Nottingham roller derby team the Hellfire Harlots have won their first home bout of the year against Manchester Roller Derby. Held at Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Campus on Saturday 1 March, the Nottingham team secured a narrow win with a final score of 159-145. Team captain and Head of Training, Joannasaurus said, “Manchester Roller Derby… Read more »
When I heard of the derby revival hitting Europe, I was totally excited to see a bout. Four or so years ago I was reaching the end of a 10 year long career in a sport far removed from conventional mainstream sports and as many ex-athletes know, there is a huge void to fill… and… Read more »
Butthurt isn’t just when you sit on one (or eight) of your wheels at speed, it’s a perceived slight against you that you feel is undeserved and you could suffer from it because you don’t make the team, you disagree with a penalty or someone gives you advice that you didn’t ask for. Basically, your… Read more »
I have been playing roller derby for two years now. Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration really. I have been attending practices, for nearly two years. I’m not on any teams and haven’t yet done a public bout. Now don’t go thinking this is a mopey article about taking too long to get onto… Read more »
This is my story of why I had a go and why I keep going back again and again. It was nearly two years ago when I nervously went along to my first Sparks session. I had missed the first one and I was jointly terrified that the Harlots wouldn’t take me and that they… Read more »