AREAS BY THE END OF 2026 545 THIS MORNING, ROLLER DERBY RETURNS TO CHAMPS ROLLER DOME THIS WEEKEND, AND THAT’S WHEN THE LOUISVILLE ROLLER DERBY WILL BE BACK ON THE OVAL. IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME FOR THEM. IT HAS BEEN. AND WE’RE EXCITED THAT THEY’RE BACK HERE WITH A PREVIEW THIS
MORNING IS OUR SAM CARTER. HE SUITED UP AND READY TO GO. SAM, WE SAW YOU TAKE A LITTLE FALL LAST TIME. BACK ON THE SKATES, ALEX. BACK ON THE SKATES. BUT YOU’LL NOTICE THIS TIME THE HELMET THIS IS CLIPPED BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE SKATING THIS TIME BACK
WITH SLINGER SLINGER. YOU ARE YOU’VE BEEN DOING THIS A DECADE. YOU’VE BEEN DOING THIS A WHILE. ROLLER DERERBY. RUN US THROUGH WHERE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE SATURDAY AND HOW PEOPLE CAN CHECK YOU GUYS OUT. SO THIS SATURDAY, WE’RE GOING TO BE AT THE KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER.
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A GAME. THE DOORS OPEN AT THREE. WE HAVE GAMES AT THREE, AT FOUR, SIX AND 8 P.M. YOU CAN FIND ALL THE INFORMATION AND BUY TICKETS AT W-W-W. LOUISVILLE ROLLER DERBY.COM. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE’VE GOT A PASS COMING UP. NOW THIS IS HOW YOU SCORE POINTS, RIGHT? YES.
NOW, AFTER THE JAMMER GETS OUT ON THEIR INITIAL PASS, THEY COME BACK THROUGH AND EVERY OPPOSING PLAYER THAT THEY LAST, THEY GET A POINT FOR THEIR TEAM. SO ALL THE PLAYERS IN N BLACK AE THE OPPOSING TEAM. SO SHE FOR THAT PASS WOULD HAVE GOTTEN FOUR POINTS, CORRECT? YES.
OH, THAT IS SO COOL. ALL RIGHT. AND IT GETS REALLY ROUGH, RIGHT? OH, FOR SURE. THIS IS A FULL CONTACT SPORT. SO THE BLOCKERS ARE PLAYING OFFENSE AND DEFENSE AT THE SAME TIME. THEY’RE TRYING TO GET THEIR JAMMER OUT WHILE STOPPING THE OTHER JAMMER. IT’S DEFINITELY LIKE HITTING,
GOING FULL BODY ON SKATES AT FAST SPEEDS. ALL RIGHT. NOW, SLINGER, WE ALL KNOW THAT FAILURE IS THE FIRST STEP IN SUCCESS. I WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS. LET’S SKATE ON UP A LITTLE BIT. FULL DISCLOSURE, I HAVE LIMITED ROLLER SKATING EXPERIENCE. I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO DO GREAT. OKAY.
WE’RE GOING TO DO ALL RIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE YOU COME IN AS THE JAMMER. IS THAT WHAT MY HELMET MEANS RIGHT HERE? YES. EXCELLENT. YOU’RE GOING TO SCORE THE POINT. YOU’RE COMING UP. YOU’RE ON THE BLACK TEAM, SO YOU’RE GOING TO GO UP AGAINST THESE WHITE RIGHT HERE IN YOUR FACES.
DID YOU SEE THAT IN YOUR FACE? I JUST PASSED A LIBRARIAN. YEAH, READ ABOUT THAT ONE. READ ABOUT THAT ONE. I’M AMAZING AT ROLLER DERBY, GUYS. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. CHECK THESE GUYS OUT THIS WEEKEND. LOUISVILLE ROLLER DERBY.COM IS THE WEBSITE. A WHOLE LOT MORE TO COME IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
THE YOUNGER SKATERS. OH, NO, HE’S NOT WELL. OH, NO. OH, NO. OH, NO. OH, HE NEEDS TO RECOVER. I KNOW. AND HE WAS DOING SO WELL. I WAS THINKING, GOSH, HE’S SO COMFORTABLE THERE. I’M SORRY. I FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN ON WINGS OF RAILS AND LACES.
AND I HEAR THAT’S PART OF THE SPORT. SAM SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU IN JUST A BIT. SUZANNE, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.
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