Flat track roller derby referee hand signals for beginners
With a snowy Helsinki as the backdrop, referees from Helsinki Roller Derby demonstrate all of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's referee hand signals, ...
At time code 1:10, you suggest rotating the scoring hand back and forth. I
did this for my league and was quickly asked to stop. In my league rotating
the hand to signifies that five points were scored, something akin to
patting your hat on top to reflect a grand slam. I am uncertain whether
your approach or my leagues' is more prevalent. To allow visibility for the
scorekeeper, it is simply suggested I angle my hand at all times towards
the center of the track where the scorekeeper resides.
You are correct, a couple of these are out of date with the new release of
the rules! The ones that have changed are: Misconduct/Gross Misconduct
(changed), 4th Minor (removed), Delay of Game (added). Please let me know
if I failed to mention any other changes here. Also, we do hope to update
the video file but it is a bit time consuming, so for now I suggest you
watch the video for all the other signals that are still the same, and then
refer to the official WFTDA appendix for the rest!
@sdlorimor Rotating the jam refs hand to show points is not an official
WFTDA practice. It sounds like your league has some of its own procedures
for showing points. Many leagues/venues have scorekeepers on the outside of
the track next to the scoreboard operator so for a farther view rotating
helps for clarity. For different set-ups different procedures can be
recommended but remember that you are showing your points to the team
benches, announcers and fans in addition to the scorekeepers.
@6950062 Ah well, we did not have a track in this particular demonstration.
Would be a little difficult to roller skate in snow :) When Helsinki Roller
Derby actually plays though, there is a track set up in an indoor facility
that meets all of the WFTDA standards.
I am a (relativity new) NSO who has to be penalty tracker at a tournament
this weekend so I have been watching the penalty hand signals over and over
again. Thanks guys :)
"This is to signal to skaters and officials that play is either starting
or ending" is the most difficult sentence I've ever had to say! I'm not
joking! :D
Skills Test for Referee Certification at the WFTDA Referee Clinic in Seattle, WA.
Derbytastic! -- WFTDA new min skills
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I'm sorry but I have to disagree with your male derby video being
"amazeballs". Every backwards in that video resulted in the jammer getting
by. There were a couple that also resulted in penalties, not shown in the
video. If you want to see amazeballs men's derby, look up Magic City
Misfits vs Puget Sound Outcasts, or Your Mom Men's Derby vs St Louis
Gatekeepers from last year's MRDA championships. That's seriously
amazeballs men's derby!!
The crazy thing is that none of those things shown in the men's derby clips
are anywhere close to the amazing thigns I've seen Chazztizzer do! He's
such a fantastic skater!
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2013 WFTDA International Roller Derby Championships in Milwaukee, WI - November 8-10 See the best in derby compete for #1 in the world at U.S. Cellular ...
2010 WFTDA Eastern Regionals - Philly vs. Gotham jam starts
2010 is the year of the pivot line strategy in WFTDA. Some footage of jam starts between Philly and Gotham showing different styles and strategies of game play.
@jSkell27 the jammers are never released before the rear pack skater
crosses the pivot line. If ever the jammers are released before all the
blockers have crossed the pivot line, it's because there is either no pack,
or those blockers are no longer part of the pack.
This is the original footage that I uploaded back in October 2010. If you
want to watch the footage without me talking, this is what you'd watch. But
if you want to hear my commentary, I've gone and put the links in the
description.
@jSkell27 As far as I understand it, tíf ther is a "no pack" situation, the
jammers are released early. That's why one team sometimes will put their
knee to the ground so they're out of play. It's a fast jammer release.
For the record, some of these title slides (the cards that introduce each
jam) are not accurate. Please contact me if your league is interested in
getting the full commentary on these jams.
Roller Derby Referee Training - MultiPlayer Blocks - Ref-Ed.com
Ref-Ed.com - the online site for roller derby referee training. This module covers the basics of Rules 5.7: Multi-Player Blocks. Multi-Player Blocks are incredibly ...