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CAN Fund Athlete Drive 2011
Posted by Peter Doucet on April 11, 2011
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Roller Derby Workout – Official DVD Trailer
Posted by Peter Doucet on December 31, 2010
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FIRS Recognition For Roller Derby
Posted by Peter Doucet on December 29, 2010
The Federation Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) met for their Congress assembly during the World Roller Figure Skating Championships in Portimao, Portugal on Saturday, December 4th. The central committee met prior to the assembly on Friday, December 3rd. During the central committee meeting, USA Roller Sports gave a presentation on the rapidly growing sport of roller derby and requested that FIRS recognize derby as another one of the federations’ disciplines. USA Roller Sports (USARS) is pleased to announce that their request was granted and roller derby is now an official discipline of FIRS- one step closer to the Olympic movement!
To compete in official international events, roller derby leagues must be registered with the national governing body (NGB) as recognized by each country’s Olympic committee.
In the mid 1960’s, FIRS was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the international governing body for all roller skating. IOC recognition is first necessary for inclusion in the Olympic Games movement.
Read more: FIRS RECOGNIZES ROLLER DERBY
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Video: How to Play Roller Derby : How to Skate with a Pack in Roller Derby
Posted by Peter Doucet on December 19, 2010
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Alcohol and Athletes
Posted by Peter Doucet on December 7, 2010
Traditionally many athletes consume alcohol after games or competitions to relax and celebrate. What they may not know is that alcohol can negatively affect physical and mental performance.Alcohol affects all major body systems.
Here’s how alcohol can negatively affect your body, and your ability to perform at your personal best.
Get the Facts !
Alcohol can impair athletic performance*
- Reduces performance potential by up to 11% in elite athletes and perhaps by as much as 15-30% in high school athletes.
- Impairs the athlete’s reaction time for up to 12 hours after consumption.
- Delays exercise recovery. Alcohol impairs blood glucose for up to 36 hours, affecting energy production and optimum physical/mental performance.
- Decreases protein synthesis for repair of muscle tissue during post-exercise/recovery.
- Reduces HGH release up to 70% during the sleeping hours when (normal) release is at peak levels – negating the ability to efficiently build/maintain muscle mass.
- Greatly increases the release of the stress hormone cortisol – negating the training effect.
- Depresses the immune system. Statistics show athletes who “drink” get sick more often.
- “Drinkers” are twice as likely to become injured as non-drinkers.
- Heavy episodic drinking (i.e. binge drinking) results in projected losses of up to 14 days of training effect.
Read more: Alcohol and Athletes
Here are additional resources from Coaching Association of Canada;
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Formation of an International Roller Derby Committee
Posted by Peter Doucet on June 30, 2010
USA Roller Sports (USARS) is partnering with the Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) and the National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Roller Sports from other countries to form an International Roller Derby Committee. The role of this committee will be to create a set of rules and policies that will belong to the international roller derby community.
Read more here: FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL ROLLER DERBY COMMITTEE
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Roller Derby and Roller Figure Skating skate together!
Posted by Peter Doucet on March 8, 2010
On February 27, 2010, the Winnipeg Convention Centre was host to the first Roller Derby event in Manitoba in 30 years.
During half time, Roller Sports Canada dance skaters Connie Davis and William Thompson from Winnipeg were asked to do a demonstration. They did so to the tune of over 2200 cheering people, finishing up with a waltz to Bed of Roses by Bon Jovi!
It was a very special evening indeed.
The University of Manitoba Students’ Newspaper took the attached picture and used it as their cover for their newspaper The Manitoban.
Photo by Maria Bowler
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Clean Sport Initive
Posted by Peter Doucet on March 31, 2009
Check out Clean Sport Initiative.
The Clean Sport Initiative™ is a forum for the prevention of accidental doping in sport. The Clean Sport Initaitive’s™ mission is to take action against accidental doping through the dissemination of relevant information and possible solutions to guide athletes in protecting their careers.
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FIRS President Sabatino Aracu Confirmed In Rome
Posted by Peter Doucet on February 13, 2009
Roller Sports Canada’s Wayne Burrett was recently in Rome for the important vote to confirm FIRS‘ president from 2009 to 2012. Italy’s Sabatino Aracu was voted in as FIRS‘ president with 125 voteswhile Colombia’s Carlos Orlando Ferreira Pinzón obtained 48 votes. Read more here FIRS: President Aracu Confirmed and here FIRS ELECTIVE CONGRESS.
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Xtreme Rollers- February 2009 Edition
Posted by Peter Doucet on February 4, 2009
The February 2009 edition of Xtreme Rollers is now online.
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