Roller Derby Explained

Not knowing much about the sport I have since looked for a short melted down explaination of the sport....I happened to come across this post on the web...LOL....great and easy way to explain it, and sums it up pretty good! Complete Post from: Fear Abby

"For the spectator, roller derby is a blast to watch. Ladies falling and flying all over the place. But it's not so easy to understand. Basically, some girl with a panty on her head tries to pass a mob of skaters and appears to get pummeled, except the few times she gets through by some miracle and then zooms around to catch up to the mob and do it all over again. Referees figure up how many points the girl scored based on how many opponents she passed legally, meaning she didn't appear to step out of bounds or punch anyone in the face trying to get through."

I love it! And that sums it up perfectly! But those of you who need a little more understanding here you go.....Complete Post from "How Stuff Works" 

"The game itself is a series of races between two teams of five players. Each team's jammer is the only player to score points. Three blockers try to stop the other team's jammer while propelling their own jammer forward. Each team's pivot acts like the pace car in a NASCAR race and controls the speed of the pack. She also keeps an eye on the jammers, calls her team's plays and acts as a blocker. Helmet designs differentiate the positions -- jammers wear stars, pivots wear stripes and blockers wear blank helmets.
Each race is called a jam and lasts up to two minutes. At the start of the jam, the pivots and blockers gather in formation at the starting line. The referee blows a whistle, and they skate as a pack while the jammers wait at the starting line. When the pack is 20 feet from the starting line, the referee blows the whistle again, and the jammers start to skate.

The jammers try to catch up to the pack, work their way through and come out the other side. No one scores any points during the first lap, but the first jammer to pass the opposing team's pivot becomes the lead jammer. A referee points out the lead jammer and follows her progress around the track. The lead jammer can "call the jam" before the end of the two-minute period by putting her hand on her hips."

In practice we have been doing some training as a pack I cant wait to try it when everything just comes together and particpate in a bout.... next year for sure...cant wait!

Here I go now, here I go into new days