roller derby

on saturday night our mates took us to the perth roller derby and it was totally awesome, i am now ready to get on some skates and hit the rink for some action!

what is roller derby you may ask, well have you ever seen the movie whip it, starring drew barrymore?
well it is just like that.

it is basically two teams on roller skates skating in formation around a track. points are scored when the designated 'jammer' of a given team laps members of the opposing team. the other members of the team try to block the jammer from getting through while trying to let the jammer on their own team through so there is offensive and defensive moves going on at the same time. it is a contact sport so there is lots of hip and shoulders and chicks being sent to the sin bin, total awesomeness!

we have two leagues here in wa, the perth roller derby and the wa roller derby league. the sport is still taking off here so there are only a few teams in each league. every month or so they have inter club matches and a month ago they had a league verses league match.

we knew a coupe of the girls who were skating and they had to practice with the league for a whole year before they could get a spot on a team so they take it pretty seriously. i just love that they are women who are around my age and even older, they are all shapes and sizes and come from all different walks of life. actually it was pretty inspiring.

it was very entertaining to watch, there was a live band who payed during breaks, lots of yummy food and drinks, a cheer squad at half time and lots of family and friends cheering on their friends, sisters and mummas.

if you are in wa go and check it out, it is a blast.