OSDA is very excited to announce that Jerry Seltzer will be visiting Philadelphia! Jerry Seltzer was the second and final owner of the original Roller Derby league. Leo Seltzer, Jerry’s father, created the league and the sport of roller derby in 1935 in Chicago. Jerry assumed ownership of the league in 1959 and ran it until the league ended in 1973. Have the rare opportunity to meet “Mr. Roller Derby” at this Q & A session. Open to everyone.

Q & A session and Meet and Greet with Jerry Seltzer

Saturday January 15th, 1-4 pm
At the PJRD Banked Track Warehouse
1801 West Indiana Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19132
$5 for tickets and lunch & soft drinks will be provided. Preregister using Paypal link below, tickets also available at the door.

Man’s Ruin won a close victory of Penn Jersey in an Old School Championship Game.  Men vs Men, Women vs Women.

In the largest crowd in OSDA history, Man’s Ruin is victorious at home in the Civic Center.

Defending OSDA Champions, Man’s Ruin Roller Derby, is hosting the 2010 OSDA Championships.

Event Details:


Date: November 20th, 2010
Time: 4pm—10pm
The Mid Hudson Civic Center
14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY
Tickets: $10

Purchase tickets through Ticketmaster

$10 Tickets Here

Orlando Psycho City Derby

August 13, 2010- Philadelphia, PA.

As fans and skaters worldwide celebrate Roller Derby’s 75th Anniversary of its first game today, OSDA joins all in paying homage to Leo Seltzer, his original Roller Derby and its Skaters. From our inception in 2007, the OSDA has looked to the past to create the future of the sport we love. The OSDA Mission Statement says it all; “It is the goal of OSDA and its members to restore ties with “Old School” skaters, trainers and coaches from past decades and learn from their experiences and input.”

OSDA is very proud to follow the example of Leo Seltzer, who created and developed the only sport that allows men and women to compete by the same rules on the same track. Leo’s Roller Derby has seen many incarnations since the 1930′s.

Over the past three years, the OSDA has been proud to offer an alternative to the currently popular and fast-growing all-female flat track Roller Derby game. The OSDA allows member leagues to choose to play flat or banked track games with any combination of all female, male or co-ed teams in addition to the traditional Old School style game.

In January of this year one of OSDA’s founding leagues, Philadelphia’s Penn Jersey Roller Derby, made the commitment of setting up a Banked Track. With this addition, the OSDA has taken the opportunity to create a new division specifically focused on training skaters on the Banked Track in the Traditional Roller Derby game.

The OSDA PRO Division Banked Track Training School will open its doors to the public in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 18, 2010. The Training School will be open to all skaters with the desire to train in the traditional Old School style of Banked Track Roller Derby.

OSDA PRO believes in Leo’s steadfast insistence that TRAINING of the skaters is the most important part of Roller Derby game. Only professionally trained skaters have the endurance and stamina it takes to skate the caliber of game presented when the sport of Roller Derby first swept the nation and the world.

To accomplish a professional standard, OSDA PRO has retained the services of retired pro skaters Judy Sowinski and Arnold “Skip” Schoen.

Judy Sowinski (aka “The Polish Ace”) has had a long and colorful professional Roller Derby skating career that stretches from 1959 to 1992. She is a deserving member of the Roller Derby Hall of Fame and has coached and trained for Penn Jersey Roller Derby since its inception.

Skip Schoen’s introduction to Roller Derby began in 1968 while skating for the Eastern Warriors and continued until 1992. During his career, Skip skated for the Detroit Devils, the New York Bombers, Western Renegades and the Canadian Braves. He is best known for his run with the Warriors where he skated from 1968 thru 1973.

With Judy and Skip as the OSDA PRO Training School Directors, OSDA PRO is excited about the future possibilities of presenting some truly worthy Roller Derby Teams. Our ultimate goal is to have a sufficient number of skaters trained and game ready to begin to form teams in 2012.

We think Leo would be proud.

For further information regarding OSDA, OSDA PRO or the OSDA PRO Training School and Directors, please go to www.osdapro.com.