Learn to Skate 8-Week Course May 2025

Want  to learn how to play an awesome team sport on roller skates? 

(We're also running a free taster session on Sunday 18th May - come by and give it a go before the course starts! You can book onto that here.)

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LEARN TO SKATE IN OUR 8 WEEK COURSE!

Here's some quick info about our upcoming 8 week New Skaters course:

• 1 hour session every Sunday afternoon

• Sunday 25th May - Sunday 20th July

• All fitness levels are welcome

• No previous skating experience needed

• All kit will be  provided!

• £39.99 course fee

• If you then decide to join the team, there will be three friendly integration sessions on 7th, 14th & 21st September to help you get to grips with our main league training.

For each session, skaters will need to arrive at 1.15pm for kitting up, to begin skating at 1.30pm and end at 2.30pm. Our Main League team training runs 11.30am-1.30pm, so you're welcome to come by early and watch!

The cost of the course includes:

• Full kit hire during Sunday training sessions (excluding mouth guard) for the duration of the course

• Access to all 8 BBHR New Skaters sessions

• Off-skates access to advanced skater sessions

• Entry to all of BBHR’s  closed door games

• Access to a dedicated new skaters (aka rookies) WhatsApp group to keep in touch with your fellow skaters

• Invitations to all of our upcoming social events

During the course our dedicated Rookie Coaches will take you through the basics of this empowering sport. You will gain balance and  confidence on your skates and start working towards building the skills you need to join the team. At the end of the course you'll get to take part in a 'Graduation Scrim'! Celebrating everything you've learnt and putting into practice alongside your fellow Rookie Grads.

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SECURE YOUR PLACE!

Ticket sales close 24hrs before event start. Please be aware we do have limited capacity for this course!

(We're also running a free taster session on Sunday 18th May - come by and give it a go before the course starts! You can book onto that here.)

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BUT WAIT, WHAT IS  ROLLER DERBY?!

Roller Derby is a fast paced, full contact sport played on quad roller skates. Trust us, you'll be hooked in no time.

While it's a niche sport still growing in the UK, particularly rebuilding after the global pandemic, Roller Derby in general has an amazing, inclusive community across the world.

Our team is WFTDA affiliated and welcomes all women, non-binary and gender-expansive people comfortable skating on a women’s team. If you are not sure if this is for you,  please don’t hesitate to contact us at BBHRderby@gmail.com for clarification.

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PLEASE NOTE: You must be over 18 years of age to take part, we currently do not have a Junior League for under-18's.

We can’t wait to see you all on track!

Love BBHR

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VISIBILITY INFO FOR  BECOMING A BBHR LEAGUE MEMBER

If you choose to join the team after the course, you can become a League Member! We are a grass roots team with no sponsorship. To keep BBHR rolling, we all contribute £40 subs per month to cover our training venue costs and insurance. 

*We are able to offer financial support to any skater through The Gory Fund to anyone who needs it. 

We train every Sunday at Cressex Community School and every other Wednesday at Wycombe Leisure Centre!