Arizona Derby Dames
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Arizona Derby Dames is an all-women's amateur roller derby
league based in the Phoenix
, Arizona
metropolitan area. It is one of many such leagues across the United States
. The league currently plays the banked-track style of roller derby.
AZDD was founded by four skaters, Suzy Homewrecker (XXX), Joan Threat (50), All The Way Mae (213) and Prima Donna (32). These skaters had an ambition that AZDD will become Arizona's first banked track roller derby league. Suzy Homewrecker originally skated for TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls
, one of the first leagues that was established of the current resurgence of roller derby and was the league featured on an A&E
reality show. These founding skaters were originally members of Arizona Roller Derby.
AZDD normally holds one doubleheader bout per month. Between 2006 and 2008, these bouts were held at the Castle Sports Club in Phoenix. This venue is also used for roller hockey
and is the home of the Arizona Excalibur Women's Hockey
league. In late 2008, the league announced that the 2009 season will be held in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
. (need ref) The Castle Sports Club is still the venue for Arizona Roller Derby and Desert Dolls Roller Derby.
On March 20, 2010, AZDD played their first doubleheader at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum using a newly designed banked track. The last known banked track events in Arizona were in the 1960s with the Arizona Raiders of the National Skating Derby. The crowd, estimated to be over 4,000 is a record crowd for the league and a record crowd for "resurgence-era" roller derby in Arizona.
Playoff Game 1: (#1)Brutal Beauties 55 vs. (#3)Coffin Draggers 37 - Brutal Beauties advance to the Championship Game.
Playoff Game 2: (#2)Runaway Brides 63 vs. (#4)School Yard Scrappers 57 - Runaway Brides advance to the Championship Game.
Championship Game: Brutal Beauties 44 vs. Runaway Brides 30 - Brutal Beauties win championship.
Playoff Game 1: (#1)Brutal Beauties 80 vs. (#3)School Yard Scrappers 59 - Brutal Beauties advance to the Championship Game.
Playoff Game 2: (#2)Runaway Brides 60 vs. (#4)Coffin Draggers 38 - Runaway Brides advance to the Championship Game.
Championship Game: Brutal Beauties 70 vs. Runaway Brides 94 - Runaway Brides win championship.
Playoff Game 1: (#1)Brutal Beauties 121 vs. (#4)School Yard Scrappers 105 - Brutal Beauties advance to the Championship Game.
Playoff Game 2: (#2)Bombshells 77 vs. (#3)Coffin Draggers 91 - Coffin Draggers advance to the Championship Game.
Championship Game: Brutal Beauties 81 vs. Coffin Draggers 40 - Brutal Beauties win championship bout.
League championship: The Brutal Beauties over the Bombshells.
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
league based in the Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
metropolitan area. It is one of many such leagues across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The league currently plays the banked-track style of roller derby.
AZDD was founded by four skaters, Suzy Homewrecker (XXX), Joan Threat (50), All The Way Mae (213) and Prima Donna (32). These skaters had an ambition that AZDD will become Arizona's first banked track roller derby league. Suzy Homewrecker originally skated for TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls
TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls
TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls is an Austin, Texas based all-girl banked-track roller derby league. Founded in 2001, TXRD is one of several leagues considered responsible for the modern roller derby revival. It is skater owned and operated...
, one of the first leagues that was established of the current resurgence of roller derby and was the league featured on an A&E
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
reality show. These founding skaters were originally members of Arizona Roller Derby.
AZDD normally holds one doubleheader bout per month. Between 2006 and 2008, these bouts were held at the Castle Sports Club in Phoenix. This venue is also used for roller hockey
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...
and is the home of the Arizona Excalibur Women's Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
league. In late 2008, the league announced that the 2009 season will be held in the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, located on the grounds of the Arizona State Fair...
. (need ref) The Castle Sports Club is still the venue for Arizona Roller Derby and Desert Dolls Roller Derby.
On March 20, 2010, AZDD played their first doubleheader at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum using a newly designed banked track. The last known banked track events in Arizona were in the 1960s with the Arizona Raiders of the National Skating Derby. The crowd, estimated to be over 4,000 is a record crowd for the league and a record crowd for "resurgence-era" roller derby in Arizona.
Teams
The Arizona Derby Dames has five home teams:- The Bombshells are themed after the pin-up girls of the 1940s. Their uniforms are red and are styled from the World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
era. (Team captain: Lady Lawless) - The Brutal Beauties are the beauty queen rejects of the league, apparently inspired by Tonya HardingTonya HardingTonya Maxine Harding is an American figure skating champion. In 1991 she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second in the World Championships. She was the second woman, and the first American woman, to complete a triple axel jump in competition...
, the team sports pink and has the motto "pink por vida" (pink for life). (Team captain: Red Rocker) - The Coffin Draggers wear neon green and black colors on their uniforms. Some team members will wear face make-up. They are dubbed "the prettiest girls in the morgue". (Team captain: Lora Stabs)
- The School Yard Scrappers are the league's 2007 expansion team. Wearing blue plaid skirts and black shirts, these "good girls gone bad" reminiscent of the private schoolPrivate schoolPrivate schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
bully. (Team captain: Katt Von Double D's) - The Runaway Brides was the league's 2008 expansion team. This team was inspired by the story of Jennifer WilbanksJennifer WilbanksThe runaway bride case was the case of Jennifer Carol Wilbanks , an American woman who ran away from home on April 26, 2005, in order to avoid her wedding with John Mason, her fiancé, on April 30. Her disappearance from Duluth, Georgia, sparked a nationwide search and intensive media coverage,...
. Wearing white and maroon colors, many of the team member's uniforms feature lace and ruffles like wedding dresses. (Team captain: Ellie Mayhem)
"Fresh Meat"
AZDD recruits members through tryouts that are held periodically. Those new recruits who pass the tryouts start attending practices and will eventually need to pass a skills test before being placed on a team. While waiting for placement on a team, the "fresh meat" skaters will perform other tasks at the bout such as the sales of raffle tickets. Fresh Meat is a common term used in roller derby to define a skater that is still in training.Quick facts
- Founded: 2005
- League motto: "Live Fast Die Pretty"
- League promo-line: "Live, Fast, Rollergirls"
- Venue: Arizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumThe Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, located on the grounds of the Arizona State Fair...
, PhoenixPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
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Season 4 - 2009
This was the final flat track season. Played at Veteran's Memorial Coliseum.| Seed | Team | Bouts | Win | Lose | PF | PA | (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Runaway Brides | 4 | 4 | 0 | 293 | 189 | +26 |
| 2 | Brutal Beauties | 4 | 3 | 1 | 272 | 199 | +18.3 |
| 3 | Schoolyard Scrappers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 235 | 214 | +5.3 |
| 4 | Coffin Draggers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 179 | 233 | -13.5 |
| 5 | Bombshells | 4 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 316 | -36 |
Playoff Game 1: (#1)Brutal Beauties 55 vs. (#3)Coffin Draggers 37 - Brutal Beauties advance to the Championship Game.
Playoff Game 2: (#2)Runaway Brides 63 vs. (#4)School Yard Scrappers 57 - Runaway Brides advance to the Championship Game.
Championship Game: Brutal Beauties 44 vs. Runaway Brides 30 - Brutal Beauties win championship.
Season 3 - 2008
Flat track. Played at Castle Sports Club.| Seed | Team | Bouts | Win | Lose | PF | PA | (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brutal Beauties | 4 | 4 | 0 | 468 | 233 | +58.8 |
| 2 | Runaway Brides | 4 | 3 | 1 | 392 | 230 | +40.5 |
| 3 | Schoolyard Scrappers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 350 | 248 | +25.5 |
| 4 | Coffin Draggers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 237 | 327 | -22.5 |
| 5 | Bombshells | 4 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 562 | -102.3 |
Playoff Game 1: (#1)Brutal Beauties 80 vs. (#3)School Yard Scrappers 59 - Brutal Beauties advance to the Championship Game.
Playoff Game 2: (#2)Runaway Brides 60 vs. (#4)Coffin Draggers 38 - Runaway Brides advance to the Championship Game.
Championship Game: Brutal Beauties 70 vs. Runaway Brides 94 - Runaway Brides win championship.
Season 2 - 2007
Flat track. Played at Castle Sports Club.| Seed | Team | Bouts | Win | Lose | PF | PA | (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brutal Beauties | 3 | 3 | 0 | 321 | 222 | +33.0 |
| 2 | The Bombshells | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 240 | -4.3 |
| 3 | Coffin Draggers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 245 | 247 | -0.7 |
| 4 | Schoolyard Scrappers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 273 | -28 |
Playoff Game 1: (#1)Brutal Beauties 121 vs. (#4)School Yard Scrappers 105 - Brutal Beauties advance to the Championship Game.
Playoff Game 2: (#2)Bombshells 77 vs. (#3)Coffin Draggers 91 - Coffin Draggers advance to the Championship Game.
Championship Game: Brutal Beauties 81 vs. Coffin Draggers 40 - Brutal Beauties win championship bout.
Season 1 - 2006
Flat track. Played at Castle Sports Club.League championship: The Brutal Beauties over the Bombshells.