The Basics of Flat Track Roller Derby

[MrPuppy310]

in the pack at the front are called pivots they have a stripe on they're helmet

[tinkerjan]

I see you deleted my comment. Honestly I in no way was trying to be a bitch. Was just pointing out some minor details. Sorry I clearly offended. 

[tinkerjan]

@tinkerjan in addition... I think it is actually very well done... like I said just minor details...

[GryphonAndMockTurtle]

Hello, I'd like to use this video in an online article about Canadian roller derby. I've tried to contact you via messaging. If you get this, please message me.

Thanks!

[MrPuppy310]

in the Cincinnati roller girls have a Jr league

[roadwarrior266]

Epic

[SpunkyLamb]

This video is really awesome. I'm filming a roller derby documentary, and I want to something like this to explain the rules. I wonder if there are any video tutorials on how to produce these kinds of effects.

[AurykoStudios]

@SpunkyLamb Hi! I´m from colombia, and I really like Roller derby, I want to learn more about it so...it would be great if u show me ur documentary. PS. I´m a Filmmaker and a graphic design, by the way. THNX. :3

[123punkchic]

This is the most awesome sport you could play. I absolutely love being a part of something so fun and great.

[123punkchic]

@ForestShaner Not quite. I don't think there is one "lesbo" on my roller derby league and even if there was, that is just plain stupid to stereotype the sport like that.

[Howiebaby]

I like it okay

[RoninDave]

Roller Derby rocks! I'm glad there's a team in my hometown of Nashville - the Nashville Rollergirls.

watch?v=B5ahEzglpEE

[samreayable]

this is all so interesting

[PeLnKo]

damn i want to be on a roller derby team

[MerseyMisfits]

Awesomely helpful vid. Thank you

[socalveteran73]

I love roller derby!

[ChristinaRocks707]

Does knowing how to ice skate well help you learn roller derby?

[shnakwa1]

LOVE IT. love bully-jo sydney roller derby league

cheers for video.

[AshleyKellyD]

im 14,., they should make a roller derby team for minors :\ ohwell once im old enough im going to try out, its my dream. lmfao one question,. does anyone no if you can have piercings ? i have 3 on my lip, my nose, eyebrow, and size double 0 gauges in each ear,., and i assume by the time im old enough to try out ill have more.

[DarkPanthera]

@AshleyKellyD hey! im training in a derby team in my local area and nobody cares about piercings in general, but since it's all about hitting and blocking and shoving and there's gonna be a lot of falls (hard ones too), it's best to remove the piercings that you feel may injure you while you learn how to derby skate. once you feel you're very good, you can put them back on

i have a septum piercing, it's very tiny so it doesn't cause me any harm when if i fall face forward :)

[AshleyKellyD]

@DarkPanthera ok :):) thank you so much,., i was worried about that, because i always wanted to be in roller derby and it would suck if i had to take put my piercings for it.

[TomaxBlade]

@AshleyKellyD Many cities DO have derby (often called "brats" leagues) for younger skaters. I know at least 3 cites that have brats leagues that tend to go from approx 8 - 16 ish in age range: Rat City, Tuscon, & Texas Rollergirls (Austin). There are probably more, but those are the 3 that I know of.

[SoFlaJrRollerDerby]

@TomaxBlade In Miami we have our South Florida Junior Roller Derby!

[ElephantsandCrayons4]

@AshleyKellyD they have roller derby for minors (: I'm 15 and I play

[AshleyKellyD]

@ElephantsandCrayons4 seriously ???? D: were do you live?

[ElephantsandCrayons4]

@AshleyKellyD in the Chicago area, so Illinois :P

[nitrovo]

Nice. Just bought my gf a pair of skates for xmas. She's keen to get into this so i'll support her cause :D

[Bunniesonfire5]

@nitrovo whatever you do. when she starts skating. KEEP AWAY FROM HER GEAR. (friendly warning.. it will smell worse than many unmentionable things)

[mariahthemennis9]

@nitrovo you're awesome for that. It's not often that you hear that from a guy.

[6950062]

Roller derby will never die

[amyangel143]

We also wear mouth guards. Jammers are the most important players? :( Otherwise beautiful jobs guys!

[WhiteButterflied]

Dude! I so want to do roller derby! Need to trade in my roller blades for roller skates...

[CelticPowerRanger]

@WhiteButterflied Keep your blades. I have both blades and quads depending on what mood suits. Outdoors I prefer to be on blades but for indoor rinks and derby quads are great...unless the derby track is outdoors of course.

[PinkZebraGirl14]

Jr derby is the best! If anybody knows the invincible skater that goes by "Bonecrusher", she's my derby coach! She's the best thing on 8 wheels!

[PrincessPMS18]

They didn't mention the pivot's position.

[PanWitSyr]

I'm trying to get mens roller derby started at my school hahaha

[KitKeller99]

Well done!

[judithcr86]

LOVE this video girls!!!!!!! 

[riffraff67]

Great job on the motion graphics!

[SugarGliderWisher]

Are you allowed to knock over the jammer? (sorry if this is a dumb question, i know nothing about roller derby, except that its freaking awesome)

[PoobahSCRG]

@SugarGliderWisher Any skater can indeed knock over the other team's jammer, yes. Legally, of course.

[PunkDenny]

i wish i didnt have brittle bone disease...

[deleriumm]

@PunkDenny totally feel your pain. I have chronic pain, & when I did my freshie try out's & snapped my coccyx right through! I didn't realise though as it was half numb, half excruciating, & kept skating for the rest of the try-out-another 2 & 1/2 hours!! Got in, but realised it's too dangerous, given I could re-break my back & end up a quad. So got into reffing & officialing instead. Wish I could play sooo badly though!!

[xCUNTxPRODUCTIONSx]

fuuuck i wanna try roller derby so bad! haha

[kbowe1]

@fatlover007 hot chicks don't do roller derby, however since your name is fat lover you may be in luck!

[GoddessOfDeath87]

@kbowe1 I beg to differ. If I was lesbian, these would be the girls I would do xD None of those wimpy bitches.

[pinknpurple08]

@GoddessOfDeath87 agreed!! XD

[butterflygrrrl]

this is brilliant!!!!

[TheNoboD]

thanks so much, very informative and fun to watch!!

[minrober]

I apologize if I've already posted this comment, but thanks again for this video. It is so helpful when working with our new recruits, and also with our stats/NSO and volunteers. Great job!

[rocker624]

well, the dude blows one whistle then the pack skates, then a little later two whistles blow signalling the jammers to start

[PoobahSCRG]

The jammer start whistle gets blown when the last blocker (still in play) passes the pivot line.

There's times when it's advantageous for that last blocker to skate very slowly...

[cschrack]

like when you have half your blockers in the penalty box and want to use up time before the jammers start ;) haha!!

[raggedyanne89]

I think I would have fun with this but I also think I would break in half :(

[SkmgirlDeni]

haha i agree with u!, it's the first time i heard about roller derby..and it looks awesome, has anyone do this before? how bad are the injuries?

[sweetpeaofthegames]

They range from horribly bad to little boo boos, same as any other full contact sport! We just skate through it! ~Impress IntoYa, Little City Roller Girls, JC, TN~

[CorvetteMan55]

@SkmgirlDeni i dnt play it but the injuries r prolly just like regular sports injuries

ive played football since i was 8 15 now and the worst injurie ive ever had was a twisted ankle

[SkmgirlDeni]

yeah..I sound kind of scared back there..but, the truth is that..once you eat it.. you respect risks...(I burned my left shoulder and chin last summer haha) anyway..you got to set your limits, and enjoy it =).. i mean..i'ts not like" I fell and I wont ever played again"

[RandiBeeman]

@raggedyanne89 It's not that bad. I mean, yeah, there are injuries, but if you join a good, safety-conscious league that teaches you how to skate safely, fall correctly, etc., you should be OK. Awful injuries do happen but they're rare. More common injuries are bruises and rink rash, which happen a lot. :-)

[pinknpurple08]

@RandiBeeman what's rink rash? (sorry if I sound stupid, but I recently started on roller derby and I don't know much about it) :D

[RandiBeeman]

@pinknpurple08 We call it rink rash when we fall and scrape ourselves. :-)

Congratulations on starting derby!!! I hope you like it. It's totally changed my life.

[pinknpurple08]

@RandiBeeman ooooo, ok, thanks for the clearification.

Thanks!! So far I've loooooved roller derby, and it has also changed my life too!!

What would us poor souls would do without it? :)

[psychobomberninja]

@pinknpurple08 It's road rash on a rink.

[vCawolinav]

Gosh i LOVE this sport!

[ladyluma]

So do I, and that's why I joined!

[baystategal]

What a great video!

[BettyWannabang]

I would love to have this video to show before our bouts. GImme!

[trgshowtime]

Stkes, That is correct. Jammers are the point scorers. The job of the pack (both blockers and pivots) is to keep the opposing jammer from getting thru. Great job PPICHE3 on the video!

[strokesgurl264]

so only jammers can score points? srry i'm new @ this

[RandiBeeman]

@strokesgurl264 Yes, only jammers score points.

[SpunkyLamb]

Hammer City rocks! If you wanna see some awesome bouts, watch the Gotham Girls. HARDCORE!

[BreeBreeGeeGee]

I love roller derby. (: Pretty good explanations too! This is a good vid.

[domefx44]

It also features ROC CITY ROLLER DERBY......That's Jo Jo Thrasher in the penalty box Waving hello!! Great Video!! Would love to see some photos from our bout! you did a great job!!

[mamadusa2A]

Really nicely done...'cept-fer I disagree with the statement that the Jammers are the most important playas on the & there is no mention of the Pivots position...just sayin' ; )

[SmashaFierce]

@mamadusa2A Agreed! without the pivot directing the blockers, who's there to help create gaps and help the jammer through? :)

[DameFreesia]

@mamadusa2A I play Pivot. I know I am important.

"I'm that pivot, that means I am smarter than you"

[TomaxBlade]

@mamadusa2A AMEN! Without the blockers, jammers would just be speed skaters! :)

(Some leagues don't use Pivots, just 4 blockers ... altho this league very obviously DOES have Pivots. )

(They also forgot to mention mouthguards ... )

Overall tho - a very nice intro video for Flat Track, WFTDA style! :)

[ppiche3]

It was a polite way of saying you've been ass blocked!

[morticiamellian]

I see that I am getting booty blocked...

[meandsecoya]

Awesome explanation for fresh meat and new fans. Thanks for posting!

[DirtySatin]

WONDERFULLY DONE. Hugs and slugs from Tri-County Rolling Militia in Jacksonville FL.

[baaronmorgan]

Needs a mention of mouthguards as part of the protective gear, and there's mention of the Lead Jammer ending a jam, but the video doesn't show the viewer which Jammer gets lead.

"Shifts called Jam" made me laugh.

[wakeup1618]

Nicely done!

[MyManOWarSmiles]

Awesome explanation of Derby. =) Now when people ask me what i play...ill send them this video!! thanks

[xxempress]

Thank you for this very well done video! I started roller derby just recently and I have been getting a lot of questions about the sport. This will be an excellent way to answer their questions.