Welcome to Fall 2022 Windchill Registration!!
Below is all the information you will need to successfully register for the MNRD Recreational League!
Participation Requirements:
Be at least 18 years of age
Provide state issued photo identification
Provide your own required gear/ safety equipment (listed below)
NO previous skating skills or knowledge are required for participation
Additional COVID Requirements:
Minnesota Roller Derby is taking extra precautions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at our practices and events by temporarily instating the following requirements. Please help keep everyone safe and healthy!
At this time, skaters must be masked during practice. Skaters need to provide their own masks for practices. Until further notice, a mask must be worn over the skaters mouth and nose at all times while at practice, including gearing up, skating practice, and gearing down. Masks may be briefly removed in order to drink water throughout the practice. No exceptions to this will be granted at this time.
Skaters cannot attend practice within 24 hours of experiencing cold-like symptoms. Skaters who have been directed to quarantine due to being a close contact to someone with COVID-19 should also not attend practice for at least 5 days from close exposure. Skaters who test positive with COVID-19 need to communicate this to the Windchill Managers if you have attended practice within 5 days of testing positive for contact tracing purposes. Skaters must refrain from attending practice for at least 10 days after testing positive with COVID-19.
Required Gear and Safety Equipment to participate:
Roller skates (roller blades not allowed)
Multi-impact helmet (roller derby or skateboarding helmet, not biking)
Knee pads with hard shells (thick, roller derby pads recommended as you will fall on these a lot regardless of skill level.)
Elbow pads with hard shell
Wrist guards
Mouth guard
Practice Details:
The Fall Term runs from September 11 through mid-December. Exact end date to be announced.
Windchill practices are Sunday and Tuesday nights. Sundays are from 6:15-8:15pm, divided into groups of those with similar skating abilities. Tuesdays are from 7:30-9:30pm and geared towards our skater learning the basics, with every other Tuesday being open skate time to work on your skills without direct trainer support. Those cleared as competition level skaters may continue to participate in competition level practices at the same times as previous sessions.
It is not required to attend both practice days to participate. There are no attendance minimums.
Practices are held in the Roy Wilkins Auditorium or The River Center Ex Halls located in downtown St Paul. If neither the Roy nor River Center have space available on a given Sunday or Tuesday, no skating practice will be scheduled for that day. There may be non-skating activities scheduled instead, though this is not guaranteed. Schedules will be sent out monthly as we reserve space, and communicated again weekly to remind skaters of any changes or exact locations.
Skaters need to bring all their own gear, mask, water bottle, and wear athletic clothing. Water fountains are available but should be used exclusively to fill water bottles at this time.
Typical Sunday Practice Schedule:
(10 minutes) Get to practice, gear up, self-paced warm-up, announcements
(10 minutes) Whole group, trainer directed, on-skates warm-up.
(60 minutes) break into assigned groups by skill level for skating practice. Skating skills and worked on for about 5-20 minutes per skill.
(30 minutes) Game play scenario or "drimmage" at your skill and contact level (including no contact).
(10 minutes) Whole group cool down skate and stretching
Typical Tuesday Practice Schedule:
(10 minutes) Get to practice, gear up, self-paced warm-up, announcements
(10 minutes) Whole group, trainer directed, on-skates warm-up
(10 minutes) Endurance work on skates
(20 minutes) Gear talk and skate maintenance
(40 minutes) Skills practice
(20 minutes) Game play scenario or "drimmage" at your skill and contact level (including no contact).
(10 minutes) Whole group cool down skate and stretching.
Recreational League cost:
$80 + processing fees to be paid during sign up.
What does this money do? Roller derby has a myriad of costs associated with practice and play. Practice space, venue insurance, safety/emergency equipment and personnel, travel and bout expenses, are some of the larger costs. Small stuff like duct tape and cones to weave around add up, too. Minnesota Roller Derby is skater owned and operated. We all pay in money, time, and contribute our skills to make this awesome sport run!
If the costs associated with any of the fees are prohibitive towards your participation, please email Windchill@mnrollerderby.com and a Windchill Manager will do their best to work with you before signing up.
If you are a class B, C, or Z member of MNRD, please sign up by emailing Fanny directly.
Additional cost:
WFTDA Insurance: Womans Flat Track Derby Association insurance is a secondary insurance you are required to have to participate in our recreational league program. You must have active WFTDA insurance prior to participation in the first practice to skate with the recreational league. WFTDA insurance costs $75.00 and is active for one year from the date of purchase.
If possible, please purchase this prior to the first day of practice to maximize your skate time. Or, please be prepared to be walked through this process at the first practice prior to participating, and have your card payment method available. You will not be allowed to skate until this is purchased.
The WFTDA website has a wonderful guide on how to do so. Here is how to find it:
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Go to the WFTDA website https://wftda.ps.membersuite.com/
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This is a full set of instructions on how to create an account and purchase WFTDA insurance.
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You will need to email us ahead of time or be able to show us the confirmation email on the first scheduled practice day. You will not be able to skate until we have verified your purchase of WFTDA insurance.
Again, if the costs associated with any of the fees are prohibitive towards your participation, please email Windchill@mnrollerderby.com and a Windchill Manager will do their best to work with you before signing up.
The timeline for registration is as follows:
August 16 – previously active skaters can register for Fall Term! Please do not share the registration link at this time so we can prioritize returning skaters.
August 21 – reserve list members will be invited to register!! At this time, you may share this link with anyone interested in registering.
August 25 – If spots remain, sign ups will be shared with the wider public at the Minnesota State Fair and on social media
September 9- Registration closes for Fall term at 11:55pm central time
September 11- First day of Fall Windchill Practice!
We are SO VERY excited to skate with you! If you have further questions or concerns, please email windchill@mnrollerderby.com
