Since VRD was founded – back in 2011! – our club is fighting for suitable training facilities that enable us to carry out our sport safely and self-determinedly and to bring it to people. We currently train in four different halls, each with their own problems and challenges. We are constantly looking for new opportunities – a process that takes up a lot of resources and is often unsuccessful.
The reasons for this challenge are diverse:
❌ the halls are fully booked long in advance by the “older” clubs,
❌ the halls are already fully booked, so the following applies: first come, first served,
❌ in general there are too few halls in Vienna
❌ the halls do not want to rent their rooms to sports on skates
❌ The halls are often too small for roller derby,
❌ The surface conditions are often unsuitable for roller derby,
❌ the rental costs for the halls are too high,
❌ the use of the halls is not possible during school holidays,
❌ There are opaque, bureaucratic hurdles and a general lack of commitment on the part of the City of Vienna to support us in these matters.
This is a recurring problem for us – but we continue to train!
Our club is continuously growing and sees an enormous milestone ahead of it in 2025: the Roller Derby World Cup in Innsbruck.
We are one of the few sports clubs in Vienna that are committed to LGBTQI+ athletes and are very successful at an international level: Our A-Team is in 34th place in the European ranking out of a total of almost 500 teams.
From October onwards we will no longer have a hall in which we can practice our sport regularly and safely and we urgently need your help! If you know of a hall that would be suitable for us, or if you have suitable premises yourself, please contact us. Your support is very important to us! Please send tips, advice or suggestions to venues@viennarollerderby.org. Thanks!
✅ What we need can be easily summarized: an affordable triple hall in Vienna where we can train at least 3 times a week and which is large enough for our track (33 m x 23 m).
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