How do you come up with a roller derby name?

Pick Your Person: A Guide to Choosing Your Derby Name

  1. What Makes You Tick? Every skate name has meaning to it’s owner; be it an inside joke, a play on their own name, paying homage to a favorite tv/video game/book series, hell, even a favorite food.
  2. Fear and Loathing.
  3. Outdated and Full of Regrets.
  4. Reign in the Raunch.

What is a good roller derby name?

39 Killer Literary Roller Derby Names

  • Grimm Scarytales.
  • Little Grr Maid.
  • Agatha Crushdie.
  • Luscious Malfoy.
  • Hermione Danger.
  • Pain Eyre.
  • Tess of the DerbyWheels.
  • Alice in Woundherland.

What is a pivot in roller derby?

The Pivot is a Blocker, and is denoted as the Skater in possession of the Pivot helmet cover (a.k.a. the Stripe) at the Jam-Starting Whistle. The Pivot wearing the Stripe with the stripe showing has several additional abilities that other Blockers do not. The Pivot may become their team’s Jammer (see Section 2.2. 4).

What is the meaning of the name Derby?

park with deer
Derby as a boy’s name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Derby is “park with deer”.

Is roller derby hard?

Well, the reason is, and I’m not going to lie to you, I’ll say it again, Roller Derby Is Tough. It’s about time we were honest about it. It’s up there with surfing, skateboarding, rugby and many other sports that look cool – but in reality require grit, determination and sheer bloody-mindedness to master.

What are Jammers in roller derby?

During a Jam, each team fields up to five Skaters. Four of these Skaters are called “Blockers” (together, the Blockers are called the “Pack”), and one is called a “Jammer.” The Jammer wears a helmet cover with a star on it.

What do blockers do in roller derby?

Jammer – The jammer wears a helmet cover with a star on it. She lines up at the second starting line and begins play at the second start whistle. The jammer’s goal is to pass opposing blockers and emerge from the pack as quickly as possible.

Is roller derby fake?

The roller derby you may have watched in the 70s and early 80s was often scripted and rehearsed. The roller derby of today is real and is thought of as more of a sport than a spectacle. The skaters involved are athletes and take the sport very seriously.