WFTDA Bracketology 2013: Division 1 & the High Cost of Inflexibilty
Skater from a NC playoff team on 2013 frmt: "Getting headaches thinking about how on earth we'd swing an additional major trip financially."— RollerDerbyNotes.com (@derbynotes) October 18, 2012
WFTDA Bracketology 2013: Division 2 & the D1 “Regional” Playoffs
Big news, flat-track followers: The WFTDA has released updated league standings and with it the seedings and brackets for the 2013 WFTDA playoffs. This has always been a major event on the roller derby calendar, but this year brings significant changes to the formula for determining who plays where. The four-region system used in the past … Continue reading WFTDA Bracketology 2013: Division 2 & the D1 “Regional” Playoffs
The Most Interesting Jam in the World
The RDCL: Where 0-0 jams are amazing!— Derby Notes Blog (@windymannet) June 9, 2013
RDCL 2013 Rules Analysis
Anyone attending a Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues banked track game last year—particularly in Southern California, the nerve center of organization—would have seen many of the same gameplay problems that have been recently plaguing the WFTDA flat track game. Slow, boring, and sometimes unfair gameplay; blocker disengagement and no-packs during power jam point-go-rounds; and … Continue … Continue reading RDCL 2013 Rules Analysis
WRDN Gamecast: San Diego DD vs Sugartown RG
Active Pivot Rules and Delayed Breakouts
The Best Time to Pass the Star
The name of the game in WFTDA roller derby is for a team to get their jammer out of the pack first (and legally) to earn the all-important lead jammer status, and with it the chance to get first crack at scoring points and the privilege to end the jam at any time. However, only one … Continue reading The Best Time to Pass the Star
Another Derby #3: Roller Game Japan League
The End of the Beginning
The year 2013 will see a number of changes, additions, milestones, and opportunities across all five of the major roller derby organizations. On the track, off the track, in the rules, or in the pocketbook; everyone’s doing something of major significance this year, and many of these things could have long-lasting effects on the game. Taken on … Continue reading The End of the Beginning