Heres are Coach Hooli’s favourite drills, videos, and various training resources.

Roller Derby Coaches Yahoo Group

 Hooli’s Drill of the Week:

Plyometrics- aka off skate training! This has been running around the roller girls yahoo group. In page 6 of this article, they talk about how ACL injuries were lessened in groups where they did plyometrics. And, you can do it anywhere, do it before your rink time so you don’t waste your money.

Midlife Crashes is to thank for these amazing exercises.

Last week: Inertia Drill - Split into partners. Have one skater whip the other, but at the end of the whip, she doesn’t let go, instead she then whips the person who just whipped her. Repeat for length of time.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_a_PzIT8WqQ

Full Drill Books:

Frankie Facebreaker’s Drill Book

Long Island Roller Derby’s Derby 101 very extensive!

Maine Roller Derby Training Manual 45 pages of drills!

Richmond Derby Demons Training Guide with diagrams!

Victorian Roller Derby League’s Drills

Bay City Bomber’s Training Guide (Banked Track)

Other Drills:

Endurance

Blocking

Footwork

 

 Roxy Rockett’s Blog:

Basic Skating For The Basic Skater START HERE!

The Uncontrolled Blocker including over commiting to blocks

Revenge Hitting

Bad Assists Whips n Pushes

Balancing your Stops

Keeping your Hands to Yourself

Response to a Letter incl. Why am I Not Getting Better and What Do You Do on Bout Day?

 

VIDEOS

Begg Sport Coaching Videos: These videos are for inline speed skating, but many of the same things apply.

Skill Drills 1 

Cornering Techniques

Off Skate Pylo Exercises

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=47e897f954495eab16a8&page=2&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=023646ede0e1f7c1eac7&page=2&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=92fb9b06dfb4fac36093&page=2&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=83d861c3176a6273cac6&page=2&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1b6b7a7d29490fe5ec9f&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=6570b0353203ec447421&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=524afda05122893c2fe8&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=d452035300f18b984988&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=6c95bd2b32ed45989c61&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=88a51f6ca8cfc1ac79b5

 

Expert Village’s How To Play Roller Derby series:

Roller Derby Skates

Safety Gear

How to Score/Derby Rules

Skating Form

Crossovers

Stopping

Endurance

Pack Skating

Blocking

Cutting the Track

Double Knee Slides

Superman Slides

Barrel/Monkey Roll

Whips and Pushes

 

Bonnie D. Stroir’s Instruction videos:

Banked Track Instuction

Banked Track Instruction #2