Roller Derby

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ROLLER DERBY BY GEORGIA CURT I S

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ROLLER D

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HISTORY.Originally Roller Derby was a marathon speed race on a banked oval

track. As they gained popularity the speed and long distanced were replaced and teams were created, a point system was put in and

certain physical contact was allowed. In the 1970’s Roller derby sky rocketed as an extremely entertaining sport for women as an

opportunity to show off their skills racing round a track knocking over the opposing team along the way. It was incredibly popular back then with them playing in front of sold out stadiums. Roller

Derby not being as popular now has enjoyed a fair few over the past years. The most recent revival was in early 2000.

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RULES AND PENALTIES

Whilst Roller Derby is a full on contactable sport there are lots of specified rules for where you are able to strike whilst on the track. Also which body parts the players are able to use as defence on the track. These include:

no elbowing, no tripping over and no back blocking (hitting the opposition in the back), no cutting the track

(cutting the track or pulling out in front of another player) and no fighting with the other players. A referee

will call in a penalty when someone breaks any of the rules above. When a penalty is called the rule-breaker is sent to the penalty box and depending on what they did decides on how long they stay in the box for. And in

doing that their team is down one player.

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GAMEPLAY

Each game of Roller Derby that is played is made up of two thirty minute halves. And they are made up of two periods called ‘Jams’. The blockers skate in a clockwise direction

acting as a wall. They try to stay close together so they do not let the opposing team’s jammer skate through the pack by using the parts of the body that they are allowed to use

to slow the jammer down. On the first lap none of the jammers score points but the first jammer to pass through is

awarded the lead jammer. On the second lap the jammer scores points for each blocker they pass. They then have to

pas the pack as many times as they possibly can in 2 minutes or until the lead jammer puts her hands on her hips

to signal the jam has ended. The team at the end of it all wins the game.

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The women’s flat tracked derby association is the governing body for all women’s flat track roller derby as a membership organisation for all of the leagues.

The WFTDA created the very first rule book for women’s flat tracked roller derby which today is in it’

fourth edition. The women’s flat tracked derby association host regional and national tournaments,

sets safety standards, provides Roller Derby insurance for the players, athletes and the leagues in case something goes wrong and serves as a network venue for flat tracked Roller Derby leagues to share equipment and get advice. There at the moment are

at least 78 member leagues.

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FLAT TRACKED ROLLER DERBY

Flat Tracked Roller Derby is a fast paced sport that requires a lot of speed and athleticism to play. The flat tracked version was created in 2001 and now it has more than 400 leagues across the world. This is mainly because flat tracked is a lot easier to set

up. It can be played on any flat surface such as skating rinks, basketball courts, parking lots and even airport hangars. This means that the capital that they are playing at don’t need to start up a Roller Derby league and small derby groups have an opportunity to take off with their career. The

D.I.Y spirit that drives this sport to what it is today.

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The Canberra Roller Derby League is all about action and great value. Whether

they are on home ground or away touring, you are guaranteed to see the

players strength, speed, agility and style as they compete in matches on the flat

track. Featuring some great skaters and some local entertainment make the night

one to think about going to.

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BRISBANE DERBY LEAGUE

Brisbane City Roller Derby League is a flat tracked roller derby league that is based on Ipswich. These ladies have fought through the ranks and has become a serious league of athletes. Brisbane City Rollers allows women to train and play this amazing sport. The BCR had its first bout in late 2009 and then it started its bouting season in 2010. They are training hard to become a hard hitting, well trained, strategically ready league. Brisbane City Rollers currently have two all-women teams travelling

teams. They are called ‘The Punk Blockers’ and ‘The Nasty Nancies’ as well as three intra-league teams they are known as ‘The Frankies’ and ‘The Uppercuts’. The BCR is very much a skater owned and operated, D.I.Y Roller Derby League. They are committed to building up the sport we know as Roller Derby as they can the opportunity to play

this great sport

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SYDNEY DERBY LEAGUE

Sydney Roller Derby League represents an all inclusive, dynamic, full contact women's

team sport striving for athleticism, empowerment and above all fun. The league

is made up of committed, strong people engaged in a D.I.Y approach for this

spectacularly fast growing sport. This league of women encourages us to join as well as love this fast growing sport. They

hold tryouts for anyone and everyone to join (but you have to be a certain age to join).

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ADELAIDE DERBY LEAGUE

In the Adelaide Derby League each skater tr

ains all

year round to

become as good as they can be.

Each may have something special th

at makes

them unique like outstanding endurance, li

ghtning

speed, super hits

or ultra

agility. B

ut the one th

ing

they all had in

common was their b

linding beauty

and the stre

et smarts

of a crim

inal. Each Roller

girl of th

e league has only one dream, to one day

to earn the priv

ilege to join th

e Adelady red and

black and fight for lo

ve. Each m

ission is unique

and each player is fierce, re

presenting th

e

ultimate stre

ngth of the ADRD .

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PERTH DERBY LEAGUE

The Perth Roller Derby League has three home teams who battle it

out every home season. The PRDL’s home season runs mainly

from March to June. They are known as ‘the Bloody Sundaes’,

‘The Mistresses’ and the newest addition to the home teams is

‘the Apocalipsticks’. As well as ‘the West Coast Evils’ and

‘the PRDL Rumble Bees’. In August 2012 ‘the West Coast Evils’

went to Ipswich to play Brisbane City Rollers in a head to

head battle. And ‘the PDRL Rumble Bees’ smashed Bunbury in

October 2012. They run a fresh intake of skaters every year

for new skaters. They call it their fresh meat intake and

that’s what makes their league a really good one. Every year

they get roughly 50 women want to join in all the teams.

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MELBOURNE DERBY LEAGUE

It seems that roller derby went from nothing to

something in a matter of years. The revival in

2001, Roller Derby turned from spectacle to

sport. It is said that Roller Derby is one of the

fastest growing sports for women in the

world!!!. People think that roller derby is an

extremely hard and dangerous sport and no one

would find enjoyment out of it but they are

wrong in many ways. It requires serious

technical skills, fitness and determination………

but it’s a ridiculous amount fun!!!. Northside is

a relative new league in the Melbourne comp.

they are currently training up the new members

to reach the level that is required in the comp.

the Melbourne Derby League recruits new

members every month.

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DARWIN DERBY LEAGUE

Since the DDRL have been restructuring the

training sessions are now asking that first

time skaters come on the first Friday of

every month. The intake process involves

lots of hands on assistance that we cannot

maintain once a week. Once a month Intake

is also subject to change depending on the

capacity we have to cater for our growing

numbers. Some people may have to wait for

the 'second run' on intake night if demand is

high.

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HOBART DERBY LEAGUE

The Convict City Rollers (CCR) are a skater

owned and managed roller derby league

made up of women passionate about Roller

Derby. They are the first incorporated Roller

Derby league to be formed in Hobart and

run on the dedication and commitment of

our members and supporters. They follow

the WFTDA rules for flat track roller derby

and our vision is; 'Convict City Rollers is an

empowered and socially inclusive sporting

community.

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ONE BIG EVENT!!!........It was a one on one event with ‘LA Derby

Girls’ versing ‘the New York Gotham

Girls’. After the banked track made an

EXPLOSIVE return when two of the US’s

greatest teams played head to head on

Australian turf. Both of the American

teams are world travellers which is an

extreme honour to travel around the

world for something that you are great at.

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A FAMOUS PLAYER!!

There are many well known roller derby players in Australia, such as Christine

Murray. She is an incredible skater and well known throughout the sport. A lot of well know women have their own nicknames. It takes a lot to earn a nickname you have to be really well known throughout the roller

derby league so that when they are introducing the teams they don’t callout a nickname and no one knows who they are

talking about

Christine Murray and 3 other players on her team.

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UNIFORMS

In the games of roller derby that is

played there are many different

types of equipment and things that

are needed to wear by the players in

order to play. The things that are

required in the uniform are: Mouth

guard, helmet, knee pads, elbow

pads, roller skates, team shirt and

either skirt or shorts, stockings or

socks and body paint or make up is

optional.

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INCIDENTS

Playing a game of roller derby

can be dangerous if the players

get angry, start fights, get

impatient, and become hesitant

to the rules. If that does seem

to happen at any point it can

lead to serious injury like

broken bones, black eyes,

bleeding noses, sprained wrists

and ankles, scratches, and a lot

more. But if u can push past the

pain stick to the rules and love

what you, your roller derby

experience will be incredible.

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ANN CALVELLO

Ann Calvello is an extraordinary roller derby player. She is an American born and bred athlete that lives to roller derby.

She was born on the 1st of august 1929. Ann proudly graduated from presentation high school in San Francisco in

1947. From then on she went on to play roller derby and ended up a well-known icon in America. Sadly she died in

2006 from liver cancer but her legacy will live on forever in our hearts.

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THE GREAT PLAY OFF

After an extremely tough season the

top 12 teams in the Women’s Flat

Tracked Derby Association (WFTDA)

came together in Atlanta, Georgia to

play off in a 3 day match to see who

the ultimate WFTDA champion is.

After three days of fierce

competition, New York Gotham Girls

Roller Derby again emerged on top,

taking their third WFTDA title. The

Oly rollers placed second, the

Denver roller dolls placed third and

the Texas roller girls finished in

fourth.

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GAME LAYOUT

In a game of roller derby the layout is similar to a lot of other sports. As in the

normal games then moving onto the semi finals, the finals and at last the

GRAND final to find out who is the ultimate team in that sport. But in the

grand final for the Women's Flat Tracked Derby Association the top 12 teams

all over the world come to compete for the title of greatest flat tra

cked derby

team. Its a 3 day rally to slowly narrow down who is the ultimate.

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+by its layout (as in the way the finals are set out .etc)

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WORLD TOURING TEAMS

In roller derby there are many, many teams and

that must mean there are heaps more players. But there are certain teams that get an offer of a life time and that is to tour the world versing the worlds greatest to see who is victorious. Some

of the well know travelling teams in the

world are:

Rose City Rollers

Brew City Bruisers

Bay Area Derby Girls

Charm City Roller Girls

Burning River Roller Girls

Blue Ridge Roller Girls

Minnesota Roller Girls

Silicon Valley Roller Girls

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TAMWORTH ROLLER DERBY

They have finally started a league

of roller derby in Tamworth. They

currently need a lot more players

for the Tamworth roller derby

league because there aren’t

enough players currently. The

league in Tamworth started up a

fair few years back and not many

people have joined. Seeing as

though roller derby isn’t

anywhere near as popular as

basketball or netball. They are

slowly growing but still need lots

more players.

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WH

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FYSome of the things you would need to play roller

derby are:

To be 18 years old or older.

To be tough.

To not be afraid to fall.

To not fear competition.

To be able to skate well.

To be really fit.

To be determinated.

To be motivated.

To have agility.

To have endurance.

These are only a few examples of the things you will need if in the

future you decide to play this great sport.

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WH

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KPersonally my opinion on this whole sport

is that its aggressive but fun at the same time. In saying that its probably not for everyone but I love it. During

this PowerPoint looking at all the photos that show aggressiveness you were probably thinking that I’m crazy for liking such an angry sport well I

probably am but this is why we did this assessment to see what other peoples

opinions were. I don’t think I’ll play this sport when I’m older but that doesn’t

mean I don’t love it.

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