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Bye Bye Patient Offense. Bye Bye Power Jams.
Posted on April 23, 2013 | 77 CommentsSome people call it "Patient Offense." Others call it "Passive Offense." Still others call it bull$#it. -
Tank’s Tirades 1.9: Pay Per View vs. Free Per View
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 10 CommentsWhoa, a post on Roller Derby Inside Track? While we aren’t posting as much as we used to and I am living off my lucrative roller derby announcer retirement package,... -
An NSO’s Worst Nightmare
Posted on June 19, 2012 | 23 CommentsIt finally happened. An NSO broke a high-level, sanctioned bout in probably the most visible way ever, denying us a clear winner for Minnesota’s run at ending Windy City’s undefeated... -
Looking forward to Derby in 2012
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 24 CommentsIt's 2012. What is RDIT looking forward to this year? -
The Road Behind Us, The Road Before Us: On Legacy
Posted on December 13, 2011 | 5 CommentsThis got me thinking about the idea of legacy, and what it might mean when flat track roller derby itself is so young. Can there be legacy if there is scarcely any past in roller derby? -
Tank’s Tirades 1.8: The Future is Now?
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 22 CommentsThe biggest post season in the world of roller derby since the first Dust Devil has come and gone. WFTDA, after years of self-instituted hands-off approach to running tournaments, has... -
Thankful for… Roller Derby!
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Big 5 is over, most roller derby action in the USA has all but ground to a halt, and we have ranted and raved about a whole lot of... -
The 2011 WFTDA Championships – Our Take
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 4 Comments“It’s the biggest three days of the roller derby year and I am excited to hear what you think is going to happen or will happen or could happen and... -
One Whistle to Rule Them All: The Sequel
Posted on October 26, 2011 | 31 CommentsA while back, I wrote a piece for RDIT called “One Whistle to Rule Them All.” The basic idea was that there should be one starting whistle for flat-track roller... -
Under The Radar: How Two Non-WFTDA Skaters Got To Skate At Regionals
Posted on September 30, 2011 | 8 CommentsIn barely seven months of being a full-fledged WFTDA member league, the Gold Coast Derby Grrls accomplished an incredible feat by making the Top Ten of the South Central Region...