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Posted By: Glenn C. Obert
Wednesday July 28th, 2010 - 9:10AM
Santa Rosa Roller Girls will present its first exhibition bout at Skateland At 7 p.m. Aug. 14.
The team is looking for volunteers (men and women) to help run the event. We need bouncers, door guards, people to walk the floor, folks just to keep general civility during the event. We will also need people to pump beer, and various other things. 700 spectators are expected to show, Skateland is expected to be packed out.
If you haven't attended a roller derby before, you might want to, its always exciting!
The team is always looking for new recruits, too. If you're a lady (of any build) over 18 and can skate (or wants to learn how) you can come to any practice session and see what its all about!
For all spectators, tickets will be $12 at the door for standing room, or $20 for a VIP seat. If you are adventurous you may sit FRONT ROW at the edge of the track (suicide seating) for no additional cost... you might end up with a Roller Girl in your lap! Discounted advanced ticketsshould be available at Skateland in Milton later this week, too.
Visit: http://www.santarosarollergirls.com for more information!
Written by Kay Forrest - Courtesy of: www.pnj.com
Hannah Brawl Lector, Anita B. Cracken, Fleur D'bris — these three women have something in common. First of all, those aren't their real names. Second, they are members of the Santa Rosa Roller Girls women's roller derby league.
The SRRG got its start in March when Jennifer James, aka Wild Jen James, 36, moved back home to Milton from Mississippi and found that the area was lacking something: roller derby. Having been a part of two other leagues in Mississippi, James wanted to share the derby life with women in the Santa Rosa County area. She enlisted the help of friends, flyers, business cards and just plain word-of-mouth to recruit women for her new league.
Word spread quickly, and now the league has 33 female skaters, three referees, three dedicated coaches, a mascot, several managers, and three sponsors.
So, what is roller derby? It is a full-contact sport played on roller skates. Derby matches, called bouts, are broken up into two 30-minute halves, which consist of two-minute jams. Five skaters participate in each jam: the pivot, three blockers and a jammer. The pivot leads the jam while the jammer scores points by passing the opposing teams blockers. James stresses that derby is a full-contact sport; during jams, skaters get knocked around a lot, with penalties occurring often. Getting hit by other players, falling and sometimes sliding across the track is commonplace. Following the Women's Flat Track Derby Association rules and regulations, the SRRG wear kneepads, elbow pads, wrist guards, helmets and mouth guards during every bout.
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