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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]
Pages in category "Roller derby" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Derby name; H. History of roller derby; J. Shelly Jamison;
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.
Derby Crazy Love explores the evolution of the reemerging flat track roller derby, with a focus on its international sisterhood. [2] There are over 100 leagues in Canada and 1,400 worldwide. [3] Maya Gallus, one of the co-creators, explains, "[Derby is] female-dominated and player-owned and -operated, which already distinguishes it from any ...
In September 1957, Anderson joined the roller derby owned by Jerry Seltzer, becoming the first Black woman to play the sport. [3] She debuted the same night as George Copeland, the second Black man to skate in the derby and the first to become a popular star. [5] [3] Anderson described her treatment by her fellow skaters: [6]
This is a list of notable roller derby leagues, [note 1] and may include those that are no longer in existence. Existence dates, where known, are included to provide a timeline charting the sport's growth cycles.
Ahead of the 2024 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, we look back at 10 Kentucky Derby winning horses with unique names we'll never forget.
The Charlotte Speed Demons was a women’s flat track roller derby team based in Charlotte, NC, USA. Established in 2010, the team was owned and operated by Race City Roller Derby, Inc. The team is part of the movement to develop roller derby into a professional level sport with an eye on inclusion in the Olympic Games.