Skaters and officials welcome – no experience necessary
Curious about roller derby? A fan of Whip It?
It’s time to go from sitting on the sidelines to taking to the track. Western Sydney Rollers’ 2019 ‘Introduction to Roller Derby’ course is now on!
We are a great bunch of weirdos that encourage every person to find space for themselves, enjoy time that is for you, skate until you SWEAT and build some superb new friendships.
Roller derby is a strong, full contact, competitive sport and this is the first step towards playing. Join our Introduction to learn all things roller derby, including how to skate. You’ll build your skills week by week and become part of the fun-loving roller derby community.
We’re hosting an information night this Friday, where you can learn more.
Details
Date: Friday 16 August, 2019
Where: The Colonial Hotel, 156 Victoria St, Werrington
Time: 7pm
Our ‘Introduction to Roller Derby’ starts on Thursday 5 September, 2019. An orientation will take place on Sunday 29 August where you can watch us train and meet our players.
Western Sydney Rollers is hosting an information session and new member intake in March, 2019.
On Friday 15 March 2019, the team from Western Sydney Rollers will be at The Colonial Hotel from 7.30pm to host an information session.
If you’re interested in joining roller derby; as a referee, official (on or off skates), a player or supporter, come along to The Colonial. Grab a meal and a drink, relax and get to know some of our members while you ask them all the questions abut this great game and how you can add roller derby to your life.
Our newest members will be able to start on Sunday 31 March from 5pm. Freshies will meet at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre (30 Herbert St., Cambridge Park) to start their roller derby Journey. The first freshie session will start with an orientation and information, followed by an off-skates fitness session and some light introductory skating.
We’re excited to announce that in 2019, Western Sydney Rollers (WSR) will be hosting a series of open scrimmages. These scrimmages will be mixed gender and get rolling on Sunday 3 March, 2019 so break out your black and white scrim shirts and register today!
The scrimmages will run on Sunday from 6-8pm at Penrith Regional Sports Centre, 30 Herbert Street, Cambridge Park, NSW 2747.
You can grab a 2019 season pass for $40 per person for a 2019 season pass or pay $5 for a single/individual scrimmage.
Have you been watching Whip It? Did you cheer on Australia in the Roller Derby World Cup? If you’d like to experience roller derby from beyond the sidelines and you’re in the Penrith or wider Western Sydney region, Western Sydney Rollers (WSR) is the roller derby league for you!
WSR has a variety of roles for roller derby enthusiasts and newbies to get involved in. Members can be a Freshie Skater, learn to be a skating official, become a player and be a non-skating official.
We welcome everyone – those who can skate and those who who want to learn how to skate; and all genders, sexualities, body types and levels of athleticism. Everyone can find a derby home at WSR – even artistic skaters and speed skaters!
Do you have an interest in the roller derby community and would like to find out more? We’re hosting an information session.
Roll up at 3:30pm on Sunday 10 February, 2019 to Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre (30 Herbert Street, Cambridge Park, NSW 2747). Come along, meet the league members and get involved in roller derby through a fun and inclusive roller derby league.
You’ve probably seen the awesome hastags our roller girls and guys have been using lately #wsrtrainlikechamps and #nosuchthingasoffseason but what if you’re a mum wanting to balance off-season training with playtime? That was my conundrum.
I work full-time, add to that roller derby including volunteer time and you get #mumguilt when you miss spending time with your spawn.
As the famous commercial goes, “why not do both”? This has been my #wsrmumstrainlikechamps workout for the last two months or so:
The Swing!
In between pushes on the swing complete the following set three times:
20 × squat holds
20 × right leg lunges
20 × left leg lunges
This should give your offspring a good 5-10 minutes on the swing and you can actually enjoy swing time too, instead of going into zombie mum mode.
The Roundabout/Turntable
Ask your darling kidlet to hold on tight. Grab the rail and Carioca/grapevine around the the roundabout. Start slow and work your way faster. How fast can you go? If you go one direction always do the other. Only go for 30 seconds at a time so you and the offspring don’t get too dizzy and fall (learnt that the hard way…).
Ask kidlet to hold on tight. Sit on the very edge of the roundabout, lean back to about 45° and push with just the balls of your feet and toes. Start slow and go faster and faster. Again only do 30 second reps. Stop and spin in the opposite direction. Try changing it up and just use the heels of your feet instead of the balls of your feet. Too easy? Try not to lean on your arms. Put them in front of you in prayer position.
Rope Climbing Frame
Find a length of rope about belly height and hold on with your hands about shoulder width apart. Move your feet back until you are in a comfortable position to do two sets of press ups of 20 reps each. Too easy? Move your feet back further and move your feet to hip width apart and then shoulder width. Still too easy? Find a length of rope at knee height. Lie on the ground and place your feet or ankles on the rope. Complete your reps as push ups.
The Rope Basket/Net Swing
Jump in the net swing with your lil’ dear facing you in the centre. Place your legs and feet on either side of your kidlet and sit toward the edge facing the direction of swing. Hold on, lean back and push with your legs and feet in the direction of the forward swing and bring it back to a crunch on the back swing. See how much swing you can create without touching the ground/getting a push. Too easy? Try not to hold on or use your arms for swinging, get to a point where you are stable enough to swing while your hands are in front of you in the prayer position.
Monkey Bars or Climbing Frame
Try doing some pull ups. Cross your feet in front of you to avoid pushing off with your feet and just use your arms. Tbh, I’ve got really weak arms…I would just try to do one or two reps before moving on…
Some more tips
Take time to warm up whether it is part of walking to the park or a quick game of chasings around the backyard before you start.
Protect your back, engage your core with each rep by sucking your bellybutton inwards.
Get creative, make playtime about both/all of you enjoying yourselves, if your cheeky monkey wants to play here/there how can you play too and challenge yourself.
Don’t over do it if you still need to walk back home from the playground either mum needs lots of breaks or Mr Two needs to be carried home along with his bike and drink (lol).
You’re at the park to play and spend time with your precious babies, remember to engage with them, ask for help counting your reps, make funny faces or noises with each rep, or make up some imaginative play together.
Be that fun mum that properly “plays” at their playground, it doesn’t all have to be about reps and stretching, running around playing tip or the floor is lava is still a workout, trust me.
In the end, Axel and I did have fun and I feel #derbystrong for our 2017 season.