Old School Derby Association

OSDA Pro Dress Code

August 26, 2010

OSDA PRO announces Dress Code for Training School opening September 18, 2010

August 26, 2010- Philadelphia, PA.

The OSDA PRO Executive Board and Training School Directors have concluded discussions regarding appropriate protective clothing and safety gear policies to be followed by all Training School Rookies.

HELMETS- Approved Helmets are required for skating on the Banked Track.

ELBOW AND KNEE PADS – Most skaters who join the Training School program will already have some sort of safety pads. While HARD CAPS will be allowed, it is preferred that no hard caps be used during training. They are not necessary for proper falling on the banked track and can cause additional injury to skaters and damage to the track. If possible, Rookies should arrange to remove any hard caps from both their elbow and kneepads.

ADDITIONAL PADDING – Tailbone, hip and other types of protective pads are allowed (but not required) for the comfort and safety of Rookie skaters.

WRIST GUARDS – Wrist Guards should not be worn during Banked Track training. Wrist Guards do not allow proper movement to grab a top rail to prevent falling from the track. There is also a high possibility of injuring another skater with a rigid wrist guard.

MOUTH GUARD – A mouth guard may be used at the discretion of the individual skater, but is not required for Banked Track Training.

CLOTHING – Training on the Banked Track will be rigorous and demanding. There will be falls, both intentional and unintentional. Repeated falls on the Banked Track can result in assorted skin abrasions commonly known in Roller Derby as “track rash”. Any skin injury can result in serious infection, especially if exposed to subsequent falls on a track that has had many skates and skaters on it.

Reducing the incidence of track rash and subsequent medical complications to Rookies is a primary concern of the OSDA PRO.

While it is preferred that Rookies be covered from wrist to ankle (long sleeves and pants) during training, OSDA PRO requires Rookies to have minimum coverage from the top of the elbow pads to the top of the knee pads (3/4 length coverage).

Ideally, sleeves should be held in place by elbow pads and pant legs should be held in place by kneepads in such a way as to prevent them from rolling up to expose unprotected skin.

Again, the safety and health of the Rookies in the OSDA PRO Training School is of primary concern to this organization. Any questions or concerns regarding the Training School requirements regarding safety may be directed to the Training School Directors: (Aktiviere JavaScript, um die Email-Adresse zu sehen)

75th Anniversary

August 13, 2010

August 13, 2010- Philadelphia, PA.

As fans and skaters worldwide celebrate Roller Derby’s 75th Anniversary of its first game today, OSDA joins all in paying homage to Leo Seltzer, his original Roller Derby and its Skaters. From our inception in 2007, the OSDA has looked to the past to create the future of the sport we love. The OSDA Mission Statement says it all; “It is the goal of OSDA and its members to restore ties with “Old School” skaters, trainers and coaches from past decades and learn from their experiences and input.”

OSDA is very proud to follow the example of Leo Seltzer, who created and developed the only sport that allows men and women to compete by the same rules on the same track. Leo’s Roller Derby has seen many incarnations since the 1930′s.

Over the past three years, the OSDA has been proud to offer an alternative to the currently popular and fast-growing all-female flat track Roller Derby game. The OSDA allows member leagues to choose to play flat or banked track games with any combination of all female, male or co-ed teams in addition to the traditional Old School style game.

In January of this year one of OSDA’s founding leagues, Philadelphia’s Penn Jersey Roller Derby, made the commitment of setting up a Banked Track. With this addition, the OSDA has taken the opportunity to create a new division specifically focused on training skaters on the Banked Track in the Traditional Roller Derby game.

The OSDA PRO Division Banked Track Training School will open its doors to the public in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 18, 2010. The Training School will be open to all skaters with the desire to train in the traditional Old School style of Banked Track Roller Derby.

OSDA PRO believes in Leo’s steadfast insistence that TRAINING of the skaters is the most important part of Roller Derby game. Only professionally trained skaters have the endurance and stamina it takes to skate the caliber of game presented when the sport of Roller Derby first swept the nation and the world.

To accomplish a professional standard, OSDA PRO has retained the services of retired pro skaters Judy Sowinski and Arnold “Skip” Schoen.

Judy Sowinski (aka “The Polish Ace”) has had a long and colorful professional Roller Derby skating career that stretches from 1959 to 1992. She is a deserving member of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame and has coached and trained for Penn Jersey Roller Derby since its inception.

Skip Schoen’s introduction to Roller Derby began in 1968 while skating for the Eastern Warriors and continued until 1992. During his career, Skip skated for the Detroit Devils, the New York Bombers, Western Renegades and the Canadian Braves. He is best known for his run with the Warriors where he skated from 1968 thru 1973.

With Judy and Skip as the OSDA PRO Training School Directors, OSDA PRO is excited about the future possibilities of presenting some truly worthy Roller Derby Teams. Our ultimate goal is to have a sufficient number of skaters trained and game ready to begin to form teams in 2012.

We think Leo would be proud.

For further information regarding OSDA, OSDA PRO or the OSDA PRO Training School and Directors, please go to www.osdapro.com.

PJRD Recruiting

August 9, 2010

History

Sports Illustrated 1969

Upcoming Banked Track Events

August 2, 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS – Aug/Sept 2010

1801 Indiana Ave, Philadelphia, PA – PJRD Banked Track Warehouse

Aug 29th Recruitment Party
Sept 11th Tryouts
Sept 12th Tryouts
Sept 14th Rookie Program Begins

Passing

August 1, 2010

The OSDA mourns the passing of a Warriors Skater:

Warrior skater Lena McBride passed away Saturday.

Roller Derby Girl Scout Day – July 17th, 2010

July 27, 2010

Roller Derby Girl Scout Day – July 17th

A special day for local Girl Scouts was wonderfully organized by Clobberella and featured beginner, intermediate and advanced level training for the Girl Scouts that saw them learning how to stop, cross over, weave through cones, T-stops, and backwards skating.

The game started at 8pm and featured the Dishonor Roll taking on the Sadistic Sweethearts. Throughout the game, the skaters kept the Girl Scouts involved and engaged.
It was obvious that the Girl Scouts thoroughly enjoyed the action and Penn Jersey would be smart to invite them back.

The star jammer of the game was Dishonor Roll’s Hellanor Rollsevelt who scored 20 of her team’s 39 points. Even so, the Sweethearts once again proved their dominance and defeated Dishonor Roll by a score of 48-39, leading the entire game.

High scorer for the winning Sweethearts was their star jammer – Sloppy Jo who scored 14 points, but right on her tail was rookie Angry Topaz who scored 13 points. Also scoring for the Sweethearts was the always feisty and volatile Shampain with 8 points, excellent rookies Maulin’ Munster with 7 points and Felony Melanie with 6 points.

In addition to Dishonor Roll’s Hellanor Rollsevelt, additional points were put up by co-captain Classy Chassis who is a multi-talented pivot/blocker/jammer with 8 points, the always productive jammer Roxanne Mudd with 5 points and rookies Honeybee, Kelly Kapowski and Little Debbie Smacks with 2 points each.

It should be noted that both star jammers – Hellanor Rollsevelt and Sloppy Jo threw in several excellent sidesteps that had their opposing blockers skating right off the track. Both of them are very fast and exciting jammers who raise the level of excitement in every game.

Dishonor Roll’s co-captain, Deuces Wild, was a strong defensive presence throughout the game throwing several text book shoulder blocks that leveled her opponents. The always popular Lucky Luciano, co-captain of the Sweethearts was a defensive machine. Lucky knows how to skate the track and where to throw her blocks, taking full advantage of the turns where a skater is easily taken out of bounds.

In one of the final jams of the game, three Sweethearts were in the penalty box (note – I believe that only two should be in the penalty box at one time and when the first penalty expires, the third penalized skater goes right to the box) but Dishonor Roll, who had all 5 skaters on the track could not take advantage because Shampain was wearing the pivot helmet and wouldn’t let a single Dishonor Roll out of the pack. It is smart defensive skating like this that wins game.

The next home game is on September 18th. Always check for any updates to the schedule at: http://pennjerseyrollerderby.com/schedule/schedule.html

Jersey Joe

Man’s Ruin vs SJ July 25th, Chester, NY

July 15, 2010

A rematch from February of 2010, Man’s Ruin Roller Derby’s own Hundred Proof Honeys will be skating against South Jersey Roller Derby. This game will be an all-female game, with 2 15-minute alternating periods of all-men’s roller derby action.
As always, there will be raffles, giveaways and merchandise available at the show.

Date: July 25, 2010
Time: 6pm (doors will open at 5pm)
The Castle Fun Center
107 Brookside Ave., Chester, NY
Adults— $10 in Advance, $12 at the door
Children 3‐12—$5 in Advance, $8 at the door
Children 2 and Under—Free
Tickets available online at The Castle Fun Center or from Man’s Ruin members.