Roller Derby Referee Training - Direction of Gameplay - 2017 Rules - Ref-Ed.com
Channel: Aaron Propes
Date: 19/02/2017

Ref-Ed.com - the online site for roller derby referee training.

--- UPDATED FOR THE 2017 WFTDA/MRDA RULES RELEASE ---

In roller derby, clockwise skating happens. And while it's potential dangerous, it's not illegal (and not that different when you think of other full contact sports like American football, hockey, or rugby). The rules regarding the direction of gameplay are there to make sure that the game continues to move "in the derby direction" while allowing the players the freedom to make tactical maneuvers in clockwise directions on the track. The module tries to cover the basics of the Direction of Gameplay rule, while also highlighting the easy to make mistakes that come from the big collisions that can happen while someone is moving clockwise.