So this was a pretty hench weekend of drills, workshops and watching the uk and europes finest block the snot out of one another. if you were there for the weekend bootcamp, the euroclash bouts or simply glued to the action on rdtv you’ll have enjoyed roller derby at the freaking highest level.

5 wenches were representing at the bootcamp and we were put through our paces on the track with drills on jammer resilience, blocking and power jam defence. there were two entertaining workshops on league management and how to get through a tourny. and also there was also a dynamic sports academy sesh that turned out to be alot stranger than expected! it was great to feel pushed throughout the day, and to learn such useful skills and knowledge to bring back to our own league.

in the evening it was balls to the wall action in the euroclash bouts, and the wenches were front row for all the action. first up leeds roller dolls brought their a-game to london brawl saints in an incredibly exciting bout that you have to say was one for the books. then the euroclash headliner with the finest skaters from 5 european countries taking on londing brawling; with an amazing start from europe it could have been anyone’s game, and although the challengers did an awesome job skating toe to toe with london, in the end brawling proved why they roll at the tippy top.

sunday was scrim day at the bootcamp and after one more workshop on strategy our girls dug deep on the track to demonstrate the skills we had learnt the day before. the day ended with two of our girls in the top level bout and we can feel proud that we held our own and had just the sweetest time sharing the track with some of our most admired skaters.

Dear london roller girls, thank you for all your hard work, sharing your knowledge, and providing such a successful and exciting weekend of roller derby. it was brills to see so many familiar faces and meet so many more.
…we look forward to rolling with you all again very soon, Gutterball x

The first practice will be May 14th 8-10pm at Southsea Skatepark!

It will be every Monday night. We’re sorry for those of you who couldn’t make Mondays, hopefully we will have extra free practices on different nights when the weather improves.

We will be focusing on derby and minimum skills, in a low pressure environment. It’s a perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to try out to join the Wenches, or just for learning how to skate.

Please email prwreckers@hotmail.com to sign up!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/87406453 – Pile of Roller Skates, Austin

Amateur roller derby leagues (including Portsmouth Roller Wenches) across Britain are spending a weekend in June skating the distance of the Olympic torch relay. That’s 3787 miles! Or a staggering 103,890 laps of a roller derby track. This challenge is being undertaken to raise money for the truly worthwhile SportsAid; a charity supporting the young British athletes of tomorrow.

In Roller Derby we know all about chasing after your dreams. Roller Derby is very young in the UK but, through the dedication and commitment of league members nationwide, it has become the country’s fastest growing sport. The welcoming community of Roller Derby has brought so many women back into the arena of competitive sport, or encouraged them to enter it for the first time.

Roller Derby leagues are coming together as the grass-roots sports players that everyone keeps talking about, and are raising money to support the next generation of British Olympians.

Celebrate sport! Celebrate the Olympics! Support our Herculean effort, and the real spirit of 2012! Feel free to sponsor us and the whole collective at www.justgiving.com

The Hundred Jams War allowed skaters of all levels to join in and play. Excitement, nervousness and fear ran through my body leading up to the event.

Excitement. Because it was to be my first bout. Because I wanted to play. Because it was new and different.

Nervousness. Because I constantly questioned my ability to perform. Because I knew both the public and wenches would be watching. Because of the unknown.

Fear. Because I didn’t want to fail or let the team down. Because I didn’t want to look stupid. Because I thought I was not ready.

To read the full post – visit No Pain’s blog

Exciting News Portsmouth Roller Wenches will be starting a Rec League very soon, if you’re interested in joining the wenches ever expanding team, then email Prwreckers@hotmail.com they will be able to give you all the info you need. Everyone welcome, boys & girls – but you must be over 18.

No skating experience necessary, just a ton of enthusiasm and a little bravery…we’ll help you learn the rest!

Image credit: thisisourjamdc

A large handful of Wenches are on their way to France to kick some butt in The Hundred Jams’ War in Rouen this Easter Weekend.

We’ll update you as we have the information, and will have a full write-up after the event.

If you can’t wait that long, you can stream the event live here http://www.spiders.fr/fr/

Good luck to our Wenches!

Last weekend we held our official Wenchling graduation. After a tough (but really fun!) 17 week freshmeat course, we are proud to officially present our new batch of Wenches!

As a thank you to the freshmeat coaches, assistants and wider team – the rookies generously presented us with our first HUGE penalty tracking whiteboard. See it and the new Wenches at a bout near you soon!

I play roller derby for the Varsity Derby League in Canberra, Australia. I love the absolute pants off my league, so you can imagine my feelings when I realised I’d have to leave them for six months to go do some research overseas for my PhD. No skating for half a year? youtube.com/ohno

But not to fret! Derby is a global community, and it’s common for skaters to visit other leagues in the places they travel to. Phew! So I got in touch with the Portsmouth Roller Wenches and when I finally arrived in Portsmouth after a diabolically long flight from Sydney it was straight into Sunday scrimmage.

As I wrote in my fieldwork blog, “It’s an interesting experience, skating with a different league. There’s new venues, new drills, new strategies, new dynamics, new expectations. And of course, there are a whole bunch of new people to skate with.” At first I felt a bit like the new kid at school, but that feeling was soon replaced by a feeling of “these guys are awesome!”

I’ve learned so much in the short time I’ve spent with the Wenches. I’ve found myself scribbling down notes about drills and gameplay strategies, I’ve had the opportunity to see the ladies in action at a closed-door bout, and I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the newest Wenches presented with shiny new scrim shirts at their derby graduation.

I honestly could not have wished for a better bunch of people to meet and skate with than the Wenches. It’s a little daunting, being in an unfamiliar city in an unfamiliar country. So to be made feel so welcome makes a whole lot of difference. Roller derby is like that though. In a very scientific study conducted by me just now, people who play derby are 115% more awesome than the general population. I love my league and I can’t wait to get back to them, but there’s a big part of me that wishes I could stay in Portsmouth longer and spend more time with this amazing bunch of skaters.

Wenches, thank you so much, I’ll miss you all!

Boudica BabeKiller xx

We are extremely happy to announce that we are now able to open discussions with both local, national and international companies regarding sponsorship.

Please see our Sponsorship page for some information and get in touch with us if you would like to discuss this further.

We look forward to working with you.

After successfully passing their minimum skills, we are extremely proud to announce to the World of derby – our rookie Wenches!

• Atomic Affliction # Room 101
• Eat Pixies Dust #11
• Eureka Pain #23
• Fanny Haddock # F15H
• Hetty Swooters #K63
• Hot Squeals #41
• Malibash Stacie #18
• Morphine Qween #7.5
• No Pain, No Elaine #0UCH
• Psyclone DestroyHer #540°
• RR COOL J #High5

Please join us in wishing them all fun, bashy Wench times!