Skaters Wanted
Men’s Roller Derby is an up and coming sport in Phoenix with its roots in Tucson. Dry Heat Derby roller derby league was formed in Tucson, AZ. in 2008 and has spread to Phoenix. We need new skaters of all ages and skill level. A great attitude and desire to play is all that is really necessary to make Roller Derby the most exhausting, satisfying, demanding, addicting, life changing activity you have ever been involved in.
Roller derby is an American born sport that was a popular form of entertainment in the 70′s and 80′s known as ” The other wrestling “. Bouts were staged and outcomes predetermined as high flying male and female skaters raced around a banked, round track and hurled themselves and each other into and over the outside rail to the delight and roar of the crowd. Flying elbows, drop kicks, “clotheslines”, and fist fights were all ” part of the game”.
Today’s roller derby harkens back to the old days in the wild outfits and quad style skates, while creating a new dynamic playing on a flat track with no rail and NO PREDETERMINED OUTCOMES or STAGED EVENTS!!! Fighting, clotheslining and kicking are history and have been replaced with body blocks, shoulder hits and reverse whips. Today’s Roller derby is certainly not ” yo momma’s derby”. It is fast, exciting, hard hitting, and ALL REAL. So real that new skaters should all be familiar with their health insurance policies and what is covered.
Since the resurgence of Roller Derby in 2003, the sport has been dominated by women. Now the men are playing and it is bad ( meaning REALLY F-ing GOOD ), to say the least. The speeds are crazy, the hits are monstrous and to play once is to be addicted.
Phoenix is ready to put Roller Derby on the map. The Dry Heat Militia of Tucson has already traveled to Dallas and Denver to compete. Skaters are needed to start practicing immediately in Phoenix and Tucson, and to prepare to compete on a local, national, and even international level. NO EXPERIENCE is necessary. Players of all backgrounds and lifestyles are invited. We will teach you the skating skills and safety skills to get everything you want from this exploding sport. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor in the greatest sport since The Running of the Bulls. If you like speed, physicality….and most of all a sport/lifestyle that simply kicks ass…..please contact us and get on your skates!!!
Contact
Tucson: dryheatderby@gmail.com
Phoenix: captbooya@cox.net
Interested skaters are invited to open practices in Tucson and Phoenix to see first hand what goes into playing roller derby.
Equipment needed: Roller skates….no Rollerblades!! (We roll old school Sucka!!)
Helmet
Mouthguard
Elbow and knee pads
Wrist guards
A significant amount of gear is available at practice to borrow before making the investment in your own skates and protective equipment to make sure you want in. ( We strongly suggest your own mouthguard ).
