01 / WestPDX
Rose City Rollers
Portland, OR
Four weeks to find your feet, with a gear library that takes a large purchase off the starting line.
THE WAY INAdult Intro to Derby
An independent guide to roller derby
FIND
YOUR
PACK.
A full-contact sport.
A place for your kind of people.
Here’s how to get into it.
01 / Understand the game
CHAOS, UNTIL
IT CLICKS.
Two teams. A star on each jammer’s helmet. Points for lapping the other team’s blockers. Follow one play and watch the game come into focus.
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★ JammerⅡ Pivot• BlockerJ = star in hand
Read the play
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Ten skaters. Two stars.
Each team fields a jammer and up to four blockers. The star marks the jammer; the stripe marks the pivot. Both jammers begin behind the pack.
Example play, not a match replay. WFTDA 20250101 ↗
STEP THROUGH IT. REPLAY IT. GET IT.Keep the rules beside you ↗
02 / The league directory
YOUR NEXT
BAD INFLUENCE.
Find the right starting line: programs, practice locations, gear and what it actually costs to join.
Explore all 12 profiles02 / NortheastPHL
Philly Roller Derby
Philadelphia / Springfield, PA
Two clearly different starting lines: skating fundamentals first, then the six-month Cheeseskates derby program.
THE WAY IN101 Skate Bootcamp → Cheeseskates
03 / SouthATL
Atlanta Roller Derby
Atlanta, GA
A staged academy with a non-contact starting level, loaner gear and a separate officiating route.
THE WAY INARD Academy
Starting from zero? Look for a learn-to-skate route. “Beginner derby” can still mean you need to know how to stop.
Find a first step ↗
04 / From “maybe” to “see you there”
PACK THE BAG.
SHOW UP.
A place for the practical stuff: your league shortlist, first-practice checklist, questions and starting budget.
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