The NWA Rollergirls are a flat track roller derby league based in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...

, (USA). Founded in early 2006, the NWA (North West Arkansas) Rollergirls were the first flat track league in Arkansas to play a version of 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...

 using new standardized rules and a track design that was based on the dimensions of the old banked tracks, made popular by the founders of modern Roller Derby, the Texas Rollergirls

Texas Rollergirls

The Texas Rollergirls are a flat track roller derby league based in Austin, Texas, . The full trademarked name of the league is Texas Rollergirls Rock-n-Rollerderby...

. The NWA Rollergirls also became the first member league out of Arkansas of the national organization, the WFTDA(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...

) on May 26, 2007.

As of July, 2009 NWA Rollergirls were accepted by the I.R.S. as a 501(c)3 charitable organization.

History

The early beginnings of the NWA Rollergirls consisted of the league maintaining two home teams, the Twisted Sisters and the Hardwood Harlots. Their first bout, Fright Night Fight, on October 18, 2006 premiered their skating to the general public. Over the course of 2007 the NWA Rollergirls held home bouts between the two teams for the general public while also premiering their newly created all-star team, the Arkansas Killbillies, a combination of top players from both home teams.

At the end of 2007 the NWA Rollergirls dissolved their home teams in favor of a league format consisting of two travel teams, the Arkansas Killbillies (all-star team) and the Backwoods Betties.

Teams

The NWA Rollergirls consist of the All Star Team, the Arkansas Killbillies, the Backwoods Betties and their men's team, the Southern Scallywags.

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	6	N/A	N/A
2009	10	N/A	N/A
2010	12	N/A	N/A
2011	TBA	N/A	N/A