Dundee Roller Derby Explained

Dundee Roller Derby
Founded:2011
Metro Area:Dundee
Country:United Kingdom
Teams:Silvery Tayzers (A team)
Bonnie Colliders (B team)
Jutes of Hazzard
Press Gangsters
Jammin' Dodgers
Tracks:Flat
Venue:Dundee International Sports Centre (DISC)
Affiliations:WFTDA
Url:https://dundeerollerderby.wixsite.com/thedrd

Dundee Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Dundee, Scotland. There are two travel teams, the Silvery Tayzers (A), and the Bonnie Colliders (B), as well as three home teams who play in intraleague competitions: Jutes of Hazzard, Press Gangsters and Jammin' Dodgers.

Dundee Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)[1] and has had several members play for Team Scotland Roller Derby.

Teams

Travel teams

Home teams

Inspired by the Dundonian heritage of "jam, jute, and journalism", there are three home teams:

League history

Initially skating as the Dundee Destroyers from March 2007, the league became the Dundee Roller Girls in early 2011,[3] and finally transitioned to Dundee Roller Derby in 2018. DRD was the fourth Scottish roller derby league, after Glasgow Roller Derby, Auld Reekie Roller Derby and Granite City Roller Derby.

The league has some items in the archives of the National Museum of Roller Derby, a project by a previous Glasgow Roller Derby skater to collate roller derby memorabilia.[4]

Dundee Roller Derby joined UKRDA in 2013. During 2016, they were a WFTDA Apprentice League, graduating to full membership in March 2017.[5] [6] [7]

The league has some outstanding achievements, and several players have made it to their national teams. In 2011, some members of DRD made it as far as the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup training squad for Team Scotland Roller Derby but ultimately didn't make the roster.[8]

Plans were discussed in 2016 for an outdoor skating track in Baxter Park, of which Dundee Roller Derby were supportive.[9] As yet, this has not come to fruition though there is a community group campaigning for it to become reality.

WFTDA competition

Rankings

SeasonFinal ranking[10] PlayoffsChampionship
2017212 WFTDA[11] DNQDNQ
2018260 WFTDA[12] DNQDNQ
2019198 WFTDA[13] DNQDNQ
2020183 WFTDA[14] DNQDNQ
*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the pandemic.[15]

In the media

Dundee Roller Derby have been featured on STV News in a piece on their preparations for a game, and the appeal and challenges of roller derby.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dundee Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 30 June 2022.
  2. Web site: About DRD . Dundee Roller Derby . 3 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Gillian . 2014-03-13 . Dundee Roller Girls PKN . 2022-07-10 . Creative Dundee . en.
  4. Web site: GWL . 2016-05-13 . NMRD Object of the Month: Double Header Bout Programme . 2022-07-10 . Glasgow Women's Library . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-03-20 . WFTDA Adds 9 New Members . 2022-07-10 . WFTDA . en-US.
  6. Web site: Dundee Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2022-07-09 . flattrackstats.com.
  7. Web site: Dundee Roller Derby . 2022-07-09 . WFTDA . en-US.
  8. Web site: Reporter . 2011-08-06 . Roller derby world cup team is chosen after some tough try-outs . 2022-07-10 . The Courier . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Vidinova . Nadia . Wheels set in motion for Baxter Park skate track . 2022-07-10 . The Courier . 8 November 2016 . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Watson . Michael . Dundee Roller Derby . 2022-07-10 . WFTDA Stats Home.
  11. Web site: Watson . Michael . Current International WFTDA Rankings . 2022-07-10 . WFTDA Stats Home.
  12. Web site: Watson . Michael . Current International WFTDA Rankings . 2022-07-10 . WFTDA Stats Home.
  13. Web site: Watson . Michael . Current International WFTDA Rankings . 2022-07-10 . WFTDA Stats Home.
  14. Web site: Watson . Michael . Current International WFTDA Rankings . 2022-07-10 . WFTDA Stats Home.
  15. Web site: 2020-05-28 . WFTDA Releases Rankings Transition Plan for COVID-19 » WFTDA Roller Derby Resources . 2022-07-09 . WFTDA Roller Derby Resources . en-US.
  16. Web site: Rollerderby: What it's like living life in the fast lane . 2022-07-10 . STV News . 15 January 2020 . en-GB.

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