The Cincinnati Rollergirls, our local badass babes on wheels/internationally ranked women's flat-track roller derby team, is recruiting skaters, referees and non-skating officials for its 2014 season at the Cincinnati Gardens.

If you've ever wanted to push people around while wearing fishnets and roller skates, now is the time.





The team is holding informational sessions, skill assessments and bootcamps to prepare prospective skaters for tryouts on Jan. 12, 2014. Sessions are open to interested female skaters 18 years and older and interested referees, who can be male or female as long as they're 18. Interested skaters and referees will be asked to pay a $60 commitment fee on Nov. 3, 2013 to help cover rink rental and training costs.





BOOTCAMPS AND TRYOUTS SCHEDULE (via the Rollergirls' press release)

Date: Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013 What: Skating Assessment and Informational Meeting

Location: The Skatin' Place, 3211 Lina Place, Colerain

Time: 9 a.m.-noon

At this session, we will run drills to gauge skaters' skill level and skating ability. Skaters will receive immediate feedback on what they need to work on to pass the actual tryout. We will also hold an informational meeting to answer questions, and give skaters calendar of bootcamps and Monday night practices so that they have a clear plan for how to attain their goals.

Date: Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013

What: Bootcamp and Assessment

Location: The Skatin' Place, 3211 Lina Place, Colerain

Time: 9 a.m.-noon

We will be holding an intensive skills training bootcamp and once again check in with skaters about areas of improvement.

Dates: Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 and Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014

What: Bootcamp Refreshers

Location: CRG practice space (address to be announced)

Times: To be announced

We will hold an intensive skating skills bootcamp on Friday night and a derby skills bootcamp on Saturday afternoon to get skaters back in derby mode right before the tryouts. All participants must provide their own skates and safety equipment for these bootcamps.

Date: Sunday, Jan. 12

What: Tryouts

Location: The Skatin' Place, 3211 Lina Place, Colerain

Time: 9 a.m.-noon

At tryouts, skaters will be tested on the skills they learned at the bootcamps, including timed laps around the derby track, stops, skating backward, skating with others, giving and receiving hits and overall potential as a derby skater. Skaters who pass tryouts will immediately be invited to a league meeting to meet the rest of the team.





To RSVP, email recruiting@cincinnatirollergirls.com.