Dolly Rockit Rollers
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The Dolly Rockit Rollers are Leicester's only roller derby
team. They skate Flat Track Roller Derby by the rules of WFTDA, the governing body for Roller Derby.
They started up in January 2010 and are still going strong. Their name reflects the fact that the National Space Centre
is in Leicester, the spelling is changed as they want to 'rock it' on the track!
They now have two main teams, the A-Team and a B-Team (Raggy Dollz), plus two intra-league teams: The Foxton Blocks and the Angry Belvoirs.
(CCR) and Nitro Noush at Rebellion Roller Girls (and briefly CCR).
With the help of CCR they held their first practice on the 10th January 2010. This was a huge success and the team has continued to grow week by week,
While the team were training for their first bout they participated in Skati, an event that raised money for the people in Haiti by skating round the Top Gear track for 24 hours.
The team have two skaters in the first ever Roller Derby World Cup
. Rogue Runner in the England Team and Holly Sheet in the Irish Team. The 2011 World cup will be held in Canada, 1-4 Dec.
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...
team. They skate Flat Track Roller Derby by the rules of WFTDA, the governing body for Roller Derby.
They started up in January 2010 and are still going strong. Their name reflects the fact that the National Space Centre
National Space Centre
The National Space Centre is one of the United Kingdom's leading visitor attractions that is devoted to space science and astronomy. It is located in the city of Leicester, England, next to the River Soar on the A6.-History:...
is in Leicester, the spelling is changed as they want to 'rock it' on the track!
They now have two main teams, the A-Team and a B-Team (Raggy Dollz), plus two intra-league teams: The Foxton Blocks and the Angry Belvoirs.
History
The league was started by SlamAbama and Nitro Noush, both of whom had already trained at different leagues in the midlands, SlamAbama at Central City RollergirlsCentral City Rollergirls
Central City Rollergirls 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 rules.- League History :...
(CCR) and Nitro Noush at Rebellion Roller Girls (and briefly CCR).
With the help of CCR they held their first practice on the 10th January 2010. This was a huge success and the team has continued to grow week by week,
While the team were training for their first bout they participated in Skati, an event that raised money for the people in Haiti by skating round the Top Gear track for 24 hours.
The team have two skaters in the first ever Roller Derby World Cup
Roller Derby World Cup
The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world are fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 2011 event is being hosted by Toronto Roller Derby, and is being...
. Rogue Runner in the England Team and Holly Sheet in the Irish Team. The 2011 World cup will be held in Canada, 1-4 Dec.
Bouts
- 14th August 2010: Space Jam: They held their first bout, it was a fully mixed bout with teams from all over the country. There were two games, one B-Team bout (Star Vs Moon) and one A-Team bout (Aliens Vs Robots).
- September 2010: Block The Casbah: Their second bout was another home game, against the Newcastle Roller GirlsNewcastle Roller GirlsThe Newcastle Roller Girls are an all-female roller derby team from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. NRG play by the rules of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association .- History :...
. The final score was DRR 68 : NRG 79. - 23rd October 2010: Jammerblocky': Their first away bout was in Aberdeen, where they played the Granite City Roller GirlsGranite City Roller GirlsThe Granite City Roller Girls is a roller derby league based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league currently has a single team which competes with teams from other leagues.-History:...
. DRR won by 26 points, DRR 82 : GCRG 56. - 20th November 2010: Helter Belter: Another home bout , this time against Wakey Wheeled Cats. The bout was themed around Rave music. The B-Team bout were two mixed teams called Happy & Hardcore. The Dolly Rockit Rollers won this game DRR 109 - WWC 76.
- 5th February 2011: Birthday Bash: They played Romsey Town Rollerbillies, in one of their most nail-biting games yet, when the game ended in a draw. With after-time, the final score was DRR 129 : RTRB 126
- 26th February 2011: A Hard Days Fight: They played a closed door bout with the Liverpool Rollerbirds, the score was DRR 111 : LRB 68
- 2nd April 2011: Great Yorkshire Showdown: They took part in their first tournament, where they played Hot Wheel Roller Derby, DRR 102 : HWRD 43 and Manchester Roller Derby, the score was MRD 83 : DRR 52
- 7th May 2011: They had their re-match with the Newcastle Roller GirlsNewcastle Roller GirlsThe Newcastle Roller Girls are an all-female roller derby team from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. NRG play by the rules of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association .- History :...
in Newcastle. The score was DRR 83 : NRG 107. This game also saw the DRR's first ever B-team game (with a few Romsey Roller Billies to make up the numbers), 'The Freebirds' (their name for the bout) played Newcastles B-Team and won! - 6th August 2011: School of Block: The Dollies went up against Cardiff's Tiger Bay BrawlersTiger Bay BrawlersThe Tiger Bay Brawlers are a roller derby league based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded in April 2010, the league has a single bouting team, and an affiliated recreational league.-History:...
, it was a close game throughout, but the final score was DRR 86 : TBB 95. - 10th September 2011: Club Tropicarnage: They played Yorkshires' Hot Wheel Roller Derby. The score was DRR 128 : HWRD119.
- 24th September 2011: Only a few weeks later they were back bouting, this time against WFTDA apprentaces' the Royal Windsor RollergirlsRoyal Windsor RollergirlsThe Royal Windsor Rollergirls is a roller derby league based in Berkshire, England. Founded in 2007, the league has two teams which compete with other leagues.-History:...
. The score was an impressive DRR 161 : RWRG 63. - 1st October 2011: Rolling Dead: Just a week later they played against Birmingham Blitz DamesBirmingham Blitz DamesThe Birmingham Blitz Dames are a roller derby league based in Birmingham in England. Founded in October 2006, the league currently has two teams, the Bombshells and the Sirens, and a mixed team which competes with teams from other leagues....
, both the Dollies A-team and the B-team (Raggy Dollz) won against the Dames. The score for the A-team was DRR 120 : BBD 86 and the score for the B-teams were Raggy Dollz 123 : Blitz B 84. - 5th November 2011: Beats International: The re-match against Granite City Roller GirlsGranite City Roller GirlsThe Granite City Roller Girls is a roller derby league based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league currently has a single team which competes with teams from other leagues.-History:...
, which was the first time two teams have done their skate-out together (and also had a dance off mid-game). The scores were DRR 163 : GCRG 57.. - Members from the league have also taken part in many mixed team bouts around the country, including 'Love Smack', 'Black Vs White' and 'Heroes Vs Villans' with the Lincolnshire Bombers Roller GirlsLincolnshire Bombers Roller GirlsThe Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls are Lincoln's first and original Roller Derby team located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Established in 2008, by captain and founder She'za Payne, the team has grown rapidly, paying its first competitive season in 2009...
, 'A Hard Days Fight' with the Liverpool Roller Birds, 'Gladiskaters' with the Rebellion Roller Girls and 'Brawl at Sea' with the Seaside Sirens.