Power Through the 4th Whistle Roller Derby Podcast

What does an MVP look like? What are the qualities we can all agree on? What are the reasons your opponent might pass you over for someone else? Is awarding MVPs an outdated practice? Is this a "BS award" that doesn't mean anything as some people like to say? Or is this still a worthy goal players can aspire to as a benchmark in their roller derby journey? This episode does a deep dive into the five factors other teams consider when choosing MVPs at the end of a game PLUS four ways you can increase your chances of becoming an MVP yourself if this is your goal. We are joined by special guests this week from the Small Town Outlaws, Violet Rage and Tabby Katastrophe! 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? Visit our derby clothing design store at https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com.     Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle.     Find us on Twitter & 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

Are the people closest to you holding you back or driving you forward? Are you being influenced or are you the influencer? What do you do with your friends when you decide to be great? This episode asks you to take a hard look at your inner circle and ask if they are helping you achieve your goals and 4 STEPS necessary for your growth as a roller derby athlete and human being.

What does "uncoachable" look like? What does this label mean and what can you do to change it? How can you help your coach help you? How can you help yourself better achieve your goals?

Rankings and Feelings! What affects rankings and what effect does that ranking have on you? This week's Power Through the 4th Whistle Roller Derby Podcast episode discusses WFTDA's release of the June 30th rankings, 2019 Postseason Seeding and Brackets. I talk about the differences between last season and this season in seeding and how this postseason features the most globally diverse competition in WFTDA history! Then I explore what affects your team's rankings in the grand scheme of things and what effect this can have on you and your mindset.

You know it's supposed to be fun, right? Roller derby IS fun. If you are losing the fun in derby, you might be close to burnout. But there's hope!! In this episode, I talk about the 7 SIGNS you might have burnout and 5 WAYS to combat/prevent burnout. (I was NOT able to find the original post from Sandrine Rangeon's training program from five years ago. I can tell you it's 6 weeks of Hypertrophy, 6 weeks of Strength, and 6 weeks of Power.)

This week I got to sit down and chat with Rachel Rotten across the interwebz! Some of the big topics include league management, being a blocker for over 8 years and learning how to be a jammer in front of the derby world, and living with chronic illness and not letting it stop her from competing at a high level in our sport. Rachel Rotten is the longest standing member of Angel City Derby's Hollywood Scarlets. You can follow Rachel Rotten on: FB: https://www.facebook.com/rachelrotten507/ Twitter: @rachtilldeath Instagram: @rachtilldeath

Our first audience participation episode!! We are talking about bout day rituals or game day routines, whichever you prefer. ;-) What are the things YOU need to be successful? I cover the physical, food/fueling, and mental aspects of the days leading up to the bout and game day itself and all the things I've learned along the way and adjustments made for better success. And if you ever wanted to learn how to wash your gear, wheels, and bearings, I'll give you the tips on how to do that too. Thank you to everyone who sent in answers and told me about your game day essentials! And thank you to our past (and future) guests of the podcast who also chimed in with their responses: Lady Trample, Laci Knight, Rachel Rotten, and Optimus Grime.

This week's episode has a brief recap of the events taking place at La Classique Georgia W. Tush tournament in Montreal, Quebec followed by our topic this week inspired by an episode of Get Ya Mind Right by Niyi Sobo -- The Consequences of Being Soft. When you're afraid of getting hurt, afraid of failure, afraid of losses...that's when you get hurt. That's when you lose. But if you're aggressive and hit the hole hard, that's how you win and make big plays. Plus a story of what I learned from playing my first rugby game this weekend!

Want to be on the podcast? I want to hear from YOU! Tell me what your Bout Day Rituals are in a minute or less. What’s the most important things you need on bout day to feel awesome and ready? Options to get in touch with me: 1. 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. I apologize there have been some errors using this, so back up methods include... 2. 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 3. If none of these sound appealing, just send a written message on FB or e-mail or DM on Twitter @power4thwhistle or Instagram @power4thwhistle.  This is our first audience participation episode and I’m super psyched! . . . #rollerderby #rollerderbypodcast #podcast #power4thwhistle #powerthru4thwhistle #boutday #boutdayrituals #boutdayroutine #gameday #gamedayrituals #gamedayroutine #rollerderbylife  --- 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

Coach Dan returns in this episode! Together we discuss 7 big ways to lose your team's trust (the 7 Deadly Sins of Coaching if you will). Trust is not something you automatically get when you decide to become a coach. Trust has to be earned. And it can be easily lost if you lose your way and slip up. We'll discuss the flip side, how to avoid these pitfalls and honestly communicate with the members of your team. Next week I am asking for audience participation and we are discussing Bout Day Rituals! Feel free to send in your special bout day rituals/routines in a voice message of 1 minute or less by clicking on the voice message link below. To send a voice message, go to THIS LINK on a SAFARI web browser: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle or from the Anchor app itself. OR if it isn't working, you can e-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com or send a message on FB, Instagram, or Twitter (please be brief and keep it to a length I can read in a minute or less. ;-) ) Photo by Memories by Andy Want to know how you can support the podcast? Visit our derby design store at https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com.     Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle.     Instagram: @Power4thWhistle  Twitter: @Power4thWhistle Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com.    --------- Links for the Miss Tea Maven training camp on June 29th and 20th hosted by Kingsford Krush Roller Derby: Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1068869806619096/ Miss Tea Maven Clinic Google Sign Up Form Tickets (buy this after you use the sign up form): http://tinyurl.com/y4lslbee Ref and NSO Clinic Sign Up: http://tinyurl.com/y6dk2a6o Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kingsfordkrush/ Website: http://alpha.kingsfordkrush.com/wordpress/ ---------- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- 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

For this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting over the interwebz with our special guest, Freight Train! We talk about penalty prevention, jammer roles, mental endurance, and more!  Freight Train is a primary jammer for Texas Rollergirls Texacutioners and was the 2018 Tournament MVP in Atlanta.  Freight Train on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freight.train22/ Freight Train on Instagram: @ahsinity Full post on Jammer Roles

In our continuing series on how to GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD, we bring up a summary of all the methods we have learned so far and add one more. What is being "in the zone"? How can we achieve it?

The focus for this week's episode is about getting past yourself and thinking about the team first. How do you get out of your head? I'll share what I believe to be the best motivation.

For this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down to chat with our special guest, Laci Knight! She shares her knowledge and opinions about overtraining, undereating, balancing on and off skates training, building a community within your league to meet the needs of your skaters, and having the patience to be disciplined in your skills training practice.  Laci Knight has been an active member in Roller Derby since 2008.  In 2013, she started Crossfit to become a stronger, faster and more agile derby athlete. Laci has been coaching Roller Derby as a Captain, Trainer, and Coach since 2009 for both the LA Derby Dolls (LADD) and then for Angel City Derby (ACD). In 2016, she was selected for the USA Roller Derby team to compete at the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup.  She skated multiple bouts with USA Roller Derby in the 2017 season and won the Gold with her team at the World Cup in February of 2018! She is a passionate personal trainer, coaching in person or remotely, and has worked not only with roller derby athletes, but also with clients looking to gain different skills, lose weight, or just up their fitness. Find Laci Knight at: http://www.knightstrong.com/ Follow on Instagram @laciknight33 and @knightstrongtraining Laci Knight’s Shoulders FB fan page DOES EXIST: https://www.facebook.com/Laci-Knights-Shoulders-944994078917885/ ------ Links for the Miss Tea Maven training camp on June 29th and 20th hosted by Kingsford Krush Roller Derby: Facebook Event Page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1068869806619096/ Miss Tea Maven Clinic Sign Up Form on Google Docs Tickets (buy this after you use the sign up form): http://tinyurl.com/y4lslbee Ref and NSO Clinic Sign Up: http://tinyurl.com/y6dk2a6o Kingsford Krush Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kingsfordkrush/ Kingsford Krush Website: http://alpha.kingsfordkrush.com/wordpress/ ------- Want to know how you can support the podcast? Visit our derby design store (where you can find the PBJ design) at https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com.     Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle.     Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @Power4thWhistle  Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com.    Join May 2019 I've Got Your Back free fitness Challenge --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- 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 week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Miracle Whips, jammer for Montreal’s New Skids on the Block and Team Canada. We get into a truly memorable and philosophical discussion of how fear of failure, fear of success, and fear of what other people think does NOT truly matter. It’s all about finding your purpose and what will drive you to fight for yourself and your team. Follow Miracle Whips: https://www.facebook.com/miraclewhipstraining/ @miraclewhips123 on Instagram/Twitter Get your watch pass to the Big O tournament this weekend and see Miracle Whips and the rest of the New Skids in action! https://ecrg.com/bigo/live/ Want to know how you can support the podcast? Visit our derby design store at https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com.     Follow our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle.     Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @Power4thWhistle   Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com.    May 2019, we are doing an “I’ve Got Your Back” challenge! If you're interested in joining our free fitness support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/672566336179676/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- 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