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Roller Derby: not the group of misfits can wait

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Surprising that the true identity behind some of their favorite characters are derby. The ladies that make up the Silicon Valley Roller Girls are like the ladies of any team in Derby, an eclectic mix of women from various backgrounds and professions. SVRG consists of professors, mothers, training employees of individual companies, and more. Are girls-next day and hit women Derby night. However one of the most attractive to the sport, which has experienced a tremendous renaissance in recent years, reaching guaranteed ISNA € ™ t call Derby fame and Hard - action. For many girls, one of the main reasons to join roller derby is for the camaraderie of team play.

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I know that this is especially true for me. After a difficult decision to return to my hometown in the Bay Area, was well above the being away from all my friends I left behind in New Orleans. I wanted to do something where ma € ™ d meet people, especially girls want, and then play sports most of my life, I really missed the fun and camaraderie of team play. I toyed with the idea of joining a team of Derby, while live in the Big Easy, but never really found the time. My mobile Blues quickly relieved when I attended my first roller derby practice with late SVRG March. Three months later, I still say that one the best things about my decision to join Derby is the fact that I am a team again. I love the feeling to be part of something bigger than me, and when you join Derby, joins their league and to join Women € ™ s All Flat Track Derby, the national regulator Title sports.

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Besides spending time with his teammates in practice, most women are involved in roller derby Derby in Curriculars extra - like league meetings, fund raisers, parties, crafts, community service and more. Soon, women do work SVRG Happy Halloween Community, Park and Zoo San Jose, California. Recently, after much planning and hard work, recently, we have raised $ 1400 to a mud wrestling match to raise funds. The sale of goods, raffle tickets, the opportunity to see the girls Mud Wrestling derby and beatings, the benefits will go to our territory first fight at home for the weekend of Labor Day.

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All these events are the result of women work hard to keep SVRG Derby dream life in Silicon Valley. Working together to save on all these different events brings the team closer. Derby women have the desire to play some girls around the track, but what makes a team more derby closeness that comes from all the work we do together off the ice.

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About the Author

We aim to empower our skaters to not only build their skating ability through challenging training and teamwork but also to be involved the operation of the league. We also dedicate ourselves and our efforts to reaching out and bettering the Silicon Valley by participating in community service.

2008 marks SVRG's first season of bouting against other leagues. This year, in addition to increasing our numbers and creating 2 or 3 distinct teams of our own, we hope to achieve our accreditation from WFTDA, the women's flat track derby association.

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