National News

WFTDA Q1 2008 Rankings

April 24, 2008 - 10:31pm

You won't see any movement in the elite portions of this list; the top ten in the WFTDA are the same as they were in January. All the action this spring has been in the upper reaches, but now that the WFTDA has 55 member leagues (39 of whom are ranked) anything in the top 20 is worth some bragging rights. Read on for the numbers.

Charm City Roller Girls featured on Ace of Cakes!

Submitted by Holly Gohardly on April 16, 2008 - 10:08am.

The Ace of Cakes episode on the Food Network featuring the Charm City All Stars will air on Thursday April 24 at 10:30pm and will repeating as follows.

April 24, 2008 10:30 PM ET/PT
April 25, 2008 1:30 AM ET/PT
April 27, 2008 11:00 PM ET/PT
April 28, 2008 2:00 AM ET/PT
May 01, 2008 1:30 PM ET/PT
May 06, 2008 10:00 PM ET/PT
May 07, 2008 1:00 AM ET/PT

Regional, National, and International Tournament Schedule

April 10, 2008 - 10:18am

So, have you been lured into thinking the only tournaments and other big events are WFTDA's East, West, and National Playoffs? Granted, those are big, but there are plenty of other events goin' on around North America that are well worth checking out!

What you've missed!

Men's Derby Update

Submitted by bunker on April 7, 2008 - 8:00am.


For the guys who missed it, check out the discussion board. Lots of things are going on in men's roller derby.

My husband's photo book on modern flat track derby...

Submitted by Sweet N. Lowdown on March 28, 2008 - 2:10am.

Hi everyone!

This is just a shameless plug to get y'all to check out some images made by my very talented husband. He's a professional photojournalist and started documenting roller derby at Dust Devil 2006, shot at Heartland Havoc, the Texas Shootout, along with quite a few interleague bouts.

Navy City RollerGirl Injured

Submitted by bunker on March 25, 2008 - 10:58am.

This happened at the Throwdown scrimmages
Body: One of our Navy City Roller Girls sustained a very serious injury doing what she loved most...ROLLERDERBY. She broke her right ankle in 3 places, she now has 11 screws and 2 plates.
Due to excessive swelling she must wait for a hard cast, after the hard cast comes 6-8 weeks with no weight bearing on her leg.
The doctors have told her that she is in amazing health for a woman of her age and should recover completely.

OSDA Certification

Submitted by bunker on March 25, 2008 - 10:52am.

It is with great pleasure that the Old School Derby Association (OSDA) announces the beginning of their Referee Certification Program. This program will be open to all interested in acquiring the skills necessary to referee an OSDA game. The certification will be in three steps: