Dominion Derby Girls
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Dominion Derby Girls are a women's flat-track roller derby
league based in Virginia Beach
, Virginia
. The Dominion Derby Girls are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
(WFTDA) as of 2007. Home bouts for DDG are held at the Haygood Skating Center in Virginia Beach, VA, their home skating rink.
An article posted on www.altdaily.com, "Super Heroes on Skates", back in 2010, written by Mira Boykin, represents a good middle ground read for where the DDG has come from, and what they are moving towards. The DDG participates in various charity and fundraising events around the Hampton Roads area, including the annual Polar Plunge, various Breast Cancer Awareness fundraisers, and St. Baldricks Foundation. A more complete list of these foundations will be posted at a later date, or can be received by visiting the website provided and contacting the Community Relations Committee.
DDG consists of an eclectic group of skaters and referees, from different walks of life, professions, experiences, etc. One thing that can be agreed on by all is the desire to maintain a semblance of class during competition. Roller derby has been shifting, in recent years, slightly more towards the athletic side of the house. Though the live sport remains exciting, entertaining, and fast paced, the competitive spirit continues to grow in the sport. As such, DDG maintains an attitude of sportsmanship and tends to save "letting loose" for the after parties, which, in true Derby fashion, fans, opposing teams, and anyone else with a pension to celebrate with these driven but approachable athletes is invited.
Home Teams:
St. Brawli Girls,
Dirty Diesel Darlins,
Femmes Fatales,
The league also features traveling teams:
All-Star Team,
Seven City Sirens (B-Team, in Development)
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 Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The Dominion Derby Girls are a member 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...
(WFTDA) as of 2007. Home bouts for DDG are held at the Haygood Skating Center in Virginia Beach, VA, their home skating rink.
An article posted on www.altdaily.com, "Super Heroes on Skates", back in 2010, written by Mira Boykin, represents a good middle ground read for where the DDG has come from, and what they are moving towards. The DDG participates in various charity and fundraising events around the Hampton Roads area, including the annual Polar Plunge, various Breast Cancer Awareness fundraisers, and St. Baldricks Foundation. A more complete list of these foundations will be posted at a later date, or can be received by visiting the website provided and contacting the Community Relations Committee.
DDG consists of an eclectic group of skaters and referees, from different walks of life, professions, experiences, etc. One thing that can be agreed on by all is the desire to maintain a semblance of class during competition. Roller derby has been shifting, in recent years, slightly more towards the athletic side of the house. Though the live sport remains exciting, entertaining, and fast paced, the competitive spirit continues to grow in the sport. As such, DDG maintains an attitude of sportsmanship and tends to save "letting loose" for the after parties, which, in true Derby fashion, fans, opposing teams, and anyone else with a pension to celebrate with these driven but approachable athletes is invited.
Rankings
| 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 | 14 | 10 | N/A |
| 2010 | 13 | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | TBA | N/A | N/A |
Active Teams and Skaters
- The Dominion Derby Girls league is composed of:
Home Teams:
St. Brawli Girls,
Dirty Diesel Darlins,
Femmes Fatales,
The league also features traveling teams:
All-Star Team,
Seven City Sirens (B-Team, in Development)
- Current Roster
*NOTE: Brand new skaters have since taken their evaluation to become team members. Posted below, until teams are officially assigned, are the women who passed their evaluation in April and May of 2011:
-Justa sMidge
-Czechs Mix
-Gypsy Sunshine-r
Team Insanity Wolf (Referees and "Webras")
Though come game time the referees in any league are impartial enforcers of conduct, rules, and fair play, each team has a number of referees practicing with them for scrimmage purposes, games, etc. The referees that base themselves with DDG go by the name Team Insanity Wolf.
Team Insanity Wolf Referees Grenade Whistler Fire Chicka Boom Sparrow NoMercy Hale Seize-Her Ref Magoo
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