Roller Derby – what?

Roller Derby? I bet you are asking yourself "I thought that was a sport where chicks beat on each other around a track, and wasn't it played like, 30 years ago?" Well, your right, but the sport is once again gaining popularity all over north america.

In the United States it has caught on already, and some advanced teams have their own banked track arenas. For the other teams in Canada and USA that can't afford to have dedicated arenas, they play wherever they can find a smooth surface large enough for the track and spectators. The E-Ville team played in an old hangar last night as seen in the pictures to follow.

The games always prove to be an interesting and fun time for both players and spectators. If you are lucky enough to grab suicide seating (seating right next to the track), you might even catch your own derby girl!

I'm not going to get into details of how the game works, but to put it simply:
The girls with the star panties on their helmets are jammers, they score points. For each opposing member they pass without penalty, they get one point. The other girls skating try to block the other jammer from getting points, and help their own jammer to gain points.

All derby leagues are always looking for fresh meat (new players to train up), officials and referees, so if it interests you, get in contact with your local derby league! For Edmonton and area check out e-ville or the oil city derby girls.

Another option is to join the Oil City Derby Girls on Oct 10 at 7PM at the Crown and Anchor Pub, #100-15277 Castledowns Road, for a "Meat and Greet", for only $10 you get a steak supper, and an evening of entertainment with the guys and girls of OCDG!

If you can't make the meet and greet, but are interested in joining, head over on recruitment night, Oct 13 at 6 PM.

For more information about roller derby and the OCDG, check out Oil City Derby Girls

Also, thank you to Trailer Trish: You can also get in contact with the e-ville team at e-villederby.com