issue 43 | spring 2019 Archives

#thefannypackishere

fiveonfive meets up with Snooky in Hong Kong for the latest international edition of #thefannypackishere.

Q&A with WFTDA Executive Director Double H

Get to know Double H a little more as we talk about how she got her start in roller derby, why coaching juniors fills her with hope, and the goals she hopes to achieve in this new role.

learning to fly

Roller derby teaches many important lessons, and junior roller derby teaches those lessons at an early age.

derby stance 2018

Rule 56 is a Yorkshire-based roller derby coaching business that aims to bring together coaching and resources for roller derby.

roasted garbanzo beans

Derby travel season is upon us and this recipe for Roasted Garbanzo Beans is an easy, protein-filled snack to take on the road

the scuffed toe

If you have skated enough that you have seen the scuffed toes, then you have also seen what skaters do to protect them.

ask a skater: little changes and happiness found

What one small change in your gameplay made the biggest impact? Has where you have found happiness in the game changed throughout your career?

danish derby

Bringing a new sport to a tiny country where people tend to be a little afraid of the unknown was no walk in the park.

dealing with grief: derby style

We all deal with grief. It’s a part of life-an unpleasant part, but it’s still there.

bearing it: take a second for self-care

Just as it takes attention to the smaller parts of our skates for the whole to work to greatest advantage, so is this true of ourselves.