Calgary Roller Derby Association
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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 Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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. The CRDA was founded in 2007, and is skater-owned and skater-operated.
Currently, there are four teams within the league: The Cut-Throat Car Hops, the Thrashin' Lassies, the B-52 Bellas, and the Hellion Rebellion (travel team). The Jane Deeres (travel B team) was defunct as of summer 2009. Each of these teams has a roster of approximately 15 skaters. There is also a Fresh Meat team of new skaters.
The league skates from April until September, at Max Bell Arena and Triwood Arena, with charity and invitational scrimmages during the off-season. Skaters also frequently travel to Red Deer, Edmonton and Medicine Hat to participate in invitational bouts.
The league skates on a flat track, and operates under a modified rule set similar to Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...
rules, although they are not a member of WFTDA.