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How do you play the Game of Roller Derby

Each game of derby,called a bout, is played between two teams,each with five players in a line-up at one time on the track.Each line-up is made up of one pivot,three blockers,and a jammer.
The pivot is recognized by her striped helmet cover,the jammer wears a helmet cover with a star on each side,and the blockers have no helmet covers at all.
Each game is 60 minutes,made of two 30 minutes periods that are further broken down into two-minute jams.

The team is made up of pivot,jammer,and blockers. At the start of the jam,the teams line up along the straigth away of the track. Pivots and blockers in the front,with jammers positioned 20 feet behind.

A jam is a two-minute race to see which jammer can score the most points. The jammer earns a point for every member of the opposing team she passes.That may sound easy,but the opposing team is doing all they can to get their own jammer through the pack while stopping the other teams jammer cold.
Derby is a full contact sport and skaters will use all legal means at their disposal to get the job done,including hitting the opposing team with their shoulders and hips,pushing and pulling on members of their own team,and doing a cool SLING-SHOT maneuver called WHIP to speed their jammer through the pack.

Scoring: Each jammer must make a one complete pass through the pack before she can begin accumulating points.The first jammer to move through the pack legally becomes the lead jammer and as such has the power to call off the jam early.(a strategic advantage that allows her to score points and then call off the jam before her opponent has a chance to score)
If neither jammer passes through the pack legally,neither becomes a lead jammer and the jam continues on for the entire two-minute period.

Blocking: Through it all, the blockers are doing their thing blocking. Blockers can hit members of the opposing team with their shoulders, hips, and torso.. it's illegal to use forearms,hands,and head,and the use of elbow is strictly regulated.