Tuesday, December 13, 2011

ROLLER DERBY DEMOGRAPHICS: Results from the Second Annual Comprehensive Data Collection on Skaters and Fans.” WFTDA.com. Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. Mar. 2011. Web. 5 Dec. 2011.
WFTDA’s latest roller derby survey contains numerous statistics about fans, skaters, and officials involved with roller derby.

“OSDA Flat Track Rules.” OldSchoolDerbyAssociation.com. 28 Mar. 2011. Web. 24 Sep. 2011.
The Old School Roller Derby Association’s Flat Track Rules offers a great deal of information about old school flat track roller derby. It provides game definitions, game parameters, track requirements, positions, officiating signals, and much more. It offers good examples to compare with today’s flat track derby.

“Roller Derby Worldwide Roster.” Derbyroster.com. N.d. Web. 23 Sep. 2011.
DerbyRoster.com gives a list of all current amateur roller derby leagues in the world.

“Roller Derby Timeline.” RollerDerbyHallofFame.com. National Roller Derby Hall of Fame. N.d. Web. 24 Sep. 2011.
This roller derby timeline offers great insight as to how and when certain game-changing events occurred.

“America’s Roller Derby Roots.” BayCityBombers.com. N.d. Web. 21 Sep. 2011.
The Bay City Bombers have been one of the most prominent leagues in roller derby history. This website offers great information about how old school derby was played.

“Men’s Roller Derby Association Rules.” Mensderbycoalition.com. 1 June. 2011. Web. 26 Sep. 2011.
This helpful PDF provides a set of rules followed by the men involved in men’s roller derby, very similar to the women’s sport.

McWilliam, Bryan. “Roller Derby World Cup is Here!” AVClub.com. 1 Dec. 2011. Web. 4 Dec. 2011.
This article offers a lot of information about the Roller Derby World Cup 2011, like the teams involved, the location it was held, and how it was played to sold-out crowds.

Bugby, Janet. “A Brief History of Roller Derby.” ArticleBase.com. 17 Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Sep. 2011.
Bugby describes the decline of roller derby in the late 70s very thoroughly. She provides some great information about the RollerGames teams.

Wilson, Tracy V. “How Roller Derby Works.” HowStuffWorks.com. Roller Derby: Girls on Wheels. N.d. Web. 24 Sep. 2011.
The writer gives accurate details about roller derby’s roots and how it became the sport it is today.

“Rose City Rollers’ Officials.” RoseCityRollers.com. N.d. Web. 26 Sep. 2011.
Like the rollergirls, Rose City’s officials have funny names, too.

“WFTDA Rules Central.” Wftda.com. 26 May. 2010. Web. 23 Sep. 2011.
WFTDA.com is the official website for the most up-to-date rules and regulations for all Women’s Flat Track Derby Association sanctioned bouts.

“WFTDA Mission Statement.” Wftda.com. N.d. Web. 24 Sep. 2011.
WFTDA’s mission statement provides an example of roller derby’s do-it-yourself (DIY) spirit, and explains that roller derby leagues are all skater-owned and skater-run organizations.

“WFTDA History.” Wftda.com. N.d. Web. 24 Sep. 2011.
The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association has useful tidbits of information regarding derby’s history.

“W.O.R.D. Banked Track Roller Derby Rules Version 1.3.” RenoRollergirls.com. 20 Jan. 2010. Web. 23 Sep. 2011.
Provides rules and regulations for the World Organized Roller Derby Association sanctioned bouts.

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