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Pages in category "Roller derby films" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Roller Derby Girl; Roller Life; Rollerball (1975 film ...
A derby name, roller derby name or skater name is a nickname used by a skater while playing or officiating roller derby. Derby names can be seen as an opportunity to adopt an alternative on-track persona. [1] Many derby names are puns, and in some cases this may extend to the skater's number. [2]
Whip It is a 2009 American sports comedy drama film co-produced and directed by Drew Barrymore from a screenplay by Shauna Cross, based on her 2007 novel Derby Girl.It stars Elliot Page [a] as a teenage girl from the fictional town of Bodeen, Texas, who joins a roller derby team.
Some derby names are obscene, a subject of some internal controversy. [89] Copying of derby names has attracted legal and sociological analysis as an example of indigenous development of property rights. [11] New players are encouraged to check derby names against an international roster to ensure they are not already in use. [85] [90]
Roller derby films (14 P) Pages in category "Roller skating films" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
They lacked skating experience, but were inspired by the movie Whip It. [2] It played its first public bout in June 2011, against Harrisburg Area Roller Derby's Fallout Femmes, [3] and was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2012. [4] They graduated to full membership of the WFTDA in December ...
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National Roller Derby League (NRDL) – 1995–2004; initially promoted as Roller Derby Inc.; current site promotes the San Francisco Bay Bombers, etc. American Roller Derby League (ARDL) – 1997–2003; Owned by Tim Patten; briefly promoted as American Inline Roller Skating Derby League; Promoted the Bay City Bombers