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Derby United is proud to be San Diego’s premier roller derby facility. We are proud to offer multiple leagues on both the banked and flat track: RDCL (all banked competitive), WTFDA (SoCal Derby women’s flat competitive), MRDA (Aftershocks open gender flat competitive) and JRDA (Tremors youth flat competitive)

Roller Derby practices are currently open to all skaters of all genders, age 13 and over for most 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.

WINTER 2022 SCHEDULE

Monday
6-7p Roller Derby 101 (Flat Track)
7-9p Return to Derby 201 (Flat Track)

Wednesday
6-7p Derby Fundamentals 151 (Flat Track)
7-9p SoCal Derby (Flat Track – WFTDA Members only)

Saturday
10-12p Return to Derby 201 (Banked Track)
12-1p Roller Derby 101 (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.

Derby Fundamentals 151 – Attendees must attend and/or be passed out of Roller Derby 101. Open to skaters of any gender 13+. This practice focuses on derby and contact skills needed for understand and to play the game ie. Taking hits, Receiving contact, rules of the game, basic strategies. Full gear required.

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.

SoCal Derby – Attendees must have current WFTDA insurance.

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 We’ll slowly be updating some of our outdated names that no longer serve us.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. Practices are all listed as Vax Req or Unrestricted. Attendees must present proof of vaccination (digital or physical) to check-in staff at every practices. Unrestricted does not have a vaccination or testing requirement.

Full gear is required for all roller derby program. Helmet, knee and elbow pads, and wrist guards are always required. Mouth guards are required for contact. 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 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.

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.

You do not have to reserve in advance to attend practice, however practices with zero reservations two hours before the start will be canceled. We do not want to waste the time of our coaches. If canceled, it will no longer be visible on the schedule. No official notice will be sent to all of our members for no-reservations cancellations. You may reserve yourself for a practice and cancel the reservation with no penalty up to 2 hours before the practice.

Additionally, though we try very hard not to cancel any regular programs, we have private rentals from time to time that can affect the schedule. They are on the calendar at least 14 days in advance. Please always consult the Zen Planner calendar or make a reservation before heading down for practice.