Today’s revival of roller derby keeps the athleticism of the original sport and adds punk attitude and showmanship and sassy, feisty, aggressive competition.

The Nashville Rollergirls (NRG) are an amateur all women flat track roller derby team.  They knock each other down, they look good doing it, and they skate away smiling.  This sport is real, and the girls have real fun doing it.

The NRG started in 2006 and has three teams who compete with each other on an intra-league basis: the Assault Rivals , the X-Pistols, and the Damsels of Distress. Traveling to compete with other cities is the NRG’s all-star team, the Nashville RollerGirls.

The roller girls are completely do-it-yourself, running on the work of the skaters, friends, family, and volunteers.

The girls have all sorts of backgrounds, and get together with a single goal – to knock some skaters down and taste some blood. Most of them are college educated, some grad students, and some are moms.  They have all sorts of careers and lifestyles by day, and by night they don fishnets and miniskirts, when they hit the rink practice training and a good time.

The fan base is also a varied mix of characters, including all ages, with tatoos, mohawks, polos, biker helmets, cowboy hats, families and singles from all walks of life.

NRG’s cheerleaders, excuse me, “jeerleaders”, known as the Rhinestone Ruckus, entertain during the jams and at intermissions.

If you want some extra excitement you can sit in the “Suicide Seats” – set up on the floor right beside the track, (warning – you assume all liability for injury by sitting here…).

So come out to the historic Tennessee State Fairgrounds Sports Arena in Nashville Tennessee on a Saturday night when there’s a Nashville Rollergirl bout scheduled. You’ll be glad you did!

Two golf courses are here, too – Percy Warner and Harpeth Hills. There are many structures here that were built in the 1930’s as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), including 2 stone bridges, 7 limestone entrances, miles of retaining walls of stone, along with the drives, overlooks and trails, and even a steeplechase course.

Nashville’s oldest model plane flying field, dating from the 40’s is here, as is a short stretch of the Natchez Trace, a historic network of ancient trails used by early Native Americans.

This is a great place to walk, ride a bike, hike, picnic, and just enjoy the great outdoors, just a hop, skip and jump from downtown Nashville.

Located at 7311 Highway 100, the Nature Center at Edwin Warner Park is an environmental education center that’s open all year. Here you may enjoy the museum of local natural history, a library, an organic vegetable and herb garden, beehives, and a wildflower garden.  Hikers can go to the trailhead at the Nature Center for maps.

Map of Edwin Warner Park, Nashville

Map of Percy Warner Park, Nashville

Gaylord Springs At Gaylord Opryland Resort, 18 Springhouse Ln, Nashville, TN 37214, (615)458-1730, Public, 18 hole, 7,007 yds, Par 72, CR-74.1, S-133

Harpeth Hills Municipal Golf Course, 2424 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN 37221, (615)862-8493, Municipal, 18 hole, 6,868 yds, Par 72, CR-73.1, S-126

Harpeth Valley Golf Center, 7629 Old Harding Rd, Nashville, TN 37221, (615)646-8858, Public, 9 hole, 1,088 yds, Par 27, CR-N/A, S-N/A

Hermitage Golf Course, 3939 Old Hickory Boulevard Old Hickory, TN 37138, (615) 847-4001, Public, 36 hole,

Hillwood Country Club, 6201 Hickory Valley Rd, Nashville, TN 37205, (615)352-5600, Private, 18 hole, 6,903 yds, Par 72, CR-73.2, S-131
McCabe Field Golf Course, 100 46th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209, (615)862-8491, 18 holes

South Nine Course, Municipal, 9 hole, yds, Par , CR-N/A, S-N/A

North Nine Course, Municipal, 9 hole, 3,490 yds, Par 36, CR-N/A, S-N/A

Middle Nine Course, Municipal, 9 hole, yds, Par , CR-N/A, S-N/A

Nashboro Golf Club, 1101 Nashboro Blvd, Nashville, TN 37217, (615)367-2311, Public, 18 hole, 6,950 yds, Par 72, CR-73.6, S-134

Percy Warner Golf Course, 1221 Forrest Park Dr, Nashville, TN 37205, (615)352-9958, Municipal, 9 hole, 2,655 yds, Par 34, CR-33.9, S-107

Richland Country Club, 1 Club Dr, Nashville, TN 37215, (615)370-0030, Private, 18 hole, 6,863 yds, Par 72, CR-71.5, S-139

Shelby Golf Course, 2021 Fatherland St, Nashville, TN 37206, (615)862-8474, Municipal, 18 hole, 5,800 yds, Par 72, CR-68.2, S-110

Ted Rhodes Golf Course, 1901 Ed Temple Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, (615)862-8463, Municipal, 18 hole, 6,660 yds, Par 72, CR-71.8, S-120

Two Rivers Golf Course, 3150 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214, (615)889-2675, Municipal, 18 hole, 6,595 yds, Par 72, CR-71.5, S-120

VinnyLinks, 2009 Sevier St, Nashville, TN 37206, (615)880-1720, Municipal, 9 hole, yds, Par , CR-N/A, S-N/A