This week's episode is all about roller derby!
Meet Halee Daily, aka #44 The 4closer, a Roseville, California-based roller derby athlete. She has (knock on wood) played injury-free roller derby since 2009, primarily as a dedicated starting jammer on the Sacred City Derby Girls Sacrificer All-Star Team out of Sacramento. From 2011-2016, she was also Sacred's strategy and jammer coach. She set a team record by playing 56 consecutive Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association or WFTDA bouts from 2009-2015. This year, she joined the 10th ranked Bay Area Derby All Stars, and competed with them in the WFTDA International Playoffs in Seattle last month.
Halee and I go way back, as you will hear in this interview. We talk about the life-changing community that is roller derby, her evolution as a skater and an athlete, and how she continues to focus on having fun in a fiercely competitive sport.
SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - HALEE DAILY
Age: 42
Sport: Roller derby
Roller derby name: The 4Closer
Quote: "Don't be so serious. Life doesn't need to be so serious."
EVERYDAY SEASONED ATHLETE - NATALIE CHAIDEZ
Photo by Jess Reynolds
Each week, we start our show with our featured EVERYDAY SEASONED ATHLETE. In this segment, we shine the spotlight on athletes over age 40 from a variety of backgrounds and skill levels.. Our Everyday Seasoned Athletes will be sharing why they do what they do and what they’ve learned along the way – all in their own words. This week, we feature someone with whom I've shared my home roller derby track for many years - Natalie Chaidez.
EVERYDAY SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - NATALIE CHAIDEZ
Age: 50
Sport: Roller derby
Roller derby name: Armed Kandy
Quote: "If you have an idea, something that's calling your name, something that's drawing you...give it a shot!"