No Coast Derby Girls
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The No Coast Derby Girls is a roller derby
league based in Lincoln, Nebraska
. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues.
The league was founded after a Lincoln-based band toured to Austin, Texas
, and got to know a roller derby league there. This inspired Jackie Geist and her friends, back in Lincoln, to set up No Coast, in the home of the National Museum of Roller Skating.
The league played its first public bout in March 2006, attracting a crowd of around 2,000 fans. Although the league initially had several of its own teams, these were later abolished, in order to focus on interleague play. In 2010, they hosted the WFTDA South Central Regional Tournament
, entering seeded eighth, but finishing in fifth place.
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 Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues.
The league was founded after a Lincoln-based band toured to Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, and got to know a roller derby league there. This inspired Jackie Geist and her friends, back in Lincoln, to set up No Coast, in the home of the National Museum of Roller Skating.
The league played its first public bout in March 2006, attracting a crowd of around 2,000 fans. Although the league initially had several of its own teams, these were later abolished, in order to focus on interleague play. In 2010, they hosted the WFTDA South Central Regional Tournament
WFTDA South Central Regional Tournament
The WFTDA South Central Regional Tournament or WFTDA South Central Region Playoffs is one of four roller derby qualifying tournaments for the WFTDA Championships.The Tournament is organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association...
, entering seeded eighth, but finishing in fifth place.
| 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 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | N/A |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | N/A |
| 2011 | TBA | 6 | N/A |