The WFTDA released a new update for Return to Play Guidelines! Join the Discord and connect with other listeners: https://discord.gg/CZnAw6QtFY Find our transcribed episodes on our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. They are public and free, but we'd super appreciate your support. (Thank you, Jenergy!) Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Follow us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle  Follow us on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Follow me on...

Let's talk about why your teammates skip practice. Join the Discord and connect with other listeners: https://discord.gg/CZnAw6QtFY 📷 by Ciara Janae Find our transcribed episodes on our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. They are public and free, but we'd super appreciate your support. (Thank you, Jenergy!) Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Follow us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle  Follow us on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Follow me...

How do our left brain and right brain process learning something new? Also would a different way of training our skaters take all the emotional psychology out of the equation and let us focus on learning a new skill?  Join the Discord and connect with other listeners: https://discord.gg/CZnAw6QtFY 📷 by Ciara Janae Find our transcribed episodes on our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. They are public and free, but we'd super appreciate your support. (Thank you,...

Becoming better leaders this week! What happens to people in your roller derby league who are given a position of power? How does their viewpoint change? Does obtaining power corrupt even the best of us? This week's episode explores the research of Dachner Keltner in his book, The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence.  📷 by Ciara Janae Find our transcribed episodes on our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. They are public and free, but we'd super appreciate...

SAVE YOUR SMALL TOWN LEAGUE!! How many small town roller derby leagues have vanished in the last decade? How many could have been saved if they had known about this ONE THING? Special Guest Lemon shares the exciting discovery that saved her small town league in the Midwest from disbanding.  📷 by Season Chandler "How Short Track Roller Derby Can Save Your League" - https://youtu.be/rfkQdDLPej0 Ruleset and other resources -...

Want to play some roller derby? Want to play MORE roller derby?!? This week, I am joined by Orange Whip, an unofficial ambassador for other styles of roller derby gameplay and rules sets because Whip loves ALL the roller derbies! USARS Roller Derby Community Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/USARSrollerderbyteamsinUSA Official USA Roller Sports Roller Derby Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/UsarsRollerDerby World Skate (USARS) rules documents -...

This week's episode is about narrowing your focus and keeping your eyes on the finish line for your goals. 📷 by Lost Creek Studios Find our transcribed episodes on our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. They are public and free, but we'd super appreciate your support. (Thank you, Jenergy!) Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Follow us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle  Follow us on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Follow me on Twitch:...

The REVISED WFTDA Return to Play Guidelines are FINALLY here! What do they mean for your team? It means most leagues can go directly to Baseline and get on this flippin' ladder and SKATE! In this episode, I will do my best to summarize these guidelines as well as the Audience Guidelines for Return to Play.  WFTDA Revised Return to Play Guidelines: https://static.wftda.com/files/covid-19/WFTDA-COVID-Return-To-Play-Plan-v4.pdf WFTDA Audience Guidelines for Return to Play:...

"Can we skate or what?!?" is what many have been asking.  WFTDA hosted a Skate of the Union to update the community on....everything. The upcoming revisions to Return to Play Guidelines, putting Community over Competition, Regional Recovery, a Covid Recovery Fund, and updates from the ART Project working toward equity and non-racism. I'll do my best to fill you in on what's happening in this quickie episode.  Here's a link so you can watch the whole thing straight from the source:...

Coach Dan is here! After last week's episode about taking on obstacles, I wanted to follow up a topic we've been wanting to discuss for a long time. What are the challenges smaller leagues tackle regularly? And what can small leagues do to survive? All leagues around the world have been wondering about their mortality as of late, but we fear small leagues will be hit the hardest and since the majority of leagues in the world are small (like our own league), we want to show them some love with...

In this episode, I'm sharing stories of how obstacles pushed people to new creative heights and made them try things they never would have attempted otherwise and how we can relate this to our growth as roller derby athletes and taking on challenges our leagues and teams face regularly (especially after last year, amiright?). Bottom line -- experimenting with obstacles and facing your challenges head on can unlock superpowers you didn't know you had! Inspired by the Cautionary Tales Podcast...

Many listeners have been wondering, what is it going to be like to return to play? And how do we help our coaches use the new curriculum?  In this week's episode, I was joined by Chili, Coach of Pink Peril Roller Derby in the Netherlands and member of the WFTDA Task Force for the new curriculum, This Is Roller Derby. Chili's league got to return to play for several months last summer and shares the story of the league's challenges. He also elaborated on how he has been implementing the core...

This episode will be very beneficial to your team and league to help answers questions that have been coming up about the new curriculum. Our guides on this quest are special guests (River, Hammer, and Demon) who all worked on the curriculum as part of the WFTDA MSR Task Force.  📷 by Ciara Janae Documents on the Curriculum landing page: Ideas for Creating an Inclusive Training Environment The Curriculum Glossary - defines the terms used in the glossary & lists other names the...

What if Michael Jordan's injury in his second season in the NBA was the end of his story and we never heard from him again?  This episode is a Story Time with Jackie episode! Based on the HBO documentary "Women of Troy", I'll be telling you the story of Cheryl Miller and the rest of the USC basketball team that changed women's basketball forever. This amazing team made up of Cheryl Miller, Pam and Paula McGee, Cynthia Cooper, and more changed the sport and challenged issues of gender and...

We're moving into a new era of roller derby without minimum skill requirements! This means we can get more people involved in the sport and playing the sport more quickly. But what does that look like? Do we still do tests? Are laps gone forever?  This episode will be very beneficial to your team and league as an introduction to the new curriculum. Our guides on this quest are special guests who all worked on the curriculum as part of the WFTDA MSR Task Force. We dive into the history of the...

Let's clean out your league's culture closet and only keep what sparks joy!  This year might be your best opportunity EVER to have a real impact on your league's culture. The team you return to will not be in the same place mentally, physically, or emotionally after the long off season. So what better time is there to have a chat together about what you want your team and league to be going forward? What will your new goals be like? What changes would you like to make before getting back on...

Where you started does NOT determine how far you will go. Anything IS possible. This episode is about: my continued recovery from Post Concussion Syndrome how using self compassion instead of a drill sergeant mentality whenever you are making lifestyle changes can help you better on your journey long term how exercise impacts cognitive growth in your brain (wow!) what I've been watching during the break that I really think you'll enjoy.  📷 by David Oliver Photography Find our...

This week, I want to talk about Identity Loss after Trauma and Post Traumatic Growth. I think this is a very relatable topic because even though I came to it through concussion recovery, I feel like these ideas are sooo applicable to so many situations in life so I think I can reach every one of you out there with this one and I love it when an episode can touch everyone. Trauma could be a concussion (It's called traumatic brain injury!), any type of injury, maybe being diagnosed with a...

Let's talk about derby names! How do you pick one out? Are derby names necessary? Are derby names outdated? What do derby names mean to you? Special note: When picking out a derby name, please please take time to evaluate if your derby name could be hurtful to any group of people. If you're not sure, run it by several people of different backgrounds that you trust to help.   📷 by Photobomber Visit Roller Derby Athletics at rollerderbyathletics.com/plans. Visit Bout Betties at...

This week, I want to go into detail of the different types of concussion symptoms and what different types of specialists you can follow up with in your recovery. In the second half, I talk about advocating for your own health care when you are injured, particularly if you have bad health insurance. I want to help you with avoiding getting shuffled around, asking the right questions, finding out the different options you have, getting multiple opinions, and when you are FINALLY in front of...

Today is National Concussion Awareness Day. This episode is a little vulnerable as I'm sharing my personal history of concussions and being diagnosed with Post Concussion Syndrome. Not enough people know about PCS and I want to share what I'm learning as I go. More on Concussions: 037 - Concussions & Career Threatening Injuries - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roller-derby-thoughts-037-concussions-career-threatening/id1426139579?i=1000436716430 Kaio-kensi Special Guest! - 087 -...

I was a guest on The Go Find Out Podcast and my episode came out today. If you want to be inspired by interviews with badass women who kicked their fears to the curb and conquered their goals like a boss, this is the podcast for you! Here's a link to Episode 17: Gina Wagner Crushes it in Roller Derby! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-go-find-out-podcast-interviews-with-inspiring-women/id1517382441?i=1000491171401 And our next episode of THIS podcast will be released early on...

In this episode, Coach Dan and I discuss the newly announced Vision and Objectives that have been released by the WFTDA concerning the future of Minimum Skill Requirements. New curriculum? No more official test?? Program recommended but not required?? What does the future of roller derby look like when the individual leagues determine qualifications for playing derby? What pressure does this put on coaches and leadership? Will more skaters come back to roller derby? Will there be favoritism?...

"You're leading people. You're not leading data." (Iggy Perillo) We have a special guest this week! Leadership Coach Iggy Perillo is on the podcast and we talk about helping our leaders in roller derby evolve, how to cultivate new leaders, setting up new leaders for success, and why leading with organizational skills (being the boss of spreadsheets) won't cut it anymore. 📷 provided by Iggy Perillo Learn more about Iggy Perillo and WSP Leadership Coaching at worksportlife.com. Visit Roller...