Rocktown Rollers Explained

Rocktown Rollers
Founded:	2008
Metro Area:	Harrisonburg, VA
Country:	United States
Teams:	All-Stars
Tracks:	Flat
Venue:	Funky's Skate Center
Affiliations:	WFTDA

Rocktown Rollers (RTR) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues. Rocktown is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[1]

History

The league was founded in early 2008 by Janna "Janna-cide" Basye^[2] and Troch, two locals.^[3] It hosted its first home bout early in 2009, attracting around 500 fans.^[4]

Rocktown was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010,^[5] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2011.^[6]

WFTDA rankings

Season	Final ranking^[7]	Playoffs	Championship
2012	37 E^[8]	DNQ	DNQ
2013	168 WFTDA^[9]	DNQ	DNQ
2014	218 WFTDA^[10]	DNQ	DNQ
2015	255 WFTDA^[11]	DNQ	DNQ
2016	302 WFTDA^[12]	DNQ	DNQ
2017	NR^[13]	DNQ	DNQ

• NR = no end-of-year rank assigned

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rocktown Rollers – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 28 December 2017.
2. Web site: Martinez. Rebecca. Team shows the changing face of sport. newsleader.com. times leader. 28 December 2017. https://archive.today/20120905105623/http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Dato=20100404&Kategori=LIFESTYLE&Lopenr=110190004&Ref=AR. 5 September 2012. 4 April 2010. dead.
3. Web site: About. Rocktown Rollers. 28 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150214063406/http://www.rocktownrollers.com/about-2/. 14 February 2015.
4. Philip Townsend, "RockTown Rollers Take Over the Valley", WHSV, May 18, 2009
5. "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues ", 8 July 2010
6. "WFTDA Welcomes Eight New Member Leagues ", WFTDA, 1 June 2011
7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
8. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 28 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320122723/http://www.wftda.com/rankings. 20 March 2013.
9. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. January 2014 . WFTDA. 28 December 2017.
10. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2015 . WFTDA. 28 December 2017.
11. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2016 . WFTDA. 28 December 2017.
12. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 6 January 2017 . WFTDA. 28 December 2017.
13. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 5 January 2018 . WFTDA. 10 January 2018.