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A few key seconds to improve your derby
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June 21, 2015 by alinedecat

Being fast is a good quality for a Roller Derby player, in all fields. But don’t confuse that with skipping …
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Category: Derby Life, Freshmeat, Practice, Strategy, Uncategorized | Tags: box, braking, coach, derby, focus, game, mental, mental game, minimum skills, penalty, penalty box, practice, Roller derby, save time, seconds, skater, time, transitions
The long way to the Minimum Skills (and some shortcuts)
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October 16, 2014 by alinedecat

A new schoolyear has begun, a new season, and for most leagues, that also means a freshmeat day, with hopefully …
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Category: Freshmeat, Offskate, Practice, Skills | Tags: agility, braking, center of gravity, coach, crossovers, derby, fresh meat, freshmeat, minimum, minimum skills, roller, skills, test, WFTDA
Checklist for a successful T-stop
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March 2, 2014 by alinedecat

First of all, congratulations to Rena Nicely Wolf from Jacksonville RollerGirls who won the Valentine pack from my last entry! I have been …
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Category: Offskate, Practice, Skills, Uncategorized | Tags: book, braking, edges, minimum skills, Roller derby, rollergirl, t-stop, WFTDA

I'm Aline Decat #61, skater for Gotham Girls Roller Derby and Team Belgium Roller Derby. I am also coach for Track Advantage - coaching company and I founded the Blackland Rockin'K-Rollers and Europe's first junior league, the Blackland Teenage Terrors.