Training

Skills we’ll be covering in Intro to Roller Derby:

• Posture (derby stance) and balance

• Stride

• Falling safely

• Double knee slide

• Using inside and outside edges

• Plow stops (two-foot, one-foot, backwards)

• T-stops

• Sticky skating (bubbles, slalom)

• Stepping, shuffling, grapevine

• Clomp stops

• Crossovers

• One-foot glide

• Knee taps

• Backwards skating

• Transitions (180 and 360 turns)

• Weaving

• Pacelines

• Whips (inside, outside, hip)

• Skating in a pack (kicking wheels, unexpected obstacles, etc.)

• Walking & running on toe stops

• Transition stops

• Lateral movement (including t-slides, c-cuts)

• Pushing and leaning

• Forming walls

• Positional blocking

• Hits (hip/body)

• Backward crossovers

• Jumping

• Side surf

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We’ll also be learning the basics of roller derby gameplay, strategy, rules, and the role of officials. By the end of the program, we’ll be putting everything together and, if we’re ready, play some low-contact derby!