NOTTIE,IVANNA AND ALL THE REST OF THE WONDERFUL COMMITTEE:

YOU ALL WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE EVERYTHING RUN SO SMOOTHLY…..I WANT PLEASE TELL
EVERYONE WHO MISSED THIS ROLLER CON, THAT YOU MISSED THE BEST TIME YOU COULD HAVE HAD! THE FRIENDSHIP THAT WAS FELT BY ALL OF THE GROUPS~~ SKATERS, REF’S, AND EVERYBODY
ELSE WHO CHOSE TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY HAD TO HAVE FELT WHAT A TIGHT GROUP THIS IS…

JERRY SELTZER AND I ATTENDED THIS GREAT ROLLER CON GET TOGETHER FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN LAS VEGAS. IT HAS GROWN SO MUCH IN THREE YEARS BECAUSE SO MANY OF YOU HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH A SPORT THAT JERRY’S DAD ORIGINATED MANY YEARS AGO. .MANY HAVE JOINED BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE DERBY LAST MANY MORE YEARS THAN ITS CURRENT 72. IT WAS SAD WHEN DERBY BECAME DORMANT, BUT IT HAS NOW BEEN REVIVED IN ANOTHER FORMAT.

WE ALWAYS SPEAK OF HOW THIS BECAME A SPORT, AND HOW WE ALWAYS ENJOY MEETING NEW SKATERS, AND THOSE THAT SKATED IN PAST YEARS. I FELT IT WAS TIME FOR THOSE OF US WHO
HAVE BEEN THERE,TO GIVE YOU ALL A GREAT APPLAUSE. YOU ARE TRYING TO DO THINGS THAT CAN
GIVE YOU A CAREER OF EXCITEMENT. ONE THAT IS FULL OF FUN AND PLEASURE. YOU ARE TODAY’S SKATER, AND PLAY A SPORT THAT IS NEW TO MANY, JERRY AND I HAVE BEEN DELIGHTED TO SEE HOW FAR IT’S COME IN A SUCH A SHORT TIME.,

EACH YEAR SOMETHING NEW WILL DEVELOP AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING YOU ARE STRIVING FOR WILL GROW IN DEMAND. WE SEE YOU BECOMING A T.V. SPORT, PERHAPS EVEN A SPORT THAT MIGHT CATCH THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE’S EYE AS A SUMMER SPORT..

I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY WHO ARE JUST STARTING OUT, AND THIS IS SO NEW TO THEM. PLEASE CONTINUE GIVING THEM HELP AND GUIDANCE. TO YOUR “NEWBIES”……MAKE A CONNECTION WITH A COACH, TRAINER, OR A TEAM (GROUP) THAT SKATES IN THE AREA YOU LIVE.

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IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE PART OF THE SPORT I HAVE LOVED FOR OVER 50+ YEARS. IT MAKES MY DAY TO SEE WOMEN TAKE ON A CAREER THAT MAY MAKE DERBY THE SPORT OF THE NEXT GENERATION.
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AS IN LIFE THINGS DO CHANGE AS SPORTS HAVE FOR YEARS. SO, MY WORD TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IS~~~~~ ENJOY YOUR TIME, TRY TO BE THE BEST SKATER YOU CAN BE, AND SHOW ALL THE NAYSAYERS THAT YOU RESPECT YOUR SPORT, IT WILL GIVE MORE TO YOU THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE.
SHOWING VIDIOS OF SKATING WILL BE AN INTEREST TO NEW COMMERS TO THE SPORT OF ROLLER DERBY.
MY MOTTO HAS ALWAYS BEEN: LOOK – LISTEN AND LEARN

TILL NEXT YEAR…………………………….

LORETTA “Little Iodine” BEHRENS

This is the best advice an old lady can give. It is my hope that in years to come you will be giving this
same advice to others