Wasatch Jr Rollers

Meet Coach Furious George 🛼

Coach Furious George (she/her) believes one of the best parts of coaching is watching a skater discover they're capable of more than they thought. George found roller derby through Salt Lake Roller Derby's Crash Course in 2023 and was hooked. She is now in her second competitive season with Wasatch Roller Derby, jamming for Midnight Terror, and her first season co-captaining Wasatch's new Nightmares team.

As a jammer, George understands that there isn't one "right" way to get through a pack. Different bodies bring different strengths, and finding your own style is part of becoming an effective athlete. She also knows the mental side of wearing the star: the pressure, quick decisions, trust in your teammates, and resilience required to reset after a difficult jam and go back out again.

That's the experience George is excited to bring to Wasatch Juniors.

In her first season coaching juniors, George is bringing jammer-specific training to the coaching team while getting to know how each skater moves, thinks, and approaches the game. She wants athletes to experiment, practice, make mistakes, and discover the techniques that turn their strengths into effective gameplay.

George also believes athletes grow fastest when they trust the people around them. Strong relationships create space to take risks, ask questions, struggle through something difficult, and keep trying until suddenly you can do something you couldn't do before.

And George knows she's still developing, too. She sees coaching as another opportunity to study the game, challenge what she knows, and become a better athlete and coach alongside her skaters.

Because sometimes the most powerful thing a coach can do isn't tell an athlete what they're capable of.

It's give them the tools to discover it for themselves.
Off the track, George is an architectural designer for a nonprofit specializing in accessible design and affordable housing.

Because at Wasatch, we aren't just looking for great skaters.

We're building them.

Can you feel it?

The excitement.

The anticipation.

The nerves.

Every athlete experiences it before something important.

That's because growth starts just outside your comfort zone.

Whether this is your first time skating with Wasatch or you're returning for another season...

We're honored to be part of your journey.

We can't wait to see what you're capable of.

🛼 There's still time to join us.

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to register.

Meet Coach Skates 🛼

Coach Skates (they/them) knows what it means to grow up through junior roller derby because not long ago, they were the skater being coached.

Skates began their derby journey in 2018 with Happy Valley’s junior program before joining Wasatch Junior Rollers in 2019. They joined A*Salt in 2022, captained B*Salty in 2023, and earned their place on A*Salt in 2024.

After aging out, Skates continued competing with Wasatch Roller Derby, including captaining and helping grow the Nightmares and serving as a captain of Midnight Terror.

In 2025, Skates competed at Deep Blue in Reno, Nevada. The day after driving home, they landed in the hospital for three days and were diagnosed with adult-onset Type 1 diabetes. Just two days after leaving the hospital, Skates was back on skates playing roller derby a pretty perfect example of the determination they bring to this sport.

That journey gives Skates a unique perspective as a coach. They understand what it feels like to be the developing skater because they were one.

As a blocker coach, Skates believes great blocking starts with strong fundamentals but that every athlete moves, learns, and uses their body differently. Instead of forcing skaters into the same mold, they help athletes understand the fundamentals, experiment with techniques, and discover what works best for them.

Skates loves teaching the little details that can completely change a skater’s game: getting lower, using leverage, controlling space, working with teammates, and turning fundamentals into powerful blocking.

Their coaching experience extends beyond Wasatch Juniors. Skates coached Uinta Madness at Monsoon Madness and has helped train at the adult level, including helping Midnight Terror climb from the 50s into the top 20 following Malice in the Mountains.

Off the track, Skates attends SLCC and is working toward becoming a physical therapist, building their understanding of movement, strength, and the human body.

Skates grew up through junior derby. Now they get to help build the next generation.

Because at Wasatch, we aren’t just looking for great skaters.

We’re building them. 🛼💙

Happy Birthday, Skates! 🎂 🥳 🎉

The countdown is officially on.

Every practice.

Every drill.

Every lesson.

Every teammate you'll meet.

It all starts soon.

Bootcamp isn't just about making a travel team.

It's about becoming stronger than you were yesterday.

If you've been waiting...

Now's the time.

📍 Utah.

🌎 Open to all Level 3 JRDA skaters.

🔗 Register through the link in our bio.

Tomorrow...

The work begins.

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HOME TEAM INFO NIGHT!

New season. New skaters. New goals. And we’re kicking it all off together!

Join us for Wasatch Junior Rollers Home Team Info Night before our first practice of the season!

Friday, September 4
5:30 PM
Taylorsville Recreation Center
First Home Team practice immediately follows!

Whether you're a returning Wasatch family, joining us through Crash Course, or brand new to Home Team, Info Night is your chance to learn what to expect this season.

We’ll talk about practices, attendance, games, team expectations, communication, how skaters continue developing their skills, and everything families need to know to start the season strong.

You’ll also have a chance to meet our Home Team coaches, ask questions, and get ready for an incredible year of roller derby. ❤️

Home Team is where skaters learn, grow, build confidence, and find their place on the track.

We can't wait to get started.

Interested in joining us but haven't signed up yet!

There's still time! Crash Course registration is open tap the link in our bio to get started.

Roller derby isn’t just for the fastest, the strongest, the oldest, or the most experienced.

It’s for the kid who has never put on skates before.
The kid who is still figuring out what they’re good at.
The kid looking for a sport that feels different.
The kid looking for a team, a challenge, or a place where they can just be themselves.

That’s what Crash Course is for.

We’ll teach you the skating skills, derby fundamentals, and confidence you need to get started. You don’t have to already know how to play you just have to be willing to try.

Come find out what you can do on eight wheels!

There is a place for you here!

Sign up for Crash Course today link in bio!

The final week before Bootcamp begins!

Over the last few weeks, we've shared our culture, and the values that make Wasatch different.

Now there's only one question left.

Will we see you on the track?

If you've been thinking about registering...

Don't wait.

We'd hate for you to miss the opportunity to train alongside athletes from across the region.

🔗 Tap the link in our bio and register today.

Meet Coach Colonel Skirts 🛼

Coach Colonel Skirts has spent nearly 20 years watching roller derby evolve and helping evolve right along with it. Now, she gets to bring everything she's learned to the next generation.

Colonel began playing in 2006 with one of Utah's earliest leagues, the Davis Derby Dames. When that league dissolved, she founded Junction City Roller Derby before eventually joining Wasatch Roller Derby, where she captained the travel team from 2012–2014 and helped lead Wasatch to its first-ever playoffs.

Across her career, Colonel has played approximately 280 games, including 115 sanctioned games, bench-coached sanctioned play, trained athletes, officiated, and continued adapting alongside a sport that looks very different today than it did when she started.

And that's exactly what makes her experience so valuable to our juniors.
Colonel has watched strategies change, training evolve, and generations of athletes find new ways to play the game. She's seen what works, what doesn't, what lasts, and what has to change. Along the way, she's built a massive library of drills, techniques, strategies, and lessons that can only come from years of actually doing it.

Her specialties are blocking and pivoting, but her knowledge extends across positions, including jammer development and strategy. She believes in teaching athletes more than what to do she wants them to understand why it works so they can adapt when the game changes in front of them.

Colonel brings history and experience to a coaching staff built around developing the complete athlete. Her role isn't to teach juniors to play derby the way it was played 20 years ago.It's to take 20 years of lessons and use them to prepare skaters for where derby is going next.

Because the future of this sport is already on our track.

Because at Wasatch, we aren't just looking for great skaters.

We're building them.

So proud of our Wasatch Legacy Skater Roller Reina crushing it at Wasatch Roller Derby practices! Thanks Millcreek Common for hosting!