roller derby...

the whole notion of roller derby makes me curious...

is roller derby the alterna-girl version of a softball league?
is it a real sport?
are there contests, competitions, beginners and pros?
is it just a way to showcase different personalities?
cover charge to see the girls battle it out
sort of like strippers on skates?
is it a show like pro-wrestling?

it is all very curious to me
and curious in a way more than just an excuse to search the web for images of Heather Graham as Roller Girl or to find Suicide Girls on roller skates

charm city roller girls
rat city roller girls

some one set me straight...

it may be legit sport
sort of like field hockey being a real sport
but I just went and watched the practices to see the cute girls run around in those private school girl-esque skirts

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA:
SIN IN LINEN from one of the Rat City Rollergirls