After a very long wait, we are now going to begin a cautious return to derby at the Derby United facility. It will begin with just a few non-contact offerings and as we expand our derby schedule, we will see more of each individual program ramping up including RDCL (all banked competitive), WTFDA (SoCal Derby women’s flat competitive), MRDA (Aftershocks open gender flat competitive) and JRDA (Tremors youth flat competitive)
Derby practice will begin Monday July 19th, 2021. Practices are open to all skaters of all genders, age 13, and over across all programs. At this time, we are not yet able to offer a youth program below 12 though we do anticipate its return in the near future.
SUMMER 2021 SCHEDULE
Monday
6-7 Roller Derby 101 (Flat Track)
7-9p Return to Derby 201 (Flat Track)
7-9p Return to Derby 201 (Flat Track)
Tuesday
5-7 Roller Derby Open Skate (Banked Track & Infield)
Wednesday
5-7 Roller Derby Open Skate (Banked Track & Infield)
7-8 Roller Derby 101 (Banked Track)
Thursday
6-8p Return to Derby 201 (Banked Track)
PREREQUISITES
Roller Derby 101 – Attendees must attend and/or be passed out of Learn/Return to Skate Instructed Class. Open to skaters of any gender 13+. This practice focuses on skate skills needed for derby ie. Plows, T-stops, toe stops, transitions, agility, stride and more. Full gear required: helmet, elbow and knees pads and wrist guards.
Return to Derby 201 – Attendees must have been a bouting level roller derby player or passed MSRs for any roller derby league. Open to skaters of any gender 13+. This practice focuses on skate skills, strength and fitness level needed for skaters to safely return to full contact roller derby. Full gear required.
Roller Derby Open Skate – Attendees must have attended at least one roller derby practice ever either at DU or another roller derby program. Open to skaters of any gender 13+. Full gear required.
For those familiar with our pre-pandemic programming, there will no longer be any “Bootcamp” nor will we be calling our higher level practices “League.” We’ll slowly be updating some of our outdated names that no longer serve us. For now, these are 101 and 201 for now and may continue to slowly change over time as our programs come back.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
We STRONGLY encourage all roller derby participants to be vaccinated but it is not required. We do not require masks or physical distancing, but we STRONGLY encourage those who are not vaccinated to be masked. For the first 30 days, all practices will be no contact as we bring up our skating and fitness level to prepare for full contact roller derby.
Full gear is required for all roller derby program. Helmet, knee and elbow pads, and wristguards are always required. Once contact resumes, mouth guards will also be required. Need help with recommendations? Go see our friends at Sin City Skates in person at their Kearny Mesa location or online at https://sincityskates.com
RATES
We will have no contracts and no monthly memberships at this time. All practices and derby open skates are $12 per session or $50 to buy a punch card of 5 sessions. All practices will be paid for and reserved on Zen Planner. Link for tutorials and more details on how to update your account in another email communication coming soon.
All participants must come and check in at the skate rental counter upon entry at the facility. There will be a DU staff member checking everyone in and can help resolve any Zen Planner or payment issues. Rental skates are available but no rental protective gear will be provided at this time.
SIGN UP
Ready to sign up for a practice? Head to the Online Zen Planner Calendar and click on the offering of your choice to begin registration.
Our roller derby offerings will continue to grow and evolve but we hope these offerings can meet the demand of our largest group of returning skaters. We look forward to seeing many of you out on the tracks in the coming weeks!
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