WFTDA brings expertise to EU derby

This weekend, April 9 & 10, 2011 at WFTDA recognized event, ANARCHY IN THE UK hosted by the London Rollergirls, there will be a WFTDA-led Referee Evaluator session for the purpose of learning how to complete WFTDA official evaluations as representatives of your member league.

Sarah Hipel, the WFTDA Games Plan Manager, will lead the session. Sarah oversees the WFTDA Referee Committee, Statistics program and Referee Certification program. This Referee Evaluator session is open to all European roller derby leagues, although space may limited to two representatives from each league. The session will include the bulleted points below and allow time for a brief question and answer session.

This session will cover:

• Brief overview of the certification process
• Requirements and paperwork flow
• The review process
• Moving through the ranks and the reapplication process
• Official evaluations vs. non-official evaluations
• The evaluation rubric
• Cause and effect
• Positioning
• Impact
• Initiator
• Standard Practices
• Hand Signals and Verbal Cues
• Communication: Ref to ref & ref to skater

Session dates and times will be available to the EU shortly. Any other inquiries should be sent to Games@wftda.com.