Let’s cut through the absolute garbage floating around the internet right now. If I hear one more fitness influencer tell women over forty to just “do strength training” to fix their perimenopause and menopause problems, … Read More
South Side Roller Derby: The Meno-Blueprint (Jacked, Snatched & On Eight Wheels)
The Mindset & Strategy Before You Step Foot in the Gym Connecting Mind to Muscle: The Secret to Aesthetics Before you touch a single barbell or dumbbell, you need to understand that hypertrophy is as … Read More
Good Skates vs. Cheap Skates: How to Set Your New Skater Up For Success
Parents Just Don’t Understand… Roller Derby Skates! We get it. Shopping on Amazon for roller skates is overwhelming. There are endless options covered in bright neon colors, fun patterns, and glowing light-up wheels that look … Read More
High-Achieving Women: Why This 12-Week Session Might Be Exactly What Your Brain Is Craving
To the woman who is the CEO, the lead scientist, the high-stakes lawyer, the engineer, the corporate executive, the doctors or the “Household Domistic Goddess This is for you. You’ve spent decades wiring your brain … Read More
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Skating: Finding the “Glassy” Concrete in the Texas Gulf Coast Area
So, you’ve got the skates, the pads, and the determination—now you just need the ground to match. If you’re a beginner in Pearland, Friendswood, League City, Webster, or Clear Lake, you probably realized very quickly … Read More
LEGACY MEMBER – IZZY DEAD #30-06
South Side Roller Derby is more than just a league; it’s a lifetime sisterhood. To honor those who have built this sanctuary and dedicated their lives to the track, we are officially launching our SSRD … Read More
Part 1 – The Red Zone, The Luteal Phase, and the “Hidden” Cost of Poor Sportsmanship
By Brenda Holley / Dick Tater #300 – South Side Roller Derby After 20 years in this sport, I’ve seen a pattern that destroys more leagues than bad footwork or lack of funding ever could. … Read More
How Roller Derby Saves Troubled Teen Girls: Finding Power and Persona
The Crisis: When Mainstream Fails Many teenage girls who struggle with defiance, risky behavior, and self-harm threats are often just girls with too much untapped power and too little positive direction. Traditional avenues—like mainstream school … Read More
The Pedagogical Link: WFTDA Blocking as a World Skate Foundation
The Pedagogical Link: WFTDA Blocking as a World Skate Foundation The key to effective World Skate blocking lies in body mastery and stability. The Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby (WFTDA) ‘stop-block’ is the most efficient … Read More
Drills For Mastering the Anchor (The Stop-Block) to (The Stepping Block)
To help solidify this concept, here are two mobile-friendly drill setups that directly apply the two-phase progression, moving from the foundational Anchor to the intentional Control Step. Phase 1 Drill: Mastering the Anchor (The Stop-Block) … Read More