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Hi! I'm back! For real! I figured out what direction to take this podcast! I want to talk about the rules and history of games. In this episode, we learn all about the classic game many of us called Chutes and Ladders... but did you know there is SO MUCH more to this game than pure luck?  You can find pictures relating to this episode on my instagram page:  https://www.instagram.com/ovary_actor/ you can find the wikipedia article here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_and_ladders#cite_note-26 you can support this show and get bonus perks by signing up for my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ovaryactor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

CONTENT WARNING:  This episode does not discuss the rules of roller derby, and contains topics such as sexual assault and violence which may be disturbing to some listeners. I also use explicit language. Please keep that in mind when deciding when and where and around whom you listen to this episode. If you would like to access my private podcast episodes for as little as one dollar per month, you can join my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ovaryactor?fan_landing=true&view_as=public If you'd like to see a video about what Patreon is and what perks you would receive if you become a patron, you can watch that here:  https://youtu.be/pQdmgyhvH0E Thanks so much!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

Ovary Actor goes over the Introduction section of the Beginner Curriculum that can be found at: https://static.wftda.com/beginner-curriculum/This-is-Roller-Derby.pdf To read more about proprioception, check out this link to WebMD: https://www.webmd.com/brain/what-is-proprioception#:~:text=Proprioception%2C%20otherwise%20known%20as%20kinesthesia,thinking%20about%20your%20next%20step. You can email Ovary Actor at OvaryActor@gmail.com if you have any stories you'd like to share, or requests for topics you'd like Ovary to cover.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

In this episode you'll find out if Ovary Actor kept her promise to put on her skates at the park... Then, Ovary continues to read from the WFTDA Beginner Curriculum, which can be found here: https://static.wftda.com/beginner-curriculum/This-is-Roller-Derby.pdf Ovary talks about the yips, here's a link to the article she reads from: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/yips/symptoms-causes/syc-20379021 Here's a link to a super cool podcast Ovary has been listening to about overcoming athletic struggles: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9vbW55LmZtL3Nob3dzL2xvc2luZy1jb250cm9sL3BsYXlsaXN0cy9wb2RjYXN0LnJzcw/episode/YjBiMTM4ZTUtOTUzZS00NzQzLWJiNTQtYWU3NTAwZDZjMWJi?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwixlsaFxbX3AhUnhOAKHVG3AKcQjrkEegQIChAL&ep=6 If you'd like to get in touch with Ovary Actor, you can email her at ovaryactor@gmail.com or follow her on instagram: @ovary_actor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

In this episode, Ovary Actor makes a promise that she BETTER keep! She also discusses the principles of the curriculum and the participant-centered approach from the This is Roller Derby - Beginner Curriculum, which can be found here:  https://static.wftda.com/beginner-curriculum/This-is-Roller-Derby.pdf You can find Ovary on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ovary_actor/ or you can email her at: OvaryActor@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

I'm back! Kicking off Season 3, I talk about some of the things I've been going through and some big changes I made in my life since the world shut down in 2020. I also look at the WFTDA website and talk about "Back on Track" series and the COVID-19 return to roller derby guide. You can check it out at https://resources.wftda.org/covid-19/return-to-roller-derby-guidelines/ Follow me on instagram: @ovaryactor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

Ovary Actor has reflected on many things during this global official timeout. let's see if she can relate life lessons to each rule of the rulebook! Join me each week we relate this wacky time in history to the rules of roller derby... or whatever... It's an Official Timeout... with Ovary Actor.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

HI! I'm back! FINALLY! 2020, am I right? In this episode, I sing you a song to kick off season 2, then I read to you the WFTDA Strategic Plan for 2020-2023... I don't know about you, but I'm pretty darn excited to be a part of this amazing sport!  You can follow me on Instagram @ Ovary_Actor You can reach out to me via email: OvaryActor@gmail.com  Get your LIVES BEFORE LACES Mask here:  https://www.bonfire.com/wftdalivesbeforelaces/ Here are links to all the resources I promised throughout the show:  WFTDA COVID-19 Resources:  https://resources.wftda.org/tag/covid-19/ World Health Organization:  https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 WFTDA Strategic Plan:  https://static.wftda.com/files/WFTDA-Strategic-Plan.pdf WFTDA Forfeit Policy:  https://static.wftda.com/resources/wftda-forfeit-policy.pdf Email for Sanctioning:  Sanctioning@wftda.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

This episode has been in draft since January 19! Oh dear! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

This episode is strictly the questions and answers to the WFTDA Skater Rules Test without all the chit chat. If you want to hear me talk about each question as I go through it, check out the previous episodes. ' You can find the test by going to www.WFTDA.com Here's what Not So Suave has to say:  "You're doing alright, Kid" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

Here are the links to the WFTDA rules test and answer keys:  https://static.wftda.com/training/wftda-rules-test.pdf https://static.wftda.com/training/wftda-rules-test-answer-key.pdf Here's what Not So Suave has to say: "Pear" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

In this episode, Ovary Actor reads the WFTDA rules test and discusses the answers. The test and answer key can be found online here:  TEST:  https://static.wftda.com/training/wftda-rules-test.pdf ANSWERS:  https://static.wftda.com/training/wftda-rules-test-answer-key.pdf Here's what Not So Suave has to say: "This is cool." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

Oh boy! We made it to 20 episodes! yay! In this episode, Ovary talks about Officiating and staffing. She also discovers that her most recent podcast was posted with no audio! woopsie!  You should definitely check out her instagram Ovary_Actor to see an epic apex jump. Here's what Not So Suave has to say: "Ovary. You should link to that epic game. that's a serious apex jump" Okay, Suave! here's the link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRW3njvgqf4 As Promised! Here are the lyrics to my parody of Last Kiss:  Where oh where can my pivot be? Take this helmet cover away from me I’ve got it in my hand, I’d like to be good By completing the star pass as the rules say i should I rolled out on my skates with my jammer star The score is neck to neck- it’s really bizarre There on the track, straight ahead The blocker wall is stopping me dead I couldn’t whip, so I look to my right, However to get to my pivot in sight? I’m screamin' for help, I can’t get through the pack I need my pivot to complete a star pass. Where oh where can my pivot be? Take this helmet cover away from me I’ve got it in my hand, I’d like to be good By completing the star pass as the rules say i should We must stay up, in play, and in bounds, The ref’s calling penalties all round, Feeling the burn, deep in my thighs, And somehow I found my pivot stripe, I waved at her head, she rushed to me and said, “Give me the cover for a little while!” I did not throw, so I won’t ruin this, This pivot-jammer metamorphosis. We’re both in bounds and I know we’re both upright And the jammer status goes to pivot tonight! Where oh where can my pivot be? Take this helmet cover away from me I’ve got it in my hand, I’d like to be good By completing the star pass as the rules say i should  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

In this Episode, Ovary Actor discusses section 4.5 of the WFTDA rules and casebook. You can find these rules at www.WFTDA.com Here's what Not So Suave has to say:  "Yep, that's what happens when a skater gets too many penalties." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

In this episode, Ovary Actor goes over the way penalties are enforced for both blockers and jammers and she reads the casebook scenarios associated with these rules.  Here's what Not So Suave has to say: "I do not envy the Penalty Box Timers. God Bless them! I think they have one of the most complicated officiating positions there is." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

Learn about how penalties are enforced is this episode of Official Timeout! section 4.4 of the WFTDA rulebook.  Here's what Not So Suave has to say: "I'm shocked that Ovary Actor hasn't plugged her artwork instagram, @ThatSlatteryGirl, yet."  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

In this episode Ovary Actor discusses section 4.3 of the WFTDA rulebook regarding Misconduct.  Ovary is also thinking that Wednesdays will be a better day for her to launch each new podcast.  Here's what Not So Suave has to say: "Ya know, I'm really impressed with your dedication to this whole thing. You're good at talking, so I'm not surprised." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

In this episode Ovary Actor discusses the importance of keeping our things to ourselves and how to ensure the game play happens smoothly and legally.  Here's what Not so Suave has to say: "Why don't you ask Skruff for quotes from now on?... uh... I guess I could say that I hope you are having a good day..." Thanks, Suave! I AM having a good day!  Here is a link to the Power through the Fourth Whistle podcast I referenced: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-through-the-4th-whistle-roller-derby-podcast/id1426139579 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

In this episode, Ovary Actor discusses penalties associated with the interference with the flow of the game.  Here's what Not So Suave has to say: "Ovary.... I haven't had time to listen to your podcasts yet. I don't know why you keep asking me for a quote." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support

in this episode, Ovary Actor discusses the remaining casebook scenarios associated with rule 4.2.2 in the WFTDA rulebook. These have to do with all the rules and scenarios associated with Gaining Position.  Here's what Not So Suave has to say:  "I don't like it when Ovary directs musicals because it takes up all her time and she misses a lot of practice" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ovaryactor/support