2008 schedule

EXPO BOUT Sunday February 24 @ 6PM Skate N' Station 303 133rd St. S Tacoma, WA 98444
BOUT 1 Saturday April 5 @ 6PM The Soccer Center 2610 Bay St E Tacoma, WA 98421
BOUT 2 Saturday May 3 @ 6PM The Soccer Center 2610 Bay St E Tacoma, WA 98421
BOUT 3 Saturday June 14 @ 6PM The Soccer Center 2610 Bay St E Tacoma, WA 98421
BOUT 4 Saturday July 26 @ 6PM The Soccer Center 2610 Bay St E Tacoma, WA 98421
BOUT 5 Saturday August 23- The Soccer Center The Soccer Center 2610 Bay St E Tacoma, WA 98421
BOUT 6 Travel Team Bouts- Saturday September 27- The Soccer Center
BOUT 7 Championships- Saturday October 25- The Soccer Center

AWAY GAMES

6.28.08 @ 7PM The Hellbound Homewreckers vs. Prima Donnas Skateland 1200 South Bay Road; Olympia, WA
7.12.08 DyDD Travel Team vs. San Diego Derby Dolls Skateworld 6907 Linda Vista Rd; San Diego, CA 92111
9.13.08 @ 5PM Jet City Rollergirls vs DyDD Monroe High School Gymnasium 17001 Tester Rd; Monroe, WA 98272
10.11.08 DyDD Travel Team vs. Lava City Central Oregon Indoor Sports Center Bend, OR

SEASON 2 STATISTICS Win-loss

Maurading Mollys **1-2** The Trampires **3-0** Femme Fianna **2-1** Hellbound Homewreckers **0-3**

RULES

POSITIONS

PIVOTS These 2 girls (one from each team) set the pace of the “pack.”  They wear the helmet with the stripe.

BLOCKERS These 6 girls (three from each team) make up the “pack” together with the pivots. They have two equally important goals: 1) To block the opposing team’s jammer and keep her from getting through the pack and 2) To assist their own team’s jammer in making it through the pack.

JAMMERS These 2 girls (one from each team) score the points.  Each time they legally pass an opposing team member, they score one point for their team.  They must be inside the marked track to make the point.  They wear the helmet with the star.

THE BASICS

PERIODS Periods are usually 20 minutes long.  A period is made up of a number of “jams.” A jam may last a few seconds to two minutes depending on what the girls do.

JAMS A jam starts when the ref blows the whistle (tweet!).  That’s when the pivots and blockers start going.  These skaters must always stay within 20 feet of each other.  Otherwise their blocks/assists are illegal.  At the sound of the second whistle (tweet, tweet!), the jammers begin their journey.  The first jammer to make it though the pack legally becomes “lead jammer.”  That jammer may end the jam at anytime by signaling the ref with her hands on her hips.  However, if neither jammer makes it through the pack “legally,” there is no lead jammer.  When there is no lead jammer, the jam will last a full two minutes.  The ref will blow their whistle four times (tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet!) when the jam is over.

LEGAL BLOCKS It’s true: blockers and jammers are supposed to hit each other.  But because most people like their teeth and bones intact, there are some rules to how it can be done.  A “legal” block is done when a blocker hits with her shoulders and hips.  So… no hands, no fists, no elbows, no feet, or other such foolery.

ILLEGAL BLOCKS Depending on the severity, if a girl breaks the rules, she could get a “minor” foul.  After she receives 4 minors, she must sit in the penalty box for 1 minute…. and her team must play without her!!  If her foul was really serious, a ref may just give her a “major” foul.  Majors get a skater put immediately in the penalty box.  So sad.

REFS What the ref says, gos… got it? Refs can call a skater out for fouls, back talking, unsafe behavior, insubordination, fighting, etc.  A ref can even eject a player from the game.  So mind your manners!

Still Confused?  Please visit www.wftda.com for updated, detailed, official derby rules