DL:What roles have you played in derby, other than Team USA manager?EJ: I started as a Referee and was Tournament Head Ref several times, but I've hung up my stripes for good (I think I hear cheering).
Years Skating:
I’ve been competing on quad and inline skates for 22 years
DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any?
A: Quad Speed National Champion in 1994. Went on to collect 17 World Titles in Inline Speed Skating. Retired from the World level in 2004. Started skating derby in late 2008
DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any?CDW: As a child I grew up swimming, bike riding, and skating for recreational fun. In elementary school, I did gymnastics competitively for a few years. During my high school years, I practiced Bikram Yoga regularly. As a teen, my interests were rock n' roll music and not competing in athletics.
Years Skating
This is my 3rd travel season in roller derby. Have been on roller skates the majority of my life.
DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any?
JB: I played soccer in high school on a state-level competitive team. I did jam skating but never competitively, though it does help quite a bit when it comes to derby.
Derby 3 years, skating in general, my entire life. I was a regular rink rat growing up. My family owned a roller rink in Denver.
DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any?
HJ: I was never very athletic growing up. I was in the marching band in high school, NO JOKE! I did however, speed skate and compete nationally when I was a teenager.
A new facebook community has been formed to generate an anti-bullying movement in roller derby.
"Blockers Not Bullies is a group started to rally against bullying in the sport of roller derby.
Roller derby is supposed to be a safe haven for all the outcasts and misfits of the world, and while it mostly is, there are still a few bullies who manage to find their way in.
