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WHAT IS ROLLER DERBY?

Roller derby is a full-contact sport played on quad roller skates, by players skating around an elliptical track. The game consists of a series of two-minute countdown jams.

At the start of each jam, each team sends five players onto the track: one Jammer (point scorer), three blockers (defensive/offensive players) and one Pivot. The players are identified by their helmet covers a stripe for the pivots and two stars for the Jammers. The Jammers’ aim is to make it through the pack of skaters and skate a full lap to enter the pack again. Once they re-enter the pack, they score a point for each opposing skater they pass legally.

Skaters in the pack are doing their utmost to stop the opposing Jammer passing them and scoring points, while at the same time trying to help their own Jammer to pass opposing players. Skaters may use specifics parts of their body to engage opponents, and skaters may only target their engagements to specific parts of their opponents’ bodies. Illegal hits result in time served in the penalty box!

The game is fast and full of adrenaline, once you see it you’ll be hooked.

TRAINING

AT FURNESS ROLLER DERBY WE ARE TRAINING HARD WEEK IN WEEK OUT.

IF YOU ARE A SKATER LOOKING FOR A NEW TEAM, OR WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN AT OUR FRIDAY SCRIMS AS A GUEST SKATER, REF OR NSO, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION.

SESSIONS

Guests welcome ON REQUEST - please contact us to sign up.