresh meat -- Rules & strategy -- Derby culture -- Making your league run -- Levels of competition -- How to improve -- The mental game -- Injuries -- Diet & exercise -- Keep it rolling -- Life after skating. Derby stories. How I got rolling / Brandy Rettig, aka Rettig to Rumble Nicole Matos -- Inside the hive: the epic pack / TK-Oh! -- Hurt in a skirt / Melissa Faliverno aka Harlot Brontèˆ -- Practice / Emily Udell aka Vivi Section -- Sober roller derby / She-Wrex -- Roller derby and the cool girl / Genevieve D. Berrick aka Danger (ismymiddlename) -- Numbers / Dara Fineman aka Hebrew-Ham Lincoln -- Shehecheyanu / Caroline White aka Mazel Tov Cocktail -- Must be this tall to ride / Boo LaLa -- There's no crying in roller derby / Brandy Rettig aka Rettig to Rumble -- A bout of midlife / Linda Rice -- Roller derby saved my soul: overcoming deadly cyns / Katrina Swirko -- East Coast derby extravaganza: a love letter / Jasmine Facun aka Sweet N. Lowdown -- A walk in the mountains / Kamikaze Kitten -- Never skate with scissors and other advice for surviving roller derby / Brandy Rettig, aka Rettig to Rumble
Summary:
"Roller derby is an incredible, hard-hitting sport: a cultural phenomenon with a storied past dating back to 1935. Modern roller derby, restarted in Austin, Texas, in 2001, has been one of the fastest-growing sports of the 21st century. The modern punk-inspired DIY amateur athletic movement has spread to almost 2000 leagues all over the globe in less than fifteen years. This book can't teach you how to skate, but it will get you up to speed on everything else! With chapters on the history of roller derby, rules and strategy, exercise and nutrition, and the gear you ll need to play, Derby Life will teach you what you need to know to get rolling. Veteran skaters will appreciate chapters on building mental toughness, dealing with derby drama, and getting back in the game after an injury. Derby Life also includes advice from roller derby greats such as Bonnie Thunders, Scald Eagle, Swede Hurt, and others, and personal stories and beautiful photographs from derby people all over the world."--Page 4 of cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.