The exciting world of roller derby will descend upon the Jersey Shore as two local teams from the Jersey Shore Roller Girls league battle it out Saturday, April 24 in Asbury Park Convention Hall.
The female athletes of the Anchor Assassins and the Murder Beach Militia teams will serve up the fierce blocks and jams that roller derby is known for, as Asbury Park’s Convention Hall is transformed into a roller derby rink.
The event marks the first intra-league match-up for the Jersey Shore Roller Girls 2010 season. The teams have prepared a night of derby mayhem in a full-length bout where the women don their derby personas and showcase their skills as skaters hit, dodge and block to get through the pack and score.
Tickets are available at a discount rate online at http://www.jerseyshorerollergirls.net/. In addition, patrons who show a military ID will receive $5 off the $20 ticket price the day of the show.
Captains for both teams said that with at least three practices a week at Rollermagic Skating Rink in Jackson, the skaters have been working hard to prepare for an exciting combat on wheels. In addition, this home opener bout’s first whistle will be blown by a celebrity guest to add to the excitement. After the bout, the Wonder Bar will host the Jersey Shore Roller Girls’ after-party, with no cover charge for roller derby ticket holders.
Advance tickets are on sale now for $17 at www.jerseyshorerollergirls.net for the Saturday April 24 bout. Tickets are $20 at the door. Children under 12 are $5, and patrons with a military ID are $15 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m., the whistle blows at 8 p.m. Adults 21 and over to drink.
The Jersey Shore Roller Girls league consists of three intra-league teams -- the Murder Beach Militia, the Right Coast Rollers and the Anchor Assassins -- and one all-star travel team. Its members -- women of all ages and backgrounds -- fill the Jackson Skating Center for grueling practices several times weekly, training and scrimmaging with their coaching and referee staff.
Roller derby is the newest, extreme sport for women rapidly sweeping the nation. Roller derby has been re-vamped into a flat-track version of the old-school style of a bank track. This is the real thing, not an orchestrated match-up. Jersey Shore Roller Girls, a league which formed almost two years ago, skates under the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association rules and regulations.
To find out more information about the Jersey Shore Roller Girls league please go to http://www.jerseyshorerollergirls.net/ or e-mail: info@jerseyshorerollergirls.net
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