Tri City Roller Derby promotes junior playoff weekend for ages 11-18
Tri City Roller Derby put Salt vs Pepper front and center for a July 18-19 playoff weekend for skaters ages 11-18 at JFK Coliseum.
Tri City Roller Derby used a July 15 Instagram post to push its July 18 playoff weekend, led by Salt vs Pepper and a roster of skaters ages 11 to 18. The league framed the slate as a junior derby showcase at JFK Coliseum in Manchester, New Hampshire, and added a family-friendly hook: kids 10 and under were free.
Another post put the weekend into sharper focus with the line, “4 TEAMS. 6 GAMES. JULY 18-19, 2026,” at JFK Coliseum, 303 Beech Street, Manchester, NH. That gave the event the shape of a real postseason card, with more than one bout and a bracket-style format instead of a single exhibition. The promotional language was just as direct: “Come watch these 11-18 year olds tear up the track!”
That matters because junior roller derby is not a novelty act. The age range tells the story: Tri City was not selling an adult rec night or a casual community skate, but a competitive pipeline built for players still early in their development. A playoff weekend gives those skaters pressure reps in a larger setting, with family turnout and a packed schedule doing part of the development work that practice alone cannot.
The league was also building that pipeline on the adult side. Tri-City Roller Derby advertised a 10-week adult foundations learn-to-skate program from May 21 through July 30, 2026, with Thursday night sessions from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Don McLaren Arena. The program cost $100, plus required WFTDI Canada insurance of $50 per year, a reminder that derby leagues keep themselves alive by recruiting across age groups and experience levels, not just chasing one weekend crowd.
The broader junior-derby calendar showed how common that model has become. Tacoma Arts Live listed the 2026 Junior Roller Derby Playoffs for June 20-21 at Tacoma Armory, with tickets at $20 per day or $35 for the weekend. Queen City Junior Roller Derby in Buffalo serves skaters ages 7 to 17, while Tri-City Junior Roller Derby in Kitchener and Guelph, Ontario, lists ages 9 to 17 and points to a Canada championship game in July. Tri City’s July 18-19 weekend sat right in that run of postseason events, where the next wave of derby talent gets its first real spotlight.
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