Roller derby is a contact sport played on quad skates either on a flat track or banked track. The teams consist of blockers, pivots and jammers. The blockers job is to play offensive and defensive as their jammer (the skater with a star on her helmet) tries to score points by passing opposing players with the legal rules of the game.
Each game (or bout) is broken up into two periods with one half time in the middle. During the periods there are 2 minute periods of game play called "jams". The first jammer to make it through the pack of blockers legally will be named the Lead Jammer. The lead jammer is able to strategically call off the jam, ending the jam early before the 2 minutes have elapsed.
The team with the most points at the end wins.
There are different sets of rules for flat track roller derby for different teams. Many teams follow the WFTDA ruleset.
Some teams did also follow the Old School roller derby rules, OSDA, which is now defunct.
Some teams follow MADE rule set (Modern Athletic Derby Endeavor) which is a rule set similar to WFTDA with some Old School feel to it; no stroller derby with this set!
And then... there are the Renegades.
Most roller derby you may have seen was with female skaters, but there is also MRDA, a men's league that is modeled after the WFTDA rules set.
Every team has the rules of roller derby helpfully in their programs to help explain the game to newcomers. There are also some awesome videos available that effectively explain as well.
Here is a list of awesome videos that explain roller derby.
WFTDA how to play roller derby:
Roller Derby Explained
Roller Derby: The Basics of Flat Track Roller Derby - WFTDA
Roller Derby: The Renegade Way
There are so many videos of roller derby on youtube. In later posts, I will feature some more of my favorites that I believe will illustrate each post.
Till then, derby love!
Demolition D'bree
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