This video was made by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The video gives an insider’s view on the sport of Roller Derby. It wasn’t specific to Canadian Roller Derby. Showed different players’ motivation to participate in the sport; there was a wide range of players – Ph.D students to mothers. This was useful for our documentary because it was a good introduction to the sport and its culture.
2. Turcyzn, Coury. “Blood on the Tracks.” Metro Pulse. (28 Jan. 1999.)
This magazine article is about the history of Roller Derby. It goes into detail about many of the big names in the sport. The article discusses the how the sport was a big deal in the 60’s and 70’s – it even aired on television. Then is talks about how the sport began to wane and die in the 80’s and began a revival movement in the 90’s. This article will be helpful for the history portion of our documentary.
3. Delano, Brenda. “Roller Derby.” American Fitness. Sep/Oct2010, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p45-45, 1p
This article supplies information about Roller Derby in the U.S. and its official status. U.S. roller derby leagues are registered with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The author explains how the game or bout is played between five players from each team. The article describes in detail the different derby positions such as blockers, pivots, and jammers. The article also mentions the basic derby rules for hitting and the maneuvers that teams conduct during their practices which include blocking, safe falling, and plays. This article helped us understand Roller Derby as an official sport. It also gave us insight into how the game is played officially.
4. http://derbynewsnetwork.com/roller_derby_basics
Really great website and easy to navigate. This can give us a general idea of what the sport entails such as rules, teams, meets, etc. so we can better understand the practices and meets when we watch the Classic City Roller Girls in action. Its good for background information and it seems reputable.
5. Martin, Bob. "Roller Skating." New York, NY: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1944. This book is more about roller skating, but it goes into the specifics of how to move fluidly in skates which gave us an idea of how much work goes into just mastering the skating apsect of roller derby without even getting into the physicality or the rules of the sport. It is an old book, but much of the advice on skating is still current, and this will allow us to see if there have been any modern advances in skating technique.
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