I AM NOT A COACH OR A TRAINER.

You are welcome to ask me questions, but the best person to ask is always going to be the person who can see what you are doing and give you the advice (and encouragement!) you need in person.

Do not be embarrassed, do not be scared, do not be nervous to ask for help. Your coaches are there to help you become a better skater. Asking for help is not a weakness, especially in derby, especially when you’re new. It’s how you learn, and it’s how the coaches learn that you’re serious about wanting to improve.

Practice is the time to mess up, to fall, to keep working on that nagging little thing. Bounce back up and try again. There is no shame in falling, that is why we have protective gear.

Someone somewhere (I’m sure I have it in my Tumblr likes somewhere) said, “I don’t practice until I get it right, I practice until I *don’t get it wrong*.”

I know that I am super-shy and nervous and I hate admitting that I suck at some skill or the other, but I do. Everyone has their weak points, and those are the things you have to work harder on and ask for help when you need it.