Riverside Rollergirls is a non-profit collectively owned and operated roller derby league based in Newport, Kentucky. It was founded in November 2006. We operate with a skater-owned, skater-run spirit with all members sharing equal ownership of the league.

Roller derby is a fast-paced, blink-and-you-miss-it sport that pits two teams of 5 skaters against one another in what is essentially a race around a track, with other skaters as obstacles. Each team consists of 3 blockers, 1 pivot (who can be identified by a solid stripe on her helmet), and 1 jammer (who can be identified by a star on her helmet). The jammer is the only member of a team that can score points. On the first whistle, the pack (blockers and pivots from both teams) takes off. On the second whistle, the jammers take off, skating as fast as they can around the track, being helped by their teammates, who create holes for their jammer by knocking their opposition out of the way, while at the same time trying to hinder the progress of the other jammer. A point is scored when a jemmer passes a member ot the opposing team. The team with the most points at the end of 3 periods wins.

1. We are a committed non-profit
2. We are collectively owned and operated. Each skater, coach, ref, and volunteer has an equal say in how the league is managed.
3. Management is fluid and always changing.
4. We are committed to new skaters. We do not hold try-outs, and we accept any skill level.
5. We use a decision making model called Formal Process of Consensus. Every member must "consent" to a decision before it is made.