The DC Rollergirls are the only flat track roller derby

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 in Washington, D.C. Historically, DC was home to the Washington, D.C. Jets, which played banked track derby until 1978. Roller derby has grown in popularity since 2003, largely due to the creation of the WFTDA. The DC Rollergirls play at the DC Armory.

Teams

As of the 2011-2012 season, the league consists of four local teams:

• Cherry Blossom Bombshells
• DC DemonCats
• Scare Force One
• Majority Whips

Upon creation in 2006, the league had four teams, including the now folded Secretaries of Hate.

20011-12 season schedule

Rankings

• Season 1 Champions: Scare Force One
• Season 2 Champions: Scare Force One
• Season 3 Champions: DC DemonCats
• Season 4 Champions: DC DemonCats
• Season 5 Champions: Scare Force One

All-Star Team

The DC Rollergirls also have an all-star team which competes on a national level. , they were ranked 9th in the eastern region of the 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...

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Season	Q4 ranking	Regionals	Championship WFTDA Championships The WFTDA Championships are the leading competition for roller derby leagues.The Championships are organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association . They originated in 2006 as the National WFTDA Championship...
2008	9	N/A	N/A
2009	9	8	N/A
2010	9	10	N/A
2011	11	N/A	N/A

See also

• Ann Calvello
  Ann Calvello
  Ann Theresa Calvello was a U.S. athlete and notable personality in the sport of roller derby.Ann Calvello graduated from Presentation High School in San Francisco, CA in June 1947....
  
  
• Joan Weston
  Joan Weston
  Joan Weston or Joanie Weston , known as the "Blonde Bomber", "Blonde Amazon", "Golden Girl", and "Roller Derby Queen", was a U.S...
  
  
• Bill Bogash
  Bill Bogash
  Bill "Flash" Bogash was a roller derby skater and coach.Born in Chicago, he began his career in 1935 during the Great Depression, and skated until 1958....
  
  
• History of roller derby
  History of roller derby
  The history of roller derby traces the evolution of roller skating races into a unique sport which has undergone several boom-and-bust cycles throughout most of the 20th century...
  
  
• List of roller derby leagues
• Charm City Rollergirls

External links

• Derby News Network - Comprehensive WFTDA Bout Data and News
• fiveonfive - Official Magazine of the WFTDA
• Flat Track Stats - Statistical Aggregation of WFTDA Sanctioned Roller Derby
• WFTDA web site
• DC Rollergirls website
• Washington Post video
• Rueters article
• NPR feature
• Washington Post Magazine article