South Side Roller Derby Travel Team Tryouts

Hey South Side Ninjas! It's time to get gritty! South Side Roller Derby is excited to kick off our travel team tryouts for 2025! Dig deep, bring your A-game, and let's see what you're made of.

Women's National Level Team

As a member of our National Level Team, you'll have the chance to:

  • Participate in National Level Roller Derby Practices
  • Play in both Flat & Banked Track Games
  • Learn and apply World Skate/USA Roller Sports Rules recognized by the International Olympic Committee
  • Tryout for our prestigious Travel Team!

Before you sign up, please consider the following commitments:

  • Travel Team requires a 4-month commitment from March 27th -July 28th
    You will be practicing 3 days a week for 4 months.. Let that sink in before you commit. We will take you off the roster if you can not make the team practices.
  • You must be willing to travel and cover the costs of travel to the USA Roller Sports Nationals from July 26th - July 28th  ~ Reno-Sparks Convention Center ~ 4590 South Virginia Street, Reno, NV, United States
  • Commitment to SSRD Off Skate program 2 days a week. This team workout will be completed virtually each week with check-ins and accountability. Let that sink in too. 2 days a week Tuesday and Friday you are going to do a 45 min at home strength and mobility training session.
  • Commitment to 3 on-skate practices with the team 3 days a week (Mon, Wed, Thurs). Let that sink in.
  • Purchasing of the Travel Team uniforms is required. $90
  • Purchase USA Roller Sports Membership Insurance $90 (SSRD Club Charter Number is TX117RD)

If you can handle all that for 4 months, we'd love to have you join our tryouts in April 2025. For members only.

Skills Assessment

You must pass a rigorous footwork skills assessment and a written rules test before tryouts to ensure understanding of the game's strategy and rules. Here are the skills you'll need to master:

  • 21 cone touches - sticky feet
  • 21 cone touches - grapevines
  • 25  - plow stops
  • 25 cone touches - turnaround toe stop
  • 5 Laps 2Falls - 45 Seconds
  • 5 Lap Fast Backwards 60 Seconds
  • 50 squat jumps
  • 20 180s
  • 6 Mohawks (hold landing for 6 seconds)
  • 6 Waltz jumps (hold landing for 6 seconds)
  • 25 bunny hops on each leg
We encourage you to practice these skills at home to gauge your proficiency. If you're ready to make the leap, we highly recommend coming to our Wednesday Night Practices to get ready for tryouts

This video illustrates the skills assessment regiment.

Skills Rankings