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Roller Derby

Roller derby is a fun, fast paced contact sport played worldwide by two teams of fifteen members wearing quad skates, on a flat, oval track. Play is broken up into two 30 minute periods, and within those periods, into units of play called jams, which last up to two minutes. There are 30 seconds between each jam.

During a jam, each team fields up to five skaters. Four of these skaters are called blockers (together, the blockers are called the pack), and one is called a jammer. The jammer wears a helmet cover with a star on it. 

The two jammers start each jam behind the pack, and score a point for every opposing blocker they lap, each lap. Because they start behind the pack, they must get through the pack, then all the way around the track to be eligible to score points on opposing blockers. 

The teams attempt to hinder the opposing jammer while assisting their own jammer—in effect, playing  both offense and defense simultaneously. Roller derby is a full-contact sport, however skaters cannot use their heads, elbows, forearms, hands, knees, lower legs, or feet to make contact to opponents. Skaters cannot make contact to opponents’ heads, backs, knees, lower legs or feet.

Roller derby is an international sport with mostly all-female teams, though there is a growing number of male, unisex and junior roller derby teams.

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls have absolutely nailed a simple and speedy blow-by-blow run down of the game in this video: 

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QUEENSLAND

Brisbane City Rollers

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Coastal Assassins Roller Derby - Sunshine Coast

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Coastal Junior Roller Derby - Sunshine Coast

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East Coast Derby Dolls - Gold Coast

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Fraser Coast United Rollers

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Little Brisbane Roller Girls - Juniors

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Mackay City Rollers

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Maryborough Roller Derby

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Northern Brisbane Rollers 

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Northern Brisbane Warriors

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Rocky Roller Derby - Rockhampton

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Rum City Derby Dolls - Bundaberg

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Sun State Roller Derby - Brisbane

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Tableland Roller Derby League - Atherton

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The Guild of Roller Derby - Brisbane

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Toowoomba City Rollers

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Towns Villains Roller Derby League

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NEW SOUTH WALES

Central Coast Roller Derby United - Gosford

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Central West Roller Derby - Bathurst

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Coffs Coast Derby - Coffs Harbour

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Great Skates Roller Derby - Manning Great Lakes

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Hunter Valley Roller Derby League

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Inner West Roller Derby League - Sydney

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Maitland Roller Derby

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New England Roller Derby League

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Newcastle Roller Derby League

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Newcastle Junior Roller Derby

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Northern Beaches Roller Derby League

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Northern Rivers Roller Derby - Lismore & Byron Bay

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Port Macquarie Roller Derby League

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Riverina Rollers - Wagga Wagga

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South Side Derby Dolls - Sydney

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Sydney City Smash Roller Derby

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Sydney Roller Derby League

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Tweed Valley Rollers

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Western Sydney Rollers

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Western Sydney Junior Roller Derby

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Woollongong Illawarra Roller Derby

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

 

Canberra Roller Derby League

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Varsity Derby League

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NORTHERN TERRITORY

Darwin Roller Girls

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Gentlemen Rollers of Darwin

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide Roller Derby

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Lil Adelaide Rollers

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Light City Derby - Adelaide

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Murder City Roller Derby - Adelaide

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Rockabellas Roller Derby  - Southside, Gawler, Mt Barker

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VICTORIA

Albury Wodonga Roller Derby

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Ballarat Roller Derby League 

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Diamond Valley Roller Derby Club - Melbourne

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Dragon City Roller Derby - Bendigo

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East Vic Roller Derby - Melbourne

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Geelong Roller Derby League

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Gippsland Lakes Roller Derby - Sale

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Gippsland Ranges Roller Derby - Traralgon

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Kingston City Rollers - Melbourne

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Melbourne Northside Rollers

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Mildura Roller Derby League

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Mornington Peninsula Roller Derby - Dandenong

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North East Roller Derby - Wangaratta

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South Sea Roller Derby - Melbourne

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Victorian Roller Derby League 

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Warrnambool Roller Derby

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WestSide Roller Derby - Melbourne

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Wimmera Roller Derby - Warracknabeal

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Albany Roller Derby League

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Dread Pirate Rollers - Perth

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Geraldton Roller Derby League

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Margaret River Roller Derby

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North West Roller Derby - Port Hedland

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Perth Junior Roller Derby

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Perth Mens Derby

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Perth Roller Derby

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WA Roller Derby

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TASMANIA

Convict City Roller Derby League - Hobart

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Cradle Coast Junior Rollers - Launceston

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Devil State Derby League - Launceston

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Hobart Junior Roller Derby

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South Island Sirens - Hobart

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Van Diemen Rollers - Burnie & Devonport

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Rules and Regulations

The rules of flat track roller derby are listed on the World Flat Track Derby Association website.

The international rules of roller derby are listed on the World Skate website.

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