Lansing Roller Derby basic skills boot camp orientations

Lansing Roller Derby is holding orientations for its adult basic skills boot camp 7 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 4) and 5 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 7). The first orientation will be virtual, and the second will be held at Court One Training Center in East Lansing.

The 10-week course, with twice-weekly practices on Sundays and Thursdays, begins Jan. 21. Participants will learn introductory, intermediate and advanced skills, including proper stance, stopping and turning, speed control, agility, endurance and more.

After completing the boot camp, those who pass a basic skills test will be invited to join the Lansing Roller Derby team.

Lansing Junior Roller Derby will also host a basic skills boot camp for kids ages 7 to 12, with an orientation 3 p.m. Sunday at Court One Training Center. The camp will run for 10 weeks, with practices on Sundays and Wednesdays.

The enrollment fee for both boot camps is $80, which is due on the first day of practice. 

To learn more about the boot camps, visit lansingrollerderby.com/basic-skills-boot-camp or lansingrollerderby.com/join-lansingjuniorderby. For a link to the virtual orientation, visit fb.me/e/9B2IT1MxE.