Please note: this tutorial is meant as a list of helpful tips for beginners. Roller derby skaters must learn required minimum skills before participating, which are more extensive than the list below.

You don't need a whole roller rink to get started—just lace up your skates and practice a few things at home. Roller skating has always felt like freedom to me. When you're going fast, you're flying.

BATTLE CREEK — The fear of falling is worse than the fall itself. Standing inside Kellogg Arena on a rainy Tuesday evening, Rachel Ostrander raised her arm and pulled back her sleeve to reveal the ...

May 7—For the first time in three years, the Big Mountain Misfits on a recent Saturday evening laced up their skates, wrote their numbers on their arms, and then celebrated a roller derby bout win in ...