Harrisburg Area Roller Derby Explained

Harrisburg Area Roller Derby
Founded:	2005
Metro Area:	Harrisburg, PA
Country:	United States
Pixels:	196px
Teams:	Nuclear Knockouts (A team)
Tracks:	Flat
Venue:	Olympic Skating Center
Affiliations:	WFTDA

Harrisburg Area Roller Derby (HARD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, it has a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. Harrisburg Area Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[1]

History

The league was founded by a group of women in January 2005.^[2] By early 2007, it had played three bouts, and was attracting crowds of several hundred people.^[3]

The league joined the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in May 2008.^[4] It qualified for the 2009 WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament, but was unable to field a team.^[5] By 2010, it had grown to more than forty skaters.^[6]

The current head coach is Roxie Riot and the current Head Official is Registered Curse.^[7]

WFTDA rankings

Season	Final ranking^[8]	Playoffs	Championship
2009	10 E^[9]	DNP E	DNQ
2010	15 E^[10]	DNQ	DNQ
2011	18 E^[11]	DNQ	DNQ
2012	34 E^[12]	DNQ	DNQ
2013	167 WFTDA^[13]	DNQ	DNQ
2014	NR^[14]	DNQ	DNQ
2015	254 WFTDA^[15]	DNQ	DNQ
2016	262 WFTDA^[16]	DNQ	DNQ
2017	339 WFTDA^[17]	DNQ	DNQ
2018	331 WFTDA^[18]	DNQ	DNQ

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harrisburg Area Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
2. Tatiana Zanowski, "Action on eight wheels", The Sentinel, 25 March 2007
3. Daniel Victor, "Women get to be mean on roller derby team", The Patriot-News, 23 April 2007
4. "Harrisburg Area Roller Derby", Flat Track Stats
5. Web site: Wicked Wheels of the East 2009 Eastern Regionals - Women's Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
6. Lauren Boyer, "Roller derby culture takes off in Harrisburg area", The Patriot-News, 14 February 2010
7. Web site: Officials .
8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
9. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430194525/http://wftda.com/rankings. 30 April 2010.
10. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302222136/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 2 March 2011.
11. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085842/http://wftda.com/rankings. 25 January 2012.
12. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. www.wftda.com. WFTDA. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320122723/http://www.wftda.com/rankings. 20 March 2013.
13. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. January 2014 . WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
14. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014. January 2015 . WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
15. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015. January 2016 . WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
16. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 6 January 2017 . WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
17. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 . WFTDA . 21 September 2019 . 5 January 2018.
18. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2018 . WFTDA . 21 September 2019 . 7 January 2019.