Well hot off the heels of the Border City Brawlers March Break Family Skate comes another event that the group is having in the form of a call for all ladies that want to try something different. The Brawlers are holding a recruitment/open house for prospective roller girls wishing to experience the excitement and camaraderie that is women’s Roller Derby. Very different than the scripted wrestling style of entertainment popular back in the 70’s modern roller derby is organized and sanctioned by the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association and is a legitimate sport. Popularized by the recent feature film “Whipit” Roller derby is a fast, furious contact sport that is growing. This Sunday March 27th from the 7PM – 10PM the Windsor Armouries will be the site of their fresh Meet Recruitment Day. They are looking for energetic women 18 and over that are willing to rough it up a bit and have fun. They are looking for referees as well (men and women). Skaters will need a helmet, wrist guards, elbow and knee pads and a mouth guard. The club has limited skate rentals available and will provide an introduction on everything from skating technique and derby rules to strategy and safety. Organizer Holly Brush (aka Lady Tron) hopes to gather enough participants to add to the already sizeable group and form multiple teams for a Windsor league.
“We have women from all walks of life here, nurses, social workers, teachers, former figure skaters, they all have a common goal and that is to have fun and compete.” Says Brush.
So dust off those skates (no rollerblades please) and come out and find out what its all about. You’ll have fun mixing it up with a great group of girls and probably make some new friends in the process.
“We have women from all walks of life here, nurses, social workers, teachers, former figure skaters, they all have a common goal and that is to have fun and compete.” Says Brush.
So dust off those skates (no rollerblades please) and come out and find out what its all about. You’ll have fun mixing it up with a great group of girls and probably make some new friends in the process.
