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