Tales from the Meat Locker: Fresh Meat Angie

The reason I play roller derby is for the love of the sport and how it makes me feel. Roller derby requires a lot of physical and emotional strength. It is so liberating to skate your angers away and to just keep skating until you cant skate anymore. I don’t think any other sport could make me feel this good. I have tried dance, softball, and field hockey but those were not the same. There are not too many women’s contact sports, and out of those few sports derby stands out. Derby is a race, it is contact, and all you need are a pair of skates (and some extra padding) to play. It isn’t just the speed that keeps me anticipating every practice it is the women and men that make up the team. DDG doesn’t only consist of the girls that play, you cant forget the reffs, the fans, the other teams, the old players who have left, and the players who haven’t even put of a pair of skates yet. Roller derby is expanding, and I am glad I am able to be part of it. This is why I LOVE ROLLER DERBY!