Roller Derby
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Roller Derby
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Author : Martha London
language : en
Publisher: ABDO
Release Date : 2019-12-15
Roller Derby written by Martha London and has been published by ABDO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This title introduces young sports fans to roller derby, introducing the sport's history, rules, equipment, and why more and more athletes love playing it. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Roller Derby
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Author : Demi Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2015-07-15
Roller Derby written by Demi Jackson and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Roller derby is an extreme sport making a comeback! With a history that dates back to the 1930s, in the last decade, roller derby teams have grown in number and popularity. Readers take a turn around the track and discover that, from hard hits to fast breaks, the action in roller derby is nonstop. Full-color photographs highlight the mostly female teams who dominate the sport and the theatrical quality of each jam, or matchup. Safety tips offer help to new skaters, as this sport can get aggressive fast.
Sport Gender And Power
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Author : Adele Pavlidis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Sport Gender And Power written by Adele Pavlidis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
As a new breed of lifestyle sport enthusiasts ’derby grrrls’ are pushing the boundaries of gender as they negotiate the nexus of pleasure, pain and power relations. Offering a socio-cultural analysis of the rise and reinvention of roller derby as both a new, globalized women’s sport and an everyday creative leisure space, this book explores the manner in which roller derby has emerged as a gendered space for self-transformation, belonging and embodied contest, in which women are invited to experience their emotions differently, embrace pain and overcome limits. Sport, Gender and Power: The Rise of Roller Derby presents detailed interview, ethnographic and autoethnographic material, together with a range of media texts to shed new light on the complex relationships of power experienced by women in derby as a sport culture, whilst also examining the darker relationships that characterise the sport, including those of inclusion and exclusion, difference and identity, and competition and participation. A contemporary feminist study of empowerment, sexual difference, gender and affect, this book will appeal to scholars of gender and sexuality, embodiment, feminist thought and the sociology of sport and leisure.
Roller Derby
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Author : Michella M. Marino
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2021-10-12
Roller Derby written by Michella M. Marino and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Since 1935, roller derby has thrilled fans and skaters with its constant action, hard hits, and edgy attitude. However, though its participants’ athleticism is undeniable, roller derby has never been accepted as a “real” sport. Michella M. Marino, herself a former skater, tackles the history of a sport that has long been a cultural mainstay for one reason both utterly simple and infinitely complex: roller derby has always been coed. Richly illustrated and drawing on oral histories, archival materials, media coverage, and personal experiences, Roller Derby is the first comprehensive history of this cultural phenomenon, one enjoyed by millions yet spurned by mainstream gatekeepers. Amid the social constraints of the mid-twentieth century, roller derby’s emphasis on gender equality attracted male and female athletes alike, producing gender relations and gender politics unlike those of traditional sex-segregated sports. In an enlightening feminist critique, Marino considers how the promotion of pregnancy and motherhood by roller derby management has simultaneously challenged and conformed to social norms. Finally, Marino assesses the sport’s present and future after its resurgence in the 2000s.
The Last True Roller Derby
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Author : Larry Smith
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2016-02-20
The Last True Roller Derby written by Larry Smith and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Larry Smith got some strange looks as a boy when he told everyone he wanted to join the Roller Derby, but he’d go on to have the time of his life living out his dream. As a member of the International Roller Derby League, he engaged in a style of play that gave the fans what they wanted: fights, hard skating, and great athletic ability combined with a fast-paced game. As a member of Roller Derby, he and his teammates welcomed minorities in the 1960s when racial tension was at its peak. Whites and blacks skated together, roomed together, and stuck together like brothers and sisters. Smith and his teammates sold out everywhere they played: Madison Square Garden, the Chicago Coliseum, San Francisco’s Cow Palace, White Sox Park, the Montreal Forum, and hundreds of smaller venues. While the quality of the game ultimately declined, Smith was there for its glory years, and he remembers it all as if it were yesterday. He looks back on his many adventures—some of them almost unbelievable—in The Last “True” Roller Derby.
Down And Derby
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Author : Alex Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2010-08-10
Down And Derby written by Alex Cohen and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
“Part manifesto, part how-to-guide . . . required reading for anyone who’s searching for new ways to be fearless.” —Carrie Brownstein When most Americans hear the words “roller derby” today, they think of the kitschy sport once popular on weekend television during the seventies and eighties. Originally an endurance competition where skaters traveled the equivalent of a trip between Los Angeles and New York, roller derby gradually evolved into a violent contact sport often involving fake fighting, and a kitschy weekend-television staple during the seventies and eighties. But in recent decades it’s come back strong, with more than 17,000 skaters in more than four hundred leagues around the world, and countless die-hard fans. Down and Derby will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the sport. Written by veteran skaters as both a history and a how-to, it’s a brassy celebration of every aspect of the sport, from its origins in the late 1800s, to the rules of a modern bout, to the science of picking an alias, to the many ways you can get involved off skates. Informative, entertaining, and executed with the same tough, sassy, DIY attitude—leavened with plenty of humor—that the sport is known for, Down and Derby is a great read for both skaters and spectators.
Roller Derby Rivals
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Author : Sue Macy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Roller Derby Rivals written by Sue Macy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with GAMES categories.
Rolling Thunder
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Author : Scott Stephens
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2019-10-14
Rolling Thunder written by Scott Stephens and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Scott Stephens received his first set of roller skates at age six in 1966 – and soon he was staging Roller Derby games in his backyard. Growing up in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, it was impossible not to have heard about Roller Derby and the Los Angeles Thunderbirds, whose games were televised. In fact, many of the T-Birds were just as popular as those on traditional sports teams such as the Dodgers, Lakers, and Rams. When Stephens started training at the new T-Bird Rollerdrome in Pico Rivera, it was mainly because he loved roller skating on a banked track. He had no idea that the Roller Games league was low on skaters. From 1978 to 1981, from his seat on the infield of the track and on the track itself, Stephens was part of everything the games had to offer, including its underground scene of shadowy characters and venues, adrenalin seekers, and alternative lifestyles. He loved it! Trace the history of Roller Derby and Los Angeles’ flagship team, the T-Birds, with this brilliant account highlighting the sport’s booms and busts.
Basics Of Roller Derby
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Author : Fnic
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-07
Basics Of Roller Derby written by Fnic and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07 with Roller derby categories.
Do you want to get involved with roller derby as a player, official, or referee? Have you recently begun playing junior roller derby? Maybe all you want to do is learn more about the sport that your loved ones and friends enjoy. This book explains the fundamentals of roller derby, which are depicted with roller derby animals, make it simple to understand the sport, how it is played, the regulations, the penalties, and even some of the basic strategies. Perfect for new players, junior roller derby players and their parents and guardians to get to grips with the sport, this book is made to explain all basics of the sport to help everyone who wants to understand what is going on track in a fun and playful way, accessible to all.
The Roller Derby Athlete
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Author : Ellen Parnavelas
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-06-20
The Roller Derby Athlete written by Ellen Parnavelas and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-20 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A complete introduction to the exciting world of roller derby including how to play the game, strategy, training, fitness and nutrition. Roller derby is a unique, fast-paced, female-dominated sport that is taking the world by storm. It originated in the USA in the 1930s but it is the revival that began in 2001 that has inspired this new book. Roller derby has become one of the world's fastest-growing new sports and there are now more than 1000 leagues worldwide - in the USA, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America and Asia - with new adherents coming to the sport all the time. As the popularity of roller derby has grown, the demand for information about the sport and how to play it has grown too. As leagues become more experienced, and players more advance, tactics and game play have grown in sophistication. There are many online forums and social networking sites devoted to training, tactics, fitness and nutrition, but up till now, no single source which gathered all the information together. Chapters include: - An introduction to the game, its history and rules - How to play the game - strategy and tactics - Fitness requirements - strength, endurance, and plyometric exercises for balance - Training - practical training programmes both on and off skates - Nutrition - what to eat before and after training, meal suggestions and supplement - The female athlete - specific training advice for women - Profiles of well-known roller derby players who share their top tips in all the above categories The introduction has been written by Suzy Hotrod, one of roller derby's most renowned players and there is plentiful advice from many of the sports leading players.