My Blooming Shoulder

No one wants to get injured, and like many other sports out there, roller derby has it's fair share of ouchies.

12 weeks ago (August 17th) I got injured at training. I ended up with a separated shoulder. Over the past 3 months I've been documenting things, from initial injury all along the road to recovery. I think it gave me something to do, although it may have just seemed a bit self centred to some. 

My first public roller derby bout

The Lead Up - The Reasons - The Logic

When you start out in Roller Derby, your main aim is to get through your minimum skills so that you can actually play. When you finally get to the stage where you can skate in a public bout it's both exciting and nerve-wracking. I think it's quite rare for people to pass their min skills and go straight into a public game with your team, although it does happen. Usually there are some scrims and/or closed door bouts somewhere in between.