San Diego Derby Dolls
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| Metro area | San Diego, California |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Teams | The Wildfires (A travel team) Sparks (B travel team) The Swarm (Home Banked) Diego Rollers (Home Banked) Hard Corps (Home Banked) |
| Track type(s) | Banked, Flat |
| Venue | The Dollhouse, Downtown San Diego |
| Affiliations | RDCL |
| Website | sandiegoderbydolls.com |
The San Diego Derby Dolls (SDDD) is a roller derby league based in San Diego, California.[1] Founded in 2005, the league originally had one travel team, called the Wildfires; two home teams, named the Swarm and the Diego Rollers; a "B" team, known as the Hard Corps; as well as a junior training team called the Juvenile Dollinquents.[2] It currently consists of three teams[citation needed], two of which are travel teams which compete against teams other leagues. The third team competes against the home teams of sister league, the Los Angeles Derby Dolls (LADD).
History[edit]
The league was founded by Bonnie D.Stroir, who lived in San Diego, but had been skating with LADD for two years.[3] Around late 2006, the Dolls installed a banked track,[4] but also continue to compete on a flat track,[3] becoming the first "hybrid" league.[5]
By 2009, the Dolls had about 80 skaters and nearly 1,000 fans.[3] San Diego won the 2009 and 2010 editions of Battle on the Bank, the national banked track roller derby championship[6][7] and came in 3rd place in the 2011 Battle on the Bank.[6] In 2010, they were ranked 20th in the world in flat-track derby.[8] In March 2011, they took on WFTDA Championship winners the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls on the Dolls' banked track,[9] losing 100-125 to the flat track league.[10]
San Diego was a founding member of the Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues in January 2012.[11]
In December 2015, the San Diego Derby Dolls announced they had teamed up with local WFTDA roller derby league SoCal Derby to make the first coalition between a banked and flat track league under one roof in modern roller derby.[12]
In media and culture[edit]
The San Diego Derby Dolls were the inspiration for the 2013 play Derbywise by Circle Circle dot dot.[1]
In 2015, the San Diego Derby Dolls and General Manager, Isabelle Ringer, were highlighted on Mike Rowe's CNN Program 'Somebody's Gotta Do It' in episode entitles 'Derby Dolls.' [13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Accomando, Beth; McVicker, Nicholas (April 11, 2013). "Video: San Diego Derby Dolls". KPBS.
- ^ Sanford, Jay Allen (9 May 2012). "Rock 'N' Roller Skates". San Diego, California: San Diego Reader. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Nina Garin, "Dolls with wallop", San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 October 2009
- ^ Helen Sanderson, "Roller derby comeback", North Coast Journal, 18 January 2007
- ^ "Around the Horn: Derby Style", San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, 4 February 2011
- ^ a b "Past Years". Battle on the Bank. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Ballistic Bomber. "Oly Burns Up the Banked Track". Banked Track News. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Hatch, Debbie (23 December 2010). "Cruisin' and Bruisin’". San Diego, California: SD News. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Michael Stetz, "San Diego Derby Dolls to host flat-track champions", Sign On San Diego, 8 March 2011
- ^ Busta Armov, "Rocky Mountain Conquers Banked Track" Derby News Network, 31 March 2011
- ^ "RDCL Founding Members and Mission", Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues, January 1, 2012
- ^ "Diego Derby Collaboration". Roller Derby San Diego. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ "DERBY DOLLS / RATS VS. TERRIERS / SUPERPIG / SEASON 3". Mike Rowe. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
| Preceded by Los Angeles Derby Dolls |
Battle on the Bank winners 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Team Legit |
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