fully saturated in Roller Derby

Ok, so I missed my team captains and good friend DJ Pain's birthday party due to that fact of  4 SkateCourt inquiries coming to me while I was at my nephews birthday dinner.  I feel like a bit of a dud  having to go home and work on a Friday night but ultimately that is what will make me succeed not only with SkateCourt but with roller derby in general. I always pa-rouse facebook of some of my fav derby girls looking for inspiration, one of my favs is Krissy Crash. She always has a positive outlook and a perseverance that makes me wanna keep moving forward. Everytime I check her blog and see that she is getting up at 7 am running a boot camp am workout, running her Derbalife empire and being one of the top LA Derby Dolls, I set my alarm early and make sure my ass is at the gym in the am. I am currently spending close to 20 hrs a week on my training, thats a part-time job. Just staying focused and driven is a continual battle, but as with anything if you want it bad enough and are willing  to sacrifice for it nothing is impossible. Its just hard putting those priorities in check, Roller derby sustains me as who I am, as a creative and aggressive outlet. It also gives me the biggest headache, if I cant figure out a play or have problems executing a move, or am annoyed with my coaches, practice or teammates. It goes back to old school perseverance but at what point does the insanity rule apply. You know the "if you keep doing the same thing and expecting different results" you are insane. WHAT IS THE BALANCE????? How can something uplift and torment you all at the same time? am I the only one who feels this way? AHHHHHH -BTW gotham vs la tonight 10pm est, 7pm pst on DNN
randi maehym

frustrating

It hard looking for your own inspiration and guidance especially in such a new sport as well as with such a new league. My league is awesome , we are just growing at an exponential rate which is something I should be thankful for but become selfishly frustrated with. I have begun looking at other leagues training manuals to start practicing on my own, the only problem is there is no one to tell me if I am doing it right. My pet peeve is learning something the wrong way and having to adjust it. I just want to learning the right way.  The other problem is what are the credentials of coaches, is there a guide line for where they get there info or what is right and wrong. I also fall into a very strange body type category lets say gangley would be an appropriate, so many things don't work out for me the same way as other skaters but I can cover about 8 of the 10ft solo. When I started RollerDerby, I had the false sense of easy and now that I am 2 yrs in, I feel like I have only just begun my journey of studying the game and the culture for that matter. I crave new techniques and approaches, as well as scouring the rule book for loop holes. My entire life in roller derby, I have become consumed with ambition to be a great player. Now I just have to put more work into it, off to them gym and then to skate outdoors.
Hugs and Slugs Maehym

Students of the game

Oh how naive are the girls that join derby just to hit people, there is so much THINKING in that sticking pack!!!! I am working on being a jammer but due to my size (I am 6ft) and my leg span about 7-8ft on a good day I am normally a blocker. Some girls that skate with us get so caught up into which position they play they, ie pivot,1,2 or power 3 they forget the overall goal. It really doesnt matter what position you play, your overall goal is to stop the opposing jammer and aid to advance your own. In that order of priorities. So no matter what position you are assigned, these should be your goals. Awareness is always the key in the pack but its really hard for me to stay focused cause there is so much going on in that pack. I am starting to have night terrors of letting the opposing jammer sneak by. I think I have a roller derby problem, but at least my life caters to it. My broadband chip is f&*king up and I cant watch DNN, I am a little preturbed becuase that was the whole reason I bought the damn thing!!!!! I am hoping to skate the beach prior to practice, its such a beautiful day, cranking up my ipod and cruising a couple miles seems like a good idea. I love my life in hot pants!!!
Maehym

Getting it together

Yep, early start. very exciting, exciting day yesterday but I have to be super secret about it, but I believe the derby Gods are smiling around WA. Will keep blog up to date on the happenings. I am organizing an outdoor skate group with my team, mainly cause I need more skate time, and we are currently focusing on strategy moreso than a brute workout. I live around the beach so how upset can you be with skating the beach. Just got a lead from Texas AGAIN!!! you girls are rocking & rolling and Texas, might have to make a trip. Maehym's world wide derby tour, that shit is gonna happen. Just got invited to help the South Jersey girls with their bank track fundraiser, hell yeah Kickstart. I just need to send positivity out to the universe. I havea great life and an awesome team, our league president is one of the best. Hell yeah Attacka.
ttfn
maehym

IceCourt SkateCourt phones Day 1

Okay, so while my boss and his wife are out of town I am answering the business phone. Interesting day already, have a rapper on rollerskate, Robbie Love, Apparently it is difficult to skate on a moving stage/trailer. Awesome concept though, could in vision the complication. And have gotten a call about outdoor hockey flooring in SanDiego, I truly hope Tee and Nicholas will have internet access on the back of whichever elephant the are riding. Finally got my computer working again, ahhhh frustration. I think I may have a magnet field around me encourgaes electronics to f%^K on me. Had to cancel happy hour with my girl friend due to feeling like crap. Sorry MA, was really looking forward to it. On a postive note my zebra print hot pants came in at Mr Don's Shoe and Dance Store. I wish life was as easy as rollerskating,

Day 1 without boss in town

Hi all, My name is Randi Maehym and I work for SkateCourt. I am also in love with all aspects of roller derby it is my life. One of my best friends is Jamaica Pleasant aka Phantsama Gory and I skate for Lowcountry Highrollers. My boss Nicholas and his wife Tee are officially out of town!!! Party!! no I have to follow up with some of my clients- Rodster I am going to call you today, so pick. My blog will be my outlet for derby as if I need another one. Now off to post the site on facebook