Kitty Crowbar, #110, is co-captain of the Carolina All-Stars. Like many skaters, she faces the challenge of juggling her personal training as a skater, setting training goals for the All-stars and the league, and life outside of derby.
Q: How long have you been involved with the sport?
KC: Since December, 2004.
Q: Do you have any children, and do you hope they will play the sport someday?
KC: Yes and yes.
Q: What challenges have you faced balancing a personal life with the demanding schedule of roller derby?
KC: What’s a personal life? Just kidding. It sucks missing time with my daughter, but I want her to see that I do something that’s for me and that makes me a stronger, better person. It’s important to me that she grows up knowing that it’s ok to do things for yourself sometimes. Hell, maybe derby will be that thing for her too… who knows? But yeah, scheduling can suck sometimes… finding family members or babysitters and whatnot. Luckily I have a great support system (both in derby and outside of it) and she is well taken care of.
Photo by Joe Rollerfan
Q: What was your first impression of skating at Dorton Arena?
KC: I was a little afraid of the floor surface (now I love it), but just standing in there is fantastic (and a little scary). It’s so neat.
Q: Who has been your greatest inspiration to push yourself and train?
KC: The Carolina Rollergirls.
Q: If you could change one thing about how you have trained for roller derby, what would you change?
KC: I would have traveled more to train with other leagues to learn different things… also, would have trained at the level that I do now from the very beginning. I don’t think you realize what it takes at first. I didn’t anyway.
Q: Who is the biggest supporter in your life of you playing this sport?
KC: DVS.
Photo by Joe Rollerfan
Q: What is one bad habit you wish you could break?
KC: Beating myself up.
Q: Is it more important to win or to give it your all and learn something?
KC: It’s important to give it your all and learn something. You can do that win or lose. But winning is nice, too.
Q: Which events in the Triangle do you enjoy attending every year?
KC: Carolina Rollergirls bouts – and those aren’t even just once a year!
Kitty Crowbar will be traveling with the Carolina All-Stars this weekend to take on the Minnesota All-Stars in Minneapolis-St. Paul. You can come cheer her on at the next Dorton home bout when the Carolina All-Stars play the Steel City Derby Demons on Saturday, November 21st.
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nice interview!
love this new player profile feature.
keep em coming…
Very nice! Me next?