Fresh Meat

Savannah Derby Devil. I like to rollerskate. This is where I'm keeping track of my progress and fangirling over the best sport there is.

[joyheartsyou]

I think this is an exit fakie? I don’t know though, I just like skating.

[joyheartsyou]

So I did some stuff yesterday 🤘❤⛸

[weh-tun]

“So, what are you, like, alternative now?” “Alternative to what?”

Whip It (2009), Dir. Drew Barrymore

[spacetimeconundrum]

I’m sure it says something about me that basically the only time I ever wear makeup is when my plans for the day include hitting people while wearing roller skates, but here we are… `\_O_/`

[anthonyacostaphoto]

[thewhip]

This Girl Can is back

We spotted some roller derby girls on this spot for the National Lottery

[a2rollerderby]

Roller Derby Leagues

Have you checked out this interactive map with over 1300 roller derby leagues on it? It’s pretty rad! Zoom in anywhere in the world, click on a league, and get their information.

[killjoy716rd]

I SKATED A 5K YESTERDAY!!

[boutbetties]

Good Monday morning to all the Bad Ass Betties out there! #motivationalmonday

[boutbetties]

We love that our best nine of 2017 include 5 pics that have to do with butts. 🤣 Happy New Year everyone! Thanks so much for your support this year, we hope to make 2018 our best yet for you!

[crownedwthstars]

Skate gif Sunday: Goals

[homoclothes]

roller derby is lesbian culture sorry I don’t make the rules

[killjoy716rd]

So I bought figure skates and took my little brother out on the ice. I'm super excited to have yet another outlet for my crazy obsession for being on any kind of skates. 😍 I can /almost/ do a spiral and that makes me incredibly happy lol. Even though it's basic as fuck 😂

[wlwmoodboardsandstuff]

Roller skating/ roller derby wlw!

[legsderbygrrrl]

do you have any tips about first practices as fresh meat ? we have a co ed team made up of boys and girls 13-17 . I have anxiety so I’m suppeerrrrr nervous.

Congrats on your first practice! The first one is so important cause its the start of something magical new! 

Now that we’ve passed my cheesy (or amazing) movie reference, lets talk derby. Skating co-ed is a bit different than skating on an all “Women's” or “Mens” team. Skating in a junior league is a bit different too. Good thing about this is you will have experience skating with everyone and your starting young! 

So for your first day, being nervous is okay! Every skater was! Hey guess what? A few months ago i was nervous for my first day with a new team, and i’ve been skating for three years! So don’t worry about if you’ll be good enough or fall a lot. All the best skaters are still growing and still fall too. Theres a good chance you’re not the only new skater either! You are gonna be great as long as you go in with a heart to skate and a head to grow as a skater. 

Remember: 

You are going to grow at your own pace. So, don’t focus on what other skaters are doing and how fast or slow they learned it.

Your skates are your friends! The more time you spend with in them the, more comfortable you will be with them.

Falling is okay! Falling means you’re trying! Thats what’s gonna make you a great skater. PERSEVERANCE! Its tiring, I know, but keep trying. Practice all the time, but don’t forget to have fun. Roller Rinks are a great hangout when you’re not on “derby skate time”.

Get in the derby spirit and spend time in the community! Go to bouts, watch derby online, spend time with derby friends and teammates on and off skates, (watch my Youtube Channel ;D) all these things make being a skater more exciting and fun! 

Hope this helps! You’re gonna crush it your first practice! Let me know how it goes!

xox, Legs

[roller-boom]

How Freshmeat see me:

How my Allstar team sees me: 

[tparollerderby]

S1 x Roller Derby Diaries: Season 2 Scald Eagle Champs Retrospective Episode