KingofPho

Hi, Smarty Pants! Thanks doing this!

My sister did derby up until she was 12 (now 14). She was small, but she played with a lot of girls 5 years older, a foot taller, and ~70 pounds heavier than her, and she still made great contributions to the pack, even though her size made her a better jammer. She had to stop because our place was moved to somewhere much less convenient for us.

Now in high school, she hasn't grown much bigger, and she has two years of rust. If she were to try to get back into derby, how difficult would the path be to get back into it? What would she need to relearn and/or practice? Also is there something in Los Angeles that I can't just look up that you could hint us on?

Thanks again!!!

My sister is about the same size as your captain, (she was smaller when she skated!) and when I wasn't a scorekeeper and had my full attention on the bout, her ability to keep up with 17-year-olds who are 5'9"-5'10" and 160 was astounding! She was knocking others down even on banked tracks and never suffered more than a funnybone!