Today, we kick off a series of podcast episodes that are going to focus on getting started roller skating. As I stated in my first few episodes of the podcast, one of my main goals with the Roller Skate Dad website, podcast and Club is to get more people skating. Or, to get people who used to skate back roller …
On this week’s episode, I talk all about the health benefits of roller skating. In today’s episode, I cover: One of the more popular articles on the Roller Skate Dad blog – 10 Amazing Health Benefits of Roller Skating A summary of a few health-based roller skating articles from the RSA, Health Fitness Revolution and the Chron. Answering age …
Helping Local Communities through Roller Skating On this week’s episode, I have part 2 of my interview with UK artistic roller skating performer, coach and community organizer, Dave Nicholls. In this episode, Dave and I talk about the Ipswich Skate Club that he started. Now with 100s of members, Dave and his team help give less fortunate children an opportunity …
Roller Skating Saved My Life On this week’s episode, I speak with UK artistic roller skating performer, coach and community organizer, Dave Nicholls. As a teenager, Dave grew up in the slums of Sheffield, England. Expelled from high school and with nowhere to go, his uncle took him to start roller skating. Dave met his roller skating coach, joined a …
More of Your Roller Skating Questions Answered On this week’s episode, I answer more of your Ask Dad questions! Anyone can submit a question simply by going to Ask Dad in the main menu of the website. Fill in a few fields, and your question is sent to me. In today’s episode, I cover: Helping a listener who is coming …
The Roller Skate Dad Answers Your Roller Skating Questions On this week’s episode, we have our very first Ask Dad episode! Beginning in 2019, I started collecting roller skating questions from people visiting the Roller Skate Dad website. Anyone can submit a question simply by going to Ask Dad in the main menu of the website. Fill in a few …
A TXRD Player’s Journey from Beginner Skater to All-Star On this week’s episode, I sit down with Texas Roller Derby (TXRD) All-Star Milla Juke-a-bitch. Milla has been a roller derby player with TXRD for the last seven years. She is an all-star player, team captain for the Cherry Bombs and even trains new roller derby players on the sport. But, …
On a Mission to Review Every Roller Skating Rink in the World On this week’s episode, I sit down with the Skate Critic, Ginger Mathews. Ginger runs a Facebook Group called Skate Critic where she has visited and reviewed over 300 roller skating rinks in the last 5 years. On today’s episode, Ginger and I talk about: Skate Critic’s founding …
Saving America’s Roller Skating Rinks The big day is finally here! Today, I have my special interview with Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown – the directors for the new HBO roller skating documentary called United Skates. On today’s episode, Dyana, Tina and I talk about: The United Skates Documentary. We dig into the film and talk about the 6 years …
Steps for Opening a Roller Rink On today’s episode, I give you a basic primer for starting a roller skating rink. More specifically, we discuss: A high-level overview of The Roller Skating Business Resource Manual that covers how to start a roller rink. A few of the steps in the manual in more detail – namely demographics, rink size & …
