Nobody needs the government to stick their noses into derby, but when it comes to helmets, it’s a different matter. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is the government agency that certifies that a helmet is appropriate for a specific activity. Click here to learn more.
Colorado Roller Derby team the Ark Valley High Rollers recently finished a fund raising skate trip that spanned the country from Florida to California. Over 78 days, three members of the team raised $26,000 for the Joyful Heart Foundation. They called their trip ‘States On Skates”. Click here to read more.
Shoreline Washington’s Rat City Rollergirls are worried that they may be losing their home rink. Rinks’s aren’t cheap and the Rat City rollers are facing a rent crisis. They are the host team for a rink that is used by a number of teams, and that puts Rat City on the hook for $14,000 a […]
Anybody who watches derby regularly knows that speed on skates is definitely one of the most important skills a competitor can possess. Obviously, speed alone doesn’t get the job done, but it sure does help. Rocketskates are motorized electric skates that will propel the wearer at a neck breaking speed of 12 mph! They’re designed […]
Eight San Francisco area roller derby teams are banding together to sponsor the “Make ’em Bleed” blood drive. Beginning on August 9 and running through mid-October, the blood drive, one of the most successful in California, will promote donations thru personal appearances, autographs and giveaways. Last year over 600 San Franciscans stepped up and donated. […]
Many of today’s skaters may never have heard of the movie, Kansas City Bomber. This classic film featured Raquel Welch as a banked track skater and introduced the country to what had been, up to that date, an obscure sport that was treated much the same as professional wrestling. The poster for the movie proclaimed […]
The Hurricane Alley Derby Girls, representing Corpus Christi, TX played their first match in their new home last weekend. A sold out crowd watched them win their game at the American Bank Center, where they will play future matches.
The Gunnison Valley Roller Girls enjoy strong regional support and as part of the upcoming 10th Mountain Roller Girls event in Crested Butte, the local paper, The Crested Butte News, published a handy guide to help first time attendees know how to follow the action. Click here to read their article. The event is at […]
The Taipei Times recently ran a feature article on women’s flat track roller derby, give still more credence to the fact that this American-based sport is turning into a big international hit. The article featured information about French, Canadian, British, Australian and Finnish teams, and was titled “Roller Derby Gains Traction Beyond the US“.
The imminent closing of the San Jose Skate, a bay area roller rink, will mean that this area of Northern California is losing its last roller rink. Known as Golden Sate Roller Palace during its peak in the 1980’s, the rink is set to close later this spring. With the closing of the rink, the […]