We were born for this roll! Skaters tracked in movie
great when they are able to get up after being put down. “I broke one of my best friends’ ribs in training once, that was horrible. But I haven’t been too bad with injuries apart from tearing my shoulder muscle at the World Cup. Some people have had double leg breaks.”
Roller Derby is sweeping the globe since its revival in Texas over a decade ago. The fast-paced sport is played by two teams of five skating in the same direction around a track.
It can get very rough. At one point in ‘Revolutions’ DRG Jemma Flynn aka Zola Blood Hugs at the Roller Derby team coach ‘Violent Joe’ tells his players: “Don’t just nudge them, get in there and hit them!” Mum-of-one Jemma added: “I’d love to see it at the Olympics. If volleyball in bikinis can make it, I don’t see why roller derby can’t.” Tickets for the Irish Film Institute’s June 30 screening of the show can be booked at ifi.ie/revolutions. news@irishmirror.ie