I just got these cushions (82A) after being recommended to switch the Bont defaults, these are 3rd party. I haven’t skated on them a whole bunch yet, but definitely feel the difference! There is a lot of movement in them for what I’m used to, so I assume I just have to adjust to them, but definitely finding a lot of skills to be a bit difficult at the moment and don’t want to over tighten the trucks and destroy the cushions either.

My team put a lot of emphasis on endurance the last couple seasons and after seeing VRDL body Rose City, some of the skaters were talking about finding ways to add more strength training, too. What kinds of things did your skaters that watched notice the top teams in the world doing that they could incorporate more into their own practice and preparation?

The JRDA World Cup is coming to Glasgow, Scotland From the 22nd to 25th of July 2027, at Braehead Arena. Two tracks for our two divisions (Open and Girls+). We’re accepting applications right now for officials and photographers, with more callouts to come. Head over to our website jrdaworldcup.org to find the links. Thank you for supporting international junior roller derby!