So remember at the end of last year when I mentioned I was getting into roller derby?  Well, since then I was inducted into the league, chose my new derby moniker (Bimbo Slice, if you were wondering), passed my WFTDA rules test, passed my scrimmage eval, and was drafted onto the B team, the Yankee Brutals.  I’ve already played two games, and game three, against Central Mass Roller Derby is fast-approaching on June 5th.  I’m psyched!

Trying to break through a group of blockers from Dutchland Blitz

Holding back a jammer from Garden State Roller Girls

Bonnie Voyage (she has the best derby name ever!) and I tag-teaming a Dutchland jammer.

I never thought I would stand a chance against some of the other girls who play derby, but what I’ve come to love about the sport is that there is that a girl of any shape or size can find her niche in the game.   Nothing is more rewarding than putting all I’ve got into a hard practice, and seeing the results of my hard work pay off in a game or a scrimmage.