Rose City Rollers

The Rose Buds mission
The Rose City Rose Buds is an organization providing opportunities for personal growth and development of budding female youth athletes in our community. By teaching the exciting sport of Jr. Roller Derby we strive to encourage teamwork, confidence, sportswomanship and fun amongst young women.

We teach and develop skating skills, game strategy, teamwork and sportswomanship in a supervised, competitive league structure.

We pride ourselves on being active members of our community through our volunteer and fundraising efforts. Dues are charged to help defray costs.

Fundraising is conducted to ensure that all interested teens, regardless of their financial resources or athletic ability, are eligible to participate.

OUR CORE VALUES:
Motivation… to celebrate success, recognizing and rewarding the achievements of individuals and teams through our sport Empowerment, to empower our members to take initiative and to do what's right; Risk Tolerance, to create a culture where prudent risk taking is encouraged and rewarded; Respect, acting with integrity and respect towards all; Broadening horizons, learning to work with others regardless of differences in race, creed, or lifestyle. Inclusion & Opportunity, promoting self-esteem, diversity and celebrating achievements; Leadership, reinforcing positive influences, and self-esteem among young women both on and off the track.

Practices:
Practices are held on Sunday from 3-5 and Thursday from 4-6 in the Rose City Rollers practice hangar.

Our practices are currently closed to the public, there will be tryouts this winter for girls ages 13-18 (and 12 with coach permission) for teens who want to learn the fun and rewarding sport of Roller Derby!
Check back for details, coming soon!

REQUIREMENTS:
• Lloyds of London insurance for each skater costing $25/year

• Safety gear: helmet, mouth guard, knee, elbow, wrist pads*

• Skates*

• $10/month dues for the use of facilities and resources

• Transportation to the practices

• Potential cost of travel if Rose Buds are invited to other cities (Seattle or Tacoma for example)

*Limited scholarships may be available to skaters demonstrating financial need and RCR will donate used gear.

For more information contact rosebuds.