Skate Shop Loveland: Picking Your Roller Derby Name

So, you’ve decided you want to be a roller derby girl. How exciting! You’ve gathered your gear, paid your dues, and you’ve been taking your hits on the fresh meat rink. Choosing the right roller derby name is an art, so whether you’re brainstorming or narrowing down your choices, be sure to consider the following bits of advice from your Loveland skate shop.

• Make the name memorable! The most classic derby names are short, sweet, and have a pun that the general audience can follow. Often, names are plays off of female names.
• Watch out for spelling and pronunciation! In the day of search engines and decreasing spelling aptitude, consider how your name is pronounced and spelled. It should be as grammatically sensible as possible.
• Don't make it be a mouthful! It will be a pain in the butt to fit it on your jersey, your helmet, and signs from your fans. If you're insistent on a long name, prepare to be given a nickname!
• Think twice about inside jokes. Really, this is a personal preference. If you and your friends think your name is clever and you like it, go for it—but expect to explain the whole story every time someone asks you where your name came from!
• Don't date your name! Avoid slang and trends that are likely to fall out of fashion. Hell, you could be on skates for the next decade—so you don’t want to be stuck with the same kind of awkwardness as you feel now when your parents talk about bling.