*
Block and Roll
Holly Boo-Yah

Basics of roller derby strategy

Posted Friday, October 7, 2011, at 2:17 PM
You know we skate fast. You know we fall. You know we knock each other silly. But is there really any strategy to that mess happening out on the track? You betcha. Watching a bout can be overwhelming just because there is so much going on. The resurgence of derby is fairly recent, so we try to help the crowd know the rules by doing a "slow jam" at the start of each game that explains the positions the girls are playing and how points are scored...
To continue reading
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.