BagelTrollop

Hey Smarty Pants! LOVED watching you skate the All Star Game at NEDC 2016!

Do you have any advice for how to mentally deal with facing skaters that are much, much more advanced in skills? I played a mashup scrimmage this past Sunday between our league's A and B travel teams recently and while my fellow B Team blockers were pumped at the opportunity to play with and against our own Lake Effect Furies, as a B Team Jammer, I felt nothing but fear and anxiety, which led me to be pretty down on myself before, during and after. How do I turn these experiences into positives?

Fair answer! Benefits are awesome. These days, it's all about networking, so knowing who you would be working for is awesome. I'm glad it worked out. How old is your daughter now?

How did you end up in this profession?

These questions come from my coach/derby-mom and derby-wife respectively.

• What are some of your favorite books/resources that have helped you with training?

And

• What are the most effective off-skates training regimes, in your opinion? Do you differentiate off-skates workouts between blockers and jammers?

Dude, I just peed last night at practice when helmets collided. And I peed at a game a few weeks ago. Both women were proud of themselves. Time for more kegels.