Central City Rollergirls
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Central City Rollergirls (CCR) are a flat track roller derby
league based in Birmingham, UK. The league was founded in 2007 and play by Women's Flat Track Derby Association
(WFTDA) rules.
In May 2010 CCR hosted the first Blood and Thunder 3 day Boot Camp in Birmingham. Bonnie D Stroir and Estro Jen returned with Quadzilla, Coach Pauly and Shirley Insance whilst Miss Trail, Conan the Vegetarian and LRG coach Ballistic Whistle ran a referee boot camp. The event proved extremely successful and returns for its second year in 2011.
May Bank Holiday 2011 saw the return of Blood and Thunder boot camp to Birmingham, UK. Guest coaches at the 2011 event were Ballistic Whistle, Black Dahlia, SmackYa Sideways, Coach Smarty, Teflon Donna and Varla Vendetta.
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 Birmingham, UK. The league was founded in 2007 and play by 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...
(WFTDA) rules.
League History
A group of girls who already had some skating experience first set up an informal practice in November 2007. This group expanded quickly and the league has since grown to boast over 70 full members including referees and support crew.Teams
CCR field two teams which travel the UK and Europe to typically play all star teams of similar leagues. These are the Belles of Centrinnians and the Slay Belles. The 2010/11 season saw the debut of CCR's intra-league teams, Bad Apples, Disco Beaters and Queens of Steel. These teams play each other once during the season in a round-robin format - with the top two teams qualifying for a grand final at the end of the season. The 2010/11 season intra-league final saw the Disco Beaters victorious over the Bad Apples in June 2011.UKRDA
CCR first became affiliated with UKRDA in 2008. Nancy Spinatra is CCR’s UKRDA team rep and has worked with the organisation on a number of issues. CCR became an official member of UKRDA in 2010 alongside other founder leagues and Spinatra joined the board of directors in 2011.Boot Camps
CCR arranged its first boot camp with guest coaches Bonnie D Stroir and Estro Jen after members meet with them at Rollercon in 2007 in Las Vegas. Grange Hell was CCR’s first 2 day Boot Camp held in October 2009 at Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre and skaters from leagues travelled the country to attend.In May 2010 CCR hosted the first Blood and Thunder 3 day Boot Camp in Birmingham. Bonnie D Stroir and Estro Jen returned with Quadzilla, Coach Pauly and Shirley Insance whilst Miss Trail, Conan the Vegetarian and LRG coach Ballistic Whistle ran a referee boot camp. The event proved extremely successful and returns for its second year in 2011.
May Bank Holiday 2011 saw the return of Blood and Thunder boot camp to Birmingham, UK. Guest coaches at the 2011 event were Ballistic Whistle, Black Dahlia, SmackYa Sideways, Coach Smarty, Teflon Donna and Varla Vendetta.