Everything You Need to Know About Roller Derby

Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 7 p.m.

b"Ruling Life on the Track
Guest:\\xa0Devoney Looser, Professor of English at Arizona State University, editor of \\u201cThe Daily Jane Austen: A Year of Quotes,\\u201d and member of the Arizona Derby Dames\\u2014a team on which she skates as \\u201cStone Cold Jane Austen\\u201d
Knee pads, helmets, nicknames, and punching. That may be what comes to mind when you picture roller derby. Devoney Looser, aka \\u201cStone Cold Jane Austen\\u201d gives us the scoop on what life is like on the track, including how Covid-19 is affecting the sport.\\xa0
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It\\u2019s Like Hockey, But at the Bottom of a Pool
Guest: Tyera Eulberg, USA Women's Elite Underwater Hockey Team
Ice hockey. Field hockey. Underwater hockey? This lesser-known sport has been around since the 1950s, and it is one of the most intense sports out there, since you have to do it holding your breath.\\xa0
Learn more about underwater hockey here.\\xa0
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Race Walking
Guests: Jeff Salvage, race-walking coach, founder, racewalk.com, and former international competitor; Miranda Melville, Olympian race walker
Race walking is a serious sport for serious athletes. It is distinguished from running by keeping one foot on the ground at all times. Fastidious form is paramount, and it's helpful for everyone to learn how to do it as they age. Marcus Smith wonders if it's a sport he should take up."