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2012-05-09

You know what common theme both the wins and the losses have? It’s about my personal performance. It’s about my crew. It’s not about the skaters. I don’t even know what the score of your game was. I barely know who won unless I pointed my little reffy paw at you and blew the whistle to signify victory.

— The Refs Sometimes Win!

Source: bankedtracknews.com

2012-02-02

My second favorite bout of all of 2011 was the Windy City/Charm City game at ECDX. Why do I have it so highly ranked? Because it was by far the most intense physical game played all year. The reason? There were no minors. The skaters were able to skate and block and hit and skate without accumulating ticky tack penalties that would unnecessarily send them to the box and hurt their team. Minors are a brickwall for roller derby. A wall between the sometimes constrained game we see now and a much more entertaining fluid game not hung up in the minutiae of minors. Not to mention that eliminating minors would reduce fan confusion considerably, reduce the number of non-skating officials needed, improve fan sight lines, increase the amount of time refs can watch for actually dangerous penalties, and allow for easier bench management. It’s a wonder why minors were ever put in the rulebook in the first place.

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9 Things I want to see this WFTDA Season | The All-Knowing Derbytron

I heard it was a great game to officiate as well.

Source: derbytron.com

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I’m claiming 2012 as the Year of the NSO (a la Marvin the Martian). Being an NSO is not just for injured skaters and derby widows. This is becoming more clear as the role of Tournament Head NSO and Crew Head NSO takes hold more and more. It’s become a big part of WFTDA clinics and more referees and skaters are part timing it as NSOs. But most importantly, there are just so many dedicated NSOs who are traveling more widely, doing crew exchanges, and creating new standards than ever. So my hope is that 2012 is a tipping point for the Non-Skating Official, even if Caesar is correct and No Minors puts most of us out of a job.

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Looking forward to Derby in 2012

My contribution to RDIT’s 2012 Hopes & Dreams. I really do believe that with the right focus, the role of the NSO will get it’s time in the sun this year.

Source: rollerderbyinsidetrack.com

2011-11-17

Case in point, the morning before the clinic, a clarification on pre-jam positioning went up with some unclear terminology, apparently due to a wrong version being uploaded. I had about 30 emails with escalating levels of incredulity, frustration, and snark in my inbox before 9AM, and can only imagine the DEFCON 1 scrambling that had to have been going on within WFTDA.

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I Love This Shit: An Unofficial Review of a WFTDA Officiating Clinic | The Road to Rollergirl

Oh, the ups and downs of derby officiating.

Source: theroadtorollergirl.com

2011-09-24

Meaning: “That’s bullshit” Used in: Brazil

Papo furado is typically a gesture made behind the back of the subject. In other parts of the Americas, the gesture means “fed up.”

Source: The Atlantic

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Meaning:“Your wife is unfaithful” Used in: The Baltics, Brazil, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Spain

The Corna represents bull’s horns, and in some countries it can be an expression of good luck or affection.

Source: The Atlantic

2011-07-22

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

The audio of my interview with Sarah about WFTDA Officiating Clinics.

Source: rollerderbyinsidetrack.com

2011-07-20

So if you were wondering why you should go to Ref Camp for a weekend or why as a league you should send your NSOs at $100 a pop, here are the answers straight from the source.

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Getting Clinical w/ Sarah Hipel

My interview with Sarah about WFTDA’s Officiating Clinics. Audio and a gruelling 4,000 word transcript are up now at Roller Derby Inside Track.

Source: rollerderbyinsidetrack.com