The Western Regionals was a fabulous time. Twenty games of amazing derby. Lots of teams I hadn’t yet had the opportunity to see. Every minute of it, some job to do.
Here’s a fabulous picture that Kerry McClain took of me hard at work. And yet it’s probly the least fabulous picture in his Day 2 set from the tournament.
Chase the link too check the really good ones out.
Two skaters who both used skate with at Battleground Roller Derby.
Battle TeachHer from the MobStars team from South Side Roller Derby, and Scarlett o’Hurtya of the Machete Betties from Houston Roller Derby skating in the Ring of Fire bout, August 10 2008.
The Colonel keeps his announcing skills honed at the Skate Joust at Montrose Skate Shop.
A picture of E.P. Sara at the Governor’s cup.
Here’s a fine collection of photographs from the Big Top Brawl bout of the Houston Roller Derby with visiting teams from San Antonio and Austin taken by Jay Lee.
getting low
We see the whip, slinging your own jammer with your arm, with reasonable frequency in the Houston league. More so in some teams than others.
I’d never heard of a leg whip, until I saw this picture.
It obviously looks more difficult, but given that your leg has more reach and more power, it seems it could be effective if done correctly. I’m not really sure what “correctly” is, though.
This photo from a Philadelphia league.
Ziv Kruger has pictures on his flickr stream - Beverly Kills has tongue wagging and hands flared.
Ziv Kruger and Jay Lee both have some great pictures of Mayhem from the HRD May bout.
