AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Roller Derby (TXRD), the full-contact, banked-track roller derby league founded in Austin in 2001 is hosting its bi-annual tryouts on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 2:30 p.m. at the Thunderdome located at 1131 South Loop 4 in Buda.
The tryouts are open to female-identifying, non-binary and transgender skaters who are 21 and up. No experience is necessary, and those who make the cut will begin “Roller Rookies,” a three-month program where new skaters are taught the skills they will need to hit the track.
Tryout admission is $10 and you can rent skates and protective gear for an additional $5.
The tryouts are not open to the public. Only those trying out will be admitted to the Thunderdome.
Skaters who attend the tryouts will be evaluated on the following skills:
- 5 burpees
- 3 timed Laps
- T-stop
- Plow stop
- Turnaround stop to the inside
- Single knee fall
- Double knee fall
- All-fours fall
- Baseball slide
- Jump
- 360-degree boxturn
- 180-degree turn into backwards lap
- Stepping up and down the track
These skills will be demonstrated to applicants beforehand.
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