Power Through the 4th Whistle Roller Derby Podcast

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. 📷 by Ciara Janae Photography 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 E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com. Leave us a voice message anytime on the Anchor app or Safari web browser at this link: https://anchor.fm/power-through-the-4th-whistle/message

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! 📷 by Ciara Janae Photography 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. 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/Instagram @power4thwhistle. This is our first audience participation episode and I’m super psyched! 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 Want to sponsor the podcast? E-mail power4thwhistle@gmail.com.

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

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/ ----------

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 📷 by John M Blood 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. 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/

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? 📷 by Northland Pulp I am still raising money for my local animal shelter for the memory of my cat, Angel. If you'd like to contribute, there will be a button on our facebook page: facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle If you'd like to buy a Roller Derby Cathlete shirt (featuring my cat Angel), all profits will go to the animal shelter as well through the end of May. https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com/designs/roller-derby-cathlete (Black Font)JUST ADDED! White Font option: https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com/designs/roller-derby-cathlete-1/ Books mentioned in this episode: Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence The Inner Game of Tennis Relentless by Tim Grover Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson On the Line by Serena Williams Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @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/

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. 📷 by Ciara Janae I'm raising money for my local animal shelter for the memory of my cat, Angel. If you'd like to contribute, there will be a button on our facebook page: facebook.com/powerthru4thwhistle starting Monday, May 19th. If you'd like to buy a Roller Derby Cathlete shirt (featuring my cat Angel), all profits will go to the animal shelter as well through the end of May. https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com/designs/roller-derby-cathlete (Black Font) JUST ADDED! White Font option: https://power4thwhistle.threadless.com/designs/roller-derby-cathlete-1/ Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @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 Our General Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kingsfordkrush/ Our Website: http://alpha.kingsfordkrush.com/wordpress/

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 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/

Continuing the conversation from last week, we are talking about major injuries that limit your ability to do anything. We do a deep dive into concussions. And we are going to talk about your mindset if you decide to mount a comeback or step away. There are no wrong answers here, it is whatever is the right thing to do for you and your body, no judgement. I am going to give you stories of people going through some really major injuries and either coming out the other side pursuing something different or defying the odds and returning to the sport they love. (I go into the stories of Tommaso Ciampa and Daniel Bryan at length and included links to short videos below that tell their stories in a beautiful, emotional way if you'd like to learn more.) It's going to get real and heavy at times, but I believe it's an important topic and will have value to someone. Turning a Setback into a Comeback: https://medium.com/@hauntedflowerreviews/turning-a-setback-into-a-comeback-983f7661eff3 Inside Tommaso Ciampa's neck surgery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XFL11cQf0s Tommaso Ciampa opens up about his injury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM0mtTMfFhY Daniel Bryan's comeback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHobbiH4I4g ("It's wonderful that you're grateful, but you need to fight for your dreams.") Photo by Soul Collector 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. If you're interested in the Power Through the 4th Whistle free fitness support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/672566336179676/