THIS IS DERBY [short documentary]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ม.ค. 2011
- My senior thesis on Denver Roller Derby and how they've impacted my life. "Like" my facebook athlete page! : / 190436037670455
Songs used in this documentary, in order:
"Boys Wanna Be Her" - Peaches
"Bad Reputation" - Joan Jett
"Kiss With a Fist" - Florence + The Machine
"Maneater" - The Bird and the Bee ft. Shirley Manson
"Brand New Key" - Melanie Safka
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar
"Magic" - B.o.B. ft. Rivers Cuomo
*Disclaminer*
(taken from my sister who phrased it very eloquently) The parts in the documentary that talk about derby being a female-dominated sport aren't meant to be a snub toward any men (or transgender or genderless people). I think she just wanted to address part of what drew her--and many others--to roller derby, which is that it was very much all about the ladies, good sportswomanship, the dedication, etc.
Please keep in mind, also, that this documentary was made over four years ago. Since then, many strides have been made to make the sport more inclusive. Leagues have changed their gender policies to include more than just those who identify as female. Some leagues have even changed their names--for example, the Denver Roller Dolls are now known as Denver Roller Derby, and their affiliate men's league (Ground Control) is great!
I guess what I'm trying to say is: Yvonne loving women's roller derby doesn't mean she is against men's derby. But of course you are absolutely welcome to like or dislike this documentary, that is your choice. I just wanted to make that first part known. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
I'm a female captain of a men's team. Men's Roller derby is played differently. Men are very shoulder hit heavy while women tend towards the full body or hip check. Men skate backwards more frequently and give out the cross shoulder hits. Both are worth watching, honestly.
It is absolutely different strategies because of different body types and even skating style. I find it most fascinating to see co-ed games where both women and men need to adapt their hitting styles based on their target!
Would you say a Shoulder check or hip check is determined by the size of the opponent?
@@Boc3phu5 I would not say that! Hip checks are going to be more effective at moving and controlling your opponent. Shoulder heavy hits are easier to avoid by shifting your weight away from the hit but hip hits can sweep you off your feet!
I started Junior Roller Derby last October and I've loved every second. I take my skills test this month so I can be an official Derby Girl! Can't wait. Love this sport.
Good luck!
thats so awsome! ive wanted to become a junior roller for a while and i am going to join next year!
fun fact:
ROLLER DERBY IS MY LIFE.
OKAY, MADAME! :-D
Cool!!! How long you been a Roller Girl ? 💪🤘
Love how this is edited and put together. I watched this a few months back and just started basic training. Thanks for helping to get me ready for the journey, Yvonne. :)
+thegirlnextdork Thank you for the kind words!
I made the charter team this year. Woo hoo!
How is it?
Pretty cool! Most of all, I think it's very validating. I worked really hard, got there, and was just rostered for regular rotation for my first game rather than just being an alternate or bench-warmer. To think I'm "good enough" feels so good. The new challenges are exciting. I like working with charter at practices instead of B and C teams. It's easy to get caught up helping newer skaters rather than honing your own skills. It's a very rewarding thing to do also, but I'm ready for something different, you know? :)
Nice job with the documentary. I didn't understand roller derby at all, and now I kind of "get it".
Sure. Along with the camaraderie and athleticism, I believe there is a certain "feeling" that comes with falling in love with derby that is the hardest to portray. It's an evolving sport and many parts of the documentary are already outdated despite only being a few years old (namely, that men's derby is becoming more popular) but I think the family aspect and the feeling that derby saved your soul is something that will always be relevant. Thanks for your message!
Its fascinating to see the rise, brick by brick, of a new sport. Emerging and being captured in this kind o doc its pure gold. Keep the footage going and keep the great work on what you all realy love!
I've already posted the link to the documentary. Being in my 60s with physical challenges, I go to as many of the Free State Roller Derby bouts that are at home as I can. The women I have met who participate in this sport, whether they are one of the home teams or a visiting team, all seem happy to have people come out and watch them. Even the few I have spoken with who are on guest teams seem to have real sportsmanship! In addition to supporting the local team, that is one of the reasons I like to watch. Regarding the sportsmanship, you are like the contestants on American Ninja Warrior! I can't think of a better compliment to give to the women I have met in this sport!
This is the best roller derby documentary I’ve seen. It’s also what helped me decide to join my junior derby team three months ago. Thank you, TInY! You’re great!
-Kirb Stomp, PHX Derby Brats
Aaaah you just made me miss roller derby so much more. Life pushes skaters OOB temporarily, but hopefully some of us will re-enter some lovely day. Thank you for a great documentary. So much has changed in this sport, can't believe it's only been 4 years since this was published.
+Laura Lopez Bueno It really has changed so much! It's crazy watching games from just a few years ago and men's teams are becoming more prevalent! Someone commented on champs 2012 and asked why skaters were taking a knee... Oh roller derby!
Hehe, ah, the knee. Rather the event when it was first seen. I don't know many skaters who were keen on it, really. One of derby's surprising moments. :) Yes, it's interesting to see men's teams getting established and doing so well.
"Kiss with a Fist" by Florence + The Machine
Derby has changed so much throughout the years. I'm only 14 but, I play coed roller derby in West Kentucky
It seriously has. A lot of aspects shown and discussed in the documentary are hardly relevant anymore!
My cousin does this she must be pretty tough. I think I'll stick to skateboarding
Why don't you put on a pair of skates and see how it feels to be hit by someone twice your size while going 10+ mph..
luvleeaddi
Yeah I am pretty big for a Freshmen.
This documentairy keeps hyping me everytime i watch it!
Thanks! I'm glad to know that it is still inspiring to many skaters all over!
Sttatic X's music video "Destroyer" brought me here. That song should be played in every roller derby!
This is so cool, thank you for mentioning that video!
@@spottay212 Yeah! Have you seen that music video? A real pump up song for roller derby. I was a kid back in the 80s when I 1st saw a rollee derby on TV, and that was the 1st sport that I saw women participate in and I was blown away! And at a young age I already knew that girls can do what boys can do!
Great job covering the most important elements of roller derby-- skill, work, and community. It looks like DRD are doing a top-notch job at preparing SKATERS before throwing them into full-contact derby, which is totally important. It ain't all about tattoos and bein' badass, its about learning together...and then hitting the crap out of each other. Get it Phan clan! derby
This looks so fun!! I have never skated (successfully) ever but this makes me want to try really hard just so i can get here
Yvonne, your documentary was great. Congrats on your roller derby success. I've been skating with a Rec-League for about a year and I can't wait to try out for a league eventually. Everything you've said, are the immediate reactions I go through in roller derby.
-Sailor Doom!
This makes me miss roller derby so much! I can't wait to find an adult league wherever I end up going to college!!
+Maya Showen I'm sure it'll be there!
Very informative, interesting and well done.This is by far best documentary I have seen on You Tube.Added to my favorites.Thank you for taking the time to make and share this derby film.
Thanks Yvonne! Very nice documentary. Gives a insight of the enthusiasm and hard work that all members of the sport go through. Good Luck and keep it SAFE.
Thank you! It was mostly difficult to coordinate schedules with interviewing people, that was probably the hardest part. I also didn't have a good lighting source so I often tried to work with outdoor interviews to get natural lighting to help me. I had hours and hours of footage, which was a gift but also a curse in a way. Thankfully, because I loved everything about this documentary, it was easy to stay in focus and not get tired of watching the footage!
I'm loving this video! I love Derby! There was a team to form here locally (I live in Kentucky) and I was to be ref for them. They did a few practices but the team ended before it began. I hope to one day actually see some derby action! Much love friends!
This is great! I'm slowly waiting for the Fresh Meat program to start where I am at/waiting for funds to get gear. Slowly filling in the fix with vids/documentaries. Hope you're kickin ass in bouts now! :D
i cant wait till I am old enough for this
So...That was three years ago. Did...Did you join them.
Hey did you do it
Junior roller derby!!!! It's the best, take it from a junior player!!
@Lila Van Tol Amazing!! I'm thirteen, level two. What level are you? What's your name?
I love their names. Slam a jiweon. Amanda beaten. Frank hurtr. The Shevil Knevils. I remember watching roller Derby on tv and going to see it in the 1970's. They had the slanted track. There was even a movie about it staring Raquel Welch. Saw that at the drive in. Drive in's were the coolest
I'm so glad you joined! I'm also one of the junior derby trainers for our league and the kids are so great!
My mom joined and it was the coolest and most fun thing she has ever done!! Or so she says all the time :)
ROLLER SKATE.WAS THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE. AND I LOVE IT
Badass and totally inspiring! Im in the middle of basic training for my local team on the other side of the pond. Great to hear about your experiences!
I've asked some of our founding skaters about the difficulties and, boy, were there difficulties. The only advice they could offer was being persistent and asking ANY and ALL venues if you could skate there. A lot of the money to rent our first venue was loaned from the skaters themselves and they had to sell a certain number of tickets to be able to pay back their skaters first before making any money that would go towards a future event. Keep your head up, keep trying, and it WILL happen!
You are absolutely cool. I hope you have a long and victorious derby career with DRD. I'm a starting out this season as a rookie NSO down here in SoCal and I feel the same way about being part of this derby community we've found.
Just seen your documentary and really liked it. I have just blogged about it and shared it via our social media. Well done!!
Siging up for training today!!!! I cant wait. Been a dream of mine since childhood
I'm about to attend my fourth session. This first one is hard, but the more you do it, the easier it becomes. I even practice in my kitchen just to improve my balance. I'm hooked!
This is the coolest thing ever. Period.
It really is! This documentary is 10 years old 😱 while the basic rules have stayed the same, the strategy, skill, and overall mentality has evolved since this documentary. It’s difficult to resume contact sports with COVID but I recommend checking our your local league when it’s safe to do so!
We are currently trying to form a roller derby team in Luxembourg, but all our attempts to find a venue or to get any help from the local sports authorities are in vain. Nobody seems to take us seriously. It is very very frustrating. Videos like these give us the strength to kaap going though. Thank you!!
Super excited to start in April.
Amazing documentary! One of the few that helped convince me to ask my local team about setting up a junior team!
I'd no idea about this sport..I'm latin.. U cannot see so much about this in my country but this is AMAZING srslly if I were able to make it here would be a dream.. CONGRATS GURLS! this so cool!!
xx Grom Colombia Keep on doing it and givin' the B E S T!
Kudos from Ireland! Great film. Roller Derby is really kicking off here. We're coming for ya USA! Great movie.
I just started training. I'm a total klutz and I really hope I can level up because I love it!
I think that the Roller Derby girls SHOULD get paid.They work hard, some of them get hurt, they have to work as a team, and it's an AMAZING sport for girls. I think I want to play when I grow up. :)
Your passion for the sport and the people shows in your work. I really enjoyed your documentary.
Sending love💜 from Loco city derby girls!! Lodi, Ca. Derby is life.
Nice little documentary on a fun subject. I went to see a friend play on her roller derby team. It was a lot of fun.
A worthy topic for a thesis!
Very nicely done. Congratulations on the wonderful film and on your roller derby success.
i watched "Whip It", which is an awesome movie about a girl who wants to do roller derby but her parents and others dont want her to do it/dont think she can do it. after watching it, i wanna go to a roller derby match! Looks awesome!
Amazing video! Finaly one I can give people, when they ask me " what is roller derby? Where are the ball? " etc.. And now even Norway has gotten Roller Derby! :D
Way to go Yvonne, true inspiration!
This is the year I started. My oh my, how things have changed.
Oh my goodness, right? It was recently my *14 year* tryout anniversary on 4/20. It’s changed so much. My years playing with amazing athletes will always hold a special place in my heart.
Fantastic doco Yvonne.
thank you so much for sharing this…it was so inspiring and shot excellently.
Thank you so much!
I'm considering getting into Roller Derby! Great documentary!
Added to my Favorites! So awesome, Yvonne!
Love the short film you did. Music choice is awesome. Sound is clear and video is really good to. Do want to chime in on something though.
I noticed a part where someone said men wouldn't see a point to devoting this much time into something for the shear fun of it. Well we do. there are 20 MRDA teams now and championships are going to be in St Louis in October!
What amazing young women you are! The documentary was done so well, it should receive an award.
this sport looks amazing... should be on tv every week.
this is WONDERFUL. I would love to know what mics you used for the interviews? thanks SO much.
Bello! Amazing!
Thank you!
This is awesome. Love it
OMG YOU USED A FLORENCE + THE MACHINE SONG!!!!!! Makes the documentary even better ;)
Thank you!!
Raquel Welch in The Kansas City Bomber got me into Roller Derby in the 70's .
Informal introductory to the sport. 🎶👀👍
Rock N Roll never die art of Roller skate also never end ..keep going we love skating
amazing music and great video!
this needs to be seen by more people. so goooooood
I'm going to a wannabe clinic in a few weeks to try my hand at roller derby. I'm way excited!
Congrats on your first bout!!
@HelloKittyDuh1987 Yes there is! Champs was hosted there last year and I was there as a spectator!!!
Peaches! Great song and awesome video. :)
Very nice! Great music!Great interviews! :)
I used to skateboard, but I was always super intrigued by roller derby girls because they seemed to have the same kind of chutzpah. Rad video. I hope I have a bout I can watch somewhere this summer. Very cute to infinity and yvonne:-)
It's not meant to be taken as, "Gosh, women are so dumb for doing this!" but more like the work behind the scenes in roller derby (especially in a league of our size) can often appear to outweigh the benefits of something as unique as roller derby. It's also not meant to mean that we don't have dedicated men that are equally if not more involved in our leagues.
Awesome! Congrats!
Great documentary!!
NICE! And great music choice, too!
Great vid !
love it. well done
@TheShanlou
I sure did, and I was recently drafted to our JV travel team, Bruising Altitude! :)
Love it!
Can someone please tell me what's the song that's playing in the beginning?
I am going to have to agree, I coach the Morgantown Roller Vixens, and as a man it is difficult to deal with so many women. But I too am a glutton for punishment and I love this sport too much to let that get in my way!!
oh my gosh ! i really wish i can do the same . you guys are so amazing :)
I liked this until it started talking about men not skating... We work closely with a men's league and the are amazing and we push each other to become a better, stronger team.
Jackie McCloughan I'm not Yvonne, so I can't speak for her. But I am her sister, so I'm going to try!
The parts in the documentary that talk about derby being a female-dominated sport aren't meant to be a snub toward any men (or transgender or genderless people). I think she just wanted to address part of what drew her--and many others--to roller derby, which is that it was very much all about the ladies, good sportswomanship, the dedication, etc.
Please keep in mind, also, that this documentary was made over four years ago. Since then, many strides have been made to make the sport more inclusive. Leagues have changed their gender policies to include more than just those who identify as female. Some leagues have even changed their names--for example, the Denver Roller Dolls are now known as Denver Roller Derby, and their affiliate men's league (Ground Control) is great!
I guess what I'm trying to say is: Yvonne loving women's roller derby doesn't mean she is against men's derby. But of course you are absolutely welcome to like or dislike this documentary, that is your choice. I just wanted to make that first part known.
I appreciate the clarity. Thank you for taking the time to mention this to me :)
Derby
Julie Phan yeah, even in the old days when men and women were on one team, everyone really loved to see the girls skate and do amazing things.
i live in colorado too! :) im 15 and too young to play for a legit league yet (that i know of) but i got hooked last summer when i went to see the bionic banked track team they had... im pretty excited for it to start up again, and maybe play if i can find a good junior league, or a team that woud maybe take me?
I used one song from the Whip It soundtrack, the very first song in the documentary: "Boys Wanna Be Her" - Peaches
ive been wanting to do roller derby for so long, but nowadays im not sure if ill be able to because its very hard for me to find any places online.
I hope it goes well for you!!
awh this looks like so much fun! sad thing is there's nothing like this where i live :(
I play on the Seattle derby brats (jr league) and I’m on evil angels and it is full contact
Great vid and doc. Go derby.
Always wanted to try roller derby :) I would love it! Buuuut I doubt I'd be able to do it :(
LucyLaced x Noooo why the self-doubt??
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6:29 man not skating because they would cry at night and give up if they're not getting payed?? That's just a crazy thing to say..
Timo de Lange it’s an opinion man, and things have changed in derby since this film came out too.
So good
I will love it
Great video!
@sirAthrus
Men's roller derby does exist but has not nearly caught on like women's roller derby. There are actually some clips in my documentary that feature a co-ed bout my league held!
very nice documentary ! rock on !! =)