When Keemia Alizadeh-Borji straps on her roller derby skates, helmet, elbow and shin pads, she becomes another person.
She leaves behind the life of a high school student, and is transformed into Axel Crow (her roller derby name), a pivot with the Eves of DestructionB次元官网网址檚 Rotten Apples junior roller derby team. As the pivot, Alizadeh-Borj calls the shots, helps her teammates execute strategy and has to change course instantly as events unfold on the track.
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Alizadeh-BorjiB次元官网网址檚 aggression on the track helped lead her team to a 325-220 win during the Northwest Derby CompanyB次元官网网址檚 department of derby junior roller derby game last weekend. Held in Bremerton, Washington, the gender-inclusive team, comprised of those between the ages of 10 and 18, started off with a bang and slowly built on its lead from 30 points to 60 to 100, sealing their victory.
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Roller derby is a full contact sport where five members of the teams skate in the same direction around a track.
Both teams have a jammer, who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team.
All the other players are blockers who try to stop the opposing jammer. There is no punching, kicking, hits to the head or clothes lining, however, players are able to do hip and shoulder checks.
Alizadeh-BorjiB次元官网网址檚 passion for the sport started three years ago after seeing the film, Whip It, starring Ellen Page who joins a roller derby league in Texas.
Shortly after, Alizadeh-Borji stumbled on the Eves of Destruction, a Vancouver Island league.
In the three years sheB次元官网网址檚 been playing, the Belmont student said being a part of the team has helped boost her confidence on and off the track.
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Next season, in addition to playing with the Rotten Apples junior team, Alizadeh-Borji also joined the West Coast Crushers based out of Nanaimo that practices once a month and will allow her to travel and play against stronger and more competitive teams.
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