Body By Derby: Springfield Roller Girls

Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Springfield Roller Girls of Springfield, MO. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project.

From Left: Dark Phoenix, Jillotine, Scythe-Meister Swanson, CannonBall, Jennacide, Whiz-Bang, Jean With Envy, and JammaWockee

 

	Name	Dark Phoenix
	Age	24
	Children	1 boy, 3 years old
	Height	5' 3"
	Weight	132
	Weight before derby	119
	Started	March 2013
	Key Position	Jammer, Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	4 hours
	Other Workout	Occasionally depends on how my week goes. Mainly work on cardio though.
	Diet	Not anything specific. I try to eat as healthy as possible but sometimes I just have to eat a cheeseburger and ice cream.
	Laps in 5 minutes	I think it was 4:35 back in Feb. 2014
	Previous Athletic Experience	I've always been a very active/athletic person. Started jogging marathons with my Mom and older sister when I was a kid then started Track & Field when I was in school did that off and on up until high school. I also played basketball from consistently from 4th grade - high school and now Roller Derby!

 

	Name	Jillotine
	Age	23
	Children	None
	Height	5' 5”
	Weight	140
	Weight before derby	120
	Started	Summer 2013
	Key Position	Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	4 hours
	Other Workout	I don't have a routine, but I try to outdoor skate or go outside at least twice a week outside of practice.
	Diet	Nope!
	Laps in 5 minutes	I passed my 27/5 by half a second and haven't tried again since.
	Previous Athletic Experience	I played soccer for 6 years.

 

	Name	Scythe-Meister Swanson
	Age	19
	Children	None
	Height	5' 3"
	Weight	115
	Weight before derby	125
	Started	August 2013
	Key Position	Jammer, Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	4 hours
	Other Workout	I hoop a bit and spend a lot of time outdoors in general, but derby is my only regular workout.
	Diet	Other then being vegetarian, no. I eat what I please and work it off later to avoid the guilt. :)
	Laps in 5 minutes	27 laps in 4:50
	Previous Athletic Experience	Three years of tennis in high school

 

	Name	CannonBall
	Age	29
	Children	One daughter - Age 11
	Height	5' 5"
	Weight	200
	Weight before derby	240
	Started	2008
	Key Position	Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	4 hours
	Other Workout	3 hours skating outdoors, weather permitting
	Diet	I eat a lot of protein and veggies
	Laps in 5 minutes	4:45
	Previous Athletic Experience	No previous athletic experience, but I was a shuffle skater for years and grew up in the rink.  I've been skating since I was 4. My dad was the best dance skater I knew.

 

	Name	Jennacide
	Age	24
	Children	None
	Height	5' 1"
	Weight	225
	Weight before derby	250
	Started	October 2013
	Key Position	Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	4 to 5 hours
	Other Workout	I walk around my neighborhood and do some outdoor skating occasionally as well as wii fit
	Diet	No I'm just working on cutting soda out but I love good food too much
	Laps in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	I did dance team all 4 years of high school and danced for a company mainly modern, hip hop, and some ballet and previous to that I did gymnastics as long as I can remember

 

	Name	Whiz-Bang
	Age	37
	Children	2 boys 14 & 10
	Height	5’ 5”
	Weight	150ish
	Weight before derby	165
	Started	2010
	Key Position	Jammer
	Practice time per week	4 to 5 hours
	Other Workout	Pi-Yo, P90X2, Insanity, Insanity the Asylum, HIIT, Turbofire, Body Beast, weights, plyometrics, jump rope. I do a program for 30-90 days & switch it up often to keep my body guessing and responding.
	Diet	I drink Shakeology daily for nutrition, supplement, and eat lower sugar, lower fat. I'm more about portion control and rarely deny myself something.
	Laps in 5 minutes	30 laps in 5 minutes
	Previous Athletic Experience	I was not very athletic in school; I've done a marathon and 1/2 marathons.

 

	Name	Jean With Envy
	Age	24
	Children	None
	Height	5’ 7”
	Weight	140
	Weight before derby	150
	Started	2010
	Key Position	Jammer, Offensive & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week	4 hours
	Other Workout	I do cardio (running), trail skating, light weights, yoga and circuit training.
	Diet	I focus on lots of protein, fruits and veggies. I eat whole grains and allow myself one day a week where I might have a soda or sweets. That is really been hard for me since I LOVE sweets;)
	Laps in 5 minutes	27 laps in 4:30
	Previous Athletic Experience	I played competitive softball from age 6 to high school. I then played on a travel team as well as my high school team.

 

	Name	JammaWockee
	Age	31
	Children	Just a four-legged fuzzy one.
	Height	5’ 4”
	Weight	135
	Weight before derby	140
	Started	January 2014
	Key Position	Jammer
	Practice time per week	4 hours
	Other Workout	To help build up fundamentals, I've been doing additional practices with MAD Derby in Branson, MO once a week and just recently began skating with a newly-formed co-ed group, Team KaPow. Outside of derby, I have jam skated (hip hop and breakdance on roller skates) for nearly 14 years. I still keep up with it whenever possible. At home, I'll do some additional core strengthening and upper body.
	Diet	I am hypoglycemic (consistently low blood sugar levels) so I have to have some sort of intake about every four hours. As far as what I eat, my body began disagreeing with super fried/greasy food when I started in derby. So it wasn't necessarily by choice that I have to keep an eye out for what I eat, but it is certainly a win win.
	Laps in 5 minutes	27 laps in 4:45
	Previous Athletic Experience	Before my Jam Skating days, I spent 13 years in dance (tap, jazz, and ballet) and a couple years in basketball. I do know for myself that none of it compares to what I do now playing Derby. I never imagined at 31 being in better shape than I was at 19. It's a blessing!

 

	Name	JoLean Machine
	Age	34
	Children	None
	Height	5’ 7”
	Weight	190
	Weight before derby	215
	Started	September 2012
	Key Position	Jammer & Defensive Blocker
	Practice time per week
	Other Workout	I skate at the skate rinks on Wednesday and Fridays with friends and some of us also skate outside for fun but its a good work out. I also skate on some Sundays with a group of friends/teammates for just extra practice and skill training for Derby. Anytime you get on your skates is good in many ways.
	Diet	None
	Laps in 5 minutes	27 laps in 4min 48 sec
	Previous Athletic Experience	I played Softball from Middle school to High School. I have skated since I was 8yrs old. I did Art/Figure Skating and speed skating from 8yrs old to 18yrs old.