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The Calgary Roller Derby Association holds recruiting nights periodically throughout the year. Join us for one of these sessions if you are interested in being a skater, referee, or support staff volunteer.

Want to be a derby girl? We highly recommend that you get out and skate as much as possible prior to trying out for the league – Lloyd’s Roller Rink is a great place to start! Contact recruiting@calgaryrollerderby.com for more information on our next recruiting drive and tryouts.

So you want to be a roller derby girl?

You Must be 18 years of age or older to be a roller derby girl and proof of age will be required.

When skating as fresh meat (the first few months of your derby girl life), you will pay a reduced dues rate and must attend league and team practices to maintain good standing and learn as much as you can. As roller girls you will be required to pay dues of $40 a month as well as a $50 insurance fee once a year. You are expected to attend a minimum of 75% of practices which is roughly six per month (one league and one team specific per week equalling 4 hours). As we are a self run league, everyone is expected to help out with bouts and other official events and fundraisers. In return for your time and effort, we provide training facilities, coaching, skate development sessions and a kick ass family of derby sisters and brothers. Not to mention the chance to play roller derby!

You are responsible for having the following gear:
  • Roller Skates
  • Mouth Guard
  • Elbow and knee pads
  • Wrist Guards
  • Helmet
You can purchase them from different shops online, for example:
www.rollergirl.ca and www.sincityskates.com
These are two sites that specialize in equipment for roller girls and that also offering Fresh Meat packages. Or you can round up gear from friends and family. For protective gear, skate shops like Mission and Skaters are worth checking into.

Once you pass tryouts you will be placed on the Fresh Meat team for a period of three months or greater and after successfully passing benchmarks you will then be eligible to play in a game with your fellow Roller Girls given that your attendance and skating abilities are up to par. For a full list of benchmark standards, please visit www.wftda.com

You will also have to familiarize yourself with the rules that we play by. We follow a set of rules set by Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association, you can find them at: www.wftda.com

Here are a few things we will be looking for when you tryout

Basic skills:
  • Forward skating
  • Power stride (getting the most out of each push)
  • Gliding on one foot at a time
  • Crossovers
  • Balance
  • Squats
Derby Skills:
  • Skating low
  • Plow Stop
  • T-stop
  • Blocking strength
Endurance:
  • 5 of laps in 1 minutes
  • 22 of laps in 5 minutes
Other:
  • Positive attitude
  • Basic knowledge of the sport
  • Willingness to listen and apply new knowledge
Here are a few links to videos that demonstrate the basic skills:
So you still want to be a Roller Girl, contact us at recruiting@calgaryrollerderby.com
We look forward to seeing you.

NEXT TRYOUTS:

The Calgary Roller Derby Association is holding a recruitment night for New Skaters and Volunteers who are interested in being involved in theexciting and growing sport of roller derby in Calgary! Join us for this event if you are interested in trying out as a Skater or signing up as a Volunteer (support staff, referee, etc.).

WHEN: Aug 29, 2009
TIME: 11am - 12pm
WHERE: Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association Gym (1320 5 Avenue NW)
WHAT: Tryouts and orientation session for potential new members.

**Skaters must be female and over 18 years old.

**Volunteers for referee positions must be over 18 years old. There are no restrictions for other support staff positions, but parental consent must be given.

WHAT TO BRING: It is HIGHLY recommended that all girls trying out forskater positions do their best to obtain proper gear. A pair of quadroller skates are the ABSOLUTE minimum gear required. ELBOW PADS, KNEEPADS, HELMET, and WRIST GUARDS are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. MOUTH GUARD is also a good thing to have. We will have some gear available as loanergear, but this is in LIMITED QUANTITIES and we cannot guarantee there will be enough to go around.

PLEASE RSVP to recruiting@calgaryrollerderby.com by Aug 23, 2009.
Hope to see you there!

COACHES:

Roller Derby is Back!

The Calgary Roller Derby Association is part of the recent flat-track roller derby revival, and our league has just celebrated our one year anniversary of bringing fun, no-holes-barred derby action to the Calgary public. We are growing quickly, and looking for more support staff to help train and coach our skaters.

Are you interested in coaching roller derby? We are putting the call out to the Calgary community, searching for qualified men and women who are interested in contributing to the league. This is a chance for you to get involved in a fantastic, burgeoning, grass-roots movement that is sure to become a staple of the Calgary sports diet in the very near future.

We are looking for coaches who have experience with hockey, ringette, or speed skating who are willing to learn the ins-and-outs of roller derby and help us become the best league in North America! We currently have 3 teams and a group of new recruits needing coaches.


For more information please contact:
Rosie Moyer (Mama Ro)
Training Committee, Calgary Roller Derby Association
Email Mama Ro
cell: 403-383-1337
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