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Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues [note 1] worldwide, though it is most popular in the United States. [2] A 60-minute roller derby game, or bout, is a series of two-minute timed jams.
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]
Central New York Roller Derby [238] Washington, D.C. DC Rollergirls [239] Waterbury, CT: CT RollerGirls [240] Watertown, NY: Black River Rollers [241] Westchester County, NY: Suburbia Roller Derby [242] Westminster, MD: Chesapeake Roller Derby MADE [243] Scranton, PA: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Roller Derby [244] 2006–present Old Coal City and ...
The team's first international competition was the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, where it finished in first place after defeating Team Canada in the final. [1] Early on, it was known as "Team USA". A trademark challenge from the United States Olympic Committee led to the change to the name "USA Roller Derby" after the team's last international ...
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
Team New Zealand Roller Derby is the New Zealand national women's flat track roller derby team. It was founded in 2011 to compete in the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup. [1] [2] There was a brief name change to Aotearoa Roller Derby for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup but the league changed back to its original name in October 2020.
Buscovick first learned about roller derby through the film Whip It. [3] Within days after learning there was a roller derby league in Portland, Oregon, she bought skates and gear and started teaching herself how to roller skate through YouTube videos. [4] In August 2010, Scald Eagle joined the Rose City Rollers fresh meat program. By January ...
Houston Roller Derby consists of four home teams [11] that play within the league as well as against visiting teams from other WFTDA leagues. Houston Roller Derby also has an all-star travel team, formerly called HaRD Knocks but now referred to as the all-stars, which was formed in 2006 to play against other WFTDA leagues across the U.S. and in WFTDA tournaments and competitions. [11]