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by Alonzo Garbonzo on June 6th, 2005

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Is professional roller derby still being played?

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  • by DerbyQueen on December 31st, 2011

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    Rink Warriors is a professional league. Everything else is amateur stuff, mostly a hobby sport these days. They get paid to play, no pay to play schemes.

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  • by SRMR on November 2nd, 2009

    SRMR

    YOU BET!

    Founded in 2004, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) promotes and fosters the sport of women's flat track roller derby by facilitating the development of athletic ability, sportswomanship, and goodwill among member leagues.

    The governing philosophy of the WFTDA is “by the skaters, for the skaters.” Female skaters are primary owners, managers, and/or operators of each member league and of the association. Operational tasks include setting standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determining guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues.

    All WFTDA member leagues have a voice in the decision-making process, and agree to comply with the governing body's policies.

    Roller Derby is a SPORT and Modern roller derby appeals to people from all walks of life, from aging fans of the banked track, to 20-something hipsters who, before roller derby, wouldn’t have been caught dead at a sporting event. Our demographics cut a wide swath across gender, race and age, with the average fan in the middle-to upper middle-class tax bracket and between 20-45 years old. The WFTDA member leagues provide quality, family-friendly entertainment with an edgy component that captures the imagination of fans and the media.

    The 2009 WFTDA tournaments offer an outstanding opportunity for our sponsors to gain incredible visibility with skaters and fans. The roller derby resurgence receives great local and national media exposure; with multiple television and other media deals in the works, the WFTDA and its member leagues are poised to continue their exponential growth.

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  • by emilyw on June 7th, 2005

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    From the looks of it, professional roller derby is currently in the process of being reinvented as "rollersport":

    "Over the years, the sport of Roller Derby disintegrated into a farce, a 'production' which barely resembles the high-speed competition that was held pre-1970.

    The intention of the new Rollersport is to bring Derby to the 21st Century, by insisting that all competitors solely use inline skates, and by selecting some of world's best skater-athletes. Our intention is to bring back the athleticism, bring on the speed!

    The latest serious attempt at skating was the WSL (World Skating League), commonly known as RollerJam, located at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

    This group existed from June 1998 to June 2000.

    Pageboy Entertainment, (a partnership between Jupiter Entertainment and Bagwell Entertainment), and the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) were co-owners in this next venture. This partnership did a
    number of good things for the sport of Roller Derby, by investing millions of dollars in what could have been a spectacular product, but in the long term, they severely damaged the credibility of the sport. This partnership hired a number of nationally ranked speed skaters and instead of taking advantage of this wealth of talent, they highlighted actors and non-talented, overweight skaters to perpetuate a pre-fabricated storyline. RollerJam became a spectacle of bad taste, and was cancelled within 2 years of its inception. Millions of dollars were wasted because of management’s refusal to allow a credible game."

    (quoted from http://www.rollersport.us/history6.cfm)

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  • by irishgrlemt on March 3rd, 2011

    irishgrlemt

    from what i understand professionals GET PAID and these girls have to PAY TO PLAY... thats not professional

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  • by bunkertor on August 19th, 2011

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    professional legit derby in Philly

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