Roller Derby Bathurst

Roller Derby Bathurst.
Bathurst

There has been a revival of Roller Derby in of all places Bathurst where a group of girls have got together to form their own league of Roller Derby but not at the level of biffo depicted in the past.

Over many years now the Roller Derby evolution of roller skating and then racing on roller derby has evolved into a unique type of sport which you have to say has undergone several up and down cycles, and some would say “boom and bust” through out the last fifty odd years. Due to rowdiness at some events, including tripping and pushing, speed roller skating acquired a reputation for being something less than a legitimate sport. It has been a form of very physical bash, thrust and biffo, for many a TV audience to hoot, cheer and jeer” when their favorite team gets a flogging as the following YouTube video shows.

There has been a revival of Roller Derby in of all places Bathurst where a group of girls have got together to form their own league of Roller Derby but not at the level of biffo depicted in the past.

You can get the gist of Roller Derby at a future meeting at the Elephant and Castle on the 14/07/13 at 5pm.or check out this web site for further info. http://www.rollerderbyau.net/event/nsw-bathurst-roller-derby-fresh-meat/