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Does roller derby count as a "pro sport".

Posted by psilotum Jun 17 '09, 08:16

I don't think they get paid.

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Portland's Derby girls get nothing and actually have to pay to play (for space & equipment costs) -- nm - Guy Jun 17, 09:16
Doesn't "pro" mean they don't have a day job? -- nm - con_carne Jun 17, 08:32 1
- Nope, just that they get paid for the activity. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 17, 08:34
Imagine it depends on the team and the league. -- nm - Ender Jun 17, 08:31
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- Zing! -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 08:20
The same rough way that pro wrestling counts. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 17, 08:18 4
- 75960605791700111 -- nm - Remlik Jun 17, 08:38 3
  - 45972587874593212 -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 08:47
  - Wha? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 17, 08:39 1
    - It's probably either a friend code or a credit card number. Try buying stuff. :) -- nm - Jelly Jun 17, 08:44
I disagree. -- (link) - mara Jun 17, 08:17 7
- Well, our local league (Rat City Rollergirls) is listed under "active amateur leagues." - psilotum Jun 17, 08:19 6
  - As is ours. There are amatuer baseball teams too. Doesn't mean baseball isn't a pro sport. -- nm - mara Jun 17, 08:35 4
    - What they're playing though isn't pro baseball. It's a sport...that's not professional. - Will Hunting Jun 17, 08:41 3
      - They play up their characters, sure, but that doesn't mean it's staged in the sense that outcome is not competetive. -- nm - znufrii Jun 17, 08:50
      - You sure? I've never heard of Roller Derby being "staged" before. -- nm - Ender Jun 17, 08:46 1
        
        Maybe the new iterations aren't, but the old stuff on tv was either horribly real or laughably fake. - Will Hunting Jun 17, 08:51
  - Naptown Roller Girls would stomp your little ladies. -- nm - Remlik Jun 17, 08:33
.=? -- nm - psilotum Jun 17, 08:16 1
- ?=! -- nm - Spawn Jun 17, 08:17

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