Long Island Roller Rebels
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The Long Island Roller Rebels (LIRR) are a 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...

 league based on Long Island, New York. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues.

The league was initially known as the "Rockabetty Bruisers", and was aided in its early days by the Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Gotham Girls Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York. Founded in late 2003, Gotham Girls Roller Derby was the first skater-operated flat track roller derby league in the metropolitan New York area...

. They were early members 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...

, competing in the East Region
East Region (WFTDA)
The WFTDA's East Region was formed in 2006. In 2009, teams from the western part of the region were moved into the North Central and South Central Regions....

.

The league's mixed teams have participated in interleague bouts against teams across the east coast of the United States, reaching as far as Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. By 2009, their intraleague bouts were attracting around 350 to 400 fans to their regular venue, in Old Bethpage, New York
Old Bethpage, New York
Old Bethpage is a hamlet located on Long Island in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP was 5,523 at the 2010 census.It is served by the Old Bethpage Post Office, ZIP code 11804....

, many of whom had previously watched banked track games. Their 2010 season featured a tournament involving twelve teams from New York State,

In 2011, the Roller Rebels competed in the East Coast Derby Extravaganza, and also played a bout at the Men's Roller Derby Association
Men's Roller Derby Association
The Men's Roller Derby Association is the international governing body of men's flat track roller derby. It was founded in 2007 under the name Men's Derby Coalition, and currently has 18 all-men's leagues under its jurisdiction. MRDA member leagues play using the WFTDA rules with gender-neutral...

 Championships, which were held in their Old Bethpage rink.

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...

2009 16 N/A N/A
2010 17 N/A N/A
2011 TBA N/A N/A
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