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The Philly Roller Girls are once again hosting the tournament that's made them notorious, the summer slam of roller derby, the East Coast Derby Extravaganza! ECE is a large-scale women's flat track roller derby event featuring an entire weekend full of competition by teams from across the US and Canada filled with as much fun and sun a derby gal can handle.

85+ flat track women's roller derby leagues will face off in some fierce competition June 25-27, 2010 at the Sportsplex in Feasterville, PA.

The East Coast Derby Extravaganza is one of multiple flat-track roller derby tournaments to be officially recognized by the WFTDA in 2010. Two rinks will feature full-length, sanctioned bouts between all-star teams of WFTDA member leagues, while an additional rink will host half-hour challenge bouts between travel teams not participating in WFTDA action, as well as home teams and Extravaganza-special teams composed of players from across the derby world. That's three rinks of simultaneous derby action!

Results from sanctioned games are used to determine regional rankings among WFTDA member leagues. The top teams in each region from these rankings as of July will earn a spot in the first round of WFTDA playoffs. Tickets to the 2010 East Coast Derby Extravaganza are available in single-bout, single-day or full-weekend passes. You can find them here on Ticket Leap.

All registered skaters and staff are free to attend after they have checked in (the registration table is open 5pm - 8pm). Tickets are available online and at the door for unregistered attendees. The first bout begins at 6pm on Friday with the Philly Independence Dolls taking on the Gotham Girls Wall Street Traitors in a regulation bout. Then at 7:30pm the Gotham Girls take on the Windy City Rollers in a WFTDA sanctioned bout.

Participant member leagues in WFTDA-Sanctioned ECE2010 action are:

Bay Area Derby Girls
Boston Derby Dames
Carolina Roller Girls
D.C. Rollergirls
Dominion Derby Girls
Dutchland Derby Rollers
Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Hammer City Roller Girls
Harrisburg Area Roller Derby
Maine Roller Derby
Minnesota Roller Girls
Montreal Roller Derby
Naptown Roller Girls
Nashville Roller Girls
North Star Roller Girls
Philly Roller Girls
Providence Roller Derby
Rose City Rollers
Suburbia Roller Derby
Tampa Bay Derby Darlins
Windy City Rollers

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• ECE Preview: #1 Gotham vs #9 Windy City courtesy of Derby News Network

• Derby News Network Live Coverage: East Coast Derby Extravaganza 2010

Friday Jun 25th
6:00pm: Gotham Wall Street Traitors vs. Philly Independence Dolls
7:30pm: Gotham vs. Windy City

Saturday Jun 26th
10:30am: DC vs. Nashville
11:00am: Maine vs. Naptown
12:30pm: Suburbia vs. Harrisburg
1:00pm: Hammer City vs. Dutchland
2:30pm: Montreal vs. Dominion
3:00pm: Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay
4:30pm: Nashville vs. North Star
5:00pm: Bay Area vs. Providence
6:30pm: Boston vs. Gotham
7:00pm: Carolina vs. Rose City
8:30pm: Windy City vs. Philly

Sunday Jun 27th
10:30am: Dutchland vs. Harrisburg
11:00am: Naptown vs. DC
12:30pm: Hammer City vs. Suburbia
1:00pm: Tampa Bay vs. Montreal
2:30pm: Dominion vs. Maine
3:00pm: Bay Area vs. Philly
4:30pm: Providence vs. Minnesota
5:00pm: North Star vs. Carolina
6:30pm: Boston vs. Rose City

The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association grew a little bigger today. For the first time since mid-2009 we are adding new members.

Congratulations and welcome to our first “class” of graduating Apprentice leagues:

• Chicago Outfit Roller Derby League of Chicago, IL
• Demolition City Roller Derby of Evansville, IN
• Garden State Rollergirls of Wallington, NJ
• ICT Roller Girls of Wichita, KS
• London Rollergirls of London, UK
• New Hampshire Roller Derby of Nashua, NH
• Paper Valley Roller Girls of Appleton, WI
• Rockford Rage Women’s Roller Derby of Rockford, IL
• Rollergirls of Southern Indiana, of Evansville, IN
• Silicon Valley Rollergirls of San Jose, CA
• Wasatch Roller Derby of Salt Lake City, UT

In addition, due to growing interest from women’s flat track roller derby leagues outside the United States, the WFTDA is forming two new regions: Canada and Europe. Until the Europe and Canada Regions are further developed, teams in those regions will continue to compete in the closest U.S. region for rankings and tournament eligibility. Montreal Roller Derby, of Montreal, Quebec, and new member London Rollergirls, of London, United Kingdom, compete in the East Region. Hammer City Roller Girls, of Hamilton, Ontario, competes in the North Central Region.

For the official press release, please visit http://wftda.com/press/WFTDA-welcomes-eleven-new-members-adds-new-regions

The Women's Flat Track Derby Association released a revised rule set May 26, 2010. This is the fifth full revision of the WFTDA rules since the organization developed the first shared rules for the sport of women's flat track roller derby in 2005. Revisions are aimed at maintaining safe, fair gameplay between teams as the sport and its competitive strategies continue to evolve.

To view the new rules version and a presentation highlighting the updates, go to wftda.com/rules.

AUSTIN, TX – The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is excited to announce the schedule for the organization’s 2010 Playoff series.

A series of four Regional Playoffs will kick off the weekend of Sept. 10 in Green Bay, WI, when teams from the North Central Region will meet in a three-day tournament. The Regional Playoffs will continue through Oct. 10, qualifying teams for the WFTDA Championships Nov. 5-7 in Chicago, IL.

The top 10 teams in each region will receive invitations to their respective regional tournaments in July. The regional rankings used to determine tournament invites will be based on a member league vote including games played through June 30. The top three finishers in each regional tournament will be eligible to move on to the WFTDA Championships.

The full 2010 WFTDA tournament schedule is as follows:

• Sept. 10-12 – North Central Region Playoffs, co-hosted by the Brewcity Bruisers and PMI Entertainment in Green Bay, WI
• Sept. 24-26 – East Region Playoffs, hosted by Suburbia Roller Derby in White Plains, NY
• Oct. 1-3 – West Region Playoffs, hosted by the Sacred City Derby Girls in Sacramento, CA
• Oct. 8-10 – South Central Region Playoffs, hosted by the No Coast Derby Girls in Lincoln, NE
• Nov. 5-7 – WFTDA Championships, hosted by the Windy City Rollers in Chicago, IL

Full details for those interested in attending the tournaments will be announced in late summer.

The first official WFTDA rankings of 2010 are in, and the start of the year has shown quite a bit of movement among the four game play regions. The first quarter rankings reflect games played through March 30, 2010.

• WFTDA Current Rankings

Looking to the West, you will see no movement on top as the #1 spot is held steady by the 2009 WFTDA Champions, the Oly Rollers. The Rose City Rollers get a bump to #4 while Rat City Rollergirls drop #5. Duke City Derby will slide up to the #6 spot, pushing the B.ay A.rea Derby Girls to spot #7. As more teams become active, it brings a little bit more of a shift as the Angel City Derby Girls move to #10 and Tucson moves to #8. Pikes Peak Derby Dames move to #11 followed by Jet City Rollergirls at #12, pushing Arizona Roller Derby down to spot #13. Lava City Roller Girls move into #14 and Slaughter County Roller Vixens at #15 moving the Salt Lake City Derby Girls two spots to #16.

The North Central Region shows less of a shift as the top four teams remain steady with The Windy City Roller Girls at #1, Brewcity Bruisers move to the #5 spot as the North Star Roller Girls move down one to #6. The next slight drop is at spot #10 with the Burning River Roller Girls as Grand Raggidy Rollergirls take spot #9. Omaha Rollergirls takes a jump to spot #12 from #15, shifting the lower region of the North, and Ohio Roller Girls moves down to #14.

There is finally some movement at the top as we approach the South Central Region. While the Texas Rollergirls are firmly placed at #1 and the Kansas City Roller Warriors in #2, the Atlanta Rollergirls have made their way into the #3 hot spot. The Dallas Derby Devils remain at #4 and Nashville Rollergirls creeps up to the #5 spot as Houston Roller Derby moves down to #6. There is definitely some movement in the middle of the South as Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby moves up to #10 and West Texas Roller Dollz move down two spots to #13. Assassination City Roller Derby takes a two-seat drop from #16 to #18 and Alamo City Rollergirls bring up the rear at #19.

Finally, the East has some interesting movement, but the top four teams remain consistent, led by Gotham Girls Roller Derby. Steel City Derby Demons are on the rise, moving to #5 from #7, bumping Carolina Roller Girls and Providence Roller Derby down to #6 and #7, respectively. Dutchland Derby Girls take a giant leap from spot #12 to spot #8 as does Montreal Roller Derby, now #9. DC Rollergirls are down a peg at spot #10. Maine Roller Derby drops to spot #11 from #8 and the CT Rollergirls move down a spot to #12.

WFTDA is excited to announce the April 2010 members of our Apprentice Program.

Congratulations to:

• Tri-City Roller Girls Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
• Humboldt Roller Derby Eureka, CA
• Fairbanks Rollergirls Fairbanks, AK
• Junction City Roller Dolls Ogden, UT
• Treasure Valley Rollergirls Boise, ID
• Charlotte Roller Girls Charlotte, NC
• Springfield Rollergirls Springfield, MO
• Chattanooga Rollergirls Chattanooga, TN
• Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls Florence, KY
• Glass City Rollers Toledo, OH
• Mason Dixon Roller Vixens Hagerstown, MD
• Castle Rock n Rollers Castle Rock, CO
• Rage City Rollergirls Anchorage, AK

These leagues join 35 other Apprentice leagues who are working toward full WFTDA membership while enjoying many of the benefits and resources the organization has to offer. Learn more about WFTDA membership at our How to Join WFTDA page.

Who is WFTDA roller derby? We knew our skaters are fierce competitors …. but now we also know that more than 60% are between the ages of 25 and 34, and 91% have some post-secondary education.

The results are in from the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association’s first comprehensive demographic survey of modern roller derby fans and athletes. More than 3,200 current skaters and 4,800 fans participated to build a rich profile of the sport’s new fan base.

“Our 2010 demographic survey indicates that roller derby fans and skaters are highly loyal to their new favorite sport and come from all walks of life,” said Juliana Gonzales, WFTDA Executive Director. “This survey also reveals alternate interests within our sporting community, allowing us to target promotional partners. The results of this survey prepare the WFTDA and its individual member leagues to develop marketing and sponsorship opportunities for our emerging extreme team sport.”

The survey found that, among flat track derby fans who responded:

• 71% are between ages 25 and 44
• 91% have some post-secondary education
• Even distribution of household incomes, with most falling between $35,000 and $75,000 per year

View additional results on WFTDA's Sponsorship Opportunities page.

The Atlanta Rollergirls came out on top of the 2010 Clover Cup, a two-day tournament featuring five teams from WFTDA’s South Central Region.

The Dallas Derby Devils hosted the March 6 & 7, 2010 event in Fort Worth, TX. Participating teams were the Derby Devils’ Hell Razors; Atlanta’s Dirty South Derby Girls; the Tantrums, of Tampa Bay Derby Darlins; the Mad Maxines, from the No Coast Derby Girls in Lincoln, NE; and the HaRD Knocks, of Houston Roller Derby.

Full results:

• Game 1 - Dallas Hell Razors 124, Tampa Bay Tantrums 71
• Game 2 - Atlanta Dirty South Derby Girls 225, No Coast Mad Maxines 58
• Game 3 - Dallas Hell Razors 141, Houston HaRD Knocks 54
• Game 4 - Tampa Bay Tantrums 99, No Coast Mad Maxines 87
• Game 5 - Atlanta Dirty South Derby Girls, 134, Dallas Hell Razors 70
• Game 6 - Tampa Bay Tantrums, 150, Houston HaRD Knocks 143
• Game 7 - Dallas Hell Razors 137, Tampa Bay Tantrums 79
• Championship Game - Atlanta Dirty South Derby Girls 115, Dallas Hell Razors, 98

For a more comprehensive writeup on all of the derby action, please visit Derby News Network's Weekend in Review of the Clover Cup.

Nineteen WFTDA member leagues faced off the weekend of Feb. 26 to 28 when the Slaughter Country Roller Vixens hosted the Wild West Showdown in Bremerton, WA. In one of the closest bouts of the weekend, the Rose City Rollers, ranked fifth by WFTDA in the West Division, took on 2009 WFTDA Champions the Oly Rollers on Friday. Oly narrowly came out with the win in the fierce matchup, winning 157-149.

The weekend packed in plenty of action, with a total of 21 bouts over three days. Veteran derby teams and newer leagues alike joined in the tournament. The event mainly drew teams from WFTDA's West Region, however the Philly Roller Girls of Philadelphia, Pa. flew west to represent the East Region.

Friday results:

• Oly Rollers (#1 West) 157, Rose City Rollers (#5 West) 149
• Rat City Rollergirls (#4 West) 270, Tucson Roller Derby (#9 West) 55
• Slaughter County Roller Vixens (#13 West) 224, Central Coast Roller Derby (not ranked) 159 

Saturday results:

• Duke City Derby (#7 West) 126, Sacred City Derby Girls (#11 West) 55
• Rose City Rollers (#5 West) 154, B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls (#6 West) 27
• Tucson Roller Derby (#9 West) 226, Slaughter County Roller Vixens (#13 West) 88
• Oly Rollers (#1 West) 147, Philly Roller Girls (#2 East) 81
• Pikes Peak Derby Dames (#10 West) 156, Lava City Roller Dolls (not ranked) 119
• B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls (#6 West) 254, Pacific Roller Derby (not ranked) 31
• Rocky Mountain Rollergirls (#3 West) 305, Bellingham Roller Betties (not ranked) 31
• Duke City Derby (#7 West) 149, Jet City Rollergirls (not ranked) 135
• Arizona Roller Derby (#12 West) 253, Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls (#15 West) 81
• Central Coast Roller Derby (not ranked) 174, Emerald City Roller Girls (not ranked) 109 

Sunday results:

• Jet City Rollergirls (not ranked) 329, Pacific Roller Derby (not ranked) 80
• Rose City Rollers (#5 west) 118, Philly Roller Girls (#2 East) 116
• Emerald City Roller Girls (not ranked) 141, Bellingham Roller Betties (not ranked) 133
• Sacred City Derby Girls (#11 West) 141, Pikes Peak Derby Dames (#10 West) 121
• Rocky Mountain Rollergirls (#3 West) 195, B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls (#6 West) 17
• Rat City Roller Girls (#4 West) 128, Philly Roller Girls (#2 East) 123
• Pacific Roller Derby (not ranked) 134, Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls (#15 West) 116
• Arizona Roller Derby (#12 West) 138, Lava City Roller Dolls (not ranked) 137 

For full bout recaps with the gritty play-by-play details, please visit the Derby News Network.