Miscellaneous Meetings
Recordings and Presentations
Watch recordings of miscellaneous meetings and webinars.
WFTDA All-Hands Meeting: Moving into 2022 (Aug. 22, 2021)
On Aug. 22, 2021, WFTDA Board of Directors and Staff held an All-Hands Meeting with WFTDA committee members, volunteers, and partners to discuss the future of our organization and sport. This meeting was also open to member league reps or anyone else interested in being part of upcoming committee or task force work.
Topics we discussed:
- The ART Project Update and Task Forces
- Competition & Org Structure
- Officiating & Rules
- Education
- Accessibility
- Member Accountability
- WFTDA Staff Plans and Needs for 2021
- 2020-21 WFTDA Staff and Committee Losses
- Leadership Challenges and Needs
- Organizational Challenges
- Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 WFTDA Staff OKRs (Objective Key Results)
- Competitive Play & Recovery
- Competitive Structures Kickoff
- What We Know About 2022 So Far
- COVID Medical Team August Updates
- Recovery
- Where We Want To Work With You and Communicate with Membership: Higher Logic/Community
- The WFTDA Community (Reps & Volunteers)
- WeFTDA Collective
- Tips to Navigate
Holding Space for Grief Discussion Session (Oct. 22, 2021)
After our October 2021 Incubator session where we held space for mentally and socially returning to roller derby after COVID-19 pandemic closures, we held a followup session to take some extra time to focus on the topic of grief with Leslie Barber from Grief Warrior | Recognize, Respect and Reconnect the Grieving.
We discussed:
- What is grief and why are we talking about it?
- How does grief show up?
- What ways do we cope with grief?
- The Do and Be of grief
- and more
WFTDA Incubator Session 2 (October 10, 2021)
Holding Space for Mentally & Socially Returning to Roller Derby Training
Meeting Recording
In honour of World Mental Health Day, and to highlight the importance of mental health in sports, we wanted to hold space for mentally and socially returning to training and derby, and talk about what this means.
This webinar includes exciting presentations and experts talking about topics such as:
- Mental Health
- Discomfort
- Growth Mindset
- Where and How to Engage in the WFTDA to Make Positive Change Happen
- And More!
In addition to the presentations and Q&A, the Incubator Session provided a collaborative space to share and present ideas and things we’re working on (or would like to) related to:
- social initiatives you’ve created and/or are working on;
- new wellness or mental health policies you’ve implemented or are looking to implement as a league, training committee, team etc.;
- challenges you are facing personally or as a team/league;
- questions you have around getting back to roller derby.