The heavier side. A lot going on this weekend with the weather guys will see with the forecast in about 15 minutes. OK see you then thank you. >> Today is International women’s day and one sport in the area shows us how strong women truly are 2822 news reporter Emily Allen grucci had
A chance to speak with the local roller Derby team she joins us now live in the newsroom with more on the women who like to skate Emily. >> Good evening, Nick and Candice. >> The wilkes-barre Scranton roller Derby is filled with women athletes from all over Northeastern Pennsylvania.
I spoke with 2 members of this team on this International women’s day about what it means to be a woman in sports. >> The skates were made for rolling the wilkes-barre Scranton roller radicals is filled with local women bringing the unique sport of roller Derby to Northeastern Pennsylvania.
>> I moved here from out of state. I needed to a group of people at needed friends and it just popped up on my facebook one day and I said wow or do we had and you know that was still a thing the league began in any
Pa in 2006 since it was founded hundreds of women joined the female dominated sport supporting the team both on and off the track it’s so cool to have a sport that for women right now and it’s not just the skaters right, it’s the people who run the games, the fans
That come out to support us and it’s amazing seeing people supporting Derby, but also like women supporting women although most of the athletes lacing up their skates are women the league is open to all regardless of age gender or skill set we are open gender league but it is found by a
Woman a space for women by women and so for me, I’m a lot to be able to show up somewhere and be told like. >> Hey this is for you whatever you want to be skating are reffing or whatever you want to do like were here for it, although I’m clearly no
Professional on skates many of these ladies started out the same exact way but got better with the helping hand of teammates. >> The first day of practice, somebody was like holding my hands and I was trying to escape and trying to learn right you obviously but everybody feels a lot even
Though the sport of roller Derby is why the women join the team they say the support of relationships they’ve made is why they say yeah it’s really cool to just come here and feel like you’re just right in the group that you’re supposed to be and we all support each
Other and we’re really just here to lift each other up. >> The group’s next recruit Monday will be coming up in August for their schedule and more information head to our website at Pa homepage dot com and those who want to see this
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