Roller Derby

Hi bloggers!

Today I’ll talk about Roller Derby. Many of you will think, what is Roller Derby?

Roller Derby is a contact sport played on quad skates on an oval track. Players always skate anti-clockwise. Each match or roller derby bout is divided in two 30 minutes periods which are split into 2 minutes races called JAMS.

There are two teams with 5 players every team.

The group of 8 players in front is called PACK. The pack is formed by 4 blockers in each team. The PIVOTS of each team, are usually situated in the pack. These players are distinguished from the rest of blockers because they wear a cover with a line in a middle in the helmet. The pivot usually thinks a strategy for her team or organise the pack. A blocker obstructs the jammer of the opposite team.

At the beginning of each jam the pack is placed in a line of pivots and the line of jammers. The jammers are the runners and are placed behind the line of jammer. In the helmet they wear a cover with two stars, one in each side and they are the only ones that can score points.

There are many referees. One referee controls each jammer and keeps the account of points that the jammers make. And there are others referees which control the pack. There are 7 referees in total.

When a whistle blows the jam begins and the pack and jammers start skating. The jammers start their first lap around the track when they don’t score points.

The equipment is:

- Kneepads, elbow pads, wristbands and mouth guard.

- Helmet

- Uniform of the team

- Quad skates

Andrea C. G.

3rd ESO A