7.3.8 - With one Jammer already in the box, if the opposing team’s Jammer leaves the jam because of a decision to quit playing (e.g. sits on their team’s bench mid-jam, leaves the track area mid-jam), the jam will be whistled dead after it has been determined by the referee that the Jammer will not again be re-entering play (Section 7.3.6 and Section 7.3.7 do not apply). A new jam will be started with the penalized Jammer still in the box serving the remainder of the required penalty time, and the opposing team fielding a new Jammer. The Jammer who ends a jam by quitting is to be considered as having quit the game. That Jammer is not permitted to return to play in the bout.
Seriously. If you are being utterly slaughtered but not to the point of injury, just utter desolation, your options are to 1) return to/continue to play in the manner you see fit (just skating around outside the engagment zone is an option for jammers),
2) earn yourself a penalty and a rest, or
3) essentially be expelled.
There is FOR REAL no quitting allowed in roller derby. I love this so much. I have only seen a quitter once and the refs were not on it. I was livid (at the player, not the refs), because COME THE FUCK ON. She was not a jammer, she was a clearly outmatched skater who was being goated like WHOA every time she entered a jam. I have been that skater (started out scrimmaging with a very mature coed league that was in the active period of their season when I was bambi). And you suck it the fuck up, princess. Do what you can back there to help your team, and accept that sometimes you are the worst of your 4 blockers and your best isn't good enough. But, no. After attempting to escape and being hit out, she stood there for at least 20 fucking seconds. Girl, they took you hostage. Grab your ovaries and play your little hostage heart out. Or get back on the track outside the engagement zone and get the failure to return penalty that you richly deserve. Don't stand in the refs' way picking your nose and looking at the people actually PLAYING THE SPORT THEY SIGNED UP TO PLAY. Whatever. After abotu 10 seconds I was screaming "she quit, get her out of there". Nope. Jam ended and she took her little wuss self back to the bench, where I can only hope they told her to GTFO. Jebus H. Crackers. No. Fucking. Quitters.
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