Our family is growing!
RCRD kicked off the 2025 season with a bang at roller derby Boot Camp! The purpose of this annual three-day workshop is to recruit and train new members to the RCRD family. Our booties picked up the basics with lightning speed, exceeding all expectations. From derby stance to plow stops, our new “freshies” are well on their way to becoming valuable members of our team!
Led by Glamazon and J. Beyl, our R&R (Recruitment & Retention) and Training Committees teamed up to design and run the show this year. Judging by feedback so far, it was a huge success! In fact, this past week saw the largest group of recruits RCRD has ever had at one time. What’s more, we were not only joined by future skaters, but officials and juniors’ coaches as well.
With all our returning skaters helping teach skills in different ways, we accomplished more in three short days than we could ever have dreamed of. However, we couldn’t have done it without every single committee, official, and vet—and most importantly, our new recruits!
Building new skills with FUN-damentals
Monday, we worked on basic skating skills, wrapping up with a game of “Hot Dog” (similar to freeze tag, but actually a sneaky way to make us do burpees):
After reviewing what we learned the first night, we ended Tuesday’s session with surf rock and an old classic, Wipeout, practicing knee taps and slides:
Getting into the Nitty-Gritty
Thursday night’s jam-packed schedule filled in all the gaps. Head officials Zero Factorial and Identity Crisis gave an overview of derby rules and explained how to join the officiating team. After all, since it takes at least 18 volunteers to fully staff the track, becoming an official is an excellent way to participate!
Afterwards, we ran through obstacle courses to cement the basics:
Next, vets put on a mini-scrimmage to demonstrate bout structure:
Finally, freshies got a taste of gameplay with “sock derby” (aka “land derby”):
Keep an eye on our social media for more highlights, captured by RCRD’s new photographer, Mark Goodrich!
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Missed Boot Camp?
No worries—we’re ecstatic to accept new recruits throughout the entire year! Fill out our interest form to get in touch, and we’ll let you know when to come see what this exciting sport is all about.
It looks like everybody had so much fun!!
It really was a blast!
Looking forward to the 2025 season as a Derby Supporter!
We can’t wait to see you!