Indianapolis, IN – The wheeled women of the Naptown Roller Girls are set to take on Bloomington, Indiana’s Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls on Nov. 7, 2009—kicking off the fourth full season for Indy’s premier flat-track roller derby team. Some 3,000-plus fans are expected to swarm the Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the double-header event, which will feature NRG’s veteran Tornado Sirens, as well as its junior-varsity Warning Belles teams.

The storm is coming …
Blurred visions of tattoos, fishnets and skates and the blood-curdling screams of sirens can mean only one thing: The Naptown Roller Girls have arrived. The Tornado Sirens and the Warning Belles are the competing roller derby teams for Indy’s premier flat-track roller derby league.

With six home bouts scheduled for the fourth season and season ticket packages now available, The Tornado Sirens and the Warning Belles are ready to prove to Indianapolis and the world that roller derby isn’t just a bunch of fights and flash; it’s the coolest sport there ever was for women.

And with the new season, come changes…
Because of the ever-increasing crowds at NRG’s events, the league is excited to announce it will be moving into the Pepsi Coliseum for its fourth season of bouts. This change in venue will offer derby guests a chance to spread out and get comfortable while watching their favorite gals storm the track.

Because of this move, individual tickets prices will increase. Single bout tickets are $12 advance, $17 at the door. Single bout tickets for Nov. 7 go on sale Oct. 1, 2009.

To make up for the increase in cost, however, NRG has sweetened its season ticket package deal.

Guests who purchase season ticket packages will receive early entry to each of our home season bouts, plus:

• A 2009-2010 Naptown Roller Girls calendar, autographed by each of the lovely ladies themselves.
• An official NRG tote stuffed with an assortment of NRG stickers, buttons and other goodies.

To make getting into each bout as easy as possible, NRG will provide season ticketholders with their very own badge with their name printed on it. This badge and the complementary merch bag will be available for pickup at the Season Ticket table at the first bout. Guests need to only pick up their badge once to get entry into each of the six bouts of the season.

Season ticket packages go on sale Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Buy your ticket by clicking on the box to the left or by going here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79526.

Also new this year: Military discounts. Guests with a military ID can receive two tickets for $8 each, available only at the door with cash and a valid ID.

2009/10 home season schedule:

November 7, 2009 – Bleeding Heartland (Bloomington, IN) Double Header
December 5, 2009 – Burning River (Cleveland, OH) Double Header
January 16, 2010 – Tornado Sirens vs. Derby City (Louisville, KY)
February 6, 2010 – Tornado Sirens vs. Memphis Roller Derby (Memphis, TN)
March 20, 2010 – Tornado Sirens vs. Sioux Falls Roller Dollz (Sioux Falls, SD)**
April 17, 2010 – Ohio Double Header (Columbus, OH)

* Opposing teams subject to change.
**All bouts are at The Pepsi Coliseum except March which will be in the Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion.

So who are we?
The Naptown Roller Girls, and its competing teams, The Tornado Sirens and The Warning Belles, are made up of Indianapolis women who want to do one thing: SKATE. Formed in 2006, The Naptown Roller Girls are a DIY flat-track roller derby league, one of more than 200 flat- and banked-track roller derby leagues around the country. Our ladies have collected bruises, torn tendons, dislocated shoulders and broken bones to bring roller derby in all its grit and glory to the Indianapolis area.

The Naptown Roller Girls league is a member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, the national governing body for women’s amateur flat-track roller derby in the U.S. WFTDA leagues engage in sanctioned interleague play, including regional and national tournaments.

For more information on being a part of Naptown Roller Girls, contact us through the Internet (www.naptownrollergirls.com, www.myspace.com/naptownrollergirls, www.facebook.com/naptownrollergirls) or by emailing us at info AT naptownrollergirls.com. We hold tryouts every three to six months based on interest.

What is roller derby?
Roller derby consists of two teams of five skaters each on the track. Each team has one scoring player called a jammer, who starts at the back and wears a star on her helmet. The rest of the skaters are called blockers, and they form a pack. The blockers get a head start on the jammers when the first whistle is blown; the jammers start sprinting at the sound of the second whistle. The jammers have to get through the pack and back around another lap before they can start scoring. On their second and future trips through the pack, the jammers earn a point for every opponent they legally pass. Everyone else tries to stop the other teams’ jammer from passing while helping their own jammer through. The team with the most points at the end of the bout wins. Each bout is made up of two 30-minute periods.

NOTE: All bouts are general admission. Seats are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Our bouts are family-friendly, but it is very loud. What can we say — our fans get excited.