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 […]
Western North Carolina’s premier roller derby team is set to open their 2014 season this Saturday, Feb. 15, when they travel to Greenville, SC to take on the Bad News Babes. Their home opener, back in Asheville features a showdown with G Force on March 1.
The USA Roller Sports organization (USARS) will hold its National Championship of Roller Derby in Tulsa, OK later this month. Regional winners will convene in Tulsa the weekend of Oct. 25-27 to choose their version of the national champion. While not the only sanctioning body for women’s roller sports, the USARS is recognized internationally and […]
Get ready for “Summertime Bruise” when the Beckley Area Derby Dames host Star City this Saturday. The match is set for the Beckley-Raleigh Co. Convention Center, with doors set to open at 6:00 PM. You can learn more about the Dames from their Facebook page.
Fitness training for roller derby means approaching your prep like a serious athlete. Here are some good tips for integrating cardio training into your regular regimen. Click here for training tips. Thanks, Rollerderbyresource.com Rollerderbytape.com is your source for news in the roller derby industry, as well as tips and information about track tapes(gaffers tape, floor tape, duct […]
Modern day Roller Derby was born in the mid-1930’s when actor Damon Runyon, also a newspaperman, convinced original Roller Derby promoter Leo Seltzer to change the game from a skating marathon to the full contact game that is played today. Thank you, Wikipedia. Rollerderbytape.com is your source for news in the roller derby industry, as well […]
Loosening of restrictions on women in Arab countries has had an unexpected impact on roller derby. The Cairo, Egypt based CaiRollers are Egypt’s first roller derby organization. There is so much interest that the number of skaters has doubled in less than a year and there are now four teams in the CaiRollers stable. You […]
Most modern flat track roller derby uses the rules mandated by the WFTDA. The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association is considered the leading governing body for this sport, not just in the United States, but in most countries where flat track derby matches are held. First time match attendees can find the rules and scoring […]
One of the big news stories of the season is the new rankings calculator the WFTDA is using. It’s a bit confusing, using a complicated algorithm to rank teams. The first set of standings was based on scores through February 28. Click here to see where everyone stands so far. Rollerderbytape.com is your source for news […]
WFTDA recently announced the locations for the 2013 Division 2 playoffs. The Des Moines Derby Dames will host the August 16-18 playoffs in Des Moines, Iowa; while the Killamazoo Derby Darlins will host the August 23-25 playoffs in Kalamazoon, Michigan. The championship will be Nov. 8-10, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted by the Brewcity Bruisers. Read […]