Wasatch Roller Derby

On June 26, two coworkers (Bonnie and Lisa) and I went to see the Wasatch Roller Derby bout. We had been given the tickets by a trainee who had attended our training session weeks earlier.

We didn't know the rules, so I spent some time on my phone looking it up on wikipedia. Here's what I learned:
1. Two start lines are marked on the track: a jammer line, and 30 feet ahead of that, a pivot line.
2. two pivots may stand on or behind the pivot line; all blockers must line up behind the pivot line, in any order they choose.
3. The eight pivots and blockers together are called the pack. The two jammers start 20 feet behind the pack on the jammer line.
4. The referee signals the jam formation by blowing a whistle. During jam formation, the pack moves counterclockwise. When the last person in the pack has passed the pivot line, the referee blows the whistle again, signaling the jammers to take off.
5. A jam is a 2-minute period, during which the jammers attempt to score points. passing the pack the first time, jammers earn one point each time they lap an opposing skater. Only jammers can score points.

There are other rules, and I got confused a few times, but it was really fun and I will probably go again soon.

Here are some of the pictures I took. A few minutes into the game, there was an injury on the opposing time. I was pleasantly surprised to see all participants go to one knee and wait.




The final score: (The Utah team, Wasatch, won the bout.)