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Roller derby is a full contact sport and an exciting game to watch. It is not a wonder, therefore, that many women are starting to get into this sport. The basic rules are fairly simple, that is, once you pick up the lingo. The object of this game is to score the most points by lapping opposing team members on the track. A roller derby game is called a Bout, and each bout is made up of multiple Jams. A Jam is a 2-minute period in which teams attempt to score points. Roller Derby Players and Teams There are 5 players in every team: 1 jammer (point scorer), 3 blockers (playing defense), and 1 pivot (playing defense but is the one calling the shots). In order to tell the skaters apart, the jammers wear a helmet cover with a star and the pivot wears a striped helmet cover. The pivot and the blockers make up the pack and their job is to stop the opposing team’s jammer from breaking through the pack and scoring, all the while helping their own jammer advance. Roller Derby Game Play Roller derby is played on an oval track with 2 competing teams. The blockers and pivots from both teams skate together on the track to create a single pack. When the last pack member skate 30 feet from the starting line, a whistle is blown and the jammers start to skate. The jammers should skate and muscle their way through the pack and completely exit it to have the ability to score points. Once the jammer fights her way out of the pack, she will then race around the track to lap the pack. At this point, every time the jammer passes a member of the other team, she scores a point for her team. The first jammer that legally passes through the past first wins the lead jammer status. A jam ends when the 2-minute time period is over or the lead jammer calls of the jam. Modern day roller derby is not a no-mercy knockdown drag out event; there are official limitations and rules that are enforced. For instance, skaters can receive penalties for a variety of infractions, including blocking when a player is out of bounds, making a block above the shoulders, charging from behind, tripping, or blocking any part of the arm below the elbow. All these infractions are called fouls. James Amparan is a painter and the creator of Roller Noggins Custom Painted Roller Derby Helmets. Find out more relevant information about Roller Derby Apparel and check out all my completed noggins on my website - http://www.RollerNoggins.com/
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