Fine folk of Burn City, we’re not even giving you a month to relax before we’re bringing you more ball-bearings to the wall roller derby action at the Skate Center! On May 19th, you can see your favorite hometown derby team take on the Rome Rollergirls out of Rome, Georgia.

You all know the drill – the Skate Center is located at 1221 Commerce Drive in Auburn. Come in at 4:00 for your choice of seats, and the action will start at 4:30 sharp! Tickets are $7 at the door, but if you want to get in for the low price of five bucks, make sure to see your favorite derby girl for a presale ticket. All Skate Center action is BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair). Suicide seating is available on the skate floor for our guests who are 18 and up, but kids are welcome too! Children under 10 will get free admission if they arrive with an admission-paying adult.

Did we mention this is our last bout at the Skate Center this season? That’s right – if you want to see the Burn City Rollers in Auburn, you have to make it out for this one! The remainder of our home bouts will take place in Columbus, Georgia, so you don’t want to miss this opportunity to see us battle it out on our home turf – will Rome show us how it’s done when in Rome? Or will they come all the way to Burn City and go home singed?

You’ll have to be there to find out. You know what they say: we’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge.

What was that you said? You want more action? You need some more derby in your life? The nail-biting neck to neck season open wasn’t enough?! Well aren’t you lucky because it’s that time again!

Saturday April 28th Auburn’s Burn City Rollers will face off against the Savannah Derby Devils. It’s time to kick the tires and light the fires because this one is going to be hot!

Come see you favorite skaters bring the heat at the second home bout of the season. Doors open at 4pm. There will halftime events for the kids and a 50/50 raffle with better odds than the lottery! BYOC! Join us at The Skate Center, 1221 Commerce Drive Auburn, AL 36830.

At the opening of Burn City’s 2012 season, four-year team veteran and captain Amyn AtCha was kind enough to give us a few moments of her time. She told us all about what she expects out of the new season, reflections on preparing for this year, and she even gave some advice to Burn City’s new skaters.

We first asked Amyn to reflect for us on her time with the team, and how the team has changed in those years. She told us that “over the last four years we as a team have had our ups and downs, with high turn over rates because of us being in a college town, but we as a team have banded together to keep our team strong and we will have another great season this year. Our team has evolved from a team that was learning the world of derby in the beginning to a team with talented veterans and fresh meat with huge hearts and ambition that will carry this team for seasons to come.”

As for this season, Amyn says that she is “excited for this season because I am ready to share the love of the sport I have with all the newer people (skaters, refs, volunteers, and fans). I am also excited to see the progress that the newer skaters make and the team as a whole!” She says further that she is looking forward to Burn City’s schedule this season because “we are going to be able to host new teams as well as go to new places and I am excited about that.”

When I asked Amyn about Burn City’s difficult 2011 season, she was forward-looking. Amyn admits that “our problems from last season were contributed to by the lack in knowing each other well enough on the track.” Amyn, though, is confident that the team will be able to move forward in 2012, and she says that “over the off season we prepared ourselves by stepping up our communication and training our new players to the best of our ability.”

As for the Hattiesburg game in specific, Amyn is excited to play a team that Burn City Rollers has not met on the track since 2010. She says that “they have some great girls on and off the track and I think it’s going to make for a great game to watch.” The last time Burn City and Hattiesburg met was in Hattiesburg, so local fans will be getting a treat, as they’re able to see Burn City play a team who has never visited the loveliest village on the plains.

Lastly, Amyn offered us a little bit of derby philosophy. Of her role as a team captain, Amyn said that “I have heard many times that to be a great team you have to have a great leader, but I believe to be a great leader you have to have a great team… and I have an amazing team. I only hope that over the last three seasons I have done a good enough job as captain to hang with these girls and I hope by doing so that we will continue to grow and prosper in this sport together.”

She also offered some advice to her teammates about the 2012 season. Amyn says that “I would tell all the girls going into their first season and even the girls going into their 2^nd, 3^rd, or 4^th season just to have fun. Don’t let the competitive nature of this game be all that drives you in this sport. Remember to cherish the moments you have with your teammates and others who share the love of the sport. Learn as much as possible at practice, give it your all and never give up during bouts, and party harder than you ever have before afterwards.”

Today’s bout against the Hub City Derby Dames will begin promptly at 4:30 pm. The doors open at 4 if you want to see Amyn and the rest of the Burn City Rollers open the 2012 season against a fantastic team. It’s bout that time!