Leeds Roller Derby
Metro area | Leeds |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Founded | 2007 |
Teams | Leeds Roller Derby A (A team) Leeds Roller Derby B (B team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | The Edge at University of Leeds |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website | leedsrollerderby |
Leeds Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Leeds, England. Founded in 2007, the league has two travel teams which play against teams from other leagues across Europe. Leeds Roller Derby is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA)[1] and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]
History
In December 2016, Leeds Roller Dolls and Hot Wheel Roller Derby merged as one league, continuing under the name Leeds Roller Derby.[3]
History of Original Leagues
Leeds Roller Dolls
Leeds Roller Dolls was founded in October 2007, becoming the first roller derby league in Yorkshire.[4] They played their first bout, against Auld Reekie Roller Girls, in November 2008.[5] In 2010 the league moved to play its bouts in the nearby town of Huddersfield. They returned to Leeds in 2013, hosting their games at the Leeds Futsal Arena.
The league consisted of two teams: the Whip-Its (A), and the Rebel Roses (B).
In late 2011 the league joined the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association and in January 2012, it was accepted into the WFTDA Apprentice Program.[6] In March 2013, it became a full member of the WFTDA.[7]
A number of Leeds Roller Dolls, including Feral Fairy, Shere Carnage and Rigor Morris, helped establish and train Aire Force One, Leeds' men's roller derby team.
Hot Wheel Roller Derby
Hot Wheel Roller Derby was founded in 2010, with two teams which competed against teams from other leagues. By mid-2011, Hot Wheel had more than forty skaters.[8] In May 2012, the league travelled to Germany, where it beat the Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz B team in front of a crowd of 1,200 fans.[9] In July, they narrowly lost to the Middlesbrough Milk Rollers in the final of the Great Yorkshire Showdown tournament, where they had been ranked last the previous year.[10]
March 2013 saw Hot Wheels' European Roller Derby ranking at 19th,[11] and by September 2013 they had risen to 16th. In 2014, head coach Jerry Attric served as coach for the men's Team England Roller Derby,[12] where they came second in the world. The Hot Wheel B Team played their first four bouts and were the highest-ranked all-female team at Sur5al. Hot Wheel Roller Derby joined the WFTDA Apprentice Program in October 2015,[13] and became a full member league in June 2016.[14]
Teams
Leeds Roller Derby currently[when?] has two travel teams, an A and B team, which play against teams from other leagues. The Rotten Rollers, the initial travel team name, was retired at the end of the 2010 Season.
National Team Representation
Feral Fairy of Leeds Roller Dolls was selected for Team England at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[15]
WFTDA rankings
Season | Final ranking | Playoffs | Championship |
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2013 | 155 WFTDA[16] | DNQ | DNQ |
2014 | 161 WFTDA[17] | DNQ | DNQ |
2015 | 88 WFTDA[18] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | 63 WFTDA[19] | DNQ | DNQ |
2017 | 189 WFTDA[20] | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | 158 WFTDA[21] | DNQ | DNQ |
2019 | 205 WFTDA[22] | DNQ | DNQ |
2020 | 203 WFTDA[23] | DNQ | DNQ |
Hot Wheel Roller Derby never received an official WFTDA ranking during its brief time as a member league; rankings before 2017 are for Leeds Roller Dolls
*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the pandemic.[24]
External links
- Game results for Leeds Roller Dolls and Leeds Roller Derby on Flat Track Stats
- Game results for Hot Wheel Roller Derby on Flat Track Stats
References
- ^ "Member Leagues – United Kingdom Roller Derby Association". ukrda.org.uk. UKRDA. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Leeds Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Pantry, Lindsay (2 October 2017). "Leeds Roller Derby celebrate a decade of skating in the city". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Who are Leeds Roller Dolls? Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine", Leeds Roller Dolls
- ^ "LRDs First Ever Bout! LRD vs ARRG - Home - Closed - 29/11/08 Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine", Leeds Roller Dolls
- ^ "13 Women's Roller Derby Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 31 January 2012
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 5 New Members Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 7 March 2013
- ^ "Roller derby girls get their skates on", Morley Observer and Advertiser, 10 August 2011
- ^ Jonathan Brown, "Leeds's own Hot Wheel Roller Derby team beat top German opposition", Yorkshire Evening Post, 9 May 2012
- ^ "Milk Rollers Scoop Best of Showdown Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine", Inside Line, 30 August 2012
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Blog - Grin 'N' Barum Roller Derby Club". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "WFTDA Apprentice Program Accepts 13 Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "WFTDA Accepts 9 New Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Skaters". Team England. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ wonderpance (28 May 2020). "WFTDA Releases Rankings Transition Plan for COVID-19 » WFTDA Roller Derby Resources". WFTDA Roller Derby Resources. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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