Must be female, eighteen (18) years of age or older, and have up to date Alberta Health Care.
These positions include referees, announcers, coaches, stagehands, or general help. Men or women, must be eighteen (18) years of age or older, and have up to date Alberta Health Care.
Anyone of any age can help support E-Ville Roller Derby through promoting, fundraising, sponsoring, and attending events and matches.
Women of all shapes and sizes are welcome and encouraged to play roller derby. The wonderful thing about this sport is that you do not have to be in peak physical conditional to play nor do you have to have a sports background.
Quad skates, protective gear, and accessories are mandatory and can be purchased here in Edmonton from United Cycle.
We require a minimum 70% attendance commitment for practices. A considerable amount of time will also be required during bouts, fundraisers, and other derby related events. The more involved you want to be within in the league, the more time will be required on your part.
6:30-8:30PM
Donnan Arena
9105 80 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
The league charges a monthly membership fee of $25 for team skaters and $15 for referees. There is a $5 charge for anyone wishing to skate on a one time trial basis. This fee assists in paying for rink rental, advertising, and administration costs.
The game is played between two teams in a set of three, 20 minute periods. When the pack is in formation, the ref blows the whistle and the jam begins. Once the pack is on a roll, the ref blows a double whistle and the Jammers take off. The first Jammer to legally break through the pack in the initial pass is named Lead Jammer. The jam lasts for two minutes, unless the Lead Jammer calls it off. The pack of Blockers and Pivots set up offensive plays to help their own team’s Jammer and also play defense to prevent the opposing team’s Jammer from scoring. The Jammers are the only ones that can score points by lapping the pack and passing the opposing blockers and pivot while inbounds.
For a complete set of rules and regulations, please visit the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association website at www.wftda.com.
Five or more derby girls, with a maximum of five on the track at a time:
A set of jams played in 20 minute duration.
A two minute scoring session.
Two teams of 3 blockers and a pivot, for a total of eight, skating in formation.
Pivots in the front, Blockers in the middle, Jammers in the back:
| Pivot 1 | Pivot 2 | ||
| Blocker 1 | Blocker 2 | Blocker 1 | Blocker 2 |
| Blocker 1 | Blocker 2 | ||
| Jammer 1 | Jammer 2 | ||
Sprint skater marked by a star on her helmet which breaks through the pack and scores points by lapping opposing team members on track.
The first Jammer to legally break through the pack earns the strategic advantage of calling off (ending) the jam. She signals the end of the jam to the refs by putting her hands on her hips.
Each team gets up to three Blockers on the track. They make holes in the pack for their Jammer to get through and block the opposing team’s Jammer.
Blocker marked with a striped helmet which sets the pace of the pack by skating in front, in addition to playing offense and defense with the Jammers. As a strategic play, the pivot may become her team’s Jammer and score points if her Jammer hands off her star helmet cover to her.
Helping score points, including whips, pushes and knocking down opposing Blockers.
Inhibiting opposing Jammer from scoring using by using legal body blocks.
Blocks made using only your shoulders and upper arms to the opposing team members’ torso. No hands, pushing, grabbing, pulling, elbowing, etc. of the opposite team members is allowed.
After a Jammer’s initial pass through the pack, she skates to catch up to the pack and attempts to break through again. She earns a single point for each opposing team member she passes for a maximum of four points per lap.