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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.
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Texas Rollergirls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Austin, Texas.Founded in early 2003 and widely credited as the league that started the modern roller derby movement, [1] the Texas Rollergirls were the first flat-track league in the nation to play a version of roller derby using new standardized rules and a track design based on the dimensions of the old banked tracks. [2]
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It sets the international standards for rankings, rules, and competition in the sport, and provides guidance and resources to aid development of roller derby.
NWA Roller Derby (Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby) was a flat track roller derby league based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, (USA).Founded in early 2006, NWA Roller Derby was the first flat track league in Arkansas [1] to play a version of roller derby using new standardized rules and a track design that was based on the dimensions of the old banked tracks, made popular by the founders of modern ...
Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) [11] – 118 junior roller derby member leagues as of Dec 2017 [citation needed] Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues (RDCL) – 8 banked track member leagues as of September 2019 [12] USA Roller Sports (USARS) [13] – 57 member leagues (combines all age and gender divisions) [14]
Roller derby, a professional sport of the 1950s and 1960s once considered virtually dead, has seen a DIY, grassroots rebirth in popularity in the early 21st century with amateur and semi-pro teams forming leagues nationwide. Many rink owners support this activity, along with roller hockey, speed skating, and roller figure skating contests.
The Cincinnati Rollergirls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]