Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls
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The Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls or Sin City Rollergirls (SCRG), is the local Las Vegas
roller derby
team, and a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
(WFTDA). Roller Derby has been around for decades but uniformity was brought to flat track roller derby in 2004 with the creation of the United Leagues Coalition, now the WFTDA. Recently the sport has gained in popularity, likely in part through the 2009 film, Whip It. The SCRG began as the Las Vegas Neanderdolls in 2005. It was started by coaches Ivanna S. Pankin, owner of the online derby store Sin City Skates, and Trish the Dish. Ivanna and Trish had had played with the Arizona Roller Derby
and finding no team in Las Vegas, created one. Shawna th'Dead was the first member of Neanderdolls. The Neanderdolls grew in membership and became a travel only team. Thereafter they changed to the SCRG.
As of April 2010, the SCRG consists of four teams: the Tommy Gun Terrors, the Notorious VIPs, and the travel team, the SCRG All-Stars. The SCRG is also assisted by generous support staff. The SCRG members consist of a diverse group of women ages 20–50 years old. The WFTDA found in its demographic survey that throughout its member leagues, 71% are between the ages of 21 and 44 years, and 91% have some form of post secondary education. The SCRG derby season runs from fall through the spring.
Those interested in joining the SCRG are encouraged to review the WFTDA rules. Newbie practice is every first Wednesday of the month at West Flamingo Park. Completion of the WFTDA skills test is a prerequisite to joining a SCRG team.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
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...
team, and 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). Roller Derby has been around for decades but uniformity was brought to flat track roller derby in 2004 with the creation of the United Leagues Coalition, now the WFTDA. Recently the sport has gained in popularity, likely in part through the 2009 film, Whip It. The SCRG began as the Las Vegas Neanderdolls in 2005. It was started by coaches Ivanna S. Pankin, owner of the online derby store Sin City Skates, and Trish the Dish. Ivanna and Trish had had played with the Arizona Roller Derby
Arizona Roller Derby
Arizona Roller Derby is Arizona's first all female roller derby league. It was founded in 2003 making it one of the oldest resurgence roller derby leagues in America...
and finding no team in Las Vegas, created one. Shawna th'Dead was the first member of Neanderdolls. The Neanderdolls grew in membership and became a travel only team. Thereafter they changed to the SCRG.
As of April 2010, the SCRG consists of four teams: the Tommy Gun Terrors, the Notorious VIPs, and the travel team, the SCRG All-Stars. The SCRG is also assisted by generous support staff. The SCRG members consist of a diverse group of women ages 20–50 years old. The WFTDA found in its demographic survey that throughout its member leagues, 71% are between the ages of 21 and 44 years, and 91% have some form of post secondary education. The SCRG derby season runs from fall through the spring.
Those interested in joining the SCRG are encouraged to review the WFTDA rules. Newbie practice is every first Wednesday of the month at West Flamingo Park. Completion of the WFTDA skills test is a prerequisite to joining a SCRG team.