Gymnasium Raymond-Poulidor, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, on Wednesday evening: The Psyko’quads shout with motivation their roller skates. But for them (the vast majority of women are), there is no question of indulging in a speed race, but rather to a real contact sport: roller derby. The goal of the game: to succeed in overcoming, by going around a track, the opposing players without being projected on the ground or getting out of the limits.
“We must prevent the jammeuse From the competing team by pushing it with shoulders or hips, ”detail the president of the local club Pierre Mary, alias Brady-Cordy, and Delphine Lugon, alias Poison Elfi. She must therefore look for the small mouse hole to score points. “I started by watching the matches without understanding anything,” admits Morgane alias Mo ‘. Because here, everyone has a “nickname derby”.
It is the “contact sport” aspect of this discipline from the United States and mainly female which attracted Alessia “Alecyanure”, 16 years old: “I tried other sports, but it is the roller derby that corresponded to me the most and I never get bored. “The mentality surrounding the roller derby also seems to seduce its practitioners:” It is an environment and a philosophy safe placeexplains Delphine. We welcome everyone, there is also a strong representation of the LGBTQ + community “
“Each template has its place”
“We are all punks or tattooed,” adds the club president, smiling. This Wednesday evening, the Succube team from the Yvelines or that of the Val-de-Marne Badass mingle with the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois team to get into a match situation. In good humor, laughter and music, the blows are also present. “It’s very violent, we go out each time with Blues, these are our mini-dwellings,” laugh Emma “Hellawa” and Illyana “Excengue”, equipped from head to toe. All in “incredible benevolence. »»
-In the world of roller derby, the diversity of profiles and bodies is a force: “It is one of the few sports where each template has its place, describes Pierre Mary. There is no sex, racial or grossophobia discrimination. This is also what appeals to Morgane, who “does not need to enter a standard”. Each build can represent an asset for the team.
Loophole
Historically practiced by women, roller derby is gradually opening up to male gent. In the minority, there are a few to come and train each week in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, like Reda “Red Alert” who accepts “as a guy to be relegated to the second row”. He has been practicing for 10 years, and for him “it is fabulous to see the progression of each”. “Before we talked about female sport, now more minority sport. If you arrive with a good spirit, it’s good. »»
The young Alessia does not look at the differences either: “There is no judgment, it is a space to flourish, a escape. His mother, by his side, proudly looks at her progress. “All people here are open-minded, is she happy to explain. Originality and differences are valued. »»
Currently, the club, created in 2012, has 27 licensees. With the organization of a day of two friendly matches on June 15, the Psyko’quads intend to introduce their “atypical”, “inclusive” and “committed” passion to the greatest number.
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