Roc City Roller Derby

I must say, I became a fan of this sport when I went to see it!
The rules are a bit tricky to get, and we don’t have a full grasp of them, but we managed to follow the game and have a ton of fun!
When I went to the Derby a few years ago, it was an exhibition game, so it wasn’t as intense as this game (this one was a championship game). They ladies were intense! The games go fast, and there were very few timeouts! Fast paced and intense!
A few issues though, the food choices are limited, and so are the beer choices, and the dome arena was freezing! Bring some blankets. Also, get suicide seats, the game is way more intense to watch up close.

Roller Derby is a fun thing to watch/​experience in Rochester. There’s nothing like beers in brawlin’ broads. They have a food bar, ice cream part and of course beers. You sit on the bleachers and watch 3 teams compete. I had fun when I went, and it is a good one or two time thing but I wouldn’t go regularly. People thing it is as intense as the movie «Whip It»…that was just a movie and there are rules… but it is still entertaining. The Dome is a great location for the Derby. Fun music/​DJ :)

I’ve been to the Roller Derby a couple of times at the Dome Arena at the Fairgrounds and I easily got my moneys worth both times. Sure, I still don’t fully understand the rules (even after referencing the rule book on the website) but I get enough to follow the action and understand when teams are doing something good. The scoreboard helps with that as well! Lots of effort being put out by the ladies and there is speed, skill and some very satisfying hitting to feast your eyes on.
This last time, there were live announcers which were extra annoying and occasionally informative. Some people might like the constant noise of them babbling over the action but our group universally did not. Better off to let the play speak for itself I think. I’ll make another visit next season probably and hope they find a decent venue while the Dome isn’t available.
Reasonably priced snacks and drinks too. Hope others go out and give the Roller Derby a try!

Roller derby is awesome, and Roc City usually has charity events with good halftime entertainment. I see a lot of kids at the bouts, and there is some ASL interpretation available.