189 - Is Lead Jammer Overpowered? (with special guest Code Adam from Arch Rival)

189 - Is Lead Jammer Overpowered? (with special guest Code Adam from Arch Rival)

From Power Through the 4th Whistle Roller Derby Podcast by Jackie Bauer

February 24, 2026 · 1h 19m · Season 7 · Episode 3

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential overpowered nature of lead jammer and explores ways to improve roller derby.

Today's episode asks big questions. Are there ways to have less blowout games in roller derby? Is lead jammer overpowered? Should we change starts? How has clockwise blocking changed the game? Is roller derby...boring? Code Adam from Arch Rival Roller Derby joins the podcast today to generate more discussion and curiosity about ways to improve the game of roller derby. He has been presenting lots of research on his Instagram profile to compare/contrast our sport with other sports as well as breaking down the flow and nuance of our games in general. His big ask is that the roller derby community take a chance and devote some scrimmage time to testing out new ideas to see what could come of it. Do you like graphs and charts? Read more here: https://medium.com/@adamcz/roller-derby-is-boring-but-we-can-do-something-about-it-part-1-ebb9d1c68b45 https://medium.com/@adamcz/roller-derby-is-boring-part-2-lead-jammer-is-overpowered-plus-a-call-to-action-8f0d64a08864 If you have ideas/comments, follow @rollerderbyinnovation on IG or email rollerderbyisboring@gmail.com. You can also join the discord server to join the conversation: https://discord.gg/GDdKeGMRzR Podcast logo by Liz Mac Intyre…

People in this episode

Guest: Code Adam

Topics covered

  • roller derby
  • lead jammer
  • game improvement
  • clockwise blocking

Keywords

  • blowout games
  • scrimmage time
  • research
  • graphs
  • charts

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Traverse City, Michigan

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