Turku Pride Week Scrimmage on Monday the 26th of August

Dirty River Roller Derby is organizing an open scrimmage on Turku Pride week on Monday the 26th of August from 7 pm to 9 pm at Ilpoisten Palloiluhalli! DRRD wants to remind everyone of the roots of the Pride movement so in the scrimmage Stonewall Rioters are playing against Turku Rebels. The event is open for audience and also players of all skill levels, referees and officials are welcome to join!

There will be fast paced action, themed costumes and rioting within the boundaries of the rules! We encourage you to bring your own Pride flags with you and come as you are! Players, referees and officials can sign up by sending us a message either on Instagram (preferred) or Facebook.

The event is free of charge. See you at Ilpoisten Palloiluhalli! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Sign up for roller derby’s autumn 2024 beginners’ practices

Would you like to try a new hobby in a safe and supporting environment? Dirty River Roller Derby’s beginner practices are here and you can sign up now!

What: Beginners practices start on Thursday 19th of September from 7.30 pm to 9 pm
Schedule: on Thursdays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm for the first month and after that on Thursdays from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and Sundays from 2 pm to 4 pm. The last practice is on Sunday the 10th of November
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
What do you need: Your own gear (we have also a limited amount of gear to lend out)
Cost: 70 € which includes a membership fee for 2024.

Sign up for autumn 2024 beginners’ practices here

You don’t need any previous experience in roller skating or roller derby. We’ll start from the very basics and help you develop your skills at your own pace.

The age limit for our beginners’ phase is 16 years. All participants must agree to and behave according to our values.

More info: beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com.

You’re warmly welcome to DRRD and our beginners’ practices!

Open Skates – try outs for roller derby and roller skating on 29th of August and 5th of September

Come and try out roller derby and skate with us!

What: Roller derby open skate!
When: Thursday 29th of August from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and Thursday 5th of September from 7.30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
Price: It’s free!
Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/ZSoreq5MDErsvdHp9

Dirty River Roller Derby is looking for new skaters, referees and non-skating officials. These events are free of charge and open for everyone. You must be at least 16 to attend. You’ll get to try the skates and other gear and you don’t need to know how to skate or have any background in sports to attend. Everyone is welcome! Wear comfy sports clothes and bring a water bottle with you.

Our next beginners’ practices start on Thursday 19th of September! Questions? You can reach our beginners’ department at beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com – we speak English!

Roller derby Finnish Championship and 1st division tournament 11th of May at Kupittaa Sports Hall

Turku’s Dirty River Roller Derby is organizing a Finnish Championship series and 1st division roller derby tournament at the Kupittaa Sports Hall (Lemminkäisenkatu 32a) on May 11th.

The tournament will feature two Finnish Championship level games and one 1st division game.

Schedule:
Doors open at 10:30 AM

At 11:00 AM
(Finnish Championship) Dirty River Roller Derby Föri Fighters vs. Helsinki Roller Derby Bees

At 2:00 PM
(1st division) Kallio Rolling Rainbow Kinapori Fistfunkers vs. Tampere Roller Derby Howlin’ Rolls

At 4:35 PM
(Finnish Championship) Kallio Rolling Rainbow All Colours vs. Helsinki Roller Derby Bees

Tickets are 3/5 euros, supporter ticket 8 euros.
Children under 12 enter for free.

Sign up for roller derby’s spring 2024 beginners’ practices

Would you like to try a new hobby in a safe and supporting environment? Dirty River Roller Derby’s beginner practices are here and you can sign up now!

What: Beginners practices start on Thursday 14th of September from 7 pm to 8.30 pm
Schedule: on Thursdays from 7 pm to 8.30 pm for the first month and after that on Thursdays from 7pm to 8.30 pm and Sundays from 2 pm to 4 pm. The last practice is on Sunday the 7th of April
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
What do you need: Your own gear (we have also a limited amount of gear to lend out)
Cost: 70 € which includes a membership fee for 2024.

Sign up for spring 2024 beginners’ practices here

You don’t need any previous experience in roller skating or roller derby. We’ll start from the very basics and help you develop your skills at your own pace.

The age limit for our beginners’ phase is 16 years. All participants must agree to and behave according to our values.

More info: beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com.

You’re warmly welcome to DRRD and our beginners’ practices!

Open Skates – try outs for roller derby and roller skating on 25th of January and 1st of February

Come and try out roller derby and skate with us!

What: Roller derby open skate!
When: Thursday 25th of January from 7 pm to 8.30 pm and Thursday 1st of February from 7 pm to 8.30 pm
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
Price: It’s free!
Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/vNwpgYFXGb4d5vMn8

Dirty River Roller Derby is looking for new skaters, referees and non-skating officials. These events are free of charge and open for everyone. You must be at least 16 to attend. You’ll get to try the skates and other gear and you don’t need to know how to skate or have any background in sports to attend. Everyone is welcome! Wear comfy sports clothes and bring a water bottle with you.

Our next beginners’ practices start on Thursday 15th of February! Questions? You can reach our beginners’ department at beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com – we speak English!

COACH – WE WANT YOU! 

Are you passionate about sports and an inspiring person? Can you bring people together, make them work together and succeed together? Dirty River Roller Derby is looking for new coaches. We are hoping to get 1–3 coaches, who could share the responsibilities and tasks of coaching. The sharing is done by coaches themselves.

The tasks of coaching consist of being present in team’s practices and occasionally planning and running the practices together with the coaching group. We hope that the members of the coaching group have an enthusiastic attitude towards learning new things, skill of working together and ability to inspire. Obviously, basic knowledge of roller derby is also desired!

The coaching should be interested in getting to know also the international governing body of roller derby, WTFDA, and its rankings, and be able to plan the team’s future games with that in mind.

DRRD has currently one competitive team, Föri Fighters, which represents the league. Föri Fighters is going to play in the SM series in this upcoming season. Formerly we have aimed to play WTFDA-sanctioned games also abroad.

The players of the team are on different skill and experience levels, so it is important that the coaching is able to coach players both as a team but also as an individual.

Everyone participating in DRRD activities should read and commit to our values: https://dirtyriverrollerderby.com/en/drrd/our-values/

If this advertisement made your heart pump faster, send us a message:
coaching@dirtyriverrollerderby.com.

SIGN UP FOR ROLLER DERBY’S AUTUMN 2023 BEGINNERS’ PRACTICES

Would you like to try a new hobby in a safe and supporting environment? Dirty River Roller Derby’s beginner practices are here and you can sign up now!

What: Beginners practices start on Thursday 14th of September from 7 pm to 8.30 pm
Schedule: Thursdays from 7 pm to 8.30 pm and Sundays from 1.30 pm to 3 pm
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
What do you need: Your own gear (we have also a limited amount of gear to lend out)
Cost: 70 € which includes a membership fee for 2023.

Sign up for beginners’ practices here

You don’t need any previous experience in roller skating or roller derby. We’ll start from the very basics and help you develop your skills at your own pace.

The age limit for our beginners’ phase is 16 years. All participants must agree to and behave according to our values.

More info: beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com.

You’re warmly welcome to DRRD and our beginners’ practices!

OPEN SKATE – TRY OUTS FOR ROLLER DERBY AND ROLLER SKATING ON 24.8. AND 31.8.2023

Come and try out roller derby and skate with us!

What: Roller derby open skate!
When: Thursday 24th of August from 7 pm to 8.30 pm and Thursday 31st of August from 7 pm to 8.30 pm
Where: Ilpoisten palloiluhalli, Lauklähteenkatu 15, Turku
Price: It’s free!
Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/bVdiVrZ85gye5i5N7

Dirty River Roller Derby is looking for new skaters, referees and non-skating officials. These events are free of charge and open for everyone. You must be at least 16 to attend. You’ll get to try the skates and other gear and you don’t need to know how to skate or have any background in sports to attend. Everyone is welcome! Wear comfy sports clothes and bring a water bottle with you.

Our next beginners’ practices start later in September! Questions? You can reach our beginners’ department at beginners@dirtyriverrollerderby.com – we speak English!

Turku Pride Week Scrimmage: Rage and Love on Monday 21st of August

Turku Pride -week is starting soon, and DRRD will be a part of the official program! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ The match theme is ‘Rage and Love,’ fitting the spirit of Turku PrideWe will organise an open-for-everyone Pride Scrimmage at the very beginning of the week, on Monday 21.8. at 18–20 in Ilpoisten palloiluhalli. We would love to have players, bench crew and commentators also from other leagues! Everybody is welcome! If you are interested in participating in any role, you can sign up via form below. Come and start the Pride Week with us and the best sport ever! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

https://forms.gle/MBRQcdSPpMtutfweA