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Home Opener 2013 Season
CHICAGO, IL – The Chicago Outfit Roller Derby, member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), announces its home opener for the 2013 Season. Doors will open at 6:00pm on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Windy City Fieldhouse (2367 W. Logan Boulevard) in Chicago. The exciting, fast-paced action starts with The Outfit’s Shakedown […]
Coming Out
After playing with the Outfit for over three months now, I’ve been going through the process of telling my friends, family and coworkers what I’ve been up to. When I started talking to people I knew, I had no idea that roller derby would have its own “coming out” process. It’s just a sport—I had no idea I’d be […]
Meet Dr. Sarah Ghorbanian, D.C. (“Miss Alignment”)
Every Wednesday at practice I look forward to seeing Dr. Sarah Ghorbanian (“Miss Alignment”), and not just because she adjusts me. She has an amazing bedside manner, sharing life insights with me even if only for a brief moment. Dr. Ghorbanian exemplifies doctor as teacher and having medical volunteers like her on the team is […]
No ‘fresh meat’ here. Just Family.
There comes a moment in every new Outfit skater’s career when she looks back at the line-up for a scrimmage jam, maybe her blocking line is a skater or two down because of penalties, and she sees Suzie Crotchrot behind her, ready to blow open a hole for a jammer like the Joan Ranger. And […]
Girls to the front! (of the pack)
It wasn’t until just a few years ago that I truly appreciated how hard the lives of adolescents are. I started nannying for a family with two young girls under the assumption that it was just going to be another high school job, but four years later and I can’t imagine my life without them. […]
