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Derby Name
A derby name, roller derby name or skater name is a nickname used by a skater while playing or officiating roller derby. Derby names can be seen as an opportunity to adopt an alternative on-track persona. Many derby names are puns, and in some cases this may extend to the skater's number. Other names may be chosen to reflect a skater's playing style or ability.Katjusar Cisar,FRITO-LAY SUING ROLLER DERBY SKATER OVER USE OF 'CRACKERJACK', ''The Capital Times'', 15 April 2009 ''Tablet Magazine'' describes the ideal derby name as showing "both aggression and humor" and "reveal ngsomething about the skater".Marjorie Ingall,I Wish They All Could Be Jewish Derby Girls, ''Tablet Magazine'', 28 October 2010 For example, Hydra, a former Texas Rollergirls skater, chose her name in part due to her profession as a hydrologist, and in part in reference to the mythological creature.Catherine Mabe, ''Roller Derby: The History and All-Girl Revival of the Greatest Sport on Wheels'', pp.44-45 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roller Derby
Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States. Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jams) in which both teams designate a jammer (who uniquely wears a star on the helmet) and four blockers to skate counter-clockwise around a track. The jammer scores points by lapping members of the opposing team. The teams attempt to hinder the opposing jammer while assisting their own jammer—in effect, playing both offense and defense simultaneously. Overview While the sport has its origins in the banked-track roller-skating marathons of the 1930s, Leo Seltzer and Damon Runyon are credited with evolving the sport to its competitive form. Professional roller derby quickly became popular; in 1940, more than 5 million spectators watched in about 50 American cities. In the ensuing decades, however, it predominantly became a form of sports e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanna S
Ivana ( sr, Ивана) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the names Joanna and John. It may also be spelled as Ivanna. In Croatia, the name Ivana was the most common feminine given name between 1970 and 1999. Variants Iva and Ivanka are diminutives derived from Ivana. The name day is celebrated on April 4. In Croatia, the name day is celebrated on December 27. In Slovakia, the name day is celebrated on December 28. In Macedonia, the name day is celebrated on July 07 - also known as ''Ivanden''. People named Ivana Given name Ivana * Ivana (singer) (born 1969), Bulgarian pop-folk singer * Ivana Abramović (born 1983), Croatian professional tennis player * Ivana Alawi (born 1996) Filipina actress, model, YouTuber and singer * Ivana Bacik (born 1968), Czech-Irish politician * Ivana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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