ROLLER DERBY

Roller Derby is a game that first began and originated in Chicago, USA in 1935. It has been created and founded by Leo Seltzer who has added physical contact and teamwork to marathon roller skating races. Roller Derby was intended as competition for dance-off, which was very well known at the time. The first time Roller Derby has been played was as an endurance race and it was not intended as a contact sport. However, a sports writer named Damon Runyon noticed that the audience loved it when the skaters collided. So, he suggested to Seltzer that changing the way the game was played could increase audience attendance. This is just what Seltzer did and Derby evolved into the sport it is now recognized as.

Two teams will be competing in this game at one time.

The rules to play this game is very simple yet still interesting to be played. Derby is played on an oval track with two competing teams. There are five players on each team. A jammer is needed as the point scorer, three blockers to defend the team from their opponents and a pivot is required to play on the defense, and also holding the leadership position in the pack, calling the shots. The game begins when the pivots & blockers from both teams skate together on the track to form a single pack. The jammers must skate and muscle their way through the pack and completely exit it to gain the ability to score points. Once the jammer fights her way out of the pack, she then races around the track in order to lap the pack.  At this point, each time the jammer passes a member of the other team, she scores one point for her team.  The first jammer that legally passes through the pack first wins the status of lead jammer. 

Skates will be the most important part in attire when playing this game.

Roller derby is no longer a new thing in Europe countries. Seems Malaysia do not has the suitable climate to play it widely, roller derby becomes not really famous among us, the Malaysians. And today, roller derby has become one of the most favorable game among the ladies in the western countries. So, ready to take the challenge girls?