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Roller Derby

Roller derby is a contact-heavy tactical team roller sport on a flat oval track. Jams, jammer, blockers, pack position, legal blocks and points per passed opponent define play on quad skates.

LevelMain sport FamilySkate Family CategoryRoller sport

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Classification

Category Roller sport

Family Skate Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Team roller sport with jams, jammers, blockers and points for passes.

Geeignet für Good for people who like team strategy, community and controlled contact.

Cost Fresh-meat course with rental/beginner gear is the realistic start. Quad skates, helmet, pads, mouthguard, hall time, league fee and travel. Roller derby league, WFTDA-adjacent league finder or roller rink. Skating base, protection and rules briefing come before any contact training.

First progress Skating base in weeks; bout readiness takes months.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

quad skates
helmet
mouthguard
knee/elbow/wrist pads
track
league

First steps

find fresh-meat course
learn falls and stops
wear full protection
practise pack skating
scrimmage later

Roller derby league, WFTDA resources, roller rink or quad-skating group.

Train contact only with coach, protection, rule briefing and controlled progression.

Weitere Angaben

Tags roller-derby, rollsport, skate-familie, flat-track-roller-derby, roller-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Help your jammer score while legally blocking opposing points.

Teilnehmer

teams with jammer and blockers.

Teamgröße

up to five skaters per team in a jam.

Spielfeld

flat oval track.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

jammer passes, points and penalties.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

quad skates
helmet
pads
mouthguard

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal contact
out of play
track cut
low/high block
unsporting conduct

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

WFTDA
Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)

Welcome to Roller Derby WFTDA · official-beginner-guide · high
The Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby - Summary WFTDA · official-rulebook-summary · high
Marketing Resources / Roller Derby 101 WFTDA · official-resource · medium