Your occasional reminder: Trans women and girls have played women's roller derby for years and, as far as we know, there has not been one case of (a) an injury because a woman was trans (b) a cis man pretending to be trans or (c) trans women dominating via unfair advantage. Ever. [Image is of text]1yr ⋅ frogmouthclothing ⋅ r/rollerderby
What's it like to get hit by a Freight Train? Baller Shot Caller, 143, of Atlanta Rollergirls and USA Roller Derby, blocks Freight Train, 202, of Texas Rollergirls, in a game between Riedell and S-One on July 14 at RollerCon 2022 in the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. Photo by Marko Niemela1yr ⋅ frogmouthclothing ⋅ r/rollerderby
Know someone who thinks they're too old to learn to play roller derby? 43% of people did not play their first competitive roller derby game until they were over 30 years old, according to our latest Frogmouth Twitter poll2yr ⋅ frogmouthclothing ⋅ r/rollerderby
58% of people want pockets in their roller derby jerseys, according to our latest Frogmouth Twitter survey2yr ⋅ frogmouthclothing ⋅ r/rollerderby
7 out of 10 skaters are picky about the socks they skate in, according to a new Frogmouth Twitter poll. (And 4 people commented that they don't wear socks at all.)2yr ⋅ frogmouthclothing ⋅ r/rollerderby
57% of roller derby leagues are playing contact derby now, or expect to start in the next three months, according to our latest Twitter poll2yr ⋅ frogmouthclothing ⋅ r/rollerderby
In the latest Frogmouth Twitter poll, 7 out of 10 respondents said they had only ever had one derby name, and 1 out of 10 said they didn't use a derby name at all2yr ⋅ frogmouthclothing ⋅ r/rollerderby
