Next OPEN try outs for ARRG Home Teams  – Sunday 9th September, 11am – Jack Kane Centre 

What does this mean?

If you want to become a member of ARRG, Scotland’s first full WFTDA member league and be eligible to play in our exciting home season games, as well as be eligible for our travel team, we are holding open try outs to accept new skaters.

Who can try out?

Anyone who is looking to transfer from another league to ARRG (perhaps you are moving to Edinburgh or near by?)

Anyone who is currently a member of our lovely recreational team – the Wrecking Balls
Anyone who has passed minimum skills but is not currently affiliated to another league

All skaters trying out must have passed their WFTDA minimum skills.

Please contact our Sports & Training Committee for further information or to register your interest by emailing sportsandtraining@auldreekierollerderby.com.

Our last batch of fresh meat are working away learning all their meaty roller derby skills. They are looking great and it won’t be long now till they graduate to fully fledged Meat Balls with  tears of pride and mass applause! This means it is time to announce the next intake onto our amazing fresh meat programme…

The next date for a Fresh Meat session will be…… drumroll please……….the 21st of October 2012!

Roller derby is a full-contact sport played on roller skates which everyone can have fun playing. If you are interested in learning to play roller derby, then please sign up through our contact form here.

If you want to come to a Fresh Meat session, you will have to own the following:

– a pair of quad roller skates
– a helmet
– wrist guards
– elbow pads
– knee pads
– a mouthguard

Our Fresh Meat programme is highly comprehensive, and will take you from your first nervous strides to a full understanding of the sport of roller derby and the skills required to play it. So don’t worry if you have never roller skated before, because we’ll teach you everything you need to know! We cater for people interested in either recreational or competitive skating, so once you have passed through the program you will have to the opportunity to try out to join our bouting corps (tryout dates tbc) or can choose to skate with our recreational team, the Wrecking Balls.

The programme is designed to teach you skating skills while building your core strength gradually in a safe and healthy manner. Our coaches are highly experienced and our first aiders are fully certified, so you are in safe hands! Auld Reekie Roller Girls are a full member league of the Women’s’ Flat Track Derby Association and the UK Roller Derby Association.

So if you’ve always wanted to give roller derby a try, sign up for our Fresh Meat session today!