Peterborough Area Roller Derby – PARD
Home of full contact roller derby in Peterborough and the Kawarthas, Ontario, Canada
Talk Derby to Me is a community created radio show broadcasting weekly — Mondays at 8:30 pm, through the facilities of Trent Radio at 92.7 FM on the dial, or on the web at trentradio.ca.
Missed the live broadcast? episodes will be uploaded to ACAST, so you can catch up on all your favourite local (and sometimes international) derby chat.
We are recruiting new league skaters as well as people who just want to learn how to skate into our Learn to Skate / Roller Derby 101 course. This 10 week course will run Sunday evenings at the Village on Argyle (Peterborough) beginning October 20.
A Meet & Greet is being hosted October 6 for 7-9pm.
The Derby 101 program is $150, plus insurance. We accept cash, cheque (made out to Peterborough Area Roller Derby), or e-transfer (which can be sent to ptboareard@gmail.com. Please put your name, and DERBY 101 in the memo field of your EFT!). Insurance is paid directly to WFTDi and the forms for that can be found on their website.
Hold your space now for Roller Derby 101 by filling out this form. Your registration will not be complete until you have made your $150 payment.
Roller derby competition season runs late spring and through the summer, but you are welcome to join our development program just to meet new community, learn a fun skill and get exercise.
After successful completion of the 101 program, skaters are integrated into league practices. Though currently our competitive teams are for female identifying athletes, we are a coed league with skating opportunities for everyone.
To learn more about the equipment needed to get started, check out our Roller Derby 101 page!
Peterborough Area Roller Derby is on the hunt for dynamic coaching staff for the 2025/26 season. We’re a fun league with both a Regulation and Competitive WFTDA team, and we need coaches ready to make a difference!
We’re looking for coaches who can contribute to practice plans, strategy, lead and run practices, and either bench coach, line manage, or take stats during games. However, we welcome those interested in specific roles too (e.g., line managing, jammer coaching, etc.). You will be collaborating with a dedicated team of player-coaches, working together to ensure the continued success of our derby league.
The Season starts in September 2024 (tryouts Sept 14 2024) and will run through to next year, with league breaks.
photo credit Darren Stehr 2024 https://derbyphotos.ca
Advance tickets just got a lot easier. Visit our brand spanking new SQUARE site to purchase advance tickets for our July 13 bout. You’ll save 5$ — enough to pick up some cool stickers or a downpayment on a Capy shirt at our merch booth 
We are currently recruiting Refs, Non-skating Officials and Volunteers for our 2024 home bouting season. Sign up today! We can’t do it without YOU!
Congratulations to our 2024 PARD skater reps who were recently voted in by League membership…… (drum rolll)…..
Shots O’Plenty & Sassitude!
If you are a league skater and have questions or concerns — reach out to them via Slack.
We are so excited to see our skaters who will be skating again with Team Ontario this year — after two days of intense tryouts with high-level skaters from across the province.
Looking forward to watching and learning from them this season.
