Rolla Skate Club

Nadia Kean, aka Smarty Pants, loves to teach people how to roller skate. A recent transplant from Austin, Texas, Smarty has been skating for the majority of her life. She is best known for her career in roller derby which stretched over 15 years. Smarty played at 7 WFTDA championship tournaments, 3 World Cups for Team USA, and has coached or played derby on five continents. When Smarty is not teaching at Rolla she’s running her t-shirt company Strong Athletic which supports women and queer people in sports. She is also the co-host of the Strong Athletic Podcast. If you’re ever coached by her, she’ll probably say “y’all” a lot!

"Bruisey" started playing roller derby in Toronto back in 2007. Currently she competes with the Vancouver Murder (Men's Roller Derby) who are ranked #4 in the world! Her international competitive roller derby career includes a Bronze Medal for Team Canada Women's at the 2018 World Cup, and over 100 games in 5 countries.In addition to coaching recreational skating with Rolla, she is the current Assistant Team Coach for Team Canada Men's Roller Derby. Bruisey also loves playing video games - especially anything Pokemon!

Sole is a natural instructor, and has taught everything from kayaking to rollerskating! She's been a Rolla Coach since 2019, and loves sharing her enthusiasm, and Spanish music, with her students. Sole was once known as "La Zole" and sometimes "Ay Caramba!" on the roller derby track with the Terminal City All-Stars where she had a successful international career as a jammer.