{"id":52060,"date":"2023-05-05T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=52060"},"modified":"2023-05-05T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:18:00","slug":"why-you-should-roller-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/why-you-should-roller-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should roller derby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/05\/Roller-derby-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52067\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sheffield Steel roller derby team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Steel Roller Derby are hosting a new skater intake on the 7 May. But what is a roller derby?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roller derby is a two team sport with 15 members on either side. It&#8217;s a 60 minute game played in two halves, consisting of 2 minute timed &#8220;jams&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is played on an oval velodrome-like track where the players have to skate round in laps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do the players do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these jams, five players on each team take to the track, one player wears a star helmet called &#8220;the jammer&#8221;. The jammer gains a point for their team each time they lap an opposing player.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each team has four blockers and their aim is for the other players to block the opposition&#8217;s jammer. At the same time the blockers are there to help their own jammer get round the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blockers are able to form walls, use their shoulders and hips to push, barge and lever their opponents out the way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where did it start?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sport originated in Chicago in the 1930\u2019s started by Leo Seltzer. It gained major popularity around the 1940\u2019s with people watching in 50 different cities across the US.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is now played by over 2,000 leagues around the world and in 2009, the Women&#8217;s Flat Track Derby Association was formed as the international governing body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where can you get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldsteelrollerderby.co.uk\/\">Sheffield Steel Roller Derby<\/a>, a volunteer-led group, are the local team that run sessions at Skate Central where anyone can get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why should you get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Street Roller Derby said: \u201cIt&#8217;s an inclusive sport that encourages folks from all backgrounds to try something new and requires no prior experience and we teach you how to play from the ground up.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great for both physical and mental health as full contact sport is a great stress reliever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A player and coach of the team who goes by the derby name RosenSplatz said: \u201cIt\u2019s been a great motivator for exercise in general for me. 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