Power Through the 4th Whistle Roller Derby Podcast

Feeling introspective is a natural part of the holiday season. This week, I share a list of lessons learned from nature, animals, and travel that have made me look at life differently and help me on my journey to becoming a better athlete, teammate, leader, and especially...human being. I want to share these with you during this time where we all need a mental and emotional reset before facing the coming year. This episode is all feels and was a suggestion from Coach Dan.  Our Charity this week is The Shelter Pet Project at theshelterpetproject.org. Sponsors: Get MOTA-vated with Mota Skates! Visit motaskates.com or any authorized skate vendor for more details. Visit Roller Derby Athletics at rollerderbyathletics.com/plans to get started on your fitness plans for 2020! Membership is open December 18th-24th and only opens up 3x/year. Visit Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack! WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Follow us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle  Follow us on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

Continuing in our theme of making roller derby accessible to everyone, we're going to talk about leagues setting up into A and B teams, how it affects league chemistry, best practices, and common struggles. This was a listener requested topic! :-)  Our Charity this week is The Shelter Pet Project at theshelterpetproject.org.  Sponsored by:  Visit Roller Derby Athletics at rollerderbyathletics.com/plans to get started on your fitness plans for 2020! Membership is open December 18th-24th and only opens up 3x/year.   Visit Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack!  WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle.  Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle.  Follow us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle  Follow us on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle  Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

In this episode, I asked for the help of two of my teammates -- Lizzy Luscious and Siren Song to ask about their experience going through pregnancy, returning to training for roller derby, and finding balance in their new lives as parents. What was it like telling the team? Did they step away from derby or stay close by? How quickly did they return to skating?  Roller derby isn't every part of our lives, but it DOES make our lives better. You can carve out time for you and time for family. If you set boundaries, you really CAN have it all. Reach out to Liz on Instagram @lizzyluscious Liz's Threadless store: https://lizzymac13.threadless.com/ Visit our sponsor, Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack! WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Follow us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle Follow us on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

Optimus Grime LOVES roller derby and Avatar the Last Airbender! In this episode, we talk about elemental roller derby. Are you an Air Jammer? Fire? Earth? Water? How to you combat the different elements? Grime also teaches me some science about taking control of the Vagus nerve in your body to CALM DOWN when you are freaking out during a game or real life situation. And of course, we talk about Pancake, the adorable corgi! Optimus Grime skates for Manchester New Wheeled Order and Team Scotland, teaches classes at RollerCon, and coaches all over the world with Rosie Peacock. Also proud puppy parent to Pancake. (say that 10x fast) Want to talk derby with Optimus Grime? FB: https://www.facebook.com/optimusgrime10/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimusgrime/ (Follow Pancake the Corgi: https://www.instagram.com/pancakelongboi/) E-mail - optimusgrime10@gmail.com Visit our sponsor, Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack! Want to know how you can support the podcast? WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Find us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle Follow us on Twitter: @power4thwhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Follow on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle Follow on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

It's our second audience participation episode!! This time of year, we like to take a moment to appreciate the good things in our lives. The family we have chosen, our supportive community, and how about this nutty sport we get to play?? So many amazing changes happen in our lives because of roller derby and in this episode, you'll hear from many of our listeners what they are thankful for from this season. Thank you to everyone who participated and sent me your messages! I wasn't able to get all of them in because of when I recorded but I valued every. single. one. And I get a little emo at the end, thank you for sticking with me as long as you have. Love you and Happy Thanksgiving! Visit our sponsor, Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack! Want to know how you can support the podcast? WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Find us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle Follow us on Twitter: @power4thwhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

We have a special guest this week!! Miss Tea Maven is an all star jammer who skates for Gotham Girls Roller Derby. She sustained a serious knee injury earlier this year and is on the journey of getting stronger and coming back BETTER than ever. She gives a great perspective on your mindset while injured and ways to help your team and stay engaged from the sidelines. This episode was recorded immediately after the Saturday night game at the 2019 WFTDA International Championship in Montreal, Gotham vs VRDL where Gotham emerged victorious in a close, exciting match up! We also talk about her personal mission to stop the public stigma of living with mental illness and bring awareness by encouraging others to keep talking.  Miss Tea Maven is an all around great person (and pretty funny too!). It would be wise to share this episode with anyone you think might need a listen. Photo by David Dyte ***Don't forget to send in your thoughts for our special Thanksgiving episode! You only have a couple more days to get your videos, voice memos, or messages to me.*** Want to get in touch with Miss Tea Maven? https://www.missteamaven.com/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissTeaMaven/ Follow on Instagram: @missteamaven Follow on Twitter: @miss_tea_maven E-mail - missteamaven@gmail.com Found out more information about Stop Stigma Now: https://www.stopstigmanow.com/ Visit our sponsor, Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack! Want to know how you can support the podcast? WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Find us on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle Follow us on Twitter: @power4thwhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

I'm joined by my friend, Bellatrix LeStrangle and we recap the WFTDA Roller Derby World Championship that took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada this past weekend. There were a few amazing, closely contested games and some blow outs, but all around, wasn't it great to cheer for awesome roller derby?  Thank you to everyone I saw at Champs who listens to the podcast, it was so great meeting you in person! There's still time to submit for our special Thanksgiving episode! Send me your thankful derby thoughts using any of the social media stuffs below, don't forget to tag @power4thwhistle or #power4thwhistle or #powergratitude if you post it publicly.  Hydra Photo by Jean Schwarzwalder Visit our sponsor, Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack! Want to know how you can support the podcast?  WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Follow on Instagram: @Power4thWhistle Follow on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

Want to be on the podcast? I want to hear from YOU!  This time of year in the United States, we take a moment to stop and appreciate the things we are thankful for in our lives...like roller derby! Roller derby has changed our lives in so many ways: physically, mentally, emotionally...we've gotten to meet new people and go new places. What are you thankful for in derby this year? A person? A favorite piece of gear or pair of skates? A shark punching moment? It could be anything that is special to you. There are plenty of ways to share your derby thankful message (try to keep it a minute or less): 1. Voicemail: Leave me a voice message by going to this link on Safari web browser: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle or look up our show on the Anchor app.  2. Use your phone: Take a Voice memo or video using your phone and send it to me in a FB message: https://www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle/ or e-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. I can take the audio off it no problem. 3. Social Media: Post your video on social media and tag @power4thwhistle on Instagram or Twitter or our FB page on FB with the #powergratitude. If you want to make sure I found it, send me a lil message. ;-)  4. DM: If none of these sound appealing, just send a written message on FB or e-mail or DM on Twitter @power4thwhistle or Instagram @power4thwhistle. Deadline is the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving. That way I can edit it together on Wednesday and have it ready for Thursday. :-) This is our second audience participation episode and I’m super psyched! Want to know how you can support the podcast?  WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

The conclusion to the post season awaits in Montreal at the annual International WFTDA Championship! Time to do another bracket prediction episode! ;-) I'm joined by my friend, Bellatrix LeStrangle and we'll guess which way these match ups are going to go based on some chatting about the seasons these teams have had, the players they have in their arsenals, and the importance of the home team advantage for Montreal. Can anyone dethrone last season's Hydra Winner, Rose City Roller Derby?  Enter the My Bout Book CONTEST GIVEAWAY on Instagram! @Power4thWhistle Hydra Photo by Jean Schwarzwalder Fill out YOUR bracket now at: https://derbyontoast.com/wftda-bracket-challenge Buy your watch pass for the weekend: https://wftda.tv/watch-pass/ Visit our sponsor, Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack! Want to know how you can support the podcast? WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We are working on transcribing episodes of the podcast and putting them on a website. Patrons have access to all the episodes done so far, our Discord chat where you can share your derby thoughts about training, memes, or sharks you've punched lately, and different levels have different perks like stickers, buttons, or a top from our Threadless store (https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com). If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Follow on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

What is the common theme of the last couple of episodes? It's about choosing your thoughts and taking control of your reactions. Are you going to let situations take you down or are you going to grow and learn from them? How do you get past fear of getting hurt or hurting others playing roller derby? Why should you visualize negative scenarios as well as positive? All these questions will be covered in this week's episode.

Trick or Treat!

Happy Spooktober! Halloween is almost here! The topic of drama has been on the list for this podcast since the very beginning. But how do you tackle a topic like drama? To give it some stakes we can all (ahem) sink our teeth into? Welcome to the Zombie Apocalypse. I'll be discussing (with lots of help from spooky metaphors ;-) ) the symptoms and situations that lead to drama with tips to combat drama and its effects in your organization. Don't let your family get killed off by zombies! Here are MY RULES for surviving the Zombieland of Roller Derby. Listen to Frau Pow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frau-pow/id1436065528 Frau Pow was started by two roller derby teammates wanting to tackle uncomfortable conversations. They feature discussions on topics that you typically do not want to bring up at the dinner table, with the goal to normalize issues like depression and chronic illness. The hosts share the empowerment and support that they have found in the roller derby community. No prior experience in the sport required! Visit our sponsor, Bout Betties at https://boutbetties.com/.  Subscribe today using our podcast’s promo code POWER10 for 10% off your first pack! Want to know how you can support the podcast? WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We want to offer transcribed versions of our podcast episodes to reach more listeners and host them on our own website. If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Visit our derby clothing design store at https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Find us on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle and Instagram: @Power4thwhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. My NEW podcast: Tale Wagging now available! You can find the trailer for it in this feed and subscribe on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1479572535) or anywhere you like to listen to podcasts. Tale Wagging is a gleeful retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you enjoy it, share it with someone you like. :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

This is a tough one where the focus is on helping rookie skaters. What happens if you don't pass your minimum skills right away? Is finishing those 27 laps in 5 minutes a struggle? Are you getting frustrated and discouraged when others pass ahead of you? Do you feel left behind? Are you losing motivation and don't want to go to practice anymore? Bookmark or save this one in some way, I think there’s going to be several skaters and coaches who need this sent to them. This episode was suggestion by multiple listeners! Happy to finally get to it. :-) 

Welcome to the Power Through the 4th Whistle Roller Derby Podcast on Patreon. I'm Jackie Bauer. Thank you for joining me today on the path to becoming better athletes, teammates, leaders, and human beings. ;-) In this trailer, I'll share what you can expect diving into this podcast and my TOP FIVE favorite episodes for you to sample. I hope you'll stick around and share with a friend or teammate. :-) Want to know how you can support the podcast? Want to know how you can support the podcast? WE NOW HAVE A PATREON PAGE! We want to offer transcribed versions of our podcast episodes to reach more listeners and host them on our own website. If you’d like to help support us on this journey, here’s a link: https://www.patreon.com/power4thwhistle. Visit our derby clothing design store at https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com. Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle. Find us on Twitter: @Power4thWhistle and Instagram: @Power4thwhistle Have a question? Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/support

This episode was a suggestion from a listener! Why should you become a well rounded player? Why learn both jamming and blocking? How do you become a well rounded player? And finally, does EVERYONE need to become a triple threat? Really??