2017 Schedule
General Track Schedule
Registration + Meet & Greet – Thursday, April 20
6:00 – 9:00 PM Welcome to Rainy City Meet and Greet and Registration Open
UPDATED 4/20: Club Tropicana (33 Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3WF) Registration will resume at 8 am on Friday morning at the Manchester Conference Centre (MCC).
Day 1 – Friday, April 21
8:00 AM Registration Opens @ MCC
UPDATED 4/20: 9:00-10:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER – NADA BEN JAMAA, BEIRUT ROLLER DERBY
No late entry to keynotes. Please arrive on time!
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM State of Roller Derby: Part 1 – “Health of the Sport”
Through presentations, discussions, and exercises, this session will engage participants with a look at the history of roller derby, a presentation on what the development of the sport currently looks like through the lens of broadcast. We will then switch gears a bit to examine how the health of leagues contributes to the overall health of the sport. This session will culminate with a creative exercise that asks participants to look at how the sport is played, who’s playing it, how it’s governed, and where it’s going.
LUNCH BREAK 12:30 – 2:00 PM
2:00 – 3:00 PM Establishing an Intentional Culture of Diversity and Inclusion
Incorporating presentations as well as a panel of leaders from the global roller derby community, we’ll address both “proactivity” and “reactivity” when it comes to establishing an intentional culture of diversity and inclusion.
3:15 – 4:15 PM Sports Motivation – MORE THAN THE MOVIES! Speaker: LIANNE “Crazylegs” PARRY
Where does motivation come from? Do you know what motivates your teammates? Can one good half time speech really help you win the Hydra? We’ll explore different types of motivation, how it can impact performance and how to handle dips. We’ll look at setting up your league and empowering your leadership to inspire motivated and mentally prepared athletes. We might squeeze in a motivational movie speech along the way!
4:30 – 5:30 PM Structuring Your Season To Reach Your Peak When It Counts: Training For The Roller Derby Skater – Speaker: Rogue Runner
5:30 – 7:30 PM MERCH MIXER @ MCC (Pioneer Room)
See and purchase merch from Rainy City, WFTDA, and some of our great vendors! Cash Bar Available.
Evening – MIX AND MINGLE
Tribeca (50 Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3WF)
Day 2 – Saturday, April 22
8:00 AM Registration Opens
UPDATED 4/20: 9:00 – 10:15 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER – BÉATRICE FREY, UN WOMEN
No late entry. Please arrive on time!
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Homerooms
World Cafe-style group discussion that will focus on the larger topics addressed during the weekend’s sessions.
12:00-2:00 PM LUNCH BREAK AND TRAVEL TO SCRIMMAGE
2:00-5:00 PM SCRIMMAGE – Public – Please RSVP for ticket
7:00 PM Social Event – TEAM ENGLAND RED v WHITE
Day 3 – Sunday, April 23
9:00-10:15 AM Keynote Speaker – Jane McManus, espnW
No late entry to keynotes. Please arrive on time!
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM State of Roller Derby: Part 2 – “Making the Sport Happen”
Following where Part 1 left off, with a series of presentations, panels, and discussions we’ll take a look at how the roller derby community makes the sport happen. From the challenges currently facing the sport, officiating, global governance and competition structure, this session will touch on some of the most important topics impacting the future of our sport.
12:30 – 2:00 PM LUNCH BREAK + WFTDA OFFICE HOURS
2:00-3:00 PM How to Protect Your League from Itself: A Discussion on Ethical Issues, Policies, and Procedures
Examine common scenarios that leagues encounter and address various ethical considerations, along with some policies, practices, and procedures that leagues should have in place, regardless of size, geography, or corporate structure. Includes presentations and a panel discussion.
3:15-4:15 PM League Training Structures: Setting Up Training Programs to Achieve Your League’s Goals – Speaker: Ivanna S. Pankin
An overview league training ideas from new skater training to charter teams and as much between as we can fit in an hour. We’ll talk about basic goal-setting and benchmark measurement at several skill levels and take a look at ways to structure practices and season-length training plans, all with an eye towards achieving specific types of training goals.