On Saturday, as I was walking into the San Jose Convention Center’s south hall, one of the roller derby participants passed right in front of me with a helmet, knee and elbow guards and I thought to myself, “is all that gear necessary?’
My skepticism was proven wrong as soon as I walked in and saw the home team for the Silicon Valley Roller Girl's, the Killabytes, practicing for their game against the Hanford Hooligans.
According to their website, the eight-year-old league started off in 2007 with two women feeling enthusiastic about roller derby after attending a match in San Jose.